They Voted For You: Military Spending

In the shadow of the latest face-off over funding operations in Iraq, the U.S. House on Thursday approved a $471 billion defense spending bill.

All three of West Virginia's members of that chamber - Reps. Alan Mollohan, D-1st, Shelley Moore Capito, R-2nd, and Nick Rahall, D-3rd - all voted with the 400-15 majority.

But the massive legislation "does not include President Bush's $196 billion request for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, except for an almost $12 billion infusion for new troop vehicles that are resistant to roadside bombs, The Associated Press reports.