Washington, December 19, SPA -- The White House said on Tuesday that it would support Congressional budget legislation that would include more funding for U.S. troops fighting in Iraq. The White House’s endorsement comes as the Senate is set to review a budget bill that was approved this weekend by the U.S. House of Representatives. In the House, the bill was touted as a compromise between the Democratically-controlled Congress and the White House. While the Democrats were pushing for increased spending on domestic issues, Republicans are holding out on greater war funding. White House press secretary Dana Perino on Tuesday said that U.S. President George W. Bush is endorsing the budget bill proposed by Republican Majority leader Mitch McConnell (from Kentucky). McConnell’s proposal would allot $70 billion to Iraq war spending. Perino emphasized the need for a “clean” bill, “meaning no strings attached to the money, no withdrawal data [for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq].” If the McConnell amendment does not pass in the Senate “and the bill comes to the President’s [Bush’s] desk without it, then he [Bush] will veto the bill,” Perino said. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/510770