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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED BY THE CHAPLAIN. CHAPLAIN COUGHLIN: LORD,
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THE CLERK, -
STUDENTS DO NOT LIKE TESTING, THE SICK DREAD EXAMINATIONS. ALL OF US TRY TO AVOID CHASTISEMENT AND CRITICISM. LORD, BE OUR STRENGTH IN TIMES OF TRIAL.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU TEACH US, LORD, TO LOOK UPON ALL SUFFERING WITH THE EYES OF FAITH. ISAIAH'S SUFFERING SERVANT SPEAKS TO THE JEW, JESUS' CROSS INTERPRETS LIFE FOR...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD,...
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McNulty, Michael - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
ALL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE. THE MESSENGER: MR. SPEAKER, A MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. THE SECRETARY: MR. SPEAKER....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REQUESTED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? MR. GOSS: MR. SPEAKER, BY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, I CALL UP HOUSE RESOLUTION 639, AND I ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT INTERVENTION OF ANY POINT OF ORDER
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MR. GOSS, -
TO CONSIDER IN THE HOUSE THE BILL SENATE 2796, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES, TO AUTHORIZE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO
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THE CLERK, -
CONSTRUCT VARIOUS PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RIVERS AND HARBORS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE BILL SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS READ...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON THIS ISSUE. H.RES. 639 PROVIDES FOR
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Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
CONSIDERATION OF S. 2796, BETTER KNOWN AS THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2000. THIS CLOSED RULE WAIVES ALL POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION...
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MR. GOSS, -
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Frost, Jonas "Martin" Martin - Chairman
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Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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Foley, Mark - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
RATE A NUMBER OF RESTORATION PROJECTS ALREADY UNDER WAY. THE LEGISLATION BEFORE US TODAY CALLS FOR A SERIES OF WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS OVER 30 YEARS,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NOT RULED IN ORDER.
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MR. FROST, -
WHILE MORE PROGRESS IS POSSIBLE ON THIS BILL AT THIS LATE DATE IN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SESSION, IT MAY WELL BE UNREALISTIC AND THERE IS IN
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Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
FACT MUCH TO CELEBRATE. THE INCLUSION IN THE LEGISLATION OF ALMOST $8 BILLION TO SAVE THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES IS SYMBOLIC OF OUR CHANGING ATTITUDES TOWARDS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LONG HISTORY OF CAREFUL AND PERSISTENT WORK OF DEALING WITH ALL PARTIES INTERESTED IN THE EVERGLADES,
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Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
BOTH AS A FLORIDA RESIDENT AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL, AS A BUSINESSMAN, INTERESTED CITIZEN, IN EVERY WAY, SHAPE, AND FORM. AND FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. SHAW, -
POLITICS REACHES ITS PEAK AND SOMETIMES IN NOT A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE WAY. BUT TODAY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY AND TODAY WE HAVE A BIPARTISAN AND TRUE LEADERSHIP
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Shaw, Clay "Eugene" E. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
ON DISPLAY HERE IN THE HOUSE REGARDING THIS BILL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CONSIDER, A WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT CONTAINING HISTORIC PROVISIONS TO RESTORE...
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MR. SHAW, -
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McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
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Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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MR. SHAW, -
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MR. SHAW, -
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MR. SHAW, -
EXISTING WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS TO REFLECT CHANGED CONDITIONS. IT DIRECTS THAT NEW STUDIES BE CONSTRUCTED -- CONDUCTED TO
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Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY AND THE FEDERAL INTEREST IN ADDRESSING WATER-RELATED ISSUES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. IT APPROVES AND AUTHORIZES THE FIRST INCREMENT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION THAT'S ON ALL THE OTHER BILLS THAT WE HAVE MOVED THROUGH THIS
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Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
BODY. IT AGAIN SHOWS A TIME WHEN THERE IS A DISPUTE AND RANCOR IN THE BODY PUBLIC IN THE BROAD PUBLIC, THAT IN THIS BODY WHERE THERE IS RESPECT AND MUTUAL...
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MR. BORSKI, -
HONORED THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING THIS BILL TODAY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CHAIRMAN BUD SHUSTER AND RANKING MEMBER JIM OBERSTAR. THIS MAY BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY...
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Borski, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
MEMBER HAVE DEMONSTRATED OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS. AS A COMMITTEE COLLEAGUE AND A FELLOW PENNSYLVANIAN, I HAVE OFTEN SOUGHT THE CHAIRMAN'S ADVICE AND...
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MR. BORSKI, -
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Boehlert, Sherwood L. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS LANDMARK, UNPRECEDENTED ACTIVITY IN THE EVERGLADES IS TO RESTORE THE NATURAL SYSTEM. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MONITOR THIS PROJECT...
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MR. SHUSTER, -
PROCESS SERIOUSLY AND TO SUBMIT TO PEER REVIEW SIGNIFICANT
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Boehlert, Sherwood L. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
CONTROVERSIAL PROJECTS THAT WILL TRULY TEST THIS CONCEPT. I LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING THE RESULTS AND WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO FURTHER IMPROVE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUBCOMMITTEE THROUGH SOME VERY, VERY DIFFICULT ISSUES IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, ESPECIALLY
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Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND THE SUPERFUND AND NOW IN THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT. AND THE GENTLEMAN HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THIS IS CONGRESS AT ITS
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Deutsch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
BEST, REALLY DOING THE WORK OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN CREATING LEGISLATION THAT REALLY IS PROTECTING OUR FUTURE FOR OURSELVES, OUR CHILDREN, AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIVE IN THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
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MR. SHUSTER, -
OF MARYLAND, WHICH IS THE MAIN STEM OF THE CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED FOR DISCUSSING
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Gilchrest, Wayne - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
THIS ISSUE. THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER TALKED ABOUT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESTORING A RATHER UNIQUE BODY OF WATER ON THE PLANET CALLED THE EVERGLADES. AND...
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Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA. MR. OBERSTAR: MR. SPEAKER, I'M VERY PLEASED...
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MR. GILCHREST, -
FROM FLORIDA IS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Pryce, Deborah - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Meek, Carrie - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
CONGRESS, THE FORMER MAJORITY LEADER, BOB DOLE, WHO IS JUST DOWN THE HALL FROM HERE AND HE HELPED MAKE A DECISION THAT LAUNCHED THIS EFFORT. I WANT TO...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF 2796, WRDA 2000. I ESPECIALLY
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Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
WANT TO COMMEND CHAIRMAN SHUSTER AND REPRESENTATIVES BOEHLERT AND BORSKI AND YOUR ENTIRE STAFFS FOR ADDRESSING THE SERIOUS ISSUE OF REFORMING THE CORPS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF
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Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
ENGINEERS IN THIS LEGISLATION. DESPITE HIS HISTORIC REPUTATION FOR PROFESSIONALISM AND INTEGRITY, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS AT PRESENT AN EMBATTLED...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RANKING MEMBER MR. BORSKI FOR THEIR EXCELLENT WORK. AS A FIRST-TERM MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE,
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MR. SHUSTER, -
I AM IMPRESSED WITH THE EFFICIENCY, THE BIPARTISAN COOPERATION, AND THE OUTSTANDING STAFF.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS FOR
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Bereuter, Douglas "Doug" K. - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
CONSIDERING AND AUTHORIZING A CONTINGENT BASIS THE ANTELOPE CREEK PROJECT, FOR PARTICULARLY HELPING THE TAXPAYER BY THE COORDINATION OF FLOOD CONTROL...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN HOW MANY MORE SPEAKERS
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MR. OBERSTAR, -
HE HAS? MR. SHUSTER: I WOULD TELL MY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GOOD FRIEND I HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR SPEAKERS IN ADDITION TO CLOSING MYSELF. MR. OBERSTAR: WE HAVE TWO
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MR. OBERSTAR, -
SPEAKERS. SO IF THE GENTLEMAN WOULD LIKE TO YIELD? MR. SHUSTER: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN OF THE RULES
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MR. SHUSTER, -
COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. DREIER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. DREIER:...
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MR. OBERSTAR, -
OFFER ME ONE MINUTE DURING THIS DEBATE UNTIL I TOLD HIM I WAS GOING TO EXTEND COMPLIMENTS TO HIM AND THAT'S HOW I GOT THE TWO MINUTES OF TIME HERE. SO...
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MR. SHUSTER, -
HAVE JUST GOTTEN THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY HOW MUCH I
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPRECIATE THE GREAT WORK OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE,
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Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, AND OF COURSE THE RANKING MEMBER OF BOTH THE FULL COMMITTEE AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THIS ISSUE. AS WE LOOK AT THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I COME DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THIS BEING
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MR. SHUSTER, -
A BAD BILL FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT IF YOU CARE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABOUT CORPS REFORM OR YOU CARE ABOUT REFORM TO THE AGENCIES
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MR. SANFORD, -
BASICALLY UNDERLYING THIS BILL, THIS BILL IS A VERY BAD BILL. I'D SAY THAT, FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BILL ITSELF, WE HAVEN'T PLACED A -- WE HAVE...
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Sanford, Marshall "Mark" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
SPEEDS THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH A CLOSED RULE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN MARKED UP IN COMMITTEE, AND THE QUESTION IS WHY, WHY DOES IT SPEED...
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MR. SANFORD, -
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Minge, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
N FEDERAL AGENCIES. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF FARMERS THAT ARE BEING TOLD OUR AGENCY HAS DECIDED THIS. WE HAVE ANOTHER AGENCY, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WILL...
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Minge, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
MR. MINGE: ONE ASPECT OF THIS I SHOULD MENTION, IF I MAY. COULD YOU YIELD 30 SECONDS? MR. OBERSTAR: I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. I YIELD THE GENTLEMAN ANOTHER...
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MR. MINGE, -
THANK YOU. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE TIME OF THE GENTLEMAN HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER, I
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MR. OBERSTAR, -
WANT TO TELL THE GENTLEMAN THAT I CERTAINLY WANT TO WORK WITH HIM AS WELL. I AM PLEASED TO YIELD THREE MINUTES NOW
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Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. OSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. OSE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR AND THE HARD WORK
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Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
PUT IN BY YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO INCLUDE THE MANY PROJECTS NEEDED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL FLOOD CONTROL FOR SO MANY. MR. CHAIRMAN, THE SACRAMENTO AREA OF FLOOD...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO IMPLEMENT THE HISTORIC FLOOD CONTROL
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Ose, Doug - U.S. Representative, [R] California
PROJECT FOR THE SACRAMENTO REGION KNOWN AS THE COMMON ELEMENTS. THE COMMON ELEMENTS PROJECT WAS AUTHORIZED IN THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF ...
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Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
RESOURCES NEEDS OF THE AREA ARE ADDRESSED. MR. OSE: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. OBERSTAR: WOULD THE GENTLEMAN YIELD IF THE GENTLEMAN HAS FURTHER TIME?...
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MR. OSE, -
TALKED TO THE ORCHARDSMEN
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Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
WHO CAN TESTIFY TO THE SEEPAGE AND IT IS A MATTER WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND THAT THE CORPS SHOULD BE WORKING ON AND I DONE OCCUR IN THE GENTLEMAN'S CONCERN...
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MR. OSE, -
MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR, THE EVERGLADES PROJECT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE STATE OF
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MR. OBERSTAR, -
FLORIDA AND IN FACT TO THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. BUT I DO HAVE A CONCERN, AND I THANK YOU, MR. OBERSTAR, FOR
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WORKING WITH ME ON MY CONCERN. THIS IS THE LARGEST PROJECT IN
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Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS PROJECT IS ONE OF INCLUSION AND THAT THERE IS MINORITY AND FEMALE PARTICIPATION, NOT ONLY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I AM GOING TO WANT TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEWOMAN, SO
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MR. SHUSTER, -
I HAVE TWO SPEAKERS. MR. BARRY: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
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MR. OBERSTAR, -
I WANT TO THANK OUR DISTINGUISHED MEMBER AND DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN, NOT ONLY FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN THIS MATTER BUT FOR ALL OTHER
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MR. SHUSTER, -
MATTERS THAT COME BEFORE THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND THE GREAT JOB THAT THEY DO. I RISE TO ENGAGE THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS THE...
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Berry, Marion "Robert" - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
PURPOSE OF A COLLOQUY. I ALSO RISE TO ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN INCLUDING THE AUTHORIZATION LANGUAGE IN THIS LEGISLATION TO BENEFIT THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI...
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Emerson, Jo Ann - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE WITH THE SENATE. AS YOU KNOW, THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA IS HOME TO A REMARKABLE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES. AND I'M...
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MR. SHUSTER, -
SUPPORTED BY 21 REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS IN THE REGION,
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INCLUDING OUR COLLEAGUES JAY DICKEY AND DICK
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Emerson, Jo Ann - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
GEPHARDT, AMONG OTHERS. AS WRDA 2000 CONTINUES THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, I HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER INCLUDING THE URGENTLY NEEDED AUTHORIZING LANGUAGE...
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MR. SHUSTER, -
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Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
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Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
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Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
ENGINEERS ARE TAKING UPON THEIR SHOULDERS THE JOB OF MAKING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OVER AGAIN, A JOB TRANSCENDED IN SIZE ONLY BY THE ORIGINAL JOB OF...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE LARGEST ECOSYSTEM REST ORTATION PROJECT IN THE HISTORY
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Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
OF THE WORLD. THE GENTLEMAN WHO DESERVES SO MUCH CREDIT FOR THAT, ALONG WITH SO MANY OTHERS FROM FLORIDA AND AROUND THE COUNTRY, IS OUR GOOD FRIEND FROM...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THIS HOUSE, OF COURSE,
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Shaw, Clay "Eugene" E. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WE HAVE OUR GREAT CHAIRMAN, MR. SHUSTER. MR. OBERSTAR, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH THEM BOTH ON THE PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE...
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| 01:36:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CLERK: SENATE 2796, AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY...
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Shuster, Bud - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
PRO TEMPORE: IS THE GENTLEMAN OPPOSED TO THE BILL? MR. RAHALL: I AM OPPOSED TO THE BILL IN ITS CURRENT FORM. THE CLERK: MR. RAHALL MOVES TO COMMIT THE...
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| 01:36:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT THE SAME BACK TO THE HOUSE FORTHWITH, WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS -- STRIKE
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MR. RAHALL, -
SECTION 330 OF THE BILL --
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. RAHALL: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE
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MR. RAHALL, -
MOTION BE CONSIDERED AS READ. MR. SHUSTER: WE ACCEPT THE
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THE CLERK, -
GENTLEMAN'S MOTION. MR. RAHALL: THANK YOU. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION IS CONSIDERED AS READ. DOES THE GENTLEMAN YIELD BACK...
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MR. RAHALL, -
OPPOSITION? WITHOUT
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MR. SHUSTER, -
OBJECTION, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED ON THE MOTION TO COMMIT.
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| 01:37:21 |
MR. RAHALL, -
THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO.
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MR. RAHALL, -
MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: MR. SPEAKER, ACTING UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE HOUSE AND ON BEHALF OF THE...
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MR. SHUSTER, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. SHUSTER, -
THE BILL IS PASSED. THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE CHAIR WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE. THE MESSENGER: MR. SPEAKER, A MESSAGE FROM THE...
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| 02:06:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ON THE BILL H.R. 4541. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SHUSTER: MR....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE A MOTION AT THE DESK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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Leach, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION. THE CLERK: MR. SHUSTER MOVES TO INSIST ON THE HOUSE AMENDMENT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO SENATE 2796 AND REQUESTS A CONFERENCE WITH THE SENATE THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION
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| 02:07:16 |
MR. SHUSTER, -
IS AGREED TO.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA RISE? MR. OBERSTAR: MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE A MOTION AT THE DESK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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THE CLERK, -
CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION. THE CLERK: MR. OBERSTAR MOVES TO INSTRUCT THE CONFEREES TO INSIST ON THE SECTION 586 OF
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| 02:07:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE AMENDMENT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA, MR.
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MR. OBERSTAR, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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THE CLERK, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Pryce, Deborah - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
WHICH WE SO MUCH CHERISH. THIS YEAR IT PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL 1.36 BILLION OVER LAST YEAR'S HISTORIC INCREASE FOR VETERANS' MEDICAL HEALTH CARE. IT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILLS.
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Moakley, Joe - U.S. Representative, ()
AND I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MY COLLEAGUES, CHAIRMAN WALSH AND RANKING MEMBER ALLEN MOLLOHAN, FOR THEIR EXCELLENT WORK ON THIS VERY DIFFICULT SUBJECT...
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| 02:19:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2001. THIS COMPROMISED BILL
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MRS. PRYCE, -
IS A RESULT OF MANY HOURS OF HARD WORK BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND IT IS A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT THAT DESERVES THE SUPPORT OF THIS BODY. I WOULD...
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| 02:19:16 |
Linder, John E. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
MY APPRECIATION FOR THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE'S INCLUSION OF AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MYSELF AND COLLEAGUE FROM GEORGIA, MR. COLLINS, WHEN THE HOUSE...
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| 02:20:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RANKING MEMBER. I ASK TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE AND
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| 02:20:44 |
MR. MOAKLEY, -
REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. JACKSON LEE: LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE
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| 02:20:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE VERY HARD WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY THIS ENTIRE COMMITTEE, THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. THE WORK IS STILL BEING DONE. I WISH THAT WE COULD MOVE FORWARD...
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| 02:21:01 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
ISSUES, AS MR. WALSH, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VA-HUD AND RANKING MEMBER, MOLLOHAN, HAVE DONE TODAY.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I RISE TO SUPPORT THE RULE AND
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| 02:21:09 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
AS WELL, THE LEGISLATION, AND AGREE WITH MR. MOAKLEY THIS IS A MUCH BETTER BILL. I AM VERY GRATIFIED THAT WE HAVE IN THIS BILL $575 MILLION
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| 02:21:20 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
FOR DISTRESSED HOUSING, $10 MILLION OF THAT CAN BE USED FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. A FEW SESSIONS AGO I PASSED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD OBLIGATE OR REQUIRE...
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MS. JACKSON LEE, -
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Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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MS. JACKSON LEE, -
YEAR AND ADD $1.36 BILLION THIS YEAR OVER LAST YEAR'S, IT IS A SLIGHT COMMITMENT TO SHOW THAT THE VETERANS ARE IMPORTANT. THE MEDICAL RESEARCH IN THIS...
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| 02:27:56 |
Cunningham, Randall "Duke" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
HAVE MEDICAL RESEARCH IN A VETERANS' BILL? WELL, ALL THE WAY BACK FROM WORLD WAR II VETERANS HAD A THAT THIS NUCLEAR REACTIONS FROM THE BOMBS WHERE WE...
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| 02:32:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR VETERANS' HEALTH CARE AND FOR ENERGY AND WATER PROJECTS.
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| 02:32:09 |
MS. PRYCE, -
HOWEVER, THE ORIGINAL ENERGY AND WATER BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDED A VERY IMPORTANT
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| 02:32:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROVISION FOR MY STATE AND
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| 02:32:16 |
Hill, Rick - U.S. Representative, [R] Montana
OTHER UPPER MISSOURI RIVER STATES. IT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED US TO PRESERVE THE SPRING WATER RUNOFF THAT OCCURS IN OUR STATES. NOW, THE CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION...
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| 02:34:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MUST GET OUR WORK DONE. THE PRESIDENT VETOED THE BILL WITH THAT IMPORTANT LANGUAGE IN IT,
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| 02:34:29 |
MR. MOAKLEY, -
AND SO WE MUST PROCEED WITHOUT IT. IN LIGHT OF THAT, THIS IS A
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| 02:34:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GOOD CONFERENCE REPORT, IRRESPECTIVE. IT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF OUR
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| 02:34:37 |
Pryce, Deborah - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
VETERANS, PROTECTS OUR ENVIRONMENTS, AND KEEPS THE U.S. AT THE FOREFRONT OF SPACE EXPLORATION, ADDRESSES OUR NATION'S CRITICAL HOUSING NEEDS, AND HELPS...
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| 02:35:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM MONTANA OBJECTS TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT, MAKES A POINT OF ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT. EVIDENTLY, A QUORUM...
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| 02:35:27 |
Hill, Rick - U.S. Representative, [R] Montana
THIS WILL BE A 15-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC. IN COOPERATION
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| 02:35:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I ASK...
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| 03:00:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE RULE JUST ADOPTED, I CALL UP THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 4635.
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| 03:00:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 4635, AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS'...
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| 03:00:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMISSIONS, CORPORATIONS AND OFFICES
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Unidentified Speaker, -
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2001, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO
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| 03:00:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE RESOLUTION 638, THE CONFERENCE REPORT IS CONSIDERED READ.
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| 03:00:37 |
THE CLERK, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. WALSH, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MR. MOLLOHAN, EACH WILL CONTROL 30 MINUTES. THE CHAIR WOULD ASK FOR ORDER...
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| 03:00:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONVERSATIONS FROM THE AISLES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. WALSH: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BRING BEFORE...
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| 03:01:23 |
MR. WALSH, -
BRIEF. THIS CONFERENCE REPORT WAS DEVELOPED AFTER DIFFICULT AND SOMEWHAT PROLONGED DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS IN THE SENATE AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES...
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| 03:01:38 |
Walsh, James T. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
IT IS IN THE AGGREGATE A VERY GOOD, BIPARTISAN BILL THAT WILL SERVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WELL. LET ME MENTION JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS THAT ILLUSTRATE THIS...
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| 03:11:38 |
Mollohan, Alan B. - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
NDING IS STRONGLY SUPPORTED WITH A 14% INCREASE FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. FOR NASA THE CONFERENCE REPORT INCLUDES A 5% FUNDING INCREASE,...
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| 03:18:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. PACKARD: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR YIELDING.
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| 03:18:35 |
MR. WALSH, -
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS CONFERENCE
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| 03:18:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPORT.
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| 03:18:40 |
Walsh, James T. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
AND THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT ON H.R. 4635. AND AS MY COLLEAGUES, BOTH THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING MEMBER, HAVE MENTIONED, THIS CONFERENCE AGREEMENT WILL...
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| 03:18:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENACT
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| 03:18:53 |
Packard, Ronald "Ron" C. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE PROVISIONS OF H.R. 5483 WHICH I INTRODUCED YESTERDAY AND IS A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2001 ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS...
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| 03:20:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EFFORT TO JOIN
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| 03:20:44 |
MR. PACKARD, -
THESE TWO CONFERENCE REPORTS TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THE PROCESS FORWARD. I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES, ALL OF THEM, TO SUPPORT THIS CONFERENCE AGREEMENT....
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| 03:21:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY TO PRESCRIBE PERSONNEL STRENKS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR FOR THE ARMED FORCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST...
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| 03:21:20 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. MOLLOHAN: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER ON THE ENERGY AND WATER SUBCOMMITTEE, MR. VISCLOSKY....
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| 03:21:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIRMAN PACKARD AND
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| 03:21:40 |
MR. MOLLOHAN, -
TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT THERE IS AN AGREEMENT AS FAR AS THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN ENERGY AND WATER. IT OBVIOUSLY IS NOW INCLUDED IN...
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| 03:21:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION.
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| 03:21:52 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
AND WOULD ASK FOR THEIR SUPPORT. THE SECOND POINT I WOULD MAKE IS THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE BILL RELATIVE TO THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION, AND H.U.D. AND...
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| 03:22:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONCERNING A PROVISION IN THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT RELATING
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MR. WALSH, -
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| 03:22:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Meek, Carrie - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
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| 03:23:08 |
Fowler, Tillie - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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| 03:24:32 |
Walsh, James T. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
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| 03:24:56 |
Meek, Carrie - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
HANK THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. WALSH: I RISE TO ENGAGE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LEGISLATIVE...
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| 03:28:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. TAYLOR: I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAVE DONE THIS
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| 03:28:08 |
MR. WALSH, -
YEAR IN PREPARING THE CONFERENCE REPORT FOR THE HOUSE'S CONSIDERATION. AS MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES MAY KNOW, SUBCOMMITTEES SUBCOMMITTEE'S INITIAL ALLOCATION...
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| 03:28:24 |
Taylor, Charles "Chuck" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
IS TRULY AN AFFIRMATION OF YOUR COMMITMENT AND THIS HOUSE'S COMMITMENT TO OUR NATION'S VETERANS AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. AS YOU KNOW, THE 11TH...
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| 03:30:12 |
Walsh, James T. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU IN BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S ATTENTION...
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| 03:30:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN PARTICULAR I WANT TO COMMEND THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING
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| 03:30:52 |
MR. MOLLOHAN, -
MEMBER FOR THE WORK THEY DID ON FULLY FUNDING THE NASA BUDGET
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| 03:30:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS IT REALTIES TO THE
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| 03:31:00 |
Bentsen, Ken - Executive Vice President
INTERNATIONAL -- RELATES TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPATIAL STATION AND PARTICULARLY WITH REFERENCE TO THE FACT THAT THE CONFERENCE REPORT INCLUDES $3 MILLION...
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| 03:32:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE VA-HUD...
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| 03:32:10 |
Walsh, James T. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
THANK CHAIRMAN WALSH FOR HIS LEADERSHIP, MR. MOLLOHAN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP, AND THE GREAT WORK OF THE STAFF IN MEETING THE MANY PRIORITIES THAT WE ALL
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| 03:32:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WANT INCLUDED IN THIS BILL. MOST IMPORTANTLY, MR. CHAIRMAN,
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| 03:32:23 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
THIS BILL INCREASES FUNDING
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| 03:32:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR VETERANS' MEDICAL CARE AS HAS
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| 03:32:27 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
BEEN SAID EARLIER BY $1.35 BILLION OVER LAST YEAR'S LEVEL FOR A TOTAL TWO-YEAR INCREASE OF $3 BILLION. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL FUNDING THAT WILL BE...
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| 03:34:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIRMAN, I AM GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS CONFERENCE
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| 03:34:32 |
Mollohan, Alan B. - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
REPORT. I THINK THAT AFTER BEING LOST
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| 03:34:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN WONDERLAND TERRITORY FOR
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| 03:34:43 |
MR. OBEY, -
OVER EIGHT MONTHS THAT THE
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| 03:34:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMITTEE HAS FINALLY BEEN ALLOWED TO BE
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| 03:34:48 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
REALISTIC IN TERMS OF WHAT OUR HUSBANDING NEEDS, WHAT OUR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH NEEDS ARE AND WHAT OTHER -- SOME OTHER BASIC NEEDS ARE THAT ARE FUNDED...
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| 03:37:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM NEW YORK, MR. WALSH, CHAIRMAN OF THE
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| 03:37:21 |
MR. WALSH, -
VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE. AS MY COLLEAGUE IS AWARE, OUR NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECENTLY RELEASED ITS FINDINGS FROM ITS CANCER...
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| 03:37:32 |
MR. GILMAN, -
THAT REPORT DISCLOSED THAT ROCKLAND COUNT ANY MOO I MY AREA OF NEW YORK STATE AND THE EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN ARE
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| 03:37:50 |
Gilman, Benjamin Arthur - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
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| 03:39:02 |
Walsh, James T. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
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| 03:39:38 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
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| 03:40:08 |
MR. GILMAN, -
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| 03:40:38 |
Knollenberg, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
CT, THAT IS OUR NATIONAL POLICY ON
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| 03:42:44 |
Sweeney, John - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS AND E.P.A.'S POLICIES ON SEDIMENTS IN THE HUDSON RIVER. THE E.P.A. IS POISED TO EFFECT A PROJECT THAT WILL DRASTICALLY AFFECT THE...
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| 03:45:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WALSH, I NOTE IN THE CONFERENCE REPORT THAT THERE
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| 03:45:05 |
MR. WALSH, -
ARE TWO LINE ITEMS THROUGH E.P.A. WHICH WILL HELP IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF
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| 03:45:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE KALAMAZOO WATERSHED IN WESTERN MICHIGAN.
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| 03:45:16 |
Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
IT IS DIRECTED THREED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE OTHER TO CALHOUN COUNTY, MICHIGAN. I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THE LINE ITEM WITH RESPECT...
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| 03:46:06 |
MR. WALSH, -
AT THIS TIME I WOULD YIELD TWO MINUTES
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| 03:46:09 |
MR. UPTON, -
TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA,
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| 03:46:11 |
MR. WALSH, -
MR. COLLINS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 03:46:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. COLLINS: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE VA-HUD APPROPRIATION BILL. I RECOGNIZE IT HAS BEEN A
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| 03:46:26 |
MR. WALSH, -
CHALLENGING TASKS TO ASSEMBLE THIS COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION AND IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE
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| 03:46:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIRELESS EFFORTS OF CHAIRMAN WALSH, MR. MOLLOHAN, AND THE
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| 03:46:36 |
Collins, Mac - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
VA-HUD SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF. I'M PLEASED THAT THERE IS A PROVISION IN THIS BILL THAT WAS AUTHORED BY MY COLLEAGUE FROM GEORGIA AND MYSELF WHICH WILL HELP...
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| 03:48:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. MOLLOHAN, FOR THEIR DILIGENCE. THEY HAVE
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| 03:48:06 |
MR. MOLLOHAN, -
PRODUCED A CONFERENCE REPORT THAT IS NOT ONLY FISCALLY SOUND BUT ONE THAT PROVIDES FOR OUR NATION'S VETERANS, FOR HOUSING AND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS...
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| 03:48:14 |
Gilman, Benjamin Arthur - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
NEEDED TO MEET OUR IMPORTANT NEEDS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS CONFERENCE REPORT PROVIDES OVER $107 IN NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR VETERANS' BENEFITS, FOR HOUSING...
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| 03:50:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WALSH: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 03:50:05 |
MR. WALSH, -
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS
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| 03:50:09 |
MR. MOLLOHAN, -
BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE TODAY. I THINK AS WE'VE SAIDATES GOOD
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| 03:50:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL, IT'S A BIPARTISAN BILL.
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| 03:50:17 |
MR. WALSH, -
I THINK WE HAVE WORKED WELL TOGETHER ALL THE WAY ALONG. THE HOUSE REALLY DID A GREAT JOB.
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| 03:50:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT'S NOT TO DENIGRATE THE
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| 03:50:25 |
Walsh, James T. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
SENATE BUT I THINK WE CLEARLY KNEW WHAT OUR CHALLENGE WAS AND WE SET OUT AND WE INDICT AND WE CAN BE PROUD OF THIS PRODUCT AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE...
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| 03:50:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MADE POwx RECOGNITION? MR. LINDER: I CALL UP HOUSE RESOLUTION 637 AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT...
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| 04:13:39 |
MR. LINDER, -
THE JOINT RESOLUTION HOUSE
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| 04:13:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOINT RESOLUTION 114 MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL
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| 04:13:47 |
THE CLERK, -
YEAR 2001 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE JOINT RESOLUTION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS READ FOR AMENDMENT. THE PREVIOUS QUESTION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS ORDERED...
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| 04:14:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WILL MEMBERS ON THE MAJORITY SIDE REMOVE THEIR CONVERSATIONS FROM THE CHAMBER AND TAKE SEATS SO WE MAY PROCEED? THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 04:15:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. MOAKLEY, PENDING WHICH I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN MAY PROCEED. MR. LINDER: DURING CONSIDERATION...
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| 04:15:19 |
MR. LINDER, -
H.J.RES. 114, A RESOLUTION MAKING FURTHER CONSIDERING PROVISIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001. H.RES. 637 PROVIDES FOR ONE HOUR
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| 04:15:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED
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| 04:15:30 |
MR. LINDER, -
AND CONTROLLED BY THE CHAIRMAN --
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| 04:15:32 |
Linder, John E. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT. WILL MEMBERS ON THE MAJORITY SIDE PLEASE REMOVE THEIR CONVERSATIONS FROM THE CHAMBERS SO WE MAY PROCEED...
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| 04:18:02 |
Moakley, Joe - U.S. Representative, ()
RESOLUTION TO COME BEFORE THE HOUSE THIS YEAR. APPARENTLY NUMBER THREE WAS NOT THE LUCKY CHARM. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME WE'VE HAD TO EXTEND THE APPROPRIATIONS...
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| 04:21:20 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
KEEP IN MIND THAT BETWEEN TODAY AND NEXT TUESDAY, THE REPUBLICANS ARE DEPLOYING THEIR MEMBERS TO GO OUT AND CAMPAIGN. THEY'RE NOT HUNKERED DOWN IN SOME...
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| 04:25:38 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WORK. MAYBE WE OUGHT TO GO BACK TO OPEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEES WHERE PEOPLE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE WORK PRODUCT OF THOSE COMMITTEES. I KNOW THAT...
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| 04:30:26 |
Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
NOW, WHY ISN'T THE BUDGET SIGNED? THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REASONS WE THINK THIS IS NECESSARY TO DO TODAY. NUMBER ONE, WE'RE AT THE POINT IN THE BUDGET...
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| 04:39:15 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
TUESDAY AND WERE GONE BY THAT TIME ON THURSDAY. THE NEXT WEEK WE WERE HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, PARTS OF FOUR DAYS BUT ACTUALLY IN REAL -- IN TERMS OF REAL...
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| 04:48:03 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
SPIN ON IT. MY SPIN IS THAT THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HASN'T DONE ITS JOB IN THE HOUSE. THE HOUSE APPROPRIATORS HAVE DONE THEIR JOB. BUT I HOPE THAT...
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| 04:57:03 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
OUR ALTERNATIVE, SO WE HAD TO RESHAPE OUR ALTERNATIVE TO FIT IT INTO YOUR RULES. THE FACT REMAINS IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, YOU HAVE TRIED TO CUT EDUCATION...
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| 04:59:15 |
Stark, Fortney "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MEMBER FOR YIELDING ME THE TIME. I HAVE ENJOYED THIS COLLEGIAL DEBATE BETWEEN THE CHAIR AND THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, AND I...
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| 05:03:21 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MAKING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND NEXT WEEK ARE ABOUT OUR NATIONAL BUDGET, THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I BELIEVE...
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| 05:07:14 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
WE BELIEVE THAT THE PRINCIPAL FISCAL FOCUS OF THE COUNTRY SHOULD BE ON REDUCING THE NATIONAL DEBT, AND BEYOND THAT WE ARE HAVING ANOTHER ARGUMENT THAT'S...
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| 05:37:08 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 05:41:14 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. YOUNG: MR. SPEAKER, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL IS READY TO FILE. HOWEVER, IT'S BEING HELD BECAUSE IT MAY BE NEEDED...
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| 05:45:38 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
SERIES IS JUST ABOUT TO START. THE PLAYOFFS HAVE JUST COMPLETED AND THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON THOSE. AND WE HAVE THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE. IT IS A...
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| 05:53:07 |
DeLay, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
WE ONLY HAVE A SIX-VOTE MARGIN. LET'S REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE LEADERSHIP OF THE OTHER PARTY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAD NO GENUINE...
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| 06:00:25 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
IS THAT NOTHING YOU DID ON YOUR SIDE HAS BROUGHT US THIS SURPLUS. >> WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. HOYER: NOT YET BUT I WILL ON YOUR TIME. THE C.B.O....
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| 06:02:12 |
Bonior, David E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
10. THE NORMAL ROLE OF CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP IS TO HELP PASS LEGISLATION. THE PRINCIPAL ROLE IN THIS CONGRESS HAS BEEN INSTEAD TO BLOCK IT. THEY GO...
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| 06:08:48 |
Thomas, William "Bill" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
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| 06:10:42 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
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Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
OPLE'S BUSINESS -- ISN'T TO HELP AMERICA'S WORKING FAMILIES, IT'S TO ALLOW REPUBLICAN MEMBERS TO GO HOME AND AVOID A BATTLE OF PUBLIC OPINION THEY KNOW...
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Cunningham, Randall "Duke" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
HOW DID THEY GET THE NEW SPENDING WITH THE TAX INCREASE? THEY STOLE EVERY DIME OUT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND. AL GORE WAS THE DECIDING VOTE ON...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
WHY? BECAUSE WE NEVER OVERRODE A VETO OF A SPENDING BILL THAT ASKED FOR MORE SPENDING OF RONALD REAGAN. NEVER. SO THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS -- I YIELD...
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Hinchey, Maurice - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
YOU CAN HURT THE TRUTH AND KILL THE TRUTH BY ACTS OF OMISSION AS WELL AS COMMISSION, AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE. WHAT HE FAILED...
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Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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Cunningham, Randall "Duke" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
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Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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Kolbe, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
REQUESTED FOR CLASSROOM SIZE REDUCTION. $1.4 BILLION. AND FOR NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, $1.3 BILLION. EVERY ONE OF THOSE DOLLARS IS IN THERE. THE DIFFERENCE,...
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Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
YOU WATCH THRIGS LAST NIGHT THERE WAS BIG PROGRAM ABOUT THAT, THAT THESE CHECKS ARE PRINTED IN ADVANCE OF THE TIME THAT THEY'RE MAILED OUT. AND...
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| 06:32:22 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
24 OR 36 HOURS TO PREPARE TO SEND HE OUT THESE CHECKS? MR. YOUNG: I WOULD RESPOND TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S THE REASON WE PUT THIS LANGUAGE IN THIS CONTINUING...
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| 06:32:58 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WE LOST THOSE LEGISLATIVE DAYS BUT IT WAS PROPER AND APPROPRIATE WE HONOR THE MEMORY OF CONGRESSMAN VENTO AND CERTAINLY PROPER WE HONOR THE SERVICE OF...
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| 06:33:57 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
APPROPRIATION BILLS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE GEKAS AMENDMENT TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WAS DEFEATED IN THIS HOUSE EARLIER THIS...
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| 06:37:09 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND. MR. HOYER:...
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| 06:37:45 |
DeLauro, Rosa - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
TUESDAY AT 6:00, MR. CHAIRMAN. ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE SIDE OF THE AISLE IS SAYING THROUGH THE DEBATE ON THIS CONTINUING RESOLUTION IS WE OUGHT TO ADDRESS...
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| 06:48:09 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MISSOURI STAND IN THE WELL AND SAY WE REALLY OUGHT TO CUT OUT ALL OF THIS PARTISANSHIP AND WE OUGHT TO WORK TOGETHER. WELL, THAT'S A FACT. THE SPEAKER...
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| 07:17:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY THE PUBLIC PRINTER TO COST $780. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, NOTWITHSTANDING THE COST.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. GIBBONS, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM NORTH CAROLINA RISE?
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MRS. MYRICK: MR. SPEAKER, BY DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, I CALL UP HOUSE RESOLUTION 640 AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OCTOBER 19, 2000, FOR THE
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Goss, Porter J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
SPEAKER TO ENTERTAIN MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS OR ADOPT THE FOLLOWING MEASURES --
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONE, THE BILL H.R. 2780, TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR
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THE CLERK, -
ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND MISSING ADULTS. TWO, THE RESOLUTION, HOUSE RESOLUTION 605, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT COMMUNITIES...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEBATE ONLY, I YIELD THE CUSTOMARY 30
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MRS. MYRICK, -
MINUTES TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK, MS. SLAUGHTER, PENDING WHICH I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS I MAY CONSUME. DURING CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION, ALL TIME YIELDED IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEBATE ONLY. YESTERDAY, THE RULES COMMITTEE MET AND...
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MRS. MYRICK, -
OCTOBER 19, FOR THE SPEAKER TO ENTERTAIN MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS OR ADOPT THE FOLLOWING MEASURES -- THE BILL H.R. 2780 TO AUTHORIZE THE...
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| 07:20:45 |
Myrick, Suellen "Sue" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT COMMUNITIES SHOULD IMPLEMENT THE AMBER PLAN TO EXPEDITE THE RECOVERY OF ABDUCKED CHILDREN, THE BILL H.R....
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| 07:25:50 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
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Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
WOULD ESTABLISH A NATIONAL CENTER TO COLLECT AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON MISSING ADULT CASES. I WANT TO COMMEND MY FRIEND FROM CHARLOTTE FOR HER WORK...
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| 07:30:38 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THIS LEGISLATION INCREASES THE LEGAL CERTAINTY OF THESE INSTRUMENTS AND MAKES SURE THAT MARKET PARTICIPANTS ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR LOSSES OR GAINS....
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| 07:33:14 |
Combest, Larry - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
NORTH CAROLINA IN REGARDS TO THE ONE AREA THAT SHE SPECIFICALLY SINGLED OUT AS HAVING HAD SOME CONCERN. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG GOING PROCESS AND THE PROCESS...
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| 07:36:19 |
LaFalce, John J. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
IF WE DO NOT PASS THIS BILL, OUR HUGE AND VIBRANT EXCHANGES IN SWAMPS MARKETS WILL DECLINE WHIME THOSE IN THE REST OF THE WORLD WILL FLOURISH. GIVEN THE...
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| 07:41:31 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
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Bentsen, Ken - Executive Vice President
VERY GOOD WORK. THIS OTHERWISE COMPLICATED MEASURE WILL REPEAL THE SHAD JOHNSON ACCORD AND BRING LEGAL CERTAINTY TO THE OVER-THE-COUNTER DERIVATIVES AND...
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| 07:46:49 |
Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
THE BILLS CANNOT BE AMENDED IN ANY WAY. IT DEPRIVES US OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO ONE OF THESE BILLS, H.R. 4541, WHICH A NUMBER OF US...
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| 07:53:01 |
Ewing, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
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Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
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Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
GENTLELADY HAS ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. MS. SLAUGHTER: I HAVE NO MORE REQUESTS FOR TIME. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 07:58:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TABLE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20RKS THE CHAIR ANNOUNCES THAT HE WILL POSTPONE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS TODAY ON MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES ON WHICH...
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| 07:59:20 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
COMBEST, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. STENHOLM, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN
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THE CLERK, -
FROM TEXAS, MR. COMBEST, IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COMBEST: MR. SPEAKER, I
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| 07:59:30 |
Combest, Larry - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR THE GENTLEMAN ON THE COMMITTEE FOR BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, MR. LEACH, TO HAVE CONTROL OF THE TIME FOR FIVE MINUTES...
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| 08:04:53 |
Stenholm, Charles W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
WORKING GROUP ON FINANCIAL MARKETS, BETWEEN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER DERIVATIVES INDUSTRY AND THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND BETWEEN THE THREE...
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| 08:11:18 |
Ewing, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
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Stenholm, Charles W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
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| 08:12:30 |
Ewing, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
PROVISIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN H.R. 4541. THE PRESIDENT'S WORKING GROUP REPORT POINTED OUT TWO ISSUES APART FROM THE LEGAL CERTAINTY THAT...
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| 08:18:06 |
Leach, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
OF FUTURES AND OPTIONS. AT ISSUE IS THE REQUEST HE WHETHER OF A APPROPRIATE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO DEAL NOT ONLY WITH CERTAIN PROBLEMS...
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| 08:21:23 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
THE FLOOR AND SOME OF ITS PROVISIONS. TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE BILL HAS BEEN MADE MINIMALLY ACCEPTABLE TO THOSE OF US ON THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE WHO...
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| 08:26:17 |
Bliley, Thomas J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
FRIEND FOR YIELDING ME TIME. I RISE TO HOLD MY NOSE AND TO SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION. IT JUST BARELY MEETS THE STANDARDS IN WHICH LEGISLATION MAY BE CONSIDERED...
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| 08:28:05 |
Dingell, John D. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. FIRST OF ALL, THE BILL ALMOST DIED BECAUSE OF FLAWED PROCEDURE. SUBJECT TO ACTION BY THE COMMITTEES AFTER JUST ONE BIPARTISAN...
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| 08:30:53 |
Roukema, Marge - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
BUT WE ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT A MODERNIZED ECONOMY, NOT ONLY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES BUT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND HAS BEEN MENTIONED, THE DERIVATIVES...
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| 08:32:28 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
HA HAS BEEN BECOME CRITICAL TO THE INDUSTRY. THIS LEGISLATION WAS NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE AGRICULTURE, BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AND COMMERCE COMMITTEES...
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| 08:34:04 |
Baldacci, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Maine
THE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN A PRODUCT OF A LOT OF HARD WORK OVER SEVERAL YEARS AND THE REFORMS ARE A LONG TIME IN COMING. BUT BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN THE...
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| 08:35:27 |
Toomey, Pat - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
INDUSTRY FOR SEVEN YEARS IN THE 1980'S AND 1990'S AND I MARVEL HOW WIDESPREAD AND SOPHISTICATED THESE PRODUCTS HAVE BECOME SINCE THEN. TODAY WE ARE GOING...
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| 08:36:50 |
Stenholm, Charles W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
IOWA -- THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. EWING: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IN CLOSING LET ME SAY THAT THIS HAS...
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| 08:37:20 |
Ewing, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
AT A TIME AND A PLACE WHEN THIS LEGISLATION IS SO BADLY NEEDED BY OUR FINANCIAL INDUSTRY, CAN PASS THROUGH THIS HOUSE AND BE CONSIDERED IN THE OTHER BODY....
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| 09:02:54 |
Ewing, Thomas - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALABAMA. MR. CALLAHAN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO TAKE FROM THE SPEAKER'S TABLE THE BILL H.R. 4811, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOREIGN...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
30, 2001, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, WITH THE SENATE AMENDMENT THERETO, DISAGREE TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE, AND AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REQUESTED BY...
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MR. CALLAHAN, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE. THE CLERK: H.R. 4811, AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED...
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| 09:03:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
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THE CLERK, -
MS. PELOSI: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE AT THE CONFERENCE ON THE DISAGREEING VOTES ON THE TWO HOUSES ON THE BILL H.R....
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| 09:03:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2001, BE INSTRUCTED TO INSIST ON THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE
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| 09:04:02 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FUNDING LEVEL FOR DEFICIT RESTRUCTURING AND PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING A UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO THE HIGHLY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES TRUST FUND WITHOUT...
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| 09:04:50 |
MS. PELOSI, -
CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALABAMA IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 MINUTES. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MS. PELOSI:...
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| 09:05:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2000 -- 2001, FOREIGN OPERATIONS BILL, PROVIDE BOTH THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE FUNDING LEVEL FOR DEBT RESTRUCTURING AND FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR A UNITED STATES...
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| 09:05:22 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TRUST FUND, HIPC, WITHOUT UNNECESSARY RESTRICTIONS. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, MR. SPEAKER, THIS HOUSE HAD A PASSIONATE DEBATE ABOUT DISASTER RELIEF AND...
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| 09:07:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
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| 09:07:27 |
Callahan, Herbert "Sonny" Leon - U.S. Representative, [R] Alabama
THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. PELOSI: I HAVE A REQUEST FOR TIME FROM THE LEADER ON THIS ISSUE FROM THE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE, CONGRESSWOMAN MAXINE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MS. PELOSI, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
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| 09:09:32 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
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| 09:10:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 09:11:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE FOREIGN OPS BILL ON THE FLOOR ON TUESDAY. OK. >> THAT IS CORRECT. MR. BONIOR: ARE THERE ANY VOTES BESIDES THE SUSPENSIONS THAT ARE GOING TO OCCUR...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NONSUSPENSION
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| 09:13:09 |
MR. BONIOR, -
VOTES WILL BE HELD AS OF 2:00 ON TUESDAY. MR. BONIOR: COULD THE GENTLEMAN TELL ME WHEN WE EXPECT TO
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Unidentified Speaker, -
ADJOURN SINE DIE? >> I WISH I COULD.
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| 09:13:20 |
MR. BONIOR, -
AT THIS POINT, THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHEDULE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. MR. BONIOR: MAY I ASK THE DISTINGUISHED
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| 09:13:26 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS WHEN WE EXPECT TO VOTE ON THE MINIMUM WAGE BILL. >>
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MR. BONIOR, -
AT THIS POINT, THAT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. MR. BONIOR: HOW ABOUT THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL? >> AT THIS POINT,
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| 09:13:39 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THAT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. MR. BONIOR: HOW ABOUT THE H.M.O. BILL? >> SAME ANSWER. MR.
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| 09:13:45 |
MR. BONIOR, -
BONIOR: HOW ABOUT THE EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE DEBATE A LITTLE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON? >> SAME ANSWER. MR. BONIOR: WELL, MR. SPEAKER,...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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MR. BONIOR, -
JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE HERE, AND I WILL END WITH THIS
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Unidentified Speaker, -
COMMENT, WE ARE HERE, WE'RE 19 DAYS
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| 09:14:01 |
MR. BONIOR, -
INTO THE FISCAL YEAR. THE PRESIDENT
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HAS RECEIVED AND
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| 09:14:05 |
MR. BONIOR, -
SIGNED THREE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS OUT OF 13.
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| 09:14:10 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE WORK OF THE COUNTRY IS NOT DONE.
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| 09:14:13 |
Bonior, David E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THE WORK ON KEY ISSUES LIKE MINIMUM WAGE, H.M.O. REFORM, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, HATE CRIMES, AND THE LIST GOES ON IS NOT DONE. WE'RE TAKING A FIVE-DAY PERIOD...
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| 09:16:11 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE LABOR-H.H.S. CONFERENCE, THE SEVENTH MEETING WE HAVE HAD, I BELIEVE. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, WE WERE TOLD BY THE SENATE CHAIR OF THE CONFERENCE...
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MR. BONIOR, -
THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE PRESENCE OF THE
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MR. YOUNG, -
PRINCIPALS HERE TOMORROW AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY.
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| 09:18:41 |
MR. BONIOR, -
AND I WONDER IF THAT
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| 09:18:43 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THE -- FOR THE MINORITY PRINCIPALS TO BE HERE. MR. OBEY: IF THE GENTLEMAN WOULD YIELD, AS THE GENTLEMAN WELL KNOWS, WE HAVE STAYED...
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| 09:19:09 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
HAVE BEEN HERE. I DON'T HAVE ANY INTENTION OF SITTING AROUND FOR ANOTHER WEEKEND WAITING FOR THE PERSONS WHO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE DECISION TO...
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| 09:22:05 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
ARE THAT WOULD BE HERE. MR. OBEY: WE JUST MET WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND GOT STIFFED. WE WERE JUST TOLD BY YOUR PARTY ON THE SENATE SIDE HE WOULD NOT MOVE...
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| 09:22:15 |
MR. OBEY, -
SENATE CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO SIT DOWN AND MEET MONDAY.
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MR. YOUNG, -
I EXPECT THAT -- AND I HOPE THAT
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| 09:22:20 |
MR. OBEY, -
WE WILL FIND HIM MORE REASONABLE
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| 09:22:24 |
MR. YOUNG, -
THAN WE HAVE FOUND THE PRINCIPALS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH. WE HAVE HAD SEVEN MEETINGS WITH
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| 09:22:28 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
THE PRINCIPALS, AND WE HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME THING OUT OF THEM EVERY TIME, NO MOVEMENT. THAT IS NOT THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO END THIS SESSION. MR. YOUNG:...
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MR. YOUNG, -
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MR. OBEY, -
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MR. YOUNG, -
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Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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| 09:23:38 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
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| 09:25:14 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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| 09:25:32 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
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Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
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| 09:26:26 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
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| 09:27:02 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
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Bonior, David E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
I HAVE BEEN WILLING TO MEET ON THAT FOR MONTHS NOW. WE HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING ON THE MINIMUM WAGE. WE HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. WE HAVEN'T...
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| 09:28:57 |
MR. OBEY, -
THOSE ISSUES ARE BEING KICKED UPSTAIRS
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| 09:28:59 |
MR. BONIOR, -
INTO DIFFERENT ROOMS, BUT WE CAN'T
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| 09:29:02 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
FIND WHO IS IN THOSE ROOMS. MR. BONIOR: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK HIS TIME. DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 09:29:26 |
MR. BONIOR, -
TODAY IT ADJOURN TO MEET AT
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| 09:29:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
12:30 P.M. ON MONDAY NEXT FOR MORNING HOUR DEBATE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CANADY: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT WHEN...
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| 09:29:43 |
MR. CANADY, -
OCTOBER 24, FOR MORNING HOUR DEBATE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CANADY: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE BUSINESS IN...
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| 09:29:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISPENSED WITH ON WEDNESDAY
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| 09:29:54 |
MR. CANADY, -
NEXT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. CANADY: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES
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| 09:30:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 2720.
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| 09:30:07 |
MR. CANADY, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 2780, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE
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| 09:30:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND MISSING ADULTS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA,...
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| 09:30:24 |
MR. CANADY, -
VIRGINIA, MR. SCOTT, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR
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| 09:30:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. CANADY: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE
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| 09:30:34 |
THE CLERK, -
FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE BILL NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 09:30:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, I WOULD NOW YIELD TO MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME....
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| 09:30:52 |
MR. CANADY, -
INTRODUCED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MRS. MICRO. EACH YEAR ABOUT ONE MILLION
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| 09:30:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PEOPLE ARE REPORTED MISSING IN
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| 09:31:00 |
MR. CANADY, -
THE UNITED STATES AND ABOUT 432% OF THOSE ARE ADULTS.
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| 09:31:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE FEDERAL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS
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Canady, Charles - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE COUNTRY DUTIFULLY ENTER THESE MISSING PERSON REPORTS IN THE F.B.I.'S NATIONAL MISSING PERSON'S DATA BASE AND MOST ARE QUICKLY FOUND WITHIN A DAY OR...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PUBLIC AGENCIES OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO MAINTAIN
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MR. SCOTT, -
A DATA BASE FOR TRACKING MISSING ADULTS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DETERMINED TO BE ENDANGERED, WHEN POUP MAY BE INVOLVED
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Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
OR WHEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISAPPEARANCE ARE UNKNOWN. IT ALSO AUTHORIZES GRANTS TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILIES IN LOCATING MISSING ADULTS,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KRISTEN'S ACT.
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MR. CANADY, -
I INTRODUCED IT BECAUSE KRISTEN MONAFERRI WHO WAS A CONSTITUENT OF OURS IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, DISAPPEARED IN 1997. SHE WAS A VERY BRIGHT,
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HARD-WORKING YOUNG LADY AND ATTENDED NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY.
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MRS. MYRICK, -
SHE HAD JUST FINISHED HER FRESHMAN YEAR AND LIKE SO MANY OTHER COLLEGE STUDENTS SHE DECIDED SHE WANTED TO GO TO ANOTHER CITY TO SPEND THE SUMMER AND WORK...
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Myrick, Suellen "Sue" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
CLASS AT BERKELEY AND GOT A JOB AT A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP. SHE BEGAN SETTLING IN AND MAKING NEW FRIENDS. HOWEVER, ON MONDAY, JUNE 23, WHICH WAS JUST A MERE...
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| 09:38:32 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
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Lampson, Nicholas - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
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MRS. MYRICK, -
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Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
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MRS. MYRICK, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA RISE? MR. TAUZIN: I MOVE THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE CONCURRENT...
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| 09:43:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE
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MR. TAUZIN, -
GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA, MR.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TAUZIN, AND THE GENTLEMAN
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THE CLERK, -
FROM OHIO, MR. BROWN. THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. MR. TAUZIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND...
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| 09:43:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MATERIAL ON THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. TAUZIN: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER...
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| 09:43:38 |
MR. TAUZIN, -
CONGRESS FOR ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. I SALUTE REPRESENTATIVES
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| 09:43:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WEYGAND, SHIMKUS AND MORELLA FOR BRINGING
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MR. TAUZIN, -
THIS RESOLUTION TO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE FLOOR TODAY. MULTIPLE
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MR. TAUZIN, -
SCLEROSIS IS A CHRONIC OFTEN DISABLING DISEASE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYMPTOM. SYMPTOMS MAY BE MILD SUCH AS NUMBNESS IN THE LIMBS OR THEY CAN BE TERRIBLY...
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| 09:46:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INDIVIDUALS IN THIS COUNTRY, MOSTLY WOMEN.
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MR. BROWN, -
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IS AN OUGHT OWE IMMUNE DISORDER THAT ALTERS
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| 09:46:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFLICTED BY
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| 09:46:56 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
IT IN PROFOUND AND TRAGICALLY UNPREDICTABLE WAYS. IT'S NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE BECAUSE ITS CONSTELLATION OF SYMPTOMS VARY FROM PATIENT TO...
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| 09:49:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PUTS BEFORE CONGRESS AND THE COUNTRY. M.S. AFFECTS MY FAMILY AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS
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| 09:49:34 |
MR. TAUZIN, -
I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE DISEASE AND ABOUT THE EFFORTS UNDER WAY TO FIGHT IT.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I'D LIKE TO MAKE JUST THREE BRIEF POINTS ON THIS RESOLUTION.
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| 09:49:42 |
Thornberry, William "Mac" McClellan - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
FIRST, THERE ARE SOME TRULY HEROIC EFFORTS GOING ON EVERY DAY ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY TO BATTLE THIS DISEASE. M.S. SOCIETIES IN COMMUNITY AFTER COMMUNITY...
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| 09:52:03 |
MR. TAUZIN, -
GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD:
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| 09:52:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I THANK THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THIS RESOLUTION ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL AS MR. BROWN ON THIS SIDE.
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| 09:52:09 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
I DO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. I HAD SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO WERE STRICKEN BY THIS DISEASE IN THEIR EARLY TO LATE 20'S, AND
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SO IT HAS BECOME SECOND NATURE TO ME IN TRYING TO FIGHT TO
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MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, -
ENSURE THAT WE GET THE TYPE OF SUPPORT AND THE TYPE OF FUNDING FOR SUCH A DISEASE. MR. SPEAKER, WE RECOGNIZE THAT MULTIPLE SPLEROSIS IS TWICE AND
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| 09:52:38 |
McDonald, Juanita - U.S. Representative, [D] California
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Tauzin, W. "Billy" J. II - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
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| 09:55:08 |
Morella, Constance "Connie" A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
DISEASES REQUIRES THE DIRECTOR OF N.I.H. TO EXPAND, INTENSIFY AND COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF N.I.H. WITH RESPECT TO AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. MAY I HAVE...
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| 09:58:14 |
MR. TAUZIN, -
N.I.H. TO PROVIDE A DETAILED REPORT TO CONGRESS SPECIFYING
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| 09:58:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOW FUNDS WERE SPENT ON
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| 09:58:21 |
Morella, Constance "Connie" A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. MR. SPEAKER, H.CON.RES. 271 IS A GOOD BILL. WE MUST NOT FORGET EVERY HOUR SOMEONE IS NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH M.S. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A...
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| 09:59:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. BROWN, -
GENTLEMAN FROM RHODE ISLAND, MR. WEYGAND. THIS RESOLUTION BRINGS ATTENTION
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| 09:59:32 |
MR. TAUZIN, -
TO A VERY PARTICULARLY SERIOUS DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS,
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| 09:59:36 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THAT HITS 1/3 OF A MILLION AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS BODY WILL ENCOURAGE MORE RESEARCH, WHETHER IT'S FROM THE MULTIPLE ...
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| 10:01:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STATEMENT BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT OUR INTERESTS AND THE NATION'S INTEREST IN FINDING
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| 10:01:14 |
MR. TAUZIN, -
BETTER CURES, THERAPIES,
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| 10:01:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND HOPEFULLY PREVENTATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR THIS AWFUL
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| 10:01:19 |
Tauzin, W. "Billy" J. II - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
DISEASE. BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S OUR EXTREME HOPE THAT WE COULD AGREE ON A PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROPOSAL THIS YEAR BEFORE WE LEAVE, TOO. I KNOW...
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| 10:03:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA RISE? MR. TAUZIN: MR. SPEAKER, I NOW MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES...
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| 10:03:33 |
MR. TAUZIN, -
ARE CONSUMER PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO SUCH ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA, MR. TAUZIN, AND THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 10:03:42 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. MR. TAUZIN: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS...
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| 10:03:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. TAUZIN: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 2592, A BILL INTRODUCED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 10:04:06 |
Canady, Charles - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
CALIFORNIA, MR. ROGAN, TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY REGULATION OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES. THE BILL HAS BENEFITED FROM A FULL DOSE OF REGULAR ORDER AND ENJOYS SUPPORT
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| 10:04:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF MY COLLEAGUES
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| 10:04:15 |
MR. TAUZIN, -
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. ELECTRIC BICYCLES ARE A GREAT MEANS
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| 10:04:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATION.
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| 10:04:19 |
Tauzin, W. "Billy" J. II - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
IN PARTICULAR, OLDER AND DISABLED RIDERS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO RIDE A BICYCLE UP HILLS WITHOUT MOTORIZED ASSISTANCE WILL BENEFIT...
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| 10:07:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SAFETY COMMISSION. CURRENTLY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, NHTSA,
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| 10:07:35 |
MR. BROWN, -
HAS JURISDICTION OVER THESE BICYCLES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN
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| 10:07:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
20 MILES PER HOUR, APPROXIMATELY
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MR. BROWN, -
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Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
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Tauzin, W. "Billy" J. II - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
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MR. BROWN, -
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| 10:11:44 |
Horn, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REQUESTED THAT CONGRESS MAKE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THE LAW TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THIS PROCESS. THEREFORE, S....
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| 10:14:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLAN SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
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| 10:14:28 |
McDonald, Juanita - U.S. Representative, [D] California
APPEARS TO EXIST IN BOTH HOUSES FOR THIS LEGISLATION. THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES INCLUDE, ONE, CHANGING THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION FROM MARCH 1 OF EACH...
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| 10:15:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5157 AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL....
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| 10:15:36 |
Horn, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OF THE RECORDS OF THE FRIEDMAN'S BUREAU. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS THERE OBJECTION TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL? MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: MR. ...
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| 10:15:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. LEN -- MILLENDER-MCDONALD: I DO NOT PLAN TO OBJECT,
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| 10:15:51 |
THE CLERK, -
BUT I WOULD YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA FOR A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE BILL. MR. HORN: I THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN.
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| 10:16:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, H.R. 5157, THE FRIEDMAN'S BUREAU RECORDS
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| 10:16:04 |
MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, -
PRESERVATION ACT OF 2000,
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| 10:16:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPRESENTS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT
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| 10:16:08 |
McDonald, Juanita - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TO SAFEGUARD IMPORTANT LINKS TO THE PAST. THESE RECORDS DOCUMENT HOW THE 38TH CONGRESS RESPONDED TO THE ENORMOUS SOCIAL AND
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| 10:16:16 |
Horn, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ECONOMIC UPHEAVAL IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE CIVIL WAR. THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY, WHICH I CHAIR, HELD A HEARING...
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| 10:18:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRESERVATION ACT OF 2000.
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| 10:18:44 |
MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, -
THE BUREAU OF REFUGEES ABANDONED LANDS WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT BY AN ACT OF THIS GOVERNMENT ON MARCH 3, 1865. THIS ACT WAS THE CULMINATION...
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| 10:28:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL.
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| 10:28:18 |
MR. HORN, -
MS. PRYCE, OCTOBER 24 FOR FIVE MINUTES, MRS. BIGGERT, OCTOBER 24 FOR FIVE MINUTES, MRS. ROUKEMA, OCTOBER 24, FIVE MINUTES, MR. WELDON OF FLORIDA, TODAY,...
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| 10:29:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES, MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD FOR FIVE MINUTES, AND MRS. CLAYTON FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 10:29:15 |
MR. PALLONE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. GIBBONS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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| 10:29:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT CONGRESS BE NOTIFIED OF THE TERMS OF THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT WHICH MR. GORE SIGNED WITH
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| 10:29:40 |
MR. GIBBONS, -
RUSSIAN PREMIER MINISTER CHERNOMYRDIN REGARDING
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| 10:29:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RUSSIA'S
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| 10:29:45 |
Gibbons, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada
NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH IRAN, A KNOWN TERRORIST NATION. WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE SECRET AGREEMENT BETWEEN MR. GORE AND THE PRIME...
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| 10:30:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TODAY TO PULL THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION FROM CONSIDERATION BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS SESSION OF CONGRESS. THE...
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| 10:31:03 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
REASON FOR NOT DOING SO IS THE REQUEST BY PRESIDENT CLINTON THAT IT NOT BE CONSIDERED. MR. SPEAKER, THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND PRESIDENT CLINTON HAVE OPPOSED...
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| 10:35:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNIVERSITIES WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, CALIFORNIA STATE DOMINGUS HILLS, LOCATED IN MY DISTRICT, ON 40 YEARS OF EXEMPLARY HIGHER LEARNING.
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| 10:36:13 |
MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, -
IN ITS 40 YEARS CELEBRATION, WE REFLECT BACK ON THE WHOM HAVE PASSED THROUGH HER DOORS. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY HAS PRODUCED OVER 29,000 GRADUATES...
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| 10:36:32 |
McDonald, Juanita - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CREDENTIALED TEACHERS. CAL STATE DOMINGUS HILLS IS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS THE HIGHEST PRODUCER OF CREDENTIALED...
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| 10:40:26 |
Weldon, Dave - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MS. PELOSI: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. GOOD EVENING. MR. SPEAKER, IN JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS, WE WILL ELECTING A NEW PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES...
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| 10:43:07 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT, THE SUPREME COURT. SO A GREAT DEAL IS AT STAKE IN THIS ELECTION. THE PRESIDENCY AND THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS TO THE COURT. IF...
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| 10:51:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE ARE HAVING AN ELECTION. THE ELECTION IS IMPORTANT FOR MANY REASONS. ON THE DISCUSSION OF APPOINTING SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, I WOULD HOPE THAT WHATEVER...
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| 10:51:21 |
Smith, Nick - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
JUDGES, THAT THEY BE SOME OF THE SMARTEST, SOME OF THE MOST WELL-READ LITERARY LAW JUDGES THAT WE CAN FIND IN THE COUNTRY AND WE HAVE TRIED TO HELP ASSURE...
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| 11:35:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WANT TO APPLAUD MR. SMITH FOR HIS PRESENTATION, HIS VISUAL AIDS, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HIS GRANDCHILDREN AND TO RECOGNIZE THAT'S...
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| 11:36:07 |
MRS. MORELLA, -
MY SPECIAL ORDER IS ON A DIFFERENT MATTER.
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| 11:36:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU KNOW, THE HOUSE WAS SCHEDULED TO CONSIDER HOUSE
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| 11:36:14 |
Morella, Constance "Connie" A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
RESOLUTION 596 THIS EVENING. AND I REGRET IT WILL NOT DO SO. THAT RESOLUTION CALLS UPON THE PRESIDENT TO ENSURE THAT THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE UNITED...
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