Bush pledges to help tsunami-affected countries
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US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he is committed to helping countries affected bythe tsunami disaster &quot;in the difficult weeks and months that lie ahead.
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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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President Bush on Monday tapped two former presidents &#151; his father, President George H.W. Bush, and his predecessor, President Clinton &#151; to lead a nationwide, private fund-raising campaign to help victims of the Asian tsunamis.
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U.S. officials held a conference call Sunday to discuss ways to aid the south Asian countries inundated by the Indian Ocean tsunami. A White House statement said aid had begun flowing to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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The United States is preparing a new  tsunami disaster aid package for introduction in Congress early  next year, but a leading Democrat said on Thursday President  Bush has the authority to commit $300 million immediately to  the international relief effort.
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President Bush on Friday signed legislation allowing people who donate to Indian Ocean tsunami relief to claim deductions on their 2004 tax returns, if they write the check before the end of the month.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday that a $35 million U.S. pledge for victims of the  Asian tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions  America was stingy were "misguided and ill-informed."
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday the United States' initial grant of $35 million in  the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was  "only the beginning of our aid."
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President Bush signed messages of condolence Monday at embassies of the four nations hit hardest by the tsunami. The messages also were signed by First Lady Laura Bush and former Presidents Clinton and Bush. Here is what the president wrote in each book:
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Members of Congress are pushing for quick action on aid to survivors of the Asian tsunami, but the Bush administration has plenty of money already to launch its relief operations in the Indian Ocean basin, congressional officials said Wednesday.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday the United States' initial grant of $35 million in  the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was  "only the beginning of our help" but he did not announce an  immediate increase in aid.
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President Bush used his weekly radio  address on Saturday to urge Americans to keep opening their  wallets for South Asia tsunami victims as he prepared to get an  assessment of what further help is needed.
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The world has pledged about $500 million to help tsunami survivors, relying on lessons from past disasters to expedite relief.
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President Bush, who has pledged &#36;350 million in U.S. aid to help victims of Asian countries ravaged by the tsunami, has contributed &#36;10,000 from his personal funds to the relief effort, his spokesman said Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON Breaking his holiday silence, President George W. Bush on Wednesday promised a long-range American commitment to help the countries battered by tsunamis.
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President Bush signed disaster declarations Thursday to speed federal assistance to hurricane-battered states and is considering a visit to the region, his spokesman said.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under pressure  over the pace and size of American aid to Asian tsunami  victims, dramatically raised U.S. assistance to the region on  Friday to $350 million from $35 million.