Gen. Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Senators Wednesday the Iraq occupation is now costing the U.S. $4.7 billion a month. rising costs could force the Bush administration to ask for more money by September when a $4 billion shortfall is projected. Meanwhile legislators accused President Bush of trying to hide the true costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan until after the election. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, the ranking Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, said “They haven’t asked for one single penny for next year for Afghanistan and Iraq. Give me a break!” Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel added “The administration would be well served here to come forward now, be honest about this, because the continuity and the confidence in this policy is going to be required to sustain it.” Hagel estimated it would cost up to $75 billion more “to sustain us in Iraq for this year.”