House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday about a possible split in the Afghanistan war spending bill and a domestic spending package, making room for Democrats to vote on each issue separately.
Hoyer said that this is the approach leadership would likely take and is looking for Republican support in order to pass legislation before the July 4th holiday break.
“I would hope my Republican friends would support that,” Hoyer said during his weekly news briefing at Capitol Hill. “They say they’re for the funding of the troops.”
Army Gen. David Petraeus told Congress Tuesday that legislation must be passed in order to secure success in Afghanistan.
“Enabling further such progress … and successfully implementing the president’s strategy will require that our work in Afghanistan is fully resourced,” he said.
Top Democrat Says War Bill, Domestic Spending May Be Split
By Linn Grubbstrom - Talk Radio News Service
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday about a possible split in the Afghanistan war spending bill and a domestic spending package, making room for Democrats to vote on each issue separately.
Hoyer said that this is the approach leadership would likely take and is looking for Republican support in order to pass legislation before the July 4th holiday break.
“I would hope my Republican friends would support that,” Hoyer said during his weekly news briefing at Capitol Hill. “They say they’re for the funding of the troops.”
Army Gen. David Petraeus told Congress Tuesday that legislation must be passed in order to secure success in Afghanistan.
“Enabling further such progress … and successfully implementing the president’s strategy will require that our work in Afghanistan is fully resourced,” he said.