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Christopher Shays: “The bottom line is: In this Chamber, only 69 Members voted against having the Iraq Study Group revisit Iraq so they…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2007
The bottom line is: In this Chamber, only 69 Members voted against having the Iraq Study Group revisit Iraq so they could come out with a report that could complement, either agree with or disagree with, what General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker are going to conclude. It seems to me it would be in the best interest of both Republicans and Democrats to find areas where we can agree, where we can work together. I cannot, for the life of me, understand why this Democratic Congress is opposed to bringing the Iraq Study Group up for a vote.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut
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Discussing the Iraq Study Group and its relevance to Congress during a floor speech.

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