[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           FREEDOM OF SPEECH

  (Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Yesterday, there was a resolution before the House 
which I voted for, and the reason I voted for it was because it stated 
it expresses our appreciation, talking about General Petraeus, for his 
personal sacrifices and those of his family, as well as the sacrifices 
of those who served in the Armed Forces and their families.
  I too had a husband who served in the Armed Forces, and I was a 
family member, and so I supported that. But here is where I have 
trouble. It went on to attack MoveOn.org, saying such unwarranted 
attacks should be strongly condemned by Republicans and Democrats alike 
in the House.
  I, too, would like to improve the tone here in this House. I would 
like to see civility. But they forgot to mention something in that 
resolution. They forgot to condemn the Swift Boating; they forgot to 
condemn the comments against Senator Max Cleland and other veterans who 
served this country honorably as well.
  I wait for a new resolution that condemns behavior on both sides of 
the aisle attacking all veterans from all political persuasions. Until 
then, I support free speech.

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