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House Approves War Funding
$81.4 Billion Exceeds Combat Request, Trims Other Plans
By Shailagh Murray
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 17, 2005; Page A23
The House yesterday overwhelmingly approved an emergency war spending bill giving President Bush most, but not all, of the aid he is seeking for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and to help tsunami victims in the Indian Ocean region.
The $81.4 billion bill passed 388 to 43, a rare landslide in an otherwise bitterly divided chamber. Bush applauded the House "for its strong bipartisan support for our troops and for our strategy to win the war on terror."