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Randy Neugebauer: But really what's been going on in Iraq at the same time is some nation building. And what you see on this chart is over…

On the recordMay 23, 2007
But really what's been going on in Iraq at the same time is some nation building. And what you see on this chart is over 14,000 projects that have either been completed or are underway, and as the gentleman referred to, as some of these provinces for the first time have water. Some of them, for the first time in a long time, have electricity. But let's get down to really talking about what's making a difference in the lives of the Iraqi people. And for the first time, young men and women are back in school again, and commerce is going on in these communities, and people are being able to live a life that's less fearful of this tyranny that Saddam Hussein would reign over his people. And so 14,000 projects, either completed or underway. And all of those green dots, and I know that it doesn't show up on the C-SPAN that well, but this map is dotted with projects.
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Randy Neugebauer
Texas

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Discussing nation-building efforts and projects in Iraq during a floor speech.

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