FUNDING BILL

FUNDING BILL
Highlights
A $108.9 billion Senate spending bill for the Iraq war and hurricane relief along the Gulf Coast includes:
$65.7 billion for Pentagon war operations, including $39.2 billion for operations and maintenance, $10.2 billion in personnel and $15.5 billion for procurement.
$28.9 billion for hurricane relief, including $5.2 billion in grants to states to build and repair housing, $10.4 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $4 billion for levees and flood control projects.
$4 billion for farmers hit by drought, floods and high energy costs.
$2.3 billion to combat the avian flu.
$1.1 billion in aid for Gulf Coast fisheries.
$648 million for port security projects.
$700 million to purchase a Mississippi rail line and give it to the state for a new coastal highway.
$594 million to repair highways damaged prior to Hurricane Katrina.
Associated Press
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