Rep. Ellen Tauscher to Address the Center for American Progress on Fourth Anniversary of the Iraq War

Remarks will focus on supplemental and Tauscher’s “Change the Course in Iraq Act”

Washington, DC - On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, the United States stands at a critical juncture in its Iraq policy and a debate is raging in Washington over the impact of the Bush administration's "New Way Forward" policy in Iraq.

To explore these issues, the Center for American Progress has invited Rep. Ellen Tauscher, Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee and Chair of the House New Democrat Coalition, as well as a panel of distinguished experts, including former Iraq Study Group Co-Chair The Honorable Lee Hamilton, to examine Iraq's impact on regional dynamics and diplomacy and to debate U.S. military strategy in Iraq.

Rep. Tauscher’s remarks will focus on the supplemental bill expected to be voted on by the House of Representatives next week and her legislation with Rep. Adam Smith, the “Change the Course in Iraq Act.” The Tauscher-Smith legislation would nullify the existing Congressional authorization on the use of force in Iraq on the grounds that the military mission has changed dramatically, and it would force the Iraqi government to take on a greater role by conditioning further funding for Iraqi security and reconstruction beginning in 2008 based on the Iraqis meeting specific benchmarks recommended by the Iraq Study Group. 

Monday, March 19, 2007
Program: 8:30am to 1:30pm

Featured Remarks by Rep. Ellen Tauscher, Noon – 12:30 p.m.
Admission is free.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Center for American Progress
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

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