WASHINGTON - In a speech on the floor of the U.S. House today, Rep. Tim Mahoney, the Democrat who represents part of the Treasure Coast, asked President Bush to sign the Iraq Accountablility Act passed by Congress last week.
Here's what he said:
"Madame Speaker, on Sunday, in a speech at Miami Dade Community College, the president said to graduating students, "One of the great strengths of America is that the most important issues are decided by the will of the people." Today, on the 4th anniversary of "Mission Accomplished," the president is faced with a choice: either listen to the will of the American people to refocus our strength to win the war on terror by signing the Emergency Supplemental Bill, or continue to send our brave men and women into harm's way to police a religious civil war.
Madame Speaker, today the president will decide if he will veto our bill and in doing so deny critical funding for our troops and for our veterans, his veto will let our troops down by not getting them the rest, equipment and training they need. Madame Speaker, today all Americans need to pray for our president. We need to pray for wisdom. We need to pray that he listens to his advisors, his generals, the Iraqi people, and most importantly, we pray that he will listen to the will of the American people."
Video footage of this speech is available at www.mahoney.house.gov