Mike Honda: “Madam Speaker, I rise this evening to talk about what it really means to support our troops and our Nation's veterans.…”

“Madam Speaker, I rise this evening to talk about what it really means to support our troops and our Nation's veterans. Madam Speaker, I believe it is easy for any Member of Congress to stand here in the well on the floor and say they support veterans and support our troops in Iraq. It is always easy to talk the talk, but the real question we should be asking is, will they walk the walk? Just last week, the Senate passed a unanimous resolution in support of our troops. The following day, the House Republican leadership had the same opportunity to send an equally powerful message to our troops by introducing a clean resolution similar to the Senate version. But, instead, the House Republicans denied the troops this message of unity and decided to politicize the issue by drafting House Concurrent Resolution 104, a resolution that included language in support of President Bush's misguided Iraq policy.”