Karen Thurman: “Mr. Chairman, before we go on to this next debate, I do want to say, and I really hope that some of my friends on the…”

“Mr. Chairman, before we go on to this next debate, I do want to say, and I really hope that some of my friends on the other side will look at their rollcall vote 103 in April of 1999, to stand up here in one day with this President to talk about their feelings for the military. I remember this night clearly. My father was a B-52 tail gunner. He was one who fought in this country. The night of April 28, our Commander in Chief, at the time President Clinton, was sending people into Yugoslavia. And this House, with a majority of Republicans voting against our military, tonight come down and talk about their support of the uniformed men and women. I am not suggesting that they are not, but I would just suggest that we ought to make sure that we are consistent. I will tell you that I am consistent. I voted that night as I have continued to vote, no matter who was in the Oval Office. But tonight again we are considering a $29 billion supplemental appropriations bill. All day long we have talked about this. We all know that we are fighting a war on terrorism. I do not think there is a Member here who does not support that war effort. However, fighting the war on terrorism is only one of many parts of the bill.”