Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after House and Senate Democratic leaders announced a compromise on the troop funding bill:
“The so-called compromise that House and Senate Democrats have agreed on is nothing more than an ill-conceived proposal that sends a negative message to our brave troops on the frontlines. By requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops to begin by October 1st at the latest, and setting a goal of next April 1st for a complete pullout, we are compromising the security of our troops and Americans here at home. President Bush said that he would veto this legislation. Failure has never been in the vocabulary of an American warrior, and we should not start using it now. A plan for funding the Global War on Terror is time-sensitive, as our troops on the ground need resources. I urge my colleagues to finalize a proposal that meets their needs.”
