Bill Delahunt: “But what has gone unremarked during the course of this debate is that the American taxpayer has already, through our…”

“But what has gone unremarked during the course of this debate is that the American taxpayer has already, through our government, negotiated a loan to the government of Turkey for $8.5 billion. That is not part of this supplemental. Now, we are loaning American dollars, hard earned American dollars, to Turkey for $8.5 billion. We are taking dollars from Americans and loaning them to Turkey and, of course, American taxpayers will be asked to pay the interest on that $8.5 million.”