Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
10/02/2007
Pelosi Statement Opposing a War Surtax
"During nearly five years of war in
"Some have suggested that shared sacrifice should take
the form of a draft; others have suggested a surtax. Those who oppose a tax and the draft also
should oppose the President's war. Just
as I have opposed the war from the outset, I am opposed to a draft and I am
opposed to a war surtax.
"The choice is between a Democratic plan for
responsible redeployment of our troops and the President’s plan for a 10-year
war in