[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4436-4437]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   DEMOCRATS WILL NOT PROTECT AMERICA

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, yesterday congressional 
Democrats outlined their agenda to better secure America. I must say I 
was a bit surprised by what they had to say. Even though America has 
not been attacked on our soil since September 11, 2001, even though the 
vast majority of the leadership of the al Qaeda has been killed or 
captured, even though we have toppled two dictatorships and brought 
freedom to 50 million people in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though 
funding has been dramatically increased to aid first responders, the 
Democrats are trying to peddle the idea that President Bush has failed 
to secure our Nation.

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  Even though it was the Democrats who gloated that they ``killed the 
PATRIOT Act.'' Even though it was the Democrats under the Clinton 
administration who gutted our intelligence operations. Even though it 
was leading Democrats who voted against giving our troops the funding 
and support they need to win the war on terror. Even though it was the 
Democrats who advocated a defeat and retreat strategy for Iraq.
  I hope the American people will take a good look at the Democrats' 
plan and who is offering it, because they will see once again that it 
is the Republican Party that is the one that will fight to the ends of 
the Earth to protect America.

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