[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1743]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   100-HOUR AGENDA IS A GREAT SUCCESS

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, during the Democrats' 100-hour agenda, the 
House overwhelmingly passed six bills that are going to make a real 
impact on the lives of everyday Americans. We have done what we said we 
are going to do and what the American people wanted to us do, and most 
important, we did it in a strong bipartisan fashion.
  Sixty-eight Republicans joined us in implementing the 9/11 Commission 
recommendations; 82 Republicans joined us in raising the minimum wage 
for the first time in 10 years; and 124 Republicans joined us in 
cutting in half the interest rates on student loans. These bills 
received strong bipartisan support because they are important to the 
American people.
  Mr. Speaker, I am hopeful that as we move forward we can continue to 
move legislation that can garner the support of both Republicans and 
Democrats in this House so that we can continue to make the lives of 
the American people better.

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