[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S9824]
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                            WOUNDED WARRIOR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have not been able to clear the Wounded 
Warrior legislation. It is my understanding the minority is looking at 
that again tonight. Hopefully, we can get it done tomorrow.
  When I come in in the morning, when the Senate convenes, I am going 
to ask consent again to pass that. This is one of the opportunities we 
have to really do something for the troops. The Defense authorization 
bill, the other stuff in it, doesn't become effective until the 
beginning of the fiscal year, October 1, but this, Wounded Warrior, 
becomes effective upon passage and approval, so it would really be good 
if we could do that sooner rather than later. As soon as we complete it 
here, we will be that much closer to being able to get that to the 
President. The House can do it very quickly.
  I was meeting with the Speaker this afternoon. It is amazing what 
they can do in just a short period of time. I went over my list of 
things I wanted to complete for the Senate this next couple of weeks: 
This appropriations bill we are working on now, SCHIP, the conference 
report on ethics, and then the one on 
9/11.
  She had two pages of things they were going to do in the next couple 
of weeks. We can't do that here but she can. That is when you realize 
the difference between the House and the Senate.

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