[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9883-9884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of our troops who 
are still waiting for critical funding needed to fight the war on 
terror. I want to make sure the American people understand what is 
happening with legislation that provides money for our soldiers.
  Instead of passing a clean bill the President could sign into law, 
the Democrats chose to pass a political statement that ties troop 
funding to arbitrary withdrawal deadlines, and it's loaded with 
earmarks. The Democrats have even dragged their feet on their own 
legislation, taking a 2-week recess without funding our troops and 
spending another week in Washington bickering over a bill that they 
know that the President will veto.
  Why are we playing politics with money for our soldiers? Our troops 
can't win this war with political rhetoric. They need money, they need 
supplies, and they have been waiting over 70 days since the President 
made the request. I call on this House to pass a clean bill, get it to 
the President's

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desk, so we can give our war fighters the tools that they need to 
achieve victory.

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