[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 29778]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND VETERANS

  (Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Madam Speaker, I was a military spouse, and I am the 
proud wife of a veteran now.
  Of course, I support the veterans. I am also on the Armed Services 
Committee, and it is in that capacity that I have had the sad task of 
listening to what the administration has done to our servicemen and 
women and to our veterans.
  We just need to say a name of a couple of hospitals to understand 
that the President has not honored the commitments to our troops. This 
democratically led Congress is honoring commitments. We have passed the 
greatest budget in history for our veterans.
  But we have another problem with the President right now. The 
President wants to give our brave troops only a 3 percent pay increase, 
and the Democrats are leading the fight for 3.5 percent pay increase.
  Why is the President refusing to give our soldiers, who are fighting 
for us, an increase in pay? Only the President and this administration 
can answer that question.
  I want America to know that I am the proud wife of a veteran. I am 
here, along with my colleagues, to fight for veterans, and that's what 
we are doing every day.

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