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David Obey: “Now that I have the boilerplate out of the way, Madam Speaker, let me simply make a very few observations. Madam…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2007
Now that I have the boilerplate out of the way, Madam Speaker, let me simply make a very few observations. Madam Speaker, it is now "put-up or shut up" time in the House. This is a bipartisan bill. When the bill first passed the House, we had 53 Republicans supporting it, along with every single Democrat, except one. We had every single subcommittee Republican and Democrat vote for the bill as it left committee. When it was marked up, every single amendment offered from the minority side of the aisle was an amendment to increase, not decrease, funds.
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David Obey
Wisconsin
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Discussing the bipartisan support for H.R. 3043 during House floor debate.

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