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none, -
A 15-MINUTE VOTE. THE REMAINING
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Unidentified Speaker, -
VOTES WILL BE FIVE-MINUTE VOTES. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS OH THE MOTION ON THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. CARNEY TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS...
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Carney, Christopher "Chris" P. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
R. MERHIGE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS WILL BE A 15-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPRESENTATIVES.] 15 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON IN THIS 376. THE NAYS ARE ZERO. ZERO HAVING RECORDED AS PRESENT, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BE IN ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUR BELOVED COLLEAGUE, CONGRESSWOMAN STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES, OF OHIO'S 11TH DISTRICT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
GENTLELADY WILL SUSPEND. WILL ALL MEMBERS PLEASE TAKE SEATS? THE GENTLELADY FROM OHIO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS RECOGNIZED. >> I THANK THE SPEAKER. I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT AFTER VOTES THIS EVENING WE WILL MANAGE A SPECIAL BEREAVEMENT...
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Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
PROFOUND SENSE OF LOSS. BUT ALSO, I KNOW WE SHARE IN EQUAL GRATITUDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SHE LIVED HER LIFE AND WHAT SHE CONTRIBUTED, NOT JUST TO...
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Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
LOUD, IF YOU KNOW. HER OFFICE WAS NEXT TO MINE. OVER IN THE LONG WORTH BUILDING AND WE ALWAYS KNEW WHEN STEPHANIE WAS COMING BACK TO HER OFFICE BECAUSE...
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Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
AND IT WAS HARD TO WALK INTO THAT CHURCH FOR THE THIRD TIME AND RESPECT HER EVEN MORE FOR THE STRENGTH THAT SHE SHOWED TO ALL OF US DESPITE THESE ENORMOUS...
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Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, FIVE-MINUTE VOTING WILL CONTINUE. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE VOTE ON THE MOTION OF THE THE GENTLEMAN...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EAST, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AS THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES...
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THE CLERK, -
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, -
OF THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.] THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULES AND PASS S. 2135 AS AMENDED ON WHICH THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: AN ACT TO PROHIBIT...
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Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS IS A FIVE-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.] THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TABLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA RISE? MR. LEWIS: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO HAVE MY NAME REMOVED AS A CO-SPONSOR...
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Lewis, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
S. 2403 I WAS UNAVOIDABLY DETAINED AND WOULD LIKE THE RECORD BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REFLECT THAT HAD I BEEN PRESENT I WOULD HAVE VOTED
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN'S STATEMENT WILL APPEAR IN THE RECORD. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
TENNESSEE RISE? MR. COHEN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TO SEEK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO HAVE MY NAME REMOVED FROM H.R. 1619 AS A SPONSOR. THE SPEAKER PRO...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE T GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RISE?
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MR. COHEN, -
MRS. CAPPS: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES BE AUTHORIZED TO FILE A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ON H.R.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
3667. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
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Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
RULED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO RISE? MS. KAPTUR: YES. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE THIS EVENING IN ORDER TO CONSIDER THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEREAVEMENT RESOLUTION IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED COLLEAGUE -- >> THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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MS. KAPTUR, -
THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION 1415, RESOLVED THAT THE HOUSE HAS HEARD WITH PROFOUND SORROW OF THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE...
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THE CLERK, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL SUSPEND. THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLOOR. THE CLERK WILL CONTINUE. THE CLERK: RESOLVED THAT THE CLERK COMMUNICATE THESE RESOLUTIONS TO THE SENATE AND TRANSMIT A COPY THEREOF TO THE FAMILY...
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THE CLERK, -
HOUR. MS. KAPTUR: THANK YOU. MR. SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, IT IS WITH A PROFOUND SENSE OF SADNESS AS WELL AS A DEEP SENSE OF PRIVILEGE THAT I RISE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND SISTER, CONGRESSWOMAN STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES OF OHIO'S 11TH
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Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
DISTRICT. THIS EVENING WE DO THIS WITH THE DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR HER LIFE AND ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE OHIO DELEGATION, THE PEOPLE OF OUR STATE, HER...
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| 00:54:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHILE HER CAN REESE MA JUST OVERFLOWED. THE OTHER DAY I WAS IN MY DISTRICT AND I MET A MAN FROM CLEVELAND WHO HAD GONE TO SCHOOL WITH STEPHANIE....
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MS. KAPTUR, -
TELL ME, WAS STEPHANIE ALWAYS THAT ENTHUSIASTIC? HE SAID, MARCY, I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL WITH HER. SHE NEVER CHANGED. FROM THE TIME SHE WAS IN HER LATE...
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| 00:59:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FRIEND, STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. HER PASSING IS TRULY A TRAGIC LOSS FOR THE PEOPLE OF OHIO'S
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Sutton, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
11TH DISTRICT, WHO SHE LOVED SO VERY MUCH AND FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO SHE STOOD UP FOR ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. STEPHANIE WAS TRULY A HISTORIC FIGURE IN...
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| 01:03:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESSWOMAN STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. AUGUST WAS A BUSY MONTH FOR US. WE HAD PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS
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| 01:03:58 |
Regula, Ralph - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
IN OUR DISTRICTS AND MEETINGS IN OUR OFFICES. MANY OF US PARTICIPATED IN OUR PARTY'S PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, TOO MANY OF THESE TASKS...
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| 01:07:12 |
Regula, Ralph - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
CONGRESSWOMAN JONES, CONGRESSMAN DENNIS KUCINICH. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KUCINICH: I THANK THE GENTLELADY....
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| 01:07:26 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
WANT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO HER. I AM GOING TO KEEP MY REMARKS BRIEF, NOT IN ANYWAY REFLECTING THE DEPTH OF GRIEF THAT I
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| 01:07:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FEEL. WE SHARED NOT
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Kucinich, Dennis - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ONLY DISTRICTS, BECAUSE MY DISTRICT'S ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CUYAHOGA RIVER AND HERS WAS ON THE EAST OF THE CUYAHOGA. WE WORKED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THE...
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| 01:13:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE LOST STEPHANIE, TOO EARLY FOR BOTH OF THEM IN THEIR LIVES. BUT IT'S THESE TIMES WHEN PEOPLE
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| 01:13:18 |
MR. REGULA, -
IN THE COUNT TRU TRY NEED TO KNOW THE FRIENDSHIPS WE MAKE IN
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| 01:13:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS HOUSE. WE MAY DIFFER POLITICALLY, BUT
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| 01:13:25 |
Hobson, David "Dave" - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
WE DON'T DIFFER WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING FRIENDS AND FRIENDSHIPS HERE IN THIS HOUSE. . SHE NEVER MET A STRANGER. WHEREVER WE TRAVELED IN THE WORLD, STEPHANIE...
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| 01:16:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OPPORTUNITY. I ASK THE SPEAKER FOR
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| 01:16:23 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO EXTEND MY REMARKS FOR THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: SO DONE. MR. RANGEL: I WAS A VERY
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| 01:16:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LONG AND DEAR FRIEND OF LOUIS
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MR. RANGEL, -
STOKES. I LOVED HIM. I WORKED WITH HIM. AND WHEN HE DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO RETIRE, I DID EVERYTHING THAT I COULD TO SHARE WITH HIM HOW MUCH HE WOULD...
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| 01:16:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESS. BUT WHEN HE
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Rangel, Charles B. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
HAD ME TO MEET IN CLEVELAND WITH STEPHANIE, I WAS CONVINCED AS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE MET PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW THAT IT REALLY WOULDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE...
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| 01:19:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TERRIBLY SADDENED BY THE UNTIMELY PASSING
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| 01:19:30 |
MR. GALLEGLY, -
OF STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. SHE WAS SOMEONE WHO CARED DEEPLY ABOUT HELPING
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| 01:19:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OTHERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO COULDN'T HELP
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Hayes, Robert "Robin" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
THEMSELVES. SHE WAS A WONDERFUL PHILANTHROPIST AND FRIEND. I WILL MISS SERVING WITH HER AS CO-CHAIR ON THE HOUSE PHILANTHROPY CAUCUS. REPRESENTATIVE...
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| 01:21:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SAY A FEW WORDS FOR MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE, STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. YOU KNOW,
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| 01:21:46 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
ON EVERYBODY'S TOMBSTONE THERE ARE THREE THINGS, THERE'S FIRST A DATE YOU WERE BORN, AND THEN THE DATE YOU DIE. AND
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| 01:21:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN BETWEEN THERE IS A
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| 01:21:55 |
Scott, David - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
DASH. AND THE QUESTION WE ALL MUST ANSWER AT SOME POINT IS WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE DASH? STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES DID AN AMAZING AMOUNT WITH HER DASH....
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| 01:23:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AN INSPIRATION TO EVERYBODY HERE AND EVERYBODY WHO KNEW
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| 01:23:41 |
MR. GALLEGLY, -
HER. PERHAPS WE'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND
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| 01:23:43 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OR TOTALLY ACCEPT THE REASONS THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKEN FROM US IN
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| 01:23:47 |
Pryce, Deborah - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
SUCH TRAGIC AND UNTIMELY WAYS. YET THERE IS ALWAYS SOME COMFORT FOUND WHEN WE CAN LOOK AT A LIFE AND SEE THE GREAT PURPOSE THAT DWELLED THEREIN. STEPHANIE...
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| 01:26:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR JUSTICE, A DEDICATED MOTHER, A TERRIFIC LEGISLATOR, AND A
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| 01:26:48 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
FIGHTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF OHIO. IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO WATCH
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| 01:26:54 |
Space, Zachary "Zack" T. - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
THE ELOQUENCE OF SOMEONE LIKE CHAIRMAN RANGEL. CERTAINLY THE GENTLELADY FROM TOLEDO. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CANTON. OR MY FRIEND MR. KUCINICH, FROM CLEVELAND....
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| 01:28:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JONES. I FIRST SAW STEPHANIE IN THIS VERY ROOM. AS I WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE, SHE CAME OVER AND GREETED ME WITH A
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| 01:28:55 |
MR. REGULA, -
GREAT BIG SMILE AND AN ENORMOUS
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| 01:28:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HUG, WELCOMING ME TO THIS
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| 01:29:01 |
Schmidt, Jeannette "Jean" Marie - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
WONDERFUL BODY. ALTHOUGH WE SHARED DIFFERENT POLITICAL VIEWS, STEPHANIE UNDERSTOOD THE FRIENDSHIP TRUMPED POLITICS. I FELT FORTUNATE TO CALL HER MY FRIEND....
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| 01:30:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CAN RISE ON THIS OCCASION TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE HONOR OF STEPHANIE TUBBS
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| 01:31:03 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
JONES. IT'S RIGHT THAT WE EXPRESS THE CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND I FEEL LIKE SHE WAS A DEAR FRIEND TO ALL
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| 01:31:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF US AND I KNOW I LOVED HER AND SO MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES DID.
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| 01:31:17 |
Wilson, Charles "Charlie" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
IT CAME AS A TERRIBLE SHOCK WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT STEPHANIE DIED. BUT IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE HAVE THIS RESOLUTION WE ARE DOING THIS EVENING TO APPROPRIATELY...
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| 01:32:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. KAPTUR: MR. SPEAKER, COUP TELL ME HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE
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| 01:32:53 |
MR. REGULA, -
REMAINING THEN? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE THE
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| 01:32:56 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO CONTROLS THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME WHICH IS 25 1/2 MINUTES. MS. KAPTUR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD TWO
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| 01:33:05 |
MR. REGULA, -
MINUTES TO OUR FINE COLLEAGUE FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
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| 01:33:09 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
WHO WAS SUCH A CLOSE ASSOCIATE AND FRIEND OF STEPHANIE, CONGRESSWOMAN
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| 01:33:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LOIS CAPPS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 01:33:23 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
MRS. CAPPS: I RISE IN SAD SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR COLLEAGUE, THE HONORABLE STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. AS SO MANY HAVE SAID, STEPHANIE...
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| 01:33:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR ME AND TO OTHERS, HER SISTER. AS HAS BEEN SAID, SHE WAS A
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| 01:33:44 |
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TIRELESS ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF WORKING FAMILIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS LONG BEFORE SHE CAME TO CONGRESS AND CONTINUED HER DEVOTION TO THESE CAUSES OVER THE...
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| 01:36:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES BUT A DEAR FRIEND THE HONORABLE STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. SHE SERVED THE 11TH
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| 01:36:16 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF OHIO WITH DIGNITY AND PRIDE AND REPRESENTED HER DISTRICT WITH COMPASSION, ALWAYS WITH COMPASSION, FIGHTING FOR
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| 01:36:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JUSTICE AND EQUALITY. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE, BECAUSE WHEN
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| 01:36:30 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ARRIVED HERE IN 2001, MY OFFICE WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE HALL FROM STEPHANIE, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW EMBRACED I FELT BY HER AND ALL OF HER STAFF, ALL OF...
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| 01:38:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. SCHAKOWSKY: >> STEPHANIE AND I WERE IN THE SAME CLASS. WE CAME IN IN 1998 AND
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| 01:38:59 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
IMMEDIATELY BONDED AS FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES. SHE AND MY HUSBAND ALSO BECAME REVERY GOOD FRIENDS. WE WOULD JOKE ABOUT IT THAT MY
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| 01:39:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HUSBAND BOB WAS HER
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| 01:39:12 |
MS. SCHAKOWSKY, -
BOYFRIEND. AND THEY HAD AT THEIR LAST
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| 01:39:14 |
Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
CONVERSATION, IT ENDED WITH HIS SAYING, LOVE YOU, STEPH AND SAYING LOVE YOU, BOB. I'M JEALOUS OF THAT, BECAUSE THEY HAD THAT MOMENT WHERE THEY ACTUALLY...
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| 01:40:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. POMEROY: WE NEVER WOULD IMAGINED THE IMPACT SHE
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| 01:40:54 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
HAD. "THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER" MENTIONED HER PERSONAL ELECTRICITY IN THIS EDITORIAL OF AUGUST 22. QUOTE. I HAVE NO ILLUSIONS ABOUT MYSELF, TUBBS
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| 01:41:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
JONES TOLD THE REPORTER IN 1995. IT COULD ALL GO UP IN A PUFF OF
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| 01:41:12 |
Pomeroy, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] North Dakota
SMOKE. I'LL NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THAT, END OF QUOTE. STEPHANIE'S PRESENCE ON EARTH HAS COME TO SO TRAGICALLY TO AN ALL TOO EARLY END, BUT ACHIEVEMENTS...
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| 01:43:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS RECOGNIZED. .
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| 01:43:25 |
MS. KAPTUR, -
MS. JACKSON LEE: PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTENDS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: SO ORDERED. MS. JACKSON LEE: I THANK YOU
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| 01:43:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VERY MUCH AND I -- THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL STORY THAT I'M LISTENING TO AS WE HONOR STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. SO I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON SOME ISSUES THAT...
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| 01:43:50 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
OF LIFE AND THAT WAS AS A HOUSE
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| 01:43:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BASKETBALL COACH.
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| 01:43:55 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
SHE WAS THAT WOMAN WITH A SMILE. SHE WAS A GOOD SUMMARY TAN. SHE WAS ALSO -- SAMARITAN OF SHE WAS ALSO LIKE RUTH. IF SHE WAS YOUR FRIEND SHE WAS GOING...
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| 01:46:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF CONGRESSWOMAN STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. THIS STAFF HAS ENDURED GREAT SADNESS AND THEY'VE TRIED TO
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| 01:46:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CARRY ON WITH THEIR LEADER BEING IN SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE BUT
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| 01:47:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NOT THERE PERSONALLY AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK FROM HER
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| 01:47:06 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
DISTRICT OFFICE BETTEY PICKNY, HER DISTRICT DIRECTOR, BEVERLY CHARLES, HER SENIOR LIAISON, TERESA LANE, SHARON COLE, HER BUSINESS LIAISON, HER OFFICE...
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| 01:50:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HERE FOR
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| 01:50:29 |
Cleaver, Emanuel II - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BASKETBALL GAME WITH THE GEORGETOWN LAW SCHOOL FACULTY. NONE OF THEM COULD COME THIS YEAR. SO I WAS DRAFTED BY STEPHANIE TUBBS...
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| 01:56:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN YEARS HENCE AND I WANT TO SAY TO OUR DEAR, DEAR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, CONGRESSMAN REGULA,
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| 01:56:10 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
WHOSE DISTRICT SORT OF HELD STEPHANIE'S UP ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE, I WANT TO THANK HIM SO VERY MUCH, THE DEAN REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THE AISLE, FOR BEING HERE...
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| 01:56:55 |
Regula, Ralph - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
ON THE HEALTH CARE ASSETS OF EAST CLEVELANDANS, SOME OF THE BEST IN THE NATION AND AS A RESULT, THE PEOPLE THAT SHE REPRESENTED HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO...
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| 01:57:53 |
Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
I WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR GENEROSITY AND FOR THEIR GOOD HEARTS AND, MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD BACK ANY REMAINING TIME WE MIGHT...
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| 02:00:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PL 110183, I'M PLEASED TO APPOINT MR. DONALD MURPHY TO THE COMMISSION.
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| 02:01:06 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. MURPHY HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN SERVING IN THIS CAPACITY AND I'M PLEASED TO FULFILL HIS REQUEST. SIGNED SINCERELY, JOHN BOEHNER, REPUBLICAN LEADER....
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| 02:01:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, I
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| 02:01:45 |
THE CLERK, -
WILL MAKE THE DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED BY RULE 8. SINCERELY, DANIEL BEARD, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE...
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| 02:02:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TODAY. MS. KILPATRICK OF MICHIGAN FOR AUGUST 1. MR. KIRK OF ILLINOIS FOR TODAY.
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| 02:02:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. LEVIN OF MICHIGAN FOR AUGUST 1. MR. LEVIN OF MICHIGAN FOR TODAY AND THE 3W58 ANSWER OF THE WEEK. -- BALANCE OF THE WEEK. MR. MCNULTY FOR TODAY AND...
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| 02:03:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA. CONGRESSMAN MORAN FROM KANSAS. CONGRESSMAN DEFAZIO FROM OREGON. CONGRESSMAN POE OF TEXAS. MR. JONES OF NORTH CAROLINA. MR. FRANKS OF ARIZONA....
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Keller, Ric - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
FACT-FINDING MISSION TO SEE THIS AREA FIRSTHAND. THOSE IN OUR COUNTRY WHO ARE FOR DRILLING IN THE ANWR SECTION OF ALASKA SAY THAT THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT...
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Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
MATERIAL ON THIS SPECIAL ORDER FOR CONGRESSWOMAN STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. KILPATRICK: I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLELADY FOR CONVENING THIS SPECIAL
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Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
ORDER TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. IN THE MIDST OF ALL OUR SADNESS, I THINK THE ONE THING THAT KEEPS OCCURRING...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OVER AGAIN IS WONDERFUL YOU UPLIFTING FUN STORIES AND
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Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
MEMORIES OF STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. IN FACT, I WAS PRIVILEGED TO SHARE A WHOLE SEQUENCE OF FUN -- FUNNY, UPLIFTING EXPERIENCES WITH STEPHANIE SUBS JONES....
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Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
WATSON. MS. WATSON: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I HAD SOME PREPARED REMARKS BUT I THINK THE INTIMATE STORIES REALLY SPEAK...
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Watson, Diane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
COLLEAGUE, MS. MCDONALD, STEPHANIE CALLED AND SHE SAYS, HEY, GIRL, I'M COMING OUT THERE TO SPEND SOME TIME. I JUST WANT TO BE IN HER SPACE. SO SHE CAME...
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Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
MR. PAYNE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS, TO THE CHAIR OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS AND DONE SUCH AN OUTSTANDING JOB, IT'S...
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Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
AND COLLEAGUE, STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES, AVOID -- A VOID THAT HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE LIVES OF ALL OF THOSE OF WHITE HOUSE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING...
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| 02:24:33 |
Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
BUILDING A NEW AMERICA FOR ALL OF GOD'S PEOPLE. THE CAUCUS HAS RECEIVED MANY LETTERS AND CONGRATULATIONS, CONDOLENCES AND LOVE FOR CONGRESSWOMAN STEPHANIE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU SO VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA WILL CONTROL THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME. MR. MEEK: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY CLEEDER -- LEADER AND COLLEAGUE...
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MR. MEEK, -
FALLEN COLLEAGUE.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NEXT ON THIS LIST I HAVE CONGRESSMAN DANNY DAVIS FROM THE GREAT STATE OF ILLINOIS AND A VERY
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Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
GOOD FRIEND OF THE CONGRESSWOMAN, STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. MR. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND I'M PLEASED TO JOIN WITH MY COLLEAGUES AS WE COME THIS...
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| 02:26:27 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
UNTIL THERE ISN'T MUCH TO SAY. BUT THE INTERESTING THING IS THAT WITH STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES YOU NEVER RUN OUT OF THINGS TO SAY. BECAUSE SHE WAS SO MUCH...
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| 02:30:41 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
YORK. MS. CLARKE: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK IF I CAN REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. CLARKE: TO MY COLLEAGUE...
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MS. CLARKE, -
PLACE. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN HONOR OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DISTINGUISHED WOMAN FROM OHIO. AND I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE
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Clarke, Yvette D. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SHE'S TRANSITIONED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CONGRESSWOMAN'S PASSING SOMEWHAT PERSONALLY. YOU HAVE HEARD MANY OF THE MEMBERS SPEAK ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH...
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| 02:35:33 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
THE 21ST OF THIS MONTH, MR. SPEAKER, THE PASSING OF MRS. TUBBS JONES. MISS ED -- MS. EDWARDS: I AM GRATEFUL HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK OF MY NEW ...
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| 02:36:05 |
Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO REPRESENT OUR GREAT STATE OF MARYLAND, IT WAS STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES WHO GREETED ME AND SAID, HELLO, GIRLFRIEND, I'M A FIRST,...
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| 02:38:35 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
CALIFORNIA, MR. SPEAKER, IS VERY UNIQUE HAVING WOMEN THAT HAVE COME TO CONGRESS, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS HAS BEEN HIT PRETTY...
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| 02:39:33 |
Richardson, Laura - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FROM CONGRESSWOMAN JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, WHO I HAD WORKED FOR, WHEN I CAME INTO THIS BODY I CAME INTO A FAMILY. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT...
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| 02:45:43 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
PRIOR TO THIS ONE, WE DEDICATED A RESOLUTION IN CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE TO STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES AND AS SHE SAT HERE LISTENING TO THE STORIES AND TESTIMONIALS...
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Kaptur, Marcia "Marcy" - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
END WITH BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT I CAN STILL SEE STEPHANIE SITTING IN THE SPEAKER'S CHAIR IN THE REDEST OF RED SUITS. AND SHE JUST BEAMED. AND SHE LOVED...
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| 02:50:10 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
CLEVELAND IN BETWEEN STEPHANIE'S DEPARTURE AND HER HOME GOING SERVICE TO BE WITH STEPHANIE'S FAMILY AND WE KNOW HER AS CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE...
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Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
I COULD FEEL THE WARMTH AND SPIRIT JUST CONTINUE TO FLOW THROUGH AND I HOPE THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD DOESN'T MIND US TALK BEING SPIRIT FLOWING THROUGH....
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| 02:58:07 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
JONES. I CAN SAY THAT THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL DAYS OF REFLECTION AND TESTIMONY TO HER LIFE AND HER PRESENCE HERE IN THIS CHAMBER. I CAN ALSO SHARE WITH...
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| 03:06:35 |
Meek, Kendrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE MINORITY PARTY TALKING ABOUT ENERGY. ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A MOST PRESSING CONCERN I THINK OF OUR NATION RIGHT NOW IN THESE TOUGH...
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| 03:06:51 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
WITH MY COLLEAGUES, MY DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES, IN PAYING TRIBUTE, MR. SPEAKER, TO STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM OHIO. I GUESS YOU CAN SAY...
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| 03:16:59 |
Keller, Ric - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
KNOWN AS ANWR. PARTICULARLY THE SECTION CALLED 1002. BEFORE VENTURING OFF ON THIS TRIP, I LISTENED TO FOLKS ON BOTH SIDES. THOSE WHO WERE FOREVER THE...
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| 03:24:54 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
REPRESENTIVE KELLER WAS TALKING ABOUT IS NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL AND IF YOU ADD THAT TO 2.5 MILLION BARRELS A DAY THAT WE COULD BE GETTING...
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| 03:30:04 |
Foxx, Virginia - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
CREATING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH GAS PRICES. I WANT TO ADD SOME COMMENTS TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM FLORIDA'S COMMENTS ABOUT DRILLING IN ANWR. I HAD THE...
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| 03:36:55 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
FUEL IS POISON. FUEL IS POISON AND WE NEED TO COMPLETELY RID OURSELVES OF THAT BY I THINK THE YEAR 2012. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. MS. FOXX:...
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| 03:37:26 |
Foxx, Virginia - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
BE ENERGY INDEPENDENT. WE CERTAINLY BELIEVE IN ADVANCING SOLAR, WIND, HYDRO, WHATEVER OTHER SOURCES THERE ARE OUT THERE. AND MOST OF US BELIEVE THAT...
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| 03:39:00 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
BIG OIL. THE DEMOCRATS USE THAT PEJORATIVE CONSTANTLY, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY SIGNIFICANT ROYALTIES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH AS MS. FOXX ...
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| 03:39:44 |
Foxx, Virginia - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALLER OIL COMPANIES AND FOR NEW ENTREPRENEURS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE BUSINESS. AND SO THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN TO THE,...
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| 03:48:04 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
BACK IN 2006 ELECTION CYCLE, MR. SPEAKER, WHEN THEY WERE CAMPAIGNING -- THIS IS CAMPAIGN SEASON NOW -- SO TWO YEARS AGO, THEY WERE IN THE MINORITY, AND...
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| 03:52:55 |
Keller, Ric - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
AS I SAT THERE WITH THE LEADER OF THE VILLAGE. MR. REXFORD IS IN HIS MID TO LATE 60'S. HE WAS SO KIND TO ME AND I STOOD THERE IN 30-DEGREE WEATHER IN...
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| 03:54:51 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
ONE ON FRIDAY, OR MAYBE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, ONE OF THEM IS A NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE ACT OF 2008, TO RE-AUTHORIZE THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACCORDINGLY, THE HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1415, THE
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| 04:00:21 |
MR. GINGREY, -
HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL 10:30 A.M. TOMORROW FOR MORNING HOUR
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| 04:00:26 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
DEBATE AS A FURTHER MARK OF RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE HONORABLE STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES. >> LIVE COVERAGE OF THE U.S. HOUSE, ALWAYS ON C-SPAN....
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