Congressman Andre Carson (IN-7) to Deliver Democratic Radio Address

Congressman Andre Carson (IN-7) to Deliver Democratic Radio Address

WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was issued today by the Office of the Speaker of the House:

Congressman Andre Carson (IN-7) will deliver the Democratic Radio Address tomorrow. In his address, Congressman Carson will discuss the Iraq war and the strain it is having on the U.S. economy. He will also address how the New Direction Congress will continue to work for change.

   WHO: Congressman Andre Carson (IN-7)    WHAT: Weekly Democratic Radio Address    WHEN: Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 11:06 a.m. (EST)   

WHERE: Major radio networks, including AP, ABC, NPR, CBS Radio, CNN Radio, Fox News Radio, C-SPAN, Armed Forces Radio Network, American Urban Radio Network, Voice of America Radio Network, BBC Radio, CBC Radio, and Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Below are unembargoed excerpts for immediate release:

"Five years ago this week, President Bush stood on the deck of an aircraft carrier and proclaimed "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq.

"The President was wrong. The mission was not accomplished then and has still not been accomplished five years later.

"And all the while President Bush has invested in the battlefront, he has consistently ignored the home front. American tax dollars are supporting the construction of new roads in Iraq while the potholes in my hometown of Indianapolis are only getting bigger.

"If we took even a fraction of the billions of dollars we spend in Iraq and used them here at home, we could make real progress and help get our nation out of our economic slump.

"Democrats will not be deterred and we will work to reverse the President's policies and bring about real change. In the coming weeks, we will continue to work to revive the economy.

"Democrats have a mission: strengthen the economy, invest in America, bring our troops home. And we will not quit until that mission is truly accomplished."

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Source: Office of the Speaker of the House

CONTACT: Brendan Daly of Office of the Speaker of the House,
+1-202-226-7616; or Micah Ragland of the Office of Congressman Carson,
+1-202-302-2877

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