[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11997]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                     WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES

  (Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, one of my favorite 
scriptures is, ``Let the work I have done speak for me.'' Mr. Speaker, 
what a difference a week makes. Last week seven House Republicans 
joined Democrats in supporting an increase in the minimum wage. 
Yesterday, when the measure came up in another appropriation bill, they 
certainly changed their minds and joined the rest of the Republicans in 
ignoring the needs of 7 million hardworking minimum-wage workers, which 
begs the question: What exactly happened over the last 7 days to make 
those seven Republicans change their minds?
  They certainly didn't spend any time with minimum-wage workers, 
otherwise they would have heard how the workers can barely make ends 
meet, considering that those who work have to work an entire 8-hour 
shift just to fill up their gas tank, if they are lucky enough to have 
a car. In the wealthiest country in the world, this is not acceptable.
  Mr. Speaker, House Democrats want to expand economic opportunities 
for 7 million Americans. Let the work we do make a difference for the 
working men and women in this country.

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