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HENRY CLAY BEGAN HIS FIRST TERM AS SPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. HE HAD A PROLIFIC POLITICAL CAREER NOT ONLY SPEAKING AS...
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| 00:00:46 |
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CLAY. ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF THE HENRY CLAY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, I WELCOME YOU TO THIS VERY EXCITING EVENING. THE ROLE...
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| 00:02:55 |
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IF I DIDN'T INTRODUCE OUR CONGRESSMAN FROM THE SIXTH DISTRICT BEN CHANDLER. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I'D LIKE TO THANK
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| 00:03:11 |
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OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND TO SHEA FOR SUGGESTING WE HONOR HENRY CLAY'S ANNIVERSARY WITH AN EVENT FEATURING LIVING SPEAKERS. FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO...
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| 00:04:39 |
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I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TO THIS HISTORIC EVENT WHICH MARKS THE CAREER OF AN UNPRECEDENTED KENTUCKYIAN. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE ANOTHER FIGURE...
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| 00:09:50 |
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THANKS SO MUCH AMBASSADOR, ROBERT CLAY, EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE. I FEEL REALLY LUCKY TO BE HERE. NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE DISTINGUISHED GUEST THAT...
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| 00:12:33 |
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LADY FROM CALIFORNIA WAS NOT ORIGINALLY FROM CALIFORNIA. SHE WAS FROM BALTIMORE. WHERE HER FATHER WAS THE MAYOR. NOW SHE WAS AN ATHLETE WHEN SHE WAS...
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| 00:13:46 |
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FROM OHIO YOU MAY HAVE HEARD BECAUSE HE'S GOTTEN A LOT OF PUBLICITY ABOUT THIS, GREW UP IN FAIRLY MODEST CIRCUMSTANCES IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. HOME OF...
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| 00:14:48 |
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HEAD. THANK YOU. >> NOW, EACH OF OUR GUESTS
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| 00:14:53 |
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IS GOING TO GIVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF SBRUKTRY REMARKS. I'M GOING TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS WITH THIS OBSERVATION. IT TOOK YOU 12 YEARS TO BECOME SPEAKER...
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| 00:15:28 |
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THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CLAY FOUNDATION FOR HOSTING THIS. WHEN I GOT THE INVITATION, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I WAS BECAUSE I'LL GUARANTEE YOU I...
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| 00:16:10 |
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THE RECORD WILL SHOW THAT I NEVER PUT A BAG OVER MY HEAD. I CONVINCED ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT 19 YEARS AGO TO PUT A BAG ON HIS HEAD. AND IT WORKED....
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| 00:19:36 |
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JOHN. I WANT TO JOIN OUR SPEAKER IN SAYING HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT A GREAT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, THE YOUNGEST...
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| 00:25:20 |
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PRESIDENT THIS? >> I WANTED TO GET IT JUST RIGHT FOR YOU. >> I'M GLAD YOU DID. >> BUT HE MERGED
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| 00:25:36 |
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THE ROLE OF LEADER OF THE PARTY AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IN THAT WAY AND IT BECAME A PERSON OF SUCH GREAT POWER AND GREAT CONSEQUENCE AND HE WAS A GREAT...
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| 00:27:34 |
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I JUST HEARD AN ARGUMENT FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK BUT WE CAN GET TO THAT LATER. SPEAKER HASTERT? >> THANK YOU VERY
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| 00:27:41 |
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MUCH. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS HERE FOR HOSTING US, CERTAINLY FOR THE CLAY CENTER AND THE GREAT WORK THEY DO. IT'S JUST AN HONOR,...
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| 00:33:19 |
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HASTERT, I WANT TO KICK OFF THE QUESTION WITH YOU BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED YOU ALL HAVE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAT COME BEFORE YOU. BUT ONE CHALLENGE...
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| 00:34:07 |
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LIMIT WAS ALWAYS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST VOTES. THERE ARE THREE VOTES THAT CAME DOWN THAT I LOOKED AT. TWO CAME ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ONE WAS THE BUDGET AND...
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| 00:35:00 |
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IT THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE THAT PRODUCED THOSE SURPLUSES? >> BEG YOUR PARDON? >> WAS IT
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| 00:35:04 |
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THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE THAT PRODUCED THOSE SURPLUSES? >> I THINK
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| 00:35:07 |
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SO BECAUSE WE PUT TOGETHER THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT ACTUALLY PRODUCED THOSE SURPLUSES. ANYWAY, WE TAKE SOME CREDIT FOR IT. WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING...
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| 00:36:13 |
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YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE SURPLUS THING, BUT SERIOUSLY, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE HIM A LOT OF VOTES HE NEEDS TO PASS THAT DEBT LIMIT...
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| 00:36:24 |
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INSTEAD BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION HERE IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS AS OLD AS OUR COUNTRY. I WAS THINKING AS SPEAKER -- MY DISTINGUISHED...
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| 00:38:59 |
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FROM A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, WE'RE HERE IN PART OF THE AUSPICES OF THE HENRY CLAY CENTER FOR STATESMANSHIP. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A FIGHT LIKE THE...
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| 00:39:20 |
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THE OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW, FOR 50 OF THE LAST 55 YEARS OUR GOVERNMENT HAS SPENT MORE THAN WHAT IT HAS BROUGHT IN. THERE IS NOT AN AMERICAN WHO DOESN'T...
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| 00:40:33 |
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MAD AT HIM FOR THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM BY THE WAY? >> MY POINT IS WE HAVE TO
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| 00:40:37 |
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DEAL WITH THIS AND THE SOONER WE DEAL WITH IT THE BETTER OFF WE'LL BE. I'VE MADE THIS POINT PERFECTLY CLEAR TO THE PRESIDENT. THIS IS THE MOMENT. THIS...
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| 00:41:06 |
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WHAT'S HAPPENED ON THE HILL WITH TALKS THAT WERE GOING ON, THIS IS IN THE HANDS OF YOU AND THE PRESIDENT. DO YOU, PERSONALLY, AT THIS MOMENT -- WELL,...
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| 00:41:22 |
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IF HE HAS THE VOTES THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. >> DO YOU, PERSONALLY,
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| 00:41:26 |
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HAVE ANY DOUBT THAT BY AUGUST 2nd THE DEBT LIMIT IS GOING TO BE RAISED? >> OH, I CAN'T SAY
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| 00:41:31 |
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THAT FOR SURE. REMEMBER, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO DEAL WITH A PROBLEM THAN TO DEAL WITH SOME ARBITRARY DATE. I DON'T WANT -- NOBODY IN THE WORLD BELIEVES...
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| 00:41:47 |
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SEE 700 POINTS DOWN IN THE DOW LIKE HAPPENED AFTER THE T.A.R.P. WENT DOWN DO YOU? >> NOBODY
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| 00:41:51 |
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IN THE WORLD BELIEVES WE ARE GOING TO DEFAULT ON OUR DEBT. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR US TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT IS DRIVING US TO HAVE TO...
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| 00:42:04 |
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YOU A QUESTION I WAS ASKING HIM. IT GOES TO THIS CONCEPT OF STATESMANSHIP WHERE YOU HAVE TO RESENT -- REPRESENT INTERESTS BEYOND YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCE,...
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| 00:42:26 |
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DID THAT ON THE T.A.R.P. VOTE AS YOU KNOW AND THE DEMOCRATS BY AND LARGE MADE THAT VOTE FOR PRESIDENT BUSH. IT WAS HIS REQUEST. AND WE ACTED IN A BIPARTISAN...
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| 00:44:26 |
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GROUND EXCEPT IF YOU AGREE AT THE LEVEL TO STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY. HOW DO YOU COME TO COMMON GROUND IF HIS MEMBERS ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT SPENDING...
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| 00:44:40 |
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DUE RESPECT IT'S SIMPLY NOT TRUE. WE ALL KNOW WE HAVE TO CUT. WE BELIEVE THAT REVENUE SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE. AND AS THE SPEAKER SAID YOU HAVE TO HAVE...
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| 00:45:05 |
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IS A QUESTION IN THE SHORT TERM. SOME OF YOUR MEMBERS THINK SPENDING NOW FOR STIMULUS, FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, FOR TAX CUTS, IS NECESSARY NOW AND...
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| 00:45:18 |
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I THINK THAT OF COURSE THAT'S WHAT WE GO TO WASHINGTON TO DO, TO HAVE THE DEBATE TO MAKE OUR CASE. BUT MOST ECONOMISTS WILL TELL YOU THAT NOTHING IS...
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| 00:47:53 |
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I WILL OBSERVE THAT I THINK SPEAKER HASTERT WAS BLESSED BY A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD WHERE HE DIDN'T HAVE TO RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT ONE TIME. LIKE A VACATION....
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| 00:48:04 |
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ME JUST SAY THIS SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT. WHEN PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WE PASSED A BILL TO ADDRESS IT, THE BUDGET,...
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| 00:49:02 |
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LET ME SHIFT GEARS FOR A SECOND AND TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALLUDED TO IN YOUR OPENING REMARKS. IT WAS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER 9/11, THE CHANGE...
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| 00:49:45 |
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IN THIS CASE IT DID BRING THAT TYPE OF SPIRIT. YOU KNOW, IT LASTED ABOUT NINE MONTHS AND THEN WE WERE IN A NATIONAL ELECTION. GOT BACK INTO PARTISAN...
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| 00:51:23 |
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THERE WAS A BIG CHANGE AT THE MOMENT. WAS THERE ANY LASTING CHANGE OR ARE WE NOW IN THE SAME PLACE OR EVEN GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE MEDIA AND THE WAY...
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| 00:51:42 |
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LOOK. YOU KNOW, WE'VE COME INTO THE AGE JUST LIKE HENRY CLAY HAD TO DEAL WITH DIFFERENT CHANGES, WE'VE HAD CHANGES. WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THE HOUSE...
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| 00:53:13 |
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TURNED UP THE RHETORIC ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT. NOW WHEN I'VE BEEN HERE 20 YEARS. I REMEMBER WHEN WE WON THE MAJORITY IN 1994. DENNY REMEMBERS...
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| 00:53:48 |
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ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEING THROWN AT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TODAY, WHAT IT'S DOING IS DRIVING PEOPLE INTO ONE OR TWO CAMPS. AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS...
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| 00:55:02 |
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YOU GUYS ALWAYS SAY THAT BUT THEN THE OTHER PARTY SAYS IT DOESN'T REALLY HAPPEN? >> WELL, THE FACTS --
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| 00:55:10 |
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YOU'LL SEE. I'VE BEEN AT IT ALL YEAR AND I'M GOING TO STAY AT IT. I TAKE GRIEF FROM MY COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN, MY MAJORITY, BECAUSE WHY ARE YOU ALLOWING...
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| 00:55:45 |
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YOU ABOUT ONE THING YOU JUST ALLUDED TO INSTITUTIONALLY. AND ASK YOU HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN WASHINGTON IN THE 1960s AND '70s,...
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| 00:56:47 |
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HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON THE CONGRESS AND HOW WE GET ALONG AND HOW WE GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. BUT I NEVER CONSIDERED MOVING MY FAMILY TO WASHINGTON. MY...
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| 00:57:14 |
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PICK UP ON SOME OF WHAT THE SPEAKER HAS SAID, WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THERE WERE THREE NETWORKS, CNN WAS BRAND NEW WHEN HE CAME TO CONGRESS, GETTING...
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| 01:00:11 |
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MAKE SOME OF THE ARGUMENTS SHORTER. >> ONE MEMBER,
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| 01:00:19 |
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DEATH ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE FOR GOODNESS' SAKE. >> I THINK THAT WHEN YOU --
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| 01:00:24 |
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WHEN WE'RE BEING THE GIANT KALEIDOSCOPE AND THINGS ARE GETTING DONE AND MOVING ALONG IT'S NOT NEWS. WHAT'S NEWS IS WHEN YOU DON'T GET ALONG AND THAT'S...
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| 01:01:29 |
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COMES TO THE MEDIA. >> THE SPEAKER
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| 01:01:33 |
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HASTERT, LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT A -- THE DIFFERENT WAYS, THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE APPROACH THE JOB. SPEAKER BOEHNER TALKED ABOUT HOW HENRY CLAY WAS THE FIRST...
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| 01:02:11 |
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CLAY. TOP DOWN SPEAKERS. THEN YOU HAVE GOT YOUR BOTTOM UP SPEAKERS. SPEAKER BOEHNER NOW WITH A DIFFERENT STYLE. TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE CHOICE THAT...
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| 01:02:24 |
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WE ALL LEARNED FROM OUR PREDECESSORS. I HOPE THESE FOLKS HERE LEARNED FROM THEIR PREDECESSORS. BUT ANYWAY, GOOD AND BAD. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS HAD A COACHING...
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| 01:03:29 |
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THAT SCORE, I -- IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT YOU VIEW ME AS A TOP DOWN. I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE REASON WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN PASSING...
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| 01:06:31 |
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AND PARTISAN DIFFERENCES YOU HAVE. WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM HER LEADERSHIP STYLE IN CHOOSING YOURS? >> AS I
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| 01:06:37 |
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SAID BEFORE WE LEARN FROM THOSE WHO COME BEFORE US. I'VE BEEN HERE 20 YEARS. I'VE SERVED UNDER HALF A DOZEN SPEAKERS. I SAID THAT BEFORE. BUT THERE...
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| 01:07:32 |
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SO YOU AND THE PRESIDENT ARE GOING TO GET CONSENSUS ON SPENDING CUTS AND REVENUES? >> WE'LL SEE. >> THE ONE THING THAT WE,
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| 01:07:42 |
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I THINK, ALL AGREE ON IS OUR FIRST RESPONSIBILITY IS TO KEEP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SAFE. WE TAKE THE OATH. PROTECT AND DEFEND. SPIRITUALLY AND LITERALLY...
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| 01:09:08 |
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DID WHICH SURPRISED SOME PEOPLE, IMPRESSED SOME PEOPLE IS YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED A PARTICULAR JET ENGINE PROJECT THAT BENEFITED YOUR STATE AND DISTRICT...
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| 01:09:19 |
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SECOND ENGINE FOR THE F-35. WE WENT INTO A NEGOTIATION WITH THE PRESIDENT. THEY TRIED TO PUT IT ON THE TABLE AND GIVE IT TO ME. AND I WAS NOT GOING TO...
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| 01:10:03 |
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ESTIMATE OUR ABILITY TO DO IT ANYWAY. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T -- PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY BELIEVE BY AND LARGE AND YOU CAN MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES...
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| 01:10:20 |
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SPEAKER IS A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH CHOICES. YOU HAD TO MAKE TOUGH ECONOMIC CHOICES. SOMETIMES IT BENEFITS YOUR STATE OR YOUR REGION....
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| 01:10:55 |
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YOU REALLY ABOUT HOW YOU APPROACH THE QUESTION OF HOW FAR YOU PUSH IT. AND I MEAN PUSH IT, I MEAN THE AUTHORITY -- THE POWER OF THE OFFICE, THE ABILITY...
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| 01:11:43 |
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OH, THINKING ABOUT THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS. >> THAT WAS THE
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| 01:11:47 |
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PROCESS. RECONCILIATION. THAT WAS THE PROCESS UNDER WHICH WE OPERATED. THAT WAS NOTHING IN COMMON WITH THE OTHER. I MEAN, REALLY. LET'S NOT -- >> LET'S...
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| 01:12:03 |
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THE MEDICARE BILL IN CLANLS,RECONCILIATION, TOO. MATTER OF FACT WE PASSED IT THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BEFORE IT EVER ACTUALLY BECAME LAW. IT WAS SOMETHING...
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| 01:13:05 |
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YOU THINK THAT IN TERMS OF HOW THAT VOTE WENT DOWN DID YOU THINK YOU WERE GOING CLOSE TO THE LINE? LOOK. WE CAN TELL STORIES HERE AND JUST SAY FROM MY...
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| 01:13:25 |
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THE MORNING THE SECRET SERVICE PUT HIM TO BED. I DIDN'T GET THE PRESIDENT TO TALK TO THESE GUYS UNTIL 4:30 IN THE MORNING. WE TALKED TO HIM. WE RESOLVED...
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| 01:14:01 |
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PELOSI, DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH HOW THEY EXECUTED THAT VOTE? >> WELL, I THINK IT KEPT
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| 01:14:07 |
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THE VOTE OPEN AN EXTRAORDINARILY LONG TIME, HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS SO THE PRESIDENT WENT TO SLEEP AND GOT UP AND THEN HOURS LATER AND THAT'S JUST...
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| 01:16:04 |
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SHE SAT AND KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AND THE PRESSURES OF THAT OFFICE, DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH HOW THEY DID THE END GAME ON HEALTH CARE IN TERMS...
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| 01:16:19 |
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HAVE POWER. BUT I THINK AS I'VE SAID TO MS. PELOSI WHEN I GAVE HER THE GAVEL, I SAID IT WHEN SHE GAVE ME THE GAVEL. THE POWER OF THE MAJORITY LIES IN...
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| 01:17:33 |
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YOU REFER TO WHEN YOU SAY NOT MY STYLE? >> I DON'T THINK
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| 01:17:38 |
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I WOULD HAVE SQUEEZED THE PROCESS. >> IF I JUST MAY, BECAUSE
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| 01:17:42 |
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WE LISTENED TO DISTINGUISHED, LONGEST SERVING REPUBLICAN SPEAKER IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA TALK ABOUT HIS VIEW OF THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ...
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| 01:20:33 |
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DAY. NOW, HE'S A PRETTY AMIABLE FELLOW, BUT IT'S REALLY HARD TO KNOW THE HOPES AND DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS AND MOTIVATION AND BACKGROUND AND ALL OF...
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| 01:21:12 |
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A LITTLE SHORT ON TIME. I DID WANT TO GET TO ONE SUGGESTION THAT YOUR FORMER AIDE HAD FOR ME WHICH WAS YOU WANT TO UNITE THE MEMBERS ON THE STAGE, ASK...
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| 01:21:41 |
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I WAS GOING TO MAKE THAT POINT IF I HAD MY OPPORTUNITY AGAIN. BUT, YOU KNOW, LOOK. WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS THAT JOHN AND I AND LEADER SERVED WITH...
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| 01:21:58 |
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THEY GO THERE? WELL, SOMETHING HAPPENS. ANYWAY. [ LAUGHTER ] I GUESS YOU CAN SUM SUM IT UP, THERE'S A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE JOB THAT JOHN HAS,...
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| 01:22:51 |
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PART OF THE JOB THAT REALLY, IN REALITY, GETS SHORTED? THE SPEAKER OF THE WHOLE HOUSE PART BY WHOEVER IS IN OFFICE? >> I'M TELLING
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| 01:23:00 |
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YOU, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND. NO MATTER HOW MUCH SOME OF YOUR MEMBERS WANT YOU TO DO SOMETHING. I COULD GO BACK AND...
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| 01:24:09 |
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SENSE, HAVE THEIR FEET STUCK FIRMLY IN THE GROUND. THEY DON'T WANT TO COMPROMISE VERY MUCH. SO THAT'S THE JOB THAT THIS SPEAKER HAS. BUT I'VE ALWAYS...
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| 01:24:43 |
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MR. SPEAKER, I'M GOING TO CLOSE WITH ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. SET ASIDE THE LEGISLATION. THE ECONOMY. PHILOSOPHY. THE INSTITUTION. HENRY CLAY HAS A LEGACY...
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| 01:25:14 |
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A COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW. >> I HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN
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| 01:25:19 |
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I BECAME SPEAKER WITH ALL OF OUR AGENDA THAT WE WENT FORTH WHEN I SAID NO MORE SMOKING IN THE CAPITOL, THAT GOT MORE NEWS THAN ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY...
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| 01:25:44 |
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IT FOR YOUR OWN GOOD. >> WE WERE ABLE TO WORK THIS OUT TOGETHER. >> WE
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| 01:25:48 |
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WERE. WELL, WE HAVE AN AMIABLE RELATIONSHIP AS I DID WITH SPEAKER HASTERT ON MANY OF THE, SHALL WE SAY, HOUSEKEEPING ASPECTS. BUT LET ME SAY THIS...
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| 01:27:01 |
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IN THANKING OUR GUESTS? 50% OF THE LIVING SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND THEY'VE GOT A PRESENTATION FOR YOU. >> THAT'S SO NICE....
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| 01:27:38 |
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BRIEF PIECE OF BUSINESS, AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE BILL GILES TO PROVIDE SOME AWARDS FOR OUR PANEL MEMBERS. >> THANK YOU,
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| 01:27:56 |
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JOHN. ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS, THE HENRY CLAY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION BESTOWS ITS HIGHEST HONOR, THE HENRY CLAY MEDALLION. TO INDIVIDUALS WHO EXEMPLIFY HIS...
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| 01:28:31 |
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BILL. SINCE 1993, THE HENRY CLAY SOCIETY HAS PRESENTED THE HENRY LAY MEDALLION TO THOSE WHOSE LIFE AND WORK REFLECTS THE ADMIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS...
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| 01:30:13 |
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SIR. TO YOU, LEADER PELOSI. SPEAKER FROM 2007-2011, WE PRESENT THE 2011 HENRY CLAY MEDALLION AWARD. AND TO YOU, SPEAKER BOEHNER. WE PRESENT THE 2011...
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| 01:30:54 |
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AWARD. >> THANK YOU ALL. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. >> WHAT AN HONORABLE
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| 01:31:07 |
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AWARD. THIS ENDS OUR EVENING'S PROGRAM. ONCE AGAIN, WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE SPEAKERS AND OUR MODERATOR. LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE....
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