For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 9, 2003
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed amendments to the
Administration's FY 2004 budget submission for the Departments of
Agriculture, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior,
Justice, Labor, and Transportation; the Office of Personnel Management;
and the Farm Credit Administration. I also ask the Congress to
consider the enclosed proposals for the Department of the Interior and
the Social Security Administration.
This transmittal also contains FY 2004 budget amendments for the
Legislative Branch. Appropriations requests of the Legislative Branch
are historically transmitted without change.
Further, in accordance with provisions of Public Law 108-11, the FY
2003 Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, I hereby
request and make available $280.0 million for the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security.
Consistent with the Act, TSA would utilize these resources solely for
expenses incurred to hire, train, and deploy initial passenger
screeners.
The details of this proposal are set forth in the enclosed letter
from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. I concur with
his comments and observations.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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