At the White House, President Bush unveiled a new proposal Thursday to spend an additional $770 million in emergency food aid.

President Bush: “I think more needs to be done. And so, today I’m asking Congress to provide an additional $770 million to support food aid and development programs. Together, this amounts to nearly $1 billion in new funds to bolster global food security.”

Congressional Democrats criticized the plan, because the aid money wouldn’t be released until next October.