The Senate has voted to provide nearly $100 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while setting a nonbinding timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The vote came one day after the bill passed in the House. The final vote was 51 to 46. Senators Gordon Smith of Oregon and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska were the lone Republicans to vote with Democrats. Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman joined Republicans to oppose the bill. White House spokesperson Dana Perino promised an immediate veto.

White House spokesperson Dana Perino: “I just spoke to the president in the Oval Office, and as he’s said, he’s going to veto the legislation and looks forward to working with congressional leaders to craft a bill that he can sign.”