...count the added funds Bush will seek to continue to fight the Iraq war.
"The focus in the second term is going to be reducing the deficit and thats going to have an impact on domestic spending across the board," says Sandherr. "I dont expect that construction programs...are going to be immune from that." In fact, Bush has urged Congress to show "spending discipline" as it takes up the remaining 2005 appropriations bills in the coming lame-duck session.