[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5786]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  BUSH ADMINISTRATION NOT PROPERLY FUNDING THE NEEDS OF OUR MILITARY 
                               PERSONNEL

  (Mr. WILSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, when we send our Nation's young men 
and women into harm's way, it is always with the commitment that we 
will provide them with all the care they need if they are wounded in 
combat. Unfortunately, this administration has broken its commitment to 
our soldiers. Saying that they support the troops is easy for the 
President and the Vice President; actually coming up with examples is 
becoming more difficult every day.
  Dana Priest, the Washington Post reporter who uncovered the 
conditions at Walter Reed Hospital recently, said that money is the 
root of the problem exposed at Walter Reed. Yet in testimony before the 
House Oversight Government Reform Committee on Monday, top military 
brass said they were given all the money that they needed. How could 
this be? If they indeed have all the money they need, then why are we 
attempting to nickel-and-dime the injured soldiers who have put their 
life on the line for our country?
  Mr. Speaker, this is just another example of this administration's 
inability to make government work. Fortunately, this Democratic Caucus 
is not going to let them get away with it.

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