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Boehner Statement on Troop Funding Bill
Washington
(May 14, 2009)
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on the FY 2010 supplemental appropriations bill to fund troops in Iraq and Afghanistan:
“Our men and women in uniform deserve our support as they defend our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan. This legislation provides that support by ensuring our troops have the resources they need for victory without including politically-motivated restrictions meant to hamstring our commanders in the field. As the legislation moves to the Senate, it should be kept free of unrelated spending or language to undermine our troops so we can get this bill to the President’s desk as quickly as possible.
“I am pleased that $80 million in funding to close the Guantanamo Bay prison was removed from this bill. It deserved to be removed, because the Administration still has not detailed a plan for what to do with the 200-plus terrorists at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Republicans – and an overwhelming majority of the American people – believe they should not be imported into the United States, and that is why we have introduced the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act. The legislation would ensure terrorists held at the Guantanamo Bay prison are not transferred or released into our communities. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the legislation and work for its vote in the House.”
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