President Bush commented on the supplemental war funding bill this afternoon, after visiting wounded soldiers at the U.S. Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.

"First, I applaud the bipartisan effort to get a emergency supplemental bill to my desk. The speaker and the leader said they would get it done by Memorial Day recess, and they have. And I appreciate that very much," Mr. Bush said.

"You know, this effort shows what can happen when people work together. We've got a good bill that didn't have timetables or tell the military how to do its job, but also sent a clear signal to the Iraqis that there's expectations here in America, expectations that we -- about how to move forward. I look forward to continuing to work with the prime minister and his government in meeting those expectations," Mr. Bush said.

-- Jon Ward, White House correspondent, The Washington Times