U.S.
Senator Member: Finance, Agriculture, Energy, Ethics and Aging Committees |
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For Immediate
Release February 5, 2007 |
CONTACT: Cody Wertz – Comm.
Director |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – “As the bipartisan Iraq Study Group led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton found, conditions in Iraq have deteriorated, and the United States needs a new plan and a new direction in Iraq. “Today, the United States Senate missed an opportunity to debate the war and its future direction. I am disappointed the Minority party used procedural maneuvers to block public debate on the war in Iraq. “Our men and women serving in uniform and the American public deserve far better. They deserve to know where their Senators stand on the President’s plan.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered the Minority Leader several options:
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