FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rachel Bauer January 31, 2007 (202) 225-2815 Omnibus CR Includes Funding for Government with Links to Hamas “Until the Palestinian Authority Renounces Terrorism, Giving Them $50 million is a Waste of Taxpayer Dollars” WASHINGTON, DC - Chief Deputy Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) issued the following statement today, in response to the pending Democrat continuing resolution intended for House consideration: “The all-inclusive, one-stop and spend-all Democrat Omnibus Bill will include upwards of $50 million slated to go to the Palestinian Authority. “This CR comes just days after a homicide bombing in Israel which claimed the lives of three innocent Israeli civilians. Both Hamas and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a well known Fatah faction of the Palestinian Authority, have declared responsibility for this attack. “Last election the voters sent a clear message that they expect their tax dollars to be used wisely by Congress. Until the Palestinian Authority renounces terrorism, giving them $50 million is a waste of taxpayer dollars.” ###