Washington ?EUR??,,????'??? the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) praises the Congressional agreement on 2003 spending bills that restored the Federal highway construction budget to $31.8 billion and provides drought relief for farmers. AEM urges President Bush to pass the omnibus budget bill for fiscal year 2003 into law for the benefit of American workers and the nation?EUR??,,????'???s economy. The bill?EUR??,,????'???s final language calling for $31.8 billion in spending on America?EUR??,,????'???s highways in 2003 matches the Senate version of the spending bill, which restored funding to the same level that was approved last year. That figure is $4.1 billion more than was included in the version approved by the House of Representatives and $8.5 billion more than the amount included in President Bush?EUR??,,????'???s original budget proposal, which called for a spending cut of more than 3 percent.