It's been 54 days since the President requested funding for the troops and 23 days since the Administration said the President would veto an emergency bill that handcuffs our commanders on the ground in Iraq. Democrats in Congress have spent this time debating pork-filled legislation they know will never become law. Now that they have left town without finishing their work, they are saying the military can theoretically continue fighting the war on terror as long as it makes sacrifices that adversely impact training and readiness. By leaving town before passing an emergency funding bill, Democrats in Congress are denying our troops on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq what their commanders say they need by mid-April and asking the military to start making painful and unacceptable cuts so that they can make a political statement.