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THE CLERK, -
THE HONORABLE JOSE E. SERRANO TO ACT AS SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE ON THIS DAY. SIGNED, NANCY PELOSI, SPEAKER OF THE HOUPS. -- SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHURCH. THE CHAPLAIN: MOST GRACIOUS, LORD GOD, WE ARE CONTINUALLY
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THE CHAPLAIN, -
ENCOURAGED AS WE SENSE YOUR GUARDIANSHIP, AS YOU POWERFULLY DETERMINE THE DESTINY OF THIS POWERFUL REPUBLIC. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FUTURE OF ALL OF...
00:01:51
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1 THE JOURNAL STANDS APPROVED. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, CONGRESSMAN POE. MR. POE: PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE....
00:02:08
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM WASHINGTON,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTE. MRS. MCMORRIS RODGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'M PROUD TO WELCOME THE
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MRS. MCMORRIS RODGERS, -
PASTOR FROM THIS MORNING. HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE BEEN FAITHFULLY SERVING OUR LORD AND MINISTRY TO THE PEOPLE OF THAT AREA FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS. HE'S...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AISLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED....
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TODAY TO SAY IT IT WILL NOT BE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE U.S. TAXPAYER WHO IS STUCK WITH THE BILL FOR THE
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Hall, John - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
TRAGIC OIL SPILL THAT IS STILL SPEWING HUNDREDS OF BARRELS OF OIL INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. B.P. HAD -- BRITISH PETROLEUM, B.P., HAD $6 BILLION IN PROFIT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. POE: MR. SPEAKER, THE
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MR. POE, -
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HAS ISSUED A STERN SAFETY WARNING TO MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATURE LIVING NEAR THE SOUTHERN
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Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BORDER. REMOVE YOUR CAR LICENSE PLATES THAT SAY STATE OFFICIAL ON THEM. TEXAS LEGISLATORS WERE WARNED TO REMOVE THEIR IDENTIFYING CAR LICENSE PLATES...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBJECTION. MR. BLUMENAUER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THIS WEEK
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Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM EMPLOYEE OWNED S. CORPORATIONS FROM AROUND AMERICA WILL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BE ON CAPITOL HILL GIVING A CHANCE FOR MEMBERS AND STAFF TO
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Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THESE EMPLOYEE OWNERS. HOW THEIR INVESTMENT AND HARD WORK FACILITATED BY THIS UNIQUE OWNERSHIP HELPS CREATES JOBS AND HELPS THEIR...
00:07:12
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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SO ORDERED. MR. JOHNSON: TODAY, I'D LIKE TO
00:07:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRATULATE THE PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE ISLAND AMERICAN
00:07:23
Johnson, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
HOCKEY TEAM FOR CAPTURING THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TITLE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A FIRST-SEASON TEAM HAS ACCOMPLISHED THIS. AFTER A STELLAR...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
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MRS. MCCARTHY, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDERED. MRS. MALONEY: MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS A CHART PREPARED BY THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE WHICH I CALL THE V-CHART, NOT
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Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
FOR VICTORY OR TOTAL VICTORY BUT IT CERTAINLY SHOWS SUCCESS AND THAT WE'RE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN OUR ECONOMY. THE RED BARS ON THE CHART REPRESENT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR.
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MR. FLEMING, -
FLEMING: MR. SPEAKER, LAST
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WEEK GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL ANNOUNCED THAT LOUISIANA, ALONG
00:09:55
Fleming, John Calvin Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
WITH 16 OTHER STATES, WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE'S TEMPORARY HIGH-RISK POOLS. I COMMEND GOVERNOR JINDAL ON THIS DECISION...
00:10:54
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I REQUEST PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. KUCINICH:
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Unidentified Speaker, -
AFGHAN PRESIDENT KARZAI IS IN WASHINGTON THIS WEEK SEEKING OUT $33 BILLION TO KEEP
00:11:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE WAR GOING, PRESENTING
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Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
HIS SO-CALLED PEACE PROPOSAL TO ALLOCATE $60 MILLION TO FUND NEW GOVERNMENT BODIES, PAY OFF INSURGENTS WHO AGREE TO STOP FIGHTING AND TO UNDERMINE EFFORTS...
00:12:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
00:12:20
MR. SMITH, -
MR. SMITH: MR. SPEAKER, TELEVISION NETWORK NEWS STORIES ABOUT ARIZONA'S ENFORCEMENT LAW
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAD BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY
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Smith, Lamar S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
NEGATIVE, ACCORDING TO A NEW ANALYSIS BY THE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER. FROM APRIL 23 TO MAY 3, NEGATIVE NEWS REPORTS ON ABC, CBS AND NBC OUTNUMBERED POSITIVE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. DAHLKEMPER: MR. SPEAKER,
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I RISE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE UNITED WAY OF BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PARTNERS IN THE LABOR COMMUNITY FOR THE ANNUAL SERVICE PROGRAM.
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Dahlkemper, Kathleen "Kathy" A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
BUTLER COUNTY LABOR MONTH OF CARING. THE BUTLER COUNTY UNITED LABOR COUNCIL AND THE BUTLER COUNTY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES ARE WORKING WITH THE...
00:14:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPENDING IS CRITICAL TO CREATING NEW JOBS. THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO DURING
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MR. PITTS, -
A RECOVERY IS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISCOURAGE IT. UNFORTUNATELY,
00:14:24
Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
WE ARE HEARING WHISPERS AND RUMBLINGS THAT THE PRESIDENT'S DEBT COMMISSION COULD RECOMMEND A NEW VALUE-ADDED TAX BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. CLOSE...
00:15:34
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OBJECTION. MR. KAGEN: MR. SPEAKER, THIS PAST WEEKEND I MET WITH
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PEOPLE IN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPLETON, AND GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN LISTENING
00:15:42
Kagen, Steven "Steve" M.D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
TO THEIR CONCERNS. WHAT DO THEY ASK ME TO DO? THEY ASK ME TO CUT THEIR TAXES AND TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GROW THE JOBS THAT WE NEED TO WORK OUR...
00:16:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
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MR. KAGEN, -
FROM ILLINOIS RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >>
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN
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Unidentified Speaker, -
SUPPORT OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE EXTENSION OF THE SHORT LINE RAILROAD
00:17:10
Schock, Aaron Jon - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
TAX CREDIT THAT RECENTLY EXPIRED. BECAUSE THIS CREDIT HAS NOT BEEN EXTENDED FOR 2010, THE ILLINOIS AND MIDLAND, TAZZWELL, AND PEORIA RAILROADS IN MY...
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MR. SCHOCK, -
NECESSARY TO SERVE LOCAL BUSINESSES IN MY DISTRICT. COMPANIES LIKE CATERPILLAR, MIDWEST GENERATION, ABINGTINE AND OTHERS MAY LOSE THEIR CONNECTION...
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ORDERED. >> I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT
00:18:31
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF WALL STREET REFORM AND ASK WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? IN MY OPINION THE DEBATE IS STRAIGHTFORWARD. THERE ARE THOSE WHO SUPPORT
00:18:37
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HARDWORKING AMERICAN FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSINGS AGAINST THOSE WHO WISH TO PROTECT THE STATUS QUO AND BIG WALL STREET BANKS WHICH ARE TO BLAME...
00:18:53
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE SUPPORTED THAT BILL. THE OTHER SIDE CAN NO LONGER IGNORE AMERICAN FAMILIES WHO WORKED HARD AND PLAY BY...
00:19:43
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT
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OBJECTION. MS.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE RE-AUTHORIZATION OF THE AMERICAN COMPETES ACT. 50 YEARS AGO IN
00:19:58
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
DALLAS, TEXAS, A TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DR. KILL BYE INVENTED THE MICROCHIP. THIS GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY IS ARGUABLY THE CATALYST OF THE INFORMATION...
00:21:07
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
00:21:12
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MR. COSTA: MR. SPEAKER, TODAY I WANT
00:21:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO HELP PUT OUR DAIRY INDUSTRY ON TRACK AND PREVENT FUTURE DAIRY
00:21:20
Costa, Jim - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CRASHES LIKE THE ONE WE ARE NOW IN. THE DAIRY PRICE STABILIZATION ACT IS NOT JUST ABOUT TRYING TO ELEVATE DAIRY PRICES, IT'S ABOUT RETURNING STABILITY...
00:22:22
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. MURPHY: OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS I VISITED
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Unidentified Speaker, -
FACTORY FLOORS IN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BURLINGTON AND OTHERS, THE
00:22:29
Murphy, Christopher "Chris" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
NEWS IS GOOD. ORDERS ARE RETURNING. REVENUE IS UP. ACCESS TO CAPITAL IS COMING BACK. WE HAVE SEEN IT IN THE NATIONAL NUMBERS. LAST WEEK THE DEPARTMENT...
00:23:20
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. PENCE: THANK YOU, MR.
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Unidentified Speaker, -
SPEAKER.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUR COUNTRY IS WEARY
00:23:29
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
OF BORROWING AND SPENDING AND BAILOUTS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. SO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE TO KNOW WE ARE BAILING OUT GREECE AND FUTURE AMERICANS...
00:24:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT
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Unidentified Speaker, -
OBJECTION. MS. GIFFORDS: I
00:25:02
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RISE TODAY TO URGE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY ON OUR BORDER BY EMPLOYING
00:25:09
Giffords, Gabrielle - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
THE NATIONAL GUARD. A FAMILY WHO HAS BEEN RANCHING ON THE BORDER FOR OVER 100 YEARS WAS MURDERED ON HIS OWN LAND. THREE DAYS LATER I WROTE TO THE PRESIDENT...
00:26:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBJECTION. MR. YARMUTH: MR. SPEAKER, EARLIER THIS YEAR I WAS PROUD TO
00:26:19
Unidentified Speaker, -
CO-FOUND THE CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE ON
00:26:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS.
00:26:22
Yarmuth, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
THE REASON WE DID THAT IS WHILE THIS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS MAKES THE KIND OF SHORT-TERM REQUIRED INVESTMENTS TO KEEP OUR ECONOMY STABLE AND TO GROW IT...
00:27:33
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. HOLT: MR. SPEAKER, WE LEARNED LAST WEEK THAT
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Unidentified Speaker, -
APRIL WAS THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE
00:27:39
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MONTH OF JOB GROWTH
00:27:41
Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
IN THE UNITED STATES. THE TAX CUTS AND INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE RECOVERY ACT ARE TURNING THE ECONOMY AROUND. FUNDING FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFRASTRUCTURE...
00:28:55
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR ONE MINUTE. REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. EDWARDS: MR. SPEAKER, I JOIN MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TO
00:29:00
MS. EDWARDS, -
DEMAND THAT FINALLY CONGRESS GET TO THE BUSINESS OF REFORMING
00:29:03
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WALL STREET. LET'S
00:29:04
Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
GET A BILL TO THE PRESIDENT, LET'S LET HIM SIGN SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS MAIN STREET. 18 MONTHS AGO I JOINED WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN...
00:30:19
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. TITUS: THANK
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MS. TITUS, -
YOU. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE
00:30:25
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TODAY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO REVEREND JESSE
00:30:29
Titus, Alice "Dina" - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
SCOTT, A FINE HERO AND A LIFELONG CIVIL RIGHTS HERO WHO PASSED AWAY ON MONDAY. A NATIVE OF LOUISIANA, REVEREND SCOTT MOVED TO LAS VEGAS IN 1970 TO BECOME...
00:31:36
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE OR THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED OR ON WHICH THE VOTE INCURS OBJECTION UNDER CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 20. RECORDS VOTES ON POSTPONED QUESTIONS WILL BE...
00:32:03
MR. CONYERS, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE 3333. AN ACT TO EXTEND THE STATUTORY
00:32:09
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LICENSE FOR SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS UNDER
00:32:12
THE CLERK, -
TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. CONYERS, AND THE...
00:32:22
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CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. MR. CONYERS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY...
00:32:35
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CONYERS: AND I WILL YIELD 10 MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM
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VIRGINIA, RICK
00:32:48
Conyers, John Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
BOUCHER, AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO CONTROL THAT TIME FROM HIS COMMITTEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CONYERS:...
00:33:03
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CONYERS: MEMBERS OF THE
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MR. CONYERS, -
HOUSE, THE SATELLITE TELEVISION
00:33:09
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXTENSION ACT OF
00:33:12
Conyers, John Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
2010 RE-AUTHORIZES THE SATELLITE COMPULLSARY LICENSING UNTIL -- COME PULSEARY LICENSING UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2014, AND MOD ENIZES THE COPYRIGHT LICENSES...
00:36:11
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TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SMITH: MR. SPEAKER, THIS BILL IS THE
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SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT BILL
00:36:17
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRESENTED TO CONGRESS TO DATE. IT REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION
00:36:19
Smith, Lamar S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OF A LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THAT BEGAN IN THE HOUSE JUDICIARY AND ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE IN FEBRUARY, 2009. BUT BEARING A SENATE BILL NUMBER, MANY...
00:39:36
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AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BOUCHER: AND I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY
00:39:41
MR. BOUCHER, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS
00:39:43
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RECOGNIZED. MR. BOUCHER: MR. SPEAKER, TODAY WE TAKE THE
00:39:45
MR. BOUCHER, -
FINAL STEP IN ADOPTING LEGISLATION THAT WILL
00:39:48
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ASSURE THE CONTINUED SATELLITE
00:39:50
Boucher, Frederick "Rick" C. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
DELIVERY OF NETWORK TELEVISION PROGRAMMING TO WORLD HOMES THAT CANNOT RECEIVE THAT PROGRAMMING BY MEANS OF AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA OR RABBIT EARS FROM A...
00:45:06
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SPEAKERS AND I WOULD BE WILLING TO YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
00:45:11
MR. CONYERS, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA.
00:45:17
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BOUCHER: MR. SPEAKER, I ALSO HAVE NO FURTHER REQUEST FOR SPEAKERS AND YIELD THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL TIME HAS, SPIRED....
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IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS
00:45:28
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SENATE 3333. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,...
00:46:35
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H.R. 5014 AS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT -- MR. LEVIN:
00:46:41
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AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE
00:46:45
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN MOVE TO SUSPEND THE
00:46:47
MR. LEVIN, -
RULES AND THE BILL? MR. LEVIN: I DO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
00:46:51
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CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 5014, A BILL TO CLARIFY THE HEALTH
00:46:56
MR. LEVIN, -
CARE PROVIDED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
00:47:00
THE CLERK, -
THAT CONSTITUTES MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. LEVIN, AND THE GENTLEMAN...
00:47:10
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MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. MR. LEVIN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 5014, A BILL...
00:47:22
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
REINFORCE THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONSTITUTES MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE UNDER THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE. VERY...
00:49:00
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I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HERGER: MR.
00:49:06
MR. HERGER, -
SPEAKER,
00:49:08
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MILLIONS OF AMERICAN WORKERS ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING THEIR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
00:49:13
Herger, Walter "Wally" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
BECAUSE OF THE DEMOCRATS' UNPRECEDENTED SOCIAL EXPERIMENT. ONE OF THE CENTRAL FLAWS OF THE DEMOCRATS' HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL IS THAT IT FORCES EVERY...
00:53:33
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MICHIGAN. MR. LEVIN: FIRST OF ALL, MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR
00:53:43
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
REMARKS AND TO ADD EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR.
00:53:57
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LEVIN: I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. HERGER:
00:54:04
MR. LEVIN, -
MR.
00:54:06
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, I YIELD SO MUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME THE RANKING MEMBER
00:54:13
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FROM THE VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. BUYER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR.
00:54:24
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BUYER: WE ARE DOING SOME UNNECESSARY HOUSE CLEANING TODAY. I'M NOT CERTAIN WHETHER
00:54:35
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
YOU ARE CLEANING OUT A GARAGE OR YOU'RE CLEANING UP THE BEDROOM, CLEANING UP THE MESS YOU MADE IN THE KITCHEN, ONE THING'S CLEAR WE ARE CLEANING UP...
00:56:35
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RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS REMINDED TO ADDRESS HIS REMARKS TO THE CHAIR. MR. BUYER: THERE WAS A STENCH
00:56:40
MR. BUYER, -
THAT CAME OUT OF THE
00:56:42
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RULES COMMITTEE. THE STENCH WAS PRIDE. THEY
00:56:45
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
WOULDN'T SWALLOW THEIR PRIDE TO CORRECT THE BILL WHEN THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT SO THEY CAME TO THE FLOOR SAYING THAT, GEEZ, WE ARE NOT GOING...
01:10:17
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SHOULD -- IT'S NOT IN ORDER TO REFER TO OCCUPANTS OF THE GALLERY. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. MR. LEVIN: HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING? THE SPEAKER PRO...
01:10:36
MR. LEVIN, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN HAS 18 1/2 MINUTES
01:10:40
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REMAINING. MR. LEVIN: MET ME SAY A FEW -- LET ME SAY A FEW WORDS. I REALLY REGRET THAT THE
01:10:48
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
MINORITY HAS DECIDED TO USE THIS BILL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE BILL I THINK IN TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE WAYS. I DON'T THINK IT IS...
01:16:53
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE
01:16:55
MR. LEVIN, -
QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS
01:16:59
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 5014 AS AMENDED. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE...
01:17:22
MR. LEVIN, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE
01:17:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING
01:17:27
MR. LEVIN, -
UNTIL
01:17:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER...
01:18:26
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.RES. 1337, EXPRESSING THE SYMPATHY
01:18:29
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
AND CONDOLENCES OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING A WEEK AGO IN TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, AND MISSISSIPPI...
01:18:46
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SYMPATHY
01:18:48
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
AND CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THOSE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING IN TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, AND MISSISSIPPI IN MAY, 2010. THE SPEAKER...
01:19:02
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. COHEN: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY...
01:19:15
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. COHEN: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY
01:19:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COHEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE
01:19:25
MR. COHEN, -
FIRST WEEKEND OF MAY THE GREAT STORMS
01:19:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CAME THROUGH FROM
01:19:30
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
THE WEST AND STRUCK IN ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, AND KENTUCKY. THE FLOODING DAMAGE WAS RECORD BREAKING. THE DAMAGE DONE IN THE STATE OF -- IN...
01:23:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. DUNCAN:
01:23:17
MR. DUNCAN, -
MR. SPEAKER, HOUSE RESOLUTION 1337 WAS INTRODUCED BY THE TENNESSEE
01:23:20
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DELEGATION LAST WEEK TO EXPRESS THE SYMPATHY
01:23:23
Duncan, John James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
AND CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE RECENT FLOODING IN TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, AND MISSISSIPPI. AS WE ALL KNOW EARLIER...
01:26:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MUCH TIME AS THE
01:26:29
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
GENTLEMAN NEEDS, THE AUTHOR OF THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION AND DISTINGUISHED CONGRESSPERSON FROM THE DISTRICT THAT SUFFERED THE GREATEST, MR. COOPER....
01:26:43
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION HONORING THE PEOPLE OF
01:26:45
Cooper, James "Jim" Hayes Shofner - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
THE THREE STATE AREA THAT WAS AFFECTED. WE SUFFERED ONE OF THE GREAT RAINFALLS OF MODERN TIMES. LITERALLY DOUBLE THE PRIOR RECORD, 13 INCHES OF RAIN...
01:29:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM TENNESSEE, MRS. BLACKBURN. .
01:29:16
Duncan, John James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. BLACKBURN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM KNOXVILLE...
01:29:27
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE TIME. I RISE TODAY IN AWE OF THE PEOPLE IN
01:29:30
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
TENNESSEE. SO MANY OF THE FAMILIES IN MY DISTRICT HAVE LOST MOST OR EVEN ALL OF WHAT THEY HAD. SOME HAVE SUFFERED LOSS OF FAMILY MEMBERS, AND WE EXPRESS...
01:33:34
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BART GORDON WHO REPRESENTS THE
01:33:36
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
DISTRICT JUST KIND OF SOUTH AND I GUESS SOUTHEAST OF DAVIDSON COUNTY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: HOW MUCH TIME? MR. COHEN: AS MUCH TIME AS THE GENTLEMAN...
01:33:49
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. GORDON: I THANK THE
01:33:51
MR. COHEN, -
GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND I THANK MY FRIEND, MR. COOPER,
01:33:53
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR BRINGING THIS LEGISLATION. I WANT TO
01:33:56
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
THANK OUR NEIGHBORS IN RISING TO SUPPORT H.RES. 1337. MY DISTRICT IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WAS AMONG THOSE DEVASTATED BY HISTORIC RAINFALL AND SUBSEQUENT FLOODING...
01:35:50
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEMPHIS IS READY TO CLOSE OR DO YOU HAVE
01:35:52
MR. DUNCAN, -
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? MR. COHEN: MR. SPEAKER, I'M READY TO CLOSE. MR. DUNCAN: ALL RIGHT, MR. SPEAKER, I'LL SIMPLY CLOSE BY SAYING THAT ALL TENNESSEANS...
01:35:59
MR. COHEN, -
ALMOST ALL TENNESSEANS
01:36:02
Duncan, John James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
HAVE THEIR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES, INCLUDING ME, PEOPLE WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THIS UNDERSTOODING. AND I WANT TO COMMEND ALL THE PEOPLE FROM MY DISTRICT...
01:36:50
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I, TOO, THANK MR. COOPER FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION, MR. GORDON FOR TESTIFYING, AND MR.
01:36:54
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
DUNCAN, MRS. BLACKBURN FOR THEIR SYSTEM. ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION CAME TOGETHER IN A BIPARTISAN MANNER. THEY BELIEVE GOVERNMENT CAN AND IS...
01:37:50
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE RESOLUTION 1337. MR. COHEN: MR. SPEAKER, I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED...
01:37:57
MR. COHEN, -
AGREED TO -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE.
01:37:59
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. COHEN: REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND...
01:38:06
MR. COHEN, -
UNTIL
01:38:07
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 AND THE CHAIR'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT, FURTHER...
01:38:39
MR. COHEN, -
LAND, MR. BOYD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN MOVE TO -- MR. COHEN: WHICH SUPPORTS THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF NATIONAL
01:38:48
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEARN TO FLY DAY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN MOVE
01:38:52
MR. COHEN, -
TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL. -- PASS THE BILL?
01:38:57
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. COHEN: YES, SIR. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION
01:39:04
MR. COHEN, -
1284, RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE
01:39:05
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GOALS AND IDEALS OF NATIONAL LEARN TO FLY DAY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
01:39:08
THE CLERK, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. COHEN, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI, MR. GRAVES, EACH WILL
01:39:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. COHEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY...
01:39:26
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
MAKE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN H. RESOLUTION 1284. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. COHEN: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF...
01:39:37
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COHEN:
01:39:40
MR. COHEN, -
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION, H.RES. 1284, AS AMENDED, INTRODUCED
01:39:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MR. BOYD, WHICH SUPPORTS
01:39:46
Oberstar, James L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF INTERNATIONAL LEARN TO FLY DAY, AND RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, FLIGHT SCHOOLS, PROMOTING OF TEACHING THE...
01:41:10
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS
01:41:14
MR. GRAVES, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. GRAVES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.RES. 1284, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION
01:41:19
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTING THE
01:41:21
Graves, Samuel "Sam" B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
GOALS AND IDEALS OF INTERNATIONAL LEARN TO FLY DAY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. BOYD AND MR. EHLERS FOR SPONSORING THIS MEANINGFUL PIECE OF LEGISLATION....
01:43:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA TENNESSEE, MR. TANNER.
01:43:33
MR. COHEN, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: HOW LONG? MR. COHEN: AS MUCH TIME AS HE NEEDS. SHOULDN'T BE LESS THAN A MINUTE.
01:43:40
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. TANNER: THANK YOU, MR.
01:43:42
MR. COHEN, -
COHEN. I WAS IN A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND COULD NOT GET TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE TENNESSEE DELEGATION
01:43:47
Tanner, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
WAS TALKING ABOUT THE UNPRECEDENTED FLOODING, 16 OF THE 19 COUNTIES IN THE EIGHTH DISTRICT HAVE BEEN DECLARED A DISASTER. WE EXPECT THE OTHER THREE. ...
01:44:09
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. IF I COULD NOW YIELD AS MUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME,
01:44:12
MR. TANNER, -
THE SPONSOR OF THE RESOLUTION,
01:44:14
MR. COHEN, -
AND A PILOT HIMSELF, THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MR. BOYD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BOYD: I THANK MR. COHEN FOR GIVING...
01:44:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL
01:44:28
Boyd, Allen - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
AVIATION CAUCUS WITH MY FRIEND, VERN EHLERS, MY FELLOW CO-CHAIR, IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION HONORING NATIONAL LEARN TO FLY DAY. . I THANK CHAIRMAN...
01:46:48
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM MICHIGAN, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SPONSORS,
01:46:50
MR. GRAVES, -
MR. EHLERS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. EHLERS: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE
01:46:58
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT MR. BOYD
01:47:00
Ehlers, Vernon J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
HAS BEEN A REAL STALWART ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, PARTICULARLY THE AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE, WITH HIS RELATIVE EXPERIENCE IN FLYING AND THE KNOWLEDGE...
01:52:11
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I DON'T HAVE
01:52:13
MR. COHEN, -
ANYMORE SPEAKERS.
01:52:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I ULD ONCE AGAIN LIKE TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS
01:52:17
Graves, Samuel "Sam" B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
RESOLUTION. THERE'S A LOT OF GROUPS OUT THERE AGAIN ENCOURAGING FLIGHT, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONS, WILL GIVE THAT YOUNG PERSON THAT VERY FIRST...
01:52:45
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EHLERS FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION AND I ASK ALL MY
01:52:48
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT H.RES. 1283 AS AMENDED. WITH THAT -- 1284 AS AMENDED. WITH THAT I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
01:53:02
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES...
01:53:38
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS AND INDUSTRY SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE. THE...
01:53:52
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND INDUSTRY SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR
01:53:54
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE IN RESPONSE TO HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE,...
01:54:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. COHEN. MR. COHEN: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY...
01:54:17
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
ON S.CON.RES. 61. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. COHEN: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER...
01:54:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT
01:54:27
MR. COHEN, -
OF S.CON.RES.
01:54:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
61, RESOLUTION EXPRESSING
01:54:31
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
THE MANY CONTRIBUTION OF PILOTS IN GENERAL AVIATION AND INDUSTRY IN THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE EARTHQUAKE. ON JANUARY 12, 2010,...
01:55:51
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GRAVES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE
01:55:54
MR. GRAVES, -
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SENATE CRUCIAL 61, A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING
01:55:57
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS AND THE GENERAL
01:55:59
Graves, Samuel "Sam" B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
AVIATION INDUSTRY FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS. ON JANUARY 12, 2010, THE COUNTRY OF HAITI SUFFERED A DEVASTATING...
01:58:03
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE RESERVES HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GRAVES: MADAM SPEAKER, I WOULD YIELD
01:58:08
MR. COHEN, -
SUCH TIME AS HE MAY
01:58:09
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. EHLERS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
01:58:13
MR. GRAVES, -
FROM MICHIGAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. EHLERS: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I SAID MUCH OF WHAT I COULD
01:58:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SAY ON THIS PARTICULAR BILL, RESOLUTION,
01:58:21
Ehlers, Vernon J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
AS I SAID ABOUT THE PREVIOUS ONE. IT'S TO RECOGNIZE THAT GENERAL AVIATION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR NATION. IT SERVES SO MANY PEOPLE, SO WELL,...
01:58:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GRAVES: MADAM SPEAKER, I DON'T
01:58:59
MR. COHEN, -
HAVE ANYMORE SPEAKERS,
01:59:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. AND URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. THE SPEAKER
01:59:04
MR. GRAVES, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI YIELDS BACK HIS TIME OF THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COHEN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER....
01:59:10
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CLOSE I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY ON THE FLOOR TO DO
01:59:14
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
IT. MR. EHLERS IS RETIRING DURING IN CONGRESS, AND WHEN I WAS A FLESHMAN IN 2006 HE WAS THE HEAD -- FRESHMAN IN 2006 HE WAS THE HEAD OF THE COMMITTEE...
01:59:58
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
61. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE...
02:00:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GLY -- AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1338. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF
02:00:49
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1338,
02:00:53
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
02:00:57
Titus, Alice "Dina" - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
AMERICORPS IN ENCOURAGING ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN A NATIONAL EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE SPEAKER...
02:01:12
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEVADA. MS. TITUS: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I REQUEST THAT FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS DURING WHICH TIME MEMBERS...
02:01:23
Titus, Alice "Dina" - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON H.RES. 1338 INTO THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEVADA. MS....
02:01:36
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REQUIRE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEVADA IS RECOGNIZED.
02:01:39
MS. TITUS, -
MS. TITUS: THANK YOU. MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN FULL SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 1338 WHICH
02:01:43
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZES THE
02:01:45
Titus, Alice "Dina" - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF MESH CORPS. SINCE 1994, AMERICORPS PROGRAMS HAVE ENGAGED OVER 570,000 INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND NATIONAL -- IN NATIONAL...
02:05:36
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. EHLERS: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE
02:05:43
Ehlers, Vernon J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
RESOLUTION 1338, A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AMERICORPS WEEK. THIS YEAR MARKS THE FOURTH ANNUAL AMERICORPS WEEK WHICH IS MAY 8 TO MAY 15. AS A CO-CHAIR...
02:09:32
MS. TITUS, -
THIS RESOLUTION, MS. MATSUI. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MS. MATSUI: I THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN...
02:09:42
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION WHICH RECOGNIZES
02:09:45
Matsui, Doris O. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHES -- ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF AMERICORPS VOLUNTEERS. AND HELPS RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE EDUCATION...
02:12:32
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. EHLERS: I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE ANY SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME. ARE YOU PREPARED TO CLOSE? MS. TITUS: WE HAVE NO OTHER
02:12:39
MR. EHLERS, -
SPEAKERS. WE'RE READY TO CLOSE. MR. EHLERS: I YIELD BACK THE
02:12:44
MS. TITUS, -
BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEVADA IS
02:12:49
MR. EHLERS, -
RECOGNIZED. MS. TITUS: THANK YOU, MADAM
02:12:51
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I WOULD JUST REITERATE THE POINT THAT I MADE EARLIER BUT IN A
02:12:56
Titus, Alice "Dina" - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
BRIEF FASHION TO SAY THAT I HOPE OUR COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN IN SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE ON THE FRONT...
02:13:32
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION 1338. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE...
02:13:55
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YEAS AND NAYS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
02:13:59
Unidentified Speaker, -
THOSE OPPOSED, NO. --
02:14:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND...
02:14:55
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1261, AS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO
02:15:00
Unidentified Speaker, -
TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1261,
02:15:06
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
02:15:10
THE CLERK, -
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. WOOLSEY, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
02:15:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINNESOTA, MR. KLINE, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY: MADAM SPEAKER, I REQUEST FIVE...
02:15:28
Titus, Alice "Dina" - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
ON H.RES. 1261 INTO THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. WOOLSEY: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME....
02:15:39
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MS. WOOLSEY: MADAM SPEAKER,
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MS. WOOLSEY, -
I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE
02:15:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION 1261, WHICH RECOGNIZES NATIONAL NURSES
02:15:47
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WEEK. AND THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT NURSES MAKE TO OUR NATION'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. NATIONAL NURSES WEEK ALSO STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY...
02:18:42
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA. MR. KLEINE: MADAM SPEAKER, I
02:18:45
MR. KLINE, -
RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 1261, RECOGNIZING NATIONAL
02:18:49
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NURSES
02:18:50
Kline, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
WEEK. MY COLLEAGUE, THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, EXPLAINED IN SOME DETAIL THE HISTORY OF THIS WEEK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NURSES TO OUR COMMUNITIES,...
02:20:47
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS, THE AUTHOR OF H.RES.
02:20:53
MS. WOOLSEY, -
1261, MS. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, FOR AS MUCH TIME AS SHE MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MS. JOHNSON:...
02:21:05
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEMBER, MS.
02:21:07
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
WOOLSEY. IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO OFFER THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK CELEBRATED THIS PAST WEEK WEEK ENDS TODAY. NURSE VS. BEEN CALLED...
02:23:37
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KLINE: MADAM SPEAKER, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME. SO I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
02:23:43
MR. KLINE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MS. WOOLSEY: MADAM SPEAKER, I'M PLEESED TO RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEWOMAN
02:23:47
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM CALIFORNIA, MRS. CAPPS, WHO IS ALSO A NURSE FOR SUCH TIME AS SHE
02:23:51
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. CAPPS: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE
02:23:58
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION 1261, RECOGNIZING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK.
02:24:02
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND I THANK THE LEADERSHIP IN THE CONGRESS FOR BRINGING THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CLOSE PERMANENT TIES MANY OF US HAVE WITH NURSES...
02:27:26
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LATOURETTE HAS INTRODUCED HIS REMARKS FOR THE RECORD. I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS. I
02:27:30
Kline, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT H.R. 1261. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE...
02:27:42
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT H.RES. 1261, RECOGNIZING
02:27:47
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
NATIONAL NURSES WEEK. AND RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT NURSES MAKE TO OUR NATION'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE...
02:28:02
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1261. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AS AMENDED. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING...
02:28:37
MS. WOOLSEY, -
AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 959, A BILL TO INCREASE FEDERAL
02:28:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PELL GRANTS FOR THE CHILDREN OF FALLEN PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS AND FOR OTHER
02:28:49
THE CLERK, -
PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. WOOLSEY, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA, MR. KLINE,...
02:28:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZINGS THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY: MADAM SPEAKER, I REQUEST FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS DURING WHICH...
02:29:08
Titus, Alice "Dina" - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON H.R. 959 INTO THE RECORD. . THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY:...
02:29:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN FULL SUPPORT OF
02:29:27
MS. WOOLSEY, -
H.RES. 959 WHICH OFFERS
02:29:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER
02:29:31
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
EDUCATION TO THE CHILDREN OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE LINE OF DUTY. MADAM SPEAKER,...
02:32:19
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEWOMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM
02:32:22
MS. WOOLSEY, -
MINNESOTA IS RECOGNIZED.
02:32:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. KLINE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 959,
02:32:30
Kline, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
THE OFFICER DANIEL FAULKNER CHILDREN OF FALLEN HEROES SCHOLARSHIP ACT OF 2009. I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUE FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR....
02:34:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RECOGNIZE THE AUTHOR OF H.R. 959, THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA,
02:34:05
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CONGRESSMAN PATRICK MURPHY, FOR AS MUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MURPHY:...
02:34:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF CALIFORNIA AND ALSO THE GENTLEMAN FROM
02:34:17
Murphy, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
MINNESOTA, CONGRESSMAN KLINE, MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY IN THE MARINE CORPS AND FOR SUPPORTING THIS...
02:40:09
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. MAY I INQUIRE OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA IF SHE HAS MORE SPEAKERS? IF IN THAT CASE I ENCOURAGE
02:40:14
MR. KLINE, -
MY COLLEAGUES -- IN THAT CASE I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE ...
02:40:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO SUPPORT H.R. 959 WHICH OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER
02:40:30
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
EDUCATION TO THE CHILDREN OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE LINE OF DUTY. I YIELD BACK...
02:40:47
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED,...
02:41:16
MS. WOOLSEY, -
CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION
02:41:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1333. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE GOALS AND IDEALS
02:41:25
THE CLERK, -
OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. WOOLSEY, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA,...
02:41:35
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY: MADAM SPEAKER, I REQUEST FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS DURING WHICH MEMBERS MAY...
02:41:44
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND EXTEND THEIR INSERT EX TRAUN -- EXTEND AND INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL INTO THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS....
02:41:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY: MADAM SPEAKER,
02:41:59
MS. WOOLSEY, -
I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 1333, A
02:42:02
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE GOALS AND IDEALS
02:42:05
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK. TO BE HELD MAY 10 THROUGH MAY 16, 2010. CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK IS A GREAT TIME TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO OUR...
02:44:03
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA. MR. KLINE: MADAM
02:44:08
MR. KLINE, -
SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 1333. .
02:44:12
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02:44:14
Kline, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
THIS RESOLUTION SUPPORTS AND HONORS CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK WHICH IS A CELEBRATION OF THE WRITTEN WORD. AS MY COLLEAGUE SO APTLY SAID, TODAY OUR CHILDREN...
02:45:41
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FURTHER SPEAKERS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
02:45:45
MS. WOOLSEY, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA. MR. KLINE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. IN THAT CASE I URGE SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND YIELD BACK...
02:45:51
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE
02:45:53
MR. KLINE, -
OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. WOOLSEY: THANK
02:45:57
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA FOR WORKING
02:46:03
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WITH US ON THESE LAST THREE RESOLUTIONS. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT H.RES. 1333, RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK...
02:46:24
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1333. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE...
02:47:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES I CALL UP HOUSE RESOLUTION 1344 AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE
02:47:20
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 194, HOUSE
02:47:27
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION 1344, RESOLVED THAT AT ANY TIME AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS
02:47:31
THE CLERK, -
RESOLUTION THE SPEAKER MAY, PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2-B OF RULE 18, DECLARE THE HOUSE RESOLVED INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE...
02:51:34
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
30 MINUTES TO MY FRIEND FROM FLORIDA,
02:51:37
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
MR. DIAZ-BALART. ALL TIME YIELDED DURING CONSIDERATION OF THE RULE IS FOR DEBATE ONLY. I ALSO YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER...
02:51:54
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR
02:51:56
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
REMARKS ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 1344. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PERLMUTTER:...
02:52:08
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION 1344 PROVIDES FOR CONSIDERATION OF
02:52:12
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
H.R. 5116, THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT. IT IS A STRUCTURED RULE MAKING IN ORDER 54 AMENDMENTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES ONE HOUR OF GENERAL DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED...
02:56:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I'D LIKE TO THANK MY FRIEND, THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO, MR. PERLMUTTER, FOR THE TIME. AND I
02:56:23
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. DIAZ-BALART: IN ORDER FOR THE UNITED STATES TO...
02:56:32
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TODAY'S GLOBAL
02:56:34
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MARKETPLACE AND TO SPUR LONG-TERM GROWTH, WE MUST INVEST IN THE BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. IN 2005 THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, THE...
03:03:13
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO RESPONDS TO A COUPLE OF THINGS MY FRIEND FROM FLORIDA SAID. FIRST I'D REMIND
03:03:19
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
HIM THAT AT THE END OF THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION THERE WAS A BUDGET THAT WAS BALANCED. MR. PERLMUTTER: THERE WAS IN FACT A SURPLUS GOING FORWARD BUT...
03:03:31
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
PROSECUTION OF TWO WARS WITHOUT PAY FOR THEM AND A FINANCIAL SECTOR IN TOTAL DISARRAY AT THE END OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION...
03:05:22
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO INVEST IN
03:05:28
Carnahan, John "Russ" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
AMERICA'S CAN-DO SPIRIT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR CHAIRMAN, BART GORDON, FOR HIS YEARS AND DEVOTION TO ENSURE AMERICA'S PREPARED TO COMPETE GLOBALLY....
03:07:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WANT TO THANK MY FRIEND, MR. PERLMUTTER, FOR REMINDING US OF
03:07:32
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE CLINTON YEARS. I WAS ELECTED TO CONGRESS WHEN PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT. TWO YEARS LATER WE THE REPUBLICANS CAPTURED MAJORITY HERE...
03:08:42
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OPPOSITION TO THIS RULE AND IN STRONG
03:08:45
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
SUPPORT. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY OUTLINING MY OPPOSITION TO THE RULE AND THEN I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO TALK ABOUT MY SUPPORT OF MUFFITYA MCCARTNEY....
03:15:07
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. PERLMUTTER: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I THANK MY FRIEND FROM CALIFORNIA FOR HIS REMARKS REGARDING MUFTIAH. I'D LIKE TO YIELD
03:15:14
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. MCGOVERN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES....
03:15:24
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM COLORADO FOR YIELDING ME THE TIME.
03:15:28
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE RULE FOR THE COMPETES ACT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY I ALSO RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THE STAFF...
03:18:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DIFFERENCES, GREAT DISAGREEMENTS OFTEN HERE ON THE FLOOR OF THIS HOUSE. RARE IS THE
03:18:20
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
OCCASION WHEN THERE IS NO DEBATE, WHEN THERE ARE NO DIFFERENCES. MUFTIAH MCCARTIN ENJOYS THE ADMIRATION OF ALL MEMBERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WHO...
03:20:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I RISE TODAY IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS RULE.
03:20:03
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
I APPLAUD THE FACT THAT 54 AMENDMENTS WERE MADE IN ORDER, WHICH IS THE MOST AMENDMENTS THAT THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP HAVE ALLOWED IN A LONG TIME. MAYBE...
03:23:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FRIEND, CONGRESSMAN BROUN, THAT
03:23:24
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
HE'S FORGOTTEN THAT THIS BILL SATISFIES THE PAY-GO RULES WHICH C.B.O. HAS SCORED AT ZERO SO THAT THERE IS NOT AN INCREASE, A RULE THAT MY FRIENDS ON THE...
03:24:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE RULE AND THE
03:24:17
Matsui, Doris O. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION. INVESTING IN RESEARCH AND STEM EDUCATION WILL HELP OUR COUNTRY TAKE THE LEAD IN SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT....
03:26:03
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES TO MY FRIEND FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. BILBRAY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
03:26:08
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS NOW RECOGNIZED. MR. BILBRAY: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. MADAM SPEAKER, AS A MEMBER
03:26:13
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE COMMITTEE ON JURISDICTION, I HAVE BEEN TRIED TO WORK IN A BIPARTISAN EFFORT ON THIS BILL.
03:26:16
Bilbray, Brian P. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
I WANT TO SUPPORT THIS BILL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS AN $85.6 BILLION PRICE TAG. BUT SADLY THE FACT IS THAT JUST TRYING TO DO SOME OF THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAT...
03:29:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM CALIFORNIA, IT IS COMMON SENSE, AND THE RULES COMMITTEE UNDERSTANDS
03:29:32
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
THAT FEDERAL FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR LEGAL PURPOSES THAT MUST BE IN THE STATUTES 550 TIMES. SO HE JUST WANTS TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE REDUNDANCY IN THE...
03:29:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MADAM SPEAKER, RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 5116, THE AMERICA COMPETES
03:30:02
Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
RE-AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010. I COMMEND CHAIRMAN GORDON ON HIS HARD WORK AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. THIS BILL IS THE PRODUCT OF OUR...
03:32:52
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? MR. PERLMUTTER: YES, SIR. WE HAVE TWO MORE SPEAKERS AND
03:32:57
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
I'D ASK THE SPEAKER HOW MUCH TIME EACH SIDE
03:33:00
MR. PERLMUTTER, -
HAS REMAINING. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO HAS 13 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA HAS 8 1/2
03:33:09
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMAINING. MR. DIAZ-BALART: WE RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RESERVES HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO IS RECOGNIZED.
03:33:16
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
MR. PERLMUTTER: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
03:33:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I'D YIELD TWO MINUTES TO MY FRIEND FROM FLORIDA, MR. HASTINGS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA IS
03:33:23
MR. PERLMUTTER, -
RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. HASTINGS: I THANK MY GOOD FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE ON THE RULES COMMITTEE FOR YIELDING
03:33:27
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE TIME. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS RULE AND THE UNDERLYING
03:33:30
Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
LEGISLATION BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO BID A FOND FAREWELL TO MUFTIAH MCCARTIN, THE STAFF DIRECTOR OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES. WE'VE...
03:35:41
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO RESERVE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. PERLMUTTER: I'D SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM FLORIDA, MR. DIAZ-BALART,
03:35:45
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
I MAY HAVE TWO
03:35:46
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OTHER SPEAKERS, MAY JOIN US IN A
03:35:49
MR. PERLMUTTER, -
MOMENT OR TWO, BUT I'D LIKE TO NOW YIELD TWO MINUTES TO MR. KLEIN FROM FLORIDA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MR. KLEIN, IS RECOGNIZED...
03:36:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
03:36:04
Klein, Ron - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
RULE AND THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT ITSELF. I BELIEVE IT WILL PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN CREATING JOBS AND TURNING OUR ECONOMY AROUND. I ALSO RISE IN...
03:38:19
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO IS RECOGNIZED.
03:38:21
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
MR. PERLMUTTER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
03:38:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WOULD JUST REITERATE WHAT MR. KLEIN FROM FLORIDA WAS SAYING ABOUT THE PURPOSE AND THE NEED
03:38:28
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
FOR THIS BILL AT THIS TIME IN HAD THIS LEGISLATION. THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT IS ABOUT MOVING THIS COUNTRY FORWARD, MAKING SURE THAT FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS...
03:41:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEFORE I BEGIN MY REMARKS ON THE LEGISLATION BEFORE US TODAY, I WANT TO JOIN MY
03:41:21
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
COLLEAGUES IN SALUTING THE -- SALUTING THE WONDERFUL WORK OF MUFTIAH MCCARTIN. SHE BEGAN HER WORK ON THE HILL, COULDN'T BE, 1976, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT....
03:51:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PERLMUTTER: THANK
03:51:26
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I YIELD SUCH TIME
03:51:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS -- ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, MR. HOYER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM
03:51:32
MR. PERLMUTTER, -
MARYLAND IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HOYER: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT
03:51:37
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE
03:51:39
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
RULE AND OF THE COMPETES ACT, AND I WILL SPEAK LATER ON THE BILL ITSELF. BUT I RISE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MUFTIAH MCCARTIN. MUFTIAH IS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE,...
03:55:43
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLORADO. MR. PERLMUTTER: I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS
03:55:45
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
AND WOULD ASK MY FRIEND IF HE'S PREPARED
03:55:47
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO CLOSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
03:55:50
MR. PERLMUTTER, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. DIAZ-BALART: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK MY FRIEND, MR. PERLMUTTER, FOR HIS COURTESY
03:55:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND FOR
03:55:58
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
HIS MANAGEMENT ON THE MAJORITY'S SIDE OF THIS RULE. I WOULD WHILE REITERATING, I'M SO PLEASED THAT MEMBERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE HAVE JOINED TO COMMEND...
03:59:58
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COURTESY AND HOW HE DEBATES THESE
04:00:01
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
BILLS, DEBATES THE RULES. JUST APPRECIATE THAT. BUT HE AND I DIFFER VERY MUCH ON THE PASSAGE OF THIS RULE. THIS RULE AND THIS BILL SHOULD BE PASSED. ...
04:02:02
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. PROPS THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? MR. DIAZ-BALART: WE REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO...
04:02:14
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED.
04:02:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE THE FOLLOWING ENROLLED BILL. THE CLERK: H.R....
04:47:04
THE CLERK, -
APPROXIMATELY 60 ACRES OF LAND IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, ORIGINALLY CONVEYED TO THE MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY ASSOCIATION UNDER THE ACT OF JANUARY 23, 1909....
04:47:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RISE? MR. GORDON: MR. SPEAKER, THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT. THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. PLEASE CLEAR...
04:47:36
MR. GORDON, -
WELLS. ALL THE
04:47:39
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONVERSATIONS -- MEMBERS -- MR. GORDON: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR...
04:47:54
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
THE BILL H.R. 5116, THE AMERICAN COMPETES RE-AUTHORIZATION ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION
04:48:06
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1344 AND RULE 18, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR CONSIDERATION H.R. 5116. THE CHAIR APPOINTS THE GENTLEWOMAN...
04:49:02
THE CHAIR, -
WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT BY TITLE. THE CLERK: A BILL TO INVEST IN INNOVATION THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TO IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE...
04:49:13
THE CLERK, -
STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE BILL IS CONSIDERED AS READ THE FIRST TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. GORDON,
04:49:22
THE CHAIR, -
AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. HALL, EACH WILL CONTROL 30 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: MADAM CHAIR, THE...
04:49:38
MR. GORDON, -
ORDER. MEMBERS IN THE REAR, TAKE YOUR
04:49:42
THE CHAIR, -
CONVERSATIONS TO THE CLOAKROOM SO WE MAY PROCEED. MR. GORDON. MR. GORDON: MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU. AND I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY
04:49:55
MR. GORDON, -
CONSUME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN WILL BE
04:50:03
THE CHAIR, -
HEARD. MR. GORDON. MR. GORDON: ON OCTOBER 12, 2005, IN RESPONSE TO A BIPARTISAN QUEST BY THE SCIENCE
04:50:12
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE AND SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE, THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES RELEASED THE REPORT "RISING ABOVE THE GATHERING STORM." THE...
04:59:59
THE CHAIR, -
TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. >> I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HALL: I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK ON
05:00:09
Unidentified Speaker, -
H.R. 5116, A BILL
05:00:11
THE CHAIR, -
RE-AUTHORIZING
05:00:13
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AMERICA COMPETES ACT. COMPETES WAS ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED IN 2005 IN RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATION IN THE NATIONAL ACADEMY'S REPORT RISING ABOVE THE GATHERING...
05:03:59
THE CHAIR, -
SPEAKER, HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?
05:04:05
MR. GORDON, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE HAS 20 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING. MR. GORDON: MADAM
05:04:12
THE CHAIR, -
SPEAKER, I YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON, MR. WU, THE CHAIRMAN OF
05:04:18
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
OUR TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE 1 1/2 MINUTES. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. WU: I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AMERICA COMPETES...
05:04:31
THE CHAIR, -
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP WHICH
05:04:34
Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
CHAIRMAN GORDON HAS GIVEN IN THIS EFFORT. HE IS THE FATHER OF THIS BILL. HE HAS CREATED THE ENERGY INITIATIVE IN THIS BILL AND HAS SHOWN TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP...
05:06:23
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SENSENBRENNER:
05:06:27
MR. HALL, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO H.R. 5116, THE
05:06:31
THE CHAIR, -
AMERICA COMPETES
05:06:33
Sensenbrenner, F. "James" James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
RE-AUTHORIZATION ABBLING. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I SUPPORT EFFORTS TO INVEST IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IN THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES WE MUST LOOK AHEAD AND...
05:10:11
THE CHAIR, -
YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OF THE
05:10:16
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, DR. LIPINSKI. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED.
05:10:26
THE CHAIR, -
MR. LIPINSKI: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AND I WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN GORDON FOR HIS TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP
05:10:32
Lipinski, Daniel - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
ON THIS ISSUE. PASSAGE OF THIS BILL WILL HELP PRODUCE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR NATION AND OUR NATION'S WORKERS. IT WILL -- PUT MORE SIMPLY, THIS BILL...
05:12:00
THE CHAIR, -
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, MRS. BIGGERT.
05:12:03
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. BIGGERT: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND,
05:12:09
THE CHAIR, -
MADAM CHAIRMAN, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 5116, THE
05:12:12
Biggert, Judy - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
AMERICA COMPETES ACT RE-AUTHORIZATION OF 2010. I COMMEND CHAIRMAN GORDON AND RANKING MEMBER HALL FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO MOVE THIS BILL TO REGULAR ORDER...
05:15:32
THE CHAIR, -
MINUTE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN HAS BEEN YIELDED ANOTHER
05:15:35
MR. HALL, -
MINUTE. MRS. BIGGERT: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. WITHOUT THE SUPPORT, RESEARCH BREAKING
05:15:39
THE CHAIR, -
IN AIDS MEDICATION, ALTERNATIVE
05:15:42
Biggert, Judy - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
FIELDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE MATERIALS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. FORTUNATELY WITH THIS RE-AUTHORIZATION OF COMPETES WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO REALIZE...
05:16:42
THE CHAIR, -
FIRST POINT OUT THAT MY FRIEND FROM TEXAS, MR. HALL, IS NOT
05:16:47
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
DOING A ROY OSHSON IMPRESSION TODAY. HE HAD A CATARACT REMOVED TODAY AND IS PERIODICALLY WEARING HIS SUNGLASSES. I COMPLIMENT HIM BEING HERE. I YIELD...
05:17:11
THE CHAIR, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I THANK CHAIRMAN GORDON
05:17:17
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
AND CONGRATULATE MR. HALL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND RISE IN SUPPORT OF AMERICA COMPETES ACT. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MR. GORDON IN PARTICULAR. MR. GORDON...
05:22:18
THE CHAIR, -
WOMAN, MIGHT I INQUIRE AS TO HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE LEFT? THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS HAS 19 MINUTES
05:22:24
MR. HALL, -
REMAINING. MR. HALL: I THANK THE CHAIRWOMAN.
05:22:29
THE CHAIR, -
I YIELD MR. ROHRABACHER, THE
05:22:32
MR. HALL, -
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. ROHRABACHER: I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO H.R. 5116. LET ME AGAIN...
05:22:41
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIRMAN GORDON
05:22:43
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
FOR THE GREAT LEADERSHIP THAT HE'S PROVIDED WHILE HE'S BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE GREAT COOPERATION LEADERSHIP THAT RANKING HALL, MEMBER...
05:28:06
MR. GORDON, -
FROM WASHINGTON IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MR. BAIRD: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I THINK THE BEST THING FOR A MEMBER OF CONGRESS
05:28:12
THE CHAIR, -
CAN DO IS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE
05:28:15
Baird, Brian - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
COMMITTEE. AS CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER, YOU HAVE DEEP RESPECT FOR THEM. AMERICA COMPETES IS ABOUT JOBS. IT IS ABOUT ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. IT IS ABOUT...
05:29:57
THE CHAIR, -
HAVE -- RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES.
05:30:03
MR. HALL, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GORDON: MADAM CHAIR, I RECOGNIZE FOR A
05:30:07
THE CHAIR, -
MINUTE AND A HALF THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS, MRS. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, A MEMBER OF THE SIPSE
05:30:12
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MS. JOHNSON: THANK
05:30:20
THE CHAIR, -
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 5116, THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT
05:30:26
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
RE-AUTHORIZATION. MY COLLEAGUES AND I ON THE COMMITTEE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HAVE HELD NUMEROUS HEARINGS AND MARKUPS TO PREPARE THE LEGISLATION...
05:32:14
THE CHAIR, -
FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HALL: I CONTINUE
05:32:17
MS. JOHNSON, -
TO RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR:
05:32:20
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN
05:32:23
MR. HALL, -
FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GORDON: HOW MUCH TIME IS
05:32:26
THE CHAIR, -
REMAINING? THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN HAS 13 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING ON HIS TIME. MR. GORDON:
05:32:31
MR. GORDON, -
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I YIELD
05:32:33
THE CHAIR, -
1 1/2 MINUTES TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SPACE
05:32:37
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
AND AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE, MS. GIFFORDS. THE CHAIR: THE JO FROM ARIZONA IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MS. GIFFORDS: THANK
05:32:50
THE CHAIR, -
YOU. FIRST I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE CHAIRMAN GORDON AND RANKING MEMBER HALL FOR THIS LEGISLATION. THREE YEARS
05:32:56
Giffords, Gabrielle - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
AGO THIS BODY RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE THAT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PLAYS ON OUR 21ST CENTURY WORK FORCE. WE TOOK ACTION BY PASSING THE AMERICAN COMPETES...
05:33:40
MS. MATSUI, -
THIS RE-AUTHORIZATION. THIS BIPARTISAN BILL IS EXACTLY THE SORT THIS CONGRESS SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON. IT'S ABOUT THE ECONOMY, IT'S ABOUT JOBS, IT'S...
05:34:41
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS REMAINING TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED.
05:34:45
MR. HALL, -
MR. GORDON: I YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES
05:34:47
THE CHAIR, -
TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE,
05:34:52
MR. GORDON, -
MR. MILLER FROM NORTH CAROLINA. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MR. MILLER: IF THE NEXT GENERATION...
05:35:04
THE CHAIR, -
BE AS PROSPEROUS AS OURS, WE MUST REMAIN OUR
05:35:08
Miller, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
EDGE. EVEN BEFORE THE GREAT RECESSION, THE INDUSTRIES THAT NORTH CAROLINIANS LONG RELIED UPON, TEXTILES, TOBACCO, FURNITURE, SUFFERED ONE LOSS AFTER ANOTHER....
05:36:18
THE CHAIR, -
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM
05:36:23
MR. HALL, -
TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: MADAM CHAIRMAN, I YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO ANOTHER
05:36:26
THE CHAIR, -
VALUED MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE, A NEW BUT ACTIVE MEMBER, MS.
05:36:30
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
FUDGE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MS. FUDGE: THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I TOO CONGRATULATE CHAIRMAN GORDON
05:36:38
THE CHAIR, -
AND RANKING MEMBER HALL ON THIS LANDMARK LEGISLATION.
05:36:41
Fudge, Marcia - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
I AM PROUD TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIM ON THIS CRITICAL INITIATIVE. I REPRESENT CLEVELAND, AN AREA THAT IS RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING ITS...
05:38:12
THE CHAIR, -
TO RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON:
05:38:17
MR. HALL, -
MADAM CHAIR, I YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW DEMOCRATS, MR. KIND
05:38:20
THE CHAIR, -
FROM WISCONSIN. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN
05:38:23
MR. GORDON, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MR. KIND: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK MY
05:38:28
THE CHAIR, -
COLLEAGUE FROM TENNESSEE FOR YIELDING ME THIS TIME. AS ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION,
05:38:32
Kind, Ronald "Ron" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF RE-AUTHORIZATION OF THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT. AND THE NEW DEMOCRATIC COALITION WAS STRONGLY HIND THE...
05:40:19
THE CHAIR, -
THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. GOURD
05:40:22
MR. HALL, -
GRD MADAM CHAIR, I YIELD A MINUTE AND A HALF TO THE GENTLELADY
05:40:24
THE CHAIR, -
FROM NEW YORK, MRS. MALONEY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT ECONOMIC TASK FORCE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A...
05:40:36
THE CHAIR, -
SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT. THIS LEGISLATION WILL HELP TO BOLSTER OUR NATION'S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
05:40:42
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
BY SUPPORTING BASIC RESEARCH. THE FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCK FOR INNOVATION AND MAKING INVESTMENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. THE...
05:42:19
THE CHAIR, -
MR. HALL: I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES.
05:42:23
MR. PAUL, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: I YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO ANOTHER
05:42:26
MR. HALL, -
VALUED MEMBER OF OUR
05:42:27
THE CHAIR, -
COMMITTEE, MR. LUJAN, FROM NEW MEXICO. THE
05:42:31
MR. GORDON, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MR. LUJAN: THANK YOU, MADAM
05:42:37
THE CHAIR, -
SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE AMERICA COMPETES RE-AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2007 --
05:42:42
Lujan, Ben Ray - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
2010. I THANK CHAIRMAN GORDON AND RUNNING BACKING MEMBER HALL FOR THEIR IMPORTANT WORK ON THIS BILL AND ALL MY COLLEAGUES ON THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY...
05:44:15
THE CHAIR, -
CONGRESSMAN BILBRAY FROM CALIFORNIA FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS
05:44:20
MR. HALL, -
RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. BILBRAY: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER -- MADAM
05:44:25
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIRMAN. I REGRETFULLY STAND UP TODAY IN
05:44:28
Bilbray, Brian P. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF THE MAJOR PORTIONS OF THIS BILL. I WANT FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR GETTING AS MUCH...
05:48:41
THE CHAIR, -
LIPINSKI -- DR. LIPINSKI FOR A
05:48:44
MR. GORDON, -
COLLOQUY. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LIPINSKI: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
05:48:52
THE CHAIR, -
SECTION 404 OF THE BILL
05:48:56
Lipinski, Daniel - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
REORGANIZATION THE NYSE LABORATORIES, INCLUDING MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH. AS YOU ARE AWARE, NIST HAS CURRENT RESEARCH ON FIRE SAFETY. THE...
05:49:24
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
IN THIS RESTRUCTURING PROVISION WILL LIMIT NIST FROM PREVENTING THEIR WORK. MR. LIPINSKI: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN...
05:49:42
MR. LIPINSKI, -
MR. HALL: MADAM CHAIR, I RESERVE THE BALANCE
05:49:44
THE CHAIR, -
OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: I TELL MY FRIEND FROM TEXAS THAT WE
05:49:49
MR. HALL, -
HAVE NO FURTHER
05:49:51
THE CHAIR, -
SPEAKERS. MR. HALL: I BEG YOUR PARDON. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
05:49:54
MR. GORDON, -
THE CHAIRMAN. MR. GORDON: WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. MR. HALL:
05:49:59
MR. HALL, -
I YIELD BACK MY TIME, MADAM SPEAKER. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN HAS YIELDED BACK THE REMAINDER OF
05:50:03
MR. GORDON, -
HIS TIME.
05:50:05
MR. HALL, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: I YIELD
05:50:07
THE CHAIR, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE YIELDS THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. ALL TIME FOR GENERAL DEBATE HAS
05:50:13
MR. GORDON, -
EXPIRED. PURSUANT
05:50:15
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
TO THE RULE, THE BILL SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR AMENDMENT UNDER THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE. IT SHALL BE IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AS AN ORIGINAL RULE -- BILL FOR...
05:52:14
MR. GORDON, -
111-479 OFFERED BY MR.
05:52:16
THE CHAIR, -
GORDON OF
05:52:18
THE CLERK, -
TENNESSEE. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1344, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. GORDON, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, EACH WILL
05:52:27
THE CHAIR, -
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: MADAM CHAIR, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE CHAIR:...
05:52:39
MR. GORDON, -
THE AMENDMENT I'M OFFERING TODAY MAKES A HANDFUL OF TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING CHANGES AND A FEW
05:52:43
THE CHAIR, -
SUBSTANTIVE ADDITIONS TO THE UNDERLYING
05:52:45
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
BILL. MOST OF THE CHANGES WERE THE RESULT OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES FOLLOWING OUR FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP. WE AGREED TO WORK OUT...
05:58:21
THE CHAIR, -
OPPOSITION TO THIS AMENDMENT, ALTHOUGH I DO NOT
05:58:25
MR. HALL, -
INTEND TO OPPOSE IT. THE CHAIR: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HALL: THE MANAGER'S AMENDMENT REFLECT MANY THINGS
05:58:33
THE CHAIR, -
FROM TECHNICAL CHANGES, RECOMMENDATIONS
05:58:35
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
FROM OUTSIDE GROUPS, AGREEMENTS REACHED BETWEEN OUR SIDE OF THE AISLE AND THEIRS AND ITEMS THAT AS THE MAJORITY THEY'RE ABLE TO ADD UNILATERALLY. I WANT...
06:00:38
THE CHAIR, -
MR. GORDON: THE GENTLELADY -- OR CHAIRMAN, MADAM CHAIRMAN, I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE
06:00:45
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE AND A CHAMPION FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES, MS. WOOLSEY. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM...
06:01:02
THE CHAIR, -
MADAM CHAIR, I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 5116, THE AMERICAN COMPETE -- THE AMERICA COMPETES
06:01:08
Woolsey, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [D] California
RE-AUTHORIZATION ACT. I WANT TO COMMEND CHAIRMAN GORDON FOR HIS HARD WORK IN BRINGING THIS BIPARTISAN BILL TO THE FLOOR AND I WANT TO THANK RANKING...
06:03:11
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: I YIELD TWO
06:03:15
MR. HALL, -
MINUTES TO MR. PETERS
06:03:17
THE CHAIR, -
OF MICHIGAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO
06:03:21
MR. GORDON, -
MINUTES. MR. PETERS: I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT THIS WILL ENHANCE
06:03:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUR NATION'S COMPETITIVENESS, BOLSTER RESEARCH AND
06:03:29
Peters, Gary - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
SCIENCE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN AMERICA'S 21ST CENTURY MANUFACTURING SECTOR. SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE CREATED NEARLY TWO...
06:05:53
THE CHAIR, -
MR. GORDON: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS,
06:05:55
MR. HALL, -
MR. HIN HOE SAFMENT THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
06:05:57
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO
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MR. GORDON, -
MINUTES. MR. HINOJOSA: I RISE TODAY TO URGE MY
06:06:03
THE CHAIR, -
COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT H.R. 5116, THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT. CHAIRMAN
06:06:08
Hinojosa, Ruben - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
GORDON, I COMMEND YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE FOR BRINGING THIS LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR. MORE THAN EVER, OUR...
06:08:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAY CONSUME AND I
06:08:30
THE CHAIR, -
WANT TO INFORM MY FRIEND, MR. HALL, I SHARE HIS INTEREST IN
06:08:34
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
FINDING A WAY TO RUN DOWN ANY DEFAULTS AND COLLECT THOSE. WE WERE TOLD OUR COMMITTEE DIDN'T HAVE JURISDICTION TO REQUIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DO...
06:08:58
THE CHAIR, -
TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
06:09:01
MR. HALL, -
THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION IS ON
06:09:03
THE CHAIR, -
THE ANTIDEPRESSANT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. THOSE
06:09:06
MR. GORDON, -
IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION
06:09:08
THE CHAIR, -
OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED. TO DOES THE GENTLEMAN ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE? PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS...
06:09:48
MR. GORDON, -
THE CLERK: AMENDMENTS EN BLOC NUMBER ONE, OFFERED BY MR. GORDON OF TENNESSEE, CONSISTING OF
06:09:55
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
AMENDMENTS THREE, FOUR, FIVE, 11, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 39, AND 47, PRINTED IN PART B OF HOUSE REPORT 111-479. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO HOUSE...
06:10:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
14474, THE
06:10:17
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR YECK NICES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: LET ME SAY THIS IS A BLOCK OF AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN WELL SCRUTINIZED BY THE MAJORITY, WE...
06:10:28
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
AMENDMENTS AND I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. HALL: I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE EN
06:10:37
THE CHAIR, -
BLOC AMENDMENTS BEFORE US, THOUGH I DO NOT INTEND TO OPPOSE.
06:10:41
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE ALL 11 OF THE AMENDMENTS ARE NONCONTROVERSIAL AND WE ARE GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE. I WILL NOT OPPOSE THESE AND RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR:...
06:10:55
THE CHAIR, -
SPEAKERS. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. HALL: I YIELD
06:10:59
MR. GORDON, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. MR. GORDON: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE
06:11:03
THE CHAIR, -
OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION SON THE AMENDMENT
06:11:05
MR. HALL, -
OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE
06:11:08
MR. GORDON, -
OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES
06:11:10
THE CHAIR, -
HAVE IT, THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED. TO -- IS AGREED. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO WILL NOT BE OFFERED AT THIS TIME. IT'S NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER...
06:11:54
MR. HALL, -
DESIGNEE. MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT THIS AMENDMENT WOULD -- THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN WILL SUSPEND. THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE...
06:12:06
THE CHAIR, -
NUMBER SIX, PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 111-479, OFFERED BY MR. HALL OF
06:12:11
THE CLERK, -
TEXAS. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES.
06:12:23
THE CHAIR, -
MR. HALL: I RISE TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD STRIKE TITLE FIVE OF THIS BILL WHICH CREATES BIGGER GOVERNMENT
06:12:30
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AND CALLS FOR MORE SPENDING THAT GOES WELL BEYOND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO NOTE OUR STRONG OBJECTION TO THE REGIONAL INNOVATIONS...
06:13:25
THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GORDON: MR. CHAIRMAN,
06:13:29
MR. GORDON, -
DR. BROUN IS A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE,
06:13:32
THE CHAIR, -
WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS AS HE'S BEEN
06:13:35
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
VERY ACTIVE. WE AGREE ON SOME THINGS. WE DON'T AGREE ON OTHERS. WE COMPROMISE ON SOME. THIS IS ONE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO COME TO AGREEMENT ON. ALL THE...
06:15:04
MR. HALL, -
06:15:06
THE CHAIR, -
TEXAS. THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. MR. HALL: MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT WOULD SIMPLY STRIKE
06:15:29
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TITLE 5 OF THIS WILL BILL, WHICH CREATES BIGGER GOVERNMENT AND CALLS FOR MORE SPENDING. AND AT THIS TIME, I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION IS ON...
06:15:50
THE CHAIR, -
THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE NOS HAVE IT. MR. HALL: I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
06:16:00
MR. HALL, -
WILL BE POSTPONED. IT IS NOW IN ORDER
06:16:03
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER 7 PRINTED IN PART B OF HOUSE REPORT 111-479. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE RISE? MR. GORDON: I RISE...
06:16:26
MR. GORDON, -
AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GORDON OF
06:16:35
THE CHAIR, -
TENNESSEE. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1344, THE
06:16:38
THE CLERK, -
GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. GORDON AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL
06:16:42
THE CHAIR, -
CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. GORDON: THIS AMENDMENT...
06:16:53
MR. GORDON, -
WOULD ENSURE THAT THE BIOMASS TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND RELATED
06:16:57
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
COURSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE LIST THAT WOULD BE ENCOMPASSED BY THE ENERGY SYSTEMS, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING PROGRAM AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. AND I RESERVE...
06:17:18
THE CHAIR, -
ALTHOUGH I DO NOT INTEND TO OPPOSE IT. I HAVE NO OBJECTION
06:17:22
MR. HALL, -
TO THIS AMENDMENT. I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON:...
06:17:32
THE CHAIR, -
MAY CONSUME TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA, MR. BOSWELL, THE AUTHOR OF THIS VERY GOOD AMENDMENT.
06:17:37
MR. GORDON, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BOSWELL: I HOPE I CONVINCED THE RANKING MEMBER. I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD
06:17:45
THE CHAIR, -
WORK. YOU HAVE BEEN DOING EXCELLENT WORK FOR ALL OF US, FOR OUR
06:17:48
Boswell, Leonard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
COUNTRY AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE CHAIR: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BOSWELL: THIS AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR STEM EDUCATION...
06:18:00
THE CHAIR, -
NATION FORWARD.
06:18:01
Boswell, Leonard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
THIS IS THE BEST INVESTMENT WE CAN MAKE FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL AMERICANS. THIS LEGISLATION WILL BRING GREATER INNOVATIONS AND TO OUR NATION'S...
06:20:14
THE CHAIR, -
TEXAS. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. HALL: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS
06:20:26
MR. HALL, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: IT'S A GOOD AMENDMENT AND I SUGGEST ITS APPROVAL.
06:20:31
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN
06:20:34
MR. GORDON, -
FROM TENNESSEE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT AND
06:20:38
THE CHAIR, -
THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: AMENDMENT NUMBER 8 PRINTED IN HOUSE
06:21:18
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPORT 111-479. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE RISE? MR. GORDON: I RISE AS DESIGNEE FOR MR. DAVIS AND I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE...
06:21:29
MR. GORDON, -
AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: PART B, AMENDMENT NUMBER 8 PRINTED IN HOUSE
06:21:34
THE CHAIR, -
REPORT 111-479 OFFERED BY MR. GORDON
06:21:36
THE CLERK, -
OF TENNESSEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. GORDON AND MEMBER OPPOSED WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
06:21:45
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. DANNY DAVIS' AMENDMENT WILL ENSURE THE STUDENTS
06:21:53
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
ENROLLED IN TWO-YEAR CERTIFICATE, ASSOCIATE OR BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS WOULD ALSO CALL FOR A REPORT ON AGENCY APPROACHES TO INCREASE MINORITY PARTICIPATION...
06:22:26
THE CHAIR, -
TEXAS. MR. HALL: I RISE TO CLAIM TIME IN OPPOSITION OF THIS AMENDMENT. I'M NOT SURE THAT WE NEED
06:22:36
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE -- TO FUND EVER ANOTHER STUDY. THIS WOULD LOOK AT TWO-YEAR COLLEGES. BUT I HAVE A BIGGER CONCERN WITH THE DIFFICULTY OF NSF TO REPORT DATA. THE UNIVERSITIES...
06:23:11
THE CHAIR, -
OF THIS BILL, MR.
06:23:16
MR. GORDON, -
DAVIS. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DAVIS: I THANK CHAIRMAN GORDON AND RANKING MEMBER HALL OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE...
06:23:24
THE CHAIR, -
WORK TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE POLICIES TO
06:23:26
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
STRENGTHEN OUR NATION'S COMPETITIVENESS IN STEM. IN PARTICULAR, I APPLAUD THE CHAIRMAN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN BROADENING THE PARTICIPATION OF INDIVIDUALS...
06:25:36
THE CHAIR, -
HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION
06:25:39
MR. HALL, -
IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN
06:25:41
THE CHAIR, -
FROM TENNESSEE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE
06:25:44
MR. GORDON, -
CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE
06:25:45
THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. IT IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER 10 PRINTED IN PART B OF HOUSE REPORT 111-479. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN...
06:26:08
Unidentified Speaker, -
MARKEY
06:26:10
THE CLERK, -
OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1344, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. MARKEY AND A MEMBER OPPOSED WILL EACH
06:26:17
THE CHAIR, -
CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MARKEY: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE AMENDMENT I'M OFFERING TODAY ALONG...
06:26:31
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
WOULD ADD A NEW R&D PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON INCREASING OUR NATION'S CAPACITY TO TURN NEW INNOVATIONS INTO NEW JOBS, A CLEAN ENERGY CONSORTIUM...
06:28:47
THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HALL:
06:28:51
MR. HALL, -
THIS AMENDMENT CREATES A NEW PROGRAM TO PURSUE
06:28:55
THE CHAIR, -
COMMERCIALIZATION OF CLEAN ENERGY
06:28:57
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TECHNOLOGIES. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE PROBLEM. WE ALL AGREE THAT CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ARE WORTH PURSUING. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IS THAT THE...
06:29:57
MR. MARKEY, -
MINUTES -- TEXAS HAS FOUR MINUTES
06:30:01
THE CHAIR, -
REMAINING. MR. MARKEY: AT THIS POINT, I YIELD TO MYSELF FOR THREE ADDITIONAL SECONDS. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
06:30:09
MR. MARKEY, -
MR. MARKEY: THIS COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAM
06:30:14
THE CHAIR, -
COMPLEMENTS, STRONG LONG-TERM SUPPORT
06:30:16
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IS CRITICAL TO DEVELOPING THE SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS TO MEET OUR ENERGY CHALLENGES. BUT ADDITIONAL FOCUS ON COMMERCIALIZATION...
06:30:56
THE CHAIR, -
MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MARKEY: I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY, MRS.
06:30:59
MR. HALL, -
06:31:00
THE CHAIR, -
CAPPS. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED.
06:31:03
MR. MARKEY, -
MRS. CAPPS: THANK YOU, MR. GORDON, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS BILL AND I WANT TO THANK MR.
06:31:07
THE CHAIR, -
MARKEY FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON CLEAN ENERGY
06:31:10
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ISSUES. RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE MARKEY-CAPPS AMENDMENT INCLUDED IN OUR LEGISLATION. THIS WOULD COMPLEMENT THE CLEAN ENERGY ADVANCEMENT GOALS OF THE...
06:32:15
THE CHAIR, -
ON EITHER SIDE? THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
06:32:18
MR. HALL, -
HAS 1
06:32:19
MR. MARKEY, -
1/2 MINUTES, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS HAS 4 1/2
06:32:24
THE CHAIR, -
MINUTES. MR. MARKEY: WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR ME TO ASK THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS TO DRAW DOWN HIS TIME A LITTLE MORE BEFORE WE COME TO
06:32:31
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
THE END OF THE SPEAKERS ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE? THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. HALL: MR.
06:32:49
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIRMAN, THE CLEAN ENERGY CONSORTIA LANGUAGE,
06:32:55
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
QUOTE, SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE CROSS DISCIPLINE IN DEVELOPMENT AREAS NOT SERVED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE THE INNOVATION OF CLEAN ENERGY...
06:33:51
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIRMAN, I YIELD 30 SECONDS TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SCIENCE COMMITTEE, MR. GORDON. THE
06:33:57
MR. MARKEY, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GORDON: AS I SAID EARLIER IN THE DAY, I DON'T WANT TO TRADE AMERICA'S
06:34:03
THE CHAIR, -
DEPENDENCY ON FOREIGN OIL FOR AMERICA'S
06:34:06
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
DEPENDENCY ON FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY. FOR US TO GET ENERGY DEPENDENCE, THERE'S A VARIETY OF WAYS TO GO ABOUT IT. I SUPPORT MR. MARKEY'S AMENDMENT AND I...
06:34:25
THE CHAIR, -
FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MARKEY:
06:34:28
MR. HALL, -
I'LL BE THE FINAL SPEAKER ON MY SIDE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES.
06:34:31
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. HALL: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE
06:34:34
MR. MARKEY, -
OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM
06:34:36
THE CHAIR, -
TEXAS. MR. MAR -- THE GENTLEMAN HAS
06:34:39
MR. HALL, -
YIELDED BACK.
06:34:41
THE CHAIR, -
MR. MARKEY: EXCUSE ME. I APOLOGIZE TO YOU. THE GENTLELADY
06:34:49
MR. MARKEY, -
FROM WISCONSIN REQUESTED 30 SECONDS OF OUR TIME AND I DON'T KNOW, MR. CHAIRMAN, PROCEDURALLY WHAT IS THE PROPER WAY OF GOING IF BY ANNAPOLIS CONSENT COULD...
06:35:15
MR. HALL, -
GREAT. MR. HALL: I RECLAIM MY TIME AND RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
06:35:20
MR. MARKEY, -
MR. MARKEY: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN AND I YIELD
06:35:22
MR. HALL, -
30 SECONDS TO THE GENTLELADY FROM
06:35:26
MR. MARKEY, -
WISCONSIN. >> I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND THIS BILL. I WANT TO SPEAK ON THE PREVIOUS AMENDMENT THAT PASSED EN BLOC
06:35:34
Moore, Gwendolynne "Gwen" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
WHICH INCLUDED A PROVISION FOR WHICH I'M RESPONSIBLE THAT INCLUDED THE GREAT LAKES. WHILE THE GREAT LAKES ARE NOT JUST MERE LAKES, THEY'RE INLAND SEAS...
06:36:10
THE CHAIR, -
OF MR. MARKEY IF HE HAS OTHER SPEAKERS. MR. MARKEY: I AM NOW THE
06:36:14
MR. HALL, -
LAST SPEAKER. MR. HALL: THEN I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR:
06:36:20
MR. MARKEY, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. MR. MARKEY: I AM GOING TO RESERVE
06:36:24
MR. HALL, -
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME PENDING
06:36:26
THE CHAIR, -
THE COMPLETION OF THE -- THE CHAIR:
06:36:29
MR. MARKEY, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS HAS THE RIGHT TO CLOSE. MR. MARKEY: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS HAS THE RIGHT TO CLOSE? THEN LET
06:36:35
THE CHAIR, -
ME -- HOW MUCH TIME DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS HAVE
06:36:38
MR. MARKEY, -
REMAINING? THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN HAS THREE MINUTES. MR. MARKEY: I THINK I HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING? THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN HAS 45
06:36:45
THE CHAIR, -
SECONDS. MR. MARKEY: I WOULD ASK THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS
06:36:48
MR. MARKEY, -
IF HE COULD COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT
06:36:50
THE CHAIR, -
CLOSER TO ONE MINUTE AND PERHAPS WE COULD
06:36:53
MR. MARKEY, -
COMPLETE THE DEBATE PROCESS IN THAT VERY SUCCINCT FASHION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DISCUSSION. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. HALL: I DON'T...
06:37:09
THE CHAIR, -
06:37:11
MR. HALL, -
MINUTE. I RESERVE MY TIME. MR. MARKEY: OK, GREAT. I YIELD MYSELF THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. AGAIN, IT'S JUST TO MAKE THIS
06:37:23
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
POINT. THAT WE MUST FIND A WAY IN OUR COUNTRY TO HAVE A PLAN IN CHINA, ON MONDAY, THEY DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING, ON FRIDAY IT STARTS TO HAPPEN. WE NEED...
06:38:47
THE CHAIR, -
OF SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS AND I URGE MY
06:38:49
MR. HALL, -
COLLEAGUES TO OPPOSE IT. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION SON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS....
06:38:59
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
HAVE IT. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS WILL BE POSTPONED. IT IS NOW...
06:39:29
MR. MILLER, -
REPORT 111-479, OFFERED BY
06:39:31
THE CHAIR, -
MR. GEORGE MILLER OF
06:39:34
THE CLERK, -
CALIFORNIA. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 13474, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. MILLER AND A MEMBER
06:39:41
THE CHAIR, -
OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZE. MR. MILLER: I YIELD MYSELF THREE MINUTES. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN...
06:39:53
MR. MILLER, -
STATES, CERTAINLY THE MOST RECENT HISTORY OF THE UNITED
06:39:56
THE CHAIR, -
STATES, WE HAVE
06:39:58
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BUILT OUR ECONOMY ON THE BACKS OF THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST THIS COUNTRY HAS TO OFFER, TO GO TO RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND DEVELOP...
06:43:35
THE CHAIR, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. HALL: UNDER THE MILLER AMENDMENT, ANY
06:43:38
MR. HALL, -
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS BILL WOULD
06:43:40
THE CHAIR, -
BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A, QUOTE, INFORMATION
06:43:43
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
POLICY, UNQUOTE, WHEREIN THEY WOULD HAVE TO PRODUCE ANY DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION THAT A UNION REQUESTS WITHIN 15 DAYS OR FACE THE THREAT OF LOSING FEDERAL...
06:45:19
THE CHAIR, -
LABOR LAW. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER
06:45:22
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE POST-DOCTORATE EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY WHO ARE INVOLVED IN RUNNING THESE VERY SOPHISTICATED LABS AND EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH, WHETHER OR NOT...
06:48:08
THE CHAIR, -
MR. HALL: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION
06:48:16
MR. HALL, -
IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA --
06:48:19
THE CHAIR, -
MR. MILLER: I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: THE AYES HAVE IT. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6, RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE...
06:48:29
MR. MILLER, -
FROM TEXAS WILL BE
06:48:31
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
POSTPONED. IT IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER 13 PRINTED IN PART B OF HOUSE REPORT 111-479. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS...
06:49:06
Unidentified Speaker, -
111-479 OFFERED BY MR. REYES OF
06:49:09
THE CLERK, -
TEXAS. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. REYES AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE
06:49:19
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR RECOGNIZES MR. REYES. MR. REYES: I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE AMERICA COMPETES AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010 AND THE
06:49:28
Reyes, Silvestre - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
REYES-CONNELLY AMENDMENT. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. CONNOLLY AND I THANK CHAIRMAN GORDON AND RANKING MEMBER HALL...
06:51:49
THE CHAIR, -
ALTHOUGH I DO NOT OPPOSE IT. I HAVE NO OPPOSITION NOR OBJECTION TO THIS
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MR. HALL, -
AMENDMENT. I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. REYES: I WOULD...
06:52:04
THE CHAIR, -
TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO MR. CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA.
06:52:09
MR. REYES, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CONNOLLY: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. LET ME START BY
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THE CHAIR, -
THANKING MY COLLEAGUES FOR THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION,
06:52:19
Connolly, Gerald "Gerry" E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
BOTH THE CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER. AS THE CO-CHAIR OF DIVERSITY AND INNOVATION CAUCUS, MY COLLEAGUE FROM TEXAS HAS BEEN A CHAMPION FOR STEM EDUCATION...
06:54:45
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. REYES: I YIELD
06:54:47
MR. HALL, -
BACK. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. HALL: I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED
06:54:53
MR. REYES, -
BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS.
06:54:54
THE CHAIR, -
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
06:54:56
MR. HALL, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT AND
06:54:58
THE CHAIR, -
THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. MR. HALL: COULD I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE
06:55:08
MR. HALL, -
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS WILL BE
06:55:12
THE CHAIR, -
POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. GORDON: I HAVE AMENDMENTS ENBLOCK AT THE DESK. THE CLERK: AMENDMENTS...
06:55:30
MR. GORDON, -
OF TENNESSEE CONSISTING OF
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Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AMENDMENTS 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 35, 42, 43, 49, 23, 24, 46, 48 AND 9 PRINTED IN PART B OF HOUSE REPORT 111-479. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION...
06:55:59
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. HALL EACH WILL HAVE 20 MINUTES. MR. GORDON: THIS A GOOD AMENDMENT AND I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA,...
06:56:10
MR. GORDON, -
RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR THE TIME ALLOTTED
06:56:15
THE CHAIR, -
AND WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY AND I BELIEVE IT'S GOING
06:56:18
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TO REALLY BRING OUR WHOLE NATION OUT. TODAY, WE FACE SO MANY MOUNTING GLOBAL CHALLENGES, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, REVISING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, HEALTH,...
06:58:35
THE CHAIR, -
TEXAS. MR. HALL: I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE EN
06:58:42
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BLOC AMENDMENTS. I'M GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE. I DO HAVE SOME CONCERN WITH THE CURRENT AMENDMENT. I THINK WHILE I'M SUPPORTIVE OF TRYING TO GET STUDENTS...
06:59:56
THE CHAIR, -
MR. BISHOP FOR THREE MINUTES, A FORMER ADMINISTRATOR AND
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MR. GORDON, -
A ALUM FROM LONG ISLAND COLLEGE. . MR. BISHOP: THIS AMENDMENT CALLS ON THE NIST TO COMPILE DATA TO HELP RESPOND
07:00:22
Bishop, Timothy "Tim" H. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HOW NANOTECHNOLOGIES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS. CONTROLLING MATTER ON -- ADVANCEMENTS IN THIS FIELD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE NEW...
07:01:54
THE CHAIR, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GORDON:
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MR. HALL, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE
07:02:02
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN FROM
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MR. GORDON, -
GEORGIA, MR. BARROW. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. -- THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. BARROW: I SPENT MANY -- MUCH TIME IN MY DISTRICT.
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THE CHAIR, -
WE RELY A GREAT DEAL ON OUR MANUFACTURING
07:02:23
Barrow, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
BASE. THAT BASE IS THREATENED BY COMPETITION FROM A BROAD AND BY A FINANCIAL CRISIS AT HOME. WHAT HAS SUSTAINED US THROUGH THE HARD TIMES LATELY HAS...
07:03:20
THE CHAIR, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GORDON:
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MR. HALL, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN
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THE CHAIR, -
FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. ALTMIRE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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MR. GORDON, -
TWO MINUTES. MR. ALTMIRE: MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE
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THE CHAIR, -
AMERICA COMPETES RE-AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010 AND I'M A PROUD CO-SPONSOR
07:03:40
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
OF THIS LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN OUR NATION'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. FOREMOST, THIS BILL WILL CREATE JOBS. FOR EXAMPLE, IT WILL GIVE SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED...
07:05:27
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GORDON: I YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. HOLT.
07:05:32
MR. HALL, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED
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THE CHAIR, -
FOR THREE
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MR. GORDON, -
MINUTES. MR. HOLT: MR. CHAIR, I STRONGLY SUPPORT
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THE CHAIR, -
THE
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Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
ROBUST PROGRAM OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS. MY AMENDMENT WOULD DIRECT THE WHITE HOUSE TO PREPARE A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS...
07:08:22
THE CHAIR, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GORDON:
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MR. HALL, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, SO LET ME
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THE CHAIR, -
CONCLUDE BY SAYING THAT THIS IS A GOOD SERIES OF AMENDMENTS. THIS MAKES
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MR. GORDON, -
A GOOD BILL EVEN BETTER, AND I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS...
07:08:44
THE CHAIR, -
OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. MR. GORDON: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE
07:08:49
MR. HALL, -
OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK
07:08:51
THE CHAIR, -
THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC OFFERED BY THE
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MR. GORDON, -
GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
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THE CHAIR, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE EN BLOC AMENDMENTS ARE AGREED TO. IT IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER EAM NUMBER 121 PRINT IN PART...
07:09:26
MR. GINGREY, -
THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: PART B, AMENDMENT NUMBER 21 PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 111-479 OFFERED
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THE CHAIR, -
BY MR. GINGREY OF GEORGIA.
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THE CLERK, -
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1344, THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. GINGREY, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED.
07:09:40
THE CHAIR, -
WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. MR. GINGREY: MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU, AND I YIELD MYSELF THREE MINUTES....
07:09:51
MR. GINGREY, -
CHAIRMAN, THE AMENDMENT I AM OFFERING TODAY STEMS FROM LEGISLATION, THE GREEN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND
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THE CHAIR, -
DEVELOPMENT ACT, THAT WAS
07:09:57
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE IN EACH OF THE 108TH, 109TH AND 110TH CONGRESSES. THIS LEGISLATION HAS BEEN STALLED BY OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE NAT. THEREFORE,...
07:12:04
THE CHAIR, -
RECOGNITION? MR. GORDON: I CLAIM TIME IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR: WITHOUT OBJECTION,...
07:12:11
MR. GORDON, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS A -- I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT FROM MY FRIEND, THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR.
07:12:15
THE CHAIR, -
GINGREY. THIS AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES A GREEN CHEMISTRY
07:12:17
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. DR. GINGREY HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR THIS ON OUR COMMITTEE AS WELL AS NOW. I COMMEND HIM FOR THAT....
07:12:58
THE CHAIR, -
REMAINING? THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA HAS THREE MINUTES REMAINING. MR.
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MR. GINGREY, -
GINGREY: THREE MINUTES, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D NOW LIKE TO YIELD
07:13:05
THE CHAIR, -
TWO MINUTES TO THE RANKING MEMBER, MR. HALL. THE CHAIR:
07:13:08
MR. GINGREY, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. HALL: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF DR. GINGREY'S AMENDMENT. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
07:13:14
THE CHAIR, -
ESTABLISH A GREEN CHEMISTRY BASIC RESEARCH
07:13:17
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AIMED AT IDENTIFYING SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS THAT COULD LEAD TO CLEAN, LEAD TO SAFE AND...
07:13:54
THE CHAIR, -
I MYSELF THE BALANCE OF THE TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GINGREY: MR. CHAIRMAN, ULTIMATELY I BELIEVE THIS AMENDMENT
07:14:00
MR. GINGREY, -
WILL HELP PROMOTE EDUCATION THROUGH COLLABORATIVE
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THE CHAIR, -
07:14:04
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS AMONG UNIVERSITIES AND WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TOOLS FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY....
07:15:00
THE CHAIR, -
IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. IT IS NOW IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT...
07:15:44
MR. BOCCIERI, -
THE AMENDMENT. THE
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THE CLERK, -
CLERK: OFFERED BY MR. BOCCIERI OF OHIO.
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THE CLERK, -
THE CHAIR:
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THE CHAIR, -
PURSUANT TO HOUSE RES. RUTION 1344, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. BOCCIERI,
07:15:52
THE CLERK, -
AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE
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THE CHAIR, -
MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. BOCCIERI: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE CHAIR:...
07:16:05
MR. BOCCIERI, -
MR. SPEAKER. IF YOU BELIEVE LIKE I DO THAT WE NEED TO BE THE PRODUCERS OF WEALTH, JUST NOT THE
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THE CHAIR, -
MOVERS OF WEALTH, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE THIS
07:16:11
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AMENDMENT. BUT IF YOU BELIEVE LIKE I DO THAT WE NEED TO INVEST IN THE INNOVATIVE SPIRIT OF AMERICA, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE THIS AMENDMENT. IF YOU...
07:17:53
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIRMAN, I RAISE TO CLAIM TIME IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HALL: THIS AMENDMENT WOULD DOUBLE TO $100...
07:17:59
MR. HALL, -
ANNUALLY THE AUTHORIZATION OF LEVELS OF
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THE CHAIR, -
THE NEW NEVER-DONE-BEFORE LOAN
07:18:04
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
GUARANTEE PROGRAM CREATED IN THE BILL. I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS WITH THIS PROGRAM AS IT STANDS PARTICULARLY BECAUSE IT'S HEAVILY REDUNDANT WITH EXISTING...
07:18:39
THE CHAIR, -
I INQUIRE HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE LEFT. THE CHAIR:
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THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN HAS 3 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING. MR. BOCCIERI: I YIELD TO MR.
07:18:45
MR. BOCCIERI, -
DONNELLY. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED
07:18:48
THE CHAIR, -
FOR ONE MINUTE. DONALD DONALD THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
07:18:50
MR. BOCCIERI, -
MANUFACTURING PROVIDE -- DONALD DONALD --
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THE CHAIR, -
MR. DONNELLY: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WHEN I'M BACK IN MY DISTRICT, HOOSIER MANUFACTURERS TELL ME THEY WANT TO RETOOL AND
07:19:01
Donnelly, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
REINVEST SO THAT WE CAN BE THE BEST COMPETITION IN THE WORLD. THAT WE CAN COMPETE WITH OUR OVERSEAS COMPETITION THAT WE CAN GROW AND PUT PEOPLE BACK...
07:19:59
THE CHAIR, -
BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED.
07:20:05
MR. HALL, -
MR. BOCCIERI: MR.
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THE CHAIR, -
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD MYSELF ONE MINUTE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. BOCCIERI: THANK YOU, MR.
07:20:12
MR. BOCCIERI, -
SPEAKER. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RISING IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
07:20:15
THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT BECAUSE HE BELIEVES IT
07:20:17
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
UNNECESSARY. BUT LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OHIO. WITH A COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL ECONOMY, MAKING A BRIDGE...
07:21:03
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BOCCIERI:
07:21:08
MR. HALL, -
MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD ONE HALF MINUTE
07:21:10
THE CHAIR, -
TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN AND THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE
07:21:14
MR. BOCCIERI, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE HALF MINUTE. MR. GORDON: FIRST LET ME COMPLIMENT MR. BOCCIERI AND HIS PARTNERS FOR INTRODUCING THIS
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THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT. I WANT TO CLEAR UP A MATTER CONCERNING THE DUPLICATION, TITLE
07:21:22
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
5, SECTION 502, PAGE 185, P, UNDER COORDINATION, CONSUMECATION, I QUOTE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE SECRETARY SHALL ENSURE THAT THE ACTIVITIES...
07:22:02
THE CHAIR, -
I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BOCCIERI:
07:22:08
MR. HALL, -
I'D LIKE TO INQUIRE HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE REMAINING,
07:22:10
THE CHAIR, -
MR. SPEAKER. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM HAS 1 1/4 MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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MR. BOCCIERI, -
MICHIGAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. SCHAUER: THANK
07:22:17
THE CHAIR, -
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IN MICHIGAN GAINING ACCESS TO NEEDED CAPITAL IS HARD TO COME BY.
07:22:23
Schauer, Mark - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
IN MANY MICHIGAN BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO BE REDLINED FOR LOANS. IN MY DISTRICT THERE'S A NEED FOR LOAN PROGRAMS TO HELP MANUFACTURES -- MANUFACTURERS,...
07:23:21
THE CHAIR, -
RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BOCCIERI: THANK YOU,
07:23:25
MR. HALL, -
MR.
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THE CHAIR, -
SPEAKER. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS
07:23:31
MR. BOCCIERI, -
TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HALL: MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
07:23:36
THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO.
07:23:40
MR. HALL, -
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
07:23:42
THE CHAIR, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
07:25:00
THE CLERK, -
OFFERED FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. GORDON: I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RISE. THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION SON THE...
08:30:17
MR. GORDON, -
THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION.
08:30:21
THE CHAIR, -
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. ACCORDINGLY, THE COMMITTEE RISES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR....
08:31:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNION, HAVING HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION H.R. 5116, DIRECTS
08:31:02
THE CHAIR, -
ME TO REPORT IT HAS COME TO NO RESOLUTION THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION...
08:31:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAS COME TO NO RESOLUTION THEREON. THE CHAIR WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE. . THE MESSENGER: MR. SPEAKER. A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES....
08:31:46
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WRITING. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, THE CHAIR WILL POSTPONE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS TODAY ON MOTIONS
08:32:43
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO SUSPEND THE RULES ON WHICH RECORDED VOTES OR THE AYES AND NAYS ARE ORDERED OR ON WHICH THE VOTE INCURS OBJECTION UNDER CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 20678 RECORDED...
08:33:17
Unidentified Speaker, -
TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE
08:33:22
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1067, A BILL TO SUPPORT PEACE
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THE CLERK, -
IN UGANDA TO SUPPORT MULTILATERAL EFFORTS TO SUCCESSFULLY PROTECT CIVILIANS AND ELIMINATE THE THREAT POSED BY THE LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY AND ORGANIZE...
08:33:55
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. ENGEL: I ASK ANNAPOLIS CONSENT THAT MEMBERS...
08:34:07
Gordon, Bart - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
THAT MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE BILL IN CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER...
08:34:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOUM. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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MR. ENGEL, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ENGEL: THIS IS LEGISLATION OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MASSACHUSETTS, MR. MCGOVERN. I WANT TO THANK MY GOOD FRIEND AND
08:34:31
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
COLLEAGUE, MR. MCGOVERN, FOR CHAMPIONING THE CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN UGANDA, WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED FOR OVER TWO DECADES BY THE LORD'S RESISTANCE...
08:38:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN:
08:38:05
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE POLICY OBJECTIVES OF SENATOR BILL 1067,
08:38:09
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE LORD'S RESISTANCE
08:38:11
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
ARMY DISARMAMENT AND NORTHERN UGANDA RECOVERY ACT. FOR NEARLY 27 YEAR THE LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY, L.R.A., HAS BEEN TERRORIZING CIVILIANS, LEAVING A TRAIL...
08:41:54
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, THE VICE CHAIRMAN
08:41:58
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OF THE RULE COMMITTEES, MR. MCGOVERN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. MCGOVERN: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
08:42:08
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ME THE TIME. MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DAY FOR U.S. POLICY IN
08:42:12
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
AFRICA. JUST ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, ON MAY 19, MY FRIEND AND LEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA, AND THE CHAMPION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, CONGRESSMAN ED ROYCE AND I INTRODUCED...
08:46:09
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM FLORIDA. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: I YIELD FOUR MINUTES TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. SMITH.
08:46:18
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SMITH: I THANK MY GOOD FRIEND FOR YIELDING AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO EXTEND AND REVISE
08:46:26
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY REMARKS. I
08:46:28
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
RISE TO THE BILL'S GOAL OF SUPPORTING PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN UGANDA. FOUR YEARS AGO, I CHAIRED A HEARING ON THE AFRICAN GLOBAL RIGHTS...
08:50:08
MR. ENGEL, -
08:50:09
MR. SMITH, -
ROS-LEHTINEN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. ENGEL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I NOW YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE THE GENTLEMAN
08:50:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MR. MILLER, WHO IS A
08:50:18
MR. ENGEL, -
MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MILLER: MR. SPEAKER, I ALSO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE...
08:50:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UGANDA RECOVERY ACT OF 2009.
08:50:30
Miller, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
AS MEMBERS HAVE SAID, FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, THE L.R.A. HAS TERRORIZED AND CONTINUES TO ABDUCT CHILDREN ACROSS AREAS OF NORTHERN UGANDA, SOUTH SUDAN,...
08:52:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ROYCE, RANKING MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN
08:52:18
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TERRORISM, NONPROLIFERATION AND TRADE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. ROYCE: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF...
08:52:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ATROPICAL STORMITIES OF THE
08:52:33
Royce, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY AND I'M AN ORANGE CO-SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION. -- ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION. THIS BILL, WHICH NOW GOES TO THE...
08:56:51
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
MR. ROYCE: THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS KM SEEM OVERWHELMING AT
08:56:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIMES. IT IS FASHIONABLE TO BLAME
08:56:58
Royce, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
CONFLICT IN AFRICA ON FACTORS, BUT SOMETIMES GETTING RID OF ONE PERSON DOES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. HISTORY IS FULL OF CAPTIVATING LEADERS WITH BAD IDEAS...
08:58:13
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS.
08:58:15
MR. ENGEL, -
DAVIS. MRS. DAVIS: ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE THIS LEGISLATION BEFORE US IS DUE TO A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR
08:58:27
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
VOICES AND ENERGY TO GETTING THE HEART-WRENCHING SITUATION IN UGANDA THE ATTENTION IT DEMANDS. THE INVISIBLE CHILDREN ORGANIZATION, WHICH HAS ITS HEADQUARTERS...
09:00:50
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
09:00:53
Boucher, Frederick "Rick" C. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
FROM NEW YORK. MR. ENGEL: I HAVE NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR TIME, AND I YIELD BACK THE
09:00:58
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION
09:01:01
MR. ENGEL, -
IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS
09:01:06
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SENATE 1067? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL...
09:01:35
MR. ENGEL, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1303,
09:01:41
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZING THE CLOSE FRIENDSHIP AND HISTORIC TIES BETWEEN
09:01:45
THE CLERK, -
THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. ENGEL, AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM...
09:01:53
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. ENGEL: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
09:02:05
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE RESOLUTION UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. ENGEL: I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT...
09:02:15
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZES THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP AND HISTORICAL TIES BETWEEN
09:02:18
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ENGEL: MR. SPEAKER,...
09:02:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DIAZ-BALART FROM FLORIDA, FOR INTRODUCING THIS
09:02:32
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MEASURE. THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES HAVE A LONG HISTORY BORN OF SHARED VALUES AND EXPERIENCES. BRITISH LEGAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONS...
09:05:09
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT
09:05:12
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
OBJECTION. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: I THANK THE SPEAKER. I AM SO PLEASED TO RISE IN ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT
09:05:16
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION AUTHORED BY MY FLORIDA
09:05:19
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
COLLEAGUE, THE GENTLEMAN, CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART. THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES THE UNSURPASSED FRIENDSHIP AND ABIDING SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN...
09:09:00
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES.
09:09:04
MR. ENGEL, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU, MR.
09:09:08
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I'M PLEASED TO YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO MY GOOD FRIEND, THE GENTLEMAN FROM
09:09:13
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
FLORIDA, MR. DIAZ-BALART, THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE RULES SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PROCESS AND THE AUTHOR OF THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US....
09:09:28
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. ENGEL, FOR THEIR HELP IN GETTING THIS
09:09:31
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
RESOLUTION TO THE FLOOR AND THEIR STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, MR. SPEAKER, TO CONGRATULATE THE UNITED KINGDOM'S...
09:13:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA.
09:13:28
MR. ENGEL, -
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: I'D LIKE TO YIELD MYSELF 30 SECONDS
09:13:31
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO POINT OUT THAT TODAY, ON THE FIRST DAY IN OFFICE OF A NEW BRITISH
09:13:35
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
GOVERNMENT, LET US SEND TO PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON AND THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM A CLEAR MESSAGE OF OUR FRIENDSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO THIS...
09:13:59
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MYSELF TO SAY THAT ANYONE WHO
09:14:03
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HAS GONE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, YOU FEEL THIS SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP AS WE MENTIONED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE YOU FEEL THE CAMARADERIE AND YOU DO FEEL...
09:14:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION...
09:15:14
Unidentified Speaker, -
WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1143, RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE COMMUNITY
09:15:19
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF DEMOCRACIES FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE
09:15:22
THE CLERK, -
IT WAS FOUNDED IN 2000. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. ENGEL, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MS....
09:15:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MIPS. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. ENGEL: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY...
09:15:42
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ENGEL: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION THAT COMMENDS THE...
09:15:51
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR ITS MANY ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE
09:15:53
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDING A DECADE AGO AND I YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR....
09:16:05
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN INTRODUCING THIS MEASURE AND BRINGING
09:16:07
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
IT FORWARD FOR OUR CONSIDERATION TODAY. MR. SPEAKER, IN JANUARY OF 1999 THEN SECRETARY OF STATE MADELINAL BRIGHT TOLD THE "LOS ANGELES TIMES" THAT HER...
09:18:42
THE CHAIR, -
MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN:
09:18:46
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I ALSO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS,
09:18:50
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. QUIGLEY, FOR PROVIDING US WITH
09:18:52
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THIS TIMELY OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES. NEXT MONTH WILL MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THAT INTERGOVERNMENTAL...
09:23:56
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AUTHOR OF THIS RESOLUTION, MR. QUIGLEY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
09:23:59
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. QUIGLEY: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL
09:24:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THEIR KIND WORDS ON THIS MATTER. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN STRONG
09:24:07
Quigley, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 1143, A BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES ON ITS 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY. THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES...
09:26:13
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M VERY PLEASED TO YIELD SUCH TIME
09:26:16
MR. QUIGLEY, -
AS HE MAY CONSUME TO THE GENTLEMAN
09:26:17
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM FLORIDA, MR. DIAZ-BALART, THE RANKING MEMBER OF
09:26:19
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE RULES SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PROCESS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DIAZ-BALART: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,...
09:26:29
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. AND MR. QUIGLEY FOR INTRODUCING
09:26:31
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES, A GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL COALITION OF OVER 100 DEMOCRATIC STATES, HAS PROVEN ITS SUPPORT...
09:29:43
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOLIDARITY AS DEMONSTRATED BY THIS
09:29:46
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
RESOLUTION , A STRONG AND VERY APPROPRIATE, WELL-WRITTEN RESOLUTION, THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, HONORS, LET ME READ FROM IT, CUBAN PRO-DEMOCRACY FIGHTERS, SUCH...
09:32:45
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND
09:32:48
MR. ENGEL, -
AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1143 AS
09:32:52
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDED? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION...
09:33:17
MR. ENGEL, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION
09:33:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1155, COMMENDING THE PROGRESS MADE BY THE ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
09:33:27
THE CLERK, -
PROGRAMS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. ENGEL, AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA, MS. ROS-LEHTINEN,
09:33:35
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. ENGEL: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE...
09:33:51
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE RESOLUTION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ENGEL: MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS MY RESOLUTION, AND I AM PROUD...
09:34:02
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
09:34:04
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THIS RESOLUTION WHICH I INTRODUCED WITH MY GOOD COLLEAGUES, TED POE AND GENE GREEN. HOUSE RESOLUTION 1155 SEEKS TO COMMEND THE PROGRESS MADE BY U.S....
09:38:17
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN:
09:38:21
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
I'M PLEASED TO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE GENTLEMAN'S RESOLUTION. TUBERCULOSIS IS TRULY
09:38:25
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE FOR ALL OF
09:38:27
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
US. IT'S A DISEASE THAT RESPECTS NO BORDERS, THAT CLAIMS THE LIVES OF OVER 1.8 MILLION LIVES WORLDWIDE EVERY YEAR AND THAT CONTINUES TO CAUSE NEEDLESS...
09:41:30
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THANK MY GOOD FRIEND, CONGRESSWOMAN
09:41:33
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
ROS-LEHTINEN WHO PARTNERED WITH ME IN SO MUCH GOOD LEGISLATION THROUGH THE YEARS AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE HER SUPPORT. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY...
09:41:48
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION...
09:42:41
THE CLERK, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE A COMMUNICATION.
09:42:48
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CLERK: TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. SECTION 202D OF THE NATIONAL
09:42:54
THE CLERK, -
EMERGENCIES ACT PROVIDES FOR THE AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY UNLESS, PRIOR TO THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF ITS DECLARATION, THE PRESIDENT...
09:45:49
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE A COMMUNICATION. THE CLERK: THE HONORABLE THE SPEAKER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MADAM, PURSUANT TO THE PERMISSION GRANTED IN
09:45:59
THE CLERK, -
CLAUSE 2-H OF RULE 2 OF THE RULES OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, I HAVE THE HONOR TO TRANSMIT A SEALED NFL RECEIVED FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON MONDAY...
09:46:41
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MESSAGE. THE CLERK: TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, I AM PLEASED TO TRANSMIT TO THE CONGRESS, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 123-B
09:46:48
THE CLERK, -
AND 123 HAD-D OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT AS AMENDED, THE TEXT OF A PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT...
09:55:04
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AFFAIRS. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA SEEK RECOGNITION? >> ADDRESS...
09:55:21
Unidentified Speaker, -
I'M PROUD TO CONGRATULATE OAKLAND
09:55:23
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEAF PITCHER AND RESIDENT DALLAS BRAIDEN ON PITCHING A PERFECT
09:55:27
McNerney, Gerald "Jerry" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GAME ON MAY 9, 2010. ON MOTHER'S DAY, DALLAS ACCOMPLISHED A FEAT THAT FEW EVER HAVE, GOING NINE INNINGS WITHOUT ALLOWING A SINGLE BATTER TO REACH FIRST...
09:56:12
MR. MCNERNEY, -
YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: REVISE AND EXTEND...
09:56:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU SO
09:56:24
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO CONGRATULATE ONE OF THE BEACH COMMUNITIES IN MY
09:56:27
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISTRICT, THE HISTORIC TOWN OF
09:56:29
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
SURFSIDE, WHICH WILL BE CELEBRATINGITY 75TH ANNIVERSARY ON MAY 16. I HAVE THE GREAT PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING THIS UNIQUE TOWN WHICH HAS HAD AN IMPORTANT...
09:57:47
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REQUESTS. THE CLERK: LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUESTED FOR MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS FOR TODAY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE REQUEST IS
09:57:54
THE CLERK, -
GRANTED. FOR
09:57:58
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA SEEK RECOGNITION? MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT TODAY FOLLOWING...
09:58:07
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
FOLLOWING MEMBERS MAY BE PERMITTED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE, REVISE AND EXTENDS THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE THEREIN EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL. MR. POE, MAY 19, FOR...
09:58:35
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT TODAY FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS AND ANY SPECIAL ORDERS HERETOFORE ENTERED INTO, THE FOLLOWING
09:58:41
Unidentified Speaker, -
MEMBERS -- MAYBE PERMITTED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR FIVE MINUTES, TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE THEREIN EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL. MS. SUTTON:...
09:58:56
MS. SUTTON, -
OF GEORGIA, MR. DEFAZIO OF OREGON, MS. SUTTON OF OHIO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. .
09:59:09
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 6 2009. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
09:59:21
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES EACH. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS....
09:59:37
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN IN OUR HISTORY. MOST EVERYONE AGREES THAT OUR NATION'S TAX SYSTEM IS FLAWED AND IN NEED OF CONSIDERABLE REFORM. THE TAX CODE...
10:04:14
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OHIO RISE. MS. SUTTON: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO CLAIM THE TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. SUTTON: THANK YOU,
10:04:23
MS. SUTTON, -
MR. SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE AS A PROUD CO-SPONSOR IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE AMERICA COMPETES
10:04:27
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REAUTHORIZATION ACT. AS WE RECOVER
10:04:29
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
FROM THIS RECESSION, WE MUST REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PROPERLY EDUCATED IN MATH AND SCIENCE TO STRENGTHEN OUR NATION'S ECONOMIC...
10:06:44
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN RISE? MR. JOHNSON: TO ADDRESS THIS BODY FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE GENTLEMAN...
10:06:54
MR. JOHNSON, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MR.
10:06:57
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY WITH SADNESS TO RECOGNIZE
10:07:02
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
FALLEN ROCKDALE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY BRIAN MAHAFFEY. HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE EXECUTING A SEARCH WARRANT IN CONYERS, GEORGIA. THE...
10:10:45
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM OHIO RISE? >> ASK TO TAKE THE TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE LADY FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED....
10:11:00
Unidentified Speaker, -
STRONG SUPPORT OF
10:11:01
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION ACT, LEGISLATION
10:11:05
Kilroy, Mary Jo - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THAT WILL CREATE JOBS, STRENGTHEN OUR COMMITMENT TO INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND INVEST IN EDUCATION TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY COMPETITIVE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY....
10:15:50
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF INDIANA. MS. KAPTUR OF OHIO. MR. PAUL OF TEXAS. MR. DEFAZIO OF OREGON. MR. GARRETT OF NEW JERSEY. . UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY JANUARY...
10:16:28
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
WEDNESDAY EVENING TO EXPLORE THE INTERESTING QUESTION THAT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN MUCH IN THE MINDS OF AMERICANS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THAT IS...
10:24:47
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM NORS I CITY, ILLINOIS, WHICH IS A SMALL RURAL COMMUNITY, A THING THAT'S WORRIED THEM AND THEIR FOLKS IS, WHERE'S THE JOBS GOING...
10:25:23
MR. AKIN, -
IT AND WE DRIVE THEM OUT. YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE IS,
10:25:29
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
WITH THE BAILOUT OF WALL STREET, WHAT WE ACTUALLY DID WAS WE ESTABLISHED A PREMISE OF TOO BIG TO FAIL. AND THEN WE BAILED OUT THESE HUGE POWERFUL BIG...
10:27:16
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
KINDS OF POINTS. AND IN SUMMARIZING WHAT YOU'VE SAID, MANY PEOPLE HAVE LIKENED THAT OUR POLICY FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF IS THE EQUIVALENT, IT'S TANTAMOUNT...
10:29:50
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
AGAIN, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SMALL TOWN RURAL AMERICA, YOU LOOK AT WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO HIRE FOLKS. WE DON'T WANT TO DISCOURAGE. AND IT'S A...
10:30:32
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
JOBS? 80% OF JOBS IN AMERICA ARE BUSINESSES WITH 500 OR FEWER EMPLOYEES. YOU'RE SAYING, YOU HAVE THESE SMALL BUSINESS GUYS OUT THERE AND ALL OF A...
10:31:00
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
EMPLOYEES, MAYBE 40 EMPLOYEES. THEY ARE THE MASSIVE JOB CREATORS OF RURAL AMERICA. AND I KNOW THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS WHAT THEY DEFINE AS SMALL....
10:31:50
MR. AKIN, -
THING. THEIR POINT WAS, YOU HAVE A LITTLE MACHINE SHOP OR
10:31:53
MR. SHIMKUS, -
BUSINESS. ALL
10:31:54
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
YOUR MONEY IS TAXED AWAY, YOU CAN'T ADD A MU MACHINE TOOL OR INVEST IN A NEW PROCESS, NEW IDEA OR INNOVATION. WE HAVE A GUY IN MY DISTRICT AND HE HAS...
10:32:57
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
CREATES A DISINCENTIVE TO ASSUME RISK. IF YOU ASSUME RISK, THAT'S A FAILURE OF THE ECONOMIC POLICY. IF YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL, WE WANT THOSE FOLKS TO BE...
10:33:50
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
TO THE HEARTLAND AND WE NEED MORE OF THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GENTLEMAN. I WAS JUST RUNNING ALONG. WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. A LOT OF...
11:10:08
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
HOUR. AS WE WATCH THIS, TWO DIFFERENT PATHS ONE CAN FOLLOW, THE ROAD THAT IS BEING TRAVELED BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, PELOSI HOUSE AND REED SENATE...
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MR. AKIN, -
MR. KING: WHEN WE ADD UP THE PERCENTAGES OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR FROM A YEAR 1/2 AGO AND
11:11:27
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
COMES TO 74% THAT WOULD BE NATIONALIZED TODAY WITH THE TWO ACTS THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO BRING AT US, CAP AND TRADE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. MR. AKIN: WOW....
11:11:47
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
NATIONALIZED OR UNDER NATIONAL HEAVY REGULATION. MR. KING: 51% THAT HAD BEEN NATIONALIZED, THE BANKS, INSURANCE, FREDDIE MAC AND
11:11:58
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
FANNIE MAE AND CAR COMPANIES AND OBAMACARE. THAT'S 51%. MR. AKIN: BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE, THE SIZE OF THE BUSINESS? MR. KING: BASED UPON THE...
11:12:10
MR. AKIN, -
ANNUAL IDSED BY DR. BOYLE
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MR. KING, -
FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. MR. AKIN: WOW. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO WE HAVE SEEN HISTORY BEING MADE. MR. KING:
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MR. AKIN, -
ONE WOULD CONSIDER IT TO BE A DONE DEAL. AND THEN WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF
11:12:31
MR. KING, -
THE FINANCIAL REGULATIONS WHICH IS 15% OF THE ECONOMY AND ADD ANOTHER 8%, WHICH IS A LOW ESTIMATE OF WHAT CAP AND TRADE WOULD ACTUALLY DO TO US. I DON'T...
11:13:23
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
LEARNING FROM HISTORY. YOU CAN SEE THAT SOCIALIZED MEDICINE DIDN'T WORK WELL IN ENGLAND BECAUSE YOU LOOK AT THE CANCER RATES THERE, CANADA, THEIR SOCIALIZED...
11:15:35
MR. KING, -
MR. AKIN: I THINK THAT WAS LONG BEFORE THE PILGRIMS. MR. KING: BUT IN THE UNITED
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MR. AKIN, -
STATES? MR. AKIN: IT MAY HAVE BEEN A QUOTE FROM THE BIBLE. WE'RE ABOUT OUT OF TIME. THE SOLUTION
11:15:49
MR. KING, -
IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, CUT TAXES, CUT
11:15:52
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND REPEAL THE SOCIALIZED MEDICINE BILL AND GET BACK TO SOME SENSE OF FISCAL SANITY AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FUNCTIONS THE FEDERAL...
11:16:31
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA, MR. KING, FOR 60 MINUTES. MR. KING: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I APPRECIATE THE PRIVILEGE TO BE RECOGNIZED TO...
11:16:57
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE PRIVILEGE TO ALSO HAVE THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI, MR. AKIN, YIELD TO ME AS HE DELIVERS THE LEADERSHIP HOUR PRESENTATION...

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