WASHINGTON - The Senate and a House committee voted Wednesday to give President Bush (news - web sites) the $25 billion he wants for U.S. military operations in Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan (news - web sites) later this year, but denied him the free hand he sought to control the money.
The moves by the two Republican-led bodies underscored the widespread congressional support for financing soldiers in the field and the bipartisan opposition to letting Bush decide how the entire amount would be spent.
By 95-0, the Senate voted to add the $25 billion to a measure laying out overall defense programs for next year, bringing its total to $447 billion. But while Bush wanted to decide how the entire $25 billion would be spent after simply informing Congress, the Senate would let him do so with just $2.5 billion and divides the rest among broad but specified accounts.
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It's not just Kerry that want to limit Iraq spending.
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