08/17/2004
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"It's time for the Democrats to send the President a bill that funds the troops without forcing retreat, handcuffing our commanders, or adding billions of dollars in pork spending."
"We're not going to be satisfied until everybody gets the kind of care that their folks and families expect."
"Americans must understand that the problems recently uncovered at Walter Reed were not the problems of medical care."
"Every day that Congress fails to act on the President's emergency supplemental funding request causes our military hardship and impacts readiness."