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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR CHAPLAIN, FATHER CONROY. CHAPLAIN CONROY: LET US PRAY. WE GIVE YOU...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR HAS EXAMINED THE JOURNAL OF THE LAST DAY'S PROCEEDING AND ANNOUNCES TO THE HOUSE ITS APPROVAL THEREOF. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1 OF RULE 1, THE...
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Lamborn, Douglas "Doug" L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF OUR GREAT AND BLESSED COUNTRY. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN UP TO 15 THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ONS FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES ON...
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Lamborn, Douglas "Doug" L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
RISE TODAY TO DISCUSS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL SECURITY, OUR NUCLEAR DETERENCE. YESTERDAY THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE STRATEGIC...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO RISE? >> I REQUEST PERMISSION
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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. KUCINICH: HERE'S
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Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO AVOID THE DEFAULT. HERE'S HOW TO GET OUT OF DEBT. END THE WARS. SAVE $1 TRILLION IN 10 YEARS. REPEAL TAX CUTS TO THE WEALTHY. SAVE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA RISE?
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MR. PITTS, -
MR. PITTS: TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
MR. PITTS: MR. SPEAKER, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN FINALLY SEE HARRY REID'S DEBT CEILING PLAN. ONLY FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE DEADLINE SET BY THE PRESIDENT, THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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Eshoo, Anna G. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MS. ESHOO: MR. SPEAKER, I COME TO THE FLOOR TODAY WITH A COAT OF MANY COLORS. LITTLE UNUSUAL TO DO THIS, BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF IT. AND I THINK EVERYONE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN RISE? >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> THANK YOU,
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Unidentified Speaker, -
MR. SPEAKER. WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF AN IMPORTANT DEBATE.
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Walberg, Tim - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
MR. WALBERG: FUNDAMENTALLY, IT'S A DEBATE ABOUT THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF OUR COUNTRY, THE NEXT GENERATION AND GETTING AMERICANS BACK TO WORK. JOBS ARE...
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| 00:09:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >> I
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Unidentified Speaker, -
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR.
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Baca, Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BACA: MR. SPEAKER, REPUBLICANS CLAIM THAT THEY WANT TO LOWER THE GOVERNMENT'S SPENDING, BUT THEY SURE HAVE A FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING IT. FIRST, THEY REFUSE...
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| 00:10:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA RISE? >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. >>
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Stutzman, Marlin A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I COME TO THE FLOOR TODAY TO THANK EVERY VOCAL CONSTITUENT IN AMERICA FOR PUSHING US TO THIS POINT TODAY WHERE WE WILL CONSIDER...
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Stutzman, Marlin A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
MR. STUTZMAN: CALL THEM HOBBITS, CALL THEM WHAT YOU LIKE. I CALL IT TEA PARTY FIGHTERS WHO WISH TO GET THIS COUNTRY ON A FISCAL PROJECTRY TRUE PATRIOTS....
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| 00:11:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA RISE? >> I ASK UNANIMOUS
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Unidentified Speaker, -
CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:11:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. ALTMIRE:
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Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
MR. SPEAKER, WITH THE CLOCK TICK, TICK, TICKING AWAY TOWARDS A DEFAULT ON OUR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY, WE NEED TO...
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| 00:13:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN RISE? >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. >> MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY
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Peters, Gary - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
IN OPPOSITION TO THE REPUBLICAN DEFAULT ACT, WHICH WILL REQUIRE DEEP CUTS IN MEDICARE WHILE PRESERVING TAX BREAKS AND LOOPHOLES FOR MILLIONAIRES AND...
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| 00:14:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR
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| 00:14:12 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE
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| 00:14:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. INSLEE: MR.
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Inslee, Jay - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
SPEAKER, AS WE CONTINUE TO HOPE THAT A SPIRIT OF CONSENSUS WILL COME FORTH TO AVOID THIS SELF-INFLICTED WOUND, I THINK IT'S WELL TO THINK OF A GENERAL...
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| 00:15:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS RISE? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED....
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Keating, William "Bill" R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
RISE TODAY IN RECOGNITION OF THE CAPE COD LEAGUE'S ALL-STAR GAME. WHICH IS TAKING PLACE IN FENWAY PARK ON FRIDAY, JULY 29. I RISE NOT JUST BECAUSE...
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| 00:17:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CONNECTICUT RISE? >>
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| 00:17:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE, REVISE AND EXTEND.
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| 00:17:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >>
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| 00:17:53 |
Himes, James "Jim" A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
MR. SPEAKER, I'M TOLD THAT THIS AFTERNOON THE HOUSE WILL VOTE ON THE BOEHNER DEFAULT PREVENTION BILL IN DIRECT CONTRAVENTION OF HOUSE RULES WITH LIMITED...
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| 00:18:29 |
Himes, James "Jim" A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
MR. HIMES: WHAT I'M RISING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY THOUGH IS THE FACT THAT THIS BILL WOULD HAVE US HAVING EXACTLY THIS DISCUSSION SIX MONTHS FROM TODAY, TALKING...
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| 00:19:02 |
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? -- THE GENTLEWOMAN...
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| 00:19:09 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TO
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Castor, Katherine "Kathy" Anne - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO WORK TOGETHER TO RESOLVE OUR DEBT REDUCTION STRATEGY AND I RISE TO URGE MY G.O.P. COLLEAGUES TO ABANDON THEIR EFFORTS TO END...
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Castor, Katherine "Kathy" Anne - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
CASTOR: AND THAT THEIR CHILDREN WILL HAVE ECONOMIC SECURITY BECAUSE WE WON'T BE WORRIED ABOUT THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES THAT A DIAGNOSIS OR AN EMERGENCY...
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| 00:20:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA RISE? >>
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| 00:20:24 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >>
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Schwartz, Allyson - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
AS WE SEEK WAYS TO GET AMERICA'S ECONOMY GROWING AGAIN, ONE PART OF THIS EFFORT MUST BE TO CREATE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT TO GROW PRIVATE SECTOR, CUTTING-EDGE...
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Schwartz, Allyson - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
IS WHY I JOINED SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES ON A BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL BASIS, TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION THAT WILL KEEP AMERICA ON THE FRONT EDGE OF SCIENTIFIC...
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| 00:21:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE GREAT STATE OF ILLINOIS RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE
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| 00:21:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:21:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. QUIGLEY: THANK
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Quigley, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. FELLOW CITIZENS, WE CANNOT ESCAPE HISTORY, SAID LINCOLN IN AN ADDRESS TO CONGRESS IN 1862. WE OF THIS CONGRESS AND THIS ADMINISTRATION,...
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| 00:22:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR
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| 00:23:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ONE MINUTE.
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| 00:23:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. GARAMENDI: THIS ISN'T
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Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
JUST ABOUT RAISING THE DEBT LIMIT, THIS IS ABOUT FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HOLD DEAR HERE IN AMERICA. IF YOU CARE ABOUT MEDICARE...
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| 00:24:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. GARAMENDI:
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MR. GARAMENDI, -
I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:24:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. MEMBERS ARE ADVISED TO ADDRESS THEIR REMARKS TO THE CHAIR. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 00:24:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE, REVISE AND EXTEND.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT
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Connolly, Gerald "Gerry" E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
OBJECTION. >> THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'VE HEARD MANY OF MY REPUBLICAN FRIENDS CLAIM THAT PROVIDING THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH CERTAINTY AND THEN GETTING...
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| 00:24:33 |
Connolly, Gerald "Gerry" E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
CONNOLLY: UNFORTUNATELY SPEAKER BOEHNER'S PLAN DOES NEITHER OF THOSE TWO THINGS. IT'S -- IT DELAYS A CATASTROPHIC DEFAULT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME, KEEPING...
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| 00:25:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE...
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| 00:25:43 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ONE MINUTE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN
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| 00:25:47 |
McNerney, Gerald "Jerry" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE MAJORITY'S DEBT CEILING PROPOSAL. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS AGREE THAT RAISING THE FEDERAL DEBT IS UNSUSTAINABLE, THAT THE...
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| 00:26:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE A MESSAGE. THE CLERK: TO THE
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THE CLERK, -
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, SECTION 202-D OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCIES ACT PROVIDES FOR THE AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY UNLESS PRIOR...
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| 00:28:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ORDERED PRINTED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA...
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Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, I CALL UP HOUSE RESOLUTION 375 AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:28:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE CALENDAR
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THE CLERK, -
NUMBER 62, HOUSE RESOLUTION 375, RESOLVED THAT UPON THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION IT SHALL BE IN ORDER TO CONSIDER IN THE HOUSE THE BILL, SENATE 627,...
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| 00:32:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE HOUR. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 00:32:46 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEBATE ONLY I YIELD THE CUSTOMARY 30 MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE RULES COMMITTEE, PENDING I YIELD...
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| 00:33:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: AND ALL TIME THAT I'LL BE YIELDING, THAT ANYONE WILL BE YIELDING DURING THIS DEBATE WILL BE FOR DEBATE PURPOSES ONLY. AND I'D ASK UNANIMOUS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. DREIER: MR.
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Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
SPEAKER, THIS RULE PROVIDES FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2012. IT PROVIDES FOR -- 2011. IT PROVIDES FOR TWO HOURS OF DEBATE, AS THE...
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| 00:42:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: THANK
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MS. SLAUGHTER, -
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN, MY FRIEND, MR. DREIER, FOR YIELDING ME THE CUSTOMARY 30 MINUTES AND YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME.
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| 00:42:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MS. SLAUGHTER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 00:42:55 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE BUT EQUALLY URGENT ISSUES FACING OUR COUNTRY -- RAISING THE DEBT CEILING AND REDUCING THE NATION'S DEBT....
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| 00:47:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR.
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MR. DREIER, -
SPEAKER, NOW IN HIS SEVENTH MONTH AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE'S REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, MY FRIEND FROM LAWRENCEVILLE,...
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| 00:48:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. WOODALL:
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| 00:48:05 |
Woodall, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
I VERY MUCH THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR YIELDING. THAT'S RIGHT, SEVEN MONTHS. SEVEN MONTHS. I'M ONE OF THE NEW GUYS ON CAPITOL HILL. AND I RAN FOR CONGRESS...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
FOR YIELDING. IT'S 74 TIMES. MR. WOODALL: 74
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Woodall, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
TIMES. I APPRECIATE THE CHAIRMAN FOR CORRECTING ME. 74 TIMES THAT AMERICA'S A.T.M. CARD HAS BEEN STUCK IN, NO FUNDS TO WITHDRAW AND YET CASH HAS BEEN...
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| 00:49:21 |
MR. DREIER, -
BEEN INFORMED THAT BOTH YOU AND I ARE WRONG. IT'S 75 TIMES THAT THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE. I'VE JUST BEEN TOLD BY THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE. MR....
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MR. WOODALL, -
THAT'S ALMOST GOING TO -- MR. DREIER: WE'RE JUST
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MR. DREIER, -
BEING VERY MOD NEST OUR ASSESSMENT OF IT SO FAR BUT WE'RE UP TO 75 -- MODEST IN OUR ASSESSMENT OF IT SO FAR BUT WE'RE AT 75. MR. WOODALL: THAT
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| 00:49:42 |
Woodall, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
ALMOST TAKES THE SMILE OFF MY FACE. 75. THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE, THE MOST RESPONSIVE BODY WE HAVE IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS REACHED IN WITH THAT A.T.M. CARD...
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| 00:51:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. MS.
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Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SLAUGHTER: MR. SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MY COLLEAGUE ON THE RULES COMMITTEE, MR. MCGOVERN. THE CHAIR:
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THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN -- THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR.
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| 00:51:30 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MCGOVERN: THANK YOU. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS CLOSED RULE, TO THIS CLOSED PROCESS AND TO THE UNDERLYING BILL. MR. SPEAKER, I KEEP...
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| 00:52:53 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MCGOVERN: I QUOTE, I NODE YOU'RE HELP. I CAN'T TELL WHAT YOU IT IS, YOU CAN NEVER ASK ME ABOUT IT LATER, IT WAS GOING TO HURT SOME PEOPLE, END QUOTE....
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| 00:53:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. DREIER: WILL
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Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. SPEAKER, WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MAY I YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN? MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. I...
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| 00:54:03 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR.
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MR. DREIER, -
DREIER: OF COURSE, I'M HAPPY TO YIELD. THE GENTLEMAN DIDN'T YIELD TO ME BUT I'M HAPPY TO YIELD. MR. MCGOVERN:
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| 00:54:09 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
YOU'RE BRINGING IT UNDER THE SUSPENSION OF THE RULES, THE HOST CLOSED PROCESS WE HAVE IN THIS HOUSE -- THE MOST CLOSED PROCESS WE HAVE IN THIS HAD THIS...
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| 00:54:17 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
COULD RECLAIM MY TIME. I'LL YIELD TO MY FRIEND IF I COULD RECLAIM MY TIME, MR. SPEAKER. I THINK I HAVE THE TIME HERE. I WOULD SAY TO MY FRIEND THAT...
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| 00:54:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR.
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| 00:55:02 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
COLE: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND I RISE TO SUPPORT THE RESUME AND THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION -- THE RULE AND THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION. ...
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| 00:56:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. MS.
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| 00:56:44 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SLAUGHTER: MR. SPEAKER, I AM PLEASED TO YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA, AN EXPERT ON THIS CONSTITUTION, MR. PRICE. THE SPEAKER...
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| 00:56:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 1 1/2 MINUTES. MR. PRICE: MR.
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| 00:56:55 |
Price, David E. - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
SPEAKER, SINCE OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES ASSUME THE MAJORITY IN JANUARY, WE HAVE SWUNG FROM ONE ARTIFICIALLY CREATED CRISIS TO THE NEXT. IN THE SPRING...
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| 00:58:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
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| 00:58:18 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I'M HAPPY TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO ANOTHER HARDWORKING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, MY GOOD FRIEND FROM SPRING...
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| 00:58:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. NUGENT: THANK
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| 00:58:30 |
Nugent, Richard B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND THANK YOU TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RULES COMMITTEE, MR. DREIER, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO...
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| 01:01:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. DREIER: I'M HAPPY
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| 01:01:43 |
MR. DREIER, -
TO YIELD MY FRIEND FROM SPRING HILL AN ADDITIONAL 30 SECONDS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:01:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS. MR. NUGENT:
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| 01:01:49 |
Nugent, Richard B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
A PLAN IS WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF US TODAY. IT'S A NEW WAY FORWARD. AND I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE RECOGNIZE THAT AND MOVE...
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| 01:02:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 01:02:07 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MR. SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. MARKEY.
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| 01:02:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. MARKEY: THE
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| 01:02:15 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
REPUBLICAN PARTY'S DEFICIT PLAN IS VERY SIMPLE. ONE, PROLONG THE DEFAULT CRISIS. TWO, PUSH THE NATION TO THE VERY BRINK OF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE. THREE,...
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| 01:04:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. MARKEY: IS TO
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| 01:04:33 |
MR. MARKEY, -
RESOLVE ANOTHER MASSIVE DEFICIT, THE LEADERSHIP DEFICIT IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 01:04:42 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. TO SAY TO MY VERY GOOD FRIEND FROM MASSACHUSETTS THAT AS I LISTEN TO THOSE REMARKS, I AM REALLY STRUCK WITH...
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| 01:07:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. MS.
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| 01:07:52 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
SLAUGHTER: I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA, MS. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. THE
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| 01:07:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. WASSERMAN
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| 01:08:01 |
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
SCHULTZ: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE REPUBLICAN DEFAULT ACT. WHICH REPRESENTS A CONTINUED EFFORT BY OUR REPUBLICAN...
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| 01:09:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
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| 01:09:53 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER
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| 01:09:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 01:09:58 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MAINE, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE RULES COMMITTEE, MS. PINGREE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:10:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MS. PINGREE: I THANK
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| 01:10:07 |
Pingree, Chellie - U.S. Representative, [D] Maine
MY FORMER COLLEAGUE FOR HER WONDERFUL WORK AND FOR RECOGNIZING ME TODAY AND THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, ABOUT AN HOUR AGO I MET WITH A WONDERFUL...
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| 01:11:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 01:11:42 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. TO SAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM MAINE AND FORMER RULES COMMITTEE COLLEAGUE THAT OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING...
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| 01:13:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. MS.
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| 01:13:55 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SLAUGHTER: I YIELD MYSELF 30 SECONDS JUST TO SAY THAT WE KNOW WHERE THE MAJORITY STANDS ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE BECAUSE WE HEARD THE RYAN PROPOSAL...
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| 01:14:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. CONNOLLY: I THANK
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| 01:14:26 |
Connolly, Gerald "Gerry" E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
THE GENTLELADY AND THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. BOND RATING HOUSES HAVE ALREADY PREDICTED THAT IF WE HAVE A SHORT-TERM FIX TO THE DEBT CEILING HERE...
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| 01:16:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER, MAY
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| 01:16:21 |
MR. DREIER, -
I INQUIRE OF THE CHAIR HOW MUCH TOMB IS -- TIME IS REMAINING ON EACH SIDE? THE
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| 01:16:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS 6 1/2 MINUTES. AND THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK HAS 13 1/2 MINUTES. MR.
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| 01:16:31 |
MR. DREIER, -
DREIER: 13 1/2 MINUTES TO SIX MINUTES. I THINK WITH ALL DUE RESPECT WE'LL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME HERE AND ALLOW OUR FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE...
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| 01:16:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. MS.
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| 01:16:44 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
SLAUGHTER: MR. SPEAKER, IF IT'S HELPFUL I THINK WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE REQUEST FOR -- NO, HERE COMES MR. WAXMAN. ANYWAY, LET ME NOW YIELD TWO MINUTES...
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| 01:17:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. JACKSON LEE:
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| 01:17:07 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THANK YOU, MS. SLAUGHTER, FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MAINE FOR RECOUNTING THE PRAYERS OF AMERICANS AND I WOULD ASK...
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| 01:19:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 01:19:24 |
MR. DREIER, -
MAY I INQUIRE OF MY FRIEND, SHE HAS ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS, IT APPEARS? MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 01:19:28 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
WE HAVE SOME ON THEIR WAY BUT MR. WELCH HAS ARRIVED.
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| 01:19:32 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: IN LIGHT THAT HAVE, MR. SPEAKER, I'LL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE
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| 01:19:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. MS.
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| 01:19:37 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
SLAUGHTER: LET ME YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM VERMONT.
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| 01:19:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR.
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| 01:19:43 |
Welch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Vermont
WELCH: I THANK THE GENTLELADY. MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS A BAD SITUATION. THERE'S TWO FAILURES. ONE IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE GOT HERE WHERE WE'VE ABANDONED...
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| 01:21:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 01:22:04 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MR. SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. COHEN. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 01:22:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. COHEN: THANK
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| 01:22:12 |
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
YOU, I APPRECIATE THE TIME. MR. SPEAKER, I THINK THAT THE REPUTATION OF THIS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS IS AT A LOW EBB. BECAUSE...
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| 01:24:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 01:24:15 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AT THIS TIME I'M VERY HAPPY TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO A HARDWORKING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, ONE OF OUR CARDINALS, THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 01:24:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 01:24:24 |
Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
MR. KINGSTON: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND I MUST BEGIN, MR. SPEAKER, BY ASKING, DO YOU HAVE THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN OR PERHAPS DO ANY OF THE...
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| 01:26:32 |
MR. DREIER, -
TO YIELD MY FRIEND AN ADDITIONAL 0 SECONDS. MR. KINGSTON: HOW
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| 01:26:34 |
MR. KINGSTON, -
CAN HE -- 30 SECONDS. MR. KINGSTON:
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| 01:26:37 |
Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
HOW CAN HE SAY TO THE SENIORS OF AMERICA, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PAY YOU YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY AND THEN NOT OFFER A PLAN? WELL, GOD BLESS THE SPEAKER AND...
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| 01:27:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
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| 01:27:15 |
MR. KINGSTON, -
MR. KINGSTON: IF THE SENATE HAS A PLAN, LET US LOOK AT IT SO WE CAN COMPARE. I YIELD BACK. THE
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| 01:27:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK -- THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK.
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| 01:27:24 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MS. SLAUGHTER: MR. SPEAKER, SINCE I HAVE EXTRA TIME AND DIDN'T GIVE HIM ENOUGH IN THE FIRST PLACE, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE TWO MORE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 01:27:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 01:27:34 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. MCGOVERN: I THANK THE GENTLELADY FOR YIELDING TO ME. MR. SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO INSERT INTO THE RECORD AT THIS TIME A LETTER...
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| 01:27:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
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| 01:27:45 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, THIS BILL THIS PROPOSAL THAT WE ARE DEBATING TODAY IS DEAD ON A-- THIS PROPOSAL, THIS BILL THAT WE'RE DEBATING TODAY IS DEAD...
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| 01:29:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MAY I INQUIRE OF
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| 01:29:51 |
MR. DREIER, -
MY GOOD FRIEND FROM ROCHESTER, THE RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, HOW MANY SPEAKERS SHE HAS REMAINING?
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| 01:29:55 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MS. SLAUGHTER: I HAVE NO MORE REQUESTS FOR TIME AND IF THE GENTLEMAN IS PREPARED TO CLOSE I WILL CLOSE. MR.
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| 01:30:00 |
MR. DREIER, -
DREIER: I THINK IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND, MR. SPEAKER. MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 01:30:03 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
I WANT TO GO FIRST BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO CLOSE, LET ME PUT IT THAT WAY. MR. DREIER:
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| 01:30:08 |
MR. DREIER, -
RIGHT. IF THE GENTLEWOMAN IS PREPARED TO CLOSE THEN I'LL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 01:30:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED. .
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| 01:30:21 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MS. SLAUGHTER: THIS IS A TERRIBLE RULE. THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ISN'T CAPABLE OF DOING ITS JOB. THE MAJORITY'S WASTING A CALAMITOUS DEFAULT ON OUR...
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| 01:30:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 01:30:58 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
NOT ONE MEMBER OF THIS HOUSE LIKES THE FACT THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY AND THAT WE ARE FACING THE ISSUE THAT IS BEFORE US. AS WE FOUND THROUGHOUT THIS...
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| 01:35:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED. THE QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF...
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| 01:35:29 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS.
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| 01:35:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE 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...
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| 01:59:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 237, THE NAYS ARE 184. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:00:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 238. THE NAYS ARE 186. THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE....
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| 02:00:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: RULE 18 THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2584....
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| 02:01:08 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE HOUSE IS IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2584, WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT BY TITLE....
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| 02:01:16 |
THE CLERK, -
CLERK: A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012,...
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| 02:01:27 |
THE CHAIR, -
OF THE WHOLE ROSE ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011, AMENDMENT NUMBER 13 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. BROUN,...
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| 02:02:35 |
THE CLERK, -
CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. BLACKBURN OF TENNESSEE. THE CHAIR: A RECORDED VOTE
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| 02:02:40 |
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 VOTE...
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| 02:18:36 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE THE YEAS ARE 114. THE NAYS ARE 314. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS A REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED...
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| 02:18:57 |
CALLER, -
OFFERED BY MS. RICHARDSON OF CALIFORNIA. THE CHAIR: A RECORDED
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| 02:19:00 |
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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| 02:24:49 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 168. THE NAYS ARE 258. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS A REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON THE...
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| 02:25:13 |
CALLER, -
CALLER: FIRST AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LANKFORD OF OKLAHOMA.
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| 02:25:16 |
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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| 02:31:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 161. THE NAYS ARE 263. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR RECORDED VOTE ON...
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| 02:31:28 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR OF ARIZONA. THE CHAIR:
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| 02:31:33 |
THE CHAIR, -
A RECORDED VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN,...
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| 02:37:40 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 130. THE NAYS ARE 295. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR RECORDED VOTE ON THE...
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| 02:38:05 |
THE CLERK, -
OFFERED BY MR. LANKFORD OF OKLAHOMA. THE CHAIR: A RECORDED
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| 02:38:09 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE 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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| 02:44:00 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE YEAS ARE 198. THE NAYS ARE 227. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST FOR RECORDED VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 14...
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| 02:44:24 |
THE CLERK, -
14, PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, OFFERED BY MR. BROUN OF GEORGIA. THE CHAIR: A RECORDED
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| 02:44:30 |
THE CHAIR, -
VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR VORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE...
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| 02:50:18 |
THE CHAIR, -
ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 110. THE NAYS ARE 317. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS A REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON AMENDMENT...
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| 02:50:41 |
CALLER, -
CALLER: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. WALBERG OF MICHIGAN. THE CHAIR:
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| 02:50:45 |
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 ARISEN, A...
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| 02:52:03 |
MR. REID, -
RARE OCCASION. MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL VOTE ON SPEAKER BOEHNER'S SHORT-TERM PLAN TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING. AS SOON...
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| 02:56:58 |
THE CHAIR, -
ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 181. THE NAYS ARE 240 WITH ONE VOTING PRESENT. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 02:57:11 |
MR. SIMPSON, -
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE DO NOW RISE. THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION
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| 02:57:14 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS ON THE MOTION THAT THE COMMITTEE RISE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. ACCORDINGLY,...
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| 02:57:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIR: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 02:57:39 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION HAVING HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION H.R. 2584 REPORTS THAT IT HAS COME TO NO RESOLUTION THEREON....
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| 02:57:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION HAS HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION H.R. 2584 AND HAS COME TO NO RESOLUTION THEREON....
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| 02:58:01 |
Larson, John B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
SPEAKER, THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, BY THE DIRECTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, I OFFER A PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION....
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| 02:58:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE RESOLUTION. CALLER: HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 02:58:14 |
CALLER, -
377, RESOLVED, THAT THE FOLLOWING NAMED MEMBERS BE AND ARE HEREBY ELECTED TO THE FOLLOWING STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES --...
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| 02:58:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION IS AGREED TO AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE HOUSE WILL...
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| 02:58:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SPEAKER, FIRST TO MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 02:59:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT. THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. MEMBERS, REMOVE YOUR CONVERSATIONS FROM THE FLOOR. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 02:59:32 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 375 I CALL UP S. 627 AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE CLERK:...
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| 02:59:42 |
THE CLERK, -
TO ESTABLISH THE COMMISSION ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, PROCESSING DELAYS. THE
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| 02:59:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE PRINTED IN PART A OF HOUSE REPORT 112-184, MODIFIED BY THE AMENDMENTS PRINTED IN PART...
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| 03:00:35 |
MR. DREIER, -
VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS AND ALSO, MR. SPEAKER, I...
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| 03:00:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER, ABOUT
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| 03:00:49 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
A MINUTE AND A HALF AFTER 3:00 P.M. ON JULY 28, 2011. AT THIS MOMENT WE BEGIN THE DEBATE ON ONE OF THE MOST CRUCIAL ITEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD OR WILL HAVE...
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| 03:01:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. MEMBERS, PLEASE REMOVE THEIR CONVERSATIONS FROM THE FLOOR. MEMBERS IN THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER, PLEASE TEETHER -- EITHER...
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| 03:01:56 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
DREIER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. LAST NOVEMBER WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING MESSAGE THAT WAS SEPTEMBER BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: --
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THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. -- THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. MR. MCGOVERN: I
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MR. MCGOVERN, -
WOULD LIKE TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, THE DISTINGUISHED DEMOCRATIC WHIP, MR. HOYER. THE
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| 03:09:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
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| 03:09:37 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
MR. HOYER: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. THERE IS NO COMMON GROUND HERE. NOR WAS IT SOUGHT. WE FIND OURSELVES AT AN UNPRECEDENTED PLACE TODAY....
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| 03:13:10 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
THE GENTLEMAN AN ADDITIONAL ONE MINUTE. MR. HOYER: EACH OF
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| 03:13:13 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
US, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THIS HOUSE, HAVE A DUTY TO END THIS IMPASSE. LET'S LIVE UP TO THAT DUTY BY VOTING DOWN THIS PARTISAN LEGISLATION. AND THEN...
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| 03:14:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
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| 03:14:39 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. DREIER: I SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM MARYLAND THAT BIPARTISANSHIP HAS BEEN SOUGHT AND I'M SEEKING IT RIGHT NOW. I HOPE WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE WE ARE...
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| 03:14:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MRS. BIGGERT: I
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| 03:14:59 |
Biggert, Judy - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, THERE IS NOT A SINGLE MEMBER OF CONGRESS OR THE ADMINISTRATION WHO DO NOT KNOW THAT THIS DAY WAS COMING....
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| 03:16:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 03:16:44 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEWOMAN FROM CONNECTICUT, MS. DELAURO. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 03:16:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CONNECTICUT IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. DELAURO: MR.
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DeLauro, Rosa - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
SPEAKER, WE ARE FIVE DAYS AWAY FROM A HISTORIC, UNPRECEDENTED AND NEEDLESS DEFAULT. INSTEAD OF ACTING RESPONSIBLY AND IN A BIPARTISAN WAY TO RAISE THE...
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| 03:19:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 03:19:23 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. SPEAKER, I SAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE MAJORITY IS SERIOUS AND I BELIEVE THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE SERIOUS IN THEIR QUEST TO ENSURE...
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| 03:19:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 03:19:49 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. LUNGREN: WHAT IS INCREDIBLE, WHAT IS UNPRECEDENTED IS THE AMOUNT OF DEBT WE ARE INCURRING ON A DAILY BASIS AND WE HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME. THOSE...
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| 03:22:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 03:22:08 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO INSERT IN THE RECORD A STATEMENT BY ROBERT GREENSTEIN, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTER ON...
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| 03:22:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MCGOVERN:
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| 03:22:30 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
AT THIS POINT I'D LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO, MY COLLEAGUE ON THE RULES COMMITTEE, MR. POLIS.
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| 03:22:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 03:22:38 |
Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
MR. POLIS: MR. SPEAKER, THIS SMOKE AND MIRROR BILL BEFORE US TODAY STANDS TO INCREASE, YES, INCREASE THE DEFICIT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY ...
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| 03:24:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
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| 03:24:41 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF 15 SECONDS TO JUST SAY TO MY FRIEND THAT HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IF WE GO INTO DEFAULT, IF WE DON'T EXTEND THE...
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| 03:25:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MRS. BLACKBURN:
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| 03:25:17 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO OFFER MY SUPPORT FOR THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011. WHAT I LIKE TO CUT CUT, CAP AND BALANCE 3.0. LAST WEEK...
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| 03:27:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 03:27:13 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO INSERT IN THE RECORD A RECENT "NEW YORK TILES" EDITORIAL ENTITLED "THE REPUBLICAN WRECKAGE."...
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| 03:27:20 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MCGOVERN: AT
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| 03:27:22 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. ANDREWS.
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| 03:27:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 03:27:29 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
MR. ANDREWS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND.
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| 03:27:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ANDREWS: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 03:27:34 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY IS NOT THAT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO REACH ITS DEBT CEILING. IT'S THAT TOO MANY AMERICAN FAMILIES HAVE...
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| 03:29:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER, I
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| 03:29:27 |
MR. DREIER, -
AT THIS TIME AM HAPPY TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO OUR THOUGHTFUL AND HARDWORKING COLLEAGUE, MR. DENT.
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| 03:29:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 03:29:40 |
Dent, Charles "Charlie" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
MR. DENT: THANK YOU. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT. YOU KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE, THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HAVE AN...
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| 03:31:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 03:31:54 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AT THIS TIME I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, MR. TONG...
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| 03:32:00 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MR. TONKO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS FOR YIELDING. WE'RE HERE TODAY AT LONG LAST TO VOTE ON THE REPUBLICAN...
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| 03:34:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 03:34:18 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AT THIS TIME I'M HAPPY TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO OUR GOOD FRIEND AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. MCCOTTER. THE SPEAKER...
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| 03:34:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. MCCOTTER: I THANK
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| 03:34:29 |
McCotter, Thaddeus "Thad" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. WE HEAR A LOT OF TALK ABOUT PLANS, WE HEAR A LOT OF TALK ABOUT SECRET DEFAULT PLANS, SENATE PLANS, THE REID PLAN. BUT...
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| 03:36:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN: THANK
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| 03:36:56 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. CHU. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:37:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. CHU: WHAT'S
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| 03:37:04 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
NOT SAFE UNDER THE BOEHNER DEFAULT PLAN? SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICAID AND MEDICARE ARE NOT SAFE UNDER THE BOEHNER DEFAULT PLAN. IN JUST SEVEN MONTHS IT...
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| 03:38:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 03:38:09 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. SPEAKER, MAY I INQUIRE OF THE CHAIR HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING ON EACH SIDE? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:38:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS 12 1/4 MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS HAS 17 MINUTES REMAINING. MR. DREIER: I RESERVE
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| 03:38:19 |
MR. DREIER, -
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:38:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN:
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| 03:38:26 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
I YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. MORAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:38:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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| 03:38:31 |
Moran, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
1 1/2 MINUTES. MR. MORAN: MR. SPEAKER, ACCORDING TO GROVER NORQUIST WHO IS APPARENTLY THE REAL REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST, THIS IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT DEMOCRATS...
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| 03:40:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 03:40:04 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. SPEAKER, IN LIGHT OF THE DISPARITY HERE, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:40:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN:
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| 03:40:13 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
I'D YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. LYNCH. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:40:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. LYNCH: THANK YOU,
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| 03:40:19 |
Lynch, Stephen F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT BECAUSE I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THIS NATION IS BETTER THAN THIS BILL REFLECTS....
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| 03:41:32 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: I YIELD THE GENTLEMAN AN ADDITIONAL 30 SECONDS.
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| 03:41:35 |
Lynch, Stephen F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. LYNCH: THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS REPUBLICANS ARE RALLYING TO THE RAMPARTS TO SAVE THE MILLIONAIRES FROM SUFFERING FROM ANY LOSS OF A TAX...
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| 03:41:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
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| 03:41:57 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER, I MENTIONED LAST NOVEMBER, SENT 87 NEW REPUBLICANS TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ONE OF THEM IS THE VERY THOUGHTFUL GENTLEMAN...
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| 03:42:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. BUCHANAN: MR.
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| 03:42:14 |
Bucshon, Larry D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY -- BUREBBUREB MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY FOR AMERICA'S FINANCIAL FUTURE. WE'RE AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO SAVE...
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| 03:42:45 |
Bucshon, Larry D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
MR. BUCSHON: WE CAN REFORM TODAY. HOWEVER, THE BILL ISN'T PERFECT. I WANTED MORE AND FRANKLY ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS DESERVE MORE. THE REALITY IS OUR...
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| 03:43:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 03:43:57 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY, A MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, MR. YARMUTH. THE SPEAKER...
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| 03:44:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. YARMUTH: I THANK
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| 03:44:06 |
Yarmuth, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
MY COLLEAGUE. MR. SPEAKER, CONGRESS' APPROVAL RATING IS UP IN DOWN AROUND 10% AND GIVEN THE DEBATE ON THIS POLITICALLY INDUCED DEFAULT CRISIS, I HAVE...
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| 03:45:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 03:45:46 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS JUNCTURE I THINK I'LL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE
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| 03:45:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 03:45:52 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO, MS. SUTTON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:45:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. SUTTON: I'M
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| 03:46:01 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
FRUSTRATED AS WE SIT ON THE DRINK OF THE FINANCIAL UNKNOWN PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT ARE LEFT HANGING, WORRYING ABOUT JOBS. AND THE BILL BEFORE US FAILS TO...
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| 03:46:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 03:47:00 |
MR. DREIER, -
CAN I INQUIRE HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:47:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS 10 3/4 MINUTES REMAINING AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS HAS 11 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING. MR. DREIER:
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| 03:47:08 |
MR. DREIER, -
I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:47:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN:
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| 03:47:15 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO, MR. LUJAN, FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:47:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. LUJAN: THANK
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| 03:47:23 |
Lujan, Ben Ray - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT WE HAVE TO ACT TO PREVENT A DEFAULT AND A DOWNGRADE OF OUR NATION'S CREDIT RATING. SADLY, THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN...
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| 03:48:15 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD FOR JUST ONE SECOND, MR. SPEAKER? I WANT THE GENTLEMAN TO CITE -- MR.
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| 03:48:23 |
MR. LUJAN, -
LUJAN: MR. SPEAKER -- MR. DREIER: I'M
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| 03:48:26 |
MR. DREIER, -
SORRY. I THOUGHT HE YIELDED. MR. LUJAN: I DON'T
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| 03:48:29 |
MR. LUJAN, -
BELIEVE I DID YIELD.
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| 03:48:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO CONTROLS THE TIME.
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| 03:48:34 |
MR. LUJAN, -
MR. LUJAN: HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT -- MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 03:48:37 |
MR. DREIER, -
I'D LIKE TO YIELD THE GENTLEMAN 15 SECONDS. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 03:48:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 25 SECONDS. MR. LUJAN: IT
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| 03:48:45 |
Lujan, Ben Ray - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
LEAVES THE DOOR OPEN TO THE SAME DAMAGE AS THE RYAN'S PLAN TO ATTACK MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SOCIAL SECURITY WHILE PROTECTING TAX BREAKS FOR BILLIONAIRES...
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| 03:49:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 03:49:15 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO ENGAGE IN A DISCUSSION WITH MY FRIEND JUST TO ASK EXACTLY -- I'M SORRY -- DID THE GENTLEMAN NOT YIELD TO ME. I'M CONFUSED. THE...
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| 03:49:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA CONTROLS THE TIME. MR. DREIER: OK,
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| 03:49:31 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. WELL, AT THIS TIME I'M HAPPY TO YIELD TO THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF INDIANA, THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLUMBUS, MR. PENCE.
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| 03:49:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 03:49:43 |
MR. PENCE, -
MR. PENCE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I'D LIKE UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 03:49:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. PENCE: MR. SPEAKER, I
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| 03:49:52 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
COME TO THE FLOOR TO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011. WHICH IS A NEGOTIATED COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE SPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE...
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| 03:52:07 |
MR. DREIER, -
SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO YIELD MY FRIEND AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. MR. PENCE:
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| 03:52:12 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
SECONDLY, THE AGREEMENT AROUND THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT ALSO ENSURES THAT THERE WILL BE A VOTE IN THIS BODY, NOW TOMORROW, AND A VOTE IN THE UNITED STATES...
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| 03:53:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 03:53:34 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE RULES COMMITTEE,...
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| 03:53:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. PERLMUTTER: I
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| 03:53:45 |
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. AND MR. SPEAKER, I THINK WE GOT TO GO BACK 10 YEARS AND TALK ABOUT WHERE WE WERE AT THAT TIME. UNDER BILL CLINTON...
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| 03:55:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR.
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| 03:55:03 |
MR. DREIER, -
SPEAKER, I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 03:55:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN:
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| 03:55:10 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
YES, MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA WHO SERVES ON THE FINANCIAL SMBS COMMITTEE, MR....
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| 03:55:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. SCOTT: THANK
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| 03:55:19 |
Scott, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
YOU VERY MUCH. AMERICA, WE REALLY NEED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION HERE. FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A TERRIBLE BILL AT THE WRONG TIME. HERE WE ARE, THE NUMBER...
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| 03:56:27 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: I'M HAPPY TO YIELD MY FRIEND ADDITIONAL TIME.
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| 03:56:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 03:56:34 |
MR. DREIER, -
I'D LIKE TO YIELD MY FRIEND ADDITIONAL TIME, IF I MIGHT. MAY I YIELD MY FRIEND ADDITIONAL 30 SECOND, AND WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD TO ME? MR. SCOTT:...
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| 03:56:43 |
MR. SCOTT, -
SINCE YOU YIELD 30 SECONDS WHICH YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN MY LAST 30 SECONDS.
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| 03:56:48 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. DREIER: WELL, I'LL YIELD ADDITIONAL TIME IF I NEED IT. WHERE IN THIS BILL CAN HE POINT TO WHERE CUTS IN MEDICARE ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE? AND I THANK...
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| 03:57:00 |
MR. SCOTT, -
KNOW PERFECTLY WELL, MR. DREIER, THAT THE ANNOUNCED CUTS IN THIS BILL AND THE SETTING UP WITH THIS COMMISSION AND ALSO YOUR PARTY HAS ALREADY SET A RECORD...
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| 03:57:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA CONTROLS THE TIME.
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| 03:57:22 |
Scott, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
MR. SCOTT: LET ME GO BACK AND I WANT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, MR. SPEAKER, THAT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE OTHER DANGEROUS PART...
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| 03:57:42 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF 15 SECONDS SIMPLY TO SAY TO MY FRIEND THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS IN THIS BILL TO ENSURE THAT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE ARE...
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| 03:58:06 |
MR. SCOTT, -
MR. SCOTT: THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS BILL THAT EXEMPTS -- THE SPEAKER
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| 03:58:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR.
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| 03:58:13 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO YIELD 30 SECONDS TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. ANDREWS:
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| 03:58:16 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
I WANT TO ASK THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA A QUESTION. I'D YIELD. IS THE GENTLEMAN SAYING THE TEXT SAYS IF THE COMMISSION SET UP REPORTS BACK A CUT...
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| 03:58:31 |
MR. DREIER, -
WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. ANDREWS:
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| 03:58:33 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
I DO. MR. DREIER:
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| 03:58:34 |
MR. DREIER, -
I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING. AND LET ME SAY THE SEQUESTRATIONS IN THIS BILL -- MR. ANDREWS:
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| 03:58:39 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
RECLAIMING MY TIME. RECLAIMING MY TIME. MR. DREIER: MY
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| 03:58:42 |
MR. DREIER, -
FRIEND SAID THAT THIS MEASURE -- MR. ANDREWS:
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| 03:58:44 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
RECLAIMING MY TIME, MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER
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| 03:58:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. MR. ANDREWS:
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| 03:58:48 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
MR. SPEAKER, RECLAIMING MY TIME. THE SPEAKER
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| 03:58:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. MCGOVERN:
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| 03:58:55 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
I YIELD THE GENTLEMAN 30 SECONDS. THE SPEAKER
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| 03:58:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS. MR. ANDREWS:
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| 03:59:00 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
MR. SPEAKER, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE SEQUESTRATIONS. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS COMMISSION'S INSTRUCTED TO FIND $IS.8 TRILLION IN CUTS, AND...
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| 03:59:14 |
MR. DREIER, -
WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. ANDREWS:
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| 03:59:16 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
THIS IS A ROAD MAP, A USER'S GUIDE AS TO HOW TO CUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. WE REJECT IT. I YIELD TO MY FRIEND.
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| 03:59:22 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. DREIER: I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING. LET ME SAY, THIS IS NOT A COMMISSION. MEMBERS SHOULD NOT REFER TO THIS AS A COMMISSION BECAUSE THE IDEA...
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| 03:59:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
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| 03:59:40 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING.
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| 03:59:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
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| 03:59:45 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: I YIELD 10 SECONDS. MR. ANDREWS: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 03:59:48 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
IS CORRECT, IT'S NOT A COMMISSION. IT'S A COMMITTEE THAT IS EMPOWERED TO CUT MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY. WE WILL NOT STAND FOR IT. MR. DREIER:
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| 03:59:58 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. SPEAKER, MAY I YIELD MYSELF 10 SECONDS TO SAY TO MY FRIEND, THIS IS NOT A COMMITTEE THAT'S EMPOWERED TO CUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. IT IS...
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| 04:00:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WHO YIELDS TIME? THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR.
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| 04:00:26 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MCGOVERN: I'D YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MARYLAND, MS. EDWARDS. THE SPEAKER
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| 04:00:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM MARYLAND. MS. EDWARDS:
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| 04:00:31 |
Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE UNDERLYING BILL. THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN POLITICAL POSTURING BY THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY AND I...
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| 04:02:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 04:02:46 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
I YIELD MYSELF 10 SECONDS TO SAY TO MY VERY GROOD FRIEND FROM MARYLAND, SHE HAS JUST ACCURATELY DESCRIBED THE MEASURE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY THE SENATE...
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| 04:03:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. MR. BOUSTANY:
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| 04:03:09 |
Boustany, Charles W. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I THINK IT WAS A GROSS DISTORTION OF WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE AND AGAIN SHE -- THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER JUST CONDEMNED THE MAJORITY...
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| 04:03:54 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. BOUSTANY:
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| 04:03:57 |
MR. BOUSTANY, -
I YIELD. MR. ANDREWS:
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| 04:03:58 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
IF THEY WANTED TO CLOSE TAX LOOPHOLES WOULD THEY NEED A SIMPLE MAJORITY? MR. BOUSTANY:
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| 04:04:03 |
MR. BOUSTANY, -
IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE MAJORITY. A SIMPLE MAJORITY. MR. ANDREWS:
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| 04:04:07 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
IT'S YOUR POSITION THAT A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF BOTH HOUSES COULD RAISE TAXES? MR. BOUSTANY:
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| 04:04:11 |
MR. BOUSTANY, -
THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. WE NEED THAT TO FORCE SOME MOVEMENT -- THE SPEAKER
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| 04:04:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. BOUSTANY:
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| 04:04:17 |
MR. BOUSTANY, -
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER
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| 04:04:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN:
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| 04:04:21 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, THE DISTINGUISHED ASSISTANT LEADER, MR. CLYBURN....
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| 04:04:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. CLYBURN:
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| 04:04:31 |
Clyburn, James E. - U.S. Representative, [D] South Carolina
I THANK MY FRIEND FOR YIELDING TO ME. MR. SPEAKER, FATHER CLOCK IS TICKING, THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IS DICKERING AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE HURTING....
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| 04:06:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
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| 04:06:50 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO INQUIRE OF MY FRIEND HOW MANY SPEAKERS HE HAS REMAINING.
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| 04:06:56 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: I'M THE FINAL SPEAKER. MR. DREIER:
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| 04:06:59 |
MR. DREIER, -
I'D ENCOURAGE MY FRIEND TO PROCEED AND THEN I'LL OFFER --
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| 04:07:03 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: ARE YOU THE FINAL SPEAKER?
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| 04:07:05 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: YEAH.
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| 04:07:06 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. MCGOVERN: HOW MUCH TIME LEFT, MR. SPEAKER? THE SPEAKER
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| 04:07:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: 3 1/4 FOR YOU. MR. MCGOVERN:
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| 04:07:16 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MR. SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CON SENT TO INSERT INTO THE -- CONSENT TO INSERT INTO THE RECORD AN ARTICLE ABOUT REPUBLICAN LEADERS VOTE FOR DEBT...
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| 04:07:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MCGOVERN:
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| 04:07:30 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. SPEAKER, THIS BILL DOES NOTHING TO SOLVE OUR LONG-TERM FISCAL CHALLENGES BECAUSE EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS THAT THIS IS ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE. INSTEAD IT'S...
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| 04:10:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS 5 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR....
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| 04:10:38 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. SPEAKER, AS I LISTEN TO MY FRIEND FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, MR. MCGOVERN, TALK ABOUT WHAT HAS CAUSED THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW,...
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| 04:16:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. NOW IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE TO HAVE 30 MINUTES OF DEBATE CONTROLLED BY THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. 15 MINUTES...
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| 04:16:35 |
MR. CAMP, -
MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 04:16:39 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED. I MR. CAMP: I SUPPORT
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| 04:16:53 |
Camp, David "Dave" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
THE ACT WHICH CUTS OUT-OF-CONTROL SPENDING AND RESPONSIBLE AND NECESSARY PLAN TO AVOID A DEFAULT ON OUR NATION'S DEBT. AS WE KNOW UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA,...
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| 04:20:45 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. LEVIN, IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LEVIN: I YIELD
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| 04:20:50 |
MR. LEVIN, -
MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 04:20:54 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LEVIN: AS I HAVE
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| 04:21:02 |
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
BEEN LISTENING TO THIS DEBATE, I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE HOUSE NEEDS SOME TRUTH IN SPEAKING. THIS BILL IS NOT BIPARTISAN. THE VOTE WILL SOON...
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| 04:23:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. CAMP. MR. CAMP: I YIELD 1 1/2
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| 04:23:10 |
MR. CAMP, -
MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. HERGER. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 04:23:14 |
THE CHAIR, -
FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. HERGER, 90 SECONDS. MR. HERGER: WE MUST ACT
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| 04:23:19 |
Herger, Walter "Wally" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
NOW TO ENACT CRITICAL SPENDING REFORMS. WHILE THE WHITE HOUSE HAS REFUSED TO OFFER A PLAN, THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT WOULD ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL. WILL...
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| 04:24:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. LEVIN. MR.
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| 04:24:22 |
MR. LEVIN, -
LEVIN: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO ANOTHER MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE, MR. NEAL OF MASSACHUSETTS.
|
| 04:24:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, TWO MINUTES. MR. NEAL: THANK YOU,
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| 04:24:31 |
Neal, Richard - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
MR. LEVIN FOR YIELDING. THIS ARGUMENT TODAY IS NOT ABOUT NEW SPENDING. THE ARGUMENT TODAY IS PAYING OUR BILLS. THIS IS THE CREDIT CARD THAT HAS COME...
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| 04:26:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. CAMP. MR. CAMP: I YIELD TWO MINUTES
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| 04:26:54 |
Camp, David "Dave" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
TO A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. BRADY. THE SPEAKER...
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| 04:27:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. BRADY: THE BILL
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| 04:27:05 |
Brady, Kevin - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
HAS COME DUE. SINCE WORLD WAR II, BECAUSE CONGRESS HELD THE PUFFERS STRINGS WE RAN THE NUMBERS. DEMOCRATS HAVE RON UP 90% OF THE DEBT THAT IS HELD BY...
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| 04:29:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. LEVIN. MR. LEVIN: I YIELD
|
| 04:29:08 |
MR. LEVIN, -
TWO MINUTES TO MR. DOGGETT OF TEXAS.
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| 04:29:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS TWO MINUTES. MR. DOGGETT: MY NEIGHBORS
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| 04:29:19 |
Doggett, Lloyd - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
IN TEXAS ARE SAYING, WORK TOGETHER TO RESOLVE THIS CRISIS WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY. ADOPT A BALANCED APPROACH THAT BALANCES...
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| 04:30:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. CAMP. MR. CAMP: THANK
|
| 04:31:03 |
MR. CAMP, -
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AT THIS TIME I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA, DR. BOUSTANY....
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| 04:31:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA. MR. BOUSTANY:
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| 04:31:12 |
Boustany, Charles W. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE PAST AND HOW WE GOT HERE. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE GET IT. WE HAVE DEBT. SERIOUS DEBT. A THREAT...
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| 04:32:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. LEVIN. MR. LEVIN:
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| 04:32:23 |
MR. LEVIN, -
COULD I INQUIRE OF OUR TIME, PLEASE?
|
| 04:32:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN HAS 9 1/2 MINUTES AND MR. CAMP HAS SEVEN.
|
| 04:32:29 |
MR. LEVIN, -
MR. LEVIN: IT'S MY PLEASURE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO ANOTHER DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE, MR. BLUMENAUER OF OREGON. THE SPEAKER PRO
|
| 04:32:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: FOR? FOR HOW LONG? MR.
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| 04:32:37 |
MR. LEVIN, -
LEVIN: TWO MINUTES.
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| 04:32:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THANK YOU. I DIDN'T HEAR.
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| 04:32:41 |
Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
MR. BLUMENAUER: MR. SPEAKER, THIS PROPOSAL THAT IS BROUGHT FOR US TODAY CAN BE CHARACTERIZED BY THREE WORDS. RECKLESS, HYPOCRITICAL AND ABUSIVE. IT'S...
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| 04:34:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. CAMP. MR.
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| 04:34:56 |
MR. CAMP, -
CAMP: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AT THIS TIME I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA,...
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| 04:35:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA.
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| 04:35:05 |
Buchanan, Vernon "Vern" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MR. BUCHANAN: MR. SPEAKER, WE NEED TO CUT SPENDING TODAY AND REDUCE THE DEFICIT. AND AVOID THE DANGEROUS PROSPECTS OF PUTTING AMERICA FOR THE FIRST TIME...
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| 04:36:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. LEVIN. MR. LEVIN: I
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| 04:36:24 |
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
YIELD TWO MINUTES TO ANOTHER DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE, MR. PASCRELL FROM THE GREAT STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THE SPEAKER
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| 04:36:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. PASCRELL:
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| 04:36:31 |
Pascrell, William "Bill" J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR THE CHAIRMAN OF OUR COMMITTEE, MR. CHAIRMAN. WAYS AND MEANS. BUT I THINK YOU'RE WRONG...
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| 04:38:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. CAMP. MR.
|
| 04:38:58 |
MR. CAMP, -
CAMP: THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. REID --...
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| 04:39:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. REED: THANK
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| 04:39:08 |
Reed, Thomas "Tom" W. II - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. AS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE FRESHMEN CLASS THAT CAME TO WASHINGTON, D.C., IN NOVEMBER OF 2010, I...
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| 04:40:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. LEVIN.
|
| 04:40:43 |
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
MR. LEVIN: I NOW YIELD TWO MINUTES TO ANOTHER DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE, MR. ABOUT A SHERA OF THE GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE SPEAKER
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| 04:40:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA.
|
| 04:40:56 |
Becerra, Xavier - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MR. BECERRA: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE WAY AHEAD OF THE POLITICIANS. THEY HAVE BEEN TELLING US OVER AND...
|
| 04:43:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. CAMP. MR. CAMP: MR.
|
| 04:43:19 |
MR. CAMP, -
SPEAKER, I RESERVE. THE SPEAKER
|
| 04:43:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. LEVIN. MR. LEVIN: IT
|
| 04:43:25 |
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN WHO IS A MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF OUR CAUCUS. THE
|
| 04:43:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CONNECTICUT FOR TWO MINUTES.
|
| 04:43:35 |
MR. LARSON, -
MR. LARSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, THANK YOU, MR. LEVIN. AT THIS VERY MOMENT THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING IN ON THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. IT IS A SAD...
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| 04:45:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. CAMP. MR. CAMP: I CONTINUE TO
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| 04:45:56 |
MR. CAMP, -
RESERVE. THE SPEAKER
|
| 04:45:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. LEVIN, HAS 1 1/2 MINUTES. MR. LEVIN: ARE YOU
|
| 04:46:03 |
MR. LEVIN, -
GOING TO CLOSE? MR. CAMP: I'M GOING
|
| 04:46:06 |
MR. CAMP, -
TO CLOSE. MR. LEVIN: I YIELD
|
| 04:46:09 |
MR. LEVIN, -
ONE MINUTE TO THE THE GENTLELADY FROM ALABAMA.
|
| 04:46:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM ALABAMA. >> I AM COMPLETELY
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| 04:46:18 |
Sewell, Terrycina "Terri" Andrea - U.S. Representative, [D] Alabama
DISAPPOINTED IN OUR FAILURE TO WORK TOGETHER. OUR CONSTITUENTS SENT US HERE TO SOLVE AMERICA'S PROBLEMS NOT CREATE MORE PROBLEMS FOR THEM. THE CONSTITUENTS...
|
| 04:47:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. CAMP, CONTINUE TO RESERVE? MR. CAMP: CONTINUE TO
|
| 04:47:41 |
MR. CAMP, -
RESERVE. THE SPEAKER
|
| 04:47:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. LEVIN. MR. LEVIN: THIS IS AN
|
| 04:47:45 |
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
AND DIFFICULT OCCASION OF RESPONSIBILITY. THIS BILL IS GOING TOWHERE AND TRIES TO FILL THE WOUNDS OF A DIVIDED REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. WE SHOULD DO BETTER...
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| 04:48:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. CAMP. MR. CAMP: I YIELD MYSELF
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| 04:48:05 |
Camp, David "Dave" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. AND I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE FOR THE COURSE OF THIS AFTERNOON AND I WOULD JUST SAY TO THEM,...
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| 04:49:24 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE TIME IS CONTROLLED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. MR.
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Camp, David "Dave" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
CAMP: WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF RHETORIC FROM THE OTHER SIDE BUT NO CONCRETE PLAN. WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF PRESS RELEASES FROM THE OTHER SIDE, BUT NO PROPOSAL....
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| 04:50:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: IS THERE OBJECTION? THE GENTLEMAN HAS TWO MINUTES REMAINING AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, IT WILL BE YIELDED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE....
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| 04:51:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR WOULD RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. RYAN. MR. RYAN: MR. SPEAKER, MAY I
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| 04:51:26 |
MR. RYAN, -
ASK HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES? THE SPEAKER
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| 04:51:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: YOU HAVE 17. HE HAS 15. MR. RYAN: I WOULD LIKE TO
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| 04:51:35 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
YIELD TWO MINUTES TO A GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. LANKFORD, MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. MR. LANKFORD:. I SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. I CAME...
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| 04:53:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, MR. VAN HOLLEN. MR. VAN HOLLEN: STHANCHING
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| 04:54:00 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
YOU, MR. SPEAKER -- THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IT'S HIGH TIME TO STOP PLAYING RUSH AND RULE ET WITH THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND AMERICAN JOBS AND THAT'S...
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| 04:57:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. RYAN.
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| 04:57:16 |
Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
MR. RYAN: I YIELD MYSELF ONE MINUTE TO RESPOND. I ENJOYED LISTENING TO THE TALKING POINTS BUT I DON'T THINK THEY APPLY TO THIS BILL. RUSH AND ROULETTE,...
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| 04:58:37 |
Guinta, Frank C. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Hampshire
I RISE TO SUPPORT THE BILL BEFORE US, THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011. MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS OF THIS BODY...
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| 05:00:56 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM OUR COLLEAGUES THAT THIS WAS PUT FORWARD BY THE PRESIDENT. MR. VAN HOLLEN:
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| 05:01:02 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
HE SAID HE'LL DO $3 IN SPENDING CUTS FOR $1 IN REVENUE FOR DEBT REDUCTION. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TAKE US UP ON THAT OPTION, THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC. BECAUSE...
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| 05:02:24 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. SCHWARTZ:
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| 05:02:27 |
Schwartz, Allyson - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
WE ARE FACED WITH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR OUR NATION. A MOMENT OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY A MOMENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OUR DEFICIT AND MAKE THE RIGHT...
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| 05:03:47 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. RYAN:
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| 05:03:50 |
MR. RYAN, -
I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. COLE. THE CHAIR: THE
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| 05:03:53 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 05:03:55 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. COLE: EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU NEED TO STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THE RECORD AND PUT THE RHETORIC ASIDE. WHEN THIS MAJORITY SHOWED UP IN JANUARY OF THIS...
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| 05:06:01 |
MR. RYAN, -
MR. RYAN: I YIELD THE GENTLEMAN AN ADEGREESAL MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 05:06:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COLE: NOW WE ARE AT A
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| 05:06:07 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
POINT WHERE WE ARE ABOUT TO ONCE AGAIN RAISE THE DEBT CEILING AND DO IT IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY, A WAY THAT I PREDICT WILL PROBABLY BECOME THE PATTERN...
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| 05:07:12 |
MR. RYAN, -
YIELD AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. MR. COLE: IF
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| 05:07:16 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
THE LEADER'S PLAN SCORES AT $2.2 TRILLION, I GUESS WE HAVE A $4 TRILLION DEFICIT. WE HAVE $3 TRILLION AND WE DON'T COUNT THE EXTRA TRILLION WHICH IS AUTOMATIC...
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| 05:08:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK.
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| 05:08:04 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
MR. VAN HOLLEN: I DON'T THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT US TO BE DOING THIS EVERY FIVE MONTHS, THAT IT BECOMES BUSINESS AS USUAL THAT WE PUT THE COUNTRY...
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| 05:09:01 |
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MR. RYAN: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. ONE OF THE ISSUES WE WANT ON THE TABLE HERE IS REVENUE. THE TOP 400 WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
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| 05:10:13 |
MR. VAN HOLLEN, -
I YIELD AN ADDITIONAL 15 SECONDS.
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| 05:10:16 |
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MR. RYAN: ONE FINAL POINT. THE DEBT WE ARE NOW DEBATING WAS RUN UP BY OUR FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE. TWO WARS, THE BUSH TAX CUT AND A PRESCRIPTION DRUG...
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| 05:10:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN. MR. RYAN: MR.
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| 05:10:41 |
Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
SPEAKER, LET ME -- I YIELD MYSELF TWO MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN, MY FRIEND FROM MARYLAND, KEEPS TALKING ABOUT THE REID PLAN, THAT THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER,...
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| 05:14:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND. MR. VAN HOLLEN:
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| 05:14:07 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
OF COURSE WE SHOULD BE REDUCING THE DEFICIT. OF COURSE WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T RELY ON THE CHINESE AS OUR BANKERS ANYMORE. WHICH IS WHY IT'S...
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| 05:15:25 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD?
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| 05:15:26 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
MR. VAN HOLLEN: AS MY FRIEND, THE CHAIRMAN, KNOWS THAT'S THE FUNCTION OF THE WAY THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE SCORES, BUT IT IS ALSO A FACT THAT...
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| 05:16:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. JACKSON:
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| 05:16:15 |
Jackson, Jesse Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
SOON, MY COLLEAGUES WILL BE QUOTING DR. KING'S I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH, AND HERE'S THE QUOTE THEY WILL NOT READ AND THEY WILL IGNORE. IN A SENSE WE HAVE...
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| 05:17:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. AND THE CHAIR WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT MEMBERS HEED THE GAVEL AND ONLY CONSUME THE AMOUNT...
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| 05:17:52 |
MR. RYAN, -
SPEAKER, I'D YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. HENSARLING.
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| 05:18:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR.
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| 05:18:05 |
Hensarling, Jeb - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
HENSARLING: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, THIS NATION HAS A DEBT CRISIS, NOT BECAUSE WE ARE UNDERTAXED BUT BECAUSE WASHINGTON SPENDS...
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| 05:20:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, MR. VAN HOLLEN.
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| 05:20:21 |
MR. VAN HOLLEN, -
MR. VAN HOLLEN: MR. SPEAKER, I RESERVE.
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| 05:20:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. RYAN.
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| 05:20:27 |
MR. RYAN, -
MR. RYAN: I'LL YIELD MYSELF TWO MINUTES AT THIS TIME, MR. SPEAKER.
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| 05:20:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 05:20:32 |
Ryan, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
MR. RYAN: MR. SPEAKER, THIS LEGISLATION BEFORE US TODAY IS A DOWN PAYMENT. DOES THIS CUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE NEED TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY FROM A DEATH...
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| 05:22:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND. MR.
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| 05:22:50 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
VAN HOLLEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. JUST TO BE VERY CLEAR, THE SENATE LEADER, THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER, MR. REID, HAS PUT ON THE TABLE A PLAN THAT WOULD...
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| 05:23:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA.
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| 05:23:24 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
MR. SCOTT: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING SERIOUS, AND HERE WE'RE CONSIDERING A $2 TRILLION BILL, $200 BILLION A YEAR,...
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| 05:24:07 |
MR. RYAN, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. SCOTT:
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| 05:24:09 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
WE KNOW IN A CONTINUING RESOLUTION -- I ONLY HAVE ONE MINUTE. F.B.I. AGENTS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, FLU SHOTS, WATER GRANTS, SCHOOLS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH,...
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| 05:24:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND. MR. VAN
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| 05:24:41 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
HOLLEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE SEEN PLAY OUT HERE IS A FEW YEARS BACK WE PROVIDED TAX BREAKS THAT WENT DISPROPORTIONATELY TO THE...
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| 05:25:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE CHAIR HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT IT'S THE INTENTION OF THE CHAMBER -- CHAIRMAN OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE,...
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| 05:25:58 |
MR. VAN HOLLEN, -
MR. VAN HOLLEN: SO I UNDERSTAND -- IF I WERE TO USE 3/4 OF A MINUTE I COULD RESERVE A MINUTE LATER, IS THAT CORRECT? THE
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| 05:26:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. MR. VAN HOLLEN:
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| 05:26:09 |
MR. VAN HOLLEN, -
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF 45 SECONDS.
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| 05:26:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. VAN HOLLEN: JUST TO SAY
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| 05:26:15 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
WE AS A BODY NEEDS TO DO TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE UNITED STATES PAYS ITS BILLS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT PAYS ITS BILLS AND WE...
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| 05:27:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: SO BOTH SIDES HAVE A MINUTE. IT'S THE CHAIR'S INTENTION NOW TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION AND LET -- MR.
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| 05:27:25 |
MR. VAN HOLLEN, -
VAN HOLLEN: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD THE LAST MINUTE TO THE TERRIFIC DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE, MS. PELOSI. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 05:27:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. PELOSI:
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| 05:27:36 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I COMMEND HIM FOR HIS TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP. WE COULDN'T BE PROUDER THAN THE WAY HE HAS...
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| 05:39:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE DISTINGUISHED MINORITY LEADER'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, ALL TIME TO MR. VAN HOLLEN HAS EXPIRED. MR. RYAN HAS ONE MINUTE....
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| 05:43:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE OF RULE 20, THE CHAIR WILL POSTPONE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS TODAY ON WHICH THE A RECORDED VOTE OR THE YEAS AND...
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| 05:43:58 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2548. THE
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| 05:44:02 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE --
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| 05:44:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE
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| 05:44:06 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
CLERK: H.R. 2548 A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 6310 NORTH UNIVERSITY STREET IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS, AS...
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| 05:44:22 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. LANKFORD, AND THE GENTLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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| 05:44:31 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. LANKFORD: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS...
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| 05:44:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 05:44:47 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. LANKFORD: THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. H.R. 2548 WOULD DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 6310 NORTH UNIVERSITY STREET...
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| 05:45:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 05:45:14 |
Schock, Aaron Jon - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
MR. SCHOCK: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN AND MY GOOD FRIEND FROM OKLAHOMA FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, I OFFER THIS LEGISLATION TO DESIGNATE...
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| 05:48:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME? THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR.
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| 05:48:48 |
MR. DAVIS, -
DAVIS: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME.
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| 05:48:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 05:48:54 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MR. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM, I'M PLEASED TO JOIN MY COLLEAGUES IN SUPPORT OF...
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| 05:50:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. LANKFORD: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 05:50:26 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
I'M PREPARED TO CLOSE. I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 05:50:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LANKFORD:
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| 05:50:34 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER
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| 05:50:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN HAVE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? --
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| 05:50:41 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
MR. LANKFORD: DOES THE GENTLEMAN YIELD BACK? THE SPEAKER
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| 05:50:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS HAS YIELDED BACK. MR. LANKFORD:
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| 05:50:49 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TOGETHER. WITH THAT, SIR, I URGE ALL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 2548, AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY...
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| 05:51:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2548. THOSE...
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| 05:51:21 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. SPEAKER, I OBJECT TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AND I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT. THE SPEAKER
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| 05:51:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA...
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| 05:51:37 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2244.
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| 05:51:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. CALLER:
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| 05:51:45 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
H.R. 2244, A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 67 CASTLE STREET IN GENEVA, NEW YORK, AS THE CORPORAL STEVEN...
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| 05:51:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. LANKFORD, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. DAVIS, EACH WILL CONTROL...
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| 05:52:08 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WITH THAT I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER
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| 05:52:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LANKFORD:
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| 05:52:16 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND TO INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE...
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| 05:52:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. LANGEVIN:
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| 05:52:25 |
MR. LANGEVIN, -
MR. SPEAKER -- MR. LANKFORD: MR.
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| 05:52:27 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
SPEAKER, THE BILL INTRODUCED BY MR. HANNAH WOULD DESIGNATE THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 67 CASTLE STREET IN GENEVA, NEW YORK, AS THE CORPORAL...
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| 05:52:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HANNA:
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| 05:52:59 |
Hanna, Richard L - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
MR. SPEAKER, I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 2244 WHICH DESIGNATES A POST OFFICE IN GENEVA, NEW YORK, AS THE GENERAL...
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| 05:56:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK YIELDS BACK.
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| 05:56:17 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
MR. LANKFORD: I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 05:56:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA RESERVES HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS.
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| 05:56:23 |
MR. DAVIS, -
MR. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME.
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| 05:56:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 05:56:29 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MR. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ON BEHALF OF THEOUS COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM -- BEHALF OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND...
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| 05:58:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA RISE? MR. LANKFORD:
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| 05:58:20 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. SPEAKER -- MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS AN HONOR, TO HAVE A CHANCE TO HONOR THIS GREAT INDIVIDUAL WHO LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS NATION. I JOIN WITH THE ENTIRE...
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| 05:58:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2244? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE...
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| 05:58:51 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
MR. LANKFORD: MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 05:58:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA RISE?
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| 05:58:56 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. LANKFORD: MR. SPEAKER, I OBJECT TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AND I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT.
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| 05:59:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 05:59:10 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
LANKFORD: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2213. THE SPEAKER
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| 05:59:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R.
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| 05:59:16 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
2213, A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 801 WEST EASTPORT STREET IN IUKA, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE SERGEANT JASON...
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| 05:59:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. LANKFORD, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. DAVIS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES....
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| 05:59:44 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND...
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| 05:59:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. LANKFORD: THIS BILL
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| 06:00:00 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
WAS INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE NUNNELEE TO RECOGNIZE THE FACILE I HAVE TO THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED IN IUKA, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE SERGEANT...
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| 06:00:31 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN -- THE SPEAKER
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| 06:00:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. NUNNELEE: I'M HONORED
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| 06:00:37 |
Nunnelee, Alan - U.S. Representative, [R] Mississippi
TO RISE IN ME NOIRM -- IN ME MOYER YAM -- IN ME MOYER YAM -- IN MEMORIAM OF SERGEANT JASON W. VAUGHN. HE WAS ONLY 29 YEARS OLD. SERGEANT VAUGHN WAS KILLED...
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| 06:04:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA CONTINUES TO RESERVE.
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| 06:04:15 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
MR. LANKFORD: I RESERVE.
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| 06:04:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DAVIS:
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| 06:04:19 |
MR. DAVIS, -
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MIGHT CONSUME.
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| 06:04:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DAVIS:
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| 06:04:25 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
I JOIN MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM IN SUPPORTING CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2213 WHICH WOULD RENAME THE UNITED...
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| 06:06:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA.
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| 06:06:52 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
MR. LANKFORD: I URGE ALL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 2213 AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 06:06:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2213? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO....
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| 06:07:15 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
LANKFORD: MR. SPEAKER, I OBJECT TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AND MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT. THE SPEAKER
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| 06:07:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN Y OKLAHOMA --...
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| 06:07:35 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
MR. LANKFORD: I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HMPT R. 789.
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| 06:07:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R.
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| 06:07:43 |
THE CLERK, -
789, A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 20 MAIN STREET IN LITTLE FERRY, NEW JERSEY, AS THE SERKT MATTHEW...
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| 06:07:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. LANKFORD AND A GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. DAVIS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. MR. LANKFORD:
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| 06:08:07 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
I ASK THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL. THE SPEAKER
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| 06:08:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. LANKFORD: H.R. 89
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| 06:08:22 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
WOULD DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 20 MAIN STREET IN LITTLE FERRY, NEW JERSEY, AS THE SERGEANT MATTHEW J. FENTON...
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| 06:09:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DAVIS:
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| 06:09:45 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MIGHT CONSUME TO THE AUTHOR OF THIS LEGISLATION FROM THE GARDEN STATE OF NEW JERSEY, REPRESENTATIVE STEVE ROTHMAN....
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| 06:09:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 06:09:55 |
Rothman, Steven R. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
MR. ROTHMAN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU TO MY RANKING MEMBER, MR. DAVIS, DR. DAVIS, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS BILL. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN...
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| 06:12:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS.
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| 06:12:57 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MR. DAVIS: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY FOR INTRODUCING THIS THOUGHTFUL MEASURE AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME.
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| 06:13:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA.
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| 06:13:07 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. LANKFORD: I URGE ALL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 789. WITH THAT, I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 06:13:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 789? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE...
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| 06:13:31 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
THE VOTE ON THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AND PAYCHECK A POINT OF ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT. THE SPEAKER
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| 06:13:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN SEEK RECK NILLINGS?...
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| 06:13:46 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
LANKFORD: I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AN PASS H.R. 1975.
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| 06:13:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE BILL. H.R. 1975, A BILL TO DESIGNATE TISSUE THE
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| 06:14:00 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
CLERK: H.R. 1975, TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATE AT 281 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AS THE...
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| 06:14:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. LANKFORD:
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| 06:14:17 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE BILL UNDER...
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| 06:14:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
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| 06:14:28 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. LANKFORD: H.R. 1975 WOULD DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 281 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA,...
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| 06:16:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR.
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| 06:16:05 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
DAVIS: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MIGHT CONSUME. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MIGHT CONSUME TO THE AUTHOR OF THIS MEASURE, REPRESENTATIVE...
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| 06:16:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SCHIFF: I
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| 06:16:22 |
Schiff, Adam B. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND THANK THE CHAIR AND RANKING MEMBER FOR THEIR SUPPORT. I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE...
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| 06:20:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DAVIS: I WANT TO THANK
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| 06:20:56 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA FOREVER HIS INTRODUCTION OF THIS VERY THOUGHTFUL MEASURE. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK OF THE FACT I WAS GIVEN A JACKET BY A...
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| 06:21:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. LANKFORD: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 06:21:31 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
THIS IS A WORTHY MAN TO BE ABLE TO HONOR IN A LIFE THAT SERVED MANY PEOPLE AND A LIFE THAT STOOD UP AND MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE. I URGE THE MEMBERS...
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| 06:21:46 |
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 PASS H.R. 1975. THOSE...
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| 06:22:01 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
IS NOT PRESENT AND I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT. THE SPEAKER
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| 06:22:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8, RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA...
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| 06:22:13 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
MR. LANKFORD: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 1843. THE CLERK: H.R. 1843, A BRILL
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| 06:22:22 |
THE CLERK, -
TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 489 ARMY DRIVE IN BARRY GADAVE GUAM AS THE JOHN GERBER POST OFFICE BUILDING....
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| 06:22:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. MR. LANKFORD:
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| 06:22:48 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 06:22:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. .
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| 06:23:00 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. LANKFORD: H.R. 1843 INTRODUCED BY THE GENTLELADY FROM GUAM WOULD DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 489 ARMY DRIVE...
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| 06:24:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DAVIS: I YIELD MYSELF
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| 06:24:54 |
MR. DAVIS, -
SUCH TIME AS I MIGHT CONSUME. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO THE AUTHOR OF THIS MEASURE, MS. BORDALLO OF GUAM.
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| 06:25:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 06:25:10 |
Bordallo, Madeleine - Congressional Delegate, [D] Guam
MS. BORDALLO: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN, RANKING MEMBER AND MR. SPEAKER. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT H.R. 1843, A BILL THAT HONORS THE LIFE AND THE SERVICE...
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| 06:30:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DAVIS: I WANT TO
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| 06:30:51 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THANK THE GENTLELADY FOR HER INTRODUCTION OF THIS MEASURE AND URGE ITS PASSAGE. I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 06:31:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. LANKFORD:
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| 06:31:02 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
I JOIN THE OTHERS WHO HAVE STOOD BEFORE YOU TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 1843 AND I ALSO YIELD BACK MY TIME.
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| 06:31:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 1843. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE...
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| 06:31:26 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
SPEAKER, I OBJECT TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AND MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT.
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| 06:31:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS MEASURE WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN RISE?...
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| 06:31:44 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2062. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 06:31:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE -- WILL REPORT THE TITLE.
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| 06:31:53 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CLERK: H.R. 2062, TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 45 MEETINGHOUSE LANE IN SAGAMORE BEACH, MASSACHUSETTS,...
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| 06:32:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. LANKFORD, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. DAVIS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA.
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| 06:32:16 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. LANKFORD: I ASK THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS TRL. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 06:32:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, ORDER. MR. LANKFORD: H.R. 2062
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| 06:32:29 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
WAS INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE KEATING AND WOULD DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 45 MEETINGHOUSE LANE IN SAGAMORE...
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| 06:33:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DAVIS: I YIELD MYSELF
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| 06:33:54 |
MR. DAVIS, -
SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME.
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| 06:33:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE SWRELT IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 06:33:58 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MR. DAVIS: IT'S MY PLEASURE TO YIELD SUCH TIME HEAS MAY CONSUME TO THE AUTHOR OF THIS MEASURE, MR. KEATING, OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 06:34:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KEATING: THANK
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| 06:34:09 |
Keating, William "Bill" R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
YOU. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING HIS TIME. I RISE TODAY TO HONOR SERGEANT MATTHEW A. PUT CHINO WHO LOST HIS LIFE ON NOVEMBER 23, 2010, AFTER...
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| 06:36:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DAVIS: I COMMEND
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| 06:36:30 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MR. KEATING FOR INTRODUCING THIS THOUGHTFUL MEASURE, I URGE ITS PASSAGE AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME. THE SPEAKER:
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| 06:36:39 |
THE SPEAKER, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA. MR.
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| 06:36:41 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
LANKFORD: I URGE ALL MEMBERS TO PASS H.R. 2062 AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 06:36:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS, WILL HE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2062? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. ...
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| 06:37:00 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. SPEAKER. I OBJECT TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AND MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT. THE SPEAKER
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| 06:37:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN SEEK RECOGNITION?...
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| 06:37:17 |
MR. LANKFORD, -
MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H R. 2149. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 06:37:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 2149, A
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| 06:37:25 |
THE CLERK, -
BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 43 4 PAHOA AVENUE IN HONOLULU, HAWAII, AS THE CECIL L. HEFTEL POST OFFICE...
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| 06:37:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. LANKFORD, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. DAVIS, EACH SHALL CONTROL 20 MINUTES....
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| 06:37:50 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND...
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| 06:38:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. LANKFORD: H.R.
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| 06:38:06 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
2149 WOULD DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE YATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 4354 PAHOA AVENUE IN HONOLULU, HAWAII, AS THE CECIL L. HEFTEL POST OFFICE BUILDING....
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| 06:39:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DAVIS: I YIELD MYSELF
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| 06:39:20 |
MR. DAVIS, -
SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 06:39:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 06:39:27 |
MR. DAVIS, -
MR. DAVIS: IT IS MEASURE PLEASURE TO YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE SHE MAY CONSUME TO THE AUTHOR OF THIS MEASURE, THE GENTLELADY FROM HAWAII, MS. HANABUSA....
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| 06:39:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 06:39:38 |
Hanabusa, Colleen Wakako - U.S. Representative, [D] Hawaii
MS. HANABUSA: THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER, THANK YOU TO THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING, THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR AND RANKING MEMBER FOR AFFIRMATIVELY LOOKING UPON...
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| 06:47:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DAVIS: I COMMEND
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| 06:47:05 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THE GENTLELADY FOR HER INTRODUCTION OF THIS VERY THOUGHTFUL MEASURE. URGE ITS PASSAGE AND YIELD BACK. THE
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| 06:47:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. LANGEVIN: I URGE ALL
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| 06:47:18 |
MR. LANGEVIN, -
MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE AND I YIELD BACK. THE
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| 06:47:21 |
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 PASS H.R. 2149. THOSE...
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| 06:48:07 |
THE CLERK, -
TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT 6310 NORTH UNIVERSITY STREET IN POR YEAH, ILLINOIS AS THE CHAN POST OFFICE...
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| 06:48:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RUMES AND PASS THE BILL. SO MANY IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL IS PASSED...
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