Appropriations - Article I vs. Article II

Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriations Bills


Bush Stands His Ground on Budget
The White House and Congress are heading for what President Bush predicts will be a "fiscal showdown" at a time when the nation's financial health has actually improved for the moment.

Will Overture to Bush Lead to Budget Detente?
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said Wednesday he used a private moment with President Bush to extend a hand of peace before the budget battles yet to come.

Supplemental

Bush Sends War Supplemental to Capitol Hill
The Bush administration on Monday formally asked Congress for an additional $45.9 billion in fiscal 2008 emergency spending for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to congressional aides.

Bush Asks Congress For $46 Billion More In War Funding
President Bush challenged Congress to another clash over the direction of the Iraq war yesterday as he asked lawmakers for $46 billion more to pay for overseas military operations and insisted that they approve it by the end of the year.