on Sunday in a speech at Miami Dade College, the President said to graduating students, ``One of the great strengths of America is that the most important issues are decided by the will of the people.'' Today, on the fourth anniversary of ``Mission Accomplished,'' the President is faced with a choice: either listen to the will of the American people to refocus our strengths to win the war on terror by signing the emergency supplemental bill or continue to send our brave men and women into harm's way to police a religious civil war. Madam Speaker, today the President will decide if he will veto our bill and, in doing so, deny critical funding for our troops and for our veterans. His veto will let our troops down by not giving them the rest, the equipment, and training they need. Madam Speaker, today all Americans need to pray for our President. We need to pray for wisdom. We need to pray that he listens to his advisers, his generals, the Iraqi people. And, most importantly, we pray that he will listen to the will of the American people.
Tim Mahoney: “on Sunday in a speech at Miami Dade College, the President said to graduating students, ``One of the great strengths of…”
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Addressing the President's decision on an emergency supplemental bill for military funding.
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