[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8408]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  WHEN WILL CONGRESS STOP FUNDING WAR?

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, today the House will pass a budget which 
will fund the war in Iraq far into 2009. The budget includes an extra 
$195 billion mostly for military operations in Iraq. Anyone who thinks 
this Congress is trying to end the war had better think again, because 
this budget signals we will be in Iraq for another 2 years or more, 
even though Congress has led the American people and the media to 
believe otherwise.
  Congress recently engaged in a dubious debate about a nonbinding 
surge resolution. Even though Congress had and still has the authority 
to end the war now, we instead give it new life with last week's vote.
  Now, $195 billion on top of last week's supplemental means close to 
$300 billion in a week approved to continue the war.
  This war has sacrificed the lives of our troops and innocent 
civilians. It has advanced the interests of oil companies and 
contractors in the manner of a criminal enterprise. It has besmirched 
our national honor and alienated America from friends around the world.
  When will Congress stand for truth and for peace and stop funding 
this war?

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