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Kendrick Meek: Real quick, reclaiming my time, that is a perfect example of what we were talking about. I mean, you weren't drinking…

On the recordOctober 4, 2007
Real quick, reclaiming my time, that is a perfect example of what we were talking about. I mean, you weren't drinking any ``Haterade'' or anything like that. You were just like, wow, I have constituents that would love to get the same health care. Mr. Speaker, that is what I was talking about just 10 minutes ago, kids abroad having opportunities that American kids don't have, and then we have a President to speak passionately about our responsibilities in Iraq and Iraqi children. But, better yet, we have children here in the United States, Mr. Speaker. I can tell you, it is so wrong, the veto that the President carried out. I mean, it is so wrong. I don't know how, Mr. Speaker, to be honest with you, I don't know how Members cannot vote to override the President. Because, Mr. Ryan, you know, and we said several times on this floor, that you have Members now, and you served with them too, Madam Chairman, that are watching us now and reading about the Congress, that was once upon a time, Mr. Speaker, a Member of Congress. They make bad decisions. Republicans, Democrats and independents said, guess what, we are going to send somebody up there that can make good decisions.…
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Discussing the President's veto and the need for Congress to override it.

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