[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 9 (Wednesday, February 2, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       MISSING $9 BILLION IN IRAQ

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, the state of the Union is asleep. This 
administration cannot account for $9 billion it controlled in Iraq for 
a 9-month period ending last October. Wake up, America.
  While $9 billion went unaccounted for, the administration did not 
have enough money for bullet-proof vests or armor-plated protection for 
troops. It fought against increasing the combat death benefit and cut 
veterans benefits. Yet, for 9 months, an average of $30 million a day, 
totaling $9 billion, could not be accounted for by the administration's 
Coalition Provisional Authority, according to the Inspector General. Do 
we hear a grand jury stirring?
  Was the $9 billion stolen? Was it used for bribes for peace or rent-
a-friend or a paid assassin program? Was it funneled elsewhere to spend 
money to foment chaos, disorder and violence?
  The administration could not find WMDs, Osama bin Laden, and now $9 
billion is unaccounted for. They want another $80 billion, while 
Halliburton makes a killing on overcharges. And they want us to trust 
them with Social Security? I do not think so.
  Wake up, America. Your democracy is disappearing.

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