[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15671]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 DEMOCRATS SET TO APPROVE FOUR APPROPRIATIONS BILLS THIS WEEK THAT SET 
                            RIGHT PRIORITIES

  (Mr. MORAN of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, this week the House should 
approve four appropriations bills that set the right priorities for our 
Nation and do it in a fiscally responsible manner.
  Yesterday, we debated the homeland security bill, and we'll continue 
today, but we should make the public aware that beyond the issues that 
we seem to be distracted by, the main point about the homeland security 
bill is that it strengthens our borders by providing funds for 3,000 
additional border patrol agents. It also prioritizes the need of our 
first responders while doubling the amount of cargo that will be 
screened at our airports.
  Democrats are going to bring a veterans and a military construction 
bill to the floor that includes the largest increase in veterans health 
care funding in the 77-year history of the Veterans Administration.
  We will also be bringing to the floor the Energy and Water and 
Interior appropriations bills. Now the Democrats will address the 
important issue of global warming in those bills. These bills also show 
that, as Democrats, we recognize what a serious problem that is.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to emphasize, these bills were approved in 
committee with strong bipartisan support. They should receive that same 
kind of support here on the House floor.

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