Dick Durbin: “I am sure the Senator has visited with his National Guard in Iowa as I have visited them in Illinois. They have been…”

“I am sure the Senator has visited with his National Guard in Iowa as I have visited them in Illinois. They have been told just the opposite. The Guard and Reserve have been activated and told they will be gone for a year or 18 months in service to our country. It is clear that once there we are going to support them. We will give them what they need to come home safely with their mission accomplished. But we can't do it for nothing. My question to the Senator from Iowa is, Why would the President of the United States refuse to include in his budget one penny to wage this war in Iraq and this war in Afghanistan? What is the purpose behind shortchanging this budget and making it look cheaper than it actually is? I ask the Senator from Iowa if he has any opinion.”