Sunday, October 7, 2007

Biden Sets Record Straight on Iraq Federalism Amendment; Responds and Corrects Mischaracterizations

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Office of Sen. Joseph Biden

Press Release

October 1, 2007

Washington, DC – Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) issued the following statement today following several mischaracterizations by the U.S. Embassy, Iraq ’s Prime Minister Maliki and others about his Iraq federalism amendment which passed the Senate last week:

"Last week, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the Biden-Brownback amendment to the Defense Authorization bill, which says it should be U.S. policy to support a political settlement in Iraq based upon the principles of federalism. The 75-23 bi-partisan vote, including 26 Republicans, marked the first time this year that the Senate has passed an Iraq-related policy measure. Full Text


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