[quote=Aecetia] Those are projected future costs that Congress will have to vote on.”
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“Congress will have to vote on” is the key phrase. Congress has not yet voted on them.
Talking about estimates:
“The bulk of the funds for Iraq’s reconstruction will come from Iraqis — from oil revenues, recovered assets, international trade, direct foreign investment — as well as some contributions we’ve already received and hope to receive from the international community.”
Oct. 2, 2003 – Donald Rumsfeld
If the above 2003 estimate were correct, we’d have health care paid for.