As reported by Roll Call: “Following a contentious half-day debate, the House Appropriations Committee voted to approve the $124 billion Iraq War spending bill Thursday, attaching several amendments — including a provision to prohibit the closure of Walter Reed Army Medical Center — but leaving intact language requiring the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq no later than 2008.” And from GalleryWatch.com‘s USBudget Daily, “The House Appropriations Committee today reported the largest supplemental spending bill in the nation’s history. The $124.1 billion war funding package, $21 billion above the president’s request, also provides billions for domestic initiatives.”