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Article: REP. SERRANO: IRAQ WAR FISCAL TRADEOFFS MAKE WAR EVEN LESS PALATABLE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 13, 2006
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Rep. Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y. (16th CD), issued the following press release:
Today, Rep. José E. Serrano again called for the pullout of our troops in Iraq to prevent further casualties, and to cut our financial losses in the sands of Iraq. He released numbers showing the fiscal tradeoffs this war has caused our nation to make - citing the public services that could have been provided in the 16th Congressional District if we had not gone into Iraq.
"The numbers speak for themselves," Serrano said. "With the money spent in Iraq, we could have provided so many people here at home with a better life. My congressional district is the poorest in the nation, and the funds spent in Iraq could have ...