Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
11/29/2007
Pelosi: Bush and His Republican Allies Are Preventing Extra Funds from Reaching Our Troops
“Earlier this month, Congress approved nearly a half
trillion dollars for the Department of Defense. Just two weeks ago, House
Democrats passed $50 billion in additional funding for our troops in
“The President opposes the House bill because it requires
our troops to be fully trained and fully equipped before they are deployed,
establishes a goal of December 2008 for the completion of the redeployment of
our forces from
“Rather than explain to the American people why he objects
to those provisions, the President and Republican Senators have prevented the
Senate from even considering the bill.
Today at the Pentagon, the President spoke of the need for Congress to
work together to ensure that our troops and their families have the support
they need. In that spirit, I call upon
the President to instruct Senate Republicans to stop blocking consideration of
the House funding bill. It is their
obstruction that is producing the uncertainty for our troops and their families
that the President voiced concern about today.
“The President also spoke of the need to modernize our
military. The single biggest obstacle to
improving our military capabilities is the war in
“Our brave men and women in uniform have done everything
that has been asked of them in