WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday the Senate will face another round of votes on the Iraq war before the July Fourth recess, a strategy intended to show that Democrats are not giving up on efforts to bring troops home.
While the measures are unlikely to pass, the announcement comes as party leaders are under fire by many liberal supporters for passing legislation that funds the war through September.
"We're going to hold the president's feet to the fire," Reid, D-Nev., told reporters after emerging from a closed-door meeting with Senate Democrats.
Under Reid's plan, the Senate will cast separate votes on whether to cut off funding for …
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