Democrats in the US House of Representatives said on Wednesday that they would press ahead with a new Iraq funding bill despite a White House veto threat and a cold Senate reaction to a bill that would dole out combat funds in pieces and force a July vote on withdrawing troops.
The House bill is going to change," promised Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat.
White House spokesman Tony Snow said President George W. Bush would veto the House bill if it reached his desk.
While House Democratic leaders want to pass the new war funds bill by late Thursday, support was being measured and some aides said the vote could slip to Friday or next week.
Under the bill, Bush would get a US$42.8 billion down payment. Then, after getting White House war progress reports in July, Congress would cast votes late that month on whether to release an additional US$52.8 billion to continue fighting in Iraq through September, or to use the money to withdraw most of the troops by the end of this year.
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