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Bush requests $1 billion in added spending
The Washington Times ^ | Sept 5, 2002 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 09/05/2002 2:30:56 PM PDT by Pern

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:56:57 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

President Bush has asked Congress to add almost $1 billion in new spending to fund the Transportation Security Administration, fight AIDS, give humanitarian assistance to Palestinians and help Israel fight the war on terrorism.

He sent up the requests, totaling $996 million, late Tuesday as amendments to his spending proposal for the next fiscal year. All 13 appropriations bills for fiscal 2003, which begins Oct. 1, are pending in Congress now.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: abuse; funding; rippedoff; spending; taxpayers; waste
...give humanitarian assistance to Palestinians

Are these the same Palestinians that were dancing for joy in the streets during 9/11?

...to fight the growing pandemic of HIV/AIDS among developing countries

Are these the same countries that protest US policies at every turn?

My God we need a tax revolt.

1 posted on 09/05/2002 2:30:56 PM PDT by Pern
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To: blowback91
There are NO illegal settlements. NONE.
3 posted on 09/05/2002 3:02:03 PM PDT by Phantom Lord
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To: blowback91
"Sounds like yet ANOTHER spare BILLION for Israel"

Did you even read the article? If you had, you would know what it was for.

Not that I agree w/ Bush. He spends money faster then the democrats, the putz. I'm so tired of paying for the pet projects of mental midgets.

4 posted on 09/05/2002 5:03:13 PM PDT by monday
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