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THE CLERK
MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H R. 4310, OFFERED BY MRS. DAVIS OF CALIFORNIA. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS IS A 15-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
SAY TO THE GENTLEMAN HE IS CORRECT IN ASSUMING THAT THE DEFENSE BILL WILL NOT BE READY. WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE BUT PROBABLY LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR THAT INFORMATION. MOMENTS WILL FIND THAT HELPFUL. -- MEMBERS WILL FIND THAT HELPFUL. THE MAJORITY LEADER MENTIONED LAST WEEK...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
WE HAVE HAD THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE AND THE SUGGESTION HE HAS HAS CERTAINLY BEEN BROUGHT TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASION THIS IS WEEK. I WOULD SAY TO THE GENTLEMAN,...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS COMMENTS. WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION ON A REGULAR BASIS, I'M SURE EVERYBODY IN AMERICA LOOKS FORWARD TO THIS DISCUSSION....
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
MR. CANTOR: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN AGAIN. I SAID TO THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE, THE MAJORITY OF BUSINESS INCOME COMES FROM THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH INCOME...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
HOYER: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS COMMENTS. I AGREE WITH HIM, AS HE KNOWS, STAYING HERE UNTIL WE GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. AMERICA EXPECTS IT. AMERICA...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
ON ISSUES -- ON ISSUES WE HAVE AGREEMENT ON, I THINK WE HAVE AGREEMENT ON MANY SPENDING ISSUES. I THINK THE GENTLEMAN HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN IN HIS COMMITMENT...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
SAID IS, AND I'VE SAID EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE ON THE TABLE. NOT THAT I AGREED WITH EVERYTHING THAT WOULD BE ON THE TABLE. I HAVE SOME VERY SUBSTANTIAL...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
I SAY TO THE GENTLEMAN, THIS IS THE KIND OF CONVERSATION WE SHOULD BE HAVING ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEMS RATHER THAN JUST KICKING THE CAN. AND AGAIN...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS COMMENTS. IT IS A DISCUSSION THE COUNTRY IS HAVING. IT'S A DISCUSSION WE NEED TO HAVE. AND WE NEED TO HAVE IT HONESTLY...
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MR. CANTOR
GENTLEMAN YIELD. MR. HOYER: JUST
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
TO MAKE THE POINT, THE GENTLEMAN TALKS ABOUT TAX AND SPENDING IS THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WE VOTE TO BUY THINGS. WHATEVER THOSE THINGS ARE, AND WE...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
SPEAKER, ALONG THOSE LINES, THE GENTLEMAN TALKS ABOUT THE 2001-2003 TAX CUTS. HE'S TALKING ABOUT MOSTLY THE 98% THAT HE REFERS TO THAT CONTINUE TO NEED...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
BELIEVE WE NEED TO PAY FOR THAT TAX CUT OVER THAT 10-YEAR PLAN THAT WE CAME UP WITH TO GET US TO A PLACE THAT WE CAN AGREE ON BEING THE OBJECTIVE...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
SPEAKER, I KNOW THE GENTLEMAN'S VIEW IS -- MY -- THAT'S EXACTLY THE POINT OF THESE DISCUSSIONS. WHERE IS THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SPECIFICS ON WHERE...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
HAD THAT -- IN FACT -- RECLAIMING MY TIME. WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION IN TERMS OF SPECIFICS. I POINTED OUT TO THE GENTLEMAN LAST WEEK AND I'LL POINT OUT TO...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN, MR. SPEAKER. I WILL SAY THIS. AGAIN, THE GENTLEMAN HAS BEEN VERY GOOD, NOT IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SPEAKER AND THE PRESIDENT,...
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MR. HOYER
OF COURSE, AGAIN, WE HAVE A DISAGREEMENT. THIS LIST -- I CAN'T READ IT EITHER. MR. CANTOR: WE HAVE
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MR. CANTOR
JUST SEEN THE ADMINISTRATION BACKTRACK ITS COMMITMENT ON THIS LIST. MR. HOYER: I DON'T
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THINK HE BACKTRACKED. WHAT HE SAID WAS AND WHAT WE HAVE SAID CONTINUALLY IS ON THE REVENUE SIDE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BALANCED PACKAGE, ON THE REVENUE...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
YOU SAID WE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY AND WE DIDN'T PAY FOR -- ON YOUR SIDE YOU SAID WE SPENT MONEY AND WE DIDN'T PAY FOR IT. NEITHER ONE OF OURSELVES...
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MR. CANTOR
I THANK -- MR. HOYER: I
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
DON'T THINK I FINISHED FOR ANYBODY WHO HAPPENS TO BE WATCHING US IS NOT BORED STIFF AT THIS POINT IN TIME. THE MCCONNELL PROPOSAL WAS THAT THE PRESIDENT...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING, AND I BELIEVE THAT IN ALL FAIRNESS LOOKING AT THE CREDIT RATING AGENCIES AND THEIR VIEW TOWARDS DEBT CEILING INCREASED...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THE GENTLEMAN, I DON'T THINK HE ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT THE DEBT LIMIT, THEREFORE MY PRESUMPTION IS THAT UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
MR. CANTOR: THAT'S A MISCHARACTERIZATION OF MY REMARKS. ALL I SAID WAS, WE FEEL THAT THIS WHITE HOUSE HAS A TIN EAR IN TERMS OF THE SPENDING PROBLEM....
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
GENTLEMAN AND THE GENTLEMAN SAYS SPENDING IS THE PROBLEM. IF SPENDING IS THE PROBLEM AND SPENDING OBVIOUSLY IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE CONFRONT AS...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
CANTOR: AS THE GENTLEMAN KNOWS ON THE FARM BILL WE ARE COMMITTED TO TRYING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE FARM BILL PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR THE YEAR. AS...
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS INTENT THERE. I OBSERVE THAT THE GENTLEMAN OBSERVED AND HE WAS CORRECT, OBVIOUSLY, FEMA INDICATED IT HAS SOME RESOURCES...
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
CANTOR: I THINK THE GENTLEMAN IS AWARE, MR. SPEAKER, THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR. CAMP IS SPEAKING WITH THE RANKING MEMBER TO TRY TO SEE WHAT...
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MR. HOYER
THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA SEEK RECK MISSION? MR. CANTOR:
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURNS TODAY IT ADYOURN -- ADJOURN TO MEET AT NOON ON MONDAY NEXT FOR MORNING HOUR DEBATE AND 2:00 P.M....
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Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA, MR. LATHAM...
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Latham, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
THE SPEAKER AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. LATHAM:
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Latham, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
THOSE OF US FROM YAY AND ELSEWHERE WOULD LIKE -- FROM IOWA AND ELSEWHERE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE OF MY FELL HE IOWAN, LEONARD BOSWELL,...
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Loebsack, Dave "David" - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
YOU, TOM. MY COLLEAGUE, TOM LATHAM, FROM IOWA. I'LL START OUT BY SAYING THIS IS MY SIXTH YEAR HERE IN CONGRESS. JUST FINISHING IT UP. AND THIS IS...
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Latham, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
TOO, WANT TO RECOGNIZE CONGRESSMAN NUSSLE HERE ON THE FLOOR. IN HONOR OF CONGRESSMAN BOSWELL. WE HAVE THE DISTINGUISHED MINORITY WHIP, MR. HOYER. MR....
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
FRIEND FOR YIELDING AND I'LL BE BRIEF. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE MANY YEARS AGO TO GET ON THE TELEPHONE AND CALL LEONARD BOSWELL. LEONARD BOSWELL WHO WAS...
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MR. LATHAM
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA, CONGRESSMAN KING. MR. KING: I THANK THE
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King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA FOR LEADING THIS DISCUSSION AND TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOME THINGS ABOUT MY FRIEND, LEONARD BOSWELL, ACROSS THE FLOOR. I...
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MR. LATHAM
THANK THE GENTLEMAN. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA, MR. BRALEY. MR. BRALEY: I THANK
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Braley, Bruce - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND FOR ORGANIZING THIS WELL DESERVED TRIBUTE TO MY COLLEAGUE, MY MENTOR AND MY HERO, LEONARD BOSWELL. WE'VE BEEN TALKING...
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Unidentified Speaker
RECOGNIZE THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI, MR. GRAVES. MR. GRAVES: THANK
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Graves, Samuel "Sam" B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
YOU VERY MUCH. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TO RECOGNIZE THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE OF MY NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH, CONGRESSMAN LEONARD BOSWELL. AND WAS JUST POINTED...
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MR. LATHAM
LIKE NOW TO YIELD TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MR. RAHALL. MR. RAHALL: THANK
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Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
YOU. I DO WANT TO JOIN TODAY IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE CAREER OF A COLLEAGUE, A VERY GOOD FRIEND, AND THE GENTLEMAN, AND I MEAN GENTLEMAN IN EVERY...
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MR. LATHAM
TO RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR. PETRI. MR. PETRI: I THANK MY
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Petri, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Wisconsin
COLLEAGUE FROM IOWA. I ACTUALLY WANT TO ECHO THE WORDS OF NICK RAHALL IN COMMENDING BOTH OF YOU GENTLEMEN, ESPECIALLY TOM, FOR ORGANIZING THIS SPECIAL...
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Latham, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
TO NOW RECOGNIZE THE PERSON WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF ALL THIS, MY COLLEAGUE, CONGRESSMAN LEONARD BOSWELL. MR. BOSS WELL: THANK
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MR. BOSS WELL
YOU -- MR.
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Boswell, Leonard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
BOSWELL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU CONGRESSMAN LATHAM. THIS IS THE FIRST TALK AFTER ELECTION NIGHT WHEN I CALLED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, AND...
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Latham, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
LATHAM: MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CONGRESSMAN BOSWELL AND WISH HIM AND DODY THE VERY, VERY BEST IN THE FUTURE AND WITH THAT, MR. SPEAKER,...
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Latham, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. GOSAR, IS RECOGNIZED...
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Gosar, Paul - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
MR. GOSAR: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TODAY I'M HERE TO REMEMBER THE SACRIFICE OF AN AMERICAN HERO AND THE BRAVERY OF THOSE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
TEMPORE: UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MS. SCHAKOWSKY, IS RECOGNIZED FOR 60 MINUTES AS THE DESIGNEE...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MR. SPEAKER. I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE REPRESENTING THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS AND TALKING ABOUT OUR FISCAL SITUATION NOW THAT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
ALWAYS MY PLEASURE, REPRESENTATIVE SHAN -- SCHAKOWSKY, TO ALWAYS BE WITH YOU. YOU'RE ALWAYS A STAUNCH ADVOCATE FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, THE WORKING POOR,...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE DEEPLY OFFENDED BY IT AND THAT WE SHOULD ALL LEARN WHAT TO SAY SO AS NOT TO OFFEND PEOPLE. MR. JOHNSON:...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
CORRECT. IT'S A LEARNING MOMENT FOR ME AND PERHAPS MANY OTHERS OUT THERE. BUT I'LL TELL YOU, IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT LITTLE PEOPLE, OR ABNORMALLY...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE BOTH -- SOMETIMES AS LEGISLATORS WE LIKE TO THINK WE ARE ALWAYS RIGHT. AND SOMETIMES WE MAKE MISTAKES, INADVERTENT MISTAKES,...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
JOHNSON: WOULD THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELD? SOCIAL SECURITY IS THE -- ONE OF THE HALLMARKS OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION. IT CIVILIZES US WHEN WE HAVE A MECHANISM...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
ME SAY THAT RIGHT NOW WE ARE PAYING A VERY LOW INTEREST BECAUSE PEOPLE DO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN AMERICAN ECONOMY, AND IN THOSE TREASURY NOTES. AND THAT...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
THE WORLD HAVE CONFIDENCE IN AMERICA. IT'S BECAUSE OF OUR CIVILIZATION, IT'S BECAUSE OF THE FORWARD THINKING OF OUR PAST LEADERS, AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE. IT SEEMS WHAT'S HOLDING UP AN AGREEMENT, AS YOU SAID, IS THERE ARE THOSE ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THE AISLE WHO ARE...
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MR. JOHNSON
INTO SOCIAL SECURITY.
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MS. SCHAKOWSKY: I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT CHILDREN. THE POOREST ADULTS ARE THE PEOPLE OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. THEIR MEDIAN INCOME...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY, I THINK IT'S WRONG WE WOULD ASK PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAID INTO THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM THOUT THEIR LIVES AND NOW YOU'RE GOING...
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MS. SCHAKOWSKY
ACTUALLY FOR MEDICARE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. MR.
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
JOHNSON: AND THEY WANT TO DO THAT FOR MEDICARE AS WELL. THAT PAUL RYAN BUDGET WOULD ACTUALLY DECIMATE THE MEDICAID SYSTEM. YOU JUST WANT TO WHACK OFF...
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MS. SCHAKOWSKY
THINK $850 BILLION THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THE MEDICAID FUND. I KNOW. MR. JOHNSON: AND THEN
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
THE MEDICARE, THEY WANT TO TURN THAT INTO A VOUCHER PROGRAM, PUT A 1% CAP I THINK ON THE RATE -- ON THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE. 1%. AND THEN...
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MS. SCHAKOWSKY
GO TO PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES. MR. JOHNSON: IT SEEMS TO BE
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
A KWON CERTIFICATED ATTACK ON THAT SOCIAL SAFETY NET THAT HAS MADE US SUCH A GREAT CIVILIZATION. WE TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. IT'S AN ATTACK ON THAT....
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
ONE AREA WHERE I WANT TO DISAGREE A BIT WITH YOU. MOST AMERICANS SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. I'M TALKING ABOUT HUGE PERCENTAGES OF AMERICANS, REPUBLICANS,...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
DO THINK WE SPEND ABOUT 1.5% PER YEAR OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET ON THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION FROM 1958 UP TO A FEW YEARS AGO....
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THINK ABOUT THE ENERGY. THINK ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY IF WE JUST HELPED TO PROMOTE SOME OF THESE CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES....
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
NOT PROFITABLE AT HAD TIME FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO INVEST IN SUCH A NEW WAY OF PRODUCING ENERGY. THERE'S NO PROFIT IN IT. THEY WON'T DO IT. BUT GOVERNMENT,...
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MS. SCHAKOWSKY
THAT WAS EISENHOWER, WASN'T IT? MR. JOHNSON: REPUBLICAN, BY
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
THE WAY. 1958 I BELIEVE IT WAS, DECIDED THAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDED AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. . WHERE WOULD WE BE IF WE HAD NOT COMMIT THE DOLLARS...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MS. SCHAKOWSKY: ALONG RAIL LINES, HIGHWAYS, THAT'S THE ENGINE OF COMMERCE. THAT KEEPS NOT ONLY OUR WHEELS TURNING, THE STORES. EVERYTHING GOING. MR. JOHNSON:...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. GOVERNMENT IS THE ENTITY THAT PRIMES THE ECONOMIC PUMP THROUGH WHICH PROSPERITY THEN FLOWS. AND SO WE ARE NOW AT A POINT, THOUGH,...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
TALKING ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT HELPS TO PRIME THE PUMP, AND SO GOVERNMENT SENDS MONEY AND IT SPINS OUT AND OFTEN BECOMES COMMERCIALIZED. ONE OF THE...
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| 03:04:27 |
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
TO STIMULATE AS GOVERNMENT DOES, ECONOMIC VITALITY. WE CAN DO THAT. IT'S BEEN DONE REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. GREAT EXAMPLE...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
SAID IT DIDN'T CREATE ANY JOBS. I THINK THE TESTIMONY MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES, ALMOST ALL OUR COLLEAGUES SHOWED UP AT THE RIBBON CUTTINGS. MR. JOHNSON:...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
BIG CHECKS. AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY CLAMORING FOR THAT FEDERAL MONEY. AND IT MADE AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE. IT ALLOWED STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS...
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MS. SCHAKOWSKY
MS. SCHAKOWSKY: IT CREATED MILLIONS OF JOBS. MR. JOHNSON: SO I READILY
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
SIGNED ON TWO -- YOUR LETTER THAT YOU ARE CIRCULATING, YOUR DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER, AND I'M GLAD TO KNOW AS WELL THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS INCLUDED A MODEST...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENCE IN PHILOSOPHY AND EVEN ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHY. THERE ARE THOSE WHO CALL THAT TOP 2% THE JOB CREATORS. WELL, IF THAT'S TRUE,...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
1979 THE INCOME -- OR THE AFTER TAX INCOME OF THE TOP 2% HAS INCREASED BY ABOUT 372%, IF I RECALL THE CORRECT NUMBER. 372, 378, WHILE AS YOU SAY,...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
A SITUATION IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE THE TOP 1% OF AMERICANS, 1%, CONTROL AS MUCH WEALTH AS THE BOTTOM 90%, THAT'S NOT A HEALTHY SITUATION. I DON'T...
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| 03:08:12 |
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
NOT HEALTHY AND IT IS IMMORAL, GREED. WHEN YOU GOT TO GET MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE AND YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO SHARE. YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO -- FOR EVERYONE...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
TO TELL YOU THAT -- I INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT ACTUALLY WOULD INCREASE THE TAXES ON PEOPLE STARTING AT $1 MILLION GOING UP IN DIFFERENT -- RATCHETING...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
FEW, THE COKE BROTHERS WHO WANT TO CONTROL THE PUBLIC POLICY APPARATUS. THEY WANT TO CONTROL GOVERNMENT. SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE THEM...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
LET ME SAY THIS. THE OTHER PHILOSOPHY, THOUGH, IS THAT IF YOU HAVE A ROBUST MIDDLE CLASS OF CONSUMERS WHO WILL ACTUALLY GO -- HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN THEIR...
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
WE ALL DO BETTER WHEN THE MONEY IS CIRCULATING. THOSE ON THE TOP END, THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE MONEY, BUT THOSE WHO ARE JUST WORKING PEOPLE,...
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MS. SCHAKOWSKY
LOT OF JOBS. MR. JOHNSON: WE
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
SPENT $700 BILLION AND IT WAS THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION THAT SAT DOWN AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE WITH BIG BUSINESS, WORKED OUT WHAT SOME MAY CALL...
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MS. SCHAKOWSKY
THE MONEY HAS BEEN PAID BACK TO THE UNITED STATES TREASURY. MR. JOHNSON: I THINK
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Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
THEY STILL OWE US A LITTLE BIT. WE STILL HAVE -- WE STILL HAVE SOME OF G.M. STOCK, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STILL OWNS SOME OF G.M.'S STOCK, WHICH THEY...
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| 03:14:44 |
MS. SCHAKOWSKY
SCHAKOWSKY: CAN I ASK HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE REMAINING? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
FIVE MINUTES REMAINING.
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MS. SCHAKOWSKY: OK. I WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT ORGANIZED LABOR. I'M OLD ENOUGH, CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, ONE PERSON COULD...
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| 03:16:09 |
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
YOU'VE GOT AN EDUCATED WORK FORCE, RELATIVELY SPEAKING. YOU'VE GOT ENHANCED TRANSPORTATION ABILITIES HERE. TO GET YOUR KIDS AND SERVICES TO MARKET...
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
LET ME END WITH THIS, SINCE WE JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AS WE FACE THESE NEGOTIATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON, I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF BOTTOM LINES....
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| 03:18:06 |
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
MR. JOHNSON: NO, THAT'S ENOUGH SAID. LET ME SAY HOW MUCH I ENJOYED OUR COLLOQUY TODAY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU TO ENSURE THAT...
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| 03:18:25 |
MS. SCHAKOWSKY
YOU AND I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 03:18:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. WOODALL, FOR 30 MINUTES. MR. WOODALL:
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Woodall, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BE HERE WITH US THIS AFTERNOON. I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR TAKE ON WHERE...
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| 03:49:12 |
Woodall, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. SEEING NO OTHER SPEAKERS -- UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES...
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MR. GOHMERT
MR. GOHMERT: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. GOHMERT: AS MOST ANYONE
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| 03:50:22 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
CAN TELL YOU, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHO YOUR FRIENDS ARE, WHO YOUR ENEMIES ARE, AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE WHEN IT COMES TO KNOWING WHO TO DEAL WITH...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE SPEAKER WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MR. GOHMERT: I MOVE THAT
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MR. GOHMERT
WE DO NOW ADJOURN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 04:19:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. THE HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED...
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Unidentified Speaker
HOUSE AGREED FOR A PLAN FOR PROMOTING THE SECURITY AT AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS AS PART OF THE 2013 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL. THE HOUSE RETURNS MONDAY...
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