Iraq measures in Congress: what might pass?
by skeptic06, Thu Feb 01, 2007 at 10:17:28 AM EST
Cloture on HR 2 (the minimum wage bill) passed yesterday, so Senate decks are cleared for battle next week on the various texts of nonbinding Iraq resolutions.
According to the papers this morning (the Post,for instance), Biden (S Con Res 2) has been benched in favor of Warner (S Con Res 4).
But Warner with a twist:
The revised resolution would express the Senate's opposition to the troop increase but would vow to protect funding for the troops. The resolution does not include the Democratic language saying the Bush plan is against the national interest, but it also drops an earlier provision by Warner suggesting Senate support for some additional troops.
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