Governor Mitt Romney On The Iraq War Funding Vote
Friday, May 25, 2007
Boston, MA - Today, Governor Mitt Romney issued the following statement on yesterday's Iraq War funding vote in Congress:
"At a time when the men and women of our military fighting terrorism around the globe needed them most, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama cast a vote that singularly defines their lack of leadership and serves as a glaring example of an unrealistic and inexperienced worldview on national security that is regrettably shared by too many of their fellow Capitol Hill Democrats.
"Voting against our troops during a time of war shows the American people that the leaders of the Democrat Party will abandon principle in favor of political positioning.
"Their votes render them undependable in the eyes of the men and women of the United States military and the American people."
Background On The Iraq War Funding Vote:
Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) And Barack Obama (D-IL) Voted Against Providing Funds For Our Troops In Iraq. "Reid, D-Nev., motion to concur in the House amendments to the bill that would appropriate $120 billion in fiscal 2007 emergency spending, including $94.4 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It would establish 18 'benchmarks' for the Iraqi government and require the president to report on progress towards meeting the benchmarks. It would permit, but not require, the president to withhold reconstruction funds if the benchmarks were not met. It would provide $3.1 billion in funding for military base closure expenses, $1.8 billion for veterans medical care, $2.9 billion for hurricane relief, and $3 billion in funding for agriculture disaster relief. It would raise the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour over two years and provide $4.8 billion in small-business tax incentives." (H.R. 2206, CQ Vote # 181: Motion Agreed To 80-14: R 42-3; D 37-10; I 1-1, 5/24/07, Clinton And Obama Voted Nay)
- The Associated Press: "Courting the anti-war constituency, Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama both voted against legislation that pays for the Iraq war but lacks a timeline for troop withdrawal." (Liz Sidoti, "Clinton, Obama Vote 'No' On Iraq Bill," The Associated Press, 5/25/07)
Strong. New. Leadership.
May 25, 2007
Immigration Reform Priorities:
Governor Romney Outlines Three Priorities On Immigration Reform. GOVERNOR ROMNEY: "We're going to have to secure our border first. Two, put in place an employment verification system to make sure we're giving jobs only to those people who come legally. And number three, for the 12 million, we can't allow them to have a special privilege of being able to stay here indefinitely." MIKE GALLAGHER: "Well, I tell you that's music to my ears and to the ears of millions of Americans..." ("Mike Gallagher Show," 5/21/07)
Governor Romney: Border Security Is Number One. GOVERNOR ROMNEY: "The people I speak with as I go to Republican events agree with me that there are three key rules that we have to follow. One is, we have to secure the border. Two is, we have to have an employment verification system to know who's here legally and who's not here legally. That's only fair to the employers to know who is who. And then, finally, for those people that are here illegally today, while it may be fine for them to apply for citizenship and to apply for permanent residency, that they should do so in line with everyone else and they should be given no advantage, no special privilege by having come here illegally." (Fox News' "Your World," 5/24/07)
Watch Governor Romney's Full Remarks Here.
Governor Romney: "I believe it's important to end illegal immigration so we can maintain and encourage legal immigration. Immigration is good for this country; it's helped us over our history. We need immigration to provide some of the skills that we may miss, migrant workers, cultural advantages. It's a great source of vitality for America to have legal immigration, but illegal immigration - that we need to bring an end to." (KCMO's "Morning Show with Chris Stigall," 5/22/07)
Watch Governor Romney's Immigration Ad Here.
Benchmarks In Washington:
Governor Romney: "We're also going to have to do something we talk about on in Iraq. We all talked about benchmarks. Well, how about benchmarks in Washington? Let's lay out what we're going to get done, and instead of just talking about the same old same old, let's streamline and make Washington more efficient." (Fox News Channel, Republican Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/15/07)
Watch Governor Romney's Full Remarks Here.
Governor Romney: There Is A War On Terror:
Governor Romney: "I was shocked to see just a day or two ago, John Edwards - a candidate for President of the United States - say there's not a War on Terror. ... Maybe he needs to explain that to the people in London, to the people in Madrid, to the people in Tanzania, to the people in Saudi Arabia. Explain that to the people in Indonesia, in Bali. Explain that to the people of New York City. Explain that to the people of Lebanon. Explain that to the people in Israel that there's not a War on Terror." (Governor Mitt Romney, Remarks, Jacksonville, FL, 5/24/07)
Listen To Governor Romney's Full Remarks Here.
Double The Size Of Gitmo:
Governor Romney: "You said the person's going to be in Guantanamo. I'm glad they're at Guantanamo. I don't want them on our soil. I want them on Guantanamo ... Some people have said, we ought to close Guantanamo. My view is, we ought to double Guantanamo." (Fox News Channel, Republican Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/15/07)
Watch Governor Romney's Full Remarks Here.
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