[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 137 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11576-S11577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REPORT RELATIVE TO THE STATUS OF EACH OF THE 18 IRAQI BENCHMARKS, AS 
   RECEIVED DURING RECESS OF THE SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2007--PM 25

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Consistent with section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' 
Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 
2007 (Public Law 110-28) (the ``Act''), attached is a report that 
assesses the status of each of the 18 Iraqi benchmarks contained in the 
Act and declares whether satisfactory progress toward meeting these

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benchmarks is, or is not, being achieved.
  The second of two reports submitted consistent with the Act, it has 
been prepared in consultation with the Secretaries of State and 
Defense; the Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq; the United States 
Ambassador to Iraq; and the Commander, United States Central Command.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, September 14, 2007.

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