Bush Wants &#36;3.5B to Boost Iraq Security
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The Bush administration wants Congress' permission to shift nearly &#36;3.5 billion of the &#36;18.4 billion in Iraqi reconstruction aid to security and faster economic growth, documents submitted to lawmakers show.
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President Bush's 2008 budget request includes $624.6 billion in defense spending and marks the first time he has offered an estimate of how much the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost a year in advance.
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President Bush plans to ask Congress on Monday to rush about &#36;2.5 billion in additional aid to hurricane-battered Florida, administration officials said on Friday.
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President Bush on Friday pledged &#36;350 million to help tsunami victims, and didn't rule out sending even more U.S. aid to help people recover from what he is calling an "epic disaster."
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U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress on Monday for $189.3 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, another huge request that faced deep skepticism from lawmakers opposed to prolonging the Iraq conflict.
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President Bush announced that he would increase emergency aid to stricken areas of Asia to $350 million from $35 million.
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President Bush asked Congress today to increase the commitment to $30 billion over a five-year period.
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The Bush administration Tuesday said it is reallocating nearly $3.5 billions in aid money for Iraq to bolster security and generate new jobs in advance of elections to be held there in January.
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President Bush signed legislation Thursday authorizing &#36;300 million to help victims of violence and support peace talks in Sudan.
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US President George W Bush submits a $2.9 trillion budget request, including billions of dollars for operations in Iraq.
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President Bush is expected to ask Congress as early as Monday for at least another &#36;3 billion to help cover the cost of Florida's pummeling by hurricanes, congressional aides said Friday.
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President Bush is asking Congress for &#36;2.52 billion in military and economic aid for Israel and &#36;350 million to help the Palestinian economy and security forces.
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President Bushâs budget plan would provide a big boost to defense and protect his signature tax cuts.
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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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Shifting its priorities amid a rising insurrection, the Bush administration announced Tuesday it would divert $3.46 billion in congressionally approved assistance to Iraq to build up security and economic development.
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The White House plans to shift $3.2 billion in defense spending -- partly from new weapons like the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- to support troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, a trade publication reported on Monday.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is preparing to seek congressional approval to divert $3.3 billion earmarked to rebuild Iraq's shattered infrastructure into programs focused mainly to establish law and order.