Congressman Mike Simpson joined his colleagues last night in opposing the majority’s attempt to co-opt command-and-control authority in Iraq. H.R. 1591, the Iraq Supplemental Funding Conference Report passed the house by a vote of 218-208. 

H.R. 1591 includes an inflexible timeline for bringing troops home, regardless of the situation on the ground in Iraq. It also ties the hands of our military commanders in the field.

“Our troops put their lives in harms way everyday to protect our freedom and they deserve the best; we should not play politics with their funding,” said Simpson. “We need to provide the resources they need without attaching dangerous strings, without tying the hands of generals in the field, and without setting a timetable for defeat.”

The President is expected to veto the Iraq Supplemental Funding Legislation.