[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 171 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H12745]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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   PRESIDENT ATTEMPTS TO USE VETO PEN AS DISTRACTION FROM HIS FISCAL 
                             MISMANAGEMENT

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WATSON. Madam Speaker, last week President Bush tried to label 
this new Democratic Congress a ``do-nothing'' Congress. Is he serious? 
Or did he simply forget that he signed bills into law that were written 
and passed by this Congress that increased the minimum wage, made 
college more affordable for millions of children, and made our Nation 
safer by fully instituting the nonpartisan 9/11 Commission 
recommendations?
  The President is also ignoring the fact that he's vetoed legislation 
that had strong bipartisan support. We sent him a bill that would 
insure 10 million children to have quality health care, but he vetoed 
it.
  We sent him another bill that would have allowed for Federal funding 
of stem cell research so that we can discover cures for diseases like 
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's; but, again, the President vetoed it.
  We also overwhelmingly approved a bill that protects our communities 
by building and repairing critical flood walls and levies; but, again, 
last week, the President said no.
  This Congress is proud of its accomplishments, but there would be 
more if the President stopped saying no to progress. Fortunately, today 
we will override his veto of the water resources bill.

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