United States provide another 80 billion dollars for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan
June 17, 2009 – 8:00 pmU.S. Congress House of Representatives voted on Tuesday for a harmonized version of the bill for an additional 106 billion dollars for various public purposes, including to finance the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
reported that the bulk of these funds – 80 billion U.S. – will be aimed precisely at the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among other items of expenditure included in the bill – the provision of more than 10 billion dollars in the form of individual assistance to Pakistan and Iraq, as well as other countries, for example, Mexico and Georgia. Another 7.7 billion dollars will be directed at combating the threat of a new influenza pandemic.
The voting was very difficult. As a result, over 225 congressmen supported the document, against – 202. In doing so, Democrats were unable to achieve broad support for new spending, only five Republicans joined him in the voting, transfer of RBC with reference to the Associated Press.
Now, the bill of the new public expenditure must be approved by the United States Senate.
