Russ Feingold: “Step 1 was our vote here in this body and in the House to say that the surge was unwise, and a majority did vote for…”

“Step 1 was our vote here in this body and in the House to say that the surge was unwise, and a majority did vote for that here, as well as in the House. This is step 2. This says that the fundamental underpinnings of this mistake should be reversed, that the resolution authorizing force in Iraq should be reversed. Yes, step 3, in my view, would be saying--to enforce it. Since the President won't listen to us, we need to turn to the ultimate power, the one the Senator from Kansas and I both agree is the appropriate power in this situation; that is, whether to use the power of the purse to remove funding.”