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WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES...
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THE SPEAKER, -
AND PROTECTION MORE THAN EVER. GOD, BLESS AMERICA, OUR PRESIDENT, OUR NATIONAL STATE AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AS THEY SEEK TO SERVE OUR CITIZENS.
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THE CHAPLAIN, -
GOD, BLESS AMERICA. BLESS THESE FOLKS HERE TODAY. I ASK YOU TO GIVE THEM GRACE AND PEACE THAT AS THEY SEEK YOUR FACE IMPART TO THEM YOUR WISDOM, YOUR...
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THE SPEAKER, -
JUDGE. THE SPEAKER: THE QUESTION IS ON AGREEING TO THE SPEAKER'S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL. THAN. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AND I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT. THE SPEAKER: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER...
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THE SPEAKER, -
ON THIS QUESTION ARE POSTPONED. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, MR. WILSON.
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Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MR. WILSON: EVERYONE, INCLUDING OUR GUESTS IN THE GALLERY, PLEASE JOIN IN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF
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THE SPEAKER, -
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE SPEAKER:...
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Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
A MESSAGE. MOTOR VEHICLE MADAM SPEAKER, A MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. THE SECRETARY: MADAM SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER: MADAM SECRETARY. THE SECRETARY: I HAVE...
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THE SPEAKER, -
OF THE HOUSE IS REQUESTED. THE SPEAKER: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA RISE? >>
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THE SPEAKER, -
REQUEST PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. KINGSTON: MADAM SPEAKER, MEMBERS...
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THE SPEAKER, -
A FRIEND OF MINE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. ALMOST GOING ON TWO DECADES, IN
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FACT. ELLIOTT WAS APPOINTED THE NATIONAL CHAMPION CHAPLAIN
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THE SPEAKER, -
OF THE AMERICAN LEGION ON AUGUST
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Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
30, 2007, BY THE NATIONAL COMMANDER, MARTY CANASTOR. THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOLLOWING THE CONVENTION IN RENO, NEVADA. HE'S A RETIRED U.S. NAVY COMMAND...
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THE SPEAKER, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED, WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. COHEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ON FRIDAY, APRIL 4, THIS NATION WILL OBSERVE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHO FOUGHT INJUSTICE, NOT JUST SOCIAL INJUSTICE BUT
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MR. COHEN, -
ECONOMIC INJUSTICE. HIS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BELIEFS 40 YEARS LATER HAVE NOT BEEN FULFILLED. HIS DREAM IS STILL ALIVE BUT
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Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
NOT FULFILLED. AT HIS TIME HE FOUGHT A WAR AND WAS AGAINST A WAR IN ASIA THAT THIS COUNTRY WAS FIGHTING AND LOSING AND COSTING US MUCH IN TERMS OF HUMAN...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ECONOMY. IN LIGHT OF THIS, IT SEEMS DOWNRIGHT WRONG FOR CONGRESS TO
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MR. WILSON, -
BE PROPOSING A BUDGET THAT WILL RAISE $683 BILLION IN TAXES. THE LARGEST TAX INCREASE IN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICA'S HISTORY. THIS WILL HIT 116 MILLION
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Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
AMERICANS WHILE SPENDING BILLIONS MORE ON WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT SPENDING. AMERICAN TAXPAYERS WILL HAVE TO FOOT THIS BILL IF WE DO NOT STAND UP AND PROTECT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO AFFORD RISING GAS, HOME HEATING, GROCERY AND HEALTH
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Unidentified Speaker, -
CARE. NOW, THERE IS THE ADDED WORRY OF LOSING THEIR HOMES. THE HOUSING CRISIS COULD LEAD
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO MORE THAN TWO MILLION HOMEOWNERS LOSING
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Wilson, Charles "Charlie" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THEIR HOMES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. FORTUNATELY, WE ADDRESSED SOME OF THE HOUSING CONCERNS IN THE BIPARTISAN ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN. IN THAT PACKAGE, WE EXPANDED...
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| 00:10:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE RISING BECAUSE CONGRESS FAILS TO HAVE AN ENERGY POLICY THAT ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF
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MR. POE, -
OUR OWN RESOURCES. INSTEAD OF MAKING IT EASIER TO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBTAIN CRUDE OIL, CONGRESS HAS DECIDED TO SUBSIDIZE THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS TO HAVE
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| 00:10:33 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
PROVEN -- UNPROVEN, UNRELIABLE AND EXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE FUEL LIKE CORN-BASED ETHANOL, WHICH MAY NOW POLLUTE THE ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN FIRST REALIZED....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EVEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATIONED A -- MONGERING, EVEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION ADMITS THAT THE SURVEILLANCE
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MS. WATSON, -
WILL BE FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS. KAY MARTIN, SAID IF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GOVERNMENT LEARNS OF NEW
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Watson, Diane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
INDIVIDUALS PLANNING TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, IT CAN IMMEDIATELY SURVEIL SUCH INDIVIDUALS. THE COURT CAN ISSUE AN ORDER WITHIN MINUTES OF BEING ASKED OR...
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| 00:13:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SITUATION HAS FORCED THOUSANDSES OF FAMILIES TO LOSE THEIR PRIZED POSSESSION --
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| 00:13:07 |
Barrett, J. Gresham - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
THEIR HOME. ONE PERSON LOSING THEIR HOME, MR. SPEAKER, IS ONE TOO MANY. AS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, CAN WE LEND MONEY OR GIVE CREDIT TO PEOPLE? NO. BUT...
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| 00:14:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MILITARY OFFICERS BELIEVE THIS WAR HAS STRETCHED OUR MILITARY DANGEROUSLY THIN
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MR. WALZ, -
AND 60% SAY IT'S LEFT US
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WEAKER AT ANY TIME
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Walz, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
SINCE VIETNAM. THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY SAID WE ARE CONSUMING OUR READINESS AS FAST AS WE BUILD IT. THE ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF SAID THE LAST SIX YEARS...
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| 00:15:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL. MR. HANSBROUGH HAS EARNED THIS HONOR THROUGH HIS EXCELLENCE
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| 00:15:29 |
MR. EMERSON, -
BOTH ON THE BASKETBALL COURT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND OFF. IF ANYTHING, HIS RECEIPT OF
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| 00:15:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS AWARD OUGHT TO FOCUS US
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Emerson, Jo Ann - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
ON HIS CHARACTER NOT ON HIS SCORING STATISTICS. 24 YOUNG MAN -- THIS YOUNG MAN RECENTLY EARNED RARE PRAISE FROM LONG-TIME COACH RICK PITINO WHO REMARKED,...
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| 00:17:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IRAQ, ADMITTED LAST MONTH THAT NO ONE IN THE U.S. AND IRAQI GOVERNMENTS
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| 00:17:12 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FEELS THAT THERE HAS BEEN SUFFICIENT PROGRESS BY ANY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEANS IN THE AREA OF NATIONAL RECONCILIATION. AND
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| 00:17:18 |
Braley, Bruce - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
YET WE CONTINUE TO SPEND $14 MILLION EVERY HOUR IN IRAQ WHILE MORE AMERICANS ARE LOOKING FOR WORK, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE ON THE VERGE OF LOSING...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND I THINK IT'S UP TO THE CONGRESS TO TAKE SERIOUS ACTION
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| 00:18:32 |
MR. JOHNSON, -
NOW. THE TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT ON SOCIAL SECURITY RELEASED
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| 00:18:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO PAINTS A GLOOMY
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| 00:18:39 |
Johnson, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
PICTURE. SOCIAL SECURITY WILL BEGIN PAYING OUT MORE MONEY THAN IT TAKES IN FROM PAYROLL TAXES IN 2017. AND BY 2041 THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND'S...
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| 00:19:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AUTISTIC, AS WELL AS MET WITH FAMILIES DESPERATELY SEARCHING OUR MEDICAL
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| 00:19:39 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OPTIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. I HAVE LEARNED
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| 00:19:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM THIS THAT MORE DATA, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ARE IMPERATIVE
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| 00:19:44 |
Matheson, James "Jim" David - U.S. Representative, [D] Utah
IN ORDER TO HELP THESE FAMILIES CREATE A FUTURE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. IN UTAH ONE IN EVERY 133 KIDS HAS AUTISM. THAT'S THE THIRD HIGHEST RATE AMONG...
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| 00:20:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MOST TRUSTED
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MR. WELLER, -
AND DEPENDABLE PARTNER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Weller, Gerald "Jerry" C. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
IN COUNTERNAR TO THICS AND TERRORISM. AND THE PRESIDENT IS A GOOD FRIEND OF THE UNITED STATES BUT SOMEONE WHO HAS BROUGHT SECURITY TO ELIMINATE THE...
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| 00:22:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAR IN IRAQ. INVESTING IN IRAQ RATHER THAN
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Unidentified Speaker, -
OUR OWN COUNTRY HAS CONTRIBUTED TO
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| 00:22:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUR NATION'S ECONOMIC
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Yarmuth, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
DOWNTURN. ACORDING TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND A HARVARD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, QUOTE, THE IRAQ ADVENTURE AS SERIOUSLY WEAKENED THE U.S. ECONOMY...
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| 00:23:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF BIG BUSINESS, AND IN FACT THEY HAVE ELIMINATED IMPORTANT OVERSIGHT THAT IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT
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Unidentified Speaker, -
THE AMERICAN CONSUMER.
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| 00:23:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN OTHER INSTANCES, AGENCIES HAVE SIMPLY TURNED THE
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| 00:23:58 |
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
BLIND EYE. FOR A TIME THIS BENEFITED BIG BUSINESS, BUT WE ARE NOW SEEING HOW DEVASTATING THE FAILURE TO ENFORCE THE LAW OR REGULATIONS CAN BE FOR BOTH...
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| 00:25:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS JUST FINE. WELL, EVERYTHING ISN'T JUST FINE AND THERE IS IN FACT
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| 00:25:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AN
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| 00:25:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ESCALATION GOING ON IN THE VIOLENCE ALL OVER
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| 00:25:24 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IRAQ. WITH THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY IS A BATHE AND SWITCH POL -- BAIT AND SWITCH POLICY. THE AMERICAN TROOPS WERE SEND TO IRAQ TO FIGHT AL QAEDA AND TERRORISTS....
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| 00:26:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUR NATION HAS EXPERIENCED A
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MR. KAGEN, -
DRAMATIC DECLINE IN HOME VALUES.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WHEN OUR HOME VALUES DECLINE AND DISAPPEAR,
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Kagen, Steven "Steve" M.D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
SO DOES THE TAX REVENUE IN EVERY TOWN, EVERY COMMUNITY AND EVERY STATE OF THE UNION. OUR VERY WAY OF LIFE IS NOW AT RISK DUE TO THIS ADMINISTRATION'S...
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| 00:28:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NUMBER 198,
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McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
RESOLVED, THAT AT ANY TIME AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION THE SPEAKER MAY, PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2-B OF RULE 18, DECLARE THE HOUSE RESOLVED INTO...
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| 00:28:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL
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THE CLERK, -
H.R. 5501 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO COMBAT HIV-AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS,...
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| 00:30:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMARKS ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 1065. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:30:52 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, HOUSE RESOLUTION 1065 PROVIDES FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5501, THE TOM LANTOS AND HENRY J. HYDE UNITED...
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| 00:31:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACT OF 2008. A STRUCTURED RULE. THE RULE PROVIDES FOR TWO HOURS
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| 00:31:14 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
OF GENERAL DEBATE WITH FOUR AMENDMENTS. MR. SPEAKER, ALL MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THE BIPARTISAN COLLABORATION AND CAREFUL COMPROMISES...
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| 00:40:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONFRONT AND COMBAT THE SCOURGE OF HIV-AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND
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MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
MALARIA. CONGRESS FOLLOWED THROUGH AND PASSED THE U.S. LEADERSHIP BEGINS HIV-AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS
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| 00:40:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND MALARIA ACT, KNOWN AS THE
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| 00:40:16 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF, PEPFAR, OFFERING $15 BILLION TO COMBAT THESE ILLNESSES. THAT WAS THE LARGEST COMMITMENT EVER BY ANY NATION...
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| 00:45:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN,
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MR. MCGOVERN, -
MY GOOD FRIEND FROM FLORIDA,
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THE TIME. MR. SPEAKER,
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| 00:45:51 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
I RISE ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THE HOUSE'S CONSIDERATION OF THE TOM LANTOS AND HENRY HYDE UNITED STATES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV-AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS,...
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| 00:46:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MALARIA RE-AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008. THIS
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| 00:46:07 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT OUR EFFORTS TO SAVE THE LIVES OF SO MANY PEOPLE AFFLICTED WITH THE SCOURGE OF AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS,...
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| 00:50:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND MALARIA. I
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MR. MCGOVERN, -
RESERVE MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:50:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. DIAZ-BALART:
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| 00:50:54 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, A PHYSICIAN WHO DOES SO MUCH ON ISSUES OF HEALTH DAY IN AND DAY...
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| 00:51:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUE FOR YIELDING. AND AT
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| 00:51:14 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE RISK OF BEING LABELED THE SKUNK AT THE ANNUAL FRAGRANCES PICNIC, DO I RISE TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO THIS STRUCTURED RULE. I KNOW COMPROMISES HAVE...
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| 00:51:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BUT I THINK THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL
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| 00:51:31 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
IMPROVEMENT. JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A GOOD PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE SPENDING FROM $15 BILLION TO $50 BILLION I WONDER IF THERE'S JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT....
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| 00:54:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THIS RULE AND VERY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE UNDERLYING BILL. LET ME JUST SAY FROM THE OUTSET
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| 00:54:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I USED TO TAKE CARE OF AIDS PATIENTS BEFORE I
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| 00:54:24 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
CAME TO THIS CONGRESS BACK IN 1994. I WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO
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| 00:54:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PHYSICIANS IN A COUNTY OF 400,000 PEOPLE
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| 00:54:32 |
Weldon, Dave - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THAT WAS SEEING AIDS PATIENTS. I HAVE ANNOUNCED MY RETIREMENT, MY INTENT TO LEAVE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS CONGRESS,...
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| 00:58:50 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
I ANT JUSTIFY THAT BACK
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| 00:58:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOME. I'M OPPOSING THIS
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| 00:58:56 |
Weldon, Dave - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
BILL. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING ME TIME. I APPRECIATE IT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN: I WANT TO...
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| 00:59:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPUBLICANS WORKING TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS BILL. AT THIS
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| 00:59:25 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM VIRGIN ISLANDS, MRS. CHRISTENSEN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM VIRGIN ISLANDS...
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| 00:59:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK AND APPLAUD MY COLLEAGUES, MR. FORTUNO,
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| 00:59:59 |
Christensen, Donna M. - Congressional Delegate, [D] Virgin Islands
WHO INTRODUCED THE CARIBBEAN AMENDMENT, CONGRESSWOMAN YVETTE CLARKE, WHO SPONSORED IT, AS DID I, CONGRESSMAN PAYNE, WHO WORKED WITH CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA...
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| 01:03:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FUNDING IN THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, IN THE
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| 01:03:25 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
RESEARCH WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING TO IDENTIFY AND CURE HUMAN DISEASES AT THE EARLIEST
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| 01:03:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STAGES. I REPRESENT THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER, PROUD TO DO SO.
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| 01:03:34 |
Culberson, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THOSE INSTITUTIONS, GREATEST IN THE WORLD, THE M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY IS DOING RESEARCH TODAY, PARTICULARLY ON NANORESEARCH, WHERE...
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| 01:07:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CLINTON LEFT OFFICE WE HAD A SURPLUS. AFTER THE LEADERSHIP
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| 01:07:54 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
OF GEORGE BUSH AND THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSES, WE ARE NOW IN HISTORIC RECORD DEBT. OUR KIDS HAVE -- NOW HAVE INHERITED A DEBT TAX. I AM ALL FOR INVESTING...
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| 01:09:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
14 OF THAT. WE WERE IN CONTROL FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND FOUR
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| 01:09:43 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
YEARS UNDER EISENHOWER THAT THE REPUBLICANS WERE
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| 01:09:47 |
Culberson, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
IN CONTROL. SO OVER THE LAST -- I GOT HERE IN 2001 AND I CAN TELL YOU, MR. MCGOVERN, AND YOU ARE A THOUGHTFUL MAN, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE VOTED...
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| 01:11:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLABORATION. I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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| 01:11:12 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. DIAZ-BALART: MR. SPEAKER, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN...
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| 01:11:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 5501. PEPFAR, WHICH IS A TESTAMENT TO
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| 01:11:35 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE AMERICAN GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT HAS ACHIEVED RESPECT. BECAUSE OF PEP FASHION MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED THE TREATMENT AND CARE. THERE ARE
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| 01:11:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEN AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE ALIVE TODAY
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| 01:11:51 |
Fortuno, Luis - Congressional Delegate, [R] Puerto Rico
BECAUSE OF PEPFAR. THAT KNOWLEDGE SHOULD GIVE US GREAT PRIDE. IT SHOULD ALSO FILL US WITH A SENSE OF HUMILITY, UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE HELPED CREATED...
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| 01:15:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY DISTRICT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A SEVERE
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| 01:15:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SHORTAGE OF FUNDS NECESSARY TO
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| 01:15:36 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
CARE FOR AMERICA'S SENIOR CITIZENS.
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| 01:15:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE MONEY TO EVEN TAKE CARE OF OUR RETURNING VETERANS. MILLIONS
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| 01:15:45 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OF AMERICANS ARE FACING FORECLOSURE ON THEIR HOMES AND NOW WITH ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE FACING AT HOME, WE ARE BEING ASKED TO SPEND $50 BILLION...
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| 01:19:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALL THAT NOT EVEN PAYING FOR THE WAR.
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| 01:19:08 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
JUST PUTTING IT ON THE CREDIT CARD SO OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. PEOPLE, MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE WHO SUPPORTED ...
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| 01:20:50 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
AS IF THIS LEGISLATION
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| 01:20:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS DIRECTED ONLY
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Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
TO AFRICA. THIS LEGISLATION WISELY EXPANDS TO THE CARIBBEAN BASIN. I URGED YESTERDAY IN THE RULES COMMITTEE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT AMERICAN TOURISTS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SO LONG AS THE
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MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
CHAIRMAN RESPONDS INCLUDES EITHER A LIST OF EARMARKS CONTAINED IN THE
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MR. MCGOVERN, -
BILL OR REPORT OR STATEMENT THERE ARE NO EARMARKS,
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO POINT OF ORDER LIES AGAINST THE BILL. THIS IS
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Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE SAME AS THE RULE IN THE LAST CONGRESS. HOWEVER UNDER THE RULE AS A FUNCTION UNDER THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE 109TH CONGRESS, EVEN IF THE POINT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE IMPACT IS FAR-REACHING. FOR EXAMPLE, MR. SPEAKER, LET ME
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McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
HIGHLIGHT JUST ONE SECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BROAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN THIS CONGRESS. BASIC EDUCATION. WE ALL KNOW THAT EDUCATION IS KEY TO...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
QUESTION ARE POSTPONED. .@@@u AND ONE PRESENT. THE JOURNAL STANDS AS APPROVED. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE VOTE ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION...
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THE CLERK, -
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE --
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 215, THE NAYS ARE 199. THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED. THE QUESTION IS ON ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDER. >> MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. WILL MEMBERS PLEASE TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
FLOOR. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLELADY FROM MISSOURI RISE? MRS. EMERSON: I ASK MY NAME BE REMOVED AS A CO-SPONSOR OF H.R. 193. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. FOR WHAT...
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MRS. EMERSON, -
PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON H.R. 5501.
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Unidentified Speaker, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE HOUSE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL BE IN ORDER. WILL MEMBERS REMOVE THEIR
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Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CONVERSATIONS FROM THE FLOOR. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1065 AND RULE 18, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN THE COMMITTEE OF
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| 02:09:47 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 5501. THE CHAIR APPOINTS THE GENTLELADY FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MS....
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
MALARIA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE CHAIRMAN: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE BILL IS CONSIDERED AS READ THE FIRST TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA,
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THE CLERK, -
MR. BERMAN, AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA, MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, EACH WILL CONTROL ONE HOUR. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. PLEASE...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF OF THE FLOOR SO THAT WE MAY HEAR THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. BERMAN. YOU MAY PROCEED. MR. BERMAN: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR....
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Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
STATES LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV-AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA ACT WAS A BIPARTISAN BILL FROM ITS INCEPTION. TODAY THE FOREIGN ACARES COMMITTEE AGAIN...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
LOVED TOM LANTOS AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. BERMAN, HAD A
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Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
HARD ACT TO FOLLOW, BUT BOY DID HE FILL THOSE BIG SHOES VERY WELL. SO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS HAS BEEN YOUR FIRST TRIAL BY FIRE AND YOU CAME...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN, AND I ASK FOR TIME FOR THE PURPOSE
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| 02:32:40 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
OF THE GENTLELADY FROM MISSOURI AND I ENTERING INTO A COLLOQUY WITH THE CHAIRMAN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATING FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS WITH THE...
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| 02:32:50 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. LAST YEAR I TRAVELED TO AFRICA AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
TO SEE FIRSTHAND MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS
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McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
RELATED TO FOOD SECURITY. IN ETHIOPIA AND KENYA, I VISITED HIV-AIDS PROGRAMS TO LOOK AT HOW FOOD AND NUTRITION WAS INCLUDED. AT THAT TIME I HEARD FROM...
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Emerson, Jo Ann - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
COUNTRIES JUMPED 41%, 41% IN THE FIRST HALF OF FISCAL YEAR 2008. ACCORDING TO USAID, THAT MEANS THAT $120 MILLION IN FOOD ASSISTANCE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE...
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MR. BERMAN, -
TRANSPORTATION COSTS SO THAT FUNDS WON'T BE DIVERTED FROM U.S.
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
PROGRAMS ADDRESSING CHRONIC HUNGER AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
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Emerson, Jo Ann - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
I YIELD BACK TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN: I YIELD BACK TO THE CHAIRMAN TO EXPRESS HIS VIEWS. MR. BERMAN: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN....
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MR. MCGOVERN, -
ONE MINUTE. MR. PAYNE: MR. CHAIRMAN, AS YOU KNOW,
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MR. BERMAN, -
THE PROVISION ON FOOD NUTRITION SECURITY
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN THE BILL CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION IS DRAWN DIRECTLY
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Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FROM A BILL I INTRODUCED IN DECEMBER, H.R. 4914, THE GLOBAL HIV-AIDS FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION SUPPORT
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
ACT OF 2007. I INTRODUCED THE BILL AFTER
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| 02:37:02 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
CHAIRING A HEARING IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA AND GLOBAL HEALTH TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE GLOBAL HIV-AIDS PROGRAM WAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSING THE NUTRITIONAL...
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| 02:38:09 |
MR. BERMAN, -
RATIONS CUT. THIS IS TRULY AN ALARMING SITUATION, AND IT IS NOT MY
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
INTENT FOR THE PROVISION OF THIS BILL TO EXACERBATE IT. THE LANGUAGE UNDER CONSIDERATION
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Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
VERY CLEARLY STATES THAT THESE ACTIVITIES ARE TO BE FUNDED FROM AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 401 OF THIS BILL. I USE THIS LANGUAGE DELIBERATELY...
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| 02:39:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
5501 PROVIDES CLEAR AND SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO THE USAID ADMINISTRATOR
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MR. BERMAN, -
AND THE GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR TO ADDRESS THE FOOD AND NUTRITION NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV-AIDS AND OTHER AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING ORPHANS
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN, TO
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Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FULLY INTEGRATE FOOD IN TREATMENT AND CARE PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT UNDER THIS ACT. I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE COMMITTEE AND I PERSONALLY SHARE OUR COLLEAGUES'...
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| 02:40:36 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. ROYCE,
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| 02:40:40 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
WHO IS THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TERRORISM, NONPROLIFERATION AND TRADE. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR...
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MR. BERMAN, -
MR. ROYCE: THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
MANY HAVE DESCRIBED THE CRISIS HIV-AIDS,
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| 02:40:56 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
TUBERCULOSIS, MALARIA, THESE TAKE COUNTLESS LIVES EVERY DAY, ESPECIALLY ON THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA. AND THESE DISEASES
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| 02:41:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
DEVASTATE FAMILIES, THEY DEVASTATE COMMUNITIES
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Royce, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AND NATIONS. THIS BILL IS TITLED THE LEADERSHIP ACT, AND IT'S TITLED THAT WAY BECAUSE IT HONORS TWO FORMER FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN WHO DID...
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| 02:44:11 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LEGISLATION. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. PAYNE: THANK
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| 02:44:16 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. LET ME BEGIN BY COMMENDING THE CHAIRMAN BERMAN OF THE COMMITTEE FOR BRINGING FORTH THIS TREMENDOUS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION...
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| 02:44:33 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SUPPORT AND THIS BIPARTISAN EFFORT FROM RANKING MEMBER ILEANA
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| 02:44:37 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
ROS-LEHTINEN FOR HER SUPPORT OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATION CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION. I'M VERY...
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| 02:49:39 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BY EXPANDING THE PROGRAM BEYOND A SERIES OF
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MR. PAYNE, -
MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
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MR. BERMAN, -
COMMITTEE INCORPORATED THE PROVISION THAT
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
I DISCUSSED EARLIER ABOUT FOOD
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| 02:49:49 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
SECURITY INTO THE LEGISLATION IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF H.I.V. PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES HEAVILY AFFECTED BY THE DISEASE....
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| 02:51:01 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. SMITH, THE RANKING MEMBER OF
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| 02:51:03 |
MR. PAYNE, -
THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA AND GLOBAL HEALTH, WHO'S WORKED SO LONG AND SO HARD ON THIS TOPIC. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED...
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| 02:51:13 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SUPPORT OF THE TOM LANTOS AND HENRY
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| 02:51:15 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
J. HYDE UNITED STATES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV-AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA RE-AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008. AND ADMITTEDLY LONG BUT APPROPRIATE...
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| 02:51:29 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TANGIBLE COMPASSION, AND
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| 02:51:32 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
RELIEF. APTLY NAMED FOR TWO OF THE GIANTS OF THIS INSTITUTION WHO HELP SHEPPEDERED PRESIDENT BUSH'S PEPFAR INITIATIVE THROUGH THE CONGRESS IN 2003,...
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| 02:58:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TO MAKE SURE PIMPS AND BROTHEL OWNERS DON'T BECOME VIA AND
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Unidentified Speaker, -
N.G.O. THAT
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
EXPLOITS
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Unidentified Speaker, -
EXPLOITATION. LAST FEBRUARY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT COURT
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| 02:58:59 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UPHELD THE
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| 02:59:01 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
PROSTITUTION PLEDGE AND SAID IN PART, IN THIS CASE THE GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTIVE IS TO ERADICATE HIV/AIDS. ONE OF THE MEANS OF ACCOMPLISHING THIS OBJECTIVE...
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| 03:01:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND TUBERCULOSIS. HE PLAYED A MAJOR
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| 03:01:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ROLE IN THE TUBERCULOSIS SECTION OF THE BILL. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. ENGLE,
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Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FOR THREE MINUTES. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. ENGLE: I THANK OUR DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN FOR YIELDING...
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| 03:01:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008.
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| 03:01:37 |
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
NAMED AFTER OUR DEALER DEPARTED TWO GREAT HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN THAT I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING UNDER, TOM LANTOS AND HENRY HYDE....
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| 03:04:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
T.B. H.I.V. ACTIVITIES SUCH AS
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MR. ENGEL, -
PROVIDING AIDS PATIENTS WITH T.B. SCREENING AND TREATMENT
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| 03:05:02 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND PROVIDING T.B. PATIENTS WITH
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| 03:05:04 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PROPER COUNSELING, TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR HIV/AIDS. FINALLY THE LEGISLATION
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| 03:05:09 |
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
AUTHORIZES ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW VACCINES FOR T.B., THE CURRENT T.B. VACCINE IS MORE THAN 85 YEARS OLD AND IS UNRELIABLE AGAINST PULMONARY...
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| 03:06:07 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CONDON. THEY'VE ALL BEEN WORKING SO HARD .
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| 03:06:13 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED SO HARD. MADAM SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. WELLER, AN ESTEEMED...
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| 03:06:45 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN MOVING THIS LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR
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| 03:06:48 |
Weller, Gerald "Jerry" C. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
IN A BIPARTISAN WAY. AND IT'S MOST APPROPRIATE THAT IT BE NAMED AFTER TOM LANTOS AND HENRY HYDE, TWO DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMEN OF THE INTERNATIONAL AND...
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| 03:10:16 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF SIZE OF TEXAS WITH NINE MILLION PEOPLE, THANKS TO THE PEPFAR
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MRS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
INITIATIVE, WE'RE USING DATA TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS.
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| 03:10:24 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN FACT, REALTIME DATA IS HELPING BOLIVIAN HEALTH OFFICIALS CARRIE OUT -- CARRY
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| 03:10:29 |
Weller, Gerald "Jerry" C. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
OUT MORE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION, INCLUDING H.I.V. COUNSELING AND TESTING SERVICES. ACCORDING TO THE JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAM ON HIV/AIDS,...
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| 03:12:29 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ISSUE AND PASSING THE
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MR. WELLER, -
LEGISLATION, FASHIONING AND
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| 03:12:36 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PASSING THE LEGISLATION IN 2003 AND AGAIN THIS TIME, OUR THE
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| 03:12:41 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, BARBARA LEE, FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. LEE: THANK...
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| 03:13:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ROS-LEHTINEN, CHAIRMAN WAXMAN, MR. SMITH, RANKING MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND ALL WHO
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| 03:13:12 |
Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
HELPED TO MAKE THIS LEGISLATION AN AMAZING PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND I KNOW THAT CHAIRMAN LANTOS AND CHAIRMAN HYDE WANTED TO THANK US AND ARE HERE WITH...
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| 03:18:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BECAUSE THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB IN
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| 03:18:22 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THIS. DR. PEARL ELLIS MARSHALL, OF COURSE.
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| 03:18:28 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHRISTEN WELLS DAVIS, PETER YALE, BOB KING,
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| 03:18:32 |
Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MARK GAGE, JOAN CONDEN, SHERRY RICKET, JESSICA BOYER AND CRYSTAL SANTOS OF MY STAFF. THESE STAFF MEMBERS AND OTHERS -- THEIR WORK DESERVES TO BE APPLAUDED....
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| 03:20:50 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RECOGNIZED. >> I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CONGRESSMAN PENCE WHO SPOKE SO
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| 03:20:59 |
MS. LEE, -
ELOQUENTLY IN THE COMMITTEE MARKUP ON THE NEED FOR THIS BILL,
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| 03:21:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FIVE MINUTES, MADAM CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. SPENCE SPK I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE TOM LANTOS AND HENRY
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| 03:21:14 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HYDE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV-AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS BILL OF 2008 AND MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK FOR UNANIMOUS CON STONET REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 03:21:27 |
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE CHAIRMAN: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. PENCE: THE BIBLE TELLS US, WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS EXPECTED. I BELIEVE THE UNITED STATES HAS A MORAL OBLIGATION...
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| 03:21:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HIV-AIDS PANDEMIC HAS INFECTED MORE THAN 60 MILLION PEOPLE
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| 03:21:52 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
WORLDWIDE. IT HAS KILLED MORE THAN 25 MILLION. A NUMBER WHICH GROWS GRIEVOUSLY EVERY DAY BY MORE THAN 8,500. HIV-AIDS HAS ORPHANED SOME 14 MILLION CHILDREN...
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| 03:26:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. HOYER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER.
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| 03:26:59 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CU. HE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY -- OF THE COMMITTEE. HE IS AN
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| 03:27:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
EXORD INDIVIDUAL WHO I'VE KNOWN FOR FOUR DECADES. WE LAMENT THE LOSS OF THE TWO INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM THIS BILL
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| 03:27:17 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
IS NAMED. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MY GOOD FRIEND, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN AS WELL, FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND WANT TO ASSOCIATE MYSELF GENERALLY WITH THE REMARKS...
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| 03:32:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SMITH: I'D LIKE TO ENGAGE IN A COLLOQUY WITH MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS...
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| 03:32:28 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MR. BERMAN. I WOULD NOTE THAT THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT FOR H.R. 5501, DESIGNATED AS PART ONE AND PART TWO. I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY...
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| 03:32:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THIS BILL IS PART TWO. IS THAT THE UNDERSTANDING OF
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| 03:32:44 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE CHAIRMAN? MR. BERMAN: I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN YIELDING AND THE GENTLEMAN IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. PART TWO OF THE REPORT IS THE DEFINITIVE REPORT...
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| 03:33:07 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA, THE DISTINGUISHED THE GENTLELADY, MRS. WOOLSEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATION AND LABOR SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORK FORCE PROTECTIONS...
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| 03:33:19 |
MR. SMITH, -
COMMITTEE. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MRS. WOOLSEY: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN,
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| 03:33:25 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FOR YIELDING ME THE TIME AND I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 5501 AND TO DEMRATE OUR NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE -- CONGRATULATE OUR NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERNATIONAL...
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| 03:33:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIRMAN AND TO THANK OUR
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| 03:33:44 |
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
RANKING MEMBER ROS-LEHTINEN AND TO PARTICULARLY CONGRATULATE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AFRICA AND GLOBAL HEALTH CARE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR WRITING A BILL THAT CLEARLY...
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| 03:35:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I AM PROUD TO RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R.
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| 03:35:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
5501, PROPERLY NAMED AFTER OUR FORMER
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| 03:36:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIRMAN LANTOS AND HYDE, BOTH OF WHOM I HAD THE HONOR TO SERVE UNDER ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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| 03:36:13 |
Carnahan, John "Russ" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
COMMITTEE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT BUSH FOR REAFFIRMING HIS COMMITMENT TO AFRICA IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION, BUT ALSO TO BEING OPEN TO IMPROVEMENTS...
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| 03:38:24 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. CROWLEY: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND
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| 03:38:28 |
MR. CARNAHAN, -
EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE CHAIRMAN: SO ORDERED. MR. CROWLEY: I RISE IN SUPPORT
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| 03:38:32 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF THE BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT THAT
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| 03:38:34 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
WILL RE-AUTHORIZE PEPFAR FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS. I WANT TO THANK BOTH THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, HOWARD
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| 03:38:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BERMAN, THE VERY NEW AND CAPABLE CHAIR
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| 03:38:46 |
MR. CROWLEY, -
OF THE COMMITTEE AND MY LONG TIME FRIEND, THE RANKING
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| 03:38:50 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MEMBER, MRS. ROS-LEHTINEN,
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| 03:38:51 |
Crowley, Joseph - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
FOR THEIR CRAFTING OF THIS LEGISLATION. AND IN NAMING IT THE TOM LANTOS-HENRY HYDE UNITED STATES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AGAINST AIDS, HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS...
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| 03:41:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
COMPLIMENT WITH THE GLOBAL GAG RULE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO
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| 03:41:15 |
MR. CROWLEY, -
RECEIVE PEPFAR FUNDS TO PROVIDE H.I.V. EDUCATION,
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| 03:41:18 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
COUNSELING AND
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| 03:41:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TESTING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD BE A NEW RESTRICTION, NO SUCH REQUIREMENT EXISTING
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| 03:41:24 |
Crowley, Joseph - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CURRENT LAW OR POLICY AND I BELIEVE WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT PREVENTING THE MOST, THE NEW INFECTIONS, WE NEED TO PUT ASIDE OUR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES ON THE...
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| 03:42:11 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MCDERMOTT: MR. CHAIRMAN WE KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
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| 03:42:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE PEPFAR RE-AUTHORIZATION BILL IS IT, WE'RE DOING IT THIS BIPARTISAN BILL NOT ONLY RE-AUTHORIZES PEPFAR
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| 03:42:24 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BUT DRAMATICALLY STRENGTHENS THE PROGRAMS. H.R. 5501 ELEVATES THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV-AIDS,
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| 03:42:33 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
T.B., AND MALARIA FROM AN EMERGENCY TO SUSTAINABILITY. IN SO DOING, WE DECLARE THAT H.I.V. IS NOT THE DEATH SENTENCE IT WAS ONLY FIVE SHORT YEARS AGO....
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| 03:45:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RON KLEIN FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. CLINE SPK I RISE -- MR. KLINE: I
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| 03:46:05 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
RISE TODAY IN
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| 03:46:08 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SUPPORT OF THE TOM LANTOS AND HENRY J. HYDE GLOBAL
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| 03:46:11 |
MR. PAYNE, -
LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV-AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA RE-AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008. THIS REPRESENTS THE BEST IN BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE AND DEMONSTRATES...
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| 03:46:27 |
Klein, Ron - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
US. SOME 40 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE LIVING WITH THIS DISEASE. WE HAVE A MORAL IMPERATIVE TO ACT AND ACT DECISIVELY. JUST FIVE YEARS AGO,...
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| 03:47:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR HOW MUCH TIME? MR. PAYNE: FOR TWO MINUTES. THE CHAIRMAN: FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. WATSON: THANK YOU, MADAM
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| 03:47:40 |
MR. PAYNE, -
SPEAKER. I JUST RETURNED FROM SOUTH AFRICA. I DID A SINGLE
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| 03:47:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CODEL VISITING THE VARIOUS HOSPICES
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| 03:47:53 |
MR. PAYNE, -
RECEIVING PEPFAR FUNDS AND I'M HAPPY TO
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| 03:47:58 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 03:47:59 |
Watson, Diane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
REPORT THE SMALL FUNDS THEY DO RECEIVE ARE STRETCHED BEYOND IMAGINATION. THEY ARE FINALLY REALIZING THE N.G.O.'S HAVE REALLY MADE GREAT STRIDES. ...
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| 03:49:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MS. SHEILA JACKSON LEE FOR THREE MINUTES. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE
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| 03:49:54 |
MR. PAYNE, -
MINUTES. MS. LEE: REQUEST PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE CHAIRMAN: SO ORDERED. MS. LEE: THERE'S A TERMINOLOGY WE USE TO DESCRIBE JOYOUS OCCASIONS,
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| 03:50:11 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SOMETIMES IT DESCRIBES
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| 03:50:20 |
MS. LEE, -
FREEDOM. THE SINGERS IN TENNESSEE WERE CALLED
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| 03:50:23 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE JUBILEE SINGERS BECAUSE THEY ORGANIZED
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| 03:50:26 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
AROUND SLAVERY AND AFTER SLAVERY AND THE ABILITY TO BE FREE WAS JUBILATION AND THEREFORE THEY WERE CALLED THE JUBILEE SINGERS. I THINK TODAY IS A DAY...
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| 03:53:39 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AT THIS TIME, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO DAY
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| 03:53:50 |
MR. PAYNE, -
ROR BALKER, WHO IS THE
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| 03:53:55 |
MS. LEE, -
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| 03:54:00 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIRMAN. MR. ROHRABACHER:
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| 03:54:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO SENDING $50 BILLION, $50 BILLION TAKEN FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO AFRICA TO FIGHT AIDS. WHEN IT COMES TO THIS SITUATION WITH...
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| 03:54:23 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
PEOPLE OVERSEAS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE WELL BEING OF OUR OWN PEOPLE? THERE'S ONLY THREE WAYS OF GETTING THE MONEY. TAKE IT FROM DOMESTIC PROGRAMS, TAKE...
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| 03:55:42 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
WORTHY CAUSE, WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS, IT IS NOT IN THE INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND I WOULD CALL ON
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| 03:55:48 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MY COLLEAGUES TO OPPOSE THIS TOTAL WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE OF MONEY. THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED. MR....
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| 03:56:25 |
MR. PAYNE, -
OUR COUNTRY. THEY'RE ABOUT THE HEALTH, THE WELL-BEING, THE RESPECT WE COMMAND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. I WANT TO COMMEND
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| 03:56:33 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIRMAN BERMAN, I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO COME OUT OF THE COMMITTEE UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP AS CHAIRMAN AND CONGRESSWOMAN...
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| 03:56:43 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
RANKING MEMBERER OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING A BIPARTISAN, STRONG INITIATIVE TO THE FLOOR THIS INITIATIVE IS A CONTINUATION OF...
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| 04:02:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE IMPACT THAT OUR DECISIONS HERE CAN HAVE ON THE LIVES OF SO
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| 04:02:52 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MANY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO QUOTE FROM SOME OF THE AFRICAN LEADERS WHOSE PEOPLE AND SOCIETIES HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM CERTAIN DEATH BY OUR PEPFAR PROGRAMS....
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| 04:07:36 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. WATERS: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, I AM
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| 04:07:41 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
PLEASED AND PROUD TO TO BE HERE TODAY TO COMMEND -- TO BE HERE TODAY TO COMMEND NOT ONLY CHAIRMAN BERMAN BUT THE LATE TOM LANTOS AND HENRY HYDE FOR THEIR...
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| 04:07:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LEGISLATION. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I JUST RETURNED FROM SOUTH AFRICA. AND I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
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| 04:07:59 |
MS. WATERS, -
THAT WHILE I WAS THERE I WAS RECOGNIZED AND GIVEN THE ORDER OF THE COMPANIONS OF OLVER WARD FOR MY WORK TO HELP DISMANTLE APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA AND...
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| 04:10:22 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA HAS YIELDED BACK THE BALANCE
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| 04:10:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OF HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS
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| 04:10:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: WE HAVE NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR TIME I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW CLOSING COMMENTS AND I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME
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| 04:10:38 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
AS I MAY
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| 04:10:44 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CONSUME. IT'S AN ACCIDENT OF FATE AND HANGING AROUND A LONG TIME THAT PUT ME IN THE POSITION OF
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| 04:10:53 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MANAGING THIS BILL TODAY. AND IT IS THE FIRST BILL SEEKING NOT ON THE SUSPENSION CALENDAR THAT'S COME OUT OF THE COMMITTEE SINCE I'VE BECOME CHAIR. BUT...
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| 04:14:01 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN THE REPORT, SHALL BE CONSIDERED READ, SHALL BE DEBATABLE FOR THE TIME SPECIFIED IN THE REPORT, EQUALLY DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED BY A PROPONENT AND OPPONENT...
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| 04:14:55 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CLERK: AMOUNT NUMBER ONE
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| 04:14:58 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
DESIGNATED BY MR. BLUMENAUER.
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| 04:15:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON.
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| 04:15:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. BLUMENAUER: IT'S A PLEASURE FOR ME TO RISE, DEALING WITH THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION THAT CONTAINS AN IMPORTANT LEGISLATION THAT HAS BARRIERS
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| 04:15:17 |
THE CLERK, -
TO LIMIT THE SERVICES. IT ALSO CREE ITS A A
|
| 04:15:21 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LINKAGE BETWEEN TREATING HIV-AIDS AND NUTRITION AND INCOME-SECURITY PROGRAMS.
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| 04:15:27 |
Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
I APPLAUD THE CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER FOR THE WORK THEY'VE HAD BRINGING THIS TOGETHER AND THE RECOGNITION THAT DEALING WITH HIV-AIDS MUST BE DONE...
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| 04:18:18 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
DRINKING WATER TO NUTRITION AND INCOME SECURITY ON
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| 04:18:21 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE LIST OF PROGRAMS FOR WHICH DIRECT LINKAGES ARE ENCOURAGED. FOR PATIENTS WHOSE IMMUNE
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| 04:18:27 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED BY AIDS, THE AVAILABILITY OF SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING WATER
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| 04:18:33 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS VITALLY
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| 04:18:34 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IMPORTANT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR H.I.V.-POSITIVE WOMEN WITH YOUNG INFANTS WHO USE INFANT FORMULA TO AVOID TRANSMITTING THE VIRUS TO THEIR BABIES...
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| 04:19:31 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND UP TO 90% OF AIDS PATIENTS, 90% SUFFER AND FREQUENTLY DIE FROM THE CHRONIC DIARRHEAL DISEASES THE GENTLEMAN DISCUSSED. THESE...
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| 04:20:20 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
CONGRESSMAN BLUMENAUER, THE LEAD SPONSOR OF THE WATER FOR THE POOR ACT OF 2005 HAS BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE THON ISSUE FOR
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| 04:20:28 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
YEARS. HE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO TESTIFY ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF CLEAN WATER IN AFRICA AT A HEARING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GLOBAL HEALTH I CHAIRED IN MAY
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| 04:20:36 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
OF 2007. DURING THE COURSE OF THAT HEARING, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT IN AFRICA, THE REGION HARDEST HIT BY THE AIDS PANDEMIC, THE PROBLEM OF -- PROBLEM OF...
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| 04:22:22 |
Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
YOUR WORK ON THE CONTINENT, IS SOMETHING I FIND INSPIRATIONAL, LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, PARTNERING ON THESE ISSUES AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO THE...
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| 04:23:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. IT IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER MEMBER NUMBER TWO, PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT
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| 04:24:04 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
|
| 04:24:07 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
110562. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA RISE? >> MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, PRINTED...
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| 04:24:36 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 04:24:39 |
THE CLERK, -
NEBRASKA. MR. FORTENBERRY THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON
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| 04:24:48 |
Fortenberry, Jeffrey "Jeff" Lane - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
GLOBAL HEALTH, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED EXTENSIVELY WITH THE ISSUES BEFORE US TODAY. I APPRECIATE THE ISSUES THAT HAVE GUIDED THIS PROCESS. THIS BILL IS APPROPRIATELY...
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| 04:27:37 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
I'VE SPOKEN TO HIM ABOUT IT, ENCOURAGING THE GLOBAL FUND INSPECTOR GENERAL TO NOT ONLY
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| 04:27:43 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AUDIT ITS GRANTEES BUT ALSO THE SUBGRANTEES AND SUB RECIPIENTS WHO RECEIVE GLOBAL
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| 04:27:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FUND MONEY. OBVIOUSLY I SHARE THE GENTLEMAN'S CONCERN THAT
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| 04:27:54 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE USE OF HIV/AIDS ASSISTANCE PROVIDED THROUGH THE GLOBAL FUND IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT HE'S...
|
| 04:29:09 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PLEDGED $3.5 BILLION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GLOBAL FUND REPRESENTING NEARLY 1/3 OF THE TOTAL BUDGET OF THE GLOBAL FUND. IT'S AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT...
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| 04:30:28 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIR, AND I RISE TO SPEAK ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FORTENBERRY. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK HE DOES ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND IT
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| 04:30:35 |
MR. BERMAN, -
CONTRIBUTES GREATLY, ALTHOUGH WE FEEL THAT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS BEEN DOING AN ADEQUATE JOB. HOWEVER WE DO NOT OPPOSE THIS
|
| 04:30:44 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 04:30:47 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
AMENDMENT. THE OFFICE HAS APPROVED OVER $10 BILLION FOR PROGRAMS IN 136 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD SO FAR WHICH AMOUNTS TO 21% OF ALL DONOR H.I.V. AND...
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| 04:32:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE FOR HIS SUPPORT EVER THIS. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS HE ADDRESSED AND UNDERSTAND HIS COMMENTS AS WELL AS THE
|
| 04:32:10 |
MR. BERMAN, -
CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH HIM BUT DO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE...
|
| 04:32:16 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE TIME. THE CHAIRMAN: THE QUESTION IS ON THE
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| 04:32:20 |
Fortenberry, Jeffrey "Jeff" Lane - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT...
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| 04:32:39 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MINNESOTA RISE? >> I HAVE AN AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE AND I ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION....
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| 04:33:04 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MINNESOTA. MS. MCCOLLUM: THANK YOU, MADAM
|
| 04:33:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIR. THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. JACKSON OF ILLINOIS
|
| 04:33:12 |
THE CLERK, -
AND MYSELF WOULD ADD THREE SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, MA LA WITH A, -- MALAWI, SWAZZERLAND TO THE LIST OF COUNTRIES THAT WILL BE
|
| 04:33:19 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PART OF THE FOCUS COUNTRIES IN THE RE-AUTHORIZATION IN THIS GLOBAL HIV/AIDS LEGISLATION. IN 2003, THE ORIGINAL PEPFAR
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| 04:33:28 |
McCollum, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
LEGISLATION DESIGNATED 14 FOCUS COUNTRIES. THESE COUNTRIES WERE PRIORITIZED FOR INTENSIVE INVESTMENT OF RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AS PROVIDED...
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| 04:37:21 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE MCCOLLUM-JACKSON AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD ADD THE THREE COUNTRIES TO THE LIST OF COUNTRIES IN WHICH THE GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR IS GIVEN EXPLICIT STATUTORY
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| 04:37:32 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
AUTHORITY. MALI WHICH, SWAZILAND
|
| 04:37:37 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND LESOTHO FACE
|
| 04:37:39 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
EPIDEMICS AND HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES THROUGH PEPFAR IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION. BY GIVING THE GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR EXPLICIT...
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| 04:38:44 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN LESOTHO WE'VE HEARD OF AN
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| 04:38:47 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
H.I.V. RATE OF 38% AMONG PREGNANT WOMAN. ONLY 29% OF PEOPLE IN NEED OF TREATMENT HAVE ACCESS TO IT. ONLY 5% OF H.I.V. POSITIVE MOTHERS GET DRUGS TO...
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| 04:40:15 |
MRS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
BOTH HIGH HIV/AIDS PRIVILEGE LANCE RATES AND HIGH POVERTY
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| 04:40:19 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RATES -- PREVALENCE RATES AND HIGH
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| 04:40:21 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
POVERTY RATES WITH DEVASTATING AFFECTS. STATISTICS HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE RECORD BY BOTH THE GENTLELADY FROM MINNESOTA AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY....
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| 04:41:00 |
MRS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
AND URGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT. I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT
|
| 04:41:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OFFERED BY THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MINNESOTA. THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED,
|
| 04:41:11 |
McCollum, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. IT IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR, PRINTED IN
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| 04:41:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HOUSE REPORT 110-562. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA RISE? >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER. THE CHAIRMAN:...
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| 04:42:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR.
|
| 04:42:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CARSON SPK I RISE TODAY IN
|
| 04:42:07 |
THE CLERK, -
SUPPORT OF THE TOM LANTOS AND
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| 04:42:12 |
Carson, Andre D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
HENRY J. HYDE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV-AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA RE-AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008. AND TO OFFER MY AMENDMENT, WHICH I BELIEVE...
|
| 04:45:18 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MY REMAINING TIME. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME
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| 04:45:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IS RESERVED. WHO CLAIMS TIME IN
|
| 04:45:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OPPOSITION. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: MADAM CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: I ASK TO CLAIM TIME IN OPPOSITION...
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| 04:45:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
|
| 04:45:47 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
MR. CARSON FOR
|
| 04:45:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HIS AMENDMENT. WE HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING
|
| 04:45:52 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER FOR MANY YEARS, AND I KNOW THAT CONGRESSWOMAN CARSON IS LOOKING DOWN
|
| 04:46:00 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AT HER GRANDSON AND SAYING SHE IS PRETTY PROUD. THANK YOU FOR CARRYING ON IN HER GREAT LEGACY BY
|
| 04:46:06 |
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PRESENTING WONDERFUL TOPICS AND THEMES FOR US TO DISCUSS ON THE FLOOR. AND I FULLY SUPPORT THE CARSON AMENDMENT, MADAM CHAIR, BECAUSE IT FOCUSES ON BUILDING...
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| 04:47:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
COLLEAGUE, HIS GRANDMOTHER, OUR
|
| 04:47:53 |
Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BELOVED CONGRESSWOMAN JULIA CARSON. I KNOW SHE'S SMILING TODAY AND IS VERY PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND...
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| 04:49:26 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. PAYNE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE GENTLELADY YIELDING THE TIME, OUR RANKING MEMBER AND I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF MR. CARSON'S
|
| 04:49:34 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
AMENDMENT RELATED TO THE BUILDING OF HUMAN CAPACITY TO FIGHT H.I.V. AND AIDS THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES,
|
| 04:49:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THOSE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. I, TOO, AM PLEASED TO SEE THIS
|
| 04:49:47 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
PIECE OF LEGISLATION BY MR. CARSON. WE ALL KNEW JULIA CARSON, SHE CAME TO MY DISTRICT TO DEAL WITH HEALTH DISPARITIES IN NEW JERSEY AND TRAVELED TO AFRICA...
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| 04:51:37 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RECOGNIZED. >> I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. CARSON. CONGRESSMAN CARSON'S AMENDMENT RIGHTFULLY...
|
| 04:51:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
GLOBE. THIS AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES A COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK IN WHICH AIDS
|
| 04:51:59 |
Clyburn, James E. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina
RESEARCHERS IN AFRICA CAN COLLABORATE WITH AMERICAN RESEARCH INCLUDING AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON WAYS TO TREAT AND PREVENT THE...
|
| 04:52:50 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
|
| 04:52:58 |
MR. CAR SPON, -
THOSE OPPOSED NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. >>
|
| 04:53:01 |
MR. CARSON, -
I REQUEST A RECORDED VOTE AND MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS NOT
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| 04:53:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PRESENT. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR WILL COUNT FOR A QUORUM. DOES THE GENTLEMAN WITHDRAW HIS POINT OF ORDER. A RECORDED VOTE IS REQUESTED. THOSE IN FAVOR...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
VOTE BY A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN A RECORDED VOTE IS
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
ORDERED, MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTE BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH...
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| 05:22:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROGRAM IS A VERY WORTHWHILE
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Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
PROGRAM. SO WE AGREE THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD WE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AUTHORIZATION OF THIS PROGRAM? NOW THE PRESIDENT'S...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I ASK THAT THE MOTION TO
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MR. RYAN, -
SLASH THIS BILL BY 40% BE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REJECTED. ALTHOUGH I DO APPRECIATE THE IMPLICATION
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Unidentified Speaker, -
OF HIS COMMENTS THAT A RECOMMITAL MOTION THAT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS FORTHWITH IS NOT INTENDED TO KILL THE BILL AND THAT, THEREFORE, THE RECOMMITAL
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Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MOTIONS THAT ARE NOT FORTHWITH ARE INTENDED TO KILL THE BILLS THEY MAY DO. BUT GETTING TO THE MERITS OF THIS AND, MR. SPEAKER, THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER....
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Unidentified Speaker, -
NO. THE NOES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS NOT AGREED TO. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN RISE? MR. RYAN: I ASK FOR A RECORDED
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| 05:32:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN,...
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MR. RYAN, -
QUESTION OF PASSAGE. THIS WILL BE A 15-MINUTE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE...
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MR. BERMAN, -
INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STATES HOUSE OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 308, THE NAYS ARE 116. THE BILL IS PASSED, WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER...
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| 05:59:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INCLUDE CORRECTIONS IN SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, SECTION NUMBERING AND CROSS-REFERENCING AND THE INSERTION OF APPROPRIATE HEADINGS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 05:59:58 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IF NOT, SO ORDERED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I ASK FOR JUST ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK OUT OF ORDER. MR. SPEAKER,...
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| 06:00:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBJECTION. WHO SEEKS
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Unidentified Speaker, -
RECOGNITION. -- RECOGNITION? THE CHAIR WILL REQUEST -- ENTERTAIN REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE
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| 06:00:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? MS. BROWN-WAITE: TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 06:00:57 |
MS. BROWN-WAITE, -
TO HAVE A SEAT OR TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE HOUSE FLOOR. THE HOUSE WILL CONTINUE
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| 06:01:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO SUSPEND UNTIL IT COMES TO
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MS. BROWN-WAITE, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDER. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. BROWN-WAITE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO EXPRESS TO THE HOUSE THE...
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| 06:01:41 |
Brown-Waite, Virginia "Ginny" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT, THEY WILL NOT EVEN LET US DEBATE THIS VERY CRUCIAL MATTER. I'VE HEARD FROM HUNDREDS OF CONSTITUENTS REGARDING THIS MATTER,...
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| 06:02:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WORLD. I RISE TO BRING THE ATTENTION OF THIS BODY, TO THE HEROISM OF
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| 06:02:56 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PATRICK LODELL. HE'S SERVING WITH THE FOURTH
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| 06:03:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INFANTRY IN IRAQ AS WE SPEAK.
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| 06:03:02 |
Weiner, Anthony - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THAT IS A DIVISION THAT HAS LOST, UNFORTUNATELY, OVER 135 HEROIC MEN AND WOMEN. HE'S NOT THE ONLY HERO IN THE FAMILY HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, JAMES, RECENTLY...
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| 06:04:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MARCH 15. THE FIRST GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 06:04:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN FOUR YEARS.
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| 06:04:21 |
Hayes, Robert "Robin" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
CONCORD'S NEISHA WAS NAMED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AND T.T. BELCHER WAS MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER. THE COACH AND SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, ANGELA MORTON,...
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| 06:05:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONTROL CENTER MUST UNDERGO RE-AUTHORIZATION EVERY THREE YEARS.
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Unidentified Speaker, -
THESE CENTERS PROVIDE IMMEDIATE VALUE TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDING FREE MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT
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| 06:05:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE STAFFED BY TOXICOLOGISTS,
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Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
NURSES AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS. EACH YEAR, POISONING RESULTS IN 285,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS. 1,200 DAYS OF ACUTE HOSPITAL CARE. AND 13,000 FATALITIES. ...
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| 06:07:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE MAY BE PERMITTED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR FIVE MINUTES, REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE THEREIN EXTRANEOUS
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| 06:07:36 |
MS. WOOLSEY, -
MATERIALS, WOOLSEY OF CALIFORNIA, MR. YARMUTH OF KENTUCKY, MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA, MRS. MCCARTHY OF NEW YORK, MS. WATERS OF CALIFORNIA, MR. WEINER OF...
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| 06:08:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TANCREDO TODAY FOR FIVE MINUTES, MR. MORAN APRIL 3 FOR FIVE MINUTES, MR. POE APRIL 9 FOR FIVE MINUTES, MR. JONES APRIL 9 FOR FIVE MINUTES, MR. WESTMORELAND...
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MR. TANCREDO, -
FIVE MINUTES, MR. WELLER TODAY FOR FIVE MINUTES, MR. HUNTER TODAY AND APRIL 3 FOR FIVE MINUTES, MR. BISHOP APRIL 8 FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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| 06:08:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WOOLSEY OF CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY, DO YOU RISE FOR PURPOSE OF SEEKING RECOGNITION? MS. WOOLSEY: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE...
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| 06:09:20 |
MS. WOOLSEY, -
MILESTONE, BUT NOW THAT THE NUMBER OF DEAD HAS
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| 06:09:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REACHED 4,012,
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| 06:09:26 |
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THEY'VE PACKED UP THEIR CAMERAS, THEY'VE GONE BACK TO IGNORING IRAQ. AND ONCE AGAIN OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS ARE DYING IN VIRTUAL ANONYMITY. SURELY PAYING...
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| 06:13:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CROCKER WILL COME BEFORE THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE MILITARY AND THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN IRAQ. THAT IS MY GRAVE CONCERN. THAT...
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| 06:14:10 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 06:14:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THE SECURITY, THE MILITARY SECURITY
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| 06:14:14 |
Sestak, Joseph "Joe" A. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
ONLY, OF IRAQ IN A SINGULAR POSITION OF DETERMINING THE NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF IT. WHEN WHAT IS...
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| 06:18:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM FALSIFYING RECORDS,
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| 06:18:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CONSPIRACY, BANK EMBEZZLEMENT, DEALING IN FIREARMS, DISTRIBUTING
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| 06:18:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MARIJUANA, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE AND MAIL FRAUD,
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| 06:18:55 |
Tancredo, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
HEROINE IMPORTATION, SELLING MIGRATORY BIRD PARTS IN VIOLATION OF THE TREATY ACT, AIDING AND ABEDING THE ESCAPE OF A PRISONER, DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN...
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| 06:24:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PEACE. DURING HIS SHORT LIVE, -- LIFE, DR. KING MARCHED IN MY HOME TOWN OF LOUISVILLE,
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| 06:24:34 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TENNESSEE. ON HIS WAY TO TOUCHING MILLIONS
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| 06:24:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF AMERICAN LIVES AND INSPIRING THE MASSES WITH WITH HIS
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| 06:24:40 |
Yarmuth, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
MESSAGE OF FREEDOM AND OF PEACE. TODAY I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT IN NO SMALL PART THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF REVEREND PETER HAYES, OUR LOCAL SERVICE FOR...
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| 06:27:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT TO THE FLOOR FOR AN UP OR DOWN VOTE AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO INCLUDE FOR THE
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| 06:27:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
RECORD TWO ARTICLES, ONE RECENTLY PUBLISHED IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES,"
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| 06:27:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A COLUMN BY EDWARD
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| 06:27:25 |
MR. WELLER, -
SCHUMACHER, A PROFESSOR AT HARVARD IN SUPPORT OF THE TRADE AGREEMENT. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO INSERT THEM IN THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 06:27:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I HAVE 8,000 UNION WORKERS WHO MAKE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. AND BECAUSE OF THE U.S.-COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT, THE
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| 06:28:06 |
MR. WELLER, -
15% TARIFFS, TAXES OF 15% ON THAT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT EXPORTED TO COLOMBIA ARE ELIMINATED ON DAY ONE. IF YOU TALK TO THE AGRICULTURE, FARMERS, THOSE...
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| 06:33:04 |
MR. POE, -
PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM, THEY WANT THEIR KIDS TO HAVE A RELIGIOUS-BASED EDUCATION WHICH
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| 06:33:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS, OF COURSE, STRICTLY
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| 06:33:11 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
FOREBIDEN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PARENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY, ESPECIALLY IN BIG URBAN SCHOOLS, OR PARENTS HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN THAT...
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| 06:37:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER
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| 06:37:25 |
MS. SUTTON, -
PRO TEMPORE: REFERRED TO THE HOUSE CALENDAR COMMITTEE AND ORDERED
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| 06:37:32 |
THE CLERK, -
PRINTED. MR. JONES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >> TO RISE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR FIVE MINUTES....
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| 06:37:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, GRANTED. >> THANK YOU. MR. SPEAKER, I THANK YOU AND I JUST WANTED TO RISE AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A GREAT FORMER...
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| 06:38:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
DICKISON OF ALABAMA. AND WHEN I CAME
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| 06:38:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN
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| 06:38:07 |
Hunter, Duncan Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] California
1981, CAMPAIGNED WITH RONALD REAGAN IN THAT GREAT YEAR WHICH WE BROUGHT BACK A POLICY OF PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WITH...
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| 06:41:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KEEP U.S. COMPANIES COMPETITIVE IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE, TO ALSO SUPPORT JOB GROWTH AT HOME AND ENSURE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OPERATES EFFECTIVELY...
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| 06:42:04 |
Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
AND CONSUMER GOODS TO OUR FOURTH LARGEST TRADING PARTNER, ATLANTA AMERICA, FACE TARIFFS UP TO 35% IN THEIR EXPORTS WHILE MOST COLUMBIAN PRODUCTS IMPORTED...
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| 06:45:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION, SO THE OLD SAYING GOES THAT WE'VE ALL HEARD, ONCE FIRST IMPRESSIONS
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| 06:45:18 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ARE MADE, IT
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| 06:45:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CAN BE DIFFICULT TO REINVENT ONE
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| 06:45:22 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
SELF. CIRCUMSTANCES MAY CHANGE, BUT ASSUMPTIONS AND PERCEPTIONS ARE VERY STUBBORN THINGS. JUST ASK ANY COLUMBIAN. PEOPLE BECAME FAMILIAR WITH THE COUNTRY...
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| 06:49:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GEORGIA. MR. WEINER OF NEW YORK. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 18, 2007, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MRS. BLACKBURN IS RECOGNIZED...
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| 06:50:25 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
HERE AND WE SAY IT AFFECTS 10% OR 20% OR 50% OF THE POPULATION, OUR FEDERAL BUDGET, IT AFFECTS EVERYONE, MR. SPEAKER. AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD START...
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| 06:54:16 |
MR. KING, -
ADJOURNED FOR A TWO-WEEK WORK RECESS, SO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THREE WEEKS
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| 06:54:22 |
Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
AGO. THREE WEEKS THE DEMOCRAT BUDGET HAS PASSED AND IT HAD IN THIS $30 BILLION FOR AIDS MONEY IN AFRICA. AND AS WE KNOW, THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN VERY...
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| 06:55:54 |
MRS. BLACKBURN, -
BILLION. SO WHAT I'M HEARING THE GENTLEMAN SAY, THAT'S
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| 06:55:57 |
MR. KINGSTON, -
NOT
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| 06:55:58 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
ENOUGH. WE'VE ALREADY, DAY TWO, COMING BACK FROM OUR EASTER DISTRICT WORK PERIOD, DAY TWO, WE HAVE SEEN THEM MOVE FORWARD AND INCREASE $20 BILLION MORE...
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| 06:56:34 |
Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
AGREED THAT YEAR BY YEAR, THAT SPENDING CAN FLUCTUATE. THAT'S A POSED TO WHAT WE CALL MANDATORY SPENDING, AND I USE THE TERM MANDATORY LOOSELY BECAUSE...
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| 06:57:57 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
UNTIL AROUND THE FIRST OF JUNE TO MEET YOUR OBLIGATIONS ON TAXES BEFORE YOU'RE WORKING FOR MONEY TO TAKE HOME. SO WHAT I'M HEARING HIM SAY IS, ALL THAT...
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| 06:59:22 |
MR. KINGSTON, -
TEMPLATE IF YOU WILL, THEN IT WILL GO THROUGH THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS THIS YEAR.
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| 06:59:29 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
I WANTED TO SHOW THIS SECOND POSTER, YOU WERE JUST MENTIONING ABOUT MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY AND SOME OF THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS THAT ARE ENTITLEMENTS...
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| 07:00:23 |
Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
WORDS AROUND AND SAY YOU'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING NEFARIOUS. BUT THE REALITY IS, IF YOU'RE EVER GOING TO BALANCE A BUDGET, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING....
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| 07:02:17 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
THIS MUCH IS JUST THE OVERVIEW. THAT PEALS IN COMPARISON -- THAT PALES IN COMPARISON WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SMALL SIZE OF OUR CONSTITUTION AND DECLARATION...
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| 07:05:19 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
LARGEST TAX INCREASE IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA AND IT AMOUNTS TO $683 BILLION IN TAX INCREASES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND THAT'S ALMOST TRIPLE THE...
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| 07:10:55 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
MENTIONED "WEALTH OF NATIONS" AND MADE REFERENCE TO THAT WORK. ANOTHER ONE WE COULD ADD TO THE READING LIST OF THOSE OF US WHO ARE FISCAL CONSERVATIVES...
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| 07:13:08 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
CREDIT DETENTIONAL ECONOMISTS WHO SAY THERE IS A RIGHT SIZE TO GOVERNMENT. AND WHEN YOU ADD ALL THE TAXATION ACROSS THE SPECTRUM FROM FEDERAL, STATE...
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| 07:14:11 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
MRS. BACHMANN, WHO HAS JOINED US THIS YEAR AND HAS JUMPED RIGHT IN, INTO THE DISCUSSION OF BUDGET AND TAXATION AND DOES A WONDERFUL JOB REPRESENTING OUR...
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| 07:14:50 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
BUDGET SCHOOL THE GENTLELADY IS HOSTING FOR THE PEOPLE. I THINK IT'S YEAT THAT WE'RE TAKING THIS TIME BECAUSE WHAT ALL AMERICANS SHARE IN COMMON IS...
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| 07:22:33 |
Davis, David - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
WELL. MOTHERS AND FATHERS ALL ACROSS TENNESSEE, I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH EAST TENNESSEE, BUT ALL AROUND AMERICA SIT AROUND PUTTING BUDGETS TOGETHER. THEY...
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| 07:27:40 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
GROWTH IN FEDERAL REVENUES. IT JUST SHOWS YOU WHAT HAPPENED. WHEN YOU REDUCE TAXES, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT TAKES LESS AND ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE THOSE...
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| 07:28:42 |
Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
ANNUAL ECONOMY. SECOND LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD IS JAPAN, APPROXIMATELY $4 TRILLION. THE THIRD LARGEST ECONOMY WOULD BE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT....
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| 07:33:56 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
AS MR. DAVIS AND MS. BACHMANN AND THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE. NOW SOMEONE WHO CAME TO THIS CONGRESS AND HAS BEEN A LEADER SERVING ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE,...
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| 07:34:33 |
Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MAJORITY IN THIS HOUSE, AND WE HAVE TO ASK THAT BASIC QUESTION, WHAT DOES THAT DEMOCRAT CONTROL HAVE BROUGHT? THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST INEFFICIENT CONGRESSES...
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| 07:39:42 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
GOVERNMENT BUDGET PROCESSES, THE WAY WE GO ABOUT BUILDING THIS BUDGET, THE WAY WE HANDLE THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY. ANOTHER OF OUR 108TH FRESHMAN WHO WORKED...
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| 07:41:12 |
Hensarling, Jeb - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MONEY AND THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE U.S. HOUSE IS DOING ABOUT IT. AND I THINK -- THE GENTLELADY HAD SO MANY GREAT SPEAKERS FROM OUR CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS,...
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| 07:47:42 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. LITTLE TINY DOCUMENT, THEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE APPENDIX OF THE BUDGET, THIS BIG VOLUME HERE. WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND...
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| 07:48:46 |
Bartlett, Roscoe - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
DIFFERENT. WHAT WE GENERALLY TALK ABOUT PUBLICLY HERE IS CALLED THE UNIFIED BUDGET. THE UNIFIED BUDGET IS ALL THE MONEY THAT COMES INTO WASHINGTON AND...
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| 07:51:40 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
YOU.
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| 07:51:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 18, 2007, THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MR. MEEK, IS RECOGNIZED...
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| 07:52:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AGAIN. IN THE 30-SOMETHING WORKING GROUP, WE WORK VERY HARD TO PUT FORTH THE AGENDA OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE'VE BEEN CONSISTENT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS...
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| 07:53:08 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE FORWARD PROGRESS OF NOT ONLY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BUT ALSO FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE GOOD THING ABOUT COMING TO THE...
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| 08:07:07 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
WHAT THEY SEE ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ. YOU AND I TRAVELED TO IRAQ LAST YEAR. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD SEE OVER THERE IS THAT THE MILITARY...
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| 08:13:14 |
Clarke, Yvette D. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MY COLLEAGUES HERE, I WAS IN MY OFFICE WHEN I HEARD THE WRAP UP OF THE LAST REPUBLICAN HOUR AND I THOUGHT I HEARD ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES STATE THAT WE'RE...
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| 08:22:49 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
BILLBOARD THAT'S THERE LIKE YOU WOULD SEE OUT IN FRONT OF A DRUGSTORE OR SOMETHING, IT'S ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD. IT TALKS ABOUT, IF YOU NEED COUNSELING....
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| 08:25:43 |
MR. MEEK, -
FROM IRAQ
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| 08:25:45 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
AND MY SON OR DAUGHTER, ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS, YOU KNOW, HE HAD A BRAIN INJURY, AND HUNG UP THE FOIN AND THEY DON'T HEAR BACK FOR FOUR -- HUNG UP THE...
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| 08:27:59 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
SOLVE THE PROBLEM? AND I WANT TO TELL ANYONE WHO IS WILLING TO LISTEN THAT WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT IN SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS, NOT...
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| 08:30:33 |
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
GET AT LEAST LOOKED AT FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, IS THAT BAD? WE CAN GIVE THE GENTLEMAN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK HERE AND CORRECT HIS STATEMENT...
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| 08:31:41 |
MR. MEEK, -
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| 08:31:42 |
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
UNPRODUCTIVITY ALLEGED FOR THIS CONGRESS. HOW ABOUT THIS? THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA TALKED ABOUT THE TREMENDOUS STRAIN OUR FAMILIES OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN...
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| 08:31:55 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
NOT ONCE, NOT TWICE, MULTIPLE REDEPLOYMENTS, FOUR, EVEN FIVE TIMES NOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE SIXTH YEAR OF THE WAR IN IRAQ AND WE HAVE BEEN IN AFGHAN SINCE...
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| 08:33:55 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF GIVING THIS INFORMATION, I DON'T MIND IT. BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE LACK OF TRUST IN WHAT THEY SAY AND VERY LITTLE UNDERSTANDING...
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| 08:39:29 |
Clarke, Yvette D. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MORE SO THAN ANYTHING ELL. YES, THERE WILL BE A COST FOR REDEPLOYMENT, BUT THE COSTS TO AMERICAN FAMILIES HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE. AND AS OUR BRAVE MEN AND...
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| 08:43:09 |
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
TODAY IN "THE WASHINGTON POST," WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR TROOP STRENGTH, WHERE WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE, ONE IS, WE HAVE ALL THESE TROOPS WHO...
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| 08:46:26 |
MS. CLARKE, -
WHERE WE NEED TO BE WITH THIS FORCE IS NO MORE THAN 12 MONTHS ON THE GROUND AND 24 MONTHS
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| 08:46:31 |
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
BACK. IT IS CRITICAL THAT THESE SOLDIERS GET THE KIND OF REST THAT THY NEED. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COST NOW, SAYING THE PROJECTION, WHEN YOU FACTOR...
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| 08:48:33 |
Clarke, Yvette D. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OS OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY. AND WHERE WE ARE IS THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS THAT'S RISEN TO THE OCCASION, THAT'S HOLDING THE LINE WHILE OTHERS WOULD SEEK TO...
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| 08:49:41 |
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
COUNTRY. MR. RYAN: IT IS A FREE COUNTRY, I'LL SEE WHAT -- I'LL SAY WHAT I WANT. OUR FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE HAVE THIS ALTERNATIVE BUDGET. I THINK IT'S...
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| 08:50:02 |
MR. MEEK, -
GOVERNMENT LOOKS
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Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
LIKE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS OPEN YOUR EYES, READ THE PAPER, GO TO THE GAS STATION, PAY YOUR HEALTH CARE BILL, PAY YOUR TUITION BILL AND YOU'LL KNOW...
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| 08:53:18 |
MR. MEEK, -
MINUTES. MR. GILCHREST: WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO TONIGHT, MR. SPEAKER, IS TO TALK ABOUT IRAQ. BUT TO TALK ABOUT IRAQ IN THE CONTEXT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN WHICH HISTORICAL INCIDENTS HAVE CREATED THIS MOST PRESSING AND URGENT SITUATION. IRAQ AND THE
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| 08:53:39 |
Gilchrest, Wayne - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
MIDDLE EAST. TO GIVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, MR. SPEAKER, A FRAME OF REFERENCE, UPON WHICH TO JUDGE THE WAY FORWARD IN THIS CONFLICT. ARE THERE SOLUTIONS...
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| 09:27:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HISTORIC CLASS OF 2006, THE MAJORITY MAKERS, AND WE ARE EAR HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMY. THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT TO TALK
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| 09:27:25 |
Hodes, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire
ABOUT. WE'VE COME BACK RECENTLY FROM TWO WEEKS AT HOME IN OUR DISTRICTS, WHERE WE'VE ALL MADE OBSERVATIONS AND TALKED TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, TALKED...
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| 09:36:36 |
MR. KLEIN, -
I'M GLAD TO BE JOINING YOU TONIGHT. YES, I DO COME FROM THE SUNSHINE STATE AND THE SUN DOES COME OUT EVERY DAY AND IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. MY...
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| 09:43:17 |
Yarmuth, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
THE OCEAN THAT BECAME THE TSUNAMI. WE TALKED TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. WE KNEW THAT THEY WERE HURTING. WE KNEW THAT THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING WAS NOT INCREASING,...
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| 09:48:58 |
Hodes, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire
TODAY HE MIGHT NOT BE A REPUBLICAN. TODAY HE MIGHT BE A DEMOCRAT. AND IT REALLY ADDRESSED SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTAL UNDERPINNINGS OF THE DEBATES THAT WE'RE...
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| 09:58:20 |
Klein, Ron - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
COMMUNITY, IN LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA, IN PLACES THAT ARE CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITIES, CLOSE-KNIT FAMILIES THAT HAVE LIVED TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME, THAT ARE...
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| 10:05:15 |
Hodes, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire
REGULATORY SCHEME AND FIGURE OUT WHICH MEASURES ARE THE KINDS OF MEASURES THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE ON THE GROUND WHO ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES, IT'S REALLY...
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| 10:07:04 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THERE ARE
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| 10:07:06 |
MR. HODES, -
REMARKABLE PARALLELS WITH THE HOUSING TRY CRISIS AND WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 1920'S THAT LED TO THE GREAT DEPREFPLGS BACK IN THE 1920'S. IF YOU WANTED...
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| 10:07:18 |
Yarmuth, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
OF THE STOCK AND BOAR RETHE -- BORROW THE REST. AND THE THEORY THERE, THE STOCK MARKET WAS GOING HIGHER AND HIGHER, EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT WOULD CONTINUE...
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| 10:09:34 |
Hodes, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire
IT OVER TO A DISHED COLLEAGUE AND EXTRAORDINARY LEADER, MR. ELLISON FROM MINNESOTA WHO SERVES BOTH THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND SERVES WITH US ON THE...
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| 10:10:38 |
Ellison, Keith - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
HAPPENED. AS A RESULT OF THE LACK OF REGULATION, AS A RESULT OF DEREGULATION, GRAHAM-LEACH IN 1959, I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT, WE'VE GOT OURSELVES...
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MR. YARMUTH, -
MR. HODES: 1929. >> THE GREAT DEPRESSION. I'M TELLING YOU THE SIGNS ARE NOT
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| 10:13:08 |
Ellison, Keith - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
GOOD. WE NEED BOLD, DECISIVE ACTION WHICH PUTS THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND THE PRIVATE SECTER IN A PARTNERSHIP TO LOOK OUT FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER. THIS...
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| 10:13:24 |
MR. HODES, -
YOU'VE
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| 10:13:26 |
Ellison, Keith - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
INSPIRED ME TO TALK ABOUT -- THINK ABOUT, WHEN WE HAD CHAIRMAN FRANK OUT TO MINNESOTA, WE HAD A HEARING ON THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS AND ONE OF THE PEES...
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| 10:15:34 |
Hodes, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire
COMING. WE'VE BEEN AHEAD OF THE CURVE. WE SAW WHAT WAS COMING IN THIS MORTGAGE CRISIS AND WE PASSED THE MORTGAGE REFORM AND ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING ACT...
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| 10:18:36 |
Hall, John - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
WHEN SHE WAS IN COLLEGE WITH ME AND MY WIFE PAYING FOR HER EXPENSES, GETTING CREDIT CARD OFFERS FROM BANKS AND WONDERING HOW MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS OR...
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| 10:23:08 |
Hodes, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire
WE HAVE -- AN OVERLY USED ONE TODAY AND IT'S NEVER BEEN MORE APT, PARTICULARLY WITH THE SITUATION
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| 10:23:18 |
Yarmuth, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
WE'VE SEEN IN WALL STREET VERY RECENTLY. WE HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ORIENTATION PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY AND FOR MANY YEARS GOING BACK PROBABLY THREE...
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| 10:24:47 |
Hodes, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire
ADMINISTRATION, TO LENDERS WHO ARE WILLING TO WRITE DOWN LOANS AND HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE FACING FORECLOSURE AND WHO MAY BE IN DISTRESS ON THEIR HOMES IN...
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| 10:26:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN A FEW MOMENTS, THEN BERNANKE'S CAPITOL HILL TESTIMONY ON THE ECONOMY. HE TOLD MEMBERS THAT A RECESSION IS POSSIBLE. IN
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