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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: REFERRED TO THE HOUSE CALENDAR AND ORDERED PRINTED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? MR. SESSIONS: THANK
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Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. BY THE DIRECTION OF COMMITTEE ON RULES, I CALL UP HOUSE RESOLUTION 382 AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE
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THE CLERK, -
CALENDAR NUMBER 63, HOUSE RESOLUTION 382, RESOLUTION WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6 -- RESOLVED THAT THE REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6-A OF RULE 13 FOR...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2011. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE HOUR. MR. SESSIONS:
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Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. MADAM SPEAKER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEBATE ONLY I YIELD THE CUSTOMARY 0 MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM -- 30 MINUTES TO THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR.
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MR. SESSIONS, -
SESSIONS: DURING CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION ALL TIME IS YIELDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEBATE ONLY. MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SESSIONS: HOUSE
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Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
RESOLUTION 382 WAIVES THE REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18 -- 13 REQUIRING A 2/3 VOTE TO CONSIDER A RULE ON THE SAME DAY IT IS REPORTED BY THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. POLIS: THANK
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Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. BEFORE I BEGIN A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS FOR THE TIME. WE ON THE RULES COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS...
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Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
CONGRATULATIONS. I AM GOING TO MISS YOU. IT IS A GOOD DAY FOR YOU. IT'S A BAD DAY FOR US. IT IS WITH REGULAR OCCURRENCE THAT I LOOK OVER AT YOU....
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MR. POLIS, -
SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. POLIS:
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Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WANT TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY. FROM THE MOMENT SPEAKER BOEHNER WALKED AWAY FROM THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. SESSIONS:
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Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN, BRAND NEW MEMBER OF THE RULES COMMITTEE, ONE OF OUR 87 NEW...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. WOODALL: I VERY MUCH
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Woodall, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THANK MY FRIEND FROM TEXAS FOR YIELDING. IT'S TRUE, I'M ONE OF THE NEW GUYS THERE ON THE RULES COMMITTEE, ONE OF THE NEW GUYS HERE IN THIS CONGRESS....
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MR. SESSIONS, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND THE GENTLEMAN TWO ADDITIONAL MINUTES.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. WOODALL: I VERY MUCH
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Woodall, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. WE'RE GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THE JOB DONE. BUT THERE'S A TEACHING MOMENT IN THIS PROCESS, MADAM SPEAKER....
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Unidentified Speaker, -
WOULD THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. WOODALL: I'D BE HAPPY
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MR. WOODALL, -
TO YIELD. MR. POLIS: THE
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Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
MAJORITY LEADER SAID IT NEVER EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL AND OPPOSES THIS BILL AND I'LL YIELD BACK TO THE GENTLEMAN TO CLARIFY THAT. MR. WOODALL:...
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Woodall, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THANK MY FRIEND. THERE IS LOTS OF CONVERSATION IN THIS TOWN BUT I MAINTAIN THAT THIS WAS THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. POLIS: I'D LIKE TO YIELD
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MR. POLIS, -
TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, A MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, MR. TONKO.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MR. TONKO: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. AND I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM COLORADO FOR YIELDING. HERE WE GO AGAIN, MY FRIENDS, HERE WE GO AGAIN WASTING ANOTHER...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. SEX MR. SESSIONS:
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MR. SESSIONS, -
I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. . MR. POLIS: AGAIN DEMOCRATS
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Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
WERE NOT CONSULTED OR TALKED TO TO ASK THEIR SUPPORT OR INPUT AND YOU WON'T FIND MUCH SUPPORT FOR A PROPOSAL THAT O COULD INCREASE THE DEFICIT BY OVER...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. MCGOVERN: RYE RISE IN --
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McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS CLOSED MARTIAL LAW RULE. TODAY IS A SAD DAY. IN JUST A FEW DAYS THE PROCESS IN THIS HOUSE HAS COMPLETELY DEVOLVED....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. SESSIONS: I
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MR. SESSIONS, -
CONTINUE TO RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN CONTINUES TO RESERVE TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. POLIS: I'D LIKE
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MR. POLIS, -
TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CONNECTICUT, MS. DELAURO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CONNECTICUT IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. DELAURO: WE ARE
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DeLauro, Rosa - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
NOW FOUR DAYS AWAY FROM AN HISTORIC UNPRECEDENTED AND NEEDLESS DEFAULT THAT COULD GRIND THIS ECONOMY TO A HALT. AND YET EVEN AS THEY THEIR DISARRAY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR.
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Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
SESSIONS: MADAM SPEAKER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M DELIGHTED THAT THE GENTLEWOMAN COMES DOWN AND TALKS ABOUT THE -- THIS GAME THAT'S GOING ON ABOUT JOBS....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SESSIONS: MADAM
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Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
SPEAKER, I AM I'M GOING TO READ FROM THIS ARTICLE THIS PAST JANUARY ILLINOIS GOVERNOR PAT QUINN SIGNED INTO LAW A 67% INCREASE IN THE STATE PERSONAL...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. POLIS: I HAVE AN
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Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
ARTICLE ENTITLED DEBT CEILING IMPASSE RATTLES SHORT-TERM CREDIT MARKETS, AGAIN FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES," DISCUSSING HOW THIS UNCERTAINTY THAT IS NOT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. POLIS: I YIELD TWO
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MR. POLIS, -
MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY, MR. YARMUTH. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. YARMUTH: I
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Yarmuth, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MADAM SPEAKER, YESTERDAY OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES SAID THEIR PARTY WAS USING THE LEVERAGE OF THE DEFAULT CRISIS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. SESSIONS: THANK
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| 00:40:13 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THE GENTLEMAN, MR. KINGSTON. THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR.
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Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
KINGSTON: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. MADAM SPEAKER, AMERICANS HAVE HAD TO TIGHTEN THEIR BELTS. ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY AMERICAN FAMILIES HAVE...
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| 00:42:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. SESSIONS:
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MR. SESSIONS, -
ONE ADDITIONAL MINUTE. THANK YOU. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MORE MINUTE. MR. KINGSTON:
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Kingston, Jack - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
MADAM SPEAKER, THESE CUTS ARE REAL. THEY ARE MEASURABLE. THESE ARE WHAT -- THIS IS WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW. SOMETHING THAT IS ACCOUNTABLE....
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| 00:43:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR.
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Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
POLIS: THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA MENTIONED THE PRESIDENT HASN'T INTRODUCED A BILL. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES CANNOT...
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| 00:44:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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Welch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Vermont
MR. WELCH: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, MADAM SPEAKER, IS EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS AND IT'S COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. WE ARE USING THE...
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| 00:46:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
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| 00:46:22 |
MR. WELCH, -
MR. WELCH: I THANK THE SPEAKER AND I YIELD BACK. THE
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| 00:46:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS.
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| 00:46:26 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
MR. SESSIONS: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. MADAM SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO YIELD TO ANOTHER ONE OF OUR 87 NEW FRESHMEN, A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS THE...
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| 00:46:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. WOMACK:
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Womack, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] Arkansas
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN. AND I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN NOT ONLY FOR YIELDING SOME TIME BUT ALSO FOR HIS GLOWING REMARKS ABOUT THE GREAT COMMUNITY,...
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| 00:48:52 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
MR. SESSIONS: I GIVE THE GENTLEMAN AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. MR. WOMACK: IT IS THAT BASIS
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Womack, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] Arkansas
ON WHICH I THINK THIS CONGRESS SHOULD RALLY BEHIND THE PLAN THAT WE'VE OFFERED TODAY THAT'S GOING TO CAP SPENDING, THAT'S GOING TO COUTH CUT SPENDING...
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| 00:49:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO.
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| 00:49:28 |
MR. POLIS, -
MR. POLIS: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON, MR. BLUMENAUER.
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| 00:49:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. BLUMENAUER: I APPRECIATE
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| 00:49:37 |
Blumenauer, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
THE GENTLEMAN'S COURTESY. WELL, WE ARE APPROACHING THE REAL PROSPECT OF DEFAULT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND WE'VE WASTED TWO DAYS. WHILE...
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| 00:51:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER.
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MR. SESSIONS, -
MR. SESSIONS: I'D LIKE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE TIME REMAIN ON BOTH SIDES.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WILL THE GENTLEMAN HOLD, PLEASE? WILL THE HOUSE BE IN ORDER? MEMBERS TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 00:52:01 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE TIME REMAINING ON BOTH SIDES, PLEASE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:52:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS HAS FIVE MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO HAS 8 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING. MR. SESSIONS: I'LL RESERVE
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MR. SESSIONS, -
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 00:52:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO.
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MR. POLIS, -
MR. POLIS: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO MR. ELLISON.
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| 00:52:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. ELLISON: MADAM SPEAKER,
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Ellison, Keith - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
MANY WORDS WILL BE SPOKENED A POTE -- AT PODIUMS ON THE HOUSE FLOOR -- SPOKEN AT PODIUMS ON THE HOUSE FLOOR TODAY. THERE ARE A FEW FACTS THAT NEED...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. SESSIONS: MADAM SPEAKER,
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Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
DAY AFTER DAY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE RECEIVE MORE BAD NEWS, ECONOMIC BAD NEWS ABOUT THE SHAPE OUR COUNTRY IS IN. THAT IS WHAT REPUBLICANS RESPOND TO. TODAY...
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| 00:55:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. POLIS:
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MR. POLIS, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. LEE. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. LEE: THANK
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Lee, Barbara - U.S. Representative, [D] California
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YIELDING. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS RULE AND IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL THAT WE WILL VOTE ON LATER TODAY. AND, YES, THE BUSH ECONOMIC...
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| 00:58:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS.
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| 00:58:03 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
MR. SESSIONS: I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO.
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MR. POLIS, -
MR. POLIS: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON, MR. DEFAZIO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:58:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. DEFAZIO: TAX CUTS, TAX
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DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
CUTS, TAX CUTS, TAX CUTS SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE MILLIONAIRE AND BILLIONAIRE JOB CREATORS. WE'RE IN THE 10TH YEAR OF THE BUSH TAX CUTS,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. SESSIONS: I'LL CONTINUE
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MR. SESSIONS, -
TO RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS CONDITIONS -- CONTINUES TO RESERVE. THE SPEAKER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. POLIS:
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MR. POLIS, -
I YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. GARAMENDI. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. GARAMENDI: THANK YOU
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Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
VERY MUCH. VERY INTERESTING PROGRESS HERE IN AMERICA. THERE IS A DIFFERENCING VIEW AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO CHOOSE WHICH PATH OUR NATION WILL...
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| 01:00:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS.
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MR. SESSIONS, -
MR. SESSIONS: I CONTINUE TO RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:00:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN CONTINUES TO RESERVE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. POLIS: THANK YOU
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| 01:00:45 |
MR. POLIS, -
VERY MUCH. I'D LIKE TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. ENGEL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:00:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK FOR ONE MINUTE.
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Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MR. ENGEL: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. YOU KNOW, THIS IS POLITICAL THEATER AT ITS WORST. THIS BILL HAS NO CHANCE OF BECOMING LAW. IT WAS EXTREME. IT WAS PUT...
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| 01:02:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. SESSIONS: THANK YOU,
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| 01:02:17 |
Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MADAM SPEAKER. THE REASON WE ARE HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE WE'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY. ANOTHER REASON WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATIC...
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| 01:02:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. POLIS:
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| 01:02:48 |
MR. POLIS, -
THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO INQUIRE THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS WE HAVE JUST UNDER TWO MINUTES LEFT FOR OUR CLOSING. DOES THE GENTLEMAN HAVE ANY REMAINING...
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| 01:02:55 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR ASKING. I AM THE LAST SPEAKER. MR. POLIS: THANK
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| 01:03:00 |
MR. POLIS, -
YOU. I YIELD MYSELF THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 01:03:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. POLIS: THANK
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| 01:03:06 |
Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. FIRST, IN RESPONSE TO THE CLAIM OF THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IN REGARDS TO SAVING MEDICARE, WELL, IF ENDING MEDICARE IS ONE WAY...
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| 01:04:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. POLIS: AND THIS BILL
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| 01:04:47 |
MR. POLIS, -
WILL INCREASE THE DEFICIT BY $100 BILLION. I URGE A NO VOTE ON THE RULE AND THE BILL AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 01:04:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. SESSIONS:
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| 01:04:56 |
Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I APPRECIATE THE CONJECTURE THE GENTLEMAN HAS MADE AND EXTRAPOLATED OUT OF WHAT THIS BILL WILL DO. IN FACT, THE BILL SAYS WE...
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| 01:06:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SESSIONS:
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| 01:07:00 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
I APPLAUD OUR SPEAKER, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, JOHN BOEHNER, FOR HIS HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THOSE PEOPLE HERE IN THE HOUSE...
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| 01:08:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE RESOLUTION. THOSE IN FAVOR WILL SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE...
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| 01:08:35 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I DEMAND THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 01:08:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, ANDREW. -- THE YEAS...
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| 01:31:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 237 AND THE NAYS ARE 185 AND THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED. THE QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. ALL...
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| 01:31:55 |
MR. POLIS, -
THE YEAS AND NAYS.
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| 01:31:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF A -- TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER...
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| 01:38:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 236. AND THE NAYS ARE 186 AND THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER...
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| 01:38:23 |
THE CLERK, -
A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN THE NEAR EAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA.
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| 01:38:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL, AS AMENDED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC...
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| 01:44:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 402 AND THE NAYS ARE 20. 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED...
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| 01:44:32 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CLERK: 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...
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| 01:44:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES...
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| 01:45:00 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
MADAM SPEAKER, ON THAT I ASK THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 01:45:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL COUNTED. A...
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| 01:50:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 418 AND THE NAYS ARE ONE. 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED...
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| 01:51:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA RISE? >> MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 01:51:04 |
Critz, Mark S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MY NAME BE REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF CO-SPONSORS FOR H.R. 451.
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| 01:51:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SPEAKER
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| 01:53:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. MEMBERS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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| 01:54:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE ADVISED TO TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. MEMBERS ARE ASKED...
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| 01:55:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? MR. DREIER: I ASK
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| 01:55:54 |
MR. DREIER, -
THAT THE HOUSE BE IN ORDER, MADAM SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER
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| 01:55:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. MEMBERS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 01:56:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER.
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| 01:56:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. MEMBERS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA....
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| 01:57:20 |
MR. DREIER, -
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. BY DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES I CALL UP HOUSE RESOLUTION 383 AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER
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| 01:57:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK HAD WILL REPORT THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE
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| 01:57:30 |
THE CLERK, -
CALENDAR NUMBER 64. HOUSE RESOLUTION 383. RESOLVED THAT DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL, SENATE 627, TO ESTABLISH THE COMMISSION ON FREEDOM OF...
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| 01:57:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE HOUR AND IF HE'LL HOLD ON I WOULD ASK THE HOUSE TO COME TO ORDER. MR. DREIER: I'M
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| 01:58:03 |
MR. DREIER, -
HOLDING ON, MADAM SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER
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| 01:58:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 01:58:16 |
MR. DREIER, -
TO USE YOUR WORDS, I'LL CONTINUE TO HOLD ON FOR A MOMENT. I STILL HEAR A LOT OF -- THE SPEAKER
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| 01:58:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT. THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE HOUSE IS WILL COME TO ORDER -- THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 01:59:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 01:59:21 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THANK YOU. THE PURPOSE FOR DEBATE ONLY, I YIELD THE CUSTOMARY 30 MINUTES TO MY VERY GOOD FRIEND, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM ROCHESTER, MS. SLAUGHTER, PENDING...
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| 01:59:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
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| 01:59:42 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. DREIER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON THE MEASURE BEFORE
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| 01:59:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
US. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DREIER: MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 01:59:51 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IT'S NOW, AS I BEGAN YESTERDAY, WHEN WE LAUNCHED THE DEBATE, IT WAS EXACTLY 3:00. IT'S ONE MINUTE AFTER 4:00 ON FRIDAY, JULY 29, AND AS WE STAND,...
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| 02:00:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT. THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN DESERVES TO BE HEARD. THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. MEMBERS ARE ADVISED...
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| 02:00:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:01:04 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. AS I SAID WITH THIS AUGUST 2 DATE RAPIDLY APPROACHING, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE FACED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF RUNNING OUT...
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| 02:04:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM RESERVE -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK....
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| 02:05:07 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MY GOOD FRIEND FROM CALIFORNIA, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RULES COMMITTEE, FOR YIELDING ME THE CUSTOMARY 30 MINUTES, AND I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY...
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| 02:05:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 02:05:20 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THANK YOU. MADAM SPEAKER, TODAY WE FACE A SELF-INFLICTED CRISIS AND THE MAJORITY-PROPOSED SOLUTION IS NO SOLUTION AT ALL. THE DEBT CEILING WAS CREATED...
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| 02:05:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS CORRECT. THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO PLEASE TAKE THEIR...
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| 02:05:53 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CEILING WAS REASONABLY INTRODUCED TO PAY FOR WORLD WAR I AND WAS DESIGNED TO BE A FORMALITY THAT WILL HELP OUR COUNTRY AND ECONOMY OPERATE SMOOTHLY...
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| 02:09:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:09:48 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF 15 SECOND TO SAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND THAT I'D LIKE TO TOTALLY ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH HER REMARKS AT THE END IN WHICH SHE SAID...
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| 02:10:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. NUGENT: THANK
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| 02:10:33 |
Nugent, Richard B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIR OF THE RULES COMMITTEE, MR. DREIER, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I'LL BE PERFECTLY HONEST...
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| 02:11:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA YIELDS BACK HIS TIME. THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 02:11:47 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, THE RANKING MEMBER ON WAYS AND MEANS, MR. LEVIN. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:11:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 1 1/2 MINUTES. MR.
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| 02:12:02 |
MR. LEVIN, -
LEVIN: --
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| 02:12:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LEVIN:
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| 02:12:08 |
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT MOVING THE PROCESS FORWARD. IT DOES NOT MOVE THE PROCESS FORWARD TO PASS A BILL THAT'S DEAD BEFORE...
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| 02:13:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:13:38 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF 10 SECONDS TO SAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND, THERE IS A BIT OF DISCONNECT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. SO FAILURE TO ACT IS NOT GRIDLOCK....
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| 02:13:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. CHABOT:
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| 02:13:57 |
Chabot, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. OUR NATIONAL DEBT STANDS AT A STAGGERING $14.3 TRILLION, AND WE CURRENTLY BORROW MORE THAN 40 CENTS ON EVERY $1 WE...
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| 02:15:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK.
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| 02:15:11 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MS. SLAUGHTER: I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO MR. DOGGETT. THE SPEAKER
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| 02:15:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 02:15:21 |
Doggett, Lloyd - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
MR. DOGGETT: WHEN THE SPEAKER FAILED TO SECURE THE VOTES FOR HIS MISBEGOTTEN DEAL, I THOUGHT THE REPUBLICANS WOULD WANT TO GET UNDER WAY WITH A PROFESSIONAL...
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| 02:17:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:17:44 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
I'D LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO ONE OF OUR CAPABLE AND THOUGHTFUL NEW MEMBERS OF THE 112TH CONGRESS, THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. MEEHAN. THE...
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| 02:17:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. MEEHAN: THANK
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| 02:17:59 |
Meehan, Patrick L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. AS WE'VE BEEN TALKING SO MUCH, I HEAR ABOUT A BALANCED APPROACH. WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A...
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| 02:19:40 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MR. DREIER: I'D LIKE TO COMPLIMENT THE GENTLEMAN ON HIS REMARKS AND SAY AS I LISTEN TO THIS NEWLY ELECTED MEMBER OF THE HOUSE, IT'S DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE...
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| 02:20:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER SPM I'M -- MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 02:20:14 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
I'M PLEASED TO YIELD A MINUTE AND A HALF TO MR. SCOTT, A CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLAR. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 02:20:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA FOR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES.
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| 02:20:24 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
MR. SCOTT: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. THIS RULE PROVIDES FOR DEBATE OF LEGISLATION THAT WAS SLAPPED TOGETHER BEHIND CLOSED DOORS PROVIDING FOR TRILLIONS...
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| 02:21:51 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:21:56 |
MR. DREIER, -
I'D LIKE TO RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:21:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER SPM I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR....
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| 02:22:10 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED -- THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:22:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. ANDREWS:
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| 02:22:16 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THE INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS BILL IS WHEN THE UNITED STATES WANTS TO EXTEND THE DEBT CEILING TO PAY OUR BILLS, WE WILL HAVE TO REDUCE MEDICARE...
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| 02:23:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO TO RESERVE. THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER:...
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| 02:23:59 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLAR, A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, MR.
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| 02:24:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WATT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. WATT:
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| 02:24:12 |
Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
I THINK THIS MIGHT BE THE WORST RESOLUTION I'VE SEEN TPWHEVER HOUSE IN THE 19 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE. IT BRINGS TO CONTINUING DEBATE A BILL THAT IS ALREADY...
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| 02:25:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:25:35 |
MR. DREIER, -
MADAM SPEAKER, LET ME CONTINUE TO RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:25:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: I'M PLEASED
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| 02:25:41 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. MORAN. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:25:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. MORAN: MR. CHAIRMAN,
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| 02:25:53 |
Moran, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
THIS IS A SELF-CONTRIVED BANKRUPTCY. A DECADE AGO, THE MAJORITY PARTY INHERITED SURPLUSES AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE. AND THEN THEY PROMPTLY TOOK AWAY...
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| 02:27:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:27:18 |
MR. DREIER, -
I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO MY FRIEND GR GLENDALE, ARIZONA, MR. FRANKS. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:27:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. FRANKS: MR. OBAMA AND
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| 02:27:30 |
Franks, Trent - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
THE DEMOCRATS HAVE CONSTANTLY AND CONSISTENTLY SAID WE NEED TO TAKE A BALANCED APPROACH TO THE DEBT CRISIS FATESING AMERICA. BUT THEY STEADFASTLY...
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| 02:29:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: I YIELD ONE
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| 02:29:49 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
AND A HALF MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, THE RANKING DEMOCRAT ON FINANCIAL SERVICES MR. FRANK.
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| 02:29:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES. MR. FRANK: WE HAVE A
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| 02:30:00 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
SAD SPECTACLE OF A SUBSTANTIVE MESS BROUGHT TO US BY A PROCEDURAL BIGGER MESS. WE CAN'T ENTIRELY BLAME SPEAKER BOEHNER. WE HAVE SEEN HIM TO BE CONSERVATIVE...
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| 02:31:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:31:45 |
MR. DREIER, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I'LL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:31:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 02:31:51 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
I'M PLEASED TO YIELD A MINUTE AND A HALF TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MARYLAND, MS. EDWARDS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 02:31:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY FROM MARYLAND IS RECOGNIZED FOR 1 1/2 MINUTES. MS. EDWARDS: THANK
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| 02:32:00 |
Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'M SHOCKED. WE SPENT 4 1/2 HOURS ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES READING THE CONSTITUTION AND NOW WE GET TO SPEND...
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| 02:33:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 02:33:59 |
MR. DREIER, -
I WILL CONTINUE TO RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 02:34:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK.
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| 02:34:06 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MS. SLAUGHTER: MADAM SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE-TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. CONNOLLY.
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| 02:34:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 02:34:13 |
Connolly, Gerald "Gerry" E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
MR. CONNOLLY: I THANK MY FRIEND. MADAM SPEAKER, THE BILL PROPOSED LAST NIGHT BY THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS SET US UP TO FAIL AND RISK A CATASTROPHIC DEFAULT....
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| 02:35:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:35:20 |
MR. DREIER, -
I CONTINUE TO RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER
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| 02:35:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: CONTINUES TO RESERVE. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 02:35:25 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, MR. VAN HOLLEN. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:35:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED . MR. VAN HOLLEN:
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| 02:35:34 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
I THANK MY COLLEAGUE. THERE IS A LITTLE PATTERN EMERGING HERE. FIRST, WE HAD OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES WALK OUT OF THE BIDEN TALKS. THEN TWICE THEY...
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| 02:37:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 02:37:51 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AT THIS TIME I'M HAPPY TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO A VERY HARDWORKING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS MY GOOD FRIEND FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS,...
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| 02:37:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. CULBERSON: THANK YOU,
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| 02:38:03 |
Culberson, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MADAM CHAIRMAN. I THINK IT'S VERY REVEALING IN THE DEBATE TODAY THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT THE OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL BEFORE THE...
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| 02:40:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 02:40:15 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
I YIELD A MINUTE AND A HALF TO THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS, A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, MS. JACKSON LEE. THE SPEAKER
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| 02:40:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR 1 1/2 MINUTES. MS. JACKSON
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| 02:40:27 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
LEE: I THANK THE GENTLELADY VERY MUCH. LAST NIGHT THE DEMOCRATS WERE HERE WAITING WHILE THE REPUBLICANS COULD NOT GET THEIR OWN CONFERENCE TOGETHER. ANY...
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| 02:42:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO DIRECT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA....
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| 02:42:32 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AT THIS TIME I'M VERY PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO ONE OF OUR THOUGHTFUL, HARDWORKING NEW MEMBERS OF THIS CONGRESS, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MANCHESTER,...
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| 02:42:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 02:42:45 |
Guinta, Frank C. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Hampshire
MR. GUNTA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, FOR YIELDING. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IS, LET'S STOP THE SPENDING. LET'S...
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| 02:44:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: I'M PLEASED
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| 02:44:06 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
TO YIELD A MIN AND A HALF TO THE GENTLELADY -- A MINUTE AND A HALF TO THE GENTLELADY, MS. CAP TUR.
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| 02:44:20 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
MS. KAPTUR: I RISE AGAINST THIS RULE AND THE UNDERLYING BILL AS INARTFUL DODGES. WHEN A PATIENT IS WEAK, DO YOU PULL OUT THEIR FEEDING TUBES OR LET THEM...
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| 02:45:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 02:45:58 |
MR. DREIER, -
MAY I INQUIRE OF MY GOOD FRIEND FROM ROCHESTER HOW MANY SPEAKERS SHE HAS REMAINING? MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 02:46:04 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
I BELIEVE I HAVE TWO.
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| 02:46:06 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: IN LIGHT OF THAT, MR. SPEAKER, I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:46:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: I'M PLEASED
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| 02:46:15 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
TO YIELD ONE AND A HALF MINUTES TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW YORK. THE SPEAKER
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| 02:46:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. MALONEY: WE HAVE ALL
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| 02:46:26 |
Maloney, Carolyn - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
BEEN GETTING NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE RIGHTLY WORRIED THAT THE INTEREST RATES WILL BE GOING UP ON THEIR HOMES, ON THEIR CARS,...
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| 02:48:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:48:25 |
MR. DREIER, -
I THINK THE GENTLEWOMAN HAS ONE REMAINING SPEAKER. I HAVE THREE OR FOUR.
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| 02:48:31 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 02:48:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 02:48:50 |
Rothman, Steven R. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
MR. ROTHMAN: I OPPOSE THE REPUBLICAN BILL BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE DRASTING CUTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY, I ALSO OPPOSE THE REPUBLICAN DEFAULT BILL BECAUSE IT...
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| 02:50:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER:
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| 02:50:06 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MADAM SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I'M HAPPY TO YIELD A MINUTE TO THE FORMER MAYOR OF ONE OF THE 10 MOST LIVABLE CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE...
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| 02:50:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 02:50:21 |
Womack, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] Arkansas
MR. WOMACK: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING SOME TIME. ON MY WAY TO THE CAPITOL THIS AFTERNOON, I WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ...
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| 02:51:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK.
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| 02:51:38 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MS. SLAUGHTER: MADAM SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. SCOTT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 02:51:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. SCOTT: THANK
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| 02:51:46 |
Scott, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. IN MY ONE MINUTE, I WANT TO MAKE A SPECIAL APPEAL THAT WE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT I CONSIDER THE MOST DEVASTATING, DAMAGING PART...
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| 02:53:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MADAM SPEAKER,
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| 02:53:21 |
MR. DREIER, -
I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO RESERVE MY TIME.
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| 02:53:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK.
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| 02:53:25 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MS. SLAUGHTER: I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. COSTA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 02:53:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COSTA:
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| 02:53:36 |
Costa, Jim - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THIS RULE AND BILL WILL DRAW A FURTHER WEDGE BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES. IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE THE BIPARTISAN DISCUSSIONS OVER THE $4 TRILLION GRAND DEAL...
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| 02:54:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. CONTINUES TO RESERVE. THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK.
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| 02:54:52 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MS. SLAUGHTER: MADAM SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, RANKING DEMOCRAT ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE,...
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| 02:55:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. MARKEY:
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| 02:55:04 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
I THANK THE GENTLELADY. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY DEFICIT PLAN IS VERY SIMPLE. NUMBER ONE, SENT THE -- SEND THE FINANCIAL MARKETS INTO A NOSEDIVE. NUMBER TWO,...
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| 02:57:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: I
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| 02:57:31 |
MR. DREIER, -
RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 02:57:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN CONTINUES TO RESERVE. THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 02:57:37 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. PELOSI. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:57:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE MINORITY LEADER IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. PELOSI: THANK
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| 02:57:49 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLELADY FOR YIELDING AND COMMEND HER AND HER COLLEAGUES ON THE RULES COMMITTEE FOR THEIR IMPORTANT WORK...
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| 03:07:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE TIME OF THE GENTLELADY HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 03:07:55 |
MR. DREIER, -
I'D ASK MY FRIEND IF SHE HAS ANY OTHER SPEAKERS.
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| 03:07:58 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MS. SLAUGHTER: NO, I AM PREPARED TO CLOSE IF MR. DREIER IS.
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| 03:08:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: THANK YOU,
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| 03:08:06 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MR. SPEAKER. I THINK THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS BILL ARE SO DIRE AND IN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARE SO FAR REACHING AND DAMAGING THAT...
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| 03:09:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: MAY I INQUIRE
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| 03:09:04 |
MR. DREIER, -
OF THE CHAIR HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE REMAINING? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:09:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS 15 MINUTES REMAINING. MR. DREIER: AND, MR. SPEAKER,
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| 03:09:10 |
MR. DREIER, -
I WISH TO CLOSE
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| 03:09:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NOW. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DREIER: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 03:09:14 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
WE BEGAN THIS DEBATE AT ONE MINUTE AFTER 4:00. IT'S NOW 11 MINUTES AFTER 5:00. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS RULE AND THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION...
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| 03:09:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED. THE QUESTION IS ON ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,...
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| 03:09:47 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
YORK. MS. SLAUGHTER: I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS.
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| 03:09:49 |
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,...
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| 03:33:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 239. THE NAYS ARE 187. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS...
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| 03:34:21 |
THE CLERK, -
TITLE. THE CLERK: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE COMMISSION ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCESSING DELAYS.
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| 03:34:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WHEN PROCEED PRGS POSTPONED ON THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. RYAN, HAD ONE MINUTE OF DEBATE REMAINING...
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| 03:34:46 |
MR. RYAN, -
THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 03:34:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. RYAN: MR. SPEAKER,
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| 03:34:55 |
MR. RYAN, -
I YIELD THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
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| 03:35:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FROM OHIO. THE SPEAKER: MY COLLEAGUES,
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| 03:35:07 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
I'D LIKE TO CUT THROUGH ALL THE FOG HERE RATHER QUICKLY. TODAY'S REPORT ON THE ECONOMY REMINDS US THAT OUR ECONOMY IS STILL NOT CREATING ENOUGH JOBS....
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| 03:42:12 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
TEMPORE: ALL TIME FOR DEBATE ON THE BILL HAS EXPIRED. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 375 THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED ON THE BILL, AS AMENDED. THE...
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| 03:42:29 |
THE CLERK, -
ACT TO ESTABLISH THE COMMISSION ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCESSING DELAYS. >>
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| 03:42:34 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 03:42:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK SEEK RECOGNITION? >> I HAVE
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| 03:42:41 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
A MOTION TO RECOMMIT AT THE DESK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS
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| 03:42:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN OPPOSED TO THE BILL? >>
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| 03:42:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OH, YES I AM OPPOSED TO THIS BILL. THE GENTLEWOMAN QUALIFIES. THE CLERK: MS. HOCHUL OF
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| 03:42:53 |
THE CLERK, -
NEW YORK MOVES TO RECOMMIT -- >> I RESERVE A POINT OF
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| 03:42:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ORDER. THE CLERK: MS.
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| 03:43:00 |
THE CLERK, -
HOCHUL OF NEW YORK MOVES TO RECOMMIT THE BILL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES TO AMEND SECTION 403-B-3 AT THE END FOLLOWING A NEW CLAUSE, PRIORITIZING DEFICIT...
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| 03:43:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES IN SUPPORT OF HER MOTION. MS. HOCHUL:
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| 03:43:42 |
MS. HOCHUL, -
THANK YOU, MR. MS. HOCHUL: WELL, HERE WE
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| 03:43:48 |
MS. HOCHUL, -
ARE. >> THE HOUSE IS OUT OF
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| 03:43:52 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ORDER. MS.
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| 03:43:53 |
Hochul, Kathleen "Kathy" - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HOCHUL: THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE UPON US. THE EYES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE UPON US. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE EYES OF THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THEIR...
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| 03:49:32 |
MS. HOCHUL, -
VERY BRIEFLY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:49:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE TIME OF THE GENTLELADY HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. HOCHUL: I DO WANT TO
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| 03:49:41 |
MS. HOCHUL, -
REACH OUT OUR HAND -- THE SPEAKER
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| 03:49:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. DREIER: I WISH TO
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| 03:49:48 |
MR. DREIER, -
CLAIM TIME IN OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT. MS. HOCHUL: I YIELD
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| 03:49:58 |
MS. HOCHUL, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:50:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA WITHDRAWS HIS RESERVATION.
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| 03:50:11 |
MR. DREIER, -
MR. DREIER: I HAVEN'T SPOKEN YET AND I APPRECIATE THE APPLAUSE OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE.
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| 03:50:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN WITHDRAW HIS RESERVATION? MR. DREIER: I WOULD LIKE
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| 03:50:23 |
Dreier, David - U.S. Representative, [R] California
TO WITHDRAW AND CLAIM TIME IN OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT. MR. SPEAKER, THIS DOESN'T PRIORITIZE SOCIAL SECURITY, IT DOESN'T PRIORITIZE...
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| 03:50:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. ALL TIME HAS EXPIRED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT....
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| 03:51:08 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 03:51:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: A RECORDED VOTE IS REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS ORDERED. ...
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| 04:06:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE, THE YEAS ARE 28 3RK THE NAYS ARE 384. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED. DETHE MOTION IS NOT ADOPTED. THOSE IN FAVOR...
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| 04:07:12 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE.
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| 04:07:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: A RECORDED -- VOSE FAVORING A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING RISEN A RECORDED VOTE IS ORDERED. PURSUANT...
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| 04:23:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE YEAS ARE 218, THE NAYS ARE 210. THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS...
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| 04:23:19 |
THE CLERK, -
A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POST ALPHA SILT LOCATED AT SERGEANT SERGEANT VAUGHN POST OFFICE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 04:23:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL. SO MANY FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL IS PASSED AND THE...
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| 04:23:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
VOTE.
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| 04:23:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS IS...
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| 04:36:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE, THE YEAS ARE 420 THE NAYS ARE ZERO. 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED...
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| 04:37:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, FIVE-MINUTE VOTING WILL CONTINUE. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS ON THE QUESTION OF SUSPENDING THE RULES AND PASSING H...
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| 04:37:27 |
THE CLERK, -
A BILL TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE IN LITTLE FERRY, NEW JERSEY, AS THE SEDGET MATTHEW J. FENTON POST OFFICE. THE SPEAKER
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| 04:37:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE BILL IS PASSED AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE.
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| 04:40:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. WILL THE GENTLEMEN PLEASE CLEAR THE
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| 04:43:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WELL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO SEEK RECOGNITION? THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE...
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| 04:44:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO RISE? >> TO SPEAK FOR ONE MINUTE
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| 04:44:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND REVISE AND EXTEND. MRS. SCHMIDT: MR.
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| 04:44:30 |
Schmidt, Jeannette "Jean" Marie - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
SPEAKER, JUST TONIGHT, WE PASSED THE DEBT CEILING VOTE AND IN IT, IT HAD A CRITICAL FEATURE, THAT REQUIRES ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR HOUSE, A BALANCED...
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| 04:45:13 |
Schmidt, Jeannette "Jean" Marie - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE HOUSE FLOOR. SCHMIDT SMD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPECTS ACCOUNTABILITY...
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| 04:45:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: ANY FURTHER REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MR.
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| 04:46:06 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SPEAKER. THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING IN THIS ENTIRE DEBATE. MR. RYAN: OVER
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| 04:46:10 |
Ryan, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THE COURSE OF THE LAST 0 YEARS IN THE 1970'S, IF YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THE INCOME OF THE TOP 1%, IT ACCOUNTED FOR 9% OF REAL INCOME. TODAY THE TOP...
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| 04:47:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND RISE? >> ADDRESS
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| 04:47:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE
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| 04:47:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. >> MR. SPEAKER, THIS EVENING
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| 04:47:41 |
Harris, Andy M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
IS A MOMENT IN HISTORY, VERY -- IN VERY FEW TIMES THIS HOUSE VOTE TO ADVANCE AN AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, BUT WE DID IT TODAY. AND THE...
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| 04:48:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR WOULD REMIVENDE ALL PERSONS IN THE GALLERY THEY ARE GUESTS OF THE HOUSE AND...
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| 04:49:09 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
MR. SPEAKER, THE HOUSE HAS ACTED. NO TIME FOR CELEBRATION. IT'S NOT OVER YET UNTIL IT PASSES BOTH HOUSES, THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS NOT SAFE. STANDARD...
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| 04:50:41 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
TEMPORE: UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2005, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. GARAMENDI, IS RECOGNIZED AS THE DESIGNEE OF THE...
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| 04:50:54 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO BE JOINED BY SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND AS THEY COME TO THE MICROPHONE, LET ME JUST LAY DOWN SOME OF THE FACTS. NOT MORE...
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| 04:53:52 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
FOR HELPING TO ORGANIZE THIS RESPONSE. WE DO HAVE ONE REAL AND PREVAILING CRISIS IN AMERICA THAT HAS BEEN WITH US NOW SINCE 2008 AND THAT'S THE JOBS...
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| 04:58:41 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GARAMENDI: H GARAMENDI: THANK YOU, MR. DEFAZIO. THE REPUBLICANS SEEM TO BE JUST DISMANTLING TIME AFTER TIME. I'D LIKE TO TURN TO CONGRESSWOMAN BETTY...
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| 04:59:11 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MS. SUTTON: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. HE'S BEEN A STALWART. BOY, DO WE NEED LEADERSHIP AT THIS POINT. HERE WE ARE, IT'S BEEN 29 WEEKS,...
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| 05:03:37 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ABOUT JOBS. THERE ARE VERY FEW ECONOMISTS THAT SUPPORT WHAT THE REPUBLICANS PUT TOGETHER TODAY. MOST ECONOMISTS SAY THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE NATION BACK...
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Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
PERLMUTTER: I THANK MY FRIEND FROM CALIFORNIA AND THE GENTLELADY FROM OHIO. AS THEY SAY, THE BEST WAY TO PAY THE DEBT THIS NATION HAS INCURRED IS FOR...
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| 05:08:34 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THANK YOU, MR. PERLMUTTER. YOU ARE SO VERY, VERY CORRECT. THE AMERICAN DREAM. YOU LAID IT OUT THERE VERY WELL. ABILITY TO TAKE CARE, KIDS TO SCHOOL, GOOD...
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| 05:09:10 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
IT'S A PLEASURE TO JOIN WITH YOU, SPEAKING FOR YOUR BASE IN CALIFORNIA, JOINING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES FROM COLORADO AND TEXAS AND CONNECTICUT, OHIO, VIRGINIA,...
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| 05:13:57 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WHAT TOOK PLACE ON THE FLOOR OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS WAS A CHARADE, A THEATER. IT HAD NO SENSE OF REALITY. THERE'S NO WAY THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION...
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| 05:14:54 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MR. TONKO: REPRESENTATIVE GARAMENDI, MIGHT I JUST SUGGEST THAT OUR GOAL HERE SHOULD BE TO BUILD UP A NATION RATHER THAN BRING DOWN A PRESIDENT AND IT'S...
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| 05:15:05 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MR. GARAMENDI: THAT'S CERTAINLY IT. EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, EARLIER, BEFORE WE STARTED THIS ONE HOUR, ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE...
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MR. RUSH, -
MR. RUSH: I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THE LEGISLATION -- >> I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT
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| 05:15:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
UP BECAUSE THE LEGISLATION WE CONSIDERED TODAY HAD A PROVISION THAT REQUIRED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT IS MISLABELED.
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| 05:15:54 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
MR. SCOTT: IT'S CALLED THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. WELL IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL, NOT JUST THE TITLE, THE PROVISIONS, YOU'LL FIND...
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| 05:18:57 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
IT. MR. GARAMENDI: EXCUSE ME. YOU SAID THAT ARIZONA HAS A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT?
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| 05:19:02 |
MR. SCOTT, -
MR. SCOTT: RIGHT.
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| 05:19:03 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
MR. GARAMENDI: IN THEIR CONSTITUTION AND SOMEHOW THEY BALANCE THEIR BUDGET. MR. SCOTT: AND I COULDN'T
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| 05:19:08 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
FIGURE OUT HOW THEY COULD DO IT. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN THERE. SO WE GOOGLED IT, THANKS FOR GOOGLE, AND WE FOUND OUT. FIRST THING I FOUND OUT IS,...
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| 05:19:59 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
EXCUSE ME FOR A SECOND IF I MIGHT INTERRUPT. ONE OF THE PROPOSALS COMING FROM SOME OF THE REPUBLICANS WAS TO SELL AMERICA'S ASSETS. DO YOU SUPPOSE THEY...
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| 05:20:12 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
THE ARIZONA STATE CAPITOL WAS SOLD AND LEASED BACK SO THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO DO. BUT THE REALLY REGRETTABLE PART OF THIS IS THE PROCESS...
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| 05:23:27 |
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
TO MY FRIEND. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 10 YEARS, WE KNOW WHERE THE DEBT REALLY CAME FROM. IT WASN'T IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, IT WASN'T IN NATIONAL...
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| 05:24:00 |
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I'D YIELD TO MY FRIEND FROM CONNECTICUT BECAUSE HE HAS THE CHART THAT DESCRIBES IT. >>
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| 05:24:05 |
Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
THANK YOU, MR. PERLMUTTER, AND THANK YOU, MR. GARAMENDI, FOR HOLDING THIS. AS JOHN ADAMS, OUR SECOND PRESIDENT, ONCE FAMOUSLY SAID, FACTS ARE STUBBORN...
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| 05:24:42 |
Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
WITH IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WARS, TWO WARS WHICH, AGAIN, LOTS OF DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER IT WAS IN OUR NATIONAL INTEREST, BUT IN ANY CASE WHAT IS NOT DEBATABLE...
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| 05:28:13 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
IT'S IN THAT CONTEXT, IT'S IN THAT CONTEXT THAT THE ACTIONS OF THIS CONGRESS HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE LAST DECEMBER WE PASSED AN $800...
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| 05:29:50 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MY GOOD COLLEAGUE FROM VIRGINIA, ON THE FLOOR TODAY IT WAS PERFECTLY CLEAR THAT THE REPUBLICANS ARE REFUSING TO EVEN CONSIDER ANY INCREASES IN TAXES...
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| 05:30:16 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
MR. SCOTT: ON THAT POINT IF WE DO NOTHING AND LET THEMENT -- AND LET THEM EXPIRE, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT NEW TAX CUTS, WE JUST LET THEM EXPIRE, WE HAVE...
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| 05:30:40 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
I SEE OUR COLLEAGUE FROM TEXAS IS BACK SO PLEASE, IF YOU WOULD, THEN I'LL TURN TO OUR COLLEAGUE FROM TEXAS. MS. SUTTON:
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| 05:30:48 |
Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE TIME BECAUSE I KNOW THE PEOPLE I REPRESENT IN NORTHEAST OHIO ARE JUST WAITING FOR THIS CONGRESS TO DEMONSTRATE THEY DON'T WANT...
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| 05:32:59 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND THERE'S THE VOICE FROM THE STALL PART OF THE HEART OF AMERICA, FROM THE GREAT STATE OF OHIO. WE KNOW THAT AMERICA CAN MAKE IT. THIS IS STILL THE GREATEST...
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| 05:34:46 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
LEE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS VERY KIND FOR LEADING THIS EFFORT, I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE, WE REALLY GOT A REGIONAL, NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE HERE....
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| 05:39:19 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GARAMENDI: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LEFT, AND I'D LIKE TO DO LIGHTNING ROUNDS. IF EACH ONE OF US, MY COLLEAGUES, YOU HAVE BEEN SO...
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| 05:39:36 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MR. TONKO: LET ME JUST SAY THAT THE CHALLENGE FOR AMERICA TO PAY HER BILLS, MANY OF THOSE BILLS ACCRUED BEFORE THIS ADMINISTRATION, IT'S NOT A REPUBLICAN...
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| 05:41:06 |
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LET'S MOVE TO THE GREAT STATE OF VIRGINIA IN TIDEWATER COUNTRY. MR. TONKO -- -- MR. SCOTT: THANK
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| 05:41:16 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
YOU, MR. GARAMENDI. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE IS QUICK TO SAY YOU CANNOT RAISE TAXES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. THE NEXT THING THEY SAY...
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| 05:42:50 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
INDEED, WE DO. IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE AMERICAN DREAM CONTINUE TO BE A REALITY WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. GOT TO PUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BACK...
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| 05:43:11 |
Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
EVERY ONE OF US HERE KNOWS THERE ARE A LOT OF OLDER AMERICANS WATCHING THIS DEBATE EXTREMELY CLOSELY, WORRIED ABOUT THE SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK AT THE...
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| 05:44:08 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
HOW ABOUT THE VIEW FROM COLORADO? MR. PERLMUTTER:
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| 05:44:12 |
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
I SAY AND I THANK MY FRIEND FROM CALIFORNIA, THE VIEW FROM COLORADO IS, THERE'S A LOT OF PUSHING AND PULLING BACK HERE. AND I WOULD CALL UPON MY MODERATE...
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| 05:45:52 |
MR. GARAMENDI, -
TEXAS. SHEILA JACKSON LEE. MS. JACKSON LEE: THANK YOU
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| 05:45:55 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
FOR ALLOWING US TO REALLY TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT AMERICA IS. I AGREE WITH YOU. AND WE ARE NOT BROKE. CHAIRMAN BERNANKE SAID, FAST, UNDEFINED CUTS WILL...
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| 05:47:16 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MR. GARAMENDI: THANK YOU. AND I'LL DO A WRAP HERE AND WE'LL BE FINISHED FOR THIS EVENING. UNFORTUNATELY THE WORK HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. WE DO NEED...
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| 05:49:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA RISE? >>
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| 05:49:31 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS TODAY IT ADJOURN TO MEET AT NOON TOMORROW AND FURTHER WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS ON THAT...
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| 05:49:47 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, MR. WEST,...
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| 05:50:08 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. FREE MARKETS, FREE ENTERPRISE, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION IN AMERICA....
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| 05:52:11 |
Schweikert, David - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
MR. WEST, THANK YOU. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR ME ASKING FOR TIME TONIGHT IS ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M SUPPOSED TO COME HERE TO THE FLOOR AND WE'RE PUTTING...
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| 05:59:09 |
MR. WESTMORELAND, -
MR. SCHWEIKERT. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 05:59:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE CHAIR REMINDS MEMBERS NOT TO REFER TO OCCUPANTS OF THE GALLERY. MR. WESTMORELAND: WE
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| 05:59:20 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MUST EMPOWER SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. JOB CREATORS ARE BEING BURDENED THAT PREVENT JOB CREATION AND HINDER ECONOMIC GROWTH. THESE REGULATIONS ARE DAMAGING...
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| 06:00:30 |
Tipton, Scott - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
THANK YOU, CONGRESSMAN WEST. YOU KNOW, TONIGHT, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS IN AMERICA. THE NUMBER ONE JOB CREATOR IN AMERICA. I'M A SMALL BUSINESSMAN....
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| 06:09:27 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MY COLLEAGUE, MR. TIPTON FROM COLORADO. MR. SPEAKER, WE KNOW THAT NOT ALL REGULATIONS ARE BAD, BUT SO MANY ARE OBSTACLES TO JOB CREATION. A RECENT...
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| 06:16:09 |
West, Allen B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS,...
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| 06:17:01 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MR. GOHMERT: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IT'S BEEN QUITE AN EVENTFUL DAY HERE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR. A LOT OF SCURRYING, A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN COMMITTEE...
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| 06:46:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES.
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| 06:46:16 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MR. GOHMERT: THANK YOU. IN THE TIME I HAVE LEFT, LET ME JUST SAY, WE'VE GOTTEN SO MANY CALLS, EMAILS, LETTERS, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SO MANY OF THEM SAY,...
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| 06:48:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DOES THE GENTLEMAN HAVE A MOTION? MR.
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| 06:48:33 |
MR. GOHMERT, -
GOHMERT: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT WE DO NOW HEREBY ADJOURN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 06:48:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. ACCORDINGLY THE HOUS...
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