House Passes War Funding Bill Over GOP And Left-Wing Dem Opposition The House of Representatives passed the $106 billion funding bill for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, by a 226-202 margin. The roll call vote shows that only five Republicans voted in favor — due to a GOP effort to derail the bill over the inclusion of money for the International Monetary Fund — along with 32 Democrats voting No, on the grounds that the bill did not do enough to end the wars.
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