John Bel Edwards: “earlier this year, the House majority leader, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay), said this, and I quote: ``Nothing is…”

“earlier this year, the House majority leader, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay), said this, and I quote: ``Nothing is more important in the face of war than cutting taxes.'' As someone who represents Fort Hood in Texas where 17,000 soldiers have left, now fighting in Iraq, I find the gentleman's priorities to be somewhat bizarre. I think he is wrong, and I think the American people would agree that he is wrong. In a time of war, nothing is more important than supporting our troops and our military families. I find it shameful that the same majority leader who said, ``Nothing is more important than cutting taxes during a time of war,'' has actually, along with the Speaker of the House, kept bottled up right here in the well of the House for 7 months the Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, an act that would provide some meager tax benefits for brave servicemen and -women and their families, including our military personnel now in Iraq, in Afghanistan.”