Dems have said they plan to hold Bush 's request for war spending until next year . approve billions of dollars war spending bill passed the Congress but stalled next year in the Army . Murtha stressed that the administration needs to improve diplomatic efforts and provide Congress with an outline for how troops would be redeployed after an Iraq withdrawal . Bush called on Congress to approve funds `` without strings and without delay '' Pentagon says Senate will have to make major cutbacks if it does n't get the funds .
Dems have said they plan to hold Bush 's request for war spending until next year . approve billions of dollars war spending bill passed the Congress but stalled next year in the Army . Bush called on Congress to approve funds `` without strings and without delay '' Pentagon says Senate will have to make major cutbacks if it does n't get the funds .