[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 31403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          JEC IRAQ WAR REPORT

  (Mrs. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, by every measure the war in 
Iraq has cost Americans far too much, whether it's lives lost, dollars 
spent, or our reputation tarnished around the world.
  House Democrats plan to send the President a smaller war funding bill 
than the one he requested but one with a bigger message: Start bringing 
our troops home now.
  Without a change in course, the Congressional Budget Office has 
estimated that Federal spending on the war could reach $2.4 trillion by 
2017. A new report from the Joint Economic Committee finds that when 
you add in the ``hidden costs'' of the war, such as higher oil prices, 
interest payments, and helping to take care of our wounded veterans, 
the total economic costs will rise by over $1 trillion to $3.5 
trillion.
  It's time for a new direction in Iraq.

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