PenceBlog: <b><i>Washington Times:</i> Pence votes no on supplemental spending bill</b> - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence : 6th District Of Indiana

Yesterday the House voted 351-67 in favor of a $94.5 billion emergency spending bill.

The bill is designed to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, hurricane recovery on the Gulf Coast, avian flu preparedness and President Bush's border security plan, but contains almost $5 billion, roughly five percent of the entire bill, of spending that has nothing to do with the aforementioned spending objectives.

Here is an excerpt from a Washington Times article covering the vote:

"Rep. Mike Pence, Indiana Republican, said nearly $5 billion goes to projects that have nothing to do with hurricane relief or the war effort, the original targets of the bill. 'I cannot support adding nonmilitary spending to an emergency military spending bill,' he said after voting against the measure."

posted by Pence Press Office # 9:48 AM