[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 168 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H12388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THIS CONGRESS

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to set 
the record straight. This administration has accused Congress of being 
a ``failure,'' and that is simply not true. I think the President has 
this Congress confused with last year's ``Do-Nothing Congress.'' This 
Congress has successfully passed numerous pieces of legislation that 
have been supported by the majority of the American people and the 
President has signed into law.
  We passed, for example, H.R. 1, to implement the 9/11 Commission 
recommendations and to provide greater protection for first responders 
and security for our country. We have raised the minimum wage, improved 
our economic competitiveness, and enacted the College Cost Reduction 
Act. I am particularly proud of this law, which increases funding for 
Federal Pell Grants by more than $11 billion and will make college more 
affordable for low-income students.
  And then of course there is SCHIP. This Congress has bent over 
backwards to address concerns about the legislation, and yet this 
administration continues to oppose health care for our Nation's most 
vulnerable children. I am proud to go home this weekend and tell my 
constituents about what this Congress has done.

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