John Cornyn: “It is more in sorrow than in anger, but I am speaking specifically of the fact that it has been more than 60 days since…”

“It is more in sorrow than in anger, but I am speaking specifically of the fact that it has been more than 60 days since the President sent up an emergency war spending bill to Congress. Now 60 days, more than 60 days, have passed, and the troops still do not have the money and the House of Representatives has yet to appoint conferees so we can move forward on getting that money to our troops. In fact, the House is in recess for an additional week. Our men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan, of course, do not have the liberty of taking a recess in the middle of the battle they have so nobly and valiantly committed themselves to fight. While they are living up to their responsibilities, I think it is important for Congress to live up to its responsibilities too.”