Defense
Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill
Legislation will bring to more than $650 billion the amount Congress has provided for the Iraq war since it began in 2003.
Defense
OMB head cheers Senate passage of war-funding bill
Included in the measure is a multibillion dollar boost in veterans’ education benefits that can be transferred to spouses and children.
News
House approves supplemental, but fate of deal in Senate is unclear
Package includes nearly $162 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and an increase in veterans' education benefits.
Oversight
Senate committee sets discretionary fund allocations for agencies
Overall, the panel doled out $1.013 trillion for the 12 fiscal 2009 appropriations bills, which would be $21 billion more than the administration proposal.
Oversight
House narrowly approves budget over Republican protests
Measure includes $1.013 trillion in discretionary spending to be doled out among the 12 annual appropriations bills; projects a $340 billion deficit in fiscal 2009.
Oversight
Senate passes fiscal 2009 budget resolution along party lines
Measure would cap discretionary spending at $1.013 trillion, $21 billion more than President Bush requested.
Oversight
Senate could vote soon on budget resolution
Vote could come as early as Wednesday, says Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
Defense
Virginia senator: McCain 'missing the boat' on veterans' benefits bill
Republican presidential hopeful argues that Democrat Jim Webb's amendment to increase education benefits would undermine the military's retention efforts.
Defense
Senate OKs war supplemental bill with veterans' benefits
Package includes a provision that would essentially provide a four-year scholarship to any public university to veterans who have served since Sept. 11, 2001.
Defense
White House threatening to veto war supplemental bill
Amendments include a non-binding requirement for troop withdrawal from Iraq and an increase in veterans' education benefits.
News
Senator says negotiators have reached deal on budget resolution
If approved by the House and Senate, the deal will be the first budget resolution approved in an election year since the Clinton administration.
Defense
House Democrats to hash out war funding floor strategy
The multibillion dollar supplemental could hit the House floor as early as Thursday.
Defense
Bush sends request for war supplemental to Congress
President asks for $70 billion to fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in fiscal 2009.
Defense
Opinions divided over chances for final budget resolution
House Appropriations Committee needs to approve supplemental spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan first.
Defense
Defense appropriations chair doesn't need full committee markup on war funds
Lawmaker says any decision on how to handle the supplemental will be made directly by leadership.
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