[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7922-7923]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           DEMOCRATS' MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 110TH CONGRESS

  (Mr. PERLMUTTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, over the last 3 months, this new 
Democratic House has paved the way for a new direction in America.
  During the first 100 hours, we passed legislation increasing the 
minimum wage, giving the Federal Government the ability to negotiate 
cheaper prescription drug prices, making college more affordable by 
cutting interest rates in half on student loans, and fully implementing 
the 9/11 Commission's recommendations.
  We have provided valuable oversight of the Bush administration's 
failings at both the Justice Department and at Walter Reed Hospital. 
Had we not conducted oversight hearings of the horrendous conditions at 
Walter Reed, several incompetent administration officials would still 
be on the job.
  Then, last week, we approved an emergency supplemental spending bill 
that provides critical funding for our

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soldiers and our veterans while holding the Iraqi Government 
accountable for taking control of Iraq.
  And this week, we will pass a budget which is balanced within the 
next 5 years.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people asked for a change and a new 
direction, and this Congress is delivering.

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