Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered the following remarks to the Center for National Policy in Washington, D.C., on Friday, September 7, 2007: “No More Blank Checks for Iraq” I want to thank CNP President Tim Roemer for that generous introduction. I also want to thank Tim, and CNP executive director Joy Drucker, for inviting me to join you today. I understand that CNP Chairman Peter Kovler is out of town. Not only is Peter a great chairman, he is also a friend, a University of Chicago graduate, and a member, with me, of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. The...
