"In September 2003, 115 House Democrats voted against the supplemental
military funding bill. This year that number could fall to a handful."
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Kerry proposes 40,000 more troops, as Democrats back Bush war spending
By Patrick Martin 19 February 2005
Led by Senator John Kerry, the defeated presidential candidate, leading congressional Democrats said this week they would support the $82 billion
supplemental funding bill proposed by the Bush administration to finance
its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unlike previous votes on Iraq war
spending, not a single prominent Democrat has come out in opposition.
Bush sent the request to Congress on February 14. The request includes $75 billion for military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, with the
remaining $7 billion for reconstruction costs in those two countries, as
well as aid for countries devastated by the Asian tsunami, emergency aid
to refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan, and funding to establish a
new intelligence center under the director of national intelligence. -- Marta Russell Los Angeles, CA http://www.martarussell.com/