Hari Sabtu, Bush mendesak partai Demokrat agar mensahkan rancangan mereka buat dia sesegera mungkin, sehingga ia dapat memvetonya dan Kongres dapat bekerja merancang pilihan bagi pemberian dana untuk tentara Amerika.
On Saturday Bush urged the Democrats to pass their bill to him as soon as possible so he could veto it and Congress could get to work on drafting an alternative to fund the troops.