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George W. Bush: “I ask the Congress to consider expeditiously the enclosed request in the amount of $975 million for a supplemental…”

On the recordJune 29, 2005
I ask the Congress to consider expeditiously the enclosed request in the amount of $975 million for a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Letter to Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting a Supplemental Appropriation Request

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