    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book II)]
    [July 31, 2007]
    [Pages 1036-1037]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting a
    Request for Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Supplemental Budget
    Revisions
    July 31, 2007

    Dear Madam Speaker:
        I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed revisions to the FY 2008
    Budget request for Department of Defense operations in the Global War on
    Terror. This request would provide the additional resources necessary to
    maximize the production of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and
    rapidly field this capability to our servicemembers in Iraq and
    Afghanistan. Overall, the discretionary budget authority in my FY 2008
    request for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom would
    be increased by $5.3 billion, for a Department of Defense total of
    $147.0 billion for these operations.
        I hereby designate the specific proposals in the amounts requested
    herein as emergency requirements. This request represents urgent and
    essential requirements and I encourage you to take up the FY 2008 war
    funding, including this critical force protection funding, as soon as
    possible. The details of the request are set forth in the enclosed
    letter from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

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