[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 22985-22986]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       DEMOCRATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  (Mrs. JONES of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Good Saturday morning. Here we are in the House, 
and I'm proud to be part of that great Democrat majority in the House 
of Representatives, and already this year we have passed major 
bipartisan legislation and won real victories on behalf of the American 
people.
  For example, just last week, many American families received their 
first

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pay raise in a decade when the minimum wage increase passed earlier 
this year. Our Democratic majority also passed strong legislation last 
week to implement the 9/11 Commission's recommendations and make sure 
that America is protected from the threat of terrorism.
  And this week, the House sent a sweeping lobby and ethics reform 
measure to the President. This landmark legislation provides the 
toughest ethics reform in a generation. It will go a long way towards 
returning this House to its rightful owners, the American people, not 
special interests.
  Mr. Speaker, Democrats have worked very hard to make real progress on 
issues that are important to American families, and we're proud to be 
the Democratic majority.

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