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The Global War On Terror Resolution - House Resolution 861 declares that the House of Representatives: (1) honors all those Americans who have taken an active part in the Global War on Terror, whether as first responders protecting the homeland, as servicemembers overseas, as diplomats and intelligence officers, or in other roles; (2) honors the sacrifices of the United States Armed Forces and of partners in the Coalition, and of the Iraqis and Afghans who fight alongside them, especially those who have fallen or been wounded in the struggle, and honors as well the sacrifices of their families and of others who risk their lives to help defend freedom;
(3) declares that it is not in the national security interest of the United States to set an arbitrary date for the withdrawal or redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq;
(4) declares that the United States is committed to the completion of the mission to create a sovereign, free, secure, and united Iraq;
(5) congratulates Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and the Iraqi people on the courage they have shown by participating, in increasing millions, in the elections of 2005 and on the formation of the first government under Iraq's new constitution;
(6) calls upon the nations of the world to promote global peace and security by standing with the United States and other Coalition partners to support the efforts of the Iraqi and Afghan people to live in freedom; and
(7) declares that the United States will prevail in the Global War on Terror, the noble struggle to protect freedom from the terrorist adversary.
According to the Associated Press, Only 42 Democrats voted for the resolution:
ALABAMA - Cramer ARKANSAS - Berry, Ross, and Snyder CALIFORNIA - Berman, Cardoza, and Costa COLORADO - Salazar GEORGIA - Barrow, Bishop, and Marshall HAWAII - Case ILLINOIS - Bean, Costello, and Lipinski IOWA - Boswell KANSAS - Moore KENTUCKY - Chandler LOUISIANA - Melancon MASSACHUSETTS - Lynch MISSISSIPPI - Taylor and Thompson NEW YORK - Higgins and McCarthy NORTH CAROLINA - Etheridge and McIntyre OKLAHOMA - Boren PENNSYLVANIA - Holden SOUTH CAROLINA - Spratt SOUTH DAKOTA - Herseth TENNESSEE - Cooper, Davis, and Gordon TEXAS - Cuellar, Edwards, and Green (Gene) UTAH - Matheson VIRGINIA - Boucher WASHINGTON - Larsen and Smith WISCONSIN - Kind WYOMING - Cubin Only three Republicans voted against the Resolution: IOWA - Leach TENNESSEE - Duncan TEXAS - Paul One voted present: FLORIDA - Boyd (D) Eightteen did not vote: ALABAMA - Bachus (R) CALIFORNIA - Waxman (D) and Lewis (R) ILLINOIS - Evans (D) and Gutierrez (D) INDIANA - Burton (R) IOWA - Nussle (R) MICHIGAN - Dingell (D) and Kilpatrick (D) MISSOURI - Cleaver (D) NEW MEXICO - Wilson (R) NEW YORK - Bishop (D) TEXAS - Carter (R), Sam (R), and Sessions (R) UTAH - Bishop (R) WASHINGTON - Reichert (R) WISCONSIN - Sensenbrenner (R) We seem to be missing five. The Associated Press reports the following tally: Voting Yes - 42 Democrats and 214 Republicans. Voting no - 149 Democrats, 3 Republicans and 1 independent. Not voting - 18 Voting Present- 1 There are 2 vacancies in the 435-member House so the tally should total 433, but we only have 428. Today's House vote comes one day after the Senate voted 93-6 to reject a call to withdraw combat troops by year's end.
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