Washington — In his weekly Saturday radio address, President Bush upbraided members of Congress for failing to act on, among other things, legislation to aid military veterans, the Associated Press reported.

But the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation last week that would significantly expand veterans’ tuition benefits while providing billions of dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill awaits action in the House, where the president has enough Republican support to sustain a veto. In his address, the president said Congress should pass a bill to pay for the wars that is not “loaded up” with unrelated domestic spending.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reacted to the message by saying Congress wanted to “launch a new GI Bill for a full, four-year education for the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.” The administration opposes the Senate bill because it would give the college benefits to veterans with three years of service, which, it says, would discourage them from re-enlisting. —Heidi Landecker