[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 11 (Monday, March 21, 2005)]
[Pages 455-456]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on House of Representatives Action on Funding for the War on 
Terror

March 16, 2005

    I applaud the House of Representatives for its strong bipartisan 
support for our troops and for our strategy to win the war

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on terror. The people of Iraq and Afghanistan are building new 
democracies and defying the terrorists, and America is standing with 
them. Both countries are assuming greater responsibility for their own 
security, which will help our troops return home as quickly as possible 
with the honor they have earned.
    I thank the House for its quick action and look forward to working 
with the Senate so that all of my top priorities are included in the 
final legislation.