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none, -
CHURCH IN WINTER PARK, FLORIDA. THE CHAPLAIN: LET US PRAY TOGETHER. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE COME TO YOU THIS DAY ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR GREATNESS,
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THE SPEAKER, -
THANKING YOU FOR YOUR BEN NEVILLENT AND PROVIDENTIAL GUIDANCE IN THE FOUNDING AND SUSTAINING OF THIS GREAT NATION. IN THESE TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY ...
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THE CHAPLAIN, -
OUR PEOPLE BY YOUR INTERVENING MERCY. THAT YOU GRANT FAVOR TO OUR TROOPS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE HOPE OF FREEDOM. AND THAT YOU BLESS OUR...
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THE SPEAKER, -
US. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY...
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Keller, Ric - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
ENTERTAIN REQUEST FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES DO YOU WANT TO BE RECOGNIZE? MR. KELLER: TO ADDRESS...
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| 00:02:10 |
THE SPEAKER, -
DIFFERENCE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA AND BEYOND. LET ME GIVE YOU SOME
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MR. KELLER, -
EXAMPLES. WHEN HURRICANE KATRINA
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HIT A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR
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Keller, Ric - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
AGO, ILOMA BAPTIST CHURCH ACTED, IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHING TEAMS TO THE GULF COAST FREE THROW VIDE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF. TODAY ONE YEAR LATER, TEAMS ...
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| 00:03:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF AMATEUR STRATEGY" THE SUBJECT OF WHICH WAS A DISASTROUS CAMPAIGN IN
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Unidentified Speaker, -
1915. HERE WE ARE IN 2006
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| 00:03:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WE FIND THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS BUSY WRITING ITS SEQUEL, PERILS
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| 00:03:56 |
Skelton, Isaac "Ike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
OF AMATEURIST STRATEGY II ABOUT THE MISADVENTURE OF THE AMERICAN ATTEMPT IN IRAQ. THE HIGH HOPES OF BRINGING STABILITY AND DEMOCRACY ARE FADING. MAINLY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
16 YEARS BULGARIA HAS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED FROM A
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MR. WILSON, -
COMMUNIST TOTALITARIAN REGIME INTO A FREE MARKET
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| 00:05:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEMOCRACY. OUS THREE YEARS AGO I WAS
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| 00:05:22 |
Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
HONORED TO BE AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH FORMER PRIME MINISTER AS BULGARIA WAS ADMITTED INTO THE NATO. BULGARIA HAS PROVEN TO BE A TRUE ALLY IN THE GLOBAL...
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| 00:06:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE WILL
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MR. HASTINGS, -
LEAVE 300 MILLION AMERICANS LESS SAFE
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| 00:06:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAN IF WE STAY HERE AND IMPLEMENT
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| 00:06:54 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN 9/11 COMMISSION. CONTINUING TO DO NOTHING IN THE FACE OF CONTINUED THREATS TO OUR PEOPLE AND OUR WAY OF LIFE ...
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| 00:08:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF JIHADIST LEADERS. WHAT THEY FAIL TO SAY IS THAT THE SAME N.I.E. SAYS
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| 00:08:32 |
MRS. MILLER, -
THAT, I QUOTE, SHOULD JEE ADD
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| 00:08:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HADDIST LEADING IRAQ PERCEIVE THEMSELVES
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| 00:08:37 |
Miller, Candice - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
OR BE PERCEIVED TO HAVE FAILED, WE JUST FEWER FIGHTERS WILL BE INSPIRED TO CARRY ON THE FIGHT, UNQUOTE. MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES...
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| 00:09:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICANS UNDERSTAND THESE PRIORITIES. AT ALL TIMES BUT PARTICULARLY AT A TIME OF WAR, AMERICANS
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| 00:10:00 |
MS. SCHWARTZ, -
EXPECT THEIR LEADERS TO UNDERSTAND THAT
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| 00:10:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUR PRIORITY SHOULD BE SECURING
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| 00:10:05 |
Schwartz, Allyson - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
OUR HOMELAND. YET THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS HAVE NO SUCH PLAN. THE BIPARTISAN 9/11 COMMISSION NOTED, QUOTE, A LACK OF URGENCY...
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| 00:11:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ISSUE AND PLAYED THE BLAME GAME. THEY CONDEMNED PRESIDENT BUSH REPEATEDLY SAYING IT WAS THE PRESIDENT'S FAULT. THE REPUBLICAN-LED CONGRESS AND ADMINISTRATION...
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| 00:11:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO EXPLORE NEW OPTIONS
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| 00:11:36 |
Foxx, Virginia - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
TO INCREASE DOMESTIC OUTPUT TO HELP LOWER THE COST AT THE PUMP. THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS CONTINUED THEIR BATTLE TO OPEN ANWR. 75% OF ALASKA'S -- ALASKANS...
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| 00:12:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESSIONAL ROLL CALL GOLF CUP HERE. WE HAVE ROLL CALL THE
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| 00:12:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CAPITOL HILL NEWSPAPER HERE SPONSORS BASEBALL GAMES AND FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL AND WE HAVE
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| 00:12:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A CONGRESSIONAL RYDER CUP GOLF COMPETITION BETWEEN THE
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| 00:12:59 |
Tanner, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS EVERY YEAR. AND WE RECENTLY HAD THIS FOR THE FIRST TEE ORGANIZATION. THE FIRST TEE ORGANIZATION PRESIDENT JOE LEWIS BARA JR....
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| 00:14:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WITHOUT FILING A LENGTHY
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| 00:14:47 |
MR. POE, -
DETAILED REPORT, THE SAME TYPE OF REPORT THEY FILED WHEN THEY
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| 00:14:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARREST ILLEGALS,
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| 00:14:52 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
DRUG RUNNERS ARE EVEN SHOT AT BY THE MEXICAN MILITARY. THIS APPEARS TO INTIMIDATE OUR BORDER PATROL AGENTS TO NOT SAY A WORD ABOUT WHAT'S REALLY...
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| 00:15:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH FORMER ENERGY EXECUTIVES, FRIENDS AND FORMER COLLEAGUES OF HIS AND THE VICE PRESIDENT'S. IT'S NO WONDER
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| 00:15:58 |
MR. STUPAK, -
THEN THAT NOW THE NATION'S THREE LARGEST
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| 00:16:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OIL COMPANIES HAVE BEEN POSTING
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| 00:16:03 |
Stupak, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
RECORD PROFITS. THEY'RE BENEFITING FROM THE REPUBLICAN POLICIES THAT ALLOWS THEM TO PRICE GOUGE AND RECEIVE HUGE TAX SUBSIDIES. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO...
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| 00:17:12 |
Stupak, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE SO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND THE ABSOLUTE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF OUR WAR ON TERROR AND WHY THE BILLS WE'RE...
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| 00:17:24 |
MR. GINGREY, -
AMERICANS SAFE AND OUR HOMELAND SECURITY SECURE. MR. SPEAKER, DESPITE WHAT MY
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| 00:17:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE
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| 00:17:29 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
OF THE AISLE MIGHT CLAIM, AMERICA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RISE OF TERRORISM. WE DID NOT BRING THE WAR ON THE TERRORISTS, THEY BROUGHT IT ON THEMSELVES...
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| 00:18:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PEOPLE GET UP AND GO TO WORK ALL WEEK LONG ALL YEAR LONG, AND AT THE END OF THAT YEAR THEY END UP IN POVERTY. AT THE END OF THE YEAR THEY END UP WITH...
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| 00:18:55 |
MR. MILLER, -
INABILITY TO
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| 00:18:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. FOR 10 YEARS THE REPUBLICANS HAVE FOUGHT AN INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE. FOR 10 YEARS THE REPUBLICANS HAVE MADE IT OFFICIAL...
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| 00:20:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. MILLER: HARD-WORKING AMERICANS, YOU END UP IN
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| 00:20:30 |
MR. MILLER, -
POVERTY. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO TAKE UP H.R. 2429, THE FAIR MINIMUM WAGE ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:20:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNDER THE GUIDELINES CONSISTENTLY ISSUED BY SUCCESSIVE SPEAKERS AS RECORDED ON
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| 00:20:39 |
MR. MILLER, -
PAGE 734 OF THE HOUSE RULES MANUAL, THE CHAIR IS CONSTRAINED NOT TO ENTERTAIN THE GENTLEMAN'S REQUEST UNTIL IT HAS BEEN CLEARED BY THE BIPARTISAN
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| 00:20:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLOOR AND COMMITTEE
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| 00:20:48 |
MR. MILLER, -
LEADERSHIPS. MR. MILLER: ONCE AGAIN, THE REPUBLICANS BLOCK A VOTE ON THE MINIMUM WAGE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR MUST
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| 00:20:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ASK ALL MEMBERS TO HEED THE GAVEL. THE GENTLEMAN FAR EXCEEDED HIS ALLOTTED TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR....
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| 00:21:09 |
MR. MILLER, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PASCRELL: MR. SPEAKER, WHEN HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP -- WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO ALLOW A VOTE...
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| 00:21:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAGE BILL TO COME TO THIS FLOOR, A CLEAN BILL? AS HEALTH CARE, GROCERIES, ENERGY, HOUSING COSTS SKYROCKET FOR AVERAGE CONSUMERS, HOUSE REPUBLICAN...
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| 00:21:26 |
MR. PASCRELL, -
AVERAGE AMERICANS WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. THE
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| 00:21:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FACT IS THAT THE MEDIAN
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| 00:21:31 |
Pascrell, William "Bill" J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME HAS ACTUALLY DECREASED BY $1,700 AFTER INFLATION DURING THE COURSE OF THE ADMINISTRATION. THE FACT IS THAT TODAY FULL-TIME...
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| 00:22:58 |
Pascrell, William "Bill" J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE, MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MEEK: MR. SPEAKER, IT'S AN OUTRIGHT SHAME OF WHAT THE REPUBLICAN...
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| 00:23:13 |
MR. PASCRELL, -
THIS FLOOR AS IT RELATES
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| 00:23:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION TO TALK ABOUT THE
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| 00:23:18 |
MR. MEEK, -
FINDINGS OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE.
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| 00:23:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THESE ARE
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| 00:23:22 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE WORKING IN CLANDESTINE AGENCIES NOT ONLY IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE AMERICAN...
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| 00:24:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR.
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| 00:24:52 |
MR. MEEK, -
BERRY: I ASK UNANIMOUS
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| 00:24:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERRY: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK EVERYONE TO KEEP IN THEIR...
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| 00:25:12 |
MR. BERRY, -
WE CAN DEPEND ON. IT IS
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| 00:25:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME TO HAVE JOBS THAT
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| 00:25:17 |
Berry, Marion "Robert" - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
DO NOT DISAPPEAR. AND IT IS AMAZING, IT DEMONSTRATES THE WAY THAT BIG OIL COMPANIES HAVE MANAGED TO ABUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO THE POINT WHERE THEY...
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| 00:26:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OFFICER RODNEY JOHNSON WHO WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY. ON THURSDAY, HE LEFT THE COMFORT AND SAFETY OF HIS
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| 00:26:36 |
MR. GREEN, -
HOME SO THAT WE MIGHT BE SAFE IN
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| 00:26:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUR HOMES. ON THURSDAY
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| 00:26:41 |
Green, Al - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
HE PUT HIS LIFE AT RISK SO THAT OUR LIVES WOULDN'T BE AT RISK. ON THURSDAY HE SACRIFICED HIS LIFE SO THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A BETTER LIFE. A WIFE HAS...
|
| 00:27:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE THROUGHOUT A LONG PERIOD OF TIME LED THE FIGHT AGAINST H.I.V. AND AIDS
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| 00:27:39 |
MR. WATT, -
BY INSISTING ON THE CREATION OF A GLOBAL FUND
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| 00:27:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO ATTACK IT
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| 00:27:46 |
Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
INTERNATIONALLY, INSISTING THAT WE ADDRESS THE ISSUE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES , AND THAT WE TAKE IT AS A SERIOUS PROPOSITION. UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE...
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| 00:29:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOMMENDATIONS. ON 9/11 THE COMMISSION REPUBLICAN CHAIR AND DEMOCRATIC VICE CHAIR EXPRESSED
|
| 00:29:15 |
MR. THOMPSON, -
BIPARTISAN CONCERN THAT FIVE YEARS
|
| 00:29:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LATER SOME OF THE MOST ELEMENTARY AND FUNDAMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS
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| 00:29:21 |
Thompson, Bennie - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi
HAVEN'T BEEN DONE. THEY SAID THAT THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT ON THE AGENDA OF ANY POLICYMAKER THAN TO MAKE THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY MORE SECURE....
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| 00:30:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HODGE POLITICS, FORMER CHIEF U.N. INSPECTIONS DIRECTOR CAUTIONED THE U.S. THAT IRAQ WAS NOT AN IMMINENT THREAT. HE WAS RIGHT, IRAQ DID NOT HAVE WEAPONS...
|
| 00:30:34 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ADMINISTRATION'S
|
| 00:30:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PATHOLOGICAL DECEPTIONS. YESTERDAY DR. BLITZ SAID IRON IS NOT AN IMMINENT THREAT. WE
|
| 00:30:41 |
Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
SHOULD OPEN UP TO DIRECT TALKS WITH IRAN NOT ATTACK IRAN. HE IS RIGHT AGAIN. LAST WEEK INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE STAFF REPORTS DELIBERATE DISTORTION...
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| 00:31:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS PLAN IS ALREADY PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF B-100 DIESEL
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| 00:31:54 |
MR. ETHERIDGE, -
FUEL FROM SOYBEANS GROWN IN MY
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| 00:31:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOME STATE. THIS PLAN IS
|
| 00:31:58 |
Etheridge, Bob - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
A MODEL FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. THE TECHNOLOGY EXISTS TODAY THAT CAN TURN OUR CROPS INTO BIOFUELS. WHAT WE DON'T HAVE IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE...
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| 00:33:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICAN CITIZENS THAT WE ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN IT COMES TO HOMELAND
|
| 00:33:14 |
MR. MORAN, -
SECURITY AND LEARNING FROM THE TRAGEDY OF
|
| 00:33:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SEPTEMBER 11, THIS REPUBLICAN CONGRESS HAS FAILED
|
| 00:33:20 |
Moran, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
MISERABLY. THE INDEPENDENT AND BIPARTISAN 9/11 COMMISSION PUT FORTH A REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KEEPING OUR NATION SECURE. DESPITE THEIR SUGGESTIONS,...
|
| 00:34:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GOING TO ALLOW A MINIMUM WAGE BILL TO COME UP ON THE FLOOR WHERE WE ACTUALLY VOTE ON THE MINIMUM WAGE? IT NEEDS TO BECOME LAW. AS HEALTH CARE, GROCERIES,...
|
| 00:34:50 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
WOULD RATHER HELP THEIR C.E.O. FRIENDS AN THE AVERAGE AMERICANS WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. TODAY, FULL-TIME WORKERS WHO EARN THE MINIMUM...
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| 00:36:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STATES. AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY OVERREPRESENTED AMONG NEW AGE DIAGNOSIS IN 2004. AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN ACCOUNTED
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| 00:36:19 |
MS. WATERS, -
FOR 67% OF NEW
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| 00:36:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AIDS DIAGNOSIS AMONG WOMEN AND
|
| 00:36:23 |
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY HALF. 44% OF NEW AIDS DIAGNOSIS AMONG MEN. TODAY AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN REPRESENT A STAGGERING 71% OF ALL THE...
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| 00:37:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SO ORDERED. MS. SCHAKOWSKY: MR. SPEAKER,
|
| 00:37:59 |
MS. WATERS, -
THERE IS NO QUESTION WHERE THE LOYALTY OF WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS REST WHEN IS IT COMES TO DRUG COVERAGE FOR AMERICAN SENIORS. LAYER HOILT
|
| 00:38:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESTS IN THE BOARD ROOPSROOMS OF THE NATION'S HUGE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES. ONE NEED ONLY
|
| 00:38:13 |
MS. SCHAKOWSKY, -
LOOK TO LAST FRIDAY FOR PROOF. IN
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| 00:38:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PHARMACIST AAROUND THE COUNTRY MANY SENIORS HEARD
|
| 00:38:18 |
Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THE BAD NEWS. THEIR DRUG PURCHASES WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MEDICARE PART D BECAUSE THEY HAD REACHED THE DOUGHNUT HOLE. THESE SENIORS LOST COVERAGE...
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| 00:39:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I CAME HERE 10 YEARS AGO AND CUT MY CONGRESSIONAL TEETH WORKING WITH AND LEARNING FROM
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| 00:39:55 |
MRS. CHRISTENSEN, -
MAXINE WATERS AND LOU STOKES AS WE CREATED THE MINORITY
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| 00:39:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AIDS INITIATIVE.
|
| 00:40:00 |
Christensen, Donna M. - Congressional Delegate, [D] Virgin Islands
IN 1988 THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION RESPONDED TO OUR CALL FOR A STATE OF EMERGENCY WITH AN INVESTMENT OF $158 MILLION WHICH GREW TO $400 MILLION. DESPITE...
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| 00:41:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEN, AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE MOST AT RISK OF GETTING INFECTED WITH H.I.V. AND DEVELOPING AIDS
|
| 00:41:13 |
MS. LEE, -
AND DYING OF THIS DISEASE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. OVER THE LAST
|
| 00:41:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FIVE YEARS THIS
|
| 00:41:18 |
Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
REPUBLICAN-LED CONGRESS HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECOGNIZE THIS PANDEMIC AND THE SCOPE OF THIS PROBLEM. WE NEED TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON THE SPREAD OF H.I.V....
|
| 00:42:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE LABOR-H.H.S. EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL? THIS BILL WAS REPORTED OUT OF
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| 00:42:41 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
COMMITTEE ON JUNE 20. HERE WE ARE THREE
|
| 00:42:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MONTHS LATER STILL WAITING FOR THE REPUBLICANS TO BRING
|
| 00:42:45 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
THIS CRITICAL BILL TO THE HOUSE FLOOR. DOES THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THIS HOUSE BELIEVE THAT FUNDING FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS...
|
| 00:43:52 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, ARE YOU IMPRESSED BY THESE IRRESPONSIBLE AND CHILDISH AND PETTY PARTISAN ANTICS OF THE MINORITY TODAY? IT'S DIVISIVE,...
|
| 00:44:08 |
MR. PRICE, -
LONG WAY. LEADERSHIP ON THE OTHER
|
| 00:44:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SIDE HAS VOTED AGAINST THE
|
| 00:44:12 |
Price, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT AND RESPONSIBLE SPENDING, HAS VOTED AGAINST PENSION REFORM AND WELFARE REFORM, HAS VOTED AGAINST BORDER PROTECTION AND IMMIGRATION...
|
| 00:45:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DO-NOTHING CONGRESS OF THE 1948 SESSION THAT MET ONLY 101 DAYS. WELL, MR. SPEAKER, I'M SAD TO REPORT THAT THIS REPUBLICAN-LED CONGRESS WILL GO DOWN...
|
| 00:45:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 00:45:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A DO-LESS-THAN-NOTHING CONGRESS. TODAY IS ONLY THE
|
| 00:45:26 |
Watson, Diane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
78TH DAY THAT WE HAVE MET FOR LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS, AND YET, THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP INSISTS ON RECESSING AT THE END OF THIS WEEK TO ALLOW EXTRA...
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| 00:46:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KNOW, IT PAYS TO HAVE FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES. THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND THIS REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED CONGRESS HAVE AN ALL TOO COZY RELATIONSHIP WITH...
|
| 00:47:04 |
MR. CARNAHAN, -
AMERICAN HISTORY. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE PAID THE PRICE. THROUGHOUT THE
|
| 00:47:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUMMER, RECORD HIGH COSTS AT THE PUMP HIT
|
| 00:47:11 |
Carnahan, John "Russ" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
FAMILIES HARD. NOW, AS THE WINTER MONTHS APPROACH, THESE SAME WORKING FAMILIES KNOW THEY MAY SOON FACE SOARING HOME HEATING BILLS. YET, HOUSE REPUBLICANS...
|
| 00:48:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN WAS NOT RECOGNIZED FOR A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. THE GENTLEMAN IS NOT RECOGNIZED FOR THE
|
| 00:48:37 |
Carnahan, John "Russ" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
UNANIMOUS CONSENT UNDER THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED GUIDELINES, UNDER THE GUIDELINES CONSISTENTLY ISSUED BY SUCCESSIVE SPEAKERS AS RECORDED ON PAGE 734...
|
| 00:48:48 |
Carnahan, John "Russ" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
TO ENTERTAIN THE GENTLEMAN'S REQUEST UNTIL IT HAS BEEN CLEARED BY THE BIPARTISAN FLOOR AND COMMITTEE LEADERSHIPS. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN...
|
| 00:49:26 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. WHERE
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| 00:49:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SINCE 1983, OVER 50% OF THE DIAGNOSED AIDS CASES
|
| 00:49:34 |
Moore, Gwendolynne "Gwen" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
WERE AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS. AND WHILE THESE DATA ARE APPALLING AND FRIGHTENING, WE MUST REMEMBER THAT THIS IS ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE, AND WE MUST...
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| 00:51:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICA WE SHOULD
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MS. MOORE, -
BE ENCOURAGING EVERY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO ATTEND COLLEGE, THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO DRAG ITS FEET IN MAKING COLLEGE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
MORE AFFORDABLE. WHILE COLLEGE COSTS AT A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE HAVE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INCREASED 57% SINCE 2001, THE
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Boren, David "Dan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Oklahoma
PELL GRANT MAXIMUM HAS NOT BEEN INCREASED FOR FOUR YEARS STRAIGHT. INVESTING IN EDUCATION MUST BE A PRIORITY IN THE UNITED STATES IF IT'S GOING TO MAINTAIN...
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| 00:52:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUGGEST THAT HOW WE SPEND OUR TIME REVEALS OUR VALUES IN MANY WAYS. THIS
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| 00:52:39 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED CONGRESS WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TIME TO
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| 00:52:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEBATE THE FATE OF HORSES. THEY WERE ABLE
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| 00:52:46 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
TO TAKE THE TIME TO PROVIDE $290 BILLION IN TAX RELIEF FOR 7,500 OF THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY EACH YEAR. THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE TIME TO PROVIDE...
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| 00:54:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LANGEVIN: MR. SPEAKER, DESPITE THE FACT THAT AMERICANS HAVE PAID RECORD HIGH PRICES AT THE GAS PUMP THIS SUMMER, THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND THE REPUBLICAN...
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| 00:54:33 |
Langevin, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Rhode Island
FOREIGN OIL. NOW AMERICAN FAMILIES ARE FACING A LONG WINTER OF HIGH HOME HEATING BILLS WITH NO END IN SIGHT. MR. SPEAKER, DEMOCRATS STRONGLY BELIEVE...
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| 00:55:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE MET FEWER DAYS THAN ANY CONGRESS IN HISTORY. I'M ASHAMED TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE MADE US THE MOST DO-NOTHING CONGRESS EVER TO
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| 00:55:58 |
MR. BUTTERFIELD, -
SERVE. INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY TACKLING THE ISSUES THAT
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| 00:56:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONCERN AVERAGE AMERICAN FAMILIES, THE
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| 00:56:03 |
Butterfield, G. "George" K. - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
REPUBLICANS HAVE PASSED LEGISLATION TO HELP THEIR WEALTHY FRIENDS AND THE HUGE CORPORATIONS THAT SUPPORT THEIR CAMPAIGNS. ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE...
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| 00:57:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COULD NOT GET THE RYAN WHITE RE-AUTHORIZATION PROCESS RIGHT. WE SHOULD NOT BE ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL. THAT MEANS WE
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| 00:57:16 |
MR. TOWNS, -
SHOULD NOT BE CUTTING PRECIOUS FUNDS FROM
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| 00:57:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLACES LIKE NEW YORK, NEW
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| 00:57:22 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
JERSEY, CALIFORNIA, AND MANY OTHER STATES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BORNE THE BIRD -- BORN THE BURDEN OF THE HIV-AIDS EPIDEMIC. WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH MONEY...
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| 00:58:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BECOME AFRICAN-AMERICANS? EVEN WORSE, NEW CASES
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| 00:59:03 |
MISS NORTHON, -
ARE OVERWHELMINGLY BLACK. WE HAVE
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| 00:59:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SEEN THIS DISEASE STEREOTYPED
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| 00:59:08 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
AS HOMOSEXUAL AND NOW AS BLACK. THE ONE CONSTANT IS ITS SPREAD. YET UNLIKE MANY DISEASES TODAY, AIDS IS PREVENTABLE AND CAN BE CONTAINED AND DEFEATED....
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| 01:00:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LONG FIGHT WITH LIVER CANCER. BRUCE LOVED OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE OF SANTA ANA. BRUCE JOINED THE SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT ON JANUARY
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| 01:00:45 |
Sanchez, Linda T. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
7, 1973. AS A PATROL MAN. THROUGH HIS DEDICATION TO SERVICE AND UNDERSTANDING THE CONCERNS OF OTHERS, BRUCE ROSE TO THE RANK TO BECOME FIELD OPERATIONS...
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| 01:02:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AN INCREASE PAY. IN WAGES ARE SIMPLY NOT
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| 01:02:09 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
KEEPING UP WITH INFLATION MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR FAMILIES
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| 01:02:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO AFFORD MONTHLY BILLS. ONE OF THE MOST DAUNTING
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| 01:02:16 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
BILLS FAMILIES FACE IS THE BILL FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S COLLEGE EDUCATION. THE AVERAGE COST FOR A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AT A STATE UNIVERSITY IS $40,000 AND...
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| 01:03:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE WILL BE VOTING TO PUT POLITICS
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| 01:03:30 |
MR. PAYNE, -
ABOVE POLICY, TO PUT THE NEEDS OF US AS POLITICIANS OVER THE NEEDS OF THE AMERICAN
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| 01:03:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PEOPLE. FOR LEADERSHIP
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| 01:03:37 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WILL INSIST THAT WE LEAVE
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| 01:03:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT DEALING WITH ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. LEAVE WHILE OUR SENIORS ARE FALLING INTO THE DOUGHNUT HOLE PROVIDED IN
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| 01:03:46 |
Sherman, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE POORLY PLANNED PART D OF MEDICARE. LEAVE BEFORE WE DEAL WITH COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY, BEFORE WE DEAL WITH TAX RELIEF FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, ESPECIALLY...
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| 01:04:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INQUIRY.
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| 01:04:54 |
MR. SHERMAN, -
WHAT YOU'RE CITING THERE IS A MERE CUSTOM OF THIS HOUSE AND NOT AN OFFICIAL RULE OF THIS
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| 01:05:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE, IS THAT CORRECT? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THIS IS THE SPEAKER'S GUIDELINES. MR. SHERMAN: FOR THE FIRST 150 YEARS OF THIS HOUSE, WE HAD NO SUCH...
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| 01:05:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THE MINIMUM WAGE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: I CANNOT ENTERTAIN THE
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| 01:05:24 |
MR. SHERMAN, -
REQUEST. MR. SHERMAN: YOU CAN'T ENTERTAIN THE REQUEST BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN CLEARED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF BOTH PARTIES,
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| 01:05:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THAT'S CORRECT. MR. SHERMAN: IT HAS BEEN CLEARED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTIES SO IT'S
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| 01:05:35 |
MR. SHERMAN, -
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY -- THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS NOT STATING A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. RYAN: UNANIMOUS...
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| 01:05:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:05:45 |
Sherman, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. RYAN: MR. SPEAKER, THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THIS REPUBLICAN CONGRESS CAN DO TO KEEP US SAFE IS...
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| 01:05:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IMPLEMENT THE 9/11
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| 01:05:53 |
MR. SHERMAN, -
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT THIS PRESIDENT AND THIS CONGRESS HAS
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| 01:05:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FAILED TO DO SO. SO WHAT DO WE GET INSTEAD? WE GET A BLOODY AND
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| 01:06:02 |
MR. RYAN, -
COSTLY WAR. WE
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| 01:06:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GET INCOMPETENT LEADERSHIP. WE
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| 01:06:06 |
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
GET REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE, SENATE, AND WHITE HOUSE THAT GETS FIVE F'S AND 12 D'S FROM THE 9/11 COMMISSION. WE GET A SECRETARY OF DEFENSE...
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| 01:07:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNDERSTAND THAT OUR FRUSTRATION HERE IS ONLY SUPERSEDED BY THE FRUSTRATION OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. I'M PROUD OF THE LEADERSHIP ON
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| 01:07:28 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE
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| 01:07:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHO IS INSISTING THAT WE TAKE UP THESE MATTERS DISCUSSED HERE
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| 01:07:33 |
Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
ON THIS FLOOR TODAY, TOMORROW, OR FRIDAY BEFORE WE ADJOURN. THEY ARE THAT PRESSING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA CAME DOWN AND CRITICIZED THIS AS ...
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| 01:08:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INDEPENDENT
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| 01:08:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMISSION -- MR. SPEAKER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INDEPENDENT BIPARTISAN 9/11 COMMISSION SAID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT FULFILLING ITS JOB OF PROTECTING...
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| 01:09:04 |
Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
RESOURCES FROM CRITICAL AMERICAN SECURITY NEEDS. LIKE THE 9/11 COMMISSIONERS, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE WAR IN IRAQ IS PREVENTING US FROM DEALING WITH...
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| 01:10:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS NOT WHAT PEOPLE SENT US HERE TO DO. THEY EXPECT US TO
|
| 01:10:17 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ADDRESS ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE AND TO
|
| 01:10:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DO OUR BEST TO IMPROVE THEIR
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| 01:10:21 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
QUALITY OF LIFE. YET REPUBLICANS IN THE BODY SEEM CONTENT TO HEAD BACK HOME HAVING HAD DEAD HORSE WEEK AND BILLS YESTERDAY THAT WILL NEVER SEE THE...
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| 01:11:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADMINISTRATION LIED ABOUT THE COST. THEY HAD ESTIMATES THAT SAID IT WOULD COST $750 BILLION TO --
|
| 01:11:54 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
TRILLION BUT THEY SUPPRESSED THAT TO GET VOTES
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| 01:11:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM CONSERVATIVES ON THEIR SIDE. AND IT'S VERY COSTLY
|
| 01:12:00 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
TO SENIORS. WE NOW HAVE THREE MILLION SENIORS WHO HAVE FALLEN INTO SOMETHING CALLED THE DOUGHNUT HOLE. THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND $2,600 OUT OF POCKET...
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| 01:13:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT WILL ENDANGER AMERICAN PERSONNEL OVERSEAS, UNDERMINE THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS, AND GIVE A GET-OUT-OF JAIL FREE CARD FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY
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| 01:13:28 |
MR. MARKEY, -
HAVE COMMITTED WAR CRIMES. IF AN AMERICAN IS CAPTURED
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| 01:13:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN NORTH KOREA, IRAN, SYRIA, OR
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| 01:13:33 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
SOMALIA AND HELD AND INTIR GATED UNDER THE SAME KANGAROO COURT PROCESS, THIS BILL WILL CREATE EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THIS HOUSE WOULD BE OUTRAGED AT...
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| 01:14:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DECLINING. LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING EVEN MORE WITH THE LOWEST
|
| 01:14:53 |
MS. BROWN, -
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT MINIMUM WAGE IN 50 YEARS. THE BUSH ECONOMY HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT
|
| 01:14:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THE INCOME
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| 01:14:58 |
Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
OF ALL WORKING AMERICANS TO KEEP UP WITH THE RISING COSTS. DEMOCRATS HAVE A PLAN TO RESERVE THIS MISGUIDED TAX CUTS AND REDIRECT THEM TO THE MIDDLE...
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| 01:15:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WESTMORELAND: MR. SPEAKER, OVER THE LAST YEAR HOUSE REPUBLICANS...
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| 01:16:05 |
MS. BROWN, -
REDUCE AMERICA'S RELIANCE ON FOREIGN ENERGY SOURCES.
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| 01:16:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WHAT HAVE THE DEMOCRATS DONE? DEMOCRATS VOTED AGAINST THE DEEP OCEAN ENERGY RESOURCES ACT, WHICH WOULD CREATE
|
| 01:16:16 |
MR. WESTMORELAND, -
THOUSANDS OF FAMILY WAGE AMERICAN
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| 01:16:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOBS, AND ALLOW MORE
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| 01:16:19 |
Westmoreland, Lynn A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
OF OUR ENERGY RESOURCES TO BE PRODUCED IN THE DEEP SEAS WHILE EMPOWERING STATES TO PROTECT THEIR COASTLINES. DEMOCRATS VOTED AGAINST THE REFINERY...
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| 01:17:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ELECTION IN 2000, BUT HAS REFUSED TO LIVE UP TO THAT PROMISE. THE MAXIMUM PELL GRANT HAS BEEN FROZEN FOR FOUR
|
| 01:17:37 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
STRAIGHT YEARS, AND NOW
|
| 01:17:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONLY COVERS 32% OF TUITION
|
| 01:17:42 |
Clyburn, James E. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina
COSTS. INACTION WAS NOT THE PROBLEM EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS RAIDED STUDENT AID PROGRAMS. OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES RAIDED $12...
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| 01:18:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION 1042, RESOLVED THAT UPON THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION IT SHALL BE IN ORDER WITHOUT INTERVENTION OF ANY POINT OF ORDER TO CONSIDER
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| 01:19:02 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
IN THE HOUSE THE BILL H.R. 6166, TO AMEND TITLE 10 UNITED STATES CODE TO
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| 01:19:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AUTHORIZE TRIAL BY
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| 01:19:11 |
THE CLERK, -
MILITARY COMMISSION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW OF WAR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE AMENDMENT PRINTED IN THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ACCOMPANYING...
|
| 01:20:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE ANY EXTRANEOUS
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| 01:20:21 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MATERIAL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. COLE: MR. SPEAKER, ON TUESDAY THE RULES COMMITTEE MET AND REPORTED A CLOSED RULE FOR CONSIDERATION...
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| 01:20:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 6166, THE MILITARY COMMISSION'S
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| 01:20:31 |
MR. COLE, -
ACT OF 2006. THE RULE PROVIDES TWO HOURS OF DEBATE WITH 80 MINUTES EQUALLY DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE...
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| 01:20:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIRMAN AND
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| 01:20:44 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
RANKING MEMBER OF THE -- EXCUSE ME, RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY. IT WAIVES ALL POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF...
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| 01:27:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS A BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE, BUT NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. IT WAS AUTHORED BY THE
|
| 01:27:10 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
ADMINISTRATION AND BY THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS OF THIS CONGRESS. AS CHAIRMAN HUNTER TESTIFIED IN THE RULES COMMITTEE YESTERDAY,
|
| 01:27:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO DEMOCRATS WERE INVOLVED IN ANY WAY IN
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| 01:27:19 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT WERE CONDUCTED OVER
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| 01:27:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE WEEKEND TO PRODUCE THIS
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| 01:27:23 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
BILL. NOR DID THE RULES COMMITTEE MAKE IN ORDER ANY OF THE 15 AMENDMENTS THAT DEMOCRATS OFFERED TO ADDRESS THE SECTIONS OF THE BILL THAT MUST DEFEND...
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| 01:35:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS TIME I'M PLEASED TO YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO THE
|
| 01:35:41 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN OF THE RULES COMMITTEE, CHAIRMAN DREIER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA...
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| 01:36:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE VERY BRAVE AND
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| 01:36:07 |
MR. DREIER, -
COURAGEOUS PRESIDENT OF
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| 01:36:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AFGHANISTAN, HAMID KARZAI, HELD
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| 01:36:11 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
YESTERDAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE UNDERSCORES HOW IMPORTANT THAT DEBATE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE FACING TODAY IS. WE WERE REMINDED IN THE REMARKS THAT PRESIDENT...
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| 01:39:53 |
Skelton, Isaac "Ike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
REALLY NEEDS NO EXPLANATION. WE HAVE THE ALLEGED MASTER MIND OF 9/11 IN OUR CUSS TOTTY WAITING TO BE -- CUSTODY WAITING
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| 01:40:02 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
TO BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE. MEMBERS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE ASK WHAT'S THE RUSH? WE HAVE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVES, HESITANT TO INTERROGATE, HIGH...
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| 01:43:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO REMIND THE CHAIR OF THE RULES COMMITTEE THAT DEMOCRATS BROUGHT 15 AMENDMENTS UP LAST NIGHT, INCLUDING...
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| 01:43:20 |
THE CLERK, -
MEMBERS OF ARMED SERVICES AND INTELLIGENCE THAT WERE NOT ALLOWED. WE STILL -- I WILL. MR. DREIER: I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING. LET ME JUST SAY...
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| 01:43:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DELICATE COMPROMISE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FASHION AND
|
| 01:43:33 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
PUT TOGETHER HERE WHICH ENJOYS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. WHILE THERE WERE WIDE RANGE OF AMENDMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED, THERE WAS NO FIRM ALTERNATIVE ...
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| 01:43:46 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
PACKAGE -- MS. SLAUGHTER: I RECLAIMING MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK CONTROLS THE TIME. MS. SLAUGHTER: I YIELD...
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| 01:44:08 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
HISTORY. AS
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| 01:44:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HE CITES
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| 01:44:12 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
TO THE WHOLE SET OF
|
| 01:44:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EVENTS THAT HAVE BROUGHT US HERE, HE IGNORES THE FACT
|
| 01:44:18 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
THAT OVER THE WEEKEND, ALL OF THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND WITH THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY. GO TO THE RECORD FROM YESTERDAY'S RULES...
|
| 01:44:58 |
MR. DREIER, -
HASTINGS: WE HAVE BEEN SHUT OUT AND YOU HAVE BEEN THE MASTER OF CLOSED RULES, NO LESS A PERSON THAN
|
| 01:45:02 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
WHEN I CAME TO THIS BODY ARGUED VEHEMENTLY AGAINST CLOSED RULES.
|
| 01:45:06 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
MR. DREIER: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. HASTINGS: WE ARE ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF UNDERTAKING SERIOUS BUSINESS WITHOUT THE WILL OF THE HOUSE BEING HAMPERED....
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| 01:45:17 |
MR. DREIER, -
US TIME, I'LL BE
|
| 01:45:18 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
HAPPY TO YIELD TIME TO YOU. MR. DREIER: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD ME 30 SECONDS? MR. HASTINGS: I'LL YIELD 30 SECONDS. MR. DREIER: LET ME JUST SAY I...
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| 01:45:27 |
MR. DREIER, -
IF YOU LOOK AT THE
|
| 01:45:28 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
REMARKS I MADE, I TALKED ABOUT THOSE NORTONNERS. I NEVER SAID THERE WERE DEMOCRATS INVOLVED -- NEGOTIATE
|
| 01:45:34 |
MR. DREIER, -
YOFFERS.
|
| 01:45:35 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
I NEVER SAID THERE WERE DEMOCRATS INVOLVED. WHAT I SAID IS WE HAVE A BIPARTISAN
|
| 01:45:41 |
MR. DREIER, -
COMPROMISE WITH DEMOCRATS WHO HAVE COME FORWARD AND SPOKEN
|
| 01:45:44 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
IN SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN SUCCESSFULLY
|
| 01:45:46 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
WIN THIS WAR ON TERROR. AND I BELIEVE THAT WE MADE IT VERY CLEAR IN THE RECORD HERE AND I THINK THAT WHEN THERE'S NO SUBSTANTIVE ALTERNATIVE THAT...
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| 01:46:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COUNTRY. THOSE WHOM WE DEEM A THREAT TO
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| 01:46:21 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
OUR COUNTRY SHOULD BE GIVEN AT LEAST AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE PUT ON TRIAL PROPERLY AND IF FOUND GUILTY OF THEIR CRIMES, SHOULD BE PROMPTLY PUT IN PRISON...
|
| 01:49:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BECAUSE THEY HATE OUR FREEDOM. AND THERE SHOULD
|
| 01:49:28 |
MR. COLE, -
BE NO DOUBT THAT TERRORISTS WHO PERPETRATE THESE ACTS ARE THE ENEMY AND WE NEED TO TREAT THEM
|
| 01:49:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS SUCH. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY. THIS LEGISLATION WILL GIVE THIS
|
| 01:49:37 |
Miller, Candice - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
ADMINISTRATION AND FUTURE ADMINISTRATIONS THE AUTHORITY TO TRY THESE TERRORISTS. IT ALSO EXPANDS THE DEFINITION OF TERRORISTS TO THOSE WHO WOULD PROVIDE...
|
| 01:51:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CLOSED RULE AND
|
| 01:51:56 |
MRS. SLAUGHTER, -
THE BILL. THIS IS A DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE TO PRESERVE THE FUNDAMENTAL PROTECTIONS OUR COUNTRY HAS MAINTAINED.
|
| 01:52:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS WRITTEN, THE BILL HAS FAVOR
|
| 01:52:05 |
MRS. MATSUI, -
ASSURANCES AND PROVISIONS OPEN TO INTERPRETATION. THE POTENTIAL EROSION OF OUR LEGAL SAFEGUARDS IS A SERIOUS
|
| 01:52:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MATTER. THAT IS WHY
|
| 01:52:12 |
Matsui, Doris O. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR ARMED SERVICES RAISED THESE CONCERNS WHEN THEY TESTIFIED TO CONGRESS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. MR. SPEAKER, CERTAIN RIGHTS ARE CONSIDERED...
|
| 01:56:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAS ASTONISHING.
|
| 01:56:08 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
AS A MATTER OF FACT, AFTER LISTENING TO HER LITANY OF COMPLAINTS, PRESIDENT CHAVEZ'S COMMENTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS APPEAR
|
| 01:56:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MILD. WE HAVE NOT VIOLATED THE RIGHTS
|
| 01:56:17 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OF INDIVIDUALS. THIS BILL CREATES A FAIR AND ORDERLY PROCESS TO DETAIN AND PROSECUTE AL QAEDA MEMBERS AND OTHERS CAPTURED DURING THE WAR ON TERROR....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MINUTES. MR. SKELTON: MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU
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| 01:58:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WANT TO BE TOUGH ON TERRORISTS, PASS A STATUTE THAT WILL MEET THE SCRUTINY OF THE SUPREME COURT OF OUR COUNTRY. IF YOU WANT TO BE TOUGH ON
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| 01:59:10 |
Skelton, Isaac "Ike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
TERRORISTS, LET'S NOT PASS SOMETHING THAT RUSHES TO JUDGMENT AND HAS LEGAL LOOPHOLES THAT WILL REVERSE A CONVICTION. ONCE A CONVICTION OCCURS, YOU ...
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| 02:02:24 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
GOOD FRIEND, CHAIRMAN HUNTER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. HUNTER: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN
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| 02:02:30 |
MR. SKELTON, -
FOR YIELDING. AND MY COLLEAGUES, LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT THE SUPREME COURT DID NOT SAY
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| 02:02:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT CONGRESS DID NOT HAVE THE
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MR. COLE, -
RIGHT TO PRESCRIBE THIS NEW AND DEFINE THIS NEW STRUCTURE UNDER WHICH WE ARE GOING TO PROSECUTE TERRORISTS.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEY SAID WE HAVE THE
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Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OBLIGATION. THEY SAID THE PRESIDENT COULDN'T DO THIS HIMSELF. IT HAD TO BE PARTICIPATED IN BY CONGRESS AND WE SHOULD BE PUT TOGETHER THESE RULES...
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| 02:04:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE PLANNERS AND PERPETRATORS
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MS. SLAUGHTER, -
OF 9/11 BUT PHI YEARS
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| 02:04:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AFTER 9/11 -- BUT FIVE YEARS AFTER 9/11 WE HAVE YET TO HOLD AND TRY ONE SINGLE
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| 02:04:54 |
Tauscher, Ellen O. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TERRORIST ACCOUNTABLE. SADLY TODAY WE HAVE BEFORE US A BILL IF PASSED IN ITS CURRENT FORM WILL DO NOTHING BUT PUT US IN FURTHER LEGAL LIMBO. FURTHER...
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| 02:07:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE STATEMENT
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| 02:07:48 |
MR. COLE, -
BY MY FRIEND. THE PRESIDENT DID NOT REDEFINE TORTURE. THE GRAVE OFFENSES ARE PROHIBITED AND DEFINED
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| 02:07:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS WAR CRIMES. CAN YOU NOT DO THEM. AND TORTURE IS
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| 02:07:56 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
DEFINED AS ONE OF THE GRAVE OFFENSES. THE PRESIDENT CANNOT REDEFINE TORTURE. ALL THE PRESIDENT CAN DO IS DO ADMINISTRATIVE
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| 02:08:04 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO OFFENSE THAT IS ARE NOT GRAVE OFFENSES AND THAT INCLUDES TORTURE. THE PRESIDENT CANNOT REDEFINE TORTURE. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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| 02:08:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT'S WHAT THE MINORITY PARTY DOES. THAT'S
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| 02:08:36 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
WHAT WE WOULD DO IF WE WERE IN THAT SITUATION. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. I UNDERSTAND THOSE COMPLAINTS ABOUT PROCESS. BUT THIS IS NOW WHERE...
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| 02:11:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FIVE CHILDREN AND I
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| 02:11:18 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HAVE GRANDCHILDREN GOING ON SIX IN OCTOBER. THEIR PERSONAL SAFETY IS OF COURSE OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE
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| 02:11:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO ME AS IT IS TO EVERY PARENT OF THEIR CHILDREN AND
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| 02:11:29 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GRANDCHILDREN IN OUR COUNTRY. AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, OUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PROTECT AND DEFEND OUR COUNTRY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE....
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| 02:21:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLORIDA, MY FELLOW RULES COMMITTEE MEMBER, MR. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 02:21:41 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. DIAZ-BALART: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. IS IT PERFECT? NO. DO...
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| 02:22:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DOES, THAT IT
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Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
ACCOMPLISHES, IS THAT IT PROTECTS OUR TROOPS AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS. SOURCES AND METHODS OF INTELLIGENCE GATHERING ARE PROTECTED. THE SECURITY OF...
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| 02:23:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SLAUGHTER: I WILL YIELD
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MRS. SLAUGHTER, -
FIVE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. MCGOVERN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS
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| 02:24:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS CLOSED RULE AND TO THE UNDERLYING BILL. WE ARE RUSHING THROUGH A...
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| 02:24:12 |
MRS. SLAUGHTER, -
THE RIGHT TO DEBATE AMENDMENTS. THIS IS A BILL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHICH WILL HAVE TREMENDOUS RAMIFICATIONS FOR OUR NATION,
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MRS. SLAUGHTER, -
OUR JUDICIARY, AND OUR MILITARY, AND WE'RE GIVEN A CLOSED
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULE. THIS PROCESS IS AN ABSOLUTE OUTRAGE.
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McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
IT DEMEANS OUR DEMOCRACY. I REGRET THAT WE MUST EVEN CONSIDER SUCH LEGISLATION, BUT WE MUST BECAUSE THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION HAS BROKEN AND ABUSED...
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| 02:29:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOME ARE ON A PEDESTAL IS
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MR. COLE, -
INAPPROPRIATE WHEN I SERVED FOUR YEARS IN THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL CORPS ON
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACTIVE DUTY, WE HAD ONE THAT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT POST HE WAS AT FROM TIME TO TIME. SO IT MUST BE
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| 02:29:23 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TAKEN IN CONTEXT. I HEAR MEMBERS ON THE FLOOR SAY, GEE, BY PASSING THIS BILL WE ARE PUTTING TROOPS AT RISK. LET ME TELL WHAT YOU WILL PUT TROOPS...
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| 02:31:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND ALLOW THE HOUSE TO CONSIDER
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| 02:31:22 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
THREE CRITICAL AMENDMENTS THAT WERE REJECTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE LAST EVENING. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO INSERT THE TEXT OF
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| 02:31:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AMENDMENTS AND EXTRAORDINARIES
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MR. COLE, -
IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE VOTE ON
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| 02:31:34 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. THE FIRST AMENDMENT OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEEHAN WOULD RESTORE HABEAS CORPUS, ONE OF THE MOST BASIC PRINCIPLES IN OUR LEGAL...
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| 02:33:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEASURE. I HONESTLY BELIEVE WHEN MEMBERS SIT BACK AND CONSIDER THE UNDERLYING
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| 02:33:46 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
LEGISLATION CAREFULLY, THEY KNOW WE MUST MOVE FORWARD AND PASS BOTH THE RULE AND THE BILL. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT WE CAN TAKE LIGHTLY AND WE...
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| 02:37:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS...
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| 02:37:40 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
FROM OHIO RISE? MR. BOEHNER: MR. SPEAKER, I SEND TO
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| 02:37:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DESK A PRIVILEGED CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE CONCURRENT...
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| 02:38:01 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
30, 2006, OR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2006 ON A MOTION OFFERED PURSUANT TO THIS
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| 02:38:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY ITS MAJORITY LEADER
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THE CLERK, -
OR HIS DESIGNEE IT STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL 2:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, NEVER 9, 2006, OR UNTIL THE TIME OF ANY REASSEMBLY PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 OF THIS CONCURRENT...
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| 02:40:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE OUR WORK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK OBJECTS TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT...
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| 02:41:06 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
THE RULES THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. AND MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
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| 02:41:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 AND CLAUSE 9 OF RULE 20, THIS 15-MINUTE VOTE ON HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 483 WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FIVE-MINUTE VOTES ON ORDERING...
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| 03:20:50 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON JULY 28, 2006, PURSUANT TO THE IRAN AND
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| 03:20:58 |
THE CLERK, -
SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: REFERRED TO THE HOUSE CALENDAR AND ORDERED PRINTED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA...
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| 03:21:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACT COMMENDMENTS OF 2006. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT I ENTER A NO VOTE ON THIS ROLL CALL. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
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| 03:21:33 |
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN'S STATEMENT WILL BE PRINTED IN THE RECORD. MEMBERS TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. MEMBERS TAKE
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| 03:21:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SEATS. MEMBERS, TAKE SEATS. MEMBERS, TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. STAFF, CEASE CONVERSATIONS. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA...
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| 03:22:32 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1042, THE AMENDMENT PRINTED IN
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| 03:22:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE REPORT 1668 AND THE
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THE CLERK, -
BILL IS CONSIDERED READ. IT WILL BE 80 MINUTES EQUALLY DIVIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING MEMBER ON THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES AND 20...
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| 03:22:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EQUALLY AND DIVIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER ON THE COMMITTEE ON THE JEW DISH AIR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. HUNTER AND...
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| 03:23:39 |
Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
FLOOR. THE GENTLEMAN MAY PROCEED. MR. HUNTER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 6166,
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| 03:23:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE MILITARY COMMISSION'S ACT OF 2006. I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY OF CELEBRATING THE FIFTH YEAR OF 9/11 THAN ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM TO PROSECUTE THE...
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| 03:24:04 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
CIVILIANS AND WHO CONTINUE TO SEEK TO KILL AMERICANS BOTH ON AND OFF THE BATTLEFIELD. OUR MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN WRITING THIS LEGISLATION IS...
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| 03:48:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SKELTON: WE NEED TO BE TOUGH ON THESE TERRORISTS, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO BE TOUGH WITH CERTAINTY. I OPPOSE THIS LEGISLATION BECAUSE
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| 03:48:23 |
MR. SKELTON, -
IT LACKS THE CERTAINTY THAT WE
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| 03:48:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REQUIRE. AS A
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| 03:48:32 |
Skelton, Isaac "Ike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
FORMER PROSECUTING ATTORNEY INIESTERYEAR, MR. SPEAKER, I REMEMBER -- IN YES TERYEAR, I REMEMBER PROSECUTING A CRIMINAL. THAT SPECTER IS THAT THE ...
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| 03:53:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
6166. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS NOT AN ORDINARY BILL. THIS IS
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| 03:53:55 |
MR. HUNTER, -
AN URGENTLY NEED MEASURE TO FILL A GAPING HOLE IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM, BOTH IN OUR ABILITY TO BRING CRIMINALS OF THE 9/11 TO JUSTICE, THE BOMBING OF
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| 03:54:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE U.S.S. COLE AND THE
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| 03:54:08 |
Saxton, H. "James" James - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
AMERICAN EMBASSIES IN TANZANIA TO JUSTICE AND TO PROTECT OUR AMERICAN TROOPS AND AGENTS FROM FRIVOLOUS PROSECUTIONS AND LAWSUITS. IT IS NO WAY --...
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| 03:56:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN MAY PROCEED. >> MR. SAXTON: IT MAIN DATES TORTURE
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| 03:56:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND INDECENCY WHO ARE IN THE CUSTODY, PROTECTS AMERICANS FROM FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS AND PROSECUTIONS AND MOST CRITICALLY PROVIDES A
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| 03:57:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FAIR, BALANCED AND CIVILIZED PROCESS BY
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| 03:57:05 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WHICH THE INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMINALS MAY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTION.
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| 03:57:09 |
Saxton, H. "James" James - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE WORLD HAS WAITED LONG ENOUGH TO BRING THESE MEN TO JUSTICE. VOTE YES ON THIS MEASURE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK HIS TIME....
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| 03:57:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDERED. MR. ORTIZ: EACH MEMBER OF THIS HOUSE IS EQUALLY CONCERNED WITH BRINGING TERRORISTS
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| 03:57:42 |
MR. SKELTON, -
TO JUSTICE AND PUNISHING THEM ATTACKING THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE THEY HAVE COMMITTED HORRIBLE CRIMES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
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| 03:57:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I DO THE RIGHT
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| 03:57:52 |
MR. ORTIZ, -
THING. WHY ARE WE RUSHING INTO THIS?
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| 03:57:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLY
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| 03:57:59 |
Ortiz, Solomon P. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
WITH THE LAW, BUT WE SHOULDN'T BE IN A HURRY. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. YOU KNOW, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS . WHEN THE GENEVA CONVENTION...
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| 04:00:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN UNIFORM, MR. MCHUGH
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| 04:00:14 |
MR. ORTIZ, -
OF NEW YORK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED
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| 04:00:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. MCHUGH: THANK YOU FOR YIELDING. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'D LIKE I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO HAVE MY FULL STATEMENT ENTERED INTO...
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| 04:00:24 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MCHUGH: AND LET ME MAKE A FEW STATEMENTS BASED OFF THAT STATEMENT. THIS IS A GREAT COUNTRY WHEN WE CAN...
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| 04:00:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF ORDER, BUT VERY
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| 04:00:38 |
MR. MCHUGH, -
PASSIONATELY THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT HOW WE'RE BEING UNFAIR. LET ME BE VERY CLEAR. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS FOR
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| 04:00:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
14 YEARS VISITED OUR TROOPS
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| 04:00:46 |
McHugh, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COMBAT THEATER IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN LOCATED, IF OUR TROOPS WERE TO BE TAKEN PRISONER, THEY WOULD BE WELL SERVED BY THE ENEMIES...
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| 04:03:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HARMAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. HARMAN: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND COMMEND HIM FOR...
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| 04:03:56 |
Skelton, Isaac "Ike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
IN MY EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE THREATS AGAINST US, FIND THOSE WHO WOULD CAUSE US HARM, AND PREVENT THEM FROM HARMING US. I ALSO
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| 04:04:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT CONGRESS MUST
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| 04:04:08 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ACT UNDER ARTICLE 1 SECTION 8 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO REGULATE CAPTURES ON LAND AND ON WATER. SINCE THIS ADMINISTRATION STARTED NEW PROGRAMS...
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| 04:07:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO START WITH SOME IMPORTANT TRUTHS
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| 04:07:30 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
TO REMIND OURSELVES OF. ONE, WE'RE IN A STRUGGLE AGAINST A VICIOUS, DETERMINED ENEMY WHO IS DETERMINED TO KILL AS MANY OF US AND AS SPECTACULAR AND...
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| 04:07:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WILL GO ON FOR A LONG TIME. AND THIRD,
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| 04:07:47 |
Thornberry, William "Mac" McClellan - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE ENEMY LIVES IN THE SHADOWS AND DO NOT REVEAL WHEN OR WHERE OR HOW THEY'RE GOING TO STRIKE. INFORMATION IS THE KEY WEAPON WE HAVE TO PREVENT THEM...
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| 04:09:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I UNDERSTAND THE BEST
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MR. SKELTON, -
POSSIBLE CHANCE TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS IN THE NATION AND OUR TROOPS ON THE
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| 04:09:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BATTLEFIELD. BUT THOSE WHO HAVE
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| 04:09:59 |
MR. SKELTON, -
TIED MILITARY
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| 04:10:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMISSION LEGISLATION TO THOSE OF ACTIONABLE
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| 04:10:03 |
Reyes, Silvestre - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
INTELLIGENCE ARE SIMPLY MISLEADING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I AM DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED THAT MILITARY COMMISSIONS LEGISLATION CRAFTED BY THE WHITE HOUSE AND...
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| 04:12:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER. AND SO, MR. SPEAKER,
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| 04:12:22 |
MR. HUNTER, -
I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD AT THIS TIME TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN WHO
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| 04:12:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS, HIMSELF, A VETERAN AND A FORMER J.A.G. OFFICER AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND A GENTLEMAN WHO HAS PAID A LOT OF ATTENTION...
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| 04:12:40 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MUCH TIME? MR. HUNTER: TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED, TWO MINUTES. MR. BUYER: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TO ENTER A...
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| 04:12:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AFTER THE SWEARING OF THE CHARGES AGAINST THE ACCUSED.
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| 04:13:02 |
MR. HUNTER, -
SECTION
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| 04:13:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
949-A OF THE LEGISLATION PERMITS THE ACCUSED
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| 04:13:05 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
TO REPRESENT HIMSELF. THAT ALSO DEFINES HOW HE WILL CONDUCT HIMSELF AND WHEN THE MILITARY JUDGE IN HIS DISCRETION MAY PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY REVOKE...
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| 04:14:09 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ME AND YOUR WORK ON THIS PROVISION AND LEGISLATION AS A WHOLE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PRESIDENT. HE SAID HE WOULD WORK WITH THE HOUSE AND SENATE....
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| 04:14:27 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
THAT. THIS CODE OF MILITARY COMMISSION, IT HAS A GOOD BALANCE. YOU STRUCK THAT. MR. HUNTER: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS VALUABLE...
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| 04:14:52 |
MR. HUNTER, -
DEBATE BY SAYING THAT IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR WE CANNOT READ TERRORISTS THEIR
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| 04:14:57 |
MR. BUYER, -
MIRANDA RIGHTS. NO ONE HAS SAID
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| 04:14:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT. NO ONE HAS PROPOSED IT.
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| 04:15:01 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
NO ONE HAS SUGGESTED IT. THAT'S NOT WHAT'S BEING DEBATED HERE. IT'S NOT WHAT WE SHOULD DEBATE
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| 04:15:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HERE. IT'S ABSURD. WHEN IT COMES TO
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| 04:15:08 |
Israel, Steve - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
TERRORISTS PLANNING MASS MURDER ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, I WANT TO FIND THEM, I WANT TO CAPTURE THEM, I WANT TO KILL THEM, I WANT TO TRY THEM. IF THEY...
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| 04:17:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. ANDREWS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. AN -- MR. ANDREWS: THANK YOU, MR....
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| 04:18:01 |
MR. SKELTON, -
CONVICTED, AND PUNISHED. BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THOSE PROSECUTIONS
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| 04:18:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS IMPERATIVE FOR
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| 04:18:07 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY, I WILL
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| 04:18:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT THIS BILL. I WILL DO SO,
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| 04:18:12 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
HOWEVER, WITH TWO SEVERE RESERVATIONS WHICH I HOPE WOULD BE DEALT WITH BY THE OTHER BODY AND IN CONFERENCE. THE FIRST HAS TO DO WITH THE ISSUE OF HABEAS...
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| 04:20:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THIS FLOOR TODAY AND VOTE FOR
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| 04:20:24 |
MR. SKELTON, -
A MILITARY COMMISSIONS BILL THAT COMPORTS WITH OUR AMERICAN VALUES. THAT THE REST OF THE
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| 04:20:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WORLD WOULD SEE AS FAIR
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| 04:20:32 |
MR. SKELTON, -
AND HUMANE.
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| 04:20:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT HONORS OUR INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS AND
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| 04:20:36 |
MR. HAIR, -
PROTECTS OUR OWN TROOPS WHO FALL INTO ENEMY
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| 04:20:39 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
HANDS. AND THAT AS THE CHAIRMAN -- AS THE RANKING MEMBER HAS POINTED OUT, THE SUPREME COURT WOULD UPHOLD. I REGRET THAT THE CHAIRMAN AND RANKING...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN VIOLATION OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE. THE GENTLEMAN
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MR. HUNTER, -
FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. HUNTER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WANT TO SET THE GENTLEMAN STRAIGHT WHO JUST SPOKE IS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON HELD IN GUANTANAMO HAS THE RIGHT AND WILL HAVE THE RIGHT UNDER THIS LEGISLATION TO CONTEST WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE IN FACT...
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Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
INADD VRTENTLY OR BEING IN FACT TRUE ENEMY COMBATANTS, THEY'LL HAVE THAT RIGHT. THAT IS MY ESTIMATION AN IMPORTANT TYPE OF HABEAS CORPUS. THAT IS PRESERVED...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STEVE BUYER FOR HIS FINE LEADERSHIP AS WELL ON THIS ISSUE. IT'S TIME FOR THE
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MR. HUNTER, -
TERRORISTS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING THE MOST HORRENDOUS ATTACK ON
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Boustany, Charles W. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
U.S. SOIL AND WHO CONTINUE TO PLAN TERRORIST ACTS TO BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO DELIVER JUSTICE UPON THESE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPRESENT. I KNOW THAT THESE TERRORISTS ARE
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MR. SKELTON, -
VICIOUS MURDERERS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT FIRSTHAND. I ALWAYS THOUGHT
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Crowley, Joseph - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
I WAS SAFE IN MY LITTLE BED IN WOODSIDE, NEW YORK. I KNOW THAT'S NO LONGER THE CASE. IT'S MY VALUES AS AN AMERICAN AND THOSE VALUES THAT I HOLD DEAR...
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| 04:29:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INSLEE: MR. SPEAKER, WE OUGHT TO HOLD THIS TRUTH TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT NO PRESIDENT SHOULD BE
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MR. SKELTON, -
GIVEN THE ABILITY TO HOLD PEOPLE IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY WITHOUT REVIEW BY
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| 04:29:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE JUDICIAL, THE
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MR. INSLEE, -
JUDICIAL BRANCH. WE SHOULD
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NEVER YIELD TO AL QAEDA, NOT ONE INCH, NOT ONE RIGHT, NOT ONE AMERICAN PRINCIPLE. BUT TODAY IN
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Inslee, Jay - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
THIS BILL, WE YIELD A FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN PRINCIPLE, THE PRINCIPLE THAT NO EXECUTIVE, NO PRESIDENT SHOULD HAVE THE UNTRAMMELLED ABILITY TO BE FREE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL NOT PRESERVE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE ON WHICH THIS NATION WAS FOUNDED. HOW TRUER TO OUR IDEALS REFLECTS THE CLARITY AND DECISIVENESS WITH WHICH...
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| 04:31:49 |
MR. SKELTON, -
CAN ACT, THE SAFETY OF OUR TROOPS, THE MOTIVATION OF OUR ACTUAL ENEMIES AND
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BEHAVIOR OF OUR ENEMIES.
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Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THIS BILL PROVIDES PRINCIPLES THAT ARE VAGUE AND IMPRECISE. IT IS VIEWED BY OUR TROOPS IN THE FIELD AND BY OUR FRIENDS AND ENEMIES AROUND THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN HAS 15 MINUTES REMAINING. 15. MR. SKELTON: 15 MINUTES REMAINING? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
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| 04:33:45 |
MR. SKELTON, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WU: MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO FOCUS LIKE A
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LASER BEAM ON THE RIGHT OF HABEAS CORPORATION AND
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MR. SKELTON, -
THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNTOWARD EFFECT OF THIS
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MR. SKELTON, -
LEGISLATION ON HABEAS CORPUS. THIS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS AN ANCIENT DOCTRINE THAT HAS
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MR. WU, -
BEEN WITH US SINCE AT LEAST THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DAYS OF CHARLES
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Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
I. IT HAS PRESENTED DIFFICULTIES TO MANY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS, FROM JEFFERSON TO LINCOLN TO GRANT TO ROOSEVELT. WE HAVE THE POWER TO DO MUCH IN RESTRICTING...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TO THANK THE DISTINGUISHED
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MR. WU, -
GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI
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Unidentified Speaker, -
AND LET MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT I
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE READ THE
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MR. SKELTON, -
BILL. AND WHAT I READ HERE IS PRETTY CHILLING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WANT TO
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| 04:36:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
QUOTE SOMETHING FROM THE BILL THAT HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED AND
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MR. SKELTON, -
ASK THAT ALL OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY FRIENDS READ THIS
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Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
BILL SO THAT WE CAN SEE IF THIS REALLY REFLECTS WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND THE IMPLICATIONS THIS COULD HAVE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. BECAUSE I HAVE STOOD...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
MISSOURI. MR. SKELTON: I YIELD
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. SCHIFF. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED, TWO MINUTES. MR. SCHIFF: I THANK THE...
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| 04:41:17 |
MR. SKELTON, -
TO CONGRESS AND SEEK LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING MILITARY TRIBUNALS
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| 04:41:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO TRY TERRORIST SUSPECTS. FOR OVER FOUR YEARS NOW, MANY OF MY DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES AND
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| 04:41:27 |
Schiff, Adam B. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
I HAVE URGED THIS CONGRESS TO ACT IN THIS AREA. 4 1/2 YEARS AGO, I INTRODUCED LEGISLATION. OTHER OF MY COLLEAGUES DID THE SAME. TO ESTABLISH MILITARY...
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| 04:45:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS BILL MILITARY COMMISSIONS IF
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| 04:45:46 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
YOU CHECK ON PAGE 7 TO ANSWER THE GENTLEMAN WHO JUST SPOKE WHO THOUGHT HIS WIFE MIGHT IN SOME WILD CIRCUMSTANCE BE PROSECUTED OUT -- THUND BILL, THIS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK YOU. I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. LEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. TWO MINUTES. MS....
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| 04:46:43 |
MR. SKELTON, -
I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND HIS COMMITMENT TO OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM. THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. AT
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| 04:46:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A TIME WHEN
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| 04:46:55 |
MR. SKELTON, -
EVEN THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE OCCUPATION IN IRAQ HAS SPAWNED
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| 04:47:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A NEW GENERATION OF
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Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TERRORISTS AND MADE US, QUITE FRANKLY, LESS SAFE, THIS BILL NOW WILL UNDERMINE THE SECURITY OF OUR BRAVE TROOPS AND HAND A VICTORY TO THOSE WHO...
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| 04:49:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CAN DISREGARD INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND LAW
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| 04:49:19 |
MR. SKELTON, -
AND INSTEAD DO AS IT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLEASES. FOR GENERATIONS WE HAVE BEEN THE
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| 04:49:26 |
Moran, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
BEACON TO GUIDE THE ACTIONS OF OTHER NATIONS. IF WE DESCEND FROM THE HIGH MORAL GROUND, WE ARE IN EFFECT LOSING GROUND TO THE TERRORISTS. SECRETARY...
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| 04:51:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS CHAPTER, SO
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MR. HUNTER, -
IN -- AN EARLIER
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| 04:51:49 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
SPEAKER BROUGHT OUT IT DOESN'T SAY ALIEN. IN ORDER TO BE TRIED UNDER MILITARY COMMISSIONS YOU HAVE TO BE AN ALIEN. YOU LOOK AT LINE 17, PAGE 7, THE...
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| 04:52:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT THE VAST MAJORITY
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| 04:52:29 |
MR. MORAN, -
OF PEOPLE AT GUANTANAMO
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| 04:52:31 |
MR. SKELTON, -
DETAINED WERE NOT IN FACT CAUGHT ON THE
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| 04:52:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BATTLEGROUND. MANY
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| 04:52:35 |
Moran, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
OF THESE PEOPLE WERE PUT THERE BY BOUNTY HUNTERS. THEY WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. AFTER FIVE YEARS THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE INFORMATION TO...
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| 04:53:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND NOT ONLY IS THAT ANALYSIS CORRECT, BUT THIS REFERENCE TO
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| 04:53:16 |
MR. SKELTON, -
THE DETENTION ACT AS A CURE FOR THAT IS TOTALLY SPECIOUS BECAUSE
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| 04:53:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS DETENTION ACT WE
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| 04:53:23 |
Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
PASSED AS A RIDER TO AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL SO ANY REMEDY PROVIDED BY THE DETENTION ACT GOES AWAY IN THE YEAR OF APPROPRIATION. IF YOU READ THAT LANGUAGE,...
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| 04:54:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SKELTON: MAY I INQUIRE, MR. SPEAKER, DOES THE GENTLEMAN CHOOSE TO CLOSE? MR.
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| 04:54:12 |
MR. BUYER, -
HUNTER: WE JUST HAVE ONE OTHER SPEAKER, THEN I'M GOING
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| 04:54:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RESERVE THE BALANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD
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| 04:54:17 |
MR. SKELTON, -
AT SOME POINT 30 SECONDS TO MR. BUYER FOR HIS RESPONSE.
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| 04:54:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SKELTON: LET ME RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. MR. BUYER: I HAVE TO GO...
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| 04:54:29 |
MR. SKELTON, -
DON'T DIVE INTO RHETORIC. WHEN YOU GO TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE DOCUMENT, IT'S VERY
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| 04:54:33 |
MR. HUNTER, -
CLEAR WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE CODE OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS. IN TITLE 18 YOU'LL HAVE THE FEDERAL CODE THAT APPLIES TO U.S. CITIZENS. THE UCMJ, A THIRD
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| 04:54:42 |
MR. SKELTON, -
CHAPTER WILL APPLY TO UNLAWFUL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENEMY COMBATANTS.
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| 04:54:46 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
IT WILL NOT APPLY TO UNITED STATES CITIZENS. IT IS VERY, VERY CLEAR. IF YOU THINK IT APPLIES TO SOMEBODY ELSE, SIR, I CANNOT GET INTO YOUR MIND BUT...
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| 04:55:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH HIS OWN AGENDA, HIS DISTRICT NEEDS, COMMITTEE REQUEST. BUT THE ONE THING
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| 04:55:28 |
MR. HUNTER, -
THAT SHOULD SIR MOUNT ALL THOSE INDIVIDUAL DESIRES NEEDS, AND ENERGIES IS THE COMMITMENT
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| 04:55:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO KEEP OUR NATION SAFE. 14 TERRORISTS ARE NOW BEING HELD AT GUANTANAMO BAY AWAITING TRIAL. THOUSANDS OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS
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| 04:55:41 |
Granger, Kay - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OF AMERICANS KILLED ON SEPTEMBER 11 ARE WAITING JUSTICE. AND OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE WAITING FOR CONGRESS TO ACT. THE BILL WE HAVE BEFORE US HELPS...
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| 04:56:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAFTING ERRORS. WE NOT -- WE
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| 04:56:59 |
MR. SKELTON, -
SHOULD NOT BE RUSHING THIS KIND OF
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| 04:57:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION THROUGHOUT WITHOUT THE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION THAT IT
|
| 04:57:05 |
Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
DESERVES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. MR. SKELTON: MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS A DAY IN CONSTITUTIONAL...
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| 04:57:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIKE MARS AT BRIHELLION. WE WANT TOUGH BUT ALSO CERTAINTY IN ANY CONVICTION THAT COMES FROM THIS TRIBUNAL. I'M FEARFUL, MR. SPEAKER, THAT THIS LEGISLATION
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| 04:57:39 |
Skelton, Isaac "Ike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
IS AN INVITATION FOR REVERSAL BY THE SUPREME COURT. WE WANT TO BE TOUGH ON THOSE DESPICABLE PEOPLE, BUT WE ALSO WANT A CONVICTION TO WIDTH SOON THIS...
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| 04:58:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. WHICH IS TWO MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN
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| 04:58:28 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SENSENBRENNER: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR....
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| 04:58:39 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THIS LEGISLATION IS CRITICAL TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES. THE BILL CREATES A FAIR AND ORDERLY PROCESS
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| 04:58:49 |
MR. SENSENBRENNER, -
TO DETAIN AND PROSECUTE AL QAEDA
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| 04:58:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEMBERS AND OTHER DANGEROUS
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| 04:58:54 |
Sensenbrenner, F. "James" James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
TERRORISTS CAPTURED DURING THE WAR ON TERROR. IT ALSO SETS CLEAR GROUND RULES PERTAINING TO HOW WE WILL TREAT THESE PRISONERS IN OUR CUSTODY. THE WAY...
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| 05:03:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RESPECT THE IDEALS OF LAW AND HUMAN
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| 05:03:58 |
MR. CONYERS, -
DIGNITY IN ACTUALITY
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| 05:04:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 05:04:03 |
Conyers, John Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
RATHER THAN JUST IN RHETORIC. THIS LEGISLATION GOES TO THE CORE OF WHO WE ARE AS A NATION, AND SO I BEGIN THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION ON THIS...
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| 05:10:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A GENTLEMAN NAME MICHAEL RAFTER IN WHO BOASTED ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO
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| 05:10:12 |
MR. SENSENBRENNER, -
DO IN PUBLIC. QUOTE, THE LITIGATION IS BRUTAL
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| 05:10:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THE UNITED STATES. IT'S
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| 05:10:16 |
Sensenbrenner, F. "James" James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
HUGE. WE HAVE OVER 100 LAWYERS NOW FROM BIG AND SMALL FIRMS WORKING TO REPRESENT THE DETAINEES. EVERY TIME AN ATTORNEY GOES DOWN IT, IT MAKES IT MUCH...
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| 05:11:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOMDON CASE WHEN HE SAID
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| 05:11:16 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THAT THEIR DECISION RESTED UPON A SINGLE GROUND. THE PRESIDENT HAD TO GO BACK TO US TO GET AUTHORITY FOR THIS. THEN THEY GO AHEAD AND SAY, NOTHING PREVENTS...
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| 05:16:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE UNITED STATES HAD THE EXCLUSIVE POWER TO INTERPRET THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS AND PUBLISH WHAT HE'S INTERPRETED
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| 05:16:45 |
Conyers, John Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
IN THE RECORD. AND NEVER BEFORE HAS A PRESIDENT HAD THE POWER TO ELIMINATE JUDICIAL REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE ACTS AS SIGNIFICANT AS DETENTION AND DOMESTIC...
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| 05:18:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT. OTHERS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF
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| 05:18:31 |
Lofgren, Zoe - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WHO MAY BE INCARCERATED WITHOUT CHARGE FOREVER, BUT I WANT TO OBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS SUSPENDING HEIR HEIR. AMERICA IS A PROUD FREE NATION BECAUSE...
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| 05:20:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND SECURITY OF OUR COUNTRY, AND I
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| 05:20:12 |
Lofgren, Zoe - U.S. Representative, [D] California
YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. SENSENBRENNER: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF 30 SECONDS. MR. SPEAKER, I'M AFRAID...
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| 05:20:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WE CAN'T SUSPEND THAT BY LAW. THE OTHER IS
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| 05:20:38 |
Sensenbrenner, F. "James" James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
STATUTORY HABEAS CORPUS, WHICH HAS BEEN REDEFINED TIME AND TIME AGAIN BY THE CONGRESS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE AND WE HAVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL...
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| 05:21:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CASE GAVE THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR
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| 05:21:16 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT JURISDICTION OVER THE VALIDITY OF A ENEMY COMBATANT TRIBBUNAL. THEY IGNORED THE D.T.A. AND A LONG-STANDING LINE OF...
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| 05:23:43 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. IT'S A WAR BETWEEN WESTERN CIVILIZATION AND ISLAMIC FASCISTS FROM AROUND THE MUSLIM WORLD. IT DOES NOT TAKE PLACE IN ONLY ONE...
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| 05:23:56 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CONCLUSION THEY DESIRED AND THEN SHOEHORNED THEIR DECISION TO HAVE THE GIVEN
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| 05:24:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESULT.
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| 05:24:03 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
AND THAT WAS DURING A TIME OF WAR, BUT DOING THIS, THE MAJORITY IN HAMDAN FURTHER UNDERMINED OUR CONSTITUTION WHICH RELIES ON THE SEPARATION OF POWERS....
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| 05:25:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CASE, I AM DISAPPOINTED
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| 05:25:40 |
Conyers, John Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THAT A BILL OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS BEING CONSIDERED UNDER A CLOSED RULE WITHOUT ASSURANCES THAT TRADITIONAL NOTIONS OF
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| 05:25:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DUE PROCESS, JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND FULL
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| 05:25:49 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
COMPLIANCE WITH THE GENEVA CONVENTION WILL BE IN THE BILL. ONE OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS PROBLEMS OF THIS BILL IS THE CREATION OF A PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR...
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| 05:28:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. SCHIFF, WHO HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY ON THIS ISSUE, TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED...
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| 05:28:56 |
Conyers, John Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
AMERICAN CITIZENS. PLAINLY, THE LEGISLATION DEFINES ENEMY COMBATANT AS ANY PERSON WHO MATERIALLY SUPPORTS SOMEONE OR IS BELIEVED TO MATERIALLY
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| 05:29:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT SOMEONE ENGAGED IN HOSTILITIES
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| 05:29:09 |
Schiff, Adam B. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. THAT INCLUDES AMERICAN CITIZENS. AND YET THE MAJORITY SAYS, BUT ON THE LEGISLATION ONLY ALIENS CAN BE BROUGHT UP BEFORE...
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| 05:31:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 05:31:34 |
MR. CONYERS, -
VALUES TO FEAR. WE SHOULD COME BEFORE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
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| 05:31:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALLING THE EXTENSION OF HABEAS
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| 05:31:47 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CORPUS. YES, WE MUST BE VIGILANT TO PROTECT OUR SAFETY. BUT WE MUST NOT ALLOW THE UNDERMINING VALUES OF OUR COUNTRY BE STAINED BY THIS LEGISLATION....
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| 05:34:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAR HAS MADE THE OVERALL
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| 05:34:43 |
MR. CONYERS, -
TERRORISM PROBLEM WORSE, NOT BETTER. THAT IT HAS FUELED THE JIHADDIST MOVEMENT
|
| 05:34:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND MADE US LESS
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| 05:34:52 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
SAFE NOT MORE SAFE. THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WAS WRONG ABOUT THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. THEY WERE WRONG ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SADDAM...
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| 05:37:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MASSACHUSETTS, FORMER MEMBER OF
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| 05:37:11 |
MR. CONYERS, -
THE COMMITTEE, MR. BERNIE FRANK. I YIELD TO HIM FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. FRANK: MR. SPEAKER, I ...
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| 05:37:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMPASSION FOR TERRORISTS. I SHARE MUCH OF IT, BUT THIS IS
|
| 05:37:23 |
MR. CONYERS, -
NOT ABOUT TERRORISTS. THIS IS ABOUT PEOPLE ACCUSED OF TERRORISM. AND THERE MAY BE HUMAN REALMS WHERE THIS IS A VALID CONCEPT. NOT IN THE ARRESTING...
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| 05:37:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE TIME OF WAR. HAVE WE NOT,
|
| 05:37:40 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. SPEAKER, HAD ENOUGH EXAMPLES OF ERROR OF PEOPLE LIKE THE RECENT CASE TO OUR EMBARRASSMENT OF A MAN SENT TO SYRIA TO BE TORTURED TO THE UNITED...
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| 05:38:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF LOWERING THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE GENEVA
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| 05:38:56 |
Conyers, John Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
CONVENTION BY YOU A LOUG THE PRESIDENT TO UNILATERALLY INTERPRET THE GENEVA CONVENTION AS THEN -- AND THEN EXEMPTING HIS INTERPRETATIONS FROM ANY SCRUTINY,...
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| 05:40:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO REVIEW WHETHER OR NOT IS PROPERLY DETAINED AS AN
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| 05:40:25 |
MR. SENSENBRENNER, -
ENEMY COMBATANT. SO THE BUSINESS OF
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| 05:40:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INDEFINITE
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| 05:40:29 |
MR. SENSENBRENNER, -
DETENTION IS COMPLETELY A RED HERRING. THIS LEGISLATION ITSELF CREATES A NUMBER OF NEW RIGHTS FOR DETAINEES AND PEOPLE THAT ARE TRIED BEFORE MILITARY...
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| 05:43:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMAINING. MR.
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MR. SENSENBRENNER, -
HUNTER: MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE A MINUTE OF TIME FOR THE MAJORITY LEADER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 2 1/2...
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| 05:43:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS DEBATE. THIS SHINING CITY ON A HILL WAS ATTACKED ON
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MR. HUNTER, -
9/11. WE UNDERTOOK AGGRESSIVE ACTION AGAINST THE TERRORISTS WHO ATTACKED US, WE KILLED A LOT OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEM, AND WE FOUND THEM IN PLACES WHERE THEY NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD FIND THEM IN CAVES
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Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AT 10,000 FOOT ELEVATION MOUNTAIN RANGES, IN DESERTS, IN CITIES, AND WE CAPTURED SOME OF THEM. AND SOME OF THOSE WHO DESIGNED THE ATTACK AGAINST THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOCUSED ON ONE VITAL GOAL AND THAT IS STOPPING TERRORIST ATTACKS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. I WANT TO COMMEND CHAIRMAN HUNTER AND CHAIRMAN SENSENBRENNER...
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Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
KNOW THAT TO STOP TERRORIST ATTACKS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO INTERROGATE TERRORIST SUSPECTS, FIND OUT WHAT THEY KNOW AND PUT THEM...
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| 05:52:34 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI RISE? MR. SKELTON: I HAVE A MOTION AT THE DESK TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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THE CLERK, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION. THE CLERK: WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT THE SAME BACK TO THE HOUSE FORTHWITH WITH
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT, AT THE END OF THE BILL --
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| 05:52:58 |
MR. SKELTON, -
MR. SKELTON: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE
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| 05:53:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MOTION BE CONSIDERED AS READ AND PRINT IN THE RECORD.
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MR. SKELTON, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS THERE OBJECTION. HEARING
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NONE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI IS RECOGNIZED IN SUPPORT OF HIS
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THE CLERK, -
MOTION. MR. SKELTON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, IT'S OUR OBLIGATION IN THIS BODY TO FIX THE DEFICIENCIES IN THIS SYSTEM OR TO BRING TERRORISTS TO JUSTICE....
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| 05:53:20 |
MR. SKELTON, -
MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS WOULD ADD TWO IMPORTANT ELEMENTS TO THE BILL THAT ADDRESS THIS BASIC
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| 05:53:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONCERN. FIRST, IT WOULD REQUIRE AN EXPIINDICTED REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE
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| 05:53:32 |
Skelton, Isaac "Ike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
MATTER. THAT IS WHAT WE NEED. AND SECOND, IT WOULD REQUIRE RE-AUTHORIZATION OF THESE MILITARY COMMISSIONS AFTER THREE YEARS. EXPEDITED REVIEW IS A...
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| 05:55:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUE, MR. SKELTON, AN OUTSTANDING GENTLEMAN AND FRIEND AND A GUY WHO CARES ABOUT
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MR. SKELTON, -
OUR COUNTRY, AND ALL THE
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| 05:56:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOLKS WHO HAVE REALLY WORKED THIS ISSUE AND PARTICIPATED IN THE HEARINGS AND THE BRIEFINGS THAT WE'VE HAD AND THE DISCUSSIONS
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| 05:56:12 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
WITH THE MILITARY EXPERTS. LET ME TELL YOU WHY I OPPOSE THIS. FIRST, MR. SPEAKER, THE SUPREME NOT ONLY GAVE PERMISSION B, BUT INVITED THE CONGRESS TO...
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| 06:01:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE
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| 06:01:18 |
MR. HUNTER, -
IT. MR. SKELTON: MR. CHAIRMAN -- MR. SPEAKER, I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL THOSE IN REQUEST OF A RECORDED
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| 06:01:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THE CHAIR WILL REDUCE TO FIVE MINUTES THE MINIMUM...
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| 06:01:40 |
MR. SKELTON, -
PASSAGE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION
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| 06:01:44 |
Sanchez, Linda T. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE O CANCER. BRUCE LOVED OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE OF SANTA ANA. BRUCE JOINED THE SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT ON JANUARY...
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| 06:04:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AN INCREASE PAY. IN WAGES ARE SIMPLY NOT
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| 06:04:36 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
KEEPING UP WITH INFLATION MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR FAMILIES
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| 06:04:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO AFFORD MONTHLY BILLS. ONE OF THE MOST DAUNTING
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| 06:04:44 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
BILLS FAMILIES FACE IS THE BILL FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S COLLEGE EDUCATION. THE AVERAGE COST FOR A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AT A STATE UNIVERSITY IS $40,000 AND...
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| 06:05:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE WILL BE VOTING TO PUT
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MR. PAYNE, -
POLITICS ABOVE POLICY, TO PUT THE NEEDS OF US AS POLITICIANS OVER THE NEEDS OF THE AMERICAN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PEOPLE. FOR LEADERSHIP
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Unidentified Speaker, -
WILL INSIST THAT WE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEAVE WITHOUT DEALING WITH ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. LEAVE WHILE OUR SENIORS ARE FALLING INTO THE DOUGHNUT HOLE PROVIDED IN
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| 06:06:13 |
Sherman, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE POORLY PLANNED PART D OF MEDICARE. LEAVE BEFORE WE DEAL WITH COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY, BEFORE WE DEAL WITH TAX RELIEF FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, ESPECIALLY...
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| 06:44:09 |
Conaway, K. "Mike" Michael - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
DESK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 THE CHAIR POSTPONES ON MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES...
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| 06:44:30 |
Conaway, K. "Mike" Michael - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
ARE ORDERED. THE POSTPONED QUESTIONS WILL BE TAKEN LATER TODAY. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. >> MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND ...
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| 06:45:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM KANSAS, MR. MOORE, EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 06:45:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. OXLEY: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE
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| 06:45:10 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND TO INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT
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| 06:45:18 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
OBJECTION. MR. OXLEY: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR.OX LEE: THE RE-INSURANCE
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| 06:45:28 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
REFORM ACT IS IMPORTANT FOR CONSUMERS HELPING AMERICAN HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES TO OBTAIN MORE AFFORDABLE INSURANCE COVERAGE. IT
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| 06:45:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL HELP CONSUMERS IN HIGH COST AREAS
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| 06:45:39 |
MR. OXLEY, -
SUCH AS URBAN CITIES VULNERABLE TO TERRORIST RISKS.
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| 06:45:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BUT THIS BILL IS THE NEXT CRITICAL STEP IN THE LONG
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| 06:45:47 |
MR.OX LEE, -
JOURNEY TOWARDS COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF HOW INSURANCE IS REGULATED AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. IN 1995 I CHAIRED SOME OF THE FIRST HEARINGS IN THE...
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| 06:46:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
66 YEARS, NORTH CAROLINA ENOUGH TIME FOR THREE SETS OF LOBBYISTS TO PUT THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COLLEGE IT UNDERSCORED THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY...
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| 06:46:51 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
FOUGHT SUCCESS, THE HOUSE LEADERSHIP CREATED THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES WHICH I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF CHAIRING FOR ITS NEARLY SIX YEARS...
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| 06:49:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND RICHARD BAKER AND REPRESENTATIVE FRANK FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE. THE
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| 06:49:33 |
Moore, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Kansas
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW BOTH SIDES CAN COME TOGETHER TO INTRODUCE AND PASS LEGISLATION THAT IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE ABOUT...
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| 06:51:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. BROWN-WAITE: THE MARKET IS
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| 06:51:19 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
FRAGMENTED AND CUMBERSOME. INSURERS AND BROKERS WHO WANT TO PROVIDE INSURANCE ACROSS STATE LINES ARE SUBJECT TO A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT STATE TAX
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| 06:51:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. OFTENTIMES THESE REQUIREMENTS --
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| 06:51:32 |
MR. OXLEY, -
THESE REGULATIONS WILL CONFLICT MAKING IT
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| 06:51:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ONE COMPANY TO COMPLY WITH ALL
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| 06:51:38 |
Brown-Waite, Virginia "Ginny" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
OF THEM. THIS SITUATION LEAVES POLICY HOLDERS UNDERINSURED AND WITH LITTLE CHOICE IN PROVIDERS. MOREOVER MOST OF THE POLICY HOLDERS THAT PURCHASE...
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| 06:55:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP. THIS
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| 06:55:08 |
MR. MOORE, -
BILL PROVIDES RELIEF TO FLORIDA'S COMMERCIAL FIRMS SHOULD ARE EXPERIENCING
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| 06:55:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SEVERE INCREASES AND I MEAN THOUSAND OF PERCENT INCREASES IN INSURANCE
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| 06:55:17 |
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
PREMIUMS. IT'S REALLY HAPPENING ACROSS THE NATION. SURPLUS LINES ARE A SAFETY VALVE ON TRADITIONAL INSURANCE MARKETS. IN SOME CASES THEY'RE THE ONLY...
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| 06:56:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO A BURDENSOME
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| 06:56:36 |
MR. OXLEY, -
MAZE FOR COMPLIANCE. I FIND
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| 06:56:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT PROBLEMATIC THAT REINSURANCE RATES ARE RISING
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| 06:56:42 |
Fitzpatrick, Michael "Mike" G - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
BECAUSE SOME STATE REGULATORS ARE THROWING OUT ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN REINSURANCE PROVIDERS AND PRIMARY CARRIERS. FOR THIS REASON I'M AN ORIGINAL...
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| 06:57:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DELIBERATIONS WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF BALANCE
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| 06:57:56 |
MR. MOORE, -
AND GIVEN THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN FLORIDA AND THE REACTION THERE
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| 06:58:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA,
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| 06:58:02 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MS. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, HAS BEEN A REAL LEADER IN TRYING TO GET AN APPROPRIATE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO THE INSURANCE CHRISIS AND I AM GLAD THAT WE ARE TAKING...
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| 06:58:38 |
MR. OXLEY, -
WHICH HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE IN AN
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| 06:58:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EFFORT TO
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| 06:58:45 |
Baker, Richard H. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
FACILITATE IT. A WORD OF SPECIAL APPRECIATION FOR THOSE OF US IN LOUISIANA AS A RESULT OF THE DEBACLES OF KATRINA AND RITA. WE ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR...
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| 07:01:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MOORE, DO YOU HAVE ANY
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| 07:01:17 |
Moore, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Kansas
FURTHER SPEAKERS? MR. MOORE: WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. MR. OXLEY: LET ME COMPLETE THIS. THIS WAS IN THE GREAT TRADITION OF OUR COMMITTEE, A GOOD...
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| 07:01:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HERETOFORE, AND IT'S REALLY WHAT MAKES OUR COMMITTEE VERY
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| 07:01:33 |
MR. OXLEY, -
SPECIAL. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE PRODUCT PUT OUT.
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| 07:01:39 |
MR. MOORE, -
SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT
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| 07:01:41 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
OVERALL, BUT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A CHUNK OF THIS AND MOVE IT SEPARATELY, I THINK WAS A WISE DECISION THAT OUR STAFF PARTICIPATED IN AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS....
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| 07:02:14 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED,...
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| 07:02:31 |
MR. OXLEY, -
ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDED
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| 07:02:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNTIL COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PRUETT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER...
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| 07:03:13 |
MR. OXLEY, -
TRANSPARENCY AND COMPETITION IN THE CREDIT RATING AGENCY INDUSTRY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 07:03:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. OXLEY,
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| 07:03:23 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. KANJORSKI, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. OXLEY: MR. SPEAKER,...
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| 07:03:38 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. OXLEY: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. SPEAKER,...
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| 07:03:51 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
THE TROUBLING ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING ISSUES. THIS LANDMARK LEGISLATION STRENGTHENED THE RULE OF AUDITORS, BOARD OF
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| 07:04:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DIRECTORS AND AUDIT COMMITTEES, AND IN DOING SO
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| 07:04:03 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
STABILIZED AMERICA'S CAPITAL MARKETS. BY ENCHANCING THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF OUR PUBLIC COMPANIES, SARBANES-OXLEY SOUGHT TO FORTIFY THE PILLARS UPON...
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| 07:08:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AGENCIES LIKE
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| 07:08:32 |
Kanjorski, Paul E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
MOODY'S, FINCH AND STANDARD & POORS. SOUND FINANCIAL REGULATION ALSO DEPENDS ON THE WORK OF THESE RATERS. SINCE THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION...
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| 07:15:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RATING INDUSTRY. THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
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| 07:15:12 |
MR. OXLEY, -
COMMITTEE MIKE OXLEY AND CAPITAL MARKET SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN RICHARD BAKER, OUR REQUEST TO IMPROVE THE CREDIT
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| 07:15:20 |
Fitzpatrick, Michael "Mike" G - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
RATING INDUSTRY IS BECOMING A REALITY. S&P AND MOODY'S RATED ENRON AT AN INVESTMENT GRADE PRIOR TO ITS BANKRUPTCY FILING. THEY TOLD THE MARKET THAT...
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| 07:19:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WORLDCOM CONTINUE TO
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| 07:19:16 |
MR. KANJORSKI, -
ENJOY HIGH RATED BONDS JUST DAYS BEFORE THEY
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| 07:19:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DECLARED BANKRUPTCY, SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. CONGRESS
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| 07:19:23 |
MR. OXLEY, -
HAS TAKEN GREAT STRIDES IN ENSURING THAT THE CORPORATE SCANDALS THESE COMPANIES PRECIPITATED WILL NOT
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| 07:19:30 |
Brown-Waite, Virginia "Ginny" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
HAPPEN AGAIN. AND IMPROVING THE AGENCIES THAT RATE THEM IS YET ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP. I WASN'T IN CONGRESS WHEN THE ENRON AND WORLDCOM SCANDALS ERUPTED,...
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| 07:20:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS. AND I APPRECIATE THEIR
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| 07:20:58 |
MR. KANJORSKI, -
LEADERSHIP. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY GOOD FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, MR.
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| 07:21:02 |
MR. OXLEY, -
FITZPATRICK, FROM PENNSYLVANIA, FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE. I TRULY TELL OUR COLLEAGUES AND FOLKS ALL ACROSS THIS NATION THAT THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA...
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| 07:21:10 |
Price, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THE CITIZENS ALL ACROSS THIS NATION ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOUR LEADERSHIP. THIS BILL ADDRESSES THE CREDIT RATINGS OR JUDGING THE FINANCIAL WORTHINESS....
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| 07:23:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GOOD WORK ON THE IMPORTANT PIECE
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| 07:23:28 |
MR. KANJORSKI, -
OF REFORM IN THE WORLD OF
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| 07:23:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FINANCE. THIS HAS
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| 07:23:32 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
IMMEASURABLE IMPACT ON ANY NUMBER OF BUSINESSES AND ANYBODY'S FINANCIAL INTEREST. I WANT TO COMPLIMENT MR.
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| 07:23:41 |
Baker, Richard H. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
FITZPATRICK WITH HIS WORK ON H.R. 2990, A PREVIOUSLY PASSED BILL, WHICH IN ESSENCE IS INCORPORATED INTO THE VERSION SENT BACK TO US FROM THE SENATE...
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| 07:26:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE THAT A FRESHMAN
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| 07:26:06 |
MR. KANJORSKI, -
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PASS MAJOR LEGISLATION AS WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY. IT'S A REAL TRIBUTE TO
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| 07:26:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HIS LEADERSHIP AND HARD
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| 07:26:14 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
WORK. AND THE COOPERATION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS BIPARTISAN AND BICAMERAL BILL FINISHED. WE HAD A MOST IMPRESSIVE...
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| 07:27:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 07:28:17 |
MR. OXLEY, -
ASSISTED MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO,
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| 07:28:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. OXLEY, AND THE GENTLEWOMAN
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| 07:28:27 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. WATERS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. OXLEY: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 07:28:42 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
MATERIAL THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. OXLEY: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME, AND I RISE IN STRONG...
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| 07:28:54 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
EXTENSION ACT OF 2006, LEGISLATION INTRODUCED BY MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FROM OHIO, CONGRESSWOMAN DEBORAH PRYCE. THIS EXTENDS THE MULTIFAMILY
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| 07:29:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESTRUCTURING AND AFFORDABILITY ACT OF
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| 07:29:06 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
1997 FOR FIVE YEARS BEYOND ITS CURRENT EXPIRATION DATE OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2006. LEGISLATION CREATING THE MARK-TO-MARKET PROGRAM WAS ENACTED IN 1997...
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| 07:31:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2006. I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLELADY FROM OHIO,
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| 07:31:53 |
MS. WATERS, -
DEBORAH PRYCE, FOR SPONSORING THIS BILL ALONG WITH OTHER CO-SPONSORS OF THE BILL, INCLUDING MR. GERLACH OF PENNSYLVANIA, MR. TIBERI OF OHIO, AND OF...
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| 07:38:37 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
INCLUDING SOME EFFORTS TO PRESERVE. THE LEADERSHIP THE GENTLEWOMAN HAS CONE SHOWN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FULL COMMITTEE, AND I MUST SAY THE FORMER CHAIRMAN,...
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| 07:39:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EVER SINCE SHE GOT HERE. AND
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| 07:39:31 |
MR. OXLEY, -
HAS WORKED EXTREMELY WELL AS RANKING MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE WITH
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| 07:39:37 |
MS. WATERS, -
THE CHAIRMAN. AND WITH BOTH THE FULL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AND MYSELF AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 07:39:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OHIO. WE HAVE
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| 07:39:44 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
SURPRISED A LOT OF PEOPLEM WITH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE. AND THEY SAY POLITICS IS THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE, AND I THINK WE HAVE PROVEN IT...
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| 07:40:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES -- MR. OXLEY: REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING...
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| 07:40:49 |
MR. OXLEY, -
THIS MOTION WILL BE
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| 07:40:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSTPONED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. OXLEY: MR. SPEAKER, WE ARE GOING TO BE GOOD FRIENDS HERE, AREN'T WE? I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES...
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| 07:41:19 |
MR. OXLEY, -
PRODUCTIVITY FOR INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR....
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| 07:41:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. FRANK, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE
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| 07:41:35 |
THE CLERK, -
GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. OXLEY: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND...
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| 07:41:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON THIS LEGISLATION, TO INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. OXLEY: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH...
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| 07:41:58 |
Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS LEGISLATION FOR FIVE YEARS NOW AND I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT WITH THE SENATE ON THIS IMPORTANT
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| 07:42:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION. THE BILL BEFORE US TODAY SHOULD BE TAKEN
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Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
UP BY THE SENATE LATER THIS WEEK AND ON THE PRESIDENT'S DESK SHORTLY THEREAFTER. ON MARCH 8, 2006, THE HOUSE BEGAN THE EFFORT IN THIS CONGRESS...
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| 07:47:25 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
THAN REQUIRED AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE INEFFICIENT REGULATION. I WAS PLEASED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO STRIP AWAY UNNEEDED REGULATION...
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Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY RELIEF ACT OF 2006 TO UNDO OR DIVEST THEMSELVES OF THESE INVESTMENTS OR RENEGE ON THEIR WRITTEN COMMITMENTS TO INVEST IN...
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| 07:49:12 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
WE MENTIONED SECTION 405 IN THE FIRST PLACE, WE ARE NOW TALKING ABOUT 702 IT WAS INCLUDED AT THE REQUEST OF THE REGULATORY AGENCIES TO CLARIFY THAT...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED ROUTINELY IN CORPORATE APPLICATIONS, NOTICES, OR REQUESTS TO IMPOSE FINANCIAL OUR
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MR. FRANK, -
OTHER CONDITIONS THAT CONTAIN
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| 07:50:27 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
A PERSONAL GUARANTEE AGAINST LOSS BY THE INSTITUTION. FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED BY THE REGULATORY AGENCIES TO ROUTINELY REQUIRE DIRECTORS...
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| 07:51:52 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
OXLEY: THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL. I WILL INSERT INTO THE RECORD A LETTER DATED AUGUST 5, 2006, FROM THE O.C.C., FDIC, THE FED, AND O.T.S. THIS...
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| 07:52:12 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
ROUTINELY IMPOSE FINANCIAL OUR OTHER CONDITIONS ON BANK DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS THAT CONTAIN A PERSONAL GUARANTEE AGAINST LOST BY AN INSTITUTION SEEKING...
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MR. FRANK, -
MR. HENSARLING: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
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| 07:53:01 |
MR. OXLEY, -
SPEAKER, I HAVE HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK EXTENSIVELY IN SUBCOMMITTEE, COMMITTEE, AND ON THIS HOUSE FLOOR FOR THE NEED THAT WE HAVE FOR REGULATORY...
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| 07:53:12 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. SO I WILL REFRAIN FROM DOING THAT TODAY PRIOR TO COMING TO CONGRESS I WAS
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| 07:53:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN PRIVATE BUSINESS. THEY TEACH YOU IN PRIVATE BUSINESS
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| 07:53:21 |
Hensarling, Jeb - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THAT ONCE YOU CONCLUDE A DEAL, QUIT TALKING. WE SEEM TO HAVE FINALLY CONCLUDED A DEAL WITH THE OTHER BODY. HOWEVER I AM NO LONGER IN BUSINESS...
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| 08:00:00 |
MR. FRANK, -
THE YEARS AND SPECIFICALLY TONIGHT WITH YOUR WORK ON
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REGULATORY RELIEF AND ALSO TO
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| 08:00:05 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS WHO JUST SPOKE FOR ALL OF HIS WORK TO BRING THIS TO
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| 08:00:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FRUITION. YOU KNOW, THE UNDERLYING BILL HERE, AS HAS BEEN
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| 08:00:12 |
Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
POINTED OUT TO, TO REDUCE THE OVERALL BURDEN ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN GENERAL AND MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE. BUT ONE POINT...
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| 08:02:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE COULD AND WE'LL
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Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
SAVE SOME OTHER THINGS FOR A LATER DAY. BUT JEFF HENSARLING AND ALL OF THE FOLKS WHO WORKED ON THIS LEGISLATION, I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR COOPERATION...
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| 08:02:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL...
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| 08:02:57 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS MOTION WILL
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| 08:02:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
POSTPONED.
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| 08:03:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. >> MR. SPEAKER, SINCE I'VE WORN OUT ONE SPEAKER AND I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R....
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| 08:03:28 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PROJECTS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. OXLEY, AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. WALTERS, WILL...
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| 08:03:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OXLEY: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON THIS LEGISLATION, TO...
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| 08:03:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. OXLEY: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 08:03:59 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
H.R. 5347, THE HOPE VI RE-AUTHORIZE ACT OF 2006, INTRODUCED BY MR. SHAYS. THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION WOULD RE-AUTHORIZE THE HOPE VI PROGRAM...
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| 08:04:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MORE YEAR AND WOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
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MR. OXLEY, -
A RESOURCE TO REVITALIZE DISTRESSED PUBLIC
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSING UNITS. SINCE 1993
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Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING BY ENCOURAGING PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO SEEK NEW PARTNERSHIPS...
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| 08:06:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUBMIT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. WALTERS: I -- MS. WATERS: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE HOPE VI RE-AUTHORIZATION...
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| 08:06:53 |
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
I AM ONE OF THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSORS OF THE LEGISLATION AND I WANT TO TAKE TIME TO CONGRATULATE THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN, MR. OXLEY, RANKING MEMBER...
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| 08:07:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. THE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND
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| 08:07:09 |
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OF WHICH I AM RANKING MEMBER HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO EXTEND HOPE VI. INDEED THERE'S A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT...
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| 08:12:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THROUGH 2007. RE-AUTHORIZING THE HOPE VI FOR AN ADDITIONAL
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| 08:12:50 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
YEAR WILL HAVE AN IMPORTANT IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND WILL ALSO PAY TREMENDOUS DIVIDENDS IN TOWNS AND CITIES ACROSS
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| 08:12:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICA. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE WORKED ON THIS LEGISLATION WITH
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| 08:13:01 |
Shays, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] Connecticut
MY COLLEAGUES, JIM LEACH, MAXINE WATERS, MR. DAVIS WHO WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS, AND MEL WATT, AND CHARLIE DENT, AND I APPRECIATE THE ASSISTANCE...
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| 08:15:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALABAMA, MR. DAVIS, IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MS. WATERS,
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| 08:15:58 |
Conaway, K. "Mike" Michael - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
FOR YIELDING. LET ME SAY JUST ONE THING AT THE OUTSET, MR. SPEAKER. PRIOR TO THE CONCEPTION OF THE HOPE VI PROGRAM, WE TENDED TO BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC HOUSING
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| 08:16:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAS A CONDITION THAT WAS
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| 08:16:10 |
MS. WATERS, -
NOT ALTERLYABLE, IT WAS NOT CHANGEABLE, AND SIMILARLY WE BELIEVED
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| 08:16:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT WOULD LOOK PRETTY MUCH AS IT DID WHEN A
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| 08:16:17 |
Davis, Artur - U.S. Representative, [D] Alabama
PUBLIC HOUSING UNIT WAS CONCEIVED. THE SINGLE EVENT THAT HAPPENED WHEN THIS PROGRAM WAS PASSED IN THE LATE 1980'S WAS THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE RECOGNIZED...
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| 08:20:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REDEVELOPMENT OF SEVERELYDY LAP --
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| 08:20:39 |
MR. OXLEY, -
SEVERELY DILAPIDATED PUBLIC HOUSING
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| 08:20:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNITS. THIS FORMS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN LOCAL BUSINESSES AND
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| 08:20:45 |
Dent, Charles "Charlie" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
VEST AGENCIES, GARNERING GROWTH AND INVESTMENT AND INVESTMENT IN POVERTY STRICKEN NEIGHBORHOODS. IN MAY, 2005, THE ALLENTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY RECEIVED...
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| 08:22:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
5347. IT IS NECESSARY TO EXTEND THIS PROGRAM AND
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| 08:22:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE ARE EXTENDING IT FOR ONE YEAR, THE
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| 08:22:42 |
Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
RE-AUTHORIZATION. THAT'S THE BEST WE CAN DO. YOU MAY SENSE A SENSE OF FRUSTRATION IN THAT STATEMENT BECAUSE THERE IS A SENSE OF FRUSTRATION. I HAVE...
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| 08:28:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY YIELD BACK THE TIME. MR. OXLEY: I YIELD BACK AS WELL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS...
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| 08:28:23 |
MR. OXLEY, -
THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 5347, AS AMEND
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| 08:28:30 |
MS. WATERS, -
THE -- AS AMNDED. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE
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| 08:28:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
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| 08:28:39 |
MR. OXLEY, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, AND
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| 08:28:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BILL IS PASSED. WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. . THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE THE...
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| 08:29:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WYOMING. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, PROCEEDINGS WILL RESUME
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| 08:29:23 |
THE CLERK, -
ON MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES PREVIOUSLY POSTPONED. VOTES WILL BE TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER. H.R. 5637 BY THE YEAS AND NAYS. H.R. 6115 BY THE...
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| 08:29:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A 15-MINUTE VOTE. REMAINING ELECTRONIC VOTES WILL BE CONDUCTED AS FIVE-MINUTE VOTES. AND HOUSE RACES AND OTHER POLITICAL RACES...
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| 09:13:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ME ATTENDING THE FUNERAL OF A HOUSTON POLICE OFFICER WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY, I MISSED THE FOLLOWING VOTES. I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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| 09:13:54 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
VOTED, NO. THE PREVIOUS ROLL CALL VOTE 488, IF I HAD BEEN PRESENT I WOULD HAVE VOTED, NO. H.RES 1042, THE RULE WITH THE MILITARY COMMISSION, ROLL CALL...
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| 09:15:02 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
TOMORROW. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 5503....
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| 09:15:28 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HIGH-COST AREAS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN
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| 09:15:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. MILLER,
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| 09:15:36 |
Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. WATERS, WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. MILLER: THANK YOU, MR....
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| 09:15:52 |
Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MILLER: THANK YOU. MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I...
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| 09:16:05 |
Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MILLER: THIS IS INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS COUNTRY. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE BARNEY FRANK. HE...
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| 09:16:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN PROCESS COMPLETED
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| 09:16:20 |
MR. MILLER, -
IN COMMITTEE SO THE BILL CAN BE HEARD TONIGHT. WHEN IT COMES TO LAND
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| 09:16:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS
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| 09:16:26 |
Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THAT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IN OTHER PARTS OF THE AREA, THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE F.H.A. MORTGAGE INSURANCE LIMITS ARE NOT KEEPING PACE. THE SLOWDOWN...
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| 09:21:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
F.H.A. MULTIFAMILY LOAN ACT. AND I WANT TO THANK
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| 09:21:46 |
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MR. GARY MILLER. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, MR. FRANK, A SPONSOR OF THE BILL, AND THE
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| 09:21:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN, MR. OXLEY, FOR MOVING THIS
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| 09:21:59 |
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE PROGRESS THAT WE AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES HAVE MADE ON HOUSING MATTERS....
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| 09:27:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AUTHOR, THE RANKING MEMBER, MS. WATERS, AND ALL OF
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| 09:27:17 |
MR. MILLER, -
THE COMMITTEE, FOR BRINGING THIS BILL BEFORE US. I COME FROM A COUNTY WHERE THE
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| 09:27:22 |
MS. WATERS, -
MEDIAN PRICE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME IS ALMOST $800,000 WHERE 800-FOOT
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| 09:27:30 |
Lofgren, Zoe - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CONDOS SALE FOR ABOUT $800,000. THE F.H.A. PROGRAM HASN'T WORKED. IT HASN'T FOR A LONG TIME. THERE WAS A RECENT ANALYSIS IN CALIFORNIA FACTORING...
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| 09:28:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SAY I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL HAVE
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| 09:28:44 |
MS. WATERS, -
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE FLOOR WITH MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES FROM OUR COMMITTEE BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION, BUT I FIRST WANT TO SAY HOW
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| 09:28:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPRECIATIVE I AM TO THE CHAIRMAN OF
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| 09:28:57 |
MS. WATERS, -
THE COMMITTEE, MR. OXLEY, FOR THE LEADERSHIP THAT HE HAS PROVIDED FOR HIS SENSE OF FAIRNESS AND FOR HIS SENSE OF WHAT IT TAKES TO GET BOTH SIDES OF...
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| 09:29:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO ACCOMPLISH THAT VISION, I WISH HIM THE BEST IN HIS RETIREMENT. WE WILL MISS HIM NEXT YEAR WHEN THE
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| 09:30:01 |
Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
COMMITTEE STARTS AGAIN, AND WITH THAT I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND...
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| 09:30:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. >> MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN NEW JERSEY. >> I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 6079 AS AMENDED. ...
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| 09:30:57 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN
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| 09:30:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM NEW JERSEY, MR.
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| 09:31:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
GARRETT, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. FRANK, EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
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| 09:31:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY.
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| 09:31:09 |
Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. GARRETT: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON THIS LEGISLATION...
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| 09:31:17 |
Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MATERIAL THEREIN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. GARRETT: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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| 09:31:30 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
COLLEAGUE AND THE CHIEF SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION, CONGRESSMAN MIKE CASTLE, A VERY SPEEDY RECOVERY. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH HIM AND HIS...
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| 09:31:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WE HOPE TO SEE HIM BACK HERE
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| 09:31:41 |
MR. GARRETT, -
ON THE FLOOR SOON. I ALSO, MR. SPEAKER, WISH TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK
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| 09:31:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BOTH CHAIRMAN OXLEY AND
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| 09:31:47 |
Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
CHAIRMAN BAKER FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS STUDY AND THEIR ONGOING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE EVOLVING HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY. I COME TO THE FLOOR TONIGHT...
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| 09:35:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULESES. REPORT TO ACCOMPANY HOUSE
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| 09:35:15 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
RESOLUTION 1046, WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6-A OF RULE 13 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED
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| 09:35:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES. REPORT TO
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| 09:35:25 |
THE CLERK, -
ACCOMPANY HOUSE RESOLUTION 1047, RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 4772, TO SIMPLIFY AND EXPEDITE ACCESS TO THE FEDERAL COURTS...
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| 09:36:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH US VERY SOON. SECONDLY, THAPING THE GENTLEMAN HAS ACCURATELY PORTRAYED THE
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| 09:36:25 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
SITUATION -- I THINK THAT THE GENTLEMAN HAS ACCURATELY PORTRAYED THE SITUATION. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE II HAD TWISTED A -- S.E.C. HAD TWISTED A STATUTE...
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| 09:38:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HEDGE FUND WAS, SO PERHAPS WITH THIS STUDY WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE AS WELL. AND I WILL YIELD TO
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| 09:38:33 |
Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE GENTLEMAN. MR. FRANK: I WOULD SAY, YES, TO THE GENTLEMAN, THIS IS A CASE WHEN WE CAN ALL AGREE. THAT JUDICIAL ACTIVISM WAS A GOOD THING. MR. GARRETT:...
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| 09:38:56 |
Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
CASTLE WOULD APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE FUNDS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE HEDGE FUNDS, IN ESSENCE, ARE IN SUPPORT OF
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| 09:39:03 |
Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THIS LEGISLATION AS WELL. THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THE HEDGE FUNDS ARE SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS REGULATIONS RELATING TO FRAUD AND RISK AND OTHER SECURITIES...
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| 09:39:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5585 AS AMENDED....
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| 09:40:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM FLORIDA, MS. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN
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| 09:40:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM NORTH CAROLINA. MR. MCHENRY: THANK YOU,
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| 09:40:26 |
THE CLERK, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE NET IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2006, A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT
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| 09:40:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I, ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM FLORIDA, DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, HAVE SPONSORED AND HAVE BROUGHT THROUGH THE COMMITTEE PROCESS TO THE FLOOR HERE...
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| 09:40:46 |
McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
IMPORTANT ISSUE, AS WELL AS THE RANKING DEMOCRAT, BARNEY FRANK OF MASSACHUSETTS, FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL. AND IT'S CERTAINLY...
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| 09:43:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND MY GOOD FRIEND, RANKING MEMBER FRANK, HAVE DISPLAYED,
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| 09:43:47 |
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
SET THE TONE FOR THE REST OF US ON THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE STAFF. AND I, TOO, AM PLEASED TO STAND WITH MY GOOD FRIEND AND FELLOW...
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| 09:47:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SIMPLY WANT TO COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE
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| 09:47:31 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
FROM FLORIDA. IT'S BEEN A DELIGHT WORKING WITH HER AND RESOLVING SOME OF THE MORE TECHNICAL ISSUES IN THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
|
| 09:47:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT POPPED UP LATE IN THE COMMITTEE PROCESS. BUT SHE WAS VERY
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| 09:47:42 |
McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
ADAPTED TO HANDLING THOSE ISSUES. I WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER LEADERSHIP. WITH THAT I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
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| 09:48:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS AMENDED. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY
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| 09:48:13 |
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA. MR. MCHENRY: MR. SPEAKER, I -- MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL...
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MR. MCHENRY, -
FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. FRANK, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA. MR. MCHENRY: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK...
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| 09:49:03 |
McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON THIS LEGISLATION AND TO INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL
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| 09:49:09 |
McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MCHENRY: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT -- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2006. I FIRST WANT TO COMMEND CHAIRMAN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OXLEY AND RANKING
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MR. MCHENRY, -
MEMBER FRANK FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE FOR INTRODUCING
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS
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McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
LEGISLATION. IT'S COMPRISED OF TWO MAJOR PROVISIONS FROM H.R. 3505, WHICH THE HOUSE PASSED LAST MARCH BY A VOTE OF 415-2. H.R. 3505 PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BE. WHAT WE DID EARLIER IS WHAT THE SENATE WILL
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Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
ACCEPT. SO IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO SHOW WHAT IT SHOULD BE. THE SENATE WILL GO, APPARENTLY PART OF THE WAY. THERE'S BEEN NEGOTIATIONS AND CONVERSATIONS....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL
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| 09:53:19 |
MR. MCHENRY, -
IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA. MR. MCHENRY: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. -- BILL H.R. 6072. THE...
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| 09:53:49 |
MR. MCHENRY, -
PROVIDES CERTAIN ACQUISITIONS OF LAW FOR INSTITUTIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE
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| 09:53:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MR. MCHENRY AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. FRANK,
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| 09:53:59 |
McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA. HEHN HENL MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS...
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| 09:54:14 |
McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MCHENRY: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED....
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| 09:54:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WANT TO START BY COMMENDING CHAIRMAN OXLEY AND
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MR. MCHENRY, -
MR. ROSS, FORMER MEMBER OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE,
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR INTRODUCING THIS
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| 09:54:42 |
McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
LEGISLATION. LIKE OUR PREVIOUS LEGISLATION THAT WE CONSIDERED A FEW MOMENTS AGO HERE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR, THIS IS ONE OF TWO PROVISIONS FROM H.R....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORTIVE OF PREEMPTION. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO WHAT LEGISLATURES CAN DO,
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| 09:56:44 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
BUT THINGS HAVE FOUND THEIR WAY IN THE STATE CONSTITUTIONS WHICH IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH. AND IT DOES SEEM TO ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR PREEMPTION,...
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| 09:58:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND
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| 09:58:23 |
McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
PASS THE BILL H.R. 6072. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN...
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| 09:58:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THE BILL IS PASSED. WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. . THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KELLER: MR....
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| 09:59:14 |
MR. KELLER, -
RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MR. KELLER, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. KILDEE, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE...
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| 09:59:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KELLER: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE
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| 09:59:24 |
THE CLERK, -
DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON H.R. 6138. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. KELLER: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME...
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| 09:59:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 6138, THE THIRD HIGHER EDUCATION EXTENSION ACT OF
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| 09:59:41 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
2006. SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAMS IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT SUCH AS PELL GRANTS AND PERKIN STUDENT LOANS ARE SET
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| 09:59:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 30,
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| 09:59:51 |
Keller, Ric - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
2006. PELL GRANTS AND PERKINS LOANS ARE THE PASSPORTS OUT OF POVERTY FOR MILLIONS OF WORTHY YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEY DESERVE TO BE RE-AUTHORIZED. H.R....
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| 10:02:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INCLUDING CHANGES TO THE HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM AND
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MR. KILDEE, -
LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR 9/11 SURVIVORS
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| 10:02:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE CHANGES WILL ENSURE
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| 10:02:23 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THAT HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR IMPORTANT ROLE IN EDUCATING MINORITY STUDENTS AND THAT FAMILIES WHO FELL VICTIM FOR THE...
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| 10:05:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
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| 10:05:09 |
Keller, Ric - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
H.R. 6138, A MEASURE TO EXTEND THE PROGRAMS UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT THAT ARE SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. I THINK THE CHAIRMAN OF...
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| 10:05:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HIS WORK ON THIS BILL AS WELL AS
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| 10:05:24 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
HIS CONSISTENT EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF OUR NATION'S COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. I ALSO THANK RANKING MEMBER KILDEE FOR HIS HELP ON THIS -- ON...
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| 10:09:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOUR EXTENSIONS. EACH TIME HOPING THAT IT WOULD BE THE LAST SHORT-TERM MEASURE WE NEEDED
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| 10:10:02 |
MR. KILDEE, -
TO PASS BEFORE WE FINALLY PRODUCE AN IMPROVED BIPARTISAN
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| 10:10:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND LONG OVERDUE RE-AUTHORIZATION BILL THAT
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| 10:10:09 |
Bishop, Timothy "Tim" H. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
REFLECTS THE BEST INTEREST OF AMERICA'S COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT THEM. I NOW RISE WITH A DIFFERENT HOPE AND EVEN STRONGER CONVICTION....
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| 10:12:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BIPARTISAN LANGUAGE THAT PROVIDES STUDENT LOAN
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| 10:12:10 |
MR. KELLER, -
FORGIVENESS TO THE SPOUSES OF
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| 10:12:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FIRST RESPONDERS, LOST OR DISABLED IN
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| 10:12:15 |
MR. KILDEE, -
THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. THIS YEAR MARKS THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF
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| 10:12:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
9/11. I FIRST INTRODUCED THIS BILL IN OCTOBER, 2001, AND I
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| 10:12:23 |
McCarthy, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
AM PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO FINALLY PASS THIS PROVISION. THIS IS LONG OVERDUE AND WILL PROVIDE WELCOMED FINANCIAL RELIEF TO FAMILIES...
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| 10:14:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 10:14:23 |
MR. KELLER, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 10:14:32 |
MR. KILDEE, -
SCHULTZ. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WAS SAID GOOD NIGHT...
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| 10:14:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IS THE
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| 10:15:02 |
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
LARGEST INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING IN FLORIDA. NOVA SOUTHEASTERN STUDENT BODY IS UNIQUE. 80% ARE EVENING AND PART-TIME GRADUATE-DEGREE SEEKING...
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| 10:17:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. KELLER: MR.
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| 10:17:30 |
MR. KELLER, -
SPEAKER, I YIELD AS MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 10:17:34 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KELLER: AT THE END I WILL YIELD BACK BECAUSE I HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS AS WELL. LET ME ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS...
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| 10:17:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE ULTIMATE BILL HERE. JUST TO
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| 10:17:50 |
MR. KELLER, -
ADDRESS SOME OF THE SCHOOL LENDER ISSUES. ALL OF THE SCHOOLS
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| 10:17:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THE
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| 10:17:55 |
Keller, Ric - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
LENDER PROGRAM MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS THEY HAVE BEEN. ALL SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN INELIGIBLE TRUSTEE AGREEMENT IN PLACE MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE BUT...
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| 10:20:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 4766...
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| 10:21:36 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. MCKEON, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. KILDEE, WILL EACH...
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| 10:21:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. MCKEON: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS
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| 10:21:47 |
THE CLERK, -
CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON H.R. 4766. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT
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| 10:21:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBJECTION. MR. MCKEON: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MCKEON: MR....
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| 10:22:06 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MARTINEZ NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES PRESERVATION OF -- ACT OF
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| 10:22:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2006. WITH THE PROGRAMS UNDER THE
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| 10:22:17 |
MR. MCKEON, -
HEALTH AND HUMAN
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| 10:22:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SERVICES FOR NATIVE
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| 10:22:22 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AMERICANS, IT WILL HAVE COLLEGES AND GOVERNING COLLEAGUES AS THEY SEEK TO PRESERVE NATIVE LANGUAGES AND CULTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE,...
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| 10:26:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILSON. LANGUAGE SCHOLARS ESTIMATE
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| 10:26:44 |
MR. KILDEE, -
THAT THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 300 LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN NORTH
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| 10:26:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICA PRIOR TO
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| 10:26:49 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THE ARRIVAL OF COLUMBUS. SOME PROJECT THAT WITHOUT INTERVENTION, ONLY 20 INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES WILL REMAIN VIABLE BY THE YEAR 2050. THIS BILL WILL...
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| 10:30:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL. SUCH TIME AS SHE MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY
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| 10:30:27 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. WILSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AT A GOVERNMENT-RUN BOARDING SCHOOL FOR AMERICAN INDIANS IN THE 1920'S, ESTHER MARTINEZ WAS NOT...
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| 10:30:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 10:30:48 |
Wilson, Heather - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
PUEBLO. THE GOAL OF THE SCHOOL WAS TO ASSIMLATE AMERICAN INDIANS AND THAT MEANT LEAVING THE PAST, THE STORIES, AND THE LANGUAGE BEHIND. BUT MRS....
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| 10:34:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MARTINEZ NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE
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| 10:34:32 |
MR. KILDEE, -
PRESERVATION ACT OF 2006. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW
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| 10:34:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEXICO, MRS. HEATHER WILSON, FOR INTRODUCING THIS
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| 10:34:41 |
MR. UDALL, -
IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A CO-SPONSOR
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| 10:34:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF IT. I'D
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| 10:34:46 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. KILDEE, FOR HIS HARD WORK ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS MANY OTHER MEMBERS WHO HAVE TAKEN AN INTEREST IN...
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| 10:39:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND INDEED MOVING DEBATE. ESTHER MARTINEZ IS SOMEONE I WISH I HAD MET. YOU HAVE CERTAINLY DONE HER GREAT CREDIT IN YOUR
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| 10:39:23 |
MR. MCKEON, -
STIRRING WORDS ON
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| 10:39:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE FLOOR THIS
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| 10:39:26 |
MR. KILDEE, -
EVENING. IT WAS ONLY
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| 10:39:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE HAD A
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| 10:39:30 |
Pomeroy, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] North Dakota
PROCESSION OF HORSES, NATIVE AMERICANS DRESSED IN THEIR TRADITIONAL CLOTHING AS WE CAME DOWN THE MALL AS PART OF THE CEREMONIES ATTENDANT TO THE OPENING...
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| 10:42:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POMEROY FROM NORTH DAKOTA GET UP AND SPEAK ABOUT THIS REMINDED ME OF -- WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS
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| 10:42:28 |
MR. MCKEON, -
BEFORE I HAD A BROTHER, YOUNGER BROTHER THAT SERVED A MISSION
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| 10:42:31 |
MR. KILDEE, -
FOR OUR CHURCH IN THE DAKOTAS WITH THE INDIAN PEOPLE, AND
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| 10:42:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HE WOULD HAVE LOVED WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE
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| 10:42:40 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
TONIGHT. MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR TIME AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK...
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| 10:43:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE TITLE IS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE...
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| 10:44:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA, MR. JINDAL, AND THE GENTLEMAN
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| 10:44:04 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM VIRGINIA, MR. SCOTT, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. MR. JINDAL: MR.
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| 10:44:11 |
Jindal, Bobby - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON H.R. 6106. THE SPEAKER...
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| 10:44:20 |
Jindal, Bobby - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. JINDAL: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT...
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| 10:44:31 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IMPACT THEY HAD ON THE SCHOOLS OF LOUISIANA. MORE THAN 1,100 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WERE FORCED TO CLOSE IN THE
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| 10:44:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAKE OF THOSE
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| 10:44:39 |
MR. JIND A.M., -
HURRICANES. APPROXIMATELY 158,000 STUDENTS WERE DISPLACED AS
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| 10:44:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A DIRECT RESULT OF THE
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| 10:44:44 |
Jindal, Bobby - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
HURRICANES. RESTORATION EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY BUT THERE IS STILL MUCH WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AS A RESULT OF THE STORMS AND THE FLOODING, SEVERAL...
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| 10:47:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF LOUISIANA AND PARTS OF MISSISSIPPI. HE MENTIONED THAT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WERE FORCED TO
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| 10:47:56 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
SCHOOL. OVER 150,000 STUDENTS WERE DISPLACED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THOSE HURRICANES. LAST YEAR THE HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY ACT WAS ENACTED. ...
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| 10:50:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS THROUGH OUR COMMITTEE. I APPRECIATE
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| 10:50:03 |
MR. JINDAL, -
HIS COMMITMENT IN HELPING OUR STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL.
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| 10:50:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, MR. SCOTT IS
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| 10:50:08 |
MR. JINDAL, -
CORRECT. THERE ARE SEVERAL MEMBERS FROM LOUISIANA, THE ENTIRE DELEGATION THAT SUPPORTS THIS LEGISLATION. I WANT TO MENTION IN ADDITION TO OTHERS, MR....
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| 10:50:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. JINDAL: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE RESOLUTION H. RESOLUTION...
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| 10:51:19 |
MR. JINDAL, -
A MONTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA, MR. JINDAL AND MR. SCOTT WILL EACH CONTROL...
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| 10:51:28 |
Jindal, Bobby - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. MR. JINDAL: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO...
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| 10:51:41 |
Jindal, Bobby - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 295, A MEASURE TO SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPTEMBER AS CAMPUS FIRE SAFETY MONTH. SO OFTEN IN THIS...
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| 10:51:51 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
WE EXPAND ACCESS TO COLLEGE AND STRENGTHEN OUR HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. TODAY WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE NEED TO BOLES HE SHALL SAFETY...
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| 10:51:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEGE
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| 10:52:01 |
Jindal, Bobby - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
CAMPUSES, SPECIFICALLY FIRE SAFETY. OUR NATION'S COLLEGE STUDENT SHOULD LIVE ON CAMPUS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE IN THEIR DOORMS OR OTHER HOUSING....
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| 10:53:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR CAMPUS FIRE. IT IS THE LAST THING PERHAPS ON THEIR MIND.
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| 10:53:33 |
MR. DAVIS, -
SINCE JANUARY OF 2000, THE CENTER FOR CAMPUS
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| 10:53:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FIRE
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| 10:53:37 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
SAFETY HAS IDENTIFIED 89 FIRE FATALITIES IN STUDENT HOUSING. ALMOST 80% OF THESE DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED IN OFFCAMPUS HOUSING, SUCH AS RENTED HOUSES AND...
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| 10:55:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
295. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. JONES: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 10:55:21 |
MR. DAVIS, -
THANK YOU. I RISE TODAY -- FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORT OF H.RES. 295. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION...
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| 10:55:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND I WANT TO COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE, MY CO-SPONSOR, MR. WELDON, FOR ALL OF THE
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| 10:55:41 |
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
WORK THAT HE'S BEEN DOING IN THIS AREA. MANY OF YOU RECOGNIZE THAT MR. WELDON HAS LONG BEEN INVOLVED IN FIRE SAFETY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTER...
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| 10:59:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESS. HE'S BEEN A VOCAL
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| 10:59:56 |
MR. JINDAL, -
OF FIRE SAFETY AND A STRONG SUPPORTER OF FIRST RESPONDERS.
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| 10:59:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I KNOW HE FEELS STRONGLY ABOUT THE LEGISLATION IN
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| 11:00:01 |
Jindal, Bobby - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
FRONT OF US. MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME AND I URGE QUICK PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS...
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| 11:00:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA. MR. OSBORNE: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS RESOLUTION H.RES. 1009. THE SPEAKER...
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| 11:00:54 |
MR. OSBORNE, -
ALTERNATIVES, RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS FOR HOMELESS YOUTH AND YOUTH IN OTHER HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS.
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| 11:01:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE
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| 11:01:03 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, MR. OSBORNE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. DAVIS, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE...
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| 11:01:21 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. OSBORNE: I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF...
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| 11:01:32 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
RUN AWAY YOUTH PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND THE NEED FOR SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORTS FOR YOUTH
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| 11:01:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS.
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| 11:01:41 |
MR. OSBORNE, -
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP FOR ALLOWING THIS RESOLUTION TO COME TO THE HOUSE FLOOR AS
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| 11:01:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT HIGHLIGHTS A VERY TRAGIC
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| 11:01:47 |
Porter, Jon - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada
AND IMPORTANT ISSUE. RUN AWAY EPISODES AMONG OUR NATION'S YOUTH ARE SERIOUS AND WIDESPREAD. WITH ONE OF EVERY SEVEN CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE UNITED...
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| 11:05:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KNOW ANYWHERE IN THIS COUNTRY. MR.
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| 11:05:10 |
MR. DAVIS, -
SPEAKER, I WANT TO THANK MY
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| 11:05:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUE, MR. PORTER,
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| 11:05:14 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
FOR BRINGING H.RES. 109 TO THE FLOOR TODAY AND I JOIN HIM IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION THAT PROMOTES THE NEED FOR GREATER PUBLIC AWARENESS OF EFFECTIVE...
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| 11:09:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE ATTENTION OF THE MEMBERS AND, MR. SPEAKER, TO THE
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| 11:09:16 |
MR. OSBORNE, -
GENERAL PUBLIC AT LARGE. THE COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR YOUTH ACROSS THIS GREAT NATION IS
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| 11:09:23 |
Gilchrest, Wayne - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
I THINK FOR THE MOST PART DOING ONE OF THE BEST JOBS IT CAN FOR THE YOUTH OF AMERICA WHO ARE HOMELESS, WHO FIND EACH DAY INSTEAD OF A BRIGHT SUNLIT...
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| 11:13:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY COLLEAGUES THIS EVENING AND TO AGAIN
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| 11:13:19 |
MR. DAVIS, -
THANK THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS FOR USING THE TERMINOLOGY THERE ARE NO THROW AWAYS. LET ME THANK THE MANAGING MEMBER, MR. OSBORNE,...
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| 11:13:34 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
GILCHREST, DELIGHTED TO HAVE A GOOD SPEAKER IN THE CHAIR FROM TEXAS. . BUT I RISE TODAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT THAT IS BEING...
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| 11:18:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES. I ALSO WANT TO AGAIN
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| 11:18:46 |
MR. OSBORNE, -
COMMEND MR. PORTER FOR INTRODUCING
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| 11:18:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS RESOLUTION AND THANK MR. OSBORNE AND SAY THAT
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| 11:18:53 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
WHEN HE'S NOT HERE I'M GOING TO MISS HIM TREMENDOUSLY BECAUSE HE'S A REAL ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE DO IT MORE EFFECTIVELY...
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| 11:19:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER
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| 11:19:32 |
Osborne, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. ALL TIME HAVING BEEN YIELDED THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION...
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| 11:19:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. >> THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES THE AND PASS H.RES 478 THE...
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| 11:20:19 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. KUHL, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. DAVIS EACH CONTROLS 20 MINUTES....
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| 11:20:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. KUHL: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE
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| 11:20:33 |
THE CLERK, -
FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON H.RES
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| 11:20:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
478 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. KUHL: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR....
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| 11:20:50 |
Oxley, Michael Garver - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
OFFERED BY THE GENTLEWOMAN, MS. LOWEY, THIS SUPPORTS THE IDEA OF LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL!, A CELEBRATION OF AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
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| 11:21:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS
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| 11:21:03 |
MR. KUHL, -
YEAR'S LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL! RALLY THAT TAKES PLACE
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| 11:21:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON OCTOBER 12, 2006, IS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE MORE THAN 7,000 EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE MILITARY BASES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS EVENT IS AIMED...
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| 11:21:13 |
Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR HIGH QUALITY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT KEEP KIDS SAFE, HELP WORKING FAMILIES AND IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. I SUPPORT...
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| 11:22:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT OF H.RES 478 TO HIGHLIGHT THE GOALS
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| 11:22:51 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
OF THE SEVENTH LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL! CELEBRATION. THIS EVENT, ORGANIZED BY THE AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE IS THE ONLY NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS...
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| 11:23:04 |
Lowey, Nita - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
IMPORTANT ROLE THEY PLAY IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. ON OCTOBER 12, MORE THAN ONE MILLION AMERICANS REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF...
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| 11:26:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION AND I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.RES 478, A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING
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| 11:26:27 |
MR. KUHL, -
THE GOALS AND IDEAS OF LIGHTS ON
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| 11:26:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AFTER SCHOOL, A NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF AFTERSCHOOL
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| 11:26:33 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
PROGRAMS. LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL! IS A PROJECT OF THE AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE. AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW THE AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE IS DEDICATED TO RAISING...
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| 11:30:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL TIME HAVING BEEN YIELDED BACK, THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO
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| 11:30:06 |
Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 478. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED...
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| 11:30:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. LATOURETTE: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 5483. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
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| 11:30:49 |
MR. LATOURETTE, -
GAINFUL ACTIVITY DOLLAR AMOUNT UNDER THE SOCIAL
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| 11:30:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SECURITY ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. LATOURETTE, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA, MS. BROWN, WILL
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| 11:30:57 |
LaTourette, Steven C. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LATOURETTE: I THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS...
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| 11:31:12 |
LaTourette, Steven C. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. SPEAKER, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION. H.R. 5483 IS A BILL...
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| 11:31:21 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES. UNDER OUR CURRENT SYSTEM A PERMANENTLY DISABLED RAILROAD WORKER IS GIVEN A MONTHLY STIPEND BY THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD....
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| 11:31:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABOUT
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| 11:31:32 |
LaTourette, Steven C. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
1,900 A MONTH OFTEN TOO LITTLE TO SUPPORT A FAMILY. THIS HAS LED TO DISABLED WORKERS TO SEEK A SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCE OF INCOME. IF A DISABLED RAILROAD...
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| 11:33:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YEARS SINCE WE HAD PASSED A BILL TO HELP OUT OUR NATION RAIL WORKERS WHO ARE INJURED ON THE JOB
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| 11:33:23 |
Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
AND UNABLE TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY. I AM PLEASED TO SEE THAT EVERYONE HAS AGREED TO SUPPORT AND INCREASE IN THEIR ALLOWANCE MONTHLY...
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| 11:34:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK HER FOR THE KIND AND BIPARTISAN WAY IN WHICH HE
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| 11:34:57 |
LaTourette, Steven C. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
HAS TREATED ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE COME BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE THIS LAST TWO YEARS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE FORTUNES ARE GOING TO TAKE US IN THE...
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| 11:35:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE
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| 11:35:36 |
MS. BROWN, -
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| 11:35:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 11:35:39 |
MR. LATOURETTE, -
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| 11:35:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. KUHL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 4981, AS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER...
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| 11:36:09 |
MR. KUHL, -
FROM NEW YORK. MR. KUHL: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 11:36:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KUHL: H.R. 4981
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| 11:36:19 |
THE CLERK, -
AS AMENDED RE-AUTHORIZES THE DAM SAFETY PROGRAM FOR
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| 11:36:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FIVE YEARS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2011. AND MAKES MINOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DAMS.
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| 11:36:30 |
MR. KUHL, -
THE EXISTING PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION EXPIRES IN JUST THREE DAYS TEND
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| 11:36:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF SEPTEMBER. THE NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE FEDERAL
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| 11:36:40 |
Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS FEMA, AND WAS ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SECURITY AROUND DAMS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE...
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| 11:38:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIFE AND PROPERTY BY
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| 11:38:34 |
Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE NATIONAL DAM SAFETY MAINTENANCE PROGRAM THAT UTILIZED THE RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE OF THE FEDERAL AND NONFEDERAL COMMUNITIES...
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| 11:40:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR TIME AT THIS POINT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK MY
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| 11:41:02 |
MR. KUHL, -
COLLEAGUE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE,
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| 11:41:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. BROWN, FOR HER SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AND CERTAINLY TO MY COLLEAGUES,
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| 11:41:09 |
MS. BROWN, -
MR. MATHISON, MR. ABERCROMBIE, FOR THEIR CO-SPONSORSHIP OF THIS BILL. WITH THAT I YIELD BACK THE
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| 11:41:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL TIME HAVING BEEN
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| 11:41:17 |
Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
YIELDED BACK, THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 4981, AS AMENDED. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,...
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| 11:41:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5546, AS AMEND THE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 11:42:00 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. SHUSTER, AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA, MS. BROWN, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE
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| 11:42:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS
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| 11:42:09 |
Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SHUSTER: H.R. 5546, INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOB INGLIS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,...
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| 11:42:19 |
Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AS THE CARROLL A. CAMPBELL JR. UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE. THE BILL HONORS FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR AND
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| 11:42:27 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
U.S. CONGRESSMAN CARROLL A. CAMPBELL JR.
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| 11:42:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN 1970 CARROLL --
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| 11:42:32 |
Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL'S POLITICAL CAREER BEGAN WITH HIS ELECTION TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. AND LATER SERVED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE....
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| 11:43:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS BILL HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FROM
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| 11:43:46 |
MS. BROWN, -
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION. MR. CAMPBELL WAS BORN
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| 11:43:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN 1940 IN GREENSVILLE,
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| 11:43:51 |
Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
SOUTH CAROLINA, HE ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOL IN GREENVILLE AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. FROM 1970 TO 1974, HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH...
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| 11:46:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 5546 AS AMENDED. THOSE THIS FAVOR
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| 11:46:21 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
SAY AYE.
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| 11:46:23 |
MS. BROWN, -
THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE MOTION
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| 11:46:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
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| 11:46:28 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
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| 11:46:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. WITHOUT OBJECTION ALSO THE TITLE IS AMENDED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZE ISED. MR. SHUSTER: I MOVE TO PASS BILL H.R. 5606....
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| 11:46:57 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
THE WILLIAM M. STEGER
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| 11:47:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COURTHOUSE.
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| 11:47:03 |
Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THEY EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS...
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| 11:47:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN TYLER, TEXAS,
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| 11:47:27 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
AS THE WILLIAM PLMPLETSTEGSTEG
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| 11:47:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE. IT AND
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| 11:47:34 |
Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
JUDGE STEGER'S SERVICE BEGAN WHEN HE JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORP THE DAY AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. BY 1952, JUDGE STEGER WAS THE UNITED STATES...
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| 11:48:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
M. STEGER FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE. JUDGE
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| 11:48:38 |
MS. BROWN, -
WILLIAM STEGER WAS BORN AUGUST 22, 1920
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| 11:48:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN DALLAS, TEXAS. HE ATTENDED
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| 11:48:44 |
Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND BAYLOR UNIVERSITY. IN 194 1, THE WAR INTERRUPTED HIS STUDIES AND HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY. AFTER TRAINING AS A PILOT HE SERVED...
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| 11:50:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DESIGNATE THE FEDERAL BUILDING AND THE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 221
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| 11:50:31 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
AND 211 WEST FERGUSON STREET IN TYLER AS THE
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| 11:50:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILLIAM STEGER
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| 11:50:38 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BUILDING FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER JUDGE STEGER'S DEATH MY GOOD FRIEND, A LONG-TIME FRIEND, CONGRESSMAN RALPH HALL...
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| 11:57:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HALL. MR. HALL: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN
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| 11:57:19 |
MS. BROWN, -
FOR YIELDING TO ME AND I
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| 11:57:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK MY COLLEAGUE, MR.
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| 11:57:23 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
GOHMERT, IT'S AN HONOR TO JOIN HIM IN SPONSORING H.R. 5606, A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FEDERAL BUILDING AND COURTHOUSE IN TYLER, TEXAS. JUDGE STEGER PASSED...
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| 11:57:38 |
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
ON THE BENCH FOR A GREAT DISTINCTION, I GUESS 35, 36, 37 YEARS. I APPEARED BEFORE HIM, I WAS IN LAW SCHOOL WITH HIM AT S.M.U., AND HE WAS A GREAT AMERICAN....
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| 12:02:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 5026. THE CLERK: H.R. 5026, A BILL TO INVESTIGATE THE...
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| 12:02:43 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
ON 466 FERNANDEZ JUNGEOAST IN SAN WAN PUERTO RICO AS THE ANDRES TORO BUILDING. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 12:02:51 |
THE CLERK, -
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, MR. SHUSTER AND MRS. DAVIS EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER,...
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| 12:03:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE ANDRES TORO BUILDING. ANDRES TORO WAS PART OF THE F.D.A. IN SAN JUAN DISTRICT OFFICE. HE JOINED THE F.D.A. IN 1977
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| 12:03:20 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
AS AN INVESTIGATOR IN THE SAN JUAN DISTRICT OFFICE AND WORKED HIS
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| 12:03:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAY UP TO THE RANKS OF DIRECTOR
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| 12:03:26 |
Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
OF COMPLIANCE DIVISION. HE'S THE FIRST AND ONLY PUERTO RICAN TO RISEN TO THIS HIGH GOVERNMENT RANK IN THE F.D.A. WITHOUT TAKING A POSITION OFF THE ISLAND...
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| 12:04:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KNOWLEDGEABLE PUBLIC SERVANT AS
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| 12:04:28 |
MS. BROWN, -
A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HIGHLY REGARDED BY BOTH HIS CO-WORKERS
|
| 12:04:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND MEMBERS OF THE
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| 12:04:34 |
Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN PUERTO RICO. I WAS DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INVESTIGATION FOR THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN THE PUERTO RICOO DISTRICT....
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| 12:06:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
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| 12:06:36 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL
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| 12:06:39 |
MS. BROWN, -
IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS
|
| 12:06:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 6051 AS AMENDED....
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| 12:07:06 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
JOHN F. SEIBERLING FEDERAL BUILDING. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. SHUSTER, AND THE GENTLEWOMAN...
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| 12:07:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. BROWN, EACH WILL
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| 12:07:18 |
Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES MR. SHUSTER. MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER, I
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| 12:07:29 |
Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SHUSTER: H.R. 6051 WAS INTRODUCED BY MY GOOD FRIEND,...
|
| 12:07:48 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
HE RECEIVED HIS DEGREE FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND
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| 12:07:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HIS LAW DEGREE FROM
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Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
CLOM -- COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF LAW. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN PRIVATE PRACTICE. AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS ATTORNEY, HE WAS ELECTED TO THE 92ND CONGRESS AND...
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Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
CONGRESSMAN SEIBERLING WAS BORN IN AKRON, OHIO, IN 1918. HE ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOL IN AKRON AND CONCLUDED HIS ACADEMICS IN VIRGINIA. AFTER GRADUATING,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 6051 TO
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NAME THE FEDERAL BUILDING AND COURTHOUSE IN AKRON,
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MS. BROWN, -
OHIO, AFTER CONGRESSMAN JOHN F. SEIBERLING, WHO SERVED IN THE HOUSE FROM 1970
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Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
TO 1987. I'M ALSO HUMBLED THAT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS I'VE COME TO KNOW HIM AS A FRIEND, AS A MENTOR, AND AS A ROLE MODEL FOR I THINK WOULD IT TRULY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 6051 AS AMENDED.
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MS. BROWN, -
SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL
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MR. SHUSTER, -
IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE TITLE IS AMENDED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES...
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MR. SHUSTER, -
MEMORIAL PARK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA MR. SHUSTER AND THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA, MS. BROWN, EACH WILL CONTROL 20
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Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
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Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
H.R. 1556 DESIGNATES A PARGET OF LAND IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AS THE CLYDE S. CAHILL MEMORIAL PARK. THE BILL HONORS JUDGE CLYDE S. CAHILL WHO WAS THE
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MR. SHUSTER, -
FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO BE APPOINTED TO THE EASTERN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COURT IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. AFTER SERVING IN WORLD WAR II AND RECEIVING A LAW DEGREE, JUDGE
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Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
CLYDE S. CAHILL ENGAGED IN THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF LAW IN 1951. FROM 1958 TO 1968 HE WAS A CHIEF LEGAL ADVISOR FOR THE NAACP. WHILE WITH THE NAACP...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF LAND IS BOUNDED BY SOUTH 10 AND ST. CLARK
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Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
AVENUE AND NINTH STREET AND WALNUT AVENUE IN ST. LOUIS. JUDGE KAY HILL WAS THE FIRST -- CAHILL WAS THE FIRST DISTRICT JUDGE TO SERVE IN THE EIGHTH DISTRICT....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SHUSTER OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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MR. SHUSTER, -
I WOULD THANK THEM BOTH FOR SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. I RISE
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MS. BROWN, -
IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 1556, A BILL TO DESIGNATE A PARK IN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS IN HONOR
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Clay, William Lacy Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
OF THE LATE JUDGE CLYDE S. CAHILL. JUDGE CAHILL SERVED ON A U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MISSOURI FOR FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, APPOINTED...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
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MS. BROWN, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE
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MR. SHUSTER, -
CLERK WILL REPORT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 2322. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL...
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MR. SHUSTER, -
THE KIKA DE LA GARZA FEDERAL BUILDING. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM, MR. SHUSTER,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM FLORIDA, MS. BROWN, EACH WILL
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Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
LOCATES THE BUILDING IN MCCAULEN, TEXAS AS THE KIKA DE LA GARZA FEDERAL BUILDING
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MR. SHUSTER, -
CONGRESSMAN DELAGARZA STARTED HIS CAREER OF CIVIL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SERVICE EARLY WHEN HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY AT AGE 17. AFTER HIS MILITARY SERVICE HE EARNED
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Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
A LAW DEGREE IN SAN ANTONIO. . REPRESENTATIVE DE LA GARZA WAS ELECTED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DURING HIS TIME OF SERVICE IN WASHINGTON, DE...
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MS. BROWN, -
MR. DOGGETT FOR HIS DOGGED SUPPORT OF THIS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL. KIKA, AS HE'S KNOWN BY
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Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
EVERYONE CAME TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS IN 1964 AND SERVED THE PEOPLE IN TEXAS FOR OVER 30 YEARS. HE WAS THE FIRST HISPANIC AMERICAN TO BECOME...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESSMAN KIKA DE LA GARZA AS HE HONORED SOUTH TEXAS AND AMERICA BY
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MR. SHUSTER, -
HIS EXTENDED PUBLIC SERVICE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING IS
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MS. BROWN, -
LOCATED AROUND THE CORNER FROM WHERE KIKA DE LA GARZA BEGAN HIS CAREER PRACTICING LAW IN MCALLEN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE THAT I HAVE HAD THE HONOR
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Doggett, Lloyd - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
TO MAINTAIN THIS PAST TWO YEARS IN THE CITY OF MCALLEN. KIKA BEGAN HUMBLELY AND POORLY. POOR IN ECONOMIC TERMS BUT RICH IN TALENT. HIS FIRST JOBS WERE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE
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MS. BROWN, -
SUSPENDED, THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS...
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Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
H.R. 5606, H.R. 5026 AND H.R. 2322. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND. >> MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS -- MR. SPEAKER,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CLERK: SENATE 362, AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A
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Unidentified Speaker, -
PROGRAM WITHIN THE NATIONAL -- WITHIN THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, TO HELP IDENTIFY, DETERMINE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REDUCE AND PREVENT MARINE DEBRIS AND
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HIS ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND NAVIGATION SAFETY IN COORDINATION
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Gilchrest, Wayne - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
WITH NONFEDERAL ENTITIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, MR. GILCHREST, AND THE...
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Gilchrest, Wayne - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
MATERIAL ON S. 362. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. GILCHREST: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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Shuster, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION AND REDUCTION ACT, WAS INTRODUCED BY SENATOR INOUYE OF HAWAII, WAS PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT IN THE SENATE IN JULY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S CAPABILITIES TO
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MR. GILCHREST, -
REMOVE AND PREVENT THE CREATION OF MARINE DEBRIS THAT IS DERIVED FROM
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OCEAN-BASED
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Gilchrest, Wayne - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
ACTIVITIES. MARINE DEBRIS DEGRADES VERY SLOWLY, IS HILEY BOUYANT AND CAN BE CARRIED -- IS HILEY BOUYANT AND CAN BE CARRIED THOUSANDS OF MILES. FISH,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS S. 362, LEGISLATION THAT WILL ADDRESS THE SERIOUS
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MR. FILNER, -
AND OVERLOOKED PROBLEM OF MARINE DEBRIS ALONG OUR NATION'S SHORES AND
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEACHES. MARINE DEBRIS IS
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Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
A PROBLEM IN MY STATE OF NEW JERSEY. A 19,000 SQUARE MILE AREA OFF THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK WAS KNOWN AS THE OCEAN DUMPING CAPITAL OF...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WORK ON THIS ISSUE. MARINE DEBRIS, TO USE ANOTHER
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MR. FILNER, -
TERM, MARINE DEBRIS IS TRASH AND GARBAGE. AND THE CONDITION OF THE PLANET NOW IS MASSIVELY DISCHARGED INTO OUR
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OCEANS. SOME OF IT IS DEGRADED FEW DAYS. OTHERS WILL LAST
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Gilchrest, Wayne - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
FORE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF YEARS. AND LIKE MR. PALLONE MENTIONED, THE OCEAN COMMISSION DEAD INDICATES AN ENTIRE CHAPTER TO THE PROBLEMS OF...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. >> MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
OR FISHERIES GOVERNED BY INTERNATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO,
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Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
MR. PEARCE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, MR. EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. MR. PEARCE:...
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Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING PRACTICES. THIS LEGISLATION IS VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE HEALTH OF THE WORLD'S FISHERY RESOURCES AND FOR THE...
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Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
DOMESTIC FISHING FLEETS. THE PROVINGSES IN H.R. 5946 HAVE ALREADY BEEN PASSED BY THE SENATE BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT AS PART OF S. 2012. I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIRMAN ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR HIS SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS. I ENCOURAGE ADOPTION AND PASSAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE...
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. >> MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD BACK THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WILL THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIR 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING
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Unidentified Speaker, -
VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE TITLE IS AMENDED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. MR. PEARCE: I MOVE TO PASS H.R. 6014 AS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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MR. PEARCE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. MR. PEARCE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPONSORED BY RICHARD POMBO
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Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
AUTHORIZES THE -- TO IMPROVE THE SACRAMENTO SAN JOAQUIN DEALT AFMENT THE DELTA IS ONE THE MOST FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THE WORLD AND IS PROTECTED BY A...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HURRICANE KATRINA WE ALL KNOW THE EFFECTS
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Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
OF THE LEVEE FAILURES. THIS HELPS TO PREVENT FAILURES THAT COULD HAVE IMPACTS ON THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND IT'S SIMPLY AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION FOR...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL
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MR. KIND, -
H.R. 6014. SO MANY AS NEAR
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FAVOR SAY
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR 2/3
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING VOTED IN THE
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MR. PEARCE, -
AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED,
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. MR. PEARCE: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE...
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MR. PEARCE, -
MEXICO, MR. PEARCE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. MR.
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Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
PEARCE: SPONSORED BY CONGRESSWOMAN HEATHER WILSON AUTHORIZES THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO ASSIST THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO IN DEVELOPING WATER
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Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
PLANS. NEW MEXICO IS EXPERIENCING RECORD DROUGHT AND LIMITED FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AND IT WOULD PROVIDE A ROADMAP TO OVERCOME THIS AND FUTURE DROUGHTS...
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Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
ALLOWS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF NEW MEXICO'S GROUNDWATER RESOURCES TO ASSESS THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE GROUNDWATER. ULTIMATELY THE STATE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM NEW MEXICO. MR. PEARCE: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 1711
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
AS AMENDED. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. PEARCE, -
WITHOUT OCCASION
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE MOTION IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. THE CLERK: H.R. 5160 TO ESTABLISH THE LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE. THE...
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THE CLERK, -
CONSUME. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION SPONSORED BY CONGRESSMAN ROB
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SIMMONS WHICH ALLOWS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LAND AROUND THE LONG ISLAND SOUND...
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Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
STATES OF CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK THIS BILL ACKNOWLEDGES THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AMONG THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERS IN THE REGION AND ALLOWS...
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| 12:49:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEMBER RAY HALL FOR BRINGING THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR TODAY AND I WANT TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
SIMMONS AND THE REST OF THE MEMBERS EVER THE LONG ISLAND SOUND CAUCUS FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS LEGISLATION. AND THEIR ONGOING EFFORTS TO PRESERVE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ISLAND SOUND. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
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Israel, Steve - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SERVING AS CO-CHAIR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS WITH THE GENTLEMAN FROM CONNECTICUT MR. SIMMONS AND WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS IN HOPES...
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| 12:53:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND COLLEAGUE,
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MR. KIND, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, TIM BISHOP FOR THE WORK HE'S PUT IN THIS LEGISLATION, ALONG WITH THE GENTLELADY
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| 12:53:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
CONNECTICUT, DELAURA WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVE AND THE CO-SPONSORS FROM THE NEW YORK DELEGATION. AND I URGE AN AYE VOTE ON THIS IMPORTANT BILL TO RESTORE AND...
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| 12:53:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPRESENTS MANY YEARS
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MR. PEARCE, -
OF EFFORTS BETWEEN TWO STATES, NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT, BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE,
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Simmons, Robert "Rob" R. - U.S. Representative, [R] Connecticut
AND, OF COURSE, BIPARTISAN EFFORT BY REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS. THE LONG ISLAND SOUND IS A UNIQUE EVT AREA WITH ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS. IT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR 2/3
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MR. PEARCE, -
OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER --
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| 12:56:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE BILL IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. MR. PEARCE: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2069...
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| 12:57:16 |
MR. PEARCE, -
EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEXICO. MR. PEARCE: THE UTAH
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THE CLERK, -
REGIONAL LAND EXCHANGE ACT IS THE CULMINATION OF NEGOTIATIONS AMONG THE REPRESENTATIVES OF UTAH STATE SCHOOL TRUST LANDS,
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| 12:57:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. CONGRESSMAN CHRIS CANNON SHOULD BE COMMENDED...
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Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
OVER 80,000 ACRES OF STATE AND FEDERAL LANDS FOR RECREATION, SCENIC AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. THIS CREATIVE AND SIGNIFICANT EXCHANGE WILL BE OF GREAT...
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| 12:58:29 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, THE REPRESENTATIVE AND MY GOOD FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, JIM MATHESON FROM UTAH, AND I COMMEND HIS
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| 12:58:36 |
MR. KIND, -
LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE PASSAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ITS
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| 12:58:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADOPTION THIS
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
EVENING. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO IS RECOGNIZED. MR....
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| 12:59:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
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| 12:59:11 |
MR. PEARCE, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO, MR. PEARCE. MR. PEARCE: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO...
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MR. PEARCE, -
DEVELOP THE VALUABLE ON RESERVATION LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE PUEBLO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 12:59:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE
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| 12:59:55 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO, MR. PEARCE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE...
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| 13:00:13 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE, AND THE UNITED STATES. THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IS THE RESULT OF MANY YEARS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE TO CERTAIN RESERVATION...
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| 13:00:24 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
WOULD ESTABLISH A LAND RESTORATION FUND FOR THE PUEBLO TO ACQUIRE, RESTORE AND IMPROVE THE LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF...
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| 13:01:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 13:01:21 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
NEW MEXICO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PEARCE: MADAM SPEAKER, I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 13:01:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED,
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| 13:01:42 |
MR. PEARCE, -
THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE
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| 13:01:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PEARCE: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND...
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| 13:02:13 |
MR. PEARCE, -
UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 1 OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON, TO THE UTILITY DISTRICT. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE,
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| 13:02:21 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO, MR. PEARCE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE ...
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| 13:02:39 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
LAND TO THE WELLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT LOCATED IN WASHINGTON. THE PROJECT PROVIDES POWER TO LARGE PARTS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON. THE SMALL PAR SELLS...
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| 13:02:51 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
B.L.M. TO MANAGE AND MAKES MANAGEMENT OF THE WELLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT DIFFICULT FOR THE UTILITY COMPANY WHICH MANAGES ITS AREA FOR A VARIETY OF...
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| 13:03:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 4789
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| 13:03:40 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
AS AMENDED. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN
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| 13:03:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED
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| 13:03:51 |
MR. PEARCE, -
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT
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| 13:03:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PEARCE: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE...
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| 13:04:22 |
MR. PEARCE, -
DAM WEBER BASIN IN UTAH TO FULFILL THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THAT PROJECT WAS
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| 13:04:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AUTHORIZED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 13:04:32 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO, MR. PEARCE AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 13:04:51 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
IN NORTHERN UTAH TO MEET GROWING DEMANDS. THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORS THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION TO LOOK AT THE FEESIBILITY IN ENLARGING THE ARTHUR V. WATKINS...
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| 13:05:02 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
MR. BISHOP FOR TAKING -- SUPPORTING THIS BILL. I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN IS RECOGNIZED....
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| 13:05:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BISHOP: OF ALL
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| 13:05:33 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE WATER-RELATED BILLS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED, THIS IS STILL THE BEST DAM BILL WHICH WOULD EXPAND THE GROWTH OF THE ARTHUR
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| 13:05:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
V. WATKINS DAM
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| 13:05:45 |
MR. PEARCE, -
AND WILLORD BAY. WE TRIED TO HELP WITH THE ISSUE OF DROUGHT. THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS BAY AND DAM IN 1957 WHEN IT WAS
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| 13:05:53 |
Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
PRODUCED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR AGRICULTURE. AND THE GROWING POPULATION IN THE STATE OF UTAH. I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN ...
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| 13:06:36 |
MR. PEARCE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION...
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| 13:06:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PEARCE: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R....
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| 13:07:11 |
MR. PEARCE, -
IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY, INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF WATER STORAGE AND IMPROVE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WATER
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| 13:07:18 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY IN THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN BETWEEN HARLEM COUNTY LAKE IN NEBRASKA AND MILLFORD LAKE IN KANSAS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT...
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| 13:07:48 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
CONSERVATION WATER PROJECT IN THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN. THIS WOULD ENACT INTO LAW ONE REQUIREMENT OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATED...
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| 13:07:58 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
NEBRASKA, KANSAS AND COLORADO AND APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IN 2003. THE FEESIBILITY STUDY WOULD HELP CLARIFY THE OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE...
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| 13:08:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I THANK
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| 13:08:47 |
MR. KIND, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
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| 13:08:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THANK YOU FOR MOVING THROUGH
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| 13:08:56 |
MR. PEARCE, -
THE BILLS. WE'RE SORRY TO SLOW YOU DOWN. THE GENTLEMAN FROM KANSAS, MR. MORAN AND I, WOULD
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| 13:09:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS BILL. HE WAS A CO-AUTHOR WITH ME. AS YOU MENTIONED,
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| 13:09:07 |
Osborne, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
H.R. 4750 IS A STUDY AS TO HOW MORE EFFICIENTLY UTILIZE WATER BETWEEN THE DAM IN NEBRASKA AND MILLFORD RESERVOIR IN KANSAS. AND THE REASON THIS IS...
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| 13:10:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEEN INDICATED, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR MANY IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA AND THE STATE OF KANSAS.
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| 13:10:44 |
MR. PEARCE, -
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, MR. OSBORNE. AND REALLY THE COOPERATION THAT'S EXISTED
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| 13:10:51 |
Moran, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] Kansas
ON VERY DIFFICULT ISSUES BETWEEN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA AND THE STATE OF KANSAS. WATER IS A HUGE ISSUE IN THE MIDWEST. IT'S ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND WILL...
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| 13:12:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
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| 13:12:38 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION...
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| 13:12:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PEARCE: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5016 AS AMENDED....
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| 13:13:15 |
MR. PEARCE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO, MR. PEARCE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH WILL CONTROL 20
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| 13:13:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO.
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| 13:13:23 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
MR. PEARCE: MADAM SPEAKER, H.R. 5016 INTRODUCED BY MR. COLBY WOULD CONSOLIDATE LANDS IN THE LAS CIENEGAS LOCATED 50
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| 13:13:33 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
MILES SOUTH OF TUCSON. THE LAND IS MANAGED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. THIS WOULD ADD 2,490 ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND TO THE CONSERVATION AREA
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| 13:13:44 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
IN EXCHANGE FOR 1,288 ACRES OF ISOLATED B.L.M. LANDS. THE BILL WOULD MODIFY THE BOUNDARY TO EXCLUDE A 40-ACRE OF TRACT OF LAND FOR A SANITARYY LANDFILL....
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| 13:14:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
55016 AS AMENDED.
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| 13:14:28 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR 2/3
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| 13:14:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES
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| 13:14:37 |
MR. PEARCE, -
ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS
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| 13:14:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAID ON THE TABLE. MR. PEARCE: BEFORE I DEPART I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN FOR HIS GREAT WORK HERE. I THINK THAT WE HAVE SET A...
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| 13:15:05 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
MUCH. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. >> I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5692...
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| 13:15:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ESTABLISHING MEMORIALS TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA ON PARCELS OF LAND IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
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| 13:15:34 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. GOHMERT AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS,
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| 13:15:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. KIND, EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE
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| 13:15:42 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. GOHMERT: H.R. 5692 INTRODUCED BY CONGRESSMAN LOUIS GOHMERT FROM TEXAS WOULD AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY...
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| 13:15:55 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
RESOURCE STUDY TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY OF ESTABLISHING A MEMORIAL TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND FOR ITS...
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| 13:16:08 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
I RISE TODAY TO PROPERLY COMMEMORATE AND MEMORIALIZE ONE OF THIS NATION'S MOST HEROIC YET HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDIES, THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE SPACE...
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| 13:18:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEE AFMENT WE HOPE TO GUIDE EFFORTS TO MEMORIALIZE THE
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| 13:18:14 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
BRAVE EXPLORERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THAT GREAT TRAGEDY. AGAIN, I THANK MY FRIEND FROM TEXAS FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND THE INITIATIVE AND I ENCOURAGE...
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| 13:18:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
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| 13:18:51 |
MR.S ON BONN, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT
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| 13:18:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE TITLE IS AMENDED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. OSBORNE:...
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| 13:19:28 |
MR. OSBORNE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. KIND, EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE
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| 13:19:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. GOHMERT: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. S. 56 WILL RESTORE AND
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| 13:19:38 |
THE CLERK, -
PROTECT THE ZONE OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER IN SOUTHERN COLORADO WITHOUT CREATING A
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| 13:19:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE THAT WOULD CONFLICT WITH LONG-STANDING WATER USES AND AGRICULTURAL USES IN THE VALLEY. FEDERAL STATE AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AS...
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| 13:19:55 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL FOR A FEDERAL DESIGNATION THAT PROTECTS THE RESOURCES OF CONCERN, PROPERTY RIGHTS AND EXISTING USES....
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| 13:20:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BILL SENATE 56. SO MANY AS ARE IN
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| 13:20:38 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING VOTED
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| 13:20:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE
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| 13:20:48 |
MR. GOHMERT, -
SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER
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| 13:20:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GOHMERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 2430 AS AMENDED....
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| 13:21:17 |
MR. GOHMERT, -
NATIONAL WILDLIFE SERVICE CONTAINED IN THE GREAT FISHERY RESTORATION STUDY.
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| 13:21:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR.
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| 13:21:27 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
GOHMERT, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. GOHMERT: THANK YOU,...
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| 13:21:43 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT OF 1990. IT CONTINUES THE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT ENTITIES, FEDERAL, LOCAL AND REGIONAL,...
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| 13:21:55 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TRIBAL INVOLVED IN THE GREAT LAKE REGION. IT CONTINUES THE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN IMPORTANT HABITAT AREAS. IT'S SPONSORED...
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| 13:22:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I STRONGLY SUPPORT
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| 13:22:43 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
S. 2430, THE GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT. COMPANION LEGISLATION TO THE HOUSE BILL INTRODUCED BY MYSELF AND CONGRESSMAN MARK KIRK....
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| 13:22:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSITIVE, AND I STRONGLY URGE
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| 13:22:59 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT PASSAGE OF THE BILL. MADAM SPEAKER, THE GREAT LAKES ARE THE TIPPING POINT. THESE LAKES WHICH COMPRISE 20% OF THE EARTH'S FRESH...
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| 13:25:58 |
MR. KIND, -
STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, AND, OBVIOUSLY, FOR THOSE OF US IN THE
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| 13:26:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UPPER MIDWEST AREA THIS DOESN'T TOUCH
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| 13:26:04 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
AND EFFECT US AS PERHAPS THE REST THE NATION, BUT THE LEGISLATION DOES MIRROR THE COMPANION HOUSE BILL INTRODUCED EARLIER, H.R. 4953, SPONSORED BY OUR...
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| 13:27:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEAM LAST WEEK, BUT HIS QUARTERBACKING
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| 13:28:01 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THIS LEGISLATION THROUGH, I YIELD BACK, AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE AYE ON THIS BILL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE...
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| 13:28:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAID ON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GOHMERT: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5690. THE...
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| 13:28:54 |
MR. GOHMERT, -
ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR.
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| 13:28:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GOHMERT AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE
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| 13:29:05 |
THE CLERK, -
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. GOHMERT: H.R. 5690 MAKES A CORRECTION TO THE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1996. THE ACT PROVIDED FOR A LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN
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| 13:29:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE WATCH AT THAT NATIONAL LAND AND -- WICHITA AND THE NATIONAL LAND. IT ADJUSTS THE NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY AND
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| 13:29:28 |
MR. GOHMERT, -
ALSO ALLOWING FUTURE LAND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENT TO PROCEED. I SUPPORT THIS MEASURE AND I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
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| 13:30:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 13:30:02 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
TO REFORM THE MANAGEMENT LAND ACT OF 1996. THIS
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| 13:30:12 |
Boren, David "Dan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Oklahoma
PROVIDES -- THIS DID NOT FULLY ESTABLISH THE NEW BOUNDARIES OF THE FOREST. MY LEGISLATION WOULD MAKE THIS TECHNICAL CORRECTION SO THAT THE BOUNDARIES...
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| 13:31:34 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THAT HE'S ALSO GOT TEXAS TIES THAT WE'RE PROUD OF. ANYWAY, THANK YOU, MADAM
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| 13:31:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS AND
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| 13:31:44 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
I YIELD 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. 5690. SO MANY...
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| 13:32:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. GOME THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I MOVE TO -- MR. GOHMERT: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I MOVE TO SUSPEND...
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| 13:32:40 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
NEW MEXICO, TO AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF A PATENT FOR SAID LANDS AND TO CHANGE THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARY OF THE JICARILLA APACHE RESERVATION ACCORDINGLY...
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| 13:33:12 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MEXICO. IN 19 7 THE TRIBE CHALLENGED THE VALIDITY OF A COUNTY ROAD LOCATED ON LAND OWNED BY THE
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| 13:33:22 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
APACHE TRIBE. THE TRIBE AND THE COUNTY ENTERED INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT TO SETTLE ALL CLAIMS THAT WAS RAISED IN THE LAWSUIT. ACCORDING, H.R. 4876...
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| 13:34:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE
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| 13:34:17 |
MR. KIND, -
JICARILLA APACHE RESERVATION AND THE COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO. BOTH PARENTS AND THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR HAVE ALSO -- BOTH PARTIES AND
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| 13:34:25 |
MR. UDALL, -
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR HAVE AGREED. ALL THAT STANDS BETWEEN THE PARTIES TO THIS DISPUTE AND THE LONG
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| 13:34:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OVERDUE RESOLUTION IS CONGRESSIONAL
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| 13:34:32 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
APPROVAL. THIS LEGISLATION UPHOLDS CONGRESS -- CONGRESS' TRUST RESPONSIBILITY TO THE JICARILLA NATION BY PLACING RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ON THE TRUST LAND...
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| 13:35:40 |
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
LANDOWNERS AND INDIAN TRIBES. AND MR. UDALL HAS NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM SUCH MATTERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY AFFECT THE INDIAN TRIBES IN NEW MEXICO. I COMMEND...
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| 13:36:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER
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| 13:36:19 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 4876. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAYI. -- FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,...
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| 13:36:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GOHMERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5516. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL...
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| 13:37:01 |
MR. GOHMERT, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. GOHMERT, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN,
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| 13:37:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. KIND, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
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| 13:37:10 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. GOHMERT: MADAM SPEAKER, H.R. 5516 SPONSORED BY CONGRESSMAN MIKE THOMPSON, AMENDS PUBLIC
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
LAW 100-516, AND ALLOWS FOR THE RENEGOTIATION OF THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE OF WATER COUNTIES BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND THE REDWOOD VALLEY...
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION AND I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KIND: THANK...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GOHMERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. I URGE THE ADOPTION AND PASSAGE OF THIS AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR,
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MR. GOHMERT, -
2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND PASS H.R. 3606. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE. THE CLERK: H.R. 3606, A BILL TO MODIFY A LAND GRANT -- BAIL TO MODIFY...
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MR. GOHMERT, -
TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. GOHMERT, AND A THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH WILL CONTROL 20
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. GOHMERT: MADAM
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
SPEAKER, H.R. 3606 IS A SIMPLE MEASURE THAT UPDATES A LAND PATENT REFERENCE TO AN OUTDATED MANAGEMENT PLAN CURRENTLY BEING USED BY
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE GREAT LAKES SHIP WRECKED HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THIS EIGHT-ACRE PROPERTY WAS OBTAINED IN 1992 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR UNDER A LAND GRANT PATENT....
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
PLAN, THE MUSEUM WILL BE ABLE TO GREATLY IMPROVE ITS VISITOR ACCESS TO WILDLIFE AREAS AND EXPAND ITS FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL SHIP WRECK...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND YIELD BACK THE REMAINDER OF OUR TIME.
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GOHMERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. I URGE PASSAGE OF THIS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN FAVOR SAY
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MR. KIND, -
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED
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MR. GOHMERT, -
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GOHMERT: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND...
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MR. GOHMERT, -
THE AMERICAN LATINO COMMUNITY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR....
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. GOHMERT: MADAM SPEAKER,...
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
HERITAGE. THE COMMISSION WOULD BE COMPRISED OF 23 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT, THE SPEAKER, THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER AND THE SENATE
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MINORITY LEADER. THE COMMISSION WILL REPORT ON THE COST OF THE MUSEUM, THE POSSIBLE LOCATION AND HOW THE MUSEUM SHOULD BE OPERATED. I APPRECIATE THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THEIR PATIENCE AND INDULGENS
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
OF MOVING FORWARD SO MANY GOOD PIECES OF LEGISLATION. I WANT TO THANK FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE PRINCIPLE CO-CHAIR OF THIS LEGISLATION,
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. ILEANA
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Becerra, Xavier - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ROS-LEHTINEN FROM FLORIDA IN HELPING MOVING THIS LEGISLATION FORWARD. WHILE I HAVE A WRITTEN STATEMENT, WHICH I WILL SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD, I WANT...
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 2134 AS AMENDED. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR 2/3 TWIRD --
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TWIRDTWIRD, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WOKES THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. WITHOUT OBJECTION THE TITLE IS AMENDED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GOHMERT: I MOVE TO...
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MR. GOHMERT, -
BASIN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. GOHMERT, AND THE GENTLEMAN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
CHAIR RECOGNIZES CHARGE TEXAS. MR. GOHMERT: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. UNDER H.R. 5340, THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WILL MANAGE DATA COLLECTION
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
ON SENTIMENTS AND NUTRIENTS IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. THE DATA WOULD BE USED TO PROVIDE THE BASELINE DATA AND THE MODELING TOOLS TO MAKE...
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. THE HOUSE PASSED A SIMILAR VERSION OF THIS BILL IN THE 108TH CONGRESS AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE BILL AT THIS TIME....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEEN ACTIVE PARTICIPATES IN THE BIPARTISAN
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MR. KIND, -
MISSISSIPPI RIVER CAUCUS, AND THIS BILL, THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN PROTECTION ACT, WOULD HAVE A
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COORDINATED PUBLIC-PRIVATE APPROACH TO
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
REDUCING SENTIMENT FLOWS IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MADAM SPEAKER, IS ONE OF THE GREAT NATURAL TREASURES THAT WE HAVE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO HELP HIM PASS THIS
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BILL AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL, SENATE 5430...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GOHMERT: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 213. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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MR. GOHMERT, -
MR. GOHMERT, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TEXAS. MR. GOHMERT: S. 215 CONVEYS 171 ACRES OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS LOCATED ON THE SABAFTIAN LAND GRANT TO RIO
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
ARRIBA COUNTY. THE LAND IS NEEDED FOR COUNTY FACILITIES AND A NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL. REPRESENTATIVE HEATHER WILSON AS WELL AS THE TWO SENATORS FROM NEW...
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BILL. I URGE THE PASSAGE OF THIS MEASURE AND I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN IS RECOGNIZED. ...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACT. S. 213 WILL CONVEY TO THE
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MR. KIND, -
COUNTY OF RIO ARRIBA 171 ACRES OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND. THE COUNTY INTENDS TO USE THIS LAND FOR A NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL, COUNTY FACILITIES,...
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Udall, Tom - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
A CEMETERY FOR THE LOCAL PARRISH. RIO ARRIBA IS A VAST BEAUTIFUL COUNTY WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF FEDERAL LAND. THE GROWING POPULATION OF RIO...
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MR. KIND, -
THE CHAIR 2/3 OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
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MR. GOHMERT, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. GOHMERT: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2110 AS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE. THE CLERK:...
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MR. GOHMERT, -
AND ROOSEVELT FOREST IN COLORADO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE RULE THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR.
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
GOHMERT AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. KIND, EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. GOHMERT: MADAM SPEAKER,...
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AND -- UNDEVELOPED LANDS MAY BE AT RISK OF DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT APPROPRIATE ACTIONS COULD BE TAKEN
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF THE LANDS THIS INVOLVES HOW BEST TO PROTECT THE SPACE BETWEEN THE WESTERN METRO AREA AND THE NATURAL FOREST FROM THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL HELP ADVANCE THIS CAUSE. AND I WOULD
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT AT THIS TIME TO INSERT IN THE RECORD A STATEMENT OF MR. UDALL IN SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE IN FAVOR
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MR. KIND, -
SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR 2/3
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THOSE PRESENTED HAVING VOTED IN THE
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MR. GOHMERT, -
AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. MR. GOHMERT: MADAM SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GOHMERT: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS...
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MR. GOHMERT, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE AYE THE FOLLOWING
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Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
PERSONAL LEAVES. THE CLERK: LEAVES OF ABSENCE REQUESTED FOR MR. CLEAVER OF MISSOURI FOR TODAY. MS. SQUKS LEE OF TEXAS FOR
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TODAY UNTIL 6:30 P.M., MR. DION OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25. MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD ON SEPTEMBER 25 AND 26. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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THE CLERK, -
OBJECTION, THE REQUESTS ARE -- FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR FIVE MINUTES THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND TURKISH DESCENT, MR. JOHNSON WAS BORN IN IMMEDIATE IN MAY AND FACED ADVERSITY AT AN EARLY AGE. HE LOST HIS MOTHER WHEN HE WAS 4 YEARS OLD BUT...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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Conaway, K. "Mike" Michael - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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