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WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate may not take up a House-approved Iraq war spending bill that ties $96 billion in funds to progress by the Iraqi government.
CNN reported Senate leaders from both parties were negotiating new legislation that would be acceptable to the White House and the Democrats that control Congress.
President George Bush has promised to veto the House-passed bill.
On Thursday, Bush said at a Washington fundraiser the troops in Iraq need money.
"I don't want it to be said 50 years from now, 'What happened to America in 2007?'" Bush asked, CNN reported.
"I see the impending dangers. I understand the consequences of this historic moment. And we will succeed in Iraq," he said.
Bush has told aides to find "common ground" with congressional leaders looking to tie funding to "benchmarks" of progress by the Iraqi government, CNN reported.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Thursday said "simple benchmarks without any consequences" would not be enough.
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