[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[House]
[Page 34003]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      LET'S DO GOD'S WORK ON EARTH

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, last night I voted with a great majority in 
this House and every one but one Republican on a resolution to 
recognize the benefits and honor of Christmas and the Christian 
religion. I read that resolution and agree that Christianity is a great 
religion, a lot to be learned from it, and the teachings of Jesus are 
wonderful.
  I would ask my colleagues on the Republican side who voted for this, 
the Members of the Senate, and the President to remember those 
teachings and do God's work here on Earth: ``There but for the grace of 
God go I,'' and ``Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.''
  The President is supposed to be vetoing the CHIP bill today which 
would give health care to children. That's not in the spirit of St. 
Nick or, I believe, in the tradition of the Christian religion or the 
Judeo-Christian religions. Nor is it in that same spirit that we would 
take away from people that need help with college education, with 
health care, and with research for diseases, and for responsible fiscal 
policies and for taking care of God's Earth.
  I would ask that we not just pass resolutions in name, but in spirit, 
and we honor the great religions and do God's work on Earth.

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