"The families gathered here understand that our troops want to finish the job": George W. Bushit

Bush pressures Democrats to send him Iraq war funding bill with no timelines for bringing soldiers home. Sen. Kennedy reacts.

WASHINGTON--President Bush on Monday continues to pressure Democrats to send him an Iraq war funding bill with no strings attached. Democrats are mounting their own drive to force Bush to accept timelines for bringing the troops home in legislation to provide more funding for the war.

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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For Immediate Release April 16, 2007

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

ON THE IRAQ WAR SUPPLEMENTAL

The East Room

11:00 A.M. EDT

Excerpt

The families gathered here understand that our troops want to finish the job.