After the remark became controversial, he explained that he had supported an earlier Democratic measure that would have paid for the $87 billion in war funding by reducing Bush's tax cuts.
”在言论引起争议之后，他解释说，他曾经支持一项民主党先前提出的倡议，通过减少布什减税的额度来支付870亿美元的战争资金。