[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21887]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    DEMOCRATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS 
                         CONGRESSIONAL SESSION

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, over the last 7 months, the new Democratic 
Congress has amassed an impressive record of accomplishment, making 
real progress on issues important to the American people.
  Last week, thanks to our efforts, the minimum wage was increased for 
the first time in a decade. We also sent to the President's desk one of 
the most important bills of the new Congress, legislation that will 
make America safer by finally enacting the recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission.
  Last week, the House also passed a farm bill that reforms our 
Nation's farm policy by committing more resources to nutrition and 
conservation programs, while also addressing the needs of our Nation's 
family farmers.
  And our efforts continue this week. Today, we will live up to our 
promise to change the way business is done here in Washington when we 
pass the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. Tomorrow, we will 
strengthen the health care safety net programs essential to our 
children and seniors. And then on Thursday we will pass a comprehensive 
energy bill that reduces our dependence on foreign oil and fights 
global warming.
  Democrats are delivering results and doing it in a new way.

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