The fathers of two fallen service members criticized the U.S. House's approval of $37 billion in spending on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The fathers called for a troop reduction and a renewed focus on fighting terrorism.

"I'm not convinced my son died for my freedom. I think it was strictly over oil," said John Scripsick. His son, Bryan Scripsick, a 22-year-old Marine corporal from Wayne, was killed in Iraq in 2007.

Scripsick said Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC signed a contract last fall with the new Iraqi government to drill in one of the world's most petroleum-rich fields in southern Iraq.

Warren Henthorn, of Choctaw, said the war funding measure passed even though a minority of Americans supports the war.