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AND WORK FOR. AND BE ASSURED OF YOUR PROVIDENTIAL CARE IN THEIR LIVES AND FOR THIS NATION. AMEN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR HAS EXAMINED THE JOURNAL...
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| 00:00:51 |
Bereuter, Douglas "Doug" K. - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DIAZ-BALART: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 00:01:19 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
VERY PRIVILEGED THAT HE LIVES AND WORKS WITH US. FATHER GREER HAS BEEN
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| 00:01:23 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
A TEACHER OF THEOLOGY. HE POSSESSES EXTRAORDINARY ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS WITH DEGREES IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING,...
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| 00:03:38 |
MR. PITTS, -
TRYING TO BE A PLAYER ON THE WORLD STAGE, IT ADOPTED A UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION
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| 00:03:43 |
Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
LAW SUPPOSEDLY GIVING BELGIAN COURTS JURISDICTION OVER WAR CRIMES COMMITTED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD DID THE RIGHT THING...
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| 00:05:03 |
MRS. MALONEY, -
INSTITUTIONS TO RELIEVE THE DEBT OWED THEM BY IRAQ. THIS LEGISLATION ALSO
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| 00:05:08 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
INCLUDES A SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT FRANCE AND RUSSIA AND ALL OTHER CREDITORS SHOULD RELIEVE THE DEBTS OWED BY IRAQ. WHILE ESTIMATES OF IRAQ'S DEBT RANGE...
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| 00:06:30 |
MR. BEREUTER, -
WHICH SEEKS SOLUTIONS WITHIN THE
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| 00:06:35 |
Bereuter, Douglas "Doug" K. - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
RELATIONSHIP. THIS IS CRITICAL TO GLOBAL PEACE AND STABILITY. THROUGH THE DIFFICULT DEBATE OVER IRAQ, IT PRESENTED YET ANOTHER CHALLENGE TO THE RELATIONSHIP...
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| 00:07:54 |
MS. SOLIS, -
PART B DEDUCTIBLE AT A RATE OF EIGHT TIMES HIGHER THAN
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| 00:07:58 |
Solis, Hilda L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY COST OF LIVING INCREASE, WHICH WAS JUST 1.5%. PERHAPS THEY AREN'T HEARING THE SAME MESSAGE THAT I HEAR WHEN I GO HOME AND...
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| 00:09:12 |
MR. WILSON, -
THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM WHEN HE WAS KILLED DURING AN AMBUSH ON HIS CONVOY SOUTH OF BAGHDAD ON
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| 00:09:18 |
Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
SUNDAY. HE WAS BORN IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND LIVED IN ALLENDALE COUNTY. HE JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL...
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| 00:10:28 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OBTAINED OR DEVELOPED BY IRAQ PRECEDING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. I HAVE INTRODUCED THIS
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| 00:10:33 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AMENDMENT TO OBTAIN THE VICE PRESIDENT'S RECORDS IN RESPONSE TO A JUNE 5 ARTICLE IN "THE WASHINGTON POST" WHICH REPORTED THAT THE VICE PRESIDENT MADE...
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| 00:11:56 |
MR. PENCE, -
DAUGHTER, CHARLOTTE, $7 TRILLION AND DEMOCRATS ARE HOLDING UP TOMBSTONES TO SAY MEDICARE IS BEING PHASED
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| 00:12:02 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
OUT. IT IS ASTONISHING TO A CONSERVATIVE LIKE ME. TODAY, MR. SPEAKER, I INFORMED OUR LEADERSHIP THAT I CANNOT SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A NEW FEDERAL...
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| 00:13:13 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
DESIGNED TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE PROFITS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY AND THE PRIVATE
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| 00:13:18 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
INSURANCE INDUSTRY. YES, SENIORS WILL BE PUSHED INTO A CONFUSING MAZE OF P.P.O., H.M.O., DISCOUNT CARDS, PRIVATE INSURANCE PLANS, NO LIMIT ON PREMIUMS,...
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| 00:14:32 |
Burns, Max - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
REFORM LEGISLATION WILL MOVE US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND I'M ENCOURAGED BY THE PROSPECTS OF SHIFTING MEDICARE FROM A SYSTEM THAT MANAGES SENIORS...
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| 00:15:26 |
Emanuel, Rahm - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
FORCES TO REDUCE PRICES, ALLOW GENERICS TO COME TO MARKET TO COMPETE AGAINST NAME BRAND DRUGS WHICH WOULD SAVE $60 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. ANOTHER...
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| 00:17:04 |
Smith, Nick - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
WAS WHEN WE AMENDED THE SOCIAL SECURITY BILL IN 196 A 5 TO ADD -- IN 1965 TO ADD MEDICARE. WE ESTIMATED AT THAT TIME THAT THE COST OF MEDICARE BY 2003...
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| 00:18:33 |
Etheridge, Bob - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
FACT IS THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS SHORTCHANGING OUR SCHOOLS NEARLY $20 BILLION UNDER NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. WHILE OUR SCHOOLS STRUGGLE TO MEET TOUGH...
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| 00:19:58 |
Stearns, Clifford "Cliff" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
HAVE NO DRUG COVERAGE AT ALL, AND THAT'S ABOUT 900,000 AMERICAN SENIORS. OUR SENIORS SHOULD HAVE CHOICES SO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE CAN COMPETE FOR THEIR...
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| 00:21:12 |
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
RELATIONS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA UNTIL TODAY. ARMED FORCES FROM OVER 20 COUNTRIES CAME TOGETHER TO FIGHT IN WHAT IS OFTEN CALLED THE FORGOTTEN WAR....
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| 00:22:35 |
MR. KINGSTON, -
TO BE WORKING ON THE INTELLIGENCE BILL, PROBABLY VOTING ON IT LATER THIS WEEK, AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM A LOT OF THE LEFT IN THIS CHAMBER THAT WE...
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| 00:22:48 |
MR. KINGSTON, -
AND SOMEHOW THE PRESIDENT IS AT FAULT. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES WHAT
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| 00:22:54 |
Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
SOME OF THEIR DEMOCRAT MEMBERS IN THE OTHER BODY SAID. HERE IS A MEMBER FROM INDIANA. OCTOBER 3, 2002. QUOTE, SADDAM HUSSEIN POSSESSES CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL...
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| 00:24:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUTSOURCE, PRIVATIZE, DISMOUNT, TURN BACK THE CLOCK. ALL BUZZWORDS WHICH CHARACTERIZE THE THOUGHT AND ACTIONS OF MANY OF OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES. ...
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| 00:24:46 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN. YES, WE NEED A PLAN, BUT WE DON'T NEED ONE THAT DISMANTLES MEDICARE. WE DON'T NEED ONE THAT TURNS BACK THE CLOCK. WE DON'T NEED...
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| 00:25:41 |
Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
SIMPLE LOGISTICS. THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THE 12 MILLION CHILDREN. HE WAS REFERRING TO HOW BUSY THE REPUBLICANS ARE, STEAM ROLLING THROUGH...
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| 00:28:00 |
MR. SOUDER, -
LINCOLN'S MOMENTOUS LEGACY BY EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON HIS UNEQUALED CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR GREAT
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| 00:28:06 |
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
NATION. . IT CAN BE A TIME AND AN EXAMPLE FOR UNIFYING AMERICA, INCREASINGLY DIVERSE WITH MANY DIFFERENT POPULATIONS, ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING...
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| 00:29:51 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
SEE SITUATIONS AND THEN MOVE ON THEM, AND SO I AM PLEASED TO JOIN WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM INDIANA IN CONSIDERATION OF SENATE BILL 858, A BILL TO EXTEND...
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| 00:31:50 |
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
INDIANA FOR HIS COMMENTS. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE SENATE BILL 858, A BILL TO CONTINUE THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION....
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| 00:32:08 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
TO THANK SENATOR DURBIN FOR GETTING THIS THROUGH THE UNITED STATES SENATE, AND I WANT TO THANK THE MAJORITY LEADER'S OFFICE FOR SCHEDULING THIS FOR...
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| 00:35:25 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON. MR. JACKSON: LET ME BEGIN BY THANKING THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS FOR THAT VERY KIND AND GENEROUS AND VERY THOUGHTFUL...
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| 00:35:47 |
Jackson, Jesse Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THIS LEGISLATION AND THE APPROPRIATE WAYS THAT A COMMISSION MIGHT STUDY THE WAYS IN WHICH THIS NATION MIGHT HONOR I BELIEVE OUR MOST REVERED PRESIDENT....
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| 00:38:34 |
MR. SOUDER, -
BY THE GIFTED WRITER GARY WELLS, HE POINTS OUT
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| 00:38:38 |
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
AN EXTRAORDINARY POINT THAT CONGRESSMAN JACKSON JUST REFERENCED, AND THAT IS THAT THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE BIGGEST ISSUES OF THE...
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| 00:43:24 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THIS OBVIOUSLY WHETTED MY APPETITE. I BECAME AN ABRAHAM LINCOLN GUY WHO READ EVERYTHING I COULD GET MY HANDS ON ABOUT LINCOLN. IT'S OBVIOUS FROM ALL...
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| 00:45:15 |
MR. SOUDER, -
ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS MOTION WILL BE POSTPONED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. >> MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO...
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| 00:45:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LELAND HUNGER
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| 00:45:50 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FELLOWSHIPS BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR....
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| 00:45:59 |
THE CLERK, -
FROM TEXAS, MR. STENHOLM, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. MR. GOODLATTE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR....
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| 00:46:27 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
THE CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER FELLOWS PROGRAM AS A PART OF THE FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. THIS PROVISION WAS INCLUDED IN BOTH THE...
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| 00:48:31 |
MR. STENHOLM, -
LEGISLATION IS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT FUNDS ALREADY APPROPRIATED TO PROVIDE HUNGER FELLOWSHIPS BY FISCAL
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| 00:48:36 |
Stenholm, Charles W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
YEAR 2003 ARE ABLE TO BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IN ADDITION, IT WILL ENSURE THAT FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE IN FISCAL YEAR 2004 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THESE...
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| 00:51:21 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
CONSUME. MRS. EMERSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK BOB GOODLATTE FOR THE GRACIOUSNESS WHICH HE HAS SHOWN, AS WELL AS CHARLIE...
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| 00:51:43 |
Emerson, Jo Ann - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
DO. I ALSO WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN HYDE BECAUSE THIS BILL ALSO HAS A -- GOES THROUGH I.R., AND I WANT TO THANK KEVIN CRAMP AND LYNN GALLAGHER FROM...
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| 00:55:08 |
MR. STENHOLM, -
THE COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, FOR BRINGING THIS BILL SO QUICKLY TO THE HOUSE FLOOR FOR CONSIDERATION. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
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| 00:55:15 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
H.R. 2474 AUTHORIZING THE BILL EMERSON AND MICKEY LELAND HUNGER FELLOWSHIPS AND URGE ITS SWIFT PASSAGE BY THIS HOUSE. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LEADERSHIP...
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| 01:00:12 |
MR. STENHOLM, -
MR. GOODLATTE: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE...
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| 01:00:33 |
MR. GOODLATTE, -
FROM VIRGINIA. MR. GOODLATTE: ON THAT I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF...
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| 01:00:54 |
MR. GOODLATTE, -
ON THIS MOTION WILL BE POSTPONED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. MR. GOODLATTE: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE...
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| 01:01:18 |
MR. GOODLATTE, -
RESOLUTION H.J.RES. 49. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 64, HOUSE...
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| 01:01:35 |
MR. GOODLATTE, -
ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. GOODLATTE, AND THE GENTLEMAN
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| 01:01:44 |
THE CLERK, -
FROM TEXAS, MR. STENHOLM, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. MR. GOODLATTE: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF...
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| 01:02:12 |
MR. GOODLATTE, -
AGRICULTURAL SERVICE WAS ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND MARKETS
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| 01:02:16 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
FOR UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND PRODUCTS. OUR FARMERS AND RANCHERS ARE THE MOST PRODUCTIVE IN THE WORLD AND PRODUCE MUCH MORE THAN...
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| 01:04:37 |
MR. STENHOLM, -
ACCOUNTED FOR LESS THAN 10% OF AGRICULTURAL
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| 01:04:41 |
Stenholm, Charles W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
SALES. LAST YEAR 49% OF THE WHEAT AND 54% OF THE COTTON HARVESTED IN THE UNITED STATES WAS EXPORTED. BY THE YEAR 2012, 98% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION...
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| 01:07:54 |
MR. GOODLATTE, -
COMMITTEE. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.J.RES. 49, RECOGNIZING
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| 01:08:00 |
MR. STENHOLM, -
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE
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| 01:08:06 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
OF WORKING WITH MANY OF THE F.A.S. STAFF, BOTH HERE IN WASHINGTON AND OUR EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD, AND ON ONE SPECIAL PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR, THE...
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| 01:11:54 |
MR. STENHOLM, -
IMPORTANT. IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FREE TRADE -- THE TRADE PROMOTION
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| 01:12:01 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
AUTHORITY IN THE LAST CONGRESS, AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
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| 01:12:45 |
MR. GOODLATTE, -
POSTPONED. MR. GOODLATTE: MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. MR. GOODLATTE: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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| 01:13:08 |
MR. GOODLATTE, -
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| 01:13:11 |
MR. GOODLATTE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. KING: I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 1511. THE CLERK: H.R....
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| 01:14:09 |
MR. KING, -
DISTINCT PRIVILEGE TODAY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THIS BILL AWARDING A CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY...
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| 01:14:29 |
King, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
NUMBER OF NOBLE CAUSES, PROBABLY DRAMATICALLY MANIFESTED DURING WORLD WAR II WHEN PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL AND PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT STOOD TOGETHER TO DEFEAT...
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| 01:17:14 |
MR. FRANK, -
BLAIR. PAST RECIPIENTS INCLUDE PRESIDENTS GEORGE WASHINGTON, HARRY TRUMAN, HEROIC FIGURES SUCH AS CHARLES LINDBERGH, ROSA PARKS, MOTHER TERESA, AND PRIME
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| 01:17:26 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL, WHO LED ENGLAND THROUGH THE DARK HOURS OF WORLD WAR II. MR. SPEAKER, JUST AS PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL STOOD WITH PRESIDENT...
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| 01:21:58 |
King, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
OF WORKING WITH PRIME MINISTER BLAIR SEVERAL YEARS AGO ON THE IRISH PEACE PROCESS, AND I SAW FIRSTHAND AT THAT TIME THE SENSE OF VISION THAT HE HAD, SENSE...
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| 01:22:56 |
MR. FRANK, -
ONLY ONE OCCASION HAVE WE EVER AWARDED A CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO A SITTING HEAD OF STATE. NELSON MANDELA WHEN HE WAS 80 YEARS OLD IN HIS LAST...
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| 01:23:10 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
JUST AT THE MOMENT. AT THIS MOMENT, HE'S FIGHTING FOR HIS POLITICAL FUTURE AGAINST ACCUSATIONS THAT HE MISLED THE PUBLIC ABOUT BRITISH INTELLIGENCE...
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| 01:26:19 |
King, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
NAYSAYERS. HE IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIDES OF PUBLIC OPINION AS THEY MAY BE THAT DAY. I WOULD JUST AGAIN REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT WHEN THE UNITED...
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| 01:27:09 |
MRS. MILLER, -
BUT THANKFULLY, THE AMERICAN SPIRIT WAS NOT. WE HAVE SEEN HEROES RISE FROM THE
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| 01:27:14 |
Miller, Candice - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
DUST WAR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS ONCE STOOD. AMERICAN WILL POWER HAVE UNITED A NATION WHERE EVIL DOERS SOUGHT TO DIVIDE US. WE ARE RESILIENT, PROUD,...
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| 01:29:09 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
A CERTAIN TRANSATLANTIC QUALITY AND SOME OF WHAT THEY SO VIGOROUSLY PRAISE IN ENGLAND MIGHT CREEP INTO THEIR VIEWS ABOUT MAYBE DOING SOMETHING FOR...
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| 01:29:54 |
Hoeffel, Joseph M. III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
HAVE A CREDIBILITY PROBLEM REGARDING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW ENGLAND IS DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE DEALING...
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| 01:33:10 |
MR. HOEFFEL, -
TO DEFEND OR A CAPITAL CITY TO DEFEND, IF WE ARE EVER GOING TO USE A PREEMPTIVE STRATEGY AGAIN, WE MUST KNOW OUR INTELLIGENCE IS ACCURATE. OTHERWISE,...
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| 01:34:25 |
King, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
KNOWN, LET'S GO BACK JUST TO LAST SEPTEMBER, WHEN VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE SAID BASED ON THE TIME WHEN HE WAS VICE PRESIDENT, HE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT...
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| 01:36:30 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
WHICH IS VERY MUCH A REASONABLE AND RESPONSIBLE POSITION ON THE LEFT IS A GOOD ONE. BUT TO CHARACTERIZE THAT AS HAVING MOVED TO THE RIGHT, MR. BLAIR...
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| 01:37:05 |
King, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
YOU YIELD? MR. KING: THE SAME ONES WHO SAY HE IS MOVING THE PARTY TOWARD THE RIGHT. I WAS QUOTING SOME OF THE IDEOLOGICAL KINSMEN OF SOME OF THE OPPONENTS...
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| 01:37:25 |
MR. FRANK, -
HIS POSITIONING TOWARDS NEW LABOR, TO ROBIN COOK. HE RESIGNED SPECIFICALLY OVER IRAQ. THE NOTION THAT CRITICISM OF HIS POSITION
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| 01:37:35 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
ON IRAQ IS ALSO CRITICISM TOWARD THE NEW POSITION IS FACTUALLY INCORRECT. MR. KING: RECLAIMING MY TIME, IT IS VERY ACCURATE -- ANYONE WHO KNOWS CLAIRE...
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| 01:38:03 |
King, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
ANYTHING DOMESTIC. MR. KING: RECLAIMING MY TIME, THIS HAS TURNED INTO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, THIS IS GREAT. I WOULD SAY THAT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY...
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| 01:38:17 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
TOWARD THE CENTER. I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE THIS DEBATE. MR. FRANK: WOULD THAT ALSO
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| 01:38:26 |
King, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
BE TRUE OF THE BRITISH PUBLIC? MR. KING THE BEAUTY OF TONY BLAIR IS UNLIKE CERTAIN POLITICIANS SHALL HE DID NOT FOLLOW THE POLLS. HE STANDS UP FOR WHAT...
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| 01:38:46 |
MR. FRANK, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. MARKEY: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I WANT TO BEGIN FIRST BY AGREEING...
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| 01:39:04 |
MR. FRANK, -
HELPING TO RECONCILE TWO SIDES THAT
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| 01:39:09 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
FOR 500 YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE EYE TO EYE. HE DESERVES ENORMOUS HISTORIC CREDIT FOR THAT. AND ON THE ISSUE OF IRAQ, BUT FOR TONY BLAIR,...
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| 01:42:25 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
COUNTRY. THERE IS NOW SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT IS BEING PRODUCED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A COMPROMISE OF THE TOTAL INTELLIGENCE PACKAGE THAT THE CONGRESS...
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| 01:43:44 |
King, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
MEDAL TO AL GORE, TOO, ANYBODY WHO HELPS YOU OUT? . MR. KING: I WOULD SAY TO THE RANKING MEMBER, IF HE WANTS TO INTRODUCE THAT LEGISLATION AND OBTAIN...
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| 01:43:58 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
AND GO AROUND, IT WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AT THAT TIME. WE'RE VERY OPEN-MINDED, VERY LIBERAL ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE. WITH THAT, I YIELD SUCH...
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| 01:44:12 |
King, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
MR. OXLEY: SPEAK FOR YOURSELF ABOUT BEING LIBERAL ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE. LET ME TRY TO DRAW THE DEBATE BACK TO WHAT WE HAD INITIALLY ANTICIPATED,...
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| 01:44:33 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
290 CO-SPONSORS FOR THIS LEGISLATION, BECAUSE TONY BLAIR REPRESENTS ALL THAT'S GOOD ABOUT STATESMANSHIP AND POLITICS IN THE WORLD. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF...
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| 01:48:36 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
INTERNATIONAL TREATY. I SUPPORT THE BRITISH POSITION ON ALLOWING GAY AND LESBIANS PEOPLE TO SERVE IN THE MILITARY. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT HIS...
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| 01:53:22 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING. GOOD MEN ARE NOT INFALLIBLE. MISTAKES CAN BE MADE. BUT GOOD MEN ACTING ON GOOD JUDGMENT, DOING THE BEST THEY CAN...
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| 01:54:40 |
MR. FRANK, -
MY IRISH AN ASSESSORS ARE APPRECIATING THE -- ANCESTORS ARE APPRECIATING THE
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| 01:54:47 |
King, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
IMPROBABILITY OF THIS MOMENT THAT I WOULD BE MAKING SUCH AN IMPASSIONED DEFENSE OF THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER. THE FACT IS TONY BLAIR TRANSCENDS NATIONAL...
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| 01:57:10 |
MR. FRANK, -
MEDAL. NOW, WITH THAT, MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE NO REQUEST FOR TIME. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS. ALL...
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| 01:57:20 |
MR. KING, -
BILL H.R. 1511. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,...
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| 01:57:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW...
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| 01:58:39 |
MR. SMITH, -
I KNOW THE HARD WORK THAT CHAIRMAN CHRISTOPHER COX OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE HAS PUT INTO THIS, AND ALONG WITH OBVIOUSLY THE LEADERSHIP OF THE INTERNATIONAL...
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| 01:58:55 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IN A TIMELY BASIS. TIMELINESS IS CRITICAL HERE. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE BECAUSE OF WHAT THE CHINESE COMMUNIST REGIME IS SEEKING TO DO PRECISELY IN THESE...
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| 02:03:38 |
MR. LANTOS, -
RESOLUTION. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION, AND I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED....
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| 02:04:08 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
DOWN AND THE FLAG OF COMMUNIST CHINA WENT UP . IT WAS A SAD MOMENT FOR ALL OF US WHO BELIEVE IN FREE AND OPEN AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT AND IN HUMAN...
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| 02:08:34 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
ISSUE AROSE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF OUR OWN REPUBLIC IN THE YEAR 17 8, TO BE EXACT -- 1798, TO BE EXACT. THE CONGRESS USED THE EXCUSE OF THE EXTREME REVOLUTIONARY...
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| 02:12:57 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AS SHE MAY CONSUME. MS. PELOSI: I THANK THE SPEAKER FOR THE TIME AND THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE FOR...
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| 02:13:19 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
UNDERSTAND, OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE, AND WITH CONGRESSMAN LANTOS, TWO CHAMPIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS EVERY PLACE IN THE WORLD. BY THEIR LEADERSHIP...
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| 02:18:08 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
BARRAGE OF TANKS OR THE HURRIEDLY ELECTED PLASTER LADY LIBERTY PROUDLY EMULATING OUR OWN STATUE OF LIBERTY DISPLAYED SO PROM INEPTLY AS A SYMBOL OF...
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| 02:21:00 |
MR. LANTOS, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SMITH: I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAVE FOLLOWED THE ONGOING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. MANY OF US HAD...
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| 02:21:21 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY WITH ITS WORK WITHIN THE W.T.O., WITH ITS ATTEMPT TO JOIN THE WORLD LEADERS AS A MAJOR PLAYER, THAT IT WILL RESPECT THE RIGHTS...
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| 02:22:58 |
Cox, C. Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] California
REPUBLICANS. HONG KONG HAS HAD FOR YEARS WHAT IS PROBABLY THE FREEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD, AND ALONG WITH THAT, THEY HAVE HAD CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL...
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| 02:30:25 |
MR. LANTOS, -
MR. LANTOS: MR. SPEAKER, ON THAT I REQUEST A RECORDED VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS...
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| 02:30:46 |
MR. LANTOS, -
POSTPONED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. SMITH: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION, H.CON.RES. 49. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 02:31:19 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. SMITH, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. LANTOS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 02:31:52 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
WHO NEVER MET ME, NEVER HEARD OF ME, YET HE HATES ME. WHILE WE ALL ARE AWARE AND DEPLORE THE HATE CRIMES AND COWARDLY ACTS COMMITTED ROUTINELY BY...
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| 02:40:35 |
MR. LANTOS, -
COOPERATION IN EUROPE, MR. SMITH, FOR HIS LIFELONG, INDEFATIGABLE AND PASSIONATE
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| 02:40:43 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND HIS POWERFUL OPPOSITION IN ALL FORA TO ANTI-SEMITISM. WE ARE ALL IN YOUR DEBT, MR. SMITH. I ALSO WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN...
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| 02:45:29 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
CONTEMPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF BIGOTRY AND ANTI-SEMITISM CAN LEAD TO GENOCIDE. TODAY OVER 50 YEARS AFTER THE HORRORS OF THE HOLOCAUST, ANTI-SEMITISM...
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| 02:49:08 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MINUTES. MR. CARDIN: LET ME FIRST THANK MY FRIEND, TOM LANTOS, THERE IS NO PERSON IN THIS BODY WHO HAS DONE MORE IN HIS LIFETIME TO FIGHT ANTI-SEMITISM...
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| 02:49:31 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
CHAIRMAN OF OUR OSCE DELEGATION. I AM THE RANKING DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS. ALCEE HASTINGS IS ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE MADE THE FIGHT AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM...
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| 02:53:03 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND LANTOS FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AND SO MANY OTHERS. WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE WORST OUTBREAK OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN...
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| 02:53:18 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HAVE PASSED SINCE THE DEFEAT OF HITLER, AND NOW SWASTIKAS HAVE REAPPEARED IN EUROPE. THEY CAN BE FOUND SPRAYED ON JEWISH SCHOOLS, DRAWN ON GRAVESTONES...
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| 02:55:41 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. HASTINGS: BEFORE I GO FORWARD,...
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| 02:55:57 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
TO WITH EQUAL PASSION BUT NOT THE CLARITY THAT HE BRINGS TO THE ISSUE.
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| 02:56:06 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - Co-Chair
I ALSO AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MY GOOD FRIEND, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HELSINKI COMMISSION, ALONG WITH MR. LANTOS, AND COMPLIMENT...
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| 02:59:08 |
MR. LANTOS, -
HAPPEN AGAIN. SADLY, MR. SPEAKER, THE FIGHT AGAINST BIGOTTORY AND
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| 02:59:15 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - Co-Chair
XENOPHOBIA IS AN ONGOING STRUGGLE AS MANY OF US KNOW FROM OUR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. LAST WEEK WHEN MR. SMITH AND I WERE IN VIENNA, WE HEARD OF A...
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| 03:00:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ANTI-SEM MITTISM THROUGHOUT EUROPE, AND PARTICULARLY IN OTHER PARTS
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| 03:00:33 |
MR. SMITH, -
OF THE WORLD BUT PARTICULARLY IN EUROPE. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT
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| 03:00:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SIMPLY CAN BE MONITORED.
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| 03:00:39 |
Shays, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] Connecticut
IT MUST BE ACTIVELY DEALT WITH. WE MUST NEVER FORGET JUST 60 YEARS AGO, EUROPE SAW THE WORST SCOURGE OF GOVERNMENT-ORDAINED HATRED, VIOLENCE AND MURDER...
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| 03:02:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM NEW JERSEY, CHRIS SMITH, FOR SPONSORING THIS CRUCIAL PIECE
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| 03:02:39 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
OF LEGISLATION. I'M VERY AWARE OF THE DANGER OF BEING -- ABOUT ANTI-SUBMIT
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| 03:02:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IMPLE. IT WAS ANTI-SUBMITISM THAT WAS
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| 03:02:50 |
Crowley, Joseph - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIMES OF THE HOLOCAUST, THE MOST HORRIBLE CRIME COMMITTED AGAINST THE JEWISH PEOPLE EVER. AND SADLY, I HAVE TO SAY HERE TODAY THAT...
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| 03:05:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS RESOLUTION AND ALL MY COLLEAGUES IN BRINGING THIS
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| 03:05:06 |
MR. CROWLEY, -
TO THE HOUSE FLOOR AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. SMITH:...
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| 03:05:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ISSUE.
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| 03:05:32 |
MR. SMITH, -
RACISM, RELIGIOUS HATRED, THESE ARE THINGS THAT DECENT PEOPLE MUST CONDEMN AND WE
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| 03:05:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MUST UNITE IN OUR
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| 03:05:39 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
STRONG OPPOSITION WHEREVER THIS TYPE OF VILE BEHAVIOR AND VIOLENT THOUGHT PATTERNS EMERGE. WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE, HOWEVER, PEOPLE WHO EXPLOIT...
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| 03:07:43 |
MR. SMITH, -
STAND HERE WITH TOM LANTOS
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| 03:07:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND CHRIS SMITH RINGING
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| 03:07:47 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE ALARM BELL. WE ARE NOT GOING TO SIT IDLY BY AND WINK AT AN INCREASE IN THIS LEVEL OF HATRED TOWARDS OUR JEWISH FRIENDS NOR TOWARDS ANY OTHER MINORITY...
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| 03:08:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAN OF THE LEFT. I VOTED AGAINST THE WAR
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| 03:08:56 |
MR. LANTOS, -
IN IRAQ. I WILL VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION LATER ABOUT ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO RESPOND TO TERRORISM, BUT I AM PUTTING IT TO
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| 03:09:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD TOM FRIEDMAN'S ARTICLE
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| 03:09:05 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
URGING THEM TO THINK ABOUT PRUDENCE AND RESTRAINT. I THINK THE SETTLEMENTS ARE BY AND LARGE, A MISTAKE. AND I SPEAK TODAY IN DEFENSE OF THIS RESOLUTION...
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| 03:11:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT CONFERENCE. DEAN OUTSTANDING
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| 03:11:24 |
MR. SMITH, -
JOB. AMBASSADOR CLIFF SOBAL, OUR AMBASSADOR TO THE NETHERLANDS, ALSO WORKED VERY HARD ON IT AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS
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| 03:11:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
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| 03:11:32 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
IT WAS A JOINT EFFORT. AND I WANT TO THANK RUDOLPH GIULIANI FOR THE GOOD WORK HE DID IN LEADING THAT. LET ME JUST SAY, MR. SPEAKER, THAT NEXT WEEK IN...
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| 03:12:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONE MINUTE. MS. BERKLEY: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. LANTOS AND MR. SMITH FOR PUTTING THIS
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| 03:12:58 |
MR. LANTOS, -
BEFORE OUR BODY. I GREW UP HEARING ABOUT ANTI-SEMITISM FROM MY GRANDPARENTS AND MY PARENTS, THINGS THAT I COULDN'T BELIEVE COULD HAVE EVER HAPPENED,...
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| 03:13:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPOKE OF SEEMED LIKE HISTORIC ODDITIES
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| 03:13:15 |
Berkley, Shelley - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
TO ME, SOMETHING FROM A DISTANT TIME AND A DISTANT PLACE. I NEVER DREAMED THAT ANTI-SEMITISM COULD EVER REAR ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN DURING MY LIFETIME....
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| 03:14:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A CO-SPONSOR OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT
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| 03:14:36 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
RESOLUTION. THIS IS ABOUT ANTI-SEMITISM. MORE BROADLY THAN THAT, IT IS ABOUT HATE. IT IS ABOUT THE HUMAN INCLINATION FROM TIME TO TIME TO HATE OTHERS...
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| 03:16:11 |
MR. LANTOS, -
MR. DAVIS: I DON'T WANT THIS DEBATE TO END WITHOUT ADDING MY I VOICE TO IT. SOMETHING THAT IS NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD IN THIS COUNTRY --
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| 03:16:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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| 03:16:22 |
MR. DAVIS, -
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA CONTROLS TIME AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 03:16:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALABAMA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. ON THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA'S TIME.
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| 03:16:32 |
MR. DAVIS, -
MR. LANTOS: I YIELD IT FOR A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:16:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. MR. DAVIS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY RE-- REMARKS, MR. SPEAKER. THE...
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| 03:16:54 |
MR. LANTOS, -
AMENDMENT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. LANTOS: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD OUR LAST MINUTE TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM NEW YORK,
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| 03:17:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISTINGUISHED FIGHTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, MR. NADLER. THE
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| 03:17:04 |
MR. DAVIS, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. NADLER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER -- I THANK THE
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| 03:17:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, MANY PEOPLE
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| 03:17:13 |
MR. DAVIS, -
THOUGHT THAT THE
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| 03:17:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOLOCAUST CLEANSED THE WESTERN WORLD
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| 03:17:17 |
MR. LANTOS, -
OF ANTI-SEMITISM. THAT THE CATASTROPHE, THE MASS MURDER AND GENOCIDE IN THE
|
| 03:17:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOLOCAUST CAUSED THE CIVILIZED WORLD, AT LEAST THE WESTERN
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| 03:17:27 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
PART OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD TO RECOIL IN SUCH HORROR THAT ANTI-SEMITISM WOULD NOT BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AGAIN. WE NOW KNOW THAT MAYBE IT DID THAT FOR A GENERATION...
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| 03:18:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. LANTOS: I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 03:18:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF RULE 20, PROCEEDINGS NOW WILL RESUME ON THREE OF THE MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES
|
| 03:19:03 |
MR. LANTOS, -
PREVIOUSLY
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| 03:19:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSTPONED. THE VOTES WILL BE TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER. S. 858, THE YEAS AND NAYS. H.R. 2474, THE YEAS AND NAYS. H.J.RES. 49, THE YEAS AND NAYS. PROCEEDINGS...
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| 03:20:00 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 03:40:17 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 03:48:53 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
n THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE, THE YEAS ARE 409, THE NAYS ARE ZERO. 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED,...
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| 03:58:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. SMITH: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION H.RES. 199, AS AMENDED. THE...
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| 03:58:34 |
MR. SMITH, -
RELEASE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. SMITH, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA,...
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| 03:59:15 |
MR. LANTOS, -
|
| 03:59:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CARRIER
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| 03:59:33 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
RING NO CARRIER RINGCONNECT 1200 IN CHINA SINCE APRIL 26 NOT OF THIS YEAR, BUT LAST YEAR, 14 MONTHS. MR. YANG WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR REPORTEDLY ENTERING...
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| 04:04:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JERSEY, MR. CHRIS SMITH, THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERNATIONAL
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| 04:04:43 |
MR. LANTOS, -
RELATIONS COMMITTEE, HENRY HYDE FOR MOVING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD SO
|
| 04:04:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXPEDITIOUSLY, BUT I PARTICULARLY
|
| 04:04:53 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WANT TO COMMEND MY DEAR FRIEND AND DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE FROM MASSACHUSETTS, CONGRESSMAN BARNEY FRANK, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP ON THIS...
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| 04:08:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CAME TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE POLICY CONFERENCE, CONGRESSMAN COX FROM CALIFORNIA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 04:08:18 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
MR. COX: I THANK THE SPEAKER AND I THANK
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| 04:08:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIRWOMAN. I, TOO, RISE
|
| 04:08:25 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION
|
| 04:08:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
|
| 04:08:31 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
199 CALLING ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO IMMEDIATELY
|
| 04:08:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND UNCONDITIONALLY RELEASE DR. YANG JIANLI. DR. JIANLI
|
| 04:08:40 |
Cox, C. Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IS BEING IMPRISONED FOR HIS LOVE OF DEMOCRACY AND HIS LOVE OF COUNTRY. AS A TIRELESS FIGHTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN CHINA, DR. JIANLI HAS...
|
| 04:15:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE OFTEN CONGRATULATE AND THANK EACH OTHER WHEN WE TAKE THESE MICROPHONES, BUT I
|
| 04:15:29 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
HAVE TO SAY I DO SO HERE WITH THE GREATEST SINCERITY OF WHICH I AM CAPABLE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, WHO HAS DRAWN ON HIS OWN LIFE EXPERIENCE...
|
| 04:15:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AN
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| 04:15:45 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
UNABASHED, UNCEASING OPPONENT OF OPPRESSION EVERYWHERE IS AN INSPIRATION TO US. I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FULL COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN...
|
| 04:22:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE BEEN MADE. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW
|
| 04:22:11 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WHAT THIS GENTLEMAN HAS DONE. TO ME THIS GENTLEMAN IS CLEARLY A HERO. WE HAVE USED THE WORD, BUT
|
| 04:22:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNDERSTAND WHAT HE DID. HERE'S A GENTLEMAN WHO CAME FROM
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| 04:22:22 |
Capuano, Michael - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
CHINA, ESTABLISHED A VERY SUCCESSFUL, VERY COMFORTABLE LIFE HERE IN AMERICA. A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN ONE OF OUR BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL SUBURBS...
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| 04:24:48 |
MR. LANTOS, -
NO ADMINISTRATORS HAVE HEARD
|
| 04:24:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS CASE. HIS FAMILY HAS NOT BEEN ALLOWED
|
| 04:24:52 |
Capuano, Michael - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
TO VISIT HIM. I WENT ON AN OFFICIAL DELEGATION TO CHINA IN JANUARY AND I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO VISIT HIM. NO AMERICAN OFFICIAL HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO VISIT...
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| 04:26:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED
|
| 04:26:09 |
MR. LANTOS, -
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. LANTOS: I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER
|
| 04:26:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS
|
| 04:26:16 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE
|
| 04:26:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE...
|
| 04:26:31 |
MR. LANTOS, -
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| 04:26:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION, HOUSE RESOLUTION...
|
| 04:27:11 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. LANTOS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20
|
| 04:27:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST
|
| 04:27:18 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
VIRGINIA RISE? A MR. RAHALL: -- MR. RAHALL: IS THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA OPPOSED TO THE RESOLUTION? MR. LANTOS: NO, IT IS MY RESOLUTION AND I STRONGLY...
|
| 04:27:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1-C OF RULE 15, THE CHAIR THEN RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MR. RAHALL, TO CONTROL THE TIME IN OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
|
| 04:27:41 |
MR. RAHALL, -
ROS-LEHTINEN: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD HALF OF MY
|
| 04:27:44 |
MR. LANTOS, -
TIME TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT HE MAY CONTROL
|
| 04:27:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS THERE OBJECTION? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL...
|
| 04:28:02 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
THE RESOLUTION UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU, MR.
|
| 04:28:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN MAY PROCEED. MS.
|
| 04:28:13 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU. YESTERDAY WE MARKED THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESIDENT'S SEMINAL ADDRESS ON MIDDLE EAST WHERE HE UNDERSCORED THAT IT IS...
|
| 04:28:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TERROR. AND PRESIDENT BUSH
|
| 04:28:27 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
CLEARLY OUTLINED, QUOTE, THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT
|
| 04:28:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF A PALESTINIAN STATE UNTIL
|
| 04:28:33 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
ITS LEADERS ENGAGE IN A SUSTAINED FIGHT AGAINST THE TERRORISTS AND DISMANTLE THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE, END QUOTE. AT THE RECENT SUMMIT IN AQABA, JORDAN,...
|
| 04:33:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BUSH'S VISION OF A TWO-STATE SOLUTION, TWO STATES LIVING SIDE BY SIDE
|
| 04:33:18 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
IN THE HOLY LAND MUST BE IMPLEMENTED. I SUPPORT THE ROADMAP WHOLEHEARTEDLY. RECALL, MY COLLEAGUES, IF YOU WILL, IT WAS JUST A VERY SHORT TIME AGO THIS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THEIR HEROIC FIGHT AGAINST
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MR. LANTOS, -
TERRORISM. AND I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN MAY PROCEED. MR. LANTOS: FIRST, MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEMOCRATIC LEADER, NANCY PELOSI, FOR HER
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Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
VALUED CO-SPONSORSHIP. THE FACT THAT THESE THREE LEADERS OF THE HOUSE HAVE CO-SPONSORED MY RESOLUTION IS A POWERFUL INDICATION THAT IT HAS STRONG...
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| 04:43:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS. THE AQABA SUMMIT EARLIER THIS MONTH SEEMED TO OFFER HOPE FOR THE ROAD
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| 04:43:59 |
MR. LEACH, -
MAP TO PEACE OFFERED BY PRESIDENT BUSH. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PALESTINIAN LEADER HAD CONDEMNED IN ARABIC FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD TO HEAR THE USE OF
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MRS. MILLER, -
TERRORISM AS A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS IN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE MIDDLE
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Miller, Candice - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
EAST. UNFORTUNATELY, TERRORIST GROUPS LIKE HAMAS REFUSE TO STOP THE VIOLENCE. THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MUST IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO DISMANTLE THE TERRORIST...
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| 04:45:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SO ORDERED. MR. DINGELL: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO VIOLENCE,
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MR. RAHALL, -
KILLING, AND TO THE SENSELESS MURDERS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I ALSO RISE IN SUPPORT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF PEACE. I ALSO RISE IN
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MR. DINGELL, -
SUPPORT OF THE ROAD MAP FOR
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MIDDLE EAST PEACE IN THE HOPE THAT IT WILL
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| 04:45:49 |
Dingell, John D. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
BE IMPLEMENTED AND THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP THAT IS NEEDED. I ALSO RISE WITH STILL SOME HOPE IN MY HEART THAT WE COULD ACHIEVE...
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| 04:52:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHICH CONDEMNS THE UNCONSCIONABLE TERRORIST ATTACKS DIRECTED AT THE STATE
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MR. LANTOS, -
OF ISRAEL SINCE THE AQABA SUMMIT EARLIER THIS MONTH AND WHICH EXPRESSES OUR SOLIDARITY
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| 04:53:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH THE ISRAELI PEOPLE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
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| 04:53:08 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
TERRORISM. I MIGHT ADD THAT WE OUGHT TO HAVE SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE PALESTINIANS WHO JOIN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM. LET ME ADD, TOO, I AM VERY ...
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MR. LANTOS, -
QUESTION. HOWEVER, MR. SPEAKER, WE MUST GUARD
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| 04:54:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AGAINST MAKING MUDDLED
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
PARALLELISMS BETWEEN JUSTIFIED ACTIONS BY ISRAEL AND TERRORIST TACTICS DESIGNED ONLY TO INFLAME AND DESTROY AND UNDERMINE, I MIGHT SAY, THE PRIME...
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| 04:56:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE WORKED WITH HIM ON THIS RESOLUTION, AND I'M PROUD
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| 04:56:12 |
MR. LEACH, -
TO CALL TOM MY COLLEAGUE AND MY FRIEND. MR. SPEAKER, TODAY
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| 04:56:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ISRAELIS WILL WAKE UP AND GO
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| 04:56:19 |
DeLay, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TO WORK. THEY MAY DRIVE THEIR CHILDREN TO DAYCARE OR HAVE LUNCH WITH THEIR FRIENDS. ISRAELI CHILDREN WILL GO TO SCHOOL AND PLAY WITH THEIR CLASSMATES....
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| 05:01:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MRS. CAPPS: I THANK THE
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| 05:01:36 |
MR. RAHALL, -
SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I JOIN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY COLLEAGUES IN EXPRESSING OUTRAGE AT TERRORISM PERPETRATED BY PALESTINIAN EXTREMISTS SINCE THE AQABA
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MR. RAHALL, -
SUMMIT. THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES CONTINUE TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF
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| 05:01:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ISRAEL, BUT I REGRET THIS RESOLUTION
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| 05:01:55 |
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IS NOT AS COMPLETE OR CONSTRUCTIVE AS IT MIGHT BE. WE MOURN THE 200 INNOCENT ISRAELIS THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE THE SUMMIT, BUT OVER TWICE THAT...
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| 05:04:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTERVILLE ACT, WHERE THE GUY GOES TO THE DOCTOR AND SAYS, DOCTOR, IT
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| 05:04:25 |
MR. LANTOS, -
HURTS WHEN I DO THIS, WHAT SHOULD I DO? AND THE DOCTOR SAYS, DON'T DO THAT. YOU KNOW, EVERY ACTION HAS A REACTION. AND PEOPLE WHO PERPETRATE VIOLENCE...
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| 05:04:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VIOLENCE PROVOKE RESPONSES. I RISE IN
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Ackerman, Gary - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION. I WANT TO COMMEND THE AUTHOR, MR. LANTOS, FOR BRINGING IT TO US. THE RESOLUTION BRINGS SOMETHING CRITICAL TO OUR...
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| 05:07:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. RAHALL: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO
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Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
OBJECT, MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN CAN BE HEARD ON HIS RESERVATION. MR. RAHALL: IF I UNDERSTAND THE GENTLEMAN CORRECT, IT WILL...
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| 05:08:00 |
MR. RAHALL, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN CAN BE HEARD ON HIS OBJECTION. >> IT'S
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| 05:08:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY UNDERSTANDING THE LEADERSHIP CONCURRED WITH THE NOTION OF ADDITIONAL 20 MINUTES
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| 05:08:06 |
MR. RAHALL, -
TO BE SPLIT 10 MINUTES FOR AND 10 MINUTES AGAINST. IS THAT WHAT THE GENTLEMAN -- MR. LANTOS: IF MY FRIEND WILL YIELD. >> YES, OF COURSE.
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MR. LANTOS, -
MR. LANTOS: I THINK THIS
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| 05:08:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS AN IMPORTANT DEBATE. A GOOD NUMBER OF COLLEAGUES WOULD
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| 05:08:19 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT. WE
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| 05:08:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WASTE SO MUCH TIME IN THIS BODY ON SO
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| 05:08:23 |
Leach, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
MANY UNIMPORTANT ISSUES, I THINK AN ADDITIONAL 20 MINUTES FOR EACH SIDE IS NOT AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST. >> WELL, SPEAKING PERSONALLY,
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MR. LANTOS, -
I'M IN FULL
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Unidentified Speaker, -
CONCURRENCE. >> WILL THE GENTLEMAN
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| 05:08:36 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
YIELD? >> MY PROBLEM, RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, IS THAT I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE LEADERSHIP IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE BILL TO FOLLOW AND WOULD...
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| 05:08:50 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AGREEMENT OF 20 MINUTES TOTAL, 10 MINUTES TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN EACH
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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Leach, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
SIDE. AND BASED ON THAT, I'D BE CONSTRAINED TO OBJECT TO 20, BUT I'M VERY PLEASED TO ASSERT 20 MINUTES DIVIDED 10 AND 10. >> WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD...
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| 05:09:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THAT THIS IS A
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| 05:09:33 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LEADERSHIP DECISION, AND
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| 05:09:35 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
THEREFORE, WOULD BE CONSTRAINED TO OBJECT. MR. LANTOS: IS THE GENTLEMAN WILLING TO YIELD FOR AN ADDITIONAL MOMENT? >> OF COURSE. MR. LANTOS: WOULD YOU...
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| 05:09:47 |
Leach, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
WE FINISH UP TO SEE IF THEY AGREE FOR THE NEXT 10 MINUTES? >> YES, THAT'S VERY REASONABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA...
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| 05:10:00 |
MR. LANTOS, -
MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS THERE OBJECTION? HEARING NONE
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| 05:10:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SO ORDERED, THE CHAIR WILL CLARIFY.
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| 05:10:04 |
MR. LANTOS, -
IS THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA GOING TO THEN YIELD THE ONE HALF OF HIS TIME? >> I'D BE DELIGHTED TO YIELD HALF OF OUR TIME TO THE
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| 05:10:12 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 05:10:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SO THE CHAIR WILL MAKE THE STATEMENT THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA HAS FIVE MINUTES, THE GENTLEMAN
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| 05:10:17 |
MR. LANTOS, -
FROM CALIFORNIA HAS FIVE MINUTES, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA HAS 10
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| 05:10:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. AND THE TOTAL TIMES ARE THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA NOW CONTROLS 17 MINUTES, THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA CONTROLS
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| 05:10:30 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
FIVE MINUTES, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. AND THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES -- WHO SEEKS RECOGNITION, WHO SEEKS...
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| 05:11:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
B, IT EXPRESSES SYMPATHY TO
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| 05:11:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE FAMILIES OF BOTH ISRAELIS AND
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| 05:11:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PALESTINIANS WHO LOST LIVES IN THE
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| 05:11:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STRUGGLE, C, IT COMMENDS THE PRESIDENT FOR
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| 05:11:17 |
Leach, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
HIS TWO STATES OF PALESTINIAN AND ISRAEL LIVING SIDE BY SIDE AND THUS IMPLICITLY AFFIRMS THE PEACE PROCESS THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS SO WISELY HELPED...
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| 05:14:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION 2894. WE UNDERSTAND
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MR. RAHALL, -
THE NECESSARY -- FOR RESOLUTION 294.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE UNDERSTAND THE
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| 05:14:15 |
MR. PRICE, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NECESSITY. I'M BAFFLED AND DISMAYED BY THE
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| 05:14:21 |
Price, David E. - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
RESOLUTION'S FAILURE TO ENDORSE OUR GOVERNMENT AND OUR QUARTET PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT THE SO-CALLED ROAD MAP, WHICH AT THIS MOMENT REPRESENTS ISRAEL'S...
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| 05:15:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MANY OF US IN THIS BODY AND REQUEST PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND
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| 05:15:55 |
MR. LANTOS, -
MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. LANTOS: MR. SPEAKER, I'M
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| 05:16:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DELIGHTED TO YIELD TO THE DISTINGUISHED
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| 05:16:04 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SENIOR MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE, MY FRIEND, MR. BERMAN OF CALIFORNIA, ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RECOGNIZED...
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| 05:16:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPRECIATE YIELDING. TO MY FRIENDS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION, I REMIND
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| 05:16:20 |
MR. LANTOS, -
YOU OF THE WORDS OF YITZHAK RABIN EARLIER QUOTED. I WILL FIGHT TERRORISM AS IF THERE WERE NO NEGOTIATIONS. I WILL NEGOTIATE AS IF THERE WAS NO TERRORISM....
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| 05:16:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT, PRIME MINISTER SHARON IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS
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| 05:16:35 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
HAS MOVED TO THAT POSITION. NOTWITHSTANDING 17 ISRAELIS KILLED IN A BUS BOMBING, OTHER ISRAELIS KILLED IN TWO OTHER TERROR INCIDENTS SINCE THE AQABA CONFERENCE...
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| 05:18:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THEMSELVES AND ARE REASONABLE. IN THE RESOLVED CLAUSES, WE DO SEE A RECOGNITION
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| 05:18:26 |
MR. LEACH, -
OF EXPRESSION OF SEPTEMBERIMENT ABOUT BOTH THE PALESTINIAN AS WELL AS THE ISRAELI
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| 05:18:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED.
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| 05:18:33 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ALSO IT RECOGNIZES THE ROAD MAP AND TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE GOALS THAT WE ALL AGREE ON. I DO HAVE SOME RESERVATIONS AS TO THE WHEREAS CLAUSES WHICH...
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| 05:20:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AGAIN. BUT AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA JUST INDICATED, NEITHER SIDE IS TOTALLY
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| 05:20:52 |
MR. RAHALL, -
INNOCENT OF ALL THE VIOLENCE THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE YEARS, BUT AS I LOOK AND
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| 05:20:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
READ THIS RESOLUTION, I THINK THE
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| 05:20:59 |
Kleczka, Gerald "Jerry" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
QUESTION ALL OF US HAVE TO ANSWER, THE ONLY QUESTION THAT WE HAVE TO ANSWER IS WILL PASSING THIS RESOLUTION FURTHER THE PEACE PROCESS? AND THE ANSWER...
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| 05:23:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION ENHANCE THE ROAD MAP, AND WILL IT
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| 05:23:18 |
MR. KLECZKA, -
FURTHER PEACE IN THE REGION? AND AGAIN, THE CONCLUSION I DRAW IS THAT THE ANSWER IS NO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 05:23:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE, MR. CROWLEY, OF NEW
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| 05:23:53 |
MR. LANTOS, -
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| 05:23:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YORK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS. MR. CROWLEY: I
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| 05:24:05 |
MR. LANTOS, -
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE LANTOS RESOLUTION. THE TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST INNOCENT ISRAELI...
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| 05:24:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND ENEMIES OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE. THE PEACE PROCESS CANNOT MOVE FORWARD UNTIL ALL TERRORIST ACTIVITY CEASES AGAINST
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| 05:24:25 |
Crowley, Joseph - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE STATE OF ISRAEL. THE MURDEROUS WAYS OF HAMAS MUST BE STOPPED, AND I FULLY SUPPORT ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO DEFEND HERSELF BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. AS...
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| 05:25:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO GO. MR. RAHALL: I DIDN'T HEAR ALL THAT. ALL I ASK IS JUST TELL ME THE REMAINING TIME ON ALL SIDES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST...
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| 05:25:47 |
MR. RAHALL, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN MAY PROCEED. MR. RAHALL: MR. SPEAKER, LET ME CORRECT SOMETHING IN WHICH
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| 05:25:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I MAY HAVE MISSPOKE EARLIER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AN EXTENSION OF TIME ON ALL SIDES. I SAID PERHAPS THAT WAS THE ONLY AREA IN WHICH THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 05:26:03 |
MR. RAHALL, -
NOT THE CASE. IT WAS A MISSTATEMENT ON MY PART, AND I DO CORRECT
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| 05:26:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT, BECAUSE AS HE HAS STATED AND AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED ON
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| 05:26:10 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT OUR CAREERS IN THIS BODY, WE PERHAPS SEE EYE TO EYE ON 95% OF THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA AND IN THE MIDDLE...
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| 05:33:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT RESOLUTION AND ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH
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| 05:33:46 |
MR. LANTOS, -
THE REMARKS OF MR. LANTOS, MR. ACKERMAN, MR. BERMAN, AND MR. DELAY, AND ASK FOR PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 05:33:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. BERKLEY: THANK YOU. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 05:33:59 |
Berkley, Shelley - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. LANTOS: MR. SPEAKER, I'M THRITED TO YIELD 30 SECONDS TO -- DELIGHTED TO YIELD 30 SECONDS TO MY FRIEND AND...
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| 05:34:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. MAJETTE:
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| 05:34:17 |
MS. BERKLEY, -
MR.
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| 05:34:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE
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| 05:34:21 |
MR. LANTOS, -
AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. MAJETTE: I RISE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY SORROW FOR THE VICTIMS WHO CONTINUE TO...
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| 05:34:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN SOLIDARITY ALONGSIDE THE ISRAELI PEOPLE IN A STANCE AGAINST TERRORISTS ATTEMPTING TO INHIBIT THE PROGRESS OF A SUCCESSFUL PEACE
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| 05:34:39 |
MS. MAJETTE, -
PROCESS. I FURTHER RISE IN SUPPORT
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| 05:34:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE CAUSE OF DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM IN
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| 05:34:44 |
Majette, Denise - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
THE MIDDLE EAST. IN ORDER TO FURTHER A ROAD MAP FOR PEACE, THERE IS THERE MUST BE AN IMMEDIATE -- THERE MUST BE AN IMMEDIATE DISMANTLING OF HAMAS, ISLAMIC...
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| 05:35:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AGAINST TERRORISM IS OUR FIGHT, AND AS PRESIDENT BUSH SAID,
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| 05:35:33 |
MS. MAJETTE, -
THERE ARE NO
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| 05:35:34 |
MR. LANTOS, -
GOOD TERRORISTS OR BAD TERRORISTS, ONLY BAD TERRORISTS. AND I VERY STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION STANDING WITH THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL AND I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 05:35:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE GENTLEMAN
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| 05:35:47 |
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. LANTOS: MR. SPEAKER, I'M DELIGHTED TO YIELD 30 SECONDS TO THE RANKING DEMOCRAT ON THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE, MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE...
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| 05:36:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. HARMAN: MR. SPEAKER, AS THE DAUGHTER OF A REFUGEE FROM NAZI GERMANY,
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| 05:36:08 |
MR. LANTOS, -
ISSUES OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND THE CONTINUING TERRORIST VIOLENCE AGAINST ISRAEL ARE CLOSE TO MY HEART. I STRONGLY SUPPORT
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| 05:36:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RESOLUTION'S DEBATE THIS AFTERNOON AND COMMEND THEIR
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| 05:36:21 |
MS. HARMAN, -
SPONSORS. THERE'S A FLEETING CHANCE FOR PEACE IN
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| 05:36:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE MIDDLE
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| 05:36:26 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
EAST SINCE THE I WANT FAD DA BEGAN A FEW YEARS AGO. BUT. ONE OF THE OTHERS IS PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN YASSER ARAFAT WHO SHOULD BE PRESSED OR FORCED...
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| 05:37:21 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
OF ISRAEL RECOGNIZE THAT THE ROAD MAP MAY BRING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEACE IN OUR TIME. BUT FOR IT TO WORK, COMBATING TERRORISM MUST BE THE FIRST STEP....
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| 05:37:36 |
MR. BELL, -
A COMPLETE END TO VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM. BUT HE SAYS HE'S UNWILLING TO
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| 05:37:40 |
Bell, Chris - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
USE FORCE TO PUT AN END TO TERRORISTS AND TERRORIST GROUPS EVEN WHILE INNOCENT ISRAELIS CONTINUE TO BE MURDERED BY SUICIDE BOMBERS AND WHILE THE GUARANTEED...
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| 05:38:30 |
MR. LANTOS, -
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND I DO THAT IN KEEPING WITH WHAT I SAID EARLIER THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DEBATE AND THAT ALL MEMBERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON...
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| 05:38:38 |
MR. RAHALL, -
OF THAT TIME TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. LANTOS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS 2 3/4 3/4 MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM --...
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| 05:38:47 |
MR. RAHALL, -
3/4 MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. LANTOS:
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| 05:38:50 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
I'M DELIGHTED TO YIELD 30 SECONDS TO MY GOOD FRIEND AND DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE FROM RHODE ISLAND, MR. LANGEVIN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 05:39:10 |
MR. LANTOS, -
THE ACTS OF TERROR AGAINST THE ISRAELI PEOPLE. THE UNITED STATES HAS A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL, THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC NATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST....
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| 05:39:20 |
MR. LANGEVIN, -
WITH SIMILAR IDEOLOGICAL GOALS THAT SHARE THE SAME COMMITMENT TO
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| 05:39:24 |
Langevin, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Rhode Island
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES. OUR HISTORY OF FRIENDSHIP SPANS MANY DECADES, AND THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN THE STRONGEST ADVOCATE FOR EFFORTS TO CRAFT A ...
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| 05:40:21 |
MR. LANTOS, -
REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CARDOZA: ON JUNE 24 OF LAST YEAR, PRESIDENT BUSH UNVEILED A NEW VISION FOR BRINGING PEACE TO...
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| 05:40:34 |
MR. CARDOZA, -
WE MUST SUPPORT THROUGH A FAIRNESS SITUATION WHERE WE DO NOT MAKE
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| 05:40:43 |
Cardoza, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] California
EQUIVALENCEY BETWEEN WHAT HAS HAPPENED BY MR. SHARON GOING TO THE TEMPLE MOUNT AND THE DEATH AND THE DESTRUCTION THAT HAVE BEEN WRAPPED UPON ISRAEL...
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MR. LANTOS, -
STATED THE PALESTINIANS MUST DEVELOP A NEW LEADERSHIP NOT TAINTED BY SUPPORT FOR TERROR. THE NEW LEADERSHIP MUST BE COMMITTED TO PEACE WITH ISRAEL...
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| 05:41:36 |
MR. SANDLIN, -
COMMITMENT BY DISMANTLING UNAUTHORIZED OUTPOSTS VELLSING
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| 05:41:40 |
Sandlin, Max - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
PALESTINIAN PRISONERS, ALLOWING PALESTINIANS TO WORK IN ISRAEL AND RELEASING FUNDS OUT OF THE TREASURY. THEY CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO GIVE UP COUNTERTERROR...
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MR. LANTOS, -
THIS PEACE BELONGS TO ALL OF US WHO HAVE WORKED TO ENSURE A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE PEACE. I RISE, MR. SPEAKER, TO INDICATE TO YOU THAT I SPENT TWO WEEKENDS...
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| 05:42:44 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
WITH WOMEN FROM PALESTINIAN AND FROM ISRAEL,
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| 05:42:47 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
DISCUSSING THE ISSUE OF PEACE. I BELIEVE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS RESOLUTION. I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. BUT I BELIEVE...
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| 05:43:44 |
MR. LANTOS, -
ABOUT THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND ITS SECURITY KNOW THAT THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO A PEACE PLAN LED BY THE UNITED STATES. BUT THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE MUST...
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| 05:43:58 |
Wexler, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
DESERVE THAT THEIR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, THAT OF HAMAS, ISLAMIC JIHAD, H. RESOLUTION -- HEZBOLLAH MUST BE DEFEATED. ONE OF THE WAYS THAT AMERICA DEFEATS...
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| 05:44:49 |
MR. LANTOS, -
SAY, NOT FOR WHAT IT DOES. THE UNITED STATES CAN BE A BROKER AND SHOULD BE BETWEEN PALESTINIANS WHO WANT PEACE, BUT IT ISN'T BE AN
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| 05:45:01 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HONEST BROKER WITH HAMAS AND THE OTHER TERRORIST GROUPS WHO DESIRE GENOCIDE. THIS RESOLUTION SUPPORTS THE ROAD MAP BY SUPPORTING THE FIRST PRECONDITION...
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| 05:46:02 |
MR. LANTOS, -
THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE ARE CERTAINLY ENTITLED TO AN INFINITELY BETTER LIFE THAN WHAT THEY HAVE
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MR. LANTOS, -
HAD FOR MANY YEARS. THE BLAME CLEARLY
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| 05:46:15 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
LIES WITH THE SURROUNDING ARAB STATES WHICH FAILED TO ALLOW THEM TO ESTABLISH CIVILIZED COMMUNITIES OR TO ABSORB THEM. OTHER SOCIETIES HAVE DONE THAT....
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| 05:48:50 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
RESOLUTION. IN MY ESTIMATION, THIS RESOLUTION -- AS A MATTER OF FACT, I CAN'T EVEN FIND THE WORD ROAD MAP ENDORSED IN THIS RESOLUTION, AND THAT'S A MAJOR,...
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| 05:51:27 |
Leach, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
PRESIDENT TO ASSERT LC1 THIS IS THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO ASSERT LEGITIMACY OF A PALESTINIAN STATE IN THIS RESOLUTION -- AND THIS RESOLUTION NOT ONLY...
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| 05:52:31 |
MR. LANTOS, -
THIS MOTION WILL BE
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| 05:52:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSTPONED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? MR. GOSS: I CALL UP HOUSE RESOLUTION 295 AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE...
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| 05:53:10 |
MR. GOSS, -
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 2417, TO AUTHORIZE
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| 05:53:16 |
THE CLERK, -
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004, FOR INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, THE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT,...
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| 05:55:35 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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| 06:02:30 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - Co-Chair
FOR THE RATHER EXTRAORDINARY WORK THAT IT TAKES IN PUTTING THIS MEASURE AND THE MANY MEASURES THAT COME ACROSS THEIR DESKS ON A GIVEN DAY TOGETHER,...
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| 06:08:10 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THIS AMENDMENT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME AND AM PLEASED TO HAVE HIS LEADERSHIP. I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT I BELIEVE MR. REYES HAS SHOWN ANOTHER ELEMENT...
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| 06:11:23 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
FOR YIELDING AND WOULD STATE I DO NOT INTEND TO USE ALL THE TIME. I WILL SPEND THE FIRST PART OF THE DEBATE ON H.R. 2417, CHAIRING OUR VIEWS ABOUT...
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| 06:11:42 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SUPPORT OF THIS RULE AND OF THE UNDERLYING BILL, H.R. 2417. IT IS INTERESTING AND WONDERFUL THAT BOTH MANAGERS OF THIS RULE ALSO ABLY SERVE ON THE INTELLIGENCE...
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| 06:13:08 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
JACKSON LEE: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE AND REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. JACKSON LEE:...
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| 06:13:28 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
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| 06:16:32 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - Co-Chair
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| 06:17:44 |
Tauscher, Ellen O. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
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| 06:21:08 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - Co-Chair
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| 06:21:26 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
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| 06:22:33 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - Co-Chair
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| 06:22:45 |
DeGette, Diana L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
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| 06:24:57 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
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| 06:28:39 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - Co-Chair
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| 06:28:51 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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| 06:38:21 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
EXAMPLE, TOLD THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL, QUOTE, WE KNOW THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN IS DETERMINED TO KEEP HIS WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. ON THE EVE OF WAR,...
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| 06:50:11 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MR. GIBBONS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. GIBBONS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE IN SUPPORT...
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| 06:50:31 |
MR. GIBBONS, -
AND BETTER HUMAN INTELLIGENCE, ALSO KNOWN
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| 06:50:35 |
Gibbons, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada
AS HUMINT. FOR AMERICA'S INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, FIGHTING TERRORISM IS JOB ONE AND RIGHTLY SO. IN ORDER TO LEARN THE PLANS AND INTENTIONS OF AMERICA'S...
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| 06:53:52 |
MS. HARMAN, -
MINUTES. MR. REYES: I THANK THE GENTLELADY AND RANKING MEMBER FOR YIELDING ME TIME. I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ALONG WITH OUR RANKING...
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| 06:54:21 |
Reyes, Silvestre - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMMITTEE'S DEEP AND LONG-STANDING CONCERN ABOUT THE LACK OF PROGRESS MADE BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IN DIVERSIFYING...
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| 06:56:35 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
AUTHORIZATION BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004. I WANT TO PAY MY RESPECTS AND ADMIRATION TO BOTH THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING MEMBER, WHO I THINK ARE EXTRAORDINARY...
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| 06:56:51 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
SUBCOMMITTEE ON TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, I AM CONTINUOUSLY IMPRESSED BY THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. OVER THE PAST YEAR,...
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| 07:00:07 |
MR. GOSS, -
THE HOUSE FLOOR BY SECRETARY RUMSFELD. HE STOOD IN THE WELL OF THIS
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| 07:00:10 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
HOUSE AND BRIEFED MANY MEMBERS. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN ASKED THE QUESTION HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN WE'VE WON THE WAR, HE SAID THREE THINGS? REGIME CHANGE,...
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| 07:02:15 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
HUMINT ANALYSIS AND COUNTER INTELLIGENCE. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BOSWELL:...
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| 07:02:44 |
Boswell, Leonard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
SOME FAITH. 2/3 OF THE WAY THERE. I THINK WE'VE GOT REASON TO BELIEVE WE'LL GET THERE. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 2417. AS THE RANKLING MEMBER -- RANKING...
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| 07:05:03 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
SUPPORT, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE ADOPTED. I FEEL SURE IT WILL. SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, TERRORIST ATTACKS ON
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| 07:05:12 |
Collins, Mac - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
OUR NATION, THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE HAS NOTED THE URGENT NEED FOR BETTER INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN AND AMONG OUR VARIOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY....
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| 07:07:49 |
MS. HARMAN, -
FOR YIELDING. TODAY I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 2417, THE INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004. I WANT TO COMMEND CHAIRMAN GOSS
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| 07:07:58 |
MS. HARMAN, -
AND RANKING MEMBER HARMAN FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THE PROFESSIONAL BIPARTISAN MANNER IN WHICH THEY CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE INTELLIGENCE
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| 07:08:07 |
Peterson, Collin - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
COMMITTEE. H.R. 2417 INCLUDES AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE C.I.A., AS WELL AS FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS OF...
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| 07:10:05 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
TO COMMEND THE EXEMPLARY BIPARTISAN EFFORTS OF THE CHAIRMAN AND THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER, THE GENTLELADY FROM
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| 07:10:14 |
MR. BEREUTER, -
CALIFORNIA. OFTEN WHEN PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR BIPARTISANSHIP,
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| 07:10:18 |
Bereuter, Douglas "Doug" K. - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS THAT THE OTHER SIDE SHOULD AGREE WITH THEM. IN THE CASE OF INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE, HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN TRUE BIPARTISANSHIP...
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| 07:13:35 |
MR. BEREUTER, -
TO APPREHEND THE REMAINING ELEMENTS OF SADDAM HUSSEIN'S REGIME BUT ALSO TO LOCATE SADDAM'S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. MORE ON THAT SUBJECT LATER. I...
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| 07:14:12 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FROM CALIFORNIA, FOR HOW MANY MINUTES? MS. HARMAN: TWO MINUTES. THE CHAIRMAN: THE DISTINGUISHED GRAND NEAR IS RECOGNIZED FOR -- GRANDFATHER IS RECOGNIZED...
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| 07:14:29 |
MR. CRAMER, -
IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 2417,
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| 07:14:35 |
MS. HARMAN, -
THE FISCAL YEAR 2004 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACTMENT I AM A FAIRLY NEW MEMBER OF THIS -- AUTHORIZATION ACT. I AM A FAIRLY NEW MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE.
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| 07:14:42 |
Cramer, Robert "Bud" - U.S. Representative, [D] Alabama
IT'S A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE TO SERVE ON THIS SELECT COMMITTEE. I CAME ON TO THE COMMITTEE AT THE TIME THAT THE JOINT 9-11 HEARINGS...
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| 07:17:16 |
MR. GOSS, -
FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP, THEIR BIPARTISANSHIP, AND THEIR COMMITMENT. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, AND WHILE I AM AT IT, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE MOST
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| 07:17:25 |
MR. BOEHLERT, -
PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT I HAVE SEEN OF ANY COMMITTEE IN THE CONGRESS IN MY
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| 07:17:29 |
Boehlert, Sherwood L. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
YEARS IN THIS INSTITUTION. AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, I KNOW WELL THE THREATS FACING OUR COUNTRY. THEY ARE MANY, THEY ARE VARIED, AND THEY ARE...
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| 07:22:51 |
MS. HARMAN, -
MOST OF OUR INTELLIGENCE SATELLITES AND HAS FABULOUS TECHNOLOGY, THAT'S GREAT BUT WE NEED MORE INVESTMENT IN HUMAN
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| 07:23:01 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
INTELLIGENCE AND HE IS RIGHT. IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO YIELD TO A CLASSMATE AND GOOD FRIEND, ONE OF THE ROOKIES ON OUR COMMITTEE BUT ALREADY THE RANKING...
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| 07:23:43 |
Eshoo, Anna G. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ON THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE IN THE HOUSE. AS A NEW MEMBER, I HAVE VALUED MEETING AND LEARNING FROM THE MANY TALENTED AND PATRIOTIC INDIVIDUALS...
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| 07:25:56 |
MS. HARMAN, -
MUCH PRESSURE ON THE INTELLIGENCE
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| 07:25:59 |
MS. ESHOO, -
COMMUNITY TO DELIVER CERTAINTY WHEN IT SIMPLY CANNOT. SO THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MUST BE GIVEN ALL THAT THEY NEED TO PROTECT OUR MAGNIFICENT NATION....
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| 07:27:00 |
MR. GOSS, -
THE RANKING MEMBER, MS. HARMAN. YOU KNOW THAT OUR COMMITTEE IS A BIPARTISAN COMMITTEE. THE DEFENSE COMMITTEE THAT I SIT ON IS ALSO, WITH
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| 07:27:12 |
Cunningham, Randall "Duke" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
JACK MURTHA AND NORM DICKS, AND IT'S REALLY A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. -- TO WORK ON. WHEN THERE IS PRESSURE TO FORCE POLITICAL GAIN ON WEAPONS OF MASS...
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| 07:30:30 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
OF CHAIRMAN GOSS, RANKING MEMBER HARMAN. I HAVE BEEN IN LOCAL POLITICS FOR 18 YEARS. WE HAVE TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP ON THIS COMMITTEE. AND I THINK ALL...
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| 07:30:48 |
Ruppersberger, C.A. "Dutch" - County Executive
MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE IN THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES. OFTEN UNRECOGNIZED, THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE MADE GREAT SACRIFICES TO SECURE OUR HOMELAND AND...
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| 07:32:58 |
MS. HARMAN, -
THEM AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. ADVISORY COUNCILS ON PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES AND STATE AND LOCAL ISSUES WILL
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| 07:33:04 |
MS. HARMAN, -
HELP ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND THE NEEDS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED TO BE
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| 07:33:10 |
MR. RUPPERSBERGER, -
PROPERLY ADDRESSED. I AM ALSO PLEASED THIS BILL PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE ARMED FORCES MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER TO ENHANCE THE ANALYSIS...
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| 07:34:02 |
MR. GOSS, -
OUR GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN AN AGGRESSIVE PROSECUTION OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM. A WAR THAT WILL BE FOUGHT FOR YEARS TO COME,
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| 07:34:11 |
MR. BURR, -
I FEAR. OUR EFFORTS I HAVE NO DOUBT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. TO
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| 07:34:15 |
Burr, Richard - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
ENSURE SUCCESS, HOWEVER, WE MUST PREPARE FOR THE LONG ROAD AHEAD OF US. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS BILL DOES. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE INTELLIGENCE AND...
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| 07:36:36 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THAT WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS EXCEPT MYSELF TO MAKE A FEW HOUSEHOLD AND CLOSING REMARKS. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED....
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| 07:36:53 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
BEEN FRIENDLY, COLLABORATIVE, SUPPORTIVE NOT JUST OF EACH OTHER BUT OUR STAFFS THAT THIS COMMITTEE IS PUTTING THE COUNTRY FIRST IN OUR SERVICE ON THE...
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| 07:37:07 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AUTHORIZATION BILL IS PUTTING THE COUNTRY FIRST IN TERMS OF THE PRIORITIES IT CHOOSES, AND I BELIEVE FURTHER, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT OUR INVESTIGATION OF...
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| 07:38:29 |
MR. GOSS, -
AN EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH LEVEL GROUP OF MEMBERS AS YOU HAVE SEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WHO TAKE THIS BUSINESS QUITE SERIOUSLY AND
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| 07:38:35 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WE ARE VERY PLEASED ABOUT THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT INCLUDED UNDER EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL IS THE ADMINISTRATION POLICY AND EXCHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE...
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| 07:41:02 |
MR. GOSS, -
RISES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIRMAN: MR. SPEAKER, THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION HAVING HAD UNDER...
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| 07:41:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOLLOWING ORDER. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 49. HOUSE RESOLUTION 199. AND HOUSE RESOLUTION 294. THE VOTE ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 277 WILL BE TAKEN TOMORROW....
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| 07:42:34 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. THOSE...
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| 07:42:58 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
DEVICE. n n n
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| 08:03:43 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 08:12:02 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
n , INTELLIGENCE ABOUT ATTACKS THAT ARE YET TO COME, INTELLIGENCE ABOUT WHO IS INVOLVED, WHAT IS PLANNED, WHERE...
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| 08:28:09 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE. FURTHERMORE, I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY FOR THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE...
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| 08:29:11 |
Cox, C. Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THAT CLARIFICATION. BECAUSE OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN OUR TWO COMMITTEES, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT, AND I WILL REPEAT THIS IN THE -- SUBSEQUENTLY TO WITHDRAW...
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| 08:29:22 |
MR. COX, -
AMENDMENT. THE CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE AMENDMENT IS WITHDRAWN. MR. COX: I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND
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| 08:29:31 |
MR. COX, -
MEMBERS. THE REMAINING TIME I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, THE RANKING MEMBER. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA....
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| 08:29:47 |
MR. COX, -
ON WHICH I SERVE. SINCE THE LANGUAGE AT ISSUE WAS LANGUAGE THAT WAS INSERTED IN OUR BILL AT MY REQUEST, I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE SHOULD WORK OUT THESE...
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| 08:29:59 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ISSUES, BUT WE ALSO SHOULD PROCEED TO FIND THE RIGHT SECTIONS OF THE RIGHT BILLS TO INSERT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ON INFORMATION SHARING WHICH IS STILL...
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| 08:31:25 |
MR. GOSS, -
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APPROPRIATE
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| 08:31:28 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
FULL DIALOGUE TOOK PLACE. BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE ABOUT HERE IS REALLY TRYING TO PLUG IN THE NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS WHAT OUR ...
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| 08:32:43 |
Cox, C. Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IT IN THE NEXT STEP IS SATISFY. COY NOT AGREE MORE WITH THE SENTIMENTS OF BOTH THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING MEMBER ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARING INFORMATION,...
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| 08:33:39 |
MR. GOSS, -
AMENDMENT. LE MANY -- WHICH AMENDMENT IS THE GENTLELADY REFERRING TO? MS.
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| 08:33:54 |
MS. HARMAN, -
HARMAN: MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M REFERRING TO MY AMENDMENT. I BELIEVE THAT THE PRIOR NUMBER AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY MR. FARR WILL NOT BE OFFERED. THE CHAIRMAN:...
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| 08:34:14 |
MS. HARMAN, -
IS NOT TO BE OFFERED, THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATED AMENDMENT NUMBER 3. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER 3, PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT NUMBER 108-176, OFFERED BY...
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| 08:34:48 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ALL I WAS GOING TO SAY I WAS GOING TO COMPLIMENT MR. FARR NOR A VERY HELPFUL -- FOR A VERY HELPFUL, THOUGHTSFUL CONTRIBUTION TO OUR WORK PRODUCT. WE...
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| 08:35:06 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WE ARE IMPROVED IN OUR COMMITTEE FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROCESS. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT'S NECESSARY TO OFFER THE AMENDMENT AND APPARENTLY HE...
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| 08:35:42 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS FROM PARTICIPATING IN IT. THE PROBLEM IT TURNS OUT WAS THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND I.N.S. WATCH LISTS, WHICH INCLUDED THEIR...
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| 08:38:59 |
MR. GOSS, -
WHETHER FURTHER CONSOLIDATION OF THE VARIOUS U.S. GOVERNMENT TERRORIST WATCH LIST DATABASES
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| 08:39:03 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MIGHT ADD TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE WATCH LIST SYSTEM IN IDENTIFYING KNOWN OR SUSPECTED SYSTEM. ABSOLUTELY A GOAL WE HAVE TO ACHIEVE. THE QUESTION...
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| 08:41:57 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
I THINK, DESTRUCTIVE PARTISANSHIP AND ALLOW US TO AIR OUR DIFFERENCES IN A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE WAY. I'D LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO SECTION 336 OF THIS...
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| 08:47:27 |
MR. HOLT, -
WERE BADLY OFFBASE OR WHETHER THE IRAQI REGIME MANAGED TO DESTROY OR SPIRIT AWAY THE
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| 08:47:33 |
MR. HOLT, -
SUSPECT WEAPONS OR MATERIALS. EITHER WAY, IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT THE POURMS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WAS LESS THAN -- THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INTELLIGENCE...
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| 08:47:43 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THAT THE COALITION DID NOT HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SPECIFIC ENOUGH TO FIND, IDENTIFY, AND SECURE ANY MASSIVELY DESTRUCTIVE WEAPONS. THAT...
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| 08:49:18 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - Co-Chair
PREVIOUSLY STATED SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT. FURTHER, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF FORMER MEMBER LEWIS STOKES AND NOW...
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| 08:54:01 |
MR. GOSS, -
WHO HAVE BOTH DONE THE COMMITTEE A BIG FAVOR BY KEEPING US FOCUSED ON
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| 08:54:07 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THIS. THIS AMENDMENT DIRECTS THE D.C.I. TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROJECT TO TEST AND EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE AND INNOVATIVE METHODS AND TO RECRUIT AND HIRE...
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| 08:56:11 |
MS. HARMAN, -
THE DDCICM, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL
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| 08:56:14 |
MR. GOSS, -
INTELLIGENCE FOR COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, THAT'S A
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| 08:56:18 |
MS. HARMAN, -
MOUTHFUL, JO ANN DEMOCRACY,
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| 08:56:20 |
MR. GOSS, -
CAME TO
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| 08:56:21 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SAY GOODBYE RECENTLY -- JO ANN DEMPSEY CAME TO SAY GOODBYE TO ME RECENTLY, JOAN DEMPSEY, IT OCCURRED TO ME SHE WAS THE ONLY FEMALE IN THE INTELLIGENCE...
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| 08:58:25 |
MR. GOSS, -
KIND OF COOPERATION AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT GREATLY AFFECT THE NATIONAL SECURITY
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| 08:58:34 |
Reyes, Silvestre - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
OF OUR COUNTRY. WATCHING OUR CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOOD FOR OUR COUNTRY, MR. CHAIRMAN,...
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| 09:01:26 |
Boswell, Leonard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
TONIGHT, ABOUT STARTING -- BORN IN A COUNTRY HOME WAY OUT IN THE COUNTRY. BUT I GO TO SCHOOLS A LOT, AND I PARTICULARLY WANT TO TALK TO THE YOUNG...
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| 09:02:59 |
MR. HOLT, -
SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT AND ACCOLADES TO MR. HASTINGS, MR. REYES, AND THE OTHERS WHO ARE WORKING ON THIS. AND I WANTED TO REITERATE MY CONCERN ABOUT...
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| 09:03:14 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. OUR INTELLIGENCE NETWORK SHOULD REFLECT MUCH MORE OF THE DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURAL COMPOSITION OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND OF...
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| 09:04:05 |
MR. BOSWELL, -
THAT THEY'RE NOW PAYING TO THE ISSUE OF DIVERSITY. FOR SOME TIME NOW, THIS COMMITTEE
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| 09:04:13 |
Bishop, Sanford Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
HAS BEEN WRESTLING WITH THE IDEA OF DIVERSITY, GOING BACK TO FORMER CHAIRMAN LOU STOKES, FORMER RANKING MEMBER JULIAN DIXON, AND MY SERVICE ON THE COMMITTEE...
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| 09:07:49 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WORD. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. JACKSON LEE: THANK YOU. I RISE TO SUPPORT THE HASTINGS AMENDMENT AND TO...
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| 09:08:01 |
MR. BISHOP, -
CHAIRMAN GOSS AND THE SERVICE OF RANKING MEMBER HARMAN. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
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| 09:08:07 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
MEMBERS WHO SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES -- I DON'T WANT TO PUT SERVED. I WANT TO HAVE
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| 09:08:13 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
IT CORRECT. THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA IS STILL SERVING ON THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE. HIS LEADERSHIP WE HAVE APPRECIATED, AND IN THE DEBATE PREVIOUSLY,...
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| 09:13:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
REPORT 108-176. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO RISE? MR. KUCINICH: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE...
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| 09:13:55 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ WHEN THE U.S. INVADED, AND THAT, THEREFORE, IRAQ DID NOT POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES, AS THE...
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| 09:14:11 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
COMPELED THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TO RELEASE RAW, UNDISSEMINATED INFORMATION THEY KNEW TO BE UNRELIABLE BECAUSE IT HELPED SUPPORT THE WORST-CASE...
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| 09:19:28 |
MR. BEREUTER, -
SAYS. IT CALLS ON THE DIRECTOR OF THE C.I.A. TO INSPECT ALL TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE
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| 09:19:34 |
MR. BEREUTER, -
OFFICE OF THE C.I.A. AND THE VICE PRESIDENT RELATING TO IRAQ AND W.M.D.'S. THE AMENDMENT IS UNUSUAL,
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| 09:19:39 |
Bereuter, Douglas "Doug" K. - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
AND FRANKLY, A BIT CONFUSING. IT PURPORTS TO ADDRESS WHAT IS ALLEGEDLY A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE, THE ALTERING OR SHADING OF INTELLIGENCE FOR POLITICAL...
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| 09:22:19 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
COMMUNICATIONS. THE COUNT WOULD ESTABLISH
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| 09:22:21 |
MR. BEREUTER, -
THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE VICE PRESIDENT TOOK THE UNUSUAL STEP OF TRAVELING TO THE C.I.A. TO
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| 09:22:25 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
MEET DIRECTLY WITH C.I.A. ANALYSTS, AND THE INVENTORY WOULD
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| 09:22:29 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ESTABLISH THE NATURE OF THOSE VISITS. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MR. BEREUTER: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 09:22:55 |
MR. BEREUTER, -
OF SPLITIZATION OF INTELLIGENCE. THE QUESTION -- OF POLITICIZATION OF THE TELLING. THE QUESTION IS A CONTINUING ONE AND HAS BEEN A CONTINUING CONCERN...
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| 09:23:06 |
MS. HARMAN, -
OF POLITICIZATION OF INTELLIGENCE IS AN AREA THAT OUR COMMITTEE,
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| 09:23:11 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE MUST EXPLORE ON INVESTIGATION OF IRAQ INTELLIGENCE. I MUST, HOWEVER, OPPOSE THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT....
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| 09:24:32 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
ESSENTIALLY REDUNDANT, THEN IT COULD NOT HURT, AND I ALSO
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| 09:24:34 |
MS. HARMAN, -
WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE GENTLELADY
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| 09:24:36 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
IS CORRECT. THIS AMENDMENT IS NARROWLY FOCUSED. AND IT'S AIMING SPECIFICALLY AT OBTAINING INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VICE...
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| 09:25:13 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AGAIN, I COMMEND SWRAT FOR RAISING THIS ISSUE, BUT HOPE THAT WE WILL DECIDE TO TAKE A DIFFERENT COURSE ON THIS SUBJECT. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF...
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| 09:25:49 |
MR. LAHOOD, -
OF SPEECHES ON THIS FLOOR AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.
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| 09:25:53 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
I BELIEVE IT'S AN EXTENSION OF HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN TO TRY AND BESMIRCH THE RECORD OF THIS ADMINISTRATION, TO BESMIRCH THE GOOD NAME OF THE VICE...
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| 09:28:12 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
AS WELL
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| 09:28:13 |
MR. LAHOOD, -
EXTEND THE SUSPENSION CALENDAR TO ALL BILLS.
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| 09:28:16 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MR. LAHOOD: LET ME RESPOND TO THAT, MR. KUCINICH, IN SAYING THIS. IF THIS IS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE INTELLIGENCE BILL AND YOU ARE OFFERING THIS...
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| 09:28:37 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
THE IDEA THAT IT IS THE COMMITTEE'S JURISDICTION AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE COMMITTEE , I DON'T BELIEVE THE GENTLEMAN IS SERIOUSLY PROPOSING...
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| 09:28:57 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AMENDMENT, IT PASSES. HOWEVER, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S LEGITIMATE OR LOGICAL AGAINST MY AMENDMENT TO SAY THAT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE SHOULD ENJOY AN...
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| 09:29:29 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
THE GENTLEMAN NOT TAKE OFFENSE. THIS IS CERTAINLY -- I WOULD HOPE THE GENTLEMAN WOULD AGREE, A SALIENT ISSUE OF INTEREST TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND...
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| 09:29:48 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AND SO I RESPECT THE GENTLEMAN'S RIGHT TO MAKE THESE STATEMENTS. I WOULD ASK THE GENTLEMAN TO RESPECT MY RIGHT AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO OFFER...
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| 09:30:17 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
HER EXPERTISE AND THE EXPERTISE OF THE COMMITTEE STAFF ON THAT SIDE TO GIVE THEM SOME KIND OF AN ASSIGNMENT. AND WHY THE VICE PRESIDENT? WHY NOT THE PRESIDENT?...
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| 09:31:00 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
PRESIDENT? WHY NOT OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT? WHY NOT OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTELLIGENCE GATHERING...
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| 09:31:09 |
MR. LAHOOD, -
SOME KIND OF A CABAL GOING ON HERE, WHY DID YOU HAPPEN TO PICK THIS INDIVIDUAL?
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| 09:31:15 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT IT IS. THIS IS A POLITICAL AMENDMENT. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT
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| 09:31:19 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
TO TRY AND EMBARRASS ONE MEMBER OF THIS ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO TRY AND EMBARRASS THE SECOND HIGHEST RANKING ELECTED OFFICIAL IN OUR...
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| 09:32:36 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE GENTLEMAN DOES NOT WANT THE
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| 09:32:41 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
DIRECTION OF THE WHOLE CONGRESS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VICE PRESIDENT'S ROLE.
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| 09:32:46 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MR. LAHOOD: WOULD YOU YIELD? MR. KUCINICH: OF COURSE. MR. LAHOOD: MR. KUCINICH, YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED IN THIS BILL? WE HAVE ESTABLISHED TWO...
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| 09:33:07 |
MR. LAHOOD, -
SAY IT'S A SLAP AT
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| 09:33:09 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
US. MR.
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| 09:33:10 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
KUCINICH: WELL, I WOULD RECLAIM MY TIME AND JUST TELL THE GENTLEMAN THAT AS A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE...
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| 09:33:32 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THEN I WILL YIELD. IF THE GENTLEMAN DID NOT WANT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ROLE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, WHICH HAS BEEN A MATTER OF PUBLIC CONTROVERSY...
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| 09:33:49 |
MR. LAHOOD, -
THE AMENDMENT. BUT IT WOULD NOT BE A REASON FOR
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| 09:33:51 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ANYONE ELSE IN CONGRESS TO VOTE NO ON THE AMENDMENT, AND TO THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, I SAY IF YOU WANT TO DEMAND A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROLE...
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| 09:34:33 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
CHAIRMAN HAS BEEN -- I ASK FOR TWO ADDITIONAL MINUTES. THE CHAIRMAN: IS THERE OBJECTION? HEARING NONE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED. MR....
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| 09:35:01 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
YOUR AMENDMENT, I THINK IT'S IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO WITHDRAW THE AMENDMENT. MS. HARMAN: WOULD YOU YIELD? MR. LAHOOD: OF COURSE. MS. HARMAN: I APPRECIATE...
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| 09:35:27 |
MS. HARMAN, -
WILL BE THOROUGH AND IT WILL
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| 09:35:29 |
MR. LAHOOD, -
BE BIPARTISAN,
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| 09:35:30 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND WE WILL FOLLOW THE FACTS UNFLINCHINGLY. SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO ASSERT, BECAUSE IT IS NOT CORRECT, THAT WE ARE TAKING THINGS OFF-LIMITS. THE...
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| 09:36:16 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
EXPECT THAT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE HAS THE CAPABILITY TO DO ITS JOB, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THIS PARTICULAR MATTER IS SO UNIQUE THAT IT RECEIVE...
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| 09:36:53 |
MR. LAHOOD, -
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE VISION THAT WE OUTLINE IN THE INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR
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| 09:36:59 |
MR. HOEKSTRA, -
2004. I SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE. AS SUCH, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR
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| 09:37:06 |
Hoekstra, Peter - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
JOBS IS TO OVERSEE SOME OF THE NATION'S MOST SOPHISTICATED INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES. I HAVE GOT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CRITICALLY REVIEWING NEW CONCEPTS...
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| 09:42:18 |
Hoekstra, Peter - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
INFORMATION. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE ANALYZE IT. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW DECISIONS WERE MADE OFF OF THAT INFORMATION, BUT...
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| 09:44:16 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THE PHONE RECORDS OF ONE PUBLIC OFFICIAL, AND IT'S TOO BROAD IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S A FISHING EXPEDITION. IT IS THE KIND OF FISHING EXPEDITION THAT...
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| 09:45:46 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
A NATION INTO WAR,
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| 09:45:48 |
MR. HOLT, -
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TALKING
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| 09:45:50 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ABOUT JUST ANY OTHER MATTER HERE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MATTER THAT RESULTED IN THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY HAVING THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS SENT TO IRAQ....
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| 09:47:27 |
MR. HOLT, -
COUNTRY . MR. KUCINICH: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. HOLT: BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS AMENDMENT WILL HELP US CARRY OUT THE INVESTIGATION THAT...
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| 09:47:49 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
WANT TO GO. WITH THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO YIELD
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| 09:47:51 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
TO MY FRIEND FROM ILLINOIS. MR. LAHOOD: I JUST WANT TO RESPOND TO MR. KUCINICH'S LATEST SPEECH HERE, AND THAT IS TO SAY IF YOU REALLY WANT THE PREROGATIVES...
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| 09:48:13 |
LaHood, Ray - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
WHY NOT LET US DO IT? WE'VE BEEN DOING IT. WHY HAVE SOME OUTSIDE GROUP DOING IT? THAT'S THE -- THAT'S THE FLAW IN YOUR AMENDMENT. YOU KNOW, YOU TALK...
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| 09:48:53 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
THEIR NALS -- AT D.I.A. OR C.I.A. CHANGED THEIR
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| 09:48:58 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
ANALYSIS TO FIT WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS. AND IT GOES ON TO SAY -- I REQUEST ONE MINUTE UNDER UNANIMOUS CONSENT. MR. HOLT: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE...
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| 09:49:28 |
MR. HOLT, -
SUBJECT OF WHISTLE BLOWING, THAT IN FACT, ONLY THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, OR IN
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| 09:49:33 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
THIS CASE, THE INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS IN AN EVENHANDED WAY. AND IT TAKES IT OUT OF POLITICS AT A TIME WHEN...
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| 09:49:43 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THIS IS ONLY POLITICAL. I MIGHT FURTHER ADD THAT I DIDN'T MAKE MY REPUTATION IN THIS HOUSE BY RAISING PARTISAN ISSUES, AND I DON'T SEE THIS AS A PARTISAN...
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| 09:50:27 |
MR. GOSS, -
IT BEING TRUE AND IT IS TRUE THAT THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE
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| 09:50:31 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PRESIDENT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY, THE NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM INVOLVES THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT AND THE...
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| 09:52:35 |
MS. LEE, -
CONSENT FOR ONE MINUTE AND YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM -- MR. KUCINICH: I WOULD ASK -- I HAVE A QUESTION --...
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| 09:52:47 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
GOSS: I'M FAMILIAR WITH WHAT, SIR? MR. KUCINICH: YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE AMENDMENT, OF COURSE, AND THE LETTER OF THE AMENDMENT. AND I WOULD ASK...
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| 09:52:54 |
MR. GOSS, -
GENTLEMAN WOULD BE WILLING AT THIS POINT TO COMMIT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE TO
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| 09:53:00 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
SEEKING SPECIFICALLY THE INFORMATION THAT
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| 09:53:04 |
MR. GOSS, -
I'M
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| 09:53:05 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
ASKING HERE OF THE -- THAT
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| 09:53:08 |
MR. GOSS, -
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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| 09:53:10 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
GAVE. WOULD THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE BE WILLING TO CONDUCT PUBLICLY AN AUDIT OF ALL TELEPHONE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE CENTRAL...
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| 09:53:45 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IN TO THE APPROPRIATE PLACES. MS. HARMAN HAS USED THE WORD UNFLINCHING. IT'S A FAIR WORD. I ASSURE YOU THAT I AM GOING WHERE THE INFORMATION TAKES US....
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| 09:54:16 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
GENERAL BRING THAT INFORMATION FORWARD IS NOT REFLECTIVE OF A PARTISAN POSITION ON MY PART. MR. GOSS: IF -- MR. KUCINICH: YES, SIR. MR. GOSS: IF THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 09:54:43 |
MR. GOSS, -
IF I MAY RECLAIM MY
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| 09:54:45 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
TIME FROM THE
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| 09:54:46 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
GENTLEMAN -- MR. GOSS: I HAVEN'T FINISHED MY ANSWER. MR. KUCINICH: SIR. MR. GOSS: THE SECOND PART WAS A MATTER OF THE CONSTITUTION WHICH DOES UNDERSTAND...
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| 09:55:04 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY THIS, THAT IT WOULD BE MORE THAN INSTRUCTIVE THAT IT WOULD
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| 09:55:08 |
MR. GOSS, -
BE CLASSIFIED
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| 09:55:09 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
INFORMATION IF THE VICE PRESIDENT MANIPULATED C.I.A.
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| 09:55:12 |
MR. GOSS, -
ANALYSTS TO DISSEMINATE FALSE, RAW, UNRELIABLE INFORMATION TO JUSTIFY A WAR IN IRAQ. I'M HOPEFUL NO ONE
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| 09:55:21 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
IS SAYING THAT, AND I ALSO
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| 09:55:23 |
MR. GOSS, -
AM
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| 09:55:24 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
NOT AWARE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ASSERTED EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SHIELD SUCH INFORMATION FROM THE CONGRESS. I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT...
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| 09:56:05 |
MR. GOSS, -
ENTITLED TO DO THAT AND
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| 09:56:06 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
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| 09:56:07 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IS ENTITLED TO ASSERT EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE IF THEY
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| 09:56:12 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
SO CHOOSE, AND THAT WOULD BE ILLUMINATING, I THINK. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIRMAN: DOES THE GENTLELADY YIELD BACK? MS. LEE: I YIELD....
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| 09:56:41 |
MS. LEE, -
REPORT 108-176. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MS. LEE: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE AN AMENDMENT
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| 09:56:50 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE
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| 09:56:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER 6 PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 108-176, OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF CALIFORNIA. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY FROM...
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| 09:57:07 |
MS. LEE, -
FROM CALIFORNIA, FOR HER SUPPORT AND HER LEADERSHIP IN CRAFTING THIS BIPARTISAN BILL. ALSO, TO MY STAFF, JULIE LITTLE AND SHANNON SMITH, I WANT TO THANK...
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| 09:57:20 |
Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AMENDMENT SEEKING AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW. HOW WAS OUR INTELLIGENCE REGARDING IRAQI WEAPONS OF MASS...
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| 10:02:45 |
MR. BEREUTER, -
MAKE TWO GENERAL POINTS FIRST. AS A PART OF THE INTELLIGENCE
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| 10:02:50 |
Bereuter, Douglas "Doug" K. - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
COMMITTEE'S REVIEW OF THE INTELLIGENCE IN PREWAR IRAQ, THE COMMITTEE WILL ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE...
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| 10:08:01 |
MS. HARMAN, -
SERVE WITH HER. I LISTENED CAREFULLY TO THE COMMENTS MADE BY MR. BEREUTER, AND
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| 10:08:07 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FRANKLY I AGREE WITH THEM. I THINK THAT IS THE CONTEXT OF THE SEARCH FOR WEAPONS BY THE U.N. INSPECTOR. HOWEVER, AGREEING WITH THEM DOESN'T GET ME...
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| 10:09:55 |
MS. WOOLSEY, -
THE WAR IN IRAQ WAS FOUGHT OVER, IT'S TOO EASY TO FORGET THAT OUR TROOPS WERE NOT THE FIRST TO SEARCH THE
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| 10:10:02 |
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IRAQI DESERT FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. UNITED NATIONS INSPECTORS SPENT A DECADE SEARCHING FOR AND DESTROYING ILLEGAL IRAQI WEAPONS FACILITIES,...
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| 10:12:15 |
MR. GOSS, -
SETTING IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO. THE REASON I SAY THAT I
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| 10:12:19 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THINK THIS IS UNNECESSARY -- I THINK IT'S DUPLICATIVE OF WORK WE ARE DOING THAT FRANKLY WE ARE BEST PREPARED TO DO. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, THERE...
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| 10:17:54 |
MR. GOSS, -
WE DON'T MESS WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT NOW. IF IT TURNS OUT THERE'S A NEED TO DO IT DOWN THE ROAD, I'LL COME BACK AND ADMIT IT. BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE...
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| 10:18:31 |
MS. LEE, -
A STUDY, A REPORT THAT WOULD BE SUBMITTED IN AN UNCLASSIFIED
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| 10:18:35 |
MR. GOSS, -
FORM BUT MAY CONTAIN
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| 10:18:37 |
Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
A CLASSIFIED ANNEX WITH REGARD TO THE SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN OUR INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AND THE UNITED NATIONS LEADING UP TO THE WAR AGAINST...
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| 10:19:14 |
MR. GOSS, -
HAS MORE EXPERIENCE THAN THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES ON INTELLIGENCE, HOUSE
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| 10:19:19 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
AND SENATE. I THEREFORE SAY GIVE US A CHANCE TO DO OUR JOB AND I THINK YOU WILL UNDERSTAND. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH INTELLIGENCE HAS BEEN SHARED...
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| 10:19:50 |
MS. LEE, -
THAT U.S. TAX DOLLARS
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| 10:19:53 |
MR. GOSS, -
WERE, OF COURSE, USED IN THIS
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| 10:19:55 |
Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WAR THAT PEOPLE -- THE AMERICAN PEOPLE JUST HAVE A RIGHT TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS AND HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHETHER YOU SUPPORT...
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| 10:20:26 |
Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
AMENDMENT. I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE CHAIR WOULD ONCE AGAIN REMIND MEMBERS TO REFRAIN FROM REFERENCES, IMPROPER...
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| 10:20:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY REQUESTS A RECORDED VOTE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT...
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| 10:21:06 |
MS. LEE, -
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| 10:21:09 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
POSTPONED. MR. GOSS: WE'D BE PREPARED TO ASK THE COMMITTEE TO RISE, AND I WILL MAKE SUCH A MOTION TIMELY IN A MOMENT. THE CHAIRMAN: OK. MR. GOSS:...
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| 10:21:57 |
MR. GOSS, -
THAT.
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| 10:22:07 |
MR. GOSS, -
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| 10:22:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. GOSS: THERE IS A PROCESS FOR THAT. MS. HARMAN: I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT. MR.
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| 10:22:50 |
MR. GOSS, -
GOSS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE
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| 10:22:52 |
MS. HARMAN, -
THE COMMITTEE DO NOW RISE. THE CHAIRMAN: THE MOTION IS THE COMMITTEE DO NOW RISE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE...
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| 10:23:11 |
MR. GOSS, -
THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION HAVING UNDER CONSIDERATION THE BILL H.R. 2417 COMES TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT COMES TO...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. BROWN: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT TODAY FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS AND ANY...
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MR. BROWN, -
WOOLSEY, MS. KAPTUR, MS. LEE, MS. BORDALLO, MRS. CAPPS, MS. LORETTA SANCHEZ, MS. JOHNSON OF TEXAS, MS. WATSON, MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, MS. JACKSON LEE,...
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| 10:25:45 |
MR. GOSS, -
OBJECTION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 7, 2003 AND UNDER A PREVIOUS ORDER OF THE HOUSE, THE FOLLOWING...
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| 10:26:58 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THE BIDDING OF THE INSURANCE COMPANIES. I ASK THE CHAIRMAN IF IT COULD BE THAT PERHAPS BECAUSE THE DRUG COMPANIES CONTRIBUTED ABOUT $80 MILLION TO...
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| 10:32:52 |
Gutknecht, Gil - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
CIVIL WAR. MINNESOTA'S FIRST GOVERNOR, ALEXANDER RAMSEY, HAPPENED TO BE IN WASHINGTON ON OTHER BUSINESS. UPON LEARNING THE NEWS, HE RACED TO THE WHITE...
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| 10:38:34 |
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
NEED AND MUST HAVE, AND ONCE AGAIN THE MAJORITY INSISTS ON A SHAM PROPOSAL THAT GIVES SENIORS NOTHING MORE THAN A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. I AM HERE...
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| 10:44:17 |
Smith, Nick - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
GRANDKIDS. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY TO SEND MY GRANDCHILDREN TO COLLEGE, AND ONE QUESTION I POSE IS WHY SHOULD THEY PAY...
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| 10:49:57 |
MS. LEE, -
ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO SELL OUR FEDERAL DOMESTIC PROGRAMS TO CORPORATIONS AND TO INDUSTRY DONORS. TODAY, HUNDREDS OF SENIORS STOOD AGAINST
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| 10:50:07 |
Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE REPUBLICAN PRESCRIPTION PRIVATIZATION PLAN. THEY BLEW THE WHISTLE ON THIS. THEY BLEW THE WHISTLE ON THIS DECEPTIVE LEGISLATION, AND TONIGHT, WE,...
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| 10:55:48 |
MS. LEE, -
MR. DIAZ-BALART: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, MY COLLEAGUE, CHRISTOPHER SMITH, OF NEW JERSEY HAD A WONDERFUL IDEA THE OTHER WEEK THAT WE SHOULD...
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| 10:56:03 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE LANGUISHING IN PRISONS IN THE
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| 10:56:09 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
TOTALITARIAN STATE OF CUBA, THAT ISLAND THAT HAS BEEN FOR 44 YEARS OPPRESSED BY A TOTALITARIAN DICTATOR. SO EACH WEEK, WE BRING FORTH A NUMBER OF US HERE...
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| 11:02:17 |
MS. SCHAKOWSKY, -
CATASTROPHIC HEALTH CARE BILL, AND IT HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND ALL OF THE
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| 11:02:22 |
Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF SENIOR CITIZENS SUPPORTED THAT LEGISLATION, AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE TO SENIOR CITIZENS FOR HEALTH...
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| 11:07:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ILLINOIS. WITHOUT OBJECTION, YOU ARE SO RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE...
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| 11:08:24 |
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
A FIRST STEP TOWARD THE REPUBLICANS' GOAL TO PRIVATIZE MEDICARE. MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE WANT TO DO THIS FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS....
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| 11:14:28 |
Watson, Diane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THEIR LIFETIMES . OUR OLDER CONSTITUENTS HAVE BUILT OR SUPPORTED MOST OF WHAT AMERICA IS TODAY. AND WE OWE THEM RESPECT. WE OWE THEM A SAFETY NET...
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| 11:20:24 |
MS. BERKLEY, -
CAME TO CONGRESS I THOUGHT I WOULD MODERNIZE MEDICARE, IMPROVE MEDICARE, STRENGTHEN MEDICARE, I NEVER DREAMED THAT I WOULD
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| 11:20:31 |
Berkley, Shelley - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
PARTICIPATE IN THE DESTRUCTION OF MEDICARE. THIS LEGISLATION BEFORE US THIS WEEK DESTROYS THE MEDICARE SYSTEM. I OPPOSE THIS PLAN. IT DOES NOT OFFER...
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| 11:25:03 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR OUR NATION'S SENIORS IS ONE COMPONENT OF THE HEALTH CARE REFORM NEEDED IN THE UNITED STATES. AND JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, THIS ...
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| 11:29:24 |
MR. EMANUEL, -
A FOURTH OF JULY BREAK, AND THAT IS A CHILD
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| 11:29:29 |
Emanuel, Rahm - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
CREDIT. RECENTLY, JUST AS RECENTLY AS YESTERDAY, THE PREMIER OF PAKISTAN WAS HERE, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES GUARANTEED $3.5 BILLION TO...
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| 11:35:38 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
THEY ALSO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT LEAVING THE SENSITIVITY
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| 11:35:44 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF THE WOMEN OF AMERICA AT THE DOOR AS THEY TAKE THEIR OATH TO BE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. AND SO TODAY...
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| 11:41:31 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLELADY FROM OHIO. MS. KAPTUR: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO...
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| 11:41:59 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
INSTITUTION DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL FOR US
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| 11:42:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO READ AS HOMEWORK TONIGHT. THEY TELL US THAT WE ARE GOING TO DEBATE THIS TOMORROW, MAYBE TWO
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| 11:42:09 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
HOURS AT THE MOST, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY IN TERMS OF HEALTH CARE FOR OUR SENIORS. THEY TELL US MAYBE AFTER MIDNIGHT...
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| 11:47:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ATTENTION TO THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HOUSE TO A RACIST PIECE OF
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| 11:47:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LITERATURE CURRENTLY BEING CIRCULATED BY THE HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY TO ITS EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS. THERE IS GOING TO BE A
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| 11:48:12 |
Frost, Jonas "Martin" Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
REDISTRICTING HEARING IN HAIRS COUNTY, HOUSTON, ON SATURDAY. SO THE HARRIS COUNT REPUBLICAN PARTY IS RIGHT NOW EMAILING THIS INFORMATION TO ALL ITS...
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| 11:49:56 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
WE ARE IN LINES THAT HAVE BEEN REAPPROVED
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| 11:49:59 |
MR. FROST, -
BY THE
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| 11:50:00 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
VOTERS OF OUR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS AND THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN THE LAST 50 YEARS, THE REDRAWING OF DISTRICT LINES. I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ONE...
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| 11:53:22 |
Frost, Jonas "Martin" Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
PARTY THAT THEY WOULD STOOP TO RACISM IN THE YEAR 2003. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE ...
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| 11:53:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
READ AND HEAR ABOUT SO MANY EXAMPLES OF WASTE
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| 11:53:51 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
OF FEDERAL MONEY THAT WE TOO OFTEN TAKE IT FOR GRANTED OR SHRUG OUR SHOULDERS
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| 11:53:56 |
MR. DUNCAN, -
ABOUT T THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE REPORTED RECENTLY THE
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| 11:53:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, QUOTE, COULDN'T AT FOR
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| 11:54:02 |
Duncan, John James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
MORE THAN $-- ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN $1 TRILLION IN TRANSACTIONS. LISTEN TO WHAT THIS STORY SAID. QUOTE, THOUGH DEFENSE HAS LONG BEEN NOTORIOUS FOR...
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| 11:59:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I STAND HERE THIS EVENING, ON THE EAST COAST, IT'S 10:00, AND OUR SCHEDULE IS SUCH THAT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TOMORROW, WE SHOULD BE DEBATING...
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| 11:59:22 |
MRS. CAPPS, -
PROVIDE A
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| 11:59:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MORE MODERNIZED MEDICARE DELIVERY SYSTEM WHICH
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| 11:59:28 |
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WILL FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF THOSE RECEIVING MEDICARE, MOSTLY SENIORS, SENIOR CITIZENS AND ALSO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR NEEDS FOR MEDICATION....
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| 12:05:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GEORGIA. MR. CUMMINGS OF MARYLAND. MR. -- UPON THE UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 7, 2003, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. PALLONE,...
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| 12:06:27 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
BY POINTING OUT, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT BILL IS GOING TO COME UP TOMORROW. WE'RE WAITING, MANY OF US ARE ACTUALLY WAITING RIGHT...
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| 12:18:53 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
INSURANCE INDUSTRY. IN FACT, THIS BILL, BY AND LARGE, WAS WRITTEN BY THE DRUG INDUSTRY AND INSURANCE INDUSTRY, WE ARE AS -- TO TALK FOR A MOMENT ABOUT...
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| 12:22:53 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
YOU LOOK AT ALL, PHRMA, THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG TRADE COMPANY, SPENT $3.1 MILLION, 5% FOR DEMOCRATS. 95% FOR REPUBLICANS. SO THOSE STATISTICS ALONE GIVE...
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| 12:23:29 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
OF MONEY INTO THE WHITE HOUSE, BIG AMOUNTS OF MONEY INTO PRESIDENT BUSH'S CAMPAIGN, AND GETTING OUT PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT BENEFIT THEM. WHEN IN...
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| 12:24:57 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
TO DESFROY THE PROGRAM -- DESTROY THE PROGRAM. I TALKED EARLIER ABOUT TWO THINGS. I SAID ON THE ONE HAND WE KNOW THE INSURANCE COMPANIES GENERALLY...
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| 12:26:56 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
TENSE OF MILLIONS, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, ONLY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE DUMP INTO THESE INSURANCE COMPANIES. WHAT ARE WE GETTING? THERE WAS...
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| 12:30:37 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE INSURANCE ASPECT, IF THEY KEEP GIVING MORE AND MORE LARGER SUBSIDIES TO PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES...
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| 12:33:33 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
COMPANIES, THEY NEGOTIATE PRICE, AND THEN THE DRUG IS SOLD -- FOR EVERY DRUG MANUFACTURED, THEN THE DRUGS ARE SOLD TO RETAILERS, SOLD WHOLESALE...
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| 12:37:03 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF THE PRICE. WE'RE SAYING FORGET ABOUT ALL THIS NONSENSE OF CHANGING MEDICARE AND PRIVATIZING MEDICARE, FORGET ABOUT ALL THIS NONSENSE...
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| 12:40:23 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
GOVERNMENT WILL ONLY PICK UP $1,000. $4,000 WILL COME FROM OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS. SO $5,000 DRUG COST SAVING ONLY 20% OF THAT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL ONLY...
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| 12:43:01 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THEY'RE GOING OUT OF THEIR WAY TO TRY TO CATER TO THESE TWO SPECIAL INTERESTS, BECAUSE TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY FEEL THE NECESSITY OF PRIVATIZING AND...
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| 12:47:38 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
BILL. HE'S JUST SAYING TO HAVE DO THIS FOR ME. WE NEED A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT. SENIORS DESERVE IT. BUT HE'S NOT DOING THE MATH FOR THEM. MEMBERS...
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| 12:48:57 |
MR. PA LOWELL, -
MOUSE. IT WON'T BE A LION
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| 12:48:59 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THAT ROARS FOR ALL AMERICAN SENIORS, IF YOU EARN $8,000 A YEAR ON SOCIAL SECURITY, THE REPUBLICAN PLAN WILL CAUSE YOU TO PAY WHATEVER IS LEFT OVER AFTER...
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| 12:54:03 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
DONALD RUMSFELD, GERALD FORD, BOB DOLE VOTED AGAINST IT, NEWT GINGRICH TRIED TO CUT IT SO HE WOULD HAVE MONEY FOR HIS TAX CUTS. SAME OLD STORY. BILL...
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| 12:55:05 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
TELL ME MEDICARE WORKS. MEDICARE IS GOOD. AND THAT'S WHAT THOMAS IS ESSENTIALLY SAYING, KEEP THIS LINE UP THAT MEDICARE IS BAD AND BROKEN, THEN YOU...
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| 12:55:44 |
Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
REMARKS, I THINK ROOSEVELT SAID IT BEST OF OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, THE REPUBLICANS SEEM FROZEN. FROZEN IN THE ICE OF THEIR OWN...
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| 13:01:10 |
MR. PALLONE, -
TALKED ABOUT ACTUARIAL
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| 13:01:16 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
SOUNDNESS. WE HAVE MEDICARE BECAUSE THE PRIVATE MARKET WILL NOT SERVE THIS SEGMENT OF AMERICAN SOCIETY. THAT'S WHY LYNDON JOHNSON WORKED SO HARD AFTER...
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| 13:03:07 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
NOT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SCRAPPED, BECAUSE THE SENIORS ARE NOT TELLING US THAT THEY DON'T WANT MEDICARE, THEY DON'T LIKE MEDICARE. SO THE...
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| 13:04:05 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
OF ME DON'T
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| 13:04:06 |
MR. PALLONE, -
UNDERSTAND SOMETHING THAT IS SO SIMPLE ISN'T UNDERSTOOD
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| 13:04:08 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
BY OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE. AND I COME TO THE CONCLUSION, AS MR. BROWN HAS SAID, THAT IT'S ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE IN THE POCKETS OF...
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| 13:04:20 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
DRUGS. OTHERWISE, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN. MR. BROWN: I WOULD ADD IT'S PRETTY CLEAR, THERE ARE TWO THINGS GOING ON. ONE IS...
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| 13:04:43 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THAT. BUT THE PROOF'S IN THE PUDDING. THE PUDDING IS ONE THE WAY THE LEGISLATION LOOKS LIKE. THE SECOND PUDDING IS THIS DEBATE IS HELD IN THE MIDDLE...
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| 13:06:13 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
GOOD MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I YIELD BACK, MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 13:06:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, THE GENTLELADY FROM OHIO, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO
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| 13:06:51 |
MR. LARSON, -
FOR THEIR REMARKS. I PLAN TO ATTEND THE RULES
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| 13:06:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMITTEE MEETING, WHENEVER
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| 13:06:59 |
MR. LARSON, -
IT'S CALLED TO
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| 13:07:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDER, TO PUT FORWARD AN
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| 13:07:03 |
Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
AMENDMENT, AN AMENDMENT I BELIEVE IS MUCH NEEDED. AS I SAID EARLIER THIS EVENING, I BELIEVE ULTIMATELY, MR. SPEAKER, THAT THIS COMES DOWN TO COST....
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| 13:12:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. DOESN'T A MOTION IT ADJOURN TAKE PRECEDENT OVER ANY OTHER MOTION? MR. SPEAKER, MR. SPEAKER, MR.
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| 13:12:34 |
MR. BROWN, -
SPEAKER -- THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THERE IS, THEREFORE, NO QUESTION PENDING BEFORE THE CHAIR AT THIS TIME. MS. KAPTUR: MR.
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| 13:12:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, PARLIAMENTARY
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| 13:12:44 |
MR. BROWN, -
INQUIRY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE LADY FROM HOUSE, FOR WHAT PURPOSE DO YOU -- MS. KAPTUR: YES, I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN INQUIRY FROM THE CHAIR AS TO...
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| 13:12:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NOT RECEIVED BY THE CHAIR. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THERE IS NO QUESTION
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| 13:13:00 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
THAT IS CURRENTLY PENDING BEFORE THE CHAIR. MS. KAPTUR: I COULD NOT HEAR THE
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| 13:13:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THERE WAS NO QUESTION PENDING BEFORE THE CHAIR, AND THE CHAIR HAS THE POWER, AS
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| 13:13:09 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
IT WAS PREVIOUS TO THIS GENTLEMAN MAKING HIS PRESENTATION TO DECLARE THE HOUSE WAS IN RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MS. KAPTUR, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIR.
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