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Kendrick Meek: That is what I was going to say. I think it is important we talk about this all the time. We work on this as a working…

On the recordDecember 8, 2005
That is what I was going to say. I think it is important we talk about this all the time. We work on this as a working group. I think it is important that the American people understand that we have a war going on, we have a war going on, that we still have people that are delusional as it relates to our commitment, our financial commitments, Mr. Speaker, to what we have to do. And I think it is important that people understand, Mr. Speaker, that if we are going to talk about the strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is important that we have a serious discussion on how we are going to be fiscally responsible in making sure that we do not have more and more and more money being spent in an irresponsible way and giving it away.
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