Bush to seek $120 billion for wars, sources say - Bush to seek $18 bln for Gulf Coast-Senate source
Bush to seek $120 billion for wars, sources say. Money would pay for conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan into next fiscal year
“We understand that besides the supplemental that now, for the first time, they’re going to request a bridge fund,†said C.W. “Bill†Young, who chairs the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee. “This is what we’re hearing.â€
Bush to proclaim rebuilding a top priority in Gulf Coast for 2006
President Bush heads to the Gulf Coast today to proclaim post-hurricane rebuilding a top
WASHINGTON - The White House is expected to ask Congress for about $18 billion in new emergency funds for the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast, a Senate aide said Thursday.