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Jay Inslee: we come tonight again, the group that is styled the Iraq Watch, or a group of my colleagues and myself who are committed…

On the recordJune 22, 2004
we come tonight again, the group that is styled the Iraq Watch, or a group of my colleagues and myself who are committed to continue to bring accountability to this administration's policies in Iraq, to fulfill Congress' oversight responsibility to not allow administration mistakes in Iraq to go unheeded and have no accountability for them; and we are here tonight, and I expect the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Delahunt) and others will join me in this discussion. We have been doing this now for several months; and tonight, as on many nights, I have great sadness walking over here to speak this evening. Just as I was leaving my apartment, I saw on the news that we have lost two more great American warriors in the service of their country in Iraq, and I do not know who these gallant Americans were. I do not know where they are from. I do not know what happened to end their lives in Iraq, but I do know this: those two proud and honorable Americans deserved a President of the United States who told the truth to the American people before he started this war that resulted in the tragedy of these two people losing their lives.
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Jay Inslee
Democratic · Washington

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Addressing the need for accountability regarding the administration's policies in Iraq.

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