John Ellis (Fianna Fail)

With other Senators, I would like to be associated with the vote of congratulations to Senator Obama. I hope that when he takes over the reins of power in January he will ensure that, rather than spending money on war, America will spend money on alleviating hardship throughout the world. The amount of money that has been spent by the US in the past eight years on war and war-related activity cannot be condoned in any society and that issue must be examined by Senator Obama as soon as he takes office.