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S. 121, introduced on January 4th by Sen. Russ Feingold. The bill would give the Pentagon and State Dept. jointly 60 days to submit a plan for redeployment from Iraq, within 180 days from enactment. Cosponsors: Boxer.
S. 233, introduced on January 9th by Sen. Ted Kennedy. The bill would prohibit funds for any U.S. forces above the number of forces already there as of January 9, 2007, without a specific Congressional authorization for such increase. Cosponsors: Boxer, Brown, Harkin, Kerry, Leahy, Menendez, Sanders.
H.R. 353, introduced on January 9th by Rep. Ed Markey. This is the House counterpart to Kennedy’s bill. Cosponsors: Abercrombie, Conyers, DeFazio, Delahunt, DeLauro, Grijalva, Hinchey, Maloney, McDermott, McGovern, Meehan, Olver, Schakowsky, Mike Thompson, Tierney.
H. Res. 41, intruduced on January 9th by Rep. Marty Meehan. A non-binding resolution rejecting the escalation as “the wrong course of action and should not be done without an express authorization for the increase in an Act of Congress.” Cosponsors: Abercrombie, Allen, Baldwin, Blumenauer, Capps, Capuano, Conyers, Cummings, DeFazio, Fattah, Frank, Grijalva, Harman, Hinchey, Hirono, Honda, Inslee, Jackson-Lee, Kaptur, Kennedy, Lee, Lewis, Lynch, Markey, McCollum, McGovern, Moran, Neal, Olver, Payne, Rothman, Schakowsky, Smith, Solis, Stark, Tauscher, Watson, Woolsey, Wu.
H. Con. Res. 23, introduced on January 10th by Rep. Dennis Kucinich. A non-binding concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress (both Houses) that the President should not order an escalation in Iraq. Cosponsors: Capuano, Carson, Clay, Cohen, Conyers, Cummings, Danny Davis, DeFazio, Doyle, Fattah, Grijalva, Hirono, Holt, Honda, Jackson, Hank Johnson, Kilpatrick, Lee, Lynch, Moore, Nadler, Payne, Rothman, Schakowsky, Serrano, Solis, Stark, Watson, Woolsey, Wu.
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By Rodney Matthews, January 18, 2007 at 11:37 am #
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Show some real balls , stop funding this illegal,immoral,unethical war. Bring the troops home to that no one has to die anymore for the Bush lie. If Halliburton wants to stay, let them hire mercenaries.
Report thisBy George S Semsel, January 18, 2007 at 7:15 am #
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So much noise, so little action.
Report thisBy Toby, January 18, 2007 at 7:00 am #
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Non-binding demands with deadline dates, are still non-binding. Leading one to wonder what exactly are they afraid of, being seen as sincere?
Waiting for that rare moment when rhetoric approaches honesty. When the will of the people becomes more important than the perception of a tough stance.
Waiting, waiting, waiting ...
Report thisMeanwhile congress, may the FARCE be with you!
By DennisD, January 17, 2007 at 7:16 pm #
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Unfortunately Congress mass-produces anti-war legislature like Detroit mass-produces cars. No one takes either one seriously any longer.
Report thisBy Quy Tran, January 17, 2007 at 6:46 pm #
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Nobody wants war, only blood-thirsties love it and get rich from it.
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