of humanitarian effort

"• The United States awarded California-based Bechtel Corp., one of the world's largest engineering, construction and development companies, a multimillion dollar contract for reconstruction in Iraq, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Thursday. The contract provides $34.6 million for initial construction and allows for funding of up to $680 million over 18 months. The funding is "subject to congressional authority and availability," according to a USAID statement. Riley P. Bechtel, the company's chairman and CEO, was appointed in February to the President's Export Council -- President Bush's advisory committee on international trade."

http://money.cnn.com/2003/04/17/news/companies/bechtel/index.htm


The bill keeps rising. Does anybody REALLY want to talk tax cuts? You can't pay your bills if you're not making any money.