House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and House Appropriations Chair David Obey (D-WI) told lawmakers today that Democratic House leadership will advance a $183.6 billion war supplemental spending bill. It combines the remainder of President Bush's FY 2008 request and his partial FY 2009 request and will fund the wars in Iraq an Afghanistan through the remainder of Bush's term. The bill, which could be voted on early as Thursday, includes several domestic spending provisions:

• $11 billion (over 10 years) for unemployment insurance expansion
• $720 million (over 2 year) for expanded GI Bill benefits
• About $1.3 billion in international food aid
• A Bush-requested $5.8 billion for New Orleans levy repair

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