PRESS RELEASE: RASOUL CRITICAL OF WAR SPENDING BILL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SAM RASOUL CONDEMNS FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY OF INCREASED WAR SPENDING; PRAISES EXPANSION OF GI BILL

MEDIA CONTACT- Ally McIntosh

ally@samrasoul.us

877.726.2008

Roanoke, VA - Sam Rasoul, the Democratic nominee for the 6th Congressional District, is condemning the recent passage of a bill providing additional spending for the Iraq War and Afghanistan operations.
This bill will bring the total expenditures in Iraq to $650 billion and $200 billion in Afghanistan."Additional funding for the war is simply wasteful spending," Rasoul stated. "Unsound fiscal decisions are causing our country to go further into debt and American taxpayers will feel the burden far into the future. We should instead place priority on ensuring all Americans have health care and lowering energy costs."
Rasoul believes that we should invest more in domestic initiatives which will address issues at home that will benefit all citizens.
This bill also includes an expansion of the GI Bill which will provide veterans with additional educational grants. Another component of the bill is the appropriation of funds for flood relief in the Midwest.
"While I am unsatisfied with the war spending portion of the bill, I commend Congress for keeping its promises to our veterans and providing Americans with necessary relief after environmental devastation," Rasoul said. "This is another example of our government in Washington refusing to completely solve a problem. Overall this bill has noble intentions, but the end result is pure fiscal irresponsibility."

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