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Bordallo to Visit Guam Troops in Iraq

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 16, 2003 – Washington, D.C. – After addressing Congress yesterday in support of the Iraq supplemental, Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo is set to leave to visit the troops in Iraq tomorrow. Bordallo will be joining her colleagues in the House Armed Services Committee on a Congressional Delegation to see first hand the state of affairs in Iraq.

"I am going to Iraq because I am deeply concerned for the welfare of our troops. In Iraq, I will be meeting with our servicemen and women and asking them about their morale and safety and what Congress can do to help. So many of us have friends and family serving in the military, and I will be sure to let them know that the thoughts and prayers of the people of Guam are with them. I will also let them know that I am working hard to enable them to come home to Guam during their R and R," Bordallo said. 

Bordallo is working with a bipartisan coalition in support of H.Res. 387, which seeks to ensure the troops in Iraq are able to return to their home of record during rest and recuperation instead of being stranded in one of four U.S. cities.

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