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Impeach George Bush
Boxer Just Says No
With all but 13 Senators following Bush into the further quagmire of debt and war, Boxer says no!
Source: Barbara Boxer, 2003-10-22
Candidate: Democratic Party
Now the President is asking for $87 billion more for Iraq.
While war inevitably carries great costs– both in terms of
financial losses and losses in human life– the American people
and the families of our troops should not be alone in
shouldering those costs and burdens.
We cannot afford to continue down this path without legitimate
burden-sharing. Our troops are overstretched, our financial
obligations are becoming more taxing by the day, needs at home
are going unmet, and the federal deficit is absolutely soaring.
In Congress we have a responsibility to our constituents to
debate and decide upon the path that is best for our country.
We should not rubberstamp every proposal the Administration
puts forward, particularly when lives are being lost.
The American people are not satisfied with the direction of
this country. But all that the Administration has offered so
far is the status quo– another blank check for Congress to sign
that offers no plan to genuinely decrease the strain on
American resources.
Basically, we are left with one huge $87 billion check which
will be used to continue a policy that has led to 194 American
post-war deaths and 903 Americans wounded in action to date.
Administration officials, including Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz,
repeatedly, and perhaps even deliberately, downplayed the cost
of reconstructing Iraq. They claimed that we would pay for
this war with Iraqi oil revenues and with support from the
other nations. They told us this would be easy.
My decision to vote no on the $87 billion request and for the
Byrd amendment is a stand against the status quo and for a
change in this Administration’ s go-it-alone, pay-it-alone
strategy.
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User Originated Comments:
From: drew
1999-11-30 00:00:00
the reason we didnt loan the money and the reason
this issue was successfull is for one reason and
one reason only. every country in history that we
have ever "leant" money has not given us a dime
back.
From: Jim Allan
1999-11-30 00:00:00
thank you for your stance and courageous vote
From: Linda
1999-11-30 00:00:00
joining 87 republicans, democrats voted to "loan"
the iraqis $10 bill for 20 years. since americans
have to borrow the money to loan it, it only seems
reasonable.
apparently, administration
officials said the president will veto this bill
sent to him. do the dems and reps have any balls?
will they keep sending back the same bill, or one
with more restrictions on the money? or will they
cave to the bushman?
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