[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 171 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H12746]
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                    HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR VETERANS

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, as we listen to the politicized rhetoric 
we are hearing from the other side today, let's keep one thing in mind; 
there is no group that will stand ahead of our Nation's veterans when 
it comes time for this Congress to make Federal funding decisions.
  This Congress, after years and years of underfunding the VA, this 
Congress added $13 billion of increased funding to the Veterans Affairs 
health care system. It's the largest increase in the 77-year history of 
the VA health care system. We are going to send that bill to the 
President, and if he chooses to veto it, we have the opportunity to 
override it. I can guarantee you that the Democrats in this House are 
going to vote to override it.
  Madam Speaker, you tell me who is responsible if the veterans don't 
receive their funding on time.

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