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While I applaud the sentiment, I think it's not likely to be practically realistic to plan to try to offset in other places of the budget the large emergency relief that's needed in this case,

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a need for additional supplemental spending.

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The federal budget picture is ... is steadily declining out over the next five years ... toward the President's goal of cutting the deficit in half, ... I feel confident that we will remain on that path as long as we have continued good economic growth.

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Budget

There's no doubt that the effect of the tax cuts . . . have been an enormous factor in producing the additional income that has found its way now into the federal treasury,

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Doubt

$[Bush aides said the appropriation request would be only a small fraction of the cost of recovery and reconstruction to deal with the hurricane, which cut a swath of damage across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.] The $10.5 billion is, indeed, a stopgap measure, ... We do not have a good sense . . . of how much the recovery from this disaster is likely, ultimately, to cost. - Joshua Bolten Quotes$

[Bush aides said the appropriation request would be only a small fraction of the cost of recovery and reconstruction to deal with the hurricane, which cut a swath of damage across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.] The $10.5 billion is, indeed, a stopgap measure, ... We do not have a good sense . . . of how much the recovery from this disaster is likely, ultimately, to cost.

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