In an email letter dated June 16, 2008, Rep. Scott wrote, "I am an avid supporter of FUNDING our troops AS LONG AS THERE IS A DEFINED TIMELINE FOR WITHDRAWAL."  In a letter dated July 20, 2007 to the President, Rep. Scott, joined 68 other members of Confress in writint, "Mr. President...We are writing to inform you that we will ONLY SUPPORT APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS for U.S. military operations in Iraq during fiscal year 2008 and beyond FOR THE PROTECTION AND SAFE RE-DEPLOYMENT OF ALL OUR TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ before you leave office."  (Emphasis added). 

Meet Pamela Lichele-Lewis. She is a Navy veteran who served her country in Operation Desert Storm. Pamela lived in the greater New Orleans area and worked as a logistical engineer on naval airplanes before Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.

Katrina’s severe winds removed the entire roof of Pamela’s home, and the subsequent and excessive rain unearthed the foundation of her apartment complex, making it uninhabitable.

Twenty months later, the storm’s aftermath has forced her into homelessness and unemployment.

She spends her nights sleeping on the backseat of her two-door Ford Explorer. She has one blanket and one pillow. And that’s all. Everything she owns rests in the trunk of her truck.