Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current economic slowdown in the United States…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current economic slowdown in the United States is directly related to the enormous costs of the ongoing occupation of Iraq, consigning the United States to what can only be called the Iraq recession, and for other purposes.

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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 4, 2008

Expresses the the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the current U.S. economic slowdown is directly related to the enormous costs of the ongoing occupation of Iraq; and (2) Congress should move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq as quickly and as safely as practical and refocus its efforts on addressing vital domestic priorities.

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current economic slowdown in the United States is directly related to the enormous costs of the ongoing occupation of Iraq, consigning the United States to what can only be called the Iraq recession, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Mar 4, 2008): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 4, 2008

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No recorded floor vote found.