    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [December 22, 2005]
    [Page 1899]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Congressional Passage of Legislation Funding the Armed
    Forces for the War on Terror in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Elsewhere
    December 22, 2005

        I applaud the Congress for passing legislation to fund our troops
    who are fighting the war on terror in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.
    This funding will help us continue to hunt down the terrorists, pursue
    our strategy for victory in Iraq, and make America more secure. I look
    forward to signing the bill into law.