Haley Stevens: “Does the Senator recall that in the 2003 budget request President Bush asked for $10 billion for contingency operations…”

“Does the Senator recall that in the 2003 budget request President Bush asked for $10 billion for contingency operations for defense emergency response funds for Afghanistan, the war on terrorism, and the activities that were going on at that time, and that he and I joined together in denying that request? We denied the request because we did not believe we should appropriate moneys based upon a contingency request.”