On Capitol Hill, the House voted Friday to give President Bush $100 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while requiring combat troops be withdrawn from Iraq by September 2008. The vote was 218 to 212.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “Proudly, this new Congress voted to bring an end to the war in Iraq. It took one big giant step in that direction: It voted not to give a blank check to an open-ended commitment to a war without end to the president of the United States and, yes, to begin the end of the war and deployment of our troops.”

On Saturday, Vice President Dick Cheney lashed out at House Democrats. Cheney said, “They’re not supporting the troops. They’re undermining them.” President Bush has vowed to veto the legislation if it reaches his desk.

President Bush: “Democrats in the House, in an act of political theater, voted to substitute their judgment for that of our military commanders on the ground in Iraq. They set rigid restrictions that will require an army of lawyers to interpret. They set an arbitrary date for withdrawal without regard for conditions on the ground.”