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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED BY CAP LANE FATHER COUGHLIN. CHAPLAIN COUGHLIN: ETERNAL GOD, YET EVER...
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ACCORDING TO PRIORITIES, ALWAYS IN FAIR AND APPROPRIATE WAYS. MAY WE SHARE OUR TIME WITH THOSE WHO BRING OUT THE BEST IN US OR NEED OUR ATTENTION THE...
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STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE
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Griffith, R. "Parker" - U.S. Representative, [D] Alabama
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO RISE? MR. KUCINICH: MR....
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BILLION TO KEEP WARS GOING WHICH WILL KILL INNOCENT MUSLIMS IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN.
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IT'S GOOD WE TRY TO CREATE AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE
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TO BUY EFFICIENT CARS. IT'S BAD THE CAR VOUCHERS
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Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
WILL NOT BE EXPRESSLY FOR THE PURPOSE -- AND PURCHASE FOR CARS MADE IN AMERICA. IT'S EVEN WORSE THAT WE TIE SUCH AN INCENTIVE TO A WAR-FUNDING BILL. CASH...
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FORWARD. WE ARE EAGER TO TALK ABOUT HEALTH CARE IN COMMITTEE, ON THE FLOOR, AT HEARINGS, AT NEWS
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CONFERENCES, WHEREVER PEOPLE WANT TO TALK ABOUT A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT ENSURES MORE QUALITY, WIDESPREAD COVERAGE
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AND ACCESSIBILITY. IN FACT, WE HAVE A PLAN THAT WILL BE BASED ON FIVE
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Blunt, Roy - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
PRINCIPLES, AND TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THOSE PRINCIPLES WHICH IS JUST TO SIMPLY MAKE QUALITY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE...
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THE SAFER GRANT PROGRAM HELPS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS HIRE THE
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STAFF THEY NEED BY FUNDING SOME OF THE SALARIES OF
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NEW
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Kirkpatrick, Ann - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
FIREFIGHTERS. IN A DISTRICT LIKE MINE WHERE WE ARE FIGHTING FIVE WILDFIRES AS WE SPEAK, THIS PROGRAM IS CRUCIAL TO ENSURING OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE WELL...
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KNOWN, IN THEORY WOULD REQUIRE NEW FEDERAL SPENDING OR TAX CUTS BE
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MR. PENCE, -
OFFSET BY SPENDING CUTS OR EVEN TAX INCREASES
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ELSEWHERE. NOW, THIS MAY SOUND REASONABLE
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Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
TO SOME AMERICANS, BUT THE DEVIL'S ALWAYS IN THE DETAILS. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE REASON TO BE SKEPTICAL ABOUT NEW FOUND CALLS ABOUT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY...
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THEIR SON AND WENT TO JAPAN. THE LAST TIME RANDY COLLINS SAW HIS SON, CHRISTIAN COLLINS, WAS
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ON JUNE 15, 2008. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES
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STATE DEPARTMENT'S DEPUTY ASSISTANT
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Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SECRETARY FOR OVERSEAS CITIZEN SERVICES, THE UNITED STATES RECEIVED NOTICES OF 73 CASES OFARENTAL ABDUCTIONS INVOLVING 104 CHILDREN JUST FOR THE COUNTRY...
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YES, MR. SPEAKER, AS OF APRIL 27, THIS COUNTRY RAN OUT OF
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MONEY. AND YET THAT IS NOT -- HAS NOT STOPPED THE LIBERALS IN
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THIS CONGRESS FROM PASSING RECORD-SETTING SPENDING BILLS.
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Fleming, John Calvin Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
THESE BILLS WERE SOLD TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AS NECESSARY TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS REACHED A RECORD HIGH FOR THE 17TH...
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OBAMA. AMERICANS HAVE WORRIED ABOUT
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THEIR ECONOMIC FUTURE. BECAUSE
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OF THE RECOVERY ACT WE'VE CREATED AND SAVED OVER 150,000 JOBS, CUT
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Carnahan, John "Russ" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
TAXES FOR 95% OF AMERICANS, MADE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR OVER 4,000 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE'VE MADE PROGRESS IN A SHORT TIME BUT...
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ECONOMY. IT REDUCES G.D.P. BY $9.6 TRILLION OVER TWO
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DECADES, ILLUMINATES 1.1 MILLION JOBS PER YEAR AND INCREASES THE
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FEDERAL DEBT BY 26%.
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Cassidy, William "Bill" M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
ELECTRICITY RATES JUMP 90%, GAS PRICES 74%, NATURAL GAS PRICES 55%. CAP AND TRADE IS DESIGNED TO DISGUISE WHAT IT TRULY IS. IN THE WORDS OF MR. DINGELL,...
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IN ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN. AS NORTH ALABAMA MOURNS THE SUDDEN
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DEVASTATING LOSS, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE STAFF SERGEANT HALL
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AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY'S SACRIFICE.
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Griffith, R. "Parker" - U.S. Representative, [D] Alabama
JEFFREY WAS AN EIGHT-YEAR VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, EARNING MANY WELL-DESERVED AWARDS AND DECLARATIONS. INCLUDING TWO ARMY COMMENDATION MEDALS,...
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OF THEIR GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE.
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WHEN I CAME TO A MAJOR HOSPITAL
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IN DOWNTOWN
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Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
TORONTO WITH APPENDICITIS, HI TO WAIT OVERNIGHT UNTIL THE DOCTOR SAW ME, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A CAT-SCAN MACHINE AVAILABLE AND SENT ME HOME. I...
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THE ECONOMY. HISTORY SHOWS THAT ONE OF THE QUICKEST WAYS TO END THE RECESSION IS TO SELL
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MORE AUTOMOBILES.
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NEW CAR SALES CONSTITUTE A MAJOR PERCENTAGE OF THE NATION'S
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Peters, Gary - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
CONSUMER SPENDING AND INCREASING VEHICLE SALES ALSO STIMULATES DEMAND FOR RAW GOODS FROM WHICH AUTOMOBILES ARE MANUFACTURED. PRODUCTION OF GLASS, STEEL,...
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AND CHINA. THE NORTH KOREANS CLAIM THEY CROSSED THE BORDER
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MR. POE, -
ILLEGALLY. SO THE COMMUNIST COURT SENTENCED THEM
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TO 12 YEARS AT HARD
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Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
LABOR. THAT'S SOME BORDER ENFORCEMENT POLCY. THE CONDITIONS IN THESE PRISON CAMPS ARE HARSH. SOME REPORTS SAY A QUARTER OF THE INMATES DIE OF STARVATION...
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NAVAJO CODE TALKERS PASSED AWAY. JOHN BROWN JR. OF
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CRYSTAL NEW MEXICO AND
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HIS COMPATRIOT, THOMAS CLAW, BOTH WERE 87. IN WORLD WAR II
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Teague, Harry - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
MARINES RECRUITED MEMBERS OF THE NAVAJO NATION FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF DEVISING A CODE BASED ON THE HALF HOE LANGUAGE. THE JAPANESE WERE NEVER...
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IS NO PENALTIES. AND IT'S WRONG. EVERY TIME I HEAR A SOLUTION FROM THE
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DEMOCRATS, IT'S ABOUT SPENDING MORE. WE HAVE GOT TO STOP RUNNING
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THIS COUNTRY
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Chaffetz, Jason - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
ON A CREDIT CARD. THE PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE IN THIS NATION, THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE ARE NOT SOLVED BY CHARGING THINGS ON THE CREDIT CARD. THE AMERICAN...
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PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES. IN MY HOME HOME STATE OF MARYLAND, 76ERS 7% ARE FROM
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WORKING FAMILIES. IF A SINGLE PAYER PLAN IS NOT
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ADOPTED BY THIS CONGRESS, WHICH I SUPPORT STRONGLY, THEN WE MUST
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Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
HAVE A ROBUST PUBLIC PLAN OPTION LIKE MEDICARE TO BE ENACTED TO REDUCE COSTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDE TRUE COMPETITION, AND GIVE...
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THEM, AND MAKE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABLE SO THEY CAN MOVE OR CHANGE JOBS WITHOUT LOSING HEALTH
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INSURANCE COVERAGE. WE CAN ALSO
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STOP INSURANCE COMPANIES
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Roe, David "Phil" P. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
FROM REWARDING SICK PATIENTS TO PAY FOR WHEN PEOPLE BECOME HEALTHIER. ENACTING A PUBLIC PLAN WILL NOT BRING ABOUT THIS CHANGE. IF YOU THINK YOU WON'T...
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CONDOLENCES TO HIS WIFE, FOUR CHILDREN, AND 10 GRANDCHILDREN. HE WAS KNOWN
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MS. HIRONO, -
AS A DOCTOR OF LAST RESORT AND A FRIEND TO WOMEN WHEN THEY WERE IN
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DESPERATE NEED OF SUPPORT AND
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Hirono, Mazie - U.S. Representative, [D] Hawaii
CARE. HIS MURDER IN HIS CHURCH IN WICHITA WHERE HE SERVED AS AN USHER AND WHERE HIS WIFE SANG IN THE CHOIR WAS A VIOLENT AND LAWLESS AND SENSELESS ACT....
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SINCE MARCH, HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF ILLEGALLY ENTERING NORTH KOREA. THEY
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HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS OF HARD
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LABOR. THESE COURT PROCEEDINGS WERE A CRUEL JOKE. NOTHING MORE THAN
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Royce, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
A KANGAROO COURT. I KNOW OF NO JUSTICE SYSTEM IN NORTH KOREA. THE TWO SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY RELEASED. AS IF THERE WERE ANY DOUBTS, THE NORTH KOREAN...
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ECONOMIC LIABILITY. OUR AUTO COMPANIES AND OUR CORPORATIONS STAGGER UNDER
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COST
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INCREASES. OUR SMALL BUSINESSES CHOOSE BETWEEN COVERING THEIR
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Himes, James "Jim" A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
EMPLOYEES OR TAKING A STEP TOWARDS INSOLVENCY. OF COURSE HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF BANKRUPTCY FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES. WE CANNOT FIX...
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DOUTH THAT OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS FAILING SOME OF AMERICA'S PATIENTS. NOW,
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MR. PRICE, -
SOME IN THIS BODY BELIEVE
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THAT THE SOLUTION IS GIVING GREATER
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Price, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
CONTROL OVER HEALTH CARE DECISIONS TO WASHINGTON A. GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF PERSONAL HEALTH INSURANCE. AS A PHYSICIAN, I KNOW THAT GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE...
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HENNING. HE SPENT THE VAST MAJORITY OF HIS 93 YEARS FIGHTING FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE FIELDS,
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FACTORIES AND LOADING DOCKS OF AMERICA.
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THE ONLY THING I LOVED MORE THAN TELLING LABOR STORY TO ANYONE WHO WOULD HEAR IT WOULD
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Speier, Karen Lorraine "Jackie" Jacqueline - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BE TELLING THEM TO THOSE WHO DIDN'T. JACK WAS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, BUT HE SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN MANY WAYS. HE WAS...
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SPEECH LAST WEEK IN CAIRO AND IN STATEMENTS BY HIS ADMINISTRATION, PRESIDENT OBAMA SEEMS ONLY
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MR. STEARNS, -
TO WANT TO PRESSURE ISRAEL WHILE NOT REQUIRING SIMILAR CONCESSIONS FROM THE
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PALESTINIAN AND OTHER ARAB
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Stearns, Clifford "Cliff" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
STATES. STARTING WITH THE BRITISH PARTITION PLAN IN 1937 WHEN THEY WERE OFFERED THE WESTERN PART OF PALESTINE, THEN AGAIN THE U.N. PARTITION PLAN IN 1947...
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AND MONEY IS STARTING TO FLOW THROUGH THE ECONOMY AND INTO OUR CITIES AND
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MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPROVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EVERY AMERICAN. THE RECOVERY BILL HAS BEEN AT THE
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CORE OF THIS PROGRESS AND HAS SAVED AND CREATED JOBS AND
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Arcuri, Michael - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HAS MADE MUCH-NEEDED INVESTMENT IN MY LOCAL DISTRICT. FOR EXAMPLE IN MY HOMETOWN OF UTT CAN, NEW YORK, THE RECOVERY BILL GAVE THEM $2 BILLION FOR LEAD...
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WORKING FAMILIES ARE STUCK PAYING EXORBITANT PRICES AT THE PUMP. AMERICANS WANT A NEW ENERGY
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ECONOMY, A GREEN ECONOMY TO TAKE US INTO THE NEW FUTURE, TO TAKE US INTO A CARBON NEUTRAL
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ECONOMY, TO TAKE US INTO JOBS, TO TAKE US INTO A FUTURE IN
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Ellison, Keith - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
WHICH WE ARE NOT DEPENDENT UPON THE AUTOMOBILE FOR EVERY TRANSPORTATIONAL DECISION. THE TIME HAS COME TO TRANSFORM OUR ECONOMY FOR DECADES TO COME. THE...
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WE REALIZE THAT IF YOU'VE GOT IT, YOU LIKE IT, YOU CAN KEEP IT.
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MS. JACKSON LEE, -
WE NEED TO GET A SYSTEM THAT
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WILL ALLOW THOSE WHO ARE UNDERINSURED AND WITHOUT
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Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
INSURANCE TO BE ABLE TO BE CARED FOR IN THIS NATION. WE NEED TO REDUCE THE SERIOUS HEALTH DISPARITIES. WE NEED TO ALSO ENSURE THERE IS A PUBLIC OPTION,...
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Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
LATER. FUMPED THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? MR. NADLER: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HOUSE RESOLUTION 505. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MR. COBLE, WILL
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EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN
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FROM NEW YORK. MR. NADLER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND
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EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE RESOLUTION UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. NADLER: THANK...
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Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
RECOGNIZED. MR. NADLER: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 505 WHICH CONDEMNS THE MURDER OF DR. GEORGE TILLER WHO WAS SHOT TO DEATH...
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TO DR. TILLER'S FAMILY. I KNOW THAT DR. TILLER AND HIS FAMILY ARE IN THE THOUGHTS
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AND PRAYERS OF EVERY MEMBER OF THE HOUSE TODAY.
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I WANT TO COMMEND OUR COLLEAGUE, THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRPERSON
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Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OF THE RULES COMMITTEE, MY FELLOW NEW YORKER, MS. SLAUGHTER, FOR INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEAK...
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I JOIN WITH THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE, MR. SPEAKER,
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THE NATION'S LARGEST PRO-LIFE GROUP IN CONDEMNING THE KILLER
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OF DR. TILLER.
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Coble, John "Howard" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
AS THAT ORGANIZATION CORRECTLY SAID, ANYONE WHO WORKS TO INCREASE RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE MUST OPPOSE ANY UNLAWFUL USE OF VIOLENCE THAT IS DIRECTLY CONTRARY...
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ABOUT THE SENSELESS KILLING OF A GOOD MAN, AS HE WAS VOLUNTEERING AS AN USHER IN HIS PLACE OF WORSHIP. DR.
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Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
GEORGE TILLER WAS SHOT TO DEATH AS MOST OF US KNOW AT HIS CHURCH IN WICHITA, KANSAS, ON THE 31ST OF MAY. A SINGLE GUNSHOT FIRED BY A MAN
00:43:40
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WHO APPARENTLY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ANIMOSITY TO THE WOMEN'S
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Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
RIGHT TO CHOOSE, ENDED THE LIFE OF A MAN WHO HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS AND WAS A STARK REMINDER TO ALL OF US A RAW EMOTION SURROUNDING...
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DEGETTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO IS RECOGNIZED
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FOR TWO MINUTES.
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MS.
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DEGETTE:
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THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, OUR SOCIETY HAS TOO OFTEN RECENTLY
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DEVOLVED INTO VIOLENCE TO ADDRESS CONTROVERSY. THE MURDER OF A DOCTOR WHO IS BELOVED BY HIS FAMILY, TRUSTED BY HIS PATIENTS, AND RESPECTED BY HIS...
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DeGette, Diana L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
EXPRESSION. WHILE VIRTUALLY ALL ESTABLISHED GROUPS HAVE CONDEMNED THIS ACT, SOME INDIVIDUALS ARE STILL THREATENING VIOLENCE AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE...
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AND THE AUTHOR OF THIS LEGISLATION, THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK, MS. SLAUGHTER, CHAIRMAN
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MR. FRANKS, -
OF THE RULES
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COMMITTEE. I RISE TO SIMPLY SAY TO THIS HOUSE AND TO AMERICA, ENOUGH IS
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ENOUGH. I'M DELIGHTED THAT WE HAVE HEARD THE MAJORITY OF
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PRO-LIFE ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE
00:51:16
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
AMERICANS AS WELL TO DENOUNCE THIS HORRIFIC ACT. MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO DOCTOR TILLER'S WIFE AND CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN, BUT I THINK IT IS...
00:53:06
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OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 505 HONORING THE
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MR. COBLE, -
LIFE OF DR.
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GEORGE TILLER AND CONDEMNING HIS BRUTAL MURDER AT
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Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CHURCH. I THANK REPRESENTATIVE SLAUGHTER FOR THIS RESOLUTION. DR. TILLER WAS A HUSBAND AND A FATHER, HE
00:53:19
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STUDIED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, AND SEARCHED HIS COUNTRY AS A UNITED STATES
00:53:24
Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
NAVY FLIGHT SURGEON INTERN. DESPITE ATTACKS AND THREATS AGAINST HIM, HE CONTINUED HIS SERVICE AS A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH AND WOMEN'S...
00:54:28
MR. COBLE, -
FAMILY AND LOVED ONES OF DR.
00:54:31
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GEORGE TILLER IN STRONGEST CONDEMNATION OF HIS MURDER. MURDER
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MR. NADLER, -
IN ANY SETTING IS HORRIFIC, IT'S UNCONSCIONABLE. BUT TO COMMIT A HEINOUS CRIME
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OF VIOLENCE INSIDE A PLACE OF WORSHIP THAT TEACHES A MESSAGE OF TOLERANCE AND NONVIOLENCE
00:54:44
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IS ESPECIALLY REPREHENSIBLE. DR. TILLER WAS GUIDING WORSHIPERS TO THEIR SEATS. HIS WIFE WAS SINGING IN THE CHOIR WHEN HE WAS GUNNED DOWN. THIS IS SO...
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YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
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MR. COBLE, -
THE RESOLUTION BEFORE THE
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HOUSE SPONSORED BY MY VERY GOOD
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FRIEND, REPRESENTATIVE LOUISE SLAUGHTER, CONDEMNING THE SENSELESS KILLING OF GEORGE TILLER. DR. TILLER WAS GUNNED DOWN WHILE SERVING AS AN
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USHER DURING CHURCH SERVICES LAST WEEK. WE ARE BLESSED IN THIS
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Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
COUNTRY TO HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, AND FREEDOM TO PROTEST. OUR COUNTRY HAS A HISTORY OF NONVIOLENT PROTEST FROM THE WOMEN'S...
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MALONEY: I THANK THE
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GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND
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FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.
00:57:37
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, HAS HISTORICALLY GIVEN THIS NATION SOME OF OUR GREATEST WOMEN LEADERS.
00:57:44
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ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, SUSAN B. ANTHONY, AND LOUISE SLAUGHTER. WITH THIS BILL THAT SHE
00:57:52
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
AUTHORED, SHE IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST LINKS IN LEADING WOMEN AND THIS COUNTRY AND PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS. WE THANK YOU, LOUISE, FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP....
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MINUTE. MS. SLAUGHTER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND I THANK MY COLLEAGUE, MR. NADLER. I WANT TO CLOSE MY PORTION HERE
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MR. COBLE, -
REMINDING PEOPLE OF WHAT A TERRIBLE THING HAS
01:00:11
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAPPENED IN THIS COUNTRY OF A MAN WHO WAS SIMPLY DOING WHAT HE WAS ALLOWED TO DO, WHAT HE WAS
01:00:15
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
TRAINED TO DO. I THINK PERHAPS I SHOULD STATE IT FOR THE RECORD, TOO, THAT
01:00:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIRD TRIMESTER ABORTIONS ARE LESS THAN 1% AND
01:00:25
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
EVEN ROE V. WADE SAYS THAT AFTER THE FIRST TRIMESTER THAT THE STATE HAS AN INTEREST AND THAT IT TAKES TWO DOCTORS AS WELL AS IT DOES WITH A THIRD TRIMESTER....
01:01:57
MR. NADLER, -
WORSHIP. VIOLENCE IS DEPLORABLE AND NEVER
01:02:01
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
AN ACCEPTABLE AVENUE FOR EXPRESSING OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK YIELDS...
01:02:27
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE UNBORN CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS THROUGH PEACEFUL, NONVIOLENT MEANS. I HAVE BEEN IN THE PROLIFE
01:02:33
MR. COBLE, -
MOVEMENT FOR 37 YEARS, AND THOSE PEACEFUL NONVIOLENT MEANS INCLUDES LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL
01:02:38
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REFORM AS WELL AS TANGIBLELY ASSISTING WOMEN WITH CRISIS PREGNANCIES. DR. TILLER'S MURDERER MUST
01:02:42
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
BE BROUGHT TO SWIFT JUSTICE, COMMENCE RATE WITH THE HEINOUS CRIME THAT HE HAS COMMITTED. MURDER IS MURDER. MURDER IS NEVER JUSTIFIED AND CAN NEVER BE...
01:03:31
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA CONTROLS THE TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. ISSA: THANK
01:03:37
MR. NADLER, -
YOU. IF I WOULD INQUIRE IF THE GENTLEMAN'S
01:03:39
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PREPARED TO CLOSE. MR. NADLER: I AM PREPARED TO CLOSE AFTER YOUR SIDE CLOSES. MR. ISSA:
01:03:43
MR. ISSA, -
I WOULD YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA YIELDS BACK. THE
01:03:50
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED. MR. NADLER: PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: STATE YOUR INQUIRY.
01:03:57
MR. ISSA, -
MR. NADLER: DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE GENTLEMAN HAS DECLINED HIS RIGHT TO A CLOSING? THE SPEAKER PRO
01:04:01
MR. NADLER, -
TEMPORE: YES. HE'S YIELDED BACK HIS TIME.
01:04:03
MR. ISSA, -
MR. ISSA: I'M DECLINING ON THIS BILL. I'LL
01:04:06
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PICK UP ON THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU. MR. NADLER: OK. MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME.
01:04:12
MR. NADLER, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
01:04:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. NADLER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
01:04:17
MR. NADLER, -
THIS RESOLUTION CONDEMNS THE MURDER OF DR. TILLER. IT CONDEMNS THE MURDER OF
01:04:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PEOPLE WHO ARE MURDERED IN CHURCH AND PLACES OF WORSHIP. IT CONDEMNS
01:04:24
MR. ISSA, -
THE PRACTICE AND IT HAS BECOME A PRACTICE OF SEEKING TO CHANGE THE LAWS OF
01:04:28
MR. NADLER, -
THIS COUNTRY, OF SEEKING TO INTIMIDATE WOMEN FROM AVAILING
01:04:32
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEMSELVES OF THEIR RIGHTS, OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO AN ABORTION,
01:04:35
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OF INTIMIDATING DOCTORS FROM AVAILING THEMSELVES OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PERFORM MEDICAL PROCEDURES THAT ARE LEGAL, THAT THEY BELIEVE ARE MORAL...
01:06:42
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED -- THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO...
01:06:57
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
UNTIL
01:07:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE
01:07:08
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
01:07:11
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON THIS MOTION WILL BE POSTPONED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE...
01:08:12
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL PROSECUTORS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN
01:08:16
Unidentified Speaker, -
CERTAIN PROTECTION AND WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS . THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE
01:08:22
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. JOHNSON, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA,
01:08:26
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
MR. ISSA, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. MS. JOHNSON: -- MR. JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK
01:08:39
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE BILL UNDER...
01:08:54
MS. JOHNSON, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. JOHNSON:
01:08:56
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
MR. SPEAKER, THE WITNESS SECURITY AND PROTECTION ACT OF 2009 AUTHORIZES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO AWARD GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL PROSECUTORS FOR ESTABLISHING...
01:09:07
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SHORT-TERM WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMS FOR
01:09:10
MR. JOHNSON, -
WITNESSES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN A STATE OR LOCAL TRIAL
01:09:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INVOLVING A HOMICIDE,
01:09:16
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELONY OR A SERIOUS DRUG OFFENSE. WITNESS INTIMIDATION REDUCES THE LIKELIHOOD THAT CITIZENS WILL BE WILLING TO PERFORM THEIR CIVIC DUTY...
01:11:12
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. EVEN WITH SOPHISTICATED D.N.A.
01:11:17
MR. ISSA, -
AND OTHER FORENSIC EVIDENCE, THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR AN
01:11:22
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY. HOWEVER, ENGAGING THE
01:11:25
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
COOPERATION OF WITNESSES IS FREQUENTLY A DAUNTING OBSTACLE IN MANY CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. MANY WITNESSES FAIL TO COME FORWARD OR REFUSE TO TESTIFY OUT...
01:14:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME. MR. CUMMINGS: I WANT
01:14:51
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN, MR. JOHNSON, FOR YIELDING, AND CHAIRMAN CONYERS, CHAIRMAN SCOTT TORQUES MR. ISSA, AND THE ENTIRE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE...
01:15:08
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHILE OUR SOLDIERS FIGHT IN IRAQ AND
01:15:11
Cummings, Elijah - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
AFGHANISTAN, MANY CITIZENS ACROSS OUR NATION ARE FACING TERRORISM RIGHT HERE AT HOME AND RIGHT IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. PEOPLE ARE BEING MURDERED...
01:20:54
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. CAO: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING
01:20:59
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ME TIME. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 1741, THE WITNESS SECURITY AND PROTECTION GRANT PROGRAM ACT. CRIME IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN...
01:21:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN LOUISIANA. CRIME IS MY TOP
01:21:18
Cao, Anh "Joseph" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
CONCERN, TOO. MY DISTRICT INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, WHICH AS OF JUNE 1 HAS ALREADY SEEN 80 MURDERS. FURTHER, ACCORDING TO THE F.B.I.'S ANNUAL...
01:24:35
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PIERLUISI. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PUERTO RICO IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. PIERLUISI:
01:24:40
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 1741 AND WANT TO COMMEND CONGRESSMAN CUMMINGS FOR HIS TERRIFIC WORK ON THIS BILL. H.R. 1741 WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO...
01:24:57
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROGRAMS. PRIORITY FOR FUNDING WOULD BE GIVEN TO
01:25:00
Pierluisi, Pedro R. - Resident Commissioner, [D] Puerto Rico
THOSE JURISDICTIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RATE OF VIOLENCE CRIME. MR. SPEAKER, HAVEN'T -- VIOLENT CRIME CONTINUES TO PLAGUE MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. MANY OF...
01:27:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA FOR YIELDING ME TIME. THIS IS
01:27:21
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AN IMPORTANT ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY ISSUES THAT ARE REMARKABLY
01:27:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IMPORTANT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THEM.
01:27:28
Price, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
AND IT IS THE NATIONAL ENERGY TAX. AS YOU KNOW, MR. SPEAKER, THERE IS A PROPOSAL THAT'S MOVING THROUGH THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW, THE HOUSE COMMITTEES RIGHT...
01:31:43
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSIDERING COULD NOT BE ANY MORE IMPORTANT. SO, THEREFORE, IN THAT REGARD, I
01:31:49
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
WISH TO YIELD TO MY GOOD FRIEND, CONGRESSMAN PASCRELL, FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES....
01:32:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISAPPEAR, GO UNDERGROUND SO THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN NOW
01:32:22
Pascrell, William "Bill" J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
PROTECT US. AND IF THE GENTLEMAN, MY GOOD FRIEND FROM GEORGIA, GETS UP AND TALKS ABOUT SOMETHING WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH...
01:36:31
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NEED TO TEAM WITH CITIES AND LOCALITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO ENSURE THAT WE
01:36:36
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
NOT DISTORT WHERE PROSECUTIONS ARE MADE. I FULLY SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION BECAUSE IN FACT IT WILL WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MY COLLEAGUE IT WILL RELIEVE...
01:37:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER. I WOULD NOW YIELD FOUR MINUTES TO THE GENTLELADY
01:37:35
MR. JOHNSON, -
FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS, AND ALSO A FELLOW MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY
01:37:40
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMITTEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES.
01:37:48
MR. JOHNSON, -
MS. JACKSON LEE: I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, MR. JOHNSON, ON THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE....
01:38:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ME TO RISE AND SUPPORT H.R. 1741.
01:38:09
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
LONG AND COMING AND LONG OVERDUE. TRAGICALLY WE ARE SEEING THE INCREASED UTILIZATION OF GUN VIOLENCE AND CERTAINLY THE INCREASED IMPACT ON OUR TEENAGERS....
01:42:31
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMAINING. MR. ISSA: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I'M PREPARED TO
01:42:35
MR. ISSA, -
YIELD BACK IF THE GENTLEMAN IS PREPARED TO CLOSE. MR. JOHNSON: THANK
01:42:38
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU. I AM PREPARED TO CLOSE. MR. ISSA: MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I WOULD YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME AND SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF THIS IMPORTANT
01:42:45
MR. JOHNSON, -
LEGISLATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE
01:42:52
MR. ISSA, -
GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. JOHNSON: YES. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE GREAT
01:42:58
MR. JOHNSON, -
CONSTITUTION OF THE
01:43:00
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STARTS OFF WITH A PREAMBLE AND THAT PREAMBLE GOES AS FOLLOWS.
01:43:07
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION, ESTABLISH
01:43:14
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
JUSTICE, ENSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE, PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY TO OURSELVES AND...
01:45:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION...
01:46:02
MR. JOHNSON, -
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS MOTION WILL BE POSTPONED. .
01:46:08
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. MR. JOHNSON: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2675. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF...
01:46:33
MR. JOHNSON, -
ENDING JUNE 22, 2010. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN
01:46:39
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM GEORGIA, MR. JOHNSON, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. ISSA, EACH WILL
01:46:43
THE CLERK, -
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. MR. JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS...
01:46:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. AND I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION,...
01:47:08
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
MR. SPEAKER, THIS LEGISLATION EXTENDS BY ONE YEAR EXPIRING PROVISIONS OF THE ANTITRUST CRIMINAL PENALTY ENA -- ENHANCEMENT AND REFORM ACT OF 2004...
01:47:24
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OTHERWISE KNOWN
01:47:29
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
AS ACPERA. IT NOT ONLY INCREASES MAXIMUM CRIMINAL PENALTIES UNDER THE SHERMAN ACT FOR HARD CORE ANTITRUST VIOLATION, BUT ALSO CREATED WHISTLEBLOWER...
01:52:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS IS NONCONTROVERSIAL. THIS IS IN FACT THE ANTITRUST CRIMINAL PENALTY ENHANCEMENT REFORM ACT OF 2009
01:52:26
MR. ISSA, -
IS ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT IS WORKING. IT
01:52:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS A PROGRAM THAT NOT ONLY
01:52:31
MR. ISSA, -
DO I HOPE WE WILL UNANIMOUSLY PASS AND SEND TO THE SENATE, BUT THAT THE SENATE WILL ACT QUICKLY SO THAT THE TWO
01:52:37
MR. JOHNSON, -
WEEKS REMAINING THIS STATUTE WILL
01:52:40
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
NOT EXPIRE AND THAT WE WILL USE THIS YEAR WISELY TO REVIEW AND RE-AUTHORIZE IN A LONGER TERM BASIS THIS ACT. ACPERA HAS IN FACT WORKED. IT IS SOMETHING...
01:53:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THONE. -- THOSE OPPOSED,
01:53:23
MR. JOHNSON, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED,
01:53:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. MR. JOHNSON: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES...
01:53:58
MR. JOHNSON, -
RECORDINGS BY WEBCASTERS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. JOHNSON,
01:54:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. ISSA, EACH WILL
01:54:07
THE CLERK, -
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. MILLION JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS...
01:54:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMARKS AND ALSO TO INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THIS BILL. I I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION,...
01:54:50
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ROYALTY RATES FOR THE STREAMING
01:54:52
MR. JOHNSON, -
OF SOUND RECORDINGS ON THE INTERNET.
01:54:55
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHILE A RELATIVELY
01:54:57
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
NEW TECHNOLOGY, THE AUDIENCE FOR INTERNET RADIO IS GROWING RAPIDLY. 50 MILLION TO 70 MILLION AMERICANS LISTEN TO INTERNET RADIO EACH MONTH IN PART...
01:59:07
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE WEBCASTING SETTLEMENT ACT OF
01:59:10
MR. ISSA, -
2009, GRANTS LIMITED STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO SOUND EXCHANGE. THE GOVERNMENT DESIGNATED ENTITY THAT IS RESPONSIBLE
01:59:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR DISBURSING WEBCAST ROYALTIES TO OWNERS.
01:59:22
Brown, Henry E. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
THE BILL GIVES SOUND EXCHANGE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO EFFECT AN AGREEMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH CERTAIN PURE PLAY WEBCASTERS WITH THE PERFORMANCE...
02:03:17
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. INSLEE: I'M PLEASED TO COMMEND THE WEBCASTER SETTLEMENT ACT OF 2009 TO
02:03:25
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
MY COLLEAGUES. I WANT TO MAKE TWO OR THREE POINTS. FIRST THE PHENOMENA OF ONLINE RADIO IS A TREMENDOUS SERVICE FOR CONSTITUENTS. 42 MILLION AMERICANS...
02:03:39
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BASIS. IT IS GROWING RAPIDLY.
02:03:41
Inslee, Jay - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
IT IS A VERY, VERY BELOVED SERVICE. WHEN IT GOES MISSING, AS IT DID RECENTLY IN MY CITY OF SEATTLE, A LITTLE STATION CALLED O.C.O., WAS PROVIDING UNDERGROUND...
02:05:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION WITH CHAIRMAN CONYERS, ANOTHER PIECE TRIES TO DEAL WITH A
02:05:19
MR. ISSA, -
GREATER INEQUITY THAN EVEN THIS
02:05:22
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONE. INTERNET BROADCASTERS OR PODCASTERS OR WEBCASTERS
02:05:27
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
PAY AS MUCH AS HALF OF THEIR REVENUES, HALF OF THEIR GROSS REVENUES IF THEY PAY PERFORMANCES OF MUSIC AND N.A.B. WAS CITED AS BEING A PARTICIPANT. LET...
02:08:20
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MENTIONED. AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE IT'S JUST AN ISSUE OF FAIRNESS.
02:08:26
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
IT'S FAIRNESS TO THE ARTIST, AS WELL AS FAIRNESS TO THE -- TO THE PLATFORMS UPON WHICH WE HEAR THE SOUND RECORDINGS. INTERNET RADIO BEING ONE. CABLE,...
02:11:21
MR. ISSA, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. ISSA: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA.
02:11:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I REITERATE MY APPRECIATION FOR HIS APPROPRIATE AND WONDERFUL STATEMENTS ON H.R. 848 A BILL THAT WOULD
02:11:36
MR. JOHNSON, -
SIMPLY ELIMINATE CONGRESS' PROHIBITION ON THE COPYRIGHT
02:11:41
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ROYALTY BOARD FROM REACHING A FAIR AND EQUITABLE ROYALTY
02:11:46
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
FOR PERFORMERS AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND...
02:12:10
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. ISSA: I ASK UNANIMOUS CON STHEANT MR. FRANKS OF ARIZONA A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE,...
02:12:40
MR. ISSA, -
RULES AND PASS HOUSE RESOLUTION 515. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: RESOLUTION
02:12:49
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONDEMNING THE MURDER OF ARMY PRIVATE WILLIAM LONG AND THE WOUNDING OF ARMY PRIVATE
02:12:58
Unidentified Speaker, -
QUENTIN EZUIKELA WHO WERE
02:13:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SHOT ON APRIL 7, 2009.
02:13:08
THE CLERK, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. NADLER AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. FRANKS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR...
02:13:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. NADLER: HOUSE RESOLUTION 515 RIGHTLY CONDEMNS THE MURDER OF ARMY PRIVATE WILLIAM...
02:13:43
MR. NADLER, -
PRIVATE QUINTON EZEAGWULA, WHO WERE SHOT OUTSIDE THE ARMY NAVY CAREER CENTER IN LITTLE
02:13:52
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ROCK, ARKANSAS,
02:13:55
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
ON JUNE 1, 2009. THIS DASTARDLY ATTACK ON TWO AMERICANS WHO WERE SIMPLY STANDING OUTSIDE THE RECRUITING OFFICE SHOULD SHOCK ALL AMERICANS. PRIVATE LONG...
02:15:57
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SHOT AND KILLED AS HE WORKED AT THE ARMY NAVY CAREER CENTER IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
02:16:05
MR. FRANKS, -
PRIVATE QUINTON EZEAGWULA, AGE 18, WAS ALSO SHOT IN
02:16:08
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE ATTACK THAT
02:16:10
Franks, Trent - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
DAY. THANKFULLY PRIVATE QUINTON EZEAGWULA SURVIVED ALTHOUGH OUR LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT HE REMAINS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION. MR. CHAIRMAN, MOST...
02:20:32
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ABROAD. ANDY LONG, PRIVATE UNITED STATES ARMY, WAS KILLED IN LITTLE ROCK,
02:20:36
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ARKANSAS, IN MY DISTRICT, ONE WEEK BEFORE HE WAS TO LEAVE TO BE WITH HIS UNIT HEADED TO KOREA. WE MOURN HIS
02:20:43
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LOSS TODAY. SO ALSO DO WE HOPE AND PRAY FOR THE
02:20:46
Snyder, Victor "Vic" - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
RAPID RECOVERY OF PRIVATE QUINTON EZEAGWULA WHO WAS WOUNDED. I ATTENDED THE FUNERAL YESTERDAY OF ANDY LONG IN CONWAY, ARKANSAS, AND MET BOTH FAMILIES....
02:28:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA.
02:28:07
MR. FRANKS, -
MR. FRANKS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, JUGS A PERSONAL
02:28:10
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOUGHT ON MY -- JUST A PERSONAL THOUGHT ON MY PART. SOMETIMES A COUNTRY OFTENTIMES ASKS
02:28:15
MR. NADLER, -
ITSELF THE QUESTION WHAT REALLY IS THE SOURCE AND FUNDAMENTAL ESSENCE OF OUR
02:28:20
MR. FRANKS, -
SECURITY? AND OFTENTIMES WE THINK
02:28:22
MR. NADLER, -
THAT THAT IS THE LENGTH
02:28:24
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND BREADTH OF OUR MILITARY MIGHT AND I WOULD
02:28:27
Franks, Trent - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
ONLY REMIND US ALL THAT THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO CHINA BUILT A GREAT WALL TO PROTECT CHINA. THIS WAS A WALL THAT WOULD HAVE CHALLENGED SOME OF MODERN...
02:31:07
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. NADLER: MR. SPEAKER, WE ASK EVERY MEMBER OF OUR ARMED SERVICES, 2.6 MILLION MEN AND WOMEN IN THE
02:31:13
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ACTIVE AND RESERVE
02:31:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FORCES, TO BE WILLING TO LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY, IN DEFENSE OF OUR
02:31:20
MR. NADLER, -
FOO FREEDOM, NEED BE AND THEY ARE WILLING TO DO THAT EVERY
02:31:24
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME, WHETHER IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN
02:31:27
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OR ANYWHERE ELSE AROUND THE GLOBE, THAT A MEMBER OF OUR ARMED SERVICES IS KILLED IN ACTION, THERE IS A GRIEVING FAMILY A LOVER A WIFE, A HUSBAND A WIFE,...
02:33:57
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. NADLER: MR. SPEAKER. I WITHDRAW THE MOTION AND I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HOUSE...
02:34:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THINK
02:34:26
MR. NADLER, -
TITLE. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 515, RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE MURDER OF ARMY PRIVATE WILLIAM LONG AND THE WOUNDING OF ARMY PRIVATE EZEAGWULA WHO...
02:34:35
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUTSIDE THE ARMY NAVY CAREER
02:34:38
MR. NADLER, -
CENTER IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ON JUNE 1, 2009. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
02:34:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR 20
02:34:47
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA IS RECOGNIZED FOR 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. NADLER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
02:35:03
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. NADLER: I ASK THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, ARE YOU PREPARED TO YIELD BACK AT...
02:35:14
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. FROM ARIZONA YIELDS BACK. MR. NADLER: I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW...
02:35:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 515 AS
02:35:29
MR. NADLER, -
AMENDED? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
02:35:34
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,
02:35:38
MR. NADLER, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE
02:35:40
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE...
02:36:26
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YORK. MR. TONKO: THANK YOU, MR.
02:36:29
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SPEAKER. I REQUEST FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH MEMBERS
02:36:33
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAY REVISE AND EXTEND AND INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 503 INTO THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED....
02:36:48
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 503 WHICH SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PARTICIPATION OF SPORTS OF YOUTH.
02:36:59
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS NECESSARY IN OUR GROWING CHILDHOOD
02:37:03
MR. TONKO, -
OBESITY CRISIS.
02:37:05
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT BY 2010,
02:37:08
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
20% OF CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE OBESE. WITHOUT PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS, THIS EPIDEMIC WOULD SURELY BE WORSE. CHILDHOOD OBESITY PLACES...
02:39:41
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AMERICA'S CHILDREN IS UNDOUBTEDLY A SUBJECT OF GREAT CONCERN AT THIS TIME IN HISTORY. OVER 33% OF AMERICA'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHILDREN ARE OVERWEIGHT...
02:39:54
Platts, Todd - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
CHILDREN ARE OBESE. OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE CHILDREN ARE DEVELOPING DISEASES AND VASCULAR CONDITIONS ONCE THOUGHT OF AS CONDITIONS AFFECTING ONLY THE MIDDLE-AGED....
02:42:33
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS WEEK. THIS SIMPLY RECOGNIZES THE ROLE THAT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORTS
02:42:39
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
PLAY IN CREATING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND ENCOURAGES SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND
02:42:47
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACTIVITIES. TODAY, THERE ARE MORE THAN NINE
02:42:50
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
MILLION OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES. AS A RESULT, CHILDREN ARE NOW BEING DIAGNOSED WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, AND TYPE...
02:43:58
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON THIS BILL. THIS BILL DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR TO THE CREATE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES FOR CHILDREN. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING
02:44:04
MR. PLATTS, -
WE SHOULD ALSO BE DISCUSSING HERE -- I THINK THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALSO BE DISCUSSING HERE IS THE
02:44:10
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NEED TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, TO MAKE SURE
02:44:13
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
THEY ARE NOT ONLY HAVING VAG LIFESTYLE THAT'S HEALTHY IN SCHOOL, TEACHING PHYSICAL FINANCE, BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH POLICIES UP HERE...
02:49:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I TAKE IT THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RESERVES. MR. TONKO: I
02:49:33
MR. TONKO, -
RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. FLEMING: THANK
02:49:40
MR. PLATTS, -
YOU. MR. SPEAKER, I WANT
02:49:42
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THANK MY FRIEND FROM
02:49:44
MR. PLATTS, -
PENNSYLVANIA FOR YIELDING ME THIS TIME. I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
02:49:49
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL. I DO RISE IN SUPPORT OF IT. I'M A FAMILY
02:49:53
MR. TONKO, -
PHYSICIAN WHO
02:49:54
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAS TREATED DIABETES EVEN IN AND AMONG TEENAGERS WHICH IS A SAD SITUATION WHEN YOU
02:50:00
Fleming, John Calvin Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
CONSIDER THE FUTURE OF SOMEONE WHO DEVELOPS DIABETES SO YOUNG. AND CERTAINLY THE FUTURE, THE FISCAL -- PHYSICAL FUTURE IS VERY IMPORTANT. BUT I'M ALSO...
02:55:18
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PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. THOMPSON: I THANK THE SPEAKER. I
02:55:21
MR. TONKO, -
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, AS
02:55:26
MR. PLATTS, -
WE KNOW THAT
02:55:28
MR. TONKO, -
THIS STEADY MARCH AND DRUM
02:55:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TOWARDS CAP AND TRADE AND
02:55:33
Platts, Todd - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
CAP AND TAX IT STRIKES ME THAT CERTAINLY THE HEALTH OF OUR
02:55:37
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NATION IS REALLY WHAT'S AT RISK HERE. IN TERMS OF WHAT
02:55:40
Thompson, Glenn "G.T." - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
CAP AND TRADE WILL DO TO OUR NATION. WHAT IT DOES TO OUR BUSINESSES, OUR INDUSTRIES, WHAT IT DOES TO OUR FAMILIES, WHAT IT DOES TO THE INDIVIDUAL...
03:00:55
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YIELD? >> I URGE A YES VOTE AND
03:00:58
MR. THOMPSON, -
YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
03:01:01
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA YIELDS BACK.
03:01:04
MR. TONKO, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED. MR. TONKO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ROUTINELY, THIS CHAMBER IS
03:01:09
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VISITED
03:01:10
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY MANY YOUNG PEOPLEMARK GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE. REMINDING US THAT WE ARE IN
03:01:14
MR. TONKO, -
NEED OF PROMOTING AND ADVANCING SOUND AND PRINCIPLED IDEAS AND
03:01:18
Unidentified Speaker, -
POLICIES THAT WILL BE INHERITED
03:01:20
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY THEM, BY THEIR GENERATION. THEY WILL INHERIT THE GOOD AND THE BAD WORKS THAT WE DO.
03:01:26
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
AND THEY WILL COUNT ON US ON DOING THE SOUND AND REASONABLE SOLUTIONS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I BELIEVE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO ADVANCE THE OPPORTUNITY...
03:02:59
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? MR. TONKO: I MOVE THAT THE...
03:03:33
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IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
03:03:36
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SERVICE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM
03:03:40
Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
NEW YORK, MR. TONKO, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. PLATTS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK....
03:03:57
Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. TONKO: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED....
03:04:07
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS AMERICORPS HAS MADE TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. AMERICORPS BEGAN IN 1994 AS AN EFFORT
03:04:17
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO STRESS
03:04:20
MR. TONKO, -
THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY
03:04:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOLVET. IT WAS
03:04:26
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
STARTED UNDER THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY TRUST ACT. THE INITIAL CLASS OF 20,000 VOLUNTEERS ESTABLISHED A TRADITION OF ASSISTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY...
03:08:35
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAST MONTH. IN 1990, PRESIDENT GEORGE
03:08:42
MR. PLATTS, -
HERBERT WALKER BUSH SIGNED THE NATIONAL
03:08:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SERVICE ACT A NETWORK OF NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE
03:08:47
Platts, Todd - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
AMERICANS IN INTENSIVE SERVICE TO MEET THE NATION'S VITAL NEEDS IN EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IN 1993, PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON...
03:11:12
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK
03:11:16
MR. TONKO, -
RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME AND THE GENTLEMAN IS
03:11:19
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED FOR AS MUCH TIME AS ME HE MAY CONSUME. MR. BROUN: I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
03:11:25
MR. PLATTS, -
PENNSYLVANIA FOR YIELDING ME SOME TIME THIS BILL ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO SUPPORT AMERICORPS. THERE ARE SOME AROUND THE COUNTRY
03:11:34
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. THERE ARE OTHERS THAT WOULD NOT. BECAUSE THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH AMERICORPS, SUCH AS MONEYS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED ON
03:11:43
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
ACORN. OTHER FUNDS AND EFFORTS BY AMERICORPS VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN UTILIZED IN CAMPAIGNS WHICH I DON'T THINK IS QUITE APPROPRIATE, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE'RE...
03:28:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WOULD YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
03:28:34
MR. TONKO, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM
03:28:39
MR. PLATTS, -
NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED. MR. TONKO: YES, MR. SPEAKER.
03:28:42
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IF THERE IS A COMMON THREAT WOVEN THROUGH THE FABRIC OF VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF OURS, IT'S
03:28:47
MR. PLATTS, -
A SENSE OF POSITIVE, POSITIVE SPIRIT, POSITIVE ATTITUDE, POSITIVE ENERGY IN GOING FORWARD IN BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES, ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF...
03:28:54
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF AMERICAN CITIZENS. THEIR DEEDS SPEAK TO OUR NEEDS. AND SO TO FOCUS EFFECTIVELY AND
03:29:01
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MOST POSITIVELY ON THE SUBJECT AT HAND, BRINGING US TO THE HOUSE RESOLUTION 453, I WILL CLOSE WITH MY COMMENTS FOCUSED IN GREAT RESPECT FOR THE VOLUNTEERS...
03:30:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BROUN: MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN RISE? MR. BROUN: I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
03:30:23
MR. PLATTS, -
THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED.
03:30:25
MR. BROUN, -
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT,
03:30:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS MOTION WILL BE
03:30:32
MR. BROUN, -
POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES
03:30:35
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? MR. TONKO: I MOVE THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 411. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK...
03:30:58
MR. TONKO, -
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. TONKO, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. PLATTS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE
03:31:05
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. TONKO: MR. SPEAKER, I REQUEST FIVE LEGISLATIVE
03:31:09
THE CLERK, -
DAYS IN WHICH MEMBERS CAN REVISE AND EXTEND AND INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 411 INTO THE
03:31:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, ORDERED. MR. TONKO: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
03:31:26
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MR. TONKO: I THANK YOU AND I RISE TODAY TO SUPPORT THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF THE INTERMEDIATE SPACE CHALLENGE IN MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA. THE INTERMEDIATE...
03:31:38
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VATION AS IT RELATES TO SCIENCE, MATH, SPACE AND
03:31:41
MR. TONKO, -
LEARNING. IT'S PART
03:31:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE X
03:31:47
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
PRIZE SPACE FLIGHT CONTEST. IT TOOK PILOTS TO SPACE AND BACK, CLAIMING A $10 MILLION PRIZE. MARIE WALKER, ORIGINALLY FOUNDED THE INTERMEDIATE SPACE CHALLENGE....
03:34:01
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PROFESSIONS. THIS PROGRAM IS SO IMPORTANT TONE COURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO PURSUE STUDY IN THESE FIELDS.
03:34:08
Platts, Todd - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
I WILL SUBMIT THE BALANCE OF MY STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD AND YIELD THE PRIME SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION, THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA,...
03:34:40
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA. MOJAVE AIRPORT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF FIRSTS, FROM BURT
03:34:45
McCarthy, Kevin - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AND DICK BUTAN'S FIRST FLIGHT TO THE FIRST PRIVATELY FUNDED MANNED SPACE FLIGHT. NEARBY ARE CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH AND TEST FAG SILTIES THAT ARE CONTINUING...
03:37:38
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LADY FROM TENNESSEE, MRS. BLACKBURN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
03:37:42
MR. TONKO, -
DISTINGUISHED LACY IS -- LADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
03:37:45
MR. PLATTS, -
MRS. BLACKBURN: I RISE TO TO SUPPORT THE INTERMEDIATE SPACE
03:37:48
MR. TONKO, -
CHALLENGE.
03:37:50
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNFORTUNATELY, MR. SPEAKER, MANY OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE GROWING UP AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS ARE GOING TO FIND THEY'RE GOING TO GROW
03:37:56
MR. PLATTS, -
UP IN A VERY DIFFERENT AMERICA THAN WE HAVE GROWN UP IN BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN
03:38:01
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TAXES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE EVERY SINGLE DAY AND THE WAY THIS
03:38:06
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
CROWDS OUT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. INDEED, MY COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE AISLE HAVE BECOME THE PARTY OF PUNISHMENT. THAT IS WHAT I'M HEARING FROM MY...
03:42:49
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED.
03:42:53
MR. TONKO, -
MR. PLATTS: I YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. LATTA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
03:42:58
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE
03:43:00
MR. PLATTS, -
MINUTES. MR. LATTA: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I APPRECIATE
03:43:04
MR. TONKO, -
THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I
03:43:06
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALSO RISE IN SUPPORT TODAY AND WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY. IN MY OWN STATE SENATE DISTRICT, I REPRESENTED AN AREA IN ERIE...
03:43:14
MR. PLATTS, -
NEAR PLUMBROOK STATION
03:43:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A LARGE NASA TESTING. EAST OF THERE WE HAD NASA
03:43:22
Latta, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
GLEN IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. THE THINGS WE CAN DO AND ACHIEVE IN THIS COUNTRY THROUGH THE SPACE PROGRAM IS LIMITLESS. HOWEVER, IF WE STAND BY WHAT WE'RE...
03:48:26
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADJUSTED FEDERAL DEBT BY 26%
03:48:28
MR. LATTA, -
OR $21,150
03:48:31
MR. PLATTS, -
ADDITIONAL FEDERAL DEBT PER PERSON AFTER ADJUSTING FOR
03:48:34
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INFLATION. I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING.
03:48:37
Latta, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
THANK YOU. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. TONKO: MR. SPEAKER, DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA HAVE...
03:48:59
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED. MR. TONKO: THANK
03:49:02
MR. TONKO, -
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. DECADES AGO A GLOBAL SPACE RACE INSPIRED ALL SORTS OF INGENUITY AND INNOVATION.
03:49:07
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT ENABLED THIS COUNTRY TO
03:49:09
MR. PLATTS, -
STRETCH ITS THINKING, PROVIDE FOR LOFTY OPPORTUNITIES AND EMERGE WITH A HIGHER LEVEL OF STATUS IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT HAD WON THAT SPACE...
03:49:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROVIDING MANY, MANY OPPORTUNITIES. IT IS INDEED THE INSPIRATION FOR TODAY'S HOUSE
03:49:22
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
RESOLUTION 411 AS WITNESSED BY THE THE SPACE CHALLENGE IN MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA. WE CAN PROVIDE THAT LOFTYNESS, TO BE ABLE TO EMERGE WITH AN INNOVATION ECONOMY...
03:50:32
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
A MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO RISE? MS. SUTTON: I ASK THAT THE...
03:51:20
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ASSISTANCE TO RECYCLE AND SAVE ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R.
03:51:28
MS. SUTTON, -
2751, A BILL TO TO ACCELERATE MOTOR FUEL SAVINGS NATIONWIDE AND PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO REGISTERED OWNERS OF HIGH POLLUTING AUTOMOBILES TO REPLACE SUCH...
03:51:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO. MS. SUTTON:
03:51:48
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
03:51:58
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: GENTLELADY. -- THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. SUTTON: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE ON BEHALF...
03:52:08
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ARE IN THE ASSEMBLY PLANT IN MY DISTRICT. I RISE FOR THE 159,000 OHIOANS WITH AUTO-RELATED JOBS AND
03:52:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE THREE MILLION TO FIVE MILLION
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MS. SUTTON, -
AMERICANS WHO RELY ON THE AUTO INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
03:52:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I RISE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE ENVIRONMENT AS WE TURN THE CORNER TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS
03:52:26
MS. SUTTON, -
EMISSIONS, IMPROVE FUEL ECONOMY AND TO HELP REDUCE OUR RELIANCE ON FOREIGN OIL. I RISE TODAY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT COUNTRY WHO...
03:57:57
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RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE
03:58:00
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. MR. UPTON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WOULD YIELD MYSELF TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR...
03:58:16
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MILLER. THIS IS NOT THE PERFECT BILL BUT THIS IS IT. THERE IS NPLAN B.
03:58:21
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THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL BILL THAT MS. SUTTON AND MRS. MILLER INTRODUCED, BUT THIS IS THE BILL THAT PASSED OUR COMMITTEE
03:58:27
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
50-4. ONE IN 10 JOBS IN AMERICA ARE AUTO
03:58:30
Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
RELATED. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THIS TOUGH RECESSION, WE HAVE LOST ONE IN FIVE MANUFACTURING JOBS AND CERTAINLY THE MIDWEST...
04:00:37
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PUTTING AMERICA FIRST. WE HEARD THIS ALL THROUGH THE LAST CAMPAIGN ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO INVEST IN AMERICA, WE NEED TO PROTECT AMERICAN JOBS.
04:00:46
MS. SUTTON, -
CONGRESSWOMAN BETTY SUTTON HAS STOOD UP FOR AMERICAN JOBS AND
04:00:52
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PUT NEW MEANING TO PUTTING OLD BETTY BACK IN THE GARAGE
04:00:56
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AND PUTTING NEW CARS ON THE STREETS. THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE PASS THIS BILL. 25% OF OHIO'S ECONOMY IS BASED ON HOW WELL OR HOW POORLY THE...
04:01:51
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THIS BILL. IT WAS MY SINCERE HOPE THIS BILL WOULD HAVE COME TO THE FLOOR UNDER A PROCESS THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED MEMBERS TO OFFER AMENDMENTS. HAD WE
04:01:59
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BEEN PERMITTED TO DO SO, I WOULD HAVE OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO USE THE CREDIT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A FUEL EFFICIENT
04:02:05
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLE.
04:02:09
Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
EVEN AFTER A GENEROUS CREDIT, FOR MANY AMERICAN FAMILY A NEW CAR IS FINANCIALLY OUT OF REACH. YET WITH GAS PRICES RISING AGAIN, THESE FAMILIES DESERVE...
04:04:14
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MY HONOR, MADAM CHAIR TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO CHAIRMAN WAXMAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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MS. SUTSON, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
04:04:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. WAXMAN: THANK YOU FOR YIELDING TIME TO ME TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF H.R. 2751 THE CARDS
04:04:34
MS. SUTTON, -
ACT. I WORKED CLOSELY WITH CONGRESSWOMAN SUTTON AND OTHERS FOR THIS. I BELIEVE IT HIT THETS
04:04:42
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TRIFECTA, IT'S GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY, GOOD FOR CONSUMERS AND
04:04:46
Waxman, Henry - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. FOR THE AUTO INDUSTRY IT MEANS A BIG LEAP IN SALES WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. C.B.O. ESTIMATE THIS IS PROGRAM WILL HELP SELL...
04:06:30
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MINUTES. MR. MANZULLO: MADAM SPEAKER, THIS BILL WILL SPUR AUTO SALES, REVITALIZE THE MANUFACTURING
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Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
SECTOR. WITHOUT A STRONG MANUFACTURING SECTOR, WE WON'T HAVE AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY. WHILE I WOULD HAVE PREFERED A SIMPLE $5,000 VOUCHER FOR ANY NEW CAR...
04:06:48
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SUTTON MOVED THIS BIPARTISAN BILL SO IT REALLY STIMULATES THE ECONOMY
04:06:52
Manzullo, Donald "Don" A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
BECAUSE IT SETS THE CHAIN OF SUPPLY INTO MOTION. IT GETS PEOPLE BACK TO WORK IN OUR FACTIES -- FACTORIES. IF THE FIRST TIME HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT FOR...
04:09:01
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I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 2751, THE CONSUMER ASSISTANCE TO
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MS. SUTTON, -
RECYCLE AND SAVE ACT. THIS BILL WILL PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW, MORE EFFICIENT
04:09:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VEHICLES. HELPING TO REVITALIZE OUR AUTO
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Kildee, Dale E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
INDUSTRY, PRESERVE JOBS, AND CLEAN UP OUR ENVIRONMENT. THE NEED FOR THIS BILL COULD NOT BE GREATER. AS WE ALL KNOW TOO WELL, OUR DOMESTIC INDUSTRY HAS...
04:10:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. MILLER: I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL THAT
04:11:02
Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
WILL HELP PROTECT AMERICAN JOBS. WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FACING THE AUTO INDUSTRY. THIS INDUSTRY HAS BEEN HIT LITERALLY BY AN ECONOMIC HURRICANE...
04:11:17
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STAKE IN THIS INDUSTRY AND ITS SUCCESS THIS LEGISLATION IS A STRONG BIPARTISAN
04:11:20
Miller, Candice - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
APPROACH THAT WILL HELP GET THE ASSEMBLY LINES MOVE, KEEP TRAFFIC IN THE SHOWROOMS PRORK TECT JOBS AND GIVE OUR ECONOMY A DESPERATELY NEEDED JOLT. ...
04:13:29
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JOHN DINGELL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. DINGELL: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY
04:13:39
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DINGELL: I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS FINE BIPARTISAN...
04:13:52
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SUTSON OF OHIO. I COMMEND HER AND HER
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MR. DINGELL, -
BIPARTISAN CO-SPONSORS FOR THEIR WORK ON BEHALF OF THIS. THE BILL
04:14:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION,
04:14:03
Dingell, John D. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THE U.A.W., DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS, SUPPLIERS, AND DEALERS. IT ALSO WILL RESULT IN MEANINGFUL REDUCTIONS IN VEHICLE FLEET AND...
04:16:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RECYCLE AND SAVE ACT. ALL OF US HAVE WITNESSED THE DEVASTATION WITNESSED BY THE
04:16:30
Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR. IN MY HOME STATE OF ALABAMA, AS WELL AS OTHER STATES, WORKERS HAVE LOST THEIR
04:16:36
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOBS OR HAD THEIR HOURS CUT. MANY HARDWORKING DEALERS HAVE
04:16:40
Rogers, Michael "Mike" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Alabama
SIMPLY HAD TO BE FORCED TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS. TO STIMULATE THE AUTO SECTOR WE MUST WORK TO STIMULATE CREDIT MARKETS AND RESTORE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE....
04:17:50
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SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLELADY FOR YIELDING. I COMMEND HER FOR HER TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP IN PUTTING TOGETHER
04:17:56
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THIS LEGISLATION THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US. SHE, REPRESENTATIVE ISRAEL, REPRESENTATIVE INSLEE ALL WORKED VERY HARD TO COME TO A POSITION THAT WE CAN ALL...
04:18:06
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OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE AND, OF
04:18:08
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
COURSE, MR. DINGELL, THE CHAIR EMERITUS OF THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE. MR. STUPAK, ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAD AN IMPORTANT ROLE. MR. KILDEE. AND...
04:21:21
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THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. FLAKE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. FLAKE: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN...
04:21:32
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SPAWNED BY A BAD IDEA THAT WAS SPAWNED BY STILL YET
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ANOTHER BAD IDEA AND IT WILL SPAWN OTHER BAD IDEAS IN THE FUTURE.
04:21:40
MR. UPTON, -
THE FIRST BAD IDEA WASS TO BAIL OUT THE AUTO INDUSTRY IN THE FIRST
04:21:45
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLACE. THE SECOND BAD IDEA IS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO ESSENTIALLY
04:21:48
Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
TAKE OVER THE AUTO INDUSTRIES. WE ALL KNOW THAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT VERY GOOD AT MANUFACTURING ANYTHING. SO IT HAS TO MANUFACTURER DEMAND, AND THAT'S WHAT...
04:23:56
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GENTLELADY FOR HER EXCELLENT WORK ON THIS LEGISLATION, TO MR. DINGELL, TO MR. INSLEE, MR. STUPAK, MR.
04:24:02
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ISRAEL, TO MR. BRALEY, TO MR. WAXMAN.
04:24:10
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THIS IS TRULY THE WORK OF A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING
04:24:14
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
TOGETHER. AND ULTIMATELY THE APPROACH HAS PRODUCED A WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN SITUATION. A WIN FOR CONSUMERS WHO GET A NEW, MORE FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLE, A WIN...
04:25:33
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MUCH TIME THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN CONTROLS? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN CONTROLS NINE REMAINING MINUTES AND THE GENTLEWOMAN
04:25:40
MR. UPTON, -
FROM OHIO SIX REMAINING MINUTES. MS. SUTTON: MADAM SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME IT'S MY HONOR
04:25:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, CHAIRMAN BART STUPAK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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MS. SUTTON, -
MICHIGAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. STUPAK: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
04:25:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS ONE OF THE AUTHORS OF H.R. 2751, I URGE SUPPORT FOR THE CASH FOR CLUNKERS PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE CASH VOUCHERS OF
04:26:03
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
UP TO $4,500 AT AUTO DEALERSHIPS FOR CONSUMERS WHO TRADE IN AGING, LESS FUEL EFFICIENT AUTOMOBILES AND REPLACE THEM WITH MODERN
04:26:11
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FUEL-EFFICIENT MODELS. THE CASH FOR CLUNKERS PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHES
04:26:15
Stupak, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
A DUAL TASK OF STIMULATING SALES IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY. I APPLAUD CONGRESSWOMAN SUTTON FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE, AND I APPRECIATE THE...
04:27:41
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MS. SUTTON: I WOULD JUST INQUIRE OF THE GENTLEMAN, WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF SPEAKERS OVER HERE AND NOT QUITE ENOUGH TIME.
04:27:48
Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
WOULD YOU LIKE TO YIELD SOME OF YOUR TIME? MR. UPTON: I YIELD THE GENTLELADY FOUR MINUTES OF MY TIME. HOW IS THAT? MS. SUTTON: I THANK THE
04:27:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, MADAM SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD 30 SECONDS TO MY COLLEAGUE
04:28:01
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
FROM OHIO, CONGRESSMAN TIM RYAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS. MR. RYAN: I THANK THE GENTLELADY AND...
04:28:11
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I'D LIKE TO MAKE TWO QUICK POINTS. ONE IS THE GENTLEMAN FROM
04:28:15
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ARIZONA WHEN HE WAS HERE MENTIONED ABOUT MANUFACTURING DEMAND. IT WAS THE TAX CREDIT FOR S.U.V.'S THAT ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED THE DEMAND THAT LED TO...
04:28:24
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE ISSUES WE'RE DEALING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT. AND ALSO THE GENTLEMAN WAS
04:28:28
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
CRITICAL OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY. I'D LIKE TO REMIND HIM THAT IT WAS THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND THE TAX DOLLARS THAT THE MIDWEST SENT OUT TO BUILD THE WEST. ALL...
04:29:17
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NOT ONLY TO SPUR GROWTH IN AMERICA'S AUTO INDUSTRY BUT TO SAVE
04:29:20
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AND CREATE JOBS THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY. HISTORY SHOWS THAT ONE OF THE QUICKEST WAYS TO END A RECESSION IS TO SELL MORE AUTOMOBILES. NEW CAR SALES CONSTITUTE...
04:29:30
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OF OUR NATION'S CONSUMER SPENDING. INCREASING VEHICLE SALES ALSO
04:29:34
Peters, Gary - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
STIMULATES THE DEMAND OF RAW GOODS FROM WHICH AUTOMOBILES ARE MANUFACTURED. PRODUCTION OF GLASS, STEEL, PLASTICS AND OTHER PRIMARY MATERIALS WILL BE INCREASED...
04:30:42
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REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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MS. SUTTON, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LEVIN: I THANK
04:30:53
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MR. UPTON, I THINK I'M USING TWO OF YOUR MINUTES. WE
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KNOW THERE'S A MAJOR RESTRUCTURING OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY GOING ON AS WE'RE HERE
04:31:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TODAY. THERE ARE A VERY SIMPLE TRUTH. IF THERE'S NOT INCREASED DEMAND, THAT RESTRUCTURING CANNOT SUCCEED. I THINK ONLY RIGID IDEOLOGUES
04:31:13
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
WOULD SAY IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO STIMULATE DEMAND. THERE'S BEEN A HISTORIC DROP IN DEMAND FOR VEHICLES IN THIS COUNTRY. IT'S ABOUT ONE HALF OF WHAT IT WAS...
04:32:22
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I REQUEST PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE GENTLEMAN IS
04:32:29
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
RECOGNIZED. MR. INSLEE: I WANT TO POINT OUT WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO HELP THE AUTO INDUSTRY, BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT HOW IT'S GOING TO
04:32:38
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AFFECT CON SO --
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MR. INSLEE, -
CONSUMERS. CONSUMERS WILL SAVE 100,000
04:32:46
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GALLONS OF GAS A YEAR BECAUSE OF THE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF THE
04:32:51
Inslee, Jay - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
CAR. THAT'S $250 -- 250 MILLION GALLONS OF GASOLINE WE OTHERWISE WILL NOT BE BURNING. THE REASON I POINT THIS OUT IS THERE IS A BENEFIT TO THE ENVIRONMENT...
04:34:43
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OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE DEALT'S -- THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS
04:34:49
MS. SUTTON, -
EXPIRED. MR. UPTON: NO, I PLAN TO CLOSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. UPTON:
04:34:59
MR. UPTON, -
IT'S TIME TO GET AMERICA MOVING AGAIN AND THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL DOES. THE AUTO SECTOR IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR COUNTRY
04:35:05
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND VIRTUALLY EVEN SINGLE COMMUNITY. DOESN'T HAVE TO JUST BE A COMMUNITY THAT HAS AN ASSEMBLY LINE. IT'S
04:35:13
MR. UPTON, -
THE COMMUNITIES THAT BUILD PARTS, WHETHER IT'S
04:35:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A GAS CAP OR PART
04:35:19
Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
OR BRAKE OR SIDE PANEL OR PIECE OF TRIM OR A WINDOW. AUTO DEALERS ARE IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COMMAINT CROSS THE COUNTRY AND THEY AVERAGE ABOUT 50 EMPLOYEES...
04:37:32
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WRITING. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. MS. SUTTON: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. CAN I INQUIRE HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE...
04:37:44
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4 1/2 MINUTES. MS. SUTTON: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. WE'VE HEARD OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR THE CARS ACT ON THE FLOOR TODAY AND FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY...
04:37:53
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK FIRST OF ALL THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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MS. SUTTON, -
MICHIGAN FOR WHAT A FANTASTIC JOB HE'S DONE IN MOVING THIS BILL ON THE
04:38:02
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLOOR THIS AFTERNOON AND FOR ALL OF THE WORK HE PUT INTO
04:38:06
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MAKING IT A SUCCESS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE, MANY OF WHOM WE HEARD FROM TODAY ON THE FLOOR, FOR ALL OF THEIR HELP AND SUPPORT IN GETTING THIS...
04:41:13
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE LUOLS ARE SUSPENDED,
05:05:13
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05:14:55
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE NAYS ARE ZERO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 423. THE NAYS ARE ZERO. 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE...
05:22:07
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. MEMBERS WILL TAKE THEIR CONVERSATION OFF THE FLOOR. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN
05:24:22
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ORDER. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? MR. TONKO: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND...
05:24:56
MR. TONKO, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. TONKO, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. PLATTS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20
05:25:03
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR.
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TONKO: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I REQUEST FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS DURING WHICH MEMBERS MAY REVISE AND EXTEND AND INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON HOUSE RESOLUTION...
05:25:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN WILL SUSPEND. THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. MEMBERS WILL TAKE THEIR CONVERSATION OFF THE
05:25:27
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
05:25:36
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLOOR. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MEMBERS WILL TAKE THEIR CONVERSATION OFF THE FLOOR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. TONKO: THANK YOU. AGAIN, MADAM...
05:26:49
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RESOLUTION 454 INTO THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. TONKO: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MADAM SPEAKER,...
05:27:02
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. THE NCMEC SERVES AS THE NATIONAL RESEARCH
05:27:12
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CENTER FOR NATIONAL AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.
05:27:15
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT 850 CHILDREN ARE REPORTED MISSING IN THE UNITED STATES. 200,000 OF THAT NUMBER ARE ABDUCTED BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND 58,000 ARE ABDUCTED...
05:30:22
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPONSOR OF THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. POE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS
05:30:28
MR. PLATTS, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. POE: THANK YOU, MADAM
05:30:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
05:30:32
Platts, Todd - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
SPEAKER. I'M PROUD TO SPONSOR H. RES. 454, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. AS FOUNDER...
05:30:46
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VICTIMS' RIGHTS CAUCUS ALONG
05:30:49
MR. POE, -
WITH MR. COSTA, I'M THANKFUL FOR THE WORK THAT THE SENTENCER DOES TO PROTECT THE NATION'S CHILDREN. AT THE TIME THE CENTER WAS FOUNDED, 25 YEARS AGO,...
05:34:37
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SPEAKER. I YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. ROYCE. MR. ROYCE: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING.
05:34:44
MR. PLATTS, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION.
05:34:51
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN
05:34:56
MR. PLATTS, -
ON ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, IT IS TIME FOR US TO REFLECT ON JUST WHAT A ROLE IT PLAYED IN TERMS OF
05:35:03
Royce, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
INCREASING THE RECOVERY RATE OVER TIME OF MISSING CHILDREN. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE LAST 25 YEARS AND THE FACT THAT 138,000 MISSING CHILDREN HAVE BEEN...
05:37:40
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS MUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS
05:37:46
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. LUNGREN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED.
05:37:49
Platts, Todd - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 25 YEARS AGO THAT THIS CONGRESS WORKED TO FACILITATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.
05:38:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I RECALL BEING ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF JUDICIARY
05:38:07
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
COMMITTEE WHEN JOHN WALSH AND HIS WIFE TESTIFIED BEFORE US. IT WAS AT A TIME WHEN THEY DID NOT KNOW WHO HAD MURDERED THEIR CHILD. IT WAS AT A TIME IN...
05:43:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
05:43:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS
05:43:28
Platts, Todd - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. TONCHINGTONCHING THE RESOLUTION BEFORE THE HOUSE, 454, IN RECOGNIZING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CENTER...
05:43:45
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
ARE THOSE HAPPY ENDINGS, THE CENTER HAS PROVIDED ITSELF AS A RESOURCE AND NETWORK THAT I HAS DEVOTED ITSELF TO THE RECONNECTION OF OUR YOUTH TO THEIR...
05:44:36
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. MR. PLATTS: ON...
05:45:09
MR. PLATTS, -
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8, RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR
05:45:17
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS MOTION WILL BE POSTPONED. . THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO RISE? >>...
05:46:11
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE UNITED STATES. THE SPEAKER
05:46:14
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 472, RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND SALUTING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY...
05:46:34
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OHIO, MR. BOCCIERI, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. PETRI, EACH WILL CONTROL 20
05:46:38
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. BOCCIERI: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE...
05:46:51
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BOCCIERI: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER
05:47:02
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BOCCIERI: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 472,
05:47:13
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KGGET
05:47:16
MR. BOCCIERI, -
CONGRATULATING AND SALUTING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND
05:47:22
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PILOTS ASSOCIATION COMMONLY KNOWN AS
05:47:26
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AOPA. HE WAS INCORPORATED AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO GENERAL AVIATION. AOPA REPRESENTS 417,000 MEMBERS WHICH IS ABOUT 70% OF ALL UNITED...
05:49:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND I YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO THE AUTHOR OF THE RESOLUTION,
05:49:25
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
REPRESENTATIVE DENT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DENT: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION. ON MAY 15, 2009,...
05:49:51
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THROUGHOUT ITS RICH HISTORY, AOPA HAS DEVELOPED AND
05:49:53
Dent, Charles "Charlie" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
MAINTAINED CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THE...
05:52:03
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
GENERAL AVIATION CAUCUS, AS WELL AS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.RES. 472, HONORING
05:52:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION ON THEIR 70TH
05:52:18
Ehlers, Vernon J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
ASSOCIATION. SINCE 1939, THE AOPA HAS EFFECTIVELY REPRESENTED THE GENERAL AVIATION COMMUNITY AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. WITH THE MEMBERSHIP...
05:56:22
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMERCIAL SINGLE ENGINEER
05:56:25
MR. BOCCIERI, -
LAND THAT GENERAL AVIATION NEEDS TO DO ALL IT CAN TO PROMOTE
05:56:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE PILOTS. IN PARTICULAR,
05:56:31
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THE TRAINING OF THE PILOTS, AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS ORGANIZES -- ORGANIZATION AND WHAT IT MEANS TO THE GENERAL...
05:57:11
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO
05:57:15
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
HOUSE RESOLUTION 472. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
05:57:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED
05:57:24
MR. BOCCIERI, -
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION A MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS
05:57:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAID ON THE TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO RISE? MR. BOCCIERI: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES...
05:58:20
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: HOUSE CALENDAR
05:58:24
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
NUMBER 64, H.R. 1687, A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT MCKINLEY AVENUE AND THIRD STREET, SOUTHWEST, CANTON,...
05:58:40
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BOCCIERI, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MR. DIAZ-BALART,
05:58:43
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. BOCCIERI: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY...
05:58:57
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MATERIAL ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 1687. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BOCCIERI: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME....
05:59:09
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BOCCIERI: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE BILL I INTRODUCED, HOUSE RESOLUTION...
05:59:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THIRD STREETS SOUTHWEST, CANTON, OHIO, AS THE
05:59:25
MR. BOCCIERI, -
RALPH REGULA FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE. THE BILL HAS
05:59:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. WHILE
05:59:32
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
I KNOW CONGRESSMAN REGULA AS MY PREDECESSOR, MANY OF YOU ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WERE ALSO FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CALL HIM A COLLEAGUE, A MENTOR AND A...
06:02:37
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HISTORY OF MR. REGULA. HE OBVIOUSLY SERVED HONORABLY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE 16TH
06:02:44
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
DISTRICT IN OHIO FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE TERMS, FROM 1973
06:02:48
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNTIL LAST CONGRESS, BECOMING THE SECOND LONGEST
06:02:51
Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
SERVING REPUBLICAN MEMBER IN THE HOUSE, MR. SPEAKER. AND CONGRESSMAN REGULA HAS A GREAT LEGACY AND HAS HAD A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN PUBLIC...
06:04:33
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. SERRANO: THANK YOU, AND I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I RISE IN SUPPORT
06:04:40
MR. BOCCIERI, -
OF H.R. 1687, LEGISLATION TO BRING WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION TO CONGRESSMAN RALPH REGULA, WHO
06:04:45
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAS FIRST ELECT TODD CONGRESS IN 1972. CONGRESSMAN REGULA RETIRED IN
06:04:50
MR. SERRANO, -
JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, AFTER SERVING IN CONGRESS FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE TERMS. HE HAD A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE
06:04:55
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
06:04:57
Serrano, Jose - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
COMMITTEE, SERVING AS CHAIRMAN OF BOTH THE LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE INTERIOR SUBCOMMITTEE. WHEN I ASSUMED THE...
06:08:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. LATOURETTE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND THANK YOU, MR.
06:08:08
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
DIAZ-BALART FOR THE RECOGNITION. I THANK MR. BOCCIERI FOR
06:08:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INTRODUCING THIS LEGISLATION. NO ONE CAN REPLACE CONGRESSMAN REGULA, BUT HE IS HIS SUCCESSOR AND
06:08:25
LaTourette, Steven C. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
I HAPPEN TO BE THE SUCCESSOR -- THE DEAN OF THE OHIO REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. RALPH SERVED 36 YEARS HERE AND 36 YEARS IS THE LOEST THAT ANY REPUBLICAN MEMBER...
06:13:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DISTRICT AND HAVING THE
06:13:06
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
OCCASION TO WORK WITH CONGRESSMAN REGULA WHILE I WAS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, PEOPLE KNEW HIM NOT AS A CONSERVATIVE, NOT AS A LIBERAL, NOT AS A DEMOCRAT...
06:15:06
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW AND HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED, RALPH REGULA
06:15:10
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SERVED IN THE HOUSE WITH GREAT DISTINCTION FOR 38 YEARS OF SERVICE. 38 YEARS OF SERVICE AND NOT ONLY SERVICE, GREAT LEADERSHIP. LAST YEAR WE SADLY...
06:18:56
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AND RESERVE MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. DIAZ-BALART:...
06:19:19
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO COME DOWN HERE AND TO HONOR A DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE ON THE OCCASION OF NAMING
06:19:26
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN HIS HOMETOWN AFTER HIM AND THAT'S A
06:19:32
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
GENTLEMAN I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING WITH FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS AND GETTING TO KNOW AND ONE WHOM I ADMIRE A GREAT DEAL AND THAT'S RALPH REGULA. YOU'VE...
06:23:31
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RALPH. AND I REMEMBER IN SOME CLOSING REMARKS AT A RECENT BANK WET THAT WE WERE AT, I WAS TELLING
06:23:35
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
FOLKS THAT, YOU KNOW, I FEEL AT LIBERTY TO SAY THIS, I'M A FRESHMAN MEMBER HERE, THIS COLLEGIALITY THAT WE'RE SHARING RIGHT NOW BECOMES FEW AND FAR ...
06:25:37
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WELL DESERVED WORDS, BUT KIND WORDS TO A MAN THAT REALLY LOVED THIS INSTITUTION, LOVED
06:25:45
Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THIS COUNTRY, SERVED BOTH SO VERY WELL. WITH THAT, MR. SPEAKER, WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS SO I WOULD YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER...
06:26:17
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE
06:26:21
MR. BOCCIERI, -
OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE
06:26:27
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL IS PASSED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. BOCCIERI:...
06:26:58
MR. BOCCIERI, -
NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE
06:27:03
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS MOTION ARE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES...
06:27:57
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
RECREATIONAL BOATING COMMUNITY AND THE BOATING INDUSTRY TO THE CONTINUING PROSPERITY AND AFFLUENCE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT...
06:28:10
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM WASHINGTON, MR. LARSON,
06:28:14
Larsen, Rick - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. PETRI, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. LARSLARS MR. SPEAKER, I...
06:28:27
Larsen, Rick - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
MR. LARSEN: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTENDS THEIR REMARKS. THE SPEAKER...
06:28:48
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE RECREATIONAL BOATING COMMUNITY AND THE BOATING INDUSTRY TO THE CONTINUING PROSPERITY AND AFFLUENCE OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS...
06:28:57
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RON KLEIN OF FLORIDA AND HENRY
06:29:00
Larsen, Rick - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
BROWN OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ALONG WITH THE COULD HE CHAIRS OF THE BOATING CAUCUS,. HOUSE RESOLUTION 410 HONORS THE 59 MILLION BOATERS IN THE UNITED STATES....
06:30:53
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
MR. HENRY BROWN, FOR SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME. MR. BROWN: I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE FROM WISCONSIN FOR YIELDING. I RISE TODAY TO TO SUPPORT HOUSE...
06:31:20
Brown, Henry E. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
BOTHERS, I'M PROUD OF THIS RESOLUTION THAT RECOGNIZES THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE RECREATIONAL AND BOATING COMMUNITY. BOATING IS BIG BUSINESS IN...
06:33:37
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 410, RESOLUTION THAT
06:33:44
MR. LARSEN, -
I INTRODUCED WITH MY FRIEND FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, ALONG WITH THE
06:33:49
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISTINGUISHED CO-CHAIRS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BOATING CAUCUS, CONGRESSMAN
06:33:54
Klein, Ron - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
GENE TAYLOR AND CONGRESSWOMAN MILLER FROM MICHIGAN. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE RECREATIONAL BOATING COMMUNITY TO THE QUALITY OF OUR LIFE...
06:37:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLEASED TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS RESOLUTION. IN INDIANA, IN NORTHEAST INDIANA,
06:37:21
MR. PETRI, -
BASICALLY, I REPRESENT A LOT OF WATER WITH PLANTS AND FARMS
06:37:25
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
IN BETWEEN. AND IN OUR COUNTY, WE HAVE 100 LAKES AND ANOTHER COUNTY WE HAVE 100 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. ALONG ONE RIDGE, ONE GOES TO LAKE MICHIGAN AND...
06:40:53
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SAME AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
06:40:58
MR. LARSEN, -
BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON.
06:41:03
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. LARSEN: I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT HOUSE RESOLUTION 410. AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER
06:41:10
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND ITS RULES AND PASS
06:41:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE RESOLUTION 410. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
06:41:24
MR. LARSEN, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN
06:41:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT...
06:42:12
MR. LARSEN, -
DAY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR.
06:42:24
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LARSEN, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN,
06:42:28
THE CLERK, -
MR. PETRI, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. LARSEN: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
06:42:38
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 484....
06:42:57
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ASK HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO SUPPORT THE DESIGNATION OF JUNE 10, TOMORROW, AS NATIONAL PIPELINE SAFETY DAY. THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO MILLION MILES...
06:43:10
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PIPELINES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE LIVES OF THE AMERICAN
06:43:12
Larsen, Rick - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
PEOPLE BY DELIVERING THE ENERGY WE NEED TO HEAT OUR HOMES, DRIVE OUR CARS, COOK OUR FOOD AND OPERATE OUR BUSINESSES. IN THE PAST DWECK AID, SIGNIFICANT...
06:46:47
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO MY COLLEAGUE, MARIO
06:46:53
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
DIAZ-BALART OF FLORIDA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR OUCH -- HOW MUCH TIME? MR. PETRI: AS MUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME. THE...
06:47:19
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SAFETY MONTH. MR. SPEAKER, PIPE LINES OBVIOUSLY PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY THROUGH THE OPERATION OF
06:47:24
MR. PETRI, -
OUR HOMES, OUR BUSINESSES, BY CLIFFER -- DELIVERING THE ENERGY TO DRIVE OUR CARS,
06:47:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO COOK OUR FOOD, TO KEEP US WARM AND -- WARM IN THE
06:47:30
Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WINTER AND COOL IN THE SUMMER. IT'S AN UNDENIABLE REALITY THAT ENERGY AFFECTS ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES AND ALL AMERICANS NEED TO DEPEND ON ENERGY....
06:52:22
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. PETRI: MR. SPEAKER, I BELIEVE THIS RESOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS
06:52:27
Larsen, Rick - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
THE NEED TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN PIPELINES AND ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF PIPELINE SECURITY PROGRAMS. I SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, URGE...
06:52:38
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. LARSEN:
06:52:44
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO THANK MR. PETRI AND MR. MICA, AS WELL AS MR. YOUNG AND MR. OBERSTAR AND MS. BROWN, FOR ALL THEIR HELP IN...
06:52:57
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE
06:53:04
Larsen, Rick - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 484. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR,
06:53:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO. WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO...
06:54:06
MS. WATERS, -
STATES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. WATERS,
06:54:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. GARY MILLER,
06:54:18
THE CLERK, -
EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. WATERS: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK
06:54:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON THIS LEGISLATION. AND TO INSERT...
06:54:47
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SO ORDERED. MS. WATERS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, I AM PROUD TO BE A CO-SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION WHICH RECOGNIZES JUNE AS NATIONAL HOME OWNERSHIP MONTH....
06:55:02
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OPPORTUNITY, I AM INDEED COMMITTED TO GOOD PUBLIC POLICY
06:55:06
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT WILL ASSIST CITIZENS TO
06:55:09
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
REALIZE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE GARY MILLER FOR HIS CONTINUED LEADERSHIP ON ENSURING THAT THIS RESOLUTION...
07:00:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EVERY TIME ON THE FLOOR SPEAKING WITH ME. YOU'RE AN ARDENT SUPPORTER OF HOUSING, YOU UNDERSTAND THE BENEFIT
07:00:22
MR. MILLER, -
OF COMMUNITIES AND HOW IT HELPS PEOPLE WHO NEED TIME. WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF HOME OWNERSHIP IN BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES....
07:03:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REAL ESTATE AND HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT AND YOU UNDERSTAND A LOT ABOUT
07:03:06
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE HOUSING MARKET AND WHILE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THERE ARE CERTAINLY PROBLEMS WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH, A CRISIS WITH FORECLOSURES AND A KIND OF...
07:04:26
Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
LOANS. WE'VE RAISED THE LOAN LIMIT IN CALIFORNIA AND WE'RE HELPING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE REFINANCE THEIR LOANS OR PEOPLE SELLING A HOME OR...
07:06:32
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TIME. MS. WATERS: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK HER TIME. MS. WATERS:...
07:06:42
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKERS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION ON THE FLOOR,
07:06:46
MR. MILLER, -
WILL THE HOUSE SPUNED THE RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 502? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
07:06:54
MS. WATERS, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR,
07:06:57
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE
07:07:01
MS. WATERS, -
RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION IS
07:07:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AGREED TO, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO RISE? >> SKI THAT...
07:07:39
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE. THE CLERK: REPORT TO ACCOMPANY HOUSE RESOLUTION 522 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL
07:07:48
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 1886 TO AUTHORIZE DEMOCRATIC
07:07:52
Unidentified Speaker, -
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN TO AUTHORIZE SECURITY
07:07:59
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION
07:08:02
Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
OF THE BILL H.R. 2410 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONERS IN DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND PEACE CORPS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2010 AND 2011 TO MODERNIZE THE FOREIGN SERVICE...
07:08:35
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 385? THE CHAIR: HOUSE RESOLUTION 385, CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MILLARD FULLER A LIFE WHICH PROVIDES ALL THE EVIDENCE...
07:08:53
Unidentified Speaker, -
POWER OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT WHO INSPIRE HOPED AND LIFTED THE BURDENS OF POVERTY AND DESPAIR FROM ONE THE SHOULDERS OF ONE'S FELLOW
07:09:04
Cleaver, Emanuel II - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
MAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI, MR. CLEAVER, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. GARY MILLER EACH...
07:09:24
Cleaver, Emanuel II - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON THIS LEGISLATION AND TO INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS THEREON. THE SPEAKER...
07:09:40
Cleaver, Emanuel II - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CLEAVER: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE THIS EVENING RECOGNIZE...
07:09:55
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUR NATION'S MOST WELL KNOWN AND
07:09:58
MR. CLEER, -
BELOVED NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS. MR. FULLER LED HABITAT
07:10:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR HUMANITY FROM
07:10:07
Cleaver, Emanuel II - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
ITS FOUNDING IN 1976 TO 2005. HE WAS AN AMAZING MAN WHO WAS ABLE TO TURN A SIMPLE IDEA INTO A GLOBAL HOUSING JUGGERNAUT, SERVING OVER 100 COUNTRIES. THROUGH...
07:11:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AFFILIATE THEY PROVIDE SAFE, DECENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS.
07:11:28
Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THEY'VE BUILT MORE THAN 300,000 HOMES WORLDWIDE IN 3,000 COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDED HOUSING FOR MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE. IT PROVIDES...
07:12:59
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM GEORGIA FOR SEVEN MINUTES.
07:13:03
MR. CLEAVER, -
MR. BISHOP: MR. SPEAKER, IT
07:13:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OFTEN TAKES LOSS TO REMIND OURSELVES OF OUR UNWAVERING
07:13:08
MR. CLEAVER, -
APPRECIATION AND UNFALTERING GRATITUDE FOR THOSE FEW EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE WHO DESPITE THEIR ABILITY TO ENJOY TREMENDOUS
07:13:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUCCESS AND REWARD FOR THEMSELVES, INSTEAD COMMIT THEIR ENERGIES AND TALENTS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE
07:13:23
Bishop, Sanford Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
WORLD. MILLARD FULLER OF AMERICA'S GEORGIA WAS ONE OF THOSE EXTRAORDINARY FEW. HE PASSED AWAY FEBRUARY 2, LEAVING BEHIND A WIFE AND FAMILY BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY...
07:17:39
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE EYES OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR A FRIEND WHO IS -- WHO IS MOVING INTO A NEW HOME, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE FAMILY WAS INVOLVED IN BUILDING THAT HOME
07:17:46
Miller, Gary G. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AND HELPING BUILD HOMES FOR OTHER PEOPLE. YOU HAVE TO ADMIRE HIM FOR WHAT HE DID AND ALL THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THIS COUNTRY AND THOSE WHO GIVE THEIR...
07:18:24
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND PRESIDENT BUSH SAID THE NAME JESUS, AS IF THERE IS SOMETHING
07:18:30
Cleaver, Emanuel II - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
THAT IS MAGICALLY GOING TO HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF CALLING THE NAME. AND I THINK WE ARE GOING INTO A SLIPPERY SLOPE WHEN WE BEGIN TO COMPARE PEOPLE HOW...
07:21:03
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE...
07:21:47
Unidentified Speaker, -
GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS.
07:21:51
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SANCHEZ, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. SOUDER, EACH WILL
07:21:56
THE CLERK, -
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. SAN AN -- MS. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR.
07:22:05
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INSERT EXTRANEOUS...
07:22:24
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CONGRATULATING THE UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL ON ITS 85TH ANNIVERSARY AND I YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
07:22:37
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE FOR BORDER, MARITIME
07:22:40
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND GLOBAL COUNTERTERRORISM, I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO VISIT THE BORDER SEVERAL TIMES TO SEE FIRST-HAND THE GOOD WORK OF THE BORDER PATROL. I...
07:22:53
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOUTHERN BORDER WITH MEXICO BUT ALSO THAT WITH
07:22:56
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CANADA. THESE DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN PATROL AMERICA'S BORDERS, OFTEN IN HARSH CLIMATES, IN ISOLATED CONDITIONS, UNDER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN ORDER...
07:25:34
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE BORDER PATROL. THE BORDER PATROL WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE
07:25:39
MR. SOUDER, -
IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1924 AND CELEBRATED ITS 85TH ANNIVERSARY JUST RECENTLY ON MAY 28, 2009. THE BORDER PATROL IS ONE
07:25:45
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE MOST PUBLIC FACES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE DIFFERENCES, THE
07:25:51
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
BORDER PATROL COVERS THE AREAS BETWEEN THE PORTS OF ENTRY AS OPPOSED TO THE PORTS OF ENTRY. THE 18,000 MEN AND WOMEN IN GREEN WORK EVERY DAY ALONG...
07:31:40
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REYES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE
07:31:43
MS. SANCHEZ, -
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS FOR THREE
07:31:46
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. REYES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,
07:31:50
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
I THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN FOR YIELDING ME TIME AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL AND THE WORK YOU...
07:32:01
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUBCOMMITTEE THAT DEALS WITH BORDER ISSUES. I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 498 A BILL THAT
07:32:08
Reyes, Silvestre - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
HONORS AND DODGE GREAT -- CONGRATULATES THE BORDER PATROL ON ITS 85TH ANNIVERSARY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY GOOD FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR HARRY TEAGUE FROM...
07:35:31
MS. SANCHEZ, -
IN HONOR OF THEIR 85TH ANNIVERSARY. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS BILL AND I THANK THE MEN
07:35:38
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL FOR WORKING EACH
07:35:42
Reyes, Silvestre - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
AND EVERY DAY TO KEEP US SAFE. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
07:36:07
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NEW MEXICO, MR. TEAGUE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. TEAGUE: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF H.R....
07:36:15
Unidentified Speaker, -
A RESOLUTION HONORING AND
07:36:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRATULATIONS THE U.S. BORDER PATROL ON ITS 85TH ANNIVERSARY. THIS BILL SHOW OURS SUPPORT FOR THE MEN AND
07:36:25
MS. SANCHEZ, -
WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED AND ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN OUR NATION'S
07:36:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BORDER PATROL. I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE WITH ME IN SUPPORT
07:36:33
Teague, Harry - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
OF THIS RESOLUTION. THE BORDER PATROL HAS UNDERGONE INCREDIBLE CHANGE OTHERS THE LAST 85 YEARS. THEY HAVE GROWN FROM AN INITIAL FORCE OF 450 TO OVER...
07:38:57
MS. SANCHEZ, -
INCREDIBLY DIFMENT TASK AND THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
07:39:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BORDER PATROL DESERVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF CONGRESS IN
07:39:03
Teague, Harry - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CONGRESSWOMAN SANCHEZ, CHAIRMAN REYES, CHAIRMAN THOMPSON, CONGRESSMAN MCCALL, AND MAJORITY LEADER HOYER...
07:39:43
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TOGETHER CLOSELY ON MANY THINGS, NOT JUST NONCONTROVERSIAL BILLS LIKE TODAY. I THANK MR. TEAGUE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND MY LONG-TIME FRIEND MR. REYES,
07:39:52
MR. SOUDER, -
ALSO,
07:39:54
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIRMAN OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE, NOT ONLY FOR HIS WORK IN CONGRESS
07:39:57
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
BUT HIS WORK WITH THE BORDER PATROL. AGAIN, MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK EVERY BORDER PATROL AGENT IN AMERICA FOR PROTECTING US, AS WELL AS CHIEF...
07:43:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE BORDER PATROL,
07:43:26
MS. SANCHEZ, -
AS WELL AS FOR ALL THE AGENCIES REALLY THAT SIT WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION.
07:43:31
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I THANK HIM FOR TAKING THE TIME TONIGHT TO BE DOWN HERE HELPING TO WORK ON THIS
07:43:35
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BILL. YOU KNOW, THE BORDER PATROL JUST DOESN'T WORK AT THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN BORDER AS WAS MENTIONED, WE'LL SEE THEM IN PUERTO RICO AND OTHER AREAS....
07:44:59
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO...
07:45:53
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MORAN FOR JUNE 16, MR. OLSON FOR
07:45:57
MR. POE, -
TODAY, MR. MCCLINTOCK FOR JUNE 10 AND MR. BISHOP FOR JUNE 10. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN...
07:46:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INCLUDE THEREIN EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL. MS. WOOLSEY OF CALIFORNIA FOR FIVE MINUTES, MS. RICHARDSON
07:46:29
MS. SANCHEZ, -
OF CALIFORNIA FOR FIVE MINUTES, MS. KAPTUR OF OHIO FOR FIVE MINUTES AND MS. LOFGREN OF CALIFORNIA FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
07:46:58
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF 2009, OR PAY-GO, TOGETHER WITH A SECTIONAL ANALYSIS. THE DEFICITS THAT MY ADMINISTRATION INHERITED REFLECT NOT ONLY SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, BUT...
07:47:10
THE CLERK, -
FAILING TO PAY FOR NEW POLICIES, INCLUDING LARGE TAX CUTS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY BENEFITED THE AFFLUENT. THIS FAILURE OF FISCAL DISCIPLINE CONTRIBUTED...
07:49:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. WOOLSEY OF CALIFORNIA. MR. POE OF TEXAS. MR. POE OF TEXAS. MR. POE: MR. SPEAKER, NOBLE SACRIFICE DOMINATES THE CHARACTER...
07:50:09
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY, MYSELF AND OTHER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, ROB WITMAN FROM VIRGINIA, JO BONNER FROM ALABAMA AND SENATOR SESSIONS FROM ALABAMA, JOINED...
07:55:53
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MANY IMMIGRATE HERE TO THE UNITED STATES -- EMIGRATE HERE TO THE UNITED STATES. INDEED THE U.S. WAS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE
07:56:01
Richardson, Laura - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THAT ALL AMERICANS SHOULD HAVE INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. IN ORDER TO ENJOY THIS BLESSING OF LIFE AND LIBERTY,...
08:01:36
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ZEN, MINNESOTA. MR. MC-- MR. PAULSEN, MINNESOTA, MR. MCCLINTOCK, CALIFORNIA. MR. OLSON, TEXAS. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 6, 2009,...
08:02:21
Murphy, Christopher "Chris" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
OF THE BURNING QUESTIONS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT AFFECT YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS AND YOUNGER FAMILIES. AND TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS...
08:08:39
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
AN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS OUR NATIONAL DEBT. WE CANNOT DIG OUR WAY OUT OF THIS HOLE. WE CANNOT ACHIEVE STRUCTURAL SURPLUSES LIKE WE HAD IN THE 1990'S. ...
08:16:00
Murphy, Christopher "Chris" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
GET IT. PRESIDENT BUSH HE STALLED ON HEALTH CARE REFORM FOR EIGHT YEARS FAMOUSLY REMARKED, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE UNINSURED, I'M PARAPHRASING, BECAUSE...
08:19:26
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
AND HOSPITALS AND OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM MORE GENERALLY TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY. TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE SYSTEM. TO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE....
08:21:51
Baldwin, Tammy - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
TONIGHT ON THE FLOOR TO AFFIRM OUR FIGHT THAT WE MUST COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE, MEANINGFUL AND AFFORDABLE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM ...
08:28:54
Murphy, Christopher "Chris" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
YOU GET WHEN YOU BUILD IN THE TYPE OF PROFIT MOTIVATION THAT WE HAVE AND THE PRESSURE ON SHAREHOLDER RETURN. WE TREAT HEALTH CARE AND THE ECONOMY...
08:33:15
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE GENTLEMAN'S FROM CONNECTICUT, I'M FROM PENNSYLVANIA IF WE GO TO SAN DIEGO AND WE PUT OUR BANK CORD...
08:37:21
Murphy, Christopher "Chris" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM FOR THEIR INPATIENT UNIT. SO THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENS AS YOU MOVE FROM ACTIVE SERVICE OUT TO BE PART OF THE VETERANS HEALTH...
08:40:45
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
OUTCOME WILL BE THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RED LINE YOU, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE PREEXISTING CONDITIONS TO EXCLUDE YOU FROM CARE. THEY'RE...
08:43:30
Murphy, Christopher "Chris" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE BUYING, DON'T KNOW THE COMBINATION OF DEDUCTIBLES AND PREMIUMS THAT ARE GOING TO FORCE COSTS ON YOU. YOU CAN'T BE EVER SURE EXACTLY...
08:46:59
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
AND EVERY BUSINESS THAT CHOOSES TO DO S WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO OFFER THAT BENEFIT TO THEIR EMPLOYEES AND TO THEIR POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO...
08:49:35
Murphy, Christopher "Chris" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
IT FIRST BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY LIKE ANYBODY ELSE IS. THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THEIR...
08:51:15
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
GOING TO TAKE SOME WORK. BUT THIS ISSUE IS TOO IMPORTANT. IT'S TOO IMPORTANT TO THIS COUNTRY. IT'S TOO IMPORTANT TO FAMILIES. IT'S TOO IMPORTANT TO...
08:52:47
Murphy, Christopher "Chris" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
IDEOLOGUES THAT JUST DON'T BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT OUGHT TO GET INVOLVED. THERE IS A POLLING GOING AROUND ESSENTIALLY OUTLINING IN 28 PAGES HOW YOU...
08:56:04
Murphy, Christopher "Chris" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
AKIN: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE GET THE FLIP CHART SET UP HERE AND BE STARTED IN JUST A
08:56:28
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
MINUTE. THERE WAS A SIN ERIKAL COMMENT THAT WAS MADE BY PEOPLE WHO TAKE A LOOK AT HISTORY. THEY SAY THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARN FROM HISTORY IS THAT...
09:01:23
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
TO THIS, JOHN MAY NARCOTIC KEYNES' PHILOSOPHY THAT HE SPOKE ABOUT DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW DEAL THAT WAS PRESENTED...
09:02:59
MR. AKIN, -
GOOD FRIEND, CONGRESSMAN
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MR. KING, -
LAMBORN WHO IS JOINING US TONIGHT AS WELL, AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED NOW TALKING A LITTLE
09:03:06
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
BIT ABOUT THIS IDEA THAT SOMEHOW ALL OF THIS SPENDING THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING IN THIS LAST YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE TOGETHER, THIS INCREDIBLE
09:03:13
MR. KING, -
LEVEL OF SPENDING IS
09:03:15
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
SUPPOSED TO HELP WITH THIS UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM AND YET JUST AS MORGENTHAU WOULD HAVE PREDICTED, WE'RE SEEING UNEMPLOYMENT GOING UP AND THE SPENDING JUST...
09:03:47
Lamborn, Douglas "Doug" L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES ARE. MR. AKIN: JUST AFFIRMING THAT, RECLAIMING MY TIME, AFFIRMING THAT NUMBER, YES, IT IS NOW 9.4%. YOU RECALL THAT THERE...
09:04:10
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
AND HERE WE ARE AT 9.7% AND WE DID PASS THE BILL AND SO THE EXCUSE IS, WELL, THIS THING IS REALLY HELPING US A LOT, WELL, I HOPE IT DOESN'T HELP US...
09:04:49
Lamborn, Douglas "Doug" L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
OTHER THAN AN UNMITIGATED DISASTER. THEY'RE FALLING ALL OVER THEMSSELVES TRYING TO PUT A SPIN ON THEM -- THEMSELVES TRYING TO PUT A SPIN ON THIS THING,...
09:05:40
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
DIRECTION. IF YOU HAD A TRACK RECORD LIKE THAT, THIS IS JUST THE YEAR THIS YEAR. THIS IS STARTING IN FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, THIS IS ANOTHER MARCH, 14,...
09:06:48
Lamborn, Douglas "Doug" L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
WERE SAVED? ANYONE CAN CLAIM, WELL, THERE'S A 100,000, 200,000, 300,000 JOBS OUT THERE THAT WERE SAVED, I CAN'T DOCUMENT IT BUT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT,...
09:07:38
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
VOTED AGAINST THIS THING BECAUSE IT DIDN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. HALF OF IT, THOUGH, IS THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR AND WE KEEP DUMPING ALL THIS MONEY OUT...
09:09:32
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
BUSINESSES. BEGINNING WITH CHRYSLER AND THEN NOW WITH GENERAL MOTORS. WE'RE SEEING SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN, I DON'T KNOW IF WE EVER HAVE SEEN...
09:10:10
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
PEOPLE ON BOARD AND DECIDES TO REWRITE THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS, THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED. AND I THINK MY GOOD FRIEND, YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE FROM YOUR DISTRICT...
09:10:48
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
THEY WERE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS NOT JUST IN MINNESOTA BUT IN THE NATION. THEY PERFORMED 160% BETTER THAN THE TOP PERFORMERS...
09:11:28
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
CHRYSLER BUSINESS THAT THEY ALREADY HAD. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND THEY PRODUCED TAX REVENUE TO THE AMOUNT OF $3 MILLION EVERY YEAR
09:11:37
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
ON THAT FIVE-ACRE PARCEL THAT THEY UTILIZED. MR. AKIN: SO YOU HAVE, JUST RECLAIMING MY TIME, SO YOU HAVE A DEALER WHO'S BEEN IN BUSINESS IN YOUR TOWN...
09:12:01
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
MR. AKIN: 90 YEARS AND THEIR DEALERSHIP WAS ASSESSED -- WHAT WAS THE VALUE OF IT? MRS. BACHMANN: THERE WAS RECENT APPRAISAL DONE ON THIS DEALERSHIP,...
09:12:10
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE ALL THE DEBTS PAID, THEY OWN EVERYTHING OUT AND CLEAR AND THE APPRAISER SAID, THIS DEALERSHIP IS WORTH $15 MILLION. MR. AKIN:...
09:12:22
MR. AKIN, -
ONE MORNING AND YOU GET THIS THING IN THE MAIL AND IT SAYS YOUR $15 MILLION JUST
09:12:27
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
BASICALLY VAPORIZED, DIDN'T IT? MRS. BACHMANN: IT WAS WORTHLESS. NOW THE ONLY THING THEIR DEALERSHIP IS WORTH TODAY IS THE UNDERLYING PROPERTY THAT THE...
09:12:39
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
BUILDING THEIR BUILDING WHICH IS NOW FREE AND CLEAR. THEY WORKED HARD TO MAKE SURE THEY COULD PAY FOR IT AND NOW IT'S A DEALERSHIP BUILDING. AS MOST...
09:12:51
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
BUILDING, YOU CAN'T USE IT FOR MUCH ELSE OTHER THAN A DEALERSHIP. AND TRUST ME, THERE'S NO ONE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW WHO'S TOO INTERESTED IN BUYING AN...
09:13:26
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
D.C., WHAT MAKES US THINK WE CAN MANAGE CAR COMPANIES? WHAT AN EXAMPLE OF -- AND I THINK THERE'S SOME OTHER EXAMPLES OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SOME OF...
09:14:10
Lummis, Cynthia - U.S. Representative, [R] Wyoming
FAR. SO AS WE WATCH THE 350 TO 375 VERY SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE DRILLING FOR OIL AND GAS AND SEE THE LEGISLATION THAT IS COMING BEFORE THIS CONGRESS...
09:14:53
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
A LOT OF AMERICANS HAVE THE PERCEPTION THAT BIG OIL IS WHO IS RECOVERING THESE NATURAL RESOURCES BUT EVEN THOSE FIRMS HIRE VERY SMALL, LITERALLY MOM ...
09:15:12
Lummis, Cynthia - U.S. Representative, [R] Wyoming
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, TO DO THE SURVEYING AND TO COMPLETE THOSE WELLS AND DO THE FRACTURING OF THE DEEP SEAMS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO CAUSE THE GAS TO...
09:16:08
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
IS, YOU DEFINE SMALL BUSINESS AS ABOUT 500 OR SO EMPLOYEES OR LESS. SMALL BUSINESSES CREATE ALMOST 80% OF THE NEW JOBS IN AMERICA. WHAT YOU'RE SAYING...
09:17:32
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT, THESE DEALERSHIPS ARE SHUTTING THE DOORS. DEALERSHIPS MAY HAVE 20 EMPLOYEES, 30 OR 40 EMPLOYEES. I HAVE MET WITH A NUMBER OF...
09:19:54
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
HENRY MORGENTHAU FROM 1939 THAT ALL THE SPENDING IS NOT GOING TO MAKE THIS ANY BETTER. WHAT'S MORE, A LOT OF THE SPENDING IS GOING TO RESULT IN MORE UNEMPLOYMENT...
09:20:30
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
TO COST A LOT OF JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THIS, WE'RE GOING DOWN THE ROAD THAT IS GOING TO HURT OUR ECONOMY. IT'S GOING...
09:21:19
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS, KNOWS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TAXATION AND RED TAPE AND ALSO UNDERSTANDS WHAT SOME OF THESE MASSIVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING PROGRAMS IN THE...
09:21:58
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
COMPONENT AT A TIME. ONE OF THE POINTS I THINK THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE THIS, WHEN I LOOK AT THE NUMBERS ON THE CHART, $700 BILLION IN THE WALL STREET, $780...
09:25:46
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
BANKRUPT AND LOSE $15 MILLION BUT WE'RE GOING TO NATIONALIZE ALL OF THIS. AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN UNEMPLOYMENT IS THIS NATIONALIZING OF BUSINESS. I THINK...
09:28:14
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
KNOW OF THAT APPLIED TO THEIR DEMOCRATIC SENATOR TO APPEAL FOR HELP TO STAY OPEN. THAT SENATOR WAS ABLE TO ARRANGE A COMPLETING BETWEEN THE DEALER AND...
09:32:28
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
WANT CAN ALSO TAKE AWAY ANYTHING FROM YOU. INCLUDING -- EVERYTHING FROM YOU, INCLUDING YOUR FREEDOM. AND THAT'S THE GREAT DANGER OF THIS INSIDIOUS CREEPING...
09:33:21
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
BILL OF RIGHTS WAS TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS, PEOPLE, NOT TO PROTECT GOVERNMENT, BUT TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM THE ENCROACHMENT OF BIG GOVERNMENT UPON THEIR...
09:34:11
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
JUST FINE AND THEY JUST IGNORED THE FIFTH AMENDMENT. AND SO WE SEE THIS CONTINUOUSLY GROWING GOVERNMENT AND IF YOU TAKE LOOK AT WHERE WE'RE SPENDING MONEY,...
09:36:49
Lummis, Cynthia - U.S. Representative, [R] Wyoming
UNEMPLOYMENT. INCREDIBLE. WHILE I WAS RUNNING FOR THIS POSITION I STOPPED AT A FAST FOOD PLACE TO GET AN ICED TEA LATE AT NIGHT AND THEY OFFERED ME...
09:37:56
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
WE'RE SEEING IN THIS CONGRESS ARE POLICIES THAT WILL ACTUALLY MAKE US MORE DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN ENERGY AT A TIME -- MR. AKIN: LET ME JUST STOP YOU THERE....
09:38:07
Lummis, Cynthia - U.S. Representative, [R] Wyoming
VERY IMPORTANT. ARE YOU FINDING SOURCES OF NATURAL GAS, ONE OF THE CLEANEST BURNING FUELS THAT WE KNOW IN TERMS OF HYDROCARBON-TYPE FUELS, ANYWAY, AND...
09:38:25
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
WITH A LOT OF GOVERNMENT HELP AND YET THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO TRY TO CREATE POLICIES TO MAKE US MORE DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN ENERGY. WHAT WOULD THAT BE?...
09:39:09
Lummis, Cynthia - U.S. Representative, [R] Wyoming
UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. VIRTUALLY EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, ALMOST EVERY DAY HERE, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT WILL IMPAIR OUR ABILITY TO PRODUCE...
09:40:32
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
ENERGY-INDEPENDENT AND THEY HAVE ADDED MANY, MANY JOBS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND YET WE HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN ENERGY AND...
09:41:22
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
AND CAP BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT TAXES, IT'S ABOUT REVENUE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT'S ABOUT GETTING MORE REVENUE TO SOCIALIZE MEDICINE AND DO OTHER...
09:42:25
MR. AKIN, -
THAT WAS PRODUCED IN SPAIN, THEY LOST
09:42:29
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
2.2 JOBS. THE GREEN JOBS THAT WERE CREATED WERE TEMPORARY JOBS. THE JOBS THAT WERE LOST WERE PERMANENT JOBS. INDUSTRIAL JOBS. AND THAT'S WHAT I KIND...
09:43:08
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
AND WHAT THE ECONOMISTS FOUND WAS FOR EVERYBODY WHEN YOU TAKE THAT TAX MONEY OUT OF THINGS, WHAT HAPPENS IS, WHEN YOU YOU -- WHEN YOU TOOK THE TAX MONEY...
09:44:05
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
ALTERNATIVE. WALL STREET BAILOUT, WE OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE AND PRESIDENT BUSH, HENRY PAULSON, THE LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE WOULDN'T ACCEPT...
09:45:48
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
TREND IN UNEMPLOYMENT. AND ALSO THE TREND OF EXCESSIVE SPENDING. AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR PERSPECTIVE. MR. BURGESS: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN...
09:46:19
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BILLION. AND THE PRESIDENT TOLD US THAT WE WHAT NEEDED. WE HAVE SEEN THAT NUMBER EXCEEDED. AND WE HEARD THE BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK THAT BECAUSE OF THOSE...
09:47:19
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
CORRECT. MR. AKIN: DOESN'T PASS THE SMELL TEST. MR. BURGESS: IT'S NOT WHAT I CAME TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO DO. WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE HOUSE TONIGHT,...
09:47:40
MR. BURGESS, -
09:47:42
MR. AKIN, -
AUSTIN ECONOMIST,
09:47:45
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
LACI HUNT. ER VING FISHER SAW IT FIRST. THE MAN WHO MAY HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST AMERICAN ECONOMIST WOTE THE THEORY ABOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN 1933....
09:49:36
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
DEBT, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE BAD TROUBLE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT. IS THAT WHAT THIS ECONOMIST IS SAYING? MR. BURGESS: WE ARE IN A PERIOD OF PROLONGED UNDERPERFORMANCE...
09:50:05
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
EVERY OTHER ECONOMIC ASPECT. YOU CANNOT SPEND YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS PROBLEM. THE UNEMPLOYMENT WENT UP. THE CORRECT RESPONSE IS NOT TO SHOVE MORE MONEY...
09:51:02
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
A VACUUM ECONOMICALLY IN THE ECONOMY. SO THE SMALL BUSINESSES WE ARE HEARING ABOUT LIKE OUT IN WYOMING, THE SMALL BUSINESSES, THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY...
09:52:53
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
COST $770,000 TO GENERATE THAT JOB. A MASSIVE COST IN CAPITAL. I WANT TO THROW ANOTHER POINT INTO THIS IN A BRIEF WAY, THE CAP AND TRADE COMPONENT OF...
09:55:07
MR. AKIN, -
DEBT LOAD. ONCE THEBT LOAD. ONCE THE ICE GASH CAME ON THE SIDE OF THE TITANIC, WE THINK OF THE UNITED STATES. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY SINK THE UNITED...
09:55:19
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
SUPERPOWER. THE ONE THING THAT HAS KEPT US A SUPERPOWER HAS BEEN FREEDOM, FREE MARKET ECONOMIES. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WATCHING THE DECONSTRUCTION...
09:57:19
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
FROM GEORGIA, MR. GINGREY, FOR 60
09:57:34
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. GINGREY: FOR THE NEXT HOUR, I'M GOING TO BE JOINED BY A NUMBER OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THE AISLE. AND MOST OF THEM ARE...
09:57:55
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
CERTAINLY THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT'S ON OUR PLATE AS WE GO THROUGH THESE NEXT SIX WEEKS LEADING UP TO THE AUGUST RECESS AND OF COURSE AS THE...
10:00:22
Fleming, John Calvin Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
32 YEARS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE AND ALSO OWNING BUSINESSES FOR NEARLY AS LONG, WHEN I HEAR THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW A PUBLIC PLAN CAN WORK, I REALLY TRY...
10:04:47
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
AND ALSO ONE OF MY CO-RESIDENTS IN MY OB-GYN TRAINING BACK IN GEORGIA. I THINK DR. JOHN FRIEDMAN PRACTICED HIS ENTIRE CAREER IN BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA,...
10:07:09
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
CARE FINANCING. PEOPLE ARE HURTING HEALTH CARE EXPENSES HAVE GOTTEN TOO HIGH. MEDICINE'S TOO HIGH IN THE DRUG STORE, DOCTOR BILLS ARE TOO HIGH. DOCTORS...
10:13:14
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
COOPERATIVE WAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE AND OFFER OUR EXPERTISE TO SAY TO OUR COLLEAGUES AND THERE'S SOME HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS ON THE MAJORITY...
10:14:49
Roe, David "Phil" P. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
MEDICARE WAS VOTED ON OF THE JUDGMENT TO GIVE -- JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT BACKGROUND, I'M A NATIVE TENNESSEAN. I PRACTICED IN JOHNSON, TENNESSEE,...
10:22:31
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
ALL OF THE ABOVE APPROACH TO SOLVING OUR ENERGY PROBLEMS AND ANY OTHER ISSUE, BUT NONE REALLY AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOLVING THIS...
10:26:58
Roe, David "Phil" P. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
HE SHOWS UP THERE AND THE DOCTOR IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT MOUNTAIN CITY DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HIS V.A. RECORD, TO HIS ELECTRONIC RECORD THAT THEY...
10:28:26
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
EVERY YEAR INTRODUCED MEDICAL LIABILITY OR TORT REFORM MODELED AFTER THE SYSTEM THAT WAS ADOPTED BY BACK IN THE LATE 1970'S IN CALIFORNIA. THE ACRONYM...
10:31:39
Fleming, John Calvin Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
NOW, I HAVE SPOKEN ON THIS FLOOR AS YOU KNOW, DR. GINGREY, AND DR. ROE AS WELL, AND I'VE HEARD YOU SPEAK MANY TIMES, MANY MEMBERS OF OUR CONVERSATION...
10:35:54
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
PROVIDER WHO IS SEEING A PATIENT. BUT IN REGARD TO BEST PRACTICES, AS THE GENTLEMAN WAS TALKING, THESAL GOT RHYTHMS. DOCTORS ARE BUSY, THEY'RE OPERATING,...
10:37:25
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
CARE SYSTEM. WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL BASICALLY CONTROLS A GREAT DEAL OF THE RESOURCES THAT HE OR SHE DEPENDS UPON FOR HIS OR HER HEALTH OR THE HEALTH...
10:39:08
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
TO SPEAK, TO HEALTH INSURANCE. THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A SITUATION OF EXTREME COMPASSION IF AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IS ADMITTED THROUGH...
10:40:14
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
MILLION ARE MAKING MORE THAN $50,000
10:40:16
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
A YEAR AND MANY OF THEM JUST CHOOSE OF THEIR OWN VOLITION, MAYBE THEY'RE 10 FEET TALL AND BULLETPROOF, 20-SOMETHINGS, 30-SOMETHINGS HAVE A GENE AND DON'T...
10:44:46
Fleming, John Calvin Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
ILLEGALLY SHOULD NOT BE HERE. SO THAT'S NOT REALLY A HEALTH CARE PROBLEM, AT LEAST NOT PRIMARILY, THAT IS AN IMMIGRATION PROBLEM. WE ALSO HAVE, AS...
10:46:41
MR. GINGREY, -
TENNESSEE, WE WERE SURROUNDED BY EIGHT STATES. WE HAD A PLAN
10:46:45
MR. ROE, -
MUCH RICHER THAN THE OTHER STATES. GUESS WHAT HAPPENED? PEOPLE CAME INTO THE STATES. ALL YOU HAD TO HAVE WAS A POST OFFICE BOX. AND THE WAY THE GOVERNOR...
10:48:08
MR. GINGREY, -
OR THE PATIENT AND THE DOCTOR. AS I RECALL WHEN THE MEDICARE PART D DISCUSSION CAME UP, THAT
10:48:15
Roe, David "Phil" P. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
THE PROBLEM WAS GOING TO BE -- THE ARGUMENT I HEARD THE OTHER SIDE MAKE IS THAT WITHOUT THIS PUBLIC OPTION THAT THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH COMPETITION AND...
10:49:33
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THIS GOVERNMENT-DEFAULT PLAN, THAT'S JUST A GIANT STEP AND A BABY STEP TOWARDS A SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM. AND IF YOU GET INTO THAT SITUATION, I CAN ALMOST...
10:54:32
Roe, David "Phil" P. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
CAME TO ME WITH BREAST CANCER, WHICH I SAW WAY TOO MUCH OF. AND I DIAGNOSED ABOUT A CASE A WEEK, IT WAS THAT COMMON. AND WE JUST HAD THE RELAY THIS WEEKEND....
10:56:24
MR. GINGREY, -
I BETTER DRAW THAN FASTER THAN A DRAW. MY MOM, HELLEN GINGREY WHO LIVES IN A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, MY MOM HAD HER 91ST BIRTHDAY ON FEBRUARY 8 OF THIS...
10:56:41
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHEN SHE WAS 90, ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MONTHS AGO,
10:56:44
MR. GINGREY, -
SHE HAD A KNEE REPLACEMENT. AND MOM HAD GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE SHE COULD BARELY WALK AND IN CONSTANT PAIN ON THE VERGE OF FALLING AND BREAKING A HIP...
10:58:37
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
WATER
10:58:40
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SURFINGS OFF OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA. I WAS SITTING ON MY BOARD AND
10:58:50
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE PELICANS WERE GETTING FISH AND THE DOLPHINS WERE SWIMMING BY AND I COULDN'T HELP BUT REMEMBER, MANY YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A YOUNG REPORTER, ONE OF...
11:57:03
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
11:57:08
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
11:57:12
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPO, -
WHICH INCLUDES U.S. PEACEKEEPING. ALSO POSSIBLE, LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES MILITARY AND NONMILITARY AID TO PAKISTAN. LIVE COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE WHEN...

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