| 00:02:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY SHALL SUSPEND. THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE GENTLELADY, PLEASE TAKE YOUR SIDEBAR DISCUSSIONS OUTSIDE THE...
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| 00:03:03 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
THE SPEAKER. IT WOULD BE SEEN NOT ONLY IN LIBYA BUT THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA AS OPEN SEASON TO THREATEN U.S. INTERESTS AND DESTABILIZE...
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| 00:06:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:06:59 |
THE SPEAKER, -
THE SPEAKER: LET ME THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR YIELDING. IN MARCH WHEN THE PRESIDENT COMMITTED OUR TROOPS TO NATO'S MISSION IN LIBYA, I SAID THAT HE HAD...
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| 00:10:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA RESERVES HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. -- MR. SPEAKER,...
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| 00:11:13 |
MR. BERMAN, -
RESOLUTION CASTS ALL KINDS OF ASPERSIONS ON THE PRESIDENT. IT STATES THE PRESIDENT'S FAILED TO PROVIDE CONGRESS WITH A COMPELLING RATIONAL FOR OPERATIONS...
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| 00:17:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DOES THE GENTLEMAN RESERVE? MR. BERMAN: I RESERVE
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| 00:17:04 |
MR. BERMAN, -
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:17:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN:
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| 00:17:10 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS...
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| 00:17:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 00:17:34 |
MR. BURTON, -
MR. BURTON: LET ME JUST SAY THAT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE WAR POWERS ACT PROHIBIT THE PRESIDENT WERE DOING WHAT HE DID. AND I'M...
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| 00:19:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. BERMAN:
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| 00:19:55 |
MR. BERMAN, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. AND I INITIALLY JUST YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:20:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: I
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| 00:20:06 |
MR. BERMAN, -
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING. NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND DID NOT COME BECAUSE OF THIS...
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| 00:21:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. LEE: THANK YOU VERY
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| 00:21:52 |
MS. LEE, -
MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. LET ME THANK OUR RANKING MEMBER FOR YIELDING. AND LET ME JUST SAY FIRST OF ALL, I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE BOEHNER RESOLUTION,...
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| 00:22:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. : THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'D LIKE --
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| 00:22:30 |
MS. LEE, -
MS. LEE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO READ PARTS OF THE LETTER. THIS WAS DATED MARCH 30, MIND YOU -- WE THE UNDERSIGNED MEMBERS RANK TO REQUEST...
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| 00:24:05 |
MR. BERMAN, -
I YIELD THE GENTLELADY AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. THE SPEAKER
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| 00:24:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. LEE: IT
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| 00:24:11 |
MS. LEE, -
FORE GIDS ARMED FORCES FROM ENGAGING IN FOREIGN LANDS MORE THAN 60 DAYS WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION OR WITHOUT MILITARY FORCE OR WITHOUT A DECLARATION...
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| 00:25:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA. MS.
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| 00:25:25 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'M PLEASED TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. CONNOLLY, A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR FOREIGN...
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| 00:25:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. CONNOLLY: THANK
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| 00:25:38 |
MR. CONNOLLY, -
YOU. I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM FLORIDA. I RISE RESPECTFULLY IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 292, WHICH REASSERTS THE CONGRESSIONAL WAR MAKING AUTHORITY...
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| 00:28:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
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| 00:28:39 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MR. BERMAN: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE
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| 00:28:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 00:28:44 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MR. BERMAN: I'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO MY FRIEND'S ARGUMENTS. I AGREE WITH EVERY WORD HE SAID EXCEPT THAT CONGRESS -- THIS IS A MANIFESTATION OF THE CONGRESS...
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| 00:29:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. SHERMAN:
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| 00:29:56 |
MR. SHERMAN, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME AND I'VE NEVER COME TO THIS FLOOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPOSING AN INNOCUOUS RESOLUTION....
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| 00:34:09 |
MR. BERMAN, -
HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING ON EACH SIDE? THE SPEAKER
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| 00:34:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS 4 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING.
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| 00:34:15 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MR. BERMAN: I YIELD THE GENTLEMAN AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. THE
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| 00:34:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. MR. SHERMAN:
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| 00:34:20 |
MR. SHERMAN, -
THANK YOU. NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO PLAY THE ROLE THAT THE WAR POWERS ACT PROVIDES. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY SITUATION,...
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| 00:35:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA. MS.
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| 00:35:30 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'M PLEASED TO YIELD FOUR MINUTES TO MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FROM FLORIDA, MR. YOUNG, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS...
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| 00:35:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA VOICED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. YOUNG: MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 00:35:43 |
MR. YOUNG, -
I THANK MY FRIEND AND THE CHAIRMAN FOR YIELDING ME THIS TIME BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BOEHNER RESOLUTION. IT...
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| 00:40:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. BERMAN: YES,
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| 00:40:14 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA, MR. KUCINICH. THE SPEAKER
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| 00:40:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:40:23 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
MR. KUCINICH: I THANK MR. BERMAN. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT IN DEFENSE OF MR. BURTON'S DESCRIPTION OF U.S. INVOLVEMENT ALREADY IN LIBYA TO PUT INTO THE...
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| 00:40:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. KUCINICH: AND I JUST WANT
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| 00:40:54 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
TO SAY BRIEFLY, MADAM SPEAKER, THAT THIS ARTICLE THAT WAS WRITTEN ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO, IF IT'S TRUE IT POINTS OUT THAT WE'VE UNDERTAKEN A HUGE MISSION...
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| 00:42:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK
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| 00:42:08 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. RECEIVERS, A MEMBER OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, AND A...
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| 00:42:21 |
MR. STIVERS, -
ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:42:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO
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| 00:42:25 |
MR. STIVERS, -
MINUTES. MR. STIVERS: THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIRWOMAN FOR YIELDING ME TIME. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE SPEAKER'S RESOLUTION. WITH 26 YEARS...
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| 00:44:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. BERMAN: YES,
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| 00:44:39 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MADAM SPEAKER, TO YIELD MYSELF 15 SECONDS IN RESPONSE TO THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER , WHAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IS WHAT THE RESOLUTION DOESN'T TELL US. IF THE...
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| 00:45:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. BERMAN: FORMER
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| 00:45:20 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. MS. WOOLSEY: I
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| 00:45:22 |
MS. WOOLSEY, -
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MADAM SPEAKER, THIS IS A HERE WE GO AGAIN MOMENT ON THE HOUSE FLOOR. TWO WEEKS AGO THE KUCINICH AMENDMENT PASSED THE...
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| 00:46:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA. THE GENTLELADY CONTINUES TO RESERVE.
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| 00:46:38 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:46:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. BERMAN: MADAM
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| 00:46:43 |
MR. BERMAN, -
SPEAKER, I HAVE NO REQUEST FOR TIME AND PREPARED TO YIELD BACK IF THE GENTLELADY IS. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN:
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| 00:46:52 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
I WILL USE UP OUR REMAINING MINUTE OR SO. MR. BERMAN: I WILL YIELD
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| 00:46:55 |
MR. BERMAN, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:46:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK
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| 00:47:04 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
YOU SO MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. I WAS -- WILL TAKE UP THE REST OF OUR TIME. MADAM SPEAKER, THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY THE SPEAKER IS THE RESPONSIBLE APPROACH....
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| 00:48:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. -- THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME....
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| 00:49:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR 10 MINUTES. MR.
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| 00:49:54 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MCKEON: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER
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| 00:49:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR.
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| 00:49:59 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MCKEON: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS PROVIDED ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION FOR OUR MILITARY...
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| 00:52:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON IS RECOGNIZED FOR 10 MINUTES. MR. SMITH:
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| 00:52:27 |
MR. SMITH, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:52:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SMITH: THANK
|
| 00:52:34 |
MR. SMITH, -
YOU. I DO THANK SPEAKER BOEHNER AND REPRESENTATIVE KUCINICH FOR BRINGING THESE RESOLUTIONS AND BRINGING THIS ISSUE TO THE FLOOR. I BELIEVE THIS...
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| 00:56:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. MCKEON: MADAM
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| 00:56:57 |
MR. MCKEON, -
SPEAKER, I YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TACTICAL ERROR AND LAND FORCES, THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 00:57:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MR. BARTLETT: THANK
|
| 00:57:10 |
MR. BARTLETT, -
YOU FOR YIELDING, AND I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE BOEHNER RESOLUTION. I'M NOT HERE TODAY TO ARGUE WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE IN LIBYA. THAT IS AN ARGUMENT...
|
| 00:58:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR.
|
| 00:58:41 |
MR. SMITH, -
SMITH: I RESERVE MY TIME. THE
|
| 00:58:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN CONTINUES TO RESERVE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. MCKEON: I YIELD
|
| 00:58:49 |
MR. MCKEON, -
1 1/2 MINUTES, MADAM SPEAKER, MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS, THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. FORBES. THE SPEAKER
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| 00:58:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MR. FORBES:
|
| 00:59:01 |
MR. FORBES, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE BOEHNER RESOLUTION, BUT NOT BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS STATED A CORRECT POLICY FOR US TO...
|
| 01:00:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. MR. SMITH:
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| 01:00:22 |
MR. SMITH, -
I CONTINUE TO RESERVE. THE SPEAKER
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| 01:00:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON CONTINUES TO RESERVE HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR.
|
| 01:00:28 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MCKEON: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO,...
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| 01:00:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MR. TURNER:
|
| 01:00:39 |
MR. TURNER, -
THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MCKEON. THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT MADE THE CASE FOR A MILITARY CONFLICT IN LIBYA. HE HAS TOLD US WHO WE ARE AGAINST, GADDAFI, BUT HE...
|
| 01:02:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. SMITH: THANK
|
| 01:02:23 |
MR. SMITH, -
YOU. I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. MORAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
|
| 01:02:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. MORAN: THANK YOU,
|
| 01:02:30 |
MR. MORAN, -
MADAM SPEAKER. MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TO OPPOSE THIS MOTION. THE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL IS ABOUT TO PROSECUTE RAD ITCH. 16 YEARS LATER. WHAT THEY FINALLY...
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| 01:04:38 |
MR. SMITH, -
I YIELD THE GENTLEMAN AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. THE SPEAKER
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| 01:04:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MORAN: WITH REGARD TO
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| 01:04:43 |
MR. MORAN, -
LIBYA, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE A WHAT THE OUTCOME IS GOING TO BE IN LIBYA. WE DO KNOW THAT GADDAFI IS A BAD GUY. HE'S NOT AN ALLY, HE'S NOT EVEN RELIABLE...
|
| 01:05:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. MCKEON: MADAM
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| 01:05:57 |
MR. MCKEON, -
SPEAKER, I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. RIGELL. MR. RIGELL: I RISE
|
| 01:06:10 |
MR. RIGELL, -
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 292 I OBJECT TO THE U.S. MURL AT THAT -- MILITARY INTERVENTION IN LIBYA. MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FROM VIRGINIA...
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| 01:07:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR.
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| 01:07:20 |
MR. SMITH, -
SMITH: MADAM SPEAKER, I RESERVE BUT I WOULD INQUIRE, I AM SIMPLY GOING TO GIVE -- USE UP THE REST OF THE TIME MYSELF. DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS?...
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| 01:07:27 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI, MR. TO LATZOW. THE
|
| 01:07:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. PALAZZO: THANK
|
| 01:07:42 |
MR. PALAZZO, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. WE DO NOT SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S HANDLING OF LIBYA AND I AGREE WITH MY CONSTITUENTS. OUR COUNTRY, OUR MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES...
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| 01:08:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WOULD REMIND MEMBERS THAT THEY SHOULD DIRECT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR.
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| 01:08:52 |
MR. SMITH, -
SMITH: I CONTINUE TO RESERVE. THE SPEAKER
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| 01:08:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN CONTINUES TO RESERVE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR.
|
| 01:08:57 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MCKEON: MAY I INQUIRE AS TO HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE LEFT? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:09:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS ONE MINUTE AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON HAS 2 1/2 MINUTES. MR.
|
| 01:09:07 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MCKEON: AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE? THEN WE JUST HAVE ONE SPEAKER SO WE'LL RESERVE OUR TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:09:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. SMITH: THANK
|
| 01:09:19 |
MR. SMITH, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
|
| 01:09:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SMITH: THE
|
| 01:09:25 |
MR. SMITH, -
PRESIDENT HAS SAID FROM THE OUTSET THAT OUR ROLE IN THIS MISSION WILL BE LIMITED. LIMITED BY CRITICAL -- BUT CRITICAL. WE ARE NOT COMMITTING TROOPS,...
|
| 01:11:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR.
|
| 01:11:36 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MCKEON: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD THE REMAINING BALANCE OF OUR TIME TO MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, A MEMBER OF THE ARMED SERVICES...
|
| 01:11:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS RECOGNIZED FOR I BELIEVE ONE MINUTE. MR. YOUNG:
|
| 01:11:48 |
MR. YOUNG, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT AS MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 292, BECAUSE THIS CONGRESS IS A CO-EQUAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT....
|
| 01:13:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. ALL TIME FOR DEBATE HAS EXPIRED. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 294, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED...
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| 01:13:22 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MCKEON: MADAM SPEAKER, I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER
|
| 01:13:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL COUNTED....
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| 01:14:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FLORIDA SEEK REDSKIN THIS NATION? MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK
|
| 01:14:23 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 294, I CALL UP HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 51 AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE
|
| 01:14:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE
|
| 01:14:33 |
THE CLERK, -
CLERK: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 51, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-C OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION, TO REMOVE...
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| 01:14:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 294, THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION IS CONSIDERED AS READ. THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WILL BE DEBATABLE...
|
| 01:15:04 |
MISS ROS-LEHTINEN, -
YOU -- MS. ROS-LEHTINEN:
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| 01:15:06 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MY FRIEND, MR. BERMAN, BE ALLOWED TO CONTROL...
|
| 01:15:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK
|
| 01:15:15 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
YOU. MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
|
| 01:15:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK
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| 01:15:25 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO HOUSE CON.RES. 51 DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT TO REMOVE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM LIBYA. THE PRESIDENT...
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| 01:21:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH:
|
| 01:21:21 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE PRIME CO-SPONSOR OF THIS IMPORTANT CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. BURTON. THE SPEAKER
|
| 01:21:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS RECOGNIZED. MR.
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| 01:21:34 |
MR. BURTON, -
BURTON: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THIS IS NOT A PARAGRAPH ZAHN ISSUE. I'M VERY HAPPY TO CO-SPONSOR THIS LEGISLATION...
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| 01:23:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. BERMAN: THANK
|
| 01:24:03 |
MR. BERMAN, -
YOU. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE RESOLUTION. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER
|
| 01:24:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: I
|
| 01:24:10 |
MR. BERMAN, -
JUST LISTENED TO MY CHAIRMAN, I'M VERY FOND OF HER, MAKE A VERY COMPELLING CASE FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS WE HAVE IN SEEING THROUGH THIS...
|
| 01:28:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK
|
| 01:28:16 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. MCKEON, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES. THE SPEAKER...
|
| 01:28:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. MCKEON: MADAM SPEAKER,
|
| 01:28:26 |
MR. MCKEON, -
I THANK THE GENTLELADY FOR YIELDING. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO HOUSE CONTINUING RESOLUTION 51, ALTHOUGH I SHARE MY COLLEAGUES' CONCERNS REGARDING...
|
| 01:31:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH: I RECOGNIZE
|
| 01:31:11 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
MR. RANGEL, I YIELD TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO
|
| 01:31:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. RANGEL: LET ME
|
| 01:31:17 |
MR. RANGEL, -
THANK MR. KUCINICH AND I SUPPORT HIS EFFORTS OVER THE YEARS, BUT ESPECIALLY TODAY IN ALLOWING THIS VERY SENSITIVE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION TO BE DEBATED....
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| 01:33:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA. MS.
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| 01:33:42 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
ROS-LEHTINEN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'M HONORED TO YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. ROGERS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE PERMANENT...
|
| 01:33:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN VOICED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. ROGERS:
|
| 01:33:58 |
MR. ROGERS, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. AND I AGREE WITH THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK AND OUR POLITICAL FLOSS FISS MAY BE DIFFERENT, I THINK IT'S A POWERFUL AND PASSIONATE...
|
| 01:39:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. WHO SEEKS TIME? THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH: I WANT TO
|
| 01:39:24 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
YIELD TWO MINUTES TO A GENTLEMAN WHO HAS BEEN VERY CLOSELY INVOLVED IN HELPING TO CONSTRUCT BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR H.CON.RES. 51 AND I THANK HIM,...
|
| 01:39:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. MCCLINTOCK: I THANK
|
| 01:39:42 |
MR. MCCLINTOCK, -
THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HIS RESOLUTION. WE NEED TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR ON THIS, WITHOUT PRIOR CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION,...
|
| 01:41:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH:
|
| 01:41:45 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. LYNCH. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
|
| 01:41:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. LYNCH: THANK
|
| 01:41:53 |
MR. LYNCH, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, AND I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING AND FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON IN ISSUE. MADAM SPEAKER, IT'S A SAD IRONY THAT AT THE SAME TIME THAT...
|
| 01:43:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH: I RECOGNIZE
|
| 01:43:12 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. JOHNSON, FOR TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKER
|
| 01:43:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. JOHNSON:
|
| 01:43:21 |
MR. JOHNSON, -
THANK YOU. THIS ISSUE OF WAR AND PEACE AND SEPARATION OF POWERS TRANSCENDS POLL -- PARTISAN POLITICS. TWO YEARS AGO I BEGAN WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE CENTER...
|
| 01:45:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO.
|
| 01:45:49 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
MR. KUCINICH: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO MR. NADLER OF NEW YORK. THE SPEAKER
|
| 01:45:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. NADLER: THANK
|
| 01:45:56 |
MR. NADLER, -
YOU. THANK YOU. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA EARLIER SAID THAT THE KUCINICH RESOLUTION WOULD TIE THE PRESIDENT'S...
|
| 01:48:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. NADLER: IT'S ENFORCING
|
| 01:48:08 |
MR. NADLER, -
THE CONSTITUTION. IF WE PASS THE KUCINICH RESOLUTION, THE PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE 15 DAYS TO COME BEFORE US AND ASK US TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF FORCE IF...
|
| 01:48:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH: I
|
| 01:48:20 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
RECOGNIZE MR. POE OF TEXAS FOR TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKER
|
| 01:48:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. POE: MADAM SPEAKER,
|
| 01:48:27 |
MR. POE, -
THE UNITED STATES IS ENGAGED IN A WAR IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY. THE PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS DID NOT FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION. THEY COULD NOT FOLLOW THE...
|
| 01:50:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH: I YIELD
|
| 01:50:42 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
A MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. WOOLSEY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
|
| 01:50:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS.
|
| 01:50:51 |
MS. WOOLSEY, -
WOOLSEY: MADAM SPEAKER, THE FIRST AIR STRIKES AGAINST LIBYA WERE LAUNCHED IN MARCH. NOW IT'S JUNE. 76 DAYS AFTER THIS MISSION BEGAN, CONGRESS STILL...
|
| 01:52:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH:
|
| 01:52:33 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
YIELD TWO MINUTES TO MR. JONES. THE SPEAKER
|
| 01:52:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. JONES: MADAM SPEAKER,
|
| 01:52:44 |
MR. JONES, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO FOR INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION. IT'S JUST SO IRONIC THAT ON MAY 26, CNN POLL FOUND THAT A MAJORITY OF AMERICAN PEOPLE,...
|
| 01:54:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. BERMAN: COULD
|
| 01:54:24 |
MR. BERMAN, -
WE GET THE AMOUNT OF TIME REMAINING? THE SPEAKER
|
| 01:54:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS 11 MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO HAS 13 1/4 MINUTES. THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA HAS A MINUTE...
|
| 01:54:51 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MADAM CHAIRMAN. I'M PLEASED TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. MORAN. THE
|
| 01:54:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. MORAN:
|
| 01:54:58 |
MR. MORAN, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. MADAM SPEAKER, THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT AS MUCH ABOUT LIBYA AS IT IS ABOUT US. WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL IF WE COULD CONTROL...
|
| 01:58:13 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
|
| 01:58:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. MR. MORAN: THANK
|
| 01:58:17 |
MR. MORAN, -
YOU. WE MUST ALWAYS BEAR IN MIND THAT WE LIVE IN A WORLD THAT WANTS MORE THAN ANYTHING TO SHINE AS BRIGHTLY AS THE BEACON OF FREEDOM AND HOPE THAT...
|
| 01:59:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. MORAN: AN WE
|
| 01:59:48 |
MR. MORAN, -
SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE PROUD OF WHO WE ARE AND WHO OUR NATION MUST BE. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
|
| 01:59:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. . MR. KUCINICH:
|
| 01:59:59 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
I YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM UTAH, MR. CHAFFETZ. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
|
| 02:00:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. CHAFFETZ: THANK
|
| 02:00:06 |
MR. CHAFFETZ, -
YOU. THIS IS A DEFINING MOMENT FOR US AS A PEOPLE, THIS IS A DEFINING MOMENT FOR US AS A BODY, THIS IS A DEFINING MOMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION....
|
| 02:01:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WOULD REMIND MEMBERS TO ADDRESS THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH: I YIELD
|
| 02:01:18 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
A MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. PAUL. THE CHAIR:
|
| 02:01:22 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM -- THE SPEAKER
|
| 02:01:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. PAUL:
|
| 02:01:26 |
MR. PAUL, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT FOR H.CON.RES. 51. WE NEED TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION TO SEND THIS VERY STRONG MESSAGE . WE...
|
| 02:02:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH:
|
| 02:02:42 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
I YIELD MAIN TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. FLAKE. THE SPEAKER
|
| 02:02:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. FLAKE:
|
| 02:02:50 |
MR. FLAKE, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE KUCINICH RESOLUTION. I'D HOPED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE BOEHNER RESOLUTION, I SHARE...
|
| 02:03:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH:
|
| 02:04:01 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
I RECOGNIZE MR. FRANK FOR TWO MINUTES. THE
|
| 02:04:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. FRANK:
|
| 02:04:06 |
MR. FRANK, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I THINK THE PRESIDENT ERRED IN NOT FOLLOWING THE WAR POWERS ACT IN THE SPIRIT OF THE CONSTITUTION. HE SHOULD HAVE ASKED US. IF HE HAD...
|
| 02:06:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH: COULD I
|
| 02:06:20 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
INQUIRE HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT ON EACH SIDE? THE SPEAKER
|
| 02:06:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO HAS 9 1/4 MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS SEVEN MINUTES AND THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA HAS 1 1/2 MINUTES....
|
| 02:06:41 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
YIELD MR. SOUTHERLAND ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER
|
| 02:06:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR.
|
| 02:06:47 |
MR. SOUTHERLAND, -
SOUTHERLAND: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE
|
| 02:06:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
|
| 02:06:52 |
MR. SOUTHERLAND, -
MR. SOUTHERLAND: I'D LIKE TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING ME A MINUTE THIS MORNING. TODAY I THINK WE OWE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AN APOLOGY BECAUSE WE...
|
| 02:07:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. OR THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. KUCINICH: I YIELD ONE
|
| 02:07:51 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA , MR. STARK. THE SPEAKER
|
| 02:07:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. STARK:
|
| 02:07:58 |
MR. STARK, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND SUPPORT H.CON.RES. 51, A BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT TO REMOVE THE UNITED STATES...
|
| 02:09:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
|
| 02:09:05 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MR. BERMAN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I AM PLEASED TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, MR. FORTENBERRY. THE SPEAKER PRO
|
| 02:09:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TO MINUTES -- THREE MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA. MR.
|
| 02:09:15 |
MR. FORTENBERRY, -
FORTENBERRY: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, OUR RANKING MEMBER ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FOR THE TIME. MADAM SPEAKER,...
|
| 02:11:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH: I YIELD
|
| 02:12:03 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
A MINUTE AND A HALF TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. CAPUANO, WHO HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS RESOLUTION. THE SPEAKER PRO
|
| 02:12:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MR. CAPUANO: THANK YOU,
|
| 02:12:12 |
MR. CAPUANO, -
MADAM SPEAKER, AND I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I'M PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSORS OF THIS RESOLUTION. BUT I WANT TO TAKE --...
|
| 02:13:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. KUCINICH: I YIELD
|
| 02:13:53 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
THE GENTLEMAN ANOTHER HALF MINUTE. MR. CAPUANO:
|
| 02:13:55 |
MR. CAPUANO, -
I RESPECT PEOPLE THAT WOULD DIFFER. BUT I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT ANYONE CAN HONESTLY READ THE CONSTITUTION ON THIS MATTER IN AN UNCLEAR WAY. CONGRESS HAS...
|
| 02:14:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. . THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF. MR. SHERMAN:
|
| 02:15:03 |
MR. SHERMAN, -
THE AUTHOR OF THIS RESOLUTION IS KNOWN FOR HIS OPPOSITION TO THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE. THOSE WHO AGREE WITH HIM ON FOREIGN POLICY MAY WELL VOTE FOR...
|
| 02:16:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. SHERMAN: 30
|
| 02:16:43 |
MR. SHERMAN, -
SECONDS? MR. KUCINICH:
|
| 02:16:44 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
ANOTHER 30 SECONDS. MR. SHERMAN: THE
|
| 02:16:47 |
MR. SHERMAN, -
BOEHNER RESOLUTION JUST GRUDGINGLY ACQUIESCES TO AN IMPERIAL VISION OF THE PRESIDENCY. THE KUCINICH RESOLUTION ENFORCES THE WAR POWERS ACT AND STARTS...
|
| 02:17:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH:
|
| 02:17:23 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE
|
| 02:17:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. BERMAN: YES,
|
| 02:17:28 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MADAM SPEAKER. I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TO THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. DICKS. THREE MINUTES. ...
|
| 02:17:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. DICKS: THE DEBATE
|
| 02:17:41 |
MR. DICKS, -
IN THE HOUSE TODAY CONCERNING THE EXTENT OF U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE MILITARY ACTION IN LIBYA NOW LED BY NATO IS A NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT DEBATE....
|
| 02:21:00 |
MR. BERMAN, -
ADDITIONAL MINUTE. MR. DICKS: I BELIEVE THE
|
| 02:21:02 |
MR. DICKS, -
BOEHNER RESOLUTION IS AN ATTACK ON THE PRESIDENT. SOMETHING MOST OF THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS WOULD VOTE AGAINST IF ITS PARTY WAS IN CONTROL OF THE EXECUTIVE...
|
| 02:21:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. MR. KUCINICH: MAY I INQUIRE
|
| 02:22:00 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
OF THE CHAIR HOW MUCH TIME REMAINS FOR ALL? THE
|
| 02:22:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO HAS THREE MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS 45 SECONDS REMAINING. THE GENTLELADY FROM...
|
| 02:22:16 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER
|
| 02:22:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR.
|
| 02:22:19 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
KUCINICH: MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED TO VOTE ON TWO RESOLUTION, H.CON.RES. 51 AND RESOLUTION OFFERED BY SPEAKER BOEHNER, H.RES. 292, BOTH OF WHICH ADDRESS...
|
| 02:23:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. KUCINICH: RESERVE
|
| 02:23:50 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
|
| 02:23:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. WHO SEEKS RECOGNITION? THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: JUST IN
|
| 02:23:59 |
MR. BERMAN, -
CLOSING OUR TIME IN THE DEBATE, I WOULD URGE THAT -- I WOULD TAKE UP MR. KUCINICH'S COMMENTS IF YOU THINK THERE'S BEEN AN INAPPROPRIATE ABUSE OF POWER...
|
| 02:25:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL TIME EXPIRED FOR THE GENTLEMAN. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO SEEKS RECOGNITION. MR. KUCINICH:
|
| 02:25:12 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
I YIELD MYSELF ONE MINUTE.
|
| 02:25:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. KUCINICH: THERE
|
| 02:25:16 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
ARE THOSE WHO MAY HESITATE TO SUPPORT MY RESOLUTION BECAUSE OF THE SUPPOSED NEGATIVE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON THE NATO MISSION AND OUR IMAGE IN THE EYES...
|
| 02:26:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. ANYONE ELSE SEEK RECOGNITION? THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KUCINICH: MAY
|
| 02:26:40 |
MR. KUCINICH, -
I ASK THE GENTLELADY -- MS. ROS-LEHTINEN: IF
|
| 02:26:45 |
MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
THE GENTLEMAN WOULD YIELD. WE WILL USE THE TIME TO CLOSE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO HAS ONE MINUTE. THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA HAS 1 1/2 MINUTES. MR.
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MR. KUCINICH, -
KUCINICH: I WANT TO THANK ALL MEMBERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS IMPORTANT CONSTITUTIONAL DEBATE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DEFEND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN:
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MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, -
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M VERY PROUD TO YIELD THE REMAINING TIME TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. KINZINGER, A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY...
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MR. KINZINGER, -
I APPRECIATE THE GENTLELADY YIELDING. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE AT A MOMENT IN TIME, THE MIDDLE EAST IS AWAKENING TO FREEDOM. THEY ARE SEEING THE...
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