House Committee Approves Iraq Funding

By Peter Overby

Published October 9, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

The House Appropriations Committee approves President Bush's $87 billion funding request for Iraq and Afghanistan with few amendments. The panel defeats Democratic attempts to make part of the money a loan -- or rescind Bush's tax cuts to pay for it. Hear NPR's Peter Overby.

Related Content

At least 43 dead in catastrophic Texas flooding and dozens missing from girls camp

Vanessa Romo

Flash flooding slammed the Texas Hill Country overnight on Friday. At least 27 girls from a summer camp next to the Guadalupe River remain missing.
Here's a timeline of the catastrophic Texas floods

Gabrielle Emanuel

NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
"Catastrophic" flooding brings devastation along Guadalupe River areas

Dominic Anthony Walsh

The number of people dead rose Saturday after the "catastrophic" flooding from Friday Morning along the Guadalupe River in central Texas. Houston Public Radio's Dominic Anthony Walsh reports from the area.
Photos: Texas reels from deadly flooding

NPR Staff

Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will work day and night to find people who may be stranded and unable to call for help.
How this long-lost Chinese typewriter from the 1940s changed modern computing

Emily Feng

The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.

You make NHPR possible.

NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.