Jim Himes Condemns Chris Shays’ Support of Torture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Stamford, CT—Businessman and non-profit executive Jim Himes, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District, issued the following statement on Chris Shays’ vote to sustain President Bush’s veto of a bill that would prohibit CIA interrogators from using techniques not approved by the U.S. military:
"I am appalled that the President vetoed a bill that would have simply forced interrogators to abide by the methods approved by our own military. I am equally appalled that Chris Shays and the Republicans in Congress voted to sustain Bush’s veto.
"Chris Shays continues to provide cover for Bush’s torture policy - a policy which has eroded our standing in the world, endangers our own troops in the field, and makes us less safe. That the President and Chris Shays can’t say clearly and loudly that Americans do not torture is inexplicable and outrageous."
"Our country was founded on and draws its strength from noble ideals. We are Americans, and we don’t torture. It’s that simple."
(House Roll Call Vote: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll117.xml)
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