President Bush, August 2, 2007: Unfortunately, Democratic leaders in Congress want to spend far more. Their budget calls for nearly $22 billion more in discretionary spending next year alone. These leaders have tried to downplay that figure. Yesterday one called this increase -- and I quote -- "a very small difference" from what I proposed. Only in Washington can $22 billion be called a very small difference. Far be it from me to suggest that $22 billion isn't a lot of money. I will, however, agree that a difference of $22 billion can be "a very small difference." Allow me to illustrate: $22 Billion in Context - As Percentage of Various Spending Items Spending Item Amount in Billions of Dollars Percentage of Item Anticipated FY2008 War Supplemental 200 11.0 President's Defense Budget Request 463 4.8 President's Discretionary Budget Request 933 2.4 Congressional Discretionary Budget Resolution 955 2.3 President's Budget Request 2,900 0.8