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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008

Floor Speech

Date: June 28, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending


FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 -- (House of Representatives - June 28, 2007)

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Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of Representative Emanuel's amendment to allocate only the budget of the Senate president to Mr. Cheney. We have known for the Vice President to go to undisclosed locations, but never to an undisclosed branch of government. I turned to my Constitution for some help. It looks to me like article II does include the Vice President in the executive.

The Senate itself seems confused, having subpoenaed Vice President Cheney yesterday for records on the administration's spying program. The other body doesn't seem to appear to embrace Vice President Cheney as one of its own. The Vice President can't have it both ways. This amendment helps him sort it out. We will defund his executive office, leaving him with a vastly reduced budget but giving him what he wants, at least on some undisclosed days.

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