Political Quotes

“nearly a week has passed since the President vetoed a bipartisan proposal that fully funded our troops and also changed course in Iraq so we could responsibly end the war. Although the President's actions thwarted the will of the American people, very clearly, they--the American people--deserve to know what their leaders in Congress are doing. We are alerting them that we, as congressional leaders, are doing everything we can to work toward an agreement on an emergency supplemental funding bill that will make America more secure, fully fund our troops, and responsibly change course in Iraq. Our proposal called for a change in the mission and the phased redeployment of U.S. combat troops no later than October 1 of this year. A bipartisan majority of the House and Senate made it clear they believe a timeline for the reduction of combat operations will compel the Iraqi Government to take responsibility for their own country, will reduce the specter of occupation, and will allow our forces to come home. The American people believe this overwhelmingly.”