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THE CLERK, -
ROOM, WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 1, 2011. I HEREBY APPOINT THE HONORABLE ALLEN B. WEST TO ACT AS SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE ON THIS DAY. SIGNED, JOHN A....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE CHAIR WILL NOW RECOGNIZE MEMBERS FROM LISTS SUBMITTED BY THE MAJORITY...
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McNerney, Gerald "Jerry" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TO ADDRESS THE BUDGET GRIDLOCK THAT'S RIPPING WASHINGTON APART LIKE. LIKE EVERY AMERICAN WHO CARES ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. BROUN, FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. BROUN:
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Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. HE TURNED GEORGIA FOOTBALL GAMES INTO LARGER THAN LIFE EXPERIENCES. HE PINPOINTED FEAR IN THE DEPTHS OF DOG FAN SOULS AND ...
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Smith, Lamar S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
PRO TEMPORE: MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO ADDRESS THEIR MARKS TO THE CHAIR. THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE...
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| 00:07:59 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, BEFORE WE ADJOURN FOR THE YEAR, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT ITEMS WE MUST ADDRESS. THE MOST PRESSING IS THE EXPIRATION...
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| 00:12:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. SHIMKUS, FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. SHIMKUS:...
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MR. SHIMKUS, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
MR. SHIMKUS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO FOLLOW THE HIGHLY RESPECTED MINORITY WHIP, AND HE IS HIGHLY RESPECTED. I WOULD SAY THERE...
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| 00:18:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MS. MOORE, FOR FIVE MINUTES. MS. MOORE: THANK
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Moore, Gwendolynne "Gwen" - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
YOU SO MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. RECENTLY AND EVEN TODAY WE HAVE HEARD A LOT FROM BOTH SIDES ABOUT THE EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FROM BOTH SIDES...
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| 00:23:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. FITZPATRICK, FOR FIVE...
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MR. FITZPATRICK, -
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. FITZPATRICK: THANK YOU,
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Fitzpatrick, Michael "Mike" G - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO HONOR ONE OF THE BUCKS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION'S MOST ARDENT SUPPORTERS, MY DEAR FRIEND, TOM MELLON. TOM IS KNOWN BY...
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| 00:27:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO, MS. KAPTUR, FOR FIVE MINUTES....
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Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THANK YOU. MR. SPEAKER, IT'S NO SECRET THAT WALL STREET IS RAMPANT WITH CASES OF OUTRIGHT FRAUD, BACKROOM DEALS, AND VERY, VERY SPECIAL POLITICAL ACCESS....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MS. KAPTUR:
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MS. KAPTUR, -
THIS IS LONG OVERDUE. MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. YOUNG, FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. YOUNG: I RISE
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Young, Todd Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF MY SOUTHERN INDIANA CONSTITUENTS. NOW A YEAR AGO THEY SENT ME TO THIS BODY TO GIVE A VOICE TO THEIR FRUSTRATIONS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. HINOJOSA, FOR FIVE MINUTES....
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MR. HINOJOSA, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HINOJOSA: MR. SPEAKER,
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Hinojosa, Ruben - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I RISE TO URGE MY COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE TO PASS THE AMERICAN DREAM ACT. THIS PAST WEEKEND I LEARNED...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. MCCLINTOCK, FOR FIVE MINUTES....
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McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LIES THE LITTLE TOWN OF COLFAX, POPULATION 1,800 WITH A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. HIGGINS, FOR FIVE MINUTES. ...
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Higgins, Brian - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
MR. CHAIRMAN. ON FEBRUARY, 2009, TRAGEDY STRUCK WESTERN NEW YORK WHEN CONTINENTAL CONNECTION FLIGHT 3407 CRASHED OUTSIDE OF BUFFALO. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. OLSON, FOR FIVE MINUTES....
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MR. OLSON, -
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR FIVE MINUTES AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. OLSON: MR.
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Olson, Pete - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
SPEAKER, AT A TIME WHEN OUR NATION AS -- NATION'S ECONOMY IS STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM OUR DEEPEST RECESSION IN WHICH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE LOOKING...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. OLSON: THOUSANDS
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MR. OLSON, -
OF JOBS TO BUILD THIS PIPELINE. MADAM SPEAKER, I URGE THE PRESIDENT TO APPROVE THE KEYSTONE X.L. PIPELINE NOW. I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. RANGEL, FOREFIVE MINUTES. MR. RANGEL: I
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MR. RANGEL, -
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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Rangel, Charles B. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SIR. MR. RANGEL: THANK YOU. MY COLLEAGUES, I ONCE AGAIN RISE ASKING THAT WE IMMEDIATELY CONSIDER EXTENDING THE FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. WESTMORELAND, FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR.
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Westmoreland, Lynn A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
WESTMORELAND: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND I COULD NOT THINK OF A MORE APPROPRIATE PERSON TO BE IN THE CHAIR THIS MORNING IN YOURSELF, TO ME AND TO OTHERS,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE REMAINDER OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI, MR. CLEAVER, FOR...
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MR. CLEAVER, -
CLEAVER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SIR. MR. CLEAVER: MR. SPEAKER,
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Cleaver, Emanuel II - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
FIRST LET ME ASSOCIATE MY COMMENTS WITH THOSE OF MY COLLEAGUE, MR. WESTMORELAND. MR. SPEAKER, ON EACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR PROBABLY THE LAST 10 OR...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. BURTON, FOR FIVE MINUTES....
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MR. BURTON, -
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SIR. MR. BURTON: MR. SPEAKER,
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Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
NO NATION, NO ECONOMY CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT FISCAL DISCIPLINE. PRINTING MORE MONEY IS NEVER THE ANSWER. BAILOUT FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN GRANTED TO GREECE,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME OF THE THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. JOHNSON, FOR FIVE MINUTES. ...
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MR. JOHNSON, -
MR. CHAIRMAN. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
MR. JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AT A TIME WHEN AMERICANS ARE NOT REALLY DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT INVESTORS IN EUROPEAN MARKETS AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. DAVIS, FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. DAVIS: MR. SPEAKER,
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MR. DAVIS, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SIR. MR. DAVIS: THANK
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Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011, THE CITY OF CHICAGO LAID TO REST THE WIFE OF CHICAGO'S LONGEST SERVING MAYOR, MAYOR RICHARD M. DALEY....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM ALABAMA, MISS SEWELL FOR FIVE MINUTES. ...
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Sewell, Terrycina "Terri" Andrea - U.S. Representative, [D] Alabama
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF WORKERS, FAMILIES, AND MITT MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS ACROSS THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ALABAMA AND THIS ENTIRE NATION...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 12-A OF RULE 1, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN RECESS UNTIL
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