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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TOMORROW THE LORD WILL PERFORM WONDERS AMONG YOU. STRENGTHEN THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TODAY AS THEY ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS, NEEDS,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR...
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Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE. THE MESSENGER: MR. SPEAKER, A MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. THE SECRETARY: MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR. SECRETARY. THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL ENTERTAIN REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON SEEK --
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM WASHINGTON SEEK RECOGNITION? MS. DUNN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POOREST SENIORS BY HELPING PAY FOR THEIR DRUG COSTS IMMEDIATELY, BY USING THE SAME PRINCIPLES ALREADY USED BY PRIVATE COMPANIES, WE
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MS. DUNN, -
WILL LOWER DRUG COSTS FOR SENIORS BY PASSING ALONG TO THEM
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Dunn, Jennifer - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
BIGGER DISCOUNTS FOR MANUFACTURERS. WE WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN MEDICARE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BY PROVIDING PREVENTIVE CARE SUCH AS CHOLESTEROL SCREENING...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO USABLE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. THAT'S WHY THE
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MR. KUCINICH, -
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CANNOT BE
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Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
FOUND. THIS DECEPTION MADE AMERICA LESS SECURE. IT CUT THE UNITED STATES OFF FROM THE WORLD COMMUNITY. IT VIOLATED THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, VIOLATED THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT WE INSTITUTE MUST BE COUPLED WITH
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MR. BURNS, -
MEANINGFUL REFORMS WITHIN MEDICARE. WE MUST PROVIDE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEANINGFUL PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE AND
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Burns, Max - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
REFORMS TO MEDICARE FOR SENIORS, BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT THE SUPREME COURT BELIEVES IN THE BASIC PREMISE BEHIND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, TO
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MR. SANCHEZ, -
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITIES AND TO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION.
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Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN INCREASING THE RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GENDER DIVERSITY OF MANY EDUCATIONAL AND WORKPLACE SETTINGS THROUGHOUT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEGAN AS A NAVY MEDIC DURING WORLD WAR II AND CONTINUED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND THEN HERE IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
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Unidentified Speaker, -
REPRESENTATIVES.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM HIS STETSON CAP TO HIS DUSTY LEATHER
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Shadegg, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
BOOTS, BOB PERSONIFIED THE WESTERN CONGENIALITY OF ARIZONA. THE SOFT-SPOKEN CONSERVATIVE WAS TRUE TO HIS BELIEFS AND ALWAYS REPRESENTED HIS CONSTITUENTS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE PROFITS OF THE PRIVATE INSURANCE INDUSTRY. YES, THERE WILL BE SUBSIDIES TO THE PRIVATE INSURANCE
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MR. DEFAZIO, -
INDUSTRY IN THIS BILL TRYING TO DRIVE PEOPLE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUT OF MEDICARE. YOU DO THAT BECAUSE THEY LOST A
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DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
BUNCH OF MONEY ON CRUMBY INVESTMENTS, AND WE'VE GOT TO HELP OUT THEIR BOTTOM LINE. THEY'RE BIG CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS. SECONDLY, HOW ELSE? WELL, OVERALL,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
10 GRANDKIDS, AND NOW FOR A PROGRAM THAT'S ALREADY DESTINED TO GO
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MR. SMITH, -
BROKE, INSOLVENT -- IN FACT, IT ALREADY IS. WE REACHING INTO THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENERAL FUND TO PAY FOR
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MR. MYTH, -
MEDICARE. MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY ARE GOING TO BE
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Smith, Nick - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
INSOLVENT WITHIN THE NEXT 10 TO 14 YEARS, AND YET WE ARE ADDING A NEW BURDEN TO MEDICARE, MOVING INTO SOCIALIZED MEDICINE, AND ASKING MY 10 GRANDKIDS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A PROGRAM THAT IS LIGHT, A PROGRAM THAT IS SOLID, AND A PROGRAM THAT IS
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Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
EFFICIENT, NOT ONE THAT IS HEAVY WITH BURDENSOME, BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE. WE NEED TO HAVE A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT. WE NEED TO HAVE ONE THAT DOESN'T...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMITTEE AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, WHO DIED ON FRIDAY. FIRST ELECTED TO CONGRESS AS A
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MR. WILSON, -
DEMOCRAT, HE BECAME A REPUBLICAN AFTER RONALD REAGAN ASSUMED THE PRESIDENCY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN
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Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
1981. IT WAS TRULY AN HONOR TO SERVE AS A MEMBER BY ME ON THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE UNDER CHAIRMAN STUMP'S LEADERSHIP. HE WAS A MAN DEDICATED...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACTUALLY COST THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS SEVEN AND A HALF TIMES IN REAL DOLLARS WHAT IT WAS PROJECTED TO
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Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
COST. WHILE THE NEED FOR SOME PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR SOME SENIORS IS VERY, VERY REAL, IT IS IMPORTANT ALSO TO RECALL THAT 76% OF SENIORS IN AMERICA TODAY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TODAY. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. MANZULLO: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 1772, THE...
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MR. MANZULLO, -
NUMBER 80, A BILL TO IMPROVE SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCACY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VIRGIN ISLANDS, MRS. CHRISTENSEN, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. MR. MANZULLO:
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THE CLERK, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS, INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THIS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MANZULLO: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE OFFICE OF ADVOCACY OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION...
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MR. MANZULLO, -
THE MAIN ROLE OF THE CHIEF COUNSEL FOR ADVOCACY IS TO ENSURE THAT PROPOSED REGULATION AND POLICIES DO NOT UNDULY BURDEN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SMALL BUSINESSES, EVEN IF IT MEANS OPPOSING PART
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Manzullo, Donald "Don" A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
OF THE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA. IN THE PAST, THIS INDEPENDENCE HAS BEEN PUT TO THE TEST. THE PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION IS TO PROTECT THE OFFICE OF ADVOCACY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT OUR FEDERAL AGENCIES TAKE A STEP BACK AND CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES. BY RAISING AWARENESS, ADVOCACY ENSURES THAT OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT...
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Christensen, Donna M. - Congressional Delegate, [D] Virgin Islands
INTENDED GOALS WITHOUT UNFAIRLY BURDENING SMALL BUSINESSES. TOO OFTEN, THE NEEDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES ARE FORGOTTEN IN WASHINGTON, AND THE DEMANDS OF...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MR. MANZULLO, FOR ALLOWING ME TO TAKE UP THE ADVOCACY IMPROVEMENT
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MR. MANZULLO, -
BILL, H.R. 1772. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY FRIEND, THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. SCHROCK FOR WORKING WITH ME ON THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION....
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Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
REGULATIONS THAT JUST DON'T MAKE SENSE. IT'S A GOVERNMENT ENTITY THAT EXEMPLIFIES PUBLIC SERVICE AT ITS BEST, AND IT'S DEVOTED TO ENSURING THAT SMALL...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FIVE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGULATORY REFORM AND OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE, MR. SCHROCK OF VIRGINIA.
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MR. MANZULLO, -
MR. SCHROCK: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS FOR YIELDING ME THE TIME. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 1772,
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MRS. CHRISTENSEN, -
THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY IMPROVEMENT ACT. CHAIRMAN
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MR. MANZULLO, -
TODD AKIN AND I CO-SPONSORED THIS LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN AN IMPORTANT OFFICE THAT SUPPORTS OUR NATION'S SMALL BUSINESSES. I WANT TO START BY READING...
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Schrock, Edward L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
FEW STEEKS. $843 BILLION, THAT'S WITH A B, THAT'S THE ANNUAL COST OF REGULATIONS TO AMERICANS. $6,975. THAT'S THE AVERAGE COST PER EMPLOYEE OF REGULATIONS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IMPORTANCE OF THE OFFICE OF ADVOCACY. JUST AS THE ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESSES IS MORE CRITICAL DURING AN ECONOMIC
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MRS. CHRISTENSEN, -
DOWNTURN, SO IS THE NEED FOR AN
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MR. MANZULLO, -
INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF ADVOCACY. TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL
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Christensen, Donna M. - Congressional Delegate, [D] Virgin Islands
OF INDEPENDENCE, IT INVOLVES A DELICATE BALANCING ACT. AS THE VOICE OF SMALL BUSINESS, THE CHIEF COUNSEL IS OFTEN IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION BECAUSE HIS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I YIELD
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MR. MANZULLO, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 1772 AS AMENDED. SO MANY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. MANZULLO: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 923, THE PREMIER CERTIFIED LENDERS ...
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MR. MANZULLO, -
CERTAIN PREMIER CERTIFIED LENDERS TO ELECT TO MAINTAIN AN ALTERNATIVE LOSS RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN MOVES TO SUSPEND THE RULES...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDED. IS THAT
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THE CLERK, -
CORRECT? MR. MANZULLO: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. MANZULLO, AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, MRS. CHRISTENSEN, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS....
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MR. MANZULLO, -
SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE S.B.A.'S 504 CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PROGRAM
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROVIDES SMALL BUSINESSES WITH LONG-TERM, FIXED RATE FINANCING FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIXED ASSETS, SUCH AS LAND, BUILDINGS, AND EQUIPMENT FOR BUSINESS...
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Manzullo, Donald "Don" A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
C.D.C.'S, USUALLY NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY OR REGION. THE ENTIRE 504 PROGRAM...
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| 00:39:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BUSINESSES. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. DOOLITTLE FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT BILL TO THE SMALL BUSINESS
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Christensen, Donna M. - Congressional Delegate, [D] Virgin Islands
COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION. THIS LEGISLATION WILL ALLOW CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES TO MAKE MORE LOANS TO SMALL BUSINESSES WHILE SAFEGUARDING THE INTERESTS...
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| 00:43:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME ON THIS BILL AND THE
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MR. MANZULLO, -
COOPERATION THAT WE HAVE FROM YOUR STAFFS. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RANKING MEMBER AS WELL, MS. VELAZQUEZ. INDEED, THE EXPLANATION FOR WHAT...
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| 00:43:32 |
Doolittle, John T. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
CLEARLY ARTICULATED BY BOTH OUR PREVIOUS SPEAKERS, AND SO I WILL CHOOSE NOT TO REPEAT THAT, MR. SPEAKER. BUT I HAVE A STATEMENT WHICH I WILL SUBMIT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND CHAIRMAN
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MRS. CHRISTENSEN, -
MANZULLO AND RANKING MEMBER VELAZQUEZ FOR BRINGING THIS LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR AND GETTING US TO THIS POINT. YOU KNOW, WHEN
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| 00:45:28 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
WE TALK ABOUT SMALL BUSINESSES AND WE TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS, ONE OF THE PRIMARY PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE FACE IS FINDING ENOUGH...
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| 00:47:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CAPITAL. THE BILL BEFORE US TODAY WILL MAKE MORE CAPITAL AVAILABLE TO
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| 00:47:17 |
MR. MANZULLO, -
SMALL BUSINESSES, SPURRING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN OUR NATION'S COMMUNITIES. WHILE TODAY'S LEGISLATION FIXES
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Christensen, Donna M. - Congressional Delegate, [D] Virgin Islands
A PROBLEM WITH THE 504 PROGRAM, IT IS ONLY A STOPGAP MEASURE. EVEN AFTER WE PASS THIS LEGISLATION, SMALL BUSINESSES WILL STILL HAVE TO ENDURE S.B.A.'S...
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| 00:48:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
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MR. MANZULLO, -
TAKING THE VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNTIL COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT,...
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| 00:49:07 |
MR. MANZULLO, -
BE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSTPONED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. COX: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE HOMELAND SECURITY CORRECTIONS ACT AS AMENDED....
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MR. COX, -
20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. COX: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RECOGNIZE MYSELF FOR FIVE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. I WANT TO THANK MY FRIEND,
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THE CLERK, -
CONGRESSMAN JIM TURNER, THE RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON HOMELAND SECURITY, AND THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR DEVOTING THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE. I
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| 00:50:09 |
Cox, C. Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] California
RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 1416, WHICH AMENDS THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT. THE BROAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT GIVEN TO THIS BILL EXEMPLIFIES THE COLLABORATIVE...
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| 00:55:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SELECT COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY. THE LEGISLATION BEFORE US IS A PRODUCT OF THE BIPARTISAN COOPERATION
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| 00:55:21 |
Turner, James - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THAT WE HAVE ON THAT COMMITTEE. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE CHAIRMAN. I KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR MEMBERS WHO SERVE ON THAT IMPORTANT SELECT COMMITTEE...
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| 01:01:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R.
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| 01:01:09 |
MR. COX, -
1416, THE HOMELAND SECURITY
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| 01:01:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT
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| 01:01:13 |
MR. COX, -
OF 2003. THIS BIPARTISAN BILL MAKES GRAMMATICAL AND TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THE...
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| 01:01:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOMELAND SECURITY ACT, HAS
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| 01:01:24 |
Camp, David "Dave" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
EXISTED FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN 100 DAYS. THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT BROUGHT TOGETHER A NUMBER OF FEDERAL AGENCIES WITH HOMELAND SECURITY FUNCTIONS...
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| 01:03:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO TALK ABOUT
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| 01:03:56 |
MR. TURNER, -
H.R. 1416, THE HOMELAND SECURITY TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND OUR CHAIRMAN, MR. COX, FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP...
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| 01:04:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEY HAVE ON THIS NEW
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| 01:04:11 |
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SELECT COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO PUSH THIS BILL AND TO GET IT INCLUDED ON THE SUSPENSION CALENDAR. H.R. 1416 IS A HISTORIC...
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| 01:09:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS GO TO WORK EVERY SINGLE
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| 01:09:54 |
MR. COX, -
MORNING WITH ONE MAIN THING ON THEIR MINDS, TO PREPARE, TO PREVENT, AND TO RESPOND TO A POTENTIAL TERRORIST ATTACK IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE PEOPLE...
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| 01:10:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TOGETHER UNDER
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| 01:10:07 |
Dunn, Jennifer - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
THE UMBRELLA OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT. HOMELAND SECURITY HAS NEW MEANING SINCE SEPTEMBER 11. WE CAN NO LONGER ASSUME THAT WE WILL BE PROTECTED...
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| 01:13:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. ANDREWS, A MEMBER OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE. MR. ANDREWS: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 01:13:23 |
MR. TURNER, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. ANDREWS: I THANK MY FRIEND FOR
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| 01:13:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YIELDING. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE CHAIRMAN COX, MR. TURNER FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING THE FIRST OF WHAT I HOPE IS A
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| 01:13:33 |
MR. TURNER, -
SERIES OF BIPARTISAN BILLS TO THE FLOOR THAT WILL IMPROVE OUR COUNTRY'S HOMELAND SECURITY. THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE.
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| 01:13:40 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
IN EACH AREA THAT COMPRISES
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| 01:13:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOMELAND SECURITY, THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE THUS
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| 01:13:45 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
FAR HAS UNCOVERED SIGNIFICANT WEAKNESSES AND DEFICIENCIES THAT OUR COUNTRY MUST RESOLVE. HOMELAND SECURITY FIRST IS THE MATTER OF KNOWING WHO IS OUTSIDE...
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| 01:18:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. DICKS: I THANK YOU, MY COLLEAGUE FROM TEXAS, AND I WANT TO COMMEND THE
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| 01:18:25 |
MR. TURNER, -
CHAIRMAN AND HE FOR THE WORK THAT'S GONE ON
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| 01:18:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THIS
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| 01:18:31 |
MR. TURNER, -
PARTICULAR LEGISLATION. I WANT TO RISE, TOO, TO RAISE MY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS WHOLE HOMELAND SECURITY EFFORT.
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| 01:18:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH SIM LOWENBURG --
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| 01:18:41 |
Dicks, Norman "Norm" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
WITH TIM LOWENBERG, THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN THE WASHINGTON STATE, AND THE GOVERNOR'S COORDINATOR FOR HOMELAND SECURITY. WE HAVE DISCUSSED...
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| 01:22:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPRECIATE THE CHAIRMAN YIELDING AND RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
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| 01:22:07 |
Cox, C. Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] California
BILL. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO BE DONE. WE WILL NOT MAKE OUR COUNTRY AS SECURE AS IT NEEDS TO BE IN
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| 01:22:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS, MONTHS,
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| 01:22:21 |
Thornberry, William "Mac" McClellan - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OR POSSIBLY EVEN YEARS. AND IT IS TEMPTING FOR US AND THE CONGRESS TO THINK IF WE CAN JUST PASS A BILL OR WE CAN SPEND MORE MONEY THEN WE WILL HAVE...
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| 01:24:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACT. TODAY'S BILL REPRESENTS OUR COMMITTEE'S FIRST ADJUSTMENT
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| 01:24:53 |
MR. COX, -
OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT. AS WE HAVE BEEN EXAMINING SOME OF THE ISSUES PERTINENT TO HOMELAND SECURITY T. WILL BE NECESSARY TO MAKE OTHER CHANGES...
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| 01:25:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE DEPARTMENT AS IT
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| 01:25:04 |
Shadegg, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
UNDERTANGES ITS -- UNDERTAKES ITS MASSIVE NEW RESPONSIBILITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, ON MY SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, WE HAVE DISCOVERED...
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| 01:27:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA. MR. COX: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERTERRORISM, THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 01:27:37 |
MR. TURNER, -
MR. GIBBONS. MR. GIBBONS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. GIBBONS: THANK YOU,...
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| 01:27:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA FOR YIELDING ME THE TIME TO RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 146 --
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| 01:27:50 |
MR. COX, -
1416, THE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL FOR THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT. FOLLOWING THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, OUR NATION BEGAN THE MOST
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| 01:27:58 |
MR. GIBBONS, -
SIGNIFICANT REORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SINCE
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| 01:28:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1947, ALL IN AN EFFORT
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| 01:28:02 |
Gibbons, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada
TO BETTER PROTECT AMERICA FROM TERRORIST ATTACKS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WAS FOUNDED IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED AUTHORITY CAPABLE...
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| 01:30:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. DIAZ-BALART: THE HOMELAND
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| 01:30:21 |
MR. DEPIBONS, -
SECURITY ACT OF 2002 REPRESENTED A MONUMENTAL UNDERTAKING TO REORGANIZE MULTIPLE FEDERAL
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| 01:30:25 |
MR. GIBBONS, -
AGENCIES WITH VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS. THIS LEGISLATION AS AMENDED BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
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| 01:30:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOMELAND SECURITY IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT OF THE NEWLY CREATED DEPARTMENT. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS IN
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| 01:30:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 1416 FURTHER
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| 01:30:40 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
CLARIFY THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. FURTHER, CHAIRMAN COX'S -- COX HAS ADDRESSED CONCERNS...
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| 01:32:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. TURNER: MR. SPEAKER, THANK
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| 01:32:40 |
MR. COX, -
YOU. AGAIN LET ME THANK CHAIRMAN COX FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS BILL AND HIS CONTINUED EFFORT TO TRY TO MOLD OUR COMMITTEE INTO ONE THAT WILL ACCOMPLISH...
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| 01:32:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE ALL HAVE OF BUILDING A SECURE AMERICA. I KNOW THAT WHEN
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| 01:32:57 |
MR. COX, -
WE LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE
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| 01:32:59 |
Turner, James - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
NOW, THERE ARE MANY DEFICIENCIES AND WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT THE OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR COMMITTEE IS PERHAPS THE MOST CHALLENGING OF ANY COMMITTEE...
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| 01:34:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEFORE THE HOUSE TODAY REPRESENTS THE EXTRAORDINARY SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
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| 01:34:48 |
Cox, C. Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL, IT AMENDS PORTIONS OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT CONCERNING...
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| 01:37:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NAYS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE YEAS AND NAYS PLEASE RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8...
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| 01:37:24 |
MR. COX, -
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| 01:37:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. DIAZ-BALART: BY DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, I CALL UP HOUSE...
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| 01:38:03 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 2555, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS
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| 01:38:08 |
THE CLERK, -
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE FIRST READING OF THE BILL SHALL BE...
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| 01:39:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. DIAZ-BALART: MR. SPEAKER, HOUSE RESOLUTION 293 IS AN OPEN RULE THAT PROVIDES FOR
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| 01:39:54 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2555, THE FISCAL YEAR 2004 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT. THE RULE PROVIDES ONE HOUR OF GENERAL...
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| 01:40:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON APPROPRIATIONS. AS WE
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| 01:40:11 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
BEGIN THE CYCLE, THE 2004 APPROPRIATIONS CYCLE, I THINK IT IS FITTING THAT THE FIRST BILL THAT THE HOUSE CONSIDERS WILL BE THE HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS...
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| 01:48:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YEAR. SO I EXPECT TO VOTE FOR THIS BILL TO FUND THE DEPARTMENT ON FINAL
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| 01:48:18 |
MR. FROST, -
PASSAGE. BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT, MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO ADDRESS SEVERAL SERIOUS
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| 01:48:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WEAKNESSES IN AMERICA'S HOMELAND DEFENSE SYSTEM. FIRST,
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| 01:48:27 |
Frost, Jonas "Martin" Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
WE NEED TO PASS RANKING MEMBER OBEY'S AMENDMENT TO INCREASE SECURITY AT OUR PORTS, OUR AIRPORTS, AND OUR NORTHERN BORDER. AND TO MEET OTHER VITAL...
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| 01:56:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 01:56:55 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
YOU. AT THIS TIME, MR. SPEAKER, WE WILL RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. FROST: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD THREE MINUTES...
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| 01:57:08 |
MR. FROST, -
SUBCOMMITTEE. MR. SABO: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE RULE ON FISCAL
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| 01:57:15 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
YEAR 2004 HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL. THE RULE SHOULD BE OPPOSED FOR SEVERAL
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| 01:57:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REASONS. I
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| 01:57:22 |
MR. FROST, -
WILL RAISE TWO OF THEM. FIRST, THE RULE DOES NOT PROTECT AN AMENDMENT I OFFERED THAT
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| 01:57:29 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
WAS ADOPTED IN COMMITTEE WHICH CONCERNS THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S NEW COMPUTERIZED AIRLINE PASSENGER PROFILE SYSTEM CALLED CAPS 2,...
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| 02:01:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PENSE. MR.
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| 02:01:12 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PENSE: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. MR. SPEAKER, I WAS HERE, AS YOU WERE, AND AS MOST...
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| 02:01:32 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
OUR BUSINESS, BREAKFAST MEETINGS ON THE TUESDAY, AND THEN WE RECEIVED WORD OF WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK AND THEN HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THEN HAPPENED WITHIN...
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| 02:04:39 |
MR. PENCE, -
THE AREA OF FIRST RESPONDERS PROTECTING OUR BORDERS, TRANSPORTATION SECURITY THAT ARGUE ELOQUENTLY AND FORCEFULLY OTHERWISE. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT...
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| 02:05:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MODESTLY THERE THAT WE ARE
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| 02:05:27 |
MR. FROST, -
THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF TEXAS AND OF THE
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| 02:05:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WORLD. WE DO SO BECAUSE OF AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF TALENT AND A GREAT INTEREST IN MUSIC IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT OF LATE, THERE
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| 02:05:39 |
Doggett, Lloyd - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
HAS BEEN MUSIC OF A DIFFERENT TYPE. WE HAVE HAD THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY LEADER, TOM DELAY, ASKING TO CALL THE TUNE AND ASKING THE LEADERS OF OUR STATE...
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| 02:11:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBEY: MR. SPEAKER, IS THAT 10 MINUTES?
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| 02:11:14 |
Frost, Jonas "Martin" Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: 10 MINUTES. MR. OBEY: WOULD THE CHAIR NOTIFY WHEN I HAVE USED FIVE? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR WILL. MR. OBEY: MR....
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| 02:11:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL SHOULD NOT EVEN BE HERE AT THIS TIME. THE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR. ROGERS, OF KENTUCKY KNOWS HIS STUFF. AND HE DEMONSTRATED THAT...
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| 02:11:32 |
MR. OBEY, -
YEAR WHEN HE DID VERY
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| 02:11:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HEAVY
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| 02:11:36 |
MR. OBEY, -
OVERSIGHT OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, WHICH WAS TOTALLY SCREWED UP AT THE
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| 02:11:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME.
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| 02:11:41 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THIS BILL BEING BEFORE US TODAY IS THAT THIS NEW AGENCY WAS EXTREMELY RELUCTANT TO PROVIDE USEFUL INFORMATION TO THIS CONGRESS...
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| 02:16:41 |
MR. FROST, -
THAT AVERAGE TAX CUT FROM $88,300 TO $83,300. THAT'S HARDLY CRIPPLING
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| 02:16:50 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE MOST WELLOFF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY. BUT THAT TINY ADJUSTMENT IN THEIR WINDFALL WOULD ENABLE US TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF THE...
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| 02:20:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS BILL, BUT SOME OF MY GOOD FRIENDS ON THE MINORITY
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| 02:20:18 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
SIDE FROM TEXAS HAVE BEEN UP TALKING ABOUT
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| 02:20:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALLEGED ABUSE
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| 02:20:26 |
MR. BARTON, -
OF FUNDING OR POWER IN TERMS OF HOMELAND
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| 02:20:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SECURITY
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| 02:20:32 |
Barton, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OFFICIALS ATTEMPTING TO FIND SOME MISSING STATE LEGISLATORS WHO WENT DOWN TO AUSTIN AND THEN LEFT AUSTIN AND WENT UP TO ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, HUNG OUT...
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| 02:23:04 |
Doggett, Lloyd - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
FOR THIS PURPOSE? IN OTHER WORDS, THE INVESTIGATION'S INCOMPLETE. MR. BARTON: I APPRECIATE -- COULD I HAVE -- THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 02:23:29 |
MR. BARTON, -
SOME STATE OFFICIALS WHEN
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| 02:23:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS -- WHAT I WOULD CALL A
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| 02:23:34 |
Barton, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BUGOUT TO ARDMORE, YOU MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT TERM FOR IT, YOU MIGHT CALL IT SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY, WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE GOVERNOR AND THE SPEAKER OF...
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| 02:25:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ANYTHING OTHER THAN ONE AIRCRAFT. THEY DID NOT
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| 02:25:25 |
MR. FROST, -
EXPLORE THE OTHER MISUSE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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| 02:25:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SECURITY. SECOND, IT'S CLEAR THAT THEY FAILED TO PRESENT EVIDENCE ON THE QUESTION OF
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| 02:25:33 |
MR. FROST, -
WHICH FEDERAL OFFICIALS ASKED FOR THIS MISAPPROPRIATION OF
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| 02:25:37 |
Doggett, Lloyd - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
FUNDS. FINALLY, TO COMPLETE THE RECORD, IT IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHO WAS THE FIRST ONE TO USE THIS TACTIC OF DEFEATING A QUORUM. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 02:26:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO HEAR THE DEBATE, IF WE
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| 02:26:08 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
COULD CHARACTERIZE IT
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| 02:26:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS THAT, THUS FAR, WE HEAR ABOUT AN INTERNAL REDISTRICTING DISPUTE WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE HAVE
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| 02:26:17 |
Hayworth, J.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
OTHER FRIENDS PREDICTABLY COME TO THIS WELL AND SOMEHOW TRY TO TROT OUT THE SHOP WARNED THESIS THAT THE PEOPLE'S ECONOMIC SECURITY AT HOME SHOULD...
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| 02:30:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. I WISH THAT THIS DEBATE WAS SIMPLY ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THE HOMELAND
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| 02:30:49 |
MR. FROST, -
IS
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| 02:30:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SECURE. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS RULE AND ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THE WORDS OF THE RANKING MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE, MR. OBEY. THIS IS NOT ABOUT STEALING
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| 02:31:01 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
HARD-EARNED DOLLARS FROM TAXPAYERS. IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING THE SAFETY OF AMERICANS AND TAKING A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE MILLION DOLLAR EARNERS THAT...
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| 02:33:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, HAVING MANY FRIENDS WHO SERVE IN THE TEXAS
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| 02:33:18 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
HOUSE, HAVING JUST BEEN ELECTED IN THE 2000 ELECTION, I FELT COMPELLED TO COME DOWN TO
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| 02:33:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE FLOOR AND OFFER SOME PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
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| 02:33:24 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
ON THE, I THINK, HIGHLY IMPROPER AND
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| 02:33:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POLITICAL BLATANTLY PARTISAN ATTACKS THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE MAKING
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| 02:33:32 |
Culberson, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AND THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH HOMELAND SECURITY. YOU KNOW, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS ALREADY MADE A REPORT ON THE -- WHATEVER ALLEGATIONS...
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| 02:37:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, I HAD NO INTENTION OF COMING TO THE FLOOR
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| 02:37:52 |
MR. FROST, -
AND SPEAKING ON THIS RULE. I AM A MEMBER
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| 02:37:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE. I ASSUME THAT THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON
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| 02:38:00 |
MR. FROST, -
FOR ME TO GET MY APPROPRIATE COMMENTS. I HAVE
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| 02:38:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO TELL YOU I'M QUITE FRUSTRATED. I'M
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| 02:38:04 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
A NEW YORKER. I'M AN AMERICAN. I LOST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
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| 02:38:08 |
Sweeney, John - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
ON SEPTEMBER 11. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY TO MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE IS LET'S MOVE ON. LET'S NOT USE ANY MORE DISTRACTIONS IN THIS PROCESS. YOU KNOW,...
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| 02:39:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEXAS
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| 02:39:21 |
MR. FROST, -
SOUGHT TO MISUSE FEDERAL RESOURCES. NOW, THE
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| 02:39:25 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
INSPECTOR GENERAL SAID OH, IT IS ONLY 40
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| 02:39:28 |
MR. FROST, -
MINUTES, NO BIG DEAL. I WOULD REMIND THE
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| 02:39:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE
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| 02:39:33 |
Frost, Jonas "Martin" Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THAT THE ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 40 MINUTES. SO REPUBLICANS IN TEXAS SOUGHT TO DIVERT HOMELAND SECURITY RESOURCES FOR 40...
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| 02:42:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 02:42:56 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
BILLION. THAT IS IN THIS UNDERLYING LEGISLATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. THAT INCLUDES $4.4 BILLION FOR THE OFFICE OF DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS....
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| 02:45:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS WILL BE A 15-MINUTE VOTE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSES 8 AND 9 OF RULE 20, THIS 15-MINUTE VOTE ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION WILL...
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| 02:45:35 |
MR. FROST, -
RESOLUTION, IF ORDERED, AND ON MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES RELATED
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| 02:45:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO H.R. 923 AND H.R. 1460. THE VOTE ON H.R. n n n n n
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| 03:12:08 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
n THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS ARE 416, THE NAYS ARE THREE. 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE...
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| 03:19:03 |
THE CLERK, -
A VOCATIONAL GOAL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL AS AMENDED. THOSE...
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| 03:32:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PRESIDE OVER THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. THE CHAIRMAN:
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| 03:32:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE IS IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2555, WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT BY TITLE. ...
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| 03:33:16 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE BILL IS CONSIDERED READ THE FIRST TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY, MR. ROGERS, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA, MR. SABO,...
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| 03:33:26 |
THE CLERK, -
30 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY.
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| 03:33:36 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. ROGERS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS A HISTORIC DAY. ONLY FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE DEPARTMENT OF...
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| 03:33:59 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
EVER HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL ON THE HOUSE FLOOR. THE CREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT IS BY FAR THE LARGEST REORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT...
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| 03:47:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HIM ON A JOB WELL DONE, AND ALSO ADD MY THANKS TO THE STAFF, BOTH
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| 03:48:00 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
MINORITY AND MAJORITY, FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN PUTTING THIS BILL TOGETHER. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE FISCAL YEAR...
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| 03:51:41 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN YIELDING THE TIME, AND I RISE
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| 03:51:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BASICALLY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE BILL. AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE MADE THE
|
| 03:51:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RECOMMENDATION TO REORGANIZE THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, THIS WAS A MAJOR REORGANIZATION, THE BIGGEST REORGANIZATION IN MANY, MANY YEARS. AND...
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| 03:52:00 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
CHAIRMAN ROGERS TO CHAIR THIS SUBCOMMITTEE, IT WAS THE RIGHT CHOICE. HE HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES AND IN BRINGING TOGETHER...
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| 03:54:19 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HANDLE THE MONEY IN THIS
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| 03:54:21 |
MR. SABO, -
BILL BECAUSE, IN MY VIEW, THE REORGANIZATION WHICH TOOK
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| 03:54:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PLACE LEAVES US WITH STILL
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| 03:54:29 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
A VERY DISCOMBOBULATED SET OF AGENCIES, AND IT ALSO, I THINK, HAS CONFUSED PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE. I'M PROUD OF THE FACT THAT ON FOUR...
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| 03:59:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SUPPORT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2000 HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
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| 03:59:56 |
Wamp, Zachary "Zach" - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
BILL. THIS BILL IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, BUT MORE IMPORTANT IS THE HISTORY THAT IS BEING CREATED WITH THIS FIRST-EVER
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| 04:00:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HOMELAND BILL IS THE FACT THAT THIS
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| 04:00:05 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
BILL, SIMPLY PUT, MAKES AMERICA AND MY HOME STATE OF NEW JERSEY A SAFER PLACE. .
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| 04:00:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 04:00:11 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
WE IN NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK AND THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA KNOW BETTER THAN MOST HOW VULNERABLE AND OPEN AND FREE SOCIETY CAN BE. WE PUT A VERY...
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| 04:02:18 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIRMAN ROGERS, RANKING MEMBER SABO
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| 04:02:20 |
MR. SABO, -
FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP OF OUR SUBCOMMITTEE, AND THE FINE
|
| 04:02:24 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
STAFF, MAJORITY AND MINORITY, FOR THEIR GOOD WORK. OUR TASK WAS TO DEVELOP A
|
| 04:02:29 |
MR. PRICE, -
BUDGET WHERE NONE HAD PREVIOUSLY
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| 04:02:31 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
EXISTED FOR A
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| 04:02:32 |
Price, David E. - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
DEPARTMENT THAT IS STRUGGLING TO MASTER ITS MISSION. HEARINGS COULD NOT EVEN BE ARRANGED FOR MANY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S 11...
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| 04:06:45 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FORCES AND WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE
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| 04:06:47 |
MR. ROGERS, -
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AROUND THE WORLD IN TERMS OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO WITH HOMELAND SECURITY...
|
| 04:06:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE SAME KIND OF BIPARTISAN COOPERATION HERE IN THE CONGRESS SO THAT
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| 04:07:00 |
Wamp, Zachary "Zach" - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
WE ADEQUATELY RESOURCE AND ESTABLISH THE PRIORITIES FOR HOMELAND SECURITY THAT MIRROR WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE CONGRESS TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SECURITY...
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| 04:08:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE HOUSE FLOOR THAT IT IS RELATED
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| 04:08:59 |
MR. SABO, -
TO TAXES BECAUSE IT'S A SIMPLE MATHEMATICAL EQUATION. IF YOU HAVE LESS MONEY TO SPEND BECAUSE
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| 04:09:04 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
YOU GIVE IT AWAY TO THE RICH, THEN YOU HAVE LESS MONEY FOR EDUCATION, FOR HOUSING,
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| 04:09:09 |
Serrano, Jose - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, AND FOR HOMELAND SECURITY. AND THAT'S A FACT OF LIFE. HOWEVER, HAVING SAID THAT, I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY FIRST TO THANK...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
RECORD. MR. CHAIRMAN, FIRST OF ALL,
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MR. ROGERS, -
I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THIS
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
BILL. IT'S THE FIRST HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATION
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Latham, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
BILL IN HISTORY. WE ARE CHARTING NEW WATERS HERE AND I ALSO WANT TO STRONGLY COMPLIMENT THE GREAT STAFF THAT WE HAVE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE, WHO HAVE DONE...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
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MR. LATHAM, -
MINNESOTA. MR. SABO: HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING ON BOTH SIDES? THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
HAS 14 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY HAS NINE MINUTES REMAINING. MR. SABO: I WILL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. I UNDERSTAND YOU...
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MR. SABO, -
COLLOQUY. MR. ROGERS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
ONE MINUTE TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE WHO HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO US IN THIS BILL,...
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MR. SABO, -
WORK. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE MERGING OF 22 FEDERAL AGENCIES INTO ONE.
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Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM THAT NOT ONLY HELPS FIRST RESPONDERS
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
BUT CREATES A SYSTEM OF
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Sweeney, John - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
FIRST PREVENTERS. THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A MONUMENTAL TASK UNDERTAKEN TO GIVE DIRECTION TO AN ENTITY, A NOTION, A THOUGHT ABOUT PROTECTING THE AMERICAN...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
LANGEVIN:
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MR. SABO, -
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING.
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 2555, THE FIRST ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS MEASURE FOR THE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT. THIS BILL WILL HELP US EQUIP OUR NATION...
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Langevin, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Rhode Island
CITIZENS, WE MUST MOVE FASTER AND WE MUST BE STRONGER. ONE CRITICAL SHORTCOMING FACING US IS THE FAILURE OF THE D.H.S. INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR TO FILL...
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| 04:18:27 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND HIS STAFF HAVE DONE IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE INAUGURAL HOMELAND SECURITY
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MR. ROGERS, -
APPROPRIATIONS BILL. AND ALSO FOR THE HONOR OF ALLOWING ME TO SERVE ON THAT SUBCOMMITTEE AS WELL. THIS BILL DOES MAKE A LARGE INVESTMENT IN
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| 04:18:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OUR NATION'S FIRST RESPONDERS. WE HAVE ADDED $888
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Emerson, Jo Ann - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
MILLION ABOVE THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR THE OFFICE OF DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THIS ALSO INCLUDES ANOTHER $750...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
WHATEVER I CONSUME. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN MAY PROCEED. MR. SABO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ONE OF THE DISAPPOINTMENTS I HAD IN THIS RULE WAS IT...
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| 04:20:24 |
MR. SABO, -
NOT WAIVE A POINT OF ORDER ON WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A VERY REASONABLE LIMITATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAPPS2. THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY
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| 04:20:36 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED THAT AMENDMENT
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Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
IN COMMITTEE. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE FOLKS WHO ARE OBJECTING WOULD NOT RAISE A POINT OF ORDER WHEN WE GET TO THAT IN THE REGULAR BILL. THE PROVISION IS...
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| 04:23:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE WORLD. UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE SAW ON
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| 04:23:59 |
MR. ROGERS, -
9-11, THIS STRENGTH MAKES OUR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE A TEMPTING TARGET FOR TERRORISTS.
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| 04:24:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WHEN THOSE HIJACKERS TURNED FOUR PLANES INTO MISSILES, THEY
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| 04:24:08 |
Granger, Kay - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
WEREN'T JUST TRYING TO KILL THOUSANDS, THEY WERE ALSO TRYING TO RESTRICT OUR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, OUR WAY OF LIFE. AS PEOPLE TRAVEL MORE AND MORE, AND...
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| 04:25:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MY GOOD FRIEND,
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MR. SABO, -
MR. SWEENEY FROM
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
NEW YORK. WHO WILL THEN YIELD BACK TO ME. MR. SWEENEY: I THANK THE GENTLELADY. MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO ENTER INTO A COLLOQUY AS
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| 04:25:44 |
MR. SABO, -
WELL WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY.
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIRMAN OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE. MR. ROGERS,
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MRS. LOWEY, -
WHO I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH, HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB ON THIS BILL, AND I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR THE INCLUSION OF HIGH-THREAT FUNDS
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| 04:26:00 |
Sweeney, John - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
IN THIS PARTICULAR BILL AND FOR HAVING CREATED THE FUND IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, BUT I WISH TO HIGHLIGHT SOME CONCERNS I HAVE WITH THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION...
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| 04:28:38 |
MRS. LOWEY, -
ATTACK. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM BOTH FEDERAL AND LOCAL INTELLIGENT BRIEFINGS THAT NEW YORK IS STILL ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE THE TOP TARGET FOR TERRORISM....
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MR. SABO, -
SECURITY NEED. OUR RESOURCES ARE LIMITED,
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Lowey, Nita - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES ENORMOUS SO WE MUST BE STRATEGIC, AND I HOPE THAT THE NUMBERS OF US HOP REPRESENT HIGH THREAT, HIGH DENSITY URBAN AREAS CAN WORK...
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| 04:29:56 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
WITH THE INCREASED SECURITY COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAR IN IRAQ AND OPERATION LIBERTY SHIELD. I AM AWARE OF THE CONCERNS THE FORMULA HAS GENERATED....
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| 04:30:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
UNUSUAL PROBLEMS. BUT WOULD THE CHAIRMAN AGREE WITH ME
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| 04:30:58 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
THAT WE AT THIS POINT DO NOT KNOW PRECISELY HOW THE AGENCY SETS CRITERIA FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BALANCE OF FUNDS IN THIS PARTICULAR DISCRETIONARY...
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| 04:31:32 |
MR. ROGERS, -
TO -- MR. SABO: WE
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MR. SABO, -
HAVE HAD A
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Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING A PRECISE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CRITERIA ARE USED. MR. ROGERS: THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT, BUT I THINK IN DUE COURSE OF TIME, PERHAPS...
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| 04:31:55 |
MR. SABO, -
TEXAS, MR. TURNER, TWO MINUTES. THE CHAIRMAN:
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MR. ROGERS, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. TURNER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WE CONSIDER
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| 04:32:07 |
MR. SABO, -
TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. JUST AS THE NEW DEPARTMENT IS TAKING ITS FIRST STEPS TO MAKE...
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| 04:32:19 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ALSO EMBARKING ON AN EFFORT TO TRY TO SECURE THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED FOR THE LONGER TERM TO
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| 04:32:25 |
Turner, James - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
ENSURE VICTORY IN THE WAR AGAINST TERROR. THIS BILL IS A GOOD START, AND I SUPPORT DEDICATING RESOURCES ABOVE THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST TO PREPARE OUR...
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| 04:34:44 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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MR. ROGERS, -
ROGERS, AND CHAIRMAN YOUNG HAVE DONE AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB BRINGING TO THE FLOOR A BILL WHICH HAS
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| 04:34:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PROTECTING
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| 04:34:57 |
Cox, C. Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THESE UNITED STATES FROM ATTACK. NOTHING THAT WE DO IS MORE IMPORTANT. THE $29 BILLION IN THIS LEGISLATION FOR THE COMING YEAR IS NEARLY 4% MORE THAN...
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| 04:37:21 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
COMMITTEE, MR. HOYER, FOR ONE MINUTE. THE CHAIRMAN:
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| 04:37:25 |
MR. SABO, -
FOR HOW
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| 04:37:26 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LONG? THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. HOYER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY
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| 04:37:36 |
MR. SABO, -
REMARKS. THE CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HOYER: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TO TALK ABOUT THE OBEY AMENDMENT WHICH WILL BE OFFERED IN A BRIEF PERIOD...
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| 04:37:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PUTS BEFORE THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, BEFORE OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES AND
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| 04:37:54 |
MR. HOYER, -
BEFORE OUR DEMOCRAT COLLEAGUES, THE QUESTION OF WHAT
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| 04:37:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OPTIONS DO YOU WANT TO PURSUE? MR. COX HAS SAID THAT THE
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| 04:38:00 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
MOST IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE THAT WE CAN ATTAIN IS KEEPING OUR HOMELAND SECURE, KEEPING AMERICA AND AMERICANS SAFE. MR. OBEY WILL OFFER AN AMENDMENT WHICH...
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| 04:39:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ON HER VICTORY IN THE
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| 04:39:24 |
MR. ROGERS, -
NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. JACKSON LEE: I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN...
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| 04:39:32 |
MR. SABO, -
THAT GREAT SPORT OF BASEBALL AND LET ME ALSO CONGRATULATE THE RICE OWLS. WE ARE EXCITED AND DELIGHTED THAT WE HAVE SUCH NATIONAL RESPECT. I RISE...
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| 04:39:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AMENDMENT. HAVING JUST COME BACK FROM
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| 04:39:49 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
FIELD HEARINGS IN LONG BEACH, LOS ANGELES, WITH THE HOMELAND SECURITY SELECT COMMITTEE, I CAN ASSURE YOU, IT IS CRUCIAL TO GET FUNDS IN THE HANDS OF...
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| 04:41:16 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BACK OUR TIME. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA
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| 04:41:22 |
MR. SABO, -
YIELDS BACK. ALL TIME FOR GENERAL DEBATE HAS EXPIRED. PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE BILL SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR AMENDMENT UNDER THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE, AND...
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| 04:41:36 |
MR. ROGERS, -
HAS PRINTED IN THE DESIGNATED PLACE
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| 04:41:39 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THOSE AMENDMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED READ AND THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: BE IT ENACTED THAT THE FOLLOWING SUMS...
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| 04:42:09 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CHAIRMAN: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >> I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE...
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| 04:42:31 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING TRANSFER
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| 04:42:33 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OF
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| 04:42:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FUNDS, AFTER THE DOLLAR
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| 04:42:36 |
THE CLERK, -
AMOUNT, INSERT INCREASE BY $5 MILLION. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. FILNER: I THANK THE SPEAKER. ...
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| 04:42:59 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BIG RAMIFICATIONS ON OUR SOUTHERN BORDER WITH
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| 04:43:02 |
Filner, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MEXICO. I REPRESENT ALL OF THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER. AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND HIS SECRETARY OF HOMELAND DEFENSE AGREED WITH THE...
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| 04:48:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AS LOW RISK TRAVELERS TO CROSS
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| 04:48:28 |
MR. ROGERS, -
THE MEXICAN BORDER ON
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| 04:48:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
A EXPEDITED
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| 04:48:31 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
BASIS FOR ONE YEAR. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENROLLMENT IN THAT PROGRAM FOLLOWING 9-11, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION,...
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| 04:51:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CRITICAL FUNDING TO REDUCE THE BACKLOG OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM. I
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| 04:51:08 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORDS JUST SPOKEN
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| 04:51:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ABOUT THE NEED TO USE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING. BUT, MR.
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| 04:51:14 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CHAIRMAN, WE USE LESS THAN 1% OF THAT BUDGET FOR THIS PROGRAM. I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. MY COLLEAGUE, MR. FILNER AND I, ARE WELL ACQUAINTED...
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| 04:55:20 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
FORWARD TO. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? THE GENTLEMAN IS...
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| 04:55:42 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THEM. WITH 22% OF OUR NATION'S EXPORTS AND IMPORTS CROSSING OUR LAND BORDERS, WE NEED TO HAVE ADEQUATE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT LEGITIMATE TRADE...
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| 04:55:51 |
Reyes, Silvestre - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
TRAVEL ARE NOT UNDUEL IMPAIRED. -- UNDULY IMPAIRED. SENTRI IS ONE SUCH SYSTEM THAT'S BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY IN MY DISTRICT IN EL PASO IN PUTTING TOGETHER...
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| 04:57:17 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ENOUGH
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| 04:57:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MONEY TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF DOMESTIC
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| 04:57:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SECURITY AT A TIME WHEN THIS
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| 04:57:28 |
Hinchey, Maurice - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
NATION APPEARS TO BE UNDER THREAT, AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD LEAD US TO BELIEVE. EVERY OTHER WEEK WE ARE GOING UP TO THE ORANGE...
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| 05:02:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SO, AND THAT IS WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE PROVIDING ENOUGH FUNDING FOR
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| 05:02:09 |
MR. ROGERS, -
OUR STATE AND LOCAL RESPONDERS. I HEAR IT EVERY
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| 05:02:11 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
DAY. YOU HEAR IT EVERY DAY. MOST PEOPLE ARE UNINFORMED OR MISINFORMED
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| 05:02:16 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING OUT THERE. IN THIS BILL, WE PROVIDE OVER $4 BILLION AND ADDED TO THE MONEY WE PUT IN THE 2003 BILL AND THE 2004 BILL,...
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| 05:06:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA WILL BE POSTPONED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: PAGE 3, LINE 3, COUNTERTERRORISM
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| 05:06:22 |
MR. FILNER, -
FUND, $20
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| 05:06:24 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 05:06:25 |
MR. FILNER, -
MILLION. DEPARTMENTWIDE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS, $206
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| 05:06:27 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MILLION. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, SALARIES AND EXPENSES, $58,118,000. TITLE 2, BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY, CUSTOMS AND BORDER
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| 05:06:41 |
THE CLERK, -
PROTECTION, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, SALARIES AND EXPENSES. THE CHAIRMAN: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA RISE? ...
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| 05:07:07 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, NOW THAT I AM AWAKE AT THE SWITCH, I THINK
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| 05:07:10 |
MR. SABO, -
I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE
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| 05:07:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT.
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| 05:07:16 |
MR. SABO, -
THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. OBEY OF WISCONSIN, IN TITLE 2 IN AN ITEM RELATING TO BUREAU OF
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| 05:07:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, SALARIES AND EXPENSES, AFTER THE AGGREGATE DOLLAR AMOUNT, INSERT INCREASE
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| 05:07:27 |
MR. OBEY, -
BY $100 MILLION. MR. OBEY: MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO BE ALLOWED TO EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT. MR. SABO: -- MR. ROGERS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I RESERVE...
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| 05:07:55 |
MR. SABO, -
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| 05:07:57 |
MR. ROGERS, -
ADD $400 MILLION FOR
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| 05:07:59 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PORT FACILITY SECURITY GRANTS. THE COAST GUARD SAYS THAT WE NEED MORE THAN $4.5 BILLION OVER TIME TO SECURE THOSE OPERATIONS
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| 05:08:11 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
AT THE RATE OF OVER $120 MILLION A YEAR T WOULD TAKE 10 YEARS TO GET TO THE TASK THAT IS DEFINED FOR US BY THE COAST GUARD. I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAST...
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| 05:12:46 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL SHALL NOT BE IN ORDER IF CHANGING EXISTING LAW, AND I ASK FOR A
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| 05:12:51 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
RULING FROM THE CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: DOES ANY OTHER MEMBER PREFER TO BE HEARD ON THE POINT OF ORDER? THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. OBEY: THANK...
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| 05:13:14 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MAJOR -- OF THE MAJORITY COMMITTEE BILL AND ITS PROVISIONS? THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR WILL READ
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| 05:13:20 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE PERTINENT PORTION FROM HOUSE RESOLUTION 293, THE RULE PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THAT BILL -- OF THIS BILL, AND THAT PORTION IS, POINTS OF ORDER...
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| 05:13:39 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
501 OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 95 AND CLAUSE 2 OF RULE 21 ARE WAIVED EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS -- SECTIONS 514, 521, AND 522. MR. OBEY: IS IT NOT -- FURTHER...
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| 05:14:17 |
MR. OBEY, -
PROTECTED BY THE RULE? THAT'S THE PRACTICAL EFFECT OF
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| 05:14:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THAT LANGUAGE AS I UNDERSTAND
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| 05:14:22 |
MR. OBEY, -
IT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE SPECIFIED SECTIONS IN THE RULE, 514, 521 AND 522, WERE NOT PROTECTED. MR. OBEY: SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MEANS THAT THE DELAURO...
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| 05:14:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BY THE HOUSE. . WOULD THE CHAIR ANSWER ONE OTHER PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY, PLEASE? WHAT RULES
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| 05:14:55 |
MR. OBEY, -
WERE WAIVED TO ENABLE MY AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED ON BEHALF OF THE MINORITY? THE CHAIRMAN: THE RULE DOES NOT SPEAK TO AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL. MR. OBEY:...
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| 05:15:27 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
COMMITTEE, IN CONTRAST TO THE WAY IT HANDLED MAJORITY PROVISIONS, THAT THE RULES COMMITTEE DID NOT MAKE IN ORDER A
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| 05:15:32 |
MR. OBEY, -
WAIVER FOR OUR SIDE OF THE AISLE. BUT LET ME ASK THE CHAIR, AS A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY, IS IT NOT CORRECT THAT ON
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| 05:15:41 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE OMNIBUS
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| 05:15:44 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
APPROPRIATIONS BILL JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, THAT WE AMENDED THE MEDICARE ACT NOT ONCE BUT IN TWO SEPARATE AREAS TO PROVIDE A 6% INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR...
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| 05:17:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RIGHT TO OFFER THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE MAJORITY LEADERSHIP WOULD WANT TO BE SO UNFAIR AS TO WAIVE PROVISIONS OF OUR RULES FOR...
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| 05:17:25 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
TO THOSE OF US ON THE MINORITY SIDE, AND TO POINT OUT THAT I HAVE JUST RECITED FOUR INSTANCES WHERE ON -- IN -- AND JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE MAJORITY...
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| 05:18:07 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PROPOSES TO INCREASE BUDGET AUTHORITY TO BE OFFSET BY A CHANGE IN CERTAIN STATUTES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS THE CHAIR PREVIOUSLY RULED...
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| 05:19:02 |
MR. OBEY, -
OPPOSED -- THOSE IN FAVOR WILL SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
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| 05:19:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE
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| 05:19:09 |
MR. OBEY, -
NOES HAVE IT.
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| 05:19:13 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. ROGERS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIRMAN: A RECORDED VOTE HAS BEEN ASKED FOR. THE CHAIR WILL COUNT FOR A QUORUM -- THE CHAIR...
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| 05:19:34 |
MR. ROGERS, -
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| 05:19:37 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC. IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED...
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| 05:41:18 |
THE CLERK, -
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, SALARIES AND EXPENSES, $2.3 BILLION. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE, $424,211,000. >> MATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION, $367....
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| 05:41:56 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ORDER. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR. LOBIONDO: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE
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| 05:42:04 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN WILL SUSPEND MOMENTARILY. THE CLERK NEEDS TO READ INTO THAT PARAGRAPH. THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: AIR AND MARINE...
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| 05:42:22 |
MR. LOBIONDO, -
MILLION. THE CHAIRMAN: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR.
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| 05:42:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LOBIONDO: MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER 7 PRINTED IN...
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THE CLERK, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON HIS AMENDMENT. MR. LOBIONDO: MR. CHAIRMAN -- THE CHAIRMAN: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. SO THAT
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| 05:42:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE GENTLEMAN MAY BE
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MR. LOBIONDO, -
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
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THE CLERK, -
HEARD. THE GENTLEMAN MAY PROCEED. MR.
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
LOBIONDO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I RISE TODAY TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT THAT
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| 05:43:04 |
MR. LOBIONDO, -
CONTINUES MY CAMPAIGN AND THE CAMPAIGN OF MANY OTHERS TO ENSURE
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| 05:43:07 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THAT OUR MARITIME SECURITY EFFORTS HAVE AS MUCH RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO DEFEND AGAINST THE POTENTIAL DISASTER OF AN ATTACK AT ONE OR MORE OF OUR PORTS....
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LoBiondo, Frank A. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
GUARD BY $110 MILLION, $35 MILLION WOULD GO TO FUND THE CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FACILITY AND VESSEL SECURITY...
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| 05:46:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE BILL MOVES FORWARD TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE DEEP
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| 05:46:56 |
MR. ROGERS, -
WATER PROGRAM AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE VESSEL SECURITY
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| 05:47:00 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PLANS. MR. ROGERS: I THANK THE
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| 05:47:02 |
MR. ROGERS, -
GENTLEMAN FOR HIS ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE COAST GUARD, AND HE HAS BEEN A CHAMPION AT THAT
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| 05:47:06 |
MR. LOBIONDO, -
FOR HIS ENTIRE CAREER IN THE CONGRESS. WHILE I CAN'T SUPPORT HIS AMENDMENT, I DO RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT, I DO RECOGNIZE...
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| 05:47:21 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
WITH THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED FACILITY AND VESSEL SECURITY PLANS. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 05:47:56 |
LoBiondo, Frank A. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE MINORITY LEADER RISE? MS. PELOSI: MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR...
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| 05:48:11 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE PREAMBLE -- MR. SABO: THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE CHAIRMAN: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. MS. PELOSI: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED...
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| 05:48:21 |
MS. PELOSI, -
FOR THAT OBSERVATION. MR. CHAIRMAN, AS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, OUR FIRST RESPONSIBILITY
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| 05:48:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AS SET FORTH IN THE
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| 05:48:27 |
MS. PELOSI, -
PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON
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| 05:48:34 |
MR. SABO, -
DEFENSE. IN OUR TIME,
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| 05:48:36 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE COMMON DEFENSE MEANS PROTECTING OUR HOMELAND
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| 05:48:38 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FROM TERRORISTS, AS WELL AS FROM TRADITIONAL MILITARY THREATS TO OUR INTERESTS AT HOME AND ABROAD. THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FIR-EVER APPROPRIATIONS BILL...
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| 05:53:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WITH THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HOW OUR NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN ADDRESSES...
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| 05:53:36 |
MR. REGULA, -
AND OTHERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE HORRIBLE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER
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| 05:53:42 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
11, 2001, EXPOSED GAPS
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| 05:53:44 |
Regula, Ralph - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
IN OUR RESPONSE PLAN AS MANY ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE WORLD TRADE CENTERS WERE TRAPPED FOR DAYS BEFORE RECEIVING ASSISTANCE. SUCCESSIVE...
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| 05:54:47 |
MR. ROGERS, -
YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM MISSOURI RISE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MY REMARKS ON H.R. 2555 BE INSERTED...
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| 05:55:02 |
MR. REGULA, -
ORDERED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK
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| 05:55:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN WILL SUSPEND. WE'RE
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| 05:55:12 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NOT AT THAT POINT IN THE PARAGRAPH YET. >> MR. SPEAKER,
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| 05:55:18 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE AL QAEDA HAS NOT GONE AWAY, AND WE KNOW -- THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY WILL SUSPEND. WE'RE NOT AT THAT POINT IN THE BILL YET FOR YOUR
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| 05:55:28 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AMENDMENT.
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| 05:55:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, AVIATION SECURITY, $3,679,200,000. >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
AMENDMENTS AT THE DESK. -- I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE AT THE DESK. THE CLERK: PAGE 11, LINE 12,
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THE CLERK, -
INSERT AFTER THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT, THE FOLLOWING, REDUCED BY $20 MILLION. PAGE 16, LINE 23, INSERT AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THE FOLLOWING, INCREASE...
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| 05:56:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MILLION. PAGE 17, LINE 3, INSERT AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THE FOLLOWING, INCREASE BY $10 MILLION. PAGE 22, LINE 1, INSERT AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT...
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| 05:56:12 |
THE CLERK, -
INCREASE BY $10 MILLION. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> I THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS AMENDMENT IS SIMPLE...
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| 05:56:38 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ALTHOUGH WELL-IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
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| 05:56:41 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
AGENCY. NOW, I WANT TO START OFF BY COMPLIMENTING THE GENTLEMAN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN...
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| 06:02:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HAS EXPRESSED HEARTFELT THOUGHTS HERE AND GOODNESS KNOWS I HAVE EXPRESSED VERY SERIOUS
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| 06:02:10 |
MR. ROGERS, -
AND LONG-STANDING REST VAILINGSES ABOUT --
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| 06:02:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SCREENERS THAT T.S.A.
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| 06:02:15 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
HAS DEPLOYED IN AIRPORTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. BUT IN THE BILL BEFORE US WE ALREADY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SCREENERS BY ANOTHER 4,600 IN FISCAL...
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| 06:04:38 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
PERSONNEL. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF WE GET TOO HARSH, THERE MAY BE IMBALANCE AROUND THE COUNTRY IN TERMS OF WHERE THERE ARE VACANCIES AND WHERE THERE...
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| 06:05:26 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
SUPPORTIVE OF THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. BUT FOR THE MOMENT I THINK WE HAVE DONE JUST ABOUT ENOUGH. I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE QUESTION IS ON...
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| 06:05:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RECOGNITION? ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THIS PARAGRAPH? THE--- FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? MR. NADLER: I MOVE TO STRIKE THE...
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| 06:06:23 |
MR. NADLER, -
BILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF
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| 06:06:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
STATIONING AMERICAN INSPECTORS
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| 06:06:27 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
IN EVERY FOREIGN PORT FROM WHICH SHIPS LEAVE FOR THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO INSPECT EVERY CONTAINER BEFORE IT'S PUT ON A SHIP BOUND FOR THE UNITED...
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| 06:12:00 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN THIS FORUM ABOUT ALL THAT WE ARE COG DOING AT OUR PORTS -- WE ARE DOING AT
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| 06:12:07 |
MR. ROGERS, -
OUR PORTS AND SEARCHING CONTAINER FREIGHT AND OTHER
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| 06:12:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FREIGHT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK TO ANY MEMBER PRIVATELY ABOUT IT, BUT WE CANNOT TALK
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| 06:12:14 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
ABOUT ALL THAT WE ARE DOING IN A PUBLIC FORUM BECAUSE IT IS SENSITIVE INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AGENCY TELLS ME THAT WILL...
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| 06:16:36 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CONTAINERS THAT COME ACROSS AMERICA'S BORDERS EVERY YEAR, NOT JUST IN OUR PORTS BUT COME THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC, TRAIN TRAFFIC, AND THE REST THROUGH...
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| 06:16:47 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THAT THE COMMITTEE IS DOING A LOT. THE QUESTION IS WHEN WILL THE COMMITTEE BE DONE DOING THIS WORK, AND WHEN WILL THIS NATION BE ABLE TO SAY THAT...
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| 06:22:18 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. HAS THE GENTLEMAN SENT HIS AMENDMENT TO THE
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| 06:22:37 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 06:22:39 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
DESK? THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE POINT OF ORDER. MR. SABO: DO WE HAVE A COPY OF THE AMENDMENT? THE CHAIRMAN: THERE IS NO AMENDMENT AT...
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| 06:23:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MARSHALS, $634,600,000. MARITIME
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| 06:23:08 |
MR. SABO, -
AND LAND SECURITY, $231,700,000.
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| 06:23:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
INTELLIGENCE, $13,700,000.
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| 06:23:15 |
MR. BRADY, -
RESEARCH AND
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| 06:23:17 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
DEVELOPMENT, $125,700,000.
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| 06:23:22 |
THE CLERK, -
ADMINISTRATION, $487,100,000, TO REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2005. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER, SALARIES AND EXPENSES, $136,629,000....
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| 06:24:13 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MINUTES. MRS. MALONEY: MR. SPEAKER, THE AL QAEDA HAS NOT GONE AWAY, AND WE KNOW THE AL QAEDA -- MR. ROGERS: ON THIS I RESERVE A POINT OF ORDER. THE...
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| 06:24:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES A POINT OF ORDER. THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK MAY PROCEED. MRS. MALONEY: AND WE
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| 06:24:27 |
THE CLERK, -
KNOW AL QAEDA DOES NOT CHOOSE ITS TARGETS AT
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| 06:24:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RANDOM. IT CHOOSES TARGETS TO INFLICT THE GREATEST NUMBERS OF CASUALITIES TO DO THE GREATEST
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| 06:24:35 |
MRS. MALONEY, -
DAMAGE ECONOMICALLY, AND TO GET THE MOST PUBLICITY. JUST LAST WEEK, WE WERE REMINDED THAT
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| 06:24:41 |
MR. ROGERS, -
NEW YORK IS STILL A
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| 06:24:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TARGET. LAST WEEK WHEN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCED
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| 06:24:47 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THAT AN AL QAEDA TERRORIST WAS TARGETING THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, HE WAS DETERRED FROM ATTACKING THE BRIDGE BY THE EFFORTS OF THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT....
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| 06:29:08 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HOMELAND SECURITY RIDGE FROM AN ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE YESTERDAY. THIS IS WHAT HE SAID, QUOTE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
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| 06:29:15 |
MR. ENGEL, -
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE POPULATION, THE DENSITY OF POPULATION, THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE,
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| 06:29:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND THE THREAT, THERE IS ONE CITY THAT
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| 06:29:22 |
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
NO MATTER HOW YOU MOVE THOSE FACTORS AROUND OR WEIGH THOSE FACTORS, THERE IS ONE CITY AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, AND IT IS NEW YORK CITY, UNQUOTE. I WANT...
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| 06:32:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WE WANT TO HELP. I FEEL COMPELLED
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| 06:32:55 |
MR. ROGERS, -
TO LAY OUT SOME FACTS
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| 06:32:57 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THAT HAVE NOT BEEN LAID OUT
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| 06:33:01 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
HERE. THE FISCAL 2003 BILL, WE GAVE $800 MILLION IN THAT BILL FOR THE HIGH-THREAT, HIGH-DENSITY URBAN AREA GRANTS IN THE DISCRETION OF THE SECRETARY....
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| 06:36:33 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE NEXT ATTACK MAY BE AND THE ENTIRE NATION IS VULNERABLE, I BELIEVE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE
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| 06:36:40 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
AREAS CONSIDERED AS HIGH THREAT AND HIGH
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| 06:36:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 06:36:45 |
MRS. DRAFSE, -
DENSITY. THE GENTLE
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| 06:36:47 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MEMBER MENTIONED THERE ARE OTHER CITIES INVOLVED. OF COURSE WE KNOW THAT. TAKE MY OWN CITY OF SAN DIEGO AS AN EXAMPLE. SAN DIEGO IS HOME TO NEARLY THREE...
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| 06:38:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. AND THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. BRADY: I
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| 06:38:38 |
MR. BRADY, -
WOULD FIRST LIKE TO COMMEND CHAIRMAN ROGERS AND CHAIRMAN YOUNG
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| 06:38:41 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND
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| 06:38:43 |
THE CLERK, -
HARD WORK ON HOMELAND SECURITY. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE WEINER-BRADY-FOSSELLA
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| 06:38:50 |
MR. BRADY, -
AMENDMENT TO MAKE OUR HOMELAND SECURITY BUDGET SMARTER AND MORE
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| 06:38:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TARGETED TO HIGH THREAT AREAS. WE ARE AT WAR IN THIS WAR ON
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| 06:38:59 |
Brady, Kevin - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TERRORISM. AS IN WAR THERE ARE LIKELY TARGETS AND THERE ARE LESS LIKELY TARGETS. YOU PROTECT THEM BOTH, AND I KNOW THAT THE -- CHAIRMAN ROGERS AND...
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| 06:42:18 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF AGREEMENT BECAUSE, FRANKLY, EVERY MEMBER, INCLUDING THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN
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| 06:42:22 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND RANKING MEMBER,
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| 06:42:23 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HAVE SAID THAT, YES, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DOLLARS IS
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| 06:42:26 |
Weiner, Anthony - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING PROCESS TO SEE TO IT THAT WE DO ALLOCATE ENOUGH MONEY TO THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE NO CHOICE. I WANT...
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| 06:46:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
KENTUCKY YIELD TO A QUESTION? DID I JUST HEAR CORRECTLY A LITTLE WHILE AGO THAT THE SECRETARY'S
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| 06:47:05 |
MR. SABO, -
REQUEST -- REQUESTS OUR COMMITTEE FOR THE HIGH
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| 06:47:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THREAT GRANT WAS ZERO? >>
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| 06:47:11 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
THAT'S CORRECT. MR. SABO: AND OUR COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED WHAT? MR. ROGERS: $500 MILLION. MR. SABO: AND THIS GOES TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES...
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| 06:47:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TALKING PROBABLY 20 CITIES OR LESS.
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| 06:47:34 |
MR. SABO, -
IN THE COMPLETE DISCRETION OF THE SECRETARY. MR.
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| 06:47:38 |
MR. ROGERS, -
SABO: WITH CRITERIA THAT
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| 06:47:40 |
MR. SABO, -
MANY OF US HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING YET. THE BALANCE OF THE
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| 06:47:44 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
MONEY FLOWS BY FORMULA TO THE STATES, INCLUDING THE STATES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ADDITIONAL $500,000 -- I MEAN $500 MILLION. MR. ROGERS: THAT'S
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| 06:47:59 |
MR. SABO, -
CORRECT. MR. SABO: WE ARE ALLOCATING AND WE'RE QUARRELING OVER -- FOR THOSE OF US THAT COME FROM THE HEARTLAND OF THE COUNTRY, WE ARE HAVING DISCUSSION...
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| 06:48:19 |
MR. ROGERS, -
LIKE TO ALLOCATE MORE. MY ASSUMPTION IS MOST OF
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| 06:48:22 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
THAT GOES ALONG THE COAST. MR. ROGERS: WELL, I WOULD GUESS SO. THERE ARE NOT MANY OCEAN PORTS IN MINNEAPOLIS, I DON'T THINK. MR. SABO: NO. WE DO HAVE...
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| 06:48:48 |
MR. ROGERS, -
A LIMITED PART OF THE COUNTRY. MR. ROGERS: THAT'S CORRECT. MR.
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| 06:48:53 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
SABO: BUT WE FIND THAT WHEN WE RAISE THREAT LEVELS IN THIS COUNTRY, THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LOCAL RESPONDERS ARE EXPECTED TO RESPOND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY,...
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| 06:49:12 |
MR. ROGERS, -
PROBLEM. OVERTIME,
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| 06:49:14 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
TRAINING, TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO USE NEW EQUIPMENT, WONDERING WHAT IT MEANS. INCREASING PRESSURE ON LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. WHAT I HEAR FROM ALL OF THEM...
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| 06:49:57 |
MR. ROGERS, -
THE MOST EFFICIENT USE OF IT. TAKE IT FROM THAT AND GIVE THEM TO
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| 06:50:01 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
A FEW AREAS WHERE WE HAVE ALREADY INCREASED THE ADMINISTRATION BUDGET BY $500 MILLION. AM I RIGHT? MR. ROGERS: THAT'S THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THE AMENDMENT....
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| 06:50:28 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
BUYING NEW EQUIPMENT IN A COORDINATED FASHION, IN A STATE PLAN, OR FOR TRAINING TO HAVE THEM BECOME EQUIPPED TO MEET THE THREATS THAT MAY OCCUR IN THIS...
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| 06:50:46 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
SUBCOMMITTEE INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR ALL OF THE GRANT PROGRAMS, OF WHICH THERE ARE SEVEN. YOU KNOW, FOR FIREFIGHTER GRANTS, FOR INFRASTRUCTURE...
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| 06:51:01 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
STATES AND CITIES AND THE LIKE, ALL THOSE GRANT PROGRAMS. WE INCREASED BY $1 BILLION ABOVE WHAT THE PRESIDENT WANTED, AND $203 MILLION MORE THAN THE...
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| 06:52:29 |
MR. SABO, -
THE AMENDMENT. AND I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE MEMBERS HERE ON BOTH SIDES
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| 06:52:35 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND WHAT THEY GO THROUGH IN THIS PROCESS. IT'S A DIFFICULT ONE. TO QUESTION -- IT'S A QUESTION OF CONSTANTLY EVALUATING AND
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| 06:52:45 |
Fossella, Vito - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
BALANCING PRIORITIES. MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IS TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS CHAMBER SUPPORTS...
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| 06:56:58 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MEMBER OF THE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE. THE BILL BEFORE US
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| 06:57:02 |
MR. NADLER, -
PROVIDES $500
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| 06:57:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MILLION FOR 47
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| 06:57:08 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HIGH THREAT, HIGH DENSITY AREAS. 47 CITIES. PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT NEW YORK. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 47 CITIES FOR THE HIGH RISK AREAS. $500 MILLION....
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| 06:59:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
REASONS WHY SO MANY MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK DELEGATION ARE EXERCISED ON THIS ISSUE TODAY IS BECAUSE MR. RIDGE, WHO IS THE
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| 06:59:56 |
MR. OBEY, -
HEAD OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCY,
|
| 06:59:59 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WAS QUOTED IN
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| 07:00:01 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE NEWSPAPERS SAYING THAT, YES, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TRUE THERE OUGHT TO BE MORE MONEY FOR HIGH-THREAT AREAS. THAT'S VERY NICE TO HEAR HIM SAY THAT....
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| 07:02:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN REFLECTION OF THE LAST TWO AMENDMENTS IN PARTICULAR WHICH I THINK POINT OUT THE REAL DIFFICULT TASK
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| 07:02:52 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THIS SUBCOMMITTEE, THIS CHAIRMAN, AND
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| 07:02:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE RANKING MEMBER FACED IN THE COURSE
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| 07:02:56 |
Sweeney, John - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
OF PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PLAN. IN STATING THE OBVIOUS I'LL AGREE WITH THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE OVERALL COMMITTEE, IT'S QUITE CLEAR THAT THERE ...
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| 07:05:56 |
Brady, Kevin - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. I YIELD BACK MY TIME. THE CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE AMENDMENT IS WITHDRAWN. WHO SEEKS RECOGNITION? THE CLERK...
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| 07:06:16 |
MR. SWEENEY, -
ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL
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| 07:06:19 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OPERATIONS, $168 MILLION -- $168.5 MILLION. PREPAREDNESS MITIGATION RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, $363
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| 07:06:31 |
THE CLERK, -
MILLION. PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, $484 MILLION. BIODEFENSE COUNTERMEASURES, $5 .5 BILLION TO REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2013. GRANT PROGRAMS,...
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| 07:07:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FIRST RESPONDERS. LET ME SAY TO OUR COLLEAGUES
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| 07:07:14 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IN THIS BODY
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| 07:07:16 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THAT BEFORE 9-11 OCCURRED,
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| 07:07:19 |
Weldon, Curt - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
THERE WAS NO PROGRAM TO ASSIST OUR FIRST RESPONDERS NATIONWIDE. NOTHING. CONGRESSES OVER THE PAST YEARS HAVE HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY, BUT NEVER...
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| 07:11:12 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
THERE WITH THEM. I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THESE ISSUES AND FOR BRINGING THIS VERY TIMELY SUBJECT TO OUR ATTENTION. CONSIDERING...
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| 07:11:53 |
MR. WELDON, -
WELL SHORT OF WHERE OUR COUNTRY
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| 07:11:55 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
NEEDS TO BE TO EFFECTIVELY COMBAT OUR GREATEST VULNERABILITY, THE THREAT TO OUR NATION'S PORT
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| 07:12:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FACILITIES. TODAY IN THE DEMOCRATIC
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| 07:12:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CAUCUS TASK FORCE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
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Bell, Chris - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
FROM RAND BEARS WHO RECENTLY RESIGNED FROM THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL BECAUSE HE SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WASN'T MATCHING ITS NEEDS TO WORDS TO...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND, $32,761,000 FOR SALARIES
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THE CLERK, -
AND EXPENSES. AND $77,809,000 FOR FLOOD MITIGATION TO REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2005. DISASTER ASSISTANCE, DIRECT LOAN ACCOUNT, $25 MILLION....
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
LINE 14, SECTION 514. SECTION 114
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Latham, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
OF TITLE -- THE CHAIRMAN: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I RAISE A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST SECTION
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
514. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN WILL STATE HIS POINT OF ORDER. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I RAISE A
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THE CLERK, -
POINT OF ORDER AGAINST SECTION 514. ON PAGE 37, LINE 14 THROUGH PAGE 39,
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
LINE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
10. THIS PARTICULAR SECTION VIOLATES CLAUSE 2 OF
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| 07:18:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RULE 21. IT CHANGES EXISTING LAW AND THEREFORE CONSTITUTES
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| 07:18:08 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
LEGISLATING ON AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL IN VIOLATION OF THE HOUSE RULES. THE CHAIRMAN: ARE THERE OTHER MEMBERS DESIRING TO BE HEARD ON THE POINT OF ORDER?...
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| 07:18:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
STATES CODE, AND AS SUCH IT CONSTITUTES LEGISLATION IN VIOLATION OF CLAUSE 2-B OF RULE 21, AND THE POINT OF ORDER IS SUSTAINED. THE CLERK WILL READ....
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THE CLERK, -
1930. SECTION 517, NONE OF THE FUNDS -- NONE OF THE FUNDS MAY BE USED TO ALLOW THE IMPORTATION INTO THE UNITED STATES. ANY GOODS PRODUCED BY INDENTURED...
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| 07:20:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
H.R. 2555 ON THE GROUNDS THAT THIS PROVISION CHANGES EXISTING
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Unidentified Speaker, -
LAW IN VIOLATION OF CLAUSE 2-B OF THE HOUSE RULE
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| 07:20:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
21, AND THEREFORE IS
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| 07:20:42 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
LEGISLATION INCLUDED IN A GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL. THE CHAIRMAN: DO FURTHER AMENDMENTS DESIRE TO BE HEARD ON THE POINT OF ORDER? THE GENTLELADY...
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| 07:21:07 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF THIS BILL. IT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. AND IT WAS PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE. YET TODAY, THEY USE A
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| 07:21:14 |
MS. DELAURO, -
TECHNICAL EXCUSE TO JUSTIFY STRIPPING
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| 07:21:16 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IT FROM THE BILL, JUST ANOTHER GIMMICK.
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| 07:21:19 |
DeLauro, Rosa - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD DO NOTHING MORE THAN RESTORE THE LAW TO THE FORM IT HELD WHEN 318 MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSE VOTED FOR A MOTION TO RECOMMIT THAT I OFFERED...
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| 07:24:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND GOVERNMENT REFORM UNDER HOUSE RULE 10. THE DELAURO AMENDMENT CALLS FOR
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| 07:24:55 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
BROAD, SWEEPING CONTRACTING BAND FOR SO-CALLED INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS AND IS CLEARLY A CHANGE IN EXISTING LAW. AS SUCH, THIS SECTION IS IN CLEAR...
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| 07:25:42 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MATTER? THE CHAIRMAN: AFTER THE RULING. IF ANY MEMBER WISHES TO BE HEARD ON THE POINT OF ORDER, THE CHAIR WILL
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| 07:25:52 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HEAR THEM. OTHERWISE, THE CHAIR
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| 07:25:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS PREPARED TO RULE AND WILL SO RULE. AND
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| 07:25:58 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE CHAIR FINDS THAT SECTION 521 PROPOSES DIRECTLY TO CHANGE EXISTING LAW. TO-WIT, SECTION 835,
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| 07:26:08 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE SECURITY ACT OF 2002, AND AS SUCH, IT CONSTITUTES LEGISLATION IN VIOLATION OF CLAUSE 2-B OF RULE 21, AND THE POINT OF ORDER IS SUSTAINED. THE...
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| 07:26:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FLOOR WHERE THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAS
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| 07:26:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ACCEPTED BY A MARGIN SO LOPSIDED THAT IT RIVALS ANY VOTE THAT WE WILL TAKE IN ANY GIVEN
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| 07:26:57 |
Neal, Richard - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
LEGISLATIVE YEAR. I BELIEVE 318 MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSE VOTED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE CORPORATE EXPATRIOTS WHO NOT ONLY LEAVE THE UNITED STATES TO...
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| 07:30:39 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 07:30:45 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AMENDMENT. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE
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| 07:30:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. OBEY: I
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| 07:30:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ALSO RESERVE A POINT OF
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| 07:30:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ORDER. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES A POINT OF ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA ALSO RESERVES A POINT OF ORDER? THE CHAIR WOULD POINT OUT THE...
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| 07:31:11 |
MR. OBEY, -
POINT. WE DO NOT HAVE AN AMENDMENT OFFERED
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| 07:31:14 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AT THIS POINT. MR. SABO: THERE'S NO AMENDMENT OFFERED? THE CHAIRMAN: NOT YET. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA. MR. HAYES: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN....
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| 07:31:37 |
MR. SABO, -
STRENGTHENING OUR NATIONAL AND ECONOMIC
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| 07:31:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SECURITY. THE APPLYING PROVISIONS TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL DEFENSE BASE, THE DEPARTMENT
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| 07:31:44 |
Hayes, Robert "Robin" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WE CAN HELP ENSURE THAT AMERICAN COMPANIES ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CRUCIAL GOODS NEEDED BY THE AGENCY TO PROMOTE HOMELAND SECURITY....
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| 07:34:08 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AS MR. ROGERS AND MR. SABO, RESPECTIVELY THE CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOMELAND
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| 07:34:13 |
MISS JACKSON LEE, -
SECURITY, ARE MAKING EVERY EFFORT
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| 07:34:16 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
TO WORK AS DILIGENTLY
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| 07:34:17 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AS THEY CAN ON ADDRESSING THE QUESTION
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| 07:34:20 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
OF HOMELAND SECURITY. MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY. AND I BELIEVE THAT IN THE COURSE OF...
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| 07:39:18 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WILL STATE HIS POINT OF ORDER. MR. MICA: MR. CHAIRMAN, I RAISE A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST SECTION 522 ON PAGE 42,
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| 07:39:25 |
THE CLERK, -
LINE 1, THROUGH PAGE 43, LINE
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| 07:39:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
24. THIS SECTION VIOLATES
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| 07:39:33 |
MR. MICA, -
CLAUSE 2 OF RULE 21. IT IN FACT CHANGES
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| 07:39:37 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
EXISTING LAW AND THEREFORE
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| 07:39:40 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
CONSTITUTES LEGISLATING ON AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL IN VIOLATION OF THE HOUSE RULES. FURTHERMORE, MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE ASSURED THE SPONSOR OF THIS...
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| 07:40:45 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ORDER. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR NOTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA
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| 07:40:51 |
MR. SABO, -
THAT UNDER THE RULES OF THE HOUSE A POINT OF ORDER MUST CONTAIN COMMENTS DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR. MR. SABO:
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| 07:41:01 |
MR. MICA, -
OK. LET ME SEE IF I FIGURE OUT
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| 07:41:03 |
MR. SABO, -
HOW WE DO THIS. MR. CHAIRMAN -- THE CHAIRMAN:: I WOULD NOTE JUST TO HELP THE
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| 07:41:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
GENTLEMAN FACILITATE HIS DILEMMA THAT OTHERS MAY BE HEARD ON IT ON THEIR OWN TIME. MR. SABO: MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GENTLEMAN
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| 07:41:21 |
MR. SABO, -
FROM FLORIDA IS SAYING IS THAT HE IS RAISING A POINT OF ORDER
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| 07:41:28 |
THE CHAIRMAN:, -
AGAINST THIS PROVISION BECAUSE IT IS LEGISLATION ON AN APPROPRIATION BILL. HOWEVER, HE IS
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| 07:41:38 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
ALSO TELLING ME THAT THE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE IS MEETING TOMORROW AND IT IS THEIR INTENT TO ADOPT PROVISIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SUBSTANCE TO WHAT...
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| 07:44:41 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AUTHORIZATION LANGUAGE CONTAINED BY THE GENTLEMAN
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| 07:44:44 |
MR. MICA, -
FROM MINNESOTA,
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| 07:44:46 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. SABO, WHICH IS EXCELLENT
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| 07:44:48 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
LANGUAGE AND DIRECTIVE LANGUAGE, BUT IT DOES AUTHORIZE ON AN APPROPRIATIONS MEASURE, WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED UNDER THE RULES OF THE HOUSE. . THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 07:46:39 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LAW. MOST IMMEDIATELY BY PROPOSING TO RESTRICT FUNDS THAT WERE APPROPRIATED IN OTHER
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| 07:46:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ACTS. AS SUCH, IT CONSTITUTES LEGISLATION
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| 07:46:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN VIOLATION OF CLAUSE 2-B OF RULE 21, AND THE POINT OF ORDER IS SUSTAINED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA RISE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN,...
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| 07:47:18 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BUY-AMERICAN ACT.
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| 07:47:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. HAYES: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE SPOKEN AS TO MY SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT, AND...
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| 07:47:27 |
THE CLERK, -
YIELD MY TIME TO MY FRIEND AND CO-SPONSOR, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. WAMP. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. WAMP:...
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| 07:47:41 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
DOES HERE.
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| 07:47:43 |
Hayes, Robert "Robin" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
BUT THE BUY-AMERICAN PROVISIONS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT IN THE PAST ON THIS FLOOR ARE VERY JERMAINE TO THIS DEBATE, AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT...
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| 07:47:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AMENDMENT HOPEFULLY WITHOUT ANYONE
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| 07:47:55 |
Wamp, Zachary "Zach" - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
RAISING A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT IN THIS APPROPRIATIONS BILL, AS WE PRIORITIZE THE HOMELAND SECURITY NEEDS OF THE FUTURE,...
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| 07:51:40 |
Hayes, Robert "Robin" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
NAY. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. >> MR. CHAIRMAN,...
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| 07:51:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIRMAN: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MARKEY OF MASSACHUSETTS. AT THE END OF THE BILL BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE, INSERT THE FOLLOWING. SECTION, NONE OF THE...
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| 07:52:10 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OR UNINSPECTED CARGO
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| 07:52:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ON PASSENGER PLANES.
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| 07:52:14 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN ON HIS AMENDMENT FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. MARKEY: I THANK THE CHAIR. I BRING A VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT...
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| 07:52:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SO, AND EVERY AMERICAN, MORE THAN 100 MILLION WHO GET ONTO PLANES
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| 07:52:39 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
IN OUR COUNTRY EVERY YEAR, ARE NOW REQUIRED TO TAKE THEIR SHOES OFF AS THEY GO THROUGH A PROCESS IN AN AIRPORT TO ENSURE THAT NO DANGER WILL BEFALL...
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| 07:56:14 |
Shays, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] Connecticut
INSPECTED, AND AT THE VERY LEAST, THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW THAT BASICALLY 20% OF THE CARGO IN THE BELLY OF AN AIRCRAFT IS TOTALLY UNSCREENED. IT'S...
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| 07:57:09 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
SCREENS CARGO BASED ON THE KNOWN SHIPPER PROGRAM AND IDENTIFIES POTENTIALLY TROUBLESOME CARGO BY ADDITIONAL SCREENING. BY LAW, THEY ARE
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| 07:57:21 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
REQUIRED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE
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| 07:57:23 |
MR. ROGERS, -
CARGO SECURITY MEASURES, BUT NOT 100%
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| 07:57:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SCREENING OF AIR CARGO. IN ESSENCE, THIS AMENDMENT
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| 07:57:28 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
WOULD STOP AIRLINES FROM LOADING CARGO ONTO PASSENGER AIRCRAFT UNTIL T.S.A. CAN SCREEN OR INSPECT EACH INDIVIDUAL PIECE. NOW, IN THE BILL, WE ALREADY...
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| 08:03:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO SPEAK ON THE ISSUE THAT MY COLLEAGUE, MR. MARKEY, HAS RAISED AND THAT ISSUE IS THE GLARING HOLE
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| 08:03:14 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THAT REMAINS IN OUR
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| 08:03:16 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AIRLINE SECURITY. IT IS, I THINK, A SHOCKING REALIZATION FOR MOST AMERICANS TO LEARN THAT ALMOST FULLY HALF OF THE CARGO THAT'S IN THE HOLD
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| 08:03:26 |
Schiff, Adam B. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
OF THEIR PASSENGER PLANE WHEN THEY GET ON THE PLANE TO GO ON VACATION TO VISIT THEIR FAMILY OR THEY GO ON WORK TRAVEL, THAT ALMOST HALF OF THAT CARGO...
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| 08:06:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
VERY PROJECT. DOUBLING WHAT THE COMMITTEE HAS IN ITS
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| 08:06:46 |
MR. OBEY, -
BILL. THE PROBLEM
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| 08:06:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THAT WE HAVE IS
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| 08:06:51 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THAT A KNOWN SHIPPER SYSTEM IS SIMPLY A TRUST TO LUCK SYSTEM BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT SHIPPERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THEM. OUR CONCERN IS...
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| 08:07:55 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
I APPLAUD HIM FOR HIS TREMENDOUS EFFORTS AND WORK, BUT HE HAS GIVEN US
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| 08:08:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AN OPPORTUNITY, THIS AMENDMENT,
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| 08:08:02 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TO DISCUSS SOMETHING THAT HAS TROUBLED ME DEEPLY. I CHAIR
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| 08:08:06 |
Shays, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] Connecticut
THE NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE, THE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE. WE LEARNED CLEARLY BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11 OF THE TERRORIST THREAT. WE KNEW IT WAS...
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| 08:10:36 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOU HAVE TO SHOW YOUR I.D. THEY ARE GOING TO CHECK YOU IF YOU'RE SUSPICIOUS. THEY ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH YOUR BAGS. THEY DON'T...
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| 08:12:03 |
Shays, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] Connecticut
I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIRMAN: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS RISE? MS. JACKSON LEE: RISE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIRMAN: THE...
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| 08:12:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
REMEMBRANCE OF THE MANY LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN
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| 08:12:28 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
LOST THROUGH
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| 08:12:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TERRORIST ACTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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| 08:12:34 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
IT PROCEEDS THE HORRIFIC TRAGEDY OF 9-11. I AM PARTICULARLY COGNIZANT OF THE 1988 PAN AM 103 PLANE CRASH WHERE AN INNER LINE BAG WAS THE CAUSE OF THAT...
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| 08:16:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THAT MOST MOMS AND DADS WHO GET ON AN AIRPLANE, AND THIS
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| 08:16:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SUMMER, WHEN THEY TAKE THEIR FAMILIES
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| 08:16:15 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ON VACATIONS AND THEY GET ON AN
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| 08:16:17 |
Strickland, Ted - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AIRPLANE, THEY BELIEVE THAT THOSE OF US WHO SERVE ON THIS CHAMBER HAVE TAKEN THE NECESSARY STEPS TO SEE THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN OUT OF THE SKY AS...
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| 08:18:33 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MARKEY: I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS, AND PENDING THAT, I DOUBT THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN REQUESTSY...
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| 08:18:51 |
MR. MARKEY, -
GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS
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| 08:18:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 08:18:55 |
MR. MARKEY, -
ILLINOIS RISE? >> I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE PRINTED IN THE...
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| 08:19:02 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OFFERED BY MR. MANZULLO OF ILLINOIS. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON HIS AMENDMENT. >> MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN. THE...
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| 08:19:17 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CONSTITUTES LEGISLATION
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| 08:19:18 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ON AN APPROPRIATION BILL, AND THEREFORE,
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| 08:19:20 |
THE CLERK, -
VIOLATES CLAUSE 2-C OF HOUSE RULE 21. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN RAISES
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| 08:19:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
A POINT OF ORDER STHRFMENT FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE POINT OF ORDER? MR. MANZULLO: MY
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| 08:19:29 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE GENTLEMAN WAS GOING TO RESERVE THE
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| 08:19:31 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
POINT OF ORDER SO I COULD GET
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| 08:19:32 |
Davis, Thomas "Tom" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
MY POINT ACROSS. >> I'LL RESERVE MY POINT OF ORDER. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN?
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| 08:19:44 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. OBEY: I'LL ALSO RESERVE A POINT OF ORDER ON THAT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN RESERVES
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| 08:19:49 |
MR. MANZULLO, -
A POINT OF ORDER AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON HIS AMENDMENT. MR. MANZULLO: THANK...
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| 08:20:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THREE YEARS, WE'VE
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| 08:20:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LOST 2.6
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| 08:20:04 |
MR. OBEY, -
MILLION MANUFACTURING JOBS, IN THE PAST 12
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| 08:20:08 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MONTHS, 53,000 MANUFACTURING JOBS EACH MONTH HAVE BEEN LOST IN THIS COUNTRY. THESE ARE GOOD
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| 08:20:16 |
Manzullo, Donald "Don" A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
PAYING JOBS. SMALL BUSINESS MANUFACTURERS PAY ON AVERAGE 20% MORE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES THAN OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES AND PROVIDE A VAST MAJORITY OF THE...
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| 08:23:50 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THIS SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASES THE 50% TEST
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| 08:23:53 |
MR. DAVIS, -
AS PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT
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| 08:23:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
REGULATIONS. SOME COMPANIES HAVE RESPONDED TO THE
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| 08:23:58 |
Davis, Thomas "Tom" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
CURRENT BUY AMERICA ACT RESTRICTIONS BY ESTABLISHING COSTLY LABOR-INTENSIVE PRODUCT TRACKING SYSTEMS THAT AREN'T NEEDED IN THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS...
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| 08:24:59 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE SUBSTANCE, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THE RULES ARE TO BE APPLIED AROUND HERE, THEY OUGHT TO BE APPLIED TO EVERYBODY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE....
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| 08:25:09 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
OTHER MEMBERS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE POINT OF ORDER? DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA WANT TO MAKE -- WE'LL GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 08:25:29 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THANK YOU. THE CHAIRMAN: POINT OF ORDER IS RESERVED. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, LET ME SAY THE RALEIGH NEWS OBSERVER SAID THIS SUNDAY, MANUFACTURING SLIDES, AND...
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| 08:25:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
DOLLAR. ONE IN FOUR NORTH CAROLINIANS EMPLOYED
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| 08:25:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN MANUFACTURING HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS DURING THE PAST FIVE
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| 08:25:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YEARS. PLANTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE
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| 08:25:51 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CLOSING THEIR DOORS ENTIRELY. OTHER JOBS ARE MOVING THE JOBS --
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| 08:25:56 |
Ballenger, Thomas "Cass" Cass - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
OR COMPANIES ARE MOVING THE JOBS OFFSHORE, MOSTLY TO CHINA. NORTH CAROLINA HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE ECONOMY BUILT ON MANUFACTURING. SO THE COMMUNITIES...
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| 08:27:51 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ADDRESS MY SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT BE AS CONCERNED ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY AS WE SHOULD BE ABOUT HOUSEHOLD...
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| 08:27:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
DOLLARS ARE TAKEN FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, FROM THE
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| 08:28:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ENTREPRENEURS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO CREATE WEALTH IN THIS COUNTRY, THOSE TAX DOLLARS SHOULD NOT BE USED BY THEIR GOVERNMENT TO PUT THEM OUT OF WORK...
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| 08:28:10 |
McCotter, Thaddeus "Thad" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
TO DECIMATE OUR MANUFACTURING BASE. SO I BELIEVE THIS IS A REASONABLE AMENDMENT AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIRMAN: WILL...
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| 08:28:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
2-C OF RULE 21. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR IS PREPARED
|
| 08:28:47 |
MR. DAVIS, -
TO RULE. THE CHAIR
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| 08:28:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FINDS THAT THIS AMENDMENT EXPLICITLY SUPERSEDES EXISTING
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| 08:28:52 |
MR. DAVIS, -
LAW AND THE AMENDMENT THEREFORE CONSTITUTES LEGISLATION IN VIOLATION OF CLAUSE 2 OF RULE 21, AND THEREFORE, THE POINT OF ORDER IS SUSTAINED AND...
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| 08:29:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. >> I WOULD CHALLENGE THE RULING OF THE CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: THE QUESTION IS SHALL -- MR. DAVIS: I'D MOVE TO TABLE....
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Unidentified Speaker, -
THE JUDGMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
WHOLE. THOSE IN FAVOR -- >> MR. SPEAKER, PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN MAY STATE HIS PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. MR. OBEY:
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MR. DAVIS, -
IS THIS MOTION
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
DEBATABLE? THE CHAIRMAN: THE MOTION IS DEBATABLE. MR. OBEY: THEN COULD I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD? THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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MR. OBEY, -
FIVE MINUTES. MR. OBEY: I WOULD SIMPLY URGE THE GENTLEMAN TO WITHDRAW HIS MOTION. I THINK WE ALL -- WE HAVE ALREADY HAD -- I
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
KNOW OF NO ONE WHO DISAGREES
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MR. OBEY, -
WITH THE RULING OF THE CHAIR. I DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULD IMPOSE ON THE HOUSE
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE SEEN ANOTHER AMENDMENT DEALT WITH
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
ON THE SUBJECT IN THE PROPER MANNER. THIS AMENDMENT CLEARLY WAS NOT. EVERYONE KNEW IT WAS NOT IN ORDER. AND THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THE CHAIR'S...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
SUSTAINED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. FILNER: I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE CHAIRMAN: DOES THE GENTLEMAN SEEK A RECORDED VOTE? MR. FILNER:...
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MR. FILNER, -
QUORUM. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR WILL COUNT FOR A
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
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MR. FILNER, -
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
QUORUM. DOES THE GENTLEMAN WITHDRAW
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MR. FILNER, -
HIS POINT OF NO QUORUM? MR. FILNER:
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
NO. THE CHAIRMAN: YOU ARE GETTING A VOTE. MR. FILNER: I WITHDRAW THAT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR WILL COUNT FOR A RECORDED VOTE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER...
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MR. FILNER, -
WILL VOTE AYE.
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
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MR. FILNER, -
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
AMENDMENT NUMBER 091. MR. CHAIRMAN, THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE CHAIRMAN: THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. THE HOUSE...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
ON THE MINORITY SIDE, I WOULD ASK THAT THEY TAKE THEIR CONVERSATION OFF THE PARTICULAR AND THE SAME TO THE MAJORITY SIDE SO WE MAY PROCEED. THE HOUSE...
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THE CLERK, -
OF ORDER AND THE HOUSE IS STILL NOT IN
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MS. JACKSON LEE, -
ORDER. THE GENTLELADY
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. JACKSON LEE: MR. CHAIRMAN, AS WE HAVE BEEN PROCEEDING WITH THIS DEBATE, I THINK
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| 08:59:34 |
MR. ROGERS, -
THAT WE HAVE BEEN ON COMMON GROUND
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
THAT THE SECURITY OF AMERICA'S HOMELAND HAS TO BE OUR FIRST PRIORITY. MANY OF US HAVE AGREED WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF DAVE OBEY THAT $1 BILLION NEEDED...
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MS. JACKSON LEE, -
BE ADDED TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE AND FREE THE HANDS OF THE APPROPRIATORS ON THE MANY, MANY NEEDS THAT ARE FACING...
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| 09:00:47 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
BROWN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY UNDER THE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT, IN HIS ENERGETIC TESTIMONY, HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE IMPORTANCE OF INVOLVING THE LOCAL...
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| 09:04:40 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
AND THEN 80% OF THE MONEYS THAT WE GIVE TO THOSE STATES MUST BE PASSED ON TO LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS. THOSE ARE PROVISIONS IN OUR...
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| 09:05:16 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THAT ARE AROUND PORTS, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AROUND REFINERIES, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE IN DANGEROUS, HIGH TERRORIST VULNERABLE AREAS, IS THAT...
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| 09:06:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TO THE AMENDMENT? THE CHAIRMAN: ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS WISHING TO BE HEARD
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| 09:06:09 |
MR. ROGERS, -
ON THE POINT
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF ORDER? DOES THE GENTLELADY WISH TO ADDRESS THE POINT OF ORDER? MS. JACKSON LEE: I DO, MR.
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Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
CHAIRMAN. I AM GOING TO WITHDRAW THIS AMENDMENT, BUT LET ME JUST SIMPLY SAY
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
VERY BRIEFLY THAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ENSURE THE HOMELAND, AND I IN MY ADVOCACY BELIEVE THAT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE...
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| 09:06:40 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
RID OF THE RED TAPE THAT IS ALSO BOGGING DOWN THE STATE SYSTEM SO THAT MONEYS CAN GET TO, AS I SAID, THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TEAMS, FIRST RESPONDERS,...
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| 09:07:38 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MS. BALDWIN OF WISCONSIN. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY. MR. ROGERS: I RESERVE A
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| 09:07:47 |
MS. BALDWIN, -
POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THE
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| 09:07:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AMENDMENT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THE AMENDMENT. THE GENTLELADY FROM WISCONSIN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES...
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THE CLERK, -
BALDWIN: MY AMENDMENT WOULD PROHIBIT FUNDS FROM BEING USED TO ENTER INTO ANY CONTRACT TO DEVELOP, LEASE, OR PROCURE COAST
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| 09:08:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
GUARD VESSELS IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY
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| 09:08:07 |
MR. ROGERS, -
CUTTER CLASS OR OFFSHORE PATROL CUTTER CLASS OF
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| 09:08:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SHIPS UNLESS THE MAIN DIESEL ENGINES ARE MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE COAST GUARD'S DEEP
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Baldwin, Tammy - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
WATER PROGRAM IS A LARGE ACQUISITION EFFORT TO REPLACE AND MODERNIZE THE AGING FLEET OF THE COAST GUARD SHIPS. I FULLY SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM. HOWEVER,...
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| 09:12:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MORE THAN A BLATANT ATTEMPT TO USE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO GIVE ONE AMERICAN COMME COMPANY AN UNFAIR -- ONE AMERICAN COMPANY AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
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| 09:13:03 |
MR. ROGERS, -
OVER ANOTHER AMERICAN COMPANY. IT SHOULD BE DEFEATED
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| 09:13:05 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OR WITHDRAWN. THE AMENDMENT SEEMS INNOCENT
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| 09:13:07 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ENOUGH. NO FUNDS SHOULD BE USED TO PROCURE COAST
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| 09:13:10 |
Knollenberg, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
GUARD VESSELS IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTER CLASS OR OFFSHORE PATROL CUTTER CLASS UNLESS -- UNLESS THE MAIN PROPULSION DIESEL ENGINES ARE MANUFACTURED...
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| 09:16:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ACQUISITION OF MAIN PROPULSION DIESEL ENGINES FOR
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MR. DAVIS, -
USE IN COAST GUARD VESSELS. AND AS MY FRIEND FROM MICHIGAN JUST SAID,
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| 09:16:37 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME, IT COULD DELAY THIS PROCUREMENT THIS COULD HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON THE
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| 09:16:43 |
Davis, Thomas "Tom" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
COAST GUARD'S ABILITY TO BUY THE BEST PROPULSION ENGINES TO SUPPORT ITS CRITICAL ANTI-TERRORISM MISSIONS. RESTRICTIVE PROVISIONS SUCH AS THESE RUN...
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| 09:17:57 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND THEREFORE, VIOLATES CLAUSE 2 OF
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| 09:17:59 |
MS. WATERS, -
RULE 21 WHICH STATES IN PERTINENT PART, AN AMENDMENT TO A
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| 09:18:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL SHALL NOT BE IN ORDER IF CHANGING EXISTING LAW. THE AMENDMENT
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| 09:18:09 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
GIVES AFFIRMATIVE DIRECTION, DIRECTION IN EFFECT. I ASK FOR A RULING FROM THE CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: DOES ANY OTHER MEMBER WISH TO BE HEARD ON THE POINT...
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| 09:18:35 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF RULE 21 AND THE POINT OF ORDER IS SUSTAINED, AND THE AMENDMENT IS NOT IN ORDER. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MS....
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MS. WATERS, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY.
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| 09:19:08 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. ROGERS: MR. CHAIRMAN,
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| 09:19:09 |
THE CLERK, -
I RESERVE A POINT OF ORDER ON THE AMENDMENT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES A POINT OF ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR...
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| 09:19:20 |
MS. WATERS, -
AMENDMENT HAD BEEN ACCEPTED,
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| 09:19:23 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR MY AMENDMENT. MR. OBEY'S AMENDMENT DID WHAT I THINK
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| 09:19:29 |
MR. ROGERS, -
NEEDED TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO
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| 09:19:32 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MAKE OUR HOMELAND
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| 09:19:36 |
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SECURITY DEPARTMENT REAL. MR. OBEY'S AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE SHORED UP WHAT WE SAY WE WANT TO DO BY APPROPRIATING $1 BILLION TO IMPROVE AVIATION SECURITY,...
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| 09:25:18 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND THEREFORE, VIOLATES THE LAW -- THE RULE. I ASK FOR A
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| 09:25:21 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
RULING FROM THE CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: ARE THERE FURTHER MEMBERS DESIRING TO BE HEARD ON THE POINT OF ORDER? IF NOT, THE CHAIR IS PREPARED TO RULE. AND...
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| 09:25:44 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF ORDER IS SUSTAINED AND THE AMENDMENT IS NOT IN ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO, FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES HE RISE? MR. TANCREDO: MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE...
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| 09:26:15 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
OR RECEIVING FROM
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| 09:26:17 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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| 09:26:19 |
THE CLERK, -
INFORMATION REGARDING AN INDIVIDUAL'S CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS AS PROHIBITED UNDER SECTION 642-A OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND...
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| 09:26:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT. ONE PROVISION OF THAT ACT
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| 09:26:56 |
MR. OBEY, -
STATES, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW,
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| 09:27:00 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITYY, OR OFFICIAL MAY NOT PROHIBIT OR IN ANY OTHER WAY
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| 09:27:06 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
RESTRICT ANY GOVERNMENT ENTITY OR OFFICIAL FROM SENDING TO OR RECEIVING FROM THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CITIZENSHIP...
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| 09:29:11 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO LISTEN TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. I'VE READ YOUR AMENDMENT SEVERAL TIMES, AND I FRANKLY HAVE TO ADMIT...
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| 09:29:20 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
UNDERSTAND
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| 09:29:23 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IT. THE CHAIRMAN: DOES THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. SABO: YES, WOULD THE GENTLEMAN YIELD?
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| 09:29:32 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
MR. TANCREDO: YES, I'LL BE HAPPY TO EXPLAIN IT AGAIN. THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT IS TO RESTRICT THE ABILITY OF CITIES, COUNTIES, LOCAL ENTITIES...
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| 09:29:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HAVE DESCRIBED IN THIS
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| 09:29:50 |
MR. SABO, -
AMENDMENT. MR.
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| 09:29:53 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
SABO: I NOW HAVE THE DEPARTMENT AS A NEW DEPARTMENT. IT COULDN'T HAVE EXISTED IN 1996. MR. TANCREDO: THE LAW BEFORE THAT TIME INDICATED THE TERM ...
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| 09:30:16 |
MR. SABO, -
THE I.N.S., THE EXISTING LAW? MR.
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| 09:30:23 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
TANCREDO: THE ORIGINAL LAW, YES. MR. SABO: WOULD IT NOW APPLY TO ALL PARTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, SO IT WOULD BE T.S.A., IT WOULD ALSO...
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| 09:30:36 |
MR. SABO, -
LAW APPLIES AS IT APPLIED BEFORE. IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW. IT SIMPLY PROVIDES SOME ENFORCEMENT
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| 09:30:44 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
MECHANISM. MR. SABO: BUT DOES IT EXPAND
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| 09:30:47 |
MR. SABO, -
WHO THE LAW APPLIES TO? MR. TANCREDO: IT DOES NOT. IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME WORDING, IF THE GENTLEMAN WILL YIELD, EXACTLY
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| 09:30:56 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
THE SAME WORDING AS THE 1996 ACT. THE ONLY THING WE ARE DOING IS ADDING SOME SORT OF SANCTION FOR ITS VIOLATION. MR. SABO: ARE
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| 09:31:06 |
MR. SABO, -
THERE NEW AND DIFFERENT GRANTS THAT COULD BE RESTRICTED FROM --
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| 09:31:10 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
MR. TANCREDO: THE GRANTS UNDER THE PROVISION OF THIS ACT. MR. SABO: I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AGAIN. TELL ME WHO THE ORIGINAL LAW APPLIED TO IN WHAT
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| 09:31:26 |
MR. SABO, -
FORM. MR. TANCREDO: SHOULD I READ THE LAW AGAIN? DOES THE GENTLEMAN WISH ME TO READ THE
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| 09:31:31 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
LAW? NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW, A FEDERAL,
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| 09:31:38 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
STATE, OR LOCAL OFFICIAL MAY NOT PROHIBIT OR RESTRICT ANY GOVERNMENT ENTITY OR OFFICIAL FROM SENDING TO OR RECEIVING FROM THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION
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| 09:31:48 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS, LAWFUL OR UNLAWFUL, OF ANY INDIVIDUAL. AS I SAY, THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT CHANGE...
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| 09:32:34 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
AGENCIES RATHER THAN ONE AGENCY. MR. TANCREDO: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT THAT THIS ACT, THE ACT THAT WE ARE AMENDING, DOES...
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| 09:32:59 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
EXPANSION IN THE SCOPE OF WHAT THE CURRENT LAW IS? MR. TANCREDO: I SUPPOSE UNDER THOSE -- YES, UNDER THAT INTERPRETATION, THAT IS TRUE. MR. SABO: I...
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| 09:33:18 |
MR. SABO, -
VALIDITY OF THE POINT OF ORDER. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, UNDER
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| 09:33:22 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT, IF STATES PROHIBIT INFORMATION FROM
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| 09:33:28 |
MR. SABO, -
GOING
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| 09:33:30 |
MR. OBEY, -
TO HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCY,
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| 09:33:31 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THEN THE STATE CAN GET NO DOLLARS UNDER THIS ACT. MY UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT
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| 09:33:35 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
LAW IS THAT IT ONLY PROHIBITS STATES FROM PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE I.N.S. BUT HOMELAND SECURITY, AS THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA HAS INDICATED,...
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| 09:34:23 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE CONSTRUCTION THAT IT ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE CITED STATUTE IN CASES WHERE IT IS NOT OTHERWISE APPLICABLE. BECAUSE THE PROPONENT...
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| 09:35:19 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
TO THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR A GRANT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
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| 09:35:24 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CENTER FOR
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| 09:35:26 |
THE CLERK, -
BIOSECURITY, TO ESTABLISH A HOMELAND SECURITY TRAINING CAPACITY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, WITH STRONG ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY....
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| 09:35:58 |
MR. ROGERS, -
WILL BE CONSIDERED AN EARMARK.
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| 09:36:00 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT THE REASON I AM BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT TO THE FLOOR GOES TO
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| 09:36:06 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE EARLIER DEBATE THAT WE HAD ON THE QUESTION OF EXPEDITING FUNDS TO THOSE WHO ARE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM. THERE IS A DESPERATION OUT ...
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| 09:41:32 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
EXPENDITURE NOT PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BY LAW. MR. CHAIRMAN, THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW. THE AMENDMENT
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| 09:41:39 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
THEREFORE VIOLATES CLAUSE 2 OF RULE 21, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A RULING. THE CHAIRMAN: DO OTHER MEMBERS DESIRE TO BE HEARD ON THE POINT OF ORDER?...
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| 09:42:04 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE ABILITY TO WEIGH POINTS OF ORDER AND THEREFORE THOSE WHO ARE IN GREAT NEED OF RESOURCES TO
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| 09:42:09 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
PROTECT AMERICA AND TO PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE WITHOUT THOSE RESOURCES. WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD ON FUNDING, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEIGHBORHOODS TO...
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| 09:43:24 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BILLION IN DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR FEMA TO USE IN FISCAL YEAR 2004, TO ASSIST THE MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS
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| 09:43:31 |
MR. STRICKLAND, -
THE COUNTRY THAT WILL ENCOUNTER NATURAL DISASTERS
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| 09:43:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SUCH AS ICE STORMS,
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| 09:43:36 |
Strickland, Ted - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
TORNADOES, AND FOREST FIRES. I PLAN TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TODAY THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN FEMA AN ADDITIONAL $1.6 BILLION THAT IT NEEDS JUST TO COVER A...
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| 09:48:57 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
APPROPRIATIONS BILL THAT IS IN THE PROCESS AND
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| 09:48:59 |
MR. YOUNG, -
READY TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE
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| 09:49:01 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 09:49:03 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
HOUSE. >> WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. YOUNG: I'LL BE HAPPY TO. MR. STRICKLAND: YOU HAVE MADE ME VERY HAPPY. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN AND YOUR PERSONAL...
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| 09:49:25 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? MR. ENGEL: I MOVE
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| 09:49:27 |
MR. YOUNG, -
TO STRIKE
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| 09:49:28 |
Strickland, Ted - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF WORDS. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. ENGEL: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I ALSO WANT TO TALK...
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| 09:49:41 |
MR. YOUNG, -
THE JURISDICTION
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| 09:49:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY. FEMA AND THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HAVE AN
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| 09:49:48 |
MR. ENGEL, -
UNDERSTANDING THAT FEMA IS IN CHARGE OF OFFSITE EMERGENCY
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| 09:49:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
EVACUATION PLANS
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| 09:49:53 |
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. THE PROCESS IS STILL UNDERWAY FOR THE INDIAN POINT PLANT IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. I WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO PUT FORTH AN AMENDMENT...
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| 09:54:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THOSE AMENDMENTS ON WHICH FURTHER PROCEEDINGS WERE POSTPONED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER. THE AMENDMENT BY MR. FILNER OF
|
| 09:54:54 |
THE CLERK, -
CALIFORNIA, THE AMENDMENT BY MR. MARKEY OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE FIRST ELECTRONIC VOTE WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 15-MINUTE
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| 09:55:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
VOTE. THE SECOND ELECTRONIC VOTE WILL BE CONDUCTED n n n n n n
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| 10:18:02 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
n n n n n n n ONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE IN THIS ACT MAY BE USED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE -- THE CHAIRMAN: THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. WE WILL...
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| 10:28:33 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE READING. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL READ THE AMENDMENT AGAIN. THE CLERK: AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. TANCREDO OF COLORADO. AT THE END INSERT...
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| 10:28:48 |
MR. OBEY, -
ENTITY OR OFFICIAL THAT RESTRICTS ANY GOVERNMENT ENTITY OR OFFICIAL FROM SENDING TO OR RECEIVING FROM
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| 10:28:55 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION
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| 10:28:57 |
THE CLERK, -
AND CUSTOMS, ASSUMING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING AN INDIVIDUAL'S CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION...
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| 10:29:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ORDER. MR. TANCREDO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIRMAN: THE HOUSE IS NOT YET IN ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. TANCREDO: THANK YOU, MR....
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| 10:30:12 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
IT SIMPLY SAYS THAT NOTWITHSTANDING
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| 10:30:14 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OTHER PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW, A FEDERAL, STATE, AR LOCAL GOVERNMENT -- OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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| 10:30:21 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
OFFICIAL MAY NOT IN ANY WAY RESTRICT AN OFFICIAL FROM RECEIVING FROM THE IMMIGRATION OR NATURALIZATION OFFICE, THE STATUS OF ANY LAWFUL OR UNLAWFUL INDIVIDUAL....
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| 10:31:20 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CONVERSATION OR TAKE THEM OFF THE FLOOR.
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| 10:31:23 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WE WILL NOT PROCEED UNTIL THE HOUSE IS IN
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MR. SABO, -
ORDER. MR. TANCREDO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN,
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO PASS LEGISLATION, PASSED LAWS THAT IN FACT RESTRICT THE ABILITY OF THEIR OWN POLICE...
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Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
OF THE LAW. IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE PRESENT LAW. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE NO SANCTIONS FOR THAT VIOLATION. ALL THIS AMENDMENT DOES IS TO IMPOSE SUCH...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
GENTLEMAN EXPLAIN TO US -- THE CHAIRMAN: DOES THE GENTLEMAN MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD? THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. SABO: WOULD...
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MR. SABO, -
WOULD THIS APPLY TO? MR. TANCREDO: THERE
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
ARE SEVERAL CITIES THAT HAVE PASSED LAWS IN THE NATURE I HAVE JUST DESCRIBED, LOS ANGELES, PORTLAND, MAINE,
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MR. SABO, -
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MR. TANCREDO, -
HOUSTON, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO, AND CHICAGO TO NAME A FEW. I THINK THERE ARE
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MR. SABO, -
OTHERS. MR. SABO: HOUSTON. DO I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, EXISTING -- I HAVE TRIED TO READ THIS
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| 10:33:41 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
LANGUAGE. I AM SORRY. THERE WAS SO MUCH NOISE, I COULDN'T CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THE GENTLEMAN WAS SAYING. UNDER OLD LAWS, UNDER THE I.N.S., THERE WERE
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| 10:33:56 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS THAT WE PASSED THAT IN SOME FASHION APPLIED TO THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE I.N.S. IF THE CITY DID CERTAIN THINGS. IS THAT...
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| 10:34:30 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
THIS AMENDMENT, MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS SAYS WE CANNOT PROVIDE -- NONE OF THE FUPPEDS CAN BE USED TO -- FUNDS CAN BE USED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ANY STATE...
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| 10:34:50 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE END OF THIS, WHAT THEY ARE OR AREN'T DOING. MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT NOW THIS WOULD APPLY TO FEMA FUNDS, EMERGENCY FUNDS. IT...
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| 10:35:37 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. IT REFERS SPECIFICALLY TO THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS WHICH MEETS THE PARLIAMENTARIAN'S CONCERN....
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| 10:36:07 |
MR. SABO, -
THAT RESTRICTS ANY GOVERNMENT ENTITY OR OFFICIAL FROM SENDING OR
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| 10:36:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RECEIVING -- I AM NOT SURE WHAT AGENCY YOU HAVE
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| 10:36:17 |
MR. SABE 0, -
NOW --
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| 10:36:18 |
Sabo, Martin Olav - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
INFORMATION. BUT NONE OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE -- FUNDS THAT ARE USED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WOULD NOW INCLUDE ALL OF THE FUNDS FLOWING TO AIRPORTS FROM...
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| 10:37:12 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
THE 1996 ACT.
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| 10:37:14 |
MR. SABO, -
ALL THIS AMENDMENT DOES IS SAY THAT NO FUNDS
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| 10:37:18 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
CAN BE PROVIDED THROUGH THAT -- THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS TO CITIES THAT HAVE VIOLATED THIS LAW. THAT IS IT. WE ARE SIMPLY PUTTING TEETH...
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| 10:38:16 |
MR. SABO, -
TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED
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| 10:38:19 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. FRANK:
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| 10:38:21 |
MR. SABO, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD IN AN EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE FIRST FEW WORDS. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN WILL SUSPEND WHILE WE GET ORDER....
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. FRANK: THANK YOU. AS I SAID, I WANTED TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD IN THE HOPES OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE
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| 10:38:37 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FIRST FEW WORDS,
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| 10:38:38 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WHICH HAS BECOME HARD. THE
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| 10:38:41 |
MR. FRANK, -
GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO SAID TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA THAT THE ONLY FUNDS INVOLVED WERE FUNDS UNDER THE ILLEGAL
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| 10:38:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT IT SAYS. THE AMENDMENT SAYS,
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| 10:38:52 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
NONE OF THE FUND MADE AVAILABLE IN THIS ACT, THE REFERENCE TO THE IMMIGRATION RESPONSIBILITY JAWBREAKER DOESN'T COME UNTIL THE BOTTOM. WHAT IT SAYS...
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| 10:40:10 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION
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| 10:40:11 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND CUSTOMS. MR. FRANK: NO, IT DOES NOT. THE GENTLEMAN HASN'T READ HIS OWN
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| 10:40:16 |
MR. FRANK, -
AMENDMENT. MUCH LESS WROTE IT. WHAT THIS SAYS IS, YOU DON'T GET ANY FUNDS UNDER THIS ACT IF YOU VIOLATE THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ACT.
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| 10:40:26 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
IT DOESN'T SAY THAT THE FUNDS COME UNDER THE ACT. IT'S A TWO-PART AMENDMENT. IT SAYS FIRST, YOU DON'T GET ANY FUNDS UNDER THIS ACT. IT
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| 10:40:34 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
DOES NOT DEFINE THIS ACT LATER ON. IT DEFINES WHAT FORFEITS MONEY UNDER THIS ACT. WHAT CAUSES YOU TO FORFEIT MONEY UNDER THIS ACT IS VIOLATION OF THE...
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| 10:41:15 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
THE ISSUE THAT THE GENTLEMAN BROUGHT UP
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| 10:41:17 |
MR. FRANK, -
EARLIER DEALING WITH AN EXPANSION OF THE ORIGINAL
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| 10:41:20 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
LAW HAS BEEN DEALT WITH BY THIS NEW AMENDMENT. WE ARE SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY OF THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS. MR. FRANK: I WANT TO TAKE BACK...
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| 10:41:49 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
ENGLISH NOW, THE ONLY LANGUAGE I SPEAK BEING A TYPICAL AMERICAN, IT SAYS IN ENGLISH, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE IN THIS ACT MAY BE USED TO...
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| 10:42:45 |
MR. TANCREDO, -
FROM WISCONSIN RISE? THE HOUSE
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| 10:42:47 |
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WILL BE IN ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. OBEY: TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD, MR. CHAIRMAN, AS SOON AS THE HOUSE IS IN ORDER. WE STILL CAN'T...
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| 10:43:00 |
MR. OBEY, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE
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| 10:43:01 |
MR. FRANK, -
HOUSE WILL COME TO
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| 10:43:02 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. OBEY: I THANK THE CHAIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, THE GENTLEMAN WHO IS OFFERING
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| 10:43:12 |
MR. OBEY, -
THIS AMENDMENT HAS JUST SAID THAT WHAT HE IS DOING IS TO APPLY TO EXISTING LAW
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| 10:43:21 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WITH RESPECT TO THE IMMIGRATION ACT, A NEW SET OF
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| 10:43:29 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
SANCTIONS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT NONE OF THE FUNDS PROVIDED IN THIS BILL CAN GO TO ANY LOCALITY THAT IS VIOLATING THAT LAW, WHICH MEANS THEY GET...
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| 10:45:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NADLER: MR. SPEAKER, I
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| 10:45:01 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
STRIKE THE REQUISITE NUMBER
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| 10:45:03 |
MR. OBEY, -
OF WORDS. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. NADLER: MR. SPEAKER, I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES. I JUST...
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| 10:45:14 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BLUNT, IS IT SAYS THAT IF ANY CITY IN THE COUNTRY, AND ACCORDING TO THE GENTLEMAN WHO READ A
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| 10:45:20 |
MR. NADLER, -
LIST OF MOST OF THE LARGE CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, IF THEY'RE IN VIOLATION OF A PARTICULAR PROVISION
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| 10:45:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF THE IMMIGRATION ACT, WHICH
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| 10:45:27 |
MR. NADLER, -
NOW HAS NO SANCTION, THIS WILL PUT A SANCTION ON THE CITY, ON ALL THE LARGE CITIES. AND THE SANK WILL BE THAT WE WILL LEAVE THEM OPEN AND NAKED TO...
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| 10:46:19 |
MR. NADLER, -
THIS IS ABOUT AS IMPORTANT AMENDMENT AS WE'VE TAKEN UP HERE IN A LONG TIME, BECAUSE WHETHER PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT OR NOT, WHAT THIS AMENDMENT WILL ...
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| 10:46:36 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE FACT IS WHAT THIS AMENDMENT WILL DO IS TO SAY MOST OF THE LARGE CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH A SPECIFIC PROVISION...
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| 10:47:36 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
US FROM ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT MAY BE COMING IN TO DO TERRORIST ACTS, THEY SHOULD NOT BE GETTING FUNDS
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| 10:47:43 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM THIS GOVERNMENT. WE ARE TRYING TO ASK THEM
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| 10:47:45 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TO COMPLY TO PROTECT
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| 10:47:48 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OUR CITIZENS, AND WHEN WE'RE GIVEN THAT TYPE OF A DESCRIPTION, I YIELD BACK -- I YIELD TO MR. TANCREDO TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO ANSWER SOME OF THESE...
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| 10:48:22 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CUSTOMS. THAT IS ACCURATE. AND THAT'S
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| 10:48:24 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
THE FIRST TIME IT WAS DESCRIBED ACCURATELY BY ANYBODY ON THE OTHER SIDE. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO, BECAUSE, MR. CHAIRMAN, THERE ARE, IN FACT,...
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| 10:49:08 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND THE SAFETY OF OUR PEOPLE. IF THERE ARE
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| 10:49:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PEOPLE IN THOSE GOVERNMENTS -- WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD MR. ROHRABACHER: IN THOSE CITIES THAT
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| 10:49:16 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ARE REFUSING TO COOPERATE WITH US, REFUSING TO PROTECT THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING OUR BORDERS, THEY SHOULD NOT BE GETTING FUNDS. THIS IS HOW...
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| 10:49:50 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
CLOSER, MR.
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| 10:49:55 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
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| 10:49:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SPEAKER. THE CHAIRMAN: HOUSE WILL BE IN
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| 10:50:02 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY.
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| 10:50:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE HOUSE WILL BE IN
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| 10:50:09 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ORDER. MR. MENENDEZ: MR. SPEAKER, THREE QUICK POINTS. NUMBER ONE IS THIS
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| 10:50:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SAYS NONE OF THE FUNDS, NO FUNDS WILL GO TO ANY MUNICIPALITY, ANY STATE ENTITY, ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY FOR ANY HOMELAND SECURITY PURPOSE IF THEY HAVE...
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| 10:50:36 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
WAY NOT TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT SOMEONE'S CITIZENSHIP, LIKE MINE, OR ANYONE ELSE'S, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT READS. THIS...
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| 10:52:00 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FIVE MINUTES. MR. BARTLETT: MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M NOT A LAWYER, BUT IN SPITE OF THAT, I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF THIS AMENDMENT.
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| 10:52:09 |
MR. BARTLETT, -
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE HAVE A LAW THAT'S BEEN IN EFFECT
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| 10:52:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
NOW FOR SEVEN YEARS, WHICH IS REALLY BEING VIOLATED BY A NUMBER OF CITIES. THE MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO, FOR INSTANCE, TOLD HER POLICE NOT TO GIVE INFORMATION...
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| 10:52:24 |
Bartlett, Roscoe - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
IS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE LAW. NO EVIL THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ANY CITY OR ANY JURISDICTION IF THEY JUST FOLLOW THE LAW. WHEN YOU DON'T FOLLOW...
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| 10:53:57 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
AND THE IMMIGRATION POLICY OF OUR COUNTRY. AND
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| 10:53:59 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WE MIGHT WANT TO CLOAK IT IN NATIONAL
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| 10:54:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SECURITY, BUT IT IS WHAT IT
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| 10:54:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS. THERE ARE PEOPLE, AND OUR SUPREME COURT HAS STATED SO, THAT
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| 10:54:09 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WHEN YOU GO
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| 10:54:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND MATRICULATE A CHILD IN SCHOOL, YOU DON'T ASK THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THAT CHILD OR
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| 10:54:15 |
Gutierrez, Luis - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THAT CHILD'S PARENTS. THAT'S A SUPREME COURT DECISION. THAT'S THE LAW OF THIS LAND. CHILDREN BORN HERE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THEY'RE...
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| 10:58:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
EMOTION IN THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN THIS COUNTRY. AND SO WHAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
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| 10:58:20 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
TO REVIEW THIS AMENDMENT. I ASKED MY FRIEND, MR. TANCREDO, FOR A COPY. AND HE SAYS THE ONLY COPY IS AT THE DESK. SO I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO...
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| 10:59:42 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
FLORIDA. FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL TRYING TO STRUGGLE WITH THEIR OWN CONSCIENCE, LET ME JUST SIMPLY SAY THAT THIS
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| 10:59:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS A SENSITIVE ISSUE, BUT WHAT IT DOES CAPTURE ARE FEAR POLITICS, AND
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| 10:59:54 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
I JUST WANT MY COLLEAGUES TO THINK OF A LOCAL HAMLET OR RURAL AREA THAT INADVERTENTLY, INADVERTENTLY DOES NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION. THEY, TOO, WILL LOSE...
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| 11:01:12 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
OF THIS AMENDMENT? IS PRESIDENT BUSH IN SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT? IS THIS AN ADMINISTRATION PROPOSITION? IF IT IS, THEN WE NEED TO HAVE A POLICY STATEMENT,...
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| 11:02:21 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIR WILL COUNT FOR A RECORDED VOTE. n n n n
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| 11:19:43 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
n n n n n n n n n n PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA...
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| 11:48:06 |
MRS. MYRICK, -
AND INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, THE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT, AND THE
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| 11:48:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
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| 11:48:15 |
THE CLERK, -
SYSTEM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: REFERRED TO THE HOUSE CALENDAR AND ORDERED PRINTED. THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE THE FOLLOWING...
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| 11:48:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GRANTED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR. PALLONE: I ASK
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| 11:48:47 |
THE CLERK, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT TODAY FOLLOWING
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| 11:48:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS AND ANY SPECIAL ORDERS HERETOFORE ENTERED NOORKS THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS MAY BE PERMITTED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE, REVISE...
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| 11:49:07 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
FIVE MINUTES. MS. KILPATRICK FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. BROWN OF FLORIDA FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. MCDERMOTT FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. DEFAZIO FOR FIVE MINUTES....
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| 11:50:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA, MR. KING, TODAY FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. SHUSTER, TODAY
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| 11:50:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FOR FIVE MINUTES. AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA, MR. NUSSLE, TODAY FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. UNDER THE...
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| 11:50:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EACH. MR. HINCHEY OF NEW YORK. WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BROWN: 2003 PROMISES TO BE THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR OF DOUBLE-DIGIT PREMIUM INCREASES IN HEALTH...
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| 11:51:15 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
10 DRUG COMPANIES IN THE FORTUNE 500 LIST WERE EQUAL TO MORE THAN HALF THE $70 BILLION IN PROFITS NETTED BY THE ENTIRE ROSTER OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES....
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| 11:56:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHEAT HARVEST. FARM STRUCKS AND SEMITRAILERS CROWD THE HIGHWAYS AND GRAVEL ROADS BRINGING KANSAS' MOST CELEBRATED CROP FROM THE FIELD TO THE GRAIN...
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| 11:57:12 |
Moran, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] Kansas
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE LARGEST WHEAT-PRODUCING STATE. AND WITH JUST UNDER 20% OF THE HAR VEST IN, THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS TO REPORT. THE YIELDS ARE GOOD,...
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| 12:01:13 |
THE SPEAKER, -
MY REGION OF LONG BEACH, LOS ANGELES, AND TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. MR. SPEAKER, LAST NIGHT, I APPEARED BEFORE THE
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| 12:01:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULES COMMITTEE FOR PORT SECURITY. REGRETTABLY MY AMENDMENT WAS NOT MADE
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| 12:01:27 |
McDonald, Juanita - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IN ORDER. IF MY AMENDMENT HAD BEEN MADE IN ORDER, THIS GERMANE AMENDMENT WOULD DESIGNATE $20 MILLION TO ESTABLISH A SECURE CONTAINER AND SAFE MOBILITY...
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| 12:04:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING IT'S A LONG WAYS BETWEEN TOWNS. IN AN AREA LIKE THIS, VETERANS OFTTIMES HAVE A HARD TIME ACCESSING
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| 12:04:41 |
MR. OSBORNE, -
HEALTH CARE. LET ME GIVE YOU A REAL
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| 12:04:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXAMPLE. LET'S SAY A VETERAN LIVES
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| 12:04:46 |
Osborne, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
IN OCOKALA, NEBRASKA, WHICH IS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE, BUT BY NO MEANS IS THE MOST REMOTE PART OF THE STATE. AND LET'S SAY THAT INDIVIDUAL...
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| 12:08:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE OF MEDICARE REFORM. AS A FORMER NURSE, I HAVE SPENT MUCH OF MY CAREER...
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| 12:08:57 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF
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| 12:09:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AFFORDABLE SERVICES. AND WE, AS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, MUST BE FISCALLY
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| 12:09:05 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
RESPONSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING DECISIONS REGARDING OUR BUDGET. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ENTAILS LOOKING AT THE WHOLE PICTURE AND SEEING THE EFFECT...
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| 12:12:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. KING: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH REGARD TO THE DECISION RENDERED BY THE...
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| 12:12:42 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BELIEVE IT WAS YESTERDAY IN THE
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| 12:12:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CASE OF GUTTER V. BOLLINGER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF LAW. I WENT OVER TO THE
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| 12:12:55 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
SUPREME COURT. I BELIEVE THAT CASE WAS HEARD ON APRIL 19. AND I WAS THE ONLY MEMBER OF MY CONFERENCE TO BE THERE IN THAT SUPREME COURT HEARING ROOM...
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| 12:18:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THREE COMPONENTS. ONE IS TO BRING GENERICS TO MARKET SO WE CAN HAVE
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| 12:18:32 |
Emanuel, Rahm - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
COMPETITION BETWEEN GENERICS AND NAME BRAND DRUGS AND FORCE THE PRICES DOWN AND MAKE MEDICATIONS MORE AFFORDABLE TO MORE AND MORE -- NOT ONLY OF ...
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| 12:24:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DIRECTION WE ARE HEADED WITH THIS BILL ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S PRINCIPLES
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| 12:24:21 |
MR. FLAKE, -
OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT, ECONOMIC FREEDOM,
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| 12:24:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY. I HOPE THAT MY
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| 12:24:27 |
Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL DOES NOT IMPLY MY SUPPORT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVE. WHILE WE REPUBLICANS ARE SURELY HEADED OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF, THE...
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| 12:27:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RUBBER-STAMP CONGRESS IS ABOUT TO GO BACK IN SESSION. THE PRESIDENT SENT THE WORD DOWN FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, HE WANTS A BILL. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE BILL,...
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| 12:28:05 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
WENT ON IN THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE THAT THE BILL THAT WILL BE BEFORE US IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS IS NOT GOING TO SATISFY WHAT SENIOR CITIZENS REALLY...
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| 12:33:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE PROGRAM. IT WOULD PRIVATIZE THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT AND IT WOULD
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| 12:33:39 |
MR. HOEFFEL, -
PRIVATIZE MEDICARE
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| 12:33:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ITSELF. THE SECOND THING WRONG WITH THE REPUBLICAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL IS THAT
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| 12:33:46 |
Hoeffel, Joseph M. III - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
IT WOULD ACTUALLY FORBID, PROHIBIT ANY NEGOTIATION BY THE GOVERNMENT WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO BRING DOWN THE COST OF DRUGS. NOW, LET ME ADDRESS...
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| 12:38:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SHUSTER OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND MR. NUSSLE OF IOWA. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >> TO DRIVEWAYS THE HOUSE AND REVISE...
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| 12:39:05 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THEIR EXPENSIVE MEDICATIONS. AND IT RENEGES
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| 12:39:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON A PROMISE WE MADE TO AMERICA'S SENIORS BY ENDING MEDICARE AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT. BUT
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| 12:39:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A PARTICULARLY
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| 12:39:14 |
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
OBJECTIONABLE PROVISION IN THIS BILL THAT HAS NOT GOTTEN MUCH ATTENTION, THE PART THAT CUTS FUNDING FOR CANCER CARE. THE MEDICARE BILL IS SUPPOSED...
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| 12:44:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLORIDA. MR. BERRY OF ARIZONA. MR. BALLANCE OF NORTH CAROLINA. MR. SANDLIN OF TEXAS. MR. STRICKLAND OF OHIO. MR. HONDA OF CALIFORNIA. MR. ROSS OF...
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| 12:45:43 |
Berry, Marion "Robert" - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
SO UNFORTUNATE AS A NATION AS TO HAVE THAT BILL ENACTED INTO LAW. WE ARE INDEED PLEASED THAT THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MR. BALLANCE, IS HERE...
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| 12:46:44 |
Ballance, Frank - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
STANDING IN THESE HALLOWED HALLS AS WE ADDRESS ISSUES OF SUCH GRAEME IMPORT -- SUCH GREAT IMPORT TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY. LITTLE MORE THAN A...
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| 12:52:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BUT ON ALL AMERICANS BECAUSE WHEN THE GOVERNMENT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR ONE PERSON OR GROUP
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| 12:52:22 |
Berry, Marion "Robert" - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
OF PERSONS LIKE THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG MANUFACTURERS OF THIS COUNTRY, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT MAKES IT LEGAL FOR THEM TO ROB AND TO STEAL FROM SENIOR CITIZENS,...
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| 12:59:50 |
Rodriguez, Ciro - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
CONGRESSMAN MAX SANDLIN AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS OUT HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT CONTINUES TO CONFRONT US, AND WE CONTINUE TO PLAY GAMES WITH...
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| 13:06:51 |
Berry, Marion "Robert" - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
A DEFINED PREMIUM, IT TURNS THIS BUSINESS OVER TO INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT HAVE A VERY POOR RECORD OF BEING ABLE TO DELIVER SERVICE WHEN IT IS CALLED...
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| 13:09:20 |
MR. SANDLIN, -
IS BOTH A GOOD PERSONAL FRIEND OF MINE AND A GOOD POLITICAL FRIEND OF MINE. AND I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR SEVEN YEARS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN ADDITION...
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| 13:09:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FACT THAT HE'S A PHARMACEUTICAL AND SPEAKS WITH A GREAT DEAL OF --
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| 13:09:34 |
Sandlin, Max - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THAT HE'S A PHARMACIST AND SPEAKS WITH A GREAT DEAL OF AUTHORITY ON THESE ISSUES. MR. SPEAKER, IN LOOKING AT THIS BILL, IT'S CLEAR, IT'S THE OLD BAIT...
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| 13:20:29 |
Berry, Marion "Robert" - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I WANT TO COMMEND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS FOR BRINGING THIS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT ISSUE BEFORE US, BECAUSE THIS PLAN...
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| 13:20:48 |
Olver, John W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
THINK OF MY MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN PART OF STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS AS BEING A RURAL DISTRICT, BUT IT IS THAT. MR. SPEAKER,...
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| 13:25:56 |
Berry, Marion "Robert" - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
IN BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE FORCED TO COMPETES -- COMPETE WITH A MAIL ORDER OPERATION THAT WOULD BE SO FULL OF GIMMICKS THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE....
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| 13:27:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SEEN THAT QUOTE USED MANY TIMES, AND THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN HERE HAVE SEEN THE FULL QUOTE KNOW THAT THAT QUOTE WAS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT AND OFTEN...
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| 13:27:45 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OF THE ABUSE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST BY PRESENTING SOMETHING THAT WAS TOTALLY MISREPRESENTED. NO I WOULD NOT. NO I WOULD NOT. NO I WOULD NOT. IN FACT,...
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| 13:28:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YIELDED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA WILL BE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. ROHRABACHER: WE
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| 13:28:39 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
HAVE SEEN THE MISUSE OF THIS QUOTE SO OFTEN IN THIS BODY. THE BODY -- >>
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| 13:28:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD NOW?
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| 13:28:48 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
MR. ROHRABACHER: MR. GINGRICH HAS TIME AND TIME AGAIN DEMONSTRATED THAT THAT QUOTE IS
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| 13:28:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEING MISUSED BY PEOPLE REPRESENTING WHAT HE SAID. >> WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD AT THIS
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| 13:28:59 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
POINT? MR. ROHRABACHER: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE GENTLEMAN. MR. SANDLIN: I WOULD LIKE THE GENTLEMAN TO READ THE ENTIRE QUOTE YOU'LL SEE HE DID
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| 13:29:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SAY IT SHOULD
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| 13:29:08 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
WITHER ON THE VINE, AND POSSIBLY YOU COULD COMMENT ON SENATOR SANTORUM'S COMMENT WE SHOULD PHASE OUT TRADITIONAL MEDICARE. I YIELD BACK THE TIME....
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| 13:29:17 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LET ME JUST NOTE THAT THIS QUOTE AS I
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| 13:29:21 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
HAVE STATED HAS BEEN REFUTED
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| 13:29:24 |
Sandlin, Max - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
OVER AGAIN AND DEMONSTRATED BY MR. GINGRICH IN MANY PUBLIC FORUMS THAT IT WAS BEING USED IN A VERY IRRESPONSIBLE AND DISHONEST MANNER. MR.
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| 13:29:37 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
SANDLIN: THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MR. ROHRABACHER: I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO THE MEDICAL INDEPENDENCE AND PRIVACY AND HEALTH...
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| 13:29:57 |
MR. SANDLIN, -
THAT I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO CONSIDER AND LIKE
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| 13:29:59 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THEM TO LOOK AT. IT'S H.R. 2544. IT'S A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT I BELIEVE OFFERS A WHOLE NEW APPROACH TO MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA....
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| 13:59:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. ROHRABACHER, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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