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




         LET THE PEOPLE'S VOICE BE HEARD IN THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE

  (Mr. SARBANES asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, let the people's voice be heard in the 
people's House. That voice comes to us every day in letters and e-mails 
and phone calls from Americans all over this country.
  In their stories, millions of Americans are telling us, millions of 
families with children are telling us that they're struggling to make 
ends meet every day. And that is why it is incomprehensible that in the 
richest Nation on Earth, in the year 2007, this President would even 
threaten to veto the Children's Health Insurance Program, which 
guarantees health care coverage for America's children.
  Mr. Speaker, it only takes 1 minute to convey the hopes and dreams of 
the American people. They don't want the moon. They don't want the 
stars. They want a decent life, a healthy life, a life with dignity, 
and a future for their children. We're trying to make that happen here. 
We ask the President to do the same.

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