04/03/2006
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"One of the things I've found in Congress is that most people recognize that failure would be a disaster for the United States."
"African Americans have been an integral part of America for generations, and our Nation is stronger because of their contributions."
"It just makes sense that if somebody is trying to harm our troops or stop us from achieving our goal or killing innocent citizens in Iraq, that we will stop them."
"Now is the time to fix this problem and not pass them on to future Congresses and future Presidents."