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February 14, 2007Press Release
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today praised President Bush for ordering federal agencies to disregard hundreds of millions of dollars worth of hidden earmarks that are in line to be funded through the massive FY 2007 spending bill passed recently by House Democrats.
February 14, 2007General
As the Washington Post noted this morning, the plans of House Democrats to “choke off” funding for our men and women in uniform are hardly a mystery:
February 14, 2007General
Yesterday, in the middle of House debate on Democrats’ non-binding resolution that supports denying our troops the resources needed to succeed in Iraq, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) took to the House floor to say:
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February 14, 2007General
This week, Democrats have come to the House floor, one after another, and referred to their non-binding resolution as a “first step” in the effort to cut off funding for American troops in harm’s way. The next step, we now know, will come in the weeks ahead as Democrats take action to deny our troops the resources needed to succeed in the Global War on Terror.
February 14, 2007General
House Democrats have taken many positions on the Global War on Terror but have never advanced a real plan for victory. A brief look at the Democrats’ positions on the war in Iraq illustrates this very fact, reinforcing the point Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) has made numerous times: “Democrats have no plan for success in Iraq.”
Before the new strategy for success was announced in January, Democrats – as recently as December – said the troops needed reinforcements: