[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 8 (Tuesday, February 1, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CALLING FOR INVESTIGATION OF $9 BILLION MISSING IN IRAQ

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I have called for a Federal grand jury 
investigation of the administration's Coalition Provisional Authority 
which, according to the U.S. Inspector General, lost track of $9 
billion in Iraq that it controlled over a period of 9 months, ending 
last October; $9 billion, gone.
  Was the $9 billion stolen? Did it go to pay bribes? Do we have 
another Iran-Contra on our hands? We will not know until top U.S. 
officials under penalty of perjury are called before the grand jury to 
answer questions about the missing $9 billion. The administration's 
response has been, Hey, it's Iraq, it's chaos, it's war. I say, Hey, 
you can't account for $9 billion spent over 9 months. That is $30 
million a day. And you want Congress to appropriate another $80 billion 
for Iraq? I do not think so. Investigate Iraq-gate and the unaccounted-
for $9 billion.

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