Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Representing California’s 47th Congressional District
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 21, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Adrienne Watson 202-309-0825
REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S IRAQ ANNOUNCEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to the President’s announcement that the United States will withdraw nearly all troops from Iraq by the end of this year. Rep. Sanchez voted against authorizing the invasion of Iraq in 2002 and opposed the troop surge in February 2007. She has visited the troops in Iraq numerous times since the beginning of our military operations. Continue reading