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Bordallo Supports Iraq Supplemental

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 15, 2003 – Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo addressed Congress today in support of the Iraq Supplemental.  Drawing on Guam's own experiences following Liberation, Bordallo addressed reconstruction in Iraq:

"The people of Guam know how hard it is to recover from liberation.  Hagåtña, the capital of Guam was destroyed during World War II and has yet to fully recover.  From this experience I can tell you that reconstruction is the hardest of tasks and every bit of assistance helps.  If we do not follow through on our commitment to reconstruct Iraq we will have won the battle but lost the war.  So I rise today in support of the Iraq Supplemental with sympathy for the people of Iraq whose liberation has left their country in chaos."

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Contact: Neil Weare in Washington, D.C., at (202) 225-1188 or Joaquin Perez in Guam at (671) 477-4272.