Posted on 05/22/2007 4:01:58 PM PDT by TexKat
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi will present a plan to House Democrats for a war funding bill that won't include a timeline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq but will feature benchmarks with consequences, according to Democratic leadership aides.
The bill also would raise the federal minimum wage to $7.25 per hour from $5.15 per hour, and fund other domestic spending programs, which were still being negotiated.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said any talk of a deal was premature.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Benchmarks in bill would be tied to Iraqi economic aid
• White House declines comment on items in proposed legislation
• Bill also would raise minimum wage to $7.25 per hour
• Democrats still hope to write timetable into defense spending bill during summer
Uhh, maybe someone can help me out here, But, what does the hiking of the Fed minimum wage have to do with an Iraq war funding bill in the first place?
Pelosi: This is another stage in sequensce of ending this war.
Pelosi: She is not likely to vote for something that does not have a timeline.
VICTORY! THE DEMS CAVED!!!
The “benchmarks” have NOTHING to do with WAR funding. They only have to do with economic aid-The DUmmies are going apesh&% lol
Did you just see the Dims press conference?
No, I have been avoiding anything related to their “efforts” to fix things. again. ;-)
(shruggs shoulders)
There was so much mumbo jumbo there, that I got confused in trying to digest just what the hell they were stating.
I will post the transcript if and when it comes up.
Thanks, I’ll be checking reports later to see how this gets spun..
This do nothing Congress has 18 benchmarks for the baby government of Iraq. Shame.
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