Bush Sends Congress $2.9T Plan
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resident Bush sent a $2.9 trillion spending plan to a Democratic-controlled Congress on Monday, proposing to spend billions more to fight the war in Iraq while squeezing the rest of government to meet his goal of eliminating the deficit
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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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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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A report from the Congressional Budget Office says President Bush's plan for a troop increase in Iraq could cost up to $27 billion for a 12-month deployment.
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Hours before adjourning for the  year, the U.S. Congress on Saturday sent President George W.  Bush legislation that would open 8.3 million acres in the Gulf  of Mexico to oil and natural gas drilling and redistribute  billions of dollars in royalties to four Gulf states.
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It has a been a difficult few years for earmarks, but the year-end budget that Congress just sent to President Bush still contained almost 9,000 of them.
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President Bush planned to ask Congress Monday for about &#36;2.5 billion in additional aid to help Florida recover from its recent bout with hurricanes, congressional aides said.
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Congress approved a $145.9-billion package of tax relief Thursday that extends three popular middle-class tax cuts, giving President George W. Bush his fourth major tax victory since taking office.
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Congress sent President Bush a &#36;388 billion legislative package Tuesday that covers the spending of every federal agency but the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
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President Bush on Monday will  propose a $2.5 trillion budget that cuts scores of domestic  programs, from housing to environmental protection, in a bid to  show he is serious about reining in deficits that have  ballooned under his watch.
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President George W. Bush asked Congress on Monday for $189.3 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, another huge request that faces deep skepticism from lawmakers opposed to prolonging the Iraq conflict.
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President Bush on Wednesday signed a multibillion-dollar economic rescue package on Wednesday that means $300 to $1,200 rebates for many American households.
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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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Congress on Thursday rushed to pass a $145.9 billion package of tax relief that would extend three popular middle class tax cuts and hand President Bush his fourth major tax victory since taking office.
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citanon writes &quot; The Washington Post reports that House Majority Leader Tom Delay has delivered, via the omnibus spending bill passed Nov. 20, the President&#39;s full budgetary request of $16.2 billion dollars
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President Bush on Monday proposed a &#36;2.5 trillion budget that slashes domestic programs from farm aid to housing grants for the poor, as he sought to curb budget deficits that have soared on his watch.
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US President George W. Bush signed into law a bill replacing an export tax subsidy that violated international trade rules with a $145 billion package of new corporate tax cuts and a buyout for tobacco farmers.