RSSPresident Obama says he is making the request for $1.5 billion in flu preparedness money “out of an abundance of caution.”
Carolyn Hileman - The Voice | April 30, 2009
The Obama administration’s request for $1.5 billion to fight swine flu is more of a backup plan than a fast-track infusion to shield the United States from a global pandemic, say Democratic congressional aides who are familiar with the request.
The letter sent by President Obama to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday is being considered as part of this year’s war funding supplemental. One senior Democratic aide said that’s not expected to clear Congress until early June — though the request could clear the House Appropriations Committee as early as next week.
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