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THE ECONOMIC FRACTURES OF THE PRESENT MOMENT. MONETARY MATTERS JUST AS NATURAL DISASTERS CALL US TO BE PEOPLE OF FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE. THE BIBLICAL...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOURNAL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION SON AGREEING TO THE SPEAKER'S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,...
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Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
8 OF RULE 20 , FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION ARE POSTPONED. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY THE GENTLEMAN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM GEORGIA, CONGRESSMAN GINGREY. MR. GINGREY: ALL MEMBERS AND FOLKS IN THE GALLERY, PLEASE JOIN WITH US IN HONORING
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Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
OUR NATION'S FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR
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Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
ALL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THIS IS THE DAY FOR THE CALL OF THE PRIVATE CALENDAR. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE FIRST BILL ON THE CALENDAR. THE CLERK:...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL IS ENGROSSED, READ A THIRD TIME, PASSED. AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE CLERK:
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THE CLERK, -
H.R. 2760, A BILL FOR RELIEF OF SHARINGE YAMATA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS THERE OBJECTION? THE CHAIR HEARS NONE. WITHOUT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OBJECTION, THE BILL IS ENGROSSED, READ A THIRL TIME, PASSED, AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. WILL THE CLERK READ THE THIRD BILL....
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THE CLERK, -
OF KAREEM TURSONOVIC. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS THERE OBJECTION?
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR HEARS NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE BILL IS ENGROSSED, READ A THIRD TIME, PASSED, AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE...
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THE CLERK, -
OF KUME BARSINA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IS THERE ANY OBJECTION. THE CHAIR HEARS NONE, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE BILL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS ENGROSSED, READ A THIRD TIME, PASSED, AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE CLERK WILL READ THE NEXT ONE. THE CLERK: NUMBER...
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THE CLERK, -
2575, A BILL FOR LEAF OF MCKALE CHRISTOPHER FIGUEROA ALVAREZ. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS THERE OBJECTION? THE CHAIR HEARS NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA. >> I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THIS BILL BE PASSED OVER WITHOUT...
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THE CLERK, -
HEARS NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THIS CONCLUDES THE CALL OF THE PRIVATE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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Unidentified Speaker, -
CALENDAR. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UP TO 30 REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES ON EACH SIDE OF THE AISLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA RISE? >> I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
PROPERTY ALONG ITS WAY. MANY ACROSS THE COUNTRY WATCHED AS THE LEVEES OF NEW
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORLEANS HELD. MIRACULOUSLY AND THANKFULLY THEY HELD. AS THE LEVEES
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Cazayoux, Donald J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Louisiana
HELD, THE MEDIA LEFT. AND DID NOT SEE THE VAST DESTRUCTION LEFT BEHIND IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. IT WAS THE WORST STORM TO HIT THE BATON ROUGE AREA...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABILITY ACT OF 2007. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE AN ENROLLED
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE 2403, AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE LOCATED IN THE 700 BLOCK OF EAST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, AS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
R. MARRIAGE JR. UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY
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THE CLERK, -
RISE? MR. DAVIS: UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SWALLOW IT. THEIR BILL STILL BLOCKS OVER 80% OF OFFSHORE DRILLING AND HAS NO
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MR. DAVIS, -
CREDIBLE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE PROVEN LIKE COAL TO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIQUIDS, OIL SHALE, TAR SANDS,
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Davis, Geoffrey "Geoff" C. - U.S. Representative, [R] Kentucky
OR NUCLEAR. THIS BILL IS BAD FOR KENTUCKY. DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP HAS TOTALLY MISLED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WITH THIS BOGUS BILL. I RISE IN OPPOSITION....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PASS H.RES. 1425 MEMORIALIZING MY GOOD FRIEND AND THE GREAT WORLD CITIZEN WHO WAS AN ACTOR,
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MR. COHEN, -
A MUSICIAN, AND HUMANITARIAN.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ISAAC HAYES LIKE ELVIS CAME
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Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
TO MEMPHIS FROM RURAL MID SOUTH. A POOR PERSON WHO WAS RAISED IN THE COTTON FIELDS AND CAME TO MEMPHIS AND GOT HIS EDUCATION AT MANASSAS HIGH SCHOOL....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOPPER FOR ALMOST 12 HOURS NOW. IT'S BEEN CALLED A
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MR. BROUN, -
SHAM. IT'S BEEN CALLED A
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FARCE. LET ME TELL YOU, IT'S
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Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
A BALANCED-FACED LIE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. THIS SO-CALLED -- BALD-FACED LIE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. THIS SO-CALLED ENERGY BILL WILL NOT PRODUCE OIL....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THROUGH THE ROOF. IT'S TIME FOR A NEW DIRECTION IN OUR ENERGY POLCY. THIS WEEKS HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
BRINGING UP THAT LEGISLATION. I WAS PROUD
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO WORK WITH A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
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Walz, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
TO DRAFT A PIECE OF LEGISLATION MANY OF THOSE IDEAS ARE INCORPORATE FOOD THIS PLAN. IT INVESTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESPONSIBLY INCREASES DOMESTIC...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY BILL THAT INCLUDES
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MR. PENCE, -
MORE DRILLING. 3/4 OF AMERICANS AGREE WITH US. AND JUST LAST WEEK, THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DRILL-NOTHING DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS ANNOUNCED THEY'RE GOING TO BRING AN ENERGY BILL TO THE FLOOR THAT INCLUDES MORE DRILLING. AND NOW THEY SAY
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Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
REPUBLICANS HAVE TO TAKE YES FOR AN ANSWER. WELL I WOULD SUGGEST TO MY COUNTRYMEN, MR. SPEAKER, THAT THEY LOOK AT THE FINE PRINT, THE DRILL-NOTHING...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXCESSIVE FORCE. IT HAS NOW BEEN 21 MONTHS SINCE A CHRISTMAS EVE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
MURDER IN THE GREEN ZONE AND 3 1/2 YEARS SINCE A BLACKWATER HELICOPTER DROPPED
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
C.S. GAS ON A TRAFFIC JAM IN BAGHDAD. YET THERE HAVE BEEN NO
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Schakowsky, Janice "Jan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
ARRESTS NO, CHARGE, NO TRIALS AND NO CONVICTIONS. IN FACT THE BLACKWATER CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHRISTMAS EVE SHOOTING IS NOW EMPLOYED AS A...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND MAJORITY LEADER IN 2006 MADE MANY, MANY PROMISES. AMONG THEM WAS TO BRING DOWN THE PRICE OF GASOLINE TO HAVE THE,
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MS. FOXX, -
TO HAVE THE MOST OPEN CONGRESS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CONGRESS, TO HAVE THE MOST
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BIPARTISAN CONGRESS. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE PROMISES
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Foxx, Virginia - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
HAS BEEN BROKEN AND BROKEN MANY, MANY TIMES. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE IN CHARGE OF THIS CONGRESS. THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SENATOR MCCAIN ONCE AGAIN SAID AND
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MS. FOXX, -
I'M QUOTING NOW, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF OUR ECONOMY ARE STRONG. HIS COMMENTS CAME ON A DAY WHEN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE STOCK MARKET FELL 500
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Watson, Diane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
POINTS, ITS WORST DROP IN SEVEN YEARS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. WHAT FUNDAMENTALS IS SENATOR MCCAIN REFERRING TO? IT CERTAINLY CAN'T...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UP TO DISCOVER THAT NOT ONLY HAS THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE DECIDED THERE WON'T BE ANY NEW ENERGY PRODUCTION THIS YEAR
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Unidentified Speaker, -
IN 2008, NO RELIEF IS ON THE WAY, SHE'S ALSO DECIDED POLITICAL SPEECH IS NOT GOING
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO BE ALLOWED ON THE FLOOR OF THIS
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Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
HOUSE. THIS MORNING REPUBLICANS WERE SO OUTRAGED WHEN THEY HEARD WHAT THE DEMOCRAT CONGRESS HAD DONE THAT 150 OF OUR MEMBERS PLAN TO BE ON THE HOUSE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLEASE KEEP IT TO ONE
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MRS. BACHMANN, -
MINUTE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY RISE? >> PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT ...
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| 00:20:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT WILL LOWER GAS PRICES FOR CONSUMERS AND PUT MONEY BACK IN TAXPAYERS' POCKETS. THE DEMOCRATIC ENERGY PLAN WILL REQUIRE OIL COMPANIES TO PAY ROYALTIES...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
USE. BIG OIL HAS RAKED IN RECORD PROFITS WHILE AMERICANS PUMP HUNDREDS OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DOLLARS INTO THEIR GAS TANK. IT'S TIME BIG OIL PAY AMERICAN
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Yarmuth, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
TAXPAYERS THE $15 BILLION IT OWES ALL OF US FOR DRILLING ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'S LAND. FOR YEARS, WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN SHOWERING BIG OIL...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PINOCCHIOS WORKING IN HUSBAND THIS HOUSE OR WE'D HAVE SOME NOSES GROWING. TO STAND UP AND SAY THIS IS A BIPARTISAN BILL WHEN THE FIRST REPUBLICAN SAW...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
PRESENT WHEN IT HAPPENED, AT 9:45 LAST
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NIGHT WOULD WHILE WE WERE SPEAKING ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE, OUGHT TO MAKE SOMEBODY'S NOSE GROW. TO CALL THIS
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Carter, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
A BIPARTISAN BILL IS A SHAM. WE FOUGHT TO CALL IT WHAT IT IS. THIS IS A BILL SHOVED DOWN THE THROATS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WITHOUT THE VOICE OF THE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. WHILE BIG OIL RAKES IN RECORD PROFITS THIS YEAR, AMERICAN FAMILIES
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MR. CARTER, -
ARE STRUGGLING WITH PAIN AT THE PUMP. HOUSE DEMOCRATS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE WORKING TO PASS A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN THAT LOWERS PRICES FOR CONSUMERS, EXPANDS RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CREATES GOOD PAYING
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Unidentified Speaker, -
JOBS HERE AT HOME. THE OLD BUSH-CHENEY POLICY WRITTEN BY AND FOR THE OIL COMPANIES
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS A GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING TO BIG OIL. MORE LAND, MORE PUBLIC LAND, MORE TAXPAYER
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Carnahan, John "Russ" - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
DOLLARS AND MORE RECORD PROFITS. EVERY REPRESENTATIVE IN THIS HOUSE HAS A CLEAR CHOICE THIS MONTH. TALK ABOUT AN ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE PLAN OR TAKE ACTION....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAJORITY THAT WE NEED AN ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE AMERICAN ENERGY ACT AND THE SPEAKER HAS RESPONDED BY SAYING ANY BILL THAT INCLUDES DRILLING IS A HOAX.
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| 00:25:06 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WELL, MR. SPEAKER, SHE HAS PRESENTED AT 10:00 LAST NIGHT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A 290-PAGE HOAX IN REGARD TO THE
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Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
DRILLING PROVISION. IT IS ABSOLUTELY A HOAX. IT GIVES NO -- ABSOLUTELY NO REVENUE TO THE STATES FOR ANY DRILLING BETWEEN 50 AND 100 MILES. WE ALREADY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, VERY SHORTLY THIS CONGRESS, THIS DEMOCRATIC
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MR. GINGREY, -
CONGRESS, IS GOING TO DO WHAT THE REPUBLICANS FAILED TO DO FOR MORE THAN A DECADE OF THEIR
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEADERSHIP AND THAT IS TO PRESENT AND VOTE ON A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PACKAGE THAT WILL EXPAND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
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Unidentified Speaker, -
FOR THE FUTURE AND CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS HERE IN AMERICA. THIS PLAN FOR
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE 2ST SURGERY EXTENDS TAX INCENTIVES FOR
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Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
RENEWABLE ENERGY, HYBRID CARS, ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS AND HOMES. IT REQUIRES UTILITY COMPANIES TO GENERATE 15% ELECTRICITY FOR RENEWABLE SOURCES...
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| 00:28:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. >> MR. SPEAKER, THE DEMOCRATIC HOAX
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| 00:28:06 |
MS. EDWARDS, -
ENERGY BILL APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING RESPONSE TO FAMILIES HURT BY HIGH GASOLINE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRICES. NEVERMIND THE FACT THAT THIS BILL WAS WRITTEN BY THE HOUSE DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP, NEVER CONSIDERED IN COMMITTEE, AND DEVOID OF ANY INPUT
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Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM THE MINORITY. AMONG THE NUMEROUS TROUBLING PARTS OF THEIR PROPOSAL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS THEIR REFUSAL TO ALLOW STATES SUCH AS SOUTH CAROLINA TO SHARE IN REVENUES FROM OFFSHORE
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| 00:28:25 |
Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
DRILLING. WHAT A SLAP TO THOSE COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO SAY THAT WE WILL DRILL OFF YOUR COAST, BUT YET WITH HOLD REVENUES. THIS IS THE MONEY THAT COULD...
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| 00:29:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLAN BUT THEIR ACTIONS SPEAK DIFFERENTLY. REPUBLICANS HAVE VOTED AGAINST EVERY PIECE
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| 00:29:34 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD RESPONSIBLY INVEST
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND WOULD BRING DOWN GAS PRICES FOR CONSUMERS.
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Clay, William Lacy Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
WE PROPOSE LEGISLATION TO CRACK DOWN ON PLIES -- PRICE GOUGING AND CURB EXCESS SPECULATION, BUT HOUSE REPUBLICANS SAID NO. WE PROPOSED LOWERING GAS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR ONE MINUTE.
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MR. CLAY, -
MR. GOODLATTE: WHEN SPEAKER
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PELOSI SAID AN ENERGY BILL INCLUDING DRILLING WOULD BE
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MR. CLAY, -
A HOAX, SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAST NIGHT IN THE DEAD
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MR. CLAY, -
OF NIGHT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP BROUGHT FORWARD A
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| 00:31:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NO-DRILL, NO-ENERGY BILL. THAT BILL IS A
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOAX ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE JUST AS SHE SAID IT WOULD
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Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
BE. MR. SPEAKER, YOU CAN PUT LIPSTICK ON A NO-DRILL, NO-ENERGY BILL BUT IT'S STILL A NO-DRILL, NO-ENERGY BILL. MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION...
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| 00:32:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEIR FINGERNAILS. WE'VE GOT A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW BY OUR
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| 00:32:19 |
MR. WELCH, -
LEADERSHIP. PRESIDENT BUSH SAYS THE 500-POINT COLLAPSE IS
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| 00:32:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A CORRECTION. MR. MCCAIN, SENATOR MCCAIN
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| 00:32:25 |
Welch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Vermont
SAYS THE ECONOMY IS FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND. THE REALITY IS THAT THE ECONOMY HAS BECOME WEAK. WITH POLICIES THAT HAVE DEREGULATED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS...
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| 00:33:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NOT ADDRESS. WHY DOESN'T IT ADDRESS IT? DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES AT THE SIERRA CLUB, THE
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| 00:33:41 |
MR. KELLER, -
HEAD SAID, QUOTE, WE ARE BETTER
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| 00:33:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OFF WITHOUT CHEAP
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Keller, Ric - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
GAS. LET'S LOOK AT THE SPECIFICS. THERE IS NO ANWR IN THIS BILL WHATSOEVER EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SINGLE LARGEST UNTAPPED SOURCE OF OIL IN THE UNITED...
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| 00:34:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ESPECIALLY IN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA, ALONG THE GULF
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MR. GREEN, -
COAST. -- COAST HAS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEEN DECIMATED T WILL TAKE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
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Green, Al - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
FOR US TO RECOVER. WE ARE ASKING, MR. SPEAKER, THAT THIS UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS AND THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED. WE...
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| 00:36:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. A QUOTE HERE FROM A CONGRESS WORKING FOR ALL AMERICANS SOMETHING PUT OUT BY THE THEN DEMOCRATIC MINORITY TRYING TO BECOME THE
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| 00:36:20 |
MR. WESTMORELAND, -
MAJORITY. BILLS SHOULD GENERALLY COME TO THE FLOOR UNDER A PROCEDURE
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| 00:36:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT ALLOWS OPEN, FULL, AND
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| 00:36:25 |
Westmoreland, Lynn A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
FAIR DEBATE CONSISTING OF A FULL AMENDMENT PROCESS. MORE SPOKE AND MIRRORS -- SMOKE AND MIRRORS TO GET ELECTED. MR. KANJORSKI STATED IT BEST WHEN...
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| 00:37:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
95% IMPLEMENTED. AND YET THE PRICES HAVE
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| 00:37:43 |
MS. JOHNSON, -
INCREASED BY 150%. FOR THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAST 12 YEARS NUMBER THIS TERM,
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| 00:37:48 |
Johnson, E. B. - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN IN A MAJORITY ALONG WITH THE PRESIDENT. DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN IN A MAJORITY LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND WE ARE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER...
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| 00:39:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LATTA: MR. SPEAKER, THE DEMOCRAT
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Unidentified Speaker, -
INACTION ON FAILING TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE
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| 00:39:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY POLICY HAS COME HOME TO ROOST. WE SEE THIS AFTER THE LAST HURRICANE. WE HAVE OVER 20% OF OUR OIL BEING PRODUCED IN THE GULF AND THESE OIL RIGS...
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| 00:39:25 |
Latta, Bob - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
LOOK AT THE ENERGY PROPOSALS HERE, WE HAVE TO BE UNIN ANWR. THERE'S 10.3 BILLION BARRELS OF OIL UP THERE WE NEED TO BE DRILLING. WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT...
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| 00:40:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PUT THE CONSERVATIVE ECONOMIC IDEAS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
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| 00:40:43 |
MR. DAVIS, -
FOR DECADES INTO LAW, AND THEY
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| 00:40:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DID IT. TODAY WE SEE THE EFFECT OF
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| 00:40:47 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THESE POLICIES. MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES ARE BEING SQUEEZED BY WAGES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY FALLEN BY $300 SINCE PRESIDENT BUSH TOOK OFFICE. 3.4 MILLION...
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| 00:41:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE NEXT 50 MILES UNDER LOCK AND KEY. UNTIL COASTAL STATES PASS A
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| 00:42:04 |
MR. MUSGRAVE, -
LAW PERMITTING PRODUCTION. AND THEY
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| 00:42:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DON'T HAVE ANY INCENTIVE TO DO SO. SO IT ESSENTIALLY
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| 00:42:10 |
Musgrave, Marilyn - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
LOCKS UP THE FIRST 100 MILES OF COASTLINE WHERE MOST OF OUR RESOURCES ARE LOCATED. THIS BILL DOES NOT SHARE ANY ROYALTY REVENUES WITH COASTAL STATES,...
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| 00:43:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLAN, AND THE REPUBLICAN PLAN IS NOT. THE DEMOCRATIC PLAN LOWERS PRICES FOR CONSUMERS
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| 00:43:39 |
MR. ELLISON, -
AND PROTECTS TAXPAYERS, EXPANDS RENEWABLE
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| 00:43:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY SOURCES OF ENERGY,
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| 00:43:43 |
Ellison, Keith - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
INCREASES OUR SECURITY BY FREEING AMERICA FROM THE GRIP OF FOREIGN OIL. AND PERHAPS THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE OBJECTION TO THE DEMOCRATIC PLAN, IT...
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| 00:44:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY IN IT. AND AMERICA WANTS US TO WORK TOGETHER.
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| 00:44:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS,
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| 00:44:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE AMERICAN ENERGY PLAN THAT MAKES US INDEPENDENT
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| 00:44:51 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
OF FOREIGN OIL. WHERE WE CAN HAVE PRICE STABILITY BUT UNFORTUNATELY AS REPUBLICANS REPEATEDLY REACHED OUT TO THE DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP TO BE INVOLVED...
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| 00:46:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY PLAN. WE'RE TALK BEING EXPANDING RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY AND WE'RE TALK BEING CREATING GOOD-PAYING JOBS HERE IN THE GREAT UNITED STATES OF...
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| 00:46:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AMERICANS LOST THEIR
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| 00:46:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOBS. 16,000 OF THOSE 90,000 AMERICANS WERE FROM THE GREAT HOOSIER
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| 00:46:20 |
Carson, Andre D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Indiana
STATE OF INDIANA. THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS JUST RELEASED A REPORT SAYING THAT IF WE INVENT $100 BILLION INTO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE WILL BE...
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| 00:47:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPROACH TO SOLVING THE ENERGY CRISIS IN OUR COUNTRY AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TWO DIFFERENT PIECES OF LEGISLATION, THE AMERICAN ENERGY ACT WRITTEN
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| 00:47:28 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BY REPUBLICANS AND SOME OF OUR FRIENDS IN THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE
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| 00:47:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THE DEMOCRATS' AND RADICAL
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| 00:47:34 |
Ferguson, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
ENVIRONMENTALISTS' NO-ENERGY PLAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO VOTE ON TODAY. BECAUSE IT MIGHT NOT BE EASY TO SEE THIS CHARTERING I'M JUST GOING TO...
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| 00:48:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHILE AMERICA'S PAYING RECORD PRICES AT THE PUMP. HOUSE DEMOCRATS KNOW THIS COUNTRY NEEDS COMPREHENSIVE
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| 00:48:58 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ENERGY LEGISLATION TO BRING DOWN GAS PRICES AND INVEST IN THE
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| 00:49:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY SOURCES OF THE FUTURE. THIS WEEK WE HE WILL VOTE ON A COMPREHENSIVE
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| 00:49:05 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
LEGISLATION THAT INVESTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND RESPONSIBLE INCREASES IN DOMESTIC SUPPLY BY OPENING PORTIONS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FOR...
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| 00:50:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPUBLICANS ARE. WE'RE THE PARTY THAT FOR DECADES THE DEMOCRATS BACKED
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| 00:50:18 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BY THE RADICAL LEFT HAVE ACCUSED OF WANTING TO DO NUCLEAR
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| 00:50:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POWER. WE'RE THE PARTY THAT FOR DECADES THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT HAS FOUGHT BECAUSE WE WANTED TO
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| 00:50:28 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
DRILL FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS IN AMERICA. MR. SPEAKER, WE'RE THE PARTY THAT HAS THIS ENERGY BILL THAT IS NOT BEING CONSIDERED WHILE YOUR PARTY HEADED...
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| 00:51:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM JAPAN. WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BRING DOWN PRICES AT THE PUMP AND HELP AMERICA
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| 00:51:57 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
END ITS DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL. WE SIGNED INTO
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| 00:52:00 |
Cleaver, Emanuel II - U.S. Representative, [D] Missouri
LAW THE FIRST VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS IN THREE DECADES WHICH WILL SAVE DRIVERS APPROXIMATELY $1,000 PER YEAR. WE PASSED A HISTORIC COMMITMENT...
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| 00:53:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ECONOMY, WE NEED A REAL ENERGY PLAN, NOT A SHAM TO. HELP FAMILIES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, WE NEED A REAL ENERGY PLAN, NOT A SHAM. HERE'S THE DEMOCRAT...
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| 00:53:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NO REAL OFFSHORE DRILLING, NO DRILLING IN ANWR, NO NUCLEAR POWER,
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| 00:53:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO LAWSUIT ABUSE REFORM, NO REVENUE SHARING WITH THE STATES
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| 00:53:22 |
Jordan, James "Jim" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN THE PLAN? TAX INCREASES. THINK ABOUT THAT. IN A TIME WE WANT OUR ECONOMY TO GROW, THEY'RE RAISING TAXES. AT A TIME WE NEED MORE...
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| 00:54:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ECONOMY IS STRONG. PRESIDENT BUSH AND SENATOR MCCAIN SERIOUS ARE -- OR ARE THEY OUT OF TOUCH? WHAT ABOUT THE MMS
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| 00:54:15 |
Brown, Corrine - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
OF AMERICANS WHO LOST THEIR JOBS AND ARE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A NEW ONE SIMPLY BECAUSE THE BUSH-MCCAIN ECONOMY HAS SHARED 600,000 MORE JOBS THIS YEAR...
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| 00:55:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY. FIRST YOU HAVE TO HAVE NATURAL RESOURCES. AMERICA IS BLESSED WITH A GREAT SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY IN NATURAL
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| 00:55:19 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
RESOURCES. THE SECOND THING YOU NEED TO DEVELOP AMERICAN ENERGY IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE
|
| 00:55:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TECHNOLOGY TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP ENERGY IN A SCIENTIFIC
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| 00:55:26 |
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
AND AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY WAY. WE ARE VERY CLEVER WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY. WE HAVE THAT IN AMERICA. BUT THE THIRD THING THAT YOU NEED IS POLITICAL...
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| 00:56:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEING BIPARTISAN. THEY HE COME TO A FLOOR
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| 00:56:42 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WHEN THEY PLEAD
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| 00:56:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH US WITH TEARS ALMOST THAT WE NEED TO BE BIPARTISAN. BUT
|
| 00:56:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WHEN IT COMES TO ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ISSUES IN FACING AMERICA TODAY, ENERGY,
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| 00:56:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEY DON'T WANT TO BE BIPARTISAN.
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| 00:56:56 |
Forbes, J. "Randy" Randy - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
MR. SPEAKER, IT'S ONE THING TO CUT THE MICROPHONE AND THE LIGHTS OFF AGAINST REPUBLICANS. BUT WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS CUT IT OFF AGAINST SCIENTISTS AND...
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| 00:58:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIKE THE DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP HAS GOTTEN TIRED OF THINKING. THEY JUST GOT BACK FROM A FIVE-WEEK VACATION WHILE GAS PRICES PREVENTED THEIR CONSTITUENTS
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| 00:58:11 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FROM TAKING A VACATION. I JOIN MY REPUBLICAN
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| 00:58:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUES HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WE WERE HERE EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK DAY DURING
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| 00:58:17 |
Rehberg, Dennis "Denny" - U.S. Representative, [R] Montana
THOSE DAYS WITH NO LIGHTS NO, CAMERAS, NO MICROPHONES. AND NO DEMOCRATS. LAST WEEK THE FIRST WEEK WE WERE BACK WE WORKED THREE DAYS. JUST THREE DAYS...
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| 00:59:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE MICROPHONES OFF AND CAMERAS OFF
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| 00:59:20 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
DEMANDING A COMPREHENSIVE
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| 00:59:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE ENERGY PLAN. WE WERE DEMANDING WE HAVE AN OPEN DEBATE, AND A
|
| 00:59:28 |
Kline, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
VOTE, THE VERY THING THAT THEN-NORME NANCY PELOSI DEMANDED SAYING THE MINORITY PARTY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRESENT ITS ALTERNATIVES, HAVE A DEBATE,...
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| 01:00:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MANUFACTURING IS ENERGY. THE NUMBER ONE COST OF JOB LOSS IN AMERICA IS THE HIGH COST OF ENERGY. NOW, THE CHINESE GET THAT. THE CHINESE
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| 01:00:54 |
MR. BACHUS, -
ARE BUILDING 32 NUCLEAR
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| 01:00:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POWER PLANTS.
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| 01:01:00 |
Bachus, Spencer - U.S. Representative, [R] Alabama
THE COUNTRY OF INDIA, THEY GET IT. 17 NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. EVEN ABU DHABI AND DUE BY, ALL RICH ARAB COUNTRIES, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES THEY SELL...
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| 01:02:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GOVERNMENT 101. TWO YEARS AGO -- THIS
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| 01:02:20 |
MR. BACHUS, -
MAY SURPRISE A LOT OF THE
|
| 01:02:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICAN PEOPLE AND EVEN SOME MEMBERS OF THE -- THAT FOLLOW POLITICS,
|
| 01:02:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BUT THE DEMOCRATS SEIZED CONTROL OF THE CONGRESS. THEY
|
| 01:02:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONTROL THE HOUSE, THE
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| 01:02:33 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
SENATE. PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND YESTERDAY AND SAW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IMPLODE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. NOW, WHO IS IN...
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| 01:03:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMUNITIES, 2,500 SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS OUT.
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| 01:03:55 |
MS. GRANGER, -
TWO MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT ENERGY IN THEIR
|
| 01:03:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOME PROBABLY FOR THREE WEEKS. THERE'S ANOTHER STORM THAT WILL SWEEP THIS
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| 01:04:03 |
Granger, Kay - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
CHAMBER AND THIS NATION OVER THE HOAX OF THIS ENERGY, THIS ENERGY BILL THAT BRINGS NO ENERGY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED THE SHOT...
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| 01:05:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE INDIVIDUAL, THE SECOND INJECTION PARALYZES THE HEART
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| 01:05:25 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THUS KILLING THE INDIVIDUAL. WHAT
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| 01:05:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE HAVE HERE IS THE FIRST PART OF IT IS SEDATION. THAT'S THE
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| 01:05:30 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
BILL TODAY THAT CLAIMS IT'S FOR ENERGY. BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WITH THE LITIGATION EXPLOSION WE HAVE BASED ON THE EXTREMISTS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL...
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| 01:06:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I SEE THAT THE RUMORS THAT WE HAVE HEARD ALL WEEKEND ARE TRUE, THIS BILL SUPPOSEDLY OPENS DRILLING BUT REALLY
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| 01:07:01 |
MRS. DRAKE, -
IT DOESN'T. THE FIRST 50 MILES
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| 01:07:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE CLOSED, THE SECOND 50 TO 100 MILES
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| 01:07:07 |
Drake, Thelma D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
ARE OPENED AT STATE OPTION BUT NO ROYALTIES TO THOSE COASTAL STATES. VIRGINIA GETS ZERO. LOOK AT ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, TEXAS. 37.5%,...
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| 01:08:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENERATION AGO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTALISTS FILED
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| 01:08:27 |
MRS. DRAKE, -
LAWSUITS TO STOP THE PRODUCTION OF TIMBER IN THE UNITED
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| 01:08:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STATES. THEY KILLED THE TIMBER INDUSTRY THROUGHOUT THIS GREAT COUNTRY. 20,000 JOBS WERE
|
| 01:08:35 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LOST IN NEW
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| 01:08:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEXICO ALONE. TODAY WE HAVE FEWER THAN 100 OF THOSE JOBS LEFT AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DYING PROBABLY THIS
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| 01:08:42 |
MR. PIERCE, -
YEAR. THAT WHOLE RESPONSE
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| 01:08:45 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
TO OUR TIMBER INDUSTRY WAS A HOAX. TODAY WE ARE INVOLVED IN ANOTHER HOAX, THE HOAX THAT IS SENDING $700 BILLION A YEAR TO ENEMIES ACROSS THE SEAS, $700...
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| 01:09:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAKE OUR NATION MORE ENERGY INDEPENDENT. AFTER REVIEWING THIS BILL IT'S CLEAR THAT THE MAJORITY NEVER REALLY INTENDED TO OPEN
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| 01:10:04 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF TO
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| 01:10:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY EXPLORATION. INSTEAD THIS BILL
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| 01:10:08 |
Chabot, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
WOULD PERMANENTLY KEEP OFF LIMITS 88% OF OUR OFFSHORE OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESERVES. LET ME TELL YOU SOME OF THE OTHER FAILINGS OF THIS BILL. IT FAILS...
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| 01:11:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEFINITION OF THE TERM BIPARTISAN. TO SAY THAT THIS EFFORT IS BIPARTISAN IS
|
| 01:11:24 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NOT BEING HONEST. TO SAY
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| 01:11:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT THE PROCESS THAT WE ARE
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| 01:11:28 |
Smith, Adrian - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
SUPPOSED TO ENGAGE IN TWO YEARS AGO OF BEING THE MOST OPEN PROCESS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CONGRESS, NOT SO. TO CRITICIZE THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH FOR ENERGY...
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| 01:12:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABOUT A BILL THAT NOBODY HAD SEEN OR AT LEAST NO REPUBLICAN HAD SEEN AS LATE
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| 01:12:37 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AS 9:45 LAST NIGHT.
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| 01:12:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO COMMITTEE HAD SEEN THE BILL. IN FACT I ASKED HAS THIS BEEN TO THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE? I THOUGHT AS A MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE I MUST...
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| 01:12:48 |
Blunt, Roy - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
NO, IT HADN'T BEEN TO THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE. SO I ASK HAS IT BEEN TO THE RESOURCES COMMITTEE? BECAUSE IT DEALS WITH OUR NATURAL RESOURCES....
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| 01:14:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THERE WOULD BE UNLIMITED ONE MINUTES. THEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED WE WOULD ONLY HAVE 30 ONE-MINUTES ON EACH SIDE AND I APPRECIATE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE'LL...
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| 01:14:45 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LEAST 20 MORE BECAUSE OUR MEMBERS WANT TO SPEAK AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.
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| 01:14:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHEN A BILL GETS FILED AT 9:45
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| 01:14:51 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THEN IT'S ANNOUNCED IT'S GOING TO COME TO THE FLOOR THE NEXT MORNING AS THE FIRST BILL UP, A BILL THAT NO ONE HAS READ, WRITTEN IN...
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| 01:16:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON A BAD BILL BUT IT IS STILL A BAD BILL. AND SADLY, THAT IS WHAT YOUR LEADERSHIP SO-CALLED ENERGY BILL IS. IT HAS BEEN CALLED A SHAM, WHICH IT IS.
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| 01:16:22 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IT'S BEEN CALLED A HOAX WHICH IT IS. BUT THE TRUTH IS, IT IS NOTHING
|
| 01:16:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BUT POLITICAL COVER TO ALLOW MEMBERS ON YOUR SIDE OF THE AISLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
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| 01:16:30 |
Bonner, Josiah "Jo" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alabama
SAY THEY ARE FOR SOMETHING WHICH WE ALL KNOW THE MAJORITY OF YOUR MEMBERS ARE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO. WHY DOES CONGRESS HAVE THE LOWEST APPROVAL RATING...
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| 01:17:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE BEGGING US TO RESOLVE THIS ENERGY ISSUE. THEY'RE STRUGGLING IT TO DRIVE THEIR CARS AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THEY'RE GOING TO HEAT THEIR HOMES...
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| 01:17:44 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PRICES. THEY EXPECT US TO DO
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| 01:17:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOMETHING. SPEAKER PELOSI'S BEEN TELLING THE COUNTRY THAT DRILLING'S NOT THE ANSWER, IT WOULD
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| 01:17:50 |
Peterson, John E. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
TAKE 10 YEARS. WELL, THE PELOSI TEAM DRAFTED A BILL, IT WILL TAKE 10 YEARS, MAYBE 15, MAYBE 20, FOLKS. THIS BILL WILL NOT PRODUCE ENERGY. IT LOCKS UP...
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| 01:18:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS AFFECTING EVERY SEGMENT OF OUR SOCIETY AND MY CONSTITUENTS IN COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA ARE GETTING MORE CONCERNED EVERY DAY
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| 01:19:06 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THAT WHAT GOES ON THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO BRING MORE DOMESTIC
|
| 01:19:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPLY OF ENERGY ONLINE.
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| 01:19:13 |
Brown, Henry E. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
MY CONSTITUENTS SEE RUSSIA HOLDING EUROPE AS AN ENERGY HOSTAGE AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO ALLOW FOREIGN AND SOMETIMES UNFENDLY NATIONS TO HAVE THE ABILITY...
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| 01:20:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE WAKE UP THIS MORNING AND WE HAVE AN ENERGY BILL BUT IT'S AN ENERGY BILL THAT EVEN A MAJORITY OF CONSERVATIVE BLUE DOG DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT SEEN, MUCH...
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| 01:20:43 |
Fallin, Mary - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
TODAY HAPPENING? IT'S BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS BODY WHO DO NOT WANT TO PRODUCE ENERGY FOR AMERICA. WE'RE PLAYING GAMES WITH AMERICAN ENERGY...
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| 01:22:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MR.
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| 01:22:07 |
MS. FALLIN, -
SPEAKER. FOR MONTHS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS NATIONAL ENERGY CRISIS THAT'S FACING OUR COUNTRY, THAT'S HURTING OUR ECONOMY. WE'VE...
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| 01:22:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLOOR LIKE THE AMERICAN ENERGY ACT THAT APPROACHES THIS IN A COMPREHENSIVE WAY AND ADDRESSES
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| 01:22:20 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ALL OF THE ISSUE. BUT YET I RISE TODAY IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL THAT
|
| 01:22:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP FILED IN DARK OF NIGHT WITH NO DISCUSSION,
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| 01:22:27 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BRING UP TODAY AND ALLOW NO AMENDMENTS ON AND LET'S LOOK AT WHY THAT BILL IS SO BAD. FIRST OF ALL, IT PUTS A PERMANENT BAN ON 88%...
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| 01:23:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN YOUR LIFE. AS I LOOK ACROSS THIS FLOOR, I SEE MEMBERS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE THAT EXPERIENCED THAT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME...
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| 01:23:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THIS JANUARY. I SAT ON THE FLOOR AND I BROUGHT MY
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| 01:23:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOUNG SON AND DAUGHTER WITH ME. I LISTENED INTENTLY
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| 01:23:56 |
McCarthy, Kevin - U.S. Representative, [R] California
TO MADAM SPEAKER HELD THE GAVEL, TO THE WORDS SHE SAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEFINE THIS CONGRESS, DEFINE THIS NATION AND THE WORDS THAT SHE SPOKE THAT...
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| 01:25:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. YOU KNOW, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
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| 01:25:15 |
MR. MCCARTHY, -
BELIEVE THAT WASHINGTON, D.C., IS BROKEN. AND THIS PROCESS AND THIS LEGISLATION THAT
|
| 01:25:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY IS PROOF POSITIVE OF WHY WASHINGTON AND THIS CONGRESS IS BROKEN. YOU KNOW, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPECT
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| 01:25:25 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SOME BIPARTISANSHIP ON THIS ENERGY ISSUE. MY COLLEAGUE, JOHN PETERSON OF
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| 01:25:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PENNSYLVANIA, JUST DISCUSSED A BIPARTISAN PROPOSAL, NEIL ABERCROMBIE AND JOHN HAVE PUT TOGETHER
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| 01:25:33 |
Dent, Charles "Charlie" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
A GOOD BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE THAT WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING AS PART OF THIS DISCUSSION TODAY. IT WILL ADVANCE AMERICAN ENERGY AND AMERICAN ENERGY JOBS....
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| 01:26:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VERY LITTLE TIME TO DIGEST WHAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT WE WILL ADDRESS IN THIS
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| 01:26:36 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CENTURY. I TELL YOU, THIS IS
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| 01:26:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT. PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT ASK ME ALL THE TIME, ROB, WE SEE
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| 01:26:43 |
Wittman, Robert "Rob" J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
THIS ISSUE, IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR OUR NATION, WHY CAN'T WE COME TOGETHER AND USE SOME COMMON SENSE TO SOLVE IT? WHY CAN'T CONGRESS WORK TOGETHER?...
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| 01:27:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND RELIEVINGING ENERGY COSTS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. NO NEW REFINERIES, NO
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| 01:28:02 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PROVISIONS TO CUT RED TAPE AND INCREASE
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| 01:28:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICAN REFINING CAPACITY OF
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| 01:28:08 |
Herger, Walter "Wally" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AMERICAN-MADE ENERGY. NO LAWSUIT REFORM TO PREVENT FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS FROM RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS INTENT ON PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES. THE ONLY THING...
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| 01:29:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BECAUSE WHEN THEY CONTROLLED
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| 01:29:09 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
CONGRESS, PASSED
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| 01:29:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEIR OWN ENERGY BILL, SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE
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| 01:29:12 |
Weiner, Anthony - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
PRESIDENT WE GOT INTO THIS MESS. THIS IS THE PRESIDENT WHOSE IDEA OF AN ENERGY POLICY IS HOLDING HANDS WITH THE CROWN PRINCE OF SAUDI ARABIA, EMBRACING...
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| 01:30:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A SIX-WEEK VACATION WHILE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SUFFER. THEN THEY COME
|
| 01:30:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BACK AND DEAD OF NIGHT PRESENT US WITH A
|
| 01:30:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
240-PAGE NONENERGY BILL, NO AMENDMENTS, NO
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| 01:30:29 |
Hensarling, Jeb - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
SUBSTITUTES, NO COMMITTEE HEARINGS. IS THIS DEMOCRACY? NO. IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE IN NANCY PELOSI'S AMERICA AND HUGO CHAVEZ'S VENEZUELA? I THINK...
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| 01:31:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHICH SEES OUR JOBS GOING OVERSEAS NOT ONLY FOR MANUFACTURING BUT WHERE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE DRILLING FOR OIL WE CAN
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| 01:31:43 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SIT BACK AND WATCH, ECONOMIC
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| 01:31:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SECURITY, WHEN WE SEE OUR TRADE
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| 01:31:47 |
Murphy, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
DEFICIT IMPROVING IN EVERY AREA EXCEPT FOR ENERGY, WHEN WE SEE OPEC SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY TO BUY OUR NATIONAL DEBT, AND $700 BILLION OF OUR MONEY GOES...
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| 01:32:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUTER CONTINENTAL
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| 01:33:02 |
MR. HALL, -
SHELF. WE HAVE HAD EIGHT BUDGETS SENT
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| 01:33:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HERE BY PRESIDENT GEORGE
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| 01:33:06 |
Hall, John - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
W. BUSH, HIS SON, EVERY ONE EVER THEM INCLUDING THIS FEBRUARY WHEN WE GOT THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 2009, INCLUDED LANGUAGE BANNING DRILLING ON THE OUTER...
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| 01:34:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS 70% RELIANT ON FOREIGN OIL. NOW, THE GOOD
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| 01:34:23 |
MR. PRICE, -
NEWS THERE ARE WONDERFUL
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| 01:34:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND INCREDIBLE ALTERNATIVES
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| 01:34:27 |
Price, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE AMERICAN ENERGY FOR AMERICANS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS DEMOCRAT BILL TODAY WILL NOT, WILL NOT ALLOW ANY NEW SUPPLY. THE...
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| 01:35:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY BILL. WE HAVE PASSED BILL AFTER BILL.
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| 01:35:30 |
MR. PERFECT MUTTER, -
REALLY DESIGNED TO FOCUS ON NEW WAYS
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| 01:35:33 |
MR. PERLMUTTER, -
TO POWER AMERICA. WE CAN'T BE HOOKED ON JUST
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| 01:35:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONE COMMODITY ANYMORE. WE ARE
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| 01:35:38 |
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
HOOKED ON OIL, WE ARE BEHOLDEN TO EIGHT COUNTRIES, MOST OF WHICH DON'T LIKE US, AND FIVE OIL COMPANIES. SO WE ARE ALWAYS SORT OF AT RISK. WE HAVE SEEN...
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| 01:36:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEY CANNOT FIND A GENERATOR THAT'S A
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| 01:36:44 |
MR. GOHMERT, -
HYBRID GENERATOR. THEY NEED HELP. WHEN I WENT
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| 01:36:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WAS DEALING WITH SHERIFFS
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| 01:36:50 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THEY WERE TRYING TO GET HELP FOR THEIR PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. ONE OF THEM SAID YOU KNOW I'M A DEMOCRAT. I SAID YOU KNOW I DON'T CARE....
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| 01:37:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 6899, THE COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY POLICY ACT THAT THIS HOUSE WILL DEBATE AND PASS LATER TODAY IS A SHAM. LET
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| 01:37:55 |
MR. OLVER, -
ME REMIND THEM, H.R.
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| 01:37:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
6899 CONTAINS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME DRILLING LANGUAGE THEY DEMANDED A VOTE ON IN JUNE AND
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| 01:38:04 |
Olver, John W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
JULY. YET THEY WILL VOTE AGAINST IT TODAY JUST AS THEY DID IN JUNE AND JULY WHEN THEY VOTED AGAINST REQUIRING DRILLING IN THE ALREADY LEASED NATIONAL...
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| 01:39:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LET ME TELL YOU MY FATHER WAS A DEMOCRAT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT THE DEMOCRAT PARTY WAS FOR THE
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| 01:39:12 |
MS. BROWN-WAITE, -
WORKING CLASS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
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| 01:39:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THIS CHAMBER THE WORKING
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| 01:39:16 |
Brown-Waite, Virginia "Ginny" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
CLASS ARE GETTING STIFFED BY THIS BILL. IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE SINCE THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TOOK CONTROL OF BOTH OF THE HOUSES, GASOLINE HAS GONE UP OVER...
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| 01:40:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE WHITE HOUSE. WHAT WE NEED NOW IS COMMON ENERGY POLICY,
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| 01:40:40 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
EXPANDING OUR
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| 01:40:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RENEWABLE ENERGY POLCY, AND MAKING SURE WE ADDRESS
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| 01:40:44 |
Salazar, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
CLEAN COLEBURNING TECHNOLOGY. WHO WAS IT THAT WITHDREW THE FUTURE PROJECT OFF THE TABLE? IT WAS PRESIDENT BUSH THAT DID THIS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,...
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| 01:41:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BACK GET DOWN THERE, GET THAT ENERGY BILL DONE, IT'S HURTING US. WE NEED
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| 01:41:38 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SOMETHING DONE. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT
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| 01:41:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER, NANCY PELOSI, FROM SAN FRANCISCO, WOULD NOT ALLOW US
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| 01:41:44 |
Sullivan, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
A VOTE ON THIS. THE ONE GUY SAID, I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S THAT POWERFUL THAT SHE'S SINGLE-HANDEDLY HOLDING THIS UP WHEN THE MAJORITY OF AMERICAN PEOPLE...
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| 01:43:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GAVEL. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
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| 01:43:06 |
MR. SULLIVAN, -
GENTLEMAN FROM OREGON RISE? MR. DEFAZIO: TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:43:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. DEFAZIO: THE GRAND OLE OIL
|
| 01:43:13 |
MR. SULLIVAN, -
PARTY HAS A CASE OF COLLECTIVE AMNESIA. THEY WOULD HOPE THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL SHARE IN
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| 01:43:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEIR AMNESIA. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD FORGET THAT FOR SIX YEARS THEY CONTROLLED EVERYTHING, THE HOUSE, WHITE HOUSE, AND THE CONGRESS, AND FOR...
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| 01:43:28 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
BROUGHT FORTH THE BUSH-CHENEY ENERGY
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| 01:43:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POLICY. I VOTED AGAINST IT AS DID MOST
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| 01:43:32 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
DEMOCRATS. WE SAID IT WOULD MAKE US EVEN MORE DEPENDENT UPON SAUDI ARABIA, ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S BEST FRIENDS HERE, THE KING OF SAUDI ARABIA, AND IT...
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| 01:44:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUM THAT ARE IF CONGRESS PASSES AN ENERGY BILL THAT INCREASES PRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC ENERGY, THE
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| 01:44:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MARKETS WILL REACT IMMEDIATELY WITH LOWER
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| 01:44:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRICES. THIS IS THE TEST THAT CONGRESS WILL BE DELIVERING WHAT THE
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| 01:44:56 |
Radanovich, George P. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT. THE DEMOCRAT ENERGY BILL WILL BE RECEIVED WITH A RESOUNDING THUD ON THE WORLD MARKETS. IT WON'T MOVE THE PRICE OF GAS ONE CENT BECAUSE...
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| 01:46:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT THE CONGRESS CANNOT PROVIDE THE ONLY ANSWERS. NO LESS THAN T. BOONE PICKENS HAS SAID THAT WE CANNOT DRILL OUR WAY OUT OF THIS MESS. THE PLAN THAT
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| 01:46:11 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WE BRING TO THE FLOOR TODAY IS A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN THAT DOES DO
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| 01:46:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALL OF THE
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| 01:46:16 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
ABOVE. IT'S A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE DRILL NOWHERE CROWD AND THE DRILL EVERYWHERE CROWD. AND LET'S FACE IT. THERE ARE SOME ON THE MINORITY SIDE IN THIS...
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| 01:47:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE PROMISED ME THAT THEY WILL TAKE ONE VOTE IN THIS CONGRESS
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| 01:47:29 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO
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| 01:47:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADVANCE COAL AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT. THIS BILL AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL WANT TO ATTACK THE OIL, BUT THE BEST WAY TO GET OFF IMPORTED CRUDE
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| 01:47:41 |
Shimkus, John M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
OIL IS TO USE COAL. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE DEMOCRAT BILL THAT ADVANCES COAL USE. NOTHING, ZERO, NO OIL SHALE, NO COAL, NO OIL SANDS. NOTHING. NOT A COMPREHENSIVE...
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| 01:48:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VIRGINIA. WE GIVE EVERY DAY, WE HAVE ABUNDANT RESOURCES OF COAL AND NATURAL GAS. WE UNDERSTAND ENERGY.
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| 01:49:02 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
COAL IS ONE OF OUR NATION'S MOST ABUNDANT RESOURCES AND ANY TRULY COMPREHENSIVE
|
| 01:49:09 |
Capito, Shelley Moore - U.S. Representative, [R] West Virginia
ENERGY POLICY MUST INCLUDE COAL. THIS BILL DOES NOT, IT IS NOT ALL OF THE ABOVE. WE HAVE MORE COAL UNDER OUR FEET THAN THE MIDDLE EAST HAS OIL. I'VE...
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| 01:50:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN AFFORD THE GAS FOR THE TANKS. TO COMPOUND IT, THE HIGH COST OF ENERGY IS DESTROYING MANUFACTURING JOBS IN OUR
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| 01:50:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
COUNTRY. MY LARGEST CITY IS
|
| 01:50:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AT 11% UNEMPLOYMENT. MANY, MANY MANUFACTURING
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| 01:50:37 |
Manzullo, Donald "Don" A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
FACILITIES HAVE BEEN HIT BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF ENERGY, THEY SIMPLY CANNOT COMPETE. TODAY WE DEBATED -- DEBATE AN ENERGY BILL THAT FURTHER COMPOUNDS...
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| 01:51:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. MR. PENCE:
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| 01:52:02 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THEN ON BEHALF OF A FAIR AND OPEN DEBATE FOR EXRE HENCE -- COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY LEGISLATION THAT INCLUDES MORE DRILLING ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,...
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| 01:52:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT THE HOUSE DO NOW ADJOURN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. . THE NOES...
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| 01:52:22 |
MR. PENCE, -
I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS, MR. SPEAKER. ON THAT I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING...
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| 01:52:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTE BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS WILL BE A 15-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING
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| 01:52:42 |
MR. PENCE, -
MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE
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| 01:52:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF ,U) @@ @ THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: YEAS ARE 11, NAYS ARE ARE 393, THE MOTION IS NOT ADOPTED....
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| 02:20:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CLERK: HOUSE CALENDAR 265, HOUSE RESOLUTION 1433. RESOLVED, THAT UPON THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION
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| 02:20:41 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
IT SHALL BE IN ORDER TO CONSIDER IN THE HOUSE THE BILL H.R. 6899 TO ADVANCE THE NATIONAL
|
| 02:20:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SECURITY INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES BY REDUCING ITS DEPENDENCY ON OIL THROUGH RENEWABLE AND
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| 02:20:53 |
THE CLERK, -
CLEAN, ALTERNATIVE FUEL TECHNOLOGIES WHILE BUILDING A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE THROUGH EXPANDED ACCESS TO FEDERAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESOURCES, REVISING...
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| 02:22:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE ARISING UNDER CLAUSE 9 AND 10 OF RULE 21. THIS INCLUDES A WAIVER OF
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| 02:22:36 |
Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
SECTION 425 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WHICH CAUSES THE RESOLUTION TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 426-A. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 02:23:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND A MEMBER OPPOSED, THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK, EACH WILL CONTROL 10 MINUTES OF DEBATE ON THE QUESTION OF CONSIDERATION. AFTER THAT DEBATE, THE...
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| 02:23:45 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO CHALLENGE THAT
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| 02:23:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY. PROVISIONS IN H.R. 6899 CALLING FOR THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE
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| 02:23:57 |
Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
NEW YORK LIBERTY BONDS IS CLEARLY AN EARMARK. THIS EARMARK IS WORTH $1.2 BILLION AND STANDS TO BENEFIT ONE ENTITY, WHICH IS NEW YORK CITY. I HAVE A...
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| 02:27:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BILL TAKES IMPORTANT STEPS TOWARD INCREASING DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENCOURAGING THE
|
| 02:27:25 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND CUTTING DOWN ON THE CORRUPTION BETWEEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION REGULATORS AND THE OIL INDUSTRY. BY EXPANDING ACCESS...
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| 02:30:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DO WITH INCREASING AMERICAN ENERGY
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| 02:30:15 |
Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
PRODUCTION. WHICH IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY'S STATED PURPOSE THAT WE WANT TO INCREASE AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION. BUT INSTEAD,...
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| 02:32:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMEMBERING. MY COLLEAGUES ON THE
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| 02:32:30 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE HAVE.
|
| 02:32:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPARENTLY IT EXTENDS NO FURTHER THAN SEVEN YEARS AND FIVE
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| 02:32:35 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
DAYS. SEVEN YEARS AND FIVE DAYS AGO MY
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| 02:32:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CITY, THE CITY OF NEW YORK, WAS
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| 02:32:41 |
Crowley, Joseph - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
ATTACKED ON 9/11. IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT. AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF YOUR POINT OF ORDER IN OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL COMING TO THE FLOOR, IS THE LACK...
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| 02:35:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FORGET 9/11. BUT WE ALL IN THIS HOUSE STILL
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| 02:35:40 |
MR. CANTOR, -
MOURN THE LOSS OF THE LIVES IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND VIRGINIA. SO I WOULD SAY TO THE
|
| 02:35:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE HERE.
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| 02:35:48 |
MR. CANTOR, -
THE ISSUE HERE IS ABOUT AN AIRDROPPED EARMARK THAT BENEFITS ONE ENTITY, ONE LOCALITY, NEW YORK CITY, THAT IS REPORTED TO BE REQUESTED BY ONE MEMBER, AND...
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| 02:36:21 |
MR. CROWLEY, -
REPRESENTS NEW YORK CITY, THE FINANCIAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
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| 02:36:23 |
Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
AND IT'S VERY CONCERNED -- AND IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ITS WELL-BEING AS WE ALL ARE. AGAIN I WOULD MAKE THE POINT THIS IS NOT THE SUBJECT OF MY OBJECTION....
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| 02:36:55 |
Crowley, Joseph - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE INSERTION OF THIS ITEM IS SO FAR BEYOND THE JURISDICTION OF A
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| 02:37:01 |
Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
BILL DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION THAT IT JUST DOESN'T EVEN PASS THE STRAIGHT FACE TEST, MR. SPEAKER. I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME....
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| 02:37:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE REPUBLICANS TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT. TO HAVE A
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| 02:37:35 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
DRILLING DISTRACTION. ANYTHING TO GET AWAY FROM WHAT THEIR TRUE AGENDA IS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE
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| 02:37:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OPPOSED. WHAT THE REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO DO HERE SHOULD
|
| 02:37:46 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
BE OPPOSED. BECAUSE WHAT THIS IS REALLY ALL ABOUT, AND WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO NOW, IS TO AVOID THE REAL DEBATE ON THE FACT THAT THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE...
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| 02:41:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THIS POINT OF ORDER IS THAT THE MAJORITY
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| 02:41:27 |
MR. CANTOR, -
PARTY THOUGHT THAT, ALL RIGHT, WE CAN HAVE A BILL HERE WHERE WE CAN SNEAK
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| 02:41:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOMETHING IN. LET'S SNEAK A LIMITED
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| 02:41:33 |
Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
TAX BENEFIT FOR NEW YORK. YOU CAN CALL IT A AN EARMARK, THAT'S THE PROPER DEFINITION WHEN YOU HAVE A LIMITED TAX BENEFIT, YOU CAN CALL IT A BANANA,...
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| 02:42:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? MS. SLAUGHTER: I
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| 02:42:37 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
HAVE ONE MORE BUT I ONLY HALF A MINUTE LEFT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE VERY BRIEF.
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| 02:42:42 |
MR. CANTOR, -
MR. CANTOR: ALL I WOULD SAY
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| 02:42:47 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
IS THE HISTRIONICS WE HAVE ALREADY
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| 02:42:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SEEN ON THE MAJORITY SIDE OF THE AISLE INDICATE THE
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| 02:42:52 |
MR. CANTOR, -
SENSITIVITY OF THE MATTER OF EARMARKS. WE I THINK ALL HAVE NOTICED THAT
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| 02:42:57 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
THE PUBLIC HAS AN INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE WAY THIS BODY OPERATES AND THEY HAVE A GREAT DISSATISFACTION AIMED TOWARDS THIS PROCESS. THAT'S WHY...
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| 02:43:07 |
Cantor, Eric - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
THIS ISSUE. IT IS JUST COMPLETELY UNFAIR. IT SMACKS OF SMOKE FILLED ROOM BEHIND CLOSED DOORS DEALINGS THAT IS NOT BEFITTING OF THIS INSTITUTION,...
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| 02:44:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INTO THE OVERALL BILL TO HELP NEW YORK RECOVER BY CHAIRMAN
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| 02:44:23 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
THOMAS SO I GUESS TO SOME DEGREE CHAIRMAN THOMAS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PARTICULAR
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| 02:44:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROVISION BEING IN TODAY. WITHOUT CONSULTATION, NOT ONLY
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| 02:44:31 |
Crowley, Joseph - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
RANKING MEMBER CHARLIE RANGEL AT THE TIME, EVEN HIS OWN COLLEAGUE FROM THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THE AISLE AT THE TIME WAS NOT CONSULTED ABOUT THE ADDITION...
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| 02:45:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I DEMAND --
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| 02:45:11 |
MR. CROWLEY, -
MR. CANTOR: I OBJECT TO THE
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| 02:45:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE. MS. SLAUGHTER: I'D CALL FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS, MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY...
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| 02:45:28 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
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| 02:45:32 |
MR. CANTOR, -
THIS WILL BE A 15-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING
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| 02:45:37 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
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| 02:45:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE...
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| 03:08:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 230. THE NAYS ARE 180. THE QUESTION OF CONSIDERATION IS WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER...
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| 03:09:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE AN AMERICAN ENERGY ACT ADOPTED. MOTOR VEHICLE THIS HOUSE DO NOW ADJOADJOURN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE MOTION IS NOT DEBATABLE. THE QUESTION...
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| 03:09:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OPPOSED,
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| 03:10:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE NOES HAVE
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| 03:10:04 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IT. MR. PRICE: ON THAT I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA REQUESTS A RECORDED VOTE. A RECORDED VOTE IS REQUESTED....
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| 03:10:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FAVORING A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE....
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| 03:10:26 |
MR. PRICE, -
MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL
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| 03:10:29 |
Blunt, Roy - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS...
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| 03:16:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THERE WOULD BE UNLIMITED ONE MINUTES. THEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED WE WOULD ONLY HAVE 30 ONE-MINUTES ON EACH SIDE AND I APPRECIATE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE'LL...
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| 03:16:26 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
LEAST 20 MORE BECAUSE OUR MEMBERS WANT TO SPEAK AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. WHEN
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| 03:16:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A BILL GETS FILED AT 9:45
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| 03:16:32 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THEN IT'S ANNOUNCED IT'S GOING TO COME TO THE FLOOR THE NEXT MORNING AS THE FIRST BILL UP, A BILL THAT NO ONE HAS READ, WRITTEN IN...
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| 03:17:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNDERSTAND, YOU CAN PUT LIPSTICK ON A BAD BILL BUT IT IS STILL A BAD BILL. AND SADLY, THAT IS WHAT YOUR LEADERSHIP SO-CALLED ENERGY BILL IS. IT HAS BEEN...
|
| 03:18:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IT'S BEEN CALLED A HOAX WHICH IT IS. BUT THE TRUTH IS, IT IS NOTHING
|
| 03:18:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BUT POLITICAL COVER TO ALLOW MEMBERS ON YOUR SIDE OF THE AISLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
|
| 03:18:11 |
Bonner, Josiah "Jo" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alabama
THEY ARE FOR SOMETHING WHICH WE ALL KNOW THE MAJORITY OF YOUR MEMBERS ARE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO. WHY DOES CONGRESS HAVE THE LOWEST APPROVAL RATING IN...
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| 03:19:16 |
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ARE BEGGING US TO RESOLVE THIS ENERGY ISSUE. THEY'RE STRUGGLING IT TO DRIVE THEIR CARS AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THEY'RE GOING TO HEAT THEIR HOMES...
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PRICES. THEY EXPECT US TO DO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOMETHING. SPEAKER PELOSI'S BEEN TELLING THE COUNTRY THAT DRILLING'S NOT
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Peterson, John E. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
THE ANSWER, IT WOULD TAKE 10 YEARS. WELL, THE PELOSI TEAM DRAFTED A BILL, IT WILL TAKE 10 YEARS, MAYBE 15, MAYBE 20, FOLKS. THIS BILL WILL NOT PRODUCE...
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IS AFFECTING EVERY SEGMENT OF OUR SOCIETY AND MY CONSTITUENTS IN COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA ARE GETTING MORE CONCERNED EVERY DAY
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THAT WHAT GOES ON THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO BRING MORE DOMESTIC SUPPLY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF ENERGY ONLINE.
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Brown, Henry E. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
MY CONSTITUENTS SEE RUSSIA HOLDING EUROPE AS AN ENERGY HOSTAGE AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO ALLOW FOREIGN AND SOMETIMES UNFENDLY NATIONS TO HAVE THE ABILITY...
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| 03:22:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAKE UP THIS MORNING AND WE HAVE AN ENERGY BILL BUT IT'S AN ENERGY BILL THAT EVEN A MAJORITY OF CONSERVATIVE BLUE DOG DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT SEEN, MUCH...
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Fallin, Mary - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
TODAY HAPPENING? IT'S BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS BODY WHO DO NOT WANT TO PRODUCE ENERGY FOR AMERICA. WE'RE PLAYING GAMES WITH AMERICAN ENERGY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MR.
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SPEAKER. FOR MONTHS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS NATIONAL ENERGY CRISIS THAT'S FACING OUR COUNTRY, THAT'S HURTING OUR ECONOMY. WE'VE...
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| 03:23:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIKE THE AMERICAN ENERGY ACT THAT APPROACHES THIS IN A COMPREHENSIVE WAY AND ADDRESSES
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ALL OF THE ISSUE. BUT YET I RISE TODAY IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL THAT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP FILED IN DARK OF NIGHT WITH NO DISCUSSION,
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Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BRING UP TODAY AND ALLOW NO AMENDMENTS ON AND LET'S LOOK AT WHY THAT BILL IS SO BAD. FIRST OF ALL, IT PUTS A PERMANENT BAN ON 88%...
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| 03:25:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN YOUR LIFE. AS I LOOK ACROSS THIS FLOOR, I SEE MEMBERS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE THAT EXPERIENCED THAT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME...
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THIS JANUARY. I SAT ON THE FLOOR AND I BROUGHT MY
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOUNG SON AND DAUGHTER WITH ME. I LISTENED INTENTLY
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McCarthy, Kevin - U.S. Representative, [R] California
TO MADAM SPEAKER HELD THE GAVEL, TO THE WORDS SHE SAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEFINE THIS CONGRESS, DEFINE THIS NATION AND THE WORDS THAT SHE SPOKE THAT...
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| 03:26:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU KNOW, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
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MR. MCCARTHY, -
BELIEVE THAT WASHINGTON, D.C., IS BROKEN. AND THIS PROCESS AND THIS LEGISLATION THAT WE'RE
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| 03:27:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE NINE. THE NAYS ARE 386. ZERO HAVING VOTED PRESENT, THE MOTION IS NOT ADOPTED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND TO INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS INTO THE RECORD.
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Unidentified Speaker, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. SLAUGHTER: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY WILL...
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| 03:30:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.RES. 1433 PROVIDES A CLOSED RULE FOR CONSIDERATION
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MS. SLAUGHTER, -
OF H.R. 6899, THE COMPREHENSIVE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. THE RESOLUTION PROVIDES THREE HOURS OF DEBATE ON THE BILL CONTROLLED BY THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL...
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| 03:30:20 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
EVERY CITY AND TOWN AND VILLAGE ACROSS OUR DISTRICTS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE SKY ROCKETING GAS PRICES -- SKYROCKETING GAS PRICES AND EVER INCREASING...
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| 03:38:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HASTINGS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR.
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| 03:39:05 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
SPEAKER, FOR MANY MONTHS, THE LIBERAL LEADS THAT ARE CONTROLLED THIS HOUSE HAVE BLOCKED, DODGED AND REFUSED TO ALLOW A VOTE ON LEGISLATION TO PRODUCE...
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| 03:39:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIFTING THE BAN ON DRILLING OFFSHORE AND THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY AND ADAMANTLY
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Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
REFUSED ANY ACTION ON WHICH LEGISLATION TO HELP LOWER GAS PRICES THAT ARE HURTING PEOPLE AT THE PUMP. AND YET TODAY, YET TODAY, MR. SPEAKER, AFTER THESE...
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| 03:50:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POLICY INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO PLAY POLITICS. I HAPPEN TO BE AMONG THOSE WHO BELIEVE WE CANNOT DRILL OUR WAY OUT OF THIS
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MS. SLAUGHTER, -
ENERGY CRISIS. YET I SUPPORT THIS BILL THAT CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT OFFSHORE AND DOMESTIC
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DRILLING. I'LL TELL YOU WHY. THIS WILL OFFER A TRANSITION FUND SO THAT
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Welch, Peter - U.S. Representative, [D] Vermont
WE CAN GET -- WE CAN GO FROM AN ENERGY DEPENDENT ECONOMY ON OIL TO AN INDEPENDENT ENERGY ECONOMY. WHAT THIS BILL WILL DO IS MARRY THE ARGUMENT THAT HAS...
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| 03:52:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. HASTINGS: I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE REPUBLICAN WHIP, MR. BLUNT OF MISSOURI. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI, MR....
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MR. HASTINGS, -
MINUTES. MR. BLUNT: I APPRECIATE THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN YIELDING. THIS BILL COMES TO THE FLOOR TODAY THIS RULE COMES TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT ISSUE THAT WAS BEEN BEFORE THE...
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| 03:53:04 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
NOW. OUR MEMBERS, EVEN WITH A 9:45 NOTICE LAST NIGHT THAT FINALLY
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| 03:53:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THERE WAS A BILL THAT NOBODY HAD SEEN ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE BEFORE 9:45, 10:45 RULES
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Blunt, Roy - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
COMMITTEE MEETING BROUGHT A STACK OF AMENDMENTS A FOOT HIGH TO THE COMMITTEE, NONE OF WHICH WE'RE VOTING ON TODAY. AMENDMENTS IN LEGISLATION THAT HAD...
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| 03:55:34 |
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I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE LANDMARK ENERGY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT IN THIS RULE THIS REPRESENTS THE CULLMY
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| 03:55:39 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
NATION OF YEARS OF DEBATE OVER ENERGY POLICY AND IT DOES CONTAIN NUMEROUS MEASURES THAT HAVE ALREADY
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| 03:55:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEEN ADOPTED BY THIS BODY IN A BIPARTISAN FASHION. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS
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Castor, Katherine "Kathy" Anne - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
COMPROMISE ENERGY BILL REPRESENTS FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN THE COUNTRY'S ENERGY FUTURE. AND A SIGNIFICANT BREAK WITH WHITE HOUSE POLICIES THAT GIVE LITTLE...
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| 03:58:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OPPOSITION TO THIS RULE. AND I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE RULE MYSELF AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE
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| 03:59:03 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. LEWIS: THE FOLKS AT HOME
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| 03:59:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE GOTTEN THE MESSAGE RELATIVE TO THE LEVEL OF
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| 03:59:12 |
Lewis, Jerry - U.S. Representative, [R] California
COMPETENCE OR INCOMPETENCE OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. POLLS INDICATE THAT OUR RATINGS ARE SOMEWHERE AT THE 9% RANGE, AND THEY ARE SERIOUSLY DOUBTFUL...
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| 03:59:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAJOR ISSUES IN A SENSIBLE WAY COME
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MR. LEWIS, -
TO CONCLUSIONS THAT MAKE SENSE FOR THEM. AS A MATTER OF FACT, MR. SPEAKER, IT WAS 82 DAYS AGO TODAY THAT IF THE FULL APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE I...
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| 04:00:29 |
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CHAIR. I WANT TO THANK THE RULES COMMITTEE FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION TO THE FLOOR SO WE CAN DEBATE THE ENERGY BILL AND VOTE ON THE ENERGY BILL LATER...
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| 04:00:37 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
RISE IN VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE FORWARD-LOOKING BILL THAT WILL PROVIDE RELIEF AT THE PUMP, CREATE GOOD JOBS IN AMERICA,
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| 04:00:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND FINALLY PUT OUR NATION ON A PATH TOWARD A CLEAN, MORE INDEPENDENT
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| 04:00:49 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE. SURELY THAT IS SOMETHING ALL OF US SUPPORT. AMERICA UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEM. OUR NATION IS ADDICTED TO OIL, CONSUMERS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BARTON: MR. SPEAKER, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED THAT QUICKLY. MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY
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| 04:04:20 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BARTON: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS BILL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS THE TITLE OF SECTION 1 OF THE BILL, THIS IS TITLE 1, SECTION 1,
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MR. BARTON, -
SECTION 101, PROHIBITION ON LEASING. PROHIBITIONS ON LEASING. THIS IS
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A PRETEND BILL.
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| 04:04:42 |
Barton, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THIS IS A BILL THAT IS ONCE -- HAS ONCE AGAIN BE PUT TOGETHER IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT. I WAS NOTIFIED BY STAFF ABOUT 10:30 LAST EVENING THAT THE RULES...
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| 04:06:47 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
ON. THE DAY BEFORE THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ELECTION IN THE LAST CONGRESS, THE PRICE
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| 04:06:52 |
Barton, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
FOR GASOLINE IN TEXAS WAS APPROXIMATELY $2 A GALLON. THE DAY SPEAKER PELOSI BECAME SPEAKER IT WAS $2.33. TODAY IT'S PUSHING $4. IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING...
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| 04:07:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMITTEE FOR YIELDING TO ME. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF OUR LEGISLATION, H.R. 6899, THE COMPREHENSIVE AMERICAN ENERGY
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| 04:07:34 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SECURITY AND TAXPAYER PROTECTION ACT. AND THIS RULE. THE WAY WE -- WHY WE IDENTIFY THIS AS A
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMPREHENSIVE BILL BECAUSE IT'S VERY SIMPLE, OUR
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| 04:07:45 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
COUNTRY NEEDS A COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION THAT DEALS WITH ENERGY. WE NEED EVERYTHING FOR OUR COUNTRY TO BOTH BE ENERGY EFFICIENT BUT ALSO TO BE ABLE...
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| 04:11:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHY CONGRESS IS AT A 9% FAVORABLE RATING. WE HAVE NOT DONE THE NATION'S BUSINESS. I LOOK AT FORMER CHAIRMAN BARTON SITTING IN THE SECOND ROW HERE.
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| 04:11:21 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
WHEN WE DID THE 2005 E PACK BILL WE WILL LOTS OF PAMMEDS HERE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR. 23 DIFFERENT
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| 04:11:28 |
Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS. SOME AMENDMENTS TO AMENDMENTS. SOME OF THEM WOULD SAY AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT IT WAS IN FACT A BIPARTISAN BILL BECAUSE CONGRESS...
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| 04:12:43 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
BEEF IN THIS LEGISLATION. MANY WOULD SAY WHERE IS THE
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| 04:12:46 |
Upton, Frederick "Fred" S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
BEEF? THERE IS NONE. THE RULE NEEDS TO BE REJECTED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. UPTON'S, TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 04:13:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. MARKEY: I THANK THE GENTLELADY.
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| 04:13:18 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE DEBATE. THE REPUBLICANS ARE VERY UPSET THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO TAKE THE OIL COMPANIES AND MAKE THEM...
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| 04:13:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TAXES TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHEN THEY DRILL ON THE LAND OWNED BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND THE DEMOCRATS THEN WANT
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Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
TO MOVE THE MONEY OVER TO WIND AND SOLAR AND PLUG-IN HYBRIDS FOR TAX BREAKS. SO THE DEMOCRATS ARE SAYING THAT AMERICA NEEDS AN OIL CHANGE. SO AS MR. GREEN...
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| 04:15:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. SHADEGG: MR. SPEAKER, CONTRARY TO WHAT MY FRIEND FROM MASSACHUSETTS SAYS, THERE IS NO DRILL, DRILL, DRILL, NO CHANGE IN...
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| 04:16:05 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
IN THIS BILL. AND LET ME EXPLAIN WHY. I WENT TO THE RULES COMMITTEE AND SAID THAT ANY OIL PRODUCED UNDER THIS BILL WILL BE CHALLENGED IN LAWSUITS...
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| 04:16:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DROPPED PRODUCED. LET'S PUT A LIMIT ON THE LAWSUITS.
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Shadegg, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
THE RULES COMMITTEE SAID ABSOLUTELY NO. WHY DID I DO THAT? LAST YEAR THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION ISSUED 487 LEASES IN THE CHUKCHI SEA. ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS...
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| 04:17:28 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
OIL IS BEING DECEIVED BY THE LAWYERS THAT WILL
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Shadegg, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
SUE AND SUE AND SUE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. SHADEGG'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. HASTINGS,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. INSLEE: PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. INSLEE: YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE HAVING THIS DEBATE...
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| 04:18:07 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
ABOUT NEED TO SPREMB WHAT HE WILL -- PRESERVE WHALE OIL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BECAUSE THAT WAS THE PREDOMINANT SOURCE OF ENERGY IN THE 1800'S AND THEY COULDN'T
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MR. INSLEE, -
SEE THE TREND TO OTHER FUELS. NOW WE
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| 04:18:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER
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| 04:18:22 |
Inslee, Jay - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND THE TRANSITION OF FUELS FOR AMERICANS. THE ONLY TRANSITION THAT HAS A CHANCE OF BREAKING OUR ADDICTION TO OIL AND TRULY KEEPING...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CONNECTICUT, MR. SHAYS. THE...
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| 04:20:53 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
OUR ECONOMY, ENERGY BOUGHT OVERSEAS IS DEPRIVING US OF AMERICAN JOBS, TRANSFER OF
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| 04:21:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WEALTH, $700 BILLION OVERSEAS, IS GOING TO DESTROY OUR
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| 04:21:05 |
Shays, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [R] Connecticut
SECURITY. WE NEED A BILL THAT HAS CONSERVATION, RENEWABLES, NUCLEAR POWER AND, YES, AMERICAN OIL AND AMERICAN GAS THAT AMERICAN OIL AND THAT AMERICAN...
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| 04:21:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK HAS SIX MINUTES REMAINING. SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO CLOSE. MS. SLAUGHTER: HOW MUCH DOES MY COLLEAGUE...
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MS. SLAUGHTER, -
SLAUGHTER: I'LL RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. HASTINGS:...
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| 04:22:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. ROYCE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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MS. SLAUGHTER, -
FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. ROYCE, IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR.
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ROYCE: MR. SPEAKER, THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THE REPUBLICAN BILL, WHICH HAS ALL OF THE ABOVE, SETS ASIDE $1.8
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MS. SLAUGHTER, -
BILLION
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT WOULD BE TAKEN FROM THE PROFITS OF THIS OIL LEASING, AND THAT MONEY WOULD BE PUT INTO ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLE
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| 04:22:27 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
ENERGY. THAT MONEY WOULD GO TO THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION, WHICH IS ELECTRICAL
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VEHICLES. LITHIUM ION CAR BATTERIES WOULD COME ONTO THE MARKET.
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| 04:22:36 |
Royce, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
WE CAN'T AFFORD WHAT THE DEMOCRATS WANT TO DO. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT THEY'VE RUN THE CONGRESS THEY'VE DOUBLED THE PRICE OF GAS BY PUTTING IN PLACE...
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| 04:23:48 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
ANOTHER PROHIBITION BROUGHT TO US BY OUR FRIENDS ON THE
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| 04:23:50 |
Royce, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. ROYCE'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR....
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| 04:24:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR. GINGREY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA, MR....
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| 04:24:21 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MR. GINGREY: MR. SPEAKER, I
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. AND BASICALLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THE LEADERSHIP ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE OF THE AISLE ARE SO FOCUSED
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| 04:24:30 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
ON SAVING THE PLANET THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SAVE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHEN WE'RE IN THIS CRISIS OVER THESE OIL PRICES AND DEPENDENCY ON THE...
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| 04:24:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COUNTRIES. NANCY PELOSI HERSELF, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SAID I WANT TO SAVE THE
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| 04:24:42 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
PLANET. I WANT TO SAVE THE PLANET. THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE SAID ALL FOSSIL FUEL IS POISON AND WE NEED TO GET RID OF IT. THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 04:25:43 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
WHEN CHARLIE BROWN GOES TO KICK THAT FIELD
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| 04:25:45 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
GOAL SHE YANKS IT AWAY. THAT'S WHAT THE DEMOCRAT MAJORITY HAS DONE AND IT'S SHAMEFUL, MR. SPEAKER. AND I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 04:26:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. HASTINGS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. DUNCAN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 04:26:25 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MR. DUNCAN: I RISE IN
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| 04:26:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OPPOSITION TO THIS VERY MISMANAGED BILL AND THE RULE THAT BRINGS IT TO THE FLOOR. FIRST, IT CLAIMS TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE BILL, YET
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| 04:26:33 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
IT HAS NOTHING ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY, CLEAN COAL OR INCREASING REFINERY CAPACITY AND HALTS MUCH OIL SHALE DEVELOPMENT. SECOND, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT...
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| 04:26:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIMITATIONS ON LAWSUITS BY SPECIAL INTERESTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
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| 04:26:46 |
Duncan, John James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY USED LAWSUITS, THE COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES TO STOP OR DRASTICALLY SLOW DOWN ALL TYPES OF ENERGY PRODUCTION AND HAVE REALLY...
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| 04:27:42 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
ON TO THE CONSUMER IN THE FORM OF HIGHER PRICES.
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| 04:27:46 |
Duncan, John James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
THE TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION SAYS ONE GALLON IN JET FUEL COSTS $200 MILLION A YEAR. IT HAS GONE UP MORE THAN ONE PENNY LEADING TO HIGHER OF FARES FOR...
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| 04:28:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HASTINGS:. MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, AN INDIVIDUAL, A MEMBER OF THIS BODY WHO HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY...
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| 04:28:38 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA,
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| 04:28:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. PETERSON, IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. PETERSON: I RISE TODAY WITH A HEAVY HEART. AMERICAN IS IN A CRISIS FOR AFFORDABLE, AVAILABLE ENERGY.
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| 04:28:48 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
OUR FOLKS BACK HOME WANT US TO SIT DOWN AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO HAVE AVAILABLE, AFFORDABLE ENERGY. 400 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, INCLUDING ME, WHO HAVE BEEN...
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| 04:28:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MORNING FOUND OUT THERE'S A 290-PAGE BILL THAT WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON TODAY WITH
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| 04:29:03 |
Peterson, John E. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
NEEMEDS. THAT'S NOT THE PROCESS OF HOW TO GET TO A SOLUTION. THAT'S THE POLITICAL PROCESS. THIS IS A POLITICAL PROCESS, NOT A PROCESS ABOUT SOLVING...
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| 04:31:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SLAUGHTER: I HAVE ONE FURTHER SPEAKERS, AND THEN I WILL CLOSE. MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I AM VERY PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE REPUBLICAN...
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| 04:31:23 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
LEADER, MR. BOEHNER, OF OHIO FOR A MINORITY LEADER'S MINUTE. MR. BOEHNER: LET ME THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM WASHINGTON FOR YIELDING AND SUGGEST TO
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| 04:31:31 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE ARE ENGAGED IN
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| 04:31:35 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
EXACTLY WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SICK OF. AND THAT IS POLITICAL GAMES HERE IN
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| 04:31:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WASHINGTON THAT ARE INTENDED TO BE POLITICAL GAMES AND HAVE NO OUTCOME. WE HAVE A BILL THAT WILL
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| 04:31:48 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
BE UP SOON, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PAGES IT IS, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. OF COURSE THERE'S NO MEMBER OF CONGRESS WHO HAS SEEN THIS BILL AND NO...
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| 04:35:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. ROGERS, IS RECOGNIZED FOR 1 1/2 MINUTES. MR. ROGERS: THANK YOU. THIS IS THE TROUBLE WHEN YOU
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| 04:35:09 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
INTRODUCE BILLS TO HURT SOMEBODY, TO
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| 04:35:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TRY TO PUNISH SOMEBODY. DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER A COUPLE YEARS AGO THEY SAID THEY HAD A SECRET PLAN THEY WERE
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| 04:35:16 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
GOING TO LOWER GAS PRICES. THE PROBLEM WAS THE PLAN WAS DEEPLY ROOTED IN PUNISHING AVERAGE AMERICANS. IF YOU
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| 04:35:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DRIVE A MINIVAN YOU'RE BAD. IF YOU USE ELECTRICITY
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| 04:35:27 |
Rogers, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
AT HOME, YOU'RE WRONG. IF YOU COMMUTE MORE THAN 40 MILES TO WORK, YOU'RE WRONG. YOU HAVE DEVELOPED A PLAN THAT PUNISHES THEM. AND WE ARE SEEING...
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| 04:37:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF US. I TAKE THAT BACK. WE HAVE -- TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS. MS. SLAUGHTER:
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| 04:37:31 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
LET ME CONTINUE TO RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 04:37:34 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. HASTINGS. MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, I AM VERY PLEASED...
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| 04:37:51 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS DEBATE WITH MUCH INTEREST AS I NOTICE
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| 04:37:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE ANTI-DRILLERS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE STRAINING TO PROVE THEIR
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| 04:37:58 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
BILL ACTUALLY INCLUDES REAL DRILLING. YOU LISTEN TO IT AND IT APPEARS THEY ARE LIP-SYNCING THEIR LEDGE MESSAGE WHILE THE ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMISTS
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| 04:38:09 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AND LAWYERS ARE WRITING AND SINGING THEIR ANTI-ENERGY LYRICS. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HEARING. MR. SPEAKER, IT JUST APPEARS TO ME...
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| 04:38:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT CORRECT? MS. SLAUGHTER: CORRECT. MR. HASTINGS: I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEVADA, MR. PORTER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 04:39:10 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
BY THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY REGARDING RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS ON PUBLIC LANDS. NEVADA IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF RENEWABLE
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| 04:39:18 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
ENERGY. WE HAVE THE THIRD
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| 04:39:19 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
LARGEST SOLAR FACILITY IN THE WORLD IN MY DISTRICT. I MADE SOME SUGGESTIONS SO HI
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| 04:39:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO DROP MY OWN BILL SINCE THE -- SO I HAD TO DROP MY OWN
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| 04:39:27 |
Porter, Jon - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada
BILL SINCE THE LEADERSHIP WOULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO BE HEARD TO ENSURE LEASING, BUYING ON FEDERAL LANDS, SHOULD GO TO LEASE OR BUY THE PROPERTY AT EXISTING...
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| 04:40:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. DEFAZIO: I THANK THE GENTLELADY FOR YIELDING.
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| 04:40:44 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
IF YOU LISTEN TO THE REPUBLICANS HERE TODAY, YOU WOULD THINK THAT DETROIT CAN'T MAKE MORE EFFICIENT AUTOMOBILES, SOMETHING THE REPUBLICANS BLOCKED FOR
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| 04:40:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
12 YEARS WHICH WE DID WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF TAKING BACK POWER IN THE HOUSE. THEY ARE SAYING OUR ELECTRIC
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| 04:41:02 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
GENERATORS CAN'T PRODUCE 15%, 1/6 OF THEIR ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES EVER AMERICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY WE CAN'T GET 15%...
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| 04:46:17 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
IT WAS SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK 'N' ROLL. THIS BILL WOULD REFORM THAT
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| 04:46:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROCESS. THIS BILL WOULD BRING BACK INTEGRITY, FISCAL
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| 04:46:25 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
RESPONSIBILITY AND GIVE US A SUSTAINABLE, RENEWABLE AND CLEANER ENERGY FUTURE. VOTE FOR A NEW FUTURE, NOT THE SAME OLD BIG OIL, GRAND OIL PARTY PLAN....
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| 04:46:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEMOCRATS OF MORE DRILLING AND MAKING AMERICAN MORE INDEPENDENT, THEN I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO AGAINST THIS SHAM BILL BY VOTING NO ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION....
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| 04:47:10 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
THE ENERGY -- THE AMERICAN ENERGY ACT. MR.
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| 04:47:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO HAVE THE TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT AND
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| 04:47:17 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL INSERTED INTO THE RECORD PRIOR TO THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HASTINGS: THANK...
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| 04:47:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SECONDS. MS. SLAUGHTER: MR. SPEAKER, THIS WHOLE DEBATE BOILS DOWN
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| 04:47:45 |
Hastings, Richard "Doc" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
TO ONE ISSUE TODAY, WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON, THE SIDE OF THE PERSONS WHO SENT YOU HERE, YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND THE BUSINESSES THAT YOU REPRESENT OR ARE...
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| 04:47:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE ON THAT AND ON THE RULE TO FOLLOW AND MOVE THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. THANK YOU. THE
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| 04:48:03 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK. ALL TIME HAVING BEEN EXPIRED, THE QUESTION IS ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR...
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| 04:48:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM NEW YORK REQUESTS THE YEAS AND NAYS. THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS...
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| 04:48:38 |
MS. SLAUGHTER, -
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| 04:48:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS RISE? MR. MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, BY THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, I CALL...
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| 04:49:44 |
Slaughter, Louise - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
RULE 18, DECLARE THE HOUSE RESOLVED INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 6842 TO REQUIRE...
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| 04:49:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO REVISE ITS LAWS REGARDING THE USE AND POSSESSION
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| 04:49:54 |
THE CLERK, -
OF FIREARMS AS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA V. HELLER, IN A MANNER...
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| 04:52:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1434. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN
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| 04:53:02 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. MCGOVERN, IS RECOGNIZED FOR AS MUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME. MR. MCGOVERN: THANK YOU. MR. SPEAKER, H.RES. 1434 PROVIDES FOR CONSIDERATION...
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| 04:53:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STRUCTURED RULE. IT PROVIDES ONE HOUR OF GENERAL DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND RECLAIMING MY TIME ON THE
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| 04:53:26 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM. IT WAIVES ALL POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL EXCEPT FOR CLAUSES 9 AND 10 OF RULE 21....
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| 04:58:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULING UPHOLDING THE INDIVIDUAL 'S AND INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO
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| 04:58:50 |
Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
KEEP AND BEAR ARMS WHILE PROVIDING SOME OF ITS VULNERABLE MEMBERS WITH A MEANINGLESS POLITICAL COVER VOTE LEADING UP TO THIS FALL'S ELECTION. SINCE...
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| 05:04:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE
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| 05:04:15 |
Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. MCGOVERN, IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MCGOVERN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, THIS DEBATE IS NUTS....
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| 05:04:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT WOULD PROHIBIT THE D.C. FROM ENACTING COMMONSENSE GUN LAWS. IT WOULD REPEAL COMMONSENSE RESTRICTIONS ON GUN POSSESSION
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| 05:04:40 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
BY DANGEROUS UNQUALIFIED PERSONS. IT REPEALS ALL AGE LIMITS FOR THE POSSESSION AND CARRYING OF GUNS, INCLUDING ASSAULT RIFLES. THOSE WHO COMMITTED VIOLENT...
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| 05:05:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL SO MUCH SO THAT THE N.R.A. WAS
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| 05:05:59 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
DRIVEN BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD TO CHANGE AT LEAST SOME OF IT. UNFORTUNATELY THEY'VE LEFT A VERY DANGEROUS BILL ANYWAY. OUR BILL SAYS 180 DAYS AFTER...
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| 05:11:14 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
FIREARMS IN THE HOME AND IT
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| 05:11:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
USES OTHER MEASURES TO PROTECT
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| 05:11:19 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
THE DISTRICT RESIDENTS AND THE FEDERAL PRESENCE SUCH AS RESTRICTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE AGE WHEN A CHILD CAN GET A GUN. SO MEMBERS ARE BEING ASKED...
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| 05:13:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. MCGOVERN: WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? MR. SESSIONS: I WILL YIELD. MR. MCGOVERN: I DIDN'T ACCUSE THE REPUBLICANS OF FORCING THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR....
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| 05:13:53 |
Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OF THIS DEBATE. MR. SESSIONS: I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN CLARIFYING THAT. RECLAIMING MY TIME. THE GENTLEMAN ACCUSED THOSE WHO WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE...
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| 05:14:04 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
ISSUE
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| 05:14:07 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
TODAY. WELL, MR.
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| 05:14:08 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
SPEAKER, THIS IS AN INTERNAL STRUGGLE WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. THE GENTLEMAN
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| 05:14:15 |
Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
WHO BROUGHT THE BILL TO THE FLOOR TODAY CHAIRED THE RULES COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT. I HEARD -- NOR WAS THERE ANY VOICED OPPOSITION TO THE RULE, TO THE SUBSTITUTE,...
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| 05:16:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEXAS, WHEN HE SAYS THAT THIS IS AN INTERNAL STRUGGLE WITHIN THE
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| 05:16:37 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OVER THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION JUST AS I THINK, MR. SPEAKER, THAT THEY'RE ENGAGED IN AN INTERNAL STRUGGLE...
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| 05:20:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. SERRANO, IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SERRANO: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE RULE...
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| 05:20:56 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
COLONY. I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES THAT CONGRESS NEEDS TO STOP IMPOSING ITS WILL ON THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AS CHAIRMAN OF
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| 05:21:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES THE DISTRICT, I HAVE MADE NONINTERFERENCE IN DISTRICT
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| 05:21:09 |
Serrano, Jose - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
AFFAIRS A PRIORITY OF MY OVERSIGHT. D.C. DOES NOT NEED A SECOND MAYOR AND DOES NOT NEED A SECOND CITY COUNCIL. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MEMBERS HERE TODAY WHO...
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| 05:24:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS RECOGNIZED FOR SIX MINUTES. MR. PENCE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 05:24:24 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
THANK THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND FOR YIELDING THIS TIME. I RISE TO OPPOSE THIS RULE. I SUPPORT
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| 05:24:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHILDERS AMENDMENT IN THE FORM OF A
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| 05:24:34 |
MR. PENCE, -
SUBSTITUTE. I AM LEFT TO WONDER, AS I'M
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| 05:24:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SURE ANY OF OUR COUNTRYMEN LOOKING IN ARE
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| 05:24:41 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
WONDERING WHY AFTER ONLY LEARNING OF THE DEMOCRATS' ENERGY BILL LAST NIGHT AT 9:45 ON THE HOUSE WE HAVE TAKEN SOME SORT OF A TIME-OUT FROM A CONTENTIOUS...
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| 05:30:52 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WAY. THIS CONGRESS IS BETTER THAN
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| 05:30:55 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
THAT. WE HAVE A BIPARTISAN MAJORITY IN THIS CONGRESS, INCLUDING SOME MEN AND WOMEN THAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. WHO HAVE GIBBON THE OPPORTUNITY,...
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| 05:32:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT. AT THIS POINT I'D LIKE TO I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI, MR. CHILDERS.
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| 05:32:11 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. CHILDERS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT...
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| 05:32:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CLEAR LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARE
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| 05:32:36 |
Childers, Travis W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi
AFFORDED SELF-PROTECTION RIGHTS WITHIN THEIR HOMES. I DO NOT SEEK TO CIRCUMVENT OR TAKE AWAY ANY POWER FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. HOWEVER, I DO...
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| 05:33:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PENCE, I DO SUPPORT THE CHILDERS AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE. BUT
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| 05:33:26 |
Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
I, TOO, FIND IT IRONIC THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING THIS TODAY WHEN WE HAVE SO LITTLE TIME TO DISCUSS AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY SECURITY AND ENERGY
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| 05:33:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INDEPENDENCE. EARLIER TODAY WE'VE HEARD THAT WE WILL BE
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| 05:33:38 |
McCotter, Thaddeus "Thad" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
CONFRONTING LANDMARK LEGISLATION. I CONCUR WITH THIS ASSESSMENT. UNFORTUNATELY WE'LL NOT -- IT WILL NOT BE A LANDMARK ENERGY POLICY, IT WILL BE A LANDMARK...
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| 05:37:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, MR. OBEY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 05:37:51 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. OBEY: MR. SPEAKER, I HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH THE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON THE GUN ISSUE. I'VE ALWAYS...
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| 05:38:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MISTAKEN. BUT THE ISSUE FACING US TODAY IS NOT ABOUT
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| 05:38:15 |
Obey, David R. - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
GUNS. IT'S ABOUT THE FEDERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE FIRST FIGHT I EVER HAD ON THIS FLOOR WAS WHEN BOB AND I PRIDE LOOSE THE MONEY FOR...
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| 05:40:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS CONGRESS SHOULD BE TRYING TO HELP ANYONE
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| 05:40:21 |
Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OR COLLUDE WITH THEM TO EXTEND TIME FRAMES HAVE ABOUT -- THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED ALREADY BY THE HIGHEST COURT OF THIS LAND THAT I BELIEVE WAS A REASONABLE...
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| 05:41:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER. AND I THANK THE RULES COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TWO
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| 05:41:48 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
MINUTES. THOSE OF US WHO SUPPORT THE CHILDERS AMENDMENT ARE NOT HERE OF OUR VOLITION. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE THE SUPREME
|
| 05:41:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COURT OF THE UNITED STATES IN A CLARIFICATION RULING REGARDING IN THIS CASE THE SECOND
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| 05:41:57 |
MR. TANNER, -
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION SAID THAT IT'S THE LAW OF THE
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| 05:42:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAND THAT CERTAIN THINGS MUST
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| 05:42:02 |
Tanner, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
BE DONE. THIS CHILDERS AMENDMENT DOES THIS AND ONLY THIS. IT DOES NOT, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE ANY PROVISIONS THAT WOULD LIMIT THE ABILITY OF INDEPENDENT AUTHORITIES...
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| 05:44:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. MCGOVERN: MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I'D
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| 05:44:07 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS, MR. ROSS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES....
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| 05:44:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. ROSS: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE CHILDERS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6842.
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| 05:44:26 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
I WANT TO THANK MR. MCGOVERN FOR GIVING ME TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
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| 05:44:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOME FOLKS MAY SAY WHY WOULD A MEMBER FROM
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| 05:44:37 |
MR. ROSS, -
CONGRESS --
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| 05:44:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEMBER
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| 05:44:42 |
Ross, Michael "Mike" A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
IN CONGRESS FROM ARKANSAS BE CONCERNED ABOUT GUN LAWS. NUMBER ONE, I'M PRO-GUNS. IF THEY CAN TAKE YOUR GUNS AWAY FROM YOU IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, PRESCOTT,...
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| 05:46:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
|
| 05:46:44 |
MR. ROSS, -
GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. NORTON: I THINK I SHOULD MAKE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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| 05:46:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAS JUST PASSED PERMANENT LEGISLATION THAT HAS NO GUN LOCK PROVISION.
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| 05:46:54 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
INSTEAD, SUBSTITUTES
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| 05:46:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A CHILD
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| 05:46:59 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
ACCESS BILL AND ALLOWS SEMIAUTOMATICS AND ALLOWS MORE THAN
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| 05:47:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONE. THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO DOING IT.
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| 05:47:07 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
AND THE GOOD FAITH WAS SHOWN BY THE FACT THAT THEY PASSED A STOPGAP MEASURE WHICH ALLOWED IMMEDIATE REGISTRATION. THIS BILL FEDERALIZES GUN LAWS. IT TAKES...
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| 05:48:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. MORAN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO VOICE
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| 05:48:20 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT
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| 05:48:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT THIS RULE MAKES IN ORDER BECAUSE IT IMPOSES UPON THE RESIDENTS OF OUR NATION LAWS THAT THEY DON'T SUPPORT AND WILL MAKE
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| 05:48:28 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
THEM LESS SAFE. THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT GOES WELL BEYOND ANYTHING CONTAINED IN THE HELLER DECISION
|
| 05:48:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND LEAVES THE D.C. CITY COUNCIL WITH LITTLE AUTHORIZED TO
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| 05:48:37 |
Moran, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
IMPOSE SENSIBLE REGULATIONS ON DEADLY WEAPONS. IT WILL REPEAL REQUIREMENTS THAT GUNS BE PROPERLY STORED IN THE HOME, REQUIREMENTS THAT WE KNOW PREVENT...
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| 05:51:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SESSIONS: THANK YOU VERY
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MR. SESSIONS, -
MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADVISE ME THAT HE'S THROUGH WITH HIS SPEAKERS AND SOIL' GO AHEAD AND PROCEED TO -- AND SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED TO
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| 05:51:15 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
CLOSE. THIS CONGRESS HAS TOTALLY NEGLECTED ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THE DOMESTIC SUPPLY ISSUES THAT HAVE CREATED THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SKYROCKETING GAS, DIESEL AND
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Sessions, Peter "Pete" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
ENERGY COSTS TO THE AMERICAN FAMILIES TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE ARE FACING. BY GOING ON VACATION FOR FIVE WEEKS OVER AUGUST WHILE I AND 138 OTHER OF MY...
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| 05:54:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSENT TO INSERT IN THE RECORD A STATEMENT BY THE BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN
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MR. SESSIONS, -
VIOLENCE, THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AFFECTS OF THE CHILDERS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6842 ON THE POSSESSION AND USE OF FIREARMS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM, A STATEMENT...
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MR. MCGOVERN, -
HANDGUN VIOLENCE, A LETTER SIGNED BY A NUMBER OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND OPPOSE THE CHILDERS
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| 05:55:02 |
MR. MCGOVERN, -
AMENDMENT, AND A LETTER FROM D.C. VOTE, WHICH INCLUDES THE D.C. REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE WHICH OPPOSES THE CHILDERS AMENDMENT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT...
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| 05:55:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE NO ON THE CHILDERS AMENDMENT AND VOTE YES FOR THE
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| 05:55:33 |
McGovern, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
SENSIBLE, BIPARTISAN HOLMES NORTON BILL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTRICT COMPLY WITH THE SUPREME COURT RULING. PLEASE ASK YOURSELF ONE QUESTION, WHAT IF...
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| 05:57:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE...
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| 05:57:32 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL BE
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| 05:57:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. SESSIONS, -
POSTPONED.
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| 05:57:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, PROCEEDINGS WILL RESUME ON QUESTIONS PREVIOUSLY POSTPONED. VOTES WILL BE TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER -- ORDERING THE...
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| 05:59:00 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
THE FUTURE THROUGH EXPANDED ACCESS FOR NATURAL GAS, HELPING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OIL AND GAS RESOURCES AND DESERVE A FAIR RETURN FROM THE DEVELOPMENT...
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| 05:59:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.] THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 237.
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| 06:23:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 238. THE NAYS ARE 185. THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS ORDERED. THE QUESTION IS ON ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION....
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| 06:24:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAGSEHAGSE MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN. MR. HASTINGS: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
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| 06:25:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MADE
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| 06:25:20 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION
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| 06:25:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES...
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| 06:36:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1434. RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 6842,...
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| 06:37:08 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
PROTECTS THE SECURITY INTERESTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN, RESIDE IN OR VISIT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND DOES NOT UNDERMINE...
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| 06:37:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.] THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 241, THE NAYS ARE...
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| 06:46:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, A MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. >> MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: CAN WE HAVE SOME ORDER? FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES...
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| 06:46:33 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MR. HASTINGS: MR. I
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| 06:46:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SEND TO THE DESK A PRIVILEGE REPORT FOR FILING UNDER THE RULE. THE CLERK: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 3036, TO AMEND THE...
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| 06:46:52 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ACT OF 1965 REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL
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| 06:46:55 |
MR. HASTINGS, -
EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: REFERRED TO THE HOUSE CALENDAR AND ORDERED
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| 06:47:04 |
THE CLERK, -
PRINTED. WE NEED SOME ORDER IN THE
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| 06:47:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE. CAN MEMBERS TAKE THEIR SEATS? MEMBERS TAKE THEIR SEATS. CONVERSATIONS OUT OF THE HOUSE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA...
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| 06:48:06 |
MR. RAHALL, -
ALTERNATIVE FUEL TECHNOLOGIES WHILE BUILDING A BRIDGE THREW THE FUTURE WITH EXPANDED OIL
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| 06:48:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND NATURAL GAS RESOURCES, REVISING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
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| 06:48:17 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY AND THE CONSUMERS WHO OWNS THOSE RESOURCES AND DESERVES A FARREN RETURN FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLICLY OWNED OIL AND GAS, ENDING...
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| 06:49:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1433, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MR. RAHALL, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA, MR. YOUNG,...
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| 06:49:49 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
GENTLEMAN FROM ALASKA IS CORRECT. EVERYONE NEEDS TO TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OUT OF THE
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| 06:50:04 |
MR. YOUNG, -
CHAMBER.
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| 06:50:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MEMBERS WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS. MEMBERS WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS AND REMOVE CONVERSATIONS TO THE
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| 06:50:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CLOAKROOM. THOSE IN THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM WILL TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS ELSEWHERE. THE SAME ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE. THE SPEAKER...
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| 06:51:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MEMBERS BEHIND THE RAIL WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS OR TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS ELSEWHERE. WE CAN WAIT ALL
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| 06:53:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DAY. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. RAHALL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. SPEAKER, THE PENDING LEGISLATION,...
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| 06:53:29 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE STAND AT A CROSSROADS AND THE TWO PATHS BEFORE US ARE CRYSTAL CLEAR. THOSE OF US SUPPORTING THE PENDING LEGISLATION BRING US...
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| 07:00:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. YOUNG: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN THE STRONGEST OPPOSITION TO THIS ILL-CONCEIVED
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| 07:00:40 |
MR. YOUNG, -
LEGISLATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU
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| 07:00:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SAW "THE PETER PAN" STORY,
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| 07:00:48 |
MR. YOUNG, -
READ IT.
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| 07:00:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS IS THE "THE
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| 07:00:53 |
Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska
PETER PAN STORY." THEY HAD THE IMAGINARY BOWLS AND THEY CONVINCED ROBIN WILLIAMS TO USE HIS IMAGINATION AND THE BOWLS WILL BE FILLED WITH FOOD. AND THIS...
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| 07:08:40 |
MR. RAHALL, -
MR. SPEAKER, THREE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR.
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| 07:08:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GREEN, A VERY IMPORTANT CHAMPION OF THIS BILL AND CO-SPONSOR OF THE
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| 07:08:51 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
LEGISLATION. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. GREEN: I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 6899, THE COMPREHENSIVE AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY AND TAXPAYER PRODUCTION...
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| 07:09:14 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
WERE IN CHARGE, WE OPENED UP EIGHT MILLION ACRES IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP MORE. LIKE YOU HAD TO MAKE COMPROMISES, WE...
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| 07:12:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. YOUNG: I HAVE RESPECT FOR MY GOOD FRIEND FROM TEXAS AND I
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| 07:12:58 |
Green, Gene - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE HE'S UNDER, BUT THERE'S NO REAL OFFSHORE EXPLANATION IN THEIR BILL. THERE'S NO RENEWABLES IN THEIR BILL. THERE'S NO OIL SHALE...
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| 07:13:10 |
MR. YOUNG, -
OF COURSE, THERE IS NO ANWR IN THEIR BILL.
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| 07:13:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THERE'S NO NUCLEAR IN THEIR BILL. THERE'S NO CLEAN COAL OR COAL
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| 07:13:17 |
Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska
TO LIQUIDS IN THEIR BILL. THERE IS NO REFINING CAPACITY IN THEIR BILL. THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKE CONTROL IN THEIR BILL. AND MOST OF ALL, THERE...
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| 07:14:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROCEED. MR. BARTON: I RECOGNIZE MYSELF FOR THREE
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| 07:14:17 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MINUTES. MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, WE HAVE BEFORE US A BILL THAT PROCLAIMS TO BE ONE THING
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| 07:14:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BUT WHICH IS IN REALITY SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. MY GOOD FRIEND FROM TEXAS, THE HONORABLE GENE GREEN, WHOSE
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| 07:14:33 |
Barton, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
DISTRICT HAS JUST BEEN HIT SO HARD BY HURRICANE IKE, MADE THE POINT THAT UNDER REPUBLICAN MAJORITIES, WE ONLY OPENED -- HIS TERM WAS EIGHT MILLION ACRES...
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| 07:18:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WHAT I WOULD SAY WE'RE GETTING TO.
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| 07:18:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WOULD ALSO NOTE THE LACK OF HEARINGS TO WHICH WE'VE BEEN CHARGED. THIS ENERGY DEBATE HAS GONE
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| 07:18:59 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
ON AD INFINITUM OFTEN WITH BILLS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ENERGY. EVEN WHEN THE HOUSE WAS NOT IN SESSION THE OTHER SIDE HAD THEIR ENERGY DEBATE....
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| 07:19:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND MORE INDEPENDENT ENERGY FUTURE. SURELY
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| 07:19:58 |
Miller, George - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALL SUPPORT. AMERICANS UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM, OUR NATION IS ADDICTED TO OIL, CONSUMERS ARE PAYING RECORD PRICES TO HEAT AND...
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| 07:23:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BLACKBURN: THIS HAS BEEN SUCH AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE CARRIED FORTH ON THIS BILL, IT HAS LASTED FOR
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| 07:23:41 |
Barton, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
WEEKS. AND FINALLY, THE MAJORITY DECIDES THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS A BAIT AND
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| 07:23:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SWITCH TYPE ISSUE WITH THE AMERICAN
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| 07:23:52 |
Blackburn, Marsha - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
PEOPLE. BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE FOR DRILLING ON AMERICAN SOIL FOR AMERICAN ENERGY RESOURCES BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MOVE TO ENERGY INDEPENDENCE,...
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| 07:26:33 |
MR. RAHALL, -
CHAIRMAN AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS TO DEAL WITH OUR ENERGY CRISIS. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 6899. I VIEW THIS AS A WORK...
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| 07:26:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROGRESS. IT'S NOT IN ITS FINAL FORM, THE SENATE NEEDS TO VET ITS EFFORT NERKTS NEEDS
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| 07:26:52 |
Costa, Jim - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TO WEIGH IN, THEREFORE IT NEEDS MORE WORK IN MY OPINION. I DO APPRECIATE THE SPEAKER'S EFFORTS ON THIS BILL AND I DO HOPE TO DON'T SUPPORT HER EFFORTS...
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| 07:30:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC BEFORE THE NOVEMBER
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| 07:30:47 |
MR. BARTON, -
ELECTIONS. IT CONTAINS NO LANGUAGE TO BUILD NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS OR OIL
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| 07:30:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REFINERIES.
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| 07:30:53 |
Lucas, Frank D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
IT KEEPS 88% OF OFFSHORE OIL RESERVES UNDER LOCK AND KEY. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT REAL ACTION AND MEANINGFUL ACTIONS. THE AMERICAN ENERGY ACT WILL...
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| 07:32:01 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
MR. DINGELL: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATION. I RISE TO COMMEND AND EXPRESS MIGRATE RESPECT FOR THE DISTINGUISHED THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA,...
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| 07:32:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH A GOOD BILL, ONE WHICH IS GOING TO MOVE THIS COUNTRY FORWARD IN TERMS OF PRODUCING --
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| 07:32:22 |
Dingell, John D. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
REDUCING OUR DEPENDENCY ON FOREIGN OIL AND INCREASING DEVELOPMENT OF OUR OWN NATURAL RESOURCES. THIS BILL ACHIEVES THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN THE NEED...
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| 07:34:01 |
MR. BARTON, -
OUR COUNTRY'S SECURITY IS THREATENED, ONE IS FAMILY SECURITY. WITH
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| 07:34:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS AND FOOD ON THE INCREASE, FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD MILK,
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| 07:34:10 |
Murphy, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
BREAD, THE NEXT TANK OF GAS OR HEATING OIL. TWO, JOB SECURITY. AS WE CONTINUE TO RELY ON OPEC COUNTRIES WE DON'T CREATE JOBS HERE. ONE OIL REFINERY...
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| 07:36:21 |
MR. RAHALL, -
UP ANWR.
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| 07:36:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HIS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE IS
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| 07:36:26 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
OPPOSED TO OPENING ANWR. THIS INCREASES PRODUCTION IN ALASKA, WHICH HAS MORE THAN 10 BILLION BARRELS OF OIL, MORE OIL THAN THE ARCTIC WILDLIFE REFUGE....
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| 07:37:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON FOREIGN OIL, DEVELOP OUR DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES AND
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| 07:37:16 |
Boren, David "Dan" - U.S. Representative, [D] Oklahoma
LOWER ENERGY COSTS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES. THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS TO SUPPORT THIS BILL. HOWEVER, THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IS THAT IT EXPANDS THE USE...
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| 07:41:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF CHANGED HIS MIND WITH HIS NEW
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| 07:41:41 |
Young, Donald "Don" - U.S. Representative, [R] Alaska
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO IS GOING TO BE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NEXT VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. SHE WILL BE ABLE TO CONVINCE HIM...
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| 07:42:19 |
MR. BARTON, -
SINCE. I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES THAT IF CONGRESS PASSES AN ENERGY BILL
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| 07:42:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT INCREASES THE PRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC ENERGY, THE MARKETS WILL REACT WITH LOWER PRICES. THAT IS THE LITMUS
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| 07:42:30 |
Radanovich, George P. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
TEST THAT CONGRESS SHOULD USE TO DETERMINE IF WE ARE DELIVERING WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT, WHICH IS LOWER GAS PRICES. THE DEMOCRAT ENERGY BILL...
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| 07:44:18 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
OF THE ENERGY PROTECTION ACT. THE UNITED STATES CONSUMES 25% OF THE WORLD'S OIL YET HOLDS ONLY 2% OF THE WORLD'S OIL RESERVE. THE FACT IS, WE CANNOT SIMPLY...
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| 07:44:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE, THAT DRILLING IS THE ANSWER.
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| 07:44:37 |
Schwartz, Allyson - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
IT IS SIMPLY SHORTSIGHTED, MISLEADING AND WRONG. WE CAN DRILL RESPONSIBLY BUT LOWER GAS PRICES AND ENERGY INDEPENDENCE REQUIRE IMMEDIATE INVESTMENTS IN...
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| 07:46:34 |
MR. BARTON, -
I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME AND YIELD BACK CONTROL OF THE TIME TO MR.
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| 07:46:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOUNG. MR. YOUNG: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. AT THIS TIME, I RECOGNIZE MR. BACHUS OF ALABAMA FOR TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 07:46:54 |
MR. BARTON, -
THE HOUSE FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS A GAS GAS RECEIPT. ALL OF US HAVE SEEN OUR
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| 07:47:00 |
MR. YOUNG, -
CONSTITUENTS GIVE US THESE GAS RECEIPTS. THIS IS FOR $89. IT'S WHAT BOON PICKENS SAYS IS
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| 07:47:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE LARGEST TRANSFER OFBELT IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.
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| 07:47:11 |
Bachus, Spencer - U.S. Representative, [R] Alabama
I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING. A LOT OF IT IS GOING TO DUBAI. THEY'RE OUR ALLIES. IF YOU'D GONE TO DUBAI BEFORE THE COST OF GASOLINE WENT...
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| 07:49:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEFORE I GIVE MY PREPARED REMARKS I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT ONE OF THE REASONS I'M SO SUPPORTIVE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROPOSAL IS BECAUSE IT
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| 07:49:58 |
MR. RAHALL, -
DOES NOT HAVE NUCLEAR ENERGY RELIANCE WHICH HAS A NUCLEAR WASTE PROBLEM THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN
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| 07:50:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABLE TO SOLVE. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS
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| 07:50:08 |
Berkley, Shelley - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION WHICH WILL HELP OUR NATION MOVE TOWARD A CLEANER, MORE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE THIS BILL PROVIDES NECESSARY TAX INCENTIVES...
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| 07:52:30 |
MR. YOUNG, -
BREAK ITS ADDICTION TO FOREIGN OIL IF WE CONTINUE TO ADDRESS
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| 07:52:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONLY HALF THE PROBLEM BUT THAT'S ALL THIS BILL
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| 07:52:37 |
Biggert, Judy - U.S. Representative, [R] Illinois
DOES. IT INCLUDES NUMEROUS 3R0 VISIONS AIMED AT -- NUMEROUS PROVISIONS AIMED AT CONSERVATION. I'M A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT...
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| 07:54:53 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
COMPREHENSIVE AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION PLAN OF 2008. AS THE TITLE OF THE BILL MAKES CLEAR, THERE IS NO GREATER THREAT TO OUR ECONOMIC...
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| 07:55:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NATIONAL SECURITY THAN OUR DEPENDENCE ON
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| 07:55:09 |
Eshoo, Anna G. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FOSSIL FUELS. OUR NATION IS ACKNOWLEDGING SOMETHING, AND THAT IS THAT WE HAVE AN ADDICTION TO OIL. AND THAT WE ARE SO TOTALLY DEPENDENT UPON IT. AND...
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| 07:57:46 |
MR. RAHALL, -
TO OPT IN OR NOT. THIS BILL IS ALL ABOUT
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| 07:57:50 |
Eshoo, Anna G. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE FUTURE. SOME PLACING OUR COUNTRY AT RISK WILL THE PAST. TO STAY WITH THE PAST AND TO REMAIN ADDICTED. THIS BILL IS A PATHWAY TO THE FUTURE. I'M...
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| 07:58:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INCUMBENTS TO GET RE-ELECTED. WE ARE BRINGING THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR AT THE 11TH HOUR JUST BEFORE WE ADJOURN FOR THIS YEAR, UNLESS WE HAVE A SPECIAL
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| 07:58:48 |
MR. SALI, -
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| 07:58:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SESSION. THEY KNOW FULL WELL THIS BILL WON'T GET THROUGH THE SENATE.
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| 07:58:53 |
Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
SO WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING. THIS IS WINDOW DRESSING. WE HAVE A SEVERE PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING BUT CREATING A FACADE SO...
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| 08:01:16 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
REPUBLICANS SINCE 1990, 75% OF THEIR POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. FACT, WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH TOOK OFFICE, GAS COST $1.47
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| 08:01:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A GALLON. TODAY, GAS COSTS $3.79.
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| 08:01:31 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
FACT, IN 2002, THE OIL COMPANIES MADE $30 BILLION IN PROFITS. IN 2008, IT'S PROJECTED THEY WILL MAKE AN UNBELIEVABLE RECORD $160 BILLION OF PROFITS, EVERY...
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| 08:03:21 |
MR. SALI, -
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, WHICH MEANS THAT LEASES WILL BE TIED UP IN COURT FOR
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| 08:03:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YEARS. IT ALLOWS NO DRILLING WITHIN 50 MILES OF AMERICAN SHORES.
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| 08:03:30 |
Lamborn, Douglas "Doug" L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
THIS ALONE RULES OUT MOST OF THE PROMISING AREAS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. IT GIVES NO REVENUE SHARING TO STATES THAT ALLOW OFFSHORE DRILLING. THIS BILL...
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| 08:05:33 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. ALTMIRE: MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE THOSE WHO STOOD IN THIS CHAMBER FOR WEEKS WILL...
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| 08:05:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO TAKE OUT, SOMETHING THAT
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| 08:05:56 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
WAS LEFT OUT THAT WE'D LIKE TO PUT IN OR LANGUAGE WE'D LIKE TO CHANGE. BUT THAT'S HOW THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WORKS. THE FINISHED PRODUCT IS A RESULT...
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| 08:07:41 |
MR. SALI, -
PRODUCTION. THE REALITY IS WE ARE LEGISLATING TO SOLVE
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| 08:07:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A CRISIS THAT WE CREATED. IT WAS THE CONGRESS AT THE URGING OF ENVIRONMENTAL
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| 08:07:50 |
Shadegg, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
GROUPS THAT BLOCKED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF DRILLING. IT WAS THE CONGRESS THAT BLOCKED DRILLING IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. IT WAS THE CONGRESS THAT'S...
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| 08:10:54 |
MR. RAHALL, -
AND I WANT TO FOCUS FIRST OF ALL ON THE PART OF THE BILL THAT MRS. BIGGERT WAS TALKING ABOUT,
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| 08:10:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHICH IS THE GREEN RESOURCES FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT
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| 08:11:02 |
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH IS A BIPARTISAN SECTION OF THIS BILL DESIGNED TO MAKE HOUSING, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. HOW...
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| 08:13:21 |
MR. RAHALL, -
RENEWABLES, INCLUDES
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| 08:13:23 |
Perlmutter, Edwin "Ed" G. - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INCLUDES DOMESTIC PRODUCTION. THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT WE NEED TO BREAK OURSELVES FROM THE INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES,...
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| 08:14:10 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ENERGY BILL, THAT HE DERIDED, THAT WE PASSED, ON A BIPARTISAN BASIS IN 2005,
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| 08:14:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS BASICALLY INCLUDED IN THIS BILL.
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| 08:14:23 |
McCrery, Jim - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
YOU TAKE THE SAME TAX PROVISIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WE HAD IN THAT BILL AND YOU JUST RENEW THEM. AND THE BILL YOU DID IN 2005 WASN'T BAD EVIDENTLY BECAUSE...
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| 08:17:57 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
TO ALLOW FOUR STATES TO SHARE IN THAT MONEY, DUE TO HURRICANE RELIEF, THOSE FOUR STATES BEING TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. REVENUE SHARING...
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| 08:18:49 |
McCrery, Jim - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
MR. MCCRERY: THAT WAS THE BRIDGE THAT GOT US THERE. CERTAINLY WITH RESPECT TO ONSHORE PRODUCTION ON FEDERAL LANDS, THERE'S TYPICALLY BEEN REVENUE SHARING....
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| 08:19:03 |
MR. RAHALL, -
MR. MCCRERY: FOR THE SAME REASONS WE SHOULD HAVE REVENUE SHARING FOR OFFSHORE. MR. RAHALL: I YIELD TWO MINUTES
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| 08:19:09 |
McCrery, Jim - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
TO MR. CRON KLEIN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. KLEIN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN....
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| 08:19:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICA ENERGY SECURITY AND CONSUMER
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| 08:19:20 |
MR. RAHALL, -
PROTECTION ACT. THIS BILL IS A REAL COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY SOLUTION,
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| 08:19:24 |
MR. MCCRERY, -
ONE THAT WILL BRING DOWN GAS PRICES IN THE SHORT-TERM AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, END OUR
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| 08:19:28 |
MR. RAHALL, -
NATIONAL ADDICTION TO OIL IN THE LONG-TERM.
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| 08:19:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS IS THE ENERGY PLAN THAT AMERICANS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SINCE THE OIL EMBARGO OF 1973. THE
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| 08:19:35 |
Klein, Ron - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
SOONER WE TAKE OIL OUT OF THE EQUATION, THE BETTER IT WILL BE FOR OUR ECONOMY AND OUR NATIONAL SECURITY. THIS LEGISLATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DRAMATICALLY...
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| 08:21:29 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AND GASOLINE THAT WILL GO MUCH HIGHER IF WE DON'T INCREASE PRODUCTION, BUT MANY MIDDLE AND
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| 08:21:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LOWER INCOME AMERICANS ARE HURT BY THIS AND WE
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| 08:21:38 |
Duncan, John James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
CAN'T LET RADICALS JUST PUT ALL TYPES OF ENERGY PRODUCTION OFF LIMITS IN THIS NATION IF WE'RE GOING TO REMAIN VIABLE ECONOMICALLY AND NOT SHUT THIS...
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| 08:24:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, AND I THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. TODAY WE'VE ARRIVED AT A MOMENT OF TRUTH ON ENERGY POLICY IN THIS BODY. FOR WEEKS OUR REPUBLICAN...
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| 08:24:23 |
MR. RAHALL, -
LEGISLATION, AN ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE PIECE OF LEGISLATION WHEN IT COMES TO ENERGY POLICY.
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| 08:24:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NOW WE HAVE JUST SUCH AN INITIATIVE BEFORE US ON THE FLOOR OF THIS HOUSE AND THEY
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| 08:24:32 |
Van Hollen, Christopher - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
WON'T TAKE YES FOR AN ANSWER. IT TURNS OUT THAT THEY WANT ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE WITH A BIG ASTERISK NEXT TO IT. IT TURNS OUT IT'S ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCEPT LET'S...
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| 08:27:30 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. PENCE: I RISE TO OPPOSE THE DEMOCRAT ENERGY BILL, THE COMPREHENSIVE AMERICAN
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| 08:27:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ENERGY ACT. I HAVE ENORMOUS RESPECT FOR THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. THE
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| 08:27:41 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE HURTING. GASOLINE PRICES IN EASTERN
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| 08:27:46 |
MR. PENCE, -
INDIANA IN SIX HOURS ON SATURDAY WENT FROM $3.79 A GALLON
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| 08:27:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO $4.29
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| 08:27:53 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
A GALLON. THEY EXPECT THIS CONGRESS TO COME TOGETHER. BUT WHERE I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM MARYLAND IS, THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE...
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| 08:30:25 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
IN DEVELOPING THIS LEGISLATION, MR. HOYER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN THE GENTLEWOMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. LEADER IS RECOGNIZED....
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| 08:30:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE FLOOR BECAUSE WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPIKES IN PRICING. INDEED, WE SAW, AS IKE WAS COMING
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| 08:30:56 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
AND BEARING DOWN IN TEXAS, BEFORE IT EVER GOT TO THE SHORELINE, THERE WERE $5 PER GALLON PRICES. BEFORE IT EVER GOT TO THE SHORELINES, BEFORE IT EVER...
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| 08:46:55 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TIME.
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| 08:46:56 |
MR. HOYER, -
THAT PROVISION, OF COURSE, WAS
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| 08:46:59 |
Boustany, Charles W. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
ADDED UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP TO MANUFACTURING. IT WASN'T IN MANUFACTURING AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PERCEIVED...
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| 08:47:15 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
WELL ENOUGH. AND SO WE WANTED TO ADD THAT PROVISION AND YOU ADDED IT UNDER REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP AND VERY FRANKLY, WE THOUGHT THAT WAS NOT A WISE...
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| 08:47:55 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OURSELVES LESS COMPETITIVE AND WE'RE HURTING JOB
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| 08:47:58 |
MR. HOYER, -
PROSPECTS. MR. HOYER: RECLAIMING -- MR. BOUSTANY: I'VE SEEN SO MANY
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| 08:48:02 |
Boustany, Charles W. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
FOLKS FROM LOUISIANA WHO ARE SERVING ALL OVER THE WORLD, WORKING IN THE OIL INDUSTRY WHO HAVE LEFT THE UNITED STATES, LEFT LOUISIANA, BECAUSE THEY HAVE...
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| 08:48:19 |
MR. HOYER, -
MY FRIEND, WHERE THEY PAY LESS
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| 08:48:21 |
Boustany, Charles W. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
THAN THEY DO IN THE UNITED STATES TO THOSE NATIONALIZED COUNTRIES THAT ALLOW THEM TO DRILL. NO PLACE IN THE WORLD DO THEY PAY LESS. AND IF
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| 08:48:34 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
THEY WENT TO VENEZUELA THEY'D PAY 93%. IF THEY WENT TO NORWAY THEY'D PAY 78%. NOWHERE IN THE WORLD, MY FRIEND, DO THEY PAY LESS THAN THEY PAY HERE AND...
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| 08:50:02 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I THINK THOSE ARE REALLY THE TWO PRIMARY POSITIONS THAT
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| 08:50:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ARE BEING BANTERED ABOUT ON THIS FLOOR AND AS
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| 08:50:08 |
Sali, William "Bill" - U.S. Representative, [R] Idaho
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS WATCHING THIS DEBATE, I'M SURE THEY MUST BE QUITE BAFFLED BECAUSE BOTH SIDES CLAIM ONLY THEY ARE CORRECT. I THINK MAYBE THE ANSWER,...
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| 08:55:51 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. JACKSON LEE: LET ME THANK THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMITTEER TO -- FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND HIS KIND WORDS...
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| 08:56:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEIR SUPPORT. I JUST LANDED AND I CAME FROM THE VIEW OF
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| 08:56:09 |
MS. JACKSON LEE, -
A DEVASTATED COMMUNITY,
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| 08:56:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AN AREA IN GAL
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| 08:56:14 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
VESSTONTON REPRESENTED BY -- GALVESTON REPRESENTED ABOUT MY COLLEAGUES THAT EXPERIENCED THE GREATEST DEVASTATION THAT THEY HAVE SEEN IN DECADES. THREE...
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| 08:59:25 |
MR. BARTON, -
COLLEGES TO WORK ON IT. I WOULD LOVE
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| 08:59:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO HAVE REVENUE SHARING, I'M FROM THE REGION,
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| 08:59:32 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
BUT NOW WE HAVE A BALANCE AND THE PEOPLE IN THE GULF REGION ARE CRYING OUT FOR RESOURCES AND ENERGY AND THIS BILL, IF IT'S BEGUN TO THE SENATE AND GETS...
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| 09:00:15 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OR NOT? >> I WOULD RECOGNIZE MR., FIRST OF ALL, MR. SPEAKER,
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| 09:00:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAY I INQUIRE THE TIME REMAINING FOR EACH
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| 09:00:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SIDE? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: I BELIEVE THE GENTLEMAN HAS 48 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA HAS 44 MINUTES REMAINING. >>...
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| 09:00:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEXAS, MR. BURGESS. THE SPEAKER
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| 09:00:37 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PRO TEMPORE: FOR HOW MUCH TIME? >> TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO
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| 09:00:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. BURGESS: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. IT'S BEEN A FASCINATING DAY. YOU HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS THIS BILL, BUT THE BILL IS A GHOST,
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| 09:00:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IT'S GOING TO THE SENATE, IT'S DEAD ON ARRIVAL. IT WILL NOT DO ONE THING FOR PRODUCING NRNL AND AMERICAN
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| 09:00:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOBS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
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| 09:00:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NOW, THERE IS ALMOST NO MENTION
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| 09:01:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN THIS HUGE BILL THAT WE GOT AT 9:45 LAST NIGHT, ALMOST NO
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| 09:01:05 |
Burgess, Michael C. M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MENTION ABOUT NEW REFINERIES. I THINK REFINERIES ARE MENTIONED ONE TIME. NATURAL GAS, I HEARD MY FRIEND FROM OKLAHOMA SAY NATURAL GAS WAS INCLUDED IN...
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| 09:03:10 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
AMERICANS THAN THE CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION THAT WE WILL START WITH TODAY'S BILL. NOTHING IS MORE APT FOR AMERICANS BECAUSE THIS BILL
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| 09:03:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEPENDS ON TWO VERY INTRINSIC AMERICAN QUALITIES. THOSE ARE THE QUALITIES
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| 09:03:26 |
Inslee, Jay - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
OF HOSPITAL MY AND INNOVATION. AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS BILL SETS US ON A COURSE FOR INNOVATION THAT WILL ACHIEVE FOR CLEAN ENERGY WHAT WE ACHIEVED...
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| 09:05:44 |
MR. RAHALL, -
THEY ARE VOTING AGAINST MORE WIND ENERGY FOR AMERICANS. AND THIS IDEA OF DRILLING AS A BRIDGE
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| 09:05:49 |
Inslee, Jay - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
TO THESE TECHNOLOGIES, IT'S A BRIDGE TO NOWHERE. IT WON'T SHOW UP FOR 15 YEARS, WE NEED THIS TECHNOLOGY STARTING TODAY. THAT'S A FUTURE AMERICA DESERVES....
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| 09:06:25 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
TODAY. I RECOGNIZE THE GENTLELADY FOR TWO MINUTES. >> DEMOCRATS HAVE WATCHED FOR 21 MONTHS AS GAS PRICES INCREASED. FOR 21 MONTHS THEY SAT IN IDLENESS...
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| 09:06:53 |
Bachmann, Michele M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Minnesota
WATCHED OUR MONEY AND JOBS GOING OVERSEAS. FOR 21 MONTHS THE SOLUTION WAS OBVIOUS TO ANYONE WHO WAS LOOKING, TO WIN THE ENERGY BATTLE FOR THE AMERICAN...
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| 09:08:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. EMANUEL: MR. SPEAKER, FOR 30 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST OIL SHOCK OF 1973, WE'VE BEEN FACING AN ENERGY CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES. LET'S BE...
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| 09:09:05 |
MR. RAHALL, -
LEVEL WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. BOTH PARTIES HAVE MISSED OPPORTUNITIES TO DEAL WITH IT. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HOLD ALL OF
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| 09:09:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
US ACCOUNTABLE. SO I'M PROUD THAT THIS CONGRESS ,
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| 09:09:16 |
Emanuel, Rahm - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
IN ITS FIRST TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR, INCREASED THE FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR CARS. SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN KICKED AROUND, TALKED ABOUT, FOR 30 ...
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| 09:11:30 |
MR. RAHALL, -
TO MR. BISHOP. THERE'S MORE STIMULATION IN THIS BILL FOR BICYCLES THAN
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| 09:11:34 |
MR. EMANUEL, -
NUCLEAR POWER, AND I WOULD YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM UTAH, MR. BISHOP. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES....
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| 09:11:46 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
I WAS TOLD OFTEN TIMES THE PROCESS WE USE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE ACTUAL WORDS OF LEGISLATION. THUS HERE IN CONGRESS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A CONCEPT...
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| 09:12:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FORTH THAT ELIMINATES UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF POORLY WRITTEN
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| 09:12:04 |
Bishop, Rob - U.S. Representative, [R] Utah
PROVISIONS SO WE IN CONGRESS REVIEW. YET BY MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, THE BILL WE HAVE BEFORE US HAS HAD NO PUBLIC HEARING NO COMMITTEE WORK, NO REVIEW,...
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| 09:14:22 |
MR. RAY HAIL, -
SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE SPEAKER'S RECOGNIZED. THE SPEAKER: THANK YOU, MR.
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| 09:14:26 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND HIS RECOGNITION OF THE FACT THAT THIS LEGISLATION IS INDEED A COMPROMISE. IT ISN'T THE BILL THAT ANY...
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| 09:14:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. RAHALL,
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| 09:14:45 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP ON THIS BILL. THIS IS A DIFFICULT BILL BECAUSE WE ALL HAD TO COME FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ON IT AND WE HAVE COME...
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| 09:28:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZE MYSELF FOR 15 SECONDS BEFORE I RECOGNIZE HIS CAPITO FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. SPEAKER, WE JUST HAVE HEARD WE ARE GOING TO SELL OIL OUT OF OUR...
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| 09:28:32 |
MR. PEARCE, -
TO CURE MARKETING PROBLEM. THAT
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| 09:28:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OIL WAS PUT THERE FOR OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE. NOW WE ARE USING IT TO CURE MARKETING. I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO MRS.
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| 09:28:40 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
CAPITO. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. . MRS. CAPITO: THE SPEAKER, WHO WE JUST LISTENED TO, AND HER LEADERSHIP...
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| 09:29:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEADER TALKED ABOUT THE COMPROMISES THEY REACHED. I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY'RE COMPROMISING WITH, THEY'RE COMPROMISING WITH THEMSELVES, NEGOTIATING WITH THEMSELVES....
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| 09:29:11 |
Capito, Shelley Moore - U.S. Representative, [R] West Virginia
FORTH WHAT I THINK IS A BLATANTLY PARTISAN BILL THAT WILL INCREASE ENERGY COSTS IN MY STATE AND IGNORES WEST VIRGINIA, ITS PEOPLE AND ITS ABUNDANT SUPPLY...
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| 09:31:24 |
MR. RAHALL, -
FUELS AND AN
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| 09:31:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ALTERNATIVE FUELS IS WOULD LEAD ONE TO KNOW THAT THAT
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| 09:31:29 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
INCLUDES COAL-TO-LIQUID AND CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A SEPARATE SECTION THAT INCREASES RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION...
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| 09:32:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY AND PROTECTION ACT. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION
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| 09:32:52 |
Hare, Phil - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THAT INCREASES OUR DOMESTIC ENERGY SUPPLY, INVESTS IN ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND ENDS TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES FOR BIG OIL COMPANIES. THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION...
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| 09:35:04 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
THE SOLAR CAR THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON SHOWED US A PICTURE OF, THAT'S THE PLAN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE GIVEN WHEN THEY'RE HURTING AT THE PUMP. I...
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| 09:35:37 |
Fortenberry, Jeffrey "Jeff" Lane - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
OF DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL, LEFT UNADDRESSED FOR FAR TOO LONG, IT'S COMP MIDSE OUR NATIONAL SECURITY, OUR ECONOMIC SECURITY AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY...
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| 09:37:50 |
MR. RAHALL, -
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ON THE FLOOR TONIGHT, DRILLING, CON
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| 09:37:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VERIGS -- CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE PLAYER. I'M PLEASED THAT
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| 09:38:00 |
Giffords, Gabrielle - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
THIS INCLUDES AN INVESTMENT IN SOLAR. SOLAR POWER PROVIDES ONE OF OUR BEST HOPES FOR CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE. IT WILL PROVIDE ENERGY...
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| 09:39:13 |
MR. PEARCE, -
REPUBLICANS SPOKE OUT, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HEARD, THEY DEMANDED ACTION SYSTEM OF NOW
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| 09:39:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHAT DO WE HAVE, MR. SPEAKER? IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, WE HAVE PRODUCED
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| 09:39:22 |
Hensarling, Jeb - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
A 240-PAGE NON-ENERGY ENERGY BILL WITH NO AMENDMENTS, NO SUBSTITUTES, NO COMMITTEE HEARINGS. SUPPOSEDLY FROM A SPEAKER WHO PROMISED US THE MOST OPEN,...
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| 09:41:37 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
ABOUT. IT'S NO SURPRISE, WE'RE LESS THAN 50 DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION THAT THE RHETORIC HERE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR MAY GET A LITTLE
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| 09:41:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOTTER THAN USUAL. AND ON AN ISSUE AS IMPORTANT AS THIS, I
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| 09:41:49 |
Matheson, James "Jim" David - U.S. Representative, [D] Utah
THINK THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. I THINK IF WE CAN, FOR JUST A FEW MOMENTS, MAYBE SET THAT ASIDE AND REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THIS BILL IS AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S...
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| 09:46:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOBS. WOULD RECOGNIZE -- I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO MR. JOHNSON FROM TEXAS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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| 09:46:07 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
TWO MINUTES. MR. JOHNSON: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. JOHNSON: THANK YOU,...
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| 09:46:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESS BEHOLDEN TO THEIR RADICAL
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| 09:46:28 |
MR. JOHNSON, -
LEFTIST INTEREST HAVE BLOCKED PROGRESS AND WILL
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| 09:46:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NOT LET US DO THE JOB THAT THE AMERICAN
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| 09:46:32 |
Johnson, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
PEOPLE SENT US TO WASHINGTON TO DO. FIND REAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS. IRONICALLY THE ONLY BORDER FENCE THE DEMOCRATS SEEM TO CARE ABOUT IS THE FENCE THEY WANT...
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| 09:49:06 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
FOR TWO MOTION TODAY TO ADJOURN THIS HOUSE WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THIS BILL. I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. SANCHEZ....
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| 09:49:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESSES AND POLICIES OF THE BUSH
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| 09:49:37 |
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ADMINISTRATION HAVE LED TO SKYROCKETING GAS PRICES WHILE BIG OIL COMPANIES ARE EARNING THEIR LARGEST PROFITS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. WE NEED TO ACT...
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| 09:52:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION ARE DISAPPOINTED HERE. THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS PIECE
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| 09:52:19 |
MS. SANCHEZ, -
OF LEGISLATION. THIS IS A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT SEEMS TO BE GEARED SIMPLY TO GIVE SOME PEOPLE SOME
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| 09:52:25 |
MR. PEARCE, -
COVER FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS. IF WE HAD
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| 09:52:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A SERIOUS PIECE OF
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| 09:52:30 |
Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR ALLOWING US TO EXPLOIT OUR OWN RESOURCES, IT WOULD ALLOW STATES TO SHARE IN THE REVENUE FOR REVENUE GENERATED...
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| 09:54:45 |
MR. RAHALL, -
MARKET 10% OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE, WHICH ALREADY HAS 700 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL
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| 09:54:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN IT. BY DRAMATICALLY INCREASING THE SUPPLY
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| 09:54:52 |
Edwards, Thomas "Chet" Chester - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
OF OIL ON TO THE MARKET THIS YEAR, WE WILL DRIVE DOWN THE PRICE OF OIL WHICH IS BEING KEPT ARTIFICIALLY HIGH BY OIL SPECULATORS WHO DON'T PRODUCE...
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| 09:57:00 |
MR. PEARCE, -
TAP INTO THE SPOIF. WHEN WE'VE GOT PUTIN
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| 09:57:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SITTING OVER GEORGIA,
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| 09:57:06 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
AHMADINEJAD THREATENING TO CLOSE THE STRAITS OF WHO ARE MUSE, AND WE ARE OPENING UP THE -- THE STRAITS OF WHO ARE MUZZ -- HORMUZ, AND WE ARE OPENING IT...
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| 09:59:30 |
MR. RAHALL, -
RESOURCES TO LOWER PRICES AND FREE OUR NATION FROM THE GRIP OF FOREIGN OIL THIS
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| 09:59:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INVESTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
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| 09:59:39 |
MR. ETHERIDGE, -
SUCH AS CELL EWE LOSIC ETHANOL, CREATING GOOD-PAYING
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| 09:59:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
JOBS HERE AT HOME AND GROWING OUR RURAL ECONOMIES THIS
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| 09:59:46 |
Etheridge, Bob - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
LEGISLATION HAS OPENED UP THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FOR NEW DRILLING WHILE DEMANDING OIL COMPANIES USE THE LEASES THEY ALREADY HAVE BEEN ISSUED OR...
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| 10:01:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MR. PEARCE: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLELADY, MRS. DRAKE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. DRAKE: I'M DISAPPOINTED...
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| 10:01:33 |
MR. PEARCE, -
HAPPENED TO AMERICA FROM THE OTHER SIDE THEY'RE HEARING, WHAT THIS BILL IS REALLY ALL
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| 10:01:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABOUT. I REPRESENT VIRGINIA'S SECOND
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| 10:01:41 |
Drake, Thelma D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
DISTRICT, THAT'S THE ENTIRE COASTLINE IN VIRGINIA THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE. FOR THE FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE SERVED IN CONGRESS AND TWO YEARS OF THOSE WERE...
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| 10:03:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHILE ANOTHER MEMBER IS SPEAKING. IT'S DISCOURTEOUS AND WE OWE BETTER THAN THAT TO EACH OTHER. MR. RAHALL: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 10:04:31 |
MR. RAHALL, -
YOU'RE PAST 50 MILES OFF THE COAST, I'M NOT THINKING VIRGINIA, I'M THINKING OF
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| 10:04:36 |
Pomeroy, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] North Dakota
OCEAN. WHEN YOU'RE DEALING ON LEASES OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I THINK OF RESOURCES THAT OUGHT TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA....
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| 10:06:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABUNDANT, AFFORDABLE COMPONENT OF OUR ENERGY SOURCES, YET MEETING NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, IT'S GOING TO TAKE INVESTMENT.
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| 10:07:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IT'S IN THIS BILL. THIS BILL IS A DIVERSE
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| 10:07:06 |
MR. RAHALL, -
BILL. OIL, RENEWABLES LIKE WIND AND
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| 10:07:09 |
Pomeroy, Earl - U.S. Representative, [D] North Dakota
CLEAN COAL. THIS BILL DESERVES YOUR SUPPORT. I HOPE YOU WILL. I YIELD BACK. MR. PEARCE: I YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. BARTON....
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| 10:07:38 |
MR. PEARCE, -
HAVE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT OR HYDROCARBON DEVELOPMENT, THOSE STATES DO GET A
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| 10:07:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ROYALTY SHARE, IF IT'S
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| 10:07:46 |
MR. BARTON, -
PUBLIC. IF IT'S ON PRIVATE LAND, THEN THE ROYALTY GOES TO THE PRIVATE
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| 10:07:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAND ONER, BUT IF IT'S ON PUBLIC LAND, STATE OR
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| 10:07:53 |
Barton, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
FEDERAL, IN AN ON SHORE STATE, THERE IS A ROYALTY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAYS TO THE STATE. WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING BECAUSE THIS IS THE CLIMACTIC...
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| 10:11:22 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
THIS TOGETHER. IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME BUT WE HAVE NOW A GOOD, FORWARD-LOOKING PIECE OF LEGISLATION. IT'S HIGH TIME.
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| 10:11:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ROUGHLY 3%, ACTUALLY LESS, OF THE KNOWN OIL RESERVES AROUND THE
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| 10:11:37 |
Hinchey, Maurice - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
WORLD. WE ARE NOW IMPORTING AROUND -- ABOUT 70% OF THE OIL THAT WE'RE CONSUMING. OBVIOUSLY, JUST THOSE NUMBERS TELL US CLEARLY THAT WE HAVE TO BE MOVING...
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| 10:13:56 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
MINUTES. MR. SCALISE: I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE. I'M GLAD IN ONE SENSE WE ARE FINALLY HAVING A REAL DEBATE WITH PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE...
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| 10:14:19 |
Scalise, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
NIGHT. THE BILL WAS FILED, DARK OF NIGHT, NO INSCLUTION OF THE MEMBERSHIP ON THE OTHER SIDE, NO BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT. NOW THE BILL WILL BE THROWN...
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| 10:16:37 |
MR. RAHALL, -
MINUTES. MR. CROWLEY: THANK YOU, MR.
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| 10:16:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I THANK MY FRIEND, MR. RAHALL, FOR YIELDING ME THIS TIME. LET ME REMIND MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE WHEN, THIS BILL PASSES,...
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| 10:16:49 |
MR. RAHALL, -
ENERGY
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| 10:16:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL, 85% OF THE
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| 10:16:52 |
MR. RAHALL, -
TOTAL AVAILABLE OIL OFFSHORE WILL BE OPENED
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| 10:16:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR EXPLORATION AND DRILLING. MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS SIDE
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| 10:16:58 |
Crowley, Joseph - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SIMPLY CAN'T TAKE YES FOR AN ANSWER. I'M PERPLEXED BY THAT. WE CONTINUE TO COME BACK TO, AND I KNOW MY FRIEND MR. FLAKE MAY REFERENCE ONCE AGAIN,...
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| 10:18:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THERE IS MORE STIMULATION FOR BICYCLES IN THIS BILL THAN THERE
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| 10:18:49 |
MR. CROWLEY, -
IS FOR NUCLEAR POWER. THAT INDICATES WHICH DIRECTION, THE NEW DIRECTION WE ARE BEING TAKEN BY THE MAJORITY AND WOULD YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE
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| 10:18:58 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. PETERSON: I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR...
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| 10:19:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE CAN MAKE AMERICA ENERGY INDEPENDENT AND
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| 10:19:22 |
Peterson, John E. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
OPEN UP THE RESOURCES WE HAVE. HOW CAN THE MOST POWERFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD ALLOW ITSELF TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE ITS ENERGY PRICES DEPEND ON THREE...
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| 10:24:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ABERCROMBIE. AND WANT TO SALUTE HIM NOT ONLY
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| 10:24:38 |
MR. PETERSON, -
AS AN EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON ON OUR COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, BUT ONE WHO HAS WORKED WITH US THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, HAS BEEN INVOLVED...
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| 10:24:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WAY, HAS CONTRIBUTED MAGNIFICENTLY,
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| 10:24:51 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
AND I JUST WANT TO SALUTE HIM FOR HIS TREMENDOUS EFFORTS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM HAWAII IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. ABERCROMBIE:...
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| 10:25:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS IS KIND OF AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT FOR ME I'LL
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| 10:25:20 |
MR. ABERCROMBIE, -
TELL YOU BECAUSE
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| 10:25:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONE OF THE GREAT SORROWS
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| 10:25:24 |
Abercrombie, Neil - U.S. Representative, [D] Hawaii
THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE OUT OF THIS IS NOT SO MUCH THAT OUR BILL DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE FLOOR BUT THAT JOHN PETERSON IS LEAVING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED...
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| 10:30:52 |
MR. PEARCE, -
COMPEL US TO VOTE FOR ME BILL, BUT WITH ALL RESPECT, I WOULD SAY, MR.
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| 10:30:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, THAT WE HAVE CONSTITUENTS WHO
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| 10:31:01 |
MR. PEARCE, -
ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE THEIR BUDGETS BALANCE. THEY HAVE $4 A GALLON
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| 10:31:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GASOLINE, HIGH COST OF
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| 10:31:09 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
FOOD, INCREASING TAXES, AND WE'RE TELLING THEM RIDE A BICYCLE. WE'RE TELLING THEM WE'RE NOT GOING TO BUILD NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. CHINA GETS IT. CHINA...
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| 10:37:05 |
MR. RAHALL, -
RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. MR. PEARCE: HOW MUCH
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| 10:37:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN HAS 11 MINUTES REMAIN, THE GENTLEMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA
|
| 10:37:18 |
MR. PEARCE, -
HAS 12 3/4 MINUTES REMAINING. AND THE GENTLEMAN
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| 10:37:23 |
MR. RAHALL, -
FROM WEST VIRGINIA HAS THE RIGHT TO CLOSE. MR. RAHALL: I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME. MR. PEARCE: I YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM ...
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| 10:37:32 |
MR. PEARCE, -
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| 10:37:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. YOUNG: MR. SPEAKER, WHEN PUERTO RICO TICKED US OUT, YES, KICKED US OUT OF...
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| 10:37:46 |
MR. RAHALL, -
FOR THE AIR FORCE AND THE NAVY, WE HAD TO
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| 10:37:49 |
MR. PEARCE, -
MOVE THAT SPECIALIZED TYPE OF TRAINING INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF
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| 10:37:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MEXICO. WE ESTABLISHED THE MILITARY MISSION LINE AND SAID THERE WOULD BE NO DRILLING
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| 10:37:59 |
Young, C. "Bill" W. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
PLATFORMS OR DRILLING SHIP THERE IS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE TYPE OF TRAINING. THE TYPE OF TRAINING THAT WE ARE DOING THERE WITH...
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| 10:39:56 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
PURPOSE. MR. YOUNG: I WANT TO THANK THE LEADER. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THE MILITARY. >> WOULD THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA YIELD? MR. RAHALL: I YIELD MYSELF...
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| 10:40:19 |
MR. YOUNG, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. RAHALL: I APPRECIATE
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| 10:40:24 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE COMMENTS FROM THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA FOR HIS CONCERN FOR THE AREA OFF HIS COAST AND I APPRECIATE THE MINORITY LEADER'S COMMENTS AND RESPONSE THAT...
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| 10:40:38 |
MR. RAHALL, -
DELEGATION, WE'RE PERFECTLY
|
| 10:40:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AWARE OF THE TCHONCHE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE
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| 10:40:44 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
MILITARY TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT TRAINING THAT TAKES PLACE THEREIN. WE ARE PRESERVING EXISTING LAW IN OUR BILL WHICH SAYS TO HOLD THE AREA OFFLIMITS TO...
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| 10:41:31 |
MR. PEARCE, -
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME ABOUT HOW ENERGY AND ENERGY
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| 10:41:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INDEPENDENCE. WE RECOGNIZED THIS PAST WEEK WHEN THE STORM WENT THROUGH HOUSTON THAT WE FOUND ANOTHER
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| 10:41:43 |
Brown, Henry E. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
PROBLEM WE HAD, WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRICE OF GASOLINE, NOW WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRICE, NOT THE PRICE, BUT THE AVAILABILITY. WHAT WE NEED...
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| 10:44:12 |
MR. RAHALL, -
HEATED PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. VOTERS ARE FURIOUS AT HIGH GAS
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| 10:44:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRICES. REPUBLICANS ARE
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| 10:44:17 |
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
HAPPYLY PANDERING TO THAT ANGER WHILE THE DEMOCRATS FEAR IT. AT THE END OF THIS MONTH JUST BEFORE CONGRESS HEADS HOME FOR THE ELKS RECESS, THE LONG-STANDING...
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| 10:46:21 |
MR. PEARCE, -
CLAIMS TO EXPAND OFFSHORE DRILLING
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| 10:46:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YET EXPANDS DRILLING IN AREAS WHERE THERE ISN'T
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| 10:46:26 |
Calvert, Ken - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ANY OIL. THE ENERGY BILL ALSO REQUIRES THE STATES TO OPT IN TO ALLOW OFFSHORE ENERGY EXPLORATION OFF THEIR COAST. HOWEVER IT ISN'T EVEN PROVIDE THEM...
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| 10:47:36 |
MR. RAHALL, -
SPEAKER. WE KNOW THAT LITIGATION NOW, WE FIND OUT, HAS BEEN STOPPING ALL OF THE ATTEMPTS AT DRILLING AND WILL CONTINUE
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| 10:47:42 |
MR. PEARCE, -
TO DO SO UNLESS THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE BILL TO END THE LITIGATION.
|
| 10:47:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SO WE KNOW THAT'S GOING TO STOP IT. WE KNOW
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| 10:47:49 |
MR. PEARCE, -
THAT THIS BILL HAS AN OPT IN FOR
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| 10:47:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STATES BUT WON'T GIVE THEM A DIME OF REVENUE SO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO OPT
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| 10:47:55 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
IN. SO WHAT THIS HAS BECOME IS AKIN TO WHAT I SAW THIS WEEKEND AFTER THE HURRICANE. ON THE RADIO, PHONE, PEOPLE WERE TOLD THIS GAS STATION AT SUCH AN...
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| 10:48:45 |
MR. PEARCE, -
ADVICE WAS SOUGHT, THAT WE COULD CHANNEL THE WISHES AND ASPIRATIONS OF
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| 10:48:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOICES OF OUR PEOPLE INTO THIS DEBATE
|
| 10:48:51 |
McCotter, Thaddeus "Thad" - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
AS THE LEGISLATION MOVED FORWARD. WE WERE DENIED THAT OPPORTUNITY. PERHAPS IT WOULD BE BEST TO CLARIFY THIS IS A COMPROMISE AMONGST THE DEMOCRATIC...
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| 10:49:41 |
MR. PEARCE, -
WE HAD CONGRESSMAN ABERCROMBIE AND CONGRESSMAN PETERSON ON THE
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| 10:49:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLOOR EARLIER SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS TO COME UP WITH A BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE BILL. I THINK THEY
|
| 10:49:50 |
Barton, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MADE A NOBLE EFFORT. I WENT TO JOHN DINGELL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENERGY COMMITTEE, SEVERAL TIMES AND ASKED IF HE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH ME ON THE...
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| 10:51:39 |
MR. PEARCE, -
DISTANCE. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT
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| 10:51:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT WE WOULD DO OUR JOB, THAT WE
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| 10:51:44 |
MR. PEARCE, -
WOULD DO OUR JOB TO EASE THE PAIN IN THEIR EVERYDAY
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| 10:51:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LIFE. THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT THAT WE WOULD INCREASE THE
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| 10:51:51 |
Pearce, Steve - U.S. Representative, [R] New Mexico
COMPETITIVENESS OF AMERICAN COMPANIES SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HOLD THE GOOD STRONG ECONOMY. THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT THAT WE WOULD GIVE FAIRNESS...
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| 10:53:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KEEPING THEIR OWN JOBS. THEY'VE GOT CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER
|
| 10:53:54 |
Boehner, John A. - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT GAS IN THEIR CAR TOMORROW CONSIDERING THE HIGH PRICE OF GAS. OR WE GOT THE HOME HEATING CRISIS ABOUT TO COME TO US...
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| 11:02:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FUTURE. MR. RAHALL: I YIELD MYSELF THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. RAHALL: MR. SPEAKER, MY COLLEAGUES...
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| 11:02:45 |
MR. RAHALL, -
OVER THE ENERGY ISSUE, WE'VE HAD IT ON THE HOUSE FLOOR
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| 11:02:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IN CONSIDERATION OF VARIOUS ENERGY BILL, WE'VE HAD TO DEBATE
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| 11:02:51 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
DURING ONE MINUTE, WE'VE HAD IT IN SPECIAL ORDERS, WE'VE HAD IT ON BILLS WE'VE CONSIDERED THAT HAVE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ENERGY. WE'VE EVEN HAD A DEBATE...
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| 11:12:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE UNITED STATES BY REDUCING ITS DEPENDENCY ON OIL THROUGH RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ALTERNATIVE FUEL TECHNOLOGIES WHILE BUILDING A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE...
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| 11:13:17 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
CONSUMERS WHO OWN THOSE RESOURCES AND DESERVE A FAIR FUTURE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLICLY OWNED OIL AND GAS, ENDING TAX SUBSIDIES FOR LARGE OIL AND...
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| 11:14:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPORT THE SAME BACK TO THE HOUSE FORTHWITH WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS.
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| 11:14:04 |
MR. PETRI, -
STRIKE ALL AFTER THE ENACTING CLAUSE AND INSERT THE
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| 11:14:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOLLOWING, SECTION ONE, SHORT TITLE, THIS ACT MAY BE CITED AS THE
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| 11:14:13 |
THE CLERK, -
NATIONAL CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY INDEPENDENCE ACT. SECTION TWO, TABLE OF CONTENTS. THE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THIS ACT IS AS FOLLOWS. SECTION...
|
| 11:22:22 |
MR. PETRI, -
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| 11:22:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN WILL STATE HIS PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE OPPONENT WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN WILL
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| 11:22:37 |
MR. PETRI, -
SUSPEND. MEMBERS WILL TAKE THEIR SEATS. STAFF AND MEMBERS WILL PLEASE
|
| 11:22:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TAKE SEATS.
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| 11:22:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. PETERSON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP ON BOTH SIDES. I WANT TO THANK ALL...
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| 11:23:18 |
Peterson, John E. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
DEMOCRATS. IN A ROOM WITH JUST COLD SAND WITCHES NIGHT AFTER NIGHT WORKING WITH NO LOBBYISTS, NO POWER BROKERS, TRYING TO COME TOGETHER LIKE THE AMERICAN...
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| 11:28:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHAT PURPOSE DOES -- MR. RAHALL:
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| 11:28:37 |
MR. PETERSON, -
I CLAIM MY FIVE MINUTES IN OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT AND I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA'S PARTNER IN THIS EFFORT, THE...
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| 11:28:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS HE SEES FIT, THE CHAIR WILL NOT MONITOR
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| 11:28:57 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
IT. MR. RAHALL: THE GENTLEMAN MUST KEEP TRACK OF THE TIME HIMSELF, THE CHAIR WILL NOT MONITOR IT. MR. RAHALL: FINE, THANK YOU, MR.
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| 11:29:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. MR. ABERCROMBIE: THANK YOU. WHY DIDN'T WE TAKE 6709 FROM THE
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| 11:29:20 |
MR. RAHALL, -
BEGINNING? JUST FOR THE REASONS THAT JOHN SAYS. AND MAKE THIS A BILL WE ALL PUT
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| 11:29:27 |
MR. RAHALL, -
TOGETHER. WE DENOUNCED EACH OTHER ALL DAY. NOT EVERYBODY. BUT THE DENUNCIATIONS
|
| 11:29:35 |
Abercrombie, Neil - U.S. Representative, [D] Hawaii
AND THE ACCUSATIONS ALL TAKING PLACE, ALL DAY. I WISH THAT -- WHERE IS JOHN? THERE YOU ARE. NO, NO, I LOVE YOU, JOHN, THE OTHER JOHN. I DON'T SEE HIM....
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| 11:32:48 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
SECURITY DEFENSES, WE PROTECT THIS AREA IN OUR BILL, THE ABERCROMBIE-PETERSON MEASURE AS READ BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW REPEALS SECTION 104...
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| 11:34:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING RISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 9 OF RULE 20 THE...
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| 11:34:30 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PASSAGE. [CAPTIONING
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| 11:34:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED...
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| 11:54:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PASSED -- MR. RAHALL: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK FOR A VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THOSE FAVORING A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT...
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| 11:55:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 11:55:22 |
MR. RAHALL, -
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
|
| 11:55:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.] . THE SPEAKER...
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| 12:03:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER ABOUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE SCHEDULE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE DISTINGUISHED MAJORITY LEADER. MR. HOYER: MR. SPEAKER,...
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| 12:03:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL
|
| 12:03:50 |
MR. HOYER, -
TONIGHT. WE WILL CONCLUDE DEBATE BUT WE
|
| 12:03:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL ROLL VOTES UNTIL TOMORROW
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| 12:03:56 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
SO THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE TO KEEP MEMBERS HERE. I'VE DISCUSSED THIS WITH, AS I SAY, THE MINORITY. I'VE ALSO DISCUSSED IT WITH MEMBERS OF OUR SIDE. AND...
|
| 12:05:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE JOURNAL STANDS APPROVED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THES LUSS WILL COME TO ORDER. -- THE HOUSE WILL...
|
| 12:06:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND
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| 12:06:42 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THEIR REMARKS ON H.R. 6842. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. DAVIS: AND NOW, MR. SPEAKER , I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY...
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| 12:07:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 6842. THE CHAIR
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| 12:07:10 |
MR. DAVIS, -
APPOINTS THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. WILSON, TO PROVIDE OVER -- TO PRESIDE OVER THE COMMITTEE OF THE
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| 12:07:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHOLE. THE CHAIRMAN: THE HOUSE IS IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 6842, WHICH THE CLERK WILL...
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| 12:08:22 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA V. HELLER IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS THE SECURITY INTEREST OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT...
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| 12:08:33 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
IN OR VISIT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND DOES NOT UNDERMINE THE EFFORTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY OFFICIALS TO PROTECT THE NATION'S...
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| 12:09:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ORDER. THE CHAIRMAN: THE COMMITTEE LR IN ORDER. -- THE COMMITTEE WILL BE IN ORDER. MR. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. TODAY I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT...
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| 12:09:26 |
MR. DAVIS, -
EVENING HAS BEEN CRAFTED WITH GREAT CARE AND JUST MOST
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| 12:09:30 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, ITS
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| 12:09:36 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, VISITORS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MS. NORTON,...
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| 12:14:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
REFORM AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THAT IS BEING OFFERED FIRST. THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 12:15:01 |
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
ILLINOIS IS CORRECT THAT WENT THROUGH UNANIMOUSLY PARTLY AFTER A CONTENTIOUS HEARING AND DEBATE. CHAIRMAN WAXMAN AND RANKING MEMBER DAVIS ASKED IF WE...
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| 12:20:22 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PUT THIS BILL IN CONTEXT. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE IS 435 OF
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| 12:20:30 |
MR. DAVIS, -
US, BUT LET'S SAY 430,
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| 12:20:34 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
430 OF US THIS NIGHT, THIS NIGHT VOTED TO EITHER GIVE THE STATES THE OPTION TO OPT OUT OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES CONFRONTING US AND THAT...
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| 12:35:00 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SEVEN DAYS AFTER ATTACK, THE N.R.A. HAS PUT A F @ THIS HOUSE AND FORCED A DEBA A LATE-NIGHT DEBATE ON A B HOMELAND SECURITY AT WE HAVE ENE LAST SEV YEARS...
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| 12:39:52 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
REGUONS,
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| 12:40:01 |
MR. DAVI I YIELD 30 SECONDS TON, -
INTROMILITARYTYLE ASSAU WEAPONS INTO THE NION'S CAPITAL THAT CHILDREN ALTS CAN ST WT FEDERAL GUN LA HAVE KEPT US FROM DOING FOR DECA ASSAULAPONS TO BE...
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| 12:40:41 |
THE CHAIRM, -
SHOU WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. NOT YIELD T MINUTES -- THREE MINUTETO M JORDAN OHIO. MRJO GENTLE
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| 12:41:08 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SPEAKER. I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT FOR THREMEMBERS. THEY PUT T IN THA IS BI THEMSELVES. AND INSTITUT COSTLY AND / INTRUSIVE REGISTRATION PROCESS. AND...
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| 12:43:44 |
MR. DAVIS, -
VIDUALS THE HELLER DECISION IS NOW THE LAW OF THE LAND AND THE DISTRI COLBI JUST LI EVERY IN THIS COUNTRY HAS THEvOMMITTE OVERSIGHT ORITTEE S COLUMBIA.@@...
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| 12:49:46 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 12:53:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
aiaiaiaiaiQisisi ON THLIRY DAY TO DO THEIiaiaiaiaiffsisisisisisisisisisisisikisisisisisikiki COMMITTEE AND I TRUST THEM WHHEY MR. CHAIR, WgigigiOiOiOiOiOiY...
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| 12:55:35 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THREE. RECOGNIZqoTHE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS YOU CAN CE BUI' HOLLEN. MR. Vpp T GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT LUMBIA SHOULD s PREME COURT DISTRICT. @ URT...
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| 13:00:33 |
MR. VAN HOLLEN, -
NNNNnNNNS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THAT LED TO THE PROCESS OF WOING WI THOSE WHOnNNNN CHILDERSWHO IS DOING THE DE TO ACT. I DID NOT BELIEVE TT...
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| 13:03:04 |
MRDAS, -
BILL OUT OF E OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM CERTN INDIVIDUALS ONESS FEEL THE NEED TO
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| 13:03:11 |
MR. CUMMINGS, -
WN ON , LEGIATION INTRODUCED BYTILLLLLLLLGOES FACE OF THE HELLER DECISION BY IBITING THE DISTRICT O COLUMBIA FROM ENACTY DISCOURAGE OR ELIMINATHEIL...
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| 13:05:50 |
MR. SOUDER, -
RECOGNIZED. MRS.CCARTHY: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE
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| 13:05:57 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IN OPPOSITION TO THE CHILDERS' AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT THDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S G LAWS AN DISTRICT WHAT THE GUN IN ONE WAY I WAS HAPAUSE
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| 13:06:16 |
MRS.CCARTHY, -
HT TO THAT ARE ACTUALLY THEY BASICALLY PON THAT'S A QUOTE AND U FROM EP CE. ALLOWS US TO VE AHEAD TO CREATE COMMONSENSE GUN LAWS THAT DO NOT HINDER...
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| 13:10:07 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
NNNNNNNN WILL COMPLY WITH THE SUPREME BUT REALLEY WERE DELIVERING NNNNNNNN EXCEPTIONS WE'RE STICKING WITH LIKE US, NN THAT THE PPLE OF THE DTRICT OFBIA...
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| 13:12:30 |
MR. DAVIS, -
E SUPREME COURT SAID WHEN THEY RULED ON TH D.C. GUN BAN IN JUNE. 6842 DOES. HOWEVER, E PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THIS BILL UNDERMINES COMMONSENSE...
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| 13:17:48 |
MR. SOUDER, -
TOWN IN GEORGIA THAT OWNING FIREARMS
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| 13:17:52 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
WITHIN A COMMUNITY ACTUALLY DECREASES CRIME AND MAKES PEOPLE SAFER. SO I ENCOURAGE THE MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSE TO VOTE FOR THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT AND...
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| 13:18:30 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUN. MACHINE GUNS HAVE BEEN STRICTLY
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| 13:18:33 |
MR. WAXMAN, -
CONTROLLED FOR DECADES. THIS WILL NOT ALLOW MACHINE GUNS. NOW THERE ARE MANY ON THAT SIDE THAT THINK IF A GUN IS AN AUTO LOADER IS A MACHINE GUN. IT'S...
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| 13:18:48 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS BILL DOES NOT ALLOW THAT. A SEMI--AUTOMATIC WOULD ALLOW ONE SHOT WITH ONE PULL OF THE TRIGGER. THERE ARE SHOTGUNS AND PISTOLS THAT...
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| 13:19:27 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
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| 13:19:33 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
MR. LEWIS: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL AND AGAINST THE AMENDMENT. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, YOU ARE NOT THE MAYOR OF WASHINGTON, D.C. YOU DO...
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| 13:19:50 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
JURY. I DARE YOU AS
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| 13:19:54 |
Lewis, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
JUDGE AND JURY TO UNFEATHERED ACCESS TO GUNS. SOME OF MY FRIENDS HAVE FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL AGAINST TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION. SO HOW COULD YOU...
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| 13:22:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FAVOR DEPRIVING YOU. AND
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| 13:22:14 |
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
IT IS NOT -- I DON'T KNOW HOW D.C. COULD BE LESS SAFE. IT'S THE MURDER CAPITAL. 15 IN THE LAST 19 YEARS SINCE THEY INSTITUTED THE GUN LAW AND OTHER...
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| 13:22:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ABSOLUTE OPPOSITION.
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| 13:22:57 |
MR. DAVIS, -
IT'S NOT THE PLACE OF THIS CONGRESS TO UNDERMINE THE ELECTED COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S ABILITY TO REGULATE FIREARMS WITHIN THEIR
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| 13:23:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
BORDERS. THE MAYOR AND THE DISTRICT COUNCIL HAVE
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| 13:23:09 |
Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
TAKEN THE NECESSARY STEPS TO REVISE THEIR GUN LAWS IN ACCORDANCE OF THE DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND REPRESENTATIVE NORTON'S BILL...
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| 13:25:22 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FROM. YOU CAN HEAR THE PASSION OF THOSE FROM THOSE IN THE URBAN CITIES WHO ARE
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| 13:25:26 |
MR. SOUDER, -
CONCERNED ABOUT THE VIOLENT CRIME. I BELIEVE THIS
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| 13:25:29 |
MR. DAVIS, -
SOLUTION IS NOT ONLY WRONG AND DOESN'T WORK,
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| 13:25:32 |
MR. SOUDER, -
IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY A FEW
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| 13:25:35 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
WORDS THAT WE DO NEED
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| 13:25:37 |
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
TO GET CONTROL OF THE CHALLENGES IN OUR URBAN AREAS. AS MY FRIEND FROM CHICAGO KNOWS WELL, WE HAVE WORKT ON PRISONER RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS AND MAKE SURE...
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| 13:26:59 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
ISSUE . AN ISSUE THAT SIMPLY SAYS THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT OF
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| 13:27:05 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
COLUMBIA SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT THEMSELVES. WE ALSO DEBATING A HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUE, CRIME PREVENTION ISSUE, A SAFETY...
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| 13:28:31 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
PRINTED IN THE HOUSE REPORT 110-852. THAT AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY BY A MEMBER DESIGNATED IN THE REPORT, SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS READ, SHALL BE DEBATABLE...
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| 13:29:29 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI, MR. CHILDERS, AND A MEMBER OPPOSED EACH WILL CONTROL 30
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| 13:29:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
MINUTES. MR. CHILDERS.
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| 13:29:38 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. CHILDERS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 13:29:45 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CHILDERS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING IN SUPPORT OF MY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6842. I WANT TO START OUT...
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| 13:29:59 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
INSIDE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, NOR DO I DISRESPECT THE SOVEREIGNTY OF
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| 13:30:05 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL AND THEIR CONGRESSIONAL
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| 13:30:07 |
Childers, Travis W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi
LEADERSHIP. MY ONLY GOAL IN THIS MATTER ALONG WITH OVER 130 OF MY COLLEAGUES IS TO RESTORE FUNDAMENTAL SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS...
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| 13:33:59 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: IS THE GENTLEMAN OPPOSE THE AMENDMENT? MR. DAVIS: YES.
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| 13:34:03 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN CONTROLS 0 MINUTES. MR. DAVIS:
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| 13:34:07 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN,
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| 13:34:10 |
MR. DAVIS, -
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT BEING OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI, THE AMENDMENT LARGELY...
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| 13:34:19 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
6991, WOULD
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| 13:34:22 |
MR. DAVIS, -
LEAD TO LESS SECURITY AND
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| 13:34:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
SAFETY AND GREATER RISK IN THE
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| 13:34:27 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
NATION'S CAPITAL. MOREOVER, IN LIGHT OF THE RULING IN THE HELLER CASE, THE GENTLEMAN'S AMENDMENT TOUCHES ON MORE THAN JUST THE ISSUE OF GUN OWNERSHIP...
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| 13:38:12 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THE CHAIRMAN: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN
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| 13:38:15 |
Childers, Travis W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi
IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. DINGELL: MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE TO SALUTE THE...
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| 13:38:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
LEADERSHIP, COURAGE AND ABILITY, AND THE BODY OWES HIM A THANKS FOR HIS EFFORTS
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| 13:38:38 |
Dingell, John D. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
IN THIS MATTER. I ALSO RISE TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP FOR PUTTING THIS LEGISLATION ON THE FLOOR. THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI...
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| 13:45:10 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
OPPOSITION TO THIS SUBSTITUTE. WHY DOES THIS BODY BELIEVE IT HAS A RIGHT
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| 13:45:15 |
MR. DAVIS, -
TO FORCE MARYLAND, MY STATE, A SOVEREIGN STATE TO BEAR THE COST AND WORK TO REGISTER D.C. FIREARMS UNDER
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| 13:45:23 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
THIS SUBSTITUTE OUR STATE IS FACING SIGNIFICANT SHORTFALLS
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| 13:45:28 |
Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
AND THE PROPONENTS OF THIS SUBSTITUTE ARE NOT PLANNING TO REIMBURSE MARYLAND TAXPAYERS. I HAVEN'T PERIOD THAT COMING FROM MISSISSIPPI OR INDIANA. THIS...
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| 13:47:26 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
AMERICA. AND I WANT TO THANK MR. CHILDERS AND THOSE WHO ARE STANDING WITH HIM, BECAUSE THIS IS
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| 13:47:31 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
A HISTORIC NIGHT.
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| 13:47:35 |
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
UNLESS YOU ARE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS OR SOMEONE WHO IS A POLITICAL JUNKIE, IT'S HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING TONIGHT. IN FACT, A DISCHARGE PETITION...
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| 13:50:03 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
FOR YIELDING AND I PARTICULARLY
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| 13:50:05 |
MR. DAVIS, -
THANK THE GENTLEMAN AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FULL COMMITTEE, MR. WAXMAN FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO THE WAXMAN-NORTON AND YES,
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| 13:50:16 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
INTO DEFEATING THE SUBSTITUTE BEFORE US NOW. THIS SUBSTITUTE STOOPS VERY,
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| 13:50:21 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
VERY LOW TO CONQUER. THE CONGRESS IS KNOWN FOR ITS LOW BLOWS AGAINST THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IN SHOOTING THE DISTRICT...
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| 13:55:42 |
MR. DAVIS, -
CRIME. MANDATE, MANDATE, GUN
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| 13:55:47 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
LOOPHOLES, LICENSED DEALERS MUST DO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK. BUT PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS DON'T HAVE TO. AND WE EXEMPT GUN SHOWS. YOU CAN HAVE GUN SHOWS...
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| 13:57:55 |
MR. DAVIS, -
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| 13:57:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 13:58:05 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
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| 13:58:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 13:58:47 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
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| 13:58:53 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 13:58:57 |
Tanner, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
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| 14:02:21 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:02:24 |
MR. DAVIS, -
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| 14:02:34 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:02:38 |
Waxman, Henry - U.S. Representative, [D] California
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| 14:07:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:07:12 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
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| 14:07:19 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:07:24 |
Ross, Michael "Mike" A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
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| 14:11:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:11:53 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
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| 14:12:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:12:53 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
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| 14:12:57 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:12:59 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
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| 14:13:06 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:13:11 |
Davis, Lincoln - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
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| 14:16:11 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:16:15 |
MR. DAVIS, -
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| 14:16:25 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:16:29 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
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| 14:16:39 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
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| 14:17:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:18:03 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
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| 14:18:09 |
Souder, Mark Edward - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
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| 14:19:09 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:19:15 |
MR. DAVIS, -
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| 14:19:36 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:19:40 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
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| 14:19:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 14:19:49 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:19:52 |
MR. SOUDER, -
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| 14:19:58 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:20:00 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
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| 14:20:08 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:20:19 |
Childers, Travis W. - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi
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| 14:21:56 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:22:02 |
Davis, Danny - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
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| 14:25:33 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:26:34 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
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| 14:26:43 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:26:54 |
MR. DAVIS, -
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| 14:26:58 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:27:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 14:27:26 |
THE CHAIRMAN, -
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| 14:27:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 14:28:23 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 14:28:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 14:28:42 |
MR. CHILDERS, -
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| 14:28:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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