Washington—USAction Senior Program Manager Marvin Silver released the following statement on Wednesday, following the Senate's Tuesday night vote on the FY08 omnibus appropriations bill:

"After seven years of upside-down budget priorities and five years of tragic war in Iraq, Congress' support for legislation that holds critical human-needs funding hostage to President Bush’s intransigence on the war is unacceptable.  USAction opposes any new funds for the war without a concrete timetable to bring the troops home.

"USAction and the American people share the hope that members of Congress will begin the final year of President Bush’s administration by standing up to him – and for their constituents – by reversing his upside-down priorities and ending the war in Iraq."

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USAction and our affiliates in 24 states join together to win social, racial and economic justice for all.  We connect issues to elections and policy to politics. We seek to take our democracy back from the corporate elite and the well-heeled special interests that dominate the political process today – because we believe that government has a critical role to play in ensuring liberty and justice for all.  Members of the media who wish to interview USAction Senior Program Manager Marvin Silver should contact Will Matthews at (202) 263-4541.