That is why we have basically funded it in that manner. That is where we stand today. Very simply stated. there is an extremely robust commitment to fighting the war on terrorism in this bill: a $30 billion increase in defense spending. $90 billion in a separate budgeting process for fighting the war on terror. $40 billion more than the President asked for. $4 billion of new funds directed right at border security and port security. $2.3 billion directed right at avian flu and the purchasing of necessary supplies and antitoxins and hopefully vaccines. to address that issue. In the pipeline already from prior appropriations. there is $5.5 billion of funds out of the $13 billion that has been appropriated which is available for first responders from prior appropriations onto which we will put another chunk of money here. The issue is not dollars in almost all these accounts.
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