Bush to ask for $50B more for war vehicles
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Much of the new request -- which would bring the total 2008 budget for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere to nearly $200 billion -- will go to refurbish and purchase new military equipment such as mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPs, The New York Times reported.
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Legislators have already approved $1.2 billion more than the $2.6 billion the Bush administration initially sought for the vehicles in fiscal year 2007. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., has introduced legislation to further increase funding for MRAPs by $23.6 billion.
Much of the new request -- which would bring the total 2008 budget for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere to nearly $200 billion -- will go to refurbish and purchase new military equipment such as mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPs, The New York Times reported.
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Legislators have already approved $1.2 billion more than the $2.6 billion the Bush administration initially sought for the vehicles in fiscal year 2007. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., has introduced legislation to further increase funding for MRAPs by $23.6 billion.
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