Kendrick Meek: “We have worked all day, and some Members of Congress, Madam Speaker…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2006

We have worked all day, and some Members of Congress, Madam Speaker, are home enjoying themselves, relaxing, what have you, some are working in their offices right now answering their e-mails or regular mail, that we come to the floor, take away from what some may say is our personal time after we finish our regular business, that we come to the floor to show how we have the will and the desire to put America in a new direction and not only fight for working class folks, but making sure that those that pay their price to this country, which are a number of Americans but especially our veterans, will be treated with dignity and respect.

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Kendrick Meek

Florida

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