Although President Bush has presided over significant growth in federal spending, Congress routinely added to every budget he proposed in the last five years. On average, the extra spending totaled $80 billion a year, including supplemental appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan and national disasters. By contrast, Congress routinely authorized less spending that President Clinton wanted.

So although Bush's proposed 2007 budget requests the second-largest spending increase in a decade, look for Congress to up the ante. For the chart detailing these additions, please see the attached PDF file.