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On the recordSeptember 16, 2003
Mr. Bush today formally asked Congress for $87 billion to pay for the war in Iraq and reconstruction costs there, as well as Afghanistan.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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George W. Bush requests funding from Congress for the war and reconstruction.

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