Reps. Murtha And Obey Hold Press Conference On War Funding Win
Mcnamee  /  Getty Images House Appropriations Defense
Subcommittee Chairman John Murtha, D-Pa., listens to a
reporter's question during a news conference on Capitol Hill
Tuesday. updated 11/20/2007 1:40:10 PM ET 2007-11-20T18:40:10
In their latest tussle with the White House on the Iraq war, two
leading House Democrats said Tuesday the Pentagon was using
scare tactics to try to goad Congress into passing another war
spending bill.  And Reps. David Obey and John Murtha said they
won't bite.  Obey, D-Wis., chairman of the House Appropriations
Committee, and Murtha, D-Pa., head of the panel's Defense
Appropriations Subcommittee, said they won't support more money
for the war this year unless President Bush accepts a timetable
for troop withdrawals.  Last week, the House passed a $50
billion bill that would keep operations afloat for several more
months, but sets a goal of bringing most troops home by December
2008. After Bush threatened to veto the