[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 29782]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   STOP THE POLITICAL GAMES; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR OUR TROOPS AND OUR 
                                VETERANS

  (Mr. MICA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MICA. Madam Speaker and my colleagues, this is the first time I 
have come out for a 1-minute address, and I think it is necessary that 
I also voice my disapproval with what is happening.
  Right now the Congress of the United States is at an 11 percent 
approval rating. And, unfortunately, the actions dealing with our 
veterans and military appropriations measures is going to, I think, 
further erode public confidence in this body.
  Right now in what is going to play out in the next number of hours, 
our military and our veterans, unfortunately, will be held hostage. 
Unfortunately, too, our veterans and our military are going to suffer 
from this, all in an attempt to try to, I guess, embarrass the 
President of the United States. But in turn we will be embarrassing, 
and further eroding confidence in, this House.
  We need to work together to pass in a bipartisan effort the funding 
for our troops and our veterans and stop the political games.

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