    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 24 (Monday, June 19, 2006)]
    [Pages 1158-1159]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on Congressional Action on Appropriations Legislation

    June 15, 2006

        I applaud those Members of Congress who came together in a fiscally
    responsible way to provide much-needed funds for the war on terror and
    continued Hurricane Katrina recovery, as well as for securing our border
    and protecting against a possible avian flu pandemic. Responding to
    these critical needs in a timely way is not easy, but it must be done if
    we are to fight terrorism, defend our homeland, enforce our borders, and
    fulfill our moral obligation to help our fellow Americans in need. I am
    pleased that Congress has addressed these urgent national priorities
    within the spending limits I set. House and Senate Leadership and
    Chairmen Cochran and Lewis deserve great credit for working together to
    pass a fiscally responsible bill.

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