How much longer can the elected representatives of the American people in this Congress allow the President to rack up over a billion dollars a week in new debts This war is draining, by one estimate, 5.6 billion every month from our economy, funds that might be used to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina recover, or to help address the skyrocketing health care costs facing businesses and families, or to help pay down the enormous debt this government has already piled up.
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