Explaining Vote for the Emanuel Amendment to H. R. 2829

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EXPLAINING VOTE FOR THE EMANUEL AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2829 -- (Extensions of Remarks - July 13, 2007)

SPEECH OF HON. BRAD SHERMAN
OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2007

* Mr. SHERMAN. Madam Speaker, I wish to clarify for the record my vote on June 28th in support of the Emanuel Amendment to H.R. 2829, the ``Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act''.

* During consideration of H.R. 2829, Rep. Emanuel offered an amendment that would strip funding from the Office of the Vice President.

* I voted in support of this amendment for two reasons. First, I believed that it was important to send a strong rebuke to Vice President Cheney for inappropriately claiming that his office was not in fact a part of the Executive Branch, a claim made as part of a flimsy effort to reject compliance with an executive order relevant to safeguarding classified national security information. Additionally, it was apparent that the amendment did not have the requisite votes needed for successful passage and consequently my vote would not result in the actual denial of funding for operations within the Executive Branch, but my vote would help strengthen the rebuke.

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