[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15861]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                       LET THE GAMESMANSHIP STOP

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, we have had a wonderful, vigorous and 
robust debate on the floor of this House for the past couple of days. 
It has dealt with earmarks and transparency in those earmarks.
  I think it is noteworthy that the American people have spoken out, 
and I thank them for the support that they have shown us and their 
participation with us in this debate. And I thank them for their 
awareness of the fact that this is the people's House, that how we 
spend their tax money is very important. They deserve to know how we're 
going to spend that on the front end before we vote, and they do expect 
the reforms that we initiated last year on earmarks to be enacted this 
year.
  They also were asking, Where's the fence? They are aware that there 
is gamesmanship that is taking place. So, to my colleagues on the other 
side of the aisle, I say, Let the gamesmanship stop. Let's be focused 
on addressing the security of this Nation. Let's be respectful of one 
another in word and deed.

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