President Bush today will sign a $79 billion supplemental appropriations bill to pay for Operation Iraqi Freedom, a White House spokeswoman said. The House and Senate approved the bill on April 12, 2003. Bush asked for $74.7 billion in supplemental spending for fiscal year 2003 when he sent the request to Congress on March 25. The Defense Department would get $62.3 billion of that money, with the remaining funds earmarked for homeland security. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld wanted nearly all...
