"We not just asking Congress for more money," he said.
At the outset, they did not ask Congress for much.
At that time, officials of the agency asked Congress for enough money to hire 1,200 new employees.
In asking Congress for more money, they make two main arguments.
The Bush administration has already asked Congress for $20 million.
He didn't have to ask Congress when to begin the air war.
He will ask Congress to appropriate at least $1 million to establish each school.
But he said that the industry itself should try to prove its needs, rather than asking Congress for a study.
Are you going to ask Congress for approval of this resolution?
The administration is expected to ask Congress this week for $7.1 billion to respond to the threat.