Four thousand more are expected over the next year. along with 5.000 of their dependents. That means nearly 10.000 former Iraqi soldiers and their families may be coming to a neighborhood near you. A study by the Federation for Immigration Reform estimates that it costs approximately S7.000 per year to support each refugee. Its an outrage that while lust yesterday Congress approved a spending bill for American veterans that cut the Presidents request for VA hospitals by $74 million we stand here today approving up to $70 million to resettle Iraqi exsoldiers. Its an outrage that our Government is even thinking about doing this while some of our veterans have been turned away from VA medical centers.
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