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THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE A COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER. THE CLERK: THE SPEAKER'S ROOM, WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SIGNED, NANCY PELOSI, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE A COMMUNICATION AND THE PRAYER...
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THE CLERK, -
CHAPLAIN, FATHER COUGHLIN. CHAPLAIN COUGHLIN: YOU ARE ALL POWERFUL, LORD, AND WORTHY OF HIGHEST PRAISE. YOUR POWER'S GREAT, AND THERE'S NO LIMIT TO...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PEOPLE, AS A NATION, ARE TRULY A TINY PART OF YOUR VAST CREATION. YET WE WISH TO PRAISE YOU. IT IS YOU WHO MOVE AND ACT IN ANY OF US AND TAKE DELIGHT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MRS. CAPITO: PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE...
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Capito, Shelley Moore - U.S. Representative, [R] West Virginia
PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN UP TO 15 REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES ON EACH SIDE OF THE AISLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOLIS: TODAY, I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN US IN BRINGING DOWN THE PRICE OF GASOLINE AND SECURING OUR ENERGY SUPPLY. LAST DECEMBER, WE ENACTED LEGISLATION...
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FORCE. IN MAY, WE PASSED THE GAS PRICE RELIEF FOR CONSUMER ACT OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2008, LEGISLATION WHICH GIVES THE U.S. AUTHORITIES THE ABILITY TO PROSECUTE THOSE WHO
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Solis, Hilda L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ENGAGE IN ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR, LIKE THE CARTELS SUCH AS OPEC. JUST LAST MONTH, WE PASSED THE RENEWABLE ENERGY AND JOB CREATION ACT OF 2008, WHICH...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RISING ENERGY PRICES. THEY'RE FED UP THAT THE LEADERSHIP HERE IN WASHINGTON DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE THE WILL TO STEP FORWARD AND MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS SO...
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MR. WILSON, -
AT THE PUMP. I AM PROUD TO BE WORKING WITH MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO TRY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO BRING REAL RELIEF TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. IN PARTICULAR, I'M PROUD TO BE SUPPORTING LEGISLATION, SUCH AS THE AMERICAN ENERGY
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Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
INDEPENDENCE AND PRICE REDUCTION ACT THAT WOULD OPEN UP A SMALL PART OF ANWR FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION TODAY AND USE FUNDS OBTAINED THROUGH...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TWO-YEAR BATTLE WITH CANCER. JACK WAS BORN IN 1949 AND LATER WAS A TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL
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Unidentified Speaker, -
FOOTBALL STAR WHO CHOSE TO ATTEND COLLEGE IN OKLAHOMA.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KNOWN AS THE GODFATHER OF THE WISHBONE, JACK LED THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL
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Boren, David "Dan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Oklahoma
TEAM IN AN APPEARANCE IN THE 1971 GAME OF THE CENTURY, ALONG WITH BEING THE M.V.P. OF A SUGAR BOWL WIN. HE'S MOST WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR LAYING THE FOUNDATION...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOREIGN OIL. FOR OUR WALLETS AND FOR OUR NATIONAL SECURITY, WE NEED TO BECOME MORE ENERGY INDEPENDENT. CONGRESS SHOULD START NOW TO DEVELOP MORE OF...
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MRS. CAPITO, -
SUPPLY. AND ONE OF THOSE MORE AFFORDABLE AND ABUNDANT SUPPLY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF ENERGY WE HAVE NOW IS COAL. WITH OVER 250 YEARS OF RESERVES, THE UNITED STATES HAS THE WORLD'S LARGEST
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Capito, Shelley Moore - U.S. Representative, [R] West Virginia
COAL RESERVES. LAST NIGHT I INTRODUCED H.R. 6170 TO REDUCE OUR ALLIANCE ON FOREIGN OIL. MY BILL IS CLEAR. IT WILL ESTABLISH AND MANDATE SIX BILLION...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CLASSROOMS OUR STUDENTS DESERVES. THIS LEGISLATION, WHICH WE WILL CONSIDER TODAY, PROVIDES FOR NEEDED INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES, INVESTMENTS
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MS. SANCHEZ, -
THAT WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED STUDENT PERFORMANCE. OUR NATION'S
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ARE IN DISREPAIR. THIS IS A DISGRACE AND IT
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Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IMPEDS OUR STUDENTS' ABILITY TO LEARN. LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BUT THEY NEED OUR HELP. ABOUT OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS, WE KNOW...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INDEPENDENCE FOR AMERICANS. LOOK, FINDING A COMPREHENSIVE,
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Unidentified Speaker, -
LONG-TERM SOLUTION IS WHAT THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT SO THAT WE CAN BE ENERGY INDEPENDENT OR AT LEAST MORE ENERGY INDEPENDENT
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McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
THAN WE ARE TODAY. CONSERVING IS A SIGN OF PERSONAL VIRTUE, BUT WE CANNOT CONSERVE OUR WAY TO AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. THE DEMOCRAT PLAN IS ONLY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY CONSTITUENTS FUELING FOR ACTION. WE SIT AT THE PRECIPICE
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MR. PRICE, -
OF $4 GASOLINE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOW MUCH HIGHER DO -- DOES IT NEED TO GO, $6, $10?
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Price, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
IS THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY SO OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE WE PRODUCED AN ACTION PLAN TO INCREASE ACCESS TO NEW SOURCES...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND MOST OTHER STATES HAVE AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 20 CENTS HIGHER OR RIGHT AT $4.
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A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD THINK THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN FACT, SOME WOULD GIVE MEDIA AN OPPORTUNITY
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Barrett, J. Gresham - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
TO CONGRATULATE SOUTH CAROLINA. BUT I AM NOT GOING TO DELIVER GOOD NEWS BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS. IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CITIZENS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STATES CURRENTLY IMPORTS 60% OF ITS OIL AND THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO 75% IN THE COMING DECADES. AS A COUNTRY, WE NEED TO REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCY
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MR. STEARNS, -
ON FOREIGN FUEL SOURCES AND START IMPLEMENTING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. IMPORTED FUELS SUCH AS CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS ARE
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Stearns, Clifford "Cliff" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
COSTING THIS COUNTRY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR, ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 1/3 OF THE U.S. TRADE DEFICIT. AT $45 A BARREL, LIQUID COAL FUEL IS A DESIRABLE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ME THE SAME QUESTION, THEY SAID, MIKE, WHAT'S
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MR. PENCE, -
IT GOING TO TAKE? WHAT'S IT GOING TO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TAKE FOR CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION TO GIVE THE
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Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
AMERICAN PEOPLE MORE ACCESS TO AMERICAN OIL? THE REALITY IS TODAY THAT THE DEMOCRAT MAJORITY THINKS THAT WE CAN TAX OUR WAY TO LOWER GASOLINE PRICES....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WINDMILLS. THE NEW TURBINE CLEAN ENERGY. TEXAS IS THE WIND ENERGY CAPITAL OF NORTH AMERICA, SUPPLYING
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MR. POE, -
POWER TO OVER ONE MILLION HOMES. BUT NOW
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEAR LOBBY WANTS TO STOP THESE TURBINES
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Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BECAUSE THEY MAY POSE A THREAT TO BATS AND BIRDS. THEY ARE THE SAME RADICALS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PREVENTED AMERICA FROM DRILLING FOR MORE CRUDE OIL...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CITY TOLD ME SHE DOESN'T EVEN GO TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHURCH NOW, SHE CAN'T AFFORD TO DRIVE TO
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MR. BRADY, -
IT. TALK TO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT NOW WORK PAINTERS AND PLUMBERS AND OTHERS WHO BASICALLY WORK FOR FREE BECAUSE GAS
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Brady, Kevin - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
PRICES HAVE EATEN UP ALL THEIR PROFITS. I VISITED LAST WEEK WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO BE PROACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY ANNOUNCED A $715,000 GRANT TO
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MR. BOUSTANY, -
MY ALMA MATER, THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, LAFAYETTE, TO DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO DRILL FOR OIL. STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS WILL WORK
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Boustany, Charles W. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
TOGETHER ALONG WITH INDUSTRY TO ACHIEVE HIGHER ENERGY YIELDS FROM EACH DRILLING HOLE. BETTER EXPLORATION AND DRILLING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES ARE ...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESULT OF US NOT DEVELOPING
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MR. BOUSTANY, -
AMERICAN ENERGY. WE HAVE REPORTS OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POLICE CARS SITTING IDLE BECAUSE OF THE COST OF
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MR. AKIN, -
GASOLINE. VARIOUS ASSEMBLY LINES AND AUTOMOBILE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MANUFACTURERS CLOSE DOWN BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO DEMAND FOR THE TYPE OF VEHICLES THAT
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Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
ARE BEING PRODUCED. WE HAVE SITUATION WHERE PARENTS HAVE TIME -- HARD TIME JUST PUTTING ENOUGH GASOLINE IN THE TANK TO GET THE KIDS TO SCHOOL. AND WE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THIS HOUSE. IT'S RARE THAT A PARTICULAR POSITION IS SUPPORTED
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Unidentified Speaker, -
OR OPPOSED 100% BY EITHER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PARTY. LET ME WALK YOU THROUGH A COUPLE OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN VOTED ON ON THIS HOUSE
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Conaway, K. "Mike" Michael - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OVER THE LAST 14 YEARS. DRILLING IN ANWR, 91% OF REPUBLICANS SUPPORTED IT. 86% OF DEMOCRATS OPPOSED IT. COAL TO LIQUIDS, 97% OF REPUBLICANS SUPPORT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILLION TO
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Unidentified Speaker, -
BUY ENOUGH ENERGY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RUN OUR ECONOMY FOR ONE DAY. LET ME REPEAT THAT. TODAY AMERICA
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Neugebauer, Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
WILL WRITE A CHECK FOR $1 BILLION TO RUN OUR ECONOMY FOR ONE DAY. THAT MEANS FOR THE YEAR IT TAKES $365 BILLION TO EXPORT TO OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EMIRATES AND KAZAKHSTAN AND TALKED TO THE FOLKS WHO HAVE OIL ABOUT WHAT WE
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MR. KINGSTON, -
CAN DO INTERNATIONALLY TO BRING THE PRICE DOWN, BRING THE SUPPLY UP, DO WHATEVER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT TAKES TO GIVE MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS
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Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
SOME RELIEF AT THE GAS PUMP? IT WAS INTERESTING THE RESPONSE THAT I GOT. NUMBER ONE, I CAN TELL YOU WITHOUT QUESTION THE MIDDLE EAST IS HAPPY WITH...
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| 00:25:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF AMERICAN ENERGY IS ADDING TO THEIR FIXED COSTS AT THE VERY TIME
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Unidentified Speaker, -
INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE IS FORCING
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEM TO REDUCE THE COST OF THEIR PRODUCT. IN SHORT, THEY ARE FACING THE
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McCotter, Thaddeus "Thad" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
NIGHTMARE SCENARIO OF ENERGY PRICES FORCING THEM TO LAY OFF WORKERS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, OR TO UNFORTUNATELY TERMINATE THEIR EMPLOYMENT ALTOGETHER....
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McCotter, Thaddeus "Thad" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
BE TAKEN LATER. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? >> MS. JOHNSON: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO CONCURRENT RESOLUTION...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
THE GREATER WASHINGTON SOAPBOX DERBY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS, MS. JOHNSON, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS.
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THE CLERK, -
MS. JOHNSON: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.CON.RES. 311. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. JOHNSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
JOHNSON: MADAM SPEAKER, THE HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 311 AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE ANNUAL SOAPBOX DERBY. AS ALL MEMBERS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD
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MS. JOHNSON, -
HERE ON CAPITOL HILL.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE COORDINATED WITH THE OFFERS OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL AND LIKE ALL
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
EVENTS ON CAPITOL HILL GROUNDS WILL BE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE 2008 GREATER WASHINGTON SOAPBOX DERBY WILL TAKE PLACE ON CONSTITUTION AVENUE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ANNUAL WASHINGTON SOAPBOX DERBY .
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MR. KUHL, -
FOR MANY YEARS, MAJORITY LEADER HOYER AND CONGRESS SUPPORTED THIS FUN EVENT THAT I LAOS
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| 00:29:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHILDREN SHOULD SHOW OFF THEIR HARD WORK AND CREATIVITY AS
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| 00:30:01 |
Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
THEY COMPETE FOR TROPHIES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO RACE OTHERS IN COMPETITION. BOYS AND GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 8 AND 17 WILL RACE DOWN CAPITOL IN HOME...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. KUHL: I RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN
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MS. JOHNSON, -
FROM TEXAS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> I STAND TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF CONSERVING FUEL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR AMERICA. THESE CARS DON'T RUN ON GASOLINE OR DIESEL. THESE KIDS WILL LET GRAVITY TAKE ITS COURSE. I GUESS THIS TRUCKER I MESS
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| 00:31:59 |
MR. KUHL, -
FROM HOUSTON LAST WEEK TOLD ME HE TOOK A LOAD FROM HOUSTON
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| 00:32:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO SAN DIEGO AND GOT
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Carter, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
PAID $1,800 AND HIS FUEL COSTS WERE $1,700. HE WISHED IT WAS ALL DOWNHILL FROM HOUSTON TO SAN DIEGO SO HE WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY THE KIND OF FUEL COSTS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF H.CON.RES 311.
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MS. JOHNSON, -
AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE GREATER WASHINGTON SOAPBOX DERBY ON JUNE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
22. SOAPBOX DERBY RACING IN OUR NATION'S
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MR. HOYER, -
CAPITAL HAS A LONG AND RICH TRADITION. IN 1938, NORMAN
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
ROCKA BEAT OUT 223 OTHER RACERS TO WIN THE INAUGURAL GREATER WASHINGTON SOAPBOX DERBY, WHICH WAS HELD ON NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE. OVER THE YEARS, THOUSANDS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CHABOT: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK FOR YIELDING. I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE'RE TALKING...
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| 00:37:25 |
MR. KUHL, -
BECAUSE THE GAS PRICES IN THIS COUNTRY ARE HIGHER THAN I THINK ANYBODY WOULD HAVE EXPECTED IN OUR
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| 00:37:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIFETIMES. IT'S ABOUT $4
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Chabot, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
A GALLON NOW, AND PEOPLE ARE ASKING ME IN MY DISTRICT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS A LONG TIME...
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| 00:44:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK HAVE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? MR. KUHL:
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MS. JOHNSON, -
YES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN RESERVE
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| 00:44:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HER TIME? THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. KUHL: I'D LIKE TO YIELD FOUR MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, REPRESENTATIVE DOOLITTLE. THE SPEAKER...
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MS. JOHNSON, -
FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. DOOLITTLE: THANK
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. MADAM SPEAKER, I HAVE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WATCHED OVER THE YEARS ON ENERGY WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTRY. NOW WE ARE IN
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| 00:44:45 |
MR. KUHL, -
A BIG MESS WITH GASOLINE PRICES, OVER $4 A GALLON. THIS JUST DIDN'T
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO MAKE
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| 00:44:54 |
Doolittle, John T. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THIS HAPPEN FOR THE 18 YEARS I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THIS HOUSE. VERY INTERESTING. YOU KNOW, ANWR EXPLORATION, HOUSE REPUBLICANS, 91% OF US SUPPORTED...
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| 00:49:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STRAIGHT ON CONGRESSIONAL ACTIONS ON GAS PRICES. WE NOW
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MS. JOHNSON, -
HAVE A LAW, IT'S THE FARM BILL WITH HISTORIC INVESTMENT
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| 00:49:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN AFFORDABLE BIOFUELS AND BEEFED
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| 00:49:20 |
Watson, Diane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
UP OVERSIGHT ON MARKET MANIPULATION. THE PRESIDENT'S VETO WAS OVERRIDDEN ON MAY 21 OF THIS YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE THE RENEWABLE ENERGY IN JOB ACT, IT WAS...
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| 00:54:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. KUHL: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. JUST IN CLOSING I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS
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| 00:54:06 |
MR. KUHL, -
BILL. IT'S A VERY MERITORIOUS BILL.
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| 00:54:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WELL THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION OF THIS
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| 00:54:14 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
CONGRESS IDLES RELATIVE TO ENERGY
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| 00:54:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION, CERTAINLY THE KIDS OF AMERICA SHOULD BE ABLE TO
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| 00:54:21 |
Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
CARRY ON TRADITION AND I SUPPORT AND APPLAUD SPEAKER HOYER FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION TO THE FLOOR. WITH THAT I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME....
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| 00:54:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THE RECORD ON WHAT DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO DO HERE IN ORDER TO
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| 00:54:58 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
PUT AMERICA ON AN ENERGY INDEPENDENT PATH. IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU HAVE A BUSH ADMINISTRATION THAT VETOES EVERYTHING THAT WE TRY TO DO OR THREATENS....
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| 00:55:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE OCCURRING DOWN HERE TODAY. WE
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| 00:55:11 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
GOT AN OIL MAN AS PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY AND HIS RIGHT-HAND FELLOW OVER THERE FROM WYOMING, MR. CHENEY, RAN HAL BURTON, YOU PRETTY WELL KNOW WHAT...
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| 00:58:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE INTERNATIONAL SOAPBOX DERBY, AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S A NONPROFIT, FROM -- BASED
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| 00:58:41 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
IN AKRON, OHIO, TO
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| 00:58:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
USE THE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
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| 00:58:46 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
I FULLY SUPPORT THAT. I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO ONE THING. IN JANUARY OF 2001, THE MONTH THAT THIS CURRENT PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE, GAS WAS $1.47...
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| 00:59:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? MS. JOHNSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION...
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 335, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR A CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALPHA KAPPA...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS, MS. JOHNSON AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. KUHL, EACH WILL
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS. MS. JOHNSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE...
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS. JOHNSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MS. JOHNSON: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 335, INTRODUCED BY MY FRIEND AND SORORITY SISTER, MS. DIANE WATSON FROM CALIFORNIA,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA
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MS. JOHNSON, -
SORORITY AND THIS EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 17, 2008.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE EVENT COORDINATES --
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
COORDINATORS WILL WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL AND THE CAPITOL POLICE BOARD REGARDING STAGING THE EVENT. WITH ALL EVENTS ON THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOUNDED IN 1908 ON THE CAMPUS OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY RIGHT HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
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MR. KUHL, -
THE SORORITY PERFORMS VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AND
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENCOURAGES ITS MEMBERS TO CONTRIBUTE
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Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE PURSUING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. THE EVENT WILL BE PART OF THE YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION. THE EVENT WILL BE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.CON.RES 335, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS
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MS. JOHNSON, -
ON THURSDAY, JULY 17, FOR A
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, I THINK CORP
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Watson, Diane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
RATED. -- INCORPORATED. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE SORORITY BEGAN ITS YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION OF ITS 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY. FOUNDED IN 1908 ON THE CAMPUS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS.
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MR. KUHL, -
MS. JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I URGE SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN...
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MS. JOHNSON, -
THE TWE IS WILL THE HOUSE
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MR. KUHL, -
SUSPEND THE RULES -- THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 335. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE CHAIR, 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO, AND
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION A MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? MS. JOHNSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I...
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 160, H.R. 3712, A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS, MS. JOHNSON, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. KUHL, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM...
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS. JOHNSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO PUT MY...
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
KAPTUR, FOR AS MUCH TIME AS SHE MIGHT CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE STATEMENT WILL APPEAR IN THE RECORD AND THE GENTLEWOMAN...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YIELDING. AND I RISE TODAY AND ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO
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Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING H.R. 3712, WHICH SEEKS TO NAME THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE BUILDING LOCATED IN TOLEDO, OHIO, THE JAMES M. ASHLEY AND THOMAS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
W.L. ASHLEY CUSTOMS BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE. THIS DESERVED RECOGNITION OF
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Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
TWO WELL-KNOWN LAWMAKERS FROM THE ASHLEY FAMILY, WHOSE ROOTS RUN DEEP IN AMERICA AND OUR COMMUNITY, PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE LIVES OF LATE CONGRESSMAN AND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OHIO, AS THE JAMES M. ASHLEY AND
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MR. KUHL, -
THOMAS W.L. ASHLEY CUSTOMS BUILDING AND UNITED
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STATES COURTHOUSE. JAMES
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Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
MITCHELL ASHLEY WAS AN OHIO CONGRESSMAN WHO SERVED FIVE TERMS IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS WHERE HE SERVED FOR EIGHT YEARS AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FINE HONORABLE, MEMORABLE TRIBUTE TO A WONDERFUL FAMILY FROM
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MS. JOHN SON, -
OHIO. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE
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MS. JOHNSON, -
OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS. MS. JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I MOVE THAT WE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION FOR A VERY
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Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
DESERVING FAMILY AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS YIELDS BACK HER TIME. THE QUESTION...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE TITLE IS AMENDED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? MS. JOHNSON: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES...
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| 01:22:08 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
H.R. 5599, A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FEDERAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 4600 SILVER HILL ROAD IN SUITLAND, MARYLAND, AS THE THOMAS JEFFERSON CENSUS BUREAU HEADQUARTERS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS, MS. JOHNSON: , AND THE GENTLEMAN
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THE CLERK, -
FROM NEW YORK, MR. KUHL, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS. MS. JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I ASK...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MATERIAL ON H.R. 559. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS. JOHNSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME....
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MS. JOHNSON: MADAM SPEAKER, H.R. 5599 IS A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FEDERAL BUILDING AND IN SUITLAND, MARYLAND, AS THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BUILDING. THE BILL HAS BIPARTISAN
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MS. JOHNSON, -
SUPPORT. ALTHOUGH THOMAS JEFFERSON IS PERHAPS BEST REMEMBERED AS THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIRD PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS THE AUTHOR OF THE
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE HE ALSO IS CONSIDERED BY SOME TO BE THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE U.S. CENSUS. IN 1790 WHILE SECRETARY OF STATE JEFFERSON CONDUCTED...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE OF A
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MR. KUHL, -
NATIONAL CONSENSUS. HE SUPERVISED THE FIRST CENSUS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN
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Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
1790. EARLY POPULATION ESTIMATES MISJUDGED THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS IN MANY AREAS, UNFORTUNATELY, AND IT RESULTED IN UNDERREPRESENTATION IN MANY AREAS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HEADQUARTERS FEDERAL BUILDING FOR
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MS. JOHNSON, -
FOUNDING FATHER, THOMAS JEFFERSON. THE CENSUS BUREAU HAS JUST BEEN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RELOCATED TO A MODERN STATE
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Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OFFART BUILDING -- STATE-OF-THE-ART BUILDING IN SUITLAND, MARYLAND. I WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN OBERSTAR AND CONGRESSWOMAN HOLMES NORTON FOR THEIR HELP...
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| 01:29:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM YIELDS BACK HER
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Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
TIME. THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5599. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
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| 01:29:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF
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| 01:29:32 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID...
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| 01:29:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? >> MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 1343,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THE HEALTH CENTERS PROGRAM UNDER SECTION 330 OF SUCH ACT. THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEXAS, MR. GENE GREEN, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. DEAL, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
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Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. GREEN: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TH ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE...
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| 01:31:11 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. GREEN: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 1343, THE HEALTH CENTERS RENEWAL ACT OF 2008. THE HEALTH CENTERS PROGRAM WAS FIRST ENACTED 40 YEARS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE LOCATED IN 6,000
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MR. GREEN, -
SITES IN OVER 50 STATES, SERVING AS MEDICAL HOMES AND FAMILY PHYSICIAN TO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
17 MILLION PEOPLE NATIONALLY. OVER THE YEAR, THE HEALTH
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Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
CENTERS PROGRAM HAS GAINED SUPPORT FROM DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT. WE DON'T ALL AGREE ON MUCH, BUT THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO HEALTH CARE. I SPONSORED A FIVE-YEAR HEALTH CENTERS RE-AUTHORIZATION
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Deal, Nathan - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
MEASURE, WHICH PASSED THE HOUSE BY A LARGE MARGIN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE UNABLE TO FINALIZE THE LEGISLATION AND SEE IT SIGNED INTO LAW. I'D LIKE...
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| 01:37:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INTO THIS BILL, MR. MURPHY, FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA
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MR. GREEN, -
IS RECKEDS FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. MURPHY: THANK YOU, MADAM
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I THANK RANKING MEMBER DEAL AND I THANK MR. GREEN FOR THIS VERY,
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Deal, Nathan - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
VERY IMPORTANT BILL, THIS HEALTH CENTERS RENEWAL ACT TO PROVIDE SOME VERY, VERY IMPORTANT COVERAGE FOR SOME OF OUR MOST NEEDY CITIZENS. YOU KNOW, WHEN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PEOPLE OFTENTIMES COMMENT HOW MANY IN
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Murphy, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
AMERICA DON'T HAVE HEALTH CARE RECOGNIZE THAT MANY OF THEM ARE COVERED BY SUCH THINGS BY MEDICAID, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW IT, OR SCHIP, OR SOME CHOOSE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE'LL CONTINUE TO RESERVE. MR. DEAL: I'LL YIELD TO MR. TERRY, A MEMBER OF THE
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MR. GREEN, -
COMMITTEE, WHO ALSO WORKED ON THIS LEGISLATION. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. TERRY: THANK YOU. I, TOO, RISE IN SUPPORT OF
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MR. DEAL, -
OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND THE RE-AUTHORIZATION. WE HAVE TWO IN MY DISTRICT IN OMAHA. WE HAVE THE
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MR. DEAL, -
ONE WORLD HEALTH CENTER. USED TO BE KNOWN AS THE INDIAN AND CHICANO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AWARENESS CENTER. IT'S CREATED A NEW
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| 01:41:48 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
NAME AND NEW MARKETING IN THE SENSE THAT IT REALLY HELPS ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN IN NORTH OMAHA COMMUNITY, WE HAVE THE CHARLES DREW CENTER. I...
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| 01:46:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM TEXAS, MS. GRANGER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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| 01:46:40 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THREE MINUTES. MS. GRANGER: THANK YOU. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE HEALTH CENTERS RENEWAL ACT. AS IMPORTANT AS THIS BILL IS TO...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DEVASTATING EFFECT IT'S
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HAVING ON AMERICAN FAMILIES. UNFORTUNATELY THE MAJORITY REFUSES TO DEAL WITH
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS ISSUE. OUR NATION HAS OVER 1,000 COMMUNITY HEALTH
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Granger, Kay - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
CENTERS WHICH PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO MORE THAN 16 MILLION AMERICANS AND OVER 6,000 COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. I COME...
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| 01:50:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHEN THEY ARE SICK AND GET THE CARE THEY NEED. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES
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Granger, Kay - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TO SUPPORT H.R. 1343. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A PHYSICIAN I HAVE BEEN A MEDICAL DIRECTOR IN A NATIONAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE VISS
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MR. GREEN, -
CORE COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC. I HAVE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GIVEN AWAY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF
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Unidentified Speaker, -
MY SERVICES TO THE POOR
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OVER MY 30-SOME ODD YEARS CAREER
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| 01:51:00 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
OF PRACTICING MEDICINE IN RURAL SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. AS WELL AS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA WHERE I CURRENTLY LIVE. HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE ISSUES THAT PARTICULARLY...
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| 01:53:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FASHION BY THE DISCUSSION WE HAVE HAD HERE ON THIS FLOOR. I WOULD REMIND US ALL THAT THIS IS
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| 01:53:17 |
MR. DEAL, -
AN INITIATIVE THAT PRESIDENT BUSH INAUGURATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN HIS GOAL WAS TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS
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| 01:53:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS
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Deal, Nathan - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
COUNTRY. ULTIMATELY SO THAT EVERY COUNTY IN THIS COUNTRY WOULD BE SERVED FROM ONE OF THESE FACILITIES. CERTAINLY ALL OF US RECOGNIZE IT IS ONE OF THE...
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| 01:54:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS A PHYSICIAN YOUR DEVOTION TO
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| 01:54:58 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CLINICS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT IS RE-AUTHORIZING. IN FACT AS WE STAND HERE TODAY, MADAM SPEAKER, WE ARE ACTUALLY...
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| 01:56:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL COUNTED. A...
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| 01:56:36 |
MR. BROUN, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS
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| 01:56:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RISE? MR. GREEN: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL H.R. 5669. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF...
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| 01:56:59 |
MR. GREEN, -
GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR POISON PREVENTION, SUSTAIN THE FUNDING
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| 01:57:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF POISON CENTERS, AND ENHANCE THE PUBLIC HEALTH OF PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
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| 01:57:08 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
STATES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. GENE GREEN, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, MR. TERRY, EACH WILL...
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| 01:57:28 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. GREEN: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 01:57:38 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 5669, THE POISON CONTROL CENTER ENHANCEMENT AND AWARENESS ACT. A BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR POISON PREVENTION,...
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| 01:57:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES.
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MR. GREEN, -
UNFORTUNATELY POISONING IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND ACCORDING TO THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CENTERS FOR DISEASE
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| 01:57:58 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
CONTROL AND PREVENTION RANKS SECOND ONLY TO MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES IN CAUSE OF UNINTENTIONAL INJURY OR DEATH. THE ECONOMIC COSTS IS CONSIDERABLE AS...
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| 01:59:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EFFORT, STRENGTHENED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF MR.
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MR. TERRY, -
TOWNS, WHO PROVIDES THE NECESSARY
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| 01:59:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FUNDING FOR THE
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| 01:59:09 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
POISON CONTROL CENTERS TO CONTINUE THEIR LIFESAVING WORK. I MUST SAY THAT IN WRITING THIS BILL I ENJOYED WORKING WITH MR. TOWNS AND HIS STAFF AND...
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| 02:02:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN CLOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA
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| 02:02:45 |
MR. GREEN, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. TERRY: AS I MENTIONED IN MY FIRST STATEMENT, MY OPENING
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| 02:02:51 |
MR. TERRY, -
STATEMENT, THAT THIS IS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT. I ONCE AGAIN WANT TO THANK MR. TOWNS. I HAVE THE FLOOR STATEMENT OF OUR RANKING MEMBER, JOE BARTON, WHO...
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| 02:03:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
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| 02:03:07 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
AND I READ A SIGNIFICANT PART AND PUT IN HIS STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD. OUR PRIMARY DEFENSE AGAINST POISONING, POISON CONTROL CENTERS ARE A VITAL PART...
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| 02:04:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE POISON CENTER NATIONAL TOLL FREE NUMBER, THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN, HAS BEEN APPROVED -- HAS BEEN A PROVEN SUCCESS.
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| 02:04:38 |
MR. GREEN, -
SINCE ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL AND SINCE YOU MENTIONED NEBRASKA,
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| 02:04:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, I HAVE TO MENTION THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL
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| 02:04:44 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
BRARGE. IT SERVES AS OUR POISON CONTROL PUBLICITY AND FACILITY AND IT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE JUST NEED TO EXPAND IT BECAUSE WE STILL ARE HAVING DEATHS...
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| 02:05:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL...
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| 02:05:43 |
MR. GREEN, -
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| 02:05:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSTPONED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS...
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| 02:06:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 02:06:43 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PURSUANT OF THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. BRADY, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 02:06:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MICHIGAN EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
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| 02:06:51 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. BRADY: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE...
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| 02:07:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BRADY: THIS BILL RE-AUTHORIZES THE SOUND RECORDING...
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| 02:07:14 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION BOARD WAS CREATED IN 1988 TO ADDRESS THE RAPID DETERIORATION OF IMPORTANT FILMS. THE FILM PRESERVATION BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE...
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| 02:07:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRESSER -- PRESERVING FILMS. ALONG WITH THE NATIONAL FILM
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| 02:07:28 |
Brady, Robert A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
PRESERVATION FOUNDATION, THE FILM PRESERVATION BOARD ENSURES THAT ALLIN RATIONS -- GENERATIONS WILL BE ABLE TO VIEW THESE REMARKABLE FILMS AND EXPERIENCE...
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| 02:08:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PIECES OF THE PAST MORE ACCESSIBLE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE IMPORTANCE
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| 02:08:43 |
Ehlers, Vernon J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
OF THIS EFFORT WAS ILLUSTRATED JUST THIS WEEKEND WHEN UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IN CALIFORNIA HAD A MAMMOTH FIRE IN WHICH SOME PRICELESS FILMS WERE LOST. AND...
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| 02:11:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT FAN OF
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| 02:11:44 |
MR. BRADY, -
LIBRARIES AND OBVIOUSLY I'M A GREAT FAN OF THE LIBRARY OF
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| 02:11:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESS AND I BELIEVE THAT HAVING AS MUCH INFORMATION
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| 02:11:51 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
AND MATERIAL AS WE CAN POSSIBLY HAVE IS OF GREAT BENEFIT NOT ONLY TO THE PRESERVATION OF OUR HISTORY AND CULTURE BUT ALSO BENEFIT TO THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING...
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| 02:12:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRESERVATION OF BOTH VISUAL AND AUDIO
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| 02:12:54 |
MR. DAVIS, -
RECORDINGS AS MR. DAVIS
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| 02:12:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAS JUST SAID AND IT MAY WELL BE THAT 100, 150 YEARS FROM
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| 02:12:59 |
MR. EHLERS, -
NOW SOMEONE
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| 02:13:01 |
MR. BRADY, -
WILL RESURRECT
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| 02:13:04 |
Ehlers, Vernon J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
PAVAROTTI , SOME OF THE GREATS -- GREAT MUSICIANS OF OUR TIME AND SAY, LOOK WHAT WE HAVE LOST IN OUR CULTURE AND WE MAY SEE REJUVINATION OF THOSE. SO...
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| 02:13:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED,
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| 02:13:48 |
Brady, Robert A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
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| 02:13:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES HE RISE? MR. BRADY: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS BILL H.R. 5972 AS...
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| 02:14:20 |
MR. BRADY, -
PURPOSES. . THE SPEAKER
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| 02:14:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR.
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| 02:14:29 |
Brady, Robert A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
BRADY, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. EHLERS, WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. BRADY: MR. SPEAKER,...
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| 02:14:46 |
Brady, Robert A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BRADY: I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL...
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| 02:14:56 |
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
H.R. 5972 IS NOT INTENDED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIVE POLICY CHANGES FOR THE CAPITOL POLICE. IT CORRECTS DRAFTING
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| 02:15:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ERRORS, MODERNIZES OUTDATED TERMS
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| 02:15:05 |
MR. BRADY, -
AND REPEALS REDUNDANT
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| 02:15:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROVISIONS ALREADY ON THE BOOKS. MY FAVORITE CORRECTION IS A
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| 02:15:10 |
Brady, Robert A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
LONG OVERDUE REPEAL OF THE 1868 LAW REQUIRING CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS TO BUY THEIR UNIFORMS. CONGRESS DECIDED YEARS AGO TO PROVIDE THE UNIFORMS BUT IT'S...
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| 02:16:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN LANGUAGE IS TIED TO AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL IN A
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| 02:16:05 |
Ehlers, Vernon J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
HASTY FASHION, SEVERAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION GOVERNING CAPITAL POLICE OPERATIONS PROVE PROBLEMATIC UNDER GREATER SCRUTINY AND FURTHER...
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| 02:18:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE PROBABLY IF THERE WERE A COMPETITION WE WOULD
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| 02:18:22 |
MR. BRADY, -
PROBABLY HOLD THE PRIZE AMONG THE
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| 02:18:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE AS TO THE BEST
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| 02:18:27 |
Ehlers, Vernon J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
FUNCTIONING COMMITTEES WHO REALLY TRY TO GET BUSINESS DONE WITHOUT A LOT OF PARTISANSHIP. I COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE FOR HIS GREAT ATTITUDE ON THIS....
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| 02:19:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5972 AS AMENDED. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR
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| 02:20:03 |
Brady, Robert A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL...
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| 02:20:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE RISE? MR. GORDON: MR. SPEAKER, MORPH TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS...
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| 02:21:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE
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| 02:21:23 |
MR. GORDON, -
RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. GORDON, AND THE GENTLELADY FROM ILLINOIS, MRS. BIGGERT, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE
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| 02:21:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE.
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| 02:21:34 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. GORDON: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND
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| 02:21:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON H.R. 5940, THE BILL NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. GORDON: MR....
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| 02:21:56 |
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
A BIPARTISAN BILL WHICH I AND RANKING MEMBER HALL JOINTLY INTRODUCED ALONG WITH 23 ADDITIONAL DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY...
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| 02:22:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS LEGISLATION WILL STRENGTHEN OUR NATION'S
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| 02:22:10 |
MR. GORDON, -
COMPETITIVENESS IN RAPIDLY ADVANCING FIELD OF
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| 02:22:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NANOTECHNOLOGY. AND I WANT TO PARTICULARLY THANK MY
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| 02:22:16 |
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
COLLEAGUE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, FOR WORKING WITH ME TO CRAFT THIS LEGISLATION. I ALSO WANT TO THANK DR. BAIRD OF THE CHAIR AND MR. EHLERS, THE...
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| 02:33:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> MR. SPEAKER, I CONTROL TIME FOR WHAT WE CALL THE OPPOSITION
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| 02:33:40 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FOR THE LEGISLATE -- LEGISLATION HERE TODAY BUT THAT'S JUST A TECHNICALITY BECAUSE I'M PLEASED TO JOIN CHAIRMAN GORDON AS WELL AS AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY...
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| 02:33:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR OF
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| 02:33:56 |
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2008, THE ACT, THE INITIATIVINGS, WAS FIRST NAMED IN THE 2001 BUDGET REQUEST AND MADE A PRIORITY...
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| 02:37:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM ILLINOIS, MR. LIPINSKI. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS IS
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| 02:37:08 |
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. LIPINSKI: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. TODAY I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 5940, LEGISLATION RE-ALTOGETHER RIDING THE NANO INITIATIVE...
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| 02:37:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRATULATE GORDON AND HALL. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL
|
| 02:37:31 |
Lipinski, Daniel - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THE MEMBERS OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS BILL AND FOR HELPING TO MOVE IT EXPEDITIOUSLY...
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| 02:41:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CO-SPONSOR OF H.R. 5940, RISE TO EXPRESS MY CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE BILL THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING HERE
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| 02:41:55 |
MR. HALL, -
TODAY. MOST AMERICANS LEARN IN GRADE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL THAT ATOMS ARE BUILDING
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| 02:42:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BLOCKS OF NATURE. IN THE YEARS SINCE I WAS IN SCHOOL, INCREDIBLE MACHINES
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| 02:42:05 |
Biggert, Judy - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
HAVE ALLOWED US TO EVEN SEE EVERY ONE OF THESE ATOMS. BUT NOW, THANKS TO THE NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE OR N.N.I., WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND CONTINUE...
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| 02:46:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM -- FOUR MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON.
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| 02:46:04 |
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. WU: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN AND CHAIRMAN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE...
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| 02:46:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2008. IT IS
|
| 02:46:20 |
MR. GORDON, -
VERY, VERY FITTING THAT WE ARE CONTINUING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT NANOTECHNOLOGY
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| 02:46:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GIVEN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS
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| 02:46:28 |
Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
THAT WE ARE JUST BEGINNING TO REALIZE. FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HAS LONG SERVED AN IMPORTANT PURPOSE IN OUR ECONOMY, SPURRING THE...
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| 02:49:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2008. NANOTECHNOLOGY REPRESENTS THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THESE SCIENTIFIC METHODS
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| 02:49:45 |
MR. JOHNSON, -
HAVE ALREADY BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR A NUMBER OF PRODUCTS
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| 02:49:47 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THAT ARE USED EVERY DAY IN OUR COUNTRY, LIKE
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| 02:49:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CAR PARKS, COSMETICS, AND FIRST AID
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| 02:49:53 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
DRESSINGS. THE FUTURE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY HOLDS A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES FOR A NUMBER OF FIELDS, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE WHICH, MR. SPEAKER, IS INCREDIBLY...
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| 02:53:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM ILLINOIS, MR. SHIMKUS, FIVE
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| 02:53:15 |
MR. GORDON, -
MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. SHIMKUS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 02:53:24 |
MR. HALL, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SHIM
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| 02:53:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISCUSS: -- MR.
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| 02:53:28 |
MR. HALL, -
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| 02:53:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 02:53:30 |
MR. HALL, -
SHIMKUS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I COME IN
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| 02:53:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION AND HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT THIS
|
| 02:53:42 |
MR. SHIMKUS, -
NANOTECHNOLOGY HAS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP US
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| 02:53:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THE WHOLE ENERGY
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| 02:53:46 |
MR. SHIM DISCUSS, -
DEBATE. I THINK NANOTECHNOLOGY CAN HELP IN THE SOLAR CELL -- SOLAR POWER CELLS. I
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| 02:53:53 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
UNDERSTAND THAT NANOTECHNOLOGY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP TAKING LIGHT ENERGY AND TURNING IT INTO HYDROGEN WHICH IS IMPORTANT. IT CAN BE VERY IMPORTANT IN...
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| 02:59:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE WORLD. FOR EVERY DOLLAR INCREASE IN A
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| 02:59:08 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
BARREL OF CRUDE OIL, YOU KNOW WHAT IT COSTS OUR AIR FORCE? $60 MILLION. . $THAT'S $60 MILLION THAT DOESN'T GO TO TRAINING. THAT'S $60 MILLION THAT DOESN'T...
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| 03:00:40 |
Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
MR. SHIMKUS: RECLAIMING MY TIME. MR. WU: AND INCREASED OIL PRICES. MR. SHIMKUS: RECLAIMING MY TIME. ALL THOSE ISSUES THAT YOU ADDRESSED, IF WE HAD AMERICAN-MADE...
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| 03:01:02 |
MR. SHIMKUS, -
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| 03:01:03 |
MR. WU, -
THE SPECULATORS, YOU KNOW THE SPECULATORS. WHAT
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| 03:01:06 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
ARE THEY BETTING? I LOVE THIS DEBATE. THEY ARE BETTING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOTHING. YOU WANT TO GO AFTER THE SPECULATORS, BRING ON MORE SUPPLY....
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| 03:01:41 |
Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
SHIMKUS: LET ME RECLAIM MY TIME. IN ANWR, WHICH CLINTON SEE ARE TO -- VETOED IN 1995, WE WOULD HAVE THAT OIL TODAY. HOUSE REPUBLICANS SUPPORT ANWR 91%...
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| 03:02:01 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
OPPOSE. OPPOSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. HALL: HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE IF ANY? THE SPEAKER...
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| 03:02:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND I MISSTATED MR. WU'S STATE EARLIER.
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| 03:02:27 |
MR. HALL, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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| 03:02:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
45 SECONDS. >> DRILLING PERMITS ARE UP BY TWO TIMES IN
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| 03:02:33 |
MR. HALL, -
THE LAST FIVE YEARS, BUT THE PRICE OF GAS IS
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| 03:02:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UP BY TWO TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. MORE PERMITS DO NOT BRING LOWER
|
| 03:02:40 |
MR. GORDON, -
PRICES. 10,000 MORE PERMITS THAN WELLS SINCE 2004. 92 MILLION ACRES OF LAND
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| 03:02:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CURRENTLY UNDER LEASE BUT 67 MILLION ACRES, OVER 70% HAS NOT
|
| 03:02:51 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE OIL AND GAS COMPANIES. THEY HAVE A LOT TO WORK WITH. THEY'RE NOT DOING IT. 80% OF THE OIL AND GAS STILL -- I WILL NOT YIELD -- STILL...
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| 03:03:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNANIMOUS O'TECHNOLOGY WHICH NEED TO BE ADVANCED, IS
|
| 03:03:27 |
MR. SHIMKUS, -
BRINGING UP THIS ISSUE UNLESS HE'S TALKING ABOUT LITTLE TINY
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| 03:03:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DRILL BITS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN
|
| 03:03:35 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
FROM TEXAS. MR. HALL: MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD MR. SHIMKUS, THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, ONE MORE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED...
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| 03:03:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDERED. MR. SHIMKUS: I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE TIME AND A MINUTE LEFT, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO YIELD TO YOU, DAVID.
|
| 03:03:56 |
MR. HALL, -
I'D BE HAPPY TO MOST TIMES. THIS IS A PROBLEM. $23 TO $58
|
| 03:04:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO $123. YOU ONLY ADDRESS THAT BY
|
| 03:04:06 |
MR. SHIMKUS, -
BRINGING ON MORE SUPPLY. WE
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| 03:04:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE OIL AND GAS IN THE
|
| 03:04:12 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF AND WE NEED TO BE THERE. I'VE GOT OIL ALL OVER THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. YOU KNOW WHY WE DON'T DRILL ON EVERY ACRE? BECAUSE YOU'RE...
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| 03:05:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: THANK YOU, MR.
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| 03:05:22 |
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
SPEAKER. ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO THANK THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY MEMBERS OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE FOR WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS COLLABORATIVE
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| 03:05:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GOOD EFFORT. TO MY FRIEND, MY PASSIONATE FRIEND
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| 03:05:32 |
MR. HALL, -
FROM ILLINOIS, LET ME SAY JUST AS HE KNOWS THAT YOU CAN'T TURN AN OIL TANKER AROUND ON A DIME, THE
|
| 03:05:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT WE CAN'T OVERTURN THE FOUR OR EIGHT YEARS PREVIOUS NEAR-SIGHTED POLICY ON A DIME EITHER.
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| 03:05:41 |
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
RATHER THAN POINT FINGERS AND TRY TO BE A PARTISAN DEBATE HERE, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE SOME CHANGES. THIS NANOTECHNOLOGY BILL IS ONE MORE EFFORT...
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| 03:06:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. MR. GORDON: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE ASKS FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE...
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| 03:06:50 |
MR. GORDON, -
CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
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| 03:06:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON THIS MOTION WILL BE POSTPONED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM -- THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? MS. JOHNSON:...
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| 03:07:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SCIENCE, MATH AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SHOULD BE A NATIONAL PRIORITY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION....
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| 03:07:43 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
RESOLUTION 366. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS OF INCREASING AMERICAN CAPABILITIES IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION...
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| 03:07:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. JOHNSON, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. HALL, EACH WILL CONTROL
|
| 03:08:02 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS. MS. JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE...
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| 03:08:15 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS ON HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 366 NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS....
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| 03:08:28 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MIGHT CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. JOHNSON: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE CONCURRENT...
|
| 03:08:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT INCREASING AMERICAN
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| 03:08:47 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
CAPABILITIES IN SCIENCE AND MATH AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SHOULD BE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A NATIONAL PRIORITY. OUR NATION'S YOUTH ARE KEY TO OUR NATION'S FUTURE, PROSPERITY
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| 03:08:58 |
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AND I HAVE SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT THAT ARE RANKING VERY HIGH, ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR, EVEN ONE AND TWO AND NOW THEY'RE TWO AND FOUR THAT'S CALLED THE...
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| 03:16:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SCIENCE COMMITTEE FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. THIS
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| 03:16:27 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
RESOLUTION EXPRESSES THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT INCREASING AMERICAN CAPABILITIES IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EDUCATION SHOULD BE A NATIONAL TRY OR THE. I MUST SAY, I HOPE MEMBERS ON THE OTHER SIDE
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| 03:16:37 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
OF THE AISLE WILL AVOID DISTRACTING US WITH RED HARINGS ACROSS THE TRAIL AND DEBATING OTHER DIVERTING MATTERS, SUCH AS DRILLING AND DIGGING IN THE UNITED...
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| 03:19:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. AND I APOLOGIZE TO MY FRIEND FROM NEW JERSEY BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE
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| 03:19:41 |
MR. HALL, -
NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN AMERICA ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE, THEN WHY ARE WE -- WHY
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| 03:19:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE WE HERE
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| 03:19:48 |
MR. SHIMKUS, -
FOR? SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IS CRITICAL TO DECREASE OUR
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| 03:19:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RELIANCE IMPORTED CRUDE
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Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
OIL. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WILL BRING US TO A NEW ERA WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON THE ENERGY SUPPLIES OF THE PAST. SO I CONCUR, AND I SUPPORT THIS...
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| 03:21:32 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
INVESTMENT
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| 03:21:33 |
MR. SHIMKUS, -
IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. MR.
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| 03:21:37 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
SHIMKUS: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD. MR. HOLT: IF I CAN CONTINUE. MR. SHIMKUS: I AM JUST GOING TO DEBATE. IF WE HAD THE RESOURCES FROM THE ROYALTIES ON...
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| 03:21:58 |
MR. SHIMKUS, -
SOLAR, ON WIND,
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| 03:22:01 |
MR. HOLT, -
ON
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| 03:22:02 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
BIOTECHNOLOGY, ON THE NANOTECHNOLOGY. THERE'S A WHOLE POT OF MONEY OUT THERE IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO GO -- A LOT OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA, THEY THINK WE HAVE...
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| 03:23:35 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
ABOUT THE FUTURE. BUT WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THE PRESENT, THE PRESENT. OVER $1.68 INCREASE IN GASOLINE PRICES. HOW CAN WE SEND OUR...
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| 03:23:50 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
DEBATES, AND WE SHOULDN'T BE AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS PROBLEM. I'LL YIELD. MR. HOLT: WE CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS PROBLEM BY DOING MORE...
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| 03:24:20 |
MR. HOLT, -
COST, LET'S PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW.
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| 03:24:25 |
MR. SHIMKUS, -
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT 30, 40 YEARS FROM NOW.
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| 03:24:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT DEBATE.
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| 03:24:31 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
YOUR COMMITTEE IS A GREAT COMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE. BUT WE'VE GOT $123 A BARREL OF CRUDE OIL TODAY. AND NO NANOTECHNOLOGY, NO RECOGNIZESING...
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| 03:25:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 03:25:16 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
MINUTES. MR. LIPINSKI:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT
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| 03:25:21 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
OF THE RESOLUTION THAT WE ARE RIGHT NOW TALKING ABOUT ON THE FLOOR. I WANT TO COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE
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| 03:25:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM TEXAS FOR INTRODUCING THIS LEGISLATION. MY CONSTITUENTS CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO BOTH LOOK AT PROBLEMS THAT ARE FACING US RIGHT NOW...
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| 03:25:39 |
Lipinski, Daniel - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THE FUTURE OR ELSE WE FIND OUT IN -- WIND UP IN SITUATIONS LIKE WE ARE TODAY. AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, HUSBAND...
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| 03:28:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY KEEPS TALKING ABOUT DOING AWAY WITH FOSSIL FUELS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST ALMOST
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| 03:28:46 |
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
LAUGHABLE. YOU DO AWAY WITH FOSSIL FUELS TODAY, A YEAR FROM TODAY, TWO YEARS FROM TODAY, FIVE YEARS FROM FOOD, 10 YEARS FROM TODAY,
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| 03:28:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TURN THESE LIGHTS OUT, CUT OUT
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| 03:28:56 |
MR. HALL, -
YOUR AIR-CONDITIONERS,
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| 03:28:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FORGET ABOUT DRIVING UP
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| 03:28:59 |
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TO ANYWHERE TO GET GASOLINE OR OIL. FORGET ABOUT BUILDING THE ROADS, HEATING AND COOLING. JUST SHUT IT ALL DOWN, FORGET ABOUT IT. AND FORGET ABOUT THAT...
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| 03:30:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOME SMALL GROUNDS FOR AGREEMENT HERE. DID I HEAR BOTH THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS AND THE GENTLEMAN
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| 03:30:57 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
FROM NEW JERSEY AND PARTICULARLY THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS IN TALKING IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATION THAT'S ACTUALLY
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| 03:31:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEFORE US, WHICH DOES NOT PERTAIN TO GAS AND OIL PRICES OR SUPPLY IN ANY WAY. SAYING WE NEEDED
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| 03:31:08 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
AND HE SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF RESEARCH, INVESTMENT, EDUCATION AND MOVING TOWARD NEW TECHNOLOGIES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY TALKED ABOUT A TRANSITION...
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| 03:37:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAS DEAD-ON ACCURATE. THAT
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| 03:37:54 |
MR. HALL, -
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE IN THIS PART OF THE DISCUSSION DEALS WITH HOW REAL
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| 03:37:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. WE NO LONGER ARE TALKING ABOUT
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| 03:38:02 |
Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AS AN ATHEIRIAL PROCESS OR WHETHER IT MEETS DIFFERENT NEEDS, KIND OF A POLICY CONCEPT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW PEOPLE, REAL PEOPLE,...
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| 03:41:10 |
MR. HALL, -
OF WHAT SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE DONE AND THE LATER WE DECIDE
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| 03:41:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO TAKE AS OUR POLICY STATEMENT THAT WE WILL BECOME
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| 03:41:17 |
Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
ENERGY SECURE AND ENERGY INDEPENDENT AND WE WILL DEVELOP ALL THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL, TO BECOME ENERGY DEPENDENT, THAT'S WHEN WE DECIDE...
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| 03:41:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. HALL HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE, SIR? THE SPEAKER
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| 03:41:59 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
PRO TEMPORE: SEVEN MINUTES BEFORE
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| 03:42:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YIELDING. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. MCHENRY: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY
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| 03:42:10 |
MR. HALL, -
TO AGREE WITH THE RESOLUTION BUT THE REAL SUBSTANCE OF THE DEBATE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR TODAY SHOULD BE
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| 03:42:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABOUT GAS PRICES. THAT IS THE SUBSTANCE OF WHAT
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| 03:42:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT AS A PEOPLE, BECAUSE I KNOW MY CONSTITUENTS ARE TALKING ABOUT IT. THEY COMMUTE TO WORK EACH DAY
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| 03:42:27 |
McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
AND AT THE -- AND THEY HAVE TO PAY AND PAY AND PAY HIGH GAS PRICES EVERY DAY. AND IT'S BECAUSE THIS CONGRESS HADN'T ACTED. CERTAINLY THE RESOLUTION...
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| 03:45:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRESENTER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 2 1/2
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| 03:45:17 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
MINUTES. MR. DEFAZIO: THERE
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| 03:45:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 03:45:23 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
ARE 36.9 BILLION REASONS WHY WE AREN'T DOING MORE TO PROTECT CONSUMERS TODAY, WHY WE HAVEN'T FILED COMPLAINTS
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| 03:45:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AGAINST OPEC, WHY THE REPUBLICANS CREATED LOOPHOLES IN ENERGY TRADING SO THAT ENRON COULD GET RICH --
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| 03:45:43 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
WELL, THEY WENT BANKRUPT, ACTUALLY -- OTHERS COULD SPECULATE IN THE MARKET, DRIVING GAS UP 50 CENTS A GALLON. THEIR RICH BUDDIES BENEFIT FROM IT. I WAS...
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| 03:48:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WE'RE OFFERING SOLUTIONS.
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| 03:48:23 |
MR. HALL, -
I'M PROUD I'M PART OF THE SOLUTION. AND AT THAT SOLUTION IS TO HOLD THE OIL COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE.
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| 03:48:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RIGHT ABOUT THAT. I THINK
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| 03:48:31 |
McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
WE NEED TO GO A STEP FORWARD. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE REFINERIES CAN GET ONLINE. THE REASON THEY DON'T BUILD NEW REFINERIES IS THAT REGULATION...
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| 03:49:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INTENTION OF BUILDING A REFINERY. HE DIDN'T MENTION REGULATIONS OR BUREAUCRACY. HE SAID THEY'RE
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| 03:49:32 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
DOING JUST FINE THE WAY THEY ARE. WHY BUILD A NEW REFINERY? AND OTHER
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| 03:49:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOWS OF OIL COMPANIES HAVE SAID THE -- AND OTHER C.E.O.'S OF OIL COMPANIES HAVE SAID THE SAME
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| 03:49:40 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
THING. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PUT IT ON CLOSED MILITARY BASES. THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE. COME ON, DON'T TRY THAT STUFF. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S...
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| 03:50:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I SAY MAYBE THERE'S TWO LESS. YOU JUST TAKE THESE
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| 03:50:12 |
MR. HALL, -
TWO, THOUGH, OUT OF THAT THOUSAND.
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| 03:50:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HE HAS LEFT.
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| 03:50:17 |
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BUT WE TALK ABOUT WHO'S FURNISHING FOSSIL FUELS AND WHO'S FURNISHING NUCLEAR ENERGY, WHO'S FURNISHING CLEAN COAL, WHO'S FURNISHING SOLAR. THIS IS NO...
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| 03:51:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT AND PASS THIS RESOLUTION. I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER
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| 03:51:46 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION...
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| 03:52:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS RISE? MS. JOHNSON: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES...
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| 03:52:36 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1180, RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUTSTANDING WOMEN SCIENTISTS,...
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| 03:52:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOHNSON, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 03:52:58 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
TEXAS, MR. HALL, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS. MS. JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 03:53:11 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND TO INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 1180, THE RESOLUTION NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION....
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| 03:53:26 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. JOHNSON: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE...
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| 03:53:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MATHEMATICIANS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE
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| 03:53:45 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
WORLD. THE NATIONAL ACADEMY STATED
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| 03:53:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS SCIENTIFIC
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| 03:53:51 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
AND ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP AND INCREASING ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL GLOBALIZATION, THE UNITED STATES MUST AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE THE INNOVATIVE CAPACITY...
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| 03:55:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT SHOWED THAT 66% OF THE GIRLS AND 68% OF BOYS REPORTING --
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| 03:55:58 |
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
REPORTED THAT THEY LIKE SCIENCE, BUT SOMETHING ELSE STARTS HAPPENING IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. N.S.F. FOUND THAT BY THE EIGHTH GRADE BOYS ARE TWICE AS...
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| 04:00:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM TEXAS. MS. JOHNSON: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. LET ME THANK MR. HALL FOR SUPPORTING
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| 04:00:25 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
THIS LEGISLATION. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN WHO SPONSORED IT, AND I'M VERY PLEASED THAT HE MENTIONED MS.
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| 04:00:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONNIE MORELLO UNTIL SHE LEFT
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| 04:00:34 |
MR. HALL, -
ON THIS VERY SUBJECT. AND I HOPE THAT
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| 04:00:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE ARE GAINING MORE AND MORE SUPPORT TO ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG WOMEN TO
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| 04:00:41 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
STAY INVOLVED IN THESE STEM PROGRAMS. AND RECOGNIZE OUR ACHIEVERS SO THAT THEY CAN KNOW THAT THEY ARE GREAT EXAMPLES. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT...
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| 04:01:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION THE TITLE IS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON RISE? MR. DEFAZIO: TO MOVE TO SUSPEND...
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| 04:02:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF TITLE 31 UNITED STATES CODE TO PROVIDE FULL PAYMENT UNDER SUCH CHAPTER TO UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN WHICH
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| 04:02:34 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
ENTITLEMENT LAND IS LOCATED, TO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL PAYMENTS DURING FISCAL YEARS 2008
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| 04:02:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THROUGH 2012 TO THOSE STATES AND COUNTIES PREVIOUSLY ENTITLED TO
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| 04:02:44 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
PAYMENTS UNDER THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE...
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| 04:03:12 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
I HOPE IT DOESN'T DEVOLVE INTO THE PARTISAN DEBATE THAT'S BEEN GOING ON EARLIER TODAY TO POINT THE FINGERS OF BLAME ON THE CURRENT HIGH COST OF GASOLINE...
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| 04:03:30 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
IMPACT WILL BE EVEN HEAVIER ON MORE THAN 600 COUNTIES AND 42 STATES AND HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS AMERICA. THIS IS THE ISSUE OF WHETHER...
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| 04:07:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS TO BE HONEST A VERY SAD
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| 04:07:18 |
MR. BISHOP, -
DAY. ON THIS BILL TODAY ON THE FLOOR. AS AN EDUCATOR I SIMPLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR SECURE RURAL SCHOOL FUNDING. AS A WESTERNER AND SOMEONE WHO...
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| 04:07:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNDERSTAND WHAT PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES OR
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| 04:07:33 |
Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
PIT MEANS TO -- PILT MEANS TO WESTERN COUNTIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, THIS BILL THAT IS BEFORE US TODAY DID NOT GET HERE THROUGH REGULAR ORDER. THIS...
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| 04:13:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REJECTED IT TO PAY FOR OTHER VALUABLE THINGS.
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| 04:13:51 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
THIS IS A VALUABLE THING TO PAY FOR. WITH THAT I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. THOMPSON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 04:14:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THOSE AREAS. THE SECURE RURAL
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| 04:14:22 |
Thompson, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT WAS CREATED TO COMPENSATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF THE PUBLIC LANDS WITHIN THEIR...
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| 04:15:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. HERGER: MR. SPEAKER, COUNTIES AND SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT NEED A LIFELINE, THEY DON'T NEED PARTISANSHIP, THEY DON'T NEED A TALKING
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| 04:16:03 |
MR. BISHOP, -
POINT. THEY NEED LEADERSHIP WHICH WOULD RESULT IN AN ACTUAL LAW BEING PASSED TO HELP THEM. SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS HAS RESTED ON HARD
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| 04:16:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WORK BY GRASSROOTS SUPPORTERS
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| 04:16:17 |
Herger, Walter "Wally" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AND BY PARTISAN EFFORTS IN CONGRESS. SO WHY ARE WE MOVING A BILL THAT DIVIDES OUR COALITION BY REMOVING PILT AND TYING RURAL SCHOOLS TO A CONTROVERSIAL...
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| 04:17:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUE, MR. DEFAZIO, FOR HIS WORK ON THIS
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| 04:17:43 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
ISSUE. CONGRESS PASSED A LAW WITH RURAL COUNTIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF FEDERAL LAND. AND CONGRESS
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| 04:17:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REALIZED THAT THE FEDERAL LANDS WERE OFF-LIMITS TO THE COUNTIES
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| 04:17:52 |
Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THEY WOULD NEVER CONTRIBUTE TO THE TAX BASE THAT THESE COUNTIES SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR PERMANENT LOSS OF ANY TAX REVENUES. THE...
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| 04:19:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. DOOLITTLE: THANK YOU,
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| 04:20:00 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, THIS PROGRAM NEEDS
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| 04:20:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO BE RE-AUTHORIZED. I REPRESENT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP RECIPIENTS OF MONEY UNDER THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION
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| 04:20:10 |
MR. BISHOP, -
ACT, WHICH EXPIRED A COUPLE YEARS AGO. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, LASTER COUNTY SCHOOL --
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| 04:20:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLUMAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVES
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| 04:20:20 |
Doolittle, John T. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ROUGHLY 20% OF THEIR ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FROM THESE FUNDS. WITHOUT THIS MONEY, THE COUNTY'S PREPARED TO LAY OFF NINE OUT OF THE 16 ADMINISTRATORS,...
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| 04:22:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 04:22:27 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
9-0. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 90 SECONDS. MR. BAIRD: I COMMEND MY DEAR FRIEND, PETER DEFAZIO. I HAVE NOT SEEN SOMEONE...
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| 04:22:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DILIGENT ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENTS. IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON, ONE OF THE 10 MOST FORESTED DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY. SO MUCH OF THE LAND IN MY DISTRICT...
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| 04:22:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MOST RELY ON SECURE RURAL
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| 04:22:54 |
Baird, Brian - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
SCHOOLS' MONEY TO KEEP THEIR ROADS OPEN AND KEEP PUBLIC SAFETY WORKING. MR. SPEAKER, WE HAVE TO WORK TO PASS THIS BILL. IT IS A BIT IRONIC, HOWEVER, TO...
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| 04:24:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS BILL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE RURAL SCHOOLS WITH THE MUCH-NEEDED
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| 04:24:16 |
Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
FUNDING THAT ALLOWS THEM TO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN AND SERVE SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS. UNFORTUNATELY,
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| 04:24:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE MAJORITY DECIDED TO OFFSET THIS BILL WITH PROVISIONS THAT WOULD
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| 04:24:26 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
INCREASE THE COST OF GAS TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. ALREADY PAYING $4 A GALLON AT THE PUMPS, AMERICANS SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO BEAR FURTHER INCREASES, ESPECIALLY...
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| 04:26:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEFAZIO. A DEAL IS A DEAL.
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| 04:26:28 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
COUNTY PAYMENTS, AVAILABLE FOR 100 YEARS, ARE PAYMENT FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OWING OVER 57% OF THE FOREST -- OWNING OVER 57% OF THE FORESTED LAND...
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| 04:26:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OREGON. IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID
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| 04:26:43 |
Hooley, Darlene - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
NOT MAKE THESE PAYMENTS, THESE COUNTIES WOULD HAVE VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING. THIS MONEY WILL CUT THE FOLLOWING SERVICES IF WE...
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| 04:28:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOURCES COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA, MR.
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| 04:28:31 |
MR. BISHOP, -
YOUNG. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA IS
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| 04:28:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. YOUNG: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION,...
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| 04:28:43 |
Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
OUT OF THE COMMITTEE, I THOUGHT WE HAD AN AGREEMENT WHERE THERE WOULD BE AN OFFSET AND A PAYMENT OF THE BILL. AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT DID NOT OCCUR, AND...
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| 04:28:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS LEGISLATION. BECAUSE IT DOESN'T DO WHAT IT SAYS IT'S GOING
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| 04:28:55 |
MR. YOUNG, -
TO DO. VERY FRANKLY, THIS IS FUNNY MONEY. AND THE SCHOOLS
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| 04:28:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WON'T BE IN -- IT WOULD NOT BE FUNDED,
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| 04:29:02 |
Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska
AND THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT A LOT OF THE STATEMENTS ON THE FLOOR, AND MY GOOD FRIEND FROM OREGON HAS TO UNDERSTAND I DO WATCH...
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| 04:31:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1. WE MUST ACT
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| 04:31:09 |
MR. BISHOP, -
IN THIS CONGRESS. IF
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| 04:31:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU DO NOT MAY THE WRATH COME DOWN ON YOU AND MAKE
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| 04:31:14 |
Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska
YOU BE PUNISHED FOR WHAT YOU HAVE NOT DONE. WE MUST ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN THIS CONGRESS AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER THE SUPPLY SIDE. CONSIDER...
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| 04:31:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ACT. AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES I DO WANT
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| 04:31:52 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
TO EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON, PETER DEFAZIO, FOR HIS STRONGLY TENACIOUS EFFORTS
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| 04:32:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND DETERMINED DETERMINATION ON
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| 04:32:04 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
BEHALF OF THIS LEGISLATION. HE HAS MORE THAN ADEQUATELY EXPLAINED THE BILL. MY PURPOSE IS TO STRESS THE URGENCY OF THIS BODY ACTING ON THE LEGISLATION....
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| 04:34:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING
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| 04:34:24 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
TO DO HERE. AT
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| 04:34:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SAME TIME GENERATING FUNDS TO PAY FOR TEACHERS
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| 04:34:28 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
AND EDUCATION OF OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM UTAH. MR. BISHOP: I WRISH TO YIELD...
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| 04:34:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SAME, PLAYING GAMES WITH OUR RURAL SCHOOLS, WITH OUR RURAL
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| 04:34:54 |
MR. BISHOP, -
COUNTIES, WITH OUR RURAL FIREFIGHTERS AND
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| 04:34:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POLICE FORCES. UNFORTUNATELY THIS BILL IS DEADER
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| 04:35:00 |
Brady, Kevin - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THAN A DOOR NAIL ONLY BECAUSE SOME POLITICAL GENIUS DECIDED THEY WOULD LIKE TO PIT THOSE OF US WHO SUPPORT RURAL SCHOOLS AGAINST OUR ENERGY COMPANIES....
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| 04:35:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 3015, THE PUBLIC LAND COMMUNITIES TRANSITION
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| 04:35:40 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
ASSISTANCE ACT AND I, TOO, THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON, MR. DEFAZIO, FOR HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS TO RE-AUTHORIZE THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM. I...
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| 04:35:49 |
Herseth-Sandlin, Stephanie - U.S. Representative, [D] South Dakota
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE HOUSE LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS LEGISLATION. H.R. 3058 WOULD RE-AUTHORIZE THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM...
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| 04:37:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WOULD AGREE THAT IT SHOULD BE EQUITABLE. AND FEDERAL ROYALTY PAYMENTS SHOULD BE PAID WHEN
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| 04:37:41 |
Herseth-Sandlin, Stephanie - U.S. Representative, [D] South Dakota
WE ARE EXTRACTING OIL RESOURCES FROM PUBLIC LANDS. I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS FAIR, BIPARTISAN BILL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
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| 04:38:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER AND CLOSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 04:38:12 |
MR. BISHOP, -
OREGON RESERVES THE BALANCE
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| 04:38:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF HIS TIME. WHO SEEKS RECOGNITION? IS THERE A MOTION ON THE
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| 04:38:17 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
BILL? THE GENTLEMAN FROM UNIVERSITY. MR. BISHOP:
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| 04:38:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COULD I INQUIRE HOW MANY MORE SPEAKERS THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON HAS? MR. DEFAZIO: I HAVE ONE MORE AND MYSELF. I SUGGEST THE GENTLEMAN
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| 04:38:26 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
WOULD PROCEED. MR. BISHOP: VERY KIND. I APPRECIATE THAT. MR. SPEAKER,
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| 04:38:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WILL BE HAPPY TO YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON WHO HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY ON THIS ISSUE IN A BIPARTISAN WAY IN THE PAST, MR. WALDEN....
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| 04:38:40 |
MR. BISHOP, -
OREGON IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. WALDEN: THANK YOU, MR.
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| 04:38:44 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
SPEAKER. IT IS UNFORTUNATE WE HAVE ARRIVED HERE TODAY LIKE AN
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| 04:38:48 |
Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
OUT-OF-CONTROL CAR SKIDDING TO A STOP. LET'S NOT FORGET WHY WE ARE HERE. WE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF CHANGED FEDERAL TIMBER POLICY THAT HAS BANKRUPTED THE...
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| 04:38:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF YOURS. AND AS A RESULT WE NOW
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| 04:39:02 |
Walden, Greg - U.S. Representative, [R] Oregon
HAVE FIRES AT COST THAT IS ARE UNBELIEVABLE. THEY ARE HISTORIC. WE ARE BURNING MORE ACRES OF OUR FEDERAL FORESTS THAN ANY TIME IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY...
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| 04:44:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LOOKING AT OFFSHORE DRILLING FEES WHICH IS A CONCEPT OF A NEW FEE THAT'S THERE. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION. BUT TODAY THEY'RE NOT. WITH...
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| 04:44:28 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON CONTROLS THE TIME. I'M SORRY, WAS THAT TWO MINUTES? MR. DEFAZIO: YES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 04:44:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THEY WERE IN TOTAL CONTROL FOR SIX YEARS WITH THE PRESIDENCY, WITH BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, AND THERE'S A SITUATION THAT HE DOESN'T
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| 04:44:55 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
LIKE. AND I UNDERSTAND
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| 04:44:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT. I UNDERSTAND HIS FRUSTRATION. IF I WERE IN HIS POSITION, I WOULD BE TOO.
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| 04:45:00 |
Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
IT WAS THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS THAT DID NOT EXTEND THIS PROGRAM AND ALLOWED IT TO, PIRE. THERE IS A SIMPLE -- EXPIRE. THERE IS A SIMPLE CHOICE BEFORE...
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| 04:47:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSIDERATION. WITH THE TORNADO OF WORDS,
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| 04:47:13 |
MR. BISHOP, -
THERE IS A THOUGHT THAT COMES THROUGH, WE NEED A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THIS BILL IS HALF A BILL WITHOUT
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| 04:47:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AN OFFSET THAT IS LEGITIMATE.
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| 04:47:21 |
Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
THE COUNTIES, THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY AND THE ENERGY COMPANIES PRESENTED A REAL SOLUTION THAT WOULD REALLY PAY -- NOT A PHONY PLACEHOLDER -- BUT REAL...
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| 04:48:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THE PATRONS. THE PATRONS HAVE BEEN BIG OIL. THIS WOULD HURT BIG OIL. THEY WOULD HAVE TO ACTUALLY PAY A FEE FOR LEASES THAT WERE WRITTEN IMPROPERLY,...
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| 04:48:13 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
ROYALTIES TO THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS AT A TIME OF RECORD PROFITS.
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| 04:48:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT HURTS. YES, THAT'S TRUE. SO FAR, A BARE MINORITY OF
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| 04:48:21 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
SENATORS HAVE REJECTED IT. MAYBE THEY WON'T THIS TIME. MAYBE OIL AT $120 A BARREL THEY WILL GO ALONG WITH IT AND SAY, WE WILL GET SOME GOOD OUT OF THIS...
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| 04:50:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
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| 04:50:28 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
FROM UTAH RISE?
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| 04:50:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BISHOP: CAN I GIVE YOU A GUESS? ON THAT, MR. SPEAKER, I DEMAND THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS ...
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| 04:50:45 |
MR. BISHOP, -
A
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| 04:50:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE
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| 04:50:50 |
MR. BISHOP, -
ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
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| 04:50:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON THIS MOTION WILL BE POSTPONED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO RISE? MS. SUTTON: MR. SPEAKER, BY THE DIRECTION...
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| 04:51:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION THE SPEAKER MAY, PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2-B
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| 04:51:48 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
OF RULE 18, DECLARE THE HOUSE RESOLVED INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL
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| 04:51:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 3021, TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION TO
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| 04:51:58 |
THE CLERK, -
MAKE GRANTS AND LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MODERNIZATION, OR REPAIR OF PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY,...
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| 04:55:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON HOUSE
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| 04:55:07 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
RESOLUTION 1234. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. MS. SUTTON: MR. SPEAKER, H.RES. 1234 PROVIDES...
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| 04:55:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND LABOR. THE RULE MAKES IN ORDER EIGHT AMENDMENTS, WHICH ARE PRINTED IN THE RULES COMMITTEE
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| 04:55:35 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
REPORT. THE RULE ALSO PROVIDES ONE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH OR WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS. MR. SPEAKER, I AM PROUD TO RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R....
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| 05:18:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. GINGREY: I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION
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| 05:18:57 |
MS. SUTTON, -
TO BOTH THIS RESTRICTIVE
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| 05:18:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULE AND THE UNDERLYING BILL BROUGHT FORWARD TODAY BY THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY. AS A FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE
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| 05:19:04 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MARIETTA CITY SCHOOL BOARD IN MY DISTRICT, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE OF AN EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS' CONSTRUCTION, BUT AT THE STATE...
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| 05:19:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEVEL. HOWEVER, H.R. 3021,
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| 05:19:16 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THE 21ST CENTURY GREEN HIGH-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ACT SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE OF HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN LOCAL...
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| 05:22:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MRS.
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| 05:22:04 |
MS. SUTTON, -
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| 05:22:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 05:22:09 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
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| 05:22:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BACHMANN: -- THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WHO SEEKS RECOGNITION? THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO. MS. SUTTON: MR.
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| 05:22:40 |
MRS. BACHMANN, -
SPEAKER, I'M GOING TO RESERVE MY TIME UNTIL THE GENTLEMAN HAS CLOSED FOR HIS SIDE AND HAS YIELDED BACK HIS TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 05:22:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM MINNESOTA, MRS. BACHMANN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MINNESOTA IS RECOGNIZED
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| 05:23:00 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
FOR THREE MINUTES. MRS. BACHMANN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOUR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THEE VESS IMPORTANT POSTERS. MR. SPEAKER, AS...
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| 05:23:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AUTHOR OF AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS NOT MADE IN ORDER UNDER THIS RULE, I RISE
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| 05:23:11 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
IN OPPOSITION TO THIS RULE. MY AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED TAXPAYER FUNDS AUTHORIZED
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| 05:23:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY THIS BILL FOR BEING USED
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| 05:23:21 |
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
TO PURCHASE MERCURY -LAYDEN COMPACT FLORESANT LIGHT BULBS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE C.F.L. IT IS NOT MY DECISION TO TAKE AWAY THE CHOICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS...
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| 05:26:43 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
STATE, DOES NOT ALLOW FOR NORMAL
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| 05:26:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TRASH DISPOSAL OF MERCURY. THEY REQUIRE THAT
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| 05:26:48 |
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
BROKEN AND UNBROKEN MERCURY CONTAINING BULBS BE TAKEN TO A LOCAL RECYCLING CENTER. THERE ARE SO MANY RULES THAT ARE CONTAINED ON THE E.P.A. WEBSITE...
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| 05:27:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULE. SCHOOLS AROUND THE NATION ARE FACING AN IMMEDIATE FUNDING
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| 05:28:03 |
MS. SUTTON, -
SHORTFALL, BUT IT'S NOT
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| 05:28:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A LACK OF FUNDS FOR
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| 05:28:06 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
GREEN FACILITIES MAINTENANCE. MR. SPEAKER, LIKE THE REST OF US, THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH GASOLINE
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| 05:28:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRICES. FOR LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM,
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| 05:28:15 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ENERGY REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SHARE OF THEIR BUDGET. THEY PAY FOR THE FUEL TO OPERATE THE BUSES THAT DRIVE CHILDREN TWO AND FROM SCHOOL. THEY PAY...
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| 05:31:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I CAME TO THE FLOOR TODAY, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS THAT
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| 05:31:24 |
MS. SUTTON, -
I'D OFFERED TO THIS BILL THAT WOULD HAVE
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| 05:31:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROVIDED
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| 05:31:27 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
SOME ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE SPENDING THAT'S INCORPORATED IN
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| 05:31:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS BILL. BUT AS WE'VE HEARD, THOSE AMENDMENTS WEREN'T MADE IN
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| 05:31:35 |
Price, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
ORDER. SO IN ADDITION TO THE MAJORITY NOT WANTING TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE BILL THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, THE FIRST TIME...
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| 05:34:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY POLICY OVER THE PAST SIX OR SO OR
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| 05:34:43 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
EIGHT OR 10 YEARS WERE IN CHARGE MOST OF THAT TIME WITH A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT AND THIS IS WHAT WE GET. SO, THIS CONGRESS, OF COURSE, IS A NEW MAJORITY...
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| 05:35:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE. AND NOW WE'RE SEEING
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| 05:36:03 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FACT THAT, AS MR. PRYCE OF OHIO POINTED OUT, EFFORT AFTER EFFORT TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF ENERGY, THE SUPPLY OF ENERGY,...
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| 05:38:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEIR
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| 05:38:41 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
COMMUTING EXPENSES AND REQUIRE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO SUBMIT A PLAN TO LOWER GAS PRICES. MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO INSERT THE TEXT...
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| 05:39:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEIR ELECTRICITY
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| 05:39:20 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IS GENERATED FROM NUCLEAR POWER. AND YET WE HAVEN'T BUILT A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THIS COUNTRY IN 30 YEARS AND IT'S TIME TO FACE SHOOT OF ENERGY ...
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| 05:40:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SCHOOLS, MORE AIR CONDITIONING INTO THESE
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| 05:40:02 |
MS. SUTTON, -
SCHOOLS, MORE HEAT INTO THESE SCHOOLS WHEN THE SCHOOLS ARE SUCH
|
| 05:40:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INEFFICIENT USERS OF ENERGY. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO PUMP MORE
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| 05:40:09 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND MORE ELECTRICITY INTO THE SCHOOLS TO USE LIGHTING THAT'S OUTDATED, OUTMODED, HARMFUL TO THE LEARNING OF THESE CHILDREN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION...
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| 05:43:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS IS A STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE EXTENT THAT WE SPEND FEDERAL
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| 05:43:28 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
TAXPAYER DOLLARS, THIS ISN'T THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOING THIS. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FEDERAL
|
| 05:43:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GOVERNMENT DOING THIS. THIS IS THE FEDERAL
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| 05:43:36 |
Conaway, K. "Mike" Michael - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TAXPAYER DOING THIS. YOU HAVE TAXPAYERS ON ONE HAND FUNDING THEIR LOCAL SCHOOLS, YOU HAVE FUNDING -- THIS IS A WRECK OF BUREAUCRATIC NIGHTMARE. THIS...
|
| 05:45:24 |
MR. MILLER, -
JOB, NOT THE FEDERAL TAXPAYERS'
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| 05:45:30 |
Conaway, K. "Mike" Michael - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
JOB. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WHO SEEKS RECOGNITION? THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. DIAZ-BALART: MR. SPEAKER, BY -- FIRST OF ALL, I ASSUME THAT MY...
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| 05:45:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT, IT'S TIME TO START DOING SO WITH $4
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| 05:45:54 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
A GALLON GASOLINE. MEMBERS CAN TAKE A STAND AGAINST HIGH FUEL PRICES
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| 05:46:01 |
MS. SUTTON, -
AND INSIST THAT THE ENERGY ISSUE
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| 05:46:03 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
BE ADDRESSED SERIOUSLY BY VOTING NO ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. SO I ENCOURAGE A NO VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME....
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| 05:46:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO ME. BECAUSE SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS
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| 05:46:34 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ARE IMPORTANT. ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS ARE IMPORTANT. CREATING 100,000 JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY IS IMPORTANT. ACTING TO INSTILL ENVIRONMENTAL...
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| 05:47:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. ING MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE....
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| 05:48:13 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
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| 05:48:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEVICE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, THIS 15-MINUTE VOTE ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FIVE-MINUTE VOTES ON ADOPTING THE...
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| 06:13:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER. REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE....
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| 06:14:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
|
| 06:14:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF...
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| 06:21:51 |
THE SPEAKER, -
TABLE. WILL THE HOUSE PLEASE COME TO ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER. THE CHAIR WOULD ASK THE HOUSE TO OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE...
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| 06:23:52 |
THE SPEAKER, -
SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 1343. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: UNOCALEN CAR 1445, A BILL TIE MEND THE
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| 06:24:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE HEALTH CENTERS PROGRAM FOR SUCH ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 06:24:21 |
THE CLERK, -
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS IS A FIVE-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.,...
|
| 06:24:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.] @@@@@@@@@...
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| 06:33:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDED. THE UNFIN ISSUED BUSINESS IS THE VOTE ON THE MOTION OF THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM FROM TEXAS TO PASS H.R. 5669. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE...
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| 06:34:33 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
STATES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.] THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE, THE YEAS ARE 405, THE NAYS ARE 10. 2/3 BEING IN THE...
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| 06:43:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. MILLER: I HAVE A BILL AT THE DESK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN HAVE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST? MR. MILLER: I HAVE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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MR. MILLER, -
3021. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. SO ORDERED. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1234 AND
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULE 18, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
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MR. MILLER, -
ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3021. THE CHAIR APPOINTS THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM GUAM, MS. BORDALLO TO PRESIDE OVER THE COMMITTEE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHOLE. THE CHAIRMAN: THE HOUSE IS IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3021, WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
OF PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE
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THE CLERK, -
CHAIRMAN: THE COMMITTEE WILL BE IN ORDER. PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE BILL IS CONSIDERED READ THE FIRST TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. MILLER...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. MILLER. MR. MILLER: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I YIELD MYSELF TWO MINUTES. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES....
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| 06:46:09 |
MR. MILLER, -
PROCEED. MR. MILLER: I RISE IN VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 3021,
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| 06:46:16 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE 21ST CENTURY GREEN HIGH
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MR. MILLER, -
PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITY ACT, LEGISLATION THAT
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| 06:46:23 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WOULD INVEST IN MODERNIZING PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS LEGISLATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WELL-CRAFTED PUBLIC POLICY CAN ADDRESS A NUMBER...
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| 06:46:33 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TIME. THIS BILL HAS SOMETHING IN IT FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN, IMPROVING OUR ECONOMY, AND IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT. FIRST, THIS LEGISLATION...
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| 06:49:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MCKEON: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I STAND IN OPPOSITION TO H.R. 3021 AND I
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| 06:49:22 |
MR. MCKEON, -
YIELD MYSELF, AS I SAID, SUCH TIME AS I MAY
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| 06:49:26 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CONSUME. THE NAME OF THIS BILL IS A MOUTHFUL, BUT IT SEEMS HARMLESS ENOUGH. THE 21ST CENTURY GREEN HIGH PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOL
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| 06:49:36 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
FACILITIES ACT. SOUNDS LIKE A PROGRAM TONE SURE GOOD SCHOOLS, SAFE SCHOOLS, VIRMENTALLY FRIENDLY SCHOOLS. SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD TO ME. IT'S WHEN WE LOOK...
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| 06:55:28 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WE'RE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION WHICH IS DESIGNED TO LOWER THOSE ENERGY COSTS FOR SCHOOLS, THEY'RE ARGUING AGAINST THE PASSAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION....
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| 06:55:38 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TO HELP THESE SCHOOLS GET ON WITH THE REFURBISHING, THE REPAIR, AND RENOVATION OF THESE SCHOOLS SO THEY'LL LOWER THAT ARE ENERGY COSTS WHETHER IT'S HEATING...
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| 06:56:24 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
APPRECIATION TO OUR CO-SPONSORS
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| 06:56:27 |
Chandler, Albert "Ben" - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
ON THIS BILL, IN PARTICULAR, MR. KILDEE AND MR. LOEBSACK, BUT ESPECIALLY CHAIRMAN MILLER WHO HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB AS CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATION AND...
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| 06:58:33 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. CASTLE P: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN -- MR. CASTLE: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING.
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| 06:58:41 |
MR. MCKEON, -
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FEDERAL DOLLARS HERE. WE HAVE NEVER AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL FUNDED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, PERHAPS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS,...
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| 06:58:51 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RESPONSIBILITIES WE NEED TO FUND. ONE OF THOSE IS CLEARLY UNDER
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| 06:58:56 |
MR. CASTLE P, -
THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, IS TITLE
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| 06:58:59 |
Castle, Michael N. - U.S. Representative, [R] Delaware
I. THE RANKING MEMBER FROM CALIFORNIA HAS ALREADY POINTED THIS OUT, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FUNDING, WHICH WE HAVE HERE, WHICH...
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| 07:02:19 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. KILDEE: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING.
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| 07:02:24 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MADAM CHAIR, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION. I WAS PLEASED TO JOIN MR. CHANDLER AND CHAIRMAN MILLER INTRODUCING H.R. 3021 AND TO WORK...
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| 07:02:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TO INTRODUCE THE
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Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE. I ACKNOWLEDGE MR. LOEBSACK'S GREAT DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND PERSEVERANCE HE'S BROUGHT TO THIS BILL. THIS LEGISLATION WILL BRING...
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| 07:04:18 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: THREE. MR. BISHOP: WHEN THIS BILL WAS INTRODUCED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY IT WOULD HAVE
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| 07:04:26 |
MR. MCKEON, -
REQUIRED THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF NEEDS NATIONWIDE AND THEN PROVIDE GRANTS TO MEET THOSE
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| 07:04:33 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
NEEDS. THIS DOESN'T QUITE DO IT. THERE HAVE
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| 07:04:36 |
MR. BISHOP, -
BEEN NO STUDIES. ONE DID ONE EIGHT YEARS
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| 07:04:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
AGO. NOTHING SPECIFIC. ANOTHER STUDY WAS DONE THREE YEARS AGO. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO IDENTIFY CONSTRUCTION NEEDS, THIS BILL TRACKS MONEY BASED ON TITLE...
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| 07:07:53 |
MR. MCKEON, -
LEGISLATION.
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| 07:07:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IF THIS CHARTER SCHOOL IS A LOCAL EDUCATION
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| 07:07:58 |
Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
AGENCY, THE LANGUAGE IN THIS BILL COVERS CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THEY WILL BE TREATED FAIRLY. UNFORTUNATELY, IF A CHARTER SCHOOL IS PART OF A DIFFERENT...
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| 07:09:35 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOR HIS GREAT WORK ON THIS LEGISLATION. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. CHANDLER FOR HIS COMMITMENT ON THIS ISSUE AND MR. KILDEE FOR
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| 07:09:41 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
HIS LONG-STANDING WORK ON THIS ISSUE AND FOR HIS PARTNERSHIP IN OFFERING THE SUBSTITUTE TO THIS BILL.
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| 07:09:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. KILDEE'S AND MY AMENDMENT
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| 07:09:52 |
Loebsack, Dave "David" - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
HAD PROVISIONS, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND RENOVATION ACT AND THE GREEN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT, AND IT ALSO CONTAINED SUGGESTIONS FROM MANY OTHER MEMBERS OF...
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| 07:11:55 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
YIELD AT THIS TIME TO THE GENTLELADY FROM ILLINOIS, A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, MRS. BIGGERT, FOUR MINUTES.
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| 07:12:01 |
MR. MCKEON, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. BIGGERT: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN
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| 07:12:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOR YIELDING. MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE IN RELUCTANT OPPOSITION TO H.R. 3021.
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| 07:12:13 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
I SUPPORT GIVING SCHOOLS SOME FEDERAL ASSISTANCE WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. IN FACT, I'VE SPONSORED LEGISLATION IN THE PAST THAT WOULD PROVIDE...
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| 07:12:22 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO STATES AND LOCALITIES
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| 07:12:25 |
Biggert, Judy - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
TO SUPPORT SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION AND REPAIR. I REPRESENT SOME OF THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY, AND I KNOW HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS...
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| 07:16:00 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MRS. MCCARTHY: THANK YOU.
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| 07:16:11 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY MANY OF US WHO SUPPORT H.R. 3021, 21ST CENTURY GREEN HIGH-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. LISTENS TO THE DEBATE, I CAN
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| 07:16:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ONLY TALK ABOUT A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT. I'M CERTAINLY SOMEONE THAT SUPPORTS FULL FUNDING FOR IDEA. BUT IF I HAVE MY CHILDREN IN
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| 07:16:28 |
McCarthy, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE CLASSROOMS OR MOST OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY BEING TAUGHT IN THE HALLWAYS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE FACILITIES TO BE ABLE TO DO THE TEACHING THEY NEED...
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| 07:18:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WOOLSEY, A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO
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| 07:19:02 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MINUTES. MS. WOOLSEY: THANK YOU, MADAM
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| 07:19:04 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CHAIRWOMAN AND THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. I'M PLEASED TO RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 3021, THE 21ST CENTURY
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| 07:19:11 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
HIGH-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITIES ACT. NO CHILD SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO LEARN IN A CRUMBLING SCHOOL
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| 07:19:17 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BUILDING. THIS BILL WILL GIVE OUR NATION'S SCHOOLS THE FUNDS NEEDED TO REPAIR AND RENOVATE THEIR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
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| 07:19:23 |
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN DESERVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE AND THAT STARTS WITH A QUALITY EDUCATION IN A SAFE BUILDING WHERE...
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| 07:20:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN STRONG -- MR. HARE: I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 3021. SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE
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| 07:21:02 |
MR. MCKEON, -
STRUGGLING TO FIND MONEY TO PAYS IF -- PAY FOR THE MOST BASIC SCHOOL REPAIRS LET ALONE MEETING THE NEEDS
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| 07:21:08 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OR 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS. WHILE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDING
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| 07:21:13 |
MR. HEAR, -
HAS BEEN A STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY, THE MAGNY THIFED
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| 07:21:16 |
Hare, Phil - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
CHALLENGE WARRANTS AN INCREASED FEDERAL ROLE, A ROLE THAT COULD HELP SCHOOLS SUCH AS LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL IN MY DISTRICT REPAIR A LEAKY ROOF AND REPLACE...
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| 07:23:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LISTENING TO SOME OF THE DEBATE, IT JUST CAUSED ME SOME PAUSE TO REFLECT ON
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| 07:23:18 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MAYBE WE FOUND THINK ANSWER TO THE QUESTION I KEEP BEING ASKED AT
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| 07:23:23 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MY TOWN HALL MEETINGS, WHICH IS, HOW DO YOU FOLKS BACK THERE ALLOW
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| 07:23:27 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE BUDGET TO GET SO LARGE? HOW DO YOU GET SUCH DEFICIT SPENDING? WHAT'S GOING ON BACK THERE? WELL, LET'S SEE. I JUST HEARD MEMBERS ON THE OTHER SIDE...
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| 07:26:38 |
MR. MCKEON, -
I HAPPENED TO BE IN CONGRESS SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WHEN PRESIDENT CARTER WAS ELECTED AND WE ESTABLISHED THE
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| 07:26:42 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, BECAUSE WE SAID, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OUGHT TO PLAY A SMALL ROLE, SMALL BUT IMPORTANT ROLE IN EDUCATION. WELL, NOW, IF...
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| 07:28:01 |
MR. MCKEON, -
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN SITTING AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE, AND THEY HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT RULES THAT THEY HAVE TO OPERATE UNDER.
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| 07:28:08 |
MR. LUNGREN, -
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE TAKEN UPON OURSELVES, WE WILL FUND 40% OF IDEA.
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| 07:28:16 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 17%. WE SAID THAT WE'LL FUND TITLE I. WE'RE WAY SHORT OF WHERE WE SHOULD BE ON THAT. IF YOU'RE -- SAY OFF GRANDSON, GRANDDAUGHTER,...
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| 07:29:32 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IT SEEMS TO ME IF WE USE MONEY FOR THIS AND NOT FOR DISABILITIES, AREN'T WE SHORTCHANGING A PROGRAM THAT REALLY HAS A FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS?...
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| 07:30:19 |
MR. MCKEON, -
EXPERIENCE. BUT WHAT IT WOULD MEAN, I HOPE THAT FOLKS BACK HOME WOULD
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| 07:30:23 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
UNDERSTAND, IF WE WERE EVER TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THIS, THIS IS COMING OUT OF THEIR POSSIBILITY. IF THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT BACK HOME, HOW CAN...
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| 07:31:12 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IT'S WONDERFUL TO LISTEN TO THIS CONVERSATION AMONG PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
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| 07:31:17 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
BACK AND FORTH TO ONE ANOTHER. WHEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION CAME INTO OFFICE, THEY WERE GIVEN A $5 TRILLION SURPLUS. NOW EIGHT YEARS LATER IT'S A $9
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| 07:31:24 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
TRILLION DEFICIT. AND IN THAT TIME THEY NEVER FOUND A WAY TO FUND TITLE 1. THEY NEVER FOUND A WAY TO
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| 07:31:31 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FUND IDEA. AND YET SOMEHOW THEY WERE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND NOW THEY'VE RUN THIS ECONOMY AND THIS COUNTRY INTO A DITCH WITH $9 TRILLION OF DEBT IN...
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| 07:32:15 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
COMMITMENT BY THIS CHAMBER TOWARDS THOSE PROGRAMS, WHICH INDEED HAVE BEEN UNDERFUNDED
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| 07:32:19 |
Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
FOR FAR TOO LONG. TOO MANY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE UPHELD THE PRESIDENT'S VETO AND BROKE THE PROMISE TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PAY FOR FEDERAL MANDATES....
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| 07:34:07 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IDEA WAS FUNDED AT ABOUT $2 BILLION. IT WAS PASSED IN 1976.
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| 07:34:13 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AT THE TIME WE MADE A COMMITMENT. THOSE IN CONGRESS AT THE TIME MADE A COMMITMENT THAT THEY WOULD FUND -- THE FEDERAL LEVEL WOULD FUND IT AT 40%. AT THAT...
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| 07:36:47 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
YEAR OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH. THAT WAS IN ABOUT A $2 TRILLION TAX CUT. $2
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| 07:36:56 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
TRILLION. THAT'S 2,000 BILLION DOLLARS. THIS BILL WILL COST $6.5 BILLION A YEAR. THAT TAX CUT WAS $2 TRILLION. THERE'S VARIOUS WAYS WE HAVE TO BE FISCALLY...
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| 07:38:13 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. KILDEE: LET ME INDICATE JUST A FEW -- LET'S -- I HAVE A LIST OF GROUPS HERE THAT SUPPORT WHOLE FUNDING OF IDEA AND SUPPORT THIS BILL. I'LL JUST READ...
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| 07:38:34 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, THE A PERSON-TEACHER ASSOCIATION....
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| 07:39:18 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WITH DISABILITIES AND TITLE I, BOY, THAT'S AN ARGUMENT THAT WE WOULD
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| 07:39:23 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
GLADLY TAKE ON. BUT THAT'S NOT THE TOPIC HERE. THE TOPIC HERE IS THE GREEN SCHOOLS PROGRAM. AND ENERGY COSTS ARE THE SECOND HIGHEST OPERATING EXPENDITURE...
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| 07:40:39 |
MR. MCKEON, -
ME? MR. HOLT: MR.
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| 07:40:42 |
MR. HOLT, -
KILDEE CONTROLS THE FLOOR. MR. MCKEON: I'LL JUST USE MY OWN TIME.
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| 07:40:49 |
MR. MCKEON, -
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| 07:40:50 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MCKEON: PARDON. PARDON. MR. KILDEE: HAS THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY EXHAUSTED HIS...
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| 07:41:02 |
MR. HOLT, -
THE CHAIRMAN: YES, HE
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| 07:41:06 |
MR. MCKEON, -
HAS. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS
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| 07:41:11 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. MCKEON: I YIELD MYSELF 30 SECONDS. I WANT
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| 07:41:14 |
MR. MCKEON, -
TO SAY THAT I DON'T THINK EITHER OF THE TWO GENTLEMEN FROM CALIFORNIA USED THE TERM WASTEFUL
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| 07:41:18 |
MR. KILDEE, -
SPENDING. WE NEVER MEANT FOR THAT. WE NEVER INFERED THAT. WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IS THAT IT IS A NEW PROGRAM
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| 07:41:27 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THAT'S GOING TO DIVERT LIMITED RESOURCES, THE LIST THAT MR. KILDEE
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| 07:41:32 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
READ THAT ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTED IT, YEAH, YOU KNOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE MORE AND MORE AND MORE SPENDING. THE PROBLEM IS WE DO HAVE...
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| 07:43:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. LEE. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE
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| 07:43:36 |
MR. KILDEE, -
MINUTE. MS. LEE: THANK YOU, MADAM
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| 07:43:38 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SPEAKER. LET ME THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING
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| 07:43:41 |
MR. KILDEE, -
AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COUNTRY'S CHILDREN. I RISE TODAY IN
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| 07:43:45 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. NOT ONLY DOES
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| 07:43:48 |
MR. KILDEE, -
IT PROVIDE FORED MODERNIZATION OF OUR SCHOOLS, BUT IT ENCOURAGES
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| 07:43:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
STATES TO ADOPT FORWARD-THINKING,
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| 07:43:57 |
Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ENERGY-EFFICIENT STRATEGIES. I MUST THANK CHAIRMAN MILLER FOR THIS BILL AND THE COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO FOR INCLUDING IN THE MANAGER'S AMENDMENT LANGUAGE...
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| 07:45:31 |
MR. KILDEE, -
CREATE SCHOOLS WORTHY OF OUR CHILDREN, SO I THINK THIS IS ABOUT PRIORITIES
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| 07:45:36 |
Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND I HOPE THAT EVERYONE ON BOTH SIDES WOULD VOTE FOR THIS BILL IN A BIPARTISAN FASHION. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU FOR YIELDING. THE CHAIRMAN:...
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| 07:46:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. HOLT IS ALLOTTED ONE MINUTE. MR. HOLT: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN AND I THANK HIM AND MR. MILLER FOR INCORPORATING PART...
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| 07:46:23 |
MR. KILDEE, -
USAGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES AND I'M
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| 07:46:26 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PLEASED THAT THIS INCLUDES LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO REPORT ON
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| 07:46:31 |
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT. AS THE WAR CONTINUES TO SWELL, THE VETERAN POPULATION, IT'S OUR DUTY TO HELP TO ENSURE THAT RETURNING SOLDIERS HAVE JOBS TO RETURN...
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| 07:47:15 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MINUTES. MR. MITCHELL: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 3021RKS THE 21ST
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| 07:47:22 |
MR. KILDEE, -
CENTURY GREEN HIGH-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITIES ACT WHICH WILL AUTHORIZE FUNDING FOR MODERNIZATION, RENOVATION AND REPAIR PROJECTS IN SCHOOLS...
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| 07:47:31 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
QUALITY. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DESERVE A CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO GO TO SCHOOL. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE
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| 07:47:38 |
Mitchell, Harry E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES, 1/3 OF SCHOOLS ARE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. AS A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, I BELIEVE IT'S CRUCIAL...
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| 07:49:21 |
MR. KILDEE, -
REPAIRS TO HELP REPAIR BUILDING CONDITIONS. STUDENTS SHOULD
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| 07:49:26 |
Mitchell, Harry E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
NEVER HAVE TO COMPROMISE THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND THIS LEGISLATION WILL HELP FLEVPBT FROM HAPPENING. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT...
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| 07:49:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. KILDEE: AND ON THE OTHER SIDE? THE CHAIRMAN: 2 1/2 MINUTES. MR. KILDEE: I YIELD 2 1/2 MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN, MR.
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| 07:50:07 |
MR. KILDEE, -
MURPHY. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 1 1/2
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| 07:50:13 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MINUTES. MR. MURPHY:
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| 07:50:17 |
MR. KILDEE, -
I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE GREEN
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| 07:50:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS ACT.
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| 07:50:22 |
MR. KILDEE, -
I THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR HIS EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. FACED WITH RECORD GAS PRICES AND A DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE ON
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| 07:50:31 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOREIGN OIL, WE MUST HARNESS NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MEET OUR ENERGY NEEDS.
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| 07:50:37 |
Murphy, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
TO DO THIS, WE MUST PRO PAIR STUDENTS OF TODAY TO POWER THE GREEN COLLAR WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW. I'M HONORED TO HAVE WORKED WITH CHAIRMAN MILLER AND MR....
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| 07:51:38 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HALF. MR. SCOTT: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS BILL, THIS IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BILL. THIS IS CRITICAL TO
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| 07:51:46 |
MR. KILDEE, -
THE FUTURE EDUCATION OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. LET ME START OUT BY LETTING YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO MY STATE OF GEORGIA AND
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| 07:51:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ESPECIALLY THE METRO ATLANTA AREA. THE METRO ATLANTA AREA IS THE THIRD FASTEST-GROWING UH CHILD
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| 07:52:00 |
Scott, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
POPULATION IN THIS COUNTRY. SOME 120,000 SCHOOLCHILDREN WILL ENTER AREA SCHOOLS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THEY NEED ADDITIONAL SPACE. THEY'RE MEETING...
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| 07:53:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
REMARKS. THE CHAIRMAN: NO OBJECTION. MR. ETHERIDGE: I RIDES IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R.
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| 07:53:46 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
3021RKS THE 21ST CENTURY GREEN HIGH-PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SCHOOL
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| 07:53:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FACILITY ACT. MADAM SPEAKER, AS THE ONLY FORMER SCHOOL CHIEF SERVING IN CONGRESS, I'VE ALWAYS WORKED TO BE A VOICE FOR
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| 07:53:58 |
MR. ETHERIDGE, -
CHILDREN AND THEIR SCHOOLS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE FACE IN
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| 07:54:02 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MY HOME STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND REALLY
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| 07:54:04 |
Etheridge, Bob - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, IS THE LACK OF ADEQUATE FACILITIES FOR LEARNING TO TAKE PLACE. WE SIMPLY MUST MAKE A COMMITMENT TO GET OUR CHILDREN OUT OF TRAILERS...
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| 07:55:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN WISHES TO YIELD HIMSELF THE BALANCE OF THE TIME. MR. MCKEON: I YIELD MYSELF THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. MADAM SPEAKER, MADAM
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| 07:55:52 |
MR. MCKEON, -
CHAIRWOMAN, FOR OUR NATION'S SCHOOLS, THE SPIKE
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| 07:55:55 |
MR. KILDEE, -
IN ENERGY PRICES MEANS IT COSTS
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| 07:55:58 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MORE TO FUEL THE BUSTOS GET CHILDREN TO AND FROM
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| 07:56:01 |
MR. MCKEON, -
SCHOOL, IT COSTS MORE TO HEAT
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| 07:56:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND SCHOOL THE -- HEAT AND COOL THE SCHOOLS. IT COSTS MORE TO PROVIDE LUNCH
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| 07:56:08 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AND SNACKS. THE LIST GOES ON. SCHOOL BUDGETS ARE BEING OVERWHELMED BY RISING ENERGY COSTS AND THE NEED RELIEF. THE MAJORITY REFUSES TO UNVEIL ITS COMMON...
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| 07:58:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BUILT BEFORE I WAS BORN. AND YOU CAN GUESS MAYBE HOW
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| 07:58:54 |
MR. KILDEE, -
HOLD THOSE SCHOOLS ARE. SOME OF THEM
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| 07:58:57 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ARE IN DEPLORABLE
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| 07:59:00 |
MR. KILDEE, -
CONDITION. THEN
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| 07:59:01 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
I HAVE SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH, THANKS TO THE
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| 07:59:05 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
VOTERS, BECAUSE THEY ARE LITTLE BETTER OFF, THEY BOND AND THEY HAVE REALLY UP TO DATE SCHOOL BUILDINGS. . I WAS HAPPY AT THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THOSE...
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| 08:01:09 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
AMENDMENT IS IN ORDER EXCEPT THOSE PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 110-678. EACH AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY IN THE ORDER PRINTED IN THE REPORT BY A MEMBER...
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| 08:02:13 |
MR. KILDEE, -
OFFERED BY MR. KILLEDEE OF MICHIGAN. MR. KILDEE: I THANK CHAIRWOMAN SLAUGHTER AND THE RULES COMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK AND MAKING THIS AMENDMENT IN ORDER....
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| 08:02:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THREE CRITICAL
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| 08:02:27 |
MR. KILDEE, -
ISSUES, CLOSING THE --
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| 08:02:29 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CHAIRMAN: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1234, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE
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| 08:02:38 |
MR. KILDEE, -
MINUTES. MR. KILDEE: I THANK THE CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. MR. KILDEE: THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADDRESS...
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| 08:02:51 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE ECONOMY BY CREATING CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND REDUCING SCHOOL ENERGY COSTS AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS WILL BILL PROVIDES LONG OVERDUE INVESTMENT...
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| 08:03:02 |
MR. KILDEE, -
SCHOOLS AROUND THE
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| 08:03:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
COUNTRY AND THIS BILL WOULD IMPROVE IT
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| 08:03:07 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
ENSURING SCHOOLS CAN USE THESE FUNDS FOR MODERNIZATION, RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS, CONCERNING GREEN ROOFS, AND RIDDING MOLD AND MILLION DOLLAR UE. SCIENCE...
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| 08:04:57 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AMENDMENT FOR THE SAME REASON I OPPOSE THE UNDERLYING BILL. THIS PROPOSAL RADICALLY SHIFTS THE FEDERAL ROLE IN
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| 08:05:03 |
MR. MCKEON, -
EDUCATION. THIS NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM WILL COMPETE FOR FUNDING WITH OTHER CRITICAL PRIORITIES,
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| 08:05:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LIKE TITLE I AND IDEA AND NO MATTER WHAT THE OTHER SIDE TRIES TO TELL YOU, EVERY DOLLAR SPENT
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| 08:05:16 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
UNDER THIS LEGISLATION IS A DOLLAR THAT WON'T BE SPENT IN IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. HERE IN CONGRESS, OUR JOB IS TO...
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| 08:07:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MADAM CHAIR, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MR.
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| 08:08:02 |
MR. KILDEE, -
KLEIN. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FROM FLORIDA IS
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| 08:08:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. KLEIN: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
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| 08:08:13 |
MR. KILDEE, -
I WAS PLEASED TO WORK WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND MR. BLUMENAUER TO IMPROVE BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE, TO FACILITATE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. THIS COULD...
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| 08:08:24 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LOCKERS, SAFE TRAVEL ROUTES ON SCHOOL GROUNDS FOR BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS AND MORE.
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| 08:08:29 |
Klein, Ron - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE FACILITIES FOR BICYCLES ARE RECOGNIZED BY U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATION OF A GREEN...
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| 08:09:36 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
KILDEE: I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. RICHARDSON. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY IS
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| 08:09:47 |
MR. MCKEON, -
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS.
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| 08:09:50 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RICHARDSON: I APPLAUD CHAIRMAN MILLER FOR INCLUDING MY PROVISION WITHIN THIS AMENDMENT THAT SOLIDFIES THE ELIGIBILITY OF GRANTS TO BE USED IN THE
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| 08:09:57 |
MR. KILDEE, -
CONSTRUCTION OF GREEN ROOFS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THROUGHOUT THE PAST DECADE, GREEN ROOFS HAVE PROVEN TO BE COST EFFECTIVE AND
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| 08:10:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WAY OF LOWERING UTILITY COSTS BY INSULATING BUILDINGS
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| 08:10:10 |
Richardson, Laura - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FROM EXTREME TEMPERATURES AND REDUCING WASTE WATER COSTS. IT DIMINISH AIR POLLUTION BY USING PLANTS TO COLLECT AIRBORNE PARTICLES AND PRODUCE OXYGEN....
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| 08:11:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BALANCE OF THE TIME. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MCKEON: WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN ENERGY.
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| 08:11:22 |
MR. MCKEON, -
TODAY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF MONEY. THERE'S
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| 08:11:26 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
UNLIMITED DEMAND FOR
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| 08:11:29 |
MR. MCKEON, -
RESOURCES, BUT THERE IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED SUPPLY. AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
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| 08:11:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN THIS BILL IS THAT THE DEMAND IS
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| 08:11:38 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GET INVOLVED IN LOCAL SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. I SERVED ON A LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD. AND I MET WITH A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE...
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| 08:14:26 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PRINCIPALS AND SUPERINTENDENTS ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THE COST TO
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| 08:14:34 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
GREAT CITY SCHOOLS GETS THESE FUNDS TO SCHOOLS WITH A MINIMUM OF RED TAPE. THEY ARE THE ONES ON THE FRONT LINE. WE HAVE OUR LEVEL OF EXPERTISE HERE IN...
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| 08:15:35 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. KILDEE: MADAM CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN VOICED. MR. KILDEE: I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. YEAS AND NAYS....
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| 08:16:02 |
MR. KILDEE, -
IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT
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| 08:16:04 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
NUMBER 2 PRINTED IN
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| 08:16:06 |
MR. KILDEE, -
HOUSE REPORT 110-678.
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| 08:16:11 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM -- MICHIGAN RISE? >> MICHIGAN, YES. THE CHAIRMAN: ARE YOU RECOGNIZED. >> I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE...
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| 08:16:40 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
RESOLUTION 1234, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. EHLERS,
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| 08:16:42 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL
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| 08:16:45 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CONTROL FIVE MINUTES.
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| 08:16:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE
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| 08:16:51 |
THE CLERK, -
GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. MR. EHLERS: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ONE PART ABOUT THIS BILL THAT IS PROBABLY WORT WHILE
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| 08:16:59 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS THE EFFORT TO -- WORTH WHILE IS TO REDUCE ENERGY USE AND IN PARTICULAR TO REDUCE THE CARBON FOOT PRINT AS IT'S COME TO BE CALLED ALTHOUGH I'VE ALWAYS...
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| 08:17:13 |
Ehlers, Vernon J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
TRACKS BECAUSE WE PRODUCE A LOT MORE CARBON WITH OUR CARS THAN FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSES. NEVERTHELESS, THIS BILL ALLOWS SCHOOLS TO USE FUNDS TO REDUCE THE...
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| 08:19:46 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KILDEE: WE LOOKED AT THE AMENDMENT AND WE FEEL WE CAN ACCEPT IT ON THIS SIDE AND I WOULD URGE A YES
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| 08:19:55 |
MR. KILDEE, -
VOTE. THE CHAIRMAN: WOULD THE GENTLEMAN YIELD BACK? MR. KILDEE: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 08:20:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. EHLERS: THANK
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| 08:20:08 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
YOU. I JUST WISH TO STATE THAT I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, THE OTHER GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, ACCEPTING THIS AMENDMENT AND WITH THAT I...
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| 08:20:20 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: MR. EHLERS FROM MICHIGAN HAS YIELDED
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| 08:20:22 |
MR. KILDEE, -
BACK HIS TIME. ALL
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| 08:20:26 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 08:20:28 |
Ehlers, Vernon J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
TIME -- AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. KILDEE, HAS YIELDED BACK HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED
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| 08:20:41 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BY THE GENTLEMAN, MR. EHLERS, THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS...
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| 08:21:45 |
Welch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Vermont
FROM VERMONT, MR. WELCH, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL 15 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
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| 08:21:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM VERMONT.
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| 08:21:54 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. WELCH: THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I RECOGNIZE THE PRINCIPLE AUTHOR OF THIS AMENDMENT, CONGRESSWOMAN SHEA-PORTER OF NEW
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| 08:22:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
HAMPSHIRE. MS. SHEA-PORTER: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. SHEA-PORTER: THANK YOU. I'M PROUD TO OFFER THIS AMENDMENT...
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| 08:22:15 |
Welch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Vermont
ACURIE AND HODES AND I THANK THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS AMENDMENT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK CHAIRMAN MILLER, SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KILDEE AND...
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| 08:22:25 |
MS. SHEA-PORTER, -
LEGISLATION. MADAM CHAIR, ENERGY AND HEATING COSTS
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| 08:22:28 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ARE ON THE RISE AND
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| 08:22:30 |
Shea-Porter, Carol - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FEELING THE PINCH. NOW MORE THAN EVER IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE FORMS OF ENERGY IN HEATING PRODUCTION....
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| 08:24:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MCKEON: THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS FUNDING UNDER THE MASSIVE NEW PROGRAM TO BE USED FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION AND HEATING SYSTEMS...
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| 08:24:49 |
MR. MCKEON, -
RECOGNIZES THAT SCHOOLS ARE GRAPPLING WITH THE HIGH COST OF ENERGY AND THEY NEED HELP. I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. BUT WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT SCHOOLS LIKE...
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| 08:24:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE COUNTRY ARE BEING BURDENED BY THE SKYROCKETING COST OF
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| 08:25:01 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
GASOLINE, DIESEL FUEL AND OTHER ENERGY SOURCES. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY WE'RE NOT HAVING A REAL DEBATE ABOUT ENERGY SOLUTIONS. GIVING SCHOOLS A LITTLE BIT...
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| 08:27:17 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN MILLER AND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KILDEE FOR THIS WONDERFUL PIECE OF LEGISLATION. I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT...
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| 08:27:27 |
MR. WELCH, -
WOULD ALLOW SCHOOLS TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS. OUR AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW SCHOOLS TO CHOOSE FROM
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| 08:27:34 |
Arcuri, Michael - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
A DIVERSE SELECTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHT TWO THAT POSE SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL. GEOTHERMAL AND BIOMASS...
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| 08:40:42 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS ADOPTED. MR. WELCH: I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN HAS ASKED FOR A RECORDED VOTE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER...
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| 08:41:07 |
MR. WELCH, -
REPORT 110-678.
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| 08:41:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA RISE? MR. DAVIS: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE...
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| 08:41:34 |
MR. DAVIS, -
CONTROL FIVE MINUTES.
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| 08:41:37 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA.
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| 08:41:40 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. I OFFER AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW LOCAL EDUCATION PRIORITY
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| 08:41:48 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CONSIDERATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOLS ONCE GRANT FUNDS REACH THEIR STATE'S LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. I HAVE TRADITIONALLY OPPOSED
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| 08:42:00 |
Davis, Thomas "Tom" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION. HOWEVER THE LEGISLATION PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE WHAT SHOULD BE A COMPONENT...
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| 08:44:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MOMENT. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR.
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| 08:44:36 |
MR. KILDEE, -
DAVIS, FOR HIS WORK ON THIS BILL AND ALL HIS WORK HERE IN THE CONGRESS. HE'S BEEN A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THIS CONGRESS, ONE WHO
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| 08:44:45 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LOVES THIS INSTITUTION AND AS
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| 08:44:48 |
Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
HE GOES OFF INTO OTHER PURSUITS, I CERTAINLY WISH HIM WELL. I LOOK AROUND THIS CONGRESS AND YOU CAN SEE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, PEOPLE FOR WHOM YOU...
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| 08:45:53 |
Davis, Thomas "Tom" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
HAVE YIELDED BACK THEIR TIME. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 08:46:09 |
MR. KILDEE, -
VIRGINIA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE
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| 08:46:13 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. THE CHAIRMAN: IT IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER...
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| 08:47:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 110-678 OFFERED BY MR. VISCLOSKY OF INDIANA. THE CHAIRMAN:...
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| 08:47:17 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
RESOLUTION 1234, THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. VISCLOSKY, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES.
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| 08:47:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE
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| 08:47:27 |
THE CLERK, -
GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY: I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD FIRST OF ALL LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO MR. STUPAK...
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| 08:47:36 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ALL OF HIS HARD WORK ON THIS INITIATIVE, WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FULL COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE RANKING MEMBER FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS...
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| 08:47:49 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
RULES COMMITTEE FOR MAKING THIS AMENDMENT IN ORDER. THE AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE ALL IRON AND STEEL PURCHASE WITH FUNDS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT TO USE...
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| 08:49:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ONE. MR. MCKEON: WE'RE ACTUALLY WAITING FOR ONE SPEAKER, IF YOU COULD MOVE AHEAD THAT WOULD BE -- THANK YOU. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE...
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| 08:49:23 |
MR. MCKEON, -
RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. WILSON, FOR ONE AND ONE HALF MINUTES. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 08:49:30 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED
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| 08:49:31 |
MR. MCKEON, -
FOR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES. MR. WILSON: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
|
| 08:49:38 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE STUPAK-VISCLOSKY AMENDMENT
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| 08:49:42 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
CALLING FOR ALL IRON AND STEEL TO BE USED HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. SINCE 1892, MY HOME STATE OF OHIO HAS BEEN A LEADING STEEL PRODUCER AND TODAY REMAINS
|
| 08:49:50 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AMONG THE TOP THREE STEEL-PRODUCING STATES IN OUR
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| 08:49:54 |
Wilson, Charles "Charlie" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
COUNTRY. IN APRIL I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A HEARING HELD BY CONGRESSIONAL STEEL CAUCUS EXAMINING THE DANGERS OF STANDARDIZED -- SUBSTANDARD CHINESE...
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| 08:51:40 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES TO USE AMERICAN STEEL AND IRON FOR
|
| 08:51:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MODERNIZATION, RENOVATION OR REPAIR PROBABLIES SUCH AS IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITY. AS A PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE
|
| 08:51:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CONGRESSIONAL STEEL CAUCUS AND AS THE CURRENT VICE CHAIRMAN OF
|
| 08:51:57 |
English, Phil - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
THAT BODY, I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME ON A BIPARTISAN BASIS TO PROMOTE POLICIES TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF AMERICAN STEEL, PRECISELY IN THESE SORTS...
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| 08:56:16 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RECOGNIZES MR. STUPAK FOR ONE AND ONE HALF MINUTES. MR. STUPAK: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I THANK HIM FOR HIS ASSISTANCE AND FOR PITCH HITTING FOR ME
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| 08:56:25 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
TONIGHT. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE THAT ALL STEEL AND IRON USED UNDER THE 21ST CENTURY GREEN HIGH-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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| 08:56:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FACILITY ACT BE PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. CHEAP, IMPORTED STEEL IS A DANGER TO OUR CHILDREN AND IS EXROMITES -- COMPROMISING
|
| 08:56:40 |
Stupak, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THEIR SAFETY IN APRIL, DURING THE CONGRESSIONAL STEEL CAUCUS HEARING, THE U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSIONER TESTIFIED THAT...
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| 08:58:19 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CALIFORNIA. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES MR. ENGLISH. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. ENGLISH. MR. ENGLISH: MADAM SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME IF THE GENTLEMAN HAS...
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| 08:58:55 |
English, Phil - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. KUCINICH: I THANK MY COLLEAGUE.
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| 08:59:02 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE VISCLOSKY-STUPAK AMENDMENT WILL BOOST OUR STEEL INDUSTRY AND PROTECT AMERICAN
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MR. VISCLOSKY, -
JOBS. BY REQUIRING THAT STEEL AND IRON USED IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS FUNDED BY THIS ACT BE MADE IN THE AUSTIN.
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
CONCERNS ABOUT SUBSTANDARD STEEL IMPORTS
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Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ARE WELL-TAKEN. AT A RECENT HEARING SPONSORED BY THE STEEL CAUCUS, IT WAS REVEALED THAT INDEPENDENT TESTING OF IMPORTED CHY -- CHINESE STEEL FOUND A...
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| 09:00:32 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. THE CHAIR UNDERSTANDS THAT AMENDMENT NUMBER 6 WILL NOT BE OFFERED AT THIS TIME. IT...
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MR. MATHESON, -
CONTROL FIVE MINUTES.
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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THE CLERK, -
UTAH. MR. MATHESON: THIS AMENDMENT IS AN AMENDMENT TO REFINE
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS WHO RECEIVE GRANTS RELATIVE TO THE FLOORING THAT IS INSTALLED IN THESE SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS RECEIVING GRANTS UNDER THIS...
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Matheson, James "Jim" David - U.S. Representative, [D] Utah
OR IF IT WAS MADE FROM SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND REPORT ON THE COST-EFFECTIVE NATURE ON THE DECISION TO INSTALL THAT TYPE OF FLOORING. THIS AMENDMENT...
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
UNDER THIS MASSIVE NEW FEDERALLY FUNDED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. LIKE THE REST OF THE BILL, IT
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| 09:03:38 |
MR. MCKEON, -
SIMPLY MISSES THE POINT. IF OUR GOAL TODAY IS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS FACING OUR NATION'S SCHOOLS, WE SHOULDN'T BE TALKING ABOUT FLOORS OR BICYCLE
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| 09:03:45 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
RACKS. WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT HOW
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| 09:03:47 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
TO BRING DOWN THE PRICE OF GAS. HIGH GAS PRICES ARE HITTING SCHOOLS HARD. THEY'RE DRIVING UP COSTS FOR NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF A SCHOOL'S BUDGET, FROM...
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| 09:05:54 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CARPET. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES WE NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS CONGRESS, BUT THE NOTION OF HAVING A SAFE INDOOR
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| 09:06:01 |
Matheson, James "Jim" David - U.S. Representative, [D] Utah
ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAVE MERIT AND COLLECTING DATA AND REPORTING WHAT TYPE OF MATERIALS ARE USED IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION MAKES SENSE....
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| 09:06:35 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE GENTLEMAN FROM UTAH. YOU YIELDED BACK. ALL TIME FOR DEBATE HAS EXPIRED. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 09:06:51 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
UTAH. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. MR. MATHESON: MADAM CHAIR,...
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| 09:07:24 |
MR. MATHESON, -
NUMBER 8 PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 110-678. FOR WHAT PURPOSE
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON RISE? MR. REICHERT: MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIRMAN: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT....
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MR. REICHERT, -
CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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THE CLERK, -
WASHINGTON. MR. REICHERT: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. TODAY WE ARE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF OUR ELEMENTARY
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| 09:08:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. YET, NOTHING IN THIS BILL ADDRESSES THE ISSUE OF CLASS SIZE AND THE OVERCROWDING THAT PLAYINGS OUR SCHOOLS AND HINDERS THE LEARNING...
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Reichert, David "Dave" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
PUBLIC, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ENROLLMENT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE. BY THE YEAR 2001, OUR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN...
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| 09:12:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MR. KILDEE: WE ACCEPT MR. REICHERT'S AMENDMENT. AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS
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| 09:12:51 |
MR. KILDEE, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. REICHERT. MR. REICHERT: I YIELD BACK MY TIME. THE CHAIRMAN: ALL...
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| 09:13:01 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
DEBATE HAS EXPIRED. THE QUESTION
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| 09:13:04 |
MR. KILDEE, -
IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM FROM
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| 09:13:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WASHINGTON. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT
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| 09:13:18 |
MR. REICHERT, -
IS
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
ADOPTED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, PROCEEDINGS WILL NOW RESUME ON THOSE AMENDMENTS PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 110-678 ON WHICH FURTHER PROCEEDINGS...
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THE CLERK, -
VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL
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THE CHAIRMAN, -
CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS...
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| 09:40:36 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
T@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TT@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @...
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| 10:10:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAS PAYING $2.88 PER GALLON FOR DIESEL. THEY ARE NOW PAYING ALMOST DOUBLE, $4.93 PER GALLON. WHAT ARE THEY DOING? THEY ARE TRYING TO DECIDE
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| 10:10:27 |
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
BETWEEN ADDITIONAL TEACHERS, TEXTBOOKS, AND SUPPLIES OR THE DIESEL NEEDED TO GET THE KIDS TO SCHOOL. SCHOOL BUDGETS ARE BEING SQUEEZED AND STRETCHED...
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| 10:12:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN TRUBBLE BECAUSE OF INCREASED ENERGY COSTS, BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED COST OF ELECKTRITS, NATURAL GAS, AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING, FUEL
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| 10:12:34 |
MR. MILLER, -
FOR THE BUSES, ALL THE REST OF
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| 10:12:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT. AND THEY HAVE -- THEY SPENT ALL DAY LONG ARGUING
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| 10:12:38 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AGAINST A BILL THAT'S DESIGNED EXACTLY TO DEAL WITH THE ENERGY COST OF THOSE SCHOOLS. BY HELPING THOSE DISTRICTS TO REFURBISH, TO REBUILD, TO REMODEL,...
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| 10:17:06 |
MR. MILLER, -
IT IN TITLE 1, THEY'D PUT IT IN AFTER
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| 10:17:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SCHOOL CARE, IN MENTORING. WHEN THEY HAD THE MONEY AND THEY WERE IN CONTROL THEY
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| 10:17:15 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
DIDN'T PUT IT ANYWHERE. THEY INHERITED A $5 TRILLION SURPLUS, A $5 TRILLION SURPLUS, AND WHEN THEY HAD THE MONEY THEY DIDN'T PUT IT ANYWHERE. NOW WE...
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| 10:18:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT TRUE IF THIS MOTION WERE TO PASS,
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| 10:18:10 |
MR. MILLER, -
THAT THIS HOUSE COULD PUT THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL BACK INTO THE COMMITTEE FROM WHICH IT CAME AND IT COULD BE BROUGHT OUT THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
DAY? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR REAFFIRMED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2007,
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| 10:18:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AT SOME SUBSEQUENT TIME, THE COMMITTEE WOULD MEET AND
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| 10:18:26 |
Westmoreland, Lynn A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
REPORT THE BILL BACK TO THE HOUSE. MR. WESTMORELAND: THANK YOU. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED. THE...
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| 10:18:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN FAVOR WILL SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE NOES HAVE IT. >> MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM WASHINGTON IS RECOGNIZED....
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| 10:18:52 |
MR. WESTMORELAND, -
RECORDED VOTE
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| 10:18:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARIZZ AREN, A RECORDED VOTE IS ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR...
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| 10:19:04 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THIS IS A 15-MINUTE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING
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| 10:19:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ...
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| 10:37:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TTT@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @...
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| 10:46:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. MILLER:, -
ORDERED.
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| 10:47:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DO ANY MEMBERS SEEK RECOGNITION FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHS? -- SPEECHES. THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL...
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| 10:48:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABSENCE REQUESTED FOR MR. CHABOT OF OHIO FOR TODAY AFTER 12:00 P.M. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, REQUEST GRANTED.
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| 10:48:35 |
THE CLERK, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT TODAY FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS AND ANY SPECIAL...
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| 10:48:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 10:48:58 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FOLLOWING
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| 10:49:46 |
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
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| 10:50:22 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WIN PROVES THE POINT. MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WARRIORS, LCSC, AND LEWISTON, IDAHO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK HIS TIME. UNDER...
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| 10:51:39 |
Deal, Nathan - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
TEXAS. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE EXPLOSIVES INTO ENEMY TARGETS ARE MOE MOTE CONTROL DRONES WERE LOADED WITH 2,000-POUND BOMBS AND DIRECTED TO THEIR TARGETS...
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| 10:58:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN TSUNAMI, THE DEPTH
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| 10:58:22 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND BREADTH OF AMERICAN
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| 10:58:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GIVING IS UNSURPASSED. OUR DEDICATION
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| 10:58:27 |
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GOES FAR BEYOND NATURAL DISASTERS, HOWEVER. IN EACH OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE'VE SEEN FAMILIES REACHING OUT BY SENDING CARE PACKAGES TO OUR TROOPS OR DONATING...
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| 11:02:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TAXES, AND UNNECESSARY REGULATION ON OUR LANDS. AS ANARDENT CAPITALIST I BELIEVE -- AS
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| 11:02:43 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AN ARDENT CAPITALIST I
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| 11:02:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BELIEVE THE MARKETPLACE
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| 11:02:47 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
UNENCUMBERED BY GOVERNMENT REGULATION, BY HIGH TAXES IS THE BEST WAY TO CONTROL QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND COST. OF ALL GOODS AND SERVICES. THE PRICE OF...
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| 11:08:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GLOBAL WARMING. SINCE THE DEMOCRATS GAINED CONTROL OF
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| 11:08:20 |
MR. MILLER, -
THE CONGRESS LAST YEAR, WE RAISED AUTOMOBILE
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| 11:08:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FUEL EFFICIENCY
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| 11:08:23 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
STANDARDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. DESPITE THE OPPOSITION OF PRESIDENT BUSH. THE HOUSE RECENTLY PASSED A COMPREHENSIVE...
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| 11:16:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICANS AROUND THE WORLD LOOK FORWARD TO EACH WEEKEND FOR THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CAR RACING. THESE FANS...
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| 11:17:10 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF ROAD RACING WATKINS
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| 11:17:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GLENS SINGER WHO PASSED AWAY THIS LAST
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| 11:17:18 |
Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
MONTH. TODAY I STAND TO MOURN THE LOSS OF THIS AUTO RACING PINE NEAR WHO HAS LEFT A MARK ON THE AUTO WORLD AND ON THE COMMUNITY OF WATKINS GLENN, NEW...
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| 11:20:22 |
Kuhl, John "Randy" Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
COLORADO. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 18, 2007, THE THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM COLORADO, MS. MUSGRAVE, IS RECOGNIZED FOR 60 MINUTES...
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| 11:21:11 |
MRS. MUSGRAVE, -
TO GO RIGHT TO THE GAS STATION AND GO UP AND
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| 11:21:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OFFER TO PUMP MY
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| 11:21:18 |
Musgrave, Marilyn - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
CONSTITUENTS' GAS. THIS IS A VERY GOOD WAY TO GET AN HONEST OPINION FROM WON -- FROM SOMEONE WHO IS SEEING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS WILLING TO PUMP THEIR...
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| 11:25:03 |
Drake, Thelma D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE EXTREMELY HIGH PRICE OF GAS AND HOW THEY JUST CAN'T MAKE THAT WORK IN...
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| 11:32:56 |
Musgrave, Marilyn - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
VS. TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES AND NOW SCHOOLS ARE TRYING TO ASCERTAIN HOW THEY ARE GOING TO PAY THIS HIGH COST OF FUEL. THERE ARE CHANGES COMING UP....
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| 11:34:43 |
Davis, David - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
A GALLON, MOMS AND DADS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE STRUGGLING TO BALANCE THEIR FAMILY BUDGET. IT BREAKS MY HEART WHEN I KNOW OF A YOUNG FAMILY BACK IN NORTHEAST...
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| 11:42:41 |
MRS. MUSGRAVE, -
TALK TO A NEIGHBOR, A FRIEND, ANYWHERE BUT WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT ENERGY PRICES.
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| 11:42:48 |
Peterson, John E. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
AND IT'S INTERESTING THAT IT'S NOT BEING TALKED ABOUT IN THIS HOUSE IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY. IN FACT TWO WEEKS AGO WE PASSED A BILL THAT ATTEMPTS TO GIVE...
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| 12:05:22 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THERE WERE SEVERAL OF OUR COLLEAGUES THERE, ORIGINAL CO-SPONSORS ON THE BILL, STANDING WITH YOU. I'LL NEVER FORGET, STANDING WITH YOU AS WELL, WERE REPRESENTATIVES
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| 12:05:31 |
Drake, Thelma D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
FROM DOW CHEMICAL BECAUSE THEY MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TOO. THEY TOLD US THEY WERE DOING A $30 BILLION EXPANSION IN CHINA, SAUDI ARABIA, AND LIBYA, 10,000...
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| 12:09:58 |
Musgrave, Marilyn - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
UNSTABLE AREAS OF THE WORLD AND WE KNOW THAT. AND WE WANT TO LESSEN THAT DEPENDENCE THAT WE HAVE ON THEM AND BECOME ENERGY INDEPENDENT. BUT THIS IS A...
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| 12:14:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADJOURN. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. ACCORDINGLY, THE HOUSE STANDS >>
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| 12:15:10 |
MRS. MUSGRAVE, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU ARE WATCHING C-SPAN, CREATED
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