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Unidentified Speaker, -
C-SPAN.ORG. THE TITLE. THE CLERK: REPORT TO ACCOMPANY HOUSE RESOLUTION
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Unidentified Speaker, -
773, RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H
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THE CLERK, -
R. 5544, TO AUTHORIZE AND EXPEDITE A LAND EXCHANGE INVOLVING A NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM OF LAND IN THE DISTRICT OF THE SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST AND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESUME ON MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES PREVIOUSLY POSTPONE. VOTES WILL BE TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER. H.R. 6122 BY THE CRAZE AND NAYS. H.R. 21 9 BY...
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THE CLERK, -
BEQUESTS ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL?...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS IS A 15-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS ARE 377, THE YEAS ARE NONE, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED,
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BILL IS AGREED TO. AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS VOTE ON THE MOTION OF THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS IS A FIVE-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE UH IS SPENDED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS...
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THE CLERK, -
INTO THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE MOTION IS PASSED. WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REQUESTED FOR MRS. NAPOLITANO OF CALIFORNIA FOR TODAY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE REQUEST IS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GRANTED. WILL MEMBERS PLEASE CLEAR THE WELL AND TAKE THEIR SEATS. THE CHAIR WOULD ASK ALL MEMBERS TO PLEASE CLEAR THE WELL AND TAKE THEIR SEATS. ...
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Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
OUR NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS REMAINED ABOVE 8%. LAST MONTH ONLY 96,000 MORE PEOPLE FOUND JOBS AND 368,000 PEOPLE WERE DISCOURAGED AND DEFEATED AND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE COURTESY TO MOVE THEIR CONVERSATIONS FROM THE FLOOR, TO TAKE THEIR SEATS. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS SEEK RECOGNITION? MR....
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MR. POE, -
GROWING MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISING COST OF GASOLINE. ONE LADY RECENTLY WROTE ME, MY
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Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
HUSBAND DRIVES A TRUCK. AS GAS PRICES RISE, SO DOES THE COST OF DIESEL. THIS AFFECTS THE COST OF EVERY SINGLE THING WE BUY INCLUDING FOOD. GASOLINE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLELADY ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT? MS. JACKSON LEE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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MS. JACKSON LEE, -
MS. JACKSON LEE: MR. SPEAKER, JUST RECENTLY IT WAS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ANNOUNCED THAT 50 MILLION
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MS. JACKSON LEE, -
AMERICANS EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY
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Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
AND EXPERIENCED IT IN THE LAST YEAR. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES SUFFER WITHOUT FOOD. PREDOMINANT NUMBER OF THOSE ARE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> MR. SPEAKER, TOMORROW OUR NATION WILL MARK THE 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF SEPTEMBER 11,
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Fitzpatrick, Michael "Mike" G - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
2001. AT COMMUNITY GAGGET, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NEIGHBORS WILL COME TOGETHER TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF THOSE LOST IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA AND OUR NATION'S...
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Fitzpatrick, Michael "Mike" G - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS TO THE NATION THE EVENING OF THE ATTACKS. IN HIS REMARKS TO THE NATION, THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT TERRORIST ATTACKS CAN SHAKE THE...
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Fitzpatrick, Michael "Mike" G - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
FROM CONNECTICUT, MR. COURTNEY, IS RECOGNIZED FOR 60 MINUTES AS THE DESIGNEE OF THE MINORITY LEADER. MR. COURTNEY: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND HERE...
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Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
SINCE SPEAKER BOEHNER PUSHED THROUGH A MOTION TO RECESS FOR FIVE WEEKS AT A TIME WHEN OUR NATION FACES SO MANY CHALLENGES, SO MANY TICKING CLOCKS...
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Braley, Bruce - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
IT'S BEEN 62 DAYS SINCE THE HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE REPORTED A STRONG BIPARTISAN FARM BILL THAT PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE AFTER EXTENSIVE DEBATE AND...
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Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
MINORITY IS FINDING ITSELF IN A POSITION WHERE THEY REALLY HAVE ALMOST NO CHOICE BUT TO SEEK A DISCHARGE PETITION, THE FACT IS THAT THIS WEEK THE MAJORITY,...
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Braley, Bruce - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON AGRICULTURE, IS THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A PARTISAN STALEMATE IN THE PAST. USUALLY THE FARM BILL BOGGS DOWN OVER REGIONAL DIFFERENCES,...
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Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
50 GROUPS WILL BE CONVERGES ON WASHINGTON, ADVOCATES OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, RANGING FROM TRADITIONAL AMERICAN FARM BUREAU TO THE FARMERS UNION TO,...
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Braley, Bruce - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS FARMERS. AT EVERY ONE OF MY FARM BILL LISTENING POSTS, I STARTED OFF BY POINTING OUT THAT IN 1900, MY STATE OF IOWA HAD 11...
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Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
IN TERMS OF HOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE -- TO SOME DEGREE THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS' LIABILITY FOR CROP PRODUCTION IN THIS COUNTRY. WE ARE DEFINITELY...
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Braley, Bruce - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
CONNECTICUT, IOWA, CALIFORNIA, OR ANY OTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY. THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE FARMERS IN IOWA IS 59. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE...
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Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
REAL, FULL FLOOR ACTION IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. AFTER LEAVING TOWN AND PASSING A MOTION TO RECESS THEY CAN REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, NOW THAT WE'RE...
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Braley, Bruce - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
WE REVERT BACK TO A 1949 FARM BILL THAT NOBODY IN THIS COUNTRY WANTS TO SEE HAPPEN, INCLUDING THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, WHO WOULD BE GIVEN EXTRAORDINARY...
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Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
IS PROBABLY THE BRIGHTEST SPOT. EVEN WITH ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED THIS SUMMER. EXPORT OF AMERICAN FARM PRODUCTS, WHETHER IT'S BEEF OR...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
5, 2011, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM ALABAMA, MRS.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ROBY, IS RECOGNIZED FOR 60 MINUTES AS THE DESIGNEE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER. MRS. ROBY: I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING ALONGSIDE...
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MRS. ROBY, -
FRESHMEN COLLEAGUES AND WE WILL HAVE A FRANK DISCUSSION WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TONIGHT ABOUT A MILESTONE WE HIT JUST LAST WEEK. AND THIS IS THE NATIONAL...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TODAY, WE ARE AT A PLACE THAT IS FAR WORSE THAN FOUR YEARS AGO. NOT $15 TRILLION, BUT $16 TRILLION IN DEBT LATER, WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT...
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MR. GARDNER, -
BACK IN SHAPE TO HIGHER ONCE AGAIN. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS SINCE BEING ELECTED, I HAVE TRAVELED OVER 65,000 MILES TO BE IN EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY...
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MRS. ROBY, -
THAT REALLY PAINS THE PICTURE BETTER THAN ANYTHING. THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2012, WHEN THEY WERE GETTING READY TO FACE THE REAL WORLD IN APRIL OF THIS...
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MR. GARDNER, -
TODAY. AND IT IS GROWING EACH AND EVERY SECOND. AND IN A FEW YEARS, THAT NUMBER GOES UP DRAMATICALLY TO OVER $20 TRILLION IF NOTHING IS DONE TO STOP...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
RIGHT NEARBY. ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY, TROY UNIVERSITY AND HUNTINGTON COLLEGE, BUT LET ME HIGHLIGHT QUICKLY, ALABAMA'S TWO-YEAR COLLEGE SYSTEM, WHERE...
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MR. GARDNER, -
HIS SON IS GOING TO TAKE OVER THE BUSINESS, THIRD GENERATION MANUFACTURING BUSINESS IN DENVER. THEY'VE GOT AROUND 300 EMPLOYEES. SPREAD OUT IN THE WESTERN...
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MRS. ROBY, -
WHEN REGULATORS CAME INTO YOUR BUSINESS TO TRY TO MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE OR A SAFER ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO WORK. BUT THAT TIME IS LONG GONE. NOW THE...
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MR. GARDNER, -
WE ALL HAVE EXAMPLES OF REGULATIONS THAT HAVE GONE AMOK. I WAS DEALING WITH A BUSINESS IN THE DISTRICT JUST THE OTHER DAY THAT TALKED ABOUT A PRODUCT...
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MRS. ROBY, -
REPEALS. WE HAVE THE BOILER MACT PROVISIONS, THE CEMENT MARKET, NET NEUTRALITY, THE REGULATING FARM DUST. I MEAN, WE GO DOWN THE LIST ONE BY ONE BY...
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MR. GARDNER, -
IN AGRICULTURE. ABOUT UNCERTAINTY. MRS. ROBY: ABSOLUTELY. MR. GARDNER: ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE HEARD OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, IN FACT I HEARD A...
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MR. GARDNER, -
THINGS WE HEARD ABOUT SO MUCH, AND THIS IS PART OF THE FISCAL CLIFF WE'RE FACING, IS THE DEATH TAX. THE DEATH TAX THAT THIS NATION FACES GOING BACK...
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MRS. ROBY, -
SO THEY HAVE WEALTH WHEN IT COMES TO LAND OWNERSHIP BUT THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE CASH. AND SO WHEN THE GOVERNMENT COMES ALONG TO TAX THE FARM UPON THE DEATH...
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MR. GARDNER, -
SO YOUR EXAMPLE WHERE YOU MAY BE CASH POOR, BUT STILL HIT THIS LINE I THINK IS COMPELING TO NOT ONLY THE FARMERS AND RANCHERS BUT TO SMALL BUSINESSES...
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MRS. ROBY, -
THE HOUSE MAJORITY, WE DO HAVE A PLAN THAT WE SET OUT AS IT RELATES TO THOSE REFORMS. WE KNOW THAT AMERICAN BUSINESSES ARE FACED WITH AN UNBELIEVABLY...
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MR. GARDNER, -
COST OF DOING BUSINESS HERE, SO MUCH HIGHER THAN ELSEWHERE, THEY HAD THAT UNFAIR CHOICE OF, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE THINGS WORK? LOU THEY GOING TO...
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MRS. ROBY, -
ARE FACING TODAY. MR. GARDNER: TALKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO
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MR. GARDNER, -
THE REINS ACT. THE STATE TAX, DEATH TAX, DOESN'T COME IN. WE HAVE MADE SURE THAT WE AVOID THE MASSIVE TAX INCREASES THAT LOOM AGAIN ON MIDDLE-CLASS...
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MRS. ROBY, -
TRILLION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, ACCORDING TO HIS OWN BUDGET. BY COMPARISON, OUR BUDGET, THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN BUDGET WOULD REDUCE DEFICITS COMPARED TO...
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MR. GARDNER, -
BOTTOM LINE IS, WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT DEBT AND DEFICIT AND ONLY LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH IS GOING TO HELP US ADDRESS OUR DEBT AND DEFICIT SITUATION,...
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MRS. ROBY, -
LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS. WE HAVE TO REDUCE OUR DEFICIT AND GET BACK ON A PATH THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PAY DOWN OUR DEBT. THAT IS THE PRESIDENT JUST...
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MR. GARDNER, -
BETWEEN GEORGE WASHINGTON AND BILL CLINTON COMBINED. THE FACT IS, WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A PERIOD IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY WHERE UNEMPLOYMENT HAS BEEN MATCHED...
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MRS. ROBY, -
WANT THIS COUNTRY TO BE AS GREAT FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND MINE AND ALL OF AMERICANS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND GENERATIONS TO COME AND QUITE FRANKLY...
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MR. GARDNER, -
AND AVOID SEQUESTRATION AND THERE IS A WORD THAT HAS BEEN MISSING THAT WE HAVEN'T USED TONIGHT. IT IS LEADERSHIP. IT TAKES LEADERSHIP TO ADDRESS...
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MRS. ROBY, -
TO OUTLINE EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND HE HASN'T AND JUST ONE MORE ON THE LIST OF UNCERTAINTIES FOR JOB CREATORS. OUR SEE OUR COLLEAGUE...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
WORLD, SOME CALL IT A RECESS. IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK HOME AND I WOULD MUCH RATHER NOT BE HERE AND BE AT HOME, BUT WHAT I HEARD AT HOME IS...
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MR. HUELSKAMP, -
IN DEBT. AND LIKE MY COLLEAGUES, I HAVE FOUR YOUNG KIDS AND EACH ONE OF THEM, THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG YET. I CATCH THEM EVERY DAY AT THAT, BUT THROUGH...
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MR. GARDNER, -
FACING, YOUR FARMERS ARE FACING. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. WE WON'T GET INTO WATER TONIGHT. WE'LL SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER TIME. BUT THE FACT IS WE...
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MR. GARDNER, -
RANCHERS WHO DESPERATELY NEED IT. AND SO WHETHER IT'S THE TAX INCREASES THAT WE SEE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, IF NOTHING IS DONE, THE ESTATE TAX, INCOME...
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MR. HUELSKAMP, -
THEIR CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN OR SOMEONE ELSE THEY CHOOSE AND GOVERNMENT'S GOING TO COME IN AND GRAB UP THE 55% OF THAT ESTATE AND THAT IMPACTS FARMERS...
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MR. GARDNER, -
IS -- CONTINUES TO BE THE GREATEST NATION ON FACIAL OF THIS EARTH. THAT IF WE HAVE CONGRESS, IF WE HAVE WASHINGTON THAT'S ACTUALLY GETTING ITS JOB...
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MR. HUELSKAMP, -
WHAT'S THERE RIGHT NOW, AS MUCH AS I DON'T LIKE IT, IF YOU'D JUST KEEP IT THAT SAME. TWO YEARS, GIVE US A BREATHER. GIVE US A MORATORIUM. WE'D LIKE TO...
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MRS. ROBY, -
THAT UNCERTAINTY. AND TO HEAR THE CONSISTENCY AND -- IN ALL OF OUR EXPERIENCES BACK HOME, IT'S ASTOUNDSING TO ME WHY WE CANNOT -- WHY THE PRESIDENT AND...
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| 02:24:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. ACCORDINGLY THE HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL 10:00 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING FOR HOUR DEBATE.
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