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Kendrick Meek: “You know, Madam Chair, I think it's very, very important for us to understand that the President is vetoing the…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2007
You know, Madam Chair, I think it's very, very important for us to understand that the President is vetoing the legislation because he knows that his Republican colleagues here in the House and the Senate have his back, at least a number to stop us from overriding his veto. And this is something that, Mr. Speaker, we have to put the pressure on those Members. I'm going to put the pressure on in a few minutes when I get an opportunity to really share what I feel about what the President has done today. It wasn't the perfect bill, but it was the bill that was going to provide health care for children.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida
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Discussing the President's veto of health care legislation for children.

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