Platinum prices soared to 23-year highs earlier this year after President Bush ( news - web sites ) proposed investing $ 1.2 billion for research on fuel cell-powered vehicles .
Platinum prices soared to 23-year highs earlier this year after U.S. President George W. Bush proposed investing $ 1.2 billion for research on fuel cell-powered vehicles .
If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
yes