Cord Byrd: “The American people have only recently been exposed to some of the details of the $15.2 billion in funds that the…”

“The American people have only recently been exposed to some of the details of the $15.2 billion in funds that the President has requested for the reconstruction of Iraq. The more the public learns about this request, the more the people will want Congress to take a closer look at this request. My amendment would strike $15.2 billion in reconstruction funding for Iraq. But it does not touch 1 cent of the security-related funding in this $87 billion appropriations bill. My amendment would allow the Senate to go back to the drawing board and consider an entirely new bill that would only contain funds for rebuilding Iraq. A vote for the Byrd amendment is a vote for taking a fresh look at $15.2 billion in Iraqi reconstruction spending. A vote for the Byrd amendment is a vote for more hearings, more hearings about why these funds are needed, more hearings about your money. It is the people's money that we are talking about here.”