Edwards Statement On Senate Passage Of Iraq Funding Bill

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Edwards Statement On Senate Passage Of Iraq Funding Bill

Senator John Edwards released the following statement today following the U.S. Senate's passage of the Iraq funding bill, which also requires the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

"Today, the Senate passed a bill that would fund the war in Iraq while bringing the conflict to a close. Both Houses of Congress have now given voice to the will of the American people that we must end the war in Iraq. The President has said he will veto this legislation, which will defy the American people and deny our troops the funding they need. The President will be the one blocking support for our troops, not Congress. If the President does proceed on this stubborn path, Congress must not back down in a false game of chicken. They should send the same bill back to the President -- and should do this again and again, as many times as it takes for him to understand that the American people are right and the war must be brought to an end."

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