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Mr. President, Stimulate the Economy by Ending the War

Statement

Date: Jan. 28, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense Foreign Affairs Economy and Fiscal


Statement: Mr. President, stimulate the economy by ending the war

The President's spokesperson informed us today that the President will have no new ideas in his speech tonight. That's unfortunate. Mr. President: Our country is in grave economic trouble. We have a housing finance meltdown going on while energy costs spiral up and down. Affordable and accessible healthcare is out of reach to almost 50 million Americans with 6 million alone added during this President's tenure. Our educational system has left far too many children behind, while our bridges are literally falling down in America.

Mr. President: our country needs an economic stimulus package that will result in something more than pocket change for most working families.

Mr. President: The best American economic stimulus package you could offer the American public is to end this war in Iraq.

We are currently spending $10 Billion a month in Iraq, more than $2.5 Billion a week.

Taxpayers in Minnesota alone paid $11 Billion for the cost of the Iraq War through 2007. For that amount of money, Minnesota could have provided:

* over 3 million people with Health Care OR
* over 13 million Homes with Renewable Electricity OR
* over 250,000 Public Safety Officers OR
* nearly 175,000 Music and Arts Teachers OR
* over 1.2 million Scholarships for University Students OR
* 1,300 New Elementary Schools OR
* almost 70,000 Affordable Housing Units OR
* over 3.5 million Children with Health Care OR
* over 1.5 million Head Start Places for Children OR
* almost 200,000 Elementary School Teachers OR
* over 130,000 Port Container Inspectors

The President's $150 Billion economic stimulus package represents a little over ONE year in war funding for Iraq.

I would urge the President to work with Congress to bring our brave men and women home from Iraq now - and put hard-working Americans tax dollars to use building American schools, roads, jobs, hospitals and small businesses. That is a message on the state of our union worth giving.


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