Iraq War Watch: House Passes Resolution REBUKING President on Iraq War
CNN (Via Hugh Hewitt): House passes resolution rebuking the president on Iraq
The Democratic-controlled House issued a symbolic rejection of President Bush’s plan to deploy more troops to Iraq on Friday, opening an epic confrontation between Congress and commander in chief over an unpopular war that has taken the lives of more than 3,100 U.S. troops.
The vote on the nonbinding measure was 246-182.
“The stakes in Iraq are too high to recycle proposals that have little prospect for success,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, leader of Democrats who gained power last fall in elections framed by public opposition to the war.
“The passage of this legislation will signal a change in direction in Iraq that will end the fighting and bring our troops home,” she vowed.
Bush’s Republican allies said repeatedly the measure would lead to attempts to cut off funds for the troops. Outnumbered, they turned to Rep. Sam Johnson of Texas to close their case — and the former Vietnam prisoner of war stepped to the microphone as lawmakers in both parties rose to applaud his heroism.
“Now it’s time to stand up for my friends who did not make it home, and for those who fought and died in Iraq already,” he said. “We must not cut funding for our troops. We must stick by them,” he added, snapping off a salute as he completed his remarks to yet another ovation.
And who were the White Flag Republicans?
Representative James T. Walsh
Phone: 202-225-3701
Fax: 202-225-4042
[Email: Rep.james.walsh AT mail.house.gov]
Representative Walter Jones
Phone: 202-225-3415
Fax: 202-225-3286
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Representative Wayne Gilchrest
Phone: 202-225-5311
Fax: 202-225-0254
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Representative Michael Castle
Phone: 202-225-4165
Fax: 202-225-2291
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Representative Richard (Ric) Keller
Phone: 202-225-2176
Fax: 202-225-0999
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Representative Philip Sheridan English
Phone: 202-225-5406
Fax: 202-225-3103
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Representative Ronald Ernest Paul
Phone: 202-225-2831
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Representative Frederick Stephen Upton
Phone: 202-225-3761
Fax: 202-225-4986
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Representative Thomas M. Davis
Phone: 202-225-1492
Fax: 202-225-3071
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Representative Mark Kirk
Phone: 202-225-4835
Fax: 202-225-0837
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Representative Howard Coble
Phone: 202-225-3065
Fax: 202-225-8611
Email: howard.coble AT mail.house.gov
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Representative John J. Duncan Jr.
Phone: 202-225-5435
Fax: 202-225-6440
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Representative James Ramstad
Phone: 202-225-2871
Fax: 202-225-6351
Email: mn03 AT mail.house.gov
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Representative Steven C. LaTOURETTE
Phone: 202-225-5731
Fax: 202-225-3307
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Representative Robert Inglis
Phone: 202-225-6030
Fax: 202-226-1177
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Representative Timothy V. Johnson
Phone: 202-225-2371
Fax: 202-226-0791
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Representative Thomas Petri
Phone: 202-225-2476
Fax: 202-225-2356
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How do you spell GOP Primary challenge?
See above……
And as for the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee………pffft……..
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