[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10998]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               H.R. 1234

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. The President's veto will stand, but now what will we 
stand for?
  We say we want the war to end, but will we give the President the 
money to continue the war? We say we want our troops home, but will we 
continue to support the occupation? We know that U.S. contractors have 
been stealing from U.S. taxpayers and the Iraqi government, but will we 
leave our troops in Iraq to protect them? We know oil has had a lot to 
do with this war, but will we let this President get away with 
attempting to privatize Iraq's oil wealth in the name of 
reconciliation?
  We can still change course. We can deny the administration funds to 
continue the war. We can bring our troops home. We can stabilize Iraq 
with an international security force once we end the occupation. That 
is exactly what H.R. 1234 is about, and it is time that we started to 
look for alternatives which reflect this Nation's highest aspirations.

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