[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22438]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               EXPRESSING SYMPATHY FOR MINNESOTA TRAGEDY

  (Mr. AL GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the people of Minnesota and, 
indeed, the people of this country have suffered a great tragedy. And I 
think this is one of the few times when I can say that I speak for all 
of the Members of the House when I say that our sympathies and our 
desire to be of assistance is with them. We want them to know that they 
are not alone in this moment of tragedy.
  I also want to say this, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday, the House voted 225-
204 to provide a health care safety net for the children in this 
country. This will help the children in the State of Texas, where I 
happen to represent the Ninth Congressional District, and we have the 
largest portion of uninsured children in the entire Nation.
  This is the safety net that children need. Children don't decide 
where they're born and to what families they come. Children need health 
care. This will help Texas to do what it should have done when it lost 
$830 million to other States because it didn't spend CHIP funds.
  Mr. Speaker, I'm grateful to the Members who voted to help children, 
11 million in this country who are uninsured. I thank each of you. And 
our sympathies are with the people of Minnesota.

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