[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17336]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        SECRETARY RUMSFELD SERVES NATION WITH DIGNITY AND HONOR

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong objection to the 
blatant partisan move of the Senate Democrats and their partisan agenda 
to force a vote of no confidence in Donald Rumsfeld. It is transparent 
that the Democrats are making this a political issue and hope to 
polarize the American people and their views on the war on terror. They 
are attempting to overshadow and downplay our successes in Iraq and the 
Republican agenda for winning the war on terror.
  A difference of opinion should not equal a vote of no confidence. In 
our democracy, there will always be room for debate and disagreement, 
but political posturing and defamation of character have no place in a 
civilized debate.
  Secretary Rumsfeld has worked tirelessly with Iraqi government 
officials and its military to bring freedom and democracy to a formerly 
tyrannical regime while fighting against terrorists and insurgents who 
threaten Iraqis and Americans stationed there.
  Mr. Speaker, I stand firm in my resolve to ensure victory not only in 
Iraq but also in the global war on terror. Secretary Rumsfeld is 
serving our Nation with dignity and honor and should be treated as such 
whether you agree with his actions or not.

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