[Peace-discuss] recap of Friday votes on Afghanistan and cutting military

[Robert Naiman]

Nadler, Lee, Stark, Amendment No. 232, would have cut all but $10
billion for the war in Afghanistan, with the remaining money to be
used to withdraw troops.
Defeated 98 - 331. Among Democrats: 91-99; Among Republicans: 7-232.
Tim Johnson voted yes, one of only 7 Republicans to do so.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll091.xml

Polis Amendment No. 46, would have cut Armed Forces personnel in
Europe to no more than 35,000
Defeated 74 - 351. 5 Republicans voted yes; Tim was not one of them.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll118.xml

Lee Amendment No. 141 would have cut Pentagon funding to Fiscal Year 2008 levels
Defeated 76 - 344. 6 Republicans voted yes, including Tim.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll128.xml

Other: amendments to cut the defense budget by Members of both parties
were defeated, aside from the Rooney amendment to cut funds for the
second F-35 engine, which was approved. (Tim voted for Rooney
amendment to cut.)

http://blog.livableworld.org/story/2011/2/19/204259/824


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Robert Naiman
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Just Foreign Policy
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