Bush Says War Bill Endangers Troops ; Break, Veto Fight Hold Up Funds

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President Bush yesterday put a human face on the war-funding standoff with Democratic lawmakers, saying their failure to send him a "clean" spending bill that he can sign will keep some troops in the field longer and force others to deploy sooner than planned.

Using his harshest language to date, the president upbraided the Democrat-controlled Congress for leaving on "spring break" without completing work on the bill - 57 days after he requested $103 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Bush Says War Bill Endangers Troops ; Break, Veto Fight Hold Up Funds

"In a time of war, it's irresponsible for the .. Democratic leadership in Congress to delay for months on end while our troops in combat are waiting for the funds," Mr. Bush said at a Rose Garden press confer...

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