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On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
Mr. President, we are on edge. The American public have said no to the war in Iraq and you have turned a deaf ear to this American admonition. What does a troop escalation mean to American families? More of our women and men, sons and daughters, brothers and sister, neighbors and friends will lose their lives or the life of someone they love, more families, such as the family of Operations Specialist Joseph Alomar, who gave his life in honor just this past week, and LCpl Nicholas Whyte, who gave his life this summer. More families, Mr. President, will be mourning. More of the American tax dollars will be spent on the war, rather than on building better schools, hospitals, roads and bridges. Americans want our troops home. Mr. President, end this war in Iraq. Redeploy our troops now. We need our domestic tranquility.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Addressing the war in Iraq and calling for troop redeployment during a speech.

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