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Emergency: House Vote Today On McGovern Amendment To Withdraw From Iraq

In a late night development, the House Democratic leadership decided that Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) will offer a slight variation of his bill HR 746 to mandate the withdrawal of most American forces from Iraq. The sequence of votes will be:

1. Vote NO on the rule on the Supplemental Appropriations bill to pay for the wars

2. Vote YES on McGovern amendment

3. Vote on NO on Drier motion to recommit the Supplemental Appropriations bill to pay for the wars

4. Vote NO unless McGovern passed on final passage of Supplemental Appropriations bill

5. Vote YES on Supplemental Appropriations bill to fund agricultural programs

TELL CONGRESS

Capitol Hill Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
McGovern's Proposal will be like his bill, except that

* the word "withdrawal" is replaced with redeployment throughout the bill;

* it would go into effect "90 days after enactment" instead of the 30 days in the original bill;

* it would withdraw all US troops except for troops engaged in limited operations against al-Qaeda and foreign terrorists, and for training Iraqi troops (this is the sentence from the House-passed supplemental in April); and

* in addition to clarifying that economic and social reconstruction aid for Iraq continues, it adds the word "diplomatic" as well, so that funding for our embassy personnel is not cut off.

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And while you’re calling, please ask your Congress member to co-sponsor H.Res. 333, Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Cheney. The bill, drafted by Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), bases impeachment on Cheney’s manipulation of intelligence to launch the Iraq invasion and on his threats of aggressive action against Iran. The bill is now co-sponsored by William. Lacy Clay (D-MO) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL).

We need co-sponsors for this bill impeaching Cheney first! Email your Congress member, or call them at 202-224-3121.
http://www.impeachcheney.org
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THANKS to True Majority, PDA, and Peace Action!

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