House Democrats Unveil Resolution Opposing Iraq Plans
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House Democrats today unveiled a tightly worded resolution of opposition to President Bush's Iraq war plans, declaring that Congress "disapproves of the decision" to deploy more than 20,000 additional U.S. combat troops to Iraq.
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Senate Democrats pledged renewed efforts Sunday to curtail the Iraq war, suggesting they will seek to limit a 2002 measure authorizing President Bush's use of force against Saddam Hussein.
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Democrats will limit this week's Iraq debate in the U.S. House of Representatives to a resolution that disapproves of President George W. Bush's plan to increase troop levels, the House Democratic leader said on Sunday.
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Democrats in the U.S. Senate planned to begin debating on Wednesday a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, but Republicans made clear they opposed the measure and would try to prevent its passage.
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Majority Democrats in Congress, prevented last week from passing a Senate resolution opposing White House Iraq policy, get a fresh chance this week in the House of Representatives.
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House Democratic leaders intend to propose legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of 2008, and even earlier if the Iraqi government fails to meet security and other goals, congressional officials said Wednesday night.
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Text of the Democratic resolution expressing disaproval of President Bush's troop increase in Iraq that the House will debate this week:
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Anti-war House members are urging colleagues to set a "clear timeline" for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, challenging Democrats to assume the political risk of ending the war. Leaders of the "Out of Iraq Caucus"  argue that costs of the war have become "unsustainable," damaging efforts to battle terrorism and costing more than $8 billion a month.
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Senators are debating whether to pass a resolution opposing President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq. Democrats want a simple vote on the measure, passed yesterday by the House. But it is not clear if they will have the 60 votes necessary to move ahead.
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House Democratic leaders said Thursday that members will vote next week on a resolution stating opposition to President Bush's decision to send more forces into combat and voicing support for the troops.
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As House Democrats wrangle over details of a $100 billion war spending bill -- including whether restrictions should be placed on troops sent to Iraq -- some members want to add significant money for agricultural relief, Hurricane Katrina reconstruction and other nonmilitary projects.
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House Democrats on Wednesday continued to work on a compromise plan for the Iraq war that would try to bridge differences within the party after backing away from legislation that would set conditions on war funding.
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Democrats, expecting House passage Friday of a resolution opposing President Bush's military buildup in Iraq, are turning their sights on an the Pentagon's multibillion-dollar budget
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The U.S. Senate moved a step closer to repudiating U.S. President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy on Thursday when a key Democrat backed a Republican-crafted proposal opposing a troop increase.
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As the House prepared to debate a resolution opposing President Bush's troop escalation in Iraq, the GOP House leader acknowledged that a number of Republicans are likely to support it
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In a direct challenge to President Bush, House Democrats are advancing legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of next year.
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The resolution was approved 246 to 182. The Senate is expected to consider Saturday whether to move ahead toward a vote on an Iraq resolution.