Madam Speaker. $339 million. And Id like to go through the actual monetary costs of the war in a little bit. But let me just talk about what $339 million would get us and the investments that we could make in America. domestically. in the event that we were not hopelessly mired in this war in Iraq. $339 million would get us 2.060 more Border Patrol agents that could be hired to protect our borders for a year. 18.000 more students could receive Pell Grants to help them attend college for a year with $339 million. 48.000 homeless veterans could be provided with a place to live for a year. 317.000 more children could receive every recommended vaccination for a year. 955.000 families could get help with their energy bills through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance program. thats the LIHEAP program. for a year. Nearly 480.000 women. infants and children could receive nutritional help with the WIC program for a year. 2.6 million Americans without adequate health insurance could have access to medical and dental care at community health centers for a year for $339 million. More than 100 local communities could make improvements to their drinking water with help from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for a year.
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