Bush Signs Military Construction, Defense Spending Bills
President George Bush signed two appropriations bills on Oct. 23, providing funds for the Dept. of Defense and military construction programs. The bills are the first signed into law for fiscal 2003 which began Oct. 1. Eleven other spending bills remain pending in Congress. Lawmakers earlier approved a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running through Nov. 22. Congress is in recess until after the Nov. 5 election.
President Bush, flanked by Vice President Cheney and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, signs defense spending bills (photo courtesy of the White House)