Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Supplemental Funding Request for Iraq and Afghanistan

Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Supplemental Funding Request for Iraq and Afghanistan

Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight on President Obama's Fiscal Year 2009 supplemental funding request for Iraq and Afghanistan:

"The first priority of Congress and the President is to protect the American people and to provide our men and women in harm's way with all the resources they need.

"The President has presented a clear plan to end the war in Iraq and to defeat al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

"In the coming weeks, Congress will carefully review the President’s request and will engage in a dialogue with the Administration on appropriate benchmarks to measure the success of our investments."