[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 954]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            WORKING TOGETHER

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, tonight we expect to hear President Bush's 
last State of the Union address to this Congress. I hope that the 
recent days working together with this Congress on a bipartisan 
economic stimulus package can be a good model for the rest of this year 
and the rest of this President's term.
  We want to extend a hand to work with him when we can, and this is a 
good example of how we can do it. But if we see continued roadblocks to 
progress in this country, we must work to break those roadblocks down 
and continue to work restoring fiscal responsibility in our government, 
changing course in Iraq, preparing to address global climate change, 
addressing the military readiness crisis in this country, and restoring 
America's moral leadership in the world.
  I believe we can and we must continue to work together for the great 
needs of this country. I hope we can continue to do that for the rest 
of this session.

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