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LET US PRAY. LOVING AND GRACIOUS GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR GIVING US ANOTHER DAY. WE ASK TODAY THAT YOU BLESS THE MEMBERS OF THIS ASSEMBLY TO...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPROVED. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, MR. WILSON. MR. WILSON: EVERYONE, INCLUDING OUR GUESTS IN THE...
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Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN REQUESTS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. WILSON: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS....
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MR. WILSON, -
THE PRESIDENT'S POLICIES ARE FAILING OUR FAMILIES AND DESTROYING
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOBS. SINCE THE PRESIDENT WAS SWONCH INTO OFFICE -- SWORN INTO OFFICE
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Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
ON JANUARY, 2009, OUR CITIZENS HAVE LOST A NET OF 740,000 JOBS AS WAS DISCOVERED ON FRIDAY. FOR THE PAST 40 MONTHS THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS REMAINED...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I REQUEST PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CLOSEST RELATION, IT'S ONLY FITTING WE JOIN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN
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Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
CELEBRATING THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE. QUEEN ELIZABETH'S CORONATION AS QUEEK WAS ON JUNE 2, 1953, WHEN SHE WAS 25. FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HER ...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GREER RELATES HIS DISASTROUS EXPERIENCE TRYING TO REVIEW GRANTS FOR A PROGRAM CREATED
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MR. PITTS, -
BY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBAMACARE. THE
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Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
CENTER FOR MEDICAID AND MEDICARE WILL HAND OUT MORE THAN $10 BILLION IN THE COMING DECADE. DR. GREER WAS ONE OF THE CHAIRMEN OVERSEEING PANELS OF...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. >> UNLESS CONGRESS ACTS IN THE NEXT 25 DAYS, THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
STAFFORD STUDENT LOAN INTEREST
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RATE WILL DOUBLE FROM 3.4% TO 6.8% ADDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
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Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
ADDITIONAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT TO MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES. MR. COURTNEY: UNFORTUNATELY THE DO-NOTHING HOUSE IS IN SESSION ONLY TWO FULL DAYS THIS WEEK AND...
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Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THERE WAS NO ACTION PLANNED ON THIS ISSUE THIS WEEK. IT IS NO WONDER THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL ONCE AGAIN THIS WEEK REACH OUT TO...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. JOHNSON: THANK YOU, MR.
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Unidentified Speaker, -
SPEAKER. NOW
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MORE THAN EVER THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS
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Johnson, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
NEED TO CUT SPENDING AND PASS LEGISLATION THAT PROMOTES JOB GROWTH. INSTEAD THE GOVERNMENT IS JUST MONTHS AWAY FROM ENACTING A JOB-KILLING TAX ON...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNITION? MR. BURGESS: I RISE TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BURGESS: MR. SPEAKER, THE CURRENT HEALTH...
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MR. BURGESS, -
ACTUAL COST OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEDICAL CARE THAT THEY RECEIVE.
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Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BUT MAYBE BY PULLING BACK THE CURTAINS ON THESE OPAQUE AREAS OF THE HEALTH CARE MARKET, OVER TIME WE COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE RATIONAL...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. SMITH: MR. SPEAKER,
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Unidentified Speaker, -
LAST MONTH 43 CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS ACROSS AMERICA JOINED
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TOGETHER TO DEFEND THE FIRST
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Smith, Lamar S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AMENDMENT AND FILED A TOTAL OF 12 LAWSUITS AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION ON BEHALF OF ALL AMERICANS....
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THE CLERK, -
THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT I HAVE BEEN SERVED WITH A TRIAL SUBPOENA FOR TESTIMONY ISSUED BY THE STATE OF INDIANA, DELAWARE COUNTY,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5325, AND THAT MY -- I MAY INCLUDE
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TABULAR MATERIAL ON THE SAME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 667 AND RULE 18, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 5325. WILL THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, MR. SMITH, KINDLY TAKE THE CHAIR. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE -- THE CHAIR: THE HOUSE IS IN THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TITLE. BOIPCLOIP A BILL MAKING
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE CHAIR:...
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THE CHAIR, -
PAGE 22, LINE -- FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA SEEK RECOGNITION? >> I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. MCCLINTOCK:
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THE CHAIR, -
THANK YOU,
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THE CLERK, -
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THE CHAIR, -
MR. CHAIRMAN. ON FRIDAY, I OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO ELIMINATE TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES TO THESE SO-CALLED RENEWABLE SECTOR AND THIS AMENDMENT ELIMINATES THEM...
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McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE SURCHARGES THAT ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR WASTE DISPOSAL OR FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS OR ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. >> THIS WOULD ALL BUT ELIMINATE THIS CRITICAL PROGRAM TO OUR NATION. OUR BILL PROVIDES THE SAME FUNDING LEVEL AS LAST YEAR, FUNDING THAT'S
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Unidentified Speaker, -
A CRITICAL PART OF OUR SUPPORT FOR A BALANCED ENERGY PORTFOLIO AND REDUCING RELIANCE ON FOREIGN ENERGY SOURCES. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: NUCLEAR POWER WILL...
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
ENERGY. AMERICAN -- AMERICA INVENTED NUCLEAR POWER BUT NOW OTHER NEIGHS ARE MIMICING OUR COMPANIES' DESIGNS AND BUILDING THEM ENTIRELY IN THEIR...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. OUR COUNTRY DOES
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Unidentified Speaker, -
NEED A
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DIVERSIFIED ENERGY
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Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
PORTFOLIO. NUCLEAR IS PART OF THAT. ALMOST A QUARTER OF ALL OUR ELECTRICAL POWER TODAY IS YEN RATED THROUGH NUCLEAR POWER. MR. VISCLOSKY TEXAS IT IS...
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MR. VISCLOSKY, -
AS IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES IS VITAL AND I ADD MY VOICE IN -- TO THAT IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT AND YIELD BACK MY TIME. THE SPEAKER...
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Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. >> ON THAT I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA WILL BE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSTPONED. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: PAGE 23, LINE 12, FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND
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THE CHAIR, -
DEVELOPMENT, $554
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THE CLERK, -
MILLION. THE CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM HAWAII SEEK RECOGNITION? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR:...
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THE CHAIR, -
OFFERED BY MS. HIRONO OF HAYE.
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Unidentified Speaker, -
PAGE 22, AFTER LINE 23,
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THE CHAIR, -
AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT,
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McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California
INSERT REDUCED BY $133,400,000. PAGE 26, LINE THREE, AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, INSERT, INCREASED I BY $133,400,000. MS. HIRONO: THIS AMENDMENT WILL INCREASE...
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Hirono, Mazie - U.S. Representative, [D] Hawaii
RESERGE -- FOR ARPA-E. A REPORT WAS RELEASED CALLED RISING ABOVE THE FATHERING STORM, IT CALLED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN NRNL FOCUSED ON ENERGY,...
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THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
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Unidentified Speaker, -
AMENDMENT. MY COLLEAGUE'S AMENDMENT WOULD INCREASE
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THE CHAIR, -
FUNDING FOR ARPA-E TO
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
LEVELS BEYOND WHAT THE PROGRAM NEEDS. OUR BILL FOCUSES ON ENERGY SECURITY AND RESEARCH TO ADDRESS GAS PRICES BUT WE HAVE CONTINUING CONCERNS WITH THIS...
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THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> I RISE TO JOIN MY COLLEAGUES IN SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT TO
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Unidentified Speaker, -
RESTORE FUNDING TO THE ADVANCED
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THE CHAIR, -
RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR ENERGY,
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Unidentified Speaker, -
ARPA-E. MR. CONNOLLY: THE COMMITTEE'S MAJORITY CORRECTLY NOTES THAT PROJECTS FUNDED BY ARPA-E ARE CAPABLE
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Connolly, Gerald "Gerry" E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
OF CHANGING THE ENERGY SECTOR TO ADDRESS OUR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY CHALLENGES. THIS AGENCY IS FUND REGULAR SEARCH TO ADVANCE MORE EFFICIENT...
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THE CHAIR, -
LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> I RISE IN RELUCTANT OPPOSITION TO
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Unidentified Speaker, -
THE GENTLELADY'S
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THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT AS WELL AS REMARKS ISSUED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. I
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Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THEIR DESIRE RELATIVE TO THE GOOD WORK BEING DONE AT ARPA-E BUT THE TWO POINTS I WOULD MAKE IN OPPOSITION. FIRST OF ALL, THE...
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Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
2012, FOSSIL FUEL SAT $534 MILLION, THE PROPOSAL IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE MARK IN THE COMMITTEE REPORTED BILL IS $554 MILLION. AND AGAIN, APPRECIATING...
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THE CHAIR, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. MS. HIRONO: MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM HAWAII....
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MS. HIRONO, -
FROM HAWAII WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR
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THE CHAIR, -
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
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MS. HIRONO, -
FROM CALIFORNIA SEEK
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Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
RECOGNITION? MR. MCCLINTOCK: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK:
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MR. MCCLINTOCK, -
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THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT NUMBER 4, PRINTED IN THE ACROSS-THE-BOARD -- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, OFFERED BY MR. MCCLINTOCK OF CALIFORNIA.
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THE CLERK, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. MCCLINTOCK: MR. CHAIRMAN, I BELIEVE IT'S NUMBER
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THE CHAIR, -
5. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE AMENDMENT
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MR. MCCLINTOCK, -
NUMBER 5. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER 5, PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, OFFERED BY
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THE CHAIR, -
MR. MCCLINTOCK OF CALIFORNIA. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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THE CLERK, -
FIVE MINUTES.
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THE CHAIR, -
MR. MCCLINTOCK: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS IS THE FINAL AMENDMENT I'LL OFFER TO REMOVE GOVERNMENT FROM SUBSIDIZING ENERGY COMPANIES. THIS ONE...
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McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ARE PROFITABLE AND PROVEN AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE FINDING INVESTORS TO PAY FOR LEGITIMATE RESEARCH. ONCE AGAIN I POSE THE QUESTION WHY ARE TAXPAYERS,...
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THE CHAIR, -
MINUTES. >> THE OWE BAM ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT BEEN
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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THE CHAIR, -
SHY ABOUT ITS
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Unidentified Speaker, -
DESIRE TO WIPE OUT OUR NATION'S USE OF FOSSIL ENERGY RESOURCES. MR. ROGERS: MINING PERMITS IN KENTUCKY AND EASTERN AMERICA HAVE GROUND TO A HALT....
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Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
WLANDS AND OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF, STAGNANT. ONEROUS REGULATIONS ARE SHUTTERING POWER PLANTS. AND E.P.A. OFFICIALS HAVE GONE ON THE RECORD EXPRESSING...
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THE CHAIR, -
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES -- MR. MCKINLEY: MR. SPEAKER, FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TO SUPPLY OUR SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS. THE R&D TAKES
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McKinley, David B. - U.S. Representative, [R] West Virginia
PLACE IN OUR NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING LABORATORIES IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, AND PITTSBURGH,...
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THE CHAIR, -
IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT FOR THE VERY REASONS I ESPOUSED
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Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
BRIEFLY BEFORE RELATIVE TO THE THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM HAWAII'S AMENDMENT AND WOULD YIELD BACK MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION...
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THE CHAIR, -
MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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MR. MCCLINTOCK, -
POSTPONED. FOR
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McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. CONNOLLY: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE...
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MR. CONNOLLY, -
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THE CHAIR, -
PAGE 22, LINE 23, AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT,
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McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California
INSERT REDUCE BY $25 MILLION. PAGE 56, LINE 24, AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, INSERT INCREASE BY $25 MILLION. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR...
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THE CHAIR, -
AND REDUCE THE DEFICIT, THIS BILL PROPOSES TO WASTE
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Connolly, Gerald "Gerry" E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON RESEARCH INTO EFISH YISHENT AND HIGHLY POLLUTING ENERGY EXTRACTION PROCESS KNOWN AS OIL SHALE. FOR 100 YEARS, OIL SHALE ADVOCATES...
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THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT. OUR BILL FUNDS A TRULY ALL OF--- --
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
ALL-OF OF THIS THE-ABOVE APPROACH BY REDUCING OIL IMPORTS, DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES AND REDUCING WHAT AMERICANS PAY AT THE PUMP. IT WOULD ELIMINATE...
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THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. POLIS: THIS AMENDMENT AND I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE FROM VIRGINIA FOR HELPING TO BRING
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MR. POLIS, -
IT FORWARD HERE TODAY, WILL
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THE CHAIR, -
HELP REDUCE
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Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
THE BUDGET DEFICIT BY $25 MILLION. AT A TIME WHEN WE ALL KNOW WE IMMEDIATE TO MAKE SOME OF THE HARD CUTS TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET, WHY NOT MAKE SOME...
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THE CHAIR, -
SOURCE IS VERY ENERGY DEPENDENT. IT REQUIRES HUGE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY. IN FACT, MORE ENERGY
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Unidentified Speaker, -
MAY GO INTO DEVELOPING THE PROCESS
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Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
THAN WOULD BE PRODUCED IN THE OIL SECURED. OIL SHALE DEVELOPMENT IS PROJECTED TO HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT AS WAS MENTIONED IN THE DEBATE ON WATER...
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| 00:54:14 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR THE AYES HAVE IT. MR. CONNOLLY:...
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MR. CONNOLLY, -
CHAIR: FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
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THE CHAIR, -
ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA WILL
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MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
BE
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THE CHAIR, -
POSTPONED. THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: PAGE 23, LINE 6, NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES, $14,904,000.
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THE CLERK, -
ELK HILL FUND, UNDER THE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO, $15,979,870 FOR PAYMENT TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND WHICH $15,579,815...
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THE CHAIR, -
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MATHESON OF UTAH, PAGE 25, LINE 5, AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, INSERT,...
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THE CLERK, -
PAGE 30, LINE FIVE, INSERT REDUCED BY $9,600,000. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. MATHESON: THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD $9.6...
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THE CHAIR, -
ENERGY'S NONDEFENSE
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Matheson, James "Jim" David - U.S. Representative, [D] Utah
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP ACCOUNT, THEREBY RESTORING THE AMOUNT THAT WAS CUT IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR THE SMALL SITES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM....
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| 01:00:00 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I APPRECIATE
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| 01:00:05 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MY COLLEAGUE'S ADVOCACY
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| 01:00:08 |
THE CHAIR, -
FOR REMOVING URANIUM AT
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| 01:00:11 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THE FACILITY IN HIS DISTRICT IN UTAH TO PROTECT THE COLORADO RIVER DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS. THERE HAS BEEN, AS I'M SURE HE WOULD ADMIT, TREMENDOUS...
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| 01:01:49 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE
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| 01:01:52 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CONCERNS HE HAS
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| 01:01:53 |
THE CHAIR, -
EXPRESSED ABOUT
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| 01:01:55 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
CLEANUP NATIONALLY AS WELL AS THE SITE ILLUSTRATED IN UTAH AND SHARE HIS CONCERNS THAT WE ARE NOT ADEQUATELY INVESTED IN CLEANING UP CONTAMINATED ...
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| 01:02:19 |
MR. VISCLOSKY:, -
OF $9.6 MILLION TO THE WEAPONS PROGRAM BUT WOULD POINT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES WHILE I SUPPORT THE WEAPONS COMPLEX AND ITS MODERNIZATION, THIS IS A VERY...
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| 01:02:55 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. MR. MATHESON: MR. CHAIRMAN, ON THAT I REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER...
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MR. MATHESON, -
GENTLEMAN FROM UTAH WILL BE POSTPONED. THE CLERK WILL CONTINUE TO READ. THE CLERK:
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Matheson, James "Jim" David - U.S. Representative, [D] Utah
PAGE 25, LINE 6, URANIUM ENRICHMENT. DECOMMISSIONING
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| 01:03:19 |
THE CLERK, -
FUND. $425,493,000. SCIENCE, $4,824,931,000. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS, AGENCY, ENERGY, $200 MILLION. NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL, $25 MILLION. TITLE...
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| 01:04:14 |
THE CHAIR, -
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. SHIMKUS OF ILLINOIS. PAGE 28, LINE 16, AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT INSERT REDUCED
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| 01:04:26 |
McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California
BY $10 MILLION. PAGE 49, LINE 25, AFTER THE SECOND DOLLAR AMOUNT, INSERT INCREASE BY $10 MILLION. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED...
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| 01:04:41 |
THE CHAIR, -
N.R.C., HAS ADEQUATE FUNDS
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| 01:04:44 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
TO RESUME LICENSING ACTIVITIES FOR THE YUCCA NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY AS CALLED FOR IN THE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT, BUT IT REFUSES TO DO SO....
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THE CHAIR, -
STRIKE THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF WORDS. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. DICKS: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE SHIMKUS AMENDMENT...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
RESPONSIBILITIES WITH
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THE CHAIR, -
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Dicks, Norman "Norm" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
REGARD TO THE HIGH-LEVEL WASTE REPOSITORY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN. I REDIRECT THE POSITION THAT THE N.R.C. HAS TAKEN ON THIS ISSUE. ON THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE,...
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| 01:12:17 |
THE CHAIR, -
WORD. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. HASTINGS: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSOR OF
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| 01:12:22 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
THIS AMENDMENT, MR. SHIMKUS, FOR BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD, AND I WANT TO THANK THE
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| 01:12:25 |
THE CHAIR, -
RANKING MEMBER FROM MY HOME STATE OF WASHINGTON AND
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| 01:12:27 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THEIR SUPPORT, ALSO, OF THIS AMENDMENT. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS BUSINESS WHEN THE ADMINISTRATION IS ABSOLUTELY IGNORING...
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| 01:13:39 |
Dicks, Norman "Norm" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
LAW HAS NOT BEEN REPEALED. THAT'S STILL THE LAW OF THE LAND, AND I YIELD BACK TO THE GENTLEMAN. MR. HASTINGS: RECLAIMING MY TIME. THAT'S PRECISELY...
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| 01:13:50 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
HAS ATTEMPTED TO BE MODIFIED ON THE HOUSE FLOOR AND 32 TIMES IT HAS BEEN REJECTED SINCE 1995. LET ME PUT A PERSONAL NOTE BECAUSE I REPRESENT THE HANFORD...
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| 01:15:11 |
THE CHAIR, -
RISE TO SPEAK VERY BRIEFLY TO ASSOCIATE MY REMARKS WITH MR. DICKS, DR. HASTINGS AND
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| 01:15:14 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. SHIMKUS. I WANT
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| 01:15:15 |
THE CHAIR, -
TO THANK THEM FOR BRINGING
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| 01:15:18 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR LICENSING FOR YUCCA. THIS IS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT. IT'S NOT ONLY BIPARTISAN, THE -- THERE'S SUPPORT...
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| 01:16:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. VISCLOSKY: I BELIEVE THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
DEBATE ON THIS HAS
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| 01:16:08 |
THE CHAIR, -
BEEN FRUITFUL AND WILL SIMPLY ADD MY VOICE TO THEIRS. I BELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATION
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| 01:16:13 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
AND SENATE'S ONGOING ATTEMPTS TO SHUT THIS DOWN ARE WITHOUT SCIENTIFIC MERIT AND ARE CONTRARY, AS HAS BEEN SAID ON THE FLOOR, TO EXISTING LAW AND CONGRESSIONAL...
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| 01:16:55 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN MY IN SUPPORTING THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT AND I YIELD BACK MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY...
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| 01:17:25 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS REQUESTS THE RECORDED VOTE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY...
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| 01:17:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE
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| 01:17:32 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA RISE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK:...
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| 01:17:41 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OFFER PID MS. SANCHEZ
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| 01:17:42 |
THE CHAIR, -
OF CALIFORNIA, PAGE 28, LINE 16, AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, INSERT REDUCED BY $16 MILLION.
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| 01:17:48 |
McClintock, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] California
PAGE 30, LINE 25, AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, INSERT INCREASED BY $16 MILLION. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES...
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| 01:18:01 |
THE CHAIR, -
INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONS
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| 01:18:06 |
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
DEFENSE NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAM BY $16 MILLION. THIS IS A SMALL RESTORATION OF FUNDS AND IT WOULD RESTORE THE DEMROBAL THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE...
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| 01:22:07 |
THE CHAIR, -
TO THIS AMENDMENT. THOUGH LESS THAN LAST YEAR'S LEVEL, THE AMOUNT IN THE BILL
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| 01:22:11 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SHOWS THE STRONG SUPPORT OF OUR
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| 01:22:12 |
THE CHAIR, -
COMMITTEE
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| 01:22:13 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
FOR NONPROLIFERATION. WE FULLY FUND THE CORE NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS TO SECURE VULNERABLE NUCLEAR MATERIALS AROUND THE WORLD IN FOUR YEARS. IN...
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| 01:23:34 |
THE CHAIR, -
NIGHED. MR. VISCLOSKY: I RISE IN STRONG
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| 01:23:37 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SUPPORT OF THE GENTLEWOMAN'S
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| 01:23:38 |
THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT AND COMMEND HER FOR CRAFTING IT. AS I POINTED OUT IN EARLIER REMARKS, I DO APPRECIATE
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| 01:23:43 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
THE CHAIRMAN'S EFFORTS AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND FULL COMMITTEE TO INCREASE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR THE GLOBAL THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE....
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| 01:24:54 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. MS. SANCHEZ: MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. SANCHEZ: I REQUEST A RECORDED VOTE, PLEASE....
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| 01:25:06 |
MS. SANCHEZ, -
THE GENTLELADY REQUESTS
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| 01:25:07 |
THE CHAIR, -
A VORDED --
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| 01:25:10 |
MS. SANCHEZ, -
RECORDED VOTE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18, FURTHER
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| 01:25:13 |
Fortenberry, Jeffrey "Jeff" Lane - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VERMONT RISE? >> I HAVE AP AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR:...
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| 01:25:25 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IGTHATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT NUMBER 7 PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OFFERED BY MR. WELCH OF VERMONT. THE CHAIR:
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| 01:25:31 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM VERMONT IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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| 01:25:33 |
THE CLERK, -
FIVE MINUTES ON HIS AMENDMENT. MR. WELCH: I THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR.
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| 01:25:38 |
THE CHAIR, -
SPEAKER, REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER OF COLORADO AND I OFFER THIS AMENDMENT, HE'S THE LEAD SPONSOR
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| 01:25:43 |
Welch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Vermont
BUT HIS PLANE IS LATE AND I'M STANDING IN IN HIS PLACE AS A CO-SPONSOR. PREVIOUS LEGISLATION BY THIS CONGRESS REQUIRED OUR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO DO...
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| 01:28:15 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. VISCLOSKY: WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT. WE THINK IT'S A GOOD
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| 01:28:20 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WAY TO ENACT IT. IT'S A COMMON SENSE
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| 01:28:22 |
THE CHAIR, -
APPROACH AND WE HAVE NO OBJECTION. THE
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| 01:28:24 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM VERMONT. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
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| 01:28:31 |
THE CHAIR, -
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AYES HAVE IT, THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. THE CLERK WILL CONTINUE TO READ. THE...
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| 01:28:47 |
THE CLERK, -
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. $7,577,341,000. THE CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE --...
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| 01:29:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
REPORT THE
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MR. POLIS, -
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THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. POLESS OF COLORADO. LINE 30, LINE 5, INSERT REDUCED BY $298, 221,000. PAGE 56, LINE 24, AFTER THE DOLLAR...
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| 01:29:43 |
THE CLERK, -
INCREASED BY $298,221,000. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON HIS AMENDMENT. MR. POLIS: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN....
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| 01:29:56 |
THE CHAIR, -
FOR UNNEEDED NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM
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| 01:29:59 |
Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
BY $298 MILLION TO REDUCE THE BUDGET DEFICIT. AT A TIME OF DECISIONS, AT A TIME OF CHOICES, WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES, HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH WITH REGARD TO...
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| 01:33:59 |
THE CHAIR, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS AMENDMENT. ASSURING FUNDING FOR THE
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| 01:34:03 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MODERNIZATION OF OUR
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| 01:34:04 |
THE CHAIR, -
NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE
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| 01:34:06 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
IS OUR MOST NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE IN OUR ENERGY AND WATER BILL. THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY MUST CERTIFY TO THE PRESIDENT THAT OUR NUCLEAR STOCKPILE IS...
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| 01:35:19 |
THE CHAIR, -
TO STRIKE THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF WORDS AND IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. MARKEY: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE POLIS AMENDMENT.
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| 01:35:23 |
MR. MARKEY, -
HE AND I ARE MAKING THIS AMENDMENT SO THAT WE
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| 01:35:25 |
THE CHAIR, -
CAN ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATE THE LACK OF
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| 01:35:29 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
COMPATIBILITY OF THE PRIORITIES OF THIS BUDGET TO THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF OUR COUNTRY. THE COLD WAR ENDED 20 YEARS AGO. WE WON AND SINCE THAT TIME,...
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| 01:39:17 |
THE CHAIR, -
OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT OFFERED
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| 01:39:19 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO
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| 01:39:21 |
THE CHAIR, -
AND MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 01:39:23 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I DO BELIEVE, GIVEN THE WORK OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, THAT THE DOLLARS THAT ARE CONTAINED IN IT REPRESENT AN ATTEMPT TO ENSURE THAT LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD...
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| 01:40:46 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
HAVE IT. THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. MR. POLIS: MR. CHAIRMAN, ON THAT I REQUEST A RECORDED VOTE. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN REQUESTS A RECORDED VOTE. PURSUANT...
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| 01:40:55 |
MR. POLIS, -
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO WILL BE
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| 01:40:57 |
Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
POSTPONED. THE CLERK WILL CONTINUE TO READ. THE CLERK: PAGE 30, LINE 14, DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION, $2,283,024,000.
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| 01:41:08 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS RISE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL REPORT...
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| 01:41:16 |
THE CHAIR, -
CLERK: -- THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT
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| 01:41:20 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 01:41:22 |
THE CHAIR, -
NUMBER 9
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| 01:41:23 |
THE CLERK, -
PRINTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
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| 01:41:24 |
THE CHAIR, -
OFFERED BY MR. BURGESS OF TEXAS. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON HIS AMENDMENT. MR. BURGESS: THANK YOU,
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| 01:41:29 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD STRIKE THE $100
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| 01:41:33 |
THE CHAIR, -
MILLION FROM THE NUCLEAR
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| 01:41:36 |
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
NONPROLIFERATION ACCOUNT WHICH HAS BEEN EARMARKED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR A BAILOUT OF A FAILING URANIUM ENRICHMENT COMPANY. THIS $100 MILLION COULD THEN...
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| 01:45:00 |
THE CHAIR, -
FRELINGHUYSEN: RESPECTFULLY,
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| 01:45:03 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
A MENTION WAS MADE OF CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS. THERE ARE NO
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| 01:45:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS IN THE ENERGY AND
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| 01:45:09 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
WATER BILL. THIS IS A PRESIDENTIAL PRIORITY. BUT THIS IS NOT A CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE...
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| 01:45:25 |
THE CHAIR, -
REQUISITE NUMBER OF WORDS? MR. MARKEY:
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| 01:45:28 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I
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| 01:45:30 |
THE CHAIR, -
MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MARKEY: AFTER CONGRESS QUIT
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| 01:45:40 |
MR. MARKEY, -
SUPPORTING THEM, RELEARNED THEY COULDN'T
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| 01:45:42 |
THE CHAIR, -
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| 01:45:45 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
SURVIVE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITHOUT BAILOUTS. WE'VE GIVEN IT FREE CENTRIFUGE TECHNOLOGY, WE'VE GIVEN IT EWE RAIN YUM IT CLEANS UP ANSELS AT BELOW...
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| 01:49:55 |
THE CHAIR, -
OPPOSITION TO THE BURGESS-MARKEY AMENDMENT.
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| 01:49:57 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PUT SIMPLY, IF THIS
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| 01:49:59 |
THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT PASSES, OUR NATIONAL SECURITY
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| 01:50:01 |
Johnson, Bill - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
IS AT RISK. THE APPROPRIATION THAT THIS AMENDMENT SEEKS TO STRIKE IS VITAL TO ENSURE THAT AMERICA HAS A DOMESTIC SOURCE OF URANIUM ENRICHMENT....
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| 01:50:30 |
Johnson, Bill - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
URANIUM FROM OTHER COUNTRIES FOR MILITARY PURPOSES. WE WOULD NO LONG VER A DOMESTIC SOURCE OF URANIUM AND INSTEAD WOULD DEPEND ON A FOREIGN COMPANY...
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| 01:53:38 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE
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| 01:53:42 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MINUTES. MR. VISCLOSKY:
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| 01:53:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT CONSERVATIVES FROM TEXAS OR LIBERALS FROM MASSACHUSETTS, I'M
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| 01:53:50 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
FROM GARY, INDIANA, AND I AM HERE SIMPLY TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO NOT FLUSH $100 MILLION DOWN A DRAIN. THAT WOULD BE MY TECHNICAL ARGUMENT AND I WANT...
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| 01:59:03 |
THE CHAIR, -
MINUTES. >> I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE BURGESS-MARKEY AMENDMENT. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MY FRIEND FROM OHIO WHO SAYS THIS IS A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE,...
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| 01:59:16 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
THE NAVY HAS SAID THEY HAVE ENOUGH MATERIAL TO LAST THEM THROUGH 2050. WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO START FROM SCRATCH TO BID THE PROJECT OUT. MR. PEARCE:...
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| 01:59:35 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
TODAY. WE HAVE UNTIL 2050. USEC HAS ATTEMPTED FOR OVER 30 YEARS TO DEVELOP A CENTRIFUGE AND HAS YET TO DO IT. THEY'VE HAD OVER $5 BILLION GIVEN...
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| 02:02:36 |
THE CHAIR, -
OPPOSED WILL SAY NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. . THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE...
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| 02:02:57 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
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| 02:02:58 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS RISE? MR. MARKEY: MR. CHAIRMAN, I AM WAITING THE ARRIVAL OF MR. FORTENBERRY, I THINK,...
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| 02:03:29 |
MR. MARKEY, -
AMENDMENT. THE CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE DO NOW RISE. THE CHAIR:...
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| 02:03:47 |
THE CHAIR, -
MOTION. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE
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| 02:03:49 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES
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| 02:03:53 |
THE CHAIR, -
HAVE IT. ACCORDINGLY, THE COMMITTEE RISES. MR. SPEAKER, THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION HAVING HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION...
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| 02:04:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEREON. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT DURING...
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| 02:04:32 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
5325 OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 667 NO FURTHER AMENDMENT TO THE BILL MAY BE OFFERED EXCEPT PRO FORMA AMENDMENTS OFFERED...
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| 02:11:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLELADY COMING ON TO
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| 02:11:10 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE FLOOR. SO IF WE COULD
|
| 02:11:12 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO -- IF WE COULD TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO DISCUSS -- THERE IS AN AMENDMENT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE MADE IN ORDER, AND I NEED TO...
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| 02:12:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. PURSUANT TO HOUSE
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| 02:12:37 |
MR. PEARCE, -
RESOLUTION 667 AND RULE 18, THE
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| 02:12:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5325. WILL THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 02:13:05 |
THE CHAIR, -
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, AND
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| 02:13:12 |
THE CLERK, -
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE CHAIR: WHEN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ROSE EARLIER TODAY, A REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 9 OFFERED BY THE...
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| 02:13:24 |
THE CHAIR, -
BEEN POSTPONED AND THE BILL HAD BEEN READ BY PAGE -- NO FURTHER AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED EXCEPT THOSE SPECIFIED IN THE PREVIOUS ORDER WHICH IS AT...
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| 02:13:50 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 02:13:52 |
THE CHAIR, -
TIME? >> LINE 4 -- LINE 94, PAGE 30, LINE 94.
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| 02:14:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, AMENDMENT NUMBER 94. THE CHAIR: THE CLERK WILL DESIGNATE THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FORTENBERRY OF NEBRASKA. ...
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| 02:14:14 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE HOUSE OF TODAY, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, MR.
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| 02:14:16 |
THE CLERK, -
FORTENBERRY, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, EACH WILL CONTROL FIVE
|
| 02:14:20 |
THE CHAIR, -
MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA. MR. FORTENBERRY: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK BOTH THE CHAIRMAN AND...
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| 02:14:33 |
Fortenberry, Jeffrey "Jeff" Lane - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
AND FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT WOULD REDUCE FUNDING FOR THE MIXED OXIDEF FUEL ENERGY BY $17 MILLION AND REDIRECT IT TO THE NATIONAL...
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| 02:17:35 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE IN
|
| 02:17:39 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: NO. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE
|
| 02:17:42 |
THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT.
|
| 02:17:47 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
THE CHAIR: UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER OF THE HOUSE, THE TIME IS CONTROLED BY THE MEMBER OFFERING THE AMENDMENT AND A MEMBER OPPOSED TO THE
|
| 02:17:54 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
AMENDMENT. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: WOULD THE GENTLEMAN YIELD TO ME? I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE
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| 02:18:04 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT AND RECOGNIZE HIS ADVOCACY FOR NONPROLIFERATION. I SHARE MY COLLEAGUE'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S...
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| 02:18:49 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA. MR. FORTENBERRY: I'D LIKE TO YIELD TIME TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. MARKEY. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED....
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| 02:18:59 |
MR. FORTENBERRY, -
MUCH TIME IS REMAINING? THE CHAIR: 1 1/2 MINUTES. MR. MARKEY: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN.
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| 02:19:03 |
THE CHAIR, -
YES, THE REASON
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| 02:19:05 |
MR. MARKEY, -
THAT MR. FORTENBERRY AND
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| 02:19:08 |
THE CHAIR, -
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Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
I ARE MAKING THIS AMENDMENT IS THAT IT WOULD ADDRESS A WRONGHEADED PLAN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO BUILD A FACILITY TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS, HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE...
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| 02:20:56 |
THE CHAIR, -
FROM NEBRASKA. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA. MR. FORTENBERRY:...
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| 02:21:10 |
MR. FORTENBERRY, -
BE
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Fortenberry, Jeffrey "Jeff" Lane - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
POSTPONED. THE CLERK WILL CONTINUE TO READ. THE CLERK: PAGE 31, LINE 9, NAVAL REACTORS, $1,086,635,000.
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| 02:21:29 |
THE CLERK, -
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR, $400 MILLION, TO REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. THE CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO...
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| 02:21:44 |
THE CHAIR, -
DESIGNATE THE
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| 02:21:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. PEARCE OF NEW MEXICO. THE CHAIR:
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| 02:21:49 |
THE CLERK, -
PURSUANT TO THE
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| 02:21:50 |
THE CHAIR, -
ORDER OF THE HOUSE FOR TODAY, MR. PEARCE AND MAYBE OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL
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| 02:21:54 |
THE CLERK, -
FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
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| 02:21:56 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. MR. PEARCE: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. CHAIRMAN, I OFFER THIS AMENDMENT TODAY WHICH TRANSFERS FUNDS...
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| 02:22:05 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
OF NNFA ADMINISTRATOR AND INTO THE DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FUND WHICH -- PROGRAM, WHICH FUNDS THE CLEANUP OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE. THIS PROGRAM...
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| 02:25:28 |
THE CHAIR, -
RELUCTANTLY. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN,
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| 02:25:32 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO'S AMENDMENT. THE BILL BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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| 02:25:37 |
THE CHAIR, -
PROVIDES
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
A TOTAL OF $4.9 BILLION FOR DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP ACTIVITIES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. THIS FUNDING SUSTAINS THOUSANDS OF CLEANUP JOBS AND...
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| 02:28:17 |
THE CHAIR, -
I DEEPLY RESPECT HIS CONCERN WITH THE OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAMS UNDER NNSA AND I AGREE THAT THERE ARE SOME AREAS OF
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| 02:28:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OVERSIGHT THAT NEED TO BE STRENGTHENED. I CANNOT SUPPORT ANY FURTHER CUTS HOWEVER TO THE OFFICE
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| 02:28:24 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
OF THED A MINUTE STRAIGHTER. AS WRITTEN, THE BILL -- ADMINISTRATOR. AS WRITTEN, THE BILL REDUCES MONEY TO THE ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE BY $10 MILLION....
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| 02:29:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE
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| 02:29:13 |
MR. PEARCE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
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| 02:29:16 |
THE CHAIR, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO RISE? MR. PEARCE:...
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| 02:29:49 |
MR. PEARCE, -
CHAIR: PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF TODAY, THE GENTLEMAN
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| 02:29:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM NEW MEXICO AND A MEMBER
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| 02:29:52 |
THE CLERK, -
OPPOSED WILL EACH CONTROL
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| 02:29:53 |
THE CHAIR, -
FIVE MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO
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| 02:29:55 |
THE CLERK, -
FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. LUJAN:
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| 02:29:56 |
THE CHAIR, -
MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY AMENDMENT IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF MY FRIEND FROM NEW MEXICO. IT WOULD SIMPLY
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| 02:30:03 |
Lujan, Ben Ray - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
INCREASE FUNDING FOR DEFENSE OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP AT SPECIFICALLY THE NNSA LABS BY JUST UNDER $22 MILLION TO BRING IT TO THE LEVEL OF THE PRESIDENT'S...
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| 02:32:34 |
THE CHAIR, -
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 02:32:37 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE IN RELUCTANT OPPOSITION TO THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT. I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO, AS I DID
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| 02:32:43 |
THE CHAIR, -
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Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
TO MR. PEARCE, FOR HIS CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR THE CLEANUP AT LOWS ALAMOS. THE -- AT LOS ALAMOS. THE COMMITTEE IS AWARE OF THE INCREASINGLY AUTO ACTIVE...
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| 02:33:58 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
MANAGEMENT AT THE DEPARTMENT AND THIS WOULD, I THINK, COMPLICATE THAT PROBLEM GIVEN THE INCREASE THAT NNSA HAS BUT, AGAIN, UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GENTLEMAN'S...
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| 02:34:12 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. THOSE
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| 02:34:14 |
THE CHAIR, -
IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. MR. LUJAN: MR. CHAIRMAN, REQUEST...
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| 02:34:33 |
MR. LUJAN, -
FROM NEW JERSEY WILL BE POSTPONED. -- FROM NEW MEXICO WILL
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| 02:34:35 |
Lujan, Ben Ray - U.S. Representative, [D] New Mexico
BE POSTPONED. THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: PAGE 32, LINE 1. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL
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| 02:34:51 |
THE CLERK, -
CLEANUP, $4,930078,000. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES, $813,364,000. POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION, BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND, EXPUNDTURS...
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| 02:35:21 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. VISCLOSKY: I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION AND WOULD WANT TO RECOGNIZE AT THIS POINT IN TIME MY COLLEAGUE...
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| 02:35:27 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
MARKEY. THE
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THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MARKEY:
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| 02:35:30 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA VERY MUCH. AND I JUST RISE TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT
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| 02:35:35 |
THE CHAIR, -
LIGHT BULBS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A
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| 02:35:37 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
SUBJECT OF GREAT INTEREST TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS, AND I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EFFORT BY SOME REPUBLICAN MEMBERS LATER ON TONIGHT TO REPEAL THE NEW...
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| 02:40:36 |
MR. VISCLOSKY, -
POWER ADMINISTRATION, $8,732,000. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN POWER
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| 02:40:39 |
THE CHAIR, -
ADMINISTRATION -- THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED.
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THE CLERK, -
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE REMINDER OF TITLE 3 BE CONSIDERED AS READ, PRINTED IN THE RECORD AND OPEN TO AMENDMENT...
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| 02:40:47 |
THE CHAIR, -
IS THERE
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MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THAT PORTION OF THE
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| 02:40:56 |
THE CHAIR, -
BILL? THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: PAGE 47, LINE 12, TITLE 4, INDEPENDENT AGENCIES. APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION, $75,317,000.
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| 02:41:08 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CHAIR: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO RISE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO STRIKE THE LAST WORD, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK, YES....
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| 02:41:22 |
THE CHAIR, -
AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CHABOT OF OHIO. AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT
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Unidentified Speaker, -
INSERT REDUCED
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THE CHAIR, -
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THE CLERK, -
BY $75,317,000. PAGE 48, LINE 14, AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT -- MR. CHABOT: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE AMENDMENT BE CONSIDERED AS READ. THE CHAIR:...
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| 02:41:41 |
MR. CHABOT, -
NONE, WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. CHABOT: I INTRODUCED THIS
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| 02:41:44 |
THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT'S HIGH TIME WE TAKE OUR DEBT AND OUR DEFICIT SERIOUSLY. WE NO LONGER CAN AFFORD TO DEP
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| 02:41:50 |
Chabot, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
ON WITH POLITICS AS USUAL AND CONTINUE TO SUBSIDIZE WASTEFUL SPENDING PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH AND REALLY HAVE ZERO ECONOMIC IMPACT....
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| 02:45:01 |
THE CHAIR, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> I CHA THE CHAIR.
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| 02:45:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 02:45:08 |
THE CHAIR, -
APPALACHIA CONFRONTS A COMBINATION OF CHALLENGES THAT FEW OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
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| 02:45:13 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
FACE. MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND ISOLATION, DISPERSED POPULATION, INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE, LACK OF FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES AND A WEAK TRACK RECORD...
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| 02:45:52 |
Rogers, Harold "Hal" - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
WHOLE. EVEN WITH A.R.C.'S FUNDING IN FISCAL 2009, APPALACHIA RECEIVED 33% LESS FEDERAL EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA THAN THE NATION. IT'S CLEAR A.R.C. PROGRAMS...
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| 02:48:42 |
THE CHAIR, -
RECOGNITION? MR. CHABOT: I DO. CAN I ASK HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE LEFT IN MY FIVE
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| 02:48:50 |
MR. CHABOT, -
MINUTES? THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN HAD TWO MINUTES BUT YIELDED BACK HIS TIME. MR. CHABOT: I THINK I RESERVED. BUT THAT'S --
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| 02:48:58 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE CHAIR: DOES THE GENTLEMAN SEEK UNANIMOUS
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| 02:49:00 |
MR. CHABOT, -
CONSENT TO RECLAIM HIS TIME? MR. CHABOT: I DO. THE CHAIR: IS THERE OBJECTION?
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| 02:49:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
HEARING NONE, THE GENTLEMAN IS YIELDED TWO MINUTES. MR. CHABOT: THANK YOU.
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| 02:49:09 |
MR. CHABOT, -
I'LL BE BRIEF. I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FROM OUR
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| 02:49:12 |
THE CHAIR, -
DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN AND HE SPEAKS WITH GREAT
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| 02:49:15 |
Chabot, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
WISDOM ON MANY, MANY OCCASIONS AND I'M SURE HE DOES ON THIS OCCASION AS WELL. HOWEVER, I WOULD JUST REITERATE A COUPLE OF THINGS. NUMBER ONE, THAT WE...
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| 02:51:10 |
THE CHAIR, -
OHIO. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 02:51:29 |
MR. CHABOT, -
ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO
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| 02:51:31 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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| 02:51:58 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ORDER. THE CHAIR: IS THERE OBJECTION TO CONSIDERING THE AMENDMENT AT THIS POINT? HEARING NONE, THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE
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| 02:52:06 |
THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. REID OF NEW YORK. PAGE 25 -- REED OF NEW YORK. PAGE 25, LINE 5, INSERT,
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| 02:52:15 |
THE CLERK, -
INCREASE BY $36 MILLION. PAGE 28, LINE 16, AFTER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT INSERT, REDUCE BY $18 MILLION. PAGE 3 1, LINE 23, AFTER THE SECOND DOLLAR AMOUNT,...
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| 02:52:37 |
THE CHAIR, -
REED: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TODAY TO OFFER THIS AMENDMENT IN A BIPARTISAN FASHION FOR
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| 02:52:44 |
Reed, Thomas "Tom" W. II - U.S. Representative, [R] New York
MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW YORK, MR. HIGGINS. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TOWARD HERE, MR. CHAIRMAN, IS AMEND THE PROPOSAL BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, TO RESTORE $36...
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| 02:54:32 |
THE CHAIR, -
OPPOSITION? DOES ANY MEMBER SEEK TIME IN OPPOSITION? MR. FRELINGHUYSEN: I RISE TO SEEK TIME IN OPPOSITION. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR...
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| 02:54:44 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
IN RELUCTANT OPPOSITION TO THE
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| 02:54:47 |
THE CHAIR, -
AMENDMENT. OUR
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| 02:54:50 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
BILL FULLY FUNDS THE REQUEST FOR NONDEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP AT $198 MILLION. I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES FROM NEW YORK STATE, MR. REED, AND MR. HIGEN --...
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| 02:57:15 |
THE CHAIR, -
CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK VOICED FOR THE BALANCE OF THE TIME. MR. HIGGINS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT
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| 02:57:19 |
MR. REED, -
OF THIS BIPARTISAN AMENDMENT, TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR THE NONDEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL
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| 02:57:22 |
THE CHAIR, -
CLEANUP PROGRAM. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLES OF GOVERNMENT IS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH
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| 02:57:25 |
Higgins, Brian - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
AND SAFETY. HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THIS BILL IS INSUFFICIENT TO DO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AREAS. OUR AMENDMENT ENSURES THAT NUCLEAR...
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| 02:59:34 |
Visclosky, Peter "Pete" J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. MR. REED: MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON THAT. THE CHAIR:...
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| 02:59:48 |
MR. REED, -
RECORDED VOTE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 18
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| 02:59:52 |
THE CHAIR, -
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY RISE?...
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| 03:00:13 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
CONSIDERED AS READ, PRINTED IN THE RECORD AND OPEN TO AMENDMENT AT ANY POINT. THE CHAIR: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. FRELINGHUYSEN:...
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| 03:00:25 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION THAT THE
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| 03:00:28 |
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, -
COMMITTEE RISE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
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| 03:00:32 |
THE CHAIR, -
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. ACCORDINGLY, THE COMMITTEE RISES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR. CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIR: MR. SPEAKER, THE COMMITTEE...
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| 03:00:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DIRECTS ME TO REPORT THAT IT HAS COME TO NO
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| 03:01:00 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
RESOLUTION THEREON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION REPORTS THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS...
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| 03:01:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND HAS COME TO NO RESOLUTION THEREON. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, THE CHAIR WILL POSTPONE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS TODAY ON MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE...
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| 03:02:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE
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| 03:02:45 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
BILL. THE CLERK: OUCK NUMBER 140,
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| 03:02:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 241, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST
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| 03:02:55 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
SYSTEM LANDS IN THE LOS PEARNEDS NATIONAL FOREST IN -- PADRES NATIONAL FOREST IN CALIFORNIA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE ...
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| 03:03:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GRIJALVA, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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| 03:03:31 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
SPEAKER, I NOW RISE TO SUSPEND THE RULES
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| 03:03:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND PASS H.R. 2060 AS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL
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| 03:03:38 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: UNION CALENDAR NUMBER 305, H.R.
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| 03:03:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
260, BILL TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT TO ADJUST THE CROOKED RIVER BOUNDARY,
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| 03:03:48 |
THE CLERK, -
TO PROVIDE WATER CERTAINTY FOR THE CITY OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 03:04:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES, AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS
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| 03:04:10 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION....
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| 03:04:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 03:04:24 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
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| 03:04:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 03:04:28 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, H.R. 2060, SPONSORED BY OUR COLLEAGUE FROM OREGON, MR. WALDEN, IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS RESTORING WATER AND POWER ABUNDANCE...
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| 03:05:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 03:05:16 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
MR. GRIJALVA: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 03:05:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 03:05:23 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
MR. GRIJALVA: MR. SPEAKER, H.R. 2060, AS MY COLLEAGUE DESCRIBED, DOES SEVERAL THINGS, INCLUDING
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| 03:05:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROVIDING WATER AND ECONOMIC CERTAINTY TO THE
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| 03:05:31 |
Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
CITY OF PRINEVILLE, AND THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT. IT DOES SO IN A WAY, HOWEVER, THAT PROVIDES CERTAINTY FOR THE CITY AND AGRICULTURE BUT NOT THE FUTURE...
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| 03:06:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON, MR. WALDEN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 03:06:36 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
OREGON. MR. WALDEN: THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN HASTINGS, FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND, RANKING
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| 03:06:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEMBER GRIJALVA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS LEGISLATION. IT'S COMMONSENSE, CENTRAL OREGON JOBS AND
|
| 03:06:47 |
Walden, Greg - U.S. Representative, [R] Oregon
WATER SECURITY ACT. THE BILL WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY WILL CREATE JOBS IN CENTRAL OREGON, REMOVE GOVERNMENT RED TAPE, IT WILL PROTECT FAMILY FARMERS...
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| 03:12:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. HASTINGS: I, MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE NO OTHER REQUEST FOR TIME, SO IF THE GENTLEMAN IS
|
| 03:12:08 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
PREPARED TO YIELD BACK I'LL YIELD
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| 03:12:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BACK. MR. GRIJALVA: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD BACK THE REMAINDER OF
|
| 03:12:13 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
OUR TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON.
|
| 03:12:18 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
DO YOU WANT TO YIELD BACK? MR. HASTINGS: MR.
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| 03:12:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
|
| 03:12:28 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, IN MANY RESPECTS, THIS BILL EPITOMIZES WHAT PROBLEMS THAT THOSE OF US HAVE IN THE WEST. THIS IS A SIMPLE...
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| 03:12:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHANGE TO SOMETHING THAT WAS DESIGNATED HERE
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| 03:12:36 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AND IT HAS TAKEN A GREAT DEAL OF TIME, AND YET IN THE IMPACT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE ECONOMY IN THAT AREA. AND AS I MENTIONED IN...
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| 03:13:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 03:14:01 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
NUMBER 360, H.R. 2512, A BILL TO
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| 03:14:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROVIDE FOR THE CONVEYANCE
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| 03:14:07 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND IN CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND RECLAMATION OF THE THREE KIDS MINE PROJECT SITE AND FOR OTHER...
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| 03:14:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. HASTINGS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND
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| 03:14:33 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS ON THIS BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF...
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| 03:14:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO START THIS DEBATE BY
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MR. HASTINGS, -
DEFINING CLEARLY WHAT
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| 03:14:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
H.R. 2512, THE THREE KIDS MINE REMEDIATION AND RECLAMATION ACT, DOES. THIS BILL WILL CREATE JOBS, CLEAN UP AN ABANDONED MINE THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY...
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| 03:17:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I
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| 03:18:01 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GRIJALVA: THIS WOULD SEEK TO ABANDON THE THREE KIDS MINE...
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| 03:18:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABANDONED MINE HAS
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| 03:18:17 |
Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
OPEN MINE PITS AND TOXIC MATERIALS CONTAINING, LEAD AND DIESEL FUEL, WHICH POSES SIGNIFICANT RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. H.R....
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| 03:20:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEVADA, MR.
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| 03:20:34 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
HECK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEVADA. MR. HECK: I THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER AND MR. CHAIRMAN MOVING ON THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF
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| 03:20:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION. I RISE IN SUPPORT
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| 03:20:44 |
Heck, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada
OF H.R. 2512. LEGISLATION THAT I INTRODUCED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ENTIRE NEVADA DELEGATION TO ADDRESS A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL, PUBLIC SAFETY AND...
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| 03:24:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE CLEAN-UP AND
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| 03:24:11 |
Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
RECLAMATION OF THE SITE IS OF CONCERN, OF EQUAL CONCERN IS HENDERSON HAS GROWN INTO THE SITE AND GROWN CLOSER AND CLOSER. B.L.M. HAS STATED THEY DON'T...
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| 03:25:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAS ANY MORE SPEAKERS. I HAVE NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR
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| 03:25:09 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
TIME ON MY SIDE. MR. GRIJALVA: I YIELD BACK. MR. HASTINGS: I YIELD BACK AND I URGE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION...
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| 03:25:18 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
THE RULES AND PASS H.R.
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| 03:25:20 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
2512 AS
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| 03:25:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND...
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| 03:25:42 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
REPORT. THE CLERK: UNION CALENDAR 309, H.R. 3263, A BILL TO
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| 03:25:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO ALLOW THE STORAGE
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THE CLERK, -
AND CONVEYANCE OF NONPROJECT WATER AT THE NORMAN PROJECT IN OKLAHOMA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 03:26:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS...
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| 03:26:15 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HASTINGS: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME...
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| 03:26:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA DISTRICT TO STORE WATER PURCHASED
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| 03:26:31 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
FROM OKLAHOMA CITY IN LAKE THUNDERBIRD. THIS LEGISLATION IS NECESSARY SINCE FEDERAL REGULATIONS DO NOT ALLOW WATER TRANSFERS FROM OUTER BASIN AREAS...
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| 03:27:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STORAGE OF NONPROJECT WATER
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| 03:27:21 |
Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
IN LAKE THUNDERBIRD. THE ABILITY TO STORE WATER WILL PROVIDE RECLAMATION AND MANAGE FLEXIBILITY. THE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS H.R. 3263 AND WE HAVE...
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| 03:27:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO THE SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. COLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 03:27:56 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
SPEAKER AND I THANK
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| 03:28:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 03:28:03 |
Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
CHAIRMAN HASTINGS AND MR. MARKEY IN MOVING THIS LEGISLATION AND THE STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE AND HELPFUL. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF MY...
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| 03:30:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. GRIJALVA: MIGHT I INQUIRE OF THE CHAIRMAN IF HE HAS ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? MR. HASTINGS: I HAVE ONE
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| 03:30:41 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
MORE SPEAKER. MR. GRIJALVA: RESERVE THE BALANCE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: I'M VERY PLEASED TO YIELD AS...
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| 03:30:48 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA,
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| 03:30:49 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
MR. LANKFORD. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 03:30:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. LANKFORD: THANK YOU.
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| 03:30:52 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE, TOM COLE, FOR HIS WORK ON THIS. AND HE'S THE ONE THAT'S SPONSORED
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| 03:30:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON IT,
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| 03:30:58 |
Lankford, James - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
HAS DRIVEN IT THROUGH TO COMPLETION AND IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING FOR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE BOTH IN HIS DISTRICT AND IN MY DISTRICT AS WELL. H.R....
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| 03:32:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GRIJALVA: MR. SPEAKER -- MR. HASTINGS: I HAVE NO MORE REQUEST FOR TIME. MR. GRIJALVA: YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:32:44 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: I YIELD BACK
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| 03:32:46 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME AND URGE ADOPTION OF THE MEASURE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 03:32:49 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE --
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| 03:32:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE
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| 03:32:53 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R.
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| 03:32:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2263. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, BAFFED,...
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| 03:33:19 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN THE LOS
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| 03:33:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PADRES NATIONAL FOREST IN
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| 03:33:24 |
THE CLERK, -
CALIFORNIA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. HASTINGS, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. GRIJALVA,...
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| 03:33:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE...
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| 03:33:44 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HASTINGS: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HASTINGS: THANK...
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| 03:33:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
241 AUTHORIZES
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| 03:33:52 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
THE FOREST SERVICE TO CONVEY FOR APPRAISED MARKET
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| 03:33:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VALUE APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES OF THE LOS
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| 03:33:56 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
PADRES NATIONAL FOREST TO THE WHITE LOTE US FOUNDATION. DUE TO TEAM TOPOGRAPHY, -- THERE IS A SHORT ACCESS ROAD THAT CROSSES FOREST LAND. THIS BILL...
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| 03:34:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA,
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| 03:34:36 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
PROVIDES FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF FIVE
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| 03:34:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACRES OF LAND
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| 03:34:40 |
Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
FROM LOS PADRED NATIONAL FOREST TO WHITE LODUS FOUNDATION. IT GIVES BETTER ACCESS TO THE RETREAT. WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THIS LEGISLATION AND I RESERVE...
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| 03:35:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN SUPPORT OF MY LEGISLATION,
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| 03:35:07 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
H.R.
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| 03:35:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 03:35:13 |
Gallegly, Elton - U.S. Representative, [R] California
241 IT WOULD CONVEY THE SMALL PARCEL OF LAND TO A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION,. IN 1983, THE WHITE LOTUS FOUNDATION WAS PART OF THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST....
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| 03:37:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: I YIELD BACK AND URGE ADOPTION
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| 03:37:54 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
OF THE MEASURE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES
|
| 03:37:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND PASS H.R. 241, AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
|
| 03:38:00 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED
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| 03:38:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE...
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| 03:38:19 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: UNION CALENDAR 292, SENATE 292, A BILL TO RESOLVE THE CLAIMS OF THE BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION AND THE STATE
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| 03:38:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF ALASKA TO LAND ADJACENT TO SALMON LAKE IN THE STATE OF
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| 03:38:27 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
ALASKA AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONVEYANCE TO THE BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION OF CERTAIN OTHER PUBLIC LAND IN PARTIAL SATISFACTION OF THE LAND...
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| 03:38:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS...
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| 03:39:02 |
Frelinghuysen, Rodney - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS ON THE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
|
| 03:39:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SALMON LAKE
|
| 03:39:15 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
OWNERSHIP IN CONSOLIDATION
|
| 03:39:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AGREEMENT SIGNED IN 2007 BY
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| 03:39:18 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
THE STATE OF ALASKA, THE UNITED STATES AND THE BARING STRAIGHTS NATIVE CORPORATION. THE -- BARING STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION. THE CLAIMS AROSE FROM...
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| 03:40:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. GRIJALVA: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF S. 292, A
|
| 03:40:28 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
BILL THAT RATIFIES THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, THE
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| 03:40:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION AND THE STATE
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| 03:40:33 |
Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
OF ALASKA BY TRANSFERRING CERTAIN FEDERAL LATES TO THE BERG STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION AND THE -- THE BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORPORATION AND IT IS THE...
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| 03:41:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM ALASKA, MR. YOUNG. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA. MR. YOUNG: MR.
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| 03:41:22 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
SPEAKER, IT'S BEEN SAID THIS IS A SIMPLE BILL. IN A WAY IT IS SIMPLE BUT IT SOLVES A GREAT PROBLEM.
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| 03:41:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS MENTIONED BY
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| 03:41:29 |
Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska
THE CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER, THIS BILL PROBABLY WASN'T NECESSARILY GOING TO BE PASSED IF IT WASN'T FOR THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE STATE WHEN WE PASSED...
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| 03:45:05 |
Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska
ADMINISTRATION AND EVEN PREVIOUS STRAYINGS. NO ONE IS INNOCENT IN THIS PROJECT WILL NOT SET FORTH AN ENERGY POLICY THAT JUST DOESN'T INVOLVE WIND POWER...
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| 03:47:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF FOSSIL FOULS FROM OUR PUBLIC LANDS IS AT A RECORD HIGH AND
|
| 03:47:46 |
Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR OIL FROM IMPORTS IS DROPPING EVERY YEAR. THE BILL BEFORE US TODAY RESULTS FROM LAND CLAIMS. WE SUPPORT THAT AND RESERVE. THE SPEAKER...
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| 03:48:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR TIME. MR. GRIJALVA: I YIELD
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| 03:48:10 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS:
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| 03:48:17 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
I URGE ADOPTION AND YIELD BACK.
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| 03:48:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS SENATE 292. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION
|
| 03:48:24 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
OF THE CHAIR --
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| 03:48:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: I OBJECT TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUND THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AND MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS
|
| 03:48:35 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
NOT PRESENT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS MOTION WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON RISE?...
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| 03:48:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I PASS MOVE TO PASS SENATE 363. THE CLERK: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
|
| 03:48:52 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
TO CONVEY PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
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| 03:48:57 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
TO THE CITY OF PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR.
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| 03:49:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HASTINGS AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. GRIJALVA, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS:...
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| 03:49:21 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
EXTRANEOUS REMARKS ON THE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. S. 363 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WICKER FROM MISSISSIPPI...
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| 03:50:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GRIJALVA: MANY YEARS AGO, THE
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| 03:50:33 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
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| 03:50:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADMINISTRATION HAD TWO SMALL PARCELS
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| 03:50:39 |
Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
OF LAND AND A PORTION OF A STREET OUTSIDE OF THE PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. NOAA HAS BEEN USING THIS FOR STORAGE AND PARKING. THEY...
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| 03:51:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 03:51:47 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
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| 03:51:49 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
|
| 03:51:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO
|
| 03:52:00 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. HASTINGS, YIELDS BACK. THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS SENATE 363. THOSE IN FAVOR...
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| 03:52:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE -- MR. HASTINGS: I OBJECT TO THE VOTE ON THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT.
|
| 03:52:21 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS MOTION WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT
|
| 03:52:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. HASTINGS, RISE? MR. HASTINGS: I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 1747 AS AMENDED. THE SPEAKER...
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| 03:52:37 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
1740 AS
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| 03:52:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDED. THE CLERK: UNION CALENDAR 218 H.R. 1740, A BILL TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT TO
|
| 03:52:49 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF ILLABOT CREEK IN SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON AS PART OF THE NATIONAL SCENIC AND WILD RIVER SYSTEM. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT...
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| 03:53:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARIZONA, MR. GRIJALVA WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS...
|
| 03:53:26 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
DESIGNATE SEGMENTS OF THE ILLABOT CREEK AS A COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SYSTEM. THE AREA IS LOCATED WITH THE MOUNT BAKER NATIONAL...
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| 03:54:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
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| 03:54:13 |
Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
H.R. 1740. THIS LEGISLATION SEEKS TO ADD THIS SEGMENT TO THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SYSTEM -- PASSED THE HOUSE BY VOICE VOTE LAST YEAR. THIS LEGISLATION...
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| 03:54:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. GRIJALVA: I YIELD TO THE TIME
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| 03:54:46 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
TO THE SPONSOR OF THE LEGISLATION,
|
| 03:54:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. LARSEN.
|
| 03:54:51 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
MR. LARSEN: I RISE TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF MY BILL AND URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS MEASURE. I THANK
|
| 03:54:58 |
Larsen, Rick - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
CHAIRMAN HASTINGS AND THE RANKING MEMBERS FOR THEIR HELP IN GETTING THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING ONE OF THE MOST SCENIC...
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| 03:56:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. MR. GRIJALVA: I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
|
| 03:56:50 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: I YIELD BACK AND
|
| 03:56:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
URGE PASSAGE. THE
|
| 03:56:55 |
MR. GRIJALVA, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE
|
| 03:56:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULES AND PASS H.R. 174
|
| 03:56:59 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF
|
| 03:57:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS...
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MR. HASTINGS, -
TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: UNION CALENDAR NUMBER 251, H.R. 2336, A BILL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT TO
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
DESIGNATE SEGMENTS OF THE YORK RIVER FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL INCLUSION IN THE NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. GRIJALVA, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS...
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, H.R. 2336 AUTHORIZES THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
STUDY 11.25 MILES OF THE YORK RIVER IN THE STATE OF MAINE FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION INTO THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS PROGRAM. THE ACT WAS INTENDED TO PUT...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION AND COMMEND CONGRESSWOMAN PINGREE FOR HER HARD
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
WORK. H.R. 2336 MOVES FORWARD A STUDY OF 11 MILES OF THE YORK RIVER TO DETERMINED IF IT IS QUALIFIED TO BE PROTECTED AS A WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. THIS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. HASTINGS, -
NO MORE REQUESTS -- I RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA. MR. GRIJALVA: I YIELD...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAINE. MS. PINGREE: I THANK MR. GRIJALVA AND MR. HASTINGS FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN THIS AND I
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MR. GRIJALVA, -
WANT TO SPEAK
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS BILL. I'M HAPPY TO STAND IN SUPPORT
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Pingree, Chellie - U.S. Representative, [D] Maine
OF MY BILL, H.R. 2336. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SEE THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION, WHICH WAS PROPOSED BY THE PEOPLE LIVING IN MY DISTRICT WHO CARE DEEPLY ...
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THE CHAIR, -
FROM ARIZONA I HAVE NO MORE REQUESTS FOR TIME. MR. GRIJALVA:
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MR. HASTINGS, -
I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. MR. HASTINGS: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME....
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MR. GRIJALVA, -
AND PASS H.R. 2336
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MR. HASTINGS, -
AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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THE CHAIR, -
THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND...
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H.R. 4222, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND AND
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
HOLDINGS OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES TO THE TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO THE PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE OF ARIZONA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND...
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
THE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HASTINGS: I YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THANK YOU, MR.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, H.R. 4222, AUTHORED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. GRIJALVA, DIRECTS THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR TO TAKE TWO APPROXIMATELY 10-ACRE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VERY APPRECIATIVE. H.R. 4222 IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
OF LEGISLATION THAT WILL ENABLE THE PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE OF MY DISTRICT IN ARIZONA TO CONSOLIDATE ITS LANDS HOLDINGS AND REMOVE TWO ISOLATED, UNDEVELOPED...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. MR. GRIJALVA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR SAVING THIS VERY
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MR. HASTINGS, -
COMPLICATED AND IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION AS THE LAST ITEM THAT WE DEAL WITH HERE TODAY. MY APPRECIATION
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 4222
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MR. HASTINGS, -
AS AMENDED. THOSE IN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE...
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