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04-20-2008, 08:07 AM
If the Democrats think they have the majority of the population on their side why is the Democratic majority in congress working three day work weeks and then three week vacations? They will soon run out of Post Offices to rename. Will they have the gonads to hold the line on war funding as they did with FISA?
Fact Sheet: 2008 War Funding Request
Protecting The Force, Equipping Troops, Strengthening National Security
White House News
President Bush Discusses the War Supplemental
In Focus: Defense
Today, President Bush transmitted to Congress an update of funding requirements in 2008 to continue the Global War on Terror and address other urgent national security needs. The request ensures that U.S. military forces will remain protected, well-equipped, and ready for future operations; supports ongoing military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan; provides care for Wounded Warriors and their families; supports diplomacy and development in Iraq and Afghanistan; and provides economic, security, and humanitarian assistance for urgent needs around the world.
In February, the President requested and Congress budgeted for $145 billion in war costs, which reflected the best estimate available at that time of the full costs of the war in 2008. In response to a bipartisan call, the Administration included the request in the President's FY08 budget. Detailed justifications for FY07 and FY08 were provided to Congress and the public on government websites.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071022-7.html
Fact Sheet: 2008 War Funding Request
Protecting The Force, Equipping Troops, Strengthening National Security
White House News
President Bush Discusses the War Supplemental
In Focus: Defense
Today, President Bush transmitted to Congress an update of funding requirements in 2008 to continue the Global War on Terror and address other urgent national security needs. The request ensures that U.S. military forces will remain protected, well-equipped, and ready for future operations; supports ongoing military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan; provides care for Wounded Warriors and their families; supports diplomacy and development in Iraq and Afghanistan; and provides economic, security, and humanitarian assistance for urgent needs around the world.
In February, the President requested and Congress budgeted for $145 billion in war costs, which reflected the best estimate available at that time of the full costs of the war in 2008. In response to a bipartisan call, the Administration included the request in the President's FY08 budget. Detailed justifications for FY07 and FY08 were provided to Congress and the public on government websites.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071022-7.html