Bush Sends $81.9 Bln War Spending Plan to Congress
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President Bush sent Congress on  Monday an $81.9 billion package to fund military operations in  Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total bill for both conflicts  to nearly $300 billion and the budget deficit to a record high.
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President Bush unveiled a $2.9 trillion budget Monday that rewards the Pentagon with a record $50 billion budget hike but pinches programs cherished by Democrats, including health research and heating subsidies for the poor.
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House Democrats are pushing to add billions of dollars to President Bush's $93.4 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, including $900 million for troops suffering from brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Ending dual spending battles with President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Congress passed a $555 billion bill Wednesday that funds the Iraq war well into next year and government agencies through September.
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The US Congress put off sending to President George W. Bush a $388 billion spending measure to fund 14 cabinet-level departments until December while lawmakers argue over how the budget process works.
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President Bush on Tuesday asked for  more than $80 billion in new funding for military operations  this year in Iraq and Afghanistan, shattering initial cost  estimates and pushing the total for both conflicts to nearly  $300 billion so far.
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President George W. Bush said on Saturday that his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while putting defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan as the top priority.
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The Bush administration is seeking  about $80 billion in new funding for military operations this  year in Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total for both  conflicts to almost $300 billion so far.
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President Bush sent to Congress a $2.9 trillion budget plan that would dramatically increase military spending -- including an extra $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- but squeeze federal health care programs and most domestic agencies to achieve his goal of eliminating the deficit...
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By David Whitney, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  May 24--WASHINGTON -- Congress will soon send President Bush a funding bill for the Iraq war that also will deliver $60.4 million in disaster assistance that desperate West Coast salmon fishermen have been seeking for nearly a year.
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An outspoken supporter of the Iraq war on Tuesday called for a new tax to pay for its astronomical cost as Congress opened a debate on President George W. Bush's $2.9 trillion budget plan for next year.
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President Bush asked Congress on Saturday for $3.2 billion to pay for at least 4,000 extra combat support troops and military police forces that commanders told the president they need in Iraq.
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President George W. Bush will ask Congress for $99.7 billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for rest of fiscal year 2007 and more than $145 billion for fiscal year 2008, a Bush administration official said on Friday.
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Democratic Sen. John Kerry, whose baffling explanation of votes on Iraq war funding hurt his 2004 White House bid, said on Tuesday he would back President Bush's new &#36;81.9 billion request for Iraq and Afghanistan.
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President Bush on Monday will seek $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while boosting other military spending and curbing domestic programs, setting the stage for a big battle with Democrats over funding priorities.
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President Bush on Monday asked a skeptical, Democrat-run Congress to raise military spending by $700 billion -- much of it for the Iraq war -- and curb domestic programs from health to education.
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The House leaders' plan gives Bush the war funding he seeks, but also requires a troop exit by August 2008 - at the latest.