Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed another version of the War Supplemental by a vote of 255 to 171. This time around, the Democrats short-term funding bill provides $42.8 billion to fund our troops for two months. When the two months has expired, there will be another supplemental vote to fund the additional $52.8 billion. Following the vote, Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) made this statement:
“This is no way to run a war. It is well past time to get our troops the funding they need to do their jobs, complete their missions, and return home to their loved ones. It is an embarrassment that the 435 ‘commanders-in-chief’ on Capitol Hill are rationing funding to our troops. This funding does not allow our commanders on the ground to carry out operations efficiently with the equipment that they need. Our country is at war; we must give our troops the financial support they need to accomplish what we set out to do. Failure is absolutely not an option, and I beg the Democrats’ to come up with a plan that will not set a slow-bleed deadline for troop funding.”
