Posted on 05/09/2007 7:59:27 AM PDT by RWR8189
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush would veto a bill drafted by House Democratic leaders that would fund the Iraq war only into the summer months, his spokesman said Wednesday.
The Democrats' proposal would pay for the war through July, then give Congress the option of cutting off money after that if conditions do not improve. Bush requested more than $90 billion to fund the war through September.
"There are restrictions on funding and there are also some of the spending items that were mentioned in the first veto message that are still in the bill," White House press secretary Tony Snow said on Air Force One traveling with Bush.
Asked directly if Bush would veto the House bill in its current form, Snow said, "Yes."
Bush vetoed an earlier bill because it set deadlines for U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq.
The new proposal is aimed at appeasing Democratic lawmakers who want to end the war immediately and are urging leaders not to back down after Bush's veto. But lacking a firm endorsement by the Senate, the challenge by House Democrats seemed more for political show than a preview of another veto showdown with Bush.
Snow talked with reporters on Air Force One as Bush flew to Kansas to see the devastation from last week's tornado.
Your right! A friedn at work told me that the Democrats have morning conference calls with MoveOn.org. If true, that is pathetic. He's a 67 year old Korean vet.
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