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George H.W. Bush: “Today I'm sending the Congress a wartime supplemental appropriations request of $74.7 billion to fund needs directly…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2007
Today I'm sending the Congress a wartime supplemental appropriations request of $74.7 billion to fund needs directly arising from the Iraqi conflict and our global war against terror.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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George W. Bush discusses funding needs related to the Iraqi conflict.

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