Congresswoman Matsui has voted repeatedly to end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home:
 

• March 23, 2007: Voted in favor of H.R. 1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act), which would have required the President to redeploy troops from Iraq.
• May 2, 2007: Voted to over-ride President Bush's veto of H.R. 1591.
• May 10, 2007: Voted in favor of H.R. 2237 (sponsored by Rep. Jim McGovern),   which would have required all military units to redeploy from Iraq within 180 days.
• May 24, 2007: Voted against an amendment to H.R. 2206 (second supplemental spending bill for the Iraq War), which provides $98 billion for war operations without mandating redeployment.
• July 12, 2007: Voted in favor of H.R. 2956 (Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act), which requires a redeployment from Iraq to be completed by April 1, 2008.
• July 25, 2007: Voted in favor of H.R. 2929 (sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee), which bans permanent military bases in Iraq.
• August 2, 2007: Voted in favor of H.R. 3159 (Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act), which mandates minimum rest and rehabilitation times for soldiers deployed to Iraq.
• October 2, 2007: Voted in favor of H.R. 3087(Abercrombie - Tanner Withdrawal Planning Bill) Requires the Defense Secretary to report to congress on the status of troop withdrawal sixty days after the enactment of the measure.
• October 4, 2007: Voted in favor of H.R. 2740 (MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act) Reins in private military contractors in Iraq such as Blackwater and DynCorp, by ensuring that their activities are subject to U.S. law and that their operations are not outside the reach of justice.
• October 8, 2007: Voted in favor of H.R. 400 (War Profiteering Prevention Act) Upgrades the severity of classification and penalties for war profiteering. This bill  also grants jurisdiction to the U.S. federal courts system to hear cases on the  matter.
• November 14, 2007: Voted in favor of H.R. 4156 (Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act), which conditions further war funding on the President beginning to redeploy troops from Iraq within thirty days of enactment.
• December 19, 2007: Voted against the McConnell Amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764), which provides $70 billion in unrestricted war funding for Iraq and Afghanistan.
• May 15, 2008: Voted for an amendment to the supplemental appropriations bill which conditions further war funding on the President beginning to redeploy troops from Iraq within thirty days of enactment.

Congresswoman Matsui has co-sponsored numerous bills to force a change in our Iraq policy: 

• H.R. 353 (sponsored by Rep. Ed Markey): Prohibits the expenditure of any further federal money on the President's so-called "troop surge".
• H.R. 787 (Iraq War De-Escalation Act, sponsored by Rep. Thompson): Requires all combat brigades to leave Iraq by March 31, 2008.  Forces the President to submit a plan to prevent the Iraq conflict from spreading to other Middle Eastern countries.  Conditions further economic assistance on the President's certification that the Iraqi government is making economic progress and reducing sectarian violence.
• H.R. 2929 (sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee): Bans permanent military bases in Iraq.
• H.R. 3071 (Iraqi Redeployment and Regional Security Act, sponsored by Reps. Mike Thompson, George Miller, and John Murtha): Begins immediate redeployment of U.S. troops, to be completed within one year.  Requires the President to create a regional diplomatic plan to limit the Iraqi civil war, prevent the establishment of Al Qaeda safe havens, and avoid the spread of regional conflict.
• H.R. 897 (Iraq & Afghanistan Contractor Sunshine Act) Allows congress to provide oversight for the military contractors working in Iraq and Afghanistan by ensuring congressional access to information about their activities.
• H.R. 3797 (New Diplomatic Offensive for Iraq Act): Requires the President to create and implement a new regional diplomatic plan in conjunction with the United Nations to limit Iraq's civil war, stop the spread of violence into neighboring countries, prevent the establishment of al Qaeda safe havens, forestall ethnic cleansing, and promote national reconciliation within Iraq.
• H.R. 4959 (Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act): Requires the President to consult with Congress before signing any long-term security, economic, or political agreement with the government of Iraq.  Prohibits funding for the implementation of any such agreement unless it has been ratified by the Senate under Article II of the Constitution.
• H.R. 6846 (The Iraq Security Agreement Act of 2008): Requires congressional approval for any bi-lateral United States and Iraqi Security Agreement that would effect the deployment of our troops in the country.

Outside Links and Additional Resources

• GAO Report: Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq
• NIE Report: Prospects for Iraq's Stability
• Washington Post: Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq
• General Petraeus: Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq
• Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker: Prepared Statements
• Iraq Study Group Downloadable Report
• Iraq War Fact Sheet
• Iraq Oversight in the 110th Congress
• Iraq War Reality