Bush to Ask Congress for 62.6 Billion US Dollars for War

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Bush to Ask Congress for 62.6 Billion US Dollars for War

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Bush, who has told congressional leaders at the White House that he needed the money to cover the military deployment, combat, stabilizing Iraq and bringing home some of the US troops, will announce his request on Tuesday.

Republican congressional leaders voiced support to Bush's proposal and promised to move it through the Republican-controlledCongress quickly.

"We need to make certain that our men and women in uniform havethe resources necessary to get the job done in Iraq, and I expect that both Republicans and Democrats will support this legislation by overwhelming margins," said House Speaker Dennis Hastert, a Republican.

According local media reports, of the money Bush is asking for,53.4 billion dollars is earmarked for the costs of military operations, 1.4 billion dollars for support to other coalition countries and 4.8 billion dollars for munitions and procurement. While 1.7 billion dollars is classified and 1.3 billion dollars isfor fuel, oil field repairs and other items.

Bush will also ask 4.2 billion dollars for domestic security, including the money for state and local governments to use for first responders in an emergency, such as police agencies and fire departments. The newly established Department of Homeland Securitywill get 3.5 billion dollars.

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