House Defeats Troop Funding Bill

By Jennifer Bendery, Steven T. Dennis and Lauren W. Whittington
Roll Call Staff

May 15, 2008, 4:00 p.m.

In a victory for anti-war Democrats but a surprise to their leadership, the House rejected on Thursday afternoon funding to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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