WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural committee has raised at least $35 million. That’s according to new donor information posted on the committee’s website Tuesday.
The total could be higher than the website shows. The committee is releasing information only about those who give $200 or more. It says it will have a complete fundraising number in coming days.
The committee’s goal is around $42 million — close to the total raised for each of President George W. Bush’s two inaugurations.
Bush has declared an emergency in the District of Columbia that will let the nation’s capital tap deeper into federal coffers for Obama’s inauguration.
Bush said Tuesday that an emergency exists and ordered federal aid to supplement the $15 million in federal funds already appropriated for the event.
