U.S. Senate passes bill with Iraq timeline, despite veto threat

Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2007

CBC News

The U.S. Senate passed a war funding bill on Thursday, but it has almost no chance to become law because President George W. Bush has vowed to veto it.

In a largely symbolic gesture, the bill sets a timeline for U.S. troops to begin leaving Iraq, something Bush has said he would not accept.

The 51-46 Senate vote, largely on party lines, was far from the two-thirds majority that is needed to override a presidential veto.

It follows a 218-208 vote in the House of Representatives.

It sets the scene for a showdown on war funding between the Bush administration and the Democrats, who hold slim majorities in the Senate and House.