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Robert C. Byrd: the administration wants to delay until after the upcoming Presidential election sending Congress the bill for keeping…

On the recordMarch 1, 2004
the administration wants to delay until after the upcoming Presidential election sending Congress the bill for keeping our troops in Iraq for another year.
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Robert C. Byrd
Source
congress.gov
Mar 1, 2004

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Senator Byrd criticizes the administration's timing regarding troop funding.

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