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THE SPEAKER, -
THE SPEAKER: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR GUEST CHAPLAIN TODAY, REVEREND GEORGE DILLARD, FROM THE PEACH TREE CHRISTIAN...
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THE SPEAKER, -
HAS EXAMINED THE JOURNAL OF THE LAST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS AND ANNOUNCES TO THE HOUSE HIS APPROVAL THEREOF. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1 OF RULE 1 THE JOURNAL...
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MR. POMPEO, -
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. FOR EVERYONE IN THIS CHAMBER PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEEMINGANS TO -- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR NATION. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE...
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THE SPEAKER, -
SPEAKER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. WESTMORELAND, IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR.
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Westmoreland, Lynn A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
WESTMORELAND: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WANT TO THANK PASTOR DILLARD FOR COMING TODAY AND LEADING US IN PRAYER. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT HE LOVES...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN UP TO 15 FURTHER REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES ON EACH SIDE OF THE AISLE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, FOR WHAT PURPOSE...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR.
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Walberg, Tim - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
WALDEN: MADAM SPEAKER, HARDLY A WEEK GOES BY THAT DOESN'T BURDEN OUR AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THIS ECONOMY. THIS WEEK IS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION THAT WILL...
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Walberg, Tim - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
WALBERG: LET ME MAKE THIS REAL SIMPLE AND SETTLE THIS ARGUMENT BETWEEN THESE AGENCIES. THE COST OF REGULATIONS IS NOT SIMPLY A NUMBER. IT'S JOBS AND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM OHIO RISE? >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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Fudge, Marcia - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MS. FUDGE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IT'S TIME WE GET BACK TO TALKING ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY REALLY NEEDS, TO LIVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE. CUTS TO...
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| 00:07:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA RISE?
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MR. WILSON, -
MR. WILSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 00:07:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR.
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Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
WILSON: MADAM SPEAKER, OTHER THAN NEGOTIATING GOOD FAITH WITH THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAS RESORTED TO SCARE TACTICS. ON...
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| 00:08:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA RISE? >> I ASK PERMISSION
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| 00:08:34 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:08:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BUTTERFIELD:
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Butterfield, G. "George" K. - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO BISHOP F.C. BARNES, A GREAT FRIEND AND DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN WHO HAS PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 82. 52...
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| 00:09:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA RISE? MR. PITTS: TO ADDRESS
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MR. PITTS, -
THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND.
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| 00:09:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. PITTS: ONE
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Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
REASON WHY THE $1 TRILLION GOVERNMENT STIMULUS BILL FAILED TO HOLD DOWN UNEMPLOYMENT AND REINVIGORATE OUR ECONOMY, OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE E.P.A....
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| 00:10:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >>
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| 00:10:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. BACA: MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 00:10:59 |
Baca, Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IT'S BEEN 27 WEEKS SINCE THE REPUBLICANS TOOK CONTROL OF THE HOUSE. THEY HAVE YET TO BRING ONE SINGLE JOBS BILL TO THE FLOOR. IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,...
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| 00:12:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM KANSAS RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:12:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM
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Pompeo, Michael "Mike" Richard - U.S. Representative, [R] Kansas
SPEAKER. THIS PAST WEEK A GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY RETIRED FROM SERVICE TO OUR NATION. LIEUTENANT GENERAL BOB DURBIN AND HIS WIFE, DIANA, SPENT 36 YEARS...
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| 00:13:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA RISE? >> I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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| 00:13:30 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER
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| 00:13:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:13:38 |
Carson, Andre D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
MR. CARSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE IN HONORING REPRESENTATIVE BILL CRAWFORD. CRAWFORD, WHO IS RETIRING IN 2012, HAS SERVED INDIANAPOLIS' 98TH DISTRICT...
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| 00:14:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA RISE? >> I ASK PERMISSION
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| 00:14:53 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 00:14:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM
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| 00:15:01 |
Scott, Tim - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
SPEAKER. WE HAVE DEBATED SPENDING THE DEBT CEILING AND JOB CREATION. BUT FOR GENERATIONS, AMERICAN BUSINESS MEN AND WOMEN HAVE SHAPED NOT ONLY OUR...
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| 00:15:11 |
Scott, Tim - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
MADE OUR COUNTRY A SYMBOL OF STRENGTH AND INGENUITY. TO HONOR THAT SPIRIT, I HOPE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN LISTENING TO THOSE SMALL BUSINESS...
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| 00:16:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA RISE? >> REQUEST UNANIMOUS
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| 00:16:15 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:16:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE
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| 00:16:21 |
Richmond, Cedric L - U.S. Representative, [D] Louisiana
TODAY TO THANK PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE ADMINISTRATION FOR RECOGNIZING HOW IMPORTANT LOUISIANA WETLANDS ARE TO NOT ONLY LOUISIANA CITIZENS BUT ALSO TO...
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| 00:16:34 |
Richmond, Cedric L - U.S. Representative, [D] Louisiana
OBAMA PUT D $35.8 MILLION INTO HIS BUDGET FOR COASTAL RESTORATION PROBABLIES IN LOUISIANA. MADAM SPEAKER, I ALSO RISE TODAY TO IMPLORE THE REPUBLICAN...
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| 00:17:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM WASHINGTON RISE? >>
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| 00:17:40 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE, REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:17:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM
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| 00:17:48 |
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY SHORTLY AFTER INDEPENDENCE DAY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO A BRAVE JUDGE MAN WHO LOST HIS LIFE DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY. 24-YEAR-OLD SERGEANT...
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| 00:18:16 |
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
WHILE WE MOURN THE LOSS OF THIS AMERICAN PATRIOT, I RISE TODAY TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT HIS MEMORY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. WE SHOULD REMEMBER HIS LEGACY...
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| 00:18:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM MAINE RISE? >>
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| 00:19:02 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:19:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:19:08 |
Pingree, Chellie - U.S. Representative, [D] Maine
MS. PINGREE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. MADAM SPEAKER, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE CREW WHO QUICKLY GUIDED 11 PASSENGERS TO SAFETY AFTER...
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| 00:20:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? >>
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| 00:20:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:20:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. >>
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| 00:20:25 |
Buchanan, Vernon "Vern" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MADAM SPEAKER, OUR ECONOMY HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS. OUR NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS OVER 9% AND AMERICA IS BORROWING $188 MILLION EVERY HOUR. WE NEED...
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| 00:21:01 |
MR. BUCSHON, -
MUST REDUCE THE DEAF -- MR.
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| 00:21:05 |
MR. BUCHANAN, -
BUCHANAN: AND WE MUST FINALLY REDUCE THE DEBT. I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:21:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK RISE? WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:21:18 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MRS. MALONEY: MADAM SPEAKER, I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR NATION'S ECONOMIC SECURITY AND FUTURE. JUST THIS WEEK MOODY'S WARNED THAT THE...
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| 00:22:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA RISE? >>
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| 00:22:36 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:22:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM
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| 00:22:42 |
Hurt, Robert - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
SPEAKER. MADAM SPEAKER, TODAY I RISE TO ADDRESS THE URGENT NEED TO REIN IN THE OUT-OF-CONTROL GOVERNMENT SPENDING THAT HAS LED THIS NATION TO A DIRE...
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| 00:23:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE
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| 00:23:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE, TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:24:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. GREEN: MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 00:24:05 |
Green, Al - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
C.A. TINSLY WAS RIGHT WHEN HE PROCLAIMED, HARDER YET MAY BE THE FIGHT. WHEN THEY TRIED TO PRIVATIZE SOCIAL SECURITY WE FOUGHT AND HELD THEM BACK. WE...
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| 00:25:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS RISE? THE GENTLEMAN IS...
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| 00:25:13 |
Crawford, Rick - U.S. Representative, [R] Arkansas
SPEAKER. I COME TO THE FLOOR TODAY TO BRING ATTENTION TO AN AMAZING PROGRAM THAT EXISTS TO REPAY OUR RETURNING WAR VETERANS BY HELPING THEM TO READJUST...
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| 00:26:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE...
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| 00:26:15 |
Deutch, Theodore "Ted" E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
ARE LOSING FAITH IN OUR ABILITY TO GET THINGS DONE ON THEIR BEHALF. TODAY THAT MEANS ADDRESSING TWO PROBLEMS AT ONCE. OUR LONG-TERM DEFICIT AND OUR...
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| 00:26:34 |
Deutch, Theodore "Ted" E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
MR. DEUTCH: SO WHEN REPUBLICANS SAYING RAISING GOVERNMENT REVENUE IS OFF THE TABLE, I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHY FOR MONTHS THEY REFUSE TO EMBRACE ONE OF THE...
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| 00:27:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM KANSAS RISE? >>
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| 00:27:28 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE, REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 00:27:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:27:36 |
Jenkins, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [R] Kansas
MS. JENKINS: MADAM SPEAKER, THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S MIND IN THIS NATION TODAY IS WHERE ARE THE JOBS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT IS WASHINGTON GOING TO...
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| 00:28:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY SHOULD ADDRESS THEIR REMARKS TO THE CHAIR. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM THE DISTRICT...
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| 00:28:51 |
MS. NORTON, -
THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE, REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 00:28:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. NORTON: MADAM
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| 00:28:57 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
CHAIR, THE FINANCIAL SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS SOON DUE ON THE FLOOR WILL BE CONTENTIOUS. BUT ONE SECTION SHOULD BE A PIECE OF CAKE BECAUSE IT ONLY REQUIRES...
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| 00:29:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS RISE? THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE....
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| 00:29:59 |
Dold, Robert - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
OUR GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE IN THE BUSINESS OF PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS AND YET WHEN COMES IT, WASHINGTON HAS DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT PRICE CONTROLS...
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| 00:30:12 |
Dold, Robert - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
MR. DOLD: ACCORDING TO A COMMERCE DEPARTMENT STUDY, FOR EVERY JOB WASHINGTON PROTECTS BY ITS ANTIQUATED SUGAR POLICY THREE MANUFACTURING JOBS ARE LOST....
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| 00:31:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO RISE? >>
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| 00:31:10 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:31:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. MR. PERIL MUTT -- MR. PERLMUTTER: AT
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| 00:31:30 |
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
THE END OF PRESIDENT CLINTON'S ADMINISTRATION WE HAD A RECORD SURPLUS. THERE WAS JOB GROWTH. 23 MILLION PEOPLE, BUT THEN WITH GEORGE BUSH WE LOST EIGHT...
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| 00:32:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM KANSAS RISE? >>
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| 00:32:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I ASK PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 00:32:19 |
Yoder, Kevin W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Kansas
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. WE ALL KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY, OUR NATIONAL DEBT IS TOO LARGE...
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| 00:32:30 |
Yoder, Kevin W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Kansas
DEBATE THE NATIONAL DEBT, SOME OF THE NATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT ARE CALLING FOR AMERICANS TO SACRIFICE BY SENDING MORE OF THEIR HAR-EARNED MONEY -- HARD-EARNED...
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| 00:33:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? >> I ASK PERMISSION
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| 00:33:26 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 00:33:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. PAYNE: OVER THE PAST
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| 00:33:37 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
FEW WEEKS I HAVE RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF PHONE CALLS AND LETTERS FROM CONSTITUENTS URGING ME TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. I HAVE A...
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| 00:34:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. >>
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| 00:34:42 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WE MUST INVEST IN CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION. SAN DIEGO HAS 767 CLEAN ENERGY COMPANIES AND HAS BECOME AN INNOVATION HUB, ESPECIALLY IN SOLAR POWER, ADVANCED...
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| 00:35:00 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ALGAE ENERGY SECTION ALONE, ONE ENERGY SECTION PROVIDES THE REGION WITH 410 DIRECT JOBS AND $108 MILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EACH YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY,...
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| 00:35:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI RISE? >> I ASK PERMISSION TO
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| 00:35:53 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. MR. CLEAVER: WE ARE NOW
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| 00:36:02 |
Cleaver, Emanuel II - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
IN DAY 191 OF THE NEW CONGRESS. SADLY, I MUST REPORT TO THE PEOPLE OF MY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND TO THIS NATION THAT WE HAVE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING...
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| 00:37:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
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| 00:37:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? >>
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| 00:37:26 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL...
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| 00:37:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 337 AND RULE 18, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE...
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| 00:38:11 |
THE CHAIR, -
IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2354 WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT BY TITLE.
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| 00:38:20 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CLERK: A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AND FOR OTHER...
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| 00:38:30 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: WHEN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ROSE ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011, THE BILL HAD BEEN READ THROUGH PAGE 62, LINE 2. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 00:38:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 00:38:55 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 00:38:57 |
Olver, John W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. OLVER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIRMAN, TITLE 5 OF THE ENERGY-WATER BILL BEFORE US TODAY ROBS PETER TO PAY PAUL. TITLE 5 TAKES FUNDS WHICH WERE...
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| 00:44:14 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
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| 00:44:19 |
MR. OLVER, -
MR. OLVER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I EXTEND FOR ONE MINUTE. THE CHAIR: IS THERE
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| 00:44:23 |
THE CHAIR, -
OBJECTION? OBJECTION IS HEARD. WHO SEEKS RECOGNITION? THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. SLAUGHTER: I'D
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| 00:44:38 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
LIKE TO YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO MR. OLVER. THE
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| 00:44:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY MAY NOT YIELD BLOCKS OF TIME. MS.
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| 00:44:47 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
SLAUGHTER: I JUST YIELD TO MR. OLVER.
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| 00:44:50 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 00:45:05 |
Olver, John W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. OLVER: SECONDLY IN THE HIGH SPEED CORRIDORS THAT ARE BASEDED ON CHICAGO AS A HUB -- BASED ON CHICAGO AS A HUB, TO GO TO DETROIT, TO GO TO ST. LOUIS,...
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| 00:45:39 |
THE CHAIR, -
FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: THANK
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| 00:45:41 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. MADAM SPEAKER, I'M OPPOSED TO THE MISGUIDED CUTS TO HIGH SPEED RAIL FUNDING IN THIS BILL. IT WILL ELIMINATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS, WILL...
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| 00:50:07 |
THE CHAIR, -
TIME HAS EXPIRED. WHO SEEKS TIME? THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DO YOU RISE? >> I MOVE TO STRIKE
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| 00:50:17 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE LAST WORD.
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| 00:50:19 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> I THANK THE
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| 00:50:26 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CHAIRLADY. YEAH. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO IT THE RESCINDING OF UNOBLIGATED HIGH SPEED RAIL FUNDS IN THE BILL THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY. DURING THE FULL...
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| 00:50:54 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
TO SPEND MONEY ON THAT. WE'VE ALWAYS GIVEN MONEY FOR EMERGENCIES. BUT THE FUNDING IS OFFSET IN THE CHAIRMAN'S AMENDMENT BY A RESCISSION OF ALL THE...
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| 00:54:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? MR. TONKO? MR. TONKO: I MOVE
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| 00:54:48 |
MR. TONKO, -
TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 00:54:50 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 00:54:53 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MR. TONKO: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE MUST FUND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY RECENT STORMS AND FLOODS AND TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE...
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| 00:57:56 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA RISE? >>
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| 00:57:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE
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| 00:58:01 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> I RISE TODAY IN OPPOSITION
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| 00:58:04 |
Price, David E. - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
TO THE RESCISSION OF FUNDS FROM THE HIGH SPEED RAIL PROGRAM THAT WERE UNWISELY INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 ENERGY AND WATER BILL REPORTED FROM...
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| 00:58:31 |
Price, David E. - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
MR. PRICE: OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS NORTH CAROLINA HAS INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $300 MILLION IN STATE INNERCITY RAIL SERVICE CAPACITY. INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION...
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| 01:00:56 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK RISE? >> I RISE TO STRIKE THE
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| 01:01:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LAST WORD.
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| 01:01:04 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MISS -- MRS. MALONEY: I
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| 01:01:14 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
RISE IN OPPOSITION THAT WOULD RESCIND ALL OBLIGATED HIGH-SPEED RAIL FUNDING. I SUPPORT THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS FLOOD, BUT...
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| 01:05:18 |
THE CHAIR, -
PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM MISSOURI RISE? MRS. EMERSON: MOVE TO STRIKE
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| 01:05:22 |
MRS. EMERSON, -
THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 01:05:23 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MRS. EMERSON: THANK YOU,
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| 01:05:27 |
Emerson, Jo Ann - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
MADAM CHAIRMAN. FIRST LET ME SAY I DEEPLY RESPECT THE WORDS THAT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE TALKED ABOUT WITH REGARD TO HIGH-SPEED RAIL AND I UNDERSTAND...
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| 01:09:39 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >>
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| 01:09:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIR:
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| 01:09:48 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. RICHARDSON: I RISE
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| 01:09:53 |
Richardson, Laura - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IN OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL WHICH INCLUDES AN AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD RESCIND THE HIGH-SPEED RAIL FUNDING ORIGINALLY IMPROVED IN THE AMERICAN RECOVERY...
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| 01:14:17 |
THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA RISE? >> MADAM CHAIRMAN,
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| 01:14:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 01:14:23 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> THE QUESTION IS
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| 01:14:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
JUST HOW IMPORTANT IS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER? THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM CONNECTS APPROXIMATELY 30 STATES IN OUR NATION'S HEARTLAND WITH THE INTERNATIONAL...
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| 01:14:42 |
Alexander, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
U.S. GRAIN EXPORTS ARE SHIPPED FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 25% OF ALL LARGE COMMERCIAL BOAT SHIPS THAT ARRIVE IN THE U.S. COME TO THE MOUTH OF THE...
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| 01:18:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. WHO CLAIMS TIME? FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM CONNECTICUT RISE? >>
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| 01:18:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD.
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| 01:18:18 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. DELAURO:
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| 01:18:25 |
DeLauro, Rosa - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
MADAM SPEAKER, INCLUDED AMONGST THE MULTITUDE OF MISGUIDED POLICIES IN THIS BILL, THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY HAS ON THE FLOOR TODAY -- BILL THE REPUBLICAN...
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| 01:23:41 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI RISE? >> I MOVE TO STRIKE
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| 01:23:48 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 01:23:50 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >>
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| 01:23:52 |
Luetkemeyer, Blaine - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON THEIR -- AND THE CHAIRMAN FOR THEIR FINE WORK ON MAKING SOME DIFFICULT...
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| 01:24:40 |
Luetkemeyer, Blaine - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
LUETKEMEYER: YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TODAY A NUMBER OF FARMERS WHO NO LONGER CAN DRIVE TO THEIR HOMES, THEY HAVE TO TAKE A BOAT TO THEIR HOMES. THEY HAVE FIVE...
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| 01:29:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. WHO SEEKS TIME? THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS...
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| 01:29:21 |
MR. GREEN, -
MR. GREEN: TO SPEAK BEFORE THE HOUSE FOR FIVE MINUTES, TO REVISE AND EXTEND, TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD.
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| 01:29:26 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 01:29:28 |
Green, Al - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
MR. GREEN: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. MADAM CHAIRMAN, IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE WILL RUE THE DAY THAT WE DID NOT BUILD OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE...
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| 01:32:09 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA RISE? >> MOVE TO STRIKE THE
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| 01:32:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 01:32:14 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. SCALISE: THANK YOU,
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| 01:32:17 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
MADAM CHAIR. FIRST I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND THANK THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENERGY AND WATER SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SETTING AS A PRIORITY MAKING SURE THAT OUR...
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| 01:37:29 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA RISE? MS. BROWN: I RISE TO STRIKE
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| 01:37:35 |
Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
THE LAST WORD AND REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I SUPPORT THE FUNDING TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THE MIDWEST...
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| 01:42:44 |
THE CHAIR, -
TIME HAS EXPIRED. MS. BROWN: AND NOT THE
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| 01:42:47 |
MS. BROWN, -
POLITICS AT THE TIME.
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| 01:42:49 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MEMBERS SHOULD BE REMINDED THAT THEY SHOULD ADDRESS THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS,...
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| 01:42:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
STRIKE THE LAST WORD.
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| 01:43:00 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU,
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| 01:43:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO EXTEND THE SPACE SHUTTLE FOR AN EXTRA DAY TO RETRIEVE THAT THOUGHT PROCESS IT GOT SO FAR OUT THERE...
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| 01:43:15 |
Womack, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] Arkansas
JUST BE VERY CLEAR, TO KIND OF BRING THIS BACK TO THE SUBJECT MATTER AT HAND. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TAKING FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR A PROJECT...
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| 01:46:11 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES....
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| 01:46:22 |
Honda, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CHAIR. I HAVE A WRITTEN PREPARED STATEMENT BUT I'M GOING TO PUT THAT ASIDE BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT CALIFORNIA AND THE NEED FOR INVESTMENTS AND I DON'T...
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| 01:46:51 |
Honda, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CHAIRMAN HAS A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE THAT WITH LIMITED FUNDS, IT'S A TERRIBLE JOB. I THINK THAT WE OUGHT TO LOOK AT THE PROCESS AND BE THOUGHTFUL. LET...
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| 01:50:09 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME -- FAMILIES. I YIELD BACK.
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| 01:50:13 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI RISE? >>
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| 01:50:17 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
STRIKE THE LAST WORD.
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| 01:50:18 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >>
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| 01:50:20 |
Nunnelee, Alan - U.S. Representative, [R] Mississippi
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO THANK SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD IN THE WAY THAT THEY'VE DONE IT....
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| 01:50:52 |
Nunnelee, Alan - U.S. Representative, [R] Mississippi
OUR FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE HAVE TOLD US THEY'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THE EMERGENCY FUNDING BECAUSE OF THE STORMS AND FLOODS, THEY JUST DON'T LIKE THE OFFSET....
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| 01:53:44 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >>
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| 01:53:47 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD.
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| 01:53:49 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> MADAM CHAIRMAN, I RISE
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| 01:53:52 |
Costa, Jim - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IN OPPOSITION TO THE UNDERLYING BILL AND THE PROVISION IN THIS BILL THAT I THINK IS SIMPLY PLAIN HIGHWAY ROBBERY. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. ONCE AGAIN MY FRIENDS...
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| 01:54:22 |
MR. COSTA, -
LIKE I THINK THE MAJORITY OF MY COLLEAGUES DO, PROVIDING THE FUNDING FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. WE SHOULD AND WE MUST, AS WE HAVE WITH EVERY AREA THAT...
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| 01:59:02 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. COSTA:
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| 01:59:04 |
MR. COSTA, -
THIS PROVISION WILL BE SLIPPED INTO LAW, THAT WE DEFEAT THIS PROVISION AND WE KEEP OUR FAITH TO THE VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA.
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| 01:59:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS RISE? >>
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| 01:59:14 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE
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| 01:59:16 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >>
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| 01:59:18 |
Crawford, Rick - U.S. Representative, [R] Arkansas
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE AND RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS WORK THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE IN RESPONDING TO THE FLOODING DISASTERS...
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| 01:59:59 |
Crawford, Rick - U.S. Representative, [R] Arkansas
IN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY ALONE HUNDREDS OF HOMES WERE UNDER WATER AN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF FARMLAND WAS FLOODED AS WELL. IN ANOTHER PART OF MY DISTRICT...
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| 02:01:01 |
THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO RISE? >> MOVE TO STRIKE THE
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| 02:01:05 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LAST WORD. THE CHAIR:
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| 02:01:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. RYAN:
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| 02:01:08 |
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THANK YOU. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING DEBATE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIT DOWN HERE AND LISTEN TO A LOT OF FOLKS ON BOTH SIDES TALK ABOUT REALLY INVESTMENTS...
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| 02:05:53 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS RISE? MS. JACKSON LEE: TO
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| 02:06:03 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE
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| 02:06:04 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. JACKSON LEE: I
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| 02:06:07 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
DO WANT TO THANK OUR APPROPRIATORS. THIS IS A TOUGH, TOUGH BUSINESS. I CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK THE RANKING MEMBER WHO I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING...
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| 02:11:16 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN RISE? THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. CLARKE:...
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| 02:11:32 |
Clarke, Hansen - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
MR. CHAIRMAN. I A -- I'M URGING THIS HOUSE TO SPEND THE HIGH-SPEED RAIL MONEY ON WHAT IT'S DESIGNATED FOR. HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECTS. MUCH OF THIS...
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| 02:15:18 |
THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, PROCEEDINGS WILL NOW RESUME ON THOSE AMENDMENTS PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON WHICH FURTHER PROCEEDINGS...
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| 02:16:52 |
THE CLERK, -
BY MR. MATHESON OF UTAH. THE CHAIR: A
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| 02:16:54 |
THE CHAIR, -
RECORDED VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED...
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| 02:41:34 |
THE CHAIR, -
THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 168. THE NAYS ARE 257. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR RECORDED VOTE ON AMENDMENT OFFERED...
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| 02:41:58 |
THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. REED OF NEW YORK. THE CHAIR: A RECORDED VOTE
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| 02:42:02 |
THE CHAIR, -
HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED...
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| 02:46:24 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE THE YEAS ARE 261. THE NAYS ARE 162. THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 65...
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| 02:46:48 |
THE CLERK, -
NUMBER 65 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. HOLT OF NEW JERSEY. THE CHAIR: A RECORDED
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| 02:46:54 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE...
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| 02:49:50 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 164. THE NAYS ARE 261. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE...
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| 02:50:18 |
THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT NUMBER 68 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE OF CALIFORNIA. THE CHAIR: A RECORDED
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| 02:50:22 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, -- THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT...
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| 02:53:16 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE THE YEAS ARE 136. THE NAYS ARE 291. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER...
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| 02:53:38 |
THE CLERK, -
NUMBER 43 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA. THE CHAIR: A RECORDED
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| 02:53:44 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED...
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| 02:56:34 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 99. THE NAYS ARE 327. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT -- THE CHAIR: I STAND
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| 02:57:18 |
THE CHAIR, -
CORRECTED. ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 99. THE NAYS ARE 328. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS A REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON...
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| 02:57:41 |
THE CLERK, -
BY MR. SCHIFF OF CALIFORNIA. THE CHAIR: A RECORDED
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| 02:57:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE...
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| 03:00:26 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE THE YEAS ARE 214, THE NAYS ARE 213, THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 48...
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| 03:00:50 |
THE CLERK, -
48 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA.
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| 03:00:55 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: A RECORDED VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING...
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| 03:03:37 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 114, THE NAYS ARE 309, THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE...
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| 03:03:58 |
THE CLERK, -
OFFER BY MR. SHIMKUS OF ILLINOIS. -- OFFERED BY MR. SHIMCUFFS ILLINOIS.
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| 03:04:03 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: A RECORDED VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING...
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| 03:07:18 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 297, THE NAYS ARE 130, THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON...
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| 03:07:42 |
THE CLERK, -
47 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY WILL BROUN OF GEORGIA. -- OFFERED BY MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA. THE CHAIR: A RECORDED
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| 03:07:50 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED...
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| 03:10:49 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE THE YEAS ARE 187, THE NAYS ARE 239, THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:...
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| 03:11:00 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
CHAIRMAN, I HOVE THE COMMITTEE DO NOW RISE. -- I MOVE THE COMMITTEE DO NOW RISE.
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| 03:11:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO RISE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT, THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. ACCORDINGLY THE...
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| 03:11:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIR: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 03:11:32 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION, HAVING HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION H.R. 2354, DIRECT MESS TO REPORT THAT IT HAS COME TO NO...
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| 03:11:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION REPORTS THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS -- THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE A COMMUNICATION....
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| 03:12:03 |
THE CLERK, -
THE HONORABLE THE SPEAKER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR, I WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE NOTIFIED CHAIRMAN BONNER AND RANKING MEMBER SANCHEZ OF MY...
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| 03:12:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CONNECTICUT RISE? >> MR. SPEAKER, BY...
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| 03:12:58 |
Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, I SEND TO THE DESK A PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER
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| 03:13:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 03:13:12 |
THE CLERK, -
350, RESOLVED THAT THE FOLLOWING NAMED MEMBER BE AND IS HEREBY ELECTED TO THE FOLLOWING STANDING OF THE COMMITTEE -- STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF...
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| 03:13:24 |
MR. LARSON, -
MR. LARSON: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING.
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| 03:13:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 03:13:30 |
MR. LARSON, -
MR. LARSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 03:13:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. MEMBERS, PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATION ELSEWHERE, TAKE A SEAT. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY...
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| 03:13:51 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2354 THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 337, NO FURTHER...
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| 03:18:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 337 AND RULE 18, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE...
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| 03:19:07 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2054 WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT BY TITLE.
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| 03:19:14 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AND FOR OTHER...
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| 03:19:25 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: WHEN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ROSE EARLIER TODAY, THE BILL HAD BEEN READ THROUGH PAGE 62, LINE 2. PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF TODAY,...
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| 03:19:53 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK.
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| 03:19:59 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER
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| 03:20:02 |
THE CLERK, -
26 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. COLE OF OKLAHOMA. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT
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| 03:20:08 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF TODAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. COLE, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA...
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| 03:20:22 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN, IN APRIL, THE DRAFT EXECUTIVE ORDER WAS CIRCULATED THAT WOULD FORCE COMPANIES AS A CONDITION OF APPLYING FOR FEDERAL...
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| 03:23:35 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RELIES ON A CONTRACTUAL WORK FORCE TO HELP OUR NATIONAL LABORATORIES. SUCH AN EXECUTIVE...
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| 03:24:01 |
MR. COLE, -
MR. COLE: THANK YOU. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE
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| 03:24:04 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I RAISE TO CLAIM THE TIME IN OPPOSITION.
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| 03:24:09 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 03:24:11 |
Eshoo, Anna G. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MR. ESHOO: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN. I RISE ONCE AGAIN IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO REPRESENTATIVE COLE'S AMENDMENT TO BLOCK TRANSPARENCY AND DISCLOSURE FOR...
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| 03:28:09 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COLE: I THANK YOU,
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| 03:28:15 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD JUST REMIND MY FRIEND FROM CALIFORNIA THAT WHEN REPUBLICANS BROUGHT DISCLOSURE THEY DIDN'T LINK IT TO THE CONTRACTING PROCESS...
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| 03:29:38 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
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| 03:29:41 |
MS. ESHOO, -
MS. ESHOO: HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE LEFT, MR. CHAIRMAN? THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY
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| 03:29:44 |
THE CHAIR, -
HAS ONE MINUTE. MS.
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| 03:29:45 |
MS. ESHOO, -
ESHOO: I'D YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. ANDREWS, THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 03:29:52 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 03:29:54 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
MR. ANDREWS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 03:29:57 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 03:29:58 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
MR. ANDREWS: I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING AND THE CHAIRMAN. I'D SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE CHAIR HE MAKES A VERY COMPELLING CASE. I...
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| 03:31:02 |
THE CHAIR, -
EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA.
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| 03:31:04 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. COLE: I WOULD URGE THE BODY TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT. I WOULD DISAGREE WITH MY FRIEND. SHAM GROUPS ARE QUITE OFTEN FORMED THAT LABOR UNIONS ARE ...
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| 03:31:20 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM -- >>
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| 03:31:24 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
STRIKE THE LAST WORD.
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| 03:31:25 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >>
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| 03:31:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT AND JOIN WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA AND NEW JERSEY IN...
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| 03:31:38 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
VISCLOSKY: THE AMENDMENT ISN'T A LEGISLATIVE ATTEMPT TO LEGISLATE A DRAFT EXECUTIVE ORDER WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FOR INCREASED DISORDER OF THE POLITICAL...
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| 03:33:00 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,...
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| 03:33:14 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I WOULD ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON THAT. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT
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| 03:33:17 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY...
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| 03:33:39 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL
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| 03:33:42 |
THE CHAIR, -
REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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| 03:33:45 |
THE CLERK, -
OFFERED BY MS. ESHOO OF CALIFORNIA. AT THE END OF THE BILL BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE IN THIS...
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| 03:34:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 03:34:09 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I RESERVE A POINT OF ORDER ON THE GENTLEWOMAN'S AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 03:34:12 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
GENTLEMAN RESERVES A POINT OF ORDER. PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF TODAY, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. ESHOO, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED WILL...
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| 03:34:25 |
Eshoo, Anna G. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I RISE FOR THE FOURTH TIME THIS YEAR TO CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY IN OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM. I MAINTAINED THE VIEW SHARED BY THE OVERWHELMING...
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| 03:38:00 |
THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY.
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| 03:38:03 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN, I INSIST ON MY POINT OF ORDER.
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| 03:38:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN WILL STATE HIS POINT OF ORDER. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 03:38:09 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT PROPOSES TO CHANGE EXISTING LAW AND CONSTITUTES LEGISLATION UNDER THE APPROPRIATIONS...
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| 03:38:32 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE CHAIR: DOES ANY MEMBER WISH TO BE HEARD ON THE POINT OF ORDER? THE CHAIR WILL RULE. FOR THE REASONS STATED BY THE CHAIR ON FEBRUARY 17, JUNE 2 AND...
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| 03:39:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE CHAIR. THE CHAIR: WILL THE
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| 03:39:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN DESIGNATE WHICH AMENDMENT? >> YES, THE
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| 03:39:09 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
GOSAR-ALTMIRE-GIBBS AMENDMENT. 66.
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| 03:39:23 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER
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| 03:39:26 |
THE CLERK, -
66 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR OF ARIZONA. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE
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| 03:39:32 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF TODAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. GOSAR, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE...
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| 03:39:39 |
Gosar, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
MR. GOSAR: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF OUR AMENDMENT THAT WOULD DEFUND A REGULATION. A REGULATION THAT HAS THE FORCE OF LAW ACROSS...
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| 03:41:36 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA RISE? >> I RISE
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| 03:41:41 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR:
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| 03:41:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 03:41:45 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I WOULD TAKE A DIFFERENT TACT ON THE ISSUE OF COMMON SENSE AND SECURITY. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION AND ABOUT OUR ECONOMIC...
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| 03:43:40 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA.
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| 03:43:45 |
MR. GOSAR, -
MR. GOSAR: I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD MR. GIBBS A MINUTE AND A HALF OF TIME.
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| 03:43:49 |
Gibbs, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
MR. GIBBS: THANK YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE GOSAR-GIBBS-ULT MIRE AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT FUNDING THE SECRETARY OF ARMY TO ENFORCE A REGULATION...
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| 03:45:26 |
MR. GOSAR, -
GOSAR: I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE
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| 03:45:29 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR.
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| 03:45:34 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
VISCLOSKY: I'D BE HAPPY TO YIELD A MINUTE. IF I CAN ASK THE CHAIR HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE REMAINING. THE CHAIR:
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| 03:45:41 |
THE CHAIR, -
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES REMAINING.
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| 03:45:48 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
MR. VISCLOSKY: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. ALTMIRE.
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| 03:45:51 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 03:45:53 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
MR. ALTMIRE: I RIGHT IN SUPPORT OF THE GOSAR-GIBBS AMENDMENT TO PROTECT OUR NATION'S SPORTSMEN. THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CARRY FIREARMS...
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| 03:47:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. MR. GOSAR: THANK YOU,
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| 03:47:10 |
Gosar, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
MR. CHAIRMAN. THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS A KEY COMPONENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND IN THAT ASPECT IT ALLOWS CITIZENS TO CARRY. THIS IS ABOUT POSSESSION OF...
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| 03:47:36 |
THE CHAIR, -
YOU. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 03:47:40 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I'D REITERATE MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALLOWING PEOPLE WITH WEAPONS IN AREAS WHERE WE HAVE DAMS AND WATER...
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| 03:48:18 |
THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. MR. -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 03:48:42 |
MR. COHEN, -
RISE? MR. COHEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 03:48:47 |
THE CHAIR, -
CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE
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| 03:48:53 |
THE CLERK, -
CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COHEN OF TENNESSEE. AT THE END OF THE BILL BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE INSERT THE FOLLOWING -- SECTION. FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,...
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| 03:49:36 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE TODAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. COHEN, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE...
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| 03:49:45 |
MR. COHEN, -
MR. SPEAKER. FOR THE RECORD, THERE IS A NEW VERSION OF HAD A AMENDMENT THAT IS AT THE END OF THE BILL INSERT THE FOLLOWING -- ATUNED TO THE ACTION WE...
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| 03:50:16 |
THE CHAIR, -
WILL SUSPEND. MR. COHEN: THANK
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| 03:50:40 |
MR. COHEN, -
YOU. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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| 03:50:44 |
THE CLERK, -
OFFERED BY MR. COHEN OF TENNESSEE. TEND OF THE BILL BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE, INSERT THE FOLLOWING -- SECTION. FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENERGY PROGRAMS,...
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| 03:51:25 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE TODAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. COHEN, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE...
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| 03:51:34 |
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
MR. COHEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. OUR NATION IS AT AN ENERGY CROSSROADS. EITHER WE CAN FURTHER INCREASE OUR ADDICTION TO FOSSIL FUELS AND USE ADVANCED...
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| 03:56:25 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE?
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| 03:56:29 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I RISE TO OPPOSE THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT.
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| 03:56:32 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 03:56:34 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: HIS AMENDMENT WOULD INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE OOFS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLAR ENERGY PROGRAM AT THE EXPENSE OF...
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| 03:59:00 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE HAS YIELDED BACK.
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| 03:59:02 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I YIELD BACK AS WELL. THANK YOU.
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| 03:59:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. THOSE IN FAVOR WILL SIGNIFY BY SAYING...
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| 03:59:18 |
MR. COHEN, -
MR. COHEN: I'D ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE. THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE
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| 03:59:23 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
CHAIR: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE...
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| 03:59:35 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ADDRESS AN AMENDMENT AT THE CHAIR.
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| 03:59:38 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT.
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| 03:59:40 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR OF ARIZONA. BEEND OF THE BILL BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE INSERT THE FOLLOWING -- SECTION. NONE THE FUNDS MADE...
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| 04:00:04 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE TODAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. GOSAR, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 04:00:15 |
Gosar, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF MY AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2354 THAT SEEKS TO DEFINE TITLE 40 U.S. CODE SECTION 31. UP TO $20 MILLION INSTEAD OF THE...
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| 04:03:42 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA RISE? MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 04:03:47 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR:
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| 04:03:50 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR.
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| 04:03:52 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
VISCLOSKY: APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN, DAVIS-BACON IS A PRETTY SIMPLE CONCEPT AND IT IS A VERY FAIR ONE. WHAT IT DOES IS TO...
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| 04:07:51 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 04:07:57 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO SUPPORT THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT.
|
| 04:08:01 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 04:08:03 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN, THE RECOMMENDATION I BROUGHT TO MY FULL COMMITTEE PROHIBT --
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| 04:08:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: DOES THE GENTLEMAN STRIKE THE LAST WORD? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 04:08:09 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
I'D BE HAPPY TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE RECOMMENDATION I BROUGHT TO THE FULL COMMITTEE PROHIBITED DAVIS-BACON PROVISIONS ON ANY SORT OF CONSTRUCTION,...
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| 04:09:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 04:09:12 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
I UNDERSTAND I HAVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE.
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| 04:09:15 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA --
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| 04:09:19 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
MR. VISCLOSKY: I DID NOT YIELD BACK. THE
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| 04:09:21 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: I'M SORRY, THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 04:09:25 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
I DO NOT YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR:
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| 04:09:27 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. MR. GOSAR:
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| 04:09:29 |
Gosar, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
MR. CHAIRMAN, A NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 9.3%, THIS IS A JOBS AMENDMENT. DAVIS-BACON DOES NOT PROTECT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOR THE TAXPAYER. IT...
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| 04:10:17 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY: MR. CHAIRMAN,
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| 04:10:21 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. I WOULD CLOSE BY INDICATING THAT THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BURDEN THAT THIS ACT IMPOSES UPON SMALL BUSINESSES...
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| 04:11:24 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,...
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| 04:11:38 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
MR. VISCLOSKY: MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT
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| 04:11:41 |
Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA WILL BE POSTPONED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT....
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| 04:12:09 |
THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS, PAGE 62, AFTER LINE 2, INSERT THE FOLLOWING NEW SECTION, SECTION 609, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE...
|
| 04:12:32 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLELADY...
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| 04:12:44 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
MS. JACKSON LEE: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER FOR THE COURTESIES EXTENDED TO ME. MY AMENDMENT WILL PROTECT...
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| 04:16:19 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YIELD?
|
| 04:16:20 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
MS. JACKSON LEE: I'M HAPPY TO YIELD. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 04:16:24 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
WE APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY IN THIS REGARD. MR. JACKSON -- MS. JACKSON LEE:
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| 04:16:30 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN VERY MUCH AND AS I CONCLUDE WITH THAT GENEROUS OFFER, LET ME SAY THAT 2.25% OF AMERICAN COLLEGE GRADUATES HAD DEGREES IN SCIENCE...
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| 04:17:57 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE QUESTION SON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE...
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| 04:18:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE
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THE CHAIR, -
CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED
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THE CLERK, -
BY MR. HASTINGS OF WASHINGTON. AT THE END OF THE BILL, BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE, INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE IN THIS...
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
PURSUANT TO THED ORER OF THE HOUSE TODAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
MR. CHAIRMAN. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR YEARS THE WALL WALL DISTRICT CORPS OF THE -- THE WALLA WALLA DISTRICT CORPS...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
WOULD YOU YIELD? MR. HASTINGS: I
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MR. HASTINGS, -
YIELD. >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
WE SUPPORT THIS ISSUE, WE ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND SUPPORT IT. MR.
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MR. HASTINGS, -
HASTINGS: I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN'S CONCURRENCE. IF THAT'S THE SAME ON BOTH SIDES, I'LL YIELD BACK MY TIME. THE
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| 04:21:54 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. DOES ANYONE ELSE SEEK RECOGNITION? THE QUESTION SON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. THOSE IN...
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| 04:22:19 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
MS. KAPTUR: THANK YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK PLEASE. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 04:22:23 |
THE CHAIR, -
CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK:
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THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. KAPTUR OF OHIO. AT THE END OF THE BILL, BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE, INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION, THE AMOUNT OTHERWISE PROVIDED...
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| 04:22:54 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF TODAY, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO AND A MEMBER OPPOSED WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MR. CHAIRMAN, I OFFER THIS AMENDMENT TO HELP PROMOTE A DYNAMIC ENERGY MARKET IN AMERICA THROUGH CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF OUR BUDDING SOLAR INDUSTRY. MY...
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THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: DOES THE GENTLELADY YIELD BACK? MS. KAPTUR: CAN I RETAIN
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MS. KAPTUR, -
MY TIME? THE
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| 04:27:56 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY RESERVES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 04:28:02 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I RISE TO OPPOSE THE GENTLEWOMAN'S AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR:
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| 04:28:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE GENTLEWOMAN'S AMENDMENT WOULD REDUCE FUNDING IN THE DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS BECAUSE OF QUITE A FEW AMENDMENTS WE'VE ALREADY PASSED ON THE FLOOR, YOUR...
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| 04:29:38 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLELADY FROM OHIO. MS. KAPTUR: MAY
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MS. KAPTUR, -
I INQUIRE AS TO MY REMAINING TIME. THE CHAIR: 30
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THE CHAIR, -
SECONDS.
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Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MS. KAPTUR: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE VERY MUCH, P MR. FRELINGHUYSEN AND THE RANKING MEMBER, MR. VISCLOSKY,...
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| 04:30:29 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE QUESTION SON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM OHIO. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES...
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| 04:30:41 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN. THE
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THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: YES. MS.
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MS. KAPTUR, -
KAPTUR: THANK YOU. ON THAT I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT
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| 04:30:49 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 04:31:02 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
HASTINGS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR:
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| 04:31:04 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK:
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THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. HASTINGS OF WASHINGTON. PAGE 62, AFTER LINE 2, INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION 609, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY THIS ACT...
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| 04:31:27 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, AND A MEMBER OWES POE -- OPPOSED WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES....
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
MR. CHAIRMAN. I YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. CHAIRMAN, LAST FRIDAY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MADE A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT NOT...
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| 04:33:59 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOUR AMENDMENT AND WE RESERVE JUDGMENT AS TO WHAT SECRETARY CHU'S PLANS ARE. BUT WE AGREE WITH YOU, HE NEEDS TO COME TO THE APPROPRIATIONS...
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MR. HASTINGS, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS -- I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS SUPPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I WOULD MAKE THE POINT THAT THIS PAST FRIDAY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SAID THAT THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAS MADE UNPARALLELED PROGRESS...
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| 04:35:40 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
MR. HASTINGS: THANK YOU. RECLAIMING MY TIME, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL SIMPLY SAY, THIS MAY BE A GOOD IDEA BUT FOR GOODNESS SAKES, WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO A PROGRAM,...
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| 04:36:07 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,...
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| 04:36:29 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK -- DESK. THE CHAIR:
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| 04:36:31 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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THE CLERK, -
OFFERED BY MR. ENGEL OF NEW YORK. BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY THIS ACT MAY BE USED BY THE...
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| 04:37:05 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MR. ENGEL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. ON MAY 24 PRESIDENT OBAMA ISSUED A MEMORANDUM ON FEDERAL FLEET PERFORMANCE WHICH REQUIRES ALL NEW LIGHT...
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| 04:39:58 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
WE'RE PREPARED TO ACCEPT YOUR AMENDMENT AND COMMEND YOU FOR IT. MR. ENGEL:
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MR. ENGEL, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR:
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| 04:40:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE...
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| 04:40:28 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
FOR THE LAST TIME I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK.
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| 04:40:30 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED
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| 04:40:33 |
THE CLERK, -
BY MR. HASTINGS OF WASHINGTON. AT THE END OF THE BILL, BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE, INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE TO...
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| 04:40:51 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON AND A MEMBER OPPOSED WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR...
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| 04:41:01 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
HASTINGS: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. CHAIRMAN, IN THESE TIGHT BUDGET TIMES, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN...
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| 04:43:18 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
PLEASED TO SUPPORT YOUR AMENDMENT. MR. HASTINGS:
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| 04:43:20 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
GOOD. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN VERY MUCH AND WITH THAT CONCURRENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE, I WILL YIELD BACK MY TIME AND URGE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT. THE...
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| 04:43:28 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN...
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| 04:43:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK, NUMBER 21.
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THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE
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| 04:44:01 |
THE CLERK, -
CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. CAPPS OF CALIFORNIA, PAGE 62, AFTER LINE 2, INSERT THE FOLLOWING. SECTION 609, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE -- NONE OF THE...
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| 04:44:48 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: POINT OF ORDER ON THE GENTLEWOMAN'S AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR:
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| 04:44:52 |
THE CHAIR, -
PURSUANT TO THE RULE OF THE HOUSE OF TODAY, THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. MRS. CAPPS: THANK
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Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MY AMENDMENT WOULD ENSURE THE NUCLEAR REAG REGULATORY COMMISSION DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH...
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| 04:49:04 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I INSIST
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| 04:49:08 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
ON MY POINT OF ORDER. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 04:49:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 04:49:13 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT PROPOSES TO CHANGE EXISTING LAW AND VIOLATES CLAUSE 2 OF RULE 21, THE RULE STATES IN PERTINENT...
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| 04:49:32 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE CHAIR: DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THE POINT OF ORDER? THE CHAIR IS PREPARED TO RULE. THE CHAIR FINDS THAT THIS AMENDMENT IMPOSES NEW DUTIES...
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| 04:50:01 |
MR. FLAKE, -
MR. FLAKE: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK, LABELED AS NUMBER TWO. THE
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| 04:50:04 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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| 04:50:13 |
THE CLERK, -
OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE OF ARIZONA, PAGE 62, AFTER LINE 2, INSERT THE FOL LOGUE NEW SECTION.
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| 04:50:24 |
MR. FLAKE, -
MR. FLAKE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE READ BE DISPENSED WITH. THE CHAIR: IS THERE
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| 04:50:29 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
OBJECTION? PURSUANT TO THED ORER OF THE HOUSE TODAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA AND A MEMBER OPPOSED WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 04:50:41 |
Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
FLAKE: I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE OFFER AMENDMENTS, I'LL TRY TO MOVE QUICKLY HERE. THIS WOULD PROHIBIT FUNDS FROM GOING TO THE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS...
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| 04:52:26 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. FREE I
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| 04:52:30 |
MR. FREE I THINK HUGHESEN, -
THINK HUGHESEN: I RISE TO OPPOSE THE AMENDMENT. MY COLLEAGUE'S AMENDMENT WOULD ELIMINATE FUNDING -- THE
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| 04:52:35 |
THE CLERK, -
CLERK: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE -- THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 04:52:39 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 04:52:43 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE'S AMENDMENT AND PERHAPS SOME OF HIS OTHER AMENDMENTS BECAUSE THEY TRY TO REDUCE SPENDING. OUR BILL REDUCES...
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| 04:54:32 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YIELD? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 04:54:34 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I RISE IN -- I'M HAPPY TO YIELD. MR.
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| 04:54:38 |
Dicks, Norman "Norm" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
DICKS: I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS AMENDMENT TOO. IT WOULD PROVIDE $180 MILLION TO ARPA-E, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE AMENDMENT JUST PASSED...
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| 04:55:38 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I YIELD BACK. MR. FLAKE: I'M JUST HAPPY
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| 04:55:42 |
MR. FLAKE, -
THAT THIS AMENDMENT DOESN'T RISE TO THE LEVEL OF BEING THE MOST RIDICULOUS AMENDMENT THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON HAS EVER SEEN. THEY USUALLY DO. BUT...
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| 04:57:53 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO....
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| 04:58:10 |
MR. FLAKE, -
FLAKE: I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE, MR. CHAIRMAN.
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| 04:58:13 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE...
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| 04:58:27 |
MRS. CAPPS, -
MRS. CAPPS: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK.
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| 04:58:29 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE
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| 04:58:31 |
THE CLERK, -
CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. CAPPS OF CALIFORNIA, PAGE 52 AFTER LINE 2 INSERT THE FOLLOWING NEW SECTION, SECTION 609, NONE OF THE FUNDS PROVIDED IN...
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| 04:58:53 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TO THE ORDER OF -- ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 04:59:04 |
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. IT IS MY HOPE WE CAN AGREE TO THIS AMENDMENT. IT WOULD BAR THE N.R.C. FROM ISSUING...
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| 05:01:58 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY RESERVES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY
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| 05:02:02 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
RISE? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO OPPOSE THE GENTLEWOMAN'S AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 05:02:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 05:02:07 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: WE RESPECT THE GENTLEWOMAN'S EFFORT TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF HER STATE AND DISTRICT. HOWEVER, THE AMENDMENT INTERVENES IN A SPECIFIC...
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| 05:02:44 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
RELUCTANTLY JOIN HIM IN HIS OPPOSITION. THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA ATTEMPTING TO DO, I APPRECIATE HER ENDEAVORS HERE AND CERTAINLY COMMIT TO WORKING...
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| 05:03:07 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 05:03:09 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE...
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| 05:03:28 |
MRS. CAPPS, -
FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT
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| 05:03:31 |
THE CHAIR, -
TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, EAVEMENTEAVEMENT THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA WILL BE POSTPONED. -- FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEWOMAN...
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| 05:03:44 |
MR. FLAKE, -
MR. FLAKE: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK LABELED AS FLAKE NUMBER 3.
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| 05:03:47 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK:
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| 05:03:52 |
THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLAKE OF ARIZONA. PAGE 62 AFTER LINE 2 INSERT THE FOLLOWING NEW SECTION. SECTION 609. NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY THIS...
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| 05:04:08 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. FLAKE, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE...
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| 05:04:20 |
Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
AMENDMENT WOULD PROHIBIT FUNDS FROM GOING TO THE FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IS SET TO...
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| 05:04:45 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY.
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| 05:04:50 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO OPPOSE THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 05:04:54 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 05:04:55 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: IT WOULD ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR THE FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CAUSING HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF JOB LOSSES,...
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| 05:05:45 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I JOIN THE CHAIRMAN IN HIS OPPOSITION RECOGNIZING THAT 70% OF OUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION COMES FROM CARBON FUELS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS GOVERNMENT...
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| 05:06:06 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR:
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| 05:06:08 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. MR. FLAKE: I
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| 05:06:11 |
Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
THANK THE GENTLEMAN. YOU KNOW, WITH AN ENERGY RESOURCES AS OLD AS FOSSIL ENERGY, WE'RE TALKING FOSSIL FUELS. WE'RE TALKING BIG OIL. WE HEAR FROM THE...
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| 05:08:49 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION...
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| 05:09:05 |
MR. FLAKE, -
THIS, MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE
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| 05:09:09 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 05:09:22 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 05:09:24 |
THE CHAIR, -
CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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| 05:09:26 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
OFFERED BY MR. DENHAM OF CALIFORNIA. AT THE END OF THE BILL BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE INSERT THE FOLLOWING -- SECTION 6. NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE...
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| 05:09:43 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. DENHAM, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES....
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| 05:09:55 |
Denham, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] California
DENHAM: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. CHAIR, THE UNDERLYING BILL ALREADY REMOVES THE FUNDING FOR A PROGRAM THAT IS FAILING TO SHOW ANY...
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| 05:11:31 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA RISE? MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 05:11:36 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR:
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| 05:11:39 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 05:11:41 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA'S AMENDMENT. CONGRESS ENDED 18 YEARS OF LITIGATION IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA OVER WATER....
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| 05:13:18 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DENHAM:
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| 05:13:21 |
Denham, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] California
RECLAIMING MY TIME. MR. CHAIR, IT'S APPARENT THAT THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA JUST APPARENTLY HAS NOT SEEN THE RIVER IN MY AREA OR SIMPLY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND...
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THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN RESERVES. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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MR. VISCLOSKY, -
I UNDERSTAND I HAVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE. THE CHAIR: THE
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THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DENHAM: I WOULD
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MR. DENHAM, -
URGE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT AND YIELD BACK.
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THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT -- MR.
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MR. VISCLOSKY, -
VISCLOSKY: MR. CHAIRMAN.
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THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: I'M SORRY. MR.
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Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
VISCLOSKY: IN CLOSING I WOULD POINT OUT THAT IN 2009 CONGRESS RATIFIED THIS SETTLEMENT TO END 18 YEARS OF LITIGATION. I DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD ADOPT THE...
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| 05:14:40 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE...
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| 05:15:01 |
THE CHAIR, -
DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. SCALISE: MR. CHAIRMAN,
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MR. SCALISE, -
I HAVE EANCH AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED
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| 05:15:09 |
THE CLERK, -
BY MR. SCALISE OF LOUISIANA, AT THE END OF THE BILL BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE, INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION, FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS CIVIL CONSTRUCTION,...
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| 05:15:29 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA, MR. SCALISE, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 05:15:39 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
MR. CHAIRMAN. I OFFER THIS BIPARTISAN AMENDMENT WITH MY FELLOW LOUISIANA COLLEAGUE, DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN RICHMOND. THIS IS FOR CRITICAL COASTAL...
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| 05:18:46 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR.
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| 05:18:50 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
CHAIRMAN, I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR:
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| 05:18:53 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 05:18:55 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: RELUCTANT OPPOSITION. FIRST OF ALL, I COMMEND THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS ADD VOW CAST SI FOR COASTAL RESTORATION AND CARRYING THE BALL...
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| 05:21:03 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I APPRECIATE THE CHAIRMAN FOR YIELDING AND I WOULD USE THE WORD RELUCTANTLY AND I UNDERSTAND THE NEED THAT THIS GENTLEMAN HAS IN HIS DISTRICT AND APPRECIATE...
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| 05:22:05 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
BACK. THE CHAIR:
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THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. MR. SCALISE:
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| 05:22:09 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
I APPRECIATE THE INTEREST BY BOTH GENTLEMEN IN DEALING WITH THE BACK LEADERSHIP LOG THAT THE CORPS CURRENTLY HAS AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WHEN...
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| 05:23:40 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,...
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| 05:23:55 |
MR. SCALISE, -
A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO
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| 05:23:57 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
CLAUSE 6, RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 05:24:17 |
MR. BROUN, -
AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. I BELIEVE IT'S NUMBER 81. THE CHAIR: THE
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THE CHAIR, -
CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. -- DESIGNATE. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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THE CLERK, -
NUMBER 81 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT
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| 05:24:35 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. BROUN, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 05:24:47 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
AMENDMENT ELIMINATES FUNDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. WE SHOULD BE DEVELOPING THE VAST QUANTITIES...
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| 05:25:59 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY: I RISE
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| 05:26:02 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT.
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| 05:26:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 05:26:07 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I WOULD POINT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT THE AMENDMENT, AS STATED BY THE GENTLEMAN, WOULD ELIMINATE ALL FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND...
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| 05:28:06 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE YIELDING AND VERY BRIEFLY, WHILE I'M RESPECTFUL OF MY COLLEAGUE'S ATTEMPT HERE TO DO WHAT HE CAN TO CUT BACK ON SPENDING,...
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| 05:28:36 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
AND I RESERVE. THE CHAIR:
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THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. MR. BROUN: I
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| 05:28:42 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA'S COMMENTS AND I SUBMIT THAT THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT NATIONAL SECURITY THAT MY COLLEAGUE...
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| 05:32:49 |
THE CHAIR, -
TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. BROUN: AND I YIELD BACK
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MR. BROUN, -
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. MR.
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| 05:32:52 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
VISCLOSKY: I URGE A NO VOTE AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 05:32:55 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,...
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| 05:33:10 |
MR. BROUN, -
CHAIRMAN. I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE
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| 05:33:13 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
CHAIR: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA WILL BE POSTPONED. WHO SEEKS...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIR:
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THE CHAIR, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES -- MR. DICKS: I
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Dicks, Norman "Norm" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. I WOULD JUST POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE NO AMENDMENTS LEFT ON OUR SIDE THAT I KNOW OF AND I HOPE THAT YOUR SIDE CAN BE MORE...
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THE CHAIR, -
DOES THE GENTLEMAN YIELD BACK? DOES THE GENTLEMAN YIELD BACK? MR. DICKS:
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| 05:33:53 |
MR. DICKS, -
I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR:
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| 05:33:54 |
THE CHAIR, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. BROUN: MR.
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| 05:33:57 |
MR. BROUN, -
CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. IT'S NUMBER 63, AS RECORDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 05:34:03 |
THE CHAIR, -
CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK:
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| 05:34:05 |
THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT NUMBER 63 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA.
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| 05:34:10 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. BROUN, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES....
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| 05:34:21 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WILL ALSO BE EXPEDITIOUS AND COMPLY WITH MY FRIEND FROM WASHINGTON'S REQUEST NOT DELAY THIS. THIS AMENDMENT SIMPLY PROHIBITS...
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| 05:35:37 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY.
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| 05:35:40 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO OPPOSE THE AMENDMENT.
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| 05:35:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 05:35:45 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: THE AMENDMENT OF THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA WOULD PROHIBIT FUNDS FOR THE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY THAT...
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| 05:36:38 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. MR.
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| 05:36:41 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
BROUN: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE'S CUTTING THIS PROGRAM DOWN TO THE $26 MILLION. BUT, AGAIN, THIS IS CORPORATE WELFARE. THE...
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| 05:37:35 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION...
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| 05:37:50 |
MR. BROUN, -
BROUN: MR. CHAIR. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 05:37:52 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. MR. BROUN:
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| 05:37:54 |
MR. BROUN, -
I REQUEST A RECORDED VOTE. MR.
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| 05:37:58 |
MR. BROUN, -
BROUN: PRE-EXISTING CONDITION -- THE CHAIR: PURSUANT
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| 05:38:01 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 05:38:09 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR:
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| 05:38:12 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. IS THE GENTLEMAN OFFERING THE AMENDMENT NUMBER 27 AS PRINTED IN THE RECORD? >>
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| 05:38:36 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YES.
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| 05:38:37 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER
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| 05:38:40 |
THE CLERK, -
27 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. FLORES OF TEXAS. THE CHAIR:
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| 05:38:45 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. FLORES, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 05:38:57 |
Flores, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO OFFER MY AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD ADDRESS ANOTHER RESTRICTIVE AND MISGUIDED FEDERAL REGULATION. SECTION 526 OF THE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE...
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| 05:41:23 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA.
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| 05:41:27 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
MR. VISCLOSKY: I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT.
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| 05:41:30 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 05:41:32 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
MR. VISCLOSKY: I APPRECIATE THAT. SECTION 526 I BELIEVE IS A COMMONSENSE PROVISION THAT STOPS FEDERAL AGENCIES FROM WASTING TAXPAYERS' DOLLARS ON NEW...
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| 05:42:41 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 05:42:47 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIR:
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| 05:42:49 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES I'M PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS' AMENDMENT. HIS AMENDMENT STRENGTHENS...
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| 05:43:55 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON.
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| 05:43:57 |
MR. DICKS, -
MR. DICKS: I MOVE TO STRIKE THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF WORDS.
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| 05:43:59 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. DICKS: I WOULD JUST LIKE
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| 05:44:02 |
MR. DICKS, -
TO KNOW HOW MUCH TIME THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS HAS REMAINING.
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| 05:44:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: 2 1/2 MINUTES.
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| 05:44:08 |
MR. DICKS, -
MR. DICKS: I YIELD BACK MY TIME.
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| 05:44:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. FLORES: I WANT
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| 05:44:14 |
Flores, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TO RESPOND TO WHAT MY AMENDMENT REALLY DOES. LET ME READ A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL COUNSEL TO SENATOR INHOFE FROM JULY OF 2008....
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| 05:46:16 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 05:46:19 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
IF I COULD ASK THE AUTHOR OF THE AMENDMENT. ON THE LETTER, WAS THAT A LETTER FROM THE SENATOR TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OR FROM THE DEPARTMENT...
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| 05:46:34 |
MR. FLORES, -
SENATOR. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 05:46:35 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
I REMAIN OPPOSED TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT AND YIELD BACK. THE
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| 05:46:39 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE....
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| 05:47:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL
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| 05:47:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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| 05:47:23 |
THE CLERK, -
NUMBER 75 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. YOUNG OF INDIANA. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT
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| 05:47:29 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. YOUNG, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 05:47:39 |
Young, Todd Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS I MIGHT CONSUME. OUR NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT CURRENTLY SITS AT 9.2%, A FULL 1.6% HIGHER THAN WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA TOOK OFFICE....
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| 05:50:07 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. MR. VISCLOSKY: GENTLEMAN
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| 05:50:10 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
WOULD YIELD ON HIS TIME? WE ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: WE ACCEPT
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| 05:50:16 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
THE AMENDMENT AS WELL. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 05:50:19 |
THE CHAIR, -
QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES...
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| 05:50:39 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR:
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| 05:50:41 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER
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| 05:50:50 |
THE CLERK, -
76 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. LANDRY OF LOUISIANA. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE
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| 05:50:56 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA, MR. LANDRY, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 05:51:08 |
Landry, Jeffrey "Jeff" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
IS SIMPLE. IT PREVENTS THE MISUSE OF RECESS APPOINTMENTS BY ALLOWING THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE EMERGENCY RECESS APPOINTMENTS IF THE NEED ARISES. CURRENT...
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| 05:52:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 05:52:08 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 05:52:11 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. VISCLOSKY: I RISE
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| 05:52:13 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. THESE ARE LEGAL APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS PRESIDENT, THE LAST PRESIDENT...
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| 05:53:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
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| 05:53:12 |
Landry, Jeffrey "Jeff" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
MR. LANDRY: I'M SIMPLY DOING WHAT MANY CONGRESSES HAVE DONE PRIOR WHEN THEY REALIZED THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN PRESIDENTS AND ADMINISTRATIONS TRY TO BYPASS...
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| 05:53:59 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY: I UNDERSTAND
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| 05:54:03 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
I HAVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE. THE CHAIR: THAT'S
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| 05:54:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
CORRECT. THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. MR. LANDRY: I CLOSE
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| 05:54:08 |
Landry, Jeffrey "Jeff" M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
BY SAYING, MY FRIENDS ACROSS THE AISLE HAVE SPENT ABOUT CLOSING LOOPHOLES. I HOPE THEY WILL JOIN ME IN PROTECTING THE TAXPAYER IN CLOSING THE LOOPHOLES...
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| 05:54:37 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR.
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| 05:54:40 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
VISCLOSKY: THIS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE AND WE HAVE NO BUSINESS IN IT AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE AGAINST THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT.
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| 05:54:46 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: ALL TIME HAVING EXPIRED, THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,...
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| 05:54:59 |
MR. LANDRY, -
RECORDED VOTE. THE
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| 05:55:00 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6, RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA WILL BE POSTPONED. THE GENTLELADY...
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| 05:55:13 |
MRS. BLACKBURN, -
AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 05:55:17 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLELADYP KINDLY SPECIFY THE AMENDMENT. MRS.
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| 05:55:20 |
MRS. BLACKBURN, -
BLACKBURN: BLACKBURN 24, THE 5%. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL
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| 05:55:24 |
THE CHAIR, -
REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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| 05:55:26 |
THE CLERK, -
OFFERED BY MRS. BLACKBURN OF TENNESSEE. INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION, EACH AMOUNT MADE AVAILABLE BY THIS ACT OTHER THAN AN AMENDMENT REQUIRED TO BE...
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| 05:55:41 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
ORDER OF THE HOUSE TODAY, THE GENTLELADY FROM TENNESSEE AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLELADY...
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| 05:55:53 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
THE ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES 24.6 BILLION IN FUNDING THAT IS $1 BILLION BELOW LAST YEAR'S LEVEL AND $5.9 BILLION BENEATH...
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| 05:58:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY RESERVES HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 05:58:51 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TENNESSEE'S AMENDMENT. I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT SHE RECOGNIZES THAT THE COMMITTEE MADE SOME...
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| 06:00:35 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I THINK THE GENTLEMAN STATED THE CASE VERY WELL. THE EXPENDITURING IN THIS LEGISLATION ON NONPROLIFERATION, I THINK ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS OUR...
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| 06:01:04 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN
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| 06:01:08 |
THE CHAIR, -
FROM TENNESSEE. MRS.
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| 06:01:12 |
MRS. BLACKBURN, -
BLACKBURN: I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS AND I DO AGREE THE ISSUES DEALT WITH ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES. SO IS THE FISCAL STABILITY OF THIS NATION. THAT'S A VERY...
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| 06:02:23 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK. ALL TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE QUESTION SON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM TENNESSEE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY...
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| 06:02:34 |
MRS. BLACKBURN, -
MRS. BLACKBURN: I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE.
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| 06:02:36 |
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM TENNESSEE WILL BE POSTPONED. THE GENTLELADY...
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| 06:02:47 |
MRS. BLACKBURN, -
MRS. BLACKBURN: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 06:02:50 |
THE CHAIR, -
CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE
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| 06:02:52 |
THE CLERK, -
CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. BLACKBURN OF TENNESSEE. AT THE END OF THE BILL, BEFORE THE SHORT TITLE, INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION, EACH AMOUNT MADE...
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| 06:03:09 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE RULE OF THE HOUSE TODAY, THE GENTLELADY FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 06:03:16 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
MRS. BLACKBURN: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK ON THIS. AND TO BRING THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD. AGAIN, THIS IS A CUT AMENDMENT....
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| 06:05:37 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLELADY RESERVES HER TIME. WHO RISES IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT? THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 06:05:43 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TENNESSEE, AGAIN, FOR HER STEADFASTNESS IN TRYING TO REDUCE...
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| 06:07:20 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
MR. VISCLOSKY: I THINK YOU STATED THE CASE WELL AND I WANT TO JOIN YOU IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEWOMAN'S AMENDMENT. I APPRECIATE YOU YIELDING.
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| 06:07:30 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I YIELD BACK.
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| 06:07:36 |
MRS. BLACKBURN, -
MRS. BLACKBURN: HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE REMAINING? THE CHAIR:
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| 06:07:39 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLELADY HAS TWO MINUTES REMAINING.
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| 06:07:43 |
MRS. BLACKBURN, -
MRS. BLACKBURN: I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. >> I THANK
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| 06:07:47 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE GENTLELADY AND I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT. THERE ARE MEMBERS ACROSS THIS BODY WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SCOUR THE LEGISLATION, I'M ON...
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| 06:08:02 |
Graves, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
MR. SPEAKER, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO BRING UP THE FACT THAT IN THE HOUSE, OVER THE LAST FIVE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS, THERE HAVE BEEN 250 AMENDMENTS OFFERED....
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| 06:08:58 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLELADY FROM TENNESSEE. MRS. BLACKBURN:
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| 06:09:01 |
MRS. BLACKBURN, -
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. MCCLINTOCK. THE CHAIR:
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| 06:09:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. MCCLINTOCK: I RISE IN
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| 06:09:10 |
McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California
SORT OF THIS AMENDMENT. IT'S THE LAST OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO REIN IN SPENDING THAT'S BANKRUPTING OUR COUNTRY IN THIS BILL. INTEREST, ALL THE TALK OF...
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| 06:10:26 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLELADY FROM TENNESSEE. MRS.
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| 06:10:29 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
BLACKBURN: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD REMIND MY COLLEAGUES, ALL THE ISSUES WE ADDRESS ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES, BUT AS ADMIRAL MULLEN HAS SAID, THE...
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| 06:10:56 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION SON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM TENNESSEE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO....
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| 06:11:07 |
MRS. BLACKBURN, -
BLACKBURN: I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE, PLEASE. THE CHAIR:
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| 06:11:11 |
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM TENNESSEE WILL BE POSTPONE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND....
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| 06:11:20 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE DESK, AMENDMENT NUMBER 53. THE
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| 06:11:22 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT.
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| 06:11:25 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER 53 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, MR. HARRIS. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 06:11:34 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND. MR. HARRIS:
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| 06:11:39 |
Harris, Andy M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
THIS FOLLOWS UP ON AN AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE BY A VOICE VOTE JUST TWO DAYS AGO. THIS AMENDMENT, THE SECOND PART OF THE AMENDMENT I OFFERED...
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| 06:13:59 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN FROM M.D. RESERVES HIS TIME. WHO RISES IN OPPOSITION?
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| 06:14:04 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT ELIMINATES INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE...
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| 06:16:05 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN AND JOIN HIM IN HIS OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. I THINK THE CHAIRMAN STATED THE PROPOSITION VERY WELL. I WOULD...
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| 06:16:30 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
FRELINGHUYSEN: I YIELD BACK.
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| 06:16:32 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND. MR. HARRIS: HOW MUCH
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| 06:16:35 |
MR. HARRIS, -
TIME DO I HAVE REMAINING?
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| 06:16:37 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN HAS TWO MINUTES REMAINING. . MR. HARRIS: LET ME READ
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| 06:16:45 |
MR. HARRIS, -
FROM THE WEB SITE, BECAUSE WE WERE SAYING THISES ARE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. CHINA IS NOT A DEVELOPING COUNTRY, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS,...
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| 06:19:15 |
Harris, Andy M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
EXPIRED. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE...
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| 06:19:26 |
MR. GRAVES, -
RODDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT
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| 06:19:28 |
THE CHAIR, -
TO CLAUSE 6, RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND WILL BE POSTPONED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. >> I...
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| 06:19:40 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: IS THE GENTLEMAN
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| 06:19:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
FROM OHIO THE DESIGNEE OF THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY FOR PURPOSES OF OFFERING AN AMENDMENT? >>
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| 06:19:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NO. I'M HERE FOR PURPOSES OF A COLLOQUY AND HE WILL YIELD TO ME, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> NEED TO STRIKE THE
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| 06:19:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 06:20:00 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY MOVES TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. MR.
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| 06:20:05 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
FRELINGHUYSEN: AND I YIELD. >> I RISE FOR THE PURPOSE
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| 06:20:07 |
Renacci, Jim "James" B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
OF ASKING THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, THE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN TO ENGAGE ON A COL "ON FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY AND THE NEED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT...
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| 06:20:53 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: AS THE COMMITTEE STATES IN THE REPORT ACCOMPANYING H.R. 2354, WE BELIEVE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ...
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| 06:21:19 |
Renacci, Jim "James" B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
THE GENTLEMAN'S KIND WORDS ABOUT THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY. THE PROPER FUNDING, SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS IS A STEP TOWARDS THE ALL OF THE AABOVE...
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| 06:22:36 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TO ASSURE THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO MY AGREEMENT WITH ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY SECURITY BENEFITS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY AND I WILL WORK TO...
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| 06:22:57 |
Renacci, Jim "James" B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
TO ENSURE THAT THIS FUNDING LEVEL IS 50% LESS AND IS NOT NEEDLESSLY REDUCED FURTHER FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY...
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| 06:23:15 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. >> I HAVE AN AMENDMENT
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| 06:23:20 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NUMBER 21 AT THE DESK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 06:23:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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| 06:23:27 |
THE CLERK, -
NUMBER 21, PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. LUETKEMEYER OF MISSOURI. THE CHAIR: THE CHAIR
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| 06:23:43 |
Luetkemeyer, Blaine - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. LUTELUTE THE DEVASTATION COMBINED WITH THE ONGOING ECONOMIC CRISIS IN OUR WATERWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE MEANS WE...
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| 06:26:36 |
Hartzler, Vicky - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
MRS. HARTZLER: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT NUMBER 21 SPONSORED BY MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FROM MISSOURI. THIS AMENDMENT IS AN AMENDMENT TO SAVE...
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| 06:27:53 |
THE CHAIR, -
TIME HAS EXPIRED. >> I YIELD ONE MINUTE
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| 06:28:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 06:28:04 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. AKIN: WE ARE ALREADY IN
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| 06:28:06 |
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
A CRISIS NOW. HUGE DEBATES ABOUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO CONTROL FEDERAL SPENDING AND HERE WE FIND THIS PROPOSAL TO DROP ANOTHER $25 MILLION TO DO A STUDY...
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| 06:29:17 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. >> I YIELD
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| 06:29:20 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BACK. THE CHAIR: WHO SEEKS TIME
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| 06:29:22 |
THE CHAIR, -
IN OPPOSITION OF THE AMENDMENT? SEEING NO ONE, THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE...
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| 06:29:47 |
MR. LUCAS, -
AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CLERK:
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| 06:29:52 |
THE CLERK, -
AT THE END OF THE BILL INSERT THE FOLLOWING, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE IN THIS ACT MAY BE USED TO CONDUCT A STUDY PURSUANT TO SECTION 5018 A-1....
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| 06:30:09 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES AND A MEMBER OPPOSED WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY....
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| 06:30:18 |
Luetkemeyer, Blaine - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES HAS BEEN PUMMELED BY SEVERE WEATHER AND DESTROYED LAND, HOME AND LIVES PARTICULARLY ALONG THE MISSOURI AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS....
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| 06:31:06 |
Luetkemeyer, Blaine - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
FUNDING DWARFS THE INSUFFICIENT $6.1 MILLION THAT WAS REQUESTED FOR AN ENTIRE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FUND THAT SUPPORTS THE AREA COVERING THE ENTIRE...
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| 06:33:45 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. >> THANK YOU, MR.
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| 06:33:54 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CHAIRMAN. MRS.
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| 06:33:56 |
Hartzler, Vicky - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
HARTZLER: THIS AMENDMENT IS ABOUT PRIORITY. WHAT IS IMPORTANT, OR BETTER YET WHO IS IMPORTANT. I WOULD CONTEND THAT PEOPLE ARE IMPORTANT. PEOPLE ALONG...
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| 06:35:07 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. DOES ANYONE SEEK TIME IN OPPOSITION? THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. >> I RISE IN
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| 06:35:15 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OPPOSITION. THE CHAIR:
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| 06:35:16 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 06:35:26 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
MR. VISCLOSKY: I DO RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS AMENDMENT. THE 2007 ACT THAT WAS PASSED WITH SUCH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IT OVERCAME A PRESIDENTIAL VETO AUTHORIZED...
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| 06:37:33 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI.
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| 06:37:39 |
MR. LUETKEMEYER, -
MR. LUETKEMEYER: HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE LEFT? THE CHAIR: 30
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| 06:37:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
SECONDS. MR. LUETKEMEYER:
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| 06:37:44 |
Luetkemeyer, Blaine - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
VERY QUICKLY, I THINK THE GENTLEMAN SAID THIS WILL AFFECT THE CORPS' OPERATIONS, IT WILL NOT. THIS IS A STUDY. IT DOES NOTHING MORE THAN HOW THINGS SHOULD...
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| 06:38:17 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 06:38:22 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I SUGGEST THE GENTLEMAN TALK TO THE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES. WE HAVE A LAW IN PLACE SINCE 2007. PERHAPS HE MIGHT WANT IT A I MENDED THROUGH THE AUTHORIZATION...
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| 06:38:39 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK HIS TIME. ALL TIME HAVING EXPIRED, THE QUESTION SON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. THOSE IN...
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| 06:39:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 06:39:08 |
THE CHAIR, -
CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK:
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| 06:39:11 |
THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT NUMBER 70 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. BURGESS OF TEXAS. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO
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| 06:39:17 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE RULE OF TODAY, THE GENTLEMAN WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES AN A MEMBER OPPOSED WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. MR.
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| 06:39:26 |
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BURGESS: EARLIER THIS WEEK, 233 MEMBERS OF OUR HOUSE VOTED TO REPEAL THE LIGHT BULB BAN, THIS COMES AS A RESULT OF THE 2007 ENERGY LEGISLATION THAT INCLUDED...
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| 06:42:48 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
FRELINGHUYSEN: I SUPPORT THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. I YIELD BACK. MR. BURGESS:
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| 06:42:54 |
MR. BURGESS, -
I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 06:42:57 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: DOES ANYONE SEEK OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT? THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR.
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| 06:43:01 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
VISCLOSKY: I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR:
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| 06:43:04 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 06:43:08 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
WE HAD THIS DEBATE EARLIER THIS WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR. THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN AN ACT IN 2007. IT'S THE LAW OF THE LAND. AT THE...
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| 06:44:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. BURGESS: THE
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| 06:44:47 |
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
FACT IS, THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SHOULD NOT PICK WINNERS AND LOSERS. THERE IS NEW TECHNOLOGY. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AS FAST...
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| 06:45:33 |
THE CHAIR, -
FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 06:45:35 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I WOULD SAY, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A STANDARD ADOPTED UNDER LAW IN 2007. WE OUGHT TO TRY TO ACHIEVE THAT STANDARD TO SAVE ENERGY IN THIS COUNTRY. I REMAIN...
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| 06:45:48 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. . THE CHAIR: THE AMENDMENT
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| 06:45:59 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS ADOPTED. MR. BURGESS: I ASK FOR
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| 06:46:02 |
MR. BURGESS, -
THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE CHAIR: IS
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| 06:46:04 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN REQUESTING A RECORDED VOTE? MR.
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| 06:46:07 |
MR. BURGESS, -
BURGESS: YES. THE CHAIR:
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| 06:46:08 |
THE CHAIR, -
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6, RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS WILL BE POSTPONED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA....
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| 06:46:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK
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| 06:46:26 |
THE CHAIR, -
WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER
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| 06:46:31 |
THE CLERK, -
80 OFFERED BY MR. CRAVACK OF MINNESOTA. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 06:46:42 |
Cravaack, Chip - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
FROM MINNESOTA AND A GENTLEMAN OPPOSED WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. CRAFFCRAFF THERE WAS TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION...
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| 06:49:52 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. WHO SEEKS TIME IN OPPOSITION. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I MOVE
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| 06:49:59 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE
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| 06:50:02 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 06:50:04 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I'M PLEASED TO ACCEPT IT AND I KNOW YOU HAVE INCLUDED THE FACT THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO TELL THE RANKING THE IMPORTANT PURPOSE OF...
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| 06:50:34 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
MR. VISCLOSKY: I ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH YOUR SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 06:50:41 |
THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA. CRAFFCRAFF I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 06:50:47 |
THE CHAIR, -
QUESTION IS ON THE -- QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION...
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| 06:51:05 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL
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| 06:51:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK:
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| 06:51:14 |
THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ROHRABACHER. INSERT THE FOLLOWING NEW SECTION, SECTION 609, OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY THIS ACT FOR CARRYING OUT SECTION...
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| 06:51:52 |
THE CHAIR, -
FROM NEW JERSEY. MR.
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| 06:51:54 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
FRELINGHUYSEN: I RESERVE A POINT OF ORDER. THE CHAIR: TO THE
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| 06:51:59 |
THE CHAIR, -
ORDERU THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
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| 06:52:07 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. ROHRABACHER: MY AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE AMOUNT PROVIDED FOR IN TITLE 17 OF THE ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR LOAN...
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| 06:54:37 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY INSIST ON HIS POINT OF ORDER? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: YES,
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| 06:54:42 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I DO. I RESERVE MY POINT OF ORDER. THE CHAIR: THE CHAIR --
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| 06:54:47 |
THE CHAIR, -
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO BE -- THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES HIS POINT OF ORDER. WHO SEEKS TIME IN OPPOSITION? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 06:54:56 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT, BUT MAY I SAY, I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND HIM TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL AND KRT AND I KNOW HE IS EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE...
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| 06:56:25 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELD. THE CHAIR: WOULD THE
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THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN KINDLY STATE HIS POINT OF ORDER. MR.
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
FRELINGHUYSEN: I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT CHANGES EXISTING LAW AND CONSTITUTES AUTHORIZATION ON AN APPROPRIATION BILL....
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THE CHAIR, -
MEMBER WISH TO BE HEARD ON THE POINT OF ORDER? THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. ROHRABACHER:
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Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
I BELIEVE IT IS CONGRESS' JOB TO MAKE DECISIONS. WE ARE THE ONES WHO SHOULD DESIGNATE WHERE MONEY IS GOING. I'M A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE SCIENCE AND...
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| 06:57:39 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
CHAIR: THE CHAIR IS PREPARED TO RULE ON THE POINT OF ORDER. THE CHAIR FINDS THAT THIS AMENDMENT INCLUDES LANGUAGE REQUIRING A NEW DETERMINATION OF...
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MR. ROHRABACHER, -
ROHRABACHER: I HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE
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| 06:58:02 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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THE CLERK, -
OFFERED BY MR. ROHRABACHER OF CALIFORNIA, PAGE 62, AFTER LINE 2, INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION 609, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY THIS ACT MAY BE...
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
B-5. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES AND A MEMBER OPPOSED WILL CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 06:58:38 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF MY AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THAT NONE OF THE FUNDS PROVIDED FOR IN TITLE 17 OF THE ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS...
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| 07:01:32 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. WHO SEEKS TIME IN OPPOSITION? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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| 07:01:39 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I RISE IN OPPOSITION. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 07:01:41 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 07:01:44 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I STILL THINK THAT THIS AMENDMENT, AS THE PREVIOUS ONE, IS AN ISSUE THAT WE ARE DETERMINING WINNERS AND LOSERS AND MY BELIEF IS THAT...
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| 07:02:47 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN RESERVE HIS TIME? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:RY E-- I RESERVE MY TIME. MR. ROHRABACHER: HOW
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| 07:02:54 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
MUCH TIME DO I HAVE LEFT?
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| 07:02:57 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: TWO AND A HALF MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. ROHRABACHER: WE SHOULD
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| 07:03:01 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
BE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS THE ISSUE OF ENERGY AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO, ESPECIALLY CLEAN...
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| 07:04:30 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. ROHRABACHER:
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MR. ROHRABACHER, -
I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR: THE
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. ALL TIME HAVING EXPIRED, THE QUESTION SON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE...
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| 07:04:51 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
ROHRABACHER: I REQUEST A RECORDED VOTE.
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| 07:04:54 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT WILL BE POSTPONED. MR. ROHRABACHER:
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| 07:05:03 |
MR. ROHRABACHER, -
I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DEFFING.
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THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED
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THE CLERK, -
BY MR. ROHRABACHER OF CALIFORNIA, NOT LESS THAN $6 MILLION OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE IN THIS ACT FOR CARRYING OUT THE ACT OF 2009 SHALL BE AVAILABLE...
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THE CHAIR, -
TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA -- MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I RESERVE A POINT OF ORDER. A POINT OF ORDER IS RESERVED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. A MEMBER OPPOSED WILL BE RECOGNIZED...
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Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ROHRABACHER: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF MY AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD SUPPORT ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTORS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT DO NOT USE LIGHT WATER COOLANT,...
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| 07:10:17 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN ASKS CONSENT TO WITHDRAW HIS AMENDMENT. SEEING NONE, THE AMENDMENT IS WITHDRAWN. THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK.
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| 07:10:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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| 07:10:46 |
THE CLERK, -
OFFERED BY MRS. ADAMS OF FLORIDA. PAGE 62, AFTER LINE 2, INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SECTION 609, NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY THIS ACT MAY P USED BY...
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| 07:11:25 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE TODAY, THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA, MRS. ADAMS, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED TO THE AMENDMENT, WILL EACH CONTROL FIVE MINUTES. THE...
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Adams, Sandra "Sandy" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MRS. ADAMS: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF MY AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE WASTEFUL SPENDING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. WHY DID THE FOOLISH GARDENER PLNT A...
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| 07:14:23 |
THE CHAIR, -
IN OPPOSITION?
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Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
MR. VISCLOSKY: I RISE IN OPPOSITION. THERE'S A WEBPAGE THAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED BY THE PROPONENT OF THE AMENDMENT AT THE ENERGY INFORMATION AGENCY. OVER...
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| 07:18:46 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA.
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Adams, Sandra "Sandy" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MRS. ADAMS: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE THAT, I TOO WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET OUTSIDE AND EXERCISE. INSTEAD OF STAYING ON...
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| 07:19:20 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA HAS THE RIGHT TO CLOSE. HE HAS 30 SECONDS REMAINING. AND THE GENTLELADY...
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MRS. ADAMS, -
ADAMS: I WOULD ASK THAT MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND I'LL YIELD BACK MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY
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THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 07:19:42 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I WOULD SIMPLY CLOSE, THE GENTLEWOMAN TALKED ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE AWAY FROM THEIR COMPUTERS AND I WOULD AGREE WE NEED A BALANCE IN LIFE. THAT'S WHY...
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| 07:20:23 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE...
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| 07:20:35 |
MRS. ADAMS, -
I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE.
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| 07:20:38 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA WILL BE POSTPONED. THE GENTLEMAN...
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MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 07:20:52 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 07:20:53 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. WU. MR. WU: THANK YOU VERY
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| 07:20:58 |
Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND I'D LIKE TO ENGAGE IN A COLLOQUY WITH CHAIRMAN FRELINGHUYSEN. THROUGHOUT THIS DEBATE ON THE ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS BILL...
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| 07:23:03 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. CHAIRMAN, I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON FOR YIELDING. I AGREE WITH THE GENTLEMAN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROJECTS THAT DEVELOP NEW, EXTRAORDINARY,...
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MR. WU, -
MR. WU: I'D LIKE TO SPEAK -- MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I'D BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO YOU. MR. WU: THANK YOU, MR.
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Wu, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
CHAIRMAN. I THANK THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING MEMBER FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN THIS ISSUE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM. THE CHAIRMAN KNOWS...
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| 07:25:09 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD BACK. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 07:25:12 |
THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:
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MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE DO NOW RISE. THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION
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| 07:25:21 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS ON THE MOTION TO RISE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. ACCORDINGLY THE COMMITTEE RISES. THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. CHAIRMAN.
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THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: MR. SPEAKER, THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION HAVING HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION H.R. 2354 DIRECTS ME TO REPORT THAT...
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| 07:26:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE REPORTS THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION H.R. 2354 AND HAS COME TO NO RESOLUTION...
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MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY.
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| 07:26:19 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS TODAY IT SHALL ADJOURN TO MEET AT 11:00 -- 10:00 A.M. TOMORROW.
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| 07:26:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL REQUEST.
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| 07:26:46 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CLERK: LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUESTED FOR MR. ELLISON OF MINNESOTA FOR TODAY.
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| 07:26:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE REQUEST IS GRANTED. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW...
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| 07:27:09 |
Reed, Thomas "Tom" W. II - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION, AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION THAT WE SHOULD FOCUS ON I BELIEVE HERE IN THE HOUSE, IN THE SENATE AND IN THE...
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| 07:57:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK HAVE A MOTION? MR. REED: YES, MR. SPEAKER,
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| 07:57:36 |
MR. REED, -
I RISE WITH A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. ACCORD >>
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