Republican Congress OKs Another $82B for Iraq

An $82 billion bill primarily to rush combat supplies to Iraq and Afghanistan came closer to passage in Congress on Tuesday after negotiators reached a deal on details of the emergency spending package.

The House of Representatives is likely to pass the legislation this week and the Senate next week, providing the Pentagon with the $75.9 billion it says it needs immediately to resupply U.S. forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
(Reuters)