Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I just want to point out that the base text of funding the war originated in the Senate and that article I, section 7 of the Constitution says: all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives. Now, one of General McChrystal's top aides was quoted as saying, ``If Americans started paying attention to this war, it would become even less popular.'' The question is, when will Congress finally begin paying attention to this war, which is being waged with our consent; when will Congress realize that we've lost more than 1,200 troops too many; that we've spent $300 billion too much; that the deaths of our brave soldiers cannot be justified, that their service is sacred but the mission is not; that the death of every innocent Afghan citizen is a blot on our national conscience. When will Congress cut off funding? When will the requirements of our failing domestic economy of unemployment, factory closings, business failures, foreclosures, loss of savings, bankruptcies, failing infrastructure, and failing energy policy cause us to look homeward? {time} 1830 Or should we cut social and economic programs to balance the budget to pay for the war? We went to war in Iraq based on lies. More than 1 million innocent Iraqis have died. We've lost more than 4,000 of our troops. The long- term cost will be close to $3 trillion. Our presence in Afghanistan is an unmitigated disaster.…”