[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  NEW DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS PRODUCING POSITIVE RESULTS FOR ALL AMERICANS

  (Mr. RODRIGUEZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, for the last 4 months, we have taken 
control of the House, and we have headed in the right direction, 
bringing back necessary oversight of this administration and producing 
positive results for the American people, especially as it dealt with 
the special interest groups.
  We got off on a quick start, passing six bills during our first 100 
hours that will make college and prescription drugs more affordable and 
will expand economic opportunities for millions of Americans who have 
not received a pay raise in the last 9 years. Mr. Speaker, I rise today 
to indicate to you that we will continue to do that.
  We also passed the budget for 2007 that should have been done last 
year, striking out all earmarks and adding additional money for our 
veterans, $3.6 billion.
  I am pleased to also announce that we passed a supplemental that 
added additional money for our veterans, an additional $1.8 billion for 
our war veterans. Unfortunately, the President has vetoed this piece of 
legislation.
  We are going to continue to push forward in making sure that we have 
oversight over these committees.

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