[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 173 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H13303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING VETERANS DAY

  (Mr. FARR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor, as many of us have 
today, the Veterans Day this weekend that's coming up.
  Congress has spent a lot of time this week talking about veterans. 
We've talked about how this Congress provided the largest increase in 
the 77-year history of the Veterans Administration. We've debated which 
side cares more about veterans and who's to blame for the delay.
  I think the American people can see who really is holding up the 
latest VA appropriations bill, but I'm here to remind each and every 
Member of Congress that, as you go home this weekend and speak to 
veterans and their families in their district, to honor them, ask 
yourself what have you done to honor your pledge to our veterans and 
their loved ones?
  I hope the President also takes a hard look in the mirror before he 
decides on how he intends to honor veterans on Veterans Day.
  We have to remember that in honoring our country's veterans that you 
cannot honor a veteran without honoring their families. They don't come 
alone. They have parents. They have loved ones. They have children.
  And the bill that takes care of that is the bill that we're voting on 
today, which is the Labor-HHS appropriations bill. In order to support 
veterans, you've got to support their family. Be family friendly, vote 
for the appropriations bill.

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