[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12640-12641]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




DEMOCRATS WANT TO BETTER CARE FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES BUT FACE RESISTANCE 
                               FROM BUSH

  (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)

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  Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, the new Democratic House has been busy 
passing a wide range of measures to help our Nation's economy grow. 
Unfortunately, we are having a difficult time finding support from the 
White House.
  We began by increasing the minimum wage for the first time in 10 
years. The bill was overwhelmingly supported by this House, and yet 
President Bush has already vetoed it once.
  This House also voted to support the Employee Free Choice Act, which 
helps all Americans share in our Nation's economic growth by supporting 
the basic right of workers to choose their own representative. But the 
President has threatened a veto.
  The Congress also overwhelmingly supported a bill that invests in 
hiring 10,000 new science and math teachers so that we can better 
compete in the new global economy. Unfortunately, the Bush 
administration opposes this legislation in its current form.
  Madam Speaker, the new Congress is passing legislation that will grow 
our economy. Now we just need support from the White House to make it a 
reality.

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