[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 31684]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            PRESIDENT ``NO''

  (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, this Democratic Congress was elected to 
take our Nation in a new direction. We have worked to make meaningful 
changes for American families by passing fiscally responsible 
appropriations bills that fund priorities here at home, priorities 
neglected by the President and the previous Congresses. But every step 
of the way, President Bush has stood as a roadblock to the progress 
Americans demanded.
  For example, House Democrats worked in a bipartisan way to pass 
legislation authorizing the popular Children's Health Insurance 
Program, but the President used his veto pen to say ``no'' to providing 
health care to 10 million children. We passed the vital infrastructure 
bill, known as WRDA, which authorizes critical projects to protect 
communities across the country from natural disasters. The President 
again said ``no.'' But, fortunately, our Republican colleagues joined 
us in overriding the veto.
  Mr. Speaker, now President ``No'' has vetoed yet another important 
bill that invests in labor, health, and education priorities for our 
country. It is again time for House Republicans to stand with us in 
supporting this bipartisan legislation opposing yet another veto.

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