    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book I)]
    [June 27, 2002]
    [Pages 1074-1075]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on House of Representatives Action on Defense Appropriations
    Legislation
    June 27, 2002

        I commend the Members of the House for their strong, bipartisan show
    of unity in our war against terrorism with passage of the defense
    appropriations bill. I urge the Senate to work in a similar bipartisan
    fashion and pass the bill in July so that our men and women in the armed
    services have every resource they need to continue defending freedom. It
    is critical in this time of war that the defense appropriations bill be
    at the front, not the end, of the legislative line. Our troops deserve
    nothing less.

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