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Unidentified Speaker, -
IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ICE OF MILITARY FORCE IS BEING INTERPRETTED AS CARTE BLANCHE FOR SIR COUPLE -- INTERPRETED AS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM -- FIRST OF ALL, I THINK I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'VE QUITE ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO ON THIS ISSUE AND ISSUES WE'VE DEALT WITH SINCE...
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MR. BERMAN, -
BECAME CHAIRMAN. IT IS RIGHT FOR THE HOUSE TO HAVE AN OPEN, HONEST DEBATE ON THE MERITS OF OUR ONGOING MILITARY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN AND OUTSIDE,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. DOES THE GENTLEMAN RESERVE THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME? MR. KUCINICH: I'LL RESERVE
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MR. KUCINICH, -
MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH
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MR. KUCINICH, -
TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS RESOLUTION. AS WE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MOMENT ARE ENGAGED IN BATTLE AGAINST HEAVILY ARMED ENEMY FORCES IN
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MR. KUCINICH, -
A STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REGION OF AFGHANISTAN. OUR BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN
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MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
ARE MAKING STEADY PROGRESS AGAINST THE DEADLY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOE AND ARE DOING SO
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MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
AT GREAT RISK TO THEIR LIVES. THIS OFFENSIVE IS PART OF A NEW STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN FOCUSED ON THE IMMEDIATE GOALS OF DISRUPTING, DISMANTLING AND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROP UP A CORRUPT GOVERNMENT.
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MR. KUCINICH, -
IT'S SIMPLY NOT GOOD TO SACRIFICE MORE LIVES AND MORE MONEY ON THIS WAR. WE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MUST RETHINK OUR POLICY. IF WE DO
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MR. NADLER, -
NOT WE ARE DOOMED TO FAILURE AND TO FURTHER LOSS OF AMERICAN LIVES. IN LATE 2001, WE UNDERTOOK A JUSTIFIED MILITARY ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN IN RESPONSE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. JONES. FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. JONES: MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN...
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MR. KUCINICH, -
AND SECONDLY FOR FIGHTING FOR SO LONG TO GET US TO HAVE THIS DEBATE. I WANT TO SAY TO MR. BERMAN, THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO LET THIS BE DEBATED. I...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY SAYING THAT PEGGY NOON
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MR. JONES, -
HAS CALLED FOR THIS DEBATE, A NECESSARY WAR. I WANT TO READ THIS. SO FAR MOST INVADE OVER AFGHANISTAN HAS TAKEN PLACE AMONG JOURNALISTS AND FOREIGN...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
POE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THIS IS ABOUT OUR TROOPS. THIS IS ABOUT AMERICANS WHO HAVE BEEN WILLING TO PROTECT THE REST OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
US WHEN DUTY CALLS AND IN TIME OF WAR. ARMY SPECIALIST JURIET GRIMMLE WAS ONE OF THOSE NOBLE AMERICANS. HE WAS A PATRIOT AND JOINED THE UNITED STATES...
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MR. POE, -
TRAINING BEFORE HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, HIS JUNIOR YEAR, AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN TEXAS. IN 2008 HE MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART IN A SMALL...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ATTAINED LATER. AND FREEDOM WAS
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MR. POE, -
OBTAINED. WAR IS HARD. IT IS ALWAYS HARD. AND WE SHALL NOT GIVE IN. WE SHALL NOT YOU SURRENDER OR RETREAT. IT IS IN OUR INTEREST AND THE INTEREST OF...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. KUCINICH, -
MANDELA. PEACE IS HARDER. PEACE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS REALLY HARD. VICTORY IS CLOSE, I HAIRED MR. POE'S WORDS. WHAT MESSAGE ARE WE SENDING TO OUR TROOPS? THE ALAMO IS
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MR. FILNER, -
A METAPHOR FOR THIS? COME ON, MR. POE. AND MR. POE STARTED OUT, THIS IS ABOUT OUR TROOPS. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THIS IS ABOUT OUR TROOPS. THANK...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE FORGOTTEN WHO DID IT? HAVE WE FORE GOTEN THOSE WHO PROTECTED AND GAVE THEM A SAFE -- FORGOTTEN THOSE
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MR. SKELTON, -
WHO PROTECTED AND GAVE THEM A SAFE HAVEN? LET ME SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WEAR THE UNIFORM TODAY THAT ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY
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MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
CHAIRMAN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ARMS SERVICES COMMITTEE, I JOIN WITH MY COLLEAGUES FROM THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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MR. MCKEON, -
COMMITTEE, COLLEAGUES FROM THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, IN OPPOSITION TO THIS RESOLUTION. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PARTY DIDN'T BRING THIS UP FOR
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MR. KUCINICH, -
EIGHT YEARS OF DEBATE? EIGHT YEARS. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S TIMELY. THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. I WANT TO THANK MR. POE OF TEXAS. I YIELD THE GENTLEMAN...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AGO, IT'S TIME WE TALKED ABOUT IT. IT WAS SAID EARLIER ON, IT IS HARD TO QUIT
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MR. PAUL, -
A WAR, AND WE SHOULDN'T BE QUITTING. BUT I TELL YOU WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS, IT'S
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TOO EASY TO START
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MR. PAUL, -
A WAR, IT'S TOO EASY TO GET INVOLVED AND THAT IS OUR PROBLEM. THE FOUNDERS OF THIS COUNTRY TRIED VERY HARD TO PREVENT THIS KIND OF A DILEMMA THAT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. BERMAN, HAS 36
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MR. KUCINICH, -
MINUTES. AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLORIDA HAS 27 1/2 MINUTES. MR. KUCINICH: IF IT'S -- OK, I'LL YIELD. I'LL YIELD MR. KENNEDY THREE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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MR. KUCINICH, -
WHILE I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE SAME RESOLUTION THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE ME SPOKE ON BEHALF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF, I COULDN'T DISAGREE MORE, THAT OUR INTERESTS DO LIE IN PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY BY BEING IN AFGHANISTAN .
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MR. KENNEDY, -
MY OPPOSITION IS OUR STRATEGY. MY OPPOSITION IS THAT SOMEHOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTROL THE GROUND BY MANEUVERING OURSELVES MILITARILY TO CONTROL THE GROUND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY THE
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MR. KENNEDY, -
AMERICAN PUBLIC IS FIT? THEY'RE FIT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SEEING THEIR CONGRESS DO THE WORK THAT THEY'RE SENT TO DO. IT'S BECAUSE THE PRESS, THE PRESS...
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