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“I appreciate the thoughtful and comprehensive approach the President has outlined to establish clear benchmarks for successfully concluding our involvement in Afghanistan. I want our troops to be brought home safely to their families in a sane and swift way. Our attention should never have been diverted from rooting out Al Qaeda and its successor in terror, the Taliban. We have lost valuable time and sadly more precious lives because we have been distracted in the sands of Iraq.

“I am committed to a health care plan that covers every single American, reduces the cost of care, allows people to keep their insurance if they like, and prohibits insurers from discriminating based on pre-existing conditions or onset of a tragic illness. Period. I am willing to do whatever is necessary to construct a plan that accomplishes those central goals. I believe in the public option, but frankly, I do not care what that plan is called or who gets credit as long as it works," said Congressman Cleaver.