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26 House Democrats Call for Bush to Fire Rumsfeld

HeadlineNov 11, 2003

On Capitol Hill, a group of 26 members of Congress introduced a resolution Monday urging President Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. One of the bill sponsors, Congressman Charles Rangel of New York said “the first step to bringing our troops home is to send Donald Rumsfeld home.”

In addition to Rangel the sponsors are: Jan Schakowsky (IL), Barbara Lee (CA), Lynn Woolsey (CA), Major Owens (NY), Julia Carson (IN), William Clay (MO), Raul Grijalva (AZ), Fortney Pete Stark (CA), Frank Pallone (NJ), Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX), Bennie Thompson (MS), George Miller (CA), Danny Davis (IL), Hilda Solis (CA), Lloyd Doggett (TX), Sherrod Brown (OH), Jerrold Nadler (NY), Maxine Waters (CA), Gregory Meeks (NY), Jim McDermott (WA), Diane Watson (CA), Barney Frank (MA), Dennis Kucinich (OH), Marcy Kaptur (OH), Luis Gutierrez (IL).

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