CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON STATEMENT ON IRAQ WAR COMING TO AN END

Dallas, Texas (Friday, October 21, 2011)–   Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement today after President Obama announced full troop withdrawal from Iraq by the end of the year:

“I would like to commend the President for honoring his commitment to bring our troops home by the end of the year. More importantly, I want to thank the men and women serving in our armed forces and our veterans for their years of courage, dedication, and patriotism during this war.

From day one, I strongly disagreed with ill-advised military action against Iraq. We must now focus our attention on our domestic priorities, such as putting Americans back to work and rebuilding our economy. We must also uphold the honor of our veterans by providing them with the medical and financial support they deserve.We can never fully repay our troops for their sacrifice, but it is our duty to try.”

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. She is also the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas that includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.