Sunday, April 22, 2007

Byrd On Funding

The Blog | Sen. Robert Byrd: Time for the White House to Stop the Nonsense and Work with Congress | The Huffington Post: "...And Congress will craft a responsible strategy for the Iraqis to take control of their own nation. Congress will insist on accountability and responsibility both from the Bush Administration and the Iraqi government.

These priorities, the White House claims, are extraneous and wasteful. I simply cannot understand why the President is so eager to send endless billions of taxpayer dollars to rebuild Baghdad, yet is unwilling to fund priorities here at home, such as rebuilding the Gulf Coast or providing first-class health care for our veterans and our troops returning home from war..."

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