[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15452]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                DEMOCRATIC HOUSE AND PRESIDENTIAL VETOES

  (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, the Democratic House listened to the 
American people and has begun moving our Nation in a new direction by 
passing more than 45 key measures over the last 5 months, most with 
bipartisan support.
  Unfortunately, the President has been a stubborn opponent of progress 
for the American people. He has threatened to veto much of the House's 
work this year. This House voted to implement the unfulfilled 
recommendations of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission, but the Bush 
administration opposes the bill in its current form.
  This House overwhelmingly supported a 3.5 percent pay increase for 
our troops who are serving in combat, but the President has threatened 
a veto saying a 3 percent pay raise would be sufficient.
  We passed strong price-gouging legislation that sets tough criminal 
penalties for wholesalers and retailers who attempt to gouge the 
public. The President's response? Another veto threat.
  More often than not, the President is obstructing our efforts to move 
this Nation in a new direction.

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