[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[House]
[Pages 29780-29781]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS BILL

  (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, almost 5 months ago the House passed the 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill. Eight 
weeks ago it passed the Senate.
  I'm a member of both the Armed Services Committee and the Veterans' 
Affairs Committee; and I, like most Members of Congress, voted for the

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bill. It will provide funding to ensure our veterans receive their 
benefits in a timely fashion and will provide our troops with the 
resources necessary to keep America safe.
  However, the Democrat leadership has failed to get this bill to the 
President's desk despite tremendous bipartisan support. It is sad that 
they are choosing to abuse their leadership position by playing 
politics with the needs of our veterans and our servicemen and women.
  This bill, were it to stand alone, would enjoy overwhelming 
bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate. Yet, the Democrat 
leaders have failed, to this day, to appoint conferees to a conference 
on this bill. Instead, they joined it to a bloated Labor bill. These 
are the kinds of political games that disgust the American people.

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