[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13074]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     FY 2010 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL

  (Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, enough is enough. The Democrats' 
failure to lead is now putting a strain on the troops by refusing to 
pass a clean emergency supplemental war bill. Yesterday, the Pentagon 
announced that it's putting together an emergency plan in case Congress 
fails to do its job and does not pass the upcoming supplemental. If the 
Democrats continue to play political games with this bill, the Pentagon 
will not be able to make payroll for active duty troops at war. This is 
a disgrace.
  Funding our troops is a national priority. Our brave men and women in 
uniform do not deserve to suffer because the majority party cannot 
agree on the precise amount of pork they want to put into this wartime 
supplemental bill.
  We need to pass a clean supplemental, and we need to do it today. I'm 
tired of excuses, tired of the bickering. Let's put aside election day 
politics and do the right thing for the troops.

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