IraqZoe Votes Against Iraq Funding Bill (May 2008)
A strong majority of the American people have called for an end to our open-ended commitment in Iraq. But, the Bush Administration and Congressional Republicans continue to block progress. They consistently fail to acknowledge the state of civil war in Iraq and have continued to obstruct any efforts to begin redeployment of our combat forces. Our men and women in uniform deserve better. After more than five years, the price we have paid is too high - with more than 4,000 U.S. troops killed and more than 30,000 U.S. troops wounded. Most recently, on June 19, 2008, I voted against the first amendment to H.R. 2642, an emergency war funding supplemental bill. The measured passed the House by a vote of 268 to 155. I later voted for $3.6 billion to address other pressing domestic needs, including disaster relief for the recent floods in the Midwest, an expanded G.I. Bill, and unemployment insurance extension. This measure also requires that State Department and USAID reconstruction aid for Iraq be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Iraqi Government and prohibits military construction funds from being used to establish permanent bases in Iraq. This second amendment passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 416 to 12. The time has come to bring our soldiers home and my Congressional votes will continue to reflect that. |
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