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In his weekly radio address, the president noted that Congress is to vote on funding soon, and urged Congress to "approve these vital funds immediately."

"Congress has had this funding request for more than a year, and there is no reason for further delay", Bush said.

As he has in the past, the president insisted that the funding measure must "give our troops the resources they need to defeat the terrorists and extremists."

"Second, the bill must not tie the hands of our commanders", he said. "Third, the bill must not exceed the reasonable and responsible funding levels I have requested."

Bush said if his proposal is not adopted, "critical accounts at the Department of Defense will soon run dry", and warned of temporary layoffs of civilian defense employees,

"And after July, the (Defense) department will no longer be able to pay our troops -- including those serving in Afghanistan and Iraq", Bush said.

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