[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 619-620]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             THE WAR IN IRAQ

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. The Center for Public Integrity, in a report released 
today, has found the Bush administration led the Nation to war on the 
basis of erroneous information that it methodically propagated and it 
culminated in military action against Iraq on March 19, 2003. . . .
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend.

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  Mr. STEARNS. Madam Speaker, I demand that the words of the gentleman 
from Ohio (Mr. Kucinich) be taken down.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the words.

                              {time}  1030

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the 
offending words, to the end that they be stricken from the Record, and 
that I be permitted to revise and extend my remarks for the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  Mr. STEARNS. Reserving the right to object, Madam Speaker, I will 
accept this time the gentleman's request to withdraw his words, but his 
clear and egregious violation of House rules needs to be fully 
understood by himself. Both sides wish to restore civility here with 
legitimate debate and not utter personal accusations.
  With that, Madam Speaker, I withdraw my objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.

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