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Administration Sends $42.3 Billion Supplemental To Congress

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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

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By Jen DiMascio The president yesterday sent a $42.3 billion budget amendment to the war supplemental request to Capitol Hill. The budget amendment has been in the works since early September, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates discussed the potential request before the Senate Appropriations Committee in the middle of the month, but the request had not received the official go-ahead to be sent to the Hill until this week. The amendment asks for an additional $14.1 billion for force protection,…

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