[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 31402]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations 
bill passed by Congress reinvests in our Nation's future in a fiscally 
responsible way, and it is fully paid for with no deficit spending.
  The President vetoed this bill because he apparently believes that a 
better course of action would be to deliver massive cuts in critical 
domestic priorities, such as funding community health centers and 
medical research grants through the National Institutes of Health.
  The Labor-HHS-Education bill vetoed by the President strengthens 
education by training 51,000 more teachers, and helps 173,000 more 
dislocated workers with job training and employment.
  And again, unlike the budget-busting funding bills that were passed 
by previous Congresses and signed by this President, this bill is fully 
paid for and does not add one penny to the Federal deficit.
  Madam Speaker, we must override the President's veto and pass this 
fiscally responsible bill.

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