Before the final vote, House Republican minority leader John Boehner made a final appeal to lawmakers to vote against the measure, asserting it would embolden al-Qaida in Iraq, and terrorists around the world.

• 在星期四的最后投票前，共和党众议院少数派领导人J最后呼吁立法者投票反对这议案，强调说这将使伊基地组织和恐怖主义者更加猖狂。