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“ Democratic priorities are clear: we will fight to get the economy back on track, we will create jobs, and we will help unemployed workers. ” |
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Pelosi Statement on Supplemental Funding Request for Iraq and Afghanistan
“As Members of Congress, our highest responsibility is to provide for the common defense, and we have pledged to give our armed forces the support they need in these difficult and dangerous days -- both to win this war and to win the peace.
“As Congress works to ensure our troops have what they need to be safe, we owe it to them to critically examine President Bush’s request and ask: What are the goals in Iraq, and how much more money will it cost to achieve them? Why hasn’t the President and the Pentagon provided Members of Congress a full accounting of previous expenditures? Why, after all the effort dedicated to training Iraqi troops, aren’t more Iraqi troops trained, equipped, and prepared to play a bigger security role?”
“ Democrats are united in presenting a New Direction for America, one that will make our nation as strong as its people, one that brings opportunity, security, and prosperity to all Americans. ”
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
