The House approved modest changes to President George W Bush’s record Pentagon budget proposal on Sunday, but Democrats signaled plans to resume a more contentious debate over the Iraq war after the August recess.
The House’s US $ 459.6 billion version of the defense budget, approved on a 395-13 vote, would add money for equipment for the National Guard and Reserve, provide for 12,000 additional soldiers and Marines, and increase spending for defense health care and military housing.
