March 26, 2006
A Discussion of the Pending Supplemental Spending Bill
By Jeff Leys, Voices for Creative Nonviolence (www.vcnv.org)
March 26, 2006
Once again, Congress is poised to approve “emergency” funding to prosecute the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The House already approved $67.5 billion on March 16, 2006-rushing the bill through the Appropriations Committee and the House floor in order to get home in time for St. Patrick’s Day. The Senate Appropriations Committee held hearings on the Bush Administration’s supplemental spending request on March 8, though it is yet to vote to send it to the full Senate. The full Senate is expected to vote by the end of April, and quite probably much sooner. Now is the time to call your Senators to tell them in no uncertain terms to vote against the pending supplemental spending bill (call the Congressional switchboard at 1-866-340-9281; they will connect you to your Senators’ offices).
