Feingold Iraq spending amendment passed by Senate

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Senate okays amendment to strengthen war spending oversight

RAW STORY
Published: Thursday June 15, 2006

Today, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment offered by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) to strengthen a watchdog agency that monitors the spending of reconstruction funding in Iraq.

The Amendment, accepted onto the Department of Defense Authorization bill aims to extend the life of the office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) to oversee spending on the Iraq reconstruction, monitoring for efficiency and effectiveness.

An identical amendment filed earlier this year with the emergency supplemental appropriations bill but was blocked from coming to a vote.

"This is a common-sense amendment," Feingold said in a prepared statement, "in support of an office that has proven vital in identifying fraud and waste."

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Senate_okays_amendment_to_strengthen_war_0615.html

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