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




               CALLING FOR A CLEAN VETERANS FUNDING BILL

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Madam Speaker, 2 months ago today, our colleagues in the 
other body passed this very important bill designed to provide 
assistance to our veterans. And here we are 2 months later, and there 
is a desperate need to ensure that our Nation's veterans have exactly 
what they deserve.
  Yesterday afternoon I followed the example of our colleague, the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), and his wife, Beverly, who 
regularly go out and visit our wounded troops, and I went out to the 
Walter Reed Army Hospital. I had the opportunity to see a number of 
these courageous men who have sacrificed and have been wounded. And I 
couldn't help but think of it, as I came back and went to the Rules 
Committee last night and saw this attempt being made, which they have 
done, to tie the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill 
to the Veterans bill, as nothing but pure politics which undermine the 
ability for us to get what these brave men and women who have fought on 
behalf of the cause of freedom need.
  This is wrong. We have got to end it right now. Bring a clean bill to 
this floor.

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