[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28268]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           VICTORIES IN IRAQ

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, today we are here on the eve of the 
elections in Iraq, and it is a significant victory within itself. We 
congratulate our Iraqi friends on that victory.
  Also, in Nashville, there is going to be plenty of purple to be seen 
because that is a voting site for Iraqis in America to gather and cast 
their vote. We have to congratulate the Kurdish population there on 
that victory.
  I just returned from Memphis holding town halls speaking to a Rotary 
club. Our citizens understand this. This is a significant step. They 
are talking to our men and women from the 278th who have returned, 
families of the 101st who are currently deployed. They know progress is 
being made. The Army has just surpassed its projections; 5,800 new 
recruits have signed up because they are committed. They understand the 
vision. And to celebrate all of this achievement, Moveon.org is taking 
petitions to our district offices, calling for immediate withdrawal. 
They just do not understand the significance of today. We celebrate the 
success of the victories in Iraq.

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