[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22437]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           110TH CONGRESS DELIVERS CHANGE AND A NEW DIRECTION

  (Mr. KAGEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KAGEN. Mr. Speaker, last November, people in Wisconsin and all 
across America asked for a positive change and a new direction, and the 
Democratically led 110th Congress has delivered.
  We have been working hard to build a better nation by forcing 
Congress to be fiscally responsible, by increasing the minimum wage, 
and enhancing our security with the enactment of the 9/11 Commission 
recommendations.
  We've cut costs for higher education. We've increased veterans' 
benefits, and in Wisconsin, we saved SeniorCare, the best prescription 
drug plan in America. And yesterday, we passed legislation to guarantee 
access to health care for our elders and for those among us who need it 
most, our children.
  And next, forward-thinking Democrats will guide us towards energy 
independence and confront global climate change. There is hope again 
all across America. We are headed in a positive and fiscally 
responsible direction.

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