<P> After the 2001 September 11 attacks , which alerted the U.S. to growing anti-U.S. sentiment in the Middle East , President George W. Bush pledged to double the size of the organization within five years as a part of the War on Terrorism . For the 2004 fiscal year , Congress increased the budget to US $325 million , US $30 million above that of 2003 but US $30 million below the President 's request . </P>
<P> After the 2001 September 11 attacks , which alerted the U.S. to growing anti-U.S. sentiment in the Middle East , President George W. Bush pledged to double the size of the organization within five years as a part of the War on Terrorism . For the 2004 fiscal year , Congress increased the budget to US $325 million , US $30 million above that of 2003 but US $30 million below the President 's request . </P>
where does the peace corps get its funding
where does the peace corps get its funding
Congress
Congress