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THE SPEAKER, -
SPEAKER: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR CHAPLAIN, FATHER CONROY. CHAPLAIN CONROY: LET US PRAY. LOVING AND GRACIOUS...
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Bucshon, Larry D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
BUCSHON: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH...
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THE SPEAKER, -
CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN UP TO 15 QUESTIONS ON EACH SIDE FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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THE SPEAKER, -
THE SPEAKER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BUCSHON: MR. SPEAKER,
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Bucshon, Larry D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
I RISE TODAY TO HONOR U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST JAMES A. WATERS. SPECIALIST WATERS, A 21-YEAR-OLD NATIVE OF CLOVERDALE, INDIANA, LOST HIS LIFE IN COMBAT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MRS. CAPPS: TO ADDRESS
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MRS. CAPPS, -
THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. CAPPS:
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Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY TO APPLAUD THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE'S COMMITTEE ON PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR WOMEN WHO RELEASED THEIR CRITICAL...
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| 00:04:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM UTAH RISE? MR. CHAFFETZ:
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MR. CHAFFETZ, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO "ROLL CALL" MY REMARKS.
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| 00:04:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CHAFFETZ:
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Chaffetz, Jason - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
GANG OF SIX? THE GANG OF SIX. HOW ABOUT THAT GANG OF 234 PEOPLE YESTERDAY, REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS WHO PASSED THE PLAN THAT DOESN'T RAISE TAXES AND...
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| 00:04:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM RHODE ISLAND RISE?
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| 00:04:32 |
MR. CICILLINE, -
MR. CICILLINE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:04:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CICILLINE: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 00:04:38 |
Cicilline, David N. - U.S. Representative, [D] Rhode Island
I RISE TODAY IN RECOGNITION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK OF THE RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL OF MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE RHODE ISLAND...
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| 00:05:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO RISE? >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:05:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >>
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Gardner, Cory - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE BEFORE YOU TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF ARCHBISHOP CHARLES SHAPOO WHO SERVED THE COLORADO CATHOLIC...
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| 00:06:16 |
Gardner, Cory - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
CAME IN COLORADO IN 1977. AFTER HOLDING DIFFERENT POSITIONS, POPE JOHN PAUL II, APPOINTED AND INSTALLED HIM AS ARCHBISHOP OF DENVER. HE WORKED TIRELESSLY...
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| 00:06:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA RISE? >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 00:07:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >>
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| 00:07:05 |
Doyle, Michael "Mike" F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
MR. SPEAKER, REPUBLICANS WANT DEEP SPENDING CUTS WITH NO NEW REVENUES AS THE PRICE OF RAISING THE DEBT LIMIT. SOME REPUBLICANS HAVE DOWNPLAYED THE IMPACT...
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| 00:07:18 |
Doyle, Michael "Mike" F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
DOWNPLAYED THE IMPACT OF AVERAGE AMERICANS OF THE BUDGET CUTS THEY'RE CALLING FOR. THIS DOESN'T COME AS A SURPRISE BUT WHAT IS SURPRISING OF HOW OUT OF...
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| 00:08:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI RISE? >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 00:08:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> MR. SPEAKER,
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| 00:08:26 |
Palazzo, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Mississippi
42 YEARS AGO TODAY, NEAL ARMSTRONG TOOK ONE SMALL STEP ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. IT WAS THE CULMINATION OF A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO PUT MEN ON THE MOON....
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Palazzo, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Mississippi
CONTINUE THE SPACE LAUNCH MISSION AND VEHICLE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A SURED ACCESS FOR CREWS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. EVEN IN CHALLENGING ECONOMIC...
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| 00:09:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE RISE?
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| 00:09:42 |
MR. COHEN, -
MR. COHEN: TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:09:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 00:09:46 |
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
MR. COHEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. REPUBLICANS SLASH AND BURN POLITICS HAVE NOT CREATED A SINGLE JOB FOR AMERICANS AND REPUBLICANS HAVE NOT PRESENTED...
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| 00:10:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE
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| 00:10:56 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. PITTS:
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| 00:11:00 |
Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
YESTERDAY THE HOUSE PASSED THE CUT, CAP AND BALANCE PLAN TO RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT. NOW WE NEED THE SENATE TO ACT AND PUT THEIR PLAN ON THE TABLE. WHILE...
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| 00:11:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS RISE? MS. TSONGAS: TO ADDRESS
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| 00:12:01 |
MS. TSONGAS, -
THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:12:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 00:12:05 |
Tsongas, Nicola "Niki" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MS. TSONGAS: OUR NATION WILL STOP PAYING OUR BILLS ON AUGUST 2 BECAUSE WE REFUSE TO COME TOGETHER AND TAKE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. THESE BILLS PAID FOR...
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| 00:13:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS RISE?
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| 00:13:19 |
MR. SABLAN, -
MR. SABLAN: TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:13:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SABLAN:
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Sablan, Gregorio "Kilili" - Congressional Delegate, [D] Northern Mariana Islands
MR. SPEAKER, 20 YEARS AGO ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND ENDURING COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS WAS FORMED, THE...
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| 00:14:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS RISE?
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| 00:14:35 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
MS. JOHNSON: TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:14:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. JOHNSON: THANK
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Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WE NEED BIPARTISAN EFFORTS THAT FOCUS ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WHILE MAINTAINING IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WILL...
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| 00:15:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MARYLAND RISE? MS. EDWARDS: PERMISSION
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| 00:15:51 |
MS. EDWARDS, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER
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| 00:15:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
MS. EDWARDS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY BECAUSE I LOOK ACROSS MY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND ACROSS THIS COUNTRY WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR...
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| 00:17:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA RISE? WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WALZ: I RISE TODAY TO
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| 00:17:08 |
Walz, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
SAY WHAT MY COLLEAGUES AND I'M SURE MANY AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE SAYING, STOP PLAYING THE GAMES AND GET THE WORK DONE. I UNDERSTAND WE COME...
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| 00:18:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO RISE? WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. LUJAN:
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Lujan, Ben Ray - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
THERE'S A LOT OF IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS TAKING PLACE TODAY, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NEW MEXICO RECENTLY. NEW MEXICO...
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| 00:19:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR.
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| 00:19:48 |
McNerney, Gerald "Jerry" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MCNERNEY: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME M IN RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE WARRIOR WATCH WRITERS, A TROOP SUPPORT ...
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| 00:20:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM ILLINOIS RISE? WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. SCHAKOWSKY: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 00:21:00 |
Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THE REPUBLICAN BILL CUTS, CAPS, AND BALANCES ALL RIGHT. CUTS MEDICARE. CAPS MEDICAID. AND BALANCES THE BUDGET ON THE BACK OF OUR SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH...
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| 00:21:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? MS.
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MS. JACKSON LEE, -
JACKSON LEE: TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER
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| 00:22:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 00:22:01 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
MS. JACKSON LEE: YESTERDAY OUR REPUBLICAN FRIENDS JUMPED FOR JOY WHEN THEY PASSED THE DRACONIAN BILL THAT WOULD CUT $6 TRILLION AND OF COURSE JEOPARDIZE...
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| 00:23:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. SANCHEZ: THANK
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| 00:23:26 |
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. LAST NIGHT WE VOTED ONCE AGAIN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CUT MEDICARE. TO CUT SOCIAL SECURITY. AND TO REWARD THE WEALTHIEST...
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| 00:24:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA SEEK RECOGNITION? >> THANK
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| 00:24:48 |
Webster, Dan - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. BY DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, I CALL UP HOUSE RESOLUTION 357 AND ASK FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.
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| 00:24:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE CALENDAR
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THE CLERK, -
NUMBER 54, HOUSE RESOLUTION 357, RESOLVED, THAT UPON THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION IT SHALL BE IN ORDER TO CONSIDER IN THE HOUSE THE BILL H.R. 2553,...
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| 00:25:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE HOUR. MR. WEBSTER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 00:25:52 |
Webster, Dan - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEBATE ONLY I YIELD THE CUSTOMARY 30 MINUTES TO MY GOOD FRIEND, MR. HASTINGS FROM FLORIDA, PENDING WHICH I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME...
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| 00:26:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 00:26:03 |
MR. WEBSTER, -
MR. WEBSTER: DURING CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION, ALL TIME YIELDED IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEBATE ONLY. MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT...
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| 00:26:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WEBSTER: MR. SPEAKER, I
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| 00:26:15 |
Webster, Dan - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
RISE TODAY TO SUPPORT THIS RULE AND THE UNDERLYING BILL. HOUSE RESOLUTION 357 PROVIDES FOR A CLOSED RULE FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2553, AIRPORT AND...
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| 00:28:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. HASTINGS:
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| 00:28:41 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK MY GOOD FRIEND FROM FLORIDA FOR YIELDING THE TIME. MR. SPEAKER, THE AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ACT OF 2011,...
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| 00:37:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. WEBSTER: MR.
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| 00:37:53 |
MR. WEBSTER, -
SPEAKER, I YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. PETRI.
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| 00:37:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 00:38:00 |
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
MR. PETRI: I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING AND I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES ON THE RULES COMMITTEE FOR SO EXPEDITIOUSLY BRINGING UP THIS RULE FOR...
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| 00:43:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA.
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| 00:43:18 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
MR. HASTINGS: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I'M VERY PLEASED TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS, MY...
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| 00:43:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
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| 00:43:28 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
MS. JACKSON LEE: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN AND I WANT TO ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH HIS VERY DETAILED AND WELL-STATED OPENING STATEMENT ON THIS LEGISLATION. I...
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| 00:46:37 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. MS.
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Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
JACKSON LEE: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I SUBMIT BY SIMPLY HAVING A CODIFIED POLICY THAT AT THE BUSIEST AND MOST CRITICAL AIRPORTS WE MANDATE THERE BE...
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| 00:48:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. WEBSTER: RESERVE
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| 00:48:05 |
MR. WEBSTER, -
MY TIME.
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| 00:48:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR.
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| 00:48:08 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
HASTINGS: I'M VERY PLEASED AT THIS TIME TO YIELD TO MY VERY GOOD FRIEND FROM NEW JERSEY, FOUR MINUTES TO MR. ANDREWS.
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| 00:48:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. ANDREWS:
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| 00:48:17 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 00:48:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ANDREWS: THANK
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| 00:48:21 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING. AS WE MEET THIS AFTERNOON AND CONSIDER THIS VERY NECESSARY LEGISLATION, TOO MANY AMERICANS ARE LOOKING...
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| 00:52:34 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. MR. ANDREWS:
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Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
IN ORDER TO CREATE JOBS HERE IN OUR COUNTRY. THESE ARE WAYS THAT WE COULD AND SHOULD WORK TOGETHER. WHY AREN'T WE DOING FAR MORE THAN WE ARE DOING...
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| 00:53:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA. MR. WEBSTER: I WOULD JUST SAY
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| 00:53:50 |
Webster, Dan - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
I WANT TO REMIND THE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING THIS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A HOUSE RESOLUTION 357 WHICH IS A RULE THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO RE-AUTHORIZE...
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| 00:54:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA.
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| 00:54:11 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
MR. HASTINGS: I ASK MY GOOD FRIEND FROM FLORIDA WHETHER HE HAS ANY OTHER SPEAKERS. I'M PREPARED TO CLOSE. MR. WEBSTER: I'M READY
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| 00:54:16 |
MR. WEBSTER, -
TO CLOSE. MR. HASTINGS: I'M PREPARED
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| 00:54:19 |
Hastings, Alcee L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
TO CLOSE. IN SO DOING, MR. SPEAKER, HAVING NOW FULLY READ SENATOR ROCKEFELLER'S LETTER, I DO ASK THAT UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT SENATOR ROCKEFELLER'S...
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| 00:54:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HASTINGS: THANK
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| 00:54:38 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
YOU. I WILL READ ONLY FOUR SENTENCES FROM IT. HE SAYS TO CHAIRMAN MICA, I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER YOUR POSITION AND SEND OVER A CLEAN F.A.A....
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| 00:57:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA.
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| 00:57:27 |
Webster, Dan - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MR. WEBSTER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ONE THING ABOUT THE CHANGE THAT'S IN THIS PARTICULAR RE-AUTHORIZATION, ESSENTIAL AIR...
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| 00:58:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. ALL TIME FOR DEBATE ON THE RESOLUTION HAS EXPIRED. THE QUESTION IS ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS...
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| 00:59:15 |
MR. WEBSTER, -
LIKE TO REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE
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| 00:59:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS...
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| 01:29:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 239. THE NAYS ARE 183. A MAJORITY VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED. THE QUESTION IS ON...
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| 01:29:49 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 01:29:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: 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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| 01:36:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 242. THE NAYS ARE 178. A MAJORITY VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION...
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| 01:37:50 |
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
SPEAKER, I ASK FLEAK THAT -- UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON H.R. 2018 AND INCLUDE...
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| 01:38:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM -- >>
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| 01:38:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
EXCUSE ME, MR. SPEAKER. MR. PETRI: IT
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| 01:38:09 |
MR. PETRI, -
WAS 2553. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 01:38:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 2553,
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| 01:38:14 |
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
A BILL TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO EXTEND THE FUNDING AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY OF THE AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND, TO AMEND TITLE...
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| 01:38:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. MEMBERS, PLEASE REMOVE YOUR CONVERSATIONS FROM THE FLOOR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN SEEKS TO CALL UP H.R. 2553?
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| 01:38:54 |
MR. PETRI, -
MR. PETRI: YES.
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| 01:38:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 357, THE BILL IS CONSIDERED AS READ. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. PETRI, AND THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 01:39:08 |
MR. PETRI, -
YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:39:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PETRI: AND I WOULD
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| 01:39:14 |
MR. PETRI, -
LIKE TO INSERT IN THE RECORD AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
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| 01:39:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 01:39:25 |
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
MR. PETRI: AND, MR. SPEAKER, FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE CONGRESS WE'RE WORKING TO PASS A LONG-TERM RE-AUTHORIZATION OF THE F.A.A.. THIS YEAR BOTH THE HOUSE...
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| 01:43:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS.
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| 01:43:23 |
MR. COSTELLO, -
MR. COSTELLO: MR. SPEAKER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:43:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COSTELLO: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 01:43:30 |
Costello, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
I RISE TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO H.R. 2553, THE AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ACT OF 2011. THIS IS THE 21ST EXTENSION OF THE F.A.A. AUTHORITY TO FUND...
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| 01:48:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. PETRI: I
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| 01:48:13 |
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN OF THE FULL TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, JOHN MICA FROM FLORIDA.
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| 01:48:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED FOR SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME. MR. MICA: THANK YOU SO MUCH,
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| 01:48:24 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MR. SPEAKER. I THANK OUR CHAIRMAN OF THE AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE, MR. PETRI, FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. ALSO MR. COSTELLO, FORMERLY CHAIRED THE COMMITTEE...
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| 01:54:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MICA:
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| 01:54:19 |
MR. MICA, -
SO THIS IS LANGUAGE THAT THE OTHER BODY PASSED AND WE ARE INCLUDING. NOW, I HAVE MADE ONE EXCEPTION AND IT AFFECTS THREE AIRPORTS, THREE STATES. NEVADA,...
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| 01:58:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. COSTELLO:
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| 01:58:24 |
Costello, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
AT THIS TIME I'M PLEASED TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER OF THE FULL COMMITTEE, MR. RYE HALL.
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| 01:58:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: -- RAHALL. THE SPEAKER
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| 01:58:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. RAHALL:
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| 01:58:36 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I COMMEND OUR RANKING MEMBER, MR. COSTELLO, CHAIRMAN MICA, SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN PETRI, MY SENIOR SENATOR, JAY ROCKEFELLER...
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| 02:01:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. PETRI: I YIELD
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| 02:02:03 |
MR. PETRI, -
SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO MR. MICA OF FLORIDA.
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| 02:02:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MICA: THANK YOU SO
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| 02:02:10 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MUCH FOR YIELDING BACK AGAIN. THE QUESTION HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO TRY TO SHIFT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AGAIN THE POSSIBILITY OF THE OTHER BODY NOT ACTING...
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| 02:05:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. COSTELLO: I YIELD MYSELF
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| 02:05:26 |
MR. COSTELLO, -
10 SECONDS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 02:05:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COSTELLO: JUST TO
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| 02:05:30 |
Costello, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MAKE A POINT TO THE CHAIRMAN. ONE IS THE FIVE-MONTH PERIOD THAT HE REFERRED TO. ONE, THE REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE, AS HE KNOWS, BLOCKED OUR ABILITY TO...
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| 02:05:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. DEFAZIO: I THANK
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| 02:06:01 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. THIS USED TO BE A LEGISLATIVE BODY. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT IT IS NOW. THE WAY TRADITIONALLY THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE...
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| 02:09:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN.
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| 02:09:15 |
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
MR. PETRI: I WOULD JUST POINT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT THE PROVISION THAT WAS CHANGED BY THE NATIONAL LABOR BOARD TO WHICH MY COLLEAGUE REFERRED, IT'S...
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| 02:09:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN HAS 12 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS HAS 19 1/4 MINUTES REMAINING. THE...
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| 02:09:44 |
MR. PETRI, -
TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FULL COMMITTEE, MR. MICA. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:09:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MICA: WELL, YOU
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| 02:09:52 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
JUST HEARD THE COMMENTS. AGAIN, I COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER FRIEND OR COMPATRIOT ON MANY ISSUES AND MANY IMPROVEMENTS WE MADE IN TRANSPORTATION THAN MR....
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| 02:12:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. COSTELLO: MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 02:12:45 |
MR. COSTELLO, -
AT THIS TIME I WOULD YIELD TO THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS, MS. JOHNSON, FOUR MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:12:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MS. JOHNSON: THANK
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| 02:13:00 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
YOU VERY MUCH. LET ME THANK THE LEADERSHIP ON THE COMMITTEE AND THEN SIMPLY APPEAL TO MY CHAIRMAN, MR. MICA , TO COME, LET'S REASON TOGETHER BECAUSE...
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| 02:14:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS YIELDS BACK HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. PETRI: THANK
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| 02:14:18 |
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. I JUST THOUGHT SO LONG AS WE'RE SPENDING SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT THE MODEST CLEANING UP OF THE SERIES OF EARMARKS THAT...
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| 02:17:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. COSTELLO: AT THIS
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| 02:17:40 |
MR. COSTELLO, -
TIME I YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLELADY FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MS. NORTON. THE
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| 02:17:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MS. NORTON: I
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| 02:17:49 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS FOR YIELDING. MADAM SPEAKER, YOU KNOW THE DEBT LIMIT ISN'T THE ONLY DEADLINE THAT IS UPON US. HERE WE ARE FACING FRIDAY,...
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| 02:21:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. PETRI: HOW MUCH
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| 02:21:15 |
MR. PETRI, -
TIME IS REMAINING? THE
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| 02:21:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN HAS 6 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS HAS 15 1/4 REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN....
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| 02:21:25 |
MR. PETRI, -
TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FULL COMMITTEE, MR. MICA. THE
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| 02:21:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 02:21:31 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MR. MICA: MADAM SPEAKER, THE CHAIR OF THE AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE WENT THROUGH THE LIST OF THE AIRPORTS THAT ARE WITHIN 90 MILES, WOULD BE AFFECTED...
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| 02:24:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. COSTELLO: MADAM
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| 02:24:31 |
MR. COSTELLO, -
SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. ENGEL. THE
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| 02:24:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. ENGEL:
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| 02:24:37 |
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS FOR YIELDING TO ME. MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN CONTINUED OPPOSITION TO THE AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ACT...
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| 02:27:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. PETRI: I CONTINUE TO
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| 02:27:25 |
MR. PETRI, -
RESERVE DIFFERENT GIVEN THE DIFFERENCE IN
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| 02:27:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN CONTINUES TO RESERVE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS.
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| 02:27:31 |
MR. COSTELLO, -
MR. COSTELLO: MADAM SPEAKER, THANK YOU. I WOULD ASK MY FRIEND, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, IF HE HAS OTHER SPEAKERS. IF HE HAS NO OTHER SPEAKERS,...
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| 02:27:52 |
MR. PETRI, -
ME. IF YOU WANT TO YIELD BACK. I WAS PREPARED TO CLOSE AT THE VERY END FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. MR.
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| 02:27:59 |
MR. COSTELLO, -
COSTELLO: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER
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| 02:28:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COSTELLO:
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| 02:28:05 |
Costello, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MADAM SPEAKER, WE HEARD FROM CHAIRMAN MICA WHO WE HAVE WORKED WITH VERY CLOSELY. HE HAS DONE HIS VERY BEST UP TO THIS POINT TO TRY AND GET AN F.A.A. RE-AUTHORIZATION...
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| 02:36:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. PETRI: I THANK
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| 02:36:39 |
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. LET ME JUST CONCLUDE BY URGING MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS 21ST EXTENSION WITH A VERY, VERY MODEST CHANGE FROM A PURELY CLEAN EXTENSION...
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| 02:39:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. ALL TIME FOR DEBATE HAS EXPIRED. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 357, THE PREVIOUS...
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| 02:39:40 |
Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
CLERK: A BILL TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO EXTEND THE FUNDING AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY OF THE AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND, TO AMEND...
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| 02:39:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. RAHALL: I ASK
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| 02:40:02 |
MR. RAHALL, -
FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS -- I'M SORRY. I HAVE A MOTION AT THE DESK, MADAM SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER
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| 02:40:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: IS THE GENTLEMAN OPPOSED TO THE BILL? MR.
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| 02:40:08 |
MR. RAHALL, -
RAHALL: YES, I AM OPPOSED TO THE BILL.
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| 02:40:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION. MR. PETRI: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 02:40:14 |
MR. PETRI, -
I RESERVE A POINT OF ORDER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 02:40:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A POINT OF ORDER IS RESERVED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION. THE
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| 02:40:20 |
THE CLERK, -
CLERK: MR. RAHALL OF WEST VIRGINIA MOVES TO RECOMMIT THE BILL, H.R. 2553, TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT...
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| 02:41:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES IN SUPPORT OF HIS MOTION. MR. RAHALL: THANK
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| 02:41:12 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. IN JUNE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC LEARNED THAT A MAJOR U.S. AIRLINE GREETED A GROUP OF ARMY SOLDIERS WHO WERE RETURNING HOME FROM THE...
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| 02:43:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN MAY NOT RESERVE.
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| 02:43:59 |
MR. RAHALL, -
MR. RAHALL: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE
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| 02:44:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN CONTINUE TO RESERVE HIS...
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| 02:44:08 |
MR. PETRI, -
PETRI: I WITHDRAW MY POINT OF ORDER, MADAM SPEAKER.
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| 02:44:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE POINT OF ORDER IS WITHDRAWN. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA RISE? >> I RISE IN OPPOSITION
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| 02:44:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO RECOMMIT, MADAM SPEAKER.
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| 02:44:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >>
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| 02:44:22 |
Cravaack, Chip - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR -- MADAM SPEAKER. I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE SOLDIERS. AS A MILITARY OFFICER FOR 24 YEARS I THINK...
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| 02:45:46 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
TO THE GENTLEMAN'S QUESTION ASKED A FEW SECOND AGO. IT WAS A CLOSED RULE. THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP IN THE AMENDMENT PROCESS....
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| 02:46:04 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AN F.A.A. OPEN DEBATE, MADAM SPEAKER. WE COULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP AT THIS TIME. MR. RAHALL:
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| 02:46:11 |
MR. RAHALL, -
QUITE FRANKLY. IT DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER THE MARKUP OF THIS BILL. MR. CRAVAACK: I
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| 02:46:17 |
Cravaack, Chip - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
WOULD LIKE REGULAR ORDER. WE SHOULD NOT BE OPENING THIS AT THIS TIME ON A MOTION TO RECOMMIT. I WILL FULLY WORK WITH THE OTHER SIDE IN TRYING TO MAKE...
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| 02:46:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT....
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| 02:46:53 |
MR. RAHALL, -
FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. RECORDED VOTE. THE
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| 02:46:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS...
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| 03:11:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THIS EYEAS ARE 187, THE NAYS ARE 233. THE MOTION IS NOT ADOPTED. THE QUESTION IS ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ...
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| 03:12:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
VOTE. THE CHAIR: A
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| 03:12:14 |
THE CHAIR, -
RECORDED VOTE IS REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING RISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL...
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| 03:21:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 243, THE NAYS ARE 177. THE BILL HAS PASSED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE...
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| 03:22:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MR. SPEAKER, I PRESENT A PRIVILEGED REPORT FOR PRINTING UNDER THE RULE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:22:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: REPORT
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| 03:22:23 |
THE CLERK, -
TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2596, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND JUSTICE AND SCIENCE AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING...
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| 03:22:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: REFERRED TO THE UNION CALENDAR AND ORDERED PRINTED. POINTS OF ORDER ARE RESERVED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, THE CHAIR WILL...
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| 03:23:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.J.RES. 66. THE SPEAKER
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| 03:23:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION. THE
|
| 03:23:21 |
THE CLERK, -
CLERK: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 66. JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RENEWAL OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THE BURMESE FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY ACT OF...
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| 03:23:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN MEAN TO CALL UP THE BILL AS AMENDED? >> THE BILL HAS
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| 03:23:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NOT BEEN AMENDED. EXCUSE ME, MR. SPEAKER, THE BILL HAS BEEN AMENDED AS FILED. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 03:23:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA, MR. BOUSTANY, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. MCDERMOTT, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES....
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| 03:24:17 |
Boustany, Charles W. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD SUCH TIME AS I MIGHT CONSUME. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO REVISE...
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| 03:24:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: SO ORDERED. MR.
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| 03:24:36 |
Boustany, Charles W. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
BOUSTANY: MR. SPEAKER, AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.J.RES. 66 WHICH WOULD CONTINUE THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS...
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| 03:30:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON RISE? MR. MCDERMOTT:
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| 03:30:42 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO
|
| 03:30:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN CLAIM TIME IN OPPOSITION? DOES THE GENTLEMAN CLAIM TIME IN OPPOSITION? THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MCDERMOTT:
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| 03:30:54 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
YOU ALREADY DIVIDED THE TIME, DIDN'T YOU? THE SPEAKER PRO
|
| 03:30:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MCDERMOTT:
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| 03:30:58 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 66, A MEASURE TO RENEW THE BAN ON IMPORTS FROM...
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| 03:35:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN RISE? >>
|
| 03:35:11 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I YIELD TWO AND A HALF MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. PITTS. MR. PITTS: I RISE IN
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| 03:35:18 |
Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION TO RENEW SANCTIONS AGAINST THE BRUTAL MILITARY DICTATORS IN BURMA. THE PLIGHT FACING THESE PEOPLE OF BURMA...
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| 03:37:27 |
THE CHAIR, -
FROM WASHINGTON. MR. MCDERMOTT: I
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| 03:37:29 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. CROWLEY, SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME. MR. CROWLEY:
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| 03:37:35 |
Crowley, Joseph - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
I THANK MY FRIEND FROM WASHINGTON FOR YIELDING ME THE TIME. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 66. THIS MEASURE IS A...
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| 03:42:51 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. MR. BOUSTANY: I
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| 03:42:56 |
MR. BOUSTANY, -
RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:42:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. MCDERMOTT: I YIELD TO
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| 03:43:03 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
MR. HOPE, THE -- THREE MINUTES.
|
| 03:43:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. HOPE:
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MR. HOPE, -
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. WHEN I FIRST VISITED BURMA DECADES AGO, I EARN WILL -- I LEARNED WHAT A DIFFERENCE A MISGUIDED REGIME CAN MAKE....
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Holt, Rush - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
A RICH HISTORY, FERTILE LAND, ABUNDANT RESOURCES AND A PRODUCTIVE POPULATION. IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING THE COUPE IN THE EARLY 198 -- THE CUE -- THE COUP...
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| 03:46:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. MR.
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| 03:46:15 |
MR. BOUSTANY, -
BOUSTANY: MR. SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO INQUIRE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA HAS ANY -- EXCUSE ME, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON HAS ANY...
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| 03:46:25 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
MCDERMOTT: NO. AND I WOULD ONLY SAY THAT THIS BILL EXPIRES ON THE 26TH OF JUNE -- JULY, SO WE NEED TO ACT ON IT QUICKLY AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE...
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| 03:46:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON YIELDS HIS TIME. MR. BOUSTANY: THANK
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| 03:46:40 |
Boustany, Charles W. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M IN FULL AGREEMENT. WE NEED TO MOVE AND PASS THIS AND I THINK WE'LL GET IT BASSED -- PASSED. I MUST SAY FOR THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 03:47:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION...
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| 03:48:15 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR WIN MINUTE. THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION -- ONE MINUTE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, YOU MAY ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. >> MR.
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| 03:48:24 |
Palazzo, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Mississippi
SPEAKER, TWO THINGS COME FROM A TOWN CALLED KILN, MISSISSIPPI, THAT'S AN -- A FAMOUS NFL QUARTERBACK AND LAZY MAGNOLIA BEER. WE KNOW BRETT'S STORY BUT...
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| 03:48:52 |
Palazzo, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Mississippi
H.R. 1236, THE SMALL BREW ACT, DOES THAT. ALLOWING A MUCH-NEEDED TAX CUT TO OUR SMALL BREWERS. BY LOWERING THE TAX ON THE BEER THEY PRODUCE, THESE COMPANIES...
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| 03:49:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. ARE THERE FURTHER REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES? UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY...
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| 03:49:46 |
MRS. ELLMERS, -
ELLMERS: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 03:49:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. SO ORDERED. MRS.
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| 03:49:53 |
Ellmers, Renee - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
ELLMERS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TODAY WE HAVE A WONDERFUL GROUP OF WOMEN WHO ARE GOING TO COME TOGETHER AND DISCUSS THE ISSUES AT HAND RIGHT NOW IN...
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| 03:53:04 |
Myrick, Suellen "Sue" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
WELL, IT'S MY HONOR TO BE HERE AND I THANK YOU FOR YIELDING ME THE TIME. YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, WE HAVE A LOT OF COLLEAGUES HERE AND MOST OF US SHARE...
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| 03:56:10 |
MRS. ELLMERS, -
MRS. ELLMERS: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I YIELD NOW TO ERA BUTLER. MS. HERRERA BEUTLER:
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| 03:56:24 |
Herrera Beutler, Jaime - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
THANK YOU. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST MONL MENTAL TIMES WE FACE AS A NATION. WE ARE RIGHT NOW MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE NOT JUST...
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| 04:00:17 |
Ellmers, Renee - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
SO MUCH, I YIELD TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM ALABAMA, MRS. ROBY, A MOTHER OF TWO AND WISE BEYOND HER YEARS. MRS. ROBY: I
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| 04:00:25 |
Roby, Martha - U.S. Representative, [R] Alabama
THANK YOU FOR THOSE KIND REMARKS. WHAT AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE ON THE FLOOR OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTING ALABAMA'S SECOND...
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| 04:04:43 |
Ellmers, Renee - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
MY VERY, VERY SPECIAL FRIEND, MRS. BIGGERT OF ILLINOIS WHO HAS BEEN A VOICE OF REASON. SHE IS A STRONG WOMAN HERE IN CONGRESS FOR US IN THE G.O.P....
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| 04:05:01 |
Biggert, Judy - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
YOU. THANK YOU AND I THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS, I THINK THAT WE'VE GOT SUCH GREAT WOMEN THAT HAVE COME INTO THIS CONGRESS IN THIS LAST TURN AND...
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| 04:09:34 |
Ellmers, Renee - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
JUST LIKE TO REFER TO THIS CHART RIGHT HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PAY THOSE TAXES. THAT...
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| 04:10:31 |
Ellmers, Renee - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO RUN THE COUNTRY AND STICK TO THAT BUDGET AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD TO MY GOOD FRIEND, THE LAST TIME WE...
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| 04:11:07 |
Jenkins, Lynn - U.S. Representative, [R] Kansas
I THANK THE GENTLELADY FROM NORTH CAROLINA FOR YIELDING. I AM LYNN JENKINS FROM THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN KANSAS, A PROUD REPUBLICAN WOMAN....
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| 04:14:48 |
Noem, Kristi Lynn - U.S. Representative, [R] South Dakota
YOU SO MUCH. I NOW YIELD TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM IT'D, PART OF -- FROM SOUTH DAKOTA, PART OF OUR FRESHMAN CLASS WHO HAS TRULY SHOWN HER LEADERSHIP....
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| 04:19:43 |
Ellmers, Renee - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING, WE ALL HAVE OUR STORIES, OUR ANECDOTES ABOUT OUR HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS AND WHAT WE'RE DEALING...
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| 04:22:06 |
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
RODGERS: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M PROUD TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO JOIN THE REPUBLICAN WOMEN AND I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK YOU, AS OUR LEADER FROM NORTH...
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| 04:26:28 |
MRS. ELLMERS, -
YOU SO MUCH. I'D LIKE TO YIELD NOW TO THE GENTLELADY FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MS. MOORE CAPITO. MRS. CAPITO: THANK
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| 04:26:37 |
Capito, Shelley Moore - U.S. Representative, [R] West Virginia
YOU. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES HERE TODAY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO EVERY WOMAN IN AMERICA,...
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| 04:33:27 |
Ellmers, Renee - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW I'D LIKE TO YIELD TO ONE OF MY FELLOW FRESHMAN COLLEAGUES WHO I HAVE GOTTEN TO BE VERY GOOD FRIENDS WITH, SHE IS AN INCREDIBLE...
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| 04:33:58 |
Adams, Sandra "Sandy" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
YOU. I JOIN THE -- MY FELLOW REPUBLICAN WOMEN TODAY TO COME AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE PASSED YESTERDAY, CUT, CAP, AND BALANCE. I WANT TO REACH...
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| 04:40:49 |
MRS. ELLMERS, -
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 04:40:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WOULD THE GENTLELADY YIELD? THE CHAIR WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE. THE MESSENGER: MR. SPEAKER, A MESSAGE FROM THE 39 OF THE UNITED STATES. THE...
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| 04:41:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SECRETARY. THE SECRETARY: I'M DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO DELIVER TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A MESSAGE IN WRITING. THE...
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| 04:41:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. ELLMERS:
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| 04:41:18 |
MRS. ELLMERS, -
THANK YOU. I NOW YIELD TO THE GENTLELADY FROM OHIO, MRS. SCHMIDT FOR THREE MINUTES.
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| 04:41:25 |
Schmidt, Jeannette "Jean" Marie - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
MRS. SCHMIDT: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, THANK YOU TO MY GOOD FRIEND MRS. ELLMERS FROM NORTH CAROLINA FOR HOSTING THIS HOUR THIS EVENING. THIS IS ABOUT...
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| 04:44:41 |
Hartzler, Vicky - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
THANK YOU, RENEE. WE APPRECIATE YOU HOSTING THIS. I'M GLAD TO LEND MY SUPPORT TO THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. IT GOES BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD AND I'VE...
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| 04:47:28 |
Ellmers, Renee - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
MUCH. AND I YIELD, THIS WILL BE OUR -- YOU WILL BE FINISHING THIS EVENING'S COMMENTS, A GOOD FRIEND TO ALL OF US AS FRESHMEN, A MENTOR TO US AND I THANK...
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| 04:47:50 |
MS. GRANGER, -
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MRS. ELLMERS: FOR THREE
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| 04:47:53 |
MRS. ELLMERS, -
MINUTES. MS. GRANGER: I WANT
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| 04:47:54 |
Granger, Kay - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE BALANCING BUDGETS BECAUSE I HAD TO MANAGE MANY DIFFICULT KINDS OF BUDGETS AND SOME ALL AT THE SAME TIME....
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| 04:49:58 |
Ellmers, Renee - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
MUCH. AND WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, MY GOOD FRIEND WAS POINTING OUT THE NEED TO BE FOLLOWING OUR FINANCES AND, YOU KNOW, AS MORE AND MORE WOMEN ARE BECOMING...
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| 04:50:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. GARAMENDI,...
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| 04:51:35 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M GOING TO BE JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES TODAY AND WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL SITUATION HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND...
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| 05:04:01 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
YOU, REPRESENTATIVE GARAMENDI. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP WITH LASER SHARP FOCUS, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL AS WE FACE THIS DEFAULT CRISIS, WHERE THERE...
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| 05:08:50 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MR. TONKO, YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK HERE. EARLIER, BEFORE YOU CAME IN I WAS DISCUSSING OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES' WOMEN'S DAY AND THEY WERE ALL TALKING...
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| 05:09:33 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IRONIC THAT THIS SESSION OF CONGRESS OPENED WITH -- MR. POLIS:
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| 05:09:38 |
Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
IT'S PARTICULARLY IRONIC THAT THIS SESSION OF CONGRESS OPENED WITH A READING OF THE CONSTITUTION. THERE HAS BEEN DEBATE TO AN EXTENT I HAVE NOT SEEN...
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| 05:13:56 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SO MUCH FOR BRINGING OUR ATTENTION TO THE WAY IN WHICH THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD ALTER THE NATURE OF OUR GOVERNMENT. I TALKED ABOUT THE...
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| 05:16:01 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
OWNAGEMENT, THEY SAID THIS WOULD END MEDICARE IN THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. AND WHAT WE END UP WITH IS THAT WE HAVE THESE VERY BOLD STATEMENTS...
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| 05:16:29 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
FROM HEALTH
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| 05:16:30 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CARE. MR. TONKO: YES. I THINK WHAT WE HAVE WITNESSED IS MESSING WITH A PRECIOUS DOCUMENT. ONE THAT GOVERNANCE THIS DEMOCRACY THAT WAS CAREFULLY PLANNED...
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| 05:20:53 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BEFORE WE LEAVE THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT, THE BILL THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR YESTERDAY HAD TWO OTHER PIECES TO IT. ONE OF THEM WAS TO -- WAS TO...
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| 05:25:37 |
MR. TONKO, -
I DIDN'T HEAR THE ADVOCACY ABOUT PAYING OUR BILL BUT CUTTING AWAY AT MIDDLE CLASS VALUES AND NEEDS, I DIDN'T HEAR THE DEFAULT CRISIS IN PAYING OUR...
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| 05:26:11 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
MR. GARAMENDI: COULD YOU YIELD FOR JUST A MOMENT? MR. TONKO:
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| 05:26:14 |
MR. TONKO, -
CERTAINLY. MR. GARAMENDI:
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| 05:26:15 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
YOU HAVE MOVED TO A SUBJECT THAT WE WANT TO GET TO WHICH IS JOBS. MR. TONKO: IF
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| 05:26:20 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
I COULD SAY ONE THING. WHEN WE FALL SHORT ON THE MEDICAID SIDE, IT FALLS UPON A PROPERTY TAXPAYER AND IF YOU ARE ON A FIXED INCOME AND MANY SENIORS...
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| 05:27:04 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I ALWAYS PUT UP WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MEDICARE, IT WAS 1965. THIS IS A TOMBSTONE AND IT SAYS MEDICARE, 1965...
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| 05:27:26 |
MR. TONKO, -
TO END MEDICARE. MR. GARAMENDI:
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| 05:27:29 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THREE VOTES TO END MEDICARE IN THE NEW CONGRESS, THREE VOTES BY THE REPUBLICANS THAT HAVE PUT UP THREE DIFFERENT MEASURES THAT TERMINATE MEDICARE AS WE...
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| 05:27:44 |
MR. TONKO, -
CUTS TO THE JOB CREATORS. MR. GARAMENDI:
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| 05:27:47 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
TO THE JOB CREATORS, YOU MUST MEAN THOSE WEALTHY FOLKS. MR. TONKO:
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| 05:27:54 |
MR. TONKO, -
MILLIONAIRE, BILLIONAIRE TAX CUT THAT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE JOB CREATORS. MR. GARAMENDI:
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| 05:28:00 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY AN INDIVIDUAL BY THE GREAT STATE OF VERMONT, WHO HAS SPOKEN MANY TIMES ON THIS FLOOR ABOUT JOBS AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO. MR....
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| 05:28:15 |
Welch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Vermont
YOU. WE ARE IN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION NOW. WE ARE 11 DAYS AWAY FROM PERHAPS THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY NOT PAYING OUR BILLS. AND...
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| 05:31:32 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GARAMENDI: PETER, AS WE STAND HERE ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE DEBATING AN EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT MOMENT OF TIME ABOUT THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO...
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| 05:32:57 |
MR. WELCH, -
REPRESENTATIVE GARAMENDI, I THINK THE MESSAGE FROM THE DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND LOGICAL. MR. TONKO: WE SAID
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| 05:33:06 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SAVE MEDICARE, MAKE IT STRONGER. THEN WE TALK ABOUT CUTTING, CUTTING PROGRAMS THAT DON'T CREATE JOBS. DO THOSE CUTS WHERE THERE'S NO JOBS CREATED....
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| 05:35:38 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WE KEPT HEARING FROM OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES THAT WHAT AMERICA NEEDS IS A CUT, BALANCE -- HOW DOES THAT WORK? MR.
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| 05:35:53 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
TONKO: I DON'T KNOW,S OF MESSING WITH THE CONSTITUTION AND "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" ADVISED, DON'T MESS WITH THE CONSTITUTION, LEAVE THE CONSTITUTION...
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| 05:36:29 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WE HEARD IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, IT WAS CUT, BALANCE -- IT WAS CUT -- WHAT I KEPT HEARING IS CUT, SLASH, AND BURN. THEY'RE GOING TO CUT AND SLASH...
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| 05:36:53 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MR. GARAMENDI: THEY WANT AN INVEST, GROW AND BUILD POLICY. NOT A CUT, SLASH AND BURN POLICY. THEY WANT TO INVEST IN EDUCATION. THEY WANT THEIR KIDS TO...
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| 05:38:48 |
Welch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Vermont
THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. WE IN VERMONT DON'T HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. WE'RE THE ONLY STATE THAT DOESN'T HAVE IT. WE ALWAYS MANAGED TO BALANCE...
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| 05:40:31 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
VERY MUCH, MR. WELCH. I NOTICED THAT ON MY LEFT SIDE, OUR COLLEAGUE, MR. PERLMUTTER FROM COLORADO, HAS JOINED US AND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, OUR...
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| 05:40:50 |
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
PERLMUTTER: THANK YOU, MR. GARAMENDI. I THINK YOU ALL HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON THE REAL ISSUE IN FRONT OF US. THE BEST WAY, WE HAVE SOME BUDGET ISSUES...
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| 05:43:00 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GET OURSELVES INTO A GREAT DISCUSSION. THE GREAT MIDWEST, OHIO, THE INDUSTRIAL CENTER OF AMERICA BEING REBUILT BY BETTY SUTTON. MS. SUTTON. MS....
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| 05:43:12 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR BEING DOWN HERE, FIGHTING THE FIGHT OUR AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT US TO FIGHT. IN MY DISTRICT, PEOPLE'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY...
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| 05:45:37 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GARAMENDI: AND MAKE IT IN AMERICA. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT. S THAT GREAT, STRONG COUNTRY, YESTERDAY, I HEARD DURING THE DEBATE THAT WE'RE BROKE. WE'RE...
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| 05:46:26 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE GARAMENDI. THE 21ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT I REPRESENT IS THE HOST COMMUNITY TO THE BARGE CANAL AND GAVE BIRTH TO MILL TOWNS...
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| 05:47:38 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GOING TO PUT PEOPLE BACK TO WORK WITH A CLEAN SNRG POLICY. WE NEED A NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY ON ENERGY. AND I KNOW THAT PART OF THAT SOLUTION IS GOING...
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| 05:48:02 |
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
MR. PERLMUTTER: TIME IS SHORT, SO COLORADO, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB, WHICH IS THE FINEST LAB OF ANY KIND IN...
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| 05:48:54 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
TO GO AROUND AND WRAP AND START WITH MS. SUTTON FROM OHIO. YOU HAVE 37 SECONDS. MS. SUTTON: THANK
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| 05:49:01 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
YOU FOR HAVING THIS HOUR. AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE DO MAKE IT IN AMERICA. I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JOBS. I HAVE A BILL RIGHT NOW THAT'S PENDING...
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| 05:49:40 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
STRONG AND OUR ECONOMY IS ONE THAT IS BOLSTERED BY JOB CREATION AND WE SAID IT SO MANY TIMES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. DON'T CUT VALUABLE PROGRAMS ALLOW OUR...
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| 05:50:17 |
Welch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Vermont
BILLS. WE ALWAYS HAVE, WE ALWAYS WILL. TWO, LET'S HAVE A LONG-TERM BUDGET PLAN TO STABILIZE OUR BUDGET WITH A BALANCED APPROACH, RECEIVE NEWS AS WELL...
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| 05:50:35 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
MR. GARAMENDI: WE WILL MAKE IT IN AMERICA AND WHEN WE DO, WE WILL PUT A JOBS PROGRAM AND GROW AND BUILD THIS ECONOMY. THAT'S OUR PROMISE. I YIELD BACK...
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| 05:50:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE A MESSAGE. THE CLERK:
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| 05:51:03 |
THE CLERK, -
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, SECTION 202-D OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCIES ACT PROVIDES FOR THE AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY...
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| 05:52:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ORDERED PRINTED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 12-A OF RULE 1, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE...
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