Dianne Feinstein: “I rise today with Senators Daschle, Dodd, Lieberman, Bingaman, Johnson, Feingold and Lincoln to introduce legislation to…”

“I rise today with Senators Daschle, Dodd, Lieberman, Bingaman, Johnson, Feingold and Lincoln to introduce legislation to require the President to report to Congress on his vision for a democratic, economically viable, and politically stable Iraq, his plan for achieving those goals, and an estimate on how much this is going to cost. After months of dodging questions, giving half-answers, and ignoring Congressional requests, the time has come for this Administration to level with the American people and Congress and spell-out its plan for rebuilding a country torn apart by years of dictatorial rule, ethnic strife, war, and terror. Our legislation requires the President within 60 days of the enactment of this act to report to Congress on: the current economic, political, and military situation in Iraq including the number, type and location of attacks on U.S. and Coalition military and civilian personnel in the previous 60 days; a discussion of the measures taken to protect U.S.…”