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00:00:23	none, - BOTH FIGURES SHOW THE LABOR MARKET REMAINS WEAK AND IS UNLIKELY TO RECOVER ANY TIME SOON. WHEN THE HOUSE COMES IN THIS MORNING THEY ARE GOING TO COMPLETE...
00:05:18	THE SPEAKER, - GOD WHO CAN HEAL OUR LAND. AND YOU HAVE SAID THAT IF WISDOM IS LACKING, ASK AND YOU WILL GIVE IT. AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR WISDOM THIS DAY.
00:05:31	THE CHAPLAIN, - I PRAY FOR THESE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, PRAY YOU'LL FEEL THEM WITH WISDOM ON WHAT TO DO, PRAY YOU'LL GIVE THEM TO GIVE THEM THE COURAGE TO DO JUST THAT....
00:06:58	THE SPEAKER, - PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH...
00:07:14	Johnson, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA, CONGRESSMAN SHULER. MR. SHULER: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I WANT TO THANK MY FRIEND AND BROTHER IN CHRIST, PASTOR BRUCE...
00:07:32	THE SPEAKER, - BILTMORE BAPTIST CHURCH IN ARDEN, NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE HE PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR OVER 6,000
00:07:40	Shuler, Joseph "Heath" - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina MEMBERS. HE WAS BORN IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND GREW UP IN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS. HE AND HIS WIFE, LORI, HAVE TWO SONS, TYLER AND CONNER. BEFORE BEING CALLED...
00:08:37	THE SPEAKER, - OBJECTION. MR. TIGHT US: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THE -- MS. TITUS: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
00:08:49	Unidentified Speaker, - AN INFORMAL OF EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA IN RENO AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BASK COUNTRY IN SPAIN. UNDER THE EXCELLENT...
00:09:01	MR. TIGHT US, - OF DR. CARMELO USAK, IT HAS
00:09:06	Titus, Alice "Dina" - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS TODAY. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 33 U.S. MEMBER UNIVERSITIES OFFERING PROGRAMS IN 25 COUNTRIES AT 39 SITES...
00:10:27	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA RISE? MR. WILSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE...
00:10:36	THE CLERK, - WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. WILSON: MADAM SPEAKER, THE DEBATE UNFOLDING ON THE BUDGET IS ONE THAT HAS ALWAYS...
00:10:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WANT BIG GOVERNMENT AND TIE HACKSES WHICH INFRINGE ON OUR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM OR DO WE WANT
00:10:50	MR. WILSON, - A LIMITED GOVERNMENT THAT LETS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KEEP MORE OF THE MONEY THEY EARN, WHICH EXPANDS FREEDOM? DEMOCRATS
00:10:55	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HAVE A BUDGET THAT SAYS LOUD AND CLEAR, BIG GOVERNMENT SPENDING IS GOING TO BE ALIVE AND WELL-FED BY
00:11:01	Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina MASSIVE BORROWING AND INCREASING TAXES BY $1.3 TRILLION. THEY WILL RAISE TAXES NOT TO PAY OFF DEBT BUT TO SIMPLY SPEND MORE MONEY MORTGAGING THE FUTURE...
00:12:03	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - APRIL 1, APRIL FOOLS' DAY. NOW, THERE'S A PRESENSE THAT -- PRETENSE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO RESTORE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH TAX
00:12:09	MR. DEFAZIO, - FREEZE. BRIDGES FALLING DOWN, VETERANS
00:12:11	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - NEED SERVICES, BUDGET'S FROZEN.
00:12:14	DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon WELL, IT'S FROZEN SORT OF. THERE'S ANOTHER PART THAT'S NOT. AFTER THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS ARE PUT UP, THEIR REAL AGENDA COMES THROUGH WHICH IS MORE TAX...
00:13:26	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TOO MUCH. IT'S THE MOST FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE BUDGET IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED
00:13:30	MR. JOHNSON, - STATES. THE SPENDING LEVELS IN THE BUDGET ARE JUST STAGGERING. UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S
00:13:34	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BUDGET THE GOVERNMENT'S SPENDING WILL REPRESENT ROUGHLY 30% OF OUR ECONOMY. THAT'S
00:13:40	Johnson, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas NOT THE AMERICAN WAY. THE RIGHT WAY FORWARD IS THE PAUL RYAN ALTERNATIVE BUDGET WHICH TRIMS WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT INTENDING AND LETS FAMILIES AND SMALL...
00:14:31	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE REPEATED FALSEHOOD ABOUT SOMEHOW A $3,000
00:14:35	MR. BLUMENAUER, - INCREASE IN
00:14:36	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TAXES ON THE AMERICAN
00:14:38	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon PEOPLE BASED ON A RESEARCH DONE BY M.I.T. THEY TALKED ABOUT IT FOUR TIMES AGAIN LAST NIGHT. TALKING TO PROFESSOR JOHN RILEY WHO ACTUALLY DID THE...
00:15:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - GIMMICKS. YESTERDAY THE FEDERAL TAX ON A PACK OF CIGARETTES WENT UP, WAY UP. WAS THIS TAX RAISED TO GET PEOPLE TO STOP SMOKING OR WAS
00:15:54	MR. PITTS, - IT RAISED TO PAY FOR
00:15:55	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - A MASSIVE EXPANSION IN
00:15:57	Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania SCHIP? WELL, BOTH, ACTUALLY. AND THAT'S A CRAZY WHICH TO RUN A RAILROAD. SCHIP NEEDS MORE MONEY UNDER THE DEMOCRATS' PLAN. SO WE ARE GOING TO NEED...
00:16:59	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND ECONOMIC CRISIS. INCLUDING MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR THE
00:17:03	MR. PALLONE, - WEALTHIEST AMERICANS, HUGE SUBSIDIES TO BIG
00:17:05	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OIL AND GAS COMPANIES, NO PLAN TO BRING DOWN THE COST
00:17:08	Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey OF HEALTH CARE, AND THEIR APPROACH TO THE FINANCIAL MARKET IS TO ASK FOR MORE DEREGULATION. THEIR PLAN WILL RESULT IN DEEP CUTS TO VITAL SERVICES LIKE...
00:17:49	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HIS TOWN. STEVE DECIDED AT 13 HE WANTED TO BE BE A FIREMAN. HE WORKED AT
00:17:53	MR. POE, - THE LOCAL BARBERSHOP AND WATCHED THE FIREFIGHTERS
00:17:56	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - NEXT DOOR AT THE STATION JUMP ON FIRE TRUCKS AND
00:17:58	Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas HE GOT THE URGE TO DO THE SAME. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, HE DROVE AN AMBULANCE AND JOINED A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE HAS HELD JUST ABOUT EVERY ...
00:19:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HISTORY. TAX INCREASES AND DEFICIT SPENDING ON BIG
00:19:13	Unidentified Speaker, - GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WON'T HELP THE
00:19:15	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ECONOMY. IT WILL DISCOURAGE JOB CREATION AND BURDEN FAMILIES
00:19:21	Buchanan, Vernon "Vern" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida IN THE FUTURE FOR ADDITIONAL GENERATIONS. WE CAN'T SPEND OUR WAY BACK IN TERMS OF THE RECESSION AND WE CAN'T BORROW OUR WAY OUT OF THE BUDGET. --...
00:20:21	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HOW TO MAKE ENDS MEET TO SAVE FOR COLLEGE EDUCATION OR THEIR RETIREMENT,
00:20:26	Unidentified Speaker, - SO, TOO, MUST THE GOVERNMENT
00:20:28	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - PUT FORWARD A RESPONSIBLE BUDGET. THIS
00:20:31	Reichert, David "Dave" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington BUDGET IDENTIFIES IMPORTANT PRIORITIES, HEALTH CARE, AND ENERGY INDEPENDENCE, BUT I'M CONCERNED. THIS BUDGET SPENDS TOO MUCH, BORROWS, TOO MUCH, AND...
00:21:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TAXES, BORROWING AND SPENDING THAT WILL DOUBLE THE NATIONAL DEBT AND PLACE
00:21:50	Unidentified Speaker, - A $50,000 BURDEN
00:21:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ON EACH AMERICAN. THIS
00:21:54	McCaul, Michael - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas BUDGET PROPOSES TO SPEND NEARLY $4 TRILLION OVER THE NEXT YEAR THAT AMERICA SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE. IT ALSO PLAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR RADICAL CHANGES THAT...
00:23:00	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FOR FREEDOM. FREEDOM WITH RESPONSIBILITY. TODAY WE HAVE A BUDGET THAT'S MADE UP OF NUMBERS AND
00:23:06	Unidentified Speaker, - PEOPLE WONDER
00:23:07	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HOW DOES THAT SOMEHOW HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH FREEDOM? WELL,
00:23:12	Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California IF YOU SPEND TOO MUCH, IF YOU TAX TOO MUCH, IF YOU BORROW TOO MUCH WHAT IT MEANS IS YOU GIVE GREATER AND GREATER POWER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO...
00:24:27	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - A PROFOUND IMPACT ON MY DISTRICT. SECRETARY
00:24:32	Unidentified Speaker, - MIKE DEBURINDINAS HAS SERVED THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
00:24:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WITH DISTINCTION FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS AS THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL
00:24:39	Thompson, Glenn "G.T." - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania RESOURCES OR DCNR. WHILE I HAVE ONLY HAD LIMITED INTERACTION WITH THE SECRETARY PERSONALLY, HIS WORK FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA WILDS INITIATIVE, A NATURE...
00:25:54	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TIME AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION THE SPEAKER MAY, PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2-B OF RULE 18, DECLARE THE HOUSE RESOLVED INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE...
00:26:04	McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE CRUCIAL, HOUSE
00:26:09	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CRUCIAL 85, SETTING WORTH THE
00:26:11	THE CLERK, - CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 AND INCLUDING APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2009 AND 2011...
00:29:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - INTO THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. .
00:29:05	MR. MCGOVERN, - MR. MCGOVERN: MADAM SPEAKER, THE RESOLUTION PROVIDES FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET UNDER A STRUCTURED RULE. IT MAKES IN ORDER FOUR SUBSTITUTE...
00:29:24	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MEMBER RYAN FOR ALL OF THEIR INCREDIBLY HARD WORK. THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE VERY
00:29:33	McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES. MADAM SPEAKER, THE RULE BEFORE US TODAY WILL ALLOW MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSE TO MAKE A VERY CLEAR CHOICE. DO YOU BELIEVE WE SHOULD...
00:37:36	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OUTLINED, FROM WORCESTER, FOR YIELDING ME THE CUSTOMARY 30 MINUTES. AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY SAYING IT'S VERY OBVIOUS FROM
00:37:42	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California THE MOMENT HE STOOD UP, MADAM SPEAKER, THAT WE HAVE BEEN DEBATING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND I WISH HIM WELL IN HIS RECOVERY
00:37:48	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AS HE SEEKS TO GET HIS VOICE BACK AS OUR DEBATE
00:37:51	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California PROCEEDS. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT AS I LISTENED TO HIS ACCOUNT OF HIS CONCERN THAT WE ALL SHARE, FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON FOOD STAMPS, FOR THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING...
00:48:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OFF BUDGET. AND THE BUDGET THE DEMOCRATS PRESENT TODAY IS A
00:48:49	McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts MORE HONEST ACCOUNTING EVER THOSE EXPENDITURES. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, A MEMBER...
00:49:18	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HEAR A WIDE RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES. A
00:49:21	MR. ANDREWS, - WIDE RANGE OF VIEWS AS TO HOW WE SHOULD
00:49:23	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FIX THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.
00:49:25	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey FOR THAT I COMMEND THE RULES COMMITTEE UNDER MS. SLAUGHTER, MR. MCGOVERN'S LEADERSHIP, AND I HOPE THE MINORITY WILL VOTE FOR THE PROCEDURE THAT LETS THAT...
00:52:58	MR. DREIER, - WHAT WE SPEND ON EDUCATION, NUTRITION, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH CARE. AND HOPE FOR THE
00:53:03	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey BEST. THIS IS A CHOICE BETWEEN THE FUTURE OF PROMISE AND THE FAILURE OF THE PAST. AND IF MY FRIEND WOULD LIKE TO ASK ME ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE PAST,...
00:53:34	MR. DREIER, - I'M SOMEWHAT CONFUSED. I KNOW THAT THE PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT REDUCING THE DEFICIT
00:53:38	MR. ANDREWS, - BY HALF. NOW, OF COURSE IF WE RUN MULTITRILLION DOLLAR DEFICITS AND YOU CUT
00:53:43	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California IT DOWN BY A TRILLION OR TWO, YEAH, YOU CAN MAYBE CUT IT IN HALF. MY FRIEND HAS JUST SAID HE'S GOING TO CUT THE DEFICIT BY 2/3. MR. ANDREWS: RECLAIMING...
00:54:13	MR. ANDREWS, - EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH. THAT IS THE CHALLENGE WE'VE GOT
00:54:16	MR. DREIER, - HERE. DRAMATICALLY INCREASE --
00:54:18	MR. ANDREWS, - MR. ANDREWS: RECLAIMING MY TIME. IF I MAY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
00:54:24	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. DREIER: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME AND I'M HAPPY TO FURTHER ENGAGE MY FRIEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
00:54:40	MR. ANDREWS, - INCREASE IN DEBT SERVICING IS GOING TO INCREASE
00:54:43	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE SIZE OF THOSE DEFICITS. I ALSO
00:54:45	MR. DREIER, - HAVE TO SAY THAT IT'S VERY INTERESTING, MADAM SPEAKER, MY FRIEND SAID THAT I
00:54:50	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WAS ABLE TO TALK
00:54:52	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California ABOUT THE BUSH YEARS, AND YES, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT IN 2001 AND 2003 DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF SEPTEMBER 11 AND ECONOMIC RESCISSION THAT...
00:55:48	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL THAT BROUGHT ABOUT ECONOMIC RECOVERY THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES IN OUR NATION. AT THIS TIME I YIELD FOUR MINUTES TO MY VERY GOOD FRIEND...
00:56:02	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. LUNGREN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JOHN KENNEDY'S FAME WOWS WORDS WERE, A RISING...
00:56:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DIFFICULTY WE ARE IN? MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE
00:56:25	Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California HAVE CORRECTLY POINTED OUT WE SPENT TOO MUCH AND WE BORROWED TOO MUCH IN THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS. I HAVE AGREED. I HAVE SAID THAT EVER SINCE I CAME...
01:00:01	MR. DREIER, - AMERICAN FAMILY. THAT INCLUDES THE
01:00:03	MR. LUNGREN, - WORKING
01:00:04	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California POOR. IT INCLUDES THOSE WHO ARE IMPOVERISHED WHO ARE STILL IN THEIR HOMES. . AND THE NOTION THAT WE ARE SOMEHOW -- I'D LIKE TO YIELD MY FRIEND AN...
01:00:39	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IMPOSED ON ANY FAMILY THAT TURNS A LIGHT SWITCH ON IS GOING
01:00:43	MR. DREIER, - TO BE OVERWHELMINGLY STRONG.
01:00:45	MR. LUNGREN, - I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING.
01:00:47	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California MR. LUNGREN: WELL, THE GENTLEMAN'S STATEMENT IS ONLY TRUE IF YOU BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU BUY A CARBON CREDIT AND PAY FOR IT THAT ACTUALLY AMOUNTS TO MONEY....
01:01:07	Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California CONSUMER, WHICH IS IN THE NATURE OF A TAX. MR. DREIER: IF THE GENTLEMAN WILL FURTHER YIELD. MR. LUNGREN: YES. MR. DREIER: MAYBE IT'S PERVERSE THAT...
01:01:31	MR. DREIER, - PAY IT FOR IT BACK HOME YOU CAN PAY FOR IT HERE BECAUSE
01:01:34	MR. LUNGREN, - WE HAVE SOMEHOW AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY AND IT DOESN'T
01:01:37	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California HAVE ANY IMPACT WHATSOEVER. INFLATION HAS NO IMPACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR....
01:01:48	Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZE MR. MCGOVERN: I'M NOT SURE HOW POINTING OUT THAT THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS NUTRITION...
01:02:00	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THEIR SUBSTITUTE RECRINDS $20 BILLION IN -- RESCINDS $20 BILLION IN FOOD STAMP MONEY RIGHT OFF THE TOP. THE RANKING
01:02:06	MR. MCGOVERN, - MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE -- MR. DREIER:
01:02:09	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. MCGOVERN: YEAH.
01:02:12	McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts MR. DREIER: I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING. MADAM SPEAKER, I WAS JUST HANDED A PIECE HERE WHICH STATES THAT THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN OF THE AGRICULTURE...
01:02:29	MR. DREIER, - SINGLE CUT IN AGRICULTURE
01:02:31	MR. MCGOVERN, -
01:02:33	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California SUBSIDY. MR. MCGOVERN: DOES THAT INCLUDE FOOD STAMPS? MR. DREIER: IF MY FRIEND WILL FURTHER YIELD. MR. MCGOVERN: THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE,...
01:02:54	MR. MCGOVERN, - YOU'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THE FOOD STAMP AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS
01:02:57	MR. DREIER, - AND NOT BRING ABOUT -- MR. MCGOVERN: UNDER
01:03:00	McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts OUR BUDGET WE DO NOT RESCIND THE $20 BILLION IN FOOD STAMP FUNDING. BEYOND THAT THE REPUBLICAN
01:03:09	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California BUDGET FREEZES DISCRETIONARY FUNDING. IT CUTS BETWEEN 500,000 AND ONE
01:03:20	McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts MILLION PREGNANT WOMEN, INCLUDING THE W.I.C. PRACTICE. WE CAN SIT HERE AND TALK ABOUT ABSTRACTIONS ALL WE WANT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THESE PROGRAMS...
01:04:14	MR. DREIER, - APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN'S COURTESY IN PERMITTING ME
01:04:16	MR. MCGOVERN, - TO SPEAK
01:04:17	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California TO THIS BECAUSE I ENDURED THIS THROUGH THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. I'VE LISTENED TO IT ON THE FLOOR. DOES...
01:04:29	MR. MCGOVERN, - COME FROM? MR. DREIER: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD?
01:04:33	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon MR. BLUMENAUER: I WILL. MR. DREIER: THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT STUDIES -- MR. BLUMENAUER: DOES THE GENTLEMAN KNOW WHERE THE $3,100 COME FROM? MR. DREIER:...
01:04:51	MR. DREIER, - TIME. MR. MCGOVERN: I'LL YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA
01:04:53	MR. BLUMENAUER, - TO TELL ME WHICH PAGE IN THE BUDGET COMES
01:04:55	MR. DREIER, - FROM? MR. DREIER: IT'S THE FACT
01:04:57	MR. BLUMENAUER, - THAT THERE IS IN FACT A TAX INCREASE.
01:05:01	MR. DREIER, - STUDIES HAVE SHOWN A RANGE OF $1,600 TO $3,100 PER WORKING FAMILY IN THIS COUNTRY.
01:05:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. BLUMENAUER: OK. THIS $3,100 FIGURE THAT'S
01:05:12	MR. MCGOVERN, - BEEN CITED BY REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, MITCH MCCONNELL, JOHN BOEHNER,
01:05:17	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California AND REFERENCED -- I THOUGHT THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA WOULD TALK ABOUT IT COMING FROM M.I.T. THAT'S WHERE IT CAME FROM. AN HIS COLLEAGUES HAVE REFERENCED...
01:05:30	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon M.I.T. PROFESSOR JOHN RILEY DONE IN 2007. REPUBLICAN STAFFERS AT ONE POINT SINCE THEY WERE CITING IT CALLED HIM AND HE SAID, AND I QUOTE, CALLED ME MARCH...
01:06:56	MR. DREIER, - THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE COMING
01:06:58	MR. MCGOVERN, - YEAR, WE ARE FACING ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VOTES IN RECENT
01:07:05	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HISTORY. WE CAN CHOOSE TO HONOR THE PLEDGE WE MADE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THE LAST ELECTION AND BEGIN THE PROCESS OF HEALTH CARE
01:07:11	Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York REFORM, MAKE INVESTMENTS THAT WILL LEAD TO ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND INVEST THE NEEDED FUNDS TO REINVIGORATE OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. OUR WE CAN FOLLOW...
01:08:12	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BE. THE HIGHEST THAT I SAW WAS THE $3,100
01:08:14	MR. DREIER, - FIGURE. NOW, MY FRIEND HAS JUST SAID THIS WILL BE WORKED OUT LATER. AND IN SAYING THIS WILL BE WORKED OUT
01:08:19	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - LATER THAT CREATES A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO EXACTLY
01:08:22	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California WHAT THE TAX WILL BE ON WORKING FAMILIES. I'LL BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO MY FRIEND. MR. BLUMENAUER: I WANT TO BE CLEAR. I SAID THE STUDY THAT YOU AND REPUBLICANS...
01:08:47	MR. BLUMENAUER, - TAXES THAT ARE OUT THERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE PASSED ON TO CONSUMERS. AND A NUMBER OF STUDIES, OTHER
01:08:52	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California THAN THE M.I.T. STUDY, SAYS THIS WILL INCREASE THE TAX BURDEN ON WORKING FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES REGARDLESS OF THEIR ECONOMIC STANDING....
01:09:22	MR. BLUMENAUER, - BURDEN WHICH IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED, NOT THAT SINGLE
01:09:25	MR. DREIER, - STUDY. THEY RANGE FROM
01:09:27	MR. BLUMENAUER, - ROUGHLY $1,600 TO THIS $3,100 FIGURE. MR. BLUMENAUER: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. DREIER:
01:09:35	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California OF COURSE. MR. BLUMENAUER: ASSUMING THAT IT'S 1/40 OR LARGER, WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENS TO THAT MONEY? MR. DREIER: WHAT DO I THINK HAPPENS TO THAT MONEY?...
01:09:53	MR. BLUMENAUER, - TO MAKE ENDS MEET BUT STILL
01:09:55	MR. DREIER, - HAVE TO PAY THEIR
01:09:56	MR. BLUMENAUER, - ENERGY BILLS. AND WITH THAT, MADAM SPEAKER, I RESERVE THE BALANCE
01:10:01	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN: MADAM SPEAKER, I...
01:10:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HE KNOWS THAT THE WAY YOU CAN SET THE PREDICATE TO -- BY RECONCILIATION CONSTRUCTION. WILL THE GENTLEMAN CARE TO TELL US WHERE THE RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTION...
01:10:29	MR. MCGOVERN, - CAP AND TAX HE CONTINUES TO TALK
01:10:32	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ABOUT? MR. DREIER: THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS -- IF MY FRIEND WILL
01:10:35	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey YIELD? MR. ANDREWS: YES. MR. DREIER: IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A PLACEHOLDER $1 BILLION PLACEHOLDER THERE AS TO WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO UTILIZE. MR....
01:10:53	MR. DREIER, - FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD
01:10:56	MR. ANDREWS, - 2 1/2 MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA,
01:10:58	MR. DREIER, - A MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, MR. ETHERIDGE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
01:11:06	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey MR. ETHERIDGE: A BUDGET IS A STATEMENT OF OUR NATION'S PRIORITIES AND VALUES. AND THE UNDERLYING BILL THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDS ON
01:11:12	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE WORK THIS CONGRESS HAS WORKED TO PUT OUR ECONOMY BACK
01:11:15	McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts ON TRACK AND PROVIDE JOBS FOR OUR PEOPLE AND ADDRESS THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS OF
01:11:23	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BUILDING FOR FUTURE NEEDS. THE BILL LAYS OUT A PLAN TO CUT
01:11:26	Etheridge, Bob - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina THE DEFICIT BY NEARLY 2/3, CREATES JOBS AND INVESTMENTS AND REFORMS HEALTH CARE, PROVIDES FOR CLEAN ENERGY AND EDUCATION. AS A FORMER SCHOOL CHIEF IN...
01:13:12	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TO PUT TOGETHER A RESPONSIBLE BUDGET IN THE MIDDLE OF A DIFFICULT ECONOMIC CLIMATE YOU HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THINGS TO GET WORSE, NOT ASSUME
01:13:18	MR. DREIER, - THEY WILL GET BETTER. THE MAJORITY'S BUDGET FAILS TO MEET THE COMMONSENSE STANDARD BY
01:13:23	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SPENDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS FREELY AND
01:13:26	Lee, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] New York WITHOUT THE SAME DO MORE WITH LESS APPROACH THAT MANY OF MY CONSTITUENTS LIVE BY. FOR PROOF OF THAT, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE FACT THAT INDEPENDENT...
01:14:59	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RECOVERY PLAN THAT'S BEEN ENACTED TO PUT AMERICANS BACK TO
01:15:03	McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts WORK AFTER THE BUSH
01:15:07	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ADMINISTRATION'S DESTROYED OUR ECONOMY, NEARLY BANKRUPTED US.
01:15:10	Schrader, Kurt - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon IT'S ALSO AMAZING TO ME IN THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET I HAVE HERE, THERE IS NOTHING THAT ADDRESSES THE LONG-TERM COST DRIVERS THAT THE BUDGET OF CHANGE PUT...
01:17:34	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - REALITY THE HUGE DEBT THAT IS GOING TO BE EXISTING BEYOND THAT FIVE YEARS. I ASK MY FRIEND
01:17:38	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California FROM OREGON, MR. BLUMENAUER, TO RETURN AND I HAVE BEEN DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH. OUR STAFF HAS LOOKED INTO THIS. WE FOUND THAT THE PROFESSOR ABOUT WHOM...
01:18:26	MR. BLUMENAUER, - DREIER: RECLAIMING MY TIME. MR. BLUMENAUER:
01:18:28	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California GIVE ME THE COURTESY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: BOTH -- THE GENTLEMEN WILL SPEND. THE GENTLEMEN MUST LEARN TO RESPECT THE GAVEL AND NOT
01:18:38	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon TALK OVER EACH OTHER AND YIELD EACH OTHER TIME IN ORDER TO HAVE THE DEBATE REPORTED. MR. DREIER: MADAM SPEAKER, WHO CONTROLS THE
01:18:47	MR. DREIER, - TIME? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: AT THAT TIME I
01:18:49	MR. BLUMENAUER, - COULDN'T TELL YOU, SIR. YOU CONTROL YOUR TIME
01:18:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - NOW. MR. DREIER: I CONTROL THE TIME ON OUR SIDE, MADAM SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN WILL SUSPEND. WHILE THE GENTLEMAN IS TALKING...
01:19:05	MR. DREIER, - CONTROL THAT TIME. MR. DREIER: MADAM SPEAKER, IF I MAY WHAT I SAID
01:19:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WAS I'M RECLAIMING MY TIME. DID THE CHAIR NOT HEAR ME SAY I
01:19:12	MR. DREIER, - WAS RECLAIMING MY TIME FROM THE
01:19:15	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - GENTLEMAN? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE TIME THAT THE GENTLEMAN WAS SPEAKING THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON WAS USING THE TIME THAT HAD BEEN YIELDED TO HIM....
01:19:27	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California WILL SUSPEND. MEMBERS WILL RESPECT THE GAVEL. THEY WILL YIELD EACH OTHER TIME. AND ATTEMPT NOT TO TALK OVER EACH OTHER SO THAT THEIR COMMENTS CAN...
01:19:36	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RECORDED PROPERLY. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DREIER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. I'D SIMPLY LIKE TO STATE TO THE CHAIR THAT THE
01:19:44	MR. DREIER, - GENTLEMAN SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN
01:19:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THIS BUDGET THAT SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO THAT WHEN HE MADE HIS POINT IN RESPONSE TO MY QUESTION I ASKED THAT -- I ASKED YOU TO ALLOW ME TO RECLAIM...
01:19:59	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California THE GENTLEMAN. I WAS ASKING TO RECLAIM MY TIME. AM I WRONG? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN NEEDS TO RESPECT THE GAVEL. THE GENTLEMAN NEEDS TO...
01:20:24	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California THE RECORDING CLERK, WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS, RECLAIMING MY TIME. THAT WAS THE STATEMENT THAT I WAS MAKING. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS...
01:20:42	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California BILLION SETASIDE THERE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY FRIEND IF HE COULD GUARANTEE THAT THAT $1 BILLION WILL NOT BE USED FOR
01:20:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE SO-CALLED CAP
01:20:52	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California AND TRADE OR CAP AND TAX PLAN OR THAT IT WILL NOT BE IN THE BUDGET CONFERENCE REPORT THAT WE HAVE RETURNING TO US? AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO...
01:21:21	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon THAT $1 BILLION WILL NOT BE USED FOR THE SO-CALLED CAP AND TRADE PROGRAM AND THAT IT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN A CONFERENCE REPORT THAT COMES BACK TO...
01:21:33	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California RESOLUTION IS TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK. AND IF THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK THAT INVOLVES A FEE ON CARBON POLLUTION, THEN WE WILL HAVE...
01:21:52	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon FORWARD. MR. DREIER: MADAM SPEAKER F. COY RECLAIM MY TIME. I WILL SAY THE GENTLEMAN HAS MADE HIS POINT. HE IS NOT PROVIDING A GUARANTEE IT IS NOT...
01:22:14	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California ASKING ANOTHER TO YIELD OR OFFERING TO YIELD HELPS TO FOSTER THE SPIRIT OF MUTUAL COMITY THAT ELEVATES OUR DELIBERATIONS ABOVE MERE ARGUMENT. THE...
01:22:26	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California MAY I INQUIRE HOW MUCH TIME REMAINS ON BOTH SIDES? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS HAS SEVEN MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN...
01:22:46	MR. MCGOVERN, - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE
01:22:49	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - A CARBON FRAMEWORK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S
01:22:54	MR. MCGOVERN, - TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN: I YIELD TWO
01:22:57	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
01:23:00	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. MAFFEI: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
01:23:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DEFICIT PROTECT JEKTED TO BE WELL OVER $1 TRILLION BEFORE
01:23:16	MR. MCGOVERN, - THE CURRENT PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE. WHILE GROWING OUR ECONOMY
01:23:19	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE BUDGET, REDUCING A DEFICIT IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR EVERYONE. THE BUDGET
01:23:24	MR. MAFFEI, - BEFORE US TODAY WILL CUT THE DEFICIT BY 2/3 BY THE END OF
01:23:27	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - 2013 WITH A
01:23:28	Maffei, Daniel "Dan" - U.S. Representative, [D] New York COMBINATION EVER SPENDING CUTS. NOW, AID LIKE TO CORRECT THE EXCESSES OVERNIGHT, BUT LIKE STEERING A SAILBOAT IT TAKES SOME TIME TO TURN US AROUND...
01:25:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FOR 90 SECONDS. MR. GOHMERT: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I HAVE TO CONFESS, IT'S A
01:25:25	MR. DREIER, - LITTLE TOUGH TO BE HERE ON
01:25:27	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE FLOOR AND BE ACCUSED OF WANTING TO KEEP MONEY FROM THE HARDWORKING AMERICANS AS
01:25:35	MR. DREIER, - REPUBLICANS WHEN I HAVE HAD A BILL, I HAVE BEEN BEGGING TO BE ALLOWED TO
01:25:40	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - COME TO THE FLOOR THAT GIVES A
01:25:43	Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas TAX HOLIDAY TO EVERY HARDWORKING AMERICAN IN THE COUNTRY. EVERYBODY. EVEN THOSE WHO DON'T MAKE ENOUGH TO PAY INCOME TAX WOULD GET A FICA HOLIDAY....
01:27:21	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AGAIN, 95% OF FAMILIES IN
01:27:23	MR. GOHMERT, - THIS COUNTRY GET
01:27:24	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - A TAX CUT. NOT A TAX INCREASE. JUST NOT
01:27:26	MR. MCGOVERN, - SO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
01:27:28	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
01:27:30	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, VICE CHAIR OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE....
01:27:47	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - OF MARKUP OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THE DEBATE IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. OF HOURS
01:27:52	McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts LAST NIGHT AND HOURS THIS MORNING. THIS BUDGET RESOLUTION IS A STATEMENT OF OUR
01:27:56	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - PRIORITIES, EVER OUR VALUES, AND OUR GOALS
01:27:59	Schwartz, Allyson - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania AND GIVES DIRECTION TO THE CONGRESS FOR THIS NEXT YEAR AN YEARS AHEAD. THE FACT IS THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET EMBRACED BY THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS AND MODIFIED...
01:30:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
01:30:25	MR. DREIER, - MINUTES. MR. DREIER:
01:30:28	MR. MCGOVERN, - AS WE KNOW IT'S BEEN A FASCINATING
01:30:31	MR. DREIER, - DEBATE. THERE IS GOING TO BE A CLEAR CHOICE THAT IS BEFORE US. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE HURTING. THE PEOPLE WHOM I REPRESENT IN CALIFORNIA AND
01:30:38	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN THAT WE FACE TODAY. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS AND A CHALLENGING ONE AND I BELIEVE...
01:30:48	Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California REPUBLICAN WANTS TO DO WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS BEST TO GET OUR ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK. WE'LL FELL YOU THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO LOOK AT HISTORY....
01:34:40	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DIRECTION. IF YOU LIKED THE LAST EIGHT YEARS THEN YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET BECAUSE IT'S THE
01:34:46	McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts SAME THING. IF YOU WANT A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, A DIRECTION IN WHICH WE INVEST IN OUR ECONOMY, INVEST IN CLEAN ENERGY, INVEST IN HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION...
01:37:06	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THOSE IN FAVOR OF -- A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT,...
01:37:17	MR. DREIER, - WHAT PURPOSE DOES
01:37:18	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS RISE? MR. MCGOVERN: I SEND
01:37:22	MR. DREIER, - TO THE DESK A PRIVILEGED CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
01:37:24	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE CLERK: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 93. RESOLVED THAT WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS ON ANY LEGISLATIVE DAY FROM THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009, THROUGH SATURDAY,...
01:37:42	MR. MCGOVERN, - REASSEMBLY PURSUANT TO SECTION
01:37:45	THE CLERK, - 2 OF THIS CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. AND THAT WHEN THE SENATE RECESSES OR ADJOURNS ON ANY DAY FROM THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009, THROUGH...
02:04:15	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE CLERK: HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 40, HOUSE RESOLUTION 316, PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 85,...
02:04:35	THE CLERK, - 2011 THROUGH 2014. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE....
02:13:33	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1256 WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT BY TITLE. THE CLERK: H.R. 1256, A...
02:14:01	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - PRODUCTS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WHEN FURTHER PROCEEDINGS WERE POSTPONED ON THE BILL, ALL FURTHER DEBATE HAD HAD EXPIRED. PURSUANT TO HOUSE
02:14:13	THE CLERK, - RESOLUTION 307, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED ON THE BILL AS AMENDED AND ON THE AMENDMENT BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. BUYER. THE QUESTION...
02:14:25	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE NOES HAVE IT. >> MR. SPEAKER. ON THAT I REQUEST A RECORDED VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: A RECORDED VOTE...
02:31:20	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IS ON ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF THE BILL. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIRD READING. THE CLERK: THE BILL TO...
02:31:52	THE CLERK, - ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN
02:32:08	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ORDER. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE A MOTION TO RECOMMIT AT THE DESK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS...
02:32:36	Unidentified Speaker, - TO REPORT THE SAME BACK TO THE HOUSE FORTHWITHWITH THE
02:32:40	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FOLLOWING AMENDMENT, IN
02:32:43	Unidentified Speaker, - SECTION 19-C-2 AS ADDED
02:32:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IN
02:32:48	THE CLERK, - SECTION 1--1-3, AMEND TO READ AS FOLLOWS, PROHIBITION OF USE OF OTHER FUNDS. FUNDS COLLECTED UNDER PARAGRAPH A OARE THE ONLY ONES TO BE COLLECTED UNDER...
02:33:25	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TROUBLING, SMOKING IN AMERICA. WE DON'T WANT OUR KIDS TO DO IT. STIRMES WE DISAGREE ON THE SMALLEST THINGS AND THE PATHS TO GET THERE AND I THINK THIS...
02:33:38	Rogers, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan HAVE A HUGE CONSEQUENCES. WE EVEN OFFERED THE F.D.A. THE AUTHORITY TO GET NICOTINE OUT OF CIGARETTES AND THE MAJORITY SAID NO. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE...
02:36:18	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - YOU'LL MAKE THE F.D.A. INSPECTOR CHOOSE BETWEEN ONE MORE INSPECTION AND ONE MORE BAD OUTBREAK OF SALMONELLA OR STEPPING UP AND STARTING TO REGULATE...
02:36:30	Rogers, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan THE SALMONELLA OUTBREAK COST THE INDUSTRY $100 BILLION LAST YEAR ALONE. PEOPLE ARE DYING BECAUSE WE'RE NOT MEETING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR FOOD SAFETY....
02:39:28	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. WAXMAN: THIS BILL WILL NOT DIVERT RESOURCES FROM OTHER IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS AT THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. IT IS FULLY FUNDED...
02:39:42	MR. WAXMAN, - INDUSTRY. AND THAT USER FEE WILL FUND THIS EFFORT AND NONE OF THE
02:39:47	Unidentified Speaker, - FUNDS TO DEAL WITH TOBACCO WILL COME OUT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES AT F.D.A.
02:39:53	Waxman, Henry - U.S. Representative, [D] California BUT THERE'S AN EXCEPTION. IN THE BEGINNING, UNTIL THE USER FEES ARE COLLECTED AND DISPERSED -- DISBURSED WE WANT F.D.A. TO GET GOING. WE ALLOW THE F.D.A....
02:42:22	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: A RECORDED VOTE IS REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING RISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS...
03:00:15	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: A RECORDED VOTE IS REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING RIZZING, A RECORDED VOTE...
03:06:53	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 305, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION...
03:07:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CHAIR. THE CHAIR: HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. MEMBERS AND STAFF IN CONVERSATIONS WILL REMOVE THEM FROM THE FLOOR. MEMBERS AND STAFF WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS....
03:10:10	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina TAX INCREASE IN HISTORY. DON'T TAKE IT FROM ME, LOOK AT THE C.B.O., AFTER EXAMINING THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET, THEY SAID IT WILL WORK OUT TO BE A NET TAX...
03:11:33	THE CHAIR, - AMERICANS BY A NET $1.7 BILLION OVER
03:11:38	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey TIME. NUMBER THREE, THE BUDGET RESOLUTION ASSUMES THAT THE POMEROY ESTATE TAX PLAN WILL BE ADOPTED, MEANING THAT INDIVIDUALS WI GET A $3 NT 5 MILLION...
03:12:43	THE CHAIR, - SPRATT, HE AND HIS STAFF
03:12:45	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina PROVIDED GREAT LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO ON THIS BUDGET RESOLUTION. HE'S HAD MANY DIFFERENT POSITIONS TO RECK RECONCILE AND HE'S WORKED CLOSELY...
03:12:55	THE CHAIR, - AND THE BLUE DOG COLLEAGUES TO -- SINCE THE PRESIDENT CAME
03:12:59	Boyd, Allen - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida INTO OFFICE TO PUT THIS BUDGET RESOLUTION INTO PLACE. IN MARCH, MADAM CHAIR WE RECEIVED -- CONGRESS RECEIVED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEAR WE HAD...
03:15:46	THE CHAIR, - IT HAS NO TAXES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN IT. THERE ARE SPENDING TAX CUTS INCLUDED IN IT.
03:15:53	Melancon, Charlie "Charles" - U.S. Representative, [D] Louisiana WORKING WITH CHAIRMAN SPRATT WHO HAS BEEN DILIGENT IN TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A GOOD SPENDING PACKAGE, A GOOD BUDGET PACKAGE WE AS THE BLUE DOGS HAVE...
03:17:49	Boyd, Allen - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida CLINTON, A DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED WHITE HOUSE AND A REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED HOUSE AND SENATE WORKING TOGETHER TO PUT IN PLACE TOOLS THAT WOULD DISCIPLINE...
03:23:36	Moore, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Kansas YEARS. WE ARE NOW IN THE WORSE RECESSION SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION. THE CONGRESS AND ADMINISTRATION ARE DEVELOPING A REALISTIC PLAN WHILE MAKING TARGETED...
03:25:09	MR. BOYD, - THERE ARE SOME ONE-TIME COSTS ACCOMMODATED FOR IN THIS BUDGET, AND SOME MAY NOT THINK
03:25:15	THE CHAIR, - THEY'RE IMPORTANT BUT I THINK THEY ARE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ONE OF
03:25:20	Boyd, Allen - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida THEM IS THE ONE-TIME COST OF THE 10-YEAR CENSUS. THAT'S COMING UP SOON AND WE HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT CENSUS IN THIS -- IN THIS SPENDING BILL. SO I...
03:27:22	Melancon, Charlie "Charles" - U.S. Representative, [D] Louisiana A FISCALLY SUSTAINABLE PATH. WE ARE HERE TO WORK WITH ALL IN THIS CONGRESS FOR A BUDGET, FOR A COUNTRY, FOR A GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS FOR THE PEOPLE...
03:27:57	Boyd, Allen - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida WONDERFULLY SMART MAN AND WE REACH OUT TO HIM TO GET US OUT OF THESE ECONOMIC DIFFICULT TIMES. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN IS RECOGNIZED....
03:28:30	THE CHAIR, - IT SAYS IN THEIR RESERVE FUND ON
03:28:32	MR. RYAN, - INCREASING ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WE CAN HAVE LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES FOR AND LIMITS REDUCTIONS
03:28:36	THE CHAIR, - IN GREENHOUSE GAS
03:28:38	MR. RYAN, - EMISSIONS. NOW, WE JUST HEARD MR. BLUMENAUER ON THE FLOOR A LITTLE WHILE SAYING
03:28:42	THE CHAIR, - CAP AND TRADE, THAT'S WHAT CAP AND TRADE
03:28:44	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin IS. OUR PROPOSAL TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IS CAP AND TRADE. NOW, YOU MIGHT NOT SAY CAP AND TRADE HERE BUT YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO...
03:34:01	THE CHAIR, - CONTRASTS BETWEEN PRIORITIES AND THE DIRECTION FOR THE NATION. AMERICA IS AT A HISTORIC
03:34:08	Putnam, Adam - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida CROSSROADS. WE HAVE SEVERE RECESSION, RECORD FORECLOSURES, LACK OF CREDIT, GROWING DEFICITS, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT THIS YEAR ALONE, CONGRESS HAS SPENT $787...
03:36:28	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CAPITALISTIC, SPREE FREEH SOCIETY, NOT THE VENEZUELAN MODEL WE ARE CREEPING
03:36:33	Putnam, Adam - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida EVER CLOSER TO EVERY DAY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN -- THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. RYAN: I'D LIKE TO YIELD THREE MINUTES...
03:36:56	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ECONOMIC CRISIS IS CAUSING
03:36:58	THE CHAIR, - AND EXACERBATING SOCIETAL
03:37:01	MR. RYAN, - CHAOS. NOW THE DEMOCRATS' $3.6
03:37:05	THE CHAIR, - TRILLION BUDGET THAT SPENDS TOO
03:37:08	McCotter, Thaddeus "Thad" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan MUCH, BORROWS TOO MUCH, AND TAXES TOO MUCH WILL WREAK THE CHAOS OF THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITHIN OUR POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS. AND THEREBY FURTHER THE...
03:38:17	THE CHAIR, - FLOOR BY THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY TODAY SPENDS TOO MUCH, TAXES TOO MUCH, AND BORROWS
03:38:21	MR. RYAN, - TOO MUCH. AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW IT.
03:38:24	THE CHAIR, - THIS DEMOCRAT BUDGETY DOUBLE THE NATIONAL DEBT IN FIVE YEARS,
03:38:28	MR. PENCE, - TRIPLE IT IN 10. 2010 SPENDING ALONE, $3
03:38:31	THE CHAIR, - TRILLION. 25% OF G.D.P.
03:38:34	Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana MORE THAN $1 TRILLION IN TAX INCREASES IN THE MAJORITY'S BUDGET. 2010 DEFICIT ESTIMATED AT $1 TRILLION AND SUGGESTS -- INDEPENDENT ESTIMATES SUGGEST NEARLY...
03:41:02	THE CHAIR, - A BUDGET THAT'S FISCALLY
03:41:06	MR. RYAN, - RESPONSIBLE. THE DEMOCRAT BUDGET DOES SPEND TOO MUCH, TAX TOO MUCH
03:41:09	THE CHAIR, - AND BORROW TOO MUCH. IT COMPROMISES HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THAT IS OF SUCH CONCERN TO ME. IT
03:41:16	Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE LOST IN THIS DEBATE THAT AFTER 232 YEARS IN THIS GREAT NATION AND 43 PRESIDENTS AND THE DEBT THAT WAS ACCRUED THERE...
03:43:33	THE CHAIR, - ASK MY FRIEND FROM TENNESSEE, WHEN SHE MAKES REFERENCE ABOUT M.I.T.
03:43:37	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina ANALYSIS ABOUT THE CAP AND TRADE, FIRST OF ALL, AS MY FRIEND FROM WISCONSIN KNOWS VERY WELL, THE WAY THAT WE RAISE REVENUE IN A
03:43:44	THE CHAIR, - BUDGET RESOLUTION IS TO DIRECT
03:43:47	MR. ANDREWS, - RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS AND I FRANKLY THINK HIS
03:43:51	THE CHAIR, - INTERPRETATION OF THE ENERGY
03:43:53	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey AND COMMERCE INSTRUCTIONS IS INCORRECT. IT'S FOR HEALTH CARE. WHEN I'M FINISHED BUT I WANT TO GO BACK TO WHAT OUR FRIEND FROM TENNESSEE JUST SAID ABOUT...
03:45:23	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin TRUE. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION. IS THAT THE STUDY ON WHICH YOU'RE RELYING? MR. RYAN: THE GENTLELADY SAID IT SO I CAN'T ANSWER...
03:45:36	MR. ANDREWS, - WHY IS IT THAT THE -- THIS BUDGET YOU'RE BRINGING TO THE FLOOR REPEALS
03:45:39	MR. RYAN, - THE
03:45:40	MR. ANDREWS, - REBATES? THIS BUDGET SAYS THE TAX CREDIT GOES AWAY. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. ANDREWS: IF I COULD ASK FOR 30 MORE
03:45:49	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin SECONDS. MR. SPRATT: MAYBE MR. RYAN WILL YIELD SOME TIME AS WELL. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS. MR. ANDREWS: THE BUDGET...
03:46:04	THE CHAIR, - TRADE IT WILL EVALUATE ALL THE MONEY CAN BE
03:46:07	MR. ANDREWS, - RAISED, THE WAY REBATES CAN BE PAID AND WHAT NOT.
03:46:10	MR. SPRATT, - I'M VERY TROUBLED THAT THE MINORITY CONTINUES TO RELY APPARENTLY ON A STUDY THAT THE
03:46:14	THE CHAIR, - AUTHOR CLAIMS IS JUST BEING BLATANTLY BEING MISRESPECTED.
03:46:18	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. MR. SPRATT: DOES THE GENTLEMAN WANT FURTHER TIME TO REJOIN? MR. ANDREWS:...
03:46:39	THE CHAIR, - BUDGET OFFICE. THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE IS SAYING IT'S GOING TO HIT FAMILIES AN AVERAGE OF $1,600 A YEAR.
03:46:46	MR. SPRATT, - IT'S STILL A LOT. I THINK IT'S ALSO FAIRLY REVEALING THAT SINCE THE CHAIRMAN'S MARK TAKES AWAY THE
03:46:51	MR. ANDREWS, - MAKE OR PAY TAX CREDIT THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT BACK IS TO IMPOSE A CAP AND TRADE REGIME TO GET THOSE
03:46:56	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin REVENUES AND EVEN THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE IS SAYING THE TAX INCREASE ON FAMILIES BUYING ENERGY WILL FAR EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THE MAKE OR PAY...
03:47:32	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey MISREPRESENTATION. SO I THINK A LOT OF THE OTHER CLAIMS THAT THE MINORITY MAKES ABOUT THE BUDGET ARE EQUALLY VALID. MR. RYAN: MIGHT I ASK FOR A UNANIMOUS...
03:47:59	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin NOT IN ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. MR. SPRATT: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CONNECTICUT MR. LARSON. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN...
03:48:13	THE CHAIR, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA,
03:48:15	MR. ANDREWS, - MADAM SPEAKER, AND I COMMEND HIM FOR THE OUTSTANDING JOB THAT HE'S DONE
03:48:18	THE CHAIR, - AND MOST NOTABLY, AS WE HEARD FROM THE PRESIDENT THE OTHER DAY, THE CIVILITY IN WHICH YOU AND MR. RYAN
03:48:24	MR. SPRATT, - CONDUCTED THE HEARINGS. OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE ARE AN
03:48:29	THE CHAIR, - HONORABLE PEOPLE. THEY PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS
03:48:32	Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut IN AN HONORABLE FASHION. THEY HAVE DONE SO FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THIS PRESIDENT AND THIS ADMINISTRATION INHERITED A DEEP HOLE FROM WHICH IT WILL TAKE GREAT...
03:50:59	THE CHAIR, - RYAN: MADAM CHAIR, I'LL YIELD MYSELF TWO MINUTES OF THE TIME.
03:51:04	MR. SPRATT, - THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED
03:51:06	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. RYAN: THE ONLY THING THAT'S ON THE ASSENT IN THIS BUDGET IS THE NATIONAL DEBT. THE BUDGET'S OF OUR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THE
03:51:13	MR. SPRATT, - TAX BURDEN ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THE DEFICITS.
03:51:15	THE CHAIR, - BECAUSE AFTER YOU LOWER THE DEFICIT A LITTLE BIT, IT GOES RIGHT BACK UP. YOU KNOW WHAT'S ASCENDING
03:51:20	MR. RYAN, - IN THIS BUDGET IS THE FACT THAT THE NATIONAL DEBT GOES TO
03:51:25	THE CHAIR, - DOUBLE OF WHAT IT IS TODAY IN 5
03:51:28	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin 1/2 YEARS, TRIPLES IN 10 1/2 YEARS. THAT'S WHAT'S ON THE ASSENT. NOW, MADAM CHAIR, I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN WHO JUST SPOKE. WE'RE GOOD FRIENDS,...
03:53:39	THE CHAIR, - IRRESPONSIBLE. AT THIS TIME
03:53:41	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin I'D LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLELADY FROM KANSAS, MS. JENKINS. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY FROM KANSAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. JENKINS:...
03:54:05	THE CHAIR, - SPENDS TOO MUCH, TAXES TOO MUCH AND BORROWS
03:54:09	Jenkins, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [R] Kansas TOO MUCH. I REPEATLY ASKED MY CONSTITUENTS IN KANSAS HOW THIS BUDGET WILL IMPACT THEM. I HEARD STORIES FROM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE AFRAID THAT...
03:55:54	THE CHAIR, - RECUR. THIS IS NOT OUR FAULT. THIS MESS WAS INHERITED. WE SYMPATHIZE WITH
03:55:58	MR. RYAN, - PRESIDENT OBAMA. HE INHERITED A MESS. WELL, MADAM CHAIRMAN, HE DID
03:56:03	THE CHAIR, - INHERIT A MESS, BUT HE INHERITED A MESS FROM
03:56:06	Hensarling, Jeb - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas A DEMOCRATICALLY CONTROLLED CONGRESS. IN 2007, THE DEFICIT STOOD AT $161 BILLION. NOW, THIS YEAR FOR 2009 IT'S GOING TO BE $1.8 TRILLION, A 10-FOLD INCREASE...
03:59:17	THE CHAIR, - PUNCH LINE IS NOW WE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE. NOW
03:59:19	MR. RYAN, - WE'RE JUST HAGGLING OVER
03:59:21	Hensarling, Jeb - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas PRICE. THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE SAYS THE NATIONAL ENERGY TAX IS GOING TO COST THE AVERAGE AMERICAN FAMILY AT LEAST $1,600. WE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE....
04:00:04	MR. RYAN, - TRADE MEANS. BUT CAP AND TRADE IS AN ENERGY
04:00:07	THE CHAIR, - TAX. IT'S NOT A BASEBALL CAP. NOTHING DO WITH INTERCHANGE
04:00:10	Nunes, Devin - U.S. Representative, [R] California TRADE. IT'S AN ENERGY TAX. IT'S A TAX ON EVERYTHING THAT YOU USE. SO I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE TO PLEASE EXPLAIN...
04:02:12	THE CHAIR, - BE VERY PROUD
04:02:13	MR. RYAN, - OF. MADAM SPEAKER, THIS ALTERNATIVE
04:02:17	THE CHAIR, - BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 WOULD PROVIDE $106.4 BILLION FOR VETERANS HEALTH
04:02:22	MR. BUYER, - CARE AND PROGRAMS. THIS BUDGET
04:02:25	THE CHAIR, - IS $540 MILLION
04:02:26	Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana ABOVE THE ADMINISTRATION'S REQUEST. THE REPUBLICAN ALTERNATIVE ALSO REDUCES SPENDING. IT BRINGS OUR NATIONAL DEBT UNDER CONTROL. AND CREATES MORE...
04:05:39	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HIS LEADERSHIP OF
04:05:41	THE CHAIR, - THE COMMITTEE. AND FOR THE INCLUSIVE PROCESS THAT HE
04:05:46	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina HAS UTILIZED TO COME UP WITH THIS BUDGET RESOLUTION. MADAM CHAIR, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
04:05:55	THE CHAIR, - H.CON.RES. 85, AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES
04:05:57	Reyes, Silvestre - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas TO VOTE FOR THIS BUDGET. BECAUSE AT A TIME WHEN AMERICANS ARE LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP, AT A TIME WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THIS NEW ADMINISTRATION TO...
04:08:08	MR. SPRATT, - THE RESOLUTION. AMERICANS ARE SMART. THEY KNOW WHO
04:08:11	THE CHAIR, - GOT US IN THIS
04:08:13	Reyes, Silvestre - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas MESS. THEY KNOW WHAT ADMINISTRATION INHERITED A SURPLUS AND WHAT ADMINISTRATION INHERITED A MESS. THE RECORD IS CLEAR. THE DOG THEY HAVE SENT OUT...
04:08:47	THE CHAIR, - ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. SHEA-PORTER:
04:08:55	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MADAM SPEAKER,
04:08:58	THE CHAIR, - I COME FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS.
04:08:59	MR. RYAN, - I WAS A MILITARY SPOUSE AND MY HUSBAND IS NOW A VETERAN. MY CHILDREN AND MY HUSBAND ALL HAVE A CHRONIC DISEASE, ASTHMA, AND MY MOTHER'S
04:09:07	MR. SPRATT, - ELDERLY. I PAY COLLEGE TUITION FOR KIDS. I LOOKED AT THIS BUDGET FROM
04:09:12	THE CHAIR, - THIS PRISM. DOES IT HELP THE MIDDLE CLASS, THE
04:09:15	Shea-Porter, Carol - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire MILITARY, AND MILITARY FAMILIES AND THE VETS AND THOSE FAMILIES WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS, THE ELDERLY, AND FAMILIES WITH KIDS IN SCHOOL? THE ANSWER IS RESOUNDING...
04:10:14	THE CHAIR, -
04:10:19	MR. RYAN, - REMAINING. MR. SPRATT: WOULD
04:10:23	MR. SPRATT, - YOU LIKE TO PROCEED, MR. RYAN? MR. RYAN: I'M THE LAST
04:10:28	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina SPEAKER. MR. SPRATT: I WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA RESERVES HIS TIME. MR. RYAN: I TAKE IT THE GENTLEMAN...
04:10:43	MR. SPRATT, - CHAIR, THERE'S A VIRTUAL CONGA LINE FORMING AROUND THE CAPITOL RIGHT NOW TO COME AND GET
04:10:48	MR. RYAN, - MONEY.
04:10:49	MR. SPRATT, - WE ARE SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY THESE DAYS. WE GOT TO
04:10:52	THE CHAIR, - GET THIS SPENDING UNDER CONTROL. IT'S OUT OF
04:10:55	MR. RYAN, - CONTROL. AND BECAUSE THE SPENDING IS OUT OF CONTROL,
04:10:58	THE CHAIR, - THE DEBT'S GOING OUT OF CONTROL. BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE IN THE CLOSING MINUTES
04:11:04	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin OF THE GENERAL DEBATE HERE AND THAT IS ABOUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN AMERICA TODAY. JOBS. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THEM. IN MY HOMETOWN OF JAMESVILLE,...
04:15:56	THE CHAIR, - CASCADE OF UNFOUNDED FACTS. HARD TO RESPOND TO EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID, BUT A FEW
04:16:00	MR. SPRATT, - THINGS NEED TO BE SAID CLEAR AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS DEBATE. FIRST OF ALL LAST NIGHT IN
04:16:05	THE CHAIR, - PARTICULAR, BUT AGAIN TODAY, MEMBER AFTER MEMBER GOT UP AND TALKED
04:16:09	MR. SPRATT, - ABOUT THE BIGGEST TAX INCREASE
04:16:11	THE CHAIR, - IN HISTORY. IT'S NOT HERE. IT'S NOT IN THIS PARTICULAR
04:16:14	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina BUDGET RESOLUTION. IF YOU READ C.B.O.'S ANALYSIS OF THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET, YOU WILL SEE C.B.O., NOT ME, C.B.O. FINDS THAT THERE IS NET A REDUCTION...
04:19:36	THE CHAIR, - THAT EVERY DIFFERENCE OF OPINION IS
04:19:42	Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California NOT A DIFFERENCE OF PRINCIPLE. THAT IS SO. BUT SOME ARE. THE DIFFERENCE OF OPINION OVER THIS BUDGET IS A DIFFERENCE OF PRINCIPLE. IN FACT, MORE THAN...
04:25:58	THE CHAIR, - THE TIME FOR GENERAL DEBATE HAS EXPIRED. UNDER THE RULE, THE COMMITTEE RISES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MADAM CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIR: MR. SPEAKER, THE...
04:26:50	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CONSIDERATION H.CON.RES 85 AND HAS COME TO NO RESOLUTION
04:26:53	THE CHAIR, - THEREON. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA RISE? MR. SPRATT: I ASK UNANIMOUS
04:27:04	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE ANY EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON H.CON.RES 85. THE SPEAKER...
04:27:23	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 85.
04:27:32	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina WILL THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MRS. TAUSCHER, KINDLY RESUME THE CHAIR? THE CHAIR: THE HOUSE IS IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE...
04:28:12	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina AND 2011 THROUGH 2014. THE CHAIR: WHEN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ROSE EARLIER TODAY ALL TIME FOR
04:28:22	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina GENERAL DEBATE HAD EXPIRED. PURSUANT TO THE RULE, NO AMENDMENT TO THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION IS IN ORDER EXCEPT THE AMENDMENTS PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT...
04:28:36	THE CHAIR, - IN THE ORDER PRESENTED IN THE REPORT, MAY BE OFFERED ONLY BY A MEMBER DESIGNATED IN THE REPORT, SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS READ AND SHALL BE DEBATABLE FOR...
04:29:22	THE CHAIR, - GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY: I YIELD MYSELF THREE MINUTES. THE
04:29:26	THE CLERK, - CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MS. WOOLSEY: MADAM SPEAKER, AS WE FACE THE HUGE CHANGES AHEAD OF US, THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, WARS...
04:29:33	THE CHAIR, - COUNTRIES, CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE, LACK OF AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, HIGH ENERGY PRICES AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, THE BUDGET IS THE LEGISLATION THAT...
04:29:44	MS. WOOLSEY, - THAT'S WHY AS CO-CHAIR WITH
04:29:46	THE CHAIR, - CONGRESSMAN RAUL GRIJALVA OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
04:29:49	Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FISCAL YEAR 2010 PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS BUDGET ALTERNATIVE. . IN NOVEMBER THE AMERICAN PEOPLE VOTED TO...
04:32:54	THE CHAIR, - FULLY FUND THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
04:32:57	Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California ACT, AND IDEA, AND $45 BILLION A YEAR TO MAKE VETERANS HEALTH CARE ANONYMITY. MADAM SPEAKER -- ANONYMITY. MADAM SPEAKER, THESE ARE THE MAJOR PRIORITIES...
04:33:36	THE CHAIR, - THE -- BUDGET. AS ONE WHO HAS WRITTEN BUDGETS BEFORE ON BEHALF OF
04:33:40	MR. HENSARLING, - THE REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE IT IS
04:33:42	THE CHAIR, - HARD, IT IS DIFFICULT CHALLENGING WORK BUT I KNOW THE LADY IS COMMITTED TO HER SET
04:33:46	MR. HENSARLING, - OF
04:33:49	THE CHAIR, - PRINCIPLES. THEY ARE DIE
04:33:50	Hensarling, Jeb - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas METRICICALLY OPPOSED TO MINE BUT I RESPECT HER BODIVE WORK AND COMMITMENT TO HER PHILOSOPHY. AS WE LOOK AT THIS BUDGET AND THE OTHER DEMOCRAT ALTERNATIVES,...
04:40:10	THE CHAIR, - THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. FRANK: MADAM CHAIR, I ADMIRE THE WORK DONE BY THE LEADERSHIP AND
04:40:15	Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California THE CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS AND THE STAFF. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TWO CORRECTIONS TO MY FRIEND FROM TEXAS. FIRST, I KNOW PEOPLE ON THAT SIDE HAVE A PROPENSITY...
04:40:30	THE CHAIR, - FRANCE, SARKOZY, AND THE
04:40:33	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY, TWO CONSERVATIVES. HIS INVOCATION OF SOCIALIST LECTURING US IS A FURTHER EXAMPLE OF THE PROPENSITY TO SEE SOCIALISTS WHERE THEY...
04:43:49	THE CHAIR, - AM. I CONCEDE THAT POINT. SECOND OF ALL -- I WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD. MR. FRANK: THE PEOPLE I
04:43:54	MR. HENSARLING, - MENTIONED WERE SARKOZY WHO IS THE NONSOCIALIST PRESIDENT OF FRANCE AND MERKEL
04:44:00	THE CHAIR, - THE
04:44:01	Hensarling, Jeb - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas NONSOCIALIST CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY. MR. HENSARLING: WITH 30 SECONDS I RECLAIMING MY TIME. I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT TO THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN OF THE...
04:44:13	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts WITH THE CONGRESS AND TO REMIND HIM HIS PARTY HAS BEEN IN CONTROL FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS W THAT, MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD THREE MINUTES...
04:44:24	Hensarling, Jeb - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. . >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE ONE BEFORE US IS THE PROGRESSIVE BUDGET. AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE...
04:44:43	THE CHAIR, - FOCUSED ON, WHICH IS WE'VE OVERDOSED ON CREDIT. AND THERE REALLY IS A LIMIT TO HOW MUCH YOU CAN SPEND. THIS IS AN UNFORTUNATE THING.
04:44:54	Inglis, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina WE WISH THAT WE HAD NO LIMITS, BUT THERE ARE LIMITS. I HOPE THAT PROGRESSIVES WON'T STAND ON THE FLOOR AND SAY WHAT I'VE OFTEN HEARD THEM SAY BEFORE WHICH...
04:48:02	THE CHAIR, - OF THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE BUDGET CONSTITUTE. I WANT TO THANK -- SUBSTITUTE. I WANT
04:48:07	Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California TO THANK CONGRESSWOMAN WOOLSEY AND MR. GRIJALVA ON THIS GREAT BUDGET. BUDGETS ARE NOT ONLY FISCAL DOCUMENTS, BUT THEY ARE MORAL
04:48:14	THE CHAIR, - DOCUMENTS. THEY REFLECT OUR NATION'S VALUES AND PRIORITIES.
04:48:17	Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California FOR EXAMPLE, IN OUR BUDGET WE REDEPLOY ALL OF OUR TROOPS AND CONTRACTORS OUT OF IRAQ AND WE CAP THE TAX DEDUCTIBILITY OF EXCESSIVE C.E.O. PAY AND THAT...
04:50:02	THE CHAIR, - I DO SO RELUCTANTLY. I HOPED WE WOULD COME TOGETHER ON SOMETHING THAT TAKES OUR
04:50:07	MR. HENSARLING, - COUNTRY FORWARD. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW AMERICANS ARE HURTING, AND I'M FROM MICHIGAN AND NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT HURTING ECONOMIES LIKE WE DO IN MICHIGAN.
04:50:15	THE CHAIR, - IT'S PAINFUL. BUT THE PRESCRIPTION THAT THE DEMOCRATS
04:50:19	Rogers, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan OFFER IS DANGEROUS. BORROW MORE MONEY, SPEND MORE MONEY, TAX THE VERY PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO GET US OUT OF THIS RECESSION, THE SMALL BUSINESS PEOPLE....
04:53:29	MR. HENSARLING, - TIME MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM
04:53:35	THE CHAIR, - CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY: MADAM CHAIR WOMAN, I YIELD A MINUTE AND A HALF TO A PROGRESSIVE STREIST CHAIR, KEITH ELLISON FROM MINNESOTA. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN...
04:53:57	MS. WOOLSEY, - THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC BUDGET RESOLUTION, I BELIEVE THAT OUR PROGRESSIVE BUDGET DIFFERS IN TWO IMPORTANT WAYS AND THAT'S WHY I URGE COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT...
04:54:06	THE CHAIR, - BUDGET. FIRST, THE PROGRESSIVE ALTERNATIVE FULLY FUNDS
04:54:10	MR. ELLISON, - PRESIDENT OBAMA'S INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS REQUESTS. THAT'S FUNCTION 150 ACCOUNT. I BELIEVE ROBUST FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS WHICH FUNDS COMBAT FOR...
04:55:46	THE CHAIR, - IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE
04:55:48	MR. ELLISON, - MINUTES. MR. MCHENRY: THANK YOU, MADAM
04:55:50	THE CHAIR, - CHAIR. I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA FOR YIELDING. YOU KNOW, FOLKS IN WESTERN
04:55:54	MR. HENSARLING, - NORTH CAROLINA ARE HURTING. WE'VE SEEN THE RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT.
04:55:57	THE CHAIR, - WE'VE SEEN ECONOMIC DISLOCATION
04:55:59	MR. LUNGREN, - THE RECESSION HAS CREATED. WE'VE SEEN THE IMPACT IT HAS ON SMALL TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES, ON FAMILIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING
04:56:04	THE CHAIR, - TO MAKE ENDS MEET, ON THE RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT THAT GENERALLY HAS OCCURRED.
04:56:09	McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina THESE ARE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES. AND I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL BUDGET TO MEET THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES. FAMILIES HAVE TO TIGHTEN...
04:58:29	THE CHAIR, - HALF TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON, MR. BLUMENAUER. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
04:58:34	MS. WOOLSEY, - FROM OREGON IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF.
04:58:37	THE CHAIR, - MR. BLUMENAUER: THANK YOU. I THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN'S COURTESY IN PERMITTING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS. IT WAS INTERESTING TO WATCH THE EXCHANGE ON THE FLOOR...
04:58:46	MS. WOOLSEY, - FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE HAD TO INSTRUCT MY FRIEND FROM TEXAS, I GUESS WHO'S LEFT THE FLOOR, ABOUT WHO IS A
04:58:54	THE CHAIR, - SOCIALIST AND WHO ISN'T. IT'S NO SMALL POINT
04:58:57	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon THAT PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE WHO ARE OFFERING THEIR WORLD VIEW DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHO OUR ALLIES ARE AND WHO RUNS TWO OF THE TOP EIGHT ECONOMIES IN...
05:00:42	THE CHAIR, - MS. WOOLSEY: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE OUTSPOKEN PROGRESSIVE
05:00:46	MR. LUNGREN, - LEADER, SHEILA JACKSON
05:00:48	THE CHAIR, - LEE OF TEXAS. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. JACKSON LEE: I ASK TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE CHAIR: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
05:01:03	Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California SO ORDERED. MS. JACKSON LEE: WE COME TO THIS FLOOR WITH A SOBERING
05:01:12	THE CHAIR, - RECOGNITION. $657 BILLION SPENT ON THE WAR
05:01:19	MS. JACKSON LEE, - IN IRAQ. CERTAINLY WE WOULD
05:01:22	THE CHAIR, - NOT TAKE ONE CENT AWAY FROM OUR SOLDIERS,
05:01:26	Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas THEIR CARE, THE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES. BUT $657 BILLION ON A WAR THAT GENERATED THE KIND OF CONTROVERSY AND QUESTIONABLE RESULTS THAT THE IRAQ WAR CREATED...
05:03:45	THE CHAIR, - A GREATER IMPERATIVE TO DEAL WITH THIS NOTION
05:03:48	MR. LUNGREN, - OF CLIMATE CHANGE THAN WE DO DEFENDING
05:03:50	THE CHAIR, - THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE BUDGET THAT'S PRESENTED TO US BY THE CON GREGS -- PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS CUTS DEFENSE
05:03:58	Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California ENORMOUSLY. YET WE KEEP HEARING THAT, WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM THE TROOP, WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM EQUIPMENT, BUT WE CUT DEFENSE...
05:05:06	THE CHAIR, - ABOUT GOALS, ASPIRATIONS, VALUES, AND VISIONS. THIS
05:05:11	MS. WOOLSEY, - BUDGET CUTS COLD WAR WEAPONS SYSTEMS, AND INVESTS IN
05:05:15	THE CHAIR, - OUR FUTURE, INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE AND OUR FAMILIES AND DEINVESTING IN THINGS THAT DON'T
05:05:21	Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland WORK. THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE IS THE BIGGEST DRAIN ON OUR ECONOMY AND MUST BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. IT STEPS UP THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET BY INVESTING...
05:07:07	THE CHAIR, - ALREADY BORROWED BILLIONS, THIS IS IN BORROWING AND ADDING NEW
05:07:10	MR. LUNGREN, - DEBT TO THE ACCOUNTS OF THE UNITED STATES. WHAT IS KNOWN NOT WELL IN THIS CONGRESS IS WE GAVE NEW AUTHORITY TO THE FED
05:07:17	THE CHAIR, - TO BUY TREASURY SECURITIES. THAT MEANS THAT ONE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT IS ALREADY BORROWING MONEY FROM ANOTHER PART OF THE
05:07:25	Kirk, Mark Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois GOVERNMENT. THIS NEW FED AUTHORITY HAS BEEN USED VERY HEAVILY SINCE THE START OF THE NEW YEAR. IN FACT, RECORDS FROM THE BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT SHOW...
05:09:34	THE CHAIR, - MANAGING TIME ON THE OTHER SIDE. HE WILL REMEMBER THAT IT
05:09:39	MS. WOOLSEY, - WAS LAST THURSDAY THAT THE REPUBLICANS HELD A PRESS
05:09:44	THE CHAIR, - CONFERENCE AND ANNOUNCED THEIR
05:09:48	Conyers, John Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan NON-BUDGET BUDGET, BUT THEN THEY SAID IT'S COMING OUT. THEN YESTERDAY THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET WAS -- CAME OUT. IT HAD A FEW NUMBERS IN IT. AND I AM INTRIGUED...
05:12:56	THE CHAIR, - MR. LUNGREN: MADAM CHAIR, MAY I INQUIRE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE OTHER SIDE HAS MORE THAN ONE SPEAK OWN THIS SUBJECT. MS. WOOLSEY: WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER...
05:13:16	Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California INCLUDING -- MS. WOOLSEY: TWO SPEAKERS, INCLUDING CLOSING. MR. LUNGREN: I RESERVE MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE
05:13:26	MS. WOOLSEY, - GENTLEMAN RESERVES HIS TIME. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY: I'M PLEASED TO YIELD A MINUTE AND A HALF TO
05:13:34	MR. LUNGREN, - DONALD PAYNE OF NEW JERSEY. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A
05:13:40	MS. WOOLSEY, - HALF. MR. PAYNE: LET ME COMMEND THE
05:13:43	MR. LUNGREN, - GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA FOR PRESENTING THIS VERY IMPORTANT BUDGET
05:13:46	THE CHAIR, - AND LET ME ALSO, TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA THAT,
05:13:51	MS. WOOLSEY, - THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT IN OUR PREAMBLE WE TALK ABOUT PROVIDING FOR THE COMMON
05:13:58	THE CHAIR, - DEFENSE BUT WE ALSO SAY IT'S PART OF OUR COUNTRY TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL
05:14:02	Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey WELFARE. IT SEEMS THAT PART SEEMS TO BE -- TENDS TO BE LEFT OUT IN MANY INSTANCES. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS BUDGET. AS A...
05:15:44	THE CHAIR, - SOMEWHAT PARS MOAN YUSS. WE ARE NOT
05:15:48	MR. LUNGREN, - ATTEMPTING TO TRY TO PAY FOR THINGS THAT THERE IS A -- FOR WHICH
05:15:51	THE CHAIR, - THERE IS A REASON FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE INVOLVED. SECONDLY, I HAVE BEEN A LEADER
05:15:55	Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California FOR THE LAST TWO CONGRESS IN AN EFFORT ON A -- CONGRESSES IN AN EFFORT TO TRY TO REDUCE OR TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESIDENT TO NEGOTIATE WITH RUSSIA TO REDUCE...
05:17:43	THE CHAIR, - CAUCUS BUDGET SO MUCH BECAUSE THEY'VE SPENT THE ENTIRE HOUR EITHER PROMOTING THEIR OWN BUDGET OR ATTACKING
05:17:48	MS. WOOLSEY, - THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET AND LETTING OUR BUDGET STAND AS IT
05:17:53	THE CHAIR, - IS.
05:17:54	MS. WOOLSEY, - I'M PROUD OF THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE BUDGET. WE
05:17:57	THE CHAIR, - CUT DEFENSE SNDING BY $158
05:18:00	Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California BILLION. IN FISCAL YEAR 2010 ALONE. AND WE INCREASED NONDEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING TO $991 MILLION. AND THAT'S QUITE AN EFFORT AND QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT....
05:18:38	THE CHAIR, - VOTE. THE CHAIR: THE CHAIR WILL COUNT FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING...
05:45:49	THE CHAIR, - CHAIR: THE HOUSE WILL COME TO
05:46:06	MR. JORDAN, - ORDER.
05:46:09	THE CHAIR, - THE CHAIR: THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER.
05:46:40	THE CHAIR, - MEMBERS AND STAFF IN CONVERSATIONS WILL REMOVE THEM FROM THE FLOOR. MEMBERS AND STAFF WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS SEATS. IT IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT...
05:47:19	MR. JORDAN, - THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS
05:47:21	THE CHAIR, -
05:47:24	THE CLERK, - CORRECT. THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR.
05:47:34	THE CHAIR, - JORDAN, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES.
05:47:37	Unidentified Speaker, - THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
05:47:40	Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California OHIO. MR. JORDAN: I THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE CHAIR OF THE REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE, OUR COLLEAGUE FROM THE STATE...
05:48:01	Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON, MR. BLUMENAUER, CONTROL THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED....
05:48:09	THE CHAIR, - GENTLEMAN FOR SUSPENDING. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN WILL
05:48:13	MR. PRICE, - SUSPEND. MEMBERS IN CONVERSATIONS WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS OR REMOVE THEM
05:48:16	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina FROM THE FLOOR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
05:48:26	THE CHAIR, - MR. PRICE: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
05:48:28	MR. SPRATT, - THE -- WE ALL KNOW THAT WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO BURN THROUGH
05:48:31	THE CHAIR, - THE FUTURE OF OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS WITH OVERSIZED FEDERAL SPENDING. OUR REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE BUDGET TAKES A BOLD BUT RESPONSIBLE APPROACH TO...
05:48:46	Price, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia AS YOU SEE FROM THIS CHART RIGHT HERE. OUR BUDGET RESERVES THE TAX RELIEF ADOPTED EARLIER IN THIS DECADE. IT ENCOURAGES SMALL BUSINESSES TO CREATE JOBS...
05:51:53	THE CHAIR, - ALTERNATIVE THAT THEY NEVER IMPOSED WHEN
05:51:57	MR. BLUMENAUER, - THEY HAD CONTROL OF ALL THE LEVERS OF POWER.
05:52:01	THE CHAIR, - ADDITIONAL TAX CUTS THAT ARE
05:52:03	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon OUTMODED AND DISCREDITED AND WE CAN'T AFFORD AND MOST IMPORTANT, CUTTING AID TO AMERICANS MOST IN NEED, STUDENTS, THE ELDERLY, THE SICK, DISABLED, ASSAULTING...
05:52:54	THE CHAIR, - US BACKWARDS. I SUPPORT
05:52:57	Hodes, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire OUR BUDGET BECAUSE IT WILL MOVE OUR COUNTRY FORWARD. OUR PLAN IS HONEST BECAUSE IT GIVES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE A TRUE PICTURE OF WHAT WE ARE FACING. IT...
05:54:49	THE CHAIR, - BLACKBURN. THE CHAIR: HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU YIELD? MR. JORDAN: TWO MINUTES.
05:54:53	Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MRS. BLACKBURN: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO FOR...
05:55:10	THE CHAIR, - PEOPLE WANT TO SEE RIGHT NOW. I AM ALSO PLEASED THAT
05:55:12	MR. JORDAN, - WE CONTINUE THE TAX
05:55:14	THE CHAIR, - REDUCTIONS THAT WERE PASSED IN 2001 AND
05:55:17	Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee 2003. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE HEARING FROM SO MANY OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS CONSTITUENTS IS THAT THEY WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE DEATH TAX DOES NOT COME BACK...
05:57:20	THE CHAIR, - COLLEAGUE. THIS BUDGET IS A CARBON COPY OF THE FAILED POLICIES WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST EIGHT
05:57:24	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon YEARS. IT'S A BUDGET THAT LOOKS IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR IN THE PAST. IT IS NOT A BUDGET THAT LOOKS TO THE FUTURE. IN FACT, THIS BUDGET, LIKE THE...
05:57:33	THE CHAIR, - REPUBLICAN BUDGET WE WILL SEE, IS GOING TO SLAM A BRAKE ON THE ECONOMIC
05:57:37	Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland RECOVERY PLAN THAT THIS CONGRESS PASSED AND IS NOW WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH OUR ECONOMY THROUGH ALL THE COMMUNITIES IN THIS COUNTRY. WHILE THAT ECONOMIC...
05:59:50	THE CHAIR, - TRILLION THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY. THINK
05:59:53	Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio WHAT IT TAKES TO REPAY THAT. YOU HAVE TO BALANCE AND THEN WIN $1 TRILLION SURPLUS FOR 23 YEARS TO PAY THAT DEBT OFF. WE DO PUT UP A STOP SIGN AND A...
06:00:31	THE CHAIR, - OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS REPRESENTED BY THE BLUE FIGURES AND IN THE
06:00:35	Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana CURRENT BUDGET, IN THE CONTINUATION OF THESE DEFICIT SPENDING BUDGETS, MANY OF MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE HAVE CRITICIZED THIS SPENDING, THESE DEFICITS...
06:02:50	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - WORKING ON SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
06:02:53	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon IS OUR FRIEND FROM NEW YORK, MR. TONKO. AND -- >> WOULD YOU YIELD? MR. BLUMENAUER: ON YOUR TIME. MR. SCALISE: I WOULD ASK A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRE TO...
06:03:21	Unidentified Speaker, - WOULD NOT HAVE VOTED FOR.
06:03:24	MR. BLUMENAUER, - I WOULD ASK THE MEMBER
06:03:26	Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana TO DIRECT COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR. THE CHAIR: ALL COMMENTS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON. MR. BLUMENAUER: I WILL TAKE 15...
06:03:51	THE CHAIR, - YORK. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR.
06:03:56	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon TONKO: I RISE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR A BUDGET THAT WILL HELP IMPROVE OUR ECONOMY. AN INSTITUTED PLAN TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT IN THE LONG-TERM....
06:04:12	THE CHAIR, - YEAR 2013, BY CUTTING INEFFECTIVE PROGRAMS
06:04:16	Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York AND REFORMING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING AND DEFENSE PURCHASING. IN ADDITION, WE NEED A BUDGET THAT FINALLY ADDRESSES HEALTH CARE REFORM, WHICH WILL REDUCE...
06:05:55	THE CHAIR, - OF 2006. FOR YOU GUYS TO KEEP REACHING
06:05:58	MR. JORDAN, - BACK AND INSISTING OUR PROBLEMS BELONG TO GEORGE BUSH IS
06:06:04	THE CHAIR, - RIDICULOUS. SPEAKER PELOSI SWORN IN IN JANUARY, 2007. YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SPENDING UP HERE, TALK
06:06:09	Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia TO SPEAKER PELOSI. YOUR BUDGET SPENDS TOO MUCH, TAXES TOO MUCH AND BORROWS TOO MUCH. THE C.N.C. BUDGET WHICH I'M HERE TO SUPPORT -- YOU TAKE THE...
06:08:21	MR. JORDAN, - TO BE MADE. PRESIDENT CLINTON STARTED
06:08:24	Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia AMERICORPS AND SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM AND WE JUST RENEWED IT $5 BILLION. WE NEED TO COME TOTHER AND MAKE SOME TOUGH CHOICES. THE...
06:09:18	THE CHAIR, - ABOUT 5%, SECOND LOWEST OF
06:09:21	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon THE TOP 30 ECONOMIST. I YIELD TO MY GOOD FRIEND THE REAL STATE OF WASHINGTON, NOT OREGON AND MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, MR. LARSEN. THE CHAIR:...
06:09:55	THE CHAIR, - TO PUSH OUR NATION'S PRIORITIES INTO ACTION. IT IS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE
06:10:01	Larsen, Rick - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington APPROACH TO BUILD JOBS AND ECONOMIC STRENGTH. CONGRESS AND THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS TAKEN ACTION TO SAVE JOBS, KEEP FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES. THE ECONOMY...
06:12:14	THE CHAIR, - WORK ON THE REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE BUDGET
06:12:17	MR. JORDAN, - ALTERNATIVE AND I ESPECIALLY COMMEND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
06:12:20	THE CHAIR, - REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, TOM PRICE, FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY
06:12:25	MR. PENCE, - AND VISIONARY
06:12:28	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
06:12:30	Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana LEADERSHIP. THE BUDGET BROUGHT BY THE MAJORITY TODAY AS HAS BEEN SAID AGAIN AND AGAIN, SPENDS TOO MUCH, TAXES TOO MUCH AND BORROWS TOO MUCH, AND THE...
06:15:40	THE CHAIR, - SONG THAT GOES, DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE. LET ME GIVE YOU THE RAP SHEET
06:15:44	MR. BLUMENAUER, - ON THE HYPE OF THE PROPOSAL WE'RE ABOUT TO DISCUSS HERE TODAY. IT'S ABOUT GIVING TO THE WEALTHIEST AMONG US. GIVING BACK TO THE CORPORATE
06:15:52	THE CHAIR, - INFLUENCES THAT HAVE LED US TO THE JOB LOSS THAT WE HAVE FOUND, TO THE MARKET PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE LED US TO NEAR AND
06:15:58	Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio UTTER COLLAPSE OF OUR HOUSING INDUSTRY AND CUTS IN VITAL PROGRAMS THAT INVEST IN OUR COUNTRY, OUR PEOPLE AND IN AMERICA. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME ON THE...
06:17:58	THE CHAIR, - AROUND DEBT THAT EQUALS ABOUT 80% OF G.D.P. YET THAT'S
06:18:01	Unidentified Speaker, - WHAT IS CONTEMPLATED IN THE DEMOCRAT'S BUDGET. WE KNOW THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL BE TAXED FAR IN EXCESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO SUSTAIN
06:18:07	THE CHAIR, - TODAY'S LEVEL OF SPENDING. YET THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING
06:18:10	Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona TO IMPOSE ON FUTURE GENERATIONS. PART OF THE REASON WE'RE IN SUCH DIRE FINANCIAL STRAITS TODAY IS BECAUSE WE HAD A REAL ESTATE BUBBLE THAT BURST. MORE...
06:19:58	THE CHAIR, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
06:20:01	MR. BLUMENAUER, - MR. ENGEL: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE
06:20:05	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon AMENDMENT. I MUST SAY TO MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, I THINK THEY'VE LOST THE MORAL RIGHT TO LECTURE US ABOUT FISCAL
06:20:12	MR. BLUMENAUER, - RESPONSIBILITY. GIVEN THEIR RECORD OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. I WILL SUPPORT THE OVERALL BUDGET, ALTHOUGH I WANT TO
06:20:18	THE CHAIR, - STATE THAT I HAVE A COUPLE OF RESERVATIONS WHICH I'M ASSURED WILL BE WORKED OUT. THE
06:20:22	Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York CUTS IN FUNCTION 150 AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE NEED TO BE RESTORED AND I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY THAT THE $250,000 THRESHOLD THAT THE BUDGET ASSUMES IN TERMS...
06:21:19	THE CHAIR, - UNDERSTAND THE
06:21:22	MR. JORDAN, - CONSEQUENCES. THIS DEMOCRAT BUDGET TAXES WITHOUT REGARD TO CONSEQUENCES AND I KNOW THAT BECAUSE IT INCLUDES OVER $30 BILLION IN TAX INCREASES ON AMERICA'S
06:21:30	Cassidy, William "Bill" M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana ENERGY ECONOMY. NOW, WHAT ARE THESE CONSEQUENCES? THE ENERGY INDUSTRY, WHICH EMPLOYEES -- EMPLOYS ABOUT 320,000 PEOPLE IN LOUISIANA, WILL NOT HIGHER...
06:22:50	THE CHAIR, - SOME RESERVATION, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME
06:22:53	MR. BLUMENAUER, - LISTENING TO THE NEEDS OF THIS COUNTRY AS IT JUXTAPOSES ITSELF IN THE WORLD. IN
06:22:58	THE CHAIR, - AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, CERTAINLY IN SOUTH AMERICA, WHERE I SERVED AS A PEACE CORPS
06:23:02	Farr, Sam - U.S. Representative, [D] California VOLUNTEER. AND WHAT I THINK IS VERY DANGEROUS ABOUT THE THINKING OF CUTTING THE FOREIGN AID, THE 150 ACCOUNT, IS THAT IS ALL THE HUMANITARIAN AID....
06:24:06	THE CHAIR, - JACKSON LEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR -- THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO
06:24:14	MR. JORDAN, - MINUTES. MR. JACKSON: I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED -- MS.
06:24:17	THE CHAIR, - JACKSON LEE: I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN. I'M COMMITTED TO WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS COMMITTED TO. ALL OF WHITE HOUSE BELIEVE
06:24:23	MR. BLUMENAUER, - THERE NEEDS TO BE A NEW DAY IN AMERICA, ARE COMMITTED TO A NEW ERA OF RESPONSIBILITY,
06:24:27	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - RENEWING AMERICA'S PROMISE. AND MY GOOD FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE ARE IN DIRECT
06:24:32	THE CHAIR, - CONTRAST TO THAT BECAUSE IF WE PASS THIS BUDGET, THE REPUBLICAN STUDY
06:24:35	MR. JACKSON, - GROUP, STUDY CAUCUS,
06:24:37	Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas WE WILL SEE A CONTINUATION OF CRUMBLING BRIDGES, WORKERS AND VETERANS WAITING MONTHS OR YEARS FOR BENEFITS, THE VERY VETERANS, 167,000-PLUS, THAT ARE...
06:26:43	THE CHAIR, - BALANCE WITHIN THE BUDGET WINDOW. THE OBAMA BUDGET, THE
06:26:48	MR. JORDAN, - OBAMA-PELOSI BUDGET OFFERED HERE ON THIS
06:26:51	THE CHAIR, - HOUSE FLOOR TODAY ADDS MASSIVE AMOUNTS TO OUR FEDERAL DEBT AND
06:26:55	McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina DOES NOT COME TO BALANCE, EVEN OVER 75 YEARS, THEY'RE RUNNING MASSIVE DEFICITS THAT FURTHER ADD TO OUR NATIONAL DEBT AND PASS THOSE DEBTS ON TO THE NEXT...
06:28:58	THE CHAIR, - PRESIDENCY AND CONGRESS, THEY ENGINEERED THE MASSIVE DEBT THAT THE
06:29:02	MR. BLUMENAUER, - PRESIDENT INHERITED. THEY WERE A COMBINATION OF TAX CUTS FOR PEOPLE WHO NEEDED IT THE LEAST AND A
06:29:09	THE CHAIR, - RATE OF SPENDING
06:29:12	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon INCREASE THAT WAS GREATER THAN LYNDON JOHNSON IN THE GREAT SOCIETY, NOT JUST WAS IT GAITER THAN BILL CLINTON'S SPENDING, BUT GREATER THAT LYNDON JOHNSON'S...
06:31:29	Unidentified Speaker, - RECENTLY APPROVE A TOBACCO TAX
06:31:31	MR. BLUMENAUER, - INCREASE THAT PROVIDED HEALTH CARE FOR FOUR MILLION AMERICAN CHILDREN,
06:31:36	THE CHAIR, - SOMETHING THAT THE LAST CONGRESS PASSED AND THERE WERE BIPARTISAN PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED THAT BECAUSE
06:31:42	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon THAT'S GOOD FOR AMERICANS. WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN PAYCHECKS THIS MONTH ACROSS AMERICA, 95% OF THE PEOPLE ARE WITNESSING THE PROMISE OF BEING DELIVERED...
06:32:48	MR. JORDAN, - THE DEMOCRATIC BUDGET THAT SUGGESTS THAT WE'RE GOING
06:32:51	MR. BLUMENAUER, - TO TURN OVER TO
06:32:53	McHenry, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina SOME SHADOWY BUREAUCRATIC INFLUENCE, A BUREAUCRATIC INFLUENCE IS GOING TO CONTROL AMERICANS' HEALTH CARE. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IN OUR
06:33:05	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE IS HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE CHOICES FOR AMERICANS, INCLUDING SOME THAT ARE SUBSIDIZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP...
06:34:23	THE CHAIR, - CONGRESSMAN SHADEGG. THE CHAIR: CONGRESSMAN ARIZONA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SHADEGG: I COMPLIMENT THE
06:34:29	Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio REPUBLICAN STUDY BUDGET. IT IS THE MOST CONSERVATIVE AND LOWEST SPENDING BUDGET EVER PRESENTED ON THIS FLOOR YEAR AFTER YEAR FOR EVERY YEAR THAT I...
06:34:45	THE CHAIR, - WORDS CAREFULLY, BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
06:34:48	Shadegg, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona REALITY OF THE BUDGET. IN POINT OF FACT THERE IS $682 BILLION IN GOVERNMENT REVENUE TO BE DERIVED FROM THE IMPOSITION OF A CAP AND TRADE PROGRAM. THAT...
07:05:50	THE CHAIR, - SEATS. THE COMMITTEE CANNOT PROCEED WITHOUT ORDER. MEMBERS WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS. THE CHAIR: THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. MEMBERS AND STAFF IN THE...
07:06:55	THE CHAIR, - THE CHAIR: IT IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 111-73. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA...
07:07:25	THE CHAIR, - HOUSE REPORT 111-73 OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF CALIFORNIA. THE CHAIR: THE COMMITTEE WILL NOT PROCEED WITHOUT ORDER. MEMBERS AND STAFF WILL TAKE
07:07:36	MS. LEE, - THEIR SEATS. MEMBERS AND STAFF AND
07:07:40	THE CHAIR, - CONVERSATIONS WILL LEAVE THE
07:07:42	THE CLERK, -
07:07:52	Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California FLOOR. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. LEE, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA....
07:08:23	MS. LEE, - DOCUMENT. IT DEFINES WHO WE ARE AS A NATION.
07:08:27	THE CHAIR, - IT REFLECTS OUR PRIORITIES AND
07:08:29	Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California OUR VALUES. THAT'S WHY I'M PLEASED THAT THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS' BUDGET PRIORITIES ARE A REFLECTION OF OUR VALUES AND THE CHALLENGES WE FACE AS...
07:12:24	THE CHAIR, - OUTLINED IN THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET AND THE DEMOCRATIC BUDGET ARE EXCELLENT BLUEPRINTS TO CONTINUE OUR ROAD TOWARDS
07:12:31	MR. SCOTT, - ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RETURN TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE BASE BILL AND THE C.B.C.
07:12:36	THE CHAIR, - ALTERNATIVE ADOPTS ECONOMIC
07:12:38	Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia THEORIES WHICH WERE THE BASIS FOR THE 1993 BUDGET, WHICH ELIMINATED THE DEFICIT AND PRODUCED SURPLUSES SUFFICIENT TO PAY OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT HELD BY...
07:16:30	THE CHAIR, - FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK THE C.B.C. FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A BUDGET. IT'S A DIFFICULT TASK. WE KNOW HOW MUCH
07:16:35	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - WORK IT TAKES. WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR
07:16:37	THE CHAIR, - EFFORTS. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR PROPOSING A SUBSTITUTE BUDGET
07:16:41	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES. NOW, LOOK, IF YOU LOVE THE TAX
07:16:45	THE CHAIR, - INCREASES AND THE SPENDING BINGE AND THE SOARING DEFICITS AND UNPRECEDENTED
07:16:48	Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida DEBT THAT THE UNDERLYING BUDGET BRINGS YOU, YOU'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS BUDGET AS WELL. THIS IS THE DEMOCRATIC BUDGET ON STEROIDS. ION MORE SPENDING,...
07:18:10	THE CHAIR, - MINUTES. MRS. CHRISTENSEN: I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR THIS AMENDMENT. I WANT TO THANK
07:18:16	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - OW CHAIRWOMAN, BARBARA LEE, AND OUR CHAIR ON
07:18:19	THE CHAIR, - THE BUDGET, CONGRESSMAN BOBBY
07:18:21	MR. SCOTT, - SCOTT, FOR FILLING OUT THAT OUTLINE TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES
07:18:26	THE CHAIR, - AND ALL AMERICANS WHILE REMAINING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. AND HEALTH CARE WITH THE ADDITIONAL $1
07:18:31	Christensen, Donna M. - Congressional Delegate, [D] Virgin Islands BILLION, THE C.B.C. INCLUDES, WE ARE ABLE TO FUND A ROBUST RYAN WHITE WHICH INCREASES FUNDING TO THE HARD-HIT SOUTH, BRINGS SERVICES TO INCARCERATED AND...
07:20:07	THE CHAIR, - TODAY IN AMERICA THERE IS A SET OF PARENTS THAT IS SITTING AT THE TABLE WITH THEIR
07:20:12	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - TEENAGE SON. THEIR TEENAGE SON DOES NOT HAVE A JOB BUT HE'S PROVIDED AN ALLOWANCE BY HIS PARENTS. UNBEKNOWNST TO THE PARENTS UNTIL TODAY,
07:20:22	Lummis, Cynthia - U.S. Representative, [R] Wyoming HE HAS TAKEN OUT FOUR CREDIT CARDS AND RUN THEM UP TO THE MAXIMUM. SO THE DISCUSSION IS, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS, TO OUR TEENAGE SON? THE...
07:21:36	THE CHAIR, - AND ITS CHAIR, CONGRESSWOMAN
07:21:39	MR. SCOTT, - LEE, AND TO OUR LEADER ON THE BUDGET FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, REPRESENTATIVE BOBBY SCOTT FROM
07:21:46	THE CHAIR, - VIRGINIA, FOR PRESENTING THIS VERY SOUND
07:21:50	Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey BUDGET. AS WE KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPPOSEDLY A COUNTRY THAT NOT ONLY PROMOTES THE GENERAL WELFARE AS IT DOES TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE, BUT IN MANY...
07:24:12	THE CHAIR, -
07:24:14	MR. SCOTT, - TUBERCULOSIS, IRAQI HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE,
07:24:17	THE CHAIR, - PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS IN DARFUR,
07:24:19	Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. VOTE FOR THE C.B.C. BUDGET AND...
07:24:56	THE CHAIR, - HAPPEN. I WILL YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR.
07:25:00	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - ROYCE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE
07:25:04	THE CHAIR, - MINUTES. MR. ROYCE: THANK YOU, MADAM
07:25:07	Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida SPEAKER. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY. FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE WORRIED ABOUT THE TRENDS IN SPENDING AND WE'VE WATCHED, OF COURSE,...
07:25:21	THE CHAIR, - BUSH WE'VE WATCHED AS WHAT THOMAS
07:25:25	Royce, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] California JEFFERSON WARNED US ABOUT. THIS PROCLIVITY IN POLITICS TO SPEND NOW AND LEAVE THE BURDEN ON THE NEXT GENERATION HAS ADVANCED AND ADVANCED BUT ALL OF THAT...
07:28:45	THE CHAIR, - BUDGET. THE C.B.C. BUDGET BUILDS ON THE ESSENTIAL
07:28:49	MR. SCOTT, - INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE DEMOCRATIC RESOLUTION. BOTH
07:28:54	THE CHAIR, - THESE BUDGETS REPRESENT THE SAME IMPORTANT PRIORITIES, INVESTING IN EDUCATION,
07:28:58	Moore, Gwendolynne "Gwen" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin HEALTH CARE, ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND VETERANS. INVESTMENTS, THE C.B.C. BUDGET UNASHAMEDEDLY REPEALS THE 2001 AND 2003 TRICKLE-DOWN SOCIETY ON YOUR...
07:31:11	MR. SCOTT, - BUT RATHER DISTRACTION, THERE SHOULD EXIST AMONG THE
07:31:15	THE CHAIR, - CITIZENS NEITHER EXTREME POVERTY NOR AGAIN EXCESSIVE WEALTH, FOR BOTH ARE PRODUCTIVE OF GREAT EVIL, NOW THE
07:31:23	Moore, Gwendolynne "Gwen" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin LEGISLATORS SHOULD DETERMINE WHAT IS TO BE THE LIMIT OF POVERTY AND OF WEALTH. WITH THAT, I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED....
07:31:50	THE CHAIR, - MCCLINTOCK. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MCCLINTOCK: I FEEL A MOMENT OF RARE BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT COMING
07:31:56	Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida ON. I NOTICE SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS ON THE LEFT SAID THAT OUR PROBLEMS ARE ROOTED IN THE FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT GO DURING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND...
07:32:11	THE CHAIR, - DETERIORATION UNDER THE REPUBLICAN
07:32:13	McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California ADMINISTRATION. I AGREE. GEORGE W. BUSH INCREASED SPENDING TWICE AS FAST AS HIS PREDECESSOR, BILL CLINTON DID. HE TURNED A BUDGET SURPLUS INTO A CHRONIC...
07:35:23	THE CHAIR, - US AN ALTERNATIVE BUDGET THAT BUILDS ON THE FRAMEWORK
07:35:26	MR. SCOTT, - SET FORTH BY PRESIDENT OBAMA WHILE INCREASING AREAS WHERE WE DEEM ARE MOST CRITICAL FOR SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
07:35:35	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - AND SETTING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE. BUDGETS ARE ABOUT PRIORITIES AND WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER
07:35:41	Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland THIS LAST DECADE HAS BEEN A REFRAMING AND RESHIFTING OF THE PRIORITIES AND IT'S TIME TO GET THOSE STRAIGHT AND THAT'S WHAT THIS BUDGET DOES. PROVIDING...
07:37:22	MR. SCOTT, - HAS 4 MINUTES AND 15 SECONDS
07:37:24	Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland REMAINING AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA HAS 11 1/2 LNA MINUTES REMAINING. MR. DIAZ-BALART: I RECOGNIZE MR. AKIN FOR THREE MINUTES. THE CHAIR: THE...
07:37:41	THE CHAIR, - GOING DOWN AS THE NATION, PATH OF SOCIALISM. WE ARE BECOMING A SOCIALIZED NATION. YOU KNOW THAT IS NOT QUITE FAIR, NOT LIKE THE SOCIALIZED NATIONS...
07:37:54	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - THE STANDARDS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT
07:37:57	THE CHAIR, - AMERICA WITH A BUDGET THAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE
07:37:59	Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri THIS VERY DAY . NOW, THE SPENDING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS UNPRECEDENTED. WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION SPENDING MONEY. THEY SPENT TOO...
07:41:18	THE CHAIR, - WEALTHIEST 1% OF THE POPULATION OR
07:41:21	MR. SCOTT, - WHETHER WE RESCIND THEM. I WANT TO COMMEND
07:41:25	THE CHAIR, - REPRESENTATIVES LEE, SCOTT AND MOORE
07:41:27	Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois FOR THEIR STRONG LEADERSHIP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS BUDGET. AND I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF IT. ESPECIALLY DO I WANT TO COMMEND THEM FOR LOOKING...
07:42:30	THE CHAIR, - HOUSE OF GOVERNMENT. AMERICA DESERVES A RESPONSIBLE,
07:42:33	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - FAIR, CREATIVE AND SMART FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT PROTECTS OUR MOST VULNERABLE, STRENGTHENS OPPORTUNITY AND PROTECTS OUR COUNTRY. OUR CONSTITUENTS DESERVE...
07:42:44	THE CHAIR, - TO
07:42:45	Fortenberry, Jeffrey "Jeff" Lane - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska FISCAL STABILITY, YES TO A BALANCED BUDGET, YES TO SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURS AND YES TO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP FAMILIES GET AHEAD IN...
07:44:57	THE CHAIR, - CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO YIELD MYSELF ONE MINUTE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. DIAZ-BALART:.
07:45:04	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - WE KEEP -- MR. DIAZ-BALART: WE KEEP
07:45:06	THE CHAIR, - HEARING FROM THE OTHER SIDE ABOUT SPENDING TOO MUCH. THIS BUDGET MAKES THAT DEFICIT LOOK LIKE CHILD'S PLAY.
07:45:16	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - SO IF YOU CANNOT ON ONE SIDE, LIKE THIS BILL
07:45:20	THE CHAIR, - DOES, CRITICIZE THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION FOR SPENDING TOO MUCH, FOR FUTURE PUTTING US IN TOO MUCH
07:45:25	Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida DEBT AND THEN DOING MUCH MORE OF THE SAME, MUCH MORE TO AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL LIKE THIS COUNTRY HAS NEVER SEEN, NEVER SEEN SUCH LARGE TAX INCREASES,...
07:46:07	THE CHAIR, - BARBARA LEE, AND CONGRESSMAN SCOTT AND CONGRESSWOMAN MOORE FOR SPENDING THE TIME TO DEVELOP THIS ALTERNATIVE BUDGET. AND
07:46:13	MR. SCOTT, - THIS IS NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET. THIS IS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO
07:46:19	THE CHAIR, - SEE SOME PROGRESSIVE AND VISIONARY FUNDING THAT
07:46:23	Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas IS MOTIVATED BY PRINCIPLE AND COMPASSION. WE ARE NOT SOCIALISTS. WE DO NOT EVER WANT TO FORGET THAT WE DO HAVE POOR AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE THAT DO NOT...
07:47:38	THE CHAIR, - TRILLION. 25% OF G.D.P.
07:47:41	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - 1.2 TRILLION DOLLAR TAX INCREASE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. $1 TRILLION SPENDING INCREASE OVER FIVE
07:47:47	THE CHAIR, - YEARS. NONDEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING INCREASES 12%. THE NATIONAL DEBT
07:47:51	Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona INCREASES $5.1 TRILLION. DOUBLING OVER FIVE YEARS. 2010 DEFICIT WILL BE $1.2 TRILLION. HOW CAN YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS AND CONCLUDE ANYTHING OTHER...
07:49:20	THE CHAIR, - MR. FATTAH: AND TO MY GREAT FRIEND FROM ARIZONA, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE TURNING INTO A 18-WHEELER, YOU SHOULD TURN AROUND AND GET
07:49:26	MR. SCOTT, - AWAY. NO MATTER WHAT THE COST OF EDUCATION, IGNORANCE COSTS OUR COUNTRY MORE.
07:49:30	THE CHAIR, - WHAT WE HAVE IS SOME WHO STAND IN OPPOSITION TODAY. THEY KNOW
07:49:34	MR. FATTAH, - THE COST OF EVERYTHING, BUT THE VALUE OF SEEMINGLY
07:49:38	THE CHAIR, - NOTHING. IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, AND
07:49:40	Fattah, Chaka - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania THAT'S WHY THE CONSCIENCE OF THE C.B.C. MEMBERS DICTATES THAT THIS ALTERNATIVE BE BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR, THAT WE POINT A DIRECTION, NOT JUST COMPLAIN...
07:50:50	THE CHAIR, - SPEAKERS. MR. DIAZ-BALART: WE MIGHT HAVE ONE BUT MAYBE NOT. I MEAN, WE'RE DEFINITELY GETTING
07:50:55	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - TO THE BOTTOM HERE.
07:50:56	THE CHAIR, - BOTTOM OF THLIST, I SHOULD SAY. MR. SCOTT: THANK YOU. I WOULD YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. WATERS.
07:51:06	MR. SCOTT, - THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. WATERS:
07:51:11	Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. I WANTED TO GET TO THE FLOOR TO CONGRATULATE CONGRESSMAN BOBBY SCOTT FOR THE HARD WORK THAT HE HAS DONE TO
07:51:20	MR. SCOTT, - BRING THE C.B.C.'S BUDGET BEFORE THIS CONGRESS AND ALL OF THOSE WHO WORKED WITH HIM. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
07:51:27	THE CHAIR, - OF THE C.B.C. AND ESPECIALLY OUR CHAIRWOMAN BARBARA LEE FOR
07:51:31	Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF HAVING AN ALTERNATIVE BUDGET. IT IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE EACH YEAR WE SHOW THE WORLD WHAT IS POSSIBLE, WHAT CAN BE DONE,...
07:52:47	THE CHAIR, - IS BEING PAID FOR HOW? WELL, IT'S VERY SIMPLE. BY EITHER HUGE TAX INCREASES, AND
07:52:52	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - THAT'S WHY THIS BUDGET HAS THE LARGEST TAX INCREASES IN THE HISTORY OF
07:52:56	THE CHAIR, - THIS COUNTRY, TAX INCREASES THAT WE HAVE
07:52:59	Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF DEBT, OF BORROWING. AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, GOVERNMENT BORROWING? LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANS, MADAM...
07:54:36	THE CHAIR, - SO I BELIEVE WE GET TO CLOSE, IS THAT CORRECT? THE CHAIR: YES. THE GENTLEMAN
07:54:41	MR. SCOTT, - FROM FLORIDA HAS THE RIGHT TO CLOSE. MR. DIAZ-BALART: SO WHY DON'T THEN -- THANK YOU. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA HAS SECONDS.
07:54:49	Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida MR. SCOTT: I'D LIKE TO YIELD FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS. MS. JACKSON LEE: $17 BILLION IN EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES, I RISE...
07:55:00	THE CHAIR, - BUDGET FOR AMERICA. I YIELD BACK.
07:55:03	MR. DIAZ-BALART, - THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK.
07:55:06	THE CHAIR, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. MR. SCOTT: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
07:55:10	MR. SCOTT, - I YIELD MYSELF THE BALANCE OF THE TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED 15 SECONDS. MR. SCOTT: IT IS BASED
07:55:16	MS. JACKSON LEE, - ON THE BUDGET OF 1993 THAT WORKED. IT REJECTS THE BUDGET OF 2001 THAT DIDN'T. IT SAVES MONEY, IT INVESTS IN OUR PRIORITY. IT'S A GOOD BUDGET.
07:55:24	THE CHAIR, - THE BASE BUDGET IS GOOD, BUT THE C.B.C. BUDGET IS BETTER. MADAM CHAIR, I ASK THAT WE
07:55:28	MR. SCOTT, - ADOPT THE C.B.C. BUDGET AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
07:55:33	THE CHAIR, - YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA.
07:55:36	Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia MR. DIAZ-BALART: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN. I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA FOR HIS HARD WORK. I WANT TO THROW SOME FACTS OUT THERE. ...
07:55:53	THE CHAIR, - OVER 10 YEARS. THE KIND OF RED INK THAT THIS
07:55:56	Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida BUDGET PROPOSES FOR OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN IS MORE UNDER THIS PRESIDENCY THAN UNDER THE PRESIDENCIES BETWEEN GEORGE WASHINGTON AND GEORGE...
08:24:20	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - FROM THE FLOOR. THE COMMITTEE WILL NOT PROCEED UNTIL THE HOUSE COMES IT TO ORDER. -- COMES TO ORDER. MEMBERS AND STAFF WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS. MEMBERS...
08:25:45	THE CHAIR, - THE CHAIR: IT IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 111-73. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN RISE?...
08:26:16	THE CHAIR, - WISCONSIN. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. RYAN, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
08:26:26	MR. RYAN, - MR. RYAN: THE HOUSE IS NOT IN
08:26:28	THE CHAIR, - ORDER. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT.
08:26:31	THE CLERK, - THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. MEMBERS AND STAFF IN CONVERSATIONS WILL REMOVE THEM FROM THE FLOOR. MEMBERS AND STAFF WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS. THE
08:26:39	THE CHAIR, - COMMITTEE WILL NOT PROCEED UNTIL THE HOUSE IS IN
08:26:47	MR. RYAN, -
08:26:49	THE CHAIR, - ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. RYAN: MADAM CHAIR, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO MR. BOEHNER. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN...
08:27:13	MR. RYAN, - ARE STRUGGLING, UNEMPLOYMENT IS INCREASING. AND ONE OF THE HALL MARKS OF
08:27:18	THE CHAIR, - BEING AN AMERICAN IS THAT EACH GENERATION WAS PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THEY WERE LEAVING FOR
08:27:22	Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio THE NEXT GENERATION A BETTER COUNTRY WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES, BETTER THAN WHAT THEY HAD. A LOT OF AMERICANS TODAY DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN....
08:34:54	THE CHAIR, - HALF. MR. RANGEL: I ASK PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
08:35:00	Unidentified Speaker, - THE CHAIR: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. RANGEL: THE MINORITY
08:35:03	THE CHAIR, - SAYS IT'S TIME FOR US TO SAY KNOW AND -- NO AND THAT'S ALL THEY'VE BEEN SAYING ON EVERY
08:35:08	MR. SPRATT, - ISSUE WE'VE BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR.
08:35:12	THE CHAIR, - SAYING NO. OUR GREAT NATION IS INVOLVED IN A FISCAL SICKNESS THAT'S
08:35:17	MR. RANGEL, - EQUIVALENT TO BEING IN INTENSIVE CARE.
08:35:21	THE CHAIR, - ANYONE WHO
08:35:23	Rangel, Charles B. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York KNOWS SERIOUS ILLNESS KNOWS THAT'S NOT THE TIME TO NEGOTIATE WITH YOUR DOCTORS OR HOSPITALS AS TO HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PAY THE BILL. THE ESSENTIAL THING...
08:36:59	THE CHAIR, - DAYS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF AMERICA. HERE'S
08:37:06	MR. RYAN, - THE BUDGET THAT WE PROPOSED. THERE'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT WORTH SAYING.
08:37:10	THE CHAIR, - OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T LIKE THE MAJORITY'S BUDGET, THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET. I BELIEVE IT'S INCUMBENT
08:37:15	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin UPON US TO OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY. I WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH OUR ALTERNATIVE. IT HAS LOWER DEFICITS, LOWER SPENDING,...
08:46:10	THE CHAIR, - BUDGET -- MS. DELAURO: THIS SUBJECT FOUGHT TO BUDGET IS A SHORTSIGHTED ATTEMPT TO SHORT CIRCUIT ESSENTIAL INVESTMENTS IN OUR
08:46:17	MR. SPRATT, - ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND LONG-TERM GROWTH.
08:46:20	THE CHAIR, - IT TAKES BACK RESOURCES FOR LONG, OVERDUE INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION, IN HEALTH CARE AND IN ENERGY. A $29 BILLION CUT
08:46:33	DeLauro, Rosa - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut TO INCOME SECURITY PROGRAMS OVER 10 YEARS. $25 BILLION OF WHICH COMES FROM CRITICAL NUTRITION PROGRAM INCREASES. THE KIND OF INVESTMENT THAT CONSERVATIVE...
08:48:54	THE CHAIR, - THE KIND OF DRASTIC CUTS TO CUT ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT WILL
08:48:57	MR. SPRATT, - RAISE COSTS WHICH WILL DESTROY OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE
08:48:59	THE CHAIR, - AND TO GROW. IT'S A RELIC
08:49:02	DeLauro, Rosa - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut OF EIGHT LONG YEARS OF A FAILED ECONOMIC POLICY OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION. THE AMERICAN PUBLIC REJECTED IT. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO THINK REALISTICALLY...
08:49:37	THE CHAIR, - IS IT. THIS IS A BUDGET PLAN THAT MAINTAINING THE TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN
08:49:42	MR. SPRATT, - AMERICA, PAYS FOR IT BY GIVING PEOPLE 55 AND UNDER A VOUCHER TO GO
08:49:46	THE CHAIR, - FEND FOR THEMSELVES IN THE INSURANCE MARKET INSTEAD OF MEDICARE, THAT I THINK WOULD PAY MAYBE
08:49:52	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey 80% OF WHAT IT COSTS. I ONLY HAVE A MINUTE, FRIEND, IF YOU GIVE ME SOME OF YOUR TIME, I WOULD. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WITH WHEN YOU GET YOUR TIME, I'LL ANSWER...
08:50:27	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin IT DOESN'T WORK. IT DOESN'T WORK. FOR EVERY ONE JOB THIS APPROACH
08:50:32	THE CHAIR, - HAS CREATED, OUR APPROACH HAS CREATED 108. WE SHOULDN'T
08:50:36	MR. ANDREWS, - GO BACK TO A
08:50:37	THE CHAIR, - SEQUEL FOR A MOVIE THAT WAS SO BAD TO
08:50:39	Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey BEGIN WITH. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. RYAN: I YIELD MYSELF 10 SECONDS TO SAY,...
08:51:02	THE CHAIR, - THEIRS. AND AT THAT I YIELD TWO MINUTES
08:51:05	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS, MR. PENCE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. PENCE: UNANIMOUS...
08:51:29	THE CHAIR, - 2010, SPENDING $3 TRILLION, MORE THAN $1 TRILLION IN TAX
08:51:33	MR. PENCE, - INCREASES IN A RECESSION. AND DEFICITS
08:51:36	THE CHAIR, - OF NEARLY $1 TRILLION A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 10
08:51:39	Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana YEARS. TRUTH IS, THE DEMOCRAT MAJORITY HAS BROUGHT TO THIS FLOOR THE MOST FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE BUDGET IN AMERICAN HISTORY. WHILE EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY...
08:53:44	THE CHAIR, - PROPOSES BEFORE US WOULD LAY OUT DRACONIAN CUTS IN SPENDING, $2.4
08:53:50	MR. SPRATT, - TRILLION. WE'RE TALKING
08:53:52	THE CHAIR, - ABOUT REAL MONEY OVER 10 YEARS. THESE
08:53:55	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina ARE MADE IN THE NAME OF DEFICIT REDUCTION AND THEY COVER THE SPECTRUM. 11 COMMITTEES ARE KECKSILED WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE ENORMOUS SPENDING REDUCTIONS,...
08:56:09	THE CHAIR, - TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA HAS 13 MINUTES REMAINING. MR. SPRATT: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM
08:56:15	MR. RYAN, - NORTH CAROLINA. THE CHAIR:
08:56:17	THE CHAIR, - THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. RYAN SAID THIS VOTE IS ALL ABOUT FREEDOM AND I
08:56:24	MR. RYAN, - AGREE. ALMOST 70 YEARS AGO PRESIDENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT STOOD IN THIS
08:56:27	THE CHAIR, - CHAMBER TO REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE UNION. HE CALLED FOR WORLD FOUNDED ON FOUR ESSENTIAL FREEDOMS. FREEDOM OF
08:56:33	MR. SPRATT, - EXPRESSION, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, FREEDOM OF FEAR AND FREEDOM FROM WANT. HE EXPLAINED THAT FREEDOM
08:56:37	THE CHAIR, - FROM WANT MEANS SECURING A HEALTHY PEACE TIME LIFE FOR ALL OF OUR
08:56:41	Miller, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina PEOPLE. IN THAT SAME ADDRESS, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT CALLED FOR ENDING THE SPECIAL PRIVILEGES FOR THE FEW, A WIDER AND CONSTANTLY RISING STANDARD OF...
08:58:15	THE CHAIR, - SOUTH CAROLINA. LET ME BE VERY, VERY BRIEF THE I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO POINT OUT THE FALLACIES IN THE REPUB -- REPUBLICANS' PLAN. FIRST OF ALL, THE...
08:58:22	MR. SPRATT, - PLAN IS BASED ON THE WEAKEST EFFORT TO TRY TO DEAL WITH
08:58:26	THE CHAIR, - AN ECONOMY THAT IS RECEDING. IT IS OF LITTLE VALUE TO BASE
08:58:30	MR. SPRATT, - YOUR PLAN ON
08:58:32	Scott, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia TAX CUTS AT A TIME WHEN THE ECONOMY'S IN RECESSION, AT A TIME WHEN THE ECONOMY IS IN MANY CASES IN A DEPRESSION. WE'RE LOSING 620,000, AN AVERAGE OF...
09:00:19	THE CHAIR, - MINUTES. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
09:00:23	MR. SPRATT, - ORDERED. MR. SPRATT: AS WE NEAR THE END
09:00:26	THE CHAIR, - OF THIS LONG DEBATE, I WANT TO SPEAK TO THOSE WHO ARE STILL WEIGHING
09:00:33	MR. SPRATT, - THEIR VOTE AND THOSE
09:00:35	THE CHAIR, - WHO ARE STILL WAVERSING. TO THEM AND IN FACT EVERYBODY LET ME SAY WITH RESPECT TO OUR RESOLUTION, IF YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR BOLD INITIATIVES LIKE HEALTH...
09:00:45	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina FOR THE MILLIONS WHO DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, OUR RESOLUTION LAYS OUT THE FRAMEWORK FOR HELPING THAT TO HAPPEN. AND FOR FUNDING IT SO THE NET COST IS NOT...
09:05:40	THE CHAIR, - SHADEGG: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND.
09:05:45	MR. RYAN, - THE CHAIR: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SHADEGG: YOU CAN GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING? THAT ISN'T TRUE.
09:05:52	THE CHAIR, - INZEED, WHAT YOU GET FOR SPENDING IS DEBT OR HIGHER TAXES AND THERE ARE FACTS IN THIS DEBATE. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME DISCUSSING WHETHER OR NOT
09:06:01	MR. SHADEGG, - THE CAP AND TRADE PROGRAM IS A TAX AND THE MAJORITY SIDE SAID, NO, NO, NO, IT'S NOT A TAX.
09:06:06	THE CHAIR, - BUT IN
09:06:07	Shadegg, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona THE OBAMA BUDGET IT PRODUCES $647 BILLION FOR THE GOVERNMENT. THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL WEIGHT ON EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN, NOT JUST TAXPAYERS, BUT EVERY SINGLE...
09:08:25	THE CHAIR, - OPPOSITION TO THE REPUBLICAN SUBSTITUTE AND THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. AMONG ITS
09:08:31	MR. SPRATT, - MANY SHORTCOMINGS THIS PROPOSAL SLASHES FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUDGET
09:08:37	THE CHAIR, - 20% BELOW THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST, 10% BELOW THIS YEAR'S SPENDING
09:08:44	Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California LEVEL. THIS MAY BE A POLITICALLY APPEALING THING TO DO, BUT IT IS SHORT SIGHTED AND HARMFUL AS ANY OTHER ASPECT OF THIS PROPOSAL, HARMFUL TO OUR NATIONAL...
09:11:10	THE CHAIR, - MINUTES. MR. CANTOR: FIRST OF ALL, MADAM CHAIR,
09:11:13	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT US TODAY TO SEE IF THERE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A REAL CONNECTION BETWEEN WHAT THIS PLACE IS ABOUT AND WHAT PEOPLE...
09:11:27	THE CHAIR, - JOB NUMBER ONE FOR US IS TO GET THE ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK. AND THE WAY WE DO THAT IS
09:11:32	Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia TO PROMOTE JOB CREATION AND THERE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN ATTACK ON THE JOB CREATORS ON THE PART OF THE BUDGET BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE MAJORITY....
09:13:42	MR. RYAN, - THEY WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE MONTH AND
09:13:44	THE CHAIR, - PAY THE MORTGAGE AND PAY THE BILLS. SO, YES, OUR
09:13:47	Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia BUDGET ALTERNATIVE REDUCES THE BORROWING THAT GOES ON, THAT BORROWS THE MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE. IT REDUCES IT BY 21%. IT LESSENS THE SPENDING BY...
09:15:03	THE CHAIR, - BUT TWICE TODAY HE TALKED ABOUT SOMEHOW A $600 BILLION TAX ON THE AMERICAN
09:15:08	MR. SPRATT, - PEOPLE. I WAS TRYING TO GET HIS ATTENTION TO REFER TO
09:15:12	THE CHAIR, - THE RESERVE FUNDS ON PAGE 53 FOR HIM
09:15:16	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon TO LOOK AT, TO FIND WHERE THAT -- TO FIND WHERE THAT NUMBER IS. WHERE IS THAT NUMBER IN THE BUDGET PROPOSAL BEFORE US? >> ON PAGE 30. WILL THE GENTLEMAN...
09:15:54	Unidentified Speaker, - AND THAT THE OPPORTUNITY IS HERE FOR US TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE
09:15:57	MR. BLUMENAUER, - CHANGE AND I STRONGLY URGE THAT PEOPLE REFER TO IT. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE
09:16:04	Unidentified Speaker, - GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN.
09:16:08	Unidentified Speaker, -
09:16:09	Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. THE GENTLEMAN FROM -- WHO -- MR. RYAN: WE HAVE NO MORE SPEAKERS. IF THE CHAIRMAN WOULD -- FINISH HIS ROUND OF SPEAKERS,...
09:16:22	THE CHAIR, - TO CLOSE AND I'D LIKE IT KNOW WHEN HIS LAST SPEAKER'S UP. MR. SPRATT: WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE, I BELIEVE. WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER. AND WE'LL CLOSE...
09:16:34	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin SPEAKER. MR. RYAN: NOT TWO BUT ONE MORE SPEAKER? MR. SPRATT: ONE MORE SPEAKER. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. RYAN: THE NEXT SPEAKER WAS...
09:16:46	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina ABOUT OUR REPUBLICAN BUDGET, WHEN WE HAD A DEFICIT OF $248 BILLION, THAT THIS CONSTITUTES NOTHING LESS THAN FISCAL CHILD ABUSE BECAUSE THEY WILL MORALLY...
09:16:56	MR. RYAN, - AND GRANDCHILDREN TO PAY OUR
09:16:58	MR. SPRATT, - BILLS. I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER
09:17:00	THE CHAIR, - MYSELF, MADAM CHAIR. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING BUT THE
09:17:03	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin BUDGET DEFICIT'S NOT $248 BILLION, IT'S $1.8 TRILLION. WE DON'T EVEN GET CLOSE TO $248 BILLION UNDER THESE BUDGETS. YES, WE HAVE A TOUGH FISCAL SITUATION....
09:20:11	THE CHAIR, - FOR YIELDING. AND I RISE WITH GREAT RESPECT
09:20:17	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina FOR THE QUALITY OF CHARACTER, THE QUALITY OF INTELLECTUAL -- INTELLECT
09:20:23	THE CHAIR, - THAT HE BRINGS TO HIS JOB. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JOBS
09:20:26	Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland WE HAVE IN THIS CONGRESS. I ALSO RISE WITH GREAT RESPECT FOR THE RANKING MEMBER, MR. RYAN. I LIKE MR. RYAN. I THINK MR. RYAN IS A VERY BRIGHT, ABLE,...
09:23:26	MR. RYAN, - TO $162 BILLION
09:23:29	MR. HOYER, - BECAUSE OF HIGHER
09:23:30	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR. GETTING THE DEFICIT DOWN, KEEPING TAXES LOW, GETTING PEOPLE INTO WORK AND YOU KNOW WHAT?...
09:23:40	MR. HOYER, - JOB ON SPENDING AND ON THAT YOU'RE
09:23:42	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin RIGHT. MR. HOYER: RECLAIMING MY TIME. I'M GLAD THE GENTLEMAN WENT THERE. THE GENTLEMAN KNOWS THAT UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON WE HAD A $5.6 TRILLION SURPLUS...
09:24:03	Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland A $5.6 TRILLION SURPLUS. AND INDEED IN THE YEAR BEFORE THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION CAME TO OFFICE, I TELL MY FRIEND FROM WISCONSIN, WE CREATED IN THAT LAST...
09:33:36	THE CHAIR, - THEM FOR ALL OF THEIR LATE NIGHTS AND ALL OF THEIR
09:33:39	MR. RYAN, - HARD WORK STARTING WITH AUSTIN, CHAUNSY, TIM, JOHN, JIM,
09:33:48	THE CHAIR, - MATT, CHARLOTTE,
09:33:51	Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin PATRICK, ANGELA, TED, STEVE, COURTNEY, PAUL, JOHN THN, STEVEN, CONNOR, SARAH, DANA AS WELL AS OUR INTERNS WHO GAVE US THE GREAT FREE LABOR WE EVER GET...
09:34:47	THE CHAIR, - RECOGNIZE, TOM, MY LONG TIME LEGISLATIVE AIDE AND
09:34:51	Spratt, John M Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina STAFF DIRECTOR, SARAH, ARTHUR, LINDA, ADAM, MARSHA, STEVEN, CHUCK, JASON, CHRISTINE, JOSE, JENNIFER, SHEILA, DICK, DIANA, GAIL, LORNA, KIMBERLY, SCOTT,...
09:36:10	THE CHAIR, - A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS IS A 15-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING...
09:59:15	THE CHAIR, - THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTE BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS IS A 15-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL...
10:16:01	THE SPEAKER, - ADOPTED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS. THE CLERK: LEAVES OF ABSENCE REQUESTED FOR MR. HINOJOSA OF TEXAS...
10:17:00	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
10:17:03	THE CLERK, - GRANTED. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE
10:17:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SPEECHES. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR...
10:21:32	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TO HONOR THE LIFE OF ROBERT FAY ROCKWELL JR., A CLOSE FRIEND OF
10:21:37	Unidentified Speaker, - MYSELF AND OUR COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK. BOB ROCKWELL WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 8 OF 1911
10:21:42	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IN BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA HE ATTENDED WHITTIER COLLEGE IN THAT FAR-OFF LAND OF CALIFORNIA WHERE
10:21:50	Massa, Eric - U.S. Representative, [D] New York HE BECAME FRIENDS WITH A FELLOW STUDENT, RICHARD NIXON HE MOVED TO CORNING, NEW YORK, IN 1933 TO RUN THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE, THE RECKWELL COMPANY,...
10:24:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - REPORTING WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF THE -- IF A
10:24:16	Unidentified Speaker, - REPUBLICAN WERE PRESIDENT. OF A POTENTIAL REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT, ELDER WROTE, IMAGINE IF HIS SECRETARY OF THE
10:24:23	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TREASURY HAD NOT BEEN PAYING TAXES HE GRANTED TWO DOZEN
10:24:29	Smith, Lamar S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas WAIVERS TO HIS NO LOBBYISTS IN GOVERNMENT RULE, AND GOT ONLY THREE VOTES FOR BIPARTISANSHIP. OR IF HE TRIPLED THE DEFICIT AND INTENDED WITHIN A SHORT...
10:25:23	Unidentified Speaker, - TO THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
10:25:29	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - ORDERED. >> THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, TOMORROW THE 94TH BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, PART OF THE
10:25:41	Unidentified Speaker, - FOURTH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM WILL WELCOME LIEUTENANT COLONEL ANTHONY COSTON AS THE
10:25:46	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - NEW COMMANDER AT FORT POLK IN LOUISIANA. TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL COSTON RECENTLY SERVED AS A JOINT
10:25:54	Fleming, John Calvin Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana LOGISTICS STAFF OFFICER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. HE IS WELL-DECORATED AND WELL-RESPECTED SOLDIER AND I CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS NEW DEMAND AT FORT POPE. AT...
10:27:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MINUTES, MR. ROE TODAY FOR FIVE MINUTES AND MR. MCCLINTOCK
10:27:18	MR. BURTON, - TODAY FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. SO ORDERED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? >> MADAM SPEAKER,...
10:27:40	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE THEREIN EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL MS. WOOLSEY OF CALIFORNIA FOR FIVE
10:27:46	Unidentified Speaker, - MINUTES, MR. DEFAZIO FOR FIVE MINUTES, MR. MURPHY OF CONNECTICUT FOR FIVE MINUTES, MRS. CHRISTENSEN FOR FIVE MINUTES, MR. LA PINSKEY OF ILLINOIS FOR FIVE...
10:28:24	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. CASSIDY OF LOUISIANA. MRS. WOOLSEY OF CALIFORNIA. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA RISE? MR. BURTON: THAT'S ALL RIGHT, MADAM SPEAKER....
10:28:57	MR. BURTON, - TRILLION. IT INCREASED TAXES AT A TIME WHEN WE SHOULDN'T
10:29:02	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BE INCREASING TAXES AND I WON'T RESTATE EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID HERE TODAY BECAUSE I THINK MY
10:29:08	Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE EXPRESSED THEIR POSITIONS VERY WELL. BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THE WHOLE FIVE MINUTES,...
10:32:37	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - THE SENATE TRANSMITTING ITS CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE RESOLUTION
10:32:41	Stupak, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan NUMBER 93, IN WHICH CASE THE HOUSE SHALL STAND ADJOURNED PURSUANT TO THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED....
10:33:09	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - DREADED DAY OF THE YEAR FOR
10:33:10	MR. STUPAK, - TAXPAYERS WILL SOON BE UPON US. APRIL
10:33:13	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - 15. WE ARE ALL AT HOME WITH PAPER AND PEN, WITH STACKS OF RECEIPTS, AND
10:33:20	Unidentified Speaker, - BOOKS, STREWN UPON OUR KITCHEN TABLES. AS TAX DAY APPROACHES, I
10:33:25	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - COME BEFORE THE HOUSE OF
10:33:27	Moran, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] Kansas REPRESENTATIVES TO SHARE KANSAS' MANY FRUSTRATIONS AND CALL UPON CONGRESS TO FIX THE TAX CODE. OUR COUNTRY DESPERATELY NEEDS A BETTER TAX SYSTEM. THE...
10:36:51	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - MR. SCHIFF OF CALIFORNIA. PLFL REICHERT, WASHINGTON. MS. JACKSON LEE, TEXAS. MR. ROGERS, MICHIGAN. MR. ROE, TENNESSEE. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR...
10:37:31	Roe, David "Phil" P. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee WHEN ASKED HOW THEY HAD MAINTAINED SUCH AN INCREDIBLE MARRIAGE, THE COUPLE ALWAYS RESPONDS WITH A SECRET OF A LONG LIFE TOGETHER AS A FOUR LETTER WORD,...
10:39:58	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. FRANKLY, OF COURSE, THE
10:40:03	MS. JACKSON LEE, - BUDGETS OVER THE PAST
10:40:05	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - EIGHT YEARS AND
10:40:07	Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas THE ENORMOUS EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS CREATED A HUGE AND GROWING DEFICIT. I INDICATED EARLIER THAT WE HAVE SPENT $667 BILLION FOR THE IRAQ WAR. HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT....
10:45:45	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - HERE. FOR MANY PEOPLE I SAW IN FAYETTEVILLE ON FRIDAY, THEIR ATTENDANCE AT THE MOBILE OFFICE WAS A
10:45:51	Boozman, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Arkansas FIRST. LIKE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE I HEAR FROM THROUGH PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, THEY ARE SCARED WITH THE DIRECTION OF OUR COUNTRY. THEY'VE SEEN DEMOCRATS...
10:48:52	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - IT IMPOSES ONEROUS NEW FEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE TRANSFERED TO CONSUMERS AS HIGHER PRICES. THE ENTIRE DEBATE OVER THE
10:49:00	McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California BILL WAS OVER WHAT METHOD SHOULD BE USED TO DO SO. BEFORE WE CLOSE TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS, I'D LIKE TO OFFER A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. MANY YEARS...
10:52:37	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - POLICY OF THE LEADERSHIP. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN HAVE SEPARATE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS? MR. BISHOP: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT...
10:52:52	MR. BISHOP, - PUT ME AS ONE OF THE CO-SPONSORS ON H.R. 265, I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO HAVE MY NAME REMOVED FROM THAT PARTICULAR
10:53:01	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - BILL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 6, 2009, THE
10:53:07	Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah GENTLEMAN FROM UTAH, MR. BISHOP, IS RECOGNIZED FOR 60 MINUTES AS THE DESIGNEE OF THE MINORITY LEADER. MR. BISHOP: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. THANK YOU...
10:53:22	Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS IN MY OFFICE AND A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST HAD COME INTO THE OFFICE AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE PATIENT HE IS HAD WHO CAME...
10:53:34	Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah MEDICINE BECAUSE WHAT SHE WAS USING SIMPLY DID NOT WORK FOR HER. SO HE SAID, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW ME HOW YOU'RE USING IT SYSTEM OF SHE SHOWED HIM HOW SHE...
11:08:01	Fleming, John Calvin Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana PETROLEUM. HE WAS A LEADER AND THE ONE WHO TOOK THE INITIATIVE ON THIS NO-COST STIMULUS PLAN WHICH I ALSO CO-SIGNED AS WELL AND ALONG WITH MR. VITTER...
11:21:33	Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah HUNDRED SPONSORS HERE IN THE HOUSE ALREADY. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE DO HAVE, THOUGH, IS WE NEED TO BE REALISTIC ON HOW TO GET FROM HERE TO THERE. ONE OF...
11:34:14	Thompson, Glenn "G.T." - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES MANY OF THOSE COUNTRIES ARE THOSE THAT FRANKLY DON'T LIKE US VERY MUCH. AND THEY TAKE OUR CONNIE -- MONEY WILLINGLY BUT THEY...
11:47:03	Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah ABOUT HOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO RAISE TAXES ON MIDDLE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, BUT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE $80 BILLION TAX INCREASE FOR THE OIL INDUSTRY...
11:49:03	Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey NOT TRUE. RANKING MEMBER RYAN HAD THE DEFINITIVE STATEMENT ON IT. IT'S NOT EVEN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS MAKING THE STATEMENTS, THOUGH THEY HAVE CONFIRMED...
11:49:54	Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah BE AN EXAMPLE WE SHOULD FOLLOW GOING DOWN A MASSIVE SUBSIDIZATION OF GREEN ENERGY JOBS. THE ONLY THING I WISH TO WORRY ABOUT IS ACCORDING TO THE MOST...
11:58:34	Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah ISSUES THAT'S NOW CONFRONTING THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE THE PROBLEM OF DIGGING OUT FROM UNDER THE GREAT ECONOMIC HOLE IN WHICH WE FIND OURSELVES, NOT JUST...
11:58:50	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE STEPS TO MAKE IT MUCH LESS LIKELY THAT WE'LL BE IN SUCH A DIFFICULT SPOT AGAIN. IT'S A HARD THING TO DO. SIMULTANEOUSLY TO RECOVER...
12:11:56	MR. KING, - CONTROLS THE TIME. MR. FRANK: PLEASE INSTRUCT THE
12:11:59	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA THAT HE IS NOT ALLOWED FURTHER TO SPEAK. THOSE ARE THE BASIC RULES OF THE HOUSE. I SAID TO THE GENTLEMAN AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF...
12:12:11	MR. KING, - DURING THOSE 12 YEARS IN WHICH THEY CONTROLLED IT.
12:12:14	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - I WILL ALLOW DEBATE AND YIELDING
12:12:18	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts LATER. PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN FOR HOURS ON THIS WITHOUT ANY INTERRUPTION. I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR AT LEAST 40 MINUTES WITHOUT INTERRUPTION AND THEN I WILL...
12:12:58	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - TO DO OTHER THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WERE UNWISE. BUT I KEPT THEM FROM REGULATING FANNIE
12:13:03	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts MAE AND FREDDIE MAC. I WISH I DID HAVE THAT POWER. I WAS THE MINORITY MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, WHICH HAD JURISDICTION, IT WAS...
12:21:11	Unidentified Speaker, - WITH OUR MEMORY BUT
12:21:12	Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP MY TIME WHILE THE GENTLEMAN GOES BACK THROUGH MEMORY LANE. I'LL LOOK FOR THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GARRETT. AN AMENDMENT...
12:21:27	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts WE GO DOWN AN AMENDMENT WAS OFFERED BY MR. PAUL. IT WAS DEFEATED 14-56. IT WAS 37 REPUBLICANS ON THE COMMITTEE. AN AMENDMENT WAS OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE,...
12:42:28	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa CORRECTION. MR. FRANK: WHICH POSTER? KING THAT'S WHAT THE POSTER SAID. FRANK PAULSON FRANKLY SAID, I THINK IT PROBABLY DIDN'T MEAN THAT. MR. FRANK:...
12:42:50	MR. FRANK, - BEEN CORRECTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, I WOULD OFFER THAT CORRECTION. MY POINT WAS THAT, IF THE GENTLEMAN WOULD YIELD TO THE QUESTION AND THAT IS, I'M
12:42:57	MR. FRANK, - LISTENING TO IN THIS EVENING AND I'M THINKING OF AN EVENING IN MY RECOLLECTION TELLS ME WAS A DEBATE ON THIS FLOOR, OCTOBER 26, 2005. AND IT HAD TO DO
12:43:06	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa WITH REGULATION OF FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC AND IT WAS AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LEACH OF...
12:43:49	MR. FRANK, - THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO TIGHTEN THIS UP. AND IN THE HOUSE WITH ABOUT 230 REPUBLICANS, 30 VOTED WITH THEM AND...
12:44:02	MR. KING, - THAT THE GENTLEMAN IS NOW THE
12:44:04	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE HAD MADE THE STATEMENT IN THAT DEBATE THAT HE WASN'T CONCERNED ABOUT FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC'S VIABILITY...
12:44:19	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa BE CONFIDENT THAT THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS WOULD PREVENT A BAILOUT OF FANNIE AND FREDDIE. MR. FRANK: I'LL TAKE BACK MY TIME AND SAY THAT IS...
12:44:45	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts WAS AN INTERVENTION THAT MR. PAULSON ASKED FOR, IT DID REFER TO THE BOND HOLDERS AS WE OFTEN DO, THE SHAREHOLDERS WERE WIPED OUT, INCLUDING THE PREFERRED...
12:47:31	MR. KING, - OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS. THE QUESTION IS WHO'S RESPONSIBLE. WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MINORITY, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS SHAPE THINGS. SOMETIMES YOU...
12:47:45	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts OF THE COMMITTEE IN JANUARY OF 2007, I WAS ABLE TO COMBINE TOUGH REGULATION, KNOWING THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO RESTRICT SUBPRIME AND WITH HELP...
12:49:00	MR. KING, - OXLEY WANTED AND THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS WANTED WITH
12:49:06	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RESTRICTIONS ON SUBPRIME. WHEN WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE SUBPRIME BILL THROUGH AND THINGS HAD DETERIORATED, I SAID OK, AND I...
12:50:22	MR. GARRETT, - THE ACCUSATIONS, IF YOU WILL, THE STATEMENTS ABOUT YOU, AS YOU WILL. I HEARD YOU
12:50:29	MR. FRANK, - WERE ON "LOU
12:50:30	Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey DOBBS" BUT I'LL OFFER SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHY THAT MAY BE. WHEN I CAME HERE IN 2002 IN THAT ELECTION -- IN THAT YEAR AND JOINED THE COMMITTEE, I MERELY...
12:51:58	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts NOT ALL REPUBLICANS WERE, BUT ONE OR TWO OR THREE WERE. AND ON THOSE OTHER ISSUES, MAYBE BECAUSE YOU WERE RANKING MEMBER IN THE MINORITY YEARS, BUT YOU...
12:52:12	Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey MR. FRANK: I WAS THE SENIOR DEMOCRAT AND I SPOKE OUT. I WISH THAT I HAD THAT EFFECT ELSEWHERE. I WOULD NOT HAVE SAID -- YOU WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE...
12:52:33	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts EVY AFORLEDABLE HOUSING AMENDMENT WE HAD. I WISH I WAS AS PERSUASIVE AS THE GENTLEMAN NOW. I MUST SAY LESS THAN CONVINCINGLY TRIES TO ARGUE. I DO NOT...
12:58:21	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts I WANTED TO SAY TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, I APPRECIATE HIM YIELDING TO US DURING HIS PRESENTATION THIS EVENING AND THAT'S SOMETHING...
12:58:36	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa MADE. I KNOW MR. FRANK IS COMPETITIVE AND VERY WILLING TO ENGAGE IN DEBATE. AND I KNOW THAT HE HAD A LOT OF THINGS HE WANTED TO GET OFF HIS CHEST TONIGHT...
12:59:18	Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts HIM SAYING THAT. MR. KING: I WILL SAY THAT THAT IS A REQUEST I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH. I APPRECIATE IT. AND AGAIN, MR. SPEAKER, I LISTENED TO...
12:59:41	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa COMMITTEE ON ANY DAY HE DECIDES TO CHOOSE TO HOLD A HEARING OR MARKUP, MAN HAS FULL ATTENTION OF THE FLOOR WHEN HE DECIDES TO SPEAK HERE, IT SEEMS TO...
13:05:00	Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM, WHETHER THEY WERE LEGITIMATE, WAS THE BASIS OF HIS DISCUSSION FOR THE LAST 55 MINUTES, WHETHER IT'S LEGITIMATE AS SOME ON THIS...
13:10:12	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa THROUGHOUT THOSE -- BEGINNING INTO THE SEVENTH YEAR AT LEAST, CHARACTERIZE THE GENERAL PHILOSOPHY THAT YOU'VE GATHERED WITH REGARD TO THE THRUST NOW OF...
13:11:14	Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey AND SO THAT WAS ALL -- ALWAYS THE POSTURE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE AND THAT'S WHY THERE WAS CONSTANT PUSHBACK WHEN ED ROYCE OUR OTHER MEMBERS...
13:12:04	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa HIGHEST HOME OWNERSHIP OF A FREE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD OR AT LEAST THE UNITED STATES HAD 68% OF THE PEOPLE IN AMERICA LIVED IN A HOME THAT WAS OWNED BY...
13:13:35	Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey AISLE FOR SOME OF OUR AMENDMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, I PUT IN AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE G.S.E.'S TO HOLD ONLY MORTGAGES AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES...
13:15:34	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa UP IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE IN THE YEARS PRIOR TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT EMERGED HERE IN THIS CONGRESS, PICK A DATE, SEPTEMBER 19, LAST...
13:16:31	Garrett, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey REST OF THE MARKETPLACE NOT ONLY IN THE LOW-INCOME AREA BUT OTHERWISE, NOT ONLY THROUGH THAT PROGRAM BUT THROUGH THE FEDERAL RESERVE REGULATIONS, BOSTON...
13:17:52	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa INCEPTION OF THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT. THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT WAS PASSED FOR MOTIVATIONS AND THE IDEA WAS THAT WE HAD LENDERS THAT WERE...
13:27:23	Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas EARNED A SILVER STAR, IF I MIGHT BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT AT THE END OF THE HOUR. BUT WHAT HAD CONCERNED ME, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL THESE MEETINGS AND HEARINGS...
13:40:43	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa PRESENTATION, AS UNUSUAL AS IT IS TO HAVE THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE COME AND ASK FOR A LATE HOUR, AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT, AFTER THE...
13:45:39	Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas QUOTES FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON, THIS BRILLIANT MAN WAS, THE NATURAL PROGRESS OF THINGS IS FOR LIBERTY TO YIELD AND GOVERNMENT TO GAIN GROUND. AND THAT'S...
13:50:20	King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa KNOW ABOUT A NUMBER OF CONFIGURATIONS BUT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ONES. ONE OF THE THINGS, THE VOICE I HEARD FROM THE DEMOCRATS CONSISTENTLY OVER THE FIRST...
13:57:32	Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas ARE WILLING TO FIGHT AND PROTECT THEM, FIGHTING GOVERNMENT AND THEN FIGHT OUR ENEMIES ABROAD. IN THE SUMMER OF 2008, MEDIA FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY RELEASED...
14:01:29	MR. KING, - THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO, ACCORDINGLY AND PURSUANT TO THE PREVIOUS ORDER TODAY THE HOUSE
14:01:36	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - STANDS UNTIL ADJOURNED 10:00 A.M. APRIL 6,
14:01:40	MR. KING, - 2009 NLINGS IT HAS RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM THE
14:01:44	THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, - SENATE TRANSMITTING IT RESOLUTION OF UNTIL WHICH THE HOUSE SHALL STAND ADJOURNED PURSUANT TO THAT INCLUDING THE REPUBLICAN ALTERNATIVE THAT WOULD HAVE...

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