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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE A COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER. THE CLERK: THE SPEAKER'S ROOMS,...
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DENNIS HASTERT, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED BY REVEREND DENNY TAIT
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THE CLERK, -
ROCK SPRINGS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, MILL SPRINGS, GEORGIA. THE CHAPLAIN: LET US PRAY. OUR MOST KIND GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY...
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TO REQUEST THAT CONGRESS BEGIN EACH MEETING BY IMPLORING THE ASSISTANCE OF HEAVEN. LORD, GOD, I LIFT UP EVERYONE HERE TODAY TO YOU IN
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THE CHAPLAIN, -
PRAYER, REALIZING THAT WE OFTEN REFER TO THEM AS POLITICIANS, BUT IN YOUR HOLY BOOK, YOU REFER TO THEM AS MINISTERS AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE TO THOSE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEMBERS PLEASE JOIN ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER...
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Solis, Hilda L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE MESSENGER: MR. SPEAKER, A MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. THE SECRETARY: MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR. SECRETARY. THE SECRETARY: I'VE BEEN...
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Collins, Mac - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
DE TOEQUEVILLE WHO CAME TO AMERICA IN 1831 TO STUDY DEMOCRACY, AND HE WROTE, AND I QUOTE, I SOUGHT FOR THE GREATNESS AND GENIUS OF AMERICA IN HER HARBORS...
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Coble, John "Howard" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
DELECTABLE AND TASTY AS LEXINGTON BARBECUE. GO VISIT THE OLD GIRL AND WISH HER A HAPPY 175TH. AND WHILE THERE, TELL HER YOU WANT TO ORDER A CHOP TRAY...
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Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
WERE ELECTED FEBRUARY 7, 1828. THEY'RE CELEBRATING THEIR ANNIVERSARY THROUGHOUT 2003. TODAY, LEXINGTON HAS AROUND 20,000 RESIDENTS AND IS A THRIVING...
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Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
EVENT THAT SERVES TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION. WE WITNESSED JUST SUCH AN EVENT THIS WEEKEND IN NORTH TEXAS WITH THE APPARENT, HUGELY...
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Solis, Hilda L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CONGRESS. WOMEN WERE EEFERT SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, RAPE, TORTURED THERE IN THE PAST 10 YEARS. I MET WITH HEARTBROKEN FAMILIES WHO WERE SUFFERING FROM THEIR...
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Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
ALONE LAST YEAR COULD HAVE PAID FOR A YEAR OF FOOD STAMPS FOR CLOSE TO 800,000 LOW-INCOME AMERICANS, MR. SPEAKER. AND YET, OUR FRIENDS, THE DEMOCRATS,...
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Stupak, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
IS NOT AN EASY VOTE, AND I APPRECIATE HEARING FROM MY CONSTITUENTS ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO SPENDING EVERY DIME NECESSARY TO MAKE OUR --...
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Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
WE SHOULD KEEP A WEARY EYE ON WHAT ARAFAT'S NEW PRIME MINISTER SAID LAST WEEK. ASKED WHETHER HE WOULD SUPPORT THE ROAD MAP AND CONFRONT AND SHUT DOWN...
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Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
BORROWED MONEY WITH NO END IN SITE. WE NEED TO SPEND -- SIGHT. WE NEED TO SPEND LESS, SPEND SMARTER, AND PUT SOMEONE IN CHARGE WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY...
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Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THEIR VICTORY LAST NIGHT PROVES THAT YOU CAN WIN WITH HARD WORK AND NOTHING IS OUT OF REACH. PERHAPS THE CUBBIES A BALL IN LEFT FIELD MAY BE OUT OF...
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Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND NEARLY 200,000 OF THESE CASES ARE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION OR EMERGENCY ROOM USE. WHILE THERE ARE MANY SUPPORT GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS...
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Burns, Max - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
CLOSURE OF GEORGIA REGIONAL. I WAS DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE DECISION TO CLOSE THE FACILITY WAS MADE BY ONLY LOOKING AT THE DIRECT COST SAVINGS AND DID...
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Hooley, Darlene - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
OR EAT LESS TO MAKE ENDS MEET. IN MANY HOMES IN MY STATE OF OREGON AN ESTIMATED 7,-- 720,000 PEOPLE EAT MEALS FROM EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES AT LEAST ONCE...
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Foley, Mark - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
QUARTERLY PROFIT. INTEL SEES QUARTLY PROFITS SOAR. HARLEY-DAVIDSON CRUISES TO RECORD PROFITS. THESE ARE AS A RESULT OF THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THIS...
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Sherman, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BE WHETHER THE $18 BILLION GOING TO REBUILD AND BUILD IRAQ IS GOING AS LOANS OR AS GIFTS. BUT FIRST WE WILL TAKE UP H.R. 198, WHICH I KNOW LEADERSHIP...
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MR. WILSON, -
GOODWIN. THIS GROUP TIRELESSLY WORKS ON BEHALF OF THE VICTIMS OF CRIME THAT ARE OFTEN FORGOTTEN BY THE PUBLIC. THE VICTIM ASSISTANCE NETWORK ADVOCATES...
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Capito, Shelley Moore - U.S. Representative, [R] West Virginia
CONGRESS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNE TIME FOR MOVEMENT FORWARD TO IMPROVE OUR NATION'S MEDICARE SYSTEM. WITH THE RISING PRICE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, PREVENTIVE...
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Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE PIVOTAL DECISION THAT WILL BE MADE TODAY. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ARE DOING AND SHOULD CONTACT...
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Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
AND RUSSIA CAN INITIALLY BEST CONTRIBUTE TO THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ BY THE FORGIVENESS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BETWEEN BOTH IRAQ AND FRANCE, IRAQ...
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Cole, Tom - Representative
FORTHCOMING MADRID DONOR CONFERENCE, TO WORK WITH DEBT FORGIVENESS ISSUES FOR IRAQ, AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE THE CURRENT DEBT HAS IN HINDERING THE...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
THAT ISSUE IS WHETHER THE $18
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILLION, NOT TO
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Sherman, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] California
REBUILD IRAQ, BUT TO BUILD IRAQ AS IT HAS NEVER BEEN BUILT BEFORE, WHETHER THAT MONEY WILL GO IN THE FORM OF A LOAN OR SOME OTHER COLLATERALIZED INSTRUMENT,...
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Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
I STRONGLY AGREE WITH THIS LANGUAGE, BUT WE SHOULD MOVE BEYOND FRANCE, GERMANY, AND RUSSIA ON THIS ISSUE. WHILE TOTAL DEBT FIGURES ARE DIFFICULT...
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Sherman, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] California
DRILLING, HIT OIL, AND GET NOTHING. NOW, WHY DO WE NEED THESE $2 BILLION OF ADDITIONAL OIL WELLS AND OIL FACILITIES? SO THAT IRAQ CAN PRODUCE MORE ...
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Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA'S INDICATED, THAT THIS IS ONLY SORT OF A STOPGAP OR SORT OF A DISTRACTION FROM THE OVERALL MASSIVE DEBATE OF HOW OUTRAGEOUS...
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MR. SHERMAN, -
TRYING TO DO SOMETHING. I WOULD NOTE TO MR. SHERMAN THAT A FIG LEAF IS BETTER THAN NO LEAF AT
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Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ALL. AND THIS IS A STEP, A VERY SMALL STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAT FOCUSES ON THE DEBT FORGIVENESS AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS THAT WE DO NOT...
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MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
AS READ. THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. THE QUESTION IS ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED, THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE...
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MR. LACINGS, -
H.R. 3289, MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEFENSE AND FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING...
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
HOUSE RESOLUTION 396 IS AN OPEN RULE WAIVING ALL POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3289, THE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT...
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Frost, Jonas "Martin" Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
DEMOCRATIC NATION. SO I ANTICIPATE SUPPORTING THIS BILL DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT STILL ASKS FOR TOO MUCH FROM U.S. TAXPAYERS WHILE ALSO DOING TOO...
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MR. HASTINGS, -
JUSTIFIABLY OUTRAGED IF A DIME OF THE TAXPAYER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AID REQUESTED BY
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Keller, Ric - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PRESIDENT BUSH ALOUD IRAQ TO PAY CREDITORS IN FRANCE -- ALLOWED IRAQ TO PAY CREDITORS IN FRANCE, GERMANY, OR RUSSIA. I APPLAUD CHAIRMAN YOUNG FOR INCLUDING...
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MR. FROST, -
TO OPEN UP THE FEDERAL PURSE AND HAND OVER BILLIONS MORE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ALREADY FACING RECORD DEFICITS,
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Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE HIGHEST DEFICITS THE COUNTRY HAS EVER FACED. BUT THE PRESIDENT NOW WANTS OUR PERMISSION TO CHARGE $18 BILLION MORE, WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE CHARGED,...
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MR. FROST, -
VOICES HEARD. SHAMEFULLY, THE RULE BEFORE US DOES NOT MEET THAT STANDARD AND SHOULD BE REJECTED. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE
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McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
UNDERLYING $87 BILLION SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL FAILS IN SEVERAL KEY AREAS. THE ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT PROVIDED AN ADEQUATE PLAN FOR SUCCESS IN...
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MR. FROST, -
HARDLY ARGUE THAT AMERICAN TROOPS NEED AND DESERVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. I HAVE VOICED MY SUPPORT FOR AN AMENDMENT
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Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
TO THIS BILL, SEVERAL AS A MATTER OF FACT, BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY, ONE OFFERED BY MY GOOD FRIEND FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, JOHN SPRATT. THAT AMENDMENT WILL...
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MR. FROST, -
PRIVATE $87 BILLION MORE. WE HAVE HAD NO REAL ACCOUNTING OF HOW THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT. AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE NO LINE ITEM...
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
BILLION IS GOING TO BE SPENT. IF THAT ISN'T A BLANK CHECK, IT'S CERTAINLY A MAIL YABBLE -- MAILABLE ONE. IT SEEMS TO ME IF THE ADMINISTRATION WANTS...
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| 01:22:44 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
HE DECLARE IRAQ IS NOW THE CENTRAL -- THE CENTRAL FRONT IN THIS
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| 01:22:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAR. THE JOB IS ONLY HALF DONE, THOUGH. TERRORISTS STILL
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Pryce, Deborah - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
ROAM THE GLOBE. IF WE LEAVE IRAQ NOW WE ESSENTIALLY ALLOW THE COUNTRY TO BECOME A TERROR MAGNET A. FLY PAPER THAT ATTRACTS TERRORISTS FROM ALL OVER...
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MR. FROST, -
IS INVOLVED IN WHAT WE DO TODAY. WE ALL HONOR THOSE WHO DIE FOR OUR COUNTRY, BUT THE QUESTION FOR CONGRESS IS WHETHER WE
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Doggett, Lloyd - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
CAN PURSUE A POLICY THAT ALLOWS MORE OF THESE BRAVE YOUNG AMERICANS TO LIVE FOR AMERICA. WE DON'T HAVE A SHORTAGE OF MONEY IN IRAQ. WE HAVE A SHORTAGE...
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| 01:28:52 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD. I'VE GOT AN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARTICLE OFF OF CNN.COM THAT JUST CAME OUT
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| 01:28:59 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
THAT SHOWS THAT DAMASCUS EVEN ENDED UP VOTING FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION THIS MORNING. THEY WANT STABILITY. THEY WANT SECURITY. THERE IS...
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| 01:32:28 |
MR. FROST, -
THINK MR. OBEY'S VERY THOUGHTFUL AMENDMENT SHOULD HAVE HAD A FULL DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. AND MAYBE WE HAVE NOT LISTENED TO THE WORDS OF...
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| 01:32:40 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
IN AMERICA. IT ACTUALLY IS UNDERMINING THE NEEDS OF AMERICANS WITH MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID, AND JOBS. SECRETARY RUMSFELD SAID A FEW WEEKS AGO, IF YOU...
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| 01:34:06 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
SUPPLEMENTAL BILL. HERE'S HA IT DOES -- HERE'S WHAT IT DOES. IT DOES FOUR VERY IMPORTANT THINGS. NUMBER ONE, IT SUPPORTS OUR TROOPS. WE HAVE TROOPS...
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| 01:34:19 |
Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
IN CONGRESS SUPPORTED PRESIDENT CLINTON WHEN HE HAD I THINK SOMETHING LIKE OVER 30 DEPLOYMENTS. I HOPE THAT THE DEMOCRATS WILL SUPPORT OUR PRESIDENT...
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| 01:37:44 |
MR. FROST, -
FIVE MINUTES. MR. WICKER: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE RULE AND THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION. AND I
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MR. HASTINGS, -
RISE TO OBSERVE, MR. SPEAKER, FIRST OF ALL THAT
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| 01:37:51 |
MR. FROST, -
THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW BEING
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| 01:37:54 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
EXPRESSED IN THE DEBATE LEADING UP TO THIS VOTE THAT WE WILL HAVE EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW. FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE THOSE WHO FEEL THAT THE MILITARY
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| 01:38:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACTION AGAINST SADDAM HUSSEIN WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO
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Wicker, Roger - U.S. Representative, [R] Mississippi
AND THAT WE SHOULD STAY THE COURSE. SECONDLY, THERE ARE THOSE WHO NEVER SUPPORTED THE PRESIDENT'S ACTION AND SEE NO NEED TO SUPPORT HIM NOW. THEN...
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| 01:42:32 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
DEBATING AN ISSUE THAT HAS TREMENDOUS CONSEQUENCES, CERTAINLY FOR AMERICA, FOR IRAQ, FOR
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| 01:42:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE ENTIRE WORLD. AND AFTER THE ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC ATTACKS
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| 01:42:39 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
ON OUR NATION OF 9-11, I THINK THE AL QAEDA THOUGHT THAT AMERICA WOULD RESPOND
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY PERHAPS SHOOTING OFF A FEW CRUISE MISSILES AND THAT WE'D GO BACK TO
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| 01:42:49 |
Miller, Candice - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
OUR COUCHES WATCHING FOOTBALL GAMES. THEY CALCULATED THAT AMERICANS WOULD NOT HAVE THE POLITICAL WILL TO RESPOND, THAT WE WOULD BE AFRAID THAT IF WE...
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| 01:45:11 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
REPORTED AS VOTING NO ON THE REPORT. THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE MAKES CLEAR I DID
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| 01:45:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE NO ON THAT MOTION, BUT BECAUSE G.A.O. MADE AN ERROR, THE RULES COMMITTEE MAJORITY HAS ASKED THAT A STAR PRINT OF THE COMMITTEE
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| 01:45:26 |
Frost, Jonas "Martin" Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
REPORT WHICH WILL CRERKT THE RECORD. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS REPORT IS -- WILL CORRECT THE RECORD. HOWEVER SINCE THIS REPORT IS NOT AVAILABLE PUBLICLY,...
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| 01:48:14 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
MY FRIEND, MR. HASTINGS, AND MR. FROST, FOR ABLY MANAGING THIS MEASURE. GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO CORRECT THE RECORD THERE, MR. FROST, FROM YOUR VOTE...
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| 01:48:23 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
NIGHT. I'M PROUD OF THE FACT THAT YOU DID INDICATE AND I KNOW YOU DO PLAN AT THE END OF THE DAY TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE. THE REASON IS,...
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| 01:53:31 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. PURSUANT
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| 01:53:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO CLAUSES 8 AND 9 OF RULE 20, THIS 15-MINUTE VOTE ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FIVE-MINUTE VOTES ON ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION...
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MR. FROST, -
ADOPTING HOUSE RESOLUTION 198, AS AMENDED.
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Unidentified Speaker, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON RISE? MR. MCDERMOTT: I RISE TO A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE AND I OFFER A RESOLUTION WHICH...
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| 02:27:44 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
CORRECTING THE RECORD OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2003, RESOLVED, THAT AN ASTERISK BE PLACED IN THE PERMANENT RECORD OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2003, NOTING...
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| 02:31:26 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
RULE FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE HOUR OF GENERAL DEBATE AS PROVIDED BY THE RULE ON THE BILL. AND AT THIS POINT, I WOULD BEGIN THE DEBATE. AND I WOULD RECOGNIZE...
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| 02:32:34 |
Weldon, Curt - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
AGREED TO COMMIT US TO END THE REIGN OF SADDAM HUSSEIN IN IRAQ AND TO AID IN REMOVING THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN. AND WE COMMITTED TO THAT EFFORT ...
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| 02:36:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BE A LOAN. WE'VE
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| 02:36:05 |
MR. WELDON, -
NOW SPENT $25 BILLION IN BOSNIA. WE'RE STILL THERE. WHERE WAS THE LOAN REQUEST? WHERE WAS THE LOAN REQUEST FROM THE BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT? WHERE WAS...
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| 02:36:44 |
MR. YOUNG, -
THIS BILL. THE DIFFERENCE IS WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO APPROVE IT IN
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| 02:36:47 |
Weldon, Curt - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
ADVANCE. IN EVERY OTHER CASE IN THE 1990'S, IT WAS DONE AFTER THE FACT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUE. MR. FORD: I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR...
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| 02:37:13 |
Ford, Harold E. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
MY TIME. I'LL REMIND MY COLLEAGUE I WAS ONE WHO TOOK 11 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS INCLUDING FIVE ONLINE YOUR SIDE TO VIENNA. AND THE REASON IS WE DIDN'T...
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| 02:37:33 |
Weldon, Curt - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
BECAME THE GROUND OF THE G-8 AGREEMENT THAT ENDED THE WAR. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. WELDON: I SUPPORTED REMOVING...
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| 02:38:18 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
FORM IS FOUNDLY FLAWED. AND IF IT IS NOT IMPROVED BY AN AMENDMENT I HAVE INTRODUCED I WILL
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| 02:38:28 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
RELUCTANTLY OPPOSE IT. I TAKE A BACK SEAT TO NO ONE WITH REGARD TO OUR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, BUT I BELIEVE THERE ARE BETTER OPTIONS TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS...
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| 02:40:18 |
MR. OBEY, -
CHECK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR.
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MS. HARMAN, -
YOUNG: MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME, MY NEXT SPEAKER IS DETAINED. AND I'D RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN....
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| 02:40:42 |
MR. YOUNG, -
FLORIDA HAS 48. MR. OBEY: I YIELD A MINUTE AND A HALF TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEWOMAN FROM CONNECTICUT, MS.
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| 02:40:53 |
MR. OBEY, -
DELAURO. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CONNECTICUT. MS. DELAURO: MR. CHAIRMAN, I STAND BEHIND OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO ARE SACRIFICING...
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| 02:41:19 |
DeLauro, Rosa - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR A THINLY SKETCHED OCCUPATION FORCE AND A LAUNDRY LIST OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT SEEM WELL BEYOND THE SCOPE OF RECONSTRUCTION....
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| 02:43:43 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. RAHALL: MR. CHAIRMAN, WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH TOLD THE AMERICAN...
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| 02:43:54 |
MR. OBEY, -
LET ME BEGIN AT THE OUTSET BY MAKING VERY CLEAR MY SUPPORT FOR OUR VALIANT SOLDIERS WHO ARE PURSUING OUR ENEMIES IN AFGHANISTAN AND OTHER
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| 02:44:02 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
PARTS OF THE WORLD AND OUR SECURING THE PEACE IN IRAQ. BUT THE BILL BEFORE US TODAY, JUST AS IT IGNORES -- RATHER, JUST AS IT IGNITES THE IRAQI ECONOMY...
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| 02:45:56 |
MR. OBEY, -
HEALTH CARE. THE FRAILEST AND THE POOREST IN OUR SOCIETY, ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO
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| 02:46:04 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
PERFORM BASIC FUNCTIONS AND STAY IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND WHO GET HELP FROM VERY LOW-PAID WORKERS WILL NOW, ACCORDING TO THE REPUBLICAN PLAN IF IT BECOMES...
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| 02:48:06 |
MR. OBEY, -
IRAQ THE KIND OF DEMOCRACY THAT WOULD ALLOW ONLY A MINUTE AND A HALF OF A REPRESENTATIVE TO SPEAK. WE NEED MORE TIME TO DISCUSS HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEND...
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| 02:48:19 |
Owens, Major R. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
BILLION. WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR OUR TROOPS TO LAST UNTIL NEXT SPRING. WHAT'S THE HURRY? 60% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE AGAINST THIS $87 BILLION BLANK...
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| 02:50:14 |
MR. YOUNG, -
PEOPLE AS MERE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, PRESIDENT BUSH HAS TAKEN STRONG ACTION IN FULLY ADDRESSING THESE ACTS FOR WHAT THEY ARE. THEY ARE ACTS OF
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| 02:50:22 |
Weldon, Dave - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WAR AGAINST THE AMERICAN NATION, NOT SIMPLY A CRIME BUT ACTS OF TERROR WHICH DEMAND FULL AND SWIFT AND FINAL MILITARY ACTION. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT...
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| 02:53:45 |
MR. OBEY, -
NOT VOTE TO PUT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN HARM'S WAY, AND I WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO FINANCING THIS WAR. THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN HELLBENT FROM DAY...
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| 02:53:57 |
Lewis, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
AND THEY HAVE STOPPED AT NOTHING TO GET IT. THEIR RECORD ON IRAQ IS ONE OF SECRECY, DECEIT. THE -- THEY DECEIVED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN...
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| 02:55:40 |
MR. YOUNG, -
TIKRIT, SADDAM HUSSEIN'S HOMETOWN. AND I MET A YOUNG WOMAN THAT IS A PRIVATE IN THE MARINES AND I ASKED HER AS WE WERE HAVING
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| 02:55:49 |
Chocola, Chris - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
DINNER WITH SEVERAL OTHER SOLDIERS, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TELL PEOPLE WHEN I GO BACK HOME? AND SHE SAID, WHAT I WANT THE PEOPLE AT HOME TO UNDERSTAND...
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| 02:57:24 |
MR. OBEY, -
THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. SOME WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE THAT TODAY'S VOTE IS JUST ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS, ABOUT PROCEED 340E9ING DEMOCRACY, AND ...
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| 02:57:42 |
Wynn, Albert - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
WE NEED TO DO THIS IN THE RIGHT WAY. THE REAL ISSUE IS THE CREDIBILITY OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION, THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THIS ADMINISTRATION, BUT MOST...
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| 02:59:52 |
MR. YOUNG, -
OPENING REMARKS AND MANY OF THE THINGS HE SAID WERE TRUE. THEN I LISTEN TOT JACK MURTHA -- TO JACK MURTHA, MY FRIEND ON THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS...
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| 03:00:03 |
Cunningham, Randall "Duke" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THAT HE SAID WERE TRUE AND I AGREE WITH. ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS, IT'S TIME TO GET OUR KIDS HOME. MANY OF US HAVE SERVED IN COMBAT AND AWAY FROM OUR...
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| 03:03:16 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE CHAMBER. IF THEY DO NOT WANT TO LOSE THEIR TIME, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT SOME OF THEM COME TO THE CHAMBER NOW OR THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR TIME...
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| 03:04:02 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
THE STATE, THE SAME SECURITY COUNCIL, THE SAME PLAN, THE SAME VICE ROY -- ADVICE ROY, IT'S ALL THE SAME -- VICEROY. THE PRESIDENT IS STILL GOING ALONE...
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| 03:06:04 |
MR. OBEY, -
HOUSEHOLD WOULD HAVE FIVE AND CHILDREN AND PROBABLY A GRANDMOTHER IN NEED OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, BUT INSTEAD
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| 03:06:11 |
Carson, Julia - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
THEY WOULD TAKE THEIR EARNINGS AND GIVE IT TO THEIR MISTRESS N THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WE HAVE SOME MISTRESS OUT THERE WE ARE...
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| 03:08:26 |
English, Phil - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. NOW WE HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT THE ASPIRATION OF THOSE PEOPLES FOR A FREE SOCIETY AND A FREE ECONOMY. UNFORTUNATELY,...
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| 03:12:31 |
MR. OBEY, -
I SUPPORT THEM. BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION
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| 03:12:37 |
Pastor, Ed - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
MISINFORMED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, MISINFORMED THIS CONGRESS FOR THE REASONS TO GO TO IRAQ. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, THE NUCLEAR PLAN, THE CHEMICALS,...
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| 03:14:26 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THROUGH THE FULL APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. OUR COMMITTEE SCRUBBED THIS BILL DOWN AND REDUCED IT, STREAMLINED IT, AND BUILT IN MUCH MORE
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| 03:14:34 |
Wamp, Zachary "Zach" - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
ACCOUNTABILITY AND I THINK COLLECTIVELY REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS CAME TOGETHER TO DO AN IMPORTANT WORK TO BRING THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR. I CERTAINLY...
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| 03:19:45 |
MR. OBEY, -
TO IRAQ. MY CONSTITUENTS' FAMILIES ARE PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT EVERY DAY. AND I SAY TO THEM THAT THOSE
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| 03:19:51 |
Filner, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WHO ARE GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS BLANK CHECK FOR THE PRESIDENT ARE THINKING ABOUT YOUR BRAVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS. IT IS WE WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT ...
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| 03:22:24 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PAUL. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. PAUL: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR YIELDING. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE...
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| 03:22:52 |
Paul, Ronald "Ron" M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
UNDERSTAND THIS IS A -- CALLED A SUPPLEMENTAL. NOW, IT'S INTERESTING THAT IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T PASSED A BUDGET, SO I WOULD HAVE...
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| 03:26:13 |
MR. OBEY, -
PARTS OF THIS SUPPLEMENTAL ONE PART? WHY IS THE MILITARY AND THE
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| 03:26:20 |
MR. COUCH, -
RECONSTRUCTION PARTS OF THIS BILL
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| 03:26:22 |
Deutsch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
TOGETHER? AND LET ME GIVE YOU THE ANSWER, WHICH IS NOT VERY COMPLICATED, ONE-AND-ONE PLUS TWO, IS IF THEY WERE SEPARATE, THE SUPPLEMENTAL PART DEALING...
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| 03:28:36 |
MR. YOUNG, -
REQUEST TO FUND THE PRIORITY PROJECTS THAT ARE TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STABLE AND SELF-SUFFICIENT IRAQ AND ELIMINATE THOSE WHICH MAY NOT BE...
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| 03:28:46 |
Castle, Michael N. - U.S. Representative, [R] Delaware
THE SOONER OUR BRAVE TROOPS CAN RETURN HOME. A FEW DAYS AGO SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I RETURNED FROM A TRIP FROM IRAQ WHERE WE GAINED A FIRSTHAND...
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| 03:31:56 |
MR. OBEY, -
REQUEST THROUGH INCREASED DEFICIT SPENDING WITHOUT EVEN CONSIDERING THE OPTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LOANS OR OTHER REVENUE SOURCES THAT WOULD SPREAD...
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| 03:32:08 |
Langevin, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Rhode Island
I BELIEVE THAT THE UNITED STATES ULTIMATELY HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOWTHROUGH ON OUR INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS. WE MUST NOT FORGET A MAJORITY OF...
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| 03:33:47 |
MR. YOUNG, -
YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MR. DAVIS. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. DAVIS: THANK YOU FOR YIELDING. MR. CHAIRMAN,...
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| 03:34:08 |
MR. OBEY, -
INTO CHAOS AND ULTIMATELY VIOLENCE. WHILE I SUPPORT THE BILL, I WANT TO TAKET OPPORTUNITY TO URGE PRESIDENT BUSH TO ABANDON
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| 03:34:15 |
Davis, James - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
THE UNLATERAL APPROACH WE HAVE TAKEN OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS IN IRAQ AND BEGIN TO SHARE MORE OF THE BURDEN WITH OUR ALLIES. FOR MONTHS DEMOCRATS AND...
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| 03:36:10 |
MR. OBEY, -
IRAQI RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION FUND TO THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. IF TODAY AS WE MOVE
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| 03:36:16 |
Rodriguez, Ciro - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
FORWARD EACH DAY OVER 10 TO 11 PEOPLE HAVE COME IN THAT HAVE BEEN INJURED IN IRAQ. OVER 1,500 TO THIS DAY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL...
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| 03:37:59 |
MR. YOUNG, -
OF WASHINGTON LEE UNIVERSITY. WE HAVE A KINSHIP THERE AND I'M DELIGHTED TO HEAR OF HIS SUPPORT FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL. TODAY IS A SIGNIFICANT DAY WITH
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| 03:38:06 |
Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
THE SUPPORT THAT'S BEEN RECEIVED ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE. WE BEGAN THIS MORNING THAT JAPAN IS GOING TO CONTRIBUTE $1.5 BILLION, UP TO $5 BILLION...
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| 03:40:18 |
MR. OBEY, -
THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED STATES IT SOON REVERTED TO ITS PRECOLONIAL PAST
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| 03:40:25 |
Pascrell, William "Bill" J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
CONSISTING OF A MOSAIC OF INDEPENDENT CLANS EACH WITH ITS OWN MILITIA. WE PULLED OUT OF AFGHANISTAN IN 199, WE PULLED OUT OF IRAQ IN 1991. AND WHAT...
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| 03:42:24 |
MR. OBEY, -
TO DELEGATE TO THE PRESIDENT AUTHORITY THAT THE CONGRESS HAD, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS ILL VEEZED -- ILL-ADVISED FOR THE PRESIDENT TO
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| 03:42:33 |
Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
PROCEED TO WAR WITHOUT WORLD SUPPORT AND SUPPORT FROM THE U.N. IN THE ABSENCE OF AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES. I HAD SOME RESERVATIONS BECAUSE...
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| 03:44:24 |
MR. OBEY, -
HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME AND OTHERS TO DO WHAT WE WOULD OTHERWISE WANT TO DO. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES I WOULD SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST...
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| 03:44:43 |
Waxman, Henry - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S IRAQ POLICY HAS BEEN GROUNDED IN SECRECY, DECEIT, AND POLITICS. SOME SUSPECTED THAT A YEAR AGO. I REFUSED TO BELIEVE IT. BUT...
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| 03:48:40 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
IN UNIFORM ARE DOING THERE FOR OUR COUNTRY. THE SACRIFICE THEY ARE MAKING AND THE DANGER THEY FACE DEMAND THAT WE PROVIDE THEM WITH THE BEST IN EQUIPMENT,...
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| 03:48:54 |
Turner, James - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
CAN AS THEY CONTINUE THE EFFORT TO BRING STABILITY TO IRAQ. I COMMEND OUR RANKING MEMBER, MR. OBEY, FOR THE EFFORTS HE HAS MADE TO MOVE MORE OF THE...
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| 03:50:52 |
MR. YOUNG, -
U.S. SOLDIERS PARTICIPATING IN THE REST AND RECUPERATION PROGRAM FOR OPERATION IRAQI
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| 03:51:00 |
Hayworth, J.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM FLORIDA KNOWS, SOLDIERS GRANTED LEAVE BY THE R&R PROGRAM ARE FLOWN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF...
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| 03:52:31 |
MR. YOUNG, -
TO HELP EASE THE
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| 03:52:32 |
MR. HAYWORTH, -
FINANCIAL BURDEN ON RETURNING
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| 03:52:34 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
TROOPS IN CASE TROOPS ARE CHARGED WITH SUBSISTENCE FEES FOR THEIR STAY IN MILITARY HOSPITALS. SO I AM A SUPPORTER OF THE GENTLEMAN'S GOAL. I WOULD ALSO...
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| 03:53:32 |
MR. HAYWORTH, -
BAILOUT, OCCASIONED BY ITS FAILED PLANNING, OR RATHER IT'S FAILURE TO PLAN, IT'S LACK OF PLANNING FOR POSTWAR IRAQ. WE'RE ASKED TO PASS THIS BAILOUT
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| 03:53:42 |
MR. OBEY, -
DESPITE THE FACT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT YET ARTICULATED A COHERENT OR WORKING
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| 03:53:47 |
Tierney, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
UNDERLYING STRATEGY TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION AND BRING OUR TROOPS HOME SAFELY AND SOON. IT'S EITHER UNWILLING OR INCAPABLE OF DOING SO. THE ONLY...
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| 03:55:51 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
MS. NORTON: THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF WOKE UP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WITH A SEPTEMBER 7, $87 BILLION STICKER SHOCK SPEECH. PEOPLE ALREADY VOTED. CHOOSE YOUR...
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| 03:56:08 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE CHANGED PEOPLE'S MINDS THAT'S PAYING FOR THE WAR WITH A TAX CUT FROM THE TOP 1% OF THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS. INSTEAD HE PERSISTS...
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| 03:57:56 |
MR. OBEY, -
TO PRESERVING THE AMERICAN DREAM AND FREEDOM. HOWEVER, LET US NOT CONFUSE SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS WITH SUPPORT FOR
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| 03:58:02 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
ANY HALF-BAKED PLAN OR LACK OF PLAN FOR SECURING OUR TROOPS AND REBUILDING IRAQ. LET US NOT FOOL OURSELVES INTO BELIEVING THAT OUR SHARED PATRIOTISM...
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| 04:00:08 |
MR. YOUNG, -
HAD SUPPORTED THE WAR RESOLUTION LAST YEAR AS WELL AS THOSE THAT OPPOSED
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| 04:00:13 |
Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
IT. I HAVE TO SAY WE'RE VERY PROUD, ALL OF US, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF EVERY AMERICAN WE MET FROM THE USAID WORKERS AT THE SCHOOLS, TO THE HOSPITALS,...
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| 04:02:35 |
MR. OBEY, -
TO DETERMINE WHETHER WE AS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WOULD SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR MORE AID IN IRAQ.
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| 04:02:40 |
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
I BELIEVE THAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD PROVIDE THE CONGRESS WITH THE FULL DETAILS OF THE INFORMATION RELIED UPON BY HIM TO GO TO WAR. HASN'T DONE THAT....
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| 04:04:26 |
MR. YOUNG, -
THANK YOU FOR YIELDING. THE COMMANDER OF THE ARMY'S 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION IN IRAQ, MAJOR GENERAL DAVID PATRIAS, LIKES TO REMIND CONGRESSIONAL...
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| 04:04:46 |
Shays, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] Connecticut
MOZZUAL -- MOSUL, MONEY TO PRODUCTIVELY EMPLOY THE NOW IDLE HANDS OF FORMER IRAQI ARMY OFFICERS, MONEY, FOR 1,000 OTHER LOCAL PROJECTS THAT CAPITALIZE...
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| 04:07:46 |
MR. OBEY, -
INDICATED IN A COLUMN, YOU DON'T TAKE THE COUNTRY TO WAR ON THE WINGS OF A LIE. MY FRIENDS,
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| 04:07:54 |
Kleczka, Gerald "Jerry" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAVE TO ATTACK IRAQ BECAUSE THEY HAVE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. WE HAVE TO ATTACK IRAQ BECAUSE...
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| 04:10:58 |
MR. OBEY, -
LEADER AND MR. SPEAKER, DURING THE LEADUP TO THIS WAR IN IRAQ, THIS BODY HAD GREAT ASSURANCES FROM THE PRESIDENT THAT HIS STAFF -- THAT IN THE AFTERMATH
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| 04:11:14 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE UNITED STATES WOULD NOT BE TAGGED WITH THE BILL. HERE WE ARE DEBATING TO COMMIT $87 BILLION TO THIS WAR. AND THIS WAR HAS BEEN DESCRIBED TO US...
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| 04:13:09 |
MR. YOUNG, -
OF THE IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATION BEFORE THIS CONGRESS AND COMMEND THE CAREFUL DELIBERATION OF CHAIRMAN YOUNG AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE
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| 04:13:18 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR THIS OUTSTANDING LEGISLATIVE WORK IN EVERY RESPECT SAVE ONE. ON THE ISSUE OF WHETHER RECONSTRUCTION COSTS IN IRAQ SHOULD...
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| 04:16:45 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA, MS. BROWN. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. BROWN: I WANT TO BEGIN...
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| 04:17:14 |
Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
WOMEN STATIONED IN THE CASPIAN SEA LAST SUMMER AND WAS APPALLED TO SEE THE FEMALE SOLDIERS WERE NOT SUPPLIED WITH ENOUGH PERSONAL ITEMS AND WAS NOT...
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| 04:19:22 |
MR. YOUNG, -
YORK. MR. MEEKS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT MY RECENT TRIP TO IRAQ AND TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS...
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| 04:19:32 |
MR. OBEY, -
DAY SINCE THE PRESIDENT FIRST ANNOUNCED HE WOULD SEEK ANOTHER $87 BILLION FOR THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. JUST THIS FRIDAY I RETURNED FROM A FIVE-DAY...
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| 04:19:45 |
Meeks, Gregory - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
DELEGATION. WE TOURED THE SOUTH AND NORTH OF IRAQ AS WELL AS BAGHDAD, AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN REBUILT, THE TEACHERS...
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| 04:23:24 |
MR. OBEY, -
IT WOULD USE THE AUTHORITY CONGRESS GRANTED THEM TO FIGHT A UNILATERAL
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| 04:23:29 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
WAR. NOW WE ARE LEARNING THAT THERE WERE NO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ, CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WERE DECEIVED, MISLED, AND MANIPULATED...
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| 04:28:05 |
MR. YOUNG, -
COMMEND PRESIDENT BUSH FOR HIS STRONG LEADERSHIP DURING THE WAR ON TERRORISM. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, OUR HOMELAND HAS BEEN FREE FROM
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| 04:28:13 |
Crane, Philip "Phil" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
TERRORIST ACTS SINCE THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WE AS AMERICANS HAVE COME TOGETHER IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT OURSELVES...
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| 04:30:45 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
OBEY: MR. SPEAKER, I WANT -- MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ADDRESS ONE ISSUE THAT I HAVE SEEN APPEAR IN THE NEWSPAPERS ON ALMOST A...
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| 04:35:30 |
Watson, Diane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
START A WAR OVER, IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR IT. FOR A YEAR CONGRESS HAS ASKED FOR HARD NUMBERS ON THE COST OF OCCUPYING AND REBUILDING IRAQ....
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| 04:40:18 |
MR. OBEY, -
IRAQ. UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE APRIL THAT $60 BILLION IS SIMPLY -- HAS SIMPLY NOT BEEN USED WELL. WE FAILED TO PROTECT AND SUPPLY
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| 04:40:26 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
OUR TROOPS ADEQUATELY. WE HEAR STORIES -- I MET LAST WEEK WITH 25 FAMILIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAD LOVED ONES IN IRAQ. WE WEREN'T SUPPLYING THEM WITH SAFE...
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| 04:42:58 |
MR. OBEY, -
DISCOURAGE THE ONGOING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN AND THE DEPLORABLE
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| 04:43:04 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
ACTS -- ATTACKS ON GIRLS' SCHOOLS IN THAT COUNTRY. THE LEGISLATION BEFORE US APPROPRIATES MORE THAN $230 MILLION OVER THE ADMINISTRATION'S REQUEST FOR...
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| 04:44:52 |
MR. YOUNG, -
ARE STILL WORSENING. FURTHER ASSISTANCE TO THE AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN
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| 04:44:58 |
Biggert, Judy - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
RIGHTS IS CRUCIAL. IT'S NECESSARY AND IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. SO I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU AND I YIELD BACK, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIRMAN:...
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| 04:45:30 |
MR. YOUNG, -
TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. TANNER. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. TANNER: THANK YOU, MR. OBEY. I APPRECIATE THE
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| 04:45:40 |
MR. OBEY, -
TIME. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RULE. I KNOW THAT MOST PERSONS WANT TO SEE US DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS IN THE FIELD IN HARM'S WAY....
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| 04:45:55 |
Tanner, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
REQUEST THAT IS FULL OF FAT AND PORK AND IS INTENDED TO CONSTRUCT NOT RECONSTRUCT INFRASTRUCTURE IN IRAQ. WE ARE UNABLE -- I ASKED FOR AN AMENDMENT...
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| 04:48:08 |
MR. OBEY, -
TEXAS. MS. JACKSON LEE: I -- MR. SPEAKER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE. I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN AND TO MR. YOUNG, I THANK...
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| 04:48:40 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
SACRIFICE, TRAGICALLY SOMETIMES THEIR LIVES AND CERTAINLY THE SACRIFICES OF THEIR FAMILIES. MR. SPEAKER, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ON A NUMBER...
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| 04:51:19 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
SOMEBODY MENTION HALLIBURTON. THIS $87 BILLION IS NOT ABOUT LOANS OR GRANTS, IT'S NOT ABOUT HALLIBURTON OR BECHTEL. THIS IS ABOUT A WAR THAT WE'RE COMMITTED...
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| 04:51:38 |
Murtha, John P. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
OURSELVES TO THIS WAR. THIS IS ABOUT A COMMITMENT TO OUR TROOPS THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY AND A MISSION THAT WE'VE HAD TROUBLE GETTING THEM TRAINED...
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| 04:57:06 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
KNOWING THAT 30 YEARS LATER THE UNITED STATES WOULD FACE A SIMILAR CROSSROAD. 400,000 AMERICANS WERE KILLED IN WORLD WAR II, PAYING THE
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| 04:57:15 |
Kirk, Mark Steven - Counsel
ULTIMATE PRICE FOR MISTAKES MADE AFTER WORLD WAR I. AND FOLLOWING THE SECOND EUROPEAN WAR, THE CONTINENT RAN OUT OF FOOD AND SUFFERED FROM RUNAWAY INFLATION...
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| 05:00:29 |
MR. YOUNG, -
FRONT PAGES OF NO LESS THAN 120 NEW NEWSPAPERS FOUNDED
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| 05:00:34 |
Kirk, Mark Steven - Counsel
SINCE MAY 1 IN IRAQ. UNDER SADDAM, ONLY HALF OF SCHOOL CHILDREN ATTENDED CLASS. LAST WEEK 90% OF SCHOOL KIDS ATTENDED CLASS, MANY WITH SOME OF THE...
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| 05:02:17 |
MR. OBEY, -
AND FATALITIES EVERY WEEK. WE MUST DO ALL WE CAN TO PROVIDE FOR
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| 05:02:22 |
Emanuel, Rahm - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THEIR PROTECTION. WE ARE INDEBTED TO OUR TROOPS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES MAKE ALL AMERICANS PROUD. MY...
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| 05:04:48 |
MR. OBEY, -
UNDER THE RULE. ISN'T THAT -- MR. YOUNG: IF THE GENTLEMAN WILL YIELD, WHEN HE HAS YIELDED BACK HIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE ONE VERY BRIEF STATEMENT FROM...
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| 05:05:11 |
MR. YOUNG, -
BRIEF STATEMENT BY MYSELF AND THE CLOSING STATEMENT WILL BE MADE BY THE DISTINGUISHED MAJORITY LEADER. MR. OBEY: PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY, MR. CHAIRMAN....
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| 05:05:24 |
MR. OBEY, -
THAT AFTER THAT LEG, WE WILL STILL HAVE AN HOUR OF GENERAL DEBATE
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| 05:05:27 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
REMAINING UNDER THE RULE THAT WAS ADOPTED, ISN'T THAT CORRECT? THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT. THE COMMITTEE WILL RISE FOR SOME BUSINESS IN...
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| 05:05:41 |
MR. OBEY, -
45 SECONDS. MR. OBEY: COULD I YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO FOR A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST? THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. MR....
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| 05:06:16 |
MR. UDALL, -
SIDE OF THE AISLE THAT SOME OF US WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THIS, PLEASE REFRAIN IN YOUR PRESS STATEMENTS AND RELEASES FROM REFERRING TO ANYBODY ON THIS...
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| 05:06:26 |
MR. OBEY, -
BEING UNPATRIOTIC. I THINK THERE ARE LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS ABOUT
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| 05:06:30 |
Ford, Harold E. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
HOW THIS IS BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR, ABOUT THE SPECIFICITY ASSOCIATED WITH IT, ABOUT THE TERM OF OUR STAY THERE. I HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND, AS I KNOW MANY...
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| 05:07:26 |
MR. OBEY, -
WILL OFFICIALLY THEN TAKE UP THE BILL. WE WILL GO THROUGH THE REGULAR PROCESS OF CALLING UP THE BILL UNDER THE RULE. I JUST WANTED TO YIELD FOR
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| 05:07:36 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST TO A MEMBER OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA. MR. LATHAM:...
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| 05:08:08 |
MR. LATHAM, -
LEADER. WE HAVE TALKED SO OFTEN ABOUT WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE TOLD
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| 05:08:13 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
US, THIS WEEK, LAST WEEK, THE WEEK BEFORE. YOU KNOW, AFTER DESERT STORM OVER A DECADE AGO, ONE COMPLAINT THAT I STILL HEAR TODAY IS WE WENT TO WAR AGAINST...
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| 05:09:27 |
DeLay, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. MURTHA. AS I SAT IN THIS CHAMBER LISTENING TO MR. MURTHA SPEAK, I WAS LOOKING AT A GENTLEMAN THAT I HAVE THE UTMOST...
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| 05:14:32 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IT SHALL BE IN ORDER TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS. AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. OBEY WHICH SHALL BE DEBATABLE FOR 15 ...
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| 05:16:05 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
AMENDMENTS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO OFFER THOSE AMENDMENTS AND THEY WILL BE DISPOSED OF PRECISELY IN THE SAME MANNER OF WHICH THEY WOULD BE DISPOSED...
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| 05:16:37 |
MR. YOUNG, -
RESERVATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: AGREEMENT SO ORDERED. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 396 -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. YOUNG: DID THE CHAIR...
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| 05:16:55 |
MR. OBEY, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN WILL STATE HIS UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. MR. YOUNG: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT...
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| 05:17:07 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
INCLUDE TABULAR AND EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. YOUNG: MR. SPEAKER, PURSUANT TO RULE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, I...
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| 05:20:49 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AS WE CONSIDER THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT SUPPLEMENTAL. IN ANYBODY'S BOOK, $87 BILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY. INDEED, IT WASN'T VERY LONG AGO , LESS THAN...
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| 05:28:57 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
TO THE FIRST IDIOT WHO WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR. AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S THE SAME PRINCIPLE THAT WE OUGHT TO APPLY WHEN WE REVIEW...
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| 05:37:19 |
MR. LEWIS, -
APPROPRIATION BILL IS OVER $86
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| 05:37:23 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BILLION. THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS
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| 05:37:26 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
CHAPTER TOTALS $71 MILLION. MY REMARKS TODAY WILL BE ON THAT PART OF THE BILL. MR. CHAIRMAN, LET ME SAY THAT I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVES THE...
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| 05:47:46 |
MR. OBEY, -
REGIMES THE EQUIPMENT AND MATERIEL THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THEIR MISSION. THAT TRAGICALLY WAS NOT DONE WITH OUR PREVIOUS
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| 05:47:54 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
APPROPRIATION. IT MUST BE DONE WITH THIS ONE. FAILURE IN IRAQ IS NOT AN OPTION. AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS VITAL TO OUR EFFORTS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT...
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| 05:53:04 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
HELP ENSURE THAT WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR EFFORTS IN IRAQ. BUT AS I LISTEN TO THIS DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS AND THE DEBATE OVER THE...
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| 05:53:14 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
RESOLUTION, I THINK MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE LOSING THE PERSPECTIVE OF JUST HOW BIG AN ISSUE THIS IS. I THINK WE NEED TO REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED OVER...
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| 05:56:42 |
MR. OBEY, -
BILL. AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CHAIRMAN KOLBE, MY VERY GOOD FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE ON THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS
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| 05:56:54 |
Lowey, Nita - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SUBCOMMITTEE, -- SUBCOMMITTEE. FOR THREE YEARS, WE'VE WORKED ON THE FOREIGN AID BILL, ALWAYS KEEPING IN MIND THAT IT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE...
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| 06:00:56 |
MR. LEWIS, -
THE HOUSE ON OUR TRIP TO IRAQ JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS AGO. I WAS HONORED TO CONVEY THE SINCERE GRATITUDE OF MY CONSTITUENTS AND ALL AMERICANS TO...
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| 06:01:07 |
Platts, Todd - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
THEIR DEVOTED SERVICE AND IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR NATION. OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN, AND MARINES...
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| 06:03:35 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
ADMINISTRATION, WITH C.P.A., AND NOTHING HAS MADE ME MORE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN THAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT OUR TROOPS IN THE FIELD. WHETHER IT'S...
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| 06:05:55 |
MR. LEWIS, -
SUBCOMMITTEE. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. MR. MORAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN,
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| 06:06:10 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
WE HAVE SAID IT MANY TIMES WE NEED TO RESTATE IT, THOUGH, APPARENTLY AGAIN. THERE'S NO QUESTION BETWEEN THE DEBATING SIDES HERE WHETHER SADDAM HUSSEIN...
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| 06:06:25 |
Moran, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
TYRANT. THE WORLD IS FAR BETTER OFF WITHOUT HIM. WE ARE GLAD HE'S GONE. WE CERTAINLY HOPE HE'S GONE. THERE IS NO DEBATE AS TO THE PRIORITY THAT WE...
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| 06:11:44 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
DAY BEFORE. THE PRESIDENT'S PERSONAL COIN. HE TALKED MOST, HOWEVER, ABOUT SERGEANT RAMIREZ WHO HAD BEEN SO KIND TO HIM WHEN HE WAS INJURED. HE DIDN'T...
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| 06:13:00 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
ENDORSEMENT OF SOME OF THE SPEECHES AND STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, I BELIEVE THAT THE CONGRESS DOES ITSELF PROUD TODAY. I THINK THE LEVEL OF DEBATE...
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| 06:16:58 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
DESCRIBED. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD JUST PROVIDE A MILITARY PACKAGE AND NOT PROVIDE A RECONSTRUCTION PACKAGE. THAT WOULD...
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| 06:18:59 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
COME TO THE FLOOR TODAY, BUT NONETHELESS, WOULD BE A BRILLIANT, A BRILLIANT WAY FOR US TO RECONSTRUCT IRAQ, PROVIDE FOR OUR TROOPS, AND BRING THEM HOME...
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| 06:34:28 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
A DICTATOR, A TYRANNICAL DICTATOR LIKE SADDAM HUSSEIN CONTRIBUTE TO THE FREEDOM OF MANKIND? I DON'T THINK IT CONTRIBUTES ANYTHING BUT NEGATIVE. I SAID...
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| 06:38:49 |
MR. OBEY, -
1/2 MINUTES. THE CHAIR WOULD RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. OBEY: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ASKED
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| 06:38:59 |
MR. YOUNG, -
US TO APPROVE $87 BILLION IN THE SECOND INSTALLMENT FOR IRAQ. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NECESSITY FOR MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS AND FOR A RECONSTRUCTION
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| 06:39:13 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
PACKAGE, I UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY THAT THEY BE TIED TOGETHER. BUT THE MAJORITY HAS SET UP THE DEBATE IN THIS HOUSE SO THAT A SINGLE MEMBER WILL BE...
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| 06:45:42 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
FOR THE WORK -- THE VERY SERIOUS WORK THAT HE DOES NOT ONLY IN THE FULL COMMITTEE, BUT BECAUSE OF HIS SERVICE ON THIS SUBCOMMITTEE, THE WORK THAT...
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| 06:45:53 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
THIS SUBCOMMITTEE AND HIS DEVOTION TO OUR INTERNATIONAL POSTURE IN THE WORLD AND TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS. HAVING SAID THAT, I DO DISAGREE WITH THE...
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| 06:52:02 |
MR. OBEY, -
YES. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO YIELD YOU PART OF THAT TIME IF YOU NEED IT. MR. OBEY: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD MYSELF THE BALANCE OF...
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| 06:52:13 |
MR. YOUNG, -
TROOPS TODAY. I WOULD URGE MEMBERS TO SIMPLY PUT THEIR VOTE WHERE THEIR
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| 06:52:17 |
MR. OBEY, -
MOUTHS ARE. THIS AMENDMENT GIVES FAR MORE SUPPORT TO THE TROOPS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THEIR
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| 06:52:22 |
MR. YOUNG, -
SERVICE THAN THE COMMITTEE BILL OR THE ADMINISTRATION
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| 06:52:26 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
PLAN. SECONDLY, I WOULD NOTE THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA SAID THAT HE DISAGREED WITH THE APPROACH THAT I TAKE IN THIS AMENDMENT. THAT'S HIS RIGHT....
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| 06:53:42 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
CHANGING EXISTING LAW. THE AMENDMENT DIRECTLY AMENDS EXISTING LAW, AND I ASK FOR A RULING FROM THE CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: DOES ANY OTHER MEMBER WISH TO...
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| 06:54:15 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
GIVEN US THE SAME COURTESY IN WAIVING RULES THAT THEY GAVE TO THEMSELVES, HOWEVER, THEY DIDN'T. AND SO I, UNFORTUNATELY, MUST CONCEDE THE POINT OF...
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| 06:55:08 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
FLORIDA WILL BE PRESENTED. MR. YOUNG: MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WERE ASTONISHED WHEN WE LEARNED THAT MILITARY -- MEMBERS OF OUR ARMED FORCES, INJURED ON THE...
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| 06:57:30 |
MR. OBEY, -
YOUNG: MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD BACK MY TIME AND HOPE THAT WE CAN EXPEDITIOUSLY APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT...
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| 06:57:51 |
MR. YOUNG, -
WISCONSIN, MR. OBEY. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN RISE? MR. OBEY: MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE...
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| 06:58:14 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
MR. OBEY: MR. CHAIRMAN, HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE? THE CHAIRMAN: 15 MINUTES. MR. OBEY: I THANK THE CHAIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD MYSELF FOUR MINUTES....
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| 07:02:15 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
THE NEED TO DO SO. HOWEVER, MY CONCERN IS OBVIOUSLY WHERE THE FUNDS COME FROM. THE AMOUNTS THAT ARE TAKEN HERE ARE ALL FROM VARIOUS ACCOUNTS...
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| 07:06:53 |
MR. OBEY, -
THAT MY GOOD FRIEND, MR. OBEY, HAS INCLUDED IN THIS BILL. I WOULD SAY WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO DEVELOP MANY OF
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| 07:06:59 |
Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina
THESE PROPOSALS. WE TOOK THEM THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROCESSES, THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE....
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| 07:09:59 |
MR. KOLBE, -
PAY AND FOR THE EXTRA MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR TROOPS. OVER THE YEARS WE'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB BY WAY OF REGULAR ORDER TO IMPROVE THE PAY LEVELS
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| 07:10:09 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AND HOUSING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR OUR TROOPS. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A PATTERN SET THERE THAT ENCOURAGES OUR PEOPLE NOT JUST...
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| 07:11:59 |
MR. OBEY, -
THANK THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T THINK THAT ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS HAS A SON OR DAUGHTER...
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| 07:12:19 |
Moran, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
THAT OUR FATHERLY LOVE WOULD TRUMP OUR POLITICAL LOYALTIES. BUT EVEN THOUGH WE MAY NOT HAVE CHILDREN, IT IS WE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING THE ...
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| 07:15:29 |
MR. KOLBE, -
OF THE TIME. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO CUT BACK THE RECONSTRUCTION PACKAGE, THE $20 BILLION RECONSTRUCTION PACKAGE...
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| 07:15:42 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
FUND THESE FEW ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR OUR TROOPS AND TO RESTORE THE READINESS OF OUR MILITARY UNITS AROUND THE WORLD. LET ME POINT OUT, WE ARE TAKING...
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| 07:19:51 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
ONLY THING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HERE WAS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S IN THIS BILL FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND SHOULDN'T WE BE DOING...
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| 07:24:07 |
MR. OBEY, -
RISE? MR. PENCE: MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER 33...
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| 07:24:36 |
MR. PENCE, -
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. A POINT OF ORDER IS RESERVED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR 30 MINUTES AND...
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| 07:24:52 |
MR. KOLBE, -
YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. PENCE: MR. CHAIRMAN, I COME BEFORE...
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| 07:25:12 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
LEADERSHIP THAT CHAIRMAN YOUNG, MR. KOLBE, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HAVE PROVIDED IN PREPARING THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION IN...
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| 07:31:44 |
Myrick, Suellen "Sue" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO ARE OVER THERE GIVING THEIR ALL FOR US. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. I WANT THEM TO SEE THAT THEY -- TO SEE THAT...
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| 07:33:39 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
PRESIDENT SEEKS ON AN URGENT BASIS UNTIL WE KNOW HOW THE FIRST 50% WORKED OUT. IF BETWEEN $18 BILLION AND $20 BILLION IN RECONSTRUCTION AID IS NEEDED...
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| 07:39:21 |
MR. PENCE, -
UNAPOLOGETIC ADVOCATE OF A LOAN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THEIR NATION. THE CHAIRMAN:...
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| 07:39:57 |
Feeney, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MILITARY SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTE THE AFTERMATH OF THE WAR. THIRD -- THIRD, I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S TEAM THAT'S DONE SUCH A TERRIBLY...
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| 07:43:19 |
MR. KOLBE, -
DIRECT ASSISTANCE. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE WRONG APPROACH. AS "THE WASHINGTON POST" ASSERTED IN ITS LEAD EDITORIAL, I QUOTE, TO MAKE A LOAN IN THESE...
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| 07:43:32 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
10-POUND WEIGHT. I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. FOR TWO DECADES SADDAM HUSSEIN SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BUILDING HIS ELABORATE PALACES AND WAR MACHINES...
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| 07:45:59 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
AND DILIGENCE ON THIS BILL AND ALSO PRESIDENT BUSH FOR HIS STANDING UP FOR AMERICA IN BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AND STANDING UP FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE...
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| 07:46:15 |
Ney, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE. HE HAS BEEN A LEADER ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGHOUT HIS TIME IN CONGRESS. THIS AMENDMENT IS THE RIGHT POLICY FOR OUR...
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| 07:48:37 |
MR. KOLBE, -
SPEAKER. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS AMENDMENT. I THINK PERHAPS NOT FOR THE SAME REASONS THAT SOME MAY, BUT FOR MY VIEW, THIS IS SIMPLY A FIG LEAF...
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| 07:48:55 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
A COUNTRY, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THAT COUNTRY BACK ON ITS FEET. NOW, THE IDEA THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO IN THERE AND SOCK THEM WITH HOW MANY...
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| 07:52:17 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
SECTION OF OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE, IRAQ RELIEF, AND RECONSTRUCTION FUNDS. THE DEBATE TODAY ON THE FLOOR, WITH RESPECT TO THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 07:53:03 |
Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
THIS FOR AN HOUR. AND I WOULD JUST SAY TO MY COLLEAGUES, THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FACADE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING BECAUSE THIS...
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| 07:54:12 |
MR. KOLBE, -
NOW DEBATING. I THINK IF IT WAS A YEAR FROM NOW AND WE WERE DEBATING
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| 07:54:18 |
Gilchrest, Wayne - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
FURTHER SUPPLEMENTALS FOR IRAQ, IT WOULD BE VERY APPROPRIATE. BUT IT'S NOT A YEAR FROM NOW. WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN IRAQ. MANY...
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| 07:56:30 |
MR. KOLBE, -
OF RESPONSIBILITY, WE WILL SUCCEED. IF WE FALTER, IT MAKES
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| 07:56:34 |
MR. GILCHREST, -
IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. OUR TROOPS WILL BE IN IRAQ A GREAT DEAL LONGER. SO I URGE A NO VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA....
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| 07:57:08 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
FROM MARYLAND WILL VOTE FOR A LOAN IN THE NEXT SUPPLEMENTAL THAT'S GOING TO COME. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE PENCE AMENDMENT, AND DESPITE THE ARGUMENTS...
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| 07:57:21 |
Stearns, Clifford "Cliff" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS COUNTRY SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO FOOT THE ENTIRE BILL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION INDEFINITELY. SO MAYBE NOT THIS TIME BUT MAYBE...
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| 07:59:12 |
MR. KOLBE, -
SMITH: I ASK FOR ONE MINUTE BECAUSE I'VE GOT THREE SIMPLE REASONS THAT I THINK THE PENCE AMENDMENT IS GOOD. THE FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST,...
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| 07:59:25 |
MR. PENCE, -
IN THIS BODY IS JUST AS GOOD AS IT IS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE THAT MADE THIS RECOMMENDATION OF NO LOAN TO THE PRESIDENT. THAT'S PROBABLY THE
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| 07:59:34 |
Smith, Nick - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
BIGGEST REASON WE ARE PURSUING A NO LOAN SITUATION. THE SECOND IS WHAT IS THE IMPLICATION ON OUR KIDS? LET ME REMIND EVERYBODY, WE ARE BORROWING...
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| 08:00:41 |
MR. KOLBE, -
FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. WHITFIELD: THANK
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| 08:00:46 |
MR. PENCE, -
YOU VERY MUCH. SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, THE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT AMERICA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HAVE LIVED IN PARTICULARLY TUMULTUOUS TIMES. VULL,...
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| 08:01:06 |
Whitfield, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
NEEDS IN AMERICA TODAY, TRORS NEEDS, HEALTH CARE NEEDS -- TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, HEALTH CARE NEEDS, EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. SO AT THIS TIME OF DEFICIT SPENDING,...
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| 08:02:16 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
OUR POINT OF ORDER AGAINST IT. BUT THIS DEALS WITH, LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR, IT'S DEALING ONLY WITH THAT PART AS THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA'S MADE THIS...
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| 08:06:27 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
TO THE EMERGENCY PURPOSES OF SECURITY ELECTRIC SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE. IT WAS VERY MUCH MY INTENTION IN DRAFTING THIS AMENDMENT, MR. CHAIRMAN, TO DEFER...
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| 08:07:24 |
Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
SPEND THE MONEY RIGHT NOW ON MARSH RESTORATION, AND WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION, PERHAPS WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND IT RIGHT NOW ON PARKING LOTS AND...
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| 08:08:32 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA'S AMENDMENT. OUR FORMER GREAT PRESIDENT, RONALD REAGAN, WAS PROUD OF SAYING AMERICA IS GREAT BECAUSE AMERICA...
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| 08:08:42 |
Walsh, James T. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS DEBATE IS ABOUT. I JUST RETURNED FROM IRAQ AND MET MANY OF THE PEOPLE, INCLUDING SOME OF THE MINISTERS, THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS....
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| 08:12:18 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
HAS RISEN TO RESERVE A PARLIAMENTARY POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT, IS THAT CORRECT? THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT. MR. DEFAZIO: SO...
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| 08:13:23 |
MR. PENCE, -
MR. ROHRABACHER: I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE PENCE AMENDMENT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $18.6 BILLION OF RECONSTRUCTION FUNDS , SHOULD IT BE A LOAN,...
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| 08:13:44 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OF LOANS. WE SHOULD NOT, WHEN WE HAVE TO BORROW THIS MONEY -- YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALREADY $400 BILLION IN DEFICIT SPENDING THIS YEAR. WE'VE GOT TO BORROW...
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| 08:15:06 |
MR. KOLBE, -
IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I AM JOINED BY MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE BEEN TO IRAQ. CERTAINLY I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERY MEMBER THAT'S BEEN TO ...
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| 08:15:14 |
Chocola, Chris - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
WITH HAS SEEN THE HOPE AND THE OPTIMISM, SEEN THE POSSIBILITIES THAT OUR SUPPORT OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE CAN BRING, NOT ONLY TO IRAQ BUT TO ALL AMERICANS...
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| 08:16:28 |
MR. PENCE, -
I DISAGREE. OF THE $87 BILLION, THAT MONEY THAT GOES TO PAY FOR OUR MILITARY AND OUR EQUIPMENT, OUR MILITARY ARE NOT MERCENARIES. THE ONLY CAUSE FOR...
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| 08:16:45 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
REGARD TO RECONSTRUCTION, I THINK MANY OF MY CONSTITUENTS IN INDIANA SUPPORT -- SUPPORTED THE MILITARY OUSTER OF SADDAM HUSSEIN. THESE VERY SAME HOOSIERS...
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| 08:18:03 |
MR. PENCE, -
WE CAN ALSO USE -- OUR NEGOTIATORS CAN USE WITH
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| 08:18:07 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
OTHER COUNTRIES AT THE CONFERENCE WITH REGARD TO GETTING OTHER COUNTRIES TO FORGIVE THESE DEBTS THAT WERE INCURRED DURING SADDAM HUSSEIN'S REIGN. I...
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| 08:18:38 |
MR. KOLBE, -
IRAQ. WE ARE THERE TO MAKE AMERICA SAFE. ON SEPTEMBER 11, WE WERE THRUST INTO THIS WAR ON TERRORISM. WE REALIZED THEN WE CANNOT MAKE EVERY
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| 08:18:47 |
Tiahrt, Todd - U.S. Representative, [R] Kansas
AIRPORT, EVERY WATER TOWER, EVERY BUS LINE, EVERY SHOPPING CENTER IN AMERICA SAFE. WE DECIDED WE HAD TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF TERRORISM AND SEVER...
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| 08:21:11 |
MR. PENCE, -
THOSE THAT SUGGEST THAT THIS AMENDMENT HAS TO BE DEFEATED BECAUSE IT WOULD SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE IF WE WERE TO MAKE A LOAN, THAT MESSAGE BEING THAT...
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| 08:21:22 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
WE HAD IN FACT -- WE WOULD NOT BE SHOWING THE BEST SIDE OF AMERICA. BUT LET ME TELL YOU, I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE HIGHEST MORAL HIGH GROUND POSSIBLE, AND...
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| 08:22:35 |
MR. KOLBE, -
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE BASE LEGISLATION AND IN PASSIONATE OPPOSITION TO THE PENCE AMENDMENT. THERE IS...
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| 08:22:55 |
Shadegg, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
AND SEEN MORE THAN I HAVE SEEN BECAUSE I SPENT THREE DAYS IN IRAQ IN AUGUST. BUT I THINK THOSE WHO POSIT THIS AS A TAXPAYER ISSUE MISS THE POINT....
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| 08:26:37 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
REASON. BUT THE REMARKS OF THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA SEEM TO SUGGEST THAT THOSE OF US THAT SUPPORT THE PENCE AMENDMENT WOULD IN SOME WAY REFUSE TO ...
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| 08:27:47 |
Wamp, Zachary "Zach" - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
TECHNICALITIES OF WHETHER IT EVEN BE DONE AND CERTAINLY YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT U.S. TAX DOLLARS IN A WORLD BANK WHERE WE DON'T EVEN HAVE CONTROL OF ...
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| 08:29:06 |
MR. KOLBE, -
AMENDMENT AND DISCUSSING A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE IN TONIGHT'S DEBATE. THIS WAS AN AMENDMENT THAT I
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| 08:29:11 |
MR. PENCE, -
INTENDED TO OFFER MYSELF BECAUSE IT MADE SENSE. ONE HALF GRANT, ONE HALF LOAN, GRANT MONEY CAN GO OUT THE DOOR RIGHT AWAY TO KEEP THE CONTINUITY OF...
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| 08:29:22 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
LOAN ASPECT IS A FUNDAMENTAL RECOGNITION THAT THE IRAQIS ARE SITTING ON A $7 TRILLION OIL RESERVE, THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE WORLD. BUT ALSO IT MADE LEVERAGE...
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| 08:30:37 |
MR. KOLBE, -
TO NOT ULTIMATELY VOTE FOR THESE DOLLARS IS, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK A SLAP IN THE FACE TO ALL THE FAMILIES
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| 08:30:42 |
MR. PENCE, -
WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE IN THIS BATTLE FOR INDEPENDENCE FOR IRAQ. AND IT WOULD DO
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| 08:30:50 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
A DISSERVICE TO OUR PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM FOR THIS COUNTRY, AND CERTAINLY FOR THE $70 BILLION FOR OUR TROOPS, ALL OF US I WOULD THINK STAND UNITED IN...
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| 08:32:21 |
MR. PENCE, -
MR. PENCE: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WITH THAT, WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF RICHES OF SPEAKERS FOR THE PENCE AMENDMENT TODAY, I WILL RECOGNIZE FOR 30 SECONDS...
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| 08:32:53 |
Brown-Waite, Virginia "Ginny" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
SAYS GRANT FIRST, LOAN NEXT. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A VERY OIL-RICH COUNTRY AND THAT THEY WILL, SOME DAY, BE ABLE TO REPAY US. I THINK...
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| 08:33:41 |
MR. PENCE, -
ORDERED. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. PENCE: I'M PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE FOR 30 SECONDS A COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND, A STALWART CONSERVATIVE,...
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| 08:33:52 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MR. HOSTETTLER: I THANK THE CHAIR, AND I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MY COLLEAGUE. MR. CHAIRMAN, IN SHORT, WE ARE TALKING A LOT TODAY ABOUT VALUES,...
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| 08:34:03 |
MR. PENCE, -
FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT IN FACT, MR. CHAIRMAN, WITH THE BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, THEY HAVE BOUGHT THE FREEDOM OF THE...
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| 08:34:13 |
Hostettler, John N. - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
PEOPLE. IF THE IRAQI PEOPLE DO NOT LEARN THAT ONE INVALUABLE LESSON OF OUR AMERICAN VALUES, THEN WE CAN THROW HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO...
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| 08:35:00 |
MR. PENCE, -
MR. SHERMAN: I COMMEND THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA FOR THIS AMENDMENT. IT MAY BE RULED OUT OF ORDER, BUT THEN THE REAL DEBATE WILL START ON THE OBEY-LANTOS...
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| 08:35:21 |
Sherman, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GIFT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S A $9 BILLION LOAN ON AN $87 BILLION. ONLY 10% OF THE MONEY WOULD BE A LOAN. HALF OF THE MONEY THAT IS GOING TO REBUILD...
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| 08:36:09 |
MR. KOLBE, -
THIS. I CONSIDERED IT VERY HEAVILY. BUT HERE'S WHERE I COME DOWN IN OPPOSITION. I THINK WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THINKING ABOUT WHY WE GOT HERE, HOW WE...
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| 08:36:24 |
Beauprez, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 11 IN MY OWN MEMORY. AND WE HAVE TO REMIND OURSELVES THAT WE WERE ATTACKED. THIS WAS AN ACT OF WAR. AND WE WENT TO WAR...
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| 08:38:55 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
TO THE PENCE AMENDMENT. IT IS AS CONGRESSMAN WAMP SAID SO ELOQUENTLY, IT IS THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT WILL WORK, THAT WILL BALANCE THE NEEDS OF THE AMERICAN...
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| 08:40:51 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
I THINK ALL OF US FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THE NEED FOR US TO EXERCISE FISCAL CAUTION, FISCAL PRUDENCE WHEN AMERICAN TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE AT STAKE HERE....
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| 08:43:48 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
OBEY: MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD MYSELF FOUR MINUTES. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. OBEY: MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK THAT...
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| 08:50:12 |
MR. KOLBE, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. WELDON: MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND...
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| 08:50:36 |
MR. WELDON, -
THE WORLD. MANY OF THESE DEPLOYMENTS WERE CONSIDERED MINOR DEPLOYMENTS, BUT OF THE 149 DEPLOYMENTS THAT PRESIDENT CLINTON AND PRESIDENT BUSH GOT US...
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| 08:51:11 |
MR. OBEY, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA WILL PROCEED. MR. WELDON: MR. CHAIRMAN, OF THOSE 149 DEPLOYMENTS, 38 WERE CONSIDERED MAJOR DEPLOYMENTS. ONE OF THOSE...
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| 08:51:36 |
Weldon, Curt - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
FROM OUR ALLIES AFTER DESERT STORM WAS OVER. THERE WAS NO MANDATE. THERE WAS NO LOAN. HE DID IT. THE OTHER 37 DEPLOYMENTS, MR. CHAIRMAN, WHICH PRESIDENT...
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| 08:54:46 |
MR. OBEY, -
COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE TO NOTE THAT THE OBEY-LANTOS AMENDMENT IS ONE
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| 08:54:53 |
Lantos, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AMENDMENT ON WHICH YOU WILL GET A VOTE, AND ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES WHO SUPPORTED THE PENCE AMENDMENT JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THIS...
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| 09:01:25 |
MR. KOLBE, -
THIS EVENING. HE HAS BEEN A CHAMPION THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER FOR FREEDOM AND FOR REGIME CHANGE IN THIS PARTICULAR
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| 09:01:37 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Representative, [R] Mississippi
COUNTRY, AND I SALUTE HIM FOR THAT, ALTHOUGH I DISAGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT HE HAS OFFERED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA STATED THAT THE ISSUE CONCERNING...
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| 09:06:11 |
MR. OBEY, -
GIVE THE PRESIDENT A BLANK CHECK FOR $87 BILLION OR WHETHER WE FASHION A BILL THAT PROMOTES THE BEST INTERESTS OF BOTH OUR TROOPS
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| 09:06:22 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AND I, FOR ONE, DON'T INTEND TO WRITE A BLANK CHECK FOR A PLAN THAT JUST CAME HERE YESTERDAY WITH NO EXIT STRATEGY, NO CLEAR...
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| 09:09:19 |
MR. KOLBE, -
MY POSITION ON THIS ISSUE. IN FACT, IT IS THE POSITION OF A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. I'VE HEARD POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT FROM MY
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| 09:09:32 |
Hart, Melissa A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
CONSTITUENCY. I STAND IN SUPPORT OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL AND OPPOSED TO THE AMENDMENT. $67 BILLION FOR OUR TROOPS, $19 BILLION FOR RECONSTRUCTION SHOULD...
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| 09:12:51 |
MR. WICKER, -
REGULA: MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. REGULA: MR. CHAIRMAN AND MY COLLEAGUES,...
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| 09:13:19 |
Regula, Ralph - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
PUNITIVE. IT SPAWNED RESENTMENT IN GERMANY, AND THE RESULT WAS WORLD WAR II. YOU NEED ONLY TO READ WILLIAM SHIER'S BOOK, "THE RISE AND FALL OF THE...
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| 09:16:11 |
MR. WICKER, -
CONFLICT. WE CHOSE TO TAKE THE WAR TO THE TERRORISTS, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHERE THEY SEEK REFUGE, AND NOT ALLOW THEM TO GATHER
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| 09:16:21 |
Hoekstra, Peter - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
STRENGTH AND THE RESOURCES TO ATTACK US IN THE UNITED STATES. WE REMOVED SADDAM HUSSEIN'S REGIME, BUT THE JOB IS ONLY PARTIALLY COMPLETE. WE MUST FINISH...
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| 09:19:51 |
Lowey, Nita - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OF CONGRESS ARGUING THAT INCREASING IRAQ'S LOAN BURDEN WOULD HOBBLE ITS RECOVERY AND DELAY ITS TRANSFORMATION TO A STABLE DEMOCRACY. THEY ALSO LOOK...
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| 09:23:38 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
AS POSSIBLE, AS MANY OF THEM AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT REQUIRES THE JOB OF RECONSTRUCTING IRAQ TO GET DONE . BUT THE ISSUE OF WHETHER THERE WILL BE RECONSTRUCTION...
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| 09:25:19 |
MRS. LOWEY, -
FEW TIMES HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD ME SAY THOSE WORDS. LET ME NOTE THAT I WILL BE VOTING FOR THE $87 BILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BILL, WHICHEVER FORM THE $18.6...
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| 09:25:35 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
TAKES. HOWEVER, THE FAIREST WAY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T JUST GIVE AWAY MONEY THAT COULD BE REPAID TO US ONCE IRAQ GETS...
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| 09:27:01 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS. KILPATRICK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK FOR YIELDING. I RISE...
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| 09:27:18 |
Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
IN THAT RIGHT DIRECTION. IF WE DO THE 50-50 SEPARATION NOW, IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND ALSO ALLOWS IRAQ, WHICH MUST BECOME A SOVEREIGN...
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| 09:29:12 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
BUT ALL OF US MUST RECOGNIZE THAT BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS BY A MAJORITY VOTE AUTHORIZED THIS ACTION. NOW WE COLLECTIVELY HAVE TO BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES
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| 09:29:22 |
Leach, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
OF A CONSTITUTIONALLY SANCTIONED DECISION. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET OUT OF THE PREDICAMENT IN WHICH WE HAVE PUT OURSELVES. IT...
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| 09:33:04 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
SHERMAN: I VOTED FOR THE IRAQ RESOLUTION LAST OCTOBER, I SUPPORT OUR TROOPS. THIS AMENDMENT IS THE KEY VOTE OF THE EVENING. IF EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR...
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| 09:33:32 |
Sherman, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WILL PASS. WE ARE TOLD THAT SOMEHOW, THIS AMENDMENT MAKES US TO BE CHEAP, UNGRATEFUL, UNWILLING. I SAY THAT WE HAVE PAID IN BLOOD AND TREASURE FOR...
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| 09:35:28 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
LIKE TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT OF THE TIME GIVEN TO ME TO RESPOND TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA ABOUT WIPING THE SLATE CLEAN. THERE'S LITTLE QUESTION...
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| 09:35:47 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE SOONER THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD ON THEIR SEWN AND FURTHER REBUILD THEIR OIL -TAPPING CAPABILITIES, THE SOONER THEY'RE GOING TO...
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| 09:38:11 |
MS. LOWEY, -
PEOPLE TONIGHT. BUT WHAT WE'RE SAYING HERE IS FOR THE MONEY TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT TO REBUILD. THIS ISN'T WAR DAMAGE. THIS IS TO GIVE THE
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| 09:38:19 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
IRAQIS A SPIFFY NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, WATER AND ROADS AND BRIDGES, ALL SORTS OF THINGS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO...
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| 09:40:14 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
AMERICAN TAXPAYERS' EXPENSE. OBVIOUSLY, HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE TIME OR JUST DOES NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS, BUT THERE'S NOT CASH THAT GOES...
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| 09:41:44 |
MR. OBEY, -
LANTOS-OBEY AMENDMENT AND IN OPPOSITION TO THE UNDERLYING BILL. WHEN MY MOTHER BROUGHT ME ACROSS THE VASTNESS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO AMERICA, SHE...
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| 09:42:00 |
Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
I DOUBT THAT SHE EVER DREAMED THAT I WOULD BECOME A U.S. CONGRESSMAN AS WELL. WHETHER AS CITIZEN OR AS CONGRESSMAN, HOWEVER, WE LEARN CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL...
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| 09:46:34 |
MR. KOLBE, -
SO WE HAVE TO BE DETERMINED AND REMAIN FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING A NEW IRAQ. I MIGHT
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| 09:46:39 |
Knollenberg, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
SAY INCIDENTALLY THAT IN MY DISTRICT I HAVE SOME 35,000 IRAQIS WHO HAVE IMMIGRATED TO AMERICA AND THEY'VE BECOME SOLID CITIZENS. THEY COMMUNICATE VERY...
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| 09:48:23 |
MR. OBEY, -
THE WAY HERE, BUT I WILL DEFER ALL OF MY TIME TO HIM IF HE COMES. WE WILL ONLY HAVE ONE SPEAKER. THE CHAIRMAN: I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T -- MR. KOLBE: WE...
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| 09:48:38 |
MR. KOLBE, -
RIGHT. THEN I WILL YIELD A MINUTE AND A HALF, MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD MYSELF THE REMAINING TIME. MR. CHAIRMAN, IT'S VERY SIMPLE. THIS AID PACKAGE IS THE...
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| 09:48:58 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
TO ANY COUNTRY TO WHOM IT WAS AT WAR WITH. IT'S THE LARGEST AID PACKAGE WE HAVE PROVIDED IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. I THINK THAT'S GOING SOME. ALL...
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| 09:51:27 |
MR. KOLBE, -
TOM LANTOS, FOR OFFERING THIS AMENDMENT AND PROMPTING THIS DEBATE. TOM LANTOS IS A BRAVE AND THOUGHTFUL LEADER, AND EVERY TIME HE STEPS
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| 09:51:37 |
DeLay, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
ON THE FLOOR OF THIS HOUSE, HE BRINGS HONESTY, COURAGE, AND DIGNITY WITH HIM. HE IS A TRUE MENSCH AND I AM PROUD TO CALL HIM MY FRIEND, BUT, MR....
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| 09:54:50 |
MR. KOLBE, -
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED...
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| 09:55:04 |
MR. OBEY, -
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| 10:16:17 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HAS COME TO NO RESOLUTION THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION REPORTS THE COMMITTEE HAS...
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| 10:26:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. MAY WE HAVE RECORD -- ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE CHAIR WOULD ASK MEMBERS TO TAKE SEATS FOR AN IMPORTANT...
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| 10:28:59 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IN ORDER TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS. AN AMENDMENT BY MR. SHADEGG, AN AMENDMENT BY MR. GOODE, AN AMENDMENT BY MR. KIRK, AN AMENDMENT BY...
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| 10:30:29 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE STAFF HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO WORK OUT UNDERSTANDINGS UNDER WHICH A HUGE NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS CAN BE DISPOSED OF IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY POSSIBLE....
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| 10:32:57 |
MR. YOUNG, -
TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO
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| 10:32:58 |
MR. OBEY, -
GET FINISHED SOMETIME THIS
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| 10:33:00 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WEEK SO THAT WE CAN GO TO CONFERENCE WITH THE OTHER BODY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MR. OBEY: DOES THE GENTLEMAN WANT ME TO YIELD UNDER MY RESERVATION? I'LL...
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| 10:33:30 |
Hoekstra, Peter - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
GAME. SECONDLY, I WOULD ASK THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN -- THE DISTINGUISHED
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| 10:33:41 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CHAIRMAN, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MEMBERS WHO DESIRE AT SOME POINT TONIGHT TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. AND IF WE AGREE TO THIS UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST,...
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| 10:34:19 |
MR. YOUNG, -
ON THE RULE, WE HAD ANOTHER
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| 10:34:21 |
MR. NADLER, -
HOUR OF DEBATE UNDER GENERAL DEBATE ON THE BILL ITSELF. WE HAVE HAD A
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| 10:34:25 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
LOT OF DEBATE. HOWEVER, IF MEMBERS FEEL INCLINED TO PROLONG THE DEBATE EVEN FURTHER BEYOND THOSE MANY HOURS ALREADY CONCLUDED, THAT WOULD BE IN ORDER....
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| 10:34:58 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED BRIEFLY. MS. JACKSON LEE: MY QUESTION IS TO THE CHAIRMAN, WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE OTHER AMENDMENTS?...
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| 10:35:14 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
ON THOSE AMENDMENTS? MR. YOUNG: IF THE GENTLELADY WILL YIELD. MS. JACKSON LEE: I YIELD. MR. YOUNG: THIS UNANIMOUS CONSENT WHICH WE HAVE PROPOUNDED...
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| 10:35:38 |
MR. YOUNG, -
TRYING TO GET
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| 10:35:40 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
SOME COHESIVE ORGANIZATION
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| 10:35:42 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED UNTIL WE CONCLUDE THIS BILL. MS. JACKSON LEE: I WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN. MR. OBEY: THESE...
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| 10:36:07 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN. SINCE THIS IS A PLACE OF SPEECH AND DEBATE, I WOULD HOPE WE
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| 10:36:11 |
MR. OBEY, -
TAKE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES SERIOUSLY, AND I YIELD BACK TO MY DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN WITHDRAWS HER RESERVATION...
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| 10:36:26 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE WILL H.R. 3289. WILL THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. LATOURETTE, RESUME THE CHAIR....
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| 10:37:32 |
MR. YOUNG, -
TAKE SEATS. THE CHAIR WOULD ASK FOR ORDER. THE CHAIR WOULD ASK FOR ORDER. THE CHAIR WOULD ASK THE CLERK TO REREAD THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK:...
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| 10:40:29 |
MR. WAXMAN, -
CLERK. THE CHAIRMAN: WE NEED A COPY OF YOUR AMENDMENT, MR. WAXMAN. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT IS WITHDRAWN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT PREJUDICE....
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| 10:41:37 |
MR. YOUNG, -
PENDING. THE CHAIR WOULD ADVISE THAT THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST DIDN'T DESIGNATE A PARTICULAR ARRESTED FOR THE AMENDMENTS, SO IF A MEMBER SEEKS RECOGNITION,...
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| 10:43:30 |
Waxman, Henry - U.S. Representative, [D] California
12, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN DINGELL AND I -- THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT. THE GENTLEMAN WILL SUSPEND. I WOULD ASK MEMBERS TO CEASE CONVERSATIONS....
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| 10:48:26 |
Dingell, John D. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
TAXPAYER. THIS WAS DONE ON A VERY QUIET, SECRET, NO-BID CONTRACT. WITHOUT ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN A G.A.O. AUDIT TRIGGERED BY MY GOOD FRIEND WHICH...
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| 10:49:50 |
MR. KOLBE, -
IN OPPOSITION TO THIS AMENDMENT. MR. CHAIRMAN, THE AMENDMENT WOULD
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| 10:49:57 |
MR. YOUNG, -
SEEK TO STRIKE AS HAS BEEN EXPLAINED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, WOULD SEEK TO STRIKE $256 MILLION FROM THE PROVISION
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| 10:50:06 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
THAT ALLOWS IRAQ TO IMPORT PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. NOW, THAT ON THE SURFACE SEEMS VERY ODD. THIS IS AN OIL EXPORTING COUNTRY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING...
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| 10:55:04 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE DESIGNEE OF THE MANAGERS. AS A DESIGNEE OF THE MANAGERS OF THE BILL. MR. YOUNG: MR. CHAIRMAN, I WITHDRAW MY RESERVATION AND POINT...
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| 10:55:35 |
MR. YOUNG, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. WAXMAN: I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON THAT AMENDMENT. THE CHAIRMAN:...
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| 10:55:59 |
MR. WAXMAN, -
BILL. OR MR. KOLBE. MR. MCDERMOTT: WE BETTER CLARIFY. PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN WILL STATE HIS INQUIRY. MR. MCDERMOTT: WOULD...
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| 10:56:30 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
AMENDMENTS, IN BETWEEN AMENDMENTS MEMBERS MAY RISE FOR PRO FORMA AMENDMENTS ONLY AS THE DESIGNEE OF THE MANAGERS OF THE BILL N. THIS INSTANCE MR....
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| 10:57:13 |
MR. KOLBE, -
ILLINOIS WHOSE AMENDMENT IS ON THE LIST. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR IS ABOUT TO ASK, FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS RISE? MR. KIRK:...
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| 10:57:38 |
Kirk, Mark Steven - Counsel
FOR FIVE MINUTES AS WELL. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. KIRK: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. CHAIRMAN, SOLE...
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| 11:01:07 |
MR. WOLF, -
PAPER INVENTORY.
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| 11:01:08 |
Davis, Thomas "Tom" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
CONSEQUENTLY, THERE IS OFTEN NO WARNING WHEN SUPPLIES ARE DEPLETED OR WE NEED TO ACT IN A FAST MANNER. UNDER THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT, WE WOULD...
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| 11:04:02 |
Kirk, Mark Steven - Counsel
CONTRACTING. I WANT TO THANK MRS. LOWEY, A RANKING MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE, FOR GIVING HER SUPPORT TO THIS AMENDMENT. I WOULD SAY TO THE VERY DISTINGUISHED...
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| 11:05:35 |
MR. FILNER, -
FILNER: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. TONIGHT, MY COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY OF THIS ADMINISTRATION, THE POOR
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| 11:05:43 |
MR. KOLBE, -
WISDOM OF UNILATERAL ACTION, THE LACK OF A PLAN ON THE PART OF THIS ADMINISTRATION. BUT I WANT TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES THAT'S ALLOTTED TO ME ON PRIORITIES....
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| 11:05:55 |
Filner, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MY COLLEAGUES, WE REQUESTED $87 BILLION THIS EVENING FOR IRAQ, FOR A TOTAL OF $201 BILLION. WHAT WE SPEND ON VETERANS' BENEFITS THIS YEAR IS LESS THAN...
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| 11:11:19 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
EXISTING LAW, UNQUOTE. THIS AMENDMENT INCLUDES AN EMERGENCY DESIGNATION UNDER SECTION 502 OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 95 OF THE 108TH CONGRESS AND...
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| 11:12:03 |
Filner, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WAIVE -- YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE EXCEPTION FOR A BILL FOR OUR MILITARY RETIREES FOR THEIR DISABILITY PAYMENTS. MR. KOLBE: MR. CHAIRMAN, POINT OF...
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| 11:12:37 |
MR. KOLBE, -
PARTY TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING FOR OUR VETERANS. YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER IN THE WAY YOU ARE TREATING OUR VETERANS. I AM GOING TO
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| 11:12:43 |
MR. FILNER, -
ASK FOR THAT FULL TREATMENT OF OUR VETERANS. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN WILL SUSPEND. THE CHAIR WOULD ASK THE COURTESY OF ALL MEMBERS TO HEED THE...
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| 11:13:53 |
Goode, Virgil H. Jr. - Presidential Candidate
CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. GOODE. MR. GOODE: MR. CHAIRMAN, MY AMENDMENT WOULD ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO THE UNITED...
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| 11:15:39 |
Wolf, Frank R. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
SUDAN. -- MUBARAK CAME OUT OF SUDAN. TO TAKE THIS MONEY OUT AND TIE THE ADMINISTRATION'S HANDS NOW WOULD BE A MISTAKE. THERE IS A CIVIL WAR GOING ON,...
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| 11:17:36 |
Goode, Virgil H. Jr. - Presidential Candidate
WE POURED IN TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND WHAT RESULTED? THE TALIBAN. THEN BACK IN THE 1950'S AND 1960'S WE POURED MULTIMILLIONS...
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| 11:18:43 |
MR. WOLF, -
PLEASE. MR. WOLF: FOR? YES, I YIELD. MS. WATERS: IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT. I APPRECIATE
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| 11:18:51 |
MR. GOODE, -
THAT VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU JUST SAID ABOUT OUR NEED TO OPPOSE THIS
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| 11:19:00 |
MS. WATERS, -
AMENDMENT. I WAS BAFFLED, A LITTLE STUNNED BY
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| 11:19:05 |
MR. WOLF, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT AND CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY
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| 11:19:09 |
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
HE WOULD SINGLE OUT LIBERIA AND SUDAN TO BE EXCLUDED. I THINK IT'S UNWISE, I THINK HIS MOTIVES ARE QUESTIONABLE AND I WOULD HOPE THAT YOUR CAUCUS...
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| 11:20:16 |
MR. WOLF, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. THE NOES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS...
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| 11:20:43 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
TIME IN OPPOSITION. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. MARKEY: I YIELD MYSELF AT THIS TIME FOUR OF THOSE...
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| 11:25:21 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE SUPPLEMENTAL THAT WE PASSED IN APRIL AND MANY ARE IN THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL THAT WAS JUST SIGNED INTO LAW RECENTLY. I'D LIKE TO TAKE...
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| 11:28:03 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
CAN PUT IT WHERE HE WANTS. MY AMENDMENT DOES NOT CUT A SINGLE NICKEL OUT OF THIS ENTIRE BUDGET. WHAT IT SAYS, THOUGH, IS IF THEY WANT TO REPROGRAM...
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| 11:29:25 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
FACT. I THINK YOU ARE CHASING AFTER WINDMILL THAT IS DON'T EXIST IN THIS PARTICULAR PROVISION, AND WITH THAT -- JACK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO -- RECOGNIZE...
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| 11:30:00 |
Murtha, John P. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
EVERYTHING. THEY COME TO THIS COMMITTEE, YOUR COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET WHAT THEY WANT. >> THEY'VE BEEN BUYING HAMMERS...
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| 11:30:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
GYM. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA YIELDS BACK. ALL TIME FOR DEBATE ON THIS AMENDMENT HAS EXPIRED. THE QUESTION
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| 11:30:37 |
MR. MURTHA, -
IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. MARKEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE
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| 11:30:43 |
MR. MARKEY, -
OPPOSED, NO. THE NOES HAVE IT. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MARKEY: ON THAT I REQUEST
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| 11:30:49 |
MR. LEWIS, -
A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIRMAN: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT
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| 11:30:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS WILL BE POSTPONED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. OBEY: MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT UNDER THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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| 11:31:09 |
MR. MARKEY, -
IS CORRECT. MR. OBEY: I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. OBEY: I WON'T TAKE THE FIVE MINUTES BUT I
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| 11:31:17 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
MUST RESPOND ABOUT THE COMMENTS ABOUT LEAVING MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY WITH THE PENTAGON. I WOULD OBSERVE WE DID THAT WITH THE LAST $60 BILLION THAT WE GAVE...
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| 11:33:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LEGISLATION. THE LACK OF PLANNING TO TURN THE
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| 11:33:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
REBUILDING OF IRAQ OVER TO THE IRAQIS, THE LACK
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| 11:33:05 |
THE CLERK, -
OF PLANNING TO INVOLVE
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| 11:33:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OTHER COUNTRIES, THE LACK OF ATTENTION TO DOMESTIC CONCERNS SUCH AS THE HEALTH CARE FOR OUR VETERANS, THE FLEXIBILITY THAT MR. MARKEY AND MR.
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| 11:33:17 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
OBEY JUST SPOKE ABOUT THAT CERTAINLY BETRAY A LACK OF PLANNING IN THE SENSE THAT THE PENTAGON HAS TO ASK FOR TOTAL FLEXIBILITY IN HOW THEY MIGHT USE...
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| 11:35:52 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS, THE VERY THINGS THAT WILL GET THE IRAQI PEOPLE THROUGH THIS NEXT WINTER WHEN IT GETS COLD OVER THERE. IT SEEMS HARD TO BELIEVE,...
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| 11:38:55 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
BUT ASK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IF THEY THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO TAKE $900 MILLION WHEN WE ARE STRUGGLING EACH YEAR FOR THE LIHEAP, TO FUND THE LIHEAP...
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| 11:40:30 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
INSTEAD TO THE ARGUMENT THAT WE SHOULD GO HOME TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THIS. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE ARE ELECTED TO BE LEADERS...
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| 11:41:59 |
MR. HOLT, -
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO WAIVE THE READING. THE CHAIRMAN: MRS. MALONEY AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. MRS. MALONE CRI: THIS AMENDMENT...
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| 11:42:15 |
MRS. MALONEY, -
MILLION OF THE $672 MILLION IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL BILL BEFORE US FOR ACCELERATED ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN TO HELP WOMEN AND GIRLS. THE AMENDMENT ALSO...
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| 11:42:30 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
COMMISSION OF AFGHANISTAN ESTABLISHED BY THE BOND AGREEMENT WHICH IS DOING CRITICAL WORK TO MONITOR, REMEDY, AND CREATE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT RIGHTS...
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| 11:43:19 |
MR. KOLBE, -
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA RISE?...
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| 11:43:27 |
MRS. MALONEY, -
AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR....
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| 11:43:46 |
Shadegg, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
U.N. PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES IN LIBERIA TO THE IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR AT THE OUTSET THAT FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION BETWEEN...
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| 11:49:29 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ORDER OF
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| 11:49:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE HOUSE TODAY, THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK AND THE MEMBER OPPOSED WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. MS. SLAUGHTER: WE ARE SEEING THE PENTAGON IS CONTRACTING...
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| 11:49:41 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
BY THE BROOK IGS INSTITUTE FOUND THERE IS ONE CONTRACTOR FOR EVERY 10 SOLDIERS IN IRAQ. IN FACT, IT'S BEEN WIDELY REPORTED THAT USAID BEGAN SECRETLY...
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| 11:55:19 |
Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION OCCURS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE...
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| 11:55:48 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. MR. SPRATT: MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT THAT ACTUALLY CONSISTS...
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| 11:56:13 |
Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina
INLE IT FOR THEM. YOU'LL FIND EVERY CONCEIVABLE BENEFIT FOR IRAQ AND IRAQIS, BUT YOU'LL FIND VERY, VERY LITTLE FOR OUR OWN TROOPS. THESE ARE THE ONES...
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| 12:01:46 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THIS MEANS WE WILL BE ABOUT TO CLOSE THE DEAL. MR. LEWIS: I AGREE WITH MOST OF WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. MR. SPRATT: AS I WAS SAYING,
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| 12:01:55 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
GENERAL CANE CAME BEFORE OUR COMMITTEE AND SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN TO WALTER REED. HE MET THERE A YOUNG SOLDIER WHO HAD
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| 12:02:00 |
MR. LEWIS, -
LOST HIS EYESIGHT AND LOST A LIMB, BADLY INJURED. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD
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| 12:02:04 |
MR. SPRATT, -
THIS STORY. HE SAID, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T PUT THAT SOLDIER BACK IN THE ARMY. WE WOULD LOVE TO DO IT AND HE WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK BECAUSE HE
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| 12:02:11 |
MR. LEWIS, -
HAS BEEN A GOOD TROOP. BUT HE SAID WE CAN GIVE
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| 12:02:14 |
Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina
HIM A MENTOR TO HELP HIM. WE CAN SEE THAT HE CAN LEARN TO READ BRALE. WE CAN GET HIM A COLLEGE EDUCATION. WE CAN GET HIM INTO CIVILIAN SOCIETY AGAIN...
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| 12:03:43 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
A LOT OF THESE THINGS BY WAY OF THE AUTHORIZING PROCESS AND THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST...
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| 12:04:40 |
Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina
IT THAT IT SHOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TYPICAL TWO-STEP PROCESS. THE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE SHOULD HAVE HAD A HAND AT IT AND WE DIDN'T. WE ASKED FOR...
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| 12:05:50 |
MR. LEWIS, -
AN AMENDMENT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AN AMENDMENT OFFERED
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| 12:05:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BY MR. BLUMENAUER OF OREGON. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON, MR. BLUMENAUER, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 12:06:10 |
Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
TROUBLED NATION WE HAD LARGELY ABANDONED AFTER THE COLLAPSE OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. THE CONFLICT IN AFGHANISTAN, INCLUDING THE WAR WITH THE ...
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| 12:10:53 |
Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
INCREASED THESE ACCOUNTS AND WE HAVE INCREASED IT IN OPPOSITION OF WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION ORIGINALLY REQUESTED. SO THE HOUSE DID TAKE INTO ...
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| 12:14:37 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 12:14:38 |
MR. BLUMENAUER, -
WE APPROACH THE 2004 CONFERENCE BILL AND WORK TOGETHER TO INCREASE
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| 12:14:42 |
Lowey, Nita - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
FUNDING AND INVESTMENT IN AFGHANISTAN. MR. BLUMENAUER: I APPRECIATE WHAT MY GENTLEMAN FRIEND FROM GEORGIA HAS SAID, AND THE WORK THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE...
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| 12:15:07 |
Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
GROUND TO HELP THIS TROUBLED NATION. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE TO SEE IF WE CAN ADVANCE A LITTLE MORE PROGRESS IN THAT TROUBLED...
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| 12:15:40 |
MR. KINGSTON, -
THE WORLD COMMUNITY WE THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WE DO NOT WANT TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF IT THAT'S NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED TO WHERE THE MONEY WILL COME FROM....
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| 12:16:29 |
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. SANCHEZ: THIS IS A SIMPLE AMENDMENT AND WOULD STRIKE THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, HENCE PROHIBITING THE SECRETARY OF...
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| 12:19:03 |
Knollenberg, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
TERRORISM. THE WAR ON TERRORISM ISN'T CONFINED TO ONE AREA. IT COULD BE ALMOST ANYWHERE. IN ESSENCE, THE SANCHEZ AMENDMENT PROHIBITS OUR TROOPS...
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| 12:21:16 |
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT REASONABLE OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, ESPECIALLY NOTICE ALONE. NOTICE THAT MERELY GIVES CONGRESS THE PREROGATIVE TO ...
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| 12:22:40 |
MR. KNOLLENBERG, -
MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT ON OUR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION SPENDING OVERSEAS. AND I YIELD...
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| 12:22:59 |
Knollenberg, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. SANCHEZ: I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE...
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| 13:24:01 |
MR. OBEY, -
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD HAVE INVADED IRAQ, THE FACT IS THAT WE'RE THERE
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| 13:24:06 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
NOW AND CANNOT AFFORD TO ALLOW IRAQ TO SLIDE INTO CIVIL WAR AND DISORDER. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER THE DEFEAT OF THE SOVIET UNION....
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| 13:27:33 |
MR. OBEY, -
RESOLUTION. THIS IS ANOTHER FIG
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| 13:27:38 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
LEAF. IT CHANGES NOTHING. IT DOES NOT CREATE A TIMETABLE. IT DOES NOT GIVE UP ANY POWER BY THE UNITED STATES. THE SITUATION IN IRAQ WITH RESPECT...
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| 13:33:18 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIRMAN: THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION HAVING HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION THE BILL...
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| 13:36:24 |
MR. LARSEN, -
THEREIN EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL, MR. MCCOTTER, OCTOBER 17, FOR FIVE MINUTES. THAT'S IT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 13:36:36 |
MR. KOLBE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. MILLER: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT TODAY, FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS AND ANY SPECIAL ORDERS HERETOFORE...
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| 13:36:58 |
MR. MILLER, -
MINUTES, MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. INSLEE OF WASHINGTON FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN ONE-MINUTE...
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| 13:38:14 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
IRAQ AND NEARLY $20 BILLION OF THAT WILL BE USED TO BUILD IRAQ. THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE OF REBUILDING IRAQ, IT'S BUILDING IRAQ. MANY OF THE THINGS THAT...
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| 13:43:39 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
OUR FAMILIES. EARLIER A FEW MINUTES AGO, OUR COLLEAGUE FROM WASHINGTON, DR. MCDERMOTT, SPOKE ABOUT THE REALITIES OF THE WAR TAKING PLACE IN IRAQ...
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| 13:49:46 |
Inslee, Jay - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
HEARTS THAT WE ARE UNITED IN OUR DESIRE TO SUPPORT OUR PROUD TROOPS IN THE FIELD AND TO CONTINUE OUR WORK IN IRAQ. I'LL BE JOINING BART STUPAK AND OTHERS...
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