On the recordJanuary 9, 2007
For the first time in a long time, this Congress is going to break its silence, and we will no longer be a rubber stamp for this administration on Iraq.
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James Clyburn announces that Congress will actively oppose the administration's Iraq policy instead of passively supporting it.
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