XXXX Voted Against Funding for Iraq, Afghanistan with Non-Binding Withdrawal Language. In May 2008, XXXX voted against a supplemental appropriations bill that included $165 billion for emergency war spending for Iraq and Afghanistan. The amendment also included Iraq policy provisions from its war funding language, including a non-binding provision calling for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq by June 2009. The motion failed 34-63. [CQ Today, 5/22/08; Vote 138, 5/22/08] XXXX Voted for Funding for Iraq, Afghanistan. In May 2008, XXXX voted for a supplemental appropriations bill that included $165 billion for emergency war spending for Iraq and Afghanistan. The motion to concur passed 70-26. [CQ Today, 5/22/08; Vote 139, 5/22/08] XXXX Opposed Final FY08 Budget Resolution With War Funding. In May 2007, XXXX opposed $2.9 trillion Fiscal Year 2008 budget resolution, which included $145 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The resolution passed 52-40 despite GOP opposition. [Vote 172, 5/17/07; AP, 5/17/07] XXXX Opposed FY07 Budget Resolution That Assumed $145 Billion for the War Next Year. XXXX voted against Senate Democrats’ Fiscal Year 2008 budget resolution that included President Bush’s request for $145 billion for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, although it did not include long-term spending estimates. The plan also envisioned an increase of 11 percent in total defense spending, including the cost of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. [Vote 114, 3/23/07; AP, 3/24/07; New York Times, 3/24/07; AP, 3/23/07] XXXX Opposed Across the Board Cut in Defense Spending. In April 2006, XXXX voted against an additional $1.9 billion for border security in the FY 2006 emergency spending bill by cutting non-construction Defense Department spending by 2.775% across the board, including cutting the $67.6 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan that was originally included in the spending bill. The amendment was adopted 59-39. [Vote 94, 4/26/06; National Journal’s CongressDaily, 4/26/06; CQ Today, 4/26/06] XXXX Supported $82 Billion in Funding for Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In May 2005, XXXX voted for legislation which included $82 billion in emergency supplemental spending for FY05, including funding for military operations, reconstruction and security in Iraq and Afghanistan, $1.28 billion for an American embassy in Baghdad, $660 million in Tsunami relief aid and contention immigration provisions including one that strengthens drivers license ID requirements. [HR 1268, 5/10/05, Vote 117] XXXX Supported Spending $592 Million on U.S. Embassy in Iraq. In 2005, XXXX voted for providing $592 million to build a new U.S. embassy in Iraq. The amendment XXXX supported would have instead provided $106 million to get the project started. [Vote 104, 4/20/05; New York Times, 4/22/05; CQ Today, 4/20/05] XXXX Opposed Requiring President Bush to Be Forthright About Cost of War. In 2005, XXXX opposed an amendment that called on President Bush to include war funding for Iraq and Afghanistan in annual budget requests, rather than using the emergency supplemental budget to fund the war. [Vote 96, 4/18/05] XXXX Refused to Roll Back Millionaire Tax Breaks to Help Fund War. In June 2004, XXXX voted against a proposal to roll back President Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans in order to help fund the war in Iraq. The proposal was rejected 53-44. [Vote 130, 6/17/04; AP, 6/17/04] XXXX Voted For an $86.5 Billion Bill for Military Operations and Reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan. On October 17, 2003, XXXX voted for an $86.5 billion supplemental spending bill for military operations and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan. The AP reported that the cost of the bill settled around $87 billion “after some last-minute tinkering - deleting nearly $1.9 billion that Bush wanted for such projects as creating Iraqi ZIP codes and adding $1.3 billion for veterans' health care.” At the time of the vote, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, said, “Those who vote against this bill will be voting against supporting our men and women in the field. They're still in harm's way.” The vote was on passage of the FY 2004 Supplemental for Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill would provide $10.3 billion as a grant to rebuild Iraq, including $5.1 billion for security and $5.2 billion for reconstruction costs. It also would provide $10 billion as a loan that would be converted to a grant if 90 percent of all bilateral debt incurred by the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein has been forgiven by other countries. Separate 144