Deborah Koff Ross: “Mr. Speaker, if you have any comments, questions or concerns, you can e-mail us at [email protected]. That is…”

“Mr. Speaker, if you have any comments, questions or concerns, you can e-mail us at [email protected]. That is [email protected]. I am talking about House Resolution 97, providing for Operation Iraqi Freedom Cost Accountability. We are not just talking about a problem. We are trying to fix the problem. There are only 43 of us in the Blue Dogs, a group of conservative Democrats, and yet we already have 63 cosponsors on this bill. House Resolution 97 also calls for the Iraqi government and its people to progress towards full responsibility for internally policing their own country. Recently, members of the Blue Dog Coalition worked together with House Armed Services Committee Chairman, Ike Skelton, to include key provisions of House Resolution 97 in the fiscal year 2008 National Defense Authorization bill. With the passage of this bill, we took the first step towards ensuring complete fiscal transparency in the funding of the war in Iraq. The American people deserve to know that their tax dollars are being spent wisely and that our troops have the resources they need to succeed. The Blue Dogs are committed to passing legislation that accomplishes this goal.”