[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H2749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
BRING OUR TROOPS HOME
(Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Madam Speaker, there are those who say we need to
support our troops. The question is what troops, the same troops we
have sent out three and four times? I have asked my colleagues on the
other side of the aisle to please look at the armed services numbers
and see the strain that we are putting on our military.
I have also asked them to think about if they had family members
there, would they still be talking about supporting the troops in such
a way as to put them in harm's danger?
Supporting our troops means getting them out of a civil war. Support
our country by caring for our own people and bringing our money home to
protect our borders in this country.
We need to spend money to build our military back up. We need to
protect our borders, and we need to support our troops and support
their families by bringing our troops home now.
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