Veto Threat on Pork-Filled Supplemental
The big two issues cited by the Administration are pork and the President's power as Commander in Chief to manage the war effort.
Congress needs to send a real bill that doesn't hamper the ability to make progress in Iraq and that isn't loaded with pork to the President soon so that the troops can get the funding they need.
This legislation would substitute the mandates of Congress for the considered judgment of our military commanders. This bill assumes and forces the failure of the new strategy even before American commanders in the field are able to fully implement their plans. Regardless of the success our troops are achieving in the field, this bill would require their withdrawal. In addition, the bill could withhold resources needed to enable Iraqi Security Forces to take over missions currently conducted by American troops....
The war supplemental should remain focused on the needs of the troops and should not be used as a vehicle for added non-emergency spending and policy proposals, especially domestic proposals, that should be fully vetted and considered on their own merits, such as minimum wage, various tax proposals, and changes in contracting policy. This bill adds billions in unrequested spending that is largely unjustified and non-emergency.
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