Iraq funding add-ons

[ProSense]

Iraq funding add-ons

By The Associated Press 18 minutes ago

Congress cut just $4 billion in money not requested by President Bush from an
Iraq war spending bill. About $17 billion worth remain in add-ons that Bush did not seek. Items include:

_$3 billion above Bush's request for Gulf Coast hurricane recovery.

_$3 billion for disaster farm aid.

_$1.2 above Bush's request for mine-resistant vehicles

_$1.1 billion for homeland security, including airport, border and cargo container screening.

_$1.1 billion for military housing allowances

_$1.6 billion for military readiness.

_$1.8 billion for veterans health care.

_$949 million for
Afghanistan.

_$650 million for low-income children's health care.

_$465 million for fighting wildfires.

_$425 million for rural schools.

What's out:

_$400 million for low-income heating assistance.

_$663 million for pandemic flu preparedness

_$1.2 billion in further homeland security funding

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[Heath Hatcher]

1. Okay and the point is what?