President Bush refuses to provide adequate funding for their health care. At a time when more than 17 percent of the troops returning from Iraq suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder. this is the wrong course of action. No one can question the commitment of our troops. especially our green card soldiers like Lance Corporal Francisco Martinez Flores. who was granted posthumous citizenship but could not realize the beauty of our citizenship because he was not granted that before he died. Since 9/11. 25.000 servicemembers have become U.S. citizens. Despite the commitment and sacrifices of thousands of green card soldiers and their families. many in this House are not willing to provide them with support because they lack documentation. Mr. Speaker. amid the doubt and anger I have expressed about the war.
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