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Carter Signs Discharge Petition to Lend Support to Troops

03/20/07

Washington, DC, Mar 20, 2007 -

U.S. Congressman John Carter (R - Round Rock), House Republican Conference Secretary, released the following statement today after signing a petition instructing Democratic leaders to bring legislation written by Rep. Sam Johnson (R - Texas) to the House floor that pledges Congress’s full support of America’s troops in harm’s way:

“Congressman Johnson’s proposal is uncomplicated by unnecessary funding requests and gets straight to the heart of the matter – our troops deserve the resources they need to accomplish the mission we sent them to complete. By bogging down the emergency spending bill with unrelated domestic projects, the Democrats have turned this routine request into a political game, further delaying our ability to send our troops in combat the tools and reinforcements necessary to do their jobs. By signing the petition to bring Mr. Johnson’s bill to the floor for a vote, my colleagues and I are simply asserting that the Democrats lend their unwavering support to the fighting men and women protecting our livelihoods.”

A discharge petition is a tool lawmakers can use to bring a bill out of committee and to the House floor for a vote without the consent or cooperation of the majority leadership. A petition requires 218 signatures, a majority of the House, to be successful.