[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12705-12706]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           FREEDOM ISN'T FREE

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, you know, ``freedom isn't free'' is a 
saying that we hear a lot. Sometimes we think it is a little bit trite. 
But I will tell you, Madam Speaker, this weekend I have seen the 
embodiment of that phrase, as I have met in Iraq with some of our 101st 
Airborne troops and our National Guard men and women. They understand 
their mission, they are dedicated, and yes, indeed, they are getting 
the job done.
  I have also seen the embodiment of that phrase this weekend as I have 
met with some of the Iraqi parliamentarians. I joined three of my 
colleagues there. We were led by Congresswoman Kay Granger, who did a 
masterful job in continuing to mentor some of the

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Iraqi women parliamentarians. We have watched them struggle and put 
energy into their fight to achieve democracy, to achieve freedom, and 
to join us in saying, yes, indeed, we understand freedom isn't free. It 
does come with a price.

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