Pelosi: CRS Report Yet More Evidence That War in Iraq Has Come at Too Great a Cost

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WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on a recent report issued by the non- partisan Congressional Research Service that the war in Iraq is costing $10 billion a month:

"The CRS report is yet more evidence that the war in Iraq has come at too great a cost to the American people, our troops, and their families.

"Think about what $10 billion a month would mean to protecting Americans from ...

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