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THE SPEAKER, -
COUGHLIN: LORD GOD, IN THIS SEASON FILLED WITH YOUR SPIRIT, ENABLE YOUR PEOPLE TO MANIFEST LOVE IN THEIR DEEDS. STRENGTHEN THEM TO HOLD ON TO THE TRUTH...
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THE SPEAKER, -
THE JOURNAL STANDS APPROVED. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. TONKO. MR. TONKO: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG...
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| 00:01:26 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE SPEAKER: THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN UP TO 15 REQUESTS FOR ONE MINUTES ON EACH SIDE OF THE
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| 00:01:41 |
THE SPEAKER, -
AISLE. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE? >> TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER: WITHOUT...
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MR. TONKO: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE AND SHARE A PASSAGE FROM
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THE SPEAKER, -
PROVERBS 31, VERSUS 8 THROUGH
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Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
9. A MAN WILL CRY OUT AND NOT BE ANSWERED. MADAM SPEAKER, LET US HEED THAT CRY. I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO OPEN OUR EARS TODAY DURING THIS HOLIDAY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TO
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Unidentified Speaker, -
RECOGNIZE JAMES WRIGHT FOR HIS 10 YEARS OF PUBLIC
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SERVICE IN MY DISTRICT
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Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
STAFF. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER IN OUR OFFICE, JAMES HAS SHOWN A WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY. HE'S UNDERTAKEN A NUMBER OF PROJECTS,...
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| 00:03:35 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
OMAHA. ALL OF THESE ACTIONS ARE DIRECTED AT PROVIDING QUALITY ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF OMAHA. YET, HIS POSITIVE ATTITUDE, DEDICATION ARE COMMENDABLE...
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| 00:04:26 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
DRUG CARTELS WHILE VISITING FAMILY IN DUR RANG YO, MEXICO -- DURANGO, MEXICO. WHILE I'M SADDENED BY HIS LOSS, HIS DEATH LED ME TO FIGHT THE DRUG CARTELS....
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| 00:05:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. FLAKE: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO THE TAX DEAL NEGOTIATED
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| 00:05:28 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BETWEEN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AND THE WHITE
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| 00:05:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE. ALTHOUGH WE GET TO SEE THE
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| 00:05:32 |
Flake, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
LANGUAGE OF THE BILL, IT'S CLEAR IT WILL REPRESENT A LEVEL OF SPENDING THAT SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE TO THOSE WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT OUR BALLOONING DEFICIT....
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| 00:06:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. COURTNEY: MADAM SPEAKER,
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VIRGINIA JUDGE HENRY HUDSON
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| 00:06:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STRIKING DOWN ONE SECTION OF THE HEALTH CARE REFORM
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| 00:06:41 |
Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
ACT WAS A LOT LESS THAN THE NOISE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. DESPITE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REQUEST, HE DID NOT STRIKE DOWN THE WHOLE LAW. HE REFUSED TO DELAY...
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| 00:07:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
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Unidentified Speaker, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PENCE: SINCE LAST SUMMER, I'VE URGED THIS CONGRESS TO
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| 00:07:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PREVENT A TAX INCREASE THAT WILL AFFECT EVERY AMERICAN
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| 00:07:59 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR. SO I RISE WITH A HEAVY HEART THIS MORNING TO SIMPLY ANNOUNCE TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT I BELIEVE THE SHORT-TERM TAX DEAL NEGOTIATED...
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| 00:09:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DEFAZIO: TODAY, THE SENATE WITH ONE VOTE WILL INCREASE
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| 00:09:19 |
MR. DEFAZIO, -
THIS FISCAL YEAR'S DEFICIT
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| 00:09:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BY $430
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| 00:09:23 |
DeFazio, Peter A. - U.S. Representative, [D] Oregon
BILLION UNDER THE PRETENSE THAT IT WILL GET OUR ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK, CREATE MILLIONS OF JOBS, AND, YES, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH....
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| 00:10:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTE AND TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:10:35 |
MR. WILSON, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. WILSON: MADAM SPEAKER, MY HOME STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ALONG WITH WASHINGTON STATE AND
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| 00:10:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UTILITY REGULATORS HEADED BY COMMISSIONER DAVID WRIGHT, SCORED A VICTORY IN THE BATTLE
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| 00:10:44 |
Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
FOR THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT. A FEDERAL COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF A PLAN TO CONTINUE THE NUCLEAR REPOSITORY. THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO ABANDON THIS...
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| 00:11:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CROWLEY: THANK YOU, MADAM
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Unidentified Speaker, -
SPEAKER. NEARLY ONE YEAR AGO THE SUPREME COURT ISSUED A RULING WHICH
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| 00:11:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DRASTICALLY CHANGED THE ELECTORAL
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| 00:11:53 |
Hall, John - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SYSTEM. THE COURTS CITIZENS UNITED CITIZENS ALTERED THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE THAT ALLOWS UNPRECEDENTED, UNLIMITED, UNDISCLOSED CORPORATE SPENDING THAT...
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| 00:12:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. POE: MADAM SPEAKER, I BRING YOU NEWS FROM THE THIRD FRONT,
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| 00:13:00 |
MR. POE, -
THE WAR ZONE THAT IS OUR SOUTHERN BORDER WITH MEXICO. VIOLENT
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| 00:13:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEHAVIOR IS REACHING NEW
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| 00:13:04 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
LOWS IN THE MEXICAN BORDER TOWN OF JUAREZ. ARMED ATTACKERS BUSTED INTO A KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL AND SET IT ON FIRE. WHY? LE WITH, THE CRIMINAL DRUG CARTELS...
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| 00:14:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. YARMUTH: THIS WEEK THE SENATE AND HOUSE WILL BE ASKED TO VOTE
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| 00:14:13 |
MR. YARMUTH, -
ON A PACKAGE OF TAX
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| 00:14:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXTENDERS AND OTHER PROVISION THAT IS WILL PROVIDE
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| 00:14:17 |
Yarmuth, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Kentucky
GREAT BENEFITS FOR MANY HARDWORKING AMERICAN FAMILIES AND FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY THIS COMES AT A VERY HIGH PRICE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE...
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| 00:15:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTE. REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR.
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| 00:15:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THOMPSON: MADAM SPEAKER, THE ARMY'S THIRD HIGHEST AWARD
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| 00:15:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR COMBAT VALOR IS A SILVER STAR. TODAY IT'S MY HONOR TO
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| 00:15:24 |
Thompson, Glenn "G.T." - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
PRAISE A RECIPIENT FROM STATE COLLEGE, PAD. CHIEF WARRENT OFFICER ROLEN. HE RECEIVED IT AGAINST AN ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATES IN AUGUST AT FORT BRAGG,...
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| 00:16:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COHEN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
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| 00:16:36 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WE'LL BE VOTING ON THE PRESIDENT'S
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| 00:16:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TAX PROPOSAL THIS WEEK, PROBABLY. VERY DIFFICULT
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| 00:16:41 |
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
VOTE. I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO VOTE. ON THE ONE HAND I SEE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING TIMELY, TEMPORARY, AND TARGETED RELIEF TO PEOPLE THAT...
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| 00:17:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PITTS: EARLIER THIS WEEK A FEDERAL JUDGE IN VIRGINIA ACTED
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| 00:17:56 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO DEFEND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM
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| 00:17:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE TO PURCHASE
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| 00:18:00 |
Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
HEALTH INSURANCE. IT REALLY SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE THAT A FEDERAL JUDGE RECOGNIZED WHAT MANY OF US NOTED MONTHS AGO. THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT GIVE CONGRESS...
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| 00:18:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTE. REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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| 00:19:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PAYNE: MADAM SPEAKER, I ALONG WITH MANY OF MY DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES CONTINUE TO
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| 00:19:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC
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| 00:19:07 |
Payne, Donald M. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
PRIORITY FOR MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS. AND THE PROVISIONS THAT WILL CREATE JOBS AND GROW THE ECONOMY. HOWEVER, THE TAX PROPOSAL ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDENT...
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| 00:20:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. COSTA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT...
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| 00:20:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TAX CUTS FOR AMERICAN
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| 00:20:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FAMILIES AND
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| 00:20:30 |
Costa, Jim - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BUSINESSES. THIS WEEK WE HAVE A CHOICE, CONGRESS CAN CONTINUE THE CAMPAIGN OF POLITICS OF THE PAST YEAR, OR REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS CAN SETASIDE THEIR...
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| 00:21:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN -- WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. INSLEE: I RISE TO ALERT MY COLLEAGUES TO A
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| 00:21:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
VERY IMPORTANT JOB CREATION ISSUE THAT
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| 00:21:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESIDES POTENTIALLY IN THE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL THAT
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| 00:21:51 |
Inslee, Jay - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
MAY COME TO THE FLOOR. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT FOR THE AMERICAN WORKER AND THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER BY INSISTING THAT IN THE COMPETITION...
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| 00:22:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RISE TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE MINUTE. AND REVISE AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. BERKLEY:...
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| 00:22:57 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO SUPPORT THE TAX COMPROMISE THAT WILL BE COMING
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| 00:23:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE THIS
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| 00:23:03 |
Berkley, Shelley - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
WEEK. I REPRESENT A STATE THAT HAS THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE COUNTRY. AND MY DISTRICT, ALMOST ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE THAT I REPRESENT, 20%, ARE...
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| 00:24:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> MADAM SPEAKER, LATER TODAY WE
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| 00:24:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ARE GOING TO VOTE
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| 00:24:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL. MR. GARAMENDI: THIS IS A PERSONAL
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| 00:24:32 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THING. I KNOW A YOUNG GENTLEMAN WHO WAS IN THE ARMY, A GRADUATE OF WEST
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| 00:24:37 |
Garamendi, John - U.S. Representative, [D] California
POINT, EXTRAORDINARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HE'S HAD TWO TOURS IN IRAQ, BROUGHT HIS COMPANY BACK SAFELY FROM BOTH TOURS WITHOUT LOSS OR INJURY TO ANY MEMBER...
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| 00:25:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. WATSON:
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| 00:25:42 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MADAM SPEAKER, THE TAX
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| 00:25:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROPOSAL ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDENT FURTHER DEFINES THE SHARP DIFFERENCES
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| 00:25:49 |
Watson, Diane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IN THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. DEMOCRATS ARE FIGHTING FOR THE NEEDS OF THE MIDDLE CLASS AND FOR POSITION THAT CREATE JOBS...
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| 00:27:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPRESENTATIVES. MADAM, PURSUANT TO THE PERMISSION GRANTED IN CLAUSE 2-H OF RULE 2 OF THE RULES OF
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| 00:27:09 |
THE CLERK, -
THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE CLERK RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE ON DECEMBER 15, 2010, AT 9:40 A.M. THAT...
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| 00:27:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHICH A RECORDED VOTE OR THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED OR ON WHICH THE VOTE INCURS OBJECTION UNDER CLAUSE 6 OF RULE 20. RECORD VOTES ON POSTPONED QUESTIONS...
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| 00:28:12 |
MR. TAYLOR, -
THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 6494, A BILL TO
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| 00:28:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMEND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 TO IMPROVE THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP PROGRAM OF
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| 00:28:20 |
THE CLERK, -
THE NAVY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI, MR. TAYLOR, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI, MR. AKIN,
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| 00:28:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI. MR. TAYLOR: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME...
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| 00:28:42 |
MR. TAYLOR, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO
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| 00:28:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON THE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION.
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| 00:28:48 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. TAYLOR: MADAM SPEAKER, THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP PROGRAM HAS STARTED OFF AS A VERY GOOD IDEA.
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| 00:28:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT'S A SINGLE PURPOSE, LOW-COST
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| 00:28:57 |
Taylor, Eugene "Gene" - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi
WARSHIP THAT WILL HELP OUR NAVY TO GET TO THE STATED GOAL OF AT LEAST GETTING BACK TO A 313-SHIP NAVY. WITH THAT SAID, THE PROGRAM HAS HAD ADMITTEDLY...
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| 00:33:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES TO CONGRESSMAN WITTMAN
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| 00:33:23 |
MR. AKIN, -
TO SPEAK ON THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI'S AMENDMENT FOR HIS BILL. THANK YOU. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES....
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| 00:33:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF H.R. 6494 A BILL THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE PROCUREMENT FOR THE
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| 00:33:40 |
Wittman, Robert "Rob" J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP. I WANT TO START BY THANKING CHAIRMAN TAYLOR WHO HAS BEEN DILIGENT IN THIS EFFORT, MAKING SURE THAT OUR NATION GETS THE BEST DEAL...
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| 00:36:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS
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| 00:36:05 |
MR. TAYLOR, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. COURTNEY: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION, WHICH I THINK STRIKES THE RIGHT
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| 00:36:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BALANCE IN TERMS OF THE NEED FOR OUR NAVY TO BUILD UP ITS
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| 00:36:12 |
Courtney, Joseph "Joe" D. - U.S. Representative, [D] Connecticut
LITTORAL COMBAT PROGRAM BUT ALSO ADDRESSING I THINK A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS WHICH THIS PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY TROUBLED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IN...
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| 00:38:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAS
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| 00:38:09 |
Camp, David "Dave" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Michigan
BEEN THE RANKING MEMBER ON THIS COMMITTEE A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE DISTINGUISHED CONGRESSMAN BARTLETT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED....
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| 00:38:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BARTLETT: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'VE
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| 00:38:26 |
MR. AKIN, -
BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE
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| 00:38:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
L.C.S. PROGRAM FROM ITS VERY INCEPTION. AND WHEN THE NAVY ANNOUNCED
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| 00:38:30 |
Bartlett, Roscoe - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO A DOWNSELECT WITH THIS COMPETITION I WAS SOMEWHAT DISMAYED BECAUSE THESE ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT SHIPS. AN ALUMINUM AND MORE...
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| 00:39:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 00:39:50 |
MR. TAYLOR, -
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. MR. AKIN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. BEFORE I GET INTO MY COMMENTS, I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT WE AS A CONGRESS
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| 00:40:00 |
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
AND EVEN WE AS AMERICANS NEED TO BE THANKFUL FOR. AND FIRST IS CHAIRMAN TAYLOR WHO'VE -- WHO I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH ON THE SEA POWER SUBCOMMITTEE....
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| 00:41:21 |
Bartlett, Roscoe - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
YEARS I WAS HIS RANKING MEMBER AND HE WAS MY CHAIR. AND THEN SADLY OUR TERM LIMITS ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THE HOUSE I HAD TO LEAVE THAT SUBCOMMITTEE,...
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| 00:42:17 |
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
TO RECOGNIZE IS UNDERSECRETARY STACKLEY HAS REALLY HELPED TREMENDOUSLY WITH HIS LEVEL OF DETAILED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW YOU WORK THESE CONTRACTS AND HE...
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| 00:46:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. TAYLOR: FIRST, MADAM SPEAKER, LET ME
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| 00:46:43 |
MR. TAYLOR, -
THANK AGAIN FUTURE CHAIRMAN AKIN,
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| 00:46:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FORMER CHAIRMAN
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| 00:46:47 |
Taylor, Eugene "Gene" - U.S. Representative, [D] Mississippi
BARTLETT. I BELIEVE IT WAS CLARK WHO FIRST PROPOSED THIS PROGRAM. THE IDEA WAS TO BUILD THE SHIP UNDER THE SPEED OF LIGHT, AN EXPENSIVE SHIP THAT OBVIOUSLY...
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| 00:48:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDED. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES...
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| 00:48:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1761,
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| 00:49:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AUBURN UNIVERSITY QUARTERBACK
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| 00:49:08 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
AND COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA, NATIVE CAMERON NEWTON ON WINNING THE 2010 HEISMAN TROPHY FOR BEING THE MOST OUTSTANDING COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER IN THE UNITED...
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| 00:49:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. ALTMIRE: MADAM SPEAKER, I REQUEST FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS DURING WHICH MEMBERS...
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| 00:49:37 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 1761 INTO THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. ALTMIRE: I YIELD MYSELF...
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| 00:49:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS A MEMBER OF
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| 00:49:50 |
MR. ALTMIRE, -
THE HIGHER EDUCATION
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| 00:49:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUBCOMMITTEE, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE
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| 00:49:54 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
RESOLUTION 1761, WHICH CONGRATULATES AUBURN UNIVERSITY QUARTERBACK AND COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA, NATIVE CAM NEWTON, ON WINNING THE 2010 HEISMAN MEMORIAL...
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| 00:52:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.
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| 00:52:41 |
MR. ROGERS, -
I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 1761,
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| 00:52:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AUBURN
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| 00:52:46 |
Rogers, Michael "Mike" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Alabama
UNIVERSITY QUARTERBACK AND COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA, NATIVE CAM NEWTON ON WINNING THE 2010 HEISMAN TROPHY FOR BEING THE MOST OUTSTANDING COLLEGE ...
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| 00:55:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 00:55:08 |
MR. ALTMIRE, -
IS THE GENTLEMAN PREPARED TO CLOSE? MR. ROGERS: I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD TIME TO MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FROM ALABAMA,
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| 00:55:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPENCER BAUCUS, SUCH TIME AS HE MAY
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| 00:55:16 |
MR. ROGERS, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BAUCUS: I THANK THE GENTLELADY AND I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALABAMA FOR YIELDING
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| 00:55:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO ME.
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| 00:55:25 |
Bachus, Spencer - U.S. Representative, [R] Alabama
I THINK HE AND MR. LEWIS FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION. ON THE WAY OVER TO THE FLOOR, I WAS ON THE ELEVATOR WITH TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES, JOHN CULBERSON...
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| 01:01:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY COLLEAGUES AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE
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| 01:01:23 |
Rogers, Michael "Mike" D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Alabama
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. ALTMIRE: MADAM SPEAKER, I WOULD RECOGNIZE, ALSO, THE OTHER THREE FINALISTS FOR THE
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| 01:01:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HEISMAN TROPHY AND THE SCHOOLS,
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| 01:01:32 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
OREGON, BOISE STATE AND STANFORD. CONGRATULATIONS ON GREAT SEASONS. BUT WITHOUT QUESTION, CAM NEWTON DESERVED THE AWARD. HE'S THE BEST PLAYER IN COLLEGE...
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| 01:01:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 -- MR. ALTMIRE: MADAM SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 01:02:06 |
MR. ALTMIRE, -
THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
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| 01:02:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE WILL RISE
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| 01:02:10 |
MR. ALTMIRE, -
AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL
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| 01:02:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL...
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| 01:02:50 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE 4010, AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF SHIGERU
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| 01:02:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YAMADA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:02:57 |
THE CLERK, -
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. CHU, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. POE,
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| 01:03:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. CHU: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE...
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| 01:03:15 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. CHU: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY...
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| 01:03:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IMMIGRATION RELIEF BILL FOR
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| 01:03:25 |
MS. CHU, -
SHIGERU YAMADA. THE HOUSE PASSED A
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| 01:03:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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| 01:03:28 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL VERSION OF THIS BILL BY VOICE VOTE IN THE 110TH CONGRESS, BUT THE SENATE WAS UNABLE TO TAKE UP THE MEASURE. I'M PLEASED TO SEE...
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| 01:07:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 01:07:23 |
MS. CHU, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. POE: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 01:07:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. POE: MADAM SPEAKER, I'M
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| 01:07:32 |
MR. POE, -
PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION. SHIGERU YAMADA WAS BORN IN JAPAN IN 1992.
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| 01:07:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHEN SHIGERU WAS 10 YEARS OLD,
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| 01:07:37 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
HIS MOTHER BROUGHT HIM TO THE UNITED STATES AS A DEPENDENT ON HER STUDENT VISA. IN 1995 WHEN SHIGERU WAS 13 YEARS OLD, HIS MOTHER WAS KILLED IN A CAR...
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| 01:09:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIRWOMAN OF THE IMMIGRATION SUBCOMMITTEE, BE ENTERED
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| 01:09:19 |
MS. CHU, -
INTO THE RECORD AT THIS POINT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. CHU: I HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS AND I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 01:09:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. MR. POE: I HAVE NO OTHER
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| 01:09:30 |
MS. CHU, -
SPEAKERS. I RESERVE -- I YIELD BACK.
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| 01:09:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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| 01:09:35 |
MR. POE, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE. MR. POE: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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| 01:09:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. CHU: MADAM SPEAKER, YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 01:09:43 |
MR. POE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE
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| 01:09:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS SENATE 4010.
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| 01:09:47 |
MS. CHU, -
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN
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| 01:09:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER...
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| 01:10:13 |
MS. CHU, -
THE BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE 1774, AN ACT FOR THE
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| 01:10:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RELIEF OF HOTARU NAKAMA FERSCHKE.
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| 01:10:21 |
THE CLERK, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. CHU, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 01:10:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEXAS, MR. POE, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. CHU: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY...
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| 01:10:39 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS. CHU: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER...
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| 01:10:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AN
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| 01:10:51 |
MS. CHU, -
IMMIGRATION RELIEF BILL FOR
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| 01:10:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOTARU NAKAMA FERSCHKE.
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| 01:10:55 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BY NOW THE STORY OF MRS. FERSCHKE AND HER LATE HUSBAND, MARINE SERGEANT MICHAEL H. FERSCHKE JR., SHOULD BE WELL-KNOWN TO MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE. THE COUPLE...
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| 01:13:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 01:13:30 |
MS. CHU, -
TEXAS. >> MADAM SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS BILL AND I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD AS MUCH
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| 01:13:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME AS HE WISHES TO CONSUME TO THE
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| 01:13:37 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE, MR. DUNCAN, FOR ALL OF HIS EFFORTS ON COMPANION LEGISLATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DUNCAN:...
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| 01:13:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA, MS. CHU, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS,
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| 01:13:51 |
Duncan, John James Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Tennessee
MR. POE, FOR THEIR WORK IN BRINGING THE BILL TO THE FLOOR, THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR AT THIS TIME. AS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED, THIS IS A PRIVATE RELIEF BILL ATTEMPTING...
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| 01:19:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEXAS. MR. POE: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH
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| 01:19:05 |
MS. CHU, -
TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS
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| 01:19:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. POE: MADAM SPEAKER, I STRONGLY
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| 01:19:10 |
MR. POE, -
SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION. I ONCE AGAIN WANT
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| 01:19:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE,
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| 01:19:15 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
MR. DUNCAN, FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THIS. IT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, AN ISSUE WITH A CONSTITUENT AND A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, AND...
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| 01:19:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS SENATE
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| 01:19:52 |
MS. CHU, -
1774. SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY
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| 01:19:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED,...
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| 01:21:01 |
MR. PALLONE, -
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1600,...
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| 01:21:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE PHYSICIAN
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| 01:21:13 |
THE CLERK, -
ASSISTANT PROFESSION AND SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF NATIONAL PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WEEK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: DOES THE GENTLEMAN INCLUDE...
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| 01:21:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT THE H.RES. 1600
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| 01:21:32 |
MR. PALLONE, -
AS AMENDED, YES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. PALLONE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, MR. TERRY,...
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| 01:21:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. PALLONE: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE...
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| 01:21:51 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. PALLONE: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY...
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| 01:22:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MADAM SPEAKER, HOUSE RESOLUTION 1600
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| 01:22:03 |
MR. PALLONE, -
RECOGNIZES THE CRITICAL ROLE OF
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| 01:22:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IN OUR HEALTH CARE
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| 01:22:07 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
SYSTEM BY DESIGNATING OCTOBER 6 THROUGH 12 OF 2010 AS NATIONAL PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WEEK. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS OR P.A.'S PRACTICE IN A COLLABORATIVE...
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| 01:23:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORIGINAL SPONSOR OF THIS
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| 01:23:06 |
MR. TERRY, -
RESOLUTION, I
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| 01:23:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 01:23:10 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
1600, SUPPORTING THE CRITICAL ROLE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROFESSION AND SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF NATIONAL PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WEEK. I WOULD...
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| 01:25:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESSWOMAN FROM MINNESOTA WHO IS THE SPONSOR OF THE
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| 01:25:24 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
BILL, MISS BETTY MCCOLLUM. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. MS. MCCOLLUM: THANK YOU, MADAM
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| 01:25:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO THANK CHAIRMAN WAXMAN AND
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| 01:25:36 |
McCollum, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
I'D LIKE TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE PALLONE FOR THEIR HELP IN GIVING THIS TO THE BELL AS WELL AS MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, CONGRESSMAN...
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| 01:27:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A
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| 01:27:46 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING P.A.'S NOT TO RECOGNIZE MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S BROTHER, VAL, VALUE GOREA. HE WAS A P.A. BACK IN THE 1970'S. VAL WAS INSTRUMENTAL...
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| 01:28:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE
|
| 01:28:46 |
MR. PALLONE, -
SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1600 AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
|
| 01:28:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO, AND WITHOUT...
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| 01:29:21 |
MR. PALLONE, -
ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE 3036, AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE
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| 01:29:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT.
|
| 01:29:31 |
THE CLERK, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. PALLONE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, MR. TERRY, EACH WILL
|
| 01:29:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. PALLONE: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE...
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| 01:29:49 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. PALLONE: AND I WOULD YIELD TO MYSELF SUCH TIME...
|
| 01:29:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PALLONE: THANK YOU, MADAM
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| 01:30:00 |
MR. PALLONE, -
SPEAKER. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF S. 3036, THE NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S
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| 01:30:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROJECT ACT, AS AMENDED.
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| 01:30:05 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
LAST WEEK THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE HELD A HEARING ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND THE MANY CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. ALZHEIMER'S...
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| 01:31:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT
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| 01:31:57 |
MR. TERRY, -
OF S. 3036, THE NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S
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| 01:31:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROJECT ACT.
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| 01:32:01 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
ALZHEIMER'S AFFLICTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. IT'S A PERSONAL TRAGEDY FOR BOTH PATIENTS -- PATIENT AND EVERYONE WHO LOVES...
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| 01:35:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE
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| 01:35:27 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
VIRGIN ISLANDS, WHO'S BEEN VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE AND WHO IS ALSO A PHYSICIAN, MRS. CHRISTENSEN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN...
|
| 01:35:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT
|
| 01:35:43 |
Christensen, Donna M. - Congressional Delegate, [D] Virgin Islands
ACT. THE AFFECTS OF ALZHEIMER'S IS DEVASTATING, DEVASTATING TO THE 5.1 MILLION PEOPLE WITH THE DISEASE, TO THE CAREGIVERS AND TO THE NATION AS A WHOLE...
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| 01:38:54 |
MR. PALLONE, -
INCLUSION OF MINORITIES AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IN
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| 01:38:58 |
MRS. CHRISTENSEN, -
CLINICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICE EFFORTS. H.R. 3036 MAKES SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN ADDRESSING ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST FEARED, COSTLY AND DEADLY DISEASES. I...
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| 01:39:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH
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| 01:39:23 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
ALZHEIMER'S, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, FOUR MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> MADAM SPEAKER, I THANK MY GOOD FRIEND...
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| 01:39:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND COLLEAGUE, CONGRESSMAN ED
|
| 01:39:35 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
MARKEY, OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE ON ALZHEIMER'S, WHICH WE FOUNDED BACK IN 1999, AND AS THE LEAD REPUBLICAN SPONSOR ON THE COMPANION LEGISLATION,...
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| 01:39:58 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
UNFORTUNATELY, WE KNOW THAT THE TRAJECTORY OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DECADES THREATENS UNPARALLELED TRAGEDY AND THREATENS TO OVERWHELM...
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| 01:43:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR.
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| 01:43:10 |
MR. PALLONE, -
PALLONE: I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA. THE SPEAKER PRO
|
| 01:43:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. >> THE PREVALENCE OF THE
|
| 01:43:17 |
MR. PALLONE, -
DISEASE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY AS
|
| 01:43:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BABY BOOMER GENERAL RACIAL, MY GENERATION,
|
| 01:43:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BEGIN -- GENERATION, MY GENERATION BEGINS TO AGE. IT AFFECTS MEMORY AND OTHER COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING, ALZHEIMER'S CAN BE VERY FRUSTRATING. MR. LOEBSACK:...
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| 01:43:38 |
Loebsack, Dave "David" - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
LOVED ONE BECAUSE OF THIS DISEASE. IT IS TIME WE FIND A CURE FOR ALZHEIMER'S. THIS BILL IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE SEARCH FOR A CURE....
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| 01:44:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NOT. MR. TERRY: AT THIS TIME WE
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| 01:44:27 |
MR. TERRY, -
YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. PALLONE: I
|
| 01:44:31 |
MR. PALLONE, -
ALSO YIELD BACK AND URGE PASSAGE OF S.
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| 01:44:33 |
MR. TERRY, -
3036. THE SPEAKER PRO
|
| 01:44:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS SENATE 3036.
|
| 01:44:37 |
MR. PALLONE, -
SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,
|
| 01:44:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION...
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| 01:45:05 |
MR. PALLONE, -
INTERVENTION ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE 3199, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH
|
| 01:45:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SERVICE ACT REGARDING EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND
|
| 01:45:16 |
THE CLERK, -
TREATMENT OF HEARING LOSS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. PALLONE, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA,...
|
| 01:45:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. PALLONE: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS...
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| 01:45:36 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
ON THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. PALLONE: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE...
|
| 01:45:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT
|
| 01:45:45 |
MR. PALLONE, -
OF S. 3199, THE EARLY
|
| 01:45:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HEARING DETECTION
|
| 01:45:49 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
INTERVENTION ACT. LAST YEAR THE HOUSE PASSED THE COMPANION MEASURE TO THIS BILL AND WE ARE PLEASED TO PASS IT AGAIN WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS. EVERY...
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| 01:47:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, S.
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| 01:47:24 |
MR. TERRY, -
3199, THE
|
| 01:47:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION
|
| 01:47:29 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
ACT OF 2010, HAS WORTHY ELEMENTS. CERTAINLY WE SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF EARLY RECOGNITION OF HEARING LOSS. AS MR. PALLONE SAID AND MRS. CAPPS WILL REITERATE,...
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| 01:49:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PALLONE: I JUST
|
| 01:49:54 |
MR. PALLONE, -
WANTED TO ADDRESS THE GENTLEMAN'S POINT WITH REGARD TO THE UNDERLYING
|
| 01:49:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL CONTAINING THE LANGUAGE
|
| 01:50:00 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
SUCH SUMS. THE BILL DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING FROM THE CURRENT LAW. THE 2002 EARLY HEARING DETECTION INTERVENTION ACT WHICH WE ARE RE-AUTHORIZING HAD THAT...
|
| 01:51:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS A RE-AUTHORIZATION. IT STRIKES THE
|
| 01:51:03 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
LANGUAGE OF 2002 WHILE LEAVING THE PREVENTION -- THE LANGUAGE OF SUCH SUMS AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR FISCAL YEAR GOING FORWARD. BUT WE STILL HAVE THAT...
|
| 01:52:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEGISLATION, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA,
|
| 01:52:02 |
MR. PANE LOAN, -
MRS. CAPPS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 01:52:04 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
MRS. CAPPS: I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR YIELDING TIME. I'M RISING TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SENATE
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| 01:52:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL 3911, THE
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| 01:52:11 |
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
EARLY DETECTION -- HEARING DETECTION INTERVENTION ACT. I'M VERY PROUD TO INTRODUCE THE HOUSE VERSION OF THIS BILL WITH OUR COLLEAGUE, CONGRESSWOMAN JO...
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| 01:54:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. PALLONE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO YIELD TWO
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| 01:54:53 |
MR. TERRY, -
MINUTES NOW TO THE GENTLEMAN
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| 01:54:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM MASSACHUSETTS,
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| 01:54:57 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
MR. MARKEY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MARKEY: I
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| 01:55:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK THE CHAIR VERY MUCH. I THANK HIM FOR HIS GREAT WORK.
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| 01:55:10 |
Markey, Edward J. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
THE POET ROBERT BROWNING ONCE WROTE, GROW OLD WITH ME, THE BEST IS YET TO BE. UNFORTUNATELY THE GOLDEN YEARS CAN BE THE WORST YEARS FOR AMERICANS AFFLICTED...
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| 01:57:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND WORKING FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
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| 01:57:43 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY HAVE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? MR. PALLONE: I DO NOT. I DID WANT TO MAKE SOME CLOSING REMARKS, BUT I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
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| 01:57:52 |
MR. PALLONE, -
SPEAKERS. MR. TERRY: WE'LL YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. PALLONE: THANK YOU, MADAM...
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| 01:57:59 |
MR. TERRY, -
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I
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| 01:58:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAY CONSUME. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE THREE BILLS TODAY ARE JUST A SMALL
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| 01:58:04 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
REPRESENTATION OF MANY BIPARTISAN PUBLIC HEALTH BILLS THAT THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WORKED ON TOGETHER IN THE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE OVER THE PAST TWO...
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| 01:59:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED...
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| 01:59:35 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
RULES AND AGREE TO S. 3386,
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| 01:59:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RESTORING
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| 01:59:40 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ONLINE SHOPPERS' CONFIDENCE ACT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE 3386, AN ACT TO PROTECT CONSUMERS...
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| 01:59:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON THE
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| 01:59:52 |
THE CLERK, -
INTERNET. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA, MR. BOUCHER, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, MR. TERRY, EACH...
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| 01:59:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. MR. BOUCHER: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE...
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| 02:00:10 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BOUCHER: MADAM SPEAKER, I'VE YIELDED MYSELF...
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| 02:00:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. BOUCHER: I'M PLEASED TO RISE IN SUPPORT THIS
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| 02:00:22 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
AFTERNOON OF S. 3386,
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| 02:00:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RESTORE ONLINE SHOPPERS'
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| 02:00:27 |
Boucher, Frederick "Rick" C. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
CONFIDENCE ACT, THE LEGISLATION MAKES ESSENTIAL PROTECTIONS TO CONSUMERS IN THE INTERNET MARKETPLACE. THE RAPID GROWTH OF ONLINE COMMERCE HAS BROUGHT...
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| 02:03:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OPPOSITION OF S. 3386, THE
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| 02:03:41 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
RESTORE ONLINE SHOPPERS' CONFIDENCE ABILITY. THIS BILL -- ACT. THIS BILL WOULD REGULATION E COMMERCE AND THIRD PARTY BILLING -- ECOMMERCE AND THIRD PARTY...
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| 02:06:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
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| 02:06:19 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
MR. TERRY: NO I DON'T. I DO NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS BUT I WOULD HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENT.
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| 02:06:25 |
MR. TERRY, -
MR. BOUCHER: WHY DOESN'T THE GENTLEMAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE HIS COMMENTS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 02:06:31 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
MR. TERRY: THANK YOU. I YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 02:06:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. TERRY: MADAM
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| 02:06:37 |
MR. TERRY, -
SPEAKER, I RISE TO CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE HERE, BUT ONLY LOOSELY CONNECTED
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| 02:06:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO SENATE
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| 02:06:43 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
BILL 3386. AND THAT'S TO COMMEND MR. BOUCHER, THE TELECOM CHAIR. HE'S BEEN AN AWESOME CHAIR FOR TELECOM. IN FACT I'D HAVE TO SAY IN THE UNITED STATES...
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| 02:07:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BOUCHER: THANK
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| 02:08:00 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I WANT TO EXPRESS
|
| 02:08:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPRECIATION TO
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| 02:08:06 |
Boucher, Frederick "Rick" C. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA FOR THOSE VERY KIND COMMENTS AND I WANT TO ALSO SAY WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH HIM. HE AND I TOGETHER HAVE...
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| 02:09:30 |
MR. TERRY, -
CONSUME TO THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE
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| 02:09:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMITTEE FROM TEXAS, JOE
|
| 02:09:34 |
Terry, Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Nebraska
BARTON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BARTON: THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE, I WAS IN MY OFFICE AND LISTENING TO THE DEBATE,...
|
| 02:09:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HEARD MY
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| 02:09:44 |
Barton, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
DISTINGUISHED SENIOR REPUBLICAN RISE IN RELUCTANT OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. I HAD HAD A CONVERSATION WHICH MR. TERRY IS NOT AWARE OF WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF...
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| 02:11:17 |
MR. TERRY, -
TEMPORE: THE QUESTION NOW OCCURS,
|
| 02:11:18 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS SENATE 3386. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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| 02:11:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED -- SUSPENDED, THE...
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| 02:11:51 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
CALLER I.D. ACT OF 2009. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: SENATE 30, AN ACT TO AMEND THE COMMUNICATIONS...
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| 02:11:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1934, TO PROHIBIT IN A
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| 02:12:02 |
THE CLERK, -
NIPLATION OF CALLER IDENTIFY -- MANIPULATION OF CALLER IDENTITY -- IDENTIFICATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR. BOUCHER AND MR. STEARNS WILL EACH CONTROL...
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| 02:12:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BOUCHER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL...
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| 02:12:26 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BOUCHER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BOUCHER:
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| 02:12:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
|
| 02:12:33 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BOUCHER: MADAM SPEAKER, TODAY
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| 02:12:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE CONSIDER S. 30,
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| 02:12:37 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
THE TRUTH IN CALLER I.D.
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| 02:12:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACT. IT IS THE SENATE
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| 02:12:41 |
Boucher, Frederick "Rick" C. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
COMPANION TO HOUSE LEGISLATION THAT WAS INTRODUCED ON A BIPARTISAN BASIS BY OUR COLLEAGUES, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. ENGEL, AND THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 02:16:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. STEARNS: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF S. 30,
|
| 02:16:24 |
MR. STEARNS, -
THE TRUTH IN CALLER I.D. ACT OF 2006,
|
| 02:16:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHICH ADDRESSES AN ISSUE THAT
|
| 02:16:29 |
Stearns, Clifford "Cliff" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
MR. BARTON AND MR. ENGEL AND THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE THE 109TH CONGRESS. IN FACT, BACK IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR...
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| 02:20:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM NEW YORK, MR. ENGEL, THE CHIEF SPONSOR
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| 02:20:03 |
Boucher, Frederick "Rick" C. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
OF THE HOUSE COMPANION MEASURE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. ENGEL: I THANK MY FRIEND FROM VIRGINIA FOR YIELDING TO...
|
| 02:20:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLORIDA, MR. STEARNS, FOR HIS
|
| 02:20:14 |
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
KIND WORDS AND ALSO THE KIND WORDS OF THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA. AND I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF MY LEGISLATION, THE TRUTH IN CALLER I.D. ACT....
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| 02:25:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DISTINGUISHED HEM WHO HAS ALSO BEEN ACTIVE IN THIS. HAS
|
| 02:25:46 |
Stearns, Clifford "Cliff" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
HAD A SEPARATE BILL SO HE WAS SORT OF A FORERUNNER TO THIS ISSUE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. MURPHY:...
|
| 02:25:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF 2009, ADDRESSING THE SERIOUS
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| 02:26:00 |
Murphy, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
PROBLEM OF CALLER I.D. FRAUD THAT ALLOWS A CALLER TO HIDE HIS TRUE IDENTITY. THEY DO THIS THROUGH WEBSITES THAT WILL HIT YOU CHOOSE ANY NUMBER TO SHOW...
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| 02:30:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, I DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL SPEAKER.
|
| 02:30:32 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 02:30:36 |
MR. STEARNS, -
FLORIDA. MR. STEARNS: I YIELD THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER OF ENERGY AND COMMERCE,
|
| 02:30:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. BARTON, FOR THREE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
|
| 02:30:43 |
MR. STEARNS, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BARTON: I'VE CAUGHT MY BREATH NOW SO I'M IN GOOD SHAPE. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE
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| 02:30:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND EXTEND. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT
|
| 02:30:50 |
MR. BARTON, -
OBJECTION. MR. BARTON: THANK YOU. I RISE FOR TWO REASONS. ONE IS TO SUPPORT THIS
|
| 02:30:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BILL. I TALLLY THOUGHT IT HAD PASSED
|
| 02:30:57 |
Barton, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
AND BECOME -- I ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT HAD PASSED AND BECOME LAW BECAUSE WE PASS IT EVERY CONGRESS AND IT GOES INTO THE OTHER BODY AND FALLS IN THE BLACK...
|
| 02:33:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM FLORIDA HAVE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? MR. STEARNS: MADAM SPEAKER, I JUST WOULD ECHO -- I ASK FOR
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| 02:33:45 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. I JUST
|
| 02:33:48 |
Stearns, Clifford "Cliff" - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WOULD ECHO MR. BARTON OF TEXAS' COMMENTS ABOUT MR. BOUCHER. HAVING WORKED WITH MR. BOUCHER, HE AND I HAVE CO-SPONSORED MANY DIFFERENT BILLS ACROSS THE...
|
| 02:35:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO MYSELF THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BOUCHER: AND I DO SO TO THANK
|
| 02:35:40 |
MR. BOUCHER, -
MY COLLEAGUES, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. BARTON, AND MY FRIEND, THE GENTLEMAN
|
| 02:35:43 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM FLORIDA, MR. STEARNS, FOR THEIR
|
| 02:35:45 |
Boucher, Frederick "Rick" C. - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
KIND REMARKS. AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE COLLABORATION AND THE FRIENDSHIP OVER THE YEARS. MR. STEARNS AND I HAVE PARTICIPATED TOGETHER IN DEVELOPING...
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| 02:37:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
30. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE...
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| 02:39:01 |
THE CLERK, -
LOCATED AT 600 FLORIDA AVENUE IN COCOA, FLORIDA, AS THE HARRY T. AND HARRIETTE MOORE POST OFFICE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE...
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| 02:39:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS WILL BE A 15-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF...
|
| 03:08:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE UNFINISHED...
|
| 03:09:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE RESOLUTION 1759 ON WHICH THE YEAS AND NAYS WERE ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1759, RESOLUTION...
|
| 03:09:31 |
THE CLERK, -
ROBERTS DAY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO THE RESOLUTION. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY...
|
| 03:09:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEVICE. THIS IS A FIVE-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE...
|
| 03:16:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE -- THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 390. THE NAYS ARE 8. FOUR RECORDED AS PRESENT....
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| 03:18:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER...
|
| 03:19:03 |
THE CLERK, -
FELLOWS PROGRAM. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
|
| 03:19:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR -- >> MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: 2/3 OF THOSE...
|
| 03:19:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE -- THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MS. ROYBAL-ALLARD: ON THAT I ASK FOR A RECORDED
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| 03:19:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: A RECORDED VOTE IS REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING
|
| 03:19:37 |
MS. ROYBAL-ALLARD, -
A RECORDED VOTE WILL
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| 03:19:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS IS A FIVE-MINUTE VOTE....
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| 03:27:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER...
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| 03:28:05 |
THE CLERK, -
AVENUE IN BRONX, NEW YORK, AS THE PRIVATE ISAAC T. CORTES POST OFFICE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND...
|
| 03:28:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE -- >> MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER....
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| 03:28:34 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK. MR. CROWLEY:
|
| 03:28:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON THAT I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER
|
| 03:28:38 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED.
|
| 03:28:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS
|
| 03:28:42 |
MR. CROWLEY, -
WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT
|
| 03:28:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS WILL BE A FIVE-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING...
|
| 03:37:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS PASSED AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT...
|
| 03:39:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON RULES FOR FILING UNDER THE RULE. THE SPEAKER
|
| 03:39:10 |
MS. PINGREE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE. THE CLERK: REPORT TO ACCOMPANY HOUSE RESOLUTION 1764,
|
| 03:39:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION
|
| 03:39:19 |
THE CLERK, -
OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R. 2965, TO AMEND THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT WITH RESPECT TO SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND THE SMALL...
|
| 03:39:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRINTED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. ALL MEMBERS CLEAR THE WELL AND TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE
|
| 03:40:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLOOR. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLELADY FROM MAINE RISE? MS. PINGREE: MADAM SPEAKER, BY DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE...
|
| 03:40:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UP HOUSE RESOLUTION 1764 AND ASK FOR ITS
|
| 03:40:51 |
Pingree, Chellie - U.S. Representative, [D] Maine
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 253, HOUSE RESOLUTION
|
| 03:40:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1764, RESOLVED THAT UPON ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION IT SHALL BE IN ORDER TO TAKE FROM
|
| 03:41:04 |
THE CLERK, -
THE SPEAKER'S TABLE THE BILL H.R. 2965, TO AMEND THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT WITH RESPECT TO SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND THE SMALL BUSINESS...
|
| 03:42:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEBATE ONLY, I YIELD THE CUSTOMARY 30
|
| 03:42:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA,
|
| 03:42:10 |
Pingree, Chellie - U.S. Representative, [D] Maine
MR. DIAZ-BALART. ALL TIME YIELDED DURING CONSIDERATION OF THE RULE IS FOR DEBATE ONLY. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE...
|
| 03:42:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. PINGREE: THANK YOU. MADAM
|
| 03:42:33 |
MS. PINGREE, -
SPEAKER, HOUSE RESOLUTION 1764 PROVIDES FOR
|
| 03:42:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE
|
| 03:42:37 |
Pingree, Chellie - U.S. Representative, [D] Maine
CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2965. THE RULE MAKES IN ORDER A MOTION OFFERED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER OR HIS DESIGNEE THAT THE HOUSE...
|
| 03:48:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. DIAZ-BALART: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I THANK MY GOOD FRIEND, MS. PINGREE,
|
| 03:48:10 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
FROM MAINE. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DIAZ-BALART: MADAM SPEAKER, WE FIND...
|
| 03:48:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ANOTHER CLOSED RULE. IN FACT,
|
| 03:48:22 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WE HAVEN'T SEEN A SINGLE OPEN RULE DURING THIS ENTIRE 111TH CONGRESS. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I'D SEE THAT, MADAM SPEAKER. AN ENTIRE CONGRESS PASS WITHOUT...
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| 03:53:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. I YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO, A MEMBER OF THE RULES COMMITTEE, MR. POLIS.
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| 03:53:35 |
MS. PINGREE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR. POLIS FROM COLORADO IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. POLIS: I THANK THE GENTLELADY FROM MAINE. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT...
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| 03:53:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE REPEAL OF THE "DON'T ASK,
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| 03:53:44 |
Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
DON'T TELL" POLICY. THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ENSURE THAT THE MILITARY HAS THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATION FROM ITS RECENTLY COMPLETED STUDY....
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| 03:56:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MR. GINGREY FROM GEORGIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. GINGREY: MADAM SPEAKER, I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING...
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| 03:57:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR THE REPEAL OF DON'T-ASK,
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| 03:57:08 |
Gingrey, Phil MD - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
DON'T-TELL. WHILE THE MAJORITY IN THE SENATE HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN REPEALING DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL THROUGH THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT,...
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| 04:00:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MRS. SONGA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED
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| 04:00:52 |
MS. PINGREE, -
FOR TWO MINUTES. SONKSONK THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE
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| 04:00:56 |
Tsongas, Nicola "Niki" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
RULE TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION TO REPEAL DON'T ASK -- DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL. DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL REMAINS THE ONLY FEDERAL STATUTE MANDATING A PERSON BE...
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| 04:02:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLELADY FROM MAINE IS
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| 04:02:45 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
RECOGNIZED.
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| 04:02:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MS. PINGREE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. HARMAN.
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| 04:02:53 |
MS. PINGREE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. HARMAN: MADAM SPEAKER, AS A ROOKIE MEMBER OF CONGRESS...
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| 04:03:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1993 I SAT IN THE MOST JUNIOR
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| 04:03:03 |
Harman, Jane - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CHAIR ON THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, JUST A FEW FEET FROM THE WITNESS TABLE. THEN CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, COLIN POWELL, TESTIFIED IN...
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| 04:05:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I'LL CONTINUE TO RESERVE. I SEE SHE HAS ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 04:05:09 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
FROM FLORIDA RESERVES. THE GENTLELADY FROM MAINE IS RECOGNIZED. MS. PINGREE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I YIELD
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| 04:05:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A MINUTE AND A HALF TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEVADA, MS. BERKLEY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY
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| 04:05:18 |
MS. PINGREE, -
FROM NEVADA IS RECOGNIZED. MS. BERKLEY: I THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN FOR YIELDING. MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK IN
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| 04:05:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT OF THE REPEAL OF THE "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL"
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| 04:05:26 |
Berkley, Shelley - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
POLICY. DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL IS OUTDATED AND IT'S UNJUST. NO INDIVIDUAL, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN OUR ARMED FORCES, SHOULD BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BASED...
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| 04:06:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MAINE IS RECOGNIZED. MS. PINGREE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. QUIGLEY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 04:07:05 |
MS. PINGREE, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. QUIGLEY: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 2965, A BILL TO
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| 04:07:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REPEAL DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL. JUST BLOCKS FROM THE
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| 04:07:13 |
Quigley, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
CAPITOL LIE CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY. RESTING PLACE OF SECRETARYCAL SERGEANT MATLAVIC. BRONZE STAR FOR HIS DWIST DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN VIETNAM. AS...
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| 04:08:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OUR TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLELADY FROM MAINE IS RECOGNIZED. MS. PINGREE:
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| 04:08:34 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'M
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| 04:08:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLEASED TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR. FRANK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 04:08:40 |
Pingree, Chellie - U.S. Representative, [D] Maine
FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. FRANK: I THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN. I WILL ADDRESS WHEN WE GET TO
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| 04:08:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS BILL THE SUBSTANCE OF THE ARGUMENT THAT THE PRESENCE OF SOMEONE LIKE ME WILL SO DESTABILIZE
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| 04:08:48 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
OUR BRAVE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO DO THEIR DUTY. I REGARD THAT AS BIGOTED NONSENSE BUT I WILL ADDRESS THAT MORE FULLY THEN. NOW...
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| 04:12:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. AND WITH REGARD TO THIS POINT OF PROCESS, WHICH I THINK
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| 04:12:11 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IS IMPORTANT, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO POINT OUT THE FACTS. . THIS MAJORITY IS BRINGING THIS LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR BY USING ANOTHER BILL AS A...
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| 04:14:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR. PETERS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN IS RECOGNIZED
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| 04:14:59 |
MS. PINGREE, -
FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. PETERS: MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF REPRESENTATIVE
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| 04:15:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MURPHY AND LEADER HOYER'S DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL
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| 04:15:06 |
Peters, Gary - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
REPEAL ACT OF 2010. AS A FORMER LIEUTENANT COMMANDER IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE, I SERVED WITH MANY BRAVE, PATRIOTIC, AND DEDICATED MEN AND...
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| 04:16:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLELADY FROM MAINE IS RECOGNIZED. MS. PINGREE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I YIELD TWO
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| 04:16:17 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
MINUTES TO THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS, MS. JACKSON LEE. THE
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| 04:16:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. JACKSON
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| 04:16:22 |
MS. PINGREE, -
LEE:
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| 04:16:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT IS SO MOVING TO HEAR SO MANY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY WHO HAVE SERVED TO COME TO THE FLOOR AND HONOR THE
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| 04:16:32 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
FLAG AND THE CONSTITUTION. I AM NOT THAT FORTUNATE TO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY BUT I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO TRAVEL AMONGST THEM FROM KOSOVO...
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| 04:18:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. ZERO. I THANK HER FOR HER COURTESY AND ALL WHO HAVE
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| 04:18:19 |
Diaz-Balart, L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
COME TO THE FLOOR TO DEBATE THIS RULE. I REITERATE I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. I'M SORRY IT WAS BROUGHT FORTH IN AN UNNECESSARILY...
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| 04:19:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PINGREE: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE FOR HIS THOUGHTS ON
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| 04:19:22 |
Pingree, Chellie - U.S. Representative, [D] Maine
THIS. I THINK THAT HE IS GETTING READY TO RETIRE FROM CONGRESS AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAVE ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH YOU ON THE RULES...
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| 04:24:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SENATE. THE SECRETARY: MADAM SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MADAM SECRETARY. THE SECRETARY: I HAVE BEEN DIRECTED BY THE SENATE TO INFORM THE HOUSE...
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| 04:24:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AMENDMENT WITH AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4853, CITED AS THE MIDDLE CLASS TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2010, IN WHICH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE HOUSE IS REQUESTED. THE...
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| 04:25:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. MR. DIAZ-BALART: WE REQUEST THE YEAS...
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| 04:25:28 |
MR. DIAZ-BALART, -
RISE. SEEING A SUFFICIENT
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| 04:25:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, THIS 15-MINUTE...
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| 04:55:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE VOTE ON THE MOTION OF THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. ALTMIRE, TO SUSPEND...
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| 04:56:21 |
Altmire, Jason - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
WINNING THE 2010 HEISMAN TROPHY FOR BEING THE MOST OUTSTANDING COLLEGE FOOTBALL IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL...
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| 04:56:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THIS IS A FIVE-MINUTE VOTE. FIVE-MINUTE VOTE. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED...
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| 05:04:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS PRESENT. 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER...
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| 05:04:55 |
THE CLERK, -
WEISSMANN KLEIN ON BEING SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES...
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| 05:05:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE OPPOSED, NO. >> I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN CALLS FOR A RECORDED VOTE. A RECORDED VOTE IS REQUESTED. THOSE...
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| 05:05:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
A RECORDED VOTE
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| 05:05:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WILL RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS IS A FIVE-MINUTE...
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| 05:12:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE ARE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 05:15:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER.
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| 05:17:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA -- THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA SEEK RECOGNITION? >> MR. SPEAKER, PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION...
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| 05:17:29 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
AMENDMENT THERETO AND I HAVE A MOTION AT THE DESK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL ARE REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL AND DESIGNATE THE SENATE AMENDMENT...
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| 05:17:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 2965, AN ACT TO AMEND THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT WITH REGARD TO THE SMALL
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| 05:17:46 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
BUSINESS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SENATE AMENDMENT, MRS. DAVIS OF CALIFORNIA MOVES THAT THE HOUSE CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT...
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| 05:18:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DEBATABLE FOR ONE HOUR EQUALLY DIVIDED AND QUOLED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER AND MINORITY LEADER OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DESIGNEES. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA,...
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| 05:18:35 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. DAVIS: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD
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| 05:18:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS
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| 05:18:43 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
RECOGNIZED. MRS. DAVIS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN WHICH
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| 05:18:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS
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| 05:18:50 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND IN WHICH TO INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL IN THE RECORD ON THE BILL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MRS. DAVIS: MR. SPEAKER,...
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| 05:19:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RISE IN SUPPORT OF REPEALING DON'T ASK, DON'T
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| 05:19:07 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TELL. CONDITIONS FOR REPEAL HAVE BEEN MET. DUE DILIGENCE HAS BEEN DONE. AND THE TIME TO ACT IS HERE. REGARDLESS OF WHAT CRITICS SAY, THE ISSUE BEFORE...
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| 05:20:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN MAY PROCEED. MRS. DAVIS: FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WEREN'T THERE, THE TAKEAWAY FROM THESE HEARINGS WAS THAT THE CURRENT POLICY DOES NOT WORK...
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| 05:20:27 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
OUR ARMED FORCES AND IS INCONSISTENT WITH AMERICAN VALUES. NEXT, THIS HOUSE APPROVED LANGUAGE IDENTICAL TO WHAT IS BEFORE US TODAY AS PART OF THE NATIONAL...
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| 05:25:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA. MR. MCKEON: I CLAIM THE TIME IN OPPOSITION AND YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 05:25:29 |
MR. MCKEON, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS ARE RECOGNIZED. MR. MCKEON: THE SPEAKER AS ONCE AGAIN DECIDED TO SUBVERT REGULAR
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| 05:25:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDER AND BRICK TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT CONSIDERATION BY THE HOUSE
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| 05:25:38 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE A REPEAL OF DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL. ANYONE WHO WAS LISTENING EARLIER TO THE CLERK READ THE BILL WE'RE DISCUSSING, IT'S TITLED...
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| 05:32:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MRS. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WANT TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT IT'S NOT UNTIL THE
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| 05:32:43 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SECRETARY, THE GENERAL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS AND THE PRESIDENT ACTUALLY CERTIFY THAT THE MILITARY IS PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE IS...
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| 05:33:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE, FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON
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| 05:33:12 |
Pelosi, Nancy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ENDING DISCRIMINATION AND HOW WE DEFEND OUR COUNTRY. I WANT TO SALUTE STENY HOYER, OUR DISTINGUISHED DEMOCRATIC LEADER, FOR BRINGING THIS BILL TO...
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| 05:38:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, MR. WILSON, THE RANKING MEMBER ON THE MILITARY PERSONNEL
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| 05:38:43 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
SUBCOMMITTEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, MR. WILSON, IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. WILSON: THANK YOU, MR.
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| 05:38:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. FIRST OF ALL, IN THE FINAL DAYS OF THE LAME DUCK CONGRESS, I AM GRATEFUL TO JOIN WITH RANKING
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| 05:38:55 |
Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
MEMBER BUCK MCKEON OF CALIFORNIA TO BE CONCERNED THAT THIS OUTGOING MAJORITY HAS PLACED A HIGHER PRIORITY ON REPEALING DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL THAN ACTUALLY...
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| 05:41:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS, DR.
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| 05:41:13 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
SNYDER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SNYDER: MR. SPEAKER, LIKE ALL BABIES CAME INTO A CHANGING WORLD AND
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| 05:41:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A CHANGING AMERICA AND YET IN MANY WAYS WHEN IT
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| 05:41:24 |
Snyder, Victor "Vic" - U.S. Representative, [D] Arkansas
COMES TO ISSUES OF GAYS AND LESBIANS, AMERICA HAS ALREADY CHANGED. THEIR FIRST HOME CHURCH WOULD NOT HAVE THRIVED WITHOUT THE LABOR AND DEDICATION OF...
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| 05:42:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AT THIS TIME TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, MR. BARTLETT, THE RANKING MEMBER ON
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| 05:42:19 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE AIR LAND SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. BARTLETT: ONE MIGHT...
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| 05:42:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FIRST TIME IN MANY, MANY YEARS WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO PASS THE DEFENSE
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| 05:42:34 |
Bartlett, Roscoe - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
AUTHORIZATION BILL BUT WE DO HAVE TIME TO PULL OUT A VERY CONTROVERSIAL PART OF THAT, WHOSE PASSAGE NO ONE WOULD ARGUE WOULD BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL,...
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| 05:43:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SMITH: I RISE IN
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| 05:43:59 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION TO REPEAL THE DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL POLICY, I
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| 05:44:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WANT TO MAKE FOUR
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| 05:44:05 |
Smith, Adam - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
QUICK ARGUMENTS ON THAT. FIRST OF ALL, TO PROCESS. THIS POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED 17 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE STUDIED AND ARGUED ABOUT IT SINCE. PARTICULARLY...
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| 05:45:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI, MR. AKIN, THE RANKING MEMBER ON THE SEA POWER SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE.
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| 05:45:58 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. AKIN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. SOME
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| 05:46:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YEARS AGO, QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS A TOTAL
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| 05:46:08 |
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
SOLAR ECLIPSE. THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAPPENS VERY, VERY RARELY. IT WAS QUITE INTERESTING. TODAY, WE ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER ECLIPSE OF REASON...
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| 05:48:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MRS. DAVIS: I YIELD -- I'M SORRY -- TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. ANDREWS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 05:48:13 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. ANDREWS: I ASK UNANIMOUS
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| 05:48:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT
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| 05:48:23 |
MR. ANDREWS, -
OBJECTION. MR. ANDREWS: IN CONSIDERING THEIR POSITION ON THIS BILL, MEMBERS SHOULD LISTEN TO ECHOS OF THE PAST
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| 05:48:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND CONSIDER SOME VOICES
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| 05:48:30 |
Andrews, Robert - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THAT HAVE BEEN VIOLENCED. IN THE PAST WE HEARD IF WE SHOULD END THIS POLICY IT WOULD BE A TRAGEDY OF GREAT PROPORTION. I FEAR SUCH WOULD REMOVE OUR...
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| 05:50:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO MR. LAMB BORN A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 05:50:39 |
MR. MCKEON, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LAMB BORN: I TOO AM CONCERNED THAT HAVING DON'T -- THAT REPEALING DON'T ASK,
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| 05:50:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DON'T TELL WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON
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| 05:50:46 |
Lamborn, Douglas "Doug" L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
THE READINESS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR MILITARY, PARTICULARLY OUR FRONT LINE FORES. THE SURVEY WAS FUNDAMENTALLY AND FATALLY FLAUD. RATHER THAN ASKING...
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| 05:52:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEWIS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE TO ADDRESS THE
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| 05:52:31 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
HOUSE. MR. LEWIS: MR. SPEAKER, I
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| 05:52:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEWOMAN FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE JUST TWO WORDS
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| 05:52:40 |
Lewis, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
FOR YOU, MY COLLEAGUE, VOTE YES, VOTE YES TO END DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL. VOTE YES FOR EQUALITY. VOTE YES BECAUSE DISCRIMINATION IS WRONG. VOTE YES BECAUSE...
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| 05:53:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. FRANKS, MEMBER OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE.
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| 05:53:51 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. FRANKS: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. MR. SPEAKER, I BELIEVE
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| 05:53:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM WOULD AGREE THAT WE HAVE THE
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| 05:54:00 |
Franks, Trent - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
GREATEST PEOPLE IN OUR MILITARY FORCES IN THE WORLD. THEY ARE THE MOST NOBLE HUMAN BEINGS IN OUR SOCIETY. OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO FOR THEIR...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ISLAND, MR.
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MRS. DAVIS, -
LANGEVIN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM RHODE ISLAND IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LANG VIN --
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. LANGEVIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
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| 05:56:12 |
MR. LANGEVIN, -
ORDERED. MR. LANGEVIN: I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL REPEAL ACT OF
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
2010. AT NO TIME AND CERTAINLY NOT AT
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| 05:56:19 |
Langevin, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Rhode Island
THIS CRITICAL JUNCTURE SHOULD WE BE DISCHARGING QUALIFIED, DEDICATED SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE WILLING TO DEFEND, SERVE, AND SACRIFICE FOR OUR NATION....
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| 05:57:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN
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MR. MCKEON, -
FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. MCKEON: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAD
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TWO DEPLOYMENTS TO IRAQ, ONE IN AFGHANISTAN,
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McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IN COMBAT SITUATIONS. VERY PROUD OF THIS YOUNG MAN, DUNCAN HUNTER JR. FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA...
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| 05:58:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LET ME QUOTE GENERAL AMOS A
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Hunter, Duncan D. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHO IS THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS ON THIS ISSUE. HE SAID, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY MARINES TO THIS DISTRACTION. I WANT TO...
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| 06:00:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IT. THIS DOES NOT HELP US WIN THE MISSION
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MR. MCKEON, -
IN AFGHANISTAN. THIS IS NOT BRINGING OUR MEN AND WOMEN HOME ANY
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| 06:00:23 |
Hunter, Duncan D. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
FASTER. IT DOESN'T BUILD BETTER WEAPONS. IT DOESN'T TRAIN THEM BETTER. IT IS A DISTRACTION SO WE DON'T FOCUS THE REAL ESHOO ONHAND WHICH IS WINNING IN...
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| 06:00:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. MURPHY, THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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| 06:00:52 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
TWO MINUTES. MR. MURPHY: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TODAY, WE HAVE A CHANCE
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| 06:00:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. NOT JUST FOR GAY AND LESBIAN TROOPS SERVING IN OUR MILITARY
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| 06:00:59 |
Murphy, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
BUT WHAT IS RIGHT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY. WHEN I DEPLOYED TO IRAQ AS CAPTAIN OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, MY UNIT DIDN'T CARE IF SOMEONE WAS GAY OR LESBIAN....
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| 06:03:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INSTITUTION. THIS VOTE IS ABOUT
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MRS. DAVIS, -
WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
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| 06:03:10 |
Murphy, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
TELLING PEOPLE WILLING TO DIE FOR OUR FREEDOMS THAT THEY NEED TO LIE IN ORDER TO DO SO. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE WHY HE ON REPEAL, AND I YIELD BACK...
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| 06:03:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. FLEMING: I THANK THE
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| 06:03:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY TO OPPOSE THE
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| 06:03:40 |
Fleming, John Calvin Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
REPEAL OF DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL. YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN THE POLICY OF THE MILITARY THAT'S WORKED VERY WELL FOR MANY YEARS. THERE HAS BEEN A STUDY OF...
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| 06:05:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AN ADDITIONAL 30
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MR. FLEMING, -
SECONDS. MR. FLEMING: THAT THE MILITARY IS INDEED A UNIQUE ORGANIZATION
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MR. MCKEON, -
AND THAT SUCH RESTRICTION IN SUCH POLICIES CAN INDEED GO
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| 06:05:58 |
Fleming, John Calvin Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
FORWARD. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY IN WRAPPING UP SOME IMPORTANT STATISTICS THAT I THINK SHOULD BE MENTIONED AND THAT IS THAT 60% TO 67% OF ARMY AND MARINE...
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| 06:06:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAS 13 1/4 MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEWOMAN. MRS. DAVIS: THANK YOU. I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE...
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| 06:06:49 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. HOYER: I THANK THE GENTLELADY FOR YIELDING, AND I RISE IN STRONG
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| 06:06:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT OF THIS
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Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
AMENDMENT. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND THAT'S THE PROPOSITION THAT'S BEFORE THIS HOUSE. THE PROPOSITION THAT WE ARE GOING TO, AS BARRY...
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| 06:15:17 |
Hunter, Duncan D. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THINK ABOUT THE ACTUAL SERVICE CHIEFS, THE MARINE CORPS COMCAN'T, THE ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, THE -- COMMANDANT, THE ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, THE PEOPLE WHO...
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| 06:15:37 |
Hoyer, Steny H. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
FOR THE MORALE OF THE TROOPS, OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TROOPS, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY WE SAID, AND I TELL MY FRIEND, IN MAY, LET'S ASK THE TROOPS. AND...
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| 06:21:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA. MR. MCKEON: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. GOHMERT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED...
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| 06:21:49 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MR. SPEAKER. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
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| 06:21:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ASKED. ONE QUESTION THAT WE DID NOT JUST HEAR THAT WAS EXPRESSED
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| 06:21:55 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
IS IMPORTANT, IS A PERSON IMPEDIMENT TO THE GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE OF THE MILITARY, OF THE MILITARY'S MISSION, THAT IS IMPORTANT. AND I HEARD THE...
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| 06:24:04 |
MR. MCKEON, -
INCONSISTENT WITH AMERICAN VALUES. IT DOES NOT HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ASSEMBLY, IT DOES NOT HAVE THE FREEDOM
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| 06:24:09 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
TO EXPRESS ITS LOVE TO THOSE IN THE MILITARY THE WAY YOU CAN OUT HERE. BECAUSE IT'S AN IMPEDIMENT TO THE MILITARY MISSION. YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN...
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| 06:25:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR 1 1/2 MINUTES. MR. REYES: THANK YOU. I THANK
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| 06:25:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE GENTLELADY FOR YIELDING. MR. SPEAKER, I
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| 06:25:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL REPEAL
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| 06:25:26 |
Reyes, Silvestre - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
ACT AND I DO SO AS A PROUD VETERAN WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM A LONG TIME AGO. BUT I CAN TELL YOU, GAYS SERVED PROUDLY IN VIETNAM WITH US JUST AS GAYS ARE...
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| 06:27:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF THE TIME THAT'S LEFT ON BOTH SIDES? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN HAS SIX
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| 06:27:16 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEWOMAN HAS 10 3/4
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| 06:27:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMAINING. MR. MCKEON: MAYBE WE COULD YIELD TO THE OTHER SIDE TO EVEN TIME OUT A
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| 06:27:29 |
MR. MCKEON, -
LITTLE. MRS. DAVIS: MR. SPEAKER, BEFORE I YIELD ONE MINUTE I WANT TO YIELD TO MS. CHU FOR THE
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| 06:27:37 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
PURPOSE OF AN UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. MS. CHU: I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL TO REPEAL THE FLAWED "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" POLICY AND ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 06:27:48 |
MS. CHU, -
AND SUBMIT MY STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MRS. DAVIS: I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 06:27:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SESTAK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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| 06:27:59 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR.
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| 06:28:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SESTAK: WHEN I WAS IN CHARGE OF A BATTLE CREW, I KNEW AS AN ADMIRAL
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| 06:28:11 |
Sestak, Joseph "Joe" A. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Pennsylvania
THAT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE WAS GAY. I WONDERED HOW ONE COULD COME HOME AND SAY THEY DON'T DESERVE EQUAL RIGHTS. I RESPECT THE DIFFERENT OPINION. THERE...
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| 06:29:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK YOU. I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS, MR.
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| 06:29:39 |
MR. MCKEON, -
FRANK. THE SPEAKER
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| 06:29:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO
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| 06:29:42 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
MINUTES. MR. FRANK: MR. SPEAKER, FIRST, LET'S STRIP AWAY THE SMOKESCREEN. THE ARGUMENT
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| 06:29:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT WE'RE HOLDING UP THE DEFENSE BILL. IT PASSED THIS HOUSE OVER THE OBSERVATION
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| 06:29:49 |
Frank, Barney - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
OF ALMOST EVERY -- OBJECTION OF ALMOST EVERY REPUBLICAN AND IT'S BEEN FILIBUSTERED BY THE SENATE. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MERITS. FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE...
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| 06:32:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PENCE, REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
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| 06:32:24 |
MR. MCKEON, -
CHAIR. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. PENCE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'D ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ...
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| 06:32:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
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| 06:32:33 |
MR. PENCE, -
MR. PENCE: MR. SPEAKER, I APPRECIATE
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| 06:32:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER FOR YIELDING AND THE PASSION THAT'S BEEN EXPRESSED
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| 06:32:41 |
Pence, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE. BUT LET ME STATE THE OBVIOUS IF I CAN. WE ARE A NATION AT WAR. WE HAVE SOLDIERS THAT ARE IN HARM'S WAY AT THIS HOUR FORWARD...
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| 06:35:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAPPENS TO BE THE HIGHEST RANKING ENLISTED SERVICE MEMBER SERVING IN
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| 06:35:42 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
CONGRESS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. WALZ: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA,...
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| 06:35:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GREATEST PRIVILEGE I HAD IN MY LIFE HAS BEEN SERVING THIS COUNTRY
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| 06:35:52 |
Walz, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
IN UNIFORM FOR 24 YEARS AND HELPING PRESERVE THE FREEDOMS AND LIBERTIES OF THIS COUNTRY FOR ALL AMERICANS. I HAD THE HONOR OF TRAINING SOLDIERS FROM...
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| 06:37:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1/4 MINUTES REMAINING. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. MCKEON: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA WHO JUST RECENTLY RETIRED...
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| 06:37:21 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
AS A COLONEL IN THE ARMY, MR. BUYER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN -- MR. MCKEON: ALSO SERVES ON THE HOUSE VETERANS SERVICES
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| 06:37:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMITTEE. MR. BUYER: I THANK THE
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| 06:37:34 |
MR. MCKEON, -
GENTLEMAN. LET ME THANK IRAQ SKELTON WHO LED THAT BACK IN 1993 WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN RIGHT AFTER DESERT STORM, CAME HERE TO
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| 06:37:39 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
THE CONGRESS AND BEGAN TO LEARN ABOUT COMPROMISE. SOME THINGS ARE BEING THROWN AROUND HERE TODAY THAT WE WHO SERVE IN THE MILITARY UNDERSTAND. IT IS ABOUT...
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| 06:38:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SECONDS. MR. MCKEON: I YIELD THE
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| 06:38:44 |
MR. BUYER, -
GENTLEMAN AN ADDITIONAL 15 SECONDS. MR. BUYER: I END WITH THIS, TOLERANCE DOES NOT REQUIRE A
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| 06:38:49 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MORAL EQUIVALENCY. THINK ABOUT IT. THIS IS A BAD THING TO REPEAL
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| 06:38:53 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. DAVIS: I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO, MR. BOCCIERI,...
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| 06:39:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AIR FORCE RESERVES.
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| 06:39:04 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. BOCCIERI: PRESIDENT JOHN
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| 06:39:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
KENNEDY SAID A MAN MAY DIE, NATIONS MAY RISE AND FALL, BUT IDEAS LIVE
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| 06:39:15 |
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
ON. THE IDEA TO WHICH MANY OF OUR TROOPS HAVE FOUGHT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT FOR OUR GREAT NATION IS THE IDEA OF FREEDOM. THE FREEDOM TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY...
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| 06:40:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THAT MEN AND WOMEN FROM OUR -- IT'S TROUBLING THAT MEN AND WOMEN
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| 06:40:34 |
Boccieri, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Ohio
FROM OUR COUNTRY HAVE TO LIE. THE COURTS HAVE SPOKEN, THE MILITARY LEADERSHIP HAVE SPOKEN, OUR MILITARY HAVE SPOKEN. IT'S TIME FOR CONGRESS TO SPEAK ...
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| 06:40:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA. MR. MCKEON: MR. SPEAKER, WE'LL RESERVE OUR TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. DAVIS: I YIELD
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| 06:41:02 |
MR. MCKEON, -
ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. SANCHEZ. THE SPEAKER
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| 06:41:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 06:41:08 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
MS.
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| 06:41:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO IN
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| 06:41:17 |
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
14 YEARS ON THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE TO MEET A LOT OF OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE SO FRAGILE THAT HAVING A GAY PERSON...
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| 06:42:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WE HAVE? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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| 06:42:39 |
MR. COHEN, -
GENTLEMAN HAS 1 3/4 REMAINING. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM HAS FOUR MINUTES REMAINING. MR. MCKEON: WE'LL
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| 06:42:43 |
MR. MCKEON, -
RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 06:42:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. DAVIS: I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO MS. SHEA-PORTER. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 06:42:49 |
MR. MCKEON, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN
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| 06:42:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
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| 06:42:52 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
MS. SHEA-PORTER: THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO MY
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| 06:42:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE POINT OUT THAT THIS IS A NATION AT WAR.
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| 06:42:59 |
Shea-Porter, Carol - U.S. Representative, [D] New Hampshire
YES, IT IS. IT'S BEEN AT WAR FOR NINE LONG YEARS AND I WISH THIS CONGRESS WOULD TALK ABOUT THESE WARS AND THE COST. BUT I WANT TO TALK TODAY ABOUT THE...
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| 06:44:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. DAVIS: I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM WISCONSIN,
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| 06:44:09 |
MR. MCKEON, -
MRS. TAMMIE BALDWIN. THE SPEAKER
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| 06:44:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MS. BALDWIN:
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| 06:44:13 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE RIGHT
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| 06:44:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THING AND ACT TO REPEAL DON'T-ASK, DON'T-TELL.
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| 06:44:19 |
Baldwin, Tammy - U.S. Representative, [D] Wisconsin
AFTER 17 YEARS OF THIS POLICY, WE KNOW THAT IT IS UNJUST, DISCRIMINATORY AND IN MY OPINION UNAMERICAN. INTEGRITY, AFTER ALL, IS A HALL MARK OF MILITARY...
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| 06:45:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, A MEMBER OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, 30
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| 06:45:33 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
SECONDS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS. >> I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. WE'VE MADE THIS DEBATE ABOUT...
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| 06:45:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GAY RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS, OUR COURTS, THE HEAD OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND
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| 06:45:44 |
Hunter, Duncan D. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AMONG OTHER THINGS. BUT ALL OF THIS IS TRULY ABOUT IS OUR 18 AND 20-YEAR-OLD YOUNG MEN WHO ARE ORDERED TO CHARGE MR. UPTON:HILL...
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| 06:46:27 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
ARE CREATED EQUAL. IN AMERICA THE LAST TIME I HEARD IT ALSO INCLUDED LIFE, LIBERTY
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| 06:46:32 |
Richardson, Laura - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. I HEARD TODAY DISTRACTION. IS IT A DISTRACTION FOR A SINGLE WOMAN TO SERVE IN THE MILITARY? IS IT A DISTRACTION FOR A MARRIED...
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| 06:47:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LEFT? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN HAS 1 1/4 MINUTES
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| 06:47:08 |
MR. MCKEON, -
REMAINING. THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM HAS 1 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING. MR. MCKEON:
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| 06:47:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO YOU HAVE LEFT? MRS. DAVIS: I BELIEVE THREE. MR. COHEN: -- MR. MCKEON: OK.
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| 06:47:19 |
MR. MCKEON, -
WE'LL RESERVE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES.
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| 06:47:22 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM
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| 06:47:23 |
MR. COHEN, -
CALIFORNIA. MRS. DAVIS: I RESERVE
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| 06:47:24 |
MR. MCKEON, -
30 SECONDS FOR THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. INSLEE. THE SPEAKER PRO
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| 06:47:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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| 06:47:30 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
SO ORDERED. MR. INSLEE: OUR CAB DRIVER THE OTHER DAY SAID HE SERVED THE
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| 06:47:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
LAST SEGREGATED AFRICAN-AMERICAN UNIT DURING THE KOREAN WAR. AND HE TOLD ME THERE WERE
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| 06:47:37 |
Inslee, Jay - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
FIVE GUYS IN HIS UNIT THAT WERE GAY AND HE THOUGHT THOSE GUYS WERE THE BEST BECAUSE ALL FIVE OF THOSE GAYS SOLDIERS WERE ON HIS BOXING TEAM OF HIS...
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| 06:48:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEXAS, MR. GREEN. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30
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| 06:48:19 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
SECONDS. MR. GREEN: MR. SPEAKER, LIFE HAS PREPARED ME FOR THIS
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| 06:48:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
VOTE. WHEN YOU'VE HAD TO SIT IN THE BACK OF THE BUS, THE BALCONY OF
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| 06:48:27 |
Green, Al - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THE MOVIE AND STAND IN A LINE FOR COLORED ONLY, THEN YOU ARE PREPARED FOR THIS VOTE. AND I ASSURE YOU THAT I DON'T NEED A SURVEY TO TELL ME WHAT'S RIGHT...
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| 06:49:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM CALIFORNIA HAS 1 1/4 MINUTES AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA HAS 30 SECONDS
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| 06:49:08 |
MR. MCKEON, -
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| 06:49:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
REMAINING. MR. MCKEON: I -- ARE YOU THE FINAL SPEAKER? MRS. DAVIS: I'LL CLOSE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS
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| 06:49:17 |
MR. MCKEON, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. MCKEON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WE'VE HEARD TODAY A FEW
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| 06:49:20 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
TIMES FROM THE OTHER
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| 06:49:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SIDE, LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING. I THINK THE RIGHT THING WILL
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| 06:49:24 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
BE IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. I CHOOSE TO FEEL THAT THE RIGHT THING FOR ME IS TO PROTECT THOSE IN UNIFORM. I PREFER TO LISTEN TO THOSE WHO ARE LEADING...
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| 06:50:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ADAPTIVE, PROFESSIONAL FORCE IN
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| 06:50:51 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE WORLD. SO LET'S MOVE FORWARD. NO MORE EXCUSES. IT IS TIME TO TAKE AWAY THE BARRIERS, THE BARRIERS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE PUT SERVICE ABOVE SELF AND...
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| 06:51:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDERED. THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION BY THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MRS. DAVIS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. IN THE...
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| 06:51:55 |
MRS. DAVIS, -
THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL
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| 06:52:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS WILL BE A 15-MI...
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| 07:22:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MY REMARKS IN DEBATE MADE EARLIER TODAY THAT I BELIEVE
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| 07:22:38 |
Murphy, Timothy "Tim" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
MIGHT REFLECT A MISAPPREHENSION OF FACTS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
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| 07:22:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDERED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. WILL MEMBERS KINDLY TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE
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| 07:24:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FLOOR. WILL MEMBERS AND STAFF PLEASE CLEAR THE WELL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: IF MEMBERS WILL CLEAR THE WELL, THE HOUSE MAY
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| 07:25:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROCEED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, THE CHAIR WILL POSTPONEFURTHER PROCEEDINGS
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| 07:26:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TODAY ON MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES ON WHICH A RECORDED VOTE OR THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. AND ON WHICH THE VOTE INCURS OBJECTION UNDER CLAUSE 6...
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| 07:26:35 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2010 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: AN ACT TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION...
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| 07:26:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STUDY AND ESTABLISH A MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD THAT PROVIDES FOR
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| 07:26:48 |
Barrow, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
A MEANS OF ALERTING BLIND AND OTHER PEDESTRIANS OF MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATIONS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA,...
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| 07:27:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. PITTS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. >> THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I...
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| 07:27:19 |
Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
THEIR REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE LEGISLATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BARROW: AS HYBRID AND
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| 07:27:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ELECTRIC VEHICLES TAKE HOLD IN THE MARKET, THEY BRING LOTS OF BENEFITS TO CONSUMERS
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| 07:27:36 |
Barrow, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
TRYING TO SHIELD THEMSELVES FROM RISING GAS PRICES AND HELP REDUCE OUR NATION'S DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL. BUT THE NEAR SILENT OPERATION OF THEIR COMBUSTON-FREE...
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| 07:29:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PITTS:
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| 07:29:56 |
MR. PITTS, -
MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF SENATE 841. I COMMEND CONGRESSMAN TOWNS AND
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| 07:30:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONGRESSMAN STEARNS FOR THEIR
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| 07:30:02 |
Pitts, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AS THE CHAMPIONS OF THE HOUSE COMPANION LEGISLATION TO SENATE 841. THEY HAVE WORKED WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS TO...
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| 07:31:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AM PLEASED TO YIELD -- MR. BARROW: I AM PLEASED TO YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK,
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| 07:31:55 |
MR. BEIRO, -
MR. TOWNS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED. MR. TOWNS: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR THE TIME AND, OF COURSE, THE RANKING...
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| 07:32:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TO URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF S. 841, THE
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| 07:32:06 |
Towns, Edolphus - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ACT. TODAY, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VEHICLES ARE QUICKLY BECOMING A STAPLE IN THE LIVES OF AMERICANS WHO ARE ATTEMPTING...
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| 07:36:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. PITTS: MADAM SPEAKER, I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS. I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS
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| 07:36:19 |
MR. PITTS, -
TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM GEORGIA. MR. BEIRO: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. --
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| 07:36:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BARROW: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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| 07:36:26 |
MR. BEIRO, -
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE
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| 07:36:29 |
MR. BARROW, -
SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS SENATE BILL 841.
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| 07:36:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE -- MR. -- MR. BARROW: MADAM SPEAKER,...
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| 07:36:47 |
MR. BARROW, -
RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL
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| 07:36:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL...
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| 07:37:35 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
COMPANY ACT OF 2009. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 4337, AN ACT TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE...
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| 07:37:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF 1986 TO MODIFY CERTAIN RULES
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| 07:37:47 |
THE CLERK, -
APPLICABLE TO REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN, MR....
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| 07:37:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. TIBERI, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. MR. LEVIN: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL...
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| 07:38:14 |
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
ANY EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. LEVIN: I NOW YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE SHALL...
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| 07:38:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON THIS ISSUE FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, A LONG
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| 07:38:27 |
MR. LEVIN, -
TIME, MR. NEAL OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. NEAL: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN....
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| 07:38:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAS ALREADY PASSED THE HOUSE AND IT REALLY WAS A
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| 07:38:40 |
Neal, Richard - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
BIPARTISAN ACHIEVEMENT THIS YEAR, AND MUCH OF THE GOOD WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS LEGISLATION HAS BEEN YEARS IN COMING. MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO, THE FIRST...
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| 07:41:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. AS WAS JUST SAID, REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES, BETTER KNOWN AS
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| 07:41:25 |
Tiberi, Patrick - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
MUTUAL FUNDS TO MOST AMERICANS AND TO US, ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE INVESTORS THE ABILITY TO INVEST EASILY AND WITH LOW COST IN A DIVERSIFIED POOL OF PROFESSIONALLY...
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| 07:43:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MICHIGAN. MR. LEVIN: ARE YOU FINISHED? MR. LEVIN: I'LL CLOSE. MR. TIBERI: I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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| 07:43:34 |
MR. LEVIN, -
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
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| 07:43:35 |
MR. LEVIN, -
BALANCE OF HIS TIME. MR. LEVIN: THE BILL BEFORE US
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| 07:43:37 |
MR. TIBERI, -
MAKES IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE
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| 07:43:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TAX LAW RULES
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| 07:43:42 |
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
TO REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS MUTUAL FUNDS. THEY WERE DESCRIBED 80 YEARS AGO IN TESTIMONY BEFORE THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE...
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| 07:45:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
H.R. 4337. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE SENATE AMENDMENT...
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| 07:46:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE BILL H.R. 6517 AS
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| 07:46:50 |
MR. LEVIN, -
AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 6517, A BILL TO
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| 07:46:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
EXTEND TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN TRADE PREFERENCE PROGRAMS
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| 07:47:02 |
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
TO AMEND THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES TO MODIFY TEMPORARILY CERTAIN RULES OF DUTY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 07:47:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. MR. LEVIN: MADAM SPEAKER, FIRST I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE...
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| 07:47:28 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
THEIR REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. LEVIN: MADAM SPEAKER, I NOW YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 07:47:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LEVIN:
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| 07:47:39 |
MR. LEVIN, -
THIS IS REALLY A VITAL BILL.
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| 07:47:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND I BRING IT TO THE FLOOR
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| 07:47:45 |
Levin, Sander Martin - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
IN A BIPARTISAN SPIRIT TO MOVE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE IMPORTANT PIECES OF THIS VITAL LEGISLATION, ALL OF THEM BECOME LAW. THIS BILL CONTINUES...
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| 07:53:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME AND YIELD THE BALANCE OF MY TIME TO
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| 07:53:43 |
MR. BRADY, -
THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER, MR. BRADY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CAMP: THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
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| 07:53:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS 8.8% AND IN MY HOME STATE,
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| 07:53:59 |
MR. CAMP, -
12%. AMERICA IS IN NEED OF JOBS AND WE NEED TO FOCUS ON LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP CREATE JOBS. THIS LEGISLATION IS A SOLID STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. ...
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| 07:57:50 |
MR. LEVIN, -
SUBCOMMITTEE, MR. TANNER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. TANNER: I WANT TO THANK MR. BRADY, THE RANKING MEMBER ON
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| 07:58:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE TRADE SUBCOMMITTEE. THE MENTIONING OF THE TRADE
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| 07:58:06 |
Tanner, John - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS AND THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF TRADE PREFERENCES ARE BOTH IMPORTANT. I THINK THEY'VE BEEN COVERED BY MR. CAMP AND MR. LEVIN IN THEIR...
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| 07:59:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BRADY: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BRADY: I WANT TO
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| 08:00:05 |
MR. BRADY, -
THANK MR. TANNER FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE THROUGH THE YEAR, HE'LL
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| 08:00:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BE
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| 08:00:11 |
MR. BRADY, -
MISSED. THE ECONOMY IS STRUGGLING AND THIS CONGRESS HASN'T DONE ENOUGH TO PROMOTE THE JOB CREATION WE DESPERATELY NEED. THIS LEGISLATION CAN BE THE...
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| 08:04:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. -- OF THE TIME. >> MR. SPEAKER, I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA WILL CONTROL THE REMAINDER...
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| 08:05:08 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE TIME AND RESERVE THE BALANCE OF
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| 08:05:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. MR. LEVIN: IT'S MY PLEASURE TO YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR.
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| 08:05:20 |
MR. LEVIN, -
MCDERMOTT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. MCDERMOTT: I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE OMNIBUS
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| 08:05:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TRADE ACT OF 2010. MY -- MR. SPEAKER, YOU KNOW
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| 08:05:33 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
THAT WHEN THE AFFL -- THE AFL-CIO AND THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ARE ENERGETICALLY IN FAVOR OF THE SAME BILL, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DAY AND PROBABLY...
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| 08:08:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA. >> I YIELD TO MR. REICHERT OF WASHINGTON ONE AND A HALF MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE AND A HALF
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| 08:08:24 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MINUTES. MR. REICHERT: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING.
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| 08:08:28 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS OMNIBUS TRADE PACKAGE
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| 08:08:32 |
Reichert, David "Dave" - U.S. Representative, [R] Washington
AND URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT IT, ALONG WITH MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FROM WASHINGTON STATE, MR. MCDERMOTT. I'M PARTICULARLY PLEASED THAT THIS BILL...
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| 08:10:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
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| 08:10:05 |
MR. LEVIN, -
GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON WILL CONTROL THE TIME. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 08:10:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WASHINGTON. MR. MCDERMOTT: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. PASCRELL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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| 08:10:17 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
TWO MINUTES. MR. PASCRELL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE IN
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| 08:10:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
STRONG SUPPORT OF H.R. 6517, THE OMNIBUS TRADE
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| 08:10:25 |
Pascrell, William "Bill" J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
ACT OF 2010. SHIPPING JOBS OVERSEAS HAS BECOME AN INDUSTRY UNTO ITSELF. JOBS AND PEOPLE ARE DISPLACED AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO TRY TO RESPOND...
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| 08:12:42 |
MR. NEAL, -
IT EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY TO ALL WORKERS
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| 08:12:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHOSE JOBS HAVE BEEN MOVED OVERSEAS,
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| 08:12:48 |
Pascrell, William "Bill" J. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
NOT THOSE WERE LOST TO OUR FREE TRADE PARTNERS. IF WE ALLOW THIS PROVISION TO EXPIRE, WORKERS WHO HAVE SEEN JOBS SHIPPED TO CHINA OR INDIA COULD BE...
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| 08:14:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE LAST SPEAKER. I RESERVE MY TIME UNTIL
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| 08:14:13 |
MR. HERGER, -
LATER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA RESERVES HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON. MR. MCDERMOTT: I YIELD THREE
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| 08:14:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MR.
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| 08:14:26 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
ETHERIDGE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. ETHERIDGE: PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
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| 08:14:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ETHERIDGE:
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| 08:14:36 |
MR. ETHERIDGE, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE AND RANKING MEMBER FOR THEIR WORK
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| 08:14:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND THE COMMITTEE'S WORK IN REALLY
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| 08:14:42 |
Etheridge, Bob - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
BRINGING THE OMNIBUS TRADE ACT OF 2010 TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. IT REALLY IS ABOUT JOBS, AS YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD...
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| 08:17:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HERGER:
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| 08:17:36 |
MR. HERGER, -
I RISE WITH RENEWED HOPE THAT OUR NATION'S
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| 08:17:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TRADE AGENDA MAY MOVE FORWARD.
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| 08:17:42 |
Herger, Walter "Wally" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
THIS LEGISLATION INCLUDES AN EXTENSION OF TRADE PREFERENCE PROGRAMS WHICH IS IMPORTANT, BUT IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR PASSING OUR PENDING MARKET OPENING...
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| 08:20:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME? MR. HERGER: YES, I DID. MR. MCDERMOTT: I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
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| 08:20:26 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 08:20:28 |
MR. HERGER, -
FROM WASHINGTON YIELDS BACK HIS TIME. ALL TIME HAVING
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| 08:20:30 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
EXPIRED, THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE
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| 08:20:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RULES AND PASS H.R. 6 17 AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. -- 6517 AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO., IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR,...
|
| 08:21:24 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND PASS THE BILL S. 3860. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 08:21:29 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: AN ACT TO REQUIRE REPORTS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL
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| 08:21:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CEMENT
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| 08:21:37 |
THE CLERK, -
TER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. FILNER AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA,
|
| 08:21:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BUYER, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. MR. FILNER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR...
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| 08:21:57 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL IN THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. FILNER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE LONG-STANDING...
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| 08:22:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE BECOME WELL KNOWN AND ARE A
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| 08:22:10 |
Filner, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
NATIONAL TRAGEDY. ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY IS OUR MOST HALLOWED GROUND, FINAL RESTING PLACE OF OUR HEROES. NEARLY FOUR MILLION PEOPLE VISIT THE CEMETERY....
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| 08:24:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS
|
| 08:24:53 |
MR. BUYER, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. BUYER: I RISE IN RELUCTANT
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| 08:24:57 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 3860 AS AMENDED, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE
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| 08:25:02 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
REPORTS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ARLINGTON. THE REASON I SAY RELUCTANT SUPPORT, THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ITSELF, REALLY, WE DIDN'T TAKE UP THE ISSUES...
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| 08:30:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA. >> WE HAD THOUGHT THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI, MR. SKELTON, WOULD BE HERE THIS EVENING, HE IS NOT.
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| 08:30:26 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE HONOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE TO HIS DISTRICT, HIS STATE, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED SERVICES AND OF COURSE OUR...
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| 08:30:57 |
Filner, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
NOW VETERANS. PRESIDENT TRUMAN, WHO WAS A HERO TO ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY TO IKE, STATED THAT QUOTE, IT IS AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH IF YOU DO NOT...
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| 08:31:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SKELTON PLANNING TO COME TO THE
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| 08:31:35 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
FLOOR? THANK YOU. THE ANSWER WAS IN THE NEGATIVE. I DO ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THE CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS IN REGARD TO CHAIRMAN SKELTON. CHAIRMAN SKELTON,...
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| 08:32:04 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA FOR BRINGING THIS LEGISLATION FORWARD AND I WANT TO TAKE THE
|
| 08:32:08 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
OPPORTUNITY COMMEND THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW AND FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE...
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| 08:34:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME. MR. BUYER: I THANK MR. GOODLATTE, HE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. WITH
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| 08:34:28 |
MR. BUYER, -
THAT, I YIELD TO ANOTHER VIRGINIAN, ROBERT J. WHITMAN OF VIRGINIA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: HOW MUCH TIME? MR. BUYER: THREE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:...
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| 08:34:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. WHITMAN: I RISE IN STRONG
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| 08:34:43 |
MR. BUYER, -
SUPPORT OF S. 3860, A BILL THAT
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| 08:34:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WOULD ENSURE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY
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| 08:34:47 |
MR. WHITMAN, -
FOR THE OPERATIONS -- MR. WITTMAN: I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF S. 3860, A BILL THAT WOULD ENSURE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY
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| 08:34:56 |
Wittman, Robert "Rob" J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL SEMITHERER -- CEMETERY. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. BUER WHO IS PASSIONATE ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING AND MAKING...
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| 08:38:17 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BUYER: I YIELD SMEIST SUCH TIME AS I MACON -- SUCH TIME AS I MAY
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| 08:38:23 |
MR. BUYER, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BUYER: WHAT I WANT TO COMMENT ON IS A PROBLEM IN THE HOUSE RULES THAT I THINK NEEDS
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| 08:38:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO BE CORRECTED AS WE GO INTO
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| 08:38:33 |
MR. BUYER, -
THE NEXT SESSION OF CONGRESS. WITH REGARD TO LINES OF JURISDICTION AND COMMITTEES AND HOW BILLS ARE ASSIGNED THROUGH THE PARLIAMENTARIAN AT THE DIRECTION...
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| 08:39:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
APPEARS IT INVOKES THE JURISDICTION
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| 08:39:04 |
MR. BUYER, -
OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. THE ARMY PERSONNEL MANAGE AND OPERATE ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY AND THE CEMETERY IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF...
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| 08:44:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
URGE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AND I YIELD BACK.
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| 08:44:07 |
MR. FILNER, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: ALL TIME HAVING EXPIRED, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS SENATE
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| 08:44:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
3860. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE -- THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. FILNER:...
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| 08:44:27 |
MR. FILNER, -
WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING
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| 08:44:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNTIL COUNTED. A A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8, RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE...
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| 08:44:58 |
MR. FILNER, -
CLERK: SENATE 3447, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL
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| 08:45:04 |
THE CLERK, -
ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE,...
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| 08:45:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FILNER, THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. BUYER, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. FILNER: MADAM SPEAKER,...
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| 08:45:36 |
MR. FILNER, -
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND
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| 08:45:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THEIR REMARKS AND INEXCLUDE
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| 08:45:42 |
Pallone, Frank Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
KS TRAIN YOUSE MATERIALS INTO THE RECORD. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. FILNER: I WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN OF THE VETERANS AFFAIRS
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| 08:45:54 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMITTEE FROM THE SENATE KNOWN AS
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| 08:45:56 |
MR. FILNER, -
THE POST-9/11 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2010. I THANK CONGRESSMAN MINNICK FOR HIS ADVOCACY AND INTRODUCING A SIMILAR BILL IN THE HOUSE OF...
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| 08:46:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POST-9/11 VETERANS ASSISTANCE
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| 08:46:43 |
MR. FILNER, -
ACT TO HELP PAY THE FULL COSTS OF TUITION AT FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES TO VETERANS WHO SERVE AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. THIS NEW ENTITLEMENT HAS PROVIDED THOUSANDS...
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| 08:49:38 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INDIANA. MR. BUYER: I RESERVE MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS
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| 08:49:46 |
MR. BUYER, -
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| 08:49:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. BUYER: I DON'T KNOW SINCE WHEN THE G.I. BILL BECAME THE DEBATEST HALLMARK OF
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| 08:50:03 |
Buyer, Steve "Stephen" - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
DEMOCRATS. IT'S BOTH PARTIES, MR. CHAIRMAN. I RISE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE WAY ONCE AGAIN WE ARE LEGISLATING OUTSIDE OF REGULAR ORDER. LEAVING...
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| 09:00:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA. MR. FILNER: I'D LIKE TO YIELD SUCH TIME AS HE MAY CONSUME TO CONGRESSMAN LOEBSACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 09:00:21 |
MR. FILNER, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LOEBSACK: I WANT TO THANK DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ALIKE
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| 09:00:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WHO WORKED ON THIS BILL AND TO THE
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| 09:00:29 |
Loebsack, Dave "David" - U.S. Representative, [D] Iowa
FOLKS IN THE SENATE WHO WORKED ON THIS BILL AS WELL, BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. MADAM SPEAKER, MR. SPEAKER, THE POST 9/11 G.I. BILL IS AN EXPRESSION...
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| 09:03:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BUYER: I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS. I YIELD BACK MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
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| 09:03:08 |
MR. BUYER, -
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 09:03:11 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. FILNER: I HAVE NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR TIME, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BILL THAT EXTENDS BENEFITS TO EVEN MORE OF OUR
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| 09:03:18 |
Filner, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
VETERANS AND TRIES TO ENHANCE BENEFITS FOR THOSE ALREADY RECEIVING THEM. I ASK FOR UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER...
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| 09:03:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE RULES AND PASS SENATE 3447. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED,...
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| 09:03:57 |
MR. FILNER, -
OF TAKING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING
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| 09:04:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
UNTIL COUNTED. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING RISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20 FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL...
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| 09:05:16 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 09:05:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CLERK: SUPPORTING A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION TO THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND CONDEMNING UNILATERAL
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| 09:05:26 |
THE CLERK, -
DECLARATIONS OF A PALESTINIAN STATE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. BERMAN, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 09:05:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. BERMAN. MR. BERMAN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE...
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| 09:05:48 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
MATERIAL ON THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BERMAN: I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HOUSE
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| 09:05:56 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION 1765 AND YIELD MYSELF THREE
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| 09:05:59 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: I BROUGHT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE BECAUSE I BELIEVE NEGOTIATIONS ARE THE ONLY...
|
| 09:06:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SOLUTION TO THE
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| 09:06:08 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. FOR THIS REASON, THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS HAS EVERY REASON TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT EFFORTS OF SOME IN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY...
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| 09:09:13 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. POE: I'M PROUD TO BE A CO-SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION,...
|
| 09:09:19 |
MR. POE, -
SUPPORT A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION FOR
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| 09:09:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THIS RESOLUTION WILL
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| 09:09:23 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
HELP DO THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND BEHIND THE BACKS OF THE ISRAELIS IN THE UNITED STATES, PALESTINIAN LEADERS ARE REPORTEDLY HOLDING...
|
| 09:12:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YIELD MYSELF 15 SECONDS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS
|
| 09:12:32 |
MR. BERMAN, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR HIS POSITION, FOR HIS RESOLUTION,
|
| 09:12:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR HIS CO-SPONSORING OF THIS RESOLUTION AND I'M HERE
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| 09:12:39 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TO STAND NOT ONLY WITH THE ISRAELIS BUT I STAND WITH THE PALESTINIANS ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE PALESTINIANS WANT THIS STATE AND NEGOTIATIONS ARE THE...
|
| 09:13:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DECADES-LONG CONFLICT BETWEEN
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| 09:13:08 |
MR. MILLER, -
ISRAEL AND PALESTINE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BERMAN: MR. SPEAKER, I'M VERY PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE -- THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
|
| 09:13:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
|
| 09:13:18 |
MR. BERMAN, -
MR. BERMAN: MR. SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO
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| 09:13:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZE FOR THREE MINUTES THE DISTINGUISHED
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| 09:13:25 |
MR. BERMAN, -
RANKING DEMOCRAT ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA SUBCOMMITTEE, MR. ACKERMAN OF NEW YORK. MR. ACKERMAN:...
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| 09:13:39 |
MR. ACKERMAN, -
THIS RESOLUTION IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL. IT SHOULD BE CALLED A PEACE PROCESS PRESERVATION
|
| 09:13:42 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ACT BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT'S ALL
|
| 09:13:45 |
Ackerman, Gary - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
ABOUT. I UNDERSTAND THAT FOR MANY ISRAELIS AND MANY PALESTINIANS THERE'S ENORMOUS FRUSTRATION AND DISAPPOINTMENT AND IMPATIENCE WITH THE PEACE PROCESS....
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| 09:16:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSENT THAT THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. BURTON, THE RANKING MEMBER ON THE MIDDLE EAST SUBCOMMITTEE, BE ALLOWED TO CONTROL
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| 09:16:49 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BURTON: MR.
|
| 09:16:58 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I'LL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME AND ASK THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IF HE HAS
|
| 09:17:04 |
MR. BURTON, -
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS RIGHT NOW? MR. BERMAN: MR. SPEAKER, I MISSED THE
|
| 09:17:17 |
MR. BERMAN, -
QUESTION. I KNOW THE ANSWER BUT I MISSED THE QUESTION. MR. BURTON: IT'S VERY NICE THAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR RANKING MEMBER OF THE MIDDLE EAST...
|
| 09:17:26 |
MR. BURTON, -
HAVE ANY MORE SPEAKERS AND IF DO YOU I'D LIKE TO RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME AND YIELD TO YOU. MR. BERMAN: BY THAT I ASSUME YOU HAVE NO -- OTHER...
|
| 09:17:40 |
MR. BERMAN, -
BUT I KNOW YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. MR. BERMAN: I AM. MR. BURTON: YES, THANK
|
| 09:17:45 |
MR. BURTON, -
YOU. MR. BERMAN: I'M PLEASED TO
|
| 09:17:48 |
MR. BERMAN, -
YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN
|
| 09:17:51 |
MR. BURTON, -
FROM NEW YORK, MR. ENGEL. A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, CHAIRMAN OF
|
| 09:17:54 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE SUBCOMMITTEE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. ENGEL: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN...
|
| 09:18:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE AISLE, RISE IN SUPPORT OF
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| 09:18:06 |
Engel, Eliot - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THIS RESOLUTION. MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID IT VERY, VERY WELL AND I REITERATE IT, THE ONLY WAY THAT PEACE CAN BE ACHIEVED IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS BY HAVING...
|
| 09:21:33 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BURTON: SINCE WE JUST HAVE ONE SPEAKER, I'LL CONTINUE TO LET MY COLLEAGUE GO FIRST. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
|
| 09:21:39 |
MR. BURTON, -
FROM INDIANA RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: MR. SPEAKER, I'M VERY PLEASED
|
| 09:21:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICAN
|
| 09:21:49 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SAMOA, MR. FALEOMAVAEGA. TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS...
|
| 09:21:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: I DO WANT TO THANK THE
|
| 09:22:02 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE,
|
| 09:22:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AND I WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD I
|
| 09:22:07 |
Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THE COMMENTS AND THE POSITION TAKEN BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THAT IS NOW BEFORE THE...
|
| 09:23:37 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME SINCE MR. BERMAN HAS A FEW MORE SPEAKERS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS
|
| 09:23:42 |
MR. BURTON, -
BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: YES, MR. SPEAKER, I'M VERY PLEASED
|
| 09:23:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, WITH AN ARDENT INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE, THE
|
| 09:23:52 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
GENTLELADY FROM NEVADA, MS. BERKLEY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEVADA IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MS. BERKLEY: I'D LIKE TO THANK...
|
| 09:24:01 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP ON THIS
|
| 09:24:04 |
Berkley, Shelley - U.S. Representative, [D] Nevada
ISSUE AND ON OUR COMMITTEE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS IMPORTANTS REMAIN LOOGS BECAUSE I AM DEEPLY CONCERN...
|
| 09:26:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I INQUIRE AS TO HOW MANY MORE SPEAKERS THE CHAIRMAN
|
| 09:26:29 |
MR. BURTON, -
HAS? MR. BERMAN: I HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER AND THEN I COMMENT TO CLOSE. I BELIEVE I'M
|
| 09:26:38 |
MR. BERMAN, -
ENTITLED TO CLOSE ON THIS ISSUE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT. MR. BERMAN: SO ONE MORE SPEAKER. MR. BURTON: I'LL RESERVE THE BALANCE...
|
| 09:26:46 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS
|
| 09:26:48 |
MR. BERMAN, -
TIME. THE GENTLEMAN
|
| 09:26:49 |
MR. BURTON, -
FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: MR. SPEAKER, I'M VERY PLEASED
|
| 09:26:52 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO ONE WHO HAS BEEN REALLY AN ARDENT SUPPORTER OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE
|
| 09:26:57 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, MY FRIEND FROM CALIFORNIA, MRS. CAPS, FOR TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY...
|
| 09:27:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTES. MRS. CAPPS: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING TO ME. I RISE IN RELUCTANT SUPPORT OF THIS
|
| 09:27:19 |
Capps, Lois - U.S. Representative, [D] California
RESOLUTION. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE YET ANOTHER ONE-SIDED RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. I WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT BECAUSE I...
|
| 09:29:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZE. MR. BUYER: I -- MR. BURTON: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS
|
| 09:29:21 |
MR. BUYER, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. BURTON:
|
| 09:29:22 |
MR. BURTON, -
I THINK ISRAEL CONTINUES TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO BRING ABOUT
|
| 09:29:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS IN THE
|
| 09:29:28 |
Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
MIDDLE EAST REGARDING THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A PARTNER. THE PALESTINIANS CONTINUE TO DO AN END RUN AROUND THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS...
|
| 09:32:35 |
MR. BERMAN, -
FIVE AND A QUARTER MINUTES ARE REMAINING. MR. BERMAN: MR. SPEAKER, I
|
| 09:32:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
|
| 09:32:44 |
MR. BERMAN, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS OF MY
|
| 09:32:49 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COLLEAGUE
|
| 09:32:51 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
FROM CALIFORNIA, MRS. CAPPS. OBVIOUSLY GRATEFUL FOR HER SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND HER AGREEMENT WITH THE NOTION THAT UNILATERAL STEPS LIKE THIS ARE...
|
| 09:34:25 |
MR. BURTON, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR
|
| 09:34:28 |
MR. BERMAN, -
TWO MINUTES. MS. JACKSON LEE: LET ME THANK THE
|
| 09:34:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN, BOTH OF THEM, AND THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA FOR HIS
|
| 09:34:36 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
KINDNESS IN YIELDING. I RISE TO SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION AND AS I LISTENED EARLIER AND I HAD TO DEPART FROM THE FLOOR, I WANTED TO REINFORCE THE COMMON...
|
| 09:37:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS I MAY CONSUME SIMPLY TO CLOSE BY QUOTING FROM
|
| 09:37:08 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
PRIME MIN -- FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S INTERVIEW HE GAVE YESTERDAY, ACTUALLY, IT WAS TONIGHT IN THAT TIME ZONE, WHERE HE SAID, WE WANT A STATE OF PALESTINE,...
|
| 09:37:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HOUSE RESOLUTION 1765. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED...
|
| 09:38:20 |
MR. BERMAN, -
I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO S.
|
| 09:38:23 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
987. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL.
|
| 09:38:26 |
MR. BERMAN, -
THE CLERK: SENATE 987, AN ACT TO PROTECT GIRLS IN DEVELOPING
|
| 09:38:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COUNTRIES THROUGH THE PREVENTION OF CHILD MARRIAGE
|
| 09:38:33 |
THE CLERK, -
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. BERMAN, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR....
|
| 09:38:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. BERMAN: MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE...
|
| 09:38:51 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL ON THE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BERMAN: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF...
|
| 09:39:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROTECTING GIRLS
|
| 09:39:02 |
MR. BERMAN, -
BY PREVENTION CHILD MARRIAGE ACT OF 2010 AND YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN:...
|
| 09:39:14 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS THE CORRESPONDING LEGISLATION
|
| 09:39:18 |
MR. BERMAN, -
TO LEGISLATION INTRODUCED BY OUR CONGRESSMAN FROM -- BY OUR COLLEAGUE FROM MINNESOTA, MS. MCCOLLUM, H.R. 2103. CHILD MARRIAGE IS ONE OF THE MOST HARMFUL...
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| 09:43:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONE PERSON TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE, MR. SPEAKER. SO IF MY COLLEAGUE HAS MORE SPEAKERS, WE'LL RESERVE OUR
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| 09:43:10 |
MR. BURTON, -
TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: YES,...
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| 09:43:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PLEASED TO YIELD SEVEN MINUTES TO THE GENTLELADY FROM MINNESOTA,
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| 09:43:23 |
MR. BERMAN, -
THE AUTHOR, ALONG WITH CONGRESSMAN CRENSHAW OF THE CORRESPONDING HOUSE LEGISLATION. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MINNESOTA IS RECOGNIZED...
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| 09:43:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SPEAKER. EVERY YEAR IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES, MILLIONS OF GIRLS ARE FORCED
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| 09:43:40 |
McCollum, Betty - U.S. Representative, [D] Minnesota
INTO MARRIAGE. GIRLS AS YOUNG AS AGE 8, OFTEN 13, 14 AND 15 YEARS OLD ARE SOLD BY IMPOVERISHED PARENTS TO SETTLE DEBTS OR THEY'RE GIVEN AWAY TO BECOME...
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| 09:48:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
A HARMFUL PRACTICE THAT TREATS YOUNG
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| 09:48:52 |
MS. MCCOLLUM, -
GIRLS AS PROPERTY, STOPS THEIR EDUCATION AND ROBS THEM OF THEIR CHILDHOOD AND THEIR DIGNITY. THE ARCHBISHOP GOES ON TO WRITE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION...
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| 09:50:15 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, I SEND TO THE DESK A PRIVILEGED REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES FOR FILING UNDER THE RULE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT...
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| 09:50:22 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE CLERK: REPORT TO ACCOMPANY HOUSE RESOLUTION 1766, RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR
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| 09:50:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT
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| 09:50:28 |
THE CLERK, -
TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R. 4853, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO EXTEND THE FUNDING AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY OF THE AIRPORT...
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| 09:50:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM INDIANA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BERMAN: -- MR. BURTON: MR. SPEAKER, MAY I INQUIRE AS TO HOW MANY SPEAKERS THE OTHER SIDE HAS? BEDROOM BEM ON THIS LEGISLATION,
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| 09:51:03 |
MR. BERMAN, -
ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAK -- MR. BERMAN: ON
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| 09:51:05 |
MR. BURTON, -
THIS LEGISLATION, ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER. MR. BURTON: AND THEN YOU'LL CLOSE? MR. BERMAN: YES. MR. BURTON: I'LL RESERVE MY TIME THEN.
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| 09:51:11 |
MR. BERMAN, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN
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| 09:51:13 |
MR. BURTON, -
RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. THE GENTLEMAN
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| 09:51:15 |
MR. BERMAN, -
FROM CALIFORNIA IS
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| 09:51:16 |
MR. BURTON, -
RECOGNIZED.
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| 09:51:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BERMAN: MR. SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. MCDERMOTT.
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| 09:51:25 |
MR. BERMAN, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. MCDERMOTT:
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| 09:51:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. MCDERMOTT: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT...
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| 09:51:37 |
MR. MCDERMOTT, -
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTING GIRLS BY PREVENTING
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| 09:51:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHILD MARRIAGE
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| 09:51:41 |
McDermott, James "Jim" - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
ACT. RECENTLY NELSON MANDELA ASKED A GROUP OF THE WORLD'S MOST THOUGHTFUL AND EXPERIENCED POLITICAL AND MORAL LEADERS TO IDENTIFY THE LARGEST ISSUES FUELING...
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| 09:53:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. BURTON: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BURTON: THANK...
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| 09:53:41 |
MR. BURTON, -
SPEAKER. I RISE AS DO OTHERS ON OUR SIDE OF THE
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| 09:53:44 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AISLE TODAY AS A SUPPORTER OF EFFORTS
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| 09:53:46 |
Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
TO COMBAT CHILD MARRIAGE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. BUT IN OPPOSITION TO THE SENATE BILL THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY. I WANT YOU TO KNOW BEFORE I MAKE...
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| 09:59:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA HAS NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. MR. BURTON: I HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, BUT I'LL ADD ONE MORE
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| 09:59:15 |
MR. BERMAN, -
COMMENT IF I MAY, AND THAT IS, MAKE NO MISTAKE -- MR.
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| 09:59:19 |
MR. BURTON, -
BERMAN: I YIELD TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM FROM INDIANA. MR. BURTON: I HAVE NOT YIELDED BACK. I WILL
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| 09:59:25 |
MR. BERMAN, -
BE HAPPY TO USE YOUR TIME.
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| 09:59:28 |
MR. BURTON, -
MR. BERMAN: AND I YIELDED SUCH TIME AS HE CONSUMES UP TO A POINT. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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| 09:59:35 |
MR. BERMAN, -
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA YIELDS HIS TIME TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA. MR. BERMAN: EVERYTHING EXCEPT ONE
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| 09:59:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTE. MR. BURTON: I WON'T TAKE THE FULL MINUTE. LET ME JUST SAY I DON'T WANT
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| 09:59:45 |
MR. BERMAN, -
ANYONE TO THINK WE AREN'T VERY
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| 09:59:48 |
Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
SYMPATHETIC TO THE PROBLEM, WE ARE. BUT THE FISCAL PROBLEMS WE FACE IN THIS COUNTRY RIGHT NOW ARE OF PARAMOUNT CONCERN TO ALL OF US AND FOR THAT REASON,...
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| 10:00:10 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TIME AS I MAY CONSUME AND I DO IT IN THE CONTEXT OF URGING MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE FOR THIS
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| 10:00:15 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
LEGISLATION TO POINT OUT THAT NUMBER ONE, THIS IS NOT AN ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM. IT IS AN AUTHORIZATION. IT IS NOT AN APPROPRIATION. TO THE EXTENT THAT...
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| 10:01:12 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. BURTON: I YIELDED BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA HAS YIELDED BACK. ALL TIME HAVING
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| 10:01:20 |
MR. BURTON, -
EXPIRED, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND
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| 10:01:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PASS SENATE 987. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND THE...
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| 10:01:44 |
MR. BURTON, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING
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| 10:01:51 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE VOTE PLEASE RISE AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL COUNTED. FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL BE POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 10:02:18 |
MR. BERMAN, -
AMENDED. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 20, RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE STATE...
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| 10:02:25 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
TO LIST THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AS A
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| 10:02:28 |
THE CLERK, -
COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WITH RESPECT TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR....
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| 10:02:41 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BURTON, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. BERMAN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS...
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| 10:02:55 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BERMAN: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND YIELD MYSELF...
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| 10:03:06 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALLS ON THE STATE DEPARTMENT
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| 10:03:08 |
Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TO LIST THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM TO LIST IT AS A COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN. I THANK MY COLLEAGUE, CONGRESSMAN ROYCE, FOR INTRODUCING THIS...
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| 10:05:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD TO OUR VERY GOOD FRIEND AND
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| 10:06:05 |
MR. BURTON, -
COLLEAGUE, THE AUTHOR OF THE MEASURE, MR. ROYCE OF CALIFORNIA. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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| 10:06:20 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. ROYCE: THANK YOU. AS AUTHOR OF THIS RESOLUTION, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 20 CALLING ON THE
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| 10:06:26 |
Royce, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
STATE DEPARTMENT TO LIST THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AS A COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WITH RESPECT TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND I WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE...
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| 10:11:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: I RESERVE AT THIS TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS
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| 10:12:02 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
RECOGNIZED. MR.
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| 10:12:05 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BURTON: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD TO OUR VERY GOOD FRIEND, MR. CAO, FROM LOUISIANA, FOR SIX
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| 10:12:12 |
MR. BURTON, -
MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA IS RECOGNIZED FOR SIX MINUTES. MR. CAO: MR. SPEAKER, THE
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| 10:12:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT OR IRFA, REQUIRES THE
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| 10:12:23 |
Cao, Anh "Joseph" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TO PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IRFA ALSO PROVIDES...
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| 10:18:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HE HAVE ON THE OTHER SIDE? MR. BURTON: WE
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| 10:18:51 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
HAVE TWO SPEAKERS LEFT. MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: I WOULD THEN LIKE TO CONTINUE TO RESERVE MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
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| 10:18:58 |
MR. BURTON, -
GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS
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| 10:19:00 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. BURTON: ONE OF THE GREAT ADVOCATES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, NOT
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| 10:19:03 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ONLY OF VIETNAM BUT AROUND THE WORLD, IS A LEADER ON THE
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| 10:19:07 |
Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. SMITH, WHO WE RECOGNIZE FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW...
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| 10:19:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THANK MR. ROYCE FOR THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AND TIMELY RESOLUTION AND VOTE THE
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| 10:19:22 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING MEMBER AND ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN FOR BRINGING THIS VERY IMPORTANT RESOLUTION TO THE FLOOR AS THE SESSION WINDS DOWN. MR. SPEAKER,...
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| 10:24:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN ONE ADDITIONAL MINUTE. THE SPEAKER
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| 10:24:42 |
MR. SMITH, -
PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SMITH: IT
|
| 10:24:45 |
MR. BURTON, -
APPEARS SO. THE U.S. COMMISSION ON
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| 10:24:48 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOUGHT NO DOUBT THAT HANOI RELEASE
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| 10:24:51 |
Smith, Christopher "Chris" H. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
PRISONERS AND EXPANDED SOME LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GROUPS AND PROHIBITED THE POLICY OF FORCED RENUNSATION AND EXPANDED THE ZONE...
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| 10:25:39 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN HAS 17 MINUTES REMAINING.
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| 10:25:42 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: THANK YOU. MR. SPEAKER, I WANT TO THANK MY
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| 10:25:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GOOD FRIEND, THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, FOR
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| 10:25:48 |
Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
OUR CO-MANAGEMENT OF THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION AND THANK MY COLLEAGUES, MR. ROYCE, AND MR. CAO, AND MY GOOD FRIEND, MR. SMITH, FOR THEIR MOST ELOQUENT...
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| 10:37:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CHAIR HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE ON EACH SIDE? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA HAS THREE
|
| 10:37:31 |
MR. BURTON, -
MINUTES REMAINING AND THE
|
| 10:37:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICAN SAMOA HAS 5 1/2. MR. BURTON: I YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUE TO CALIFORNIA MR. ROYCE, ONE ADDITIONAL MINUTE.
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| 10:37:48 |
MR. BURTON, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. ROYCE: THE U.S. COMMISSION
|
| 10:37:55 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM HAS ONE JOB AND THAT IS TO MONITOR RELIGIOUS
|
| 10:38:00 |
Royce, Edward "Ed" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD AND THE CONCLUSION THEY HAVE COME TO IS THAT THE SITUATION IS SO EGREGIOUS IN VIETNAM TODAY THAT THAT GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO BE...
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| 10:39:22 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I WANT TO SAY FOR THE RECORD, NO WAY
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| 10:39:26 |
Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
HAVE I ANY DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE CONCERNS AND STATEMENTS MADE BY MY COLLEAGUES AND IN THEIR HONEST OPINION. THE SITUATION AS FAR AS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM...
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| 10:39:47 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BURTON: MAY I MAKE AN INQUIRY OF MY COLLEAGUE, MR. SPEAKER? MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. MR. BURTON:
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| 10:39:53 |
MR. BURTON, -
DO YOU HAVE ANY TIME YOU WOULD LIKE TO YIELD TO OUR SIDE? MR.
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| 10:39:57 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
FALEOMAVAEGA: I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD WHATEVER --
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| 10:39:59 |
MR. BURTON, -
I YIELD ONE MINUTE. MR. BURTON: I THANK
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| 10:40:03 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING AND WE'LL LET MR. SMITH FROM NEW JERSEY TAKE THAT ONE MINUTE AND
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| 10:40:09 |
MR. BURTON, -
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENERAL ROSSITY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. MR. SMITH: YOU KNOW, WORLDWIDE,
|
| 10:40:19 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMMUNEIST DICTATORSHIPS EITHER CRUSH OR SEEK TO CONTROL RELIGIOUS
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| 10:40:24 |
MR. SMITH, -
ORGANIZATIONS. I HAVE SEEN THIS IN MY 30 YEARS AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS. AND M.S.N. WAS COMING UP FOR RENEWAL, MET WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO WOULD...
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| 10:41:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAS ANY MORE SPEAKERS. MR. BURTON: WE HAVE TWO MINUTES LEFT
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| 10:41:50 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
ON OUR SIDE? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THAT IS CORRECT.
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| 10:41:55 |
MR. BURTON, -
MR. BURTON: I WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM LOUISIANA ONE
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| 10:41:59 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MINUTE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
|
| 10:42:02 |
MR. BURTON, -
GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CAO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IN THIS RECENT TRIP TO VIETNAM THAT I MADE
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| 10:42:07 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WITH CHAIRMAN
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| 10:42:10 |
Cao, Anh "Joseph" - U.S. Representative, [R] Louisiana
FALEOMAVAEGA, I HAPPENED TO VISIT MY SISTER IN THE OUTSKIRT OF SAIGON. I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND AS SOON AS I LEFT GUESS WHO SHOWED UP? ...
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| 10:43:26 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
COMPLIMENT AND THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM LOUISIANA. IN FACT, IT WAS A HIGH
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| 10:43:29 |
Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
PRIVILEGE AND HONOR FOR ME TO BE PART OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION THAT VISITED VIETNAM. IN FACT, AS THERE WERE SOME VERY SERIOUS ISSUES ABOUT HIM...
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| 10:45:27 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CORRECT? THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THAT IS CORRECT. MR. BURTON: WELL, I'LL SUBMIT THE BALANCE
|
| 10:45:31 |
MR. BURTON, -
OF MY STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK IT'S
|
| 10:45:34 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BEEN PROVED CON CLUESIVELY BY MY COLLEAGUES
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| 10:45:36 |
Burton, Danny "Dan" Lee - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
HERE SPEAKING TONIGHT THAT CHRISTIANS AND BUDDHISTS, CATHOLICS HAVE BEEN PRODDED WITH ELECTRIC PRODS, THEY'VE BEEN BEATEN, THEY'VE BEEN GAGGED, THEY'VE...
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| 10:46:21 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA AND I DO YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS...
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| 10:46:27 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
AND SO THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE IS SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 20
|
| 10:46:30 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE -- MR....
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| 10:46:49 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
I OBJECT TO THE VOTE ON
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| 10:46:50 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE GROUNDS THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AND I MAKE A POINT OF
|
| 10:46:52 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
ORDER THAT A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT.
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| 10:46:53 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE:
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| 10:46:55 |
Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION WILL BE POSTPONED.
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| 10:47:00 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. BURTON: MR. SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS RECOGNIZED. MR.
|
| 10:47:08 |
MR. BURTON, -
BURTON: IN ORDER TO CLARIFY, WE
|
| 10:47:09 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
WOULD REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS ON THE BILL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PROCEEDINGS WILL ALREADY BEEN
|
| 10:47:14 |
MR. BURTON, -
POSTPONED -- PROCEEDINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
|
| 10:47:18 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
POSTPONED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICAN SAMOA SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE...
|
| 10:47:39 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION
|
| 10:47:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1757, RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL OF FINAL REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE
|
| 10:47:49 |
Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT OF 1998, THAT APPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND EMPLOYEES OF THE...
|
| 10:48:08 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. LUNGREN, EACH WILL CONTROL 0 MINUTES. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES -- 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
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| 10:48:24 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
REMARKS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER...
|
| 10:48:31 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: MR. SPEAKER, THE VETERANS
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| 10:48:33 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT OF 1998 OR THE VEOA, EXTENDS VETERANS'
|
| 10:48:36 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PREFERENCE RIGHTS TO COVERED
|
| 10:48:38 |
Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES IN COVERED POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. THE ACT IS. I THED IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH -- THE ACT IS IMPLEMENTED...
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| 10:50:16 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION
|
| 10:50:20 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
1757 , AS MENTIONED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICAN SAMOA, IT PROVIDES FOR THE APPROVAL OF FINAL REL REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE TO...
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| 10:51:32 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. DID THE GENTLEMAN FROM YIELD HIS TIME? I ALSO YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
|
| 10:51:37 |
MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICAN SO ME AA YIELDS BACK. SO THE QUESTION -- SAMOA YIELDS BACK. SO THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1757. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE,...
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MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 77, CONCURRENT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPROVAL OF FINAL REGULATIONS
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Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT OF 1998, THAT APPLIES TO CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYING...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA, MR. LUNGREN, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICAN SAMOA. MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: MR. SPEAKER, I ...
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Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
AND I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: MR. SPEAKER, IN AGREEING TO SENATE...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
BRANCH COVERAGE UNDER THE VEOA, THE SENATE HAS
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Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
ALREADY COVERED ITSELF, THUS QUALIFIED VETERANS WHO APPLY FOR COVERED POSITIONS WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE RIGHTS AMONG JOB...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CONSUME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. LUNGREN: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN
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MR. LUNGREN, -
SUPPORT OF SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 77 WHICH APPROVES THE FINAL REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE VETERANS ACT
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Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
OF 1998. ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE LEGISLATION WE JUST PASSED THIS WILL EXTEND REGULATIONS TO OFFICES THAT SERVE BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. THESE REGULATIONS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
FROM CALIFORNIA FOR YIELDING HIS TIME. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. SO THE QUESTION IS WILL THE
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MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO SENATE CONCURRENT
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RESOLUTION 77. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE...
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MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
THE CLERK: H.R. 5493, A BILL TO
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
PROVIDE FOR THE FURNISHING OF STATUES BY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR DISPLAY IN
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THE CLERK, -
STATUARY HALL AND THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICAN SAMOA, MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, AND...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CALIFORNIA, MR. LUNGREN, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICAN SAMOA. MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: MR. SPEAKER, I ...
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Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
INVITE EACH OF THE TERRITORIES ESPECIALLY INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO PROVIDE A STATUE TO BE PLACED WITH OTHER SUCH STATUES AMONG THE 50 STATUES...
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MR. LUNGREN, -
OF H.R. 5493 AND PERMITS THE
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO,
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Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN MARIANA ILETSDZ TO DISPLAY A STATUE. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THESE TERRITORIES ARE IMPORTANT PIECES...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE AND EXTEND
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MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
MATERIAL AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL. I YIELD ALL THE TIME THAT SHE WANTS, MY GOOD FRIEND, THE DISTINGUISHED DELEGATE FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
RECOGNIZED. MS. NORTON: I THANK MY GOOD FRIEND. I KNEW HE WOULDN'T LEAVE ME BEHIND. MR.
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
SPEAKER, I AM PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL THIS EVENING TO CHAIRMAN BRADY FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH ME ON THE BILL FOR STATUES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LUNGREN: I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A STATUE THAT REFLECTS THE PEOPLE OF THE
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Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE TERRITORIES. I REMEMBER THE PRIDE WE HAD AS CALIFORNIAIANS WHEN WE BROUGHT THE STATUE OF RONALD REAGAN A YEAR AND-A-HALF...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
SAMOA. MR. FALEOMAVAEGA: I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUE AND I THANK MY GOOD FRIEND
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Faleomavaega, Eni - Congressional Delegate, [D] American Samoa
FROM CALIFORNIA FOR HIS SUPPORT IN BRINGING THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR AND ESPECIALLY CHAIRMAN BRADY AND ALL HIS MEMBERSP IN BRINGING THIS...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 BEING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE BILL IS...
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MR. FALEOMAVAEGA, -
CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION. THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
1377, RESOLUTION HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF NORMAN MINETA AND
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THE CLERK, -
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICAN SAMOA,
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. FALL YEOH MA VEGA AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. LUNGREN, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICAN SAMOA....
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Berman, Howard L. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS REMARKS AND I DID HE FER ALL THE TIME TO THE AUTHOR OF THIS PROPOSED RESOLUTION, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR....
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
MR. LUNGREN. MR. SPEAKER,
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Honda, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AS THE CHAIR OF THE CHAIR OF THE PACIFIC ASIAN AMERICAN CAUCUS, I PAY TRIBUTE TO MY DEAR FRIEND AND MENTOR, NORMAN MINETA. NORM, A DISTINGUISHED FORMER...
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| 11:46:29 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
ORDERED. >> MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO PETTY
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Olson, Pete - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OFFICER ZARIAN WOODS OF HOUSTON, TEXAS. ZAIRIAN, KNOWN AS Z TO HIS FRIENDS, WAS KILLED ON OCTOBER 16, 2010, BY A BOMB BLAST WHILE ON FOOT PAL PA TROLL...
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Olson, Pete - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
2008, ZARIAN VOLUNTEERED FOR A SECOND COMBAT TOUR. THIS TOUR SENT HIM ON A SEVEN-MONTH STINT TO AFGHANISTAN WHERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO INDIA COMPANY, THIRD...
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| 11:50:40 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
CAROLINA. MR. YARMUTH OF KENTUCKY. MR. BURTON OF INDIANA. MS. KAPTUR OF OHIO. MS. ROS-LEHTINEN OF FLORIDA. MR. DEFAZIO OF OREGON. MR. FLAKE OF ARIZONA....
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Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
OCCASION OF WHICH I COME TO THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. BUT IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT A GREAT AMERICAN. FOR IF WE DO NOT CAPTURE THE LIFE...
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| 12:36:02 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
OF PEACE AND RESPECT
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MS. JACKSON LEE, -
FOR AMBASSADOR RICHARD HOLBROOKE. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS YIELDS BACK. UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY...
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI, MR. AIKEN, IS RECOGNIZED FOR 60 MINUTES AS THE DESIGNEE OF THE MINORITY LEADER. MR. AKIN: IT'S A PLEASURE TO JOIN YOU AND MY...
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Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
BEEN OF GREAT CONCERN TO AMERICANS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE ECONOMY AND JOBS. THIS ONGOING DISCUSSION AND DEBATE IS TAKING...
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MR. KING, -
CALL IT A DAY, AMERICANS ARE WORRIED AND CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN THIS GREAT DELIBERATIVE BODY AND THE DESTINY IS ESTABLISHED HERE ON THE...
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| 13:32:09 |
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
AND THE THING I FIND AMAZING. LET'S COMPARE YOUR GRANDFATHER TO SOMEBODY ELSE THAT I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS, SOMEBODY ELSE, INSTEAD OF MAKING THOSE SACRIFICES,...
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| 13:33:05 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
WITH A TAX POLICY THAT WOULD CONFISCATE HIS LIFE'S EARNINGS AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO THE PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T ENGAGED, 55% IF THE BALL DROPS AT TIMES SQUARE,...
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| 13:34:45 |
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
DREAM IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION WERE THE SAME POLICIES THAT WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR THE LAST TWO, THREE YEARS. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING NEW ABOUT IT. EXCESSIVE...
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| 13:35:44 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
BUILD THE EQUITY. THE OLINGS AND THE APPRECIATION FOR AMERICA EMBRACING MY ANCESTORS COMING HERE WAS PASSED ON TO ME WAS TO STAND UP FOR THIS UNITED...
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| 13:36:35 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
THE FUTURE --
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| 13:36:37 |
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 6, 2009, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM
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| 13:36:45 |
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
IOWA, MR. KING FOR HALF THE REMAINING TIME UNTIL MIDNIGHT. MR. KING: I APPRECIATE YOU BEING RECOGNIZED. IT'S MY PRIVILEGE AND I WOULD PICK THIS
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| 13:37:04 |
MR. KING, -
NARRATIVE WHERE IT WAS LEFT OFF IN THE TRANSITION COMPONENT AND WHERE IT WAS ACRES SUSTAINED A UNIT OF OPERATION THESE ACRES AND A HOME PLACE THAT WAS...
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| 13:37:45 |
MR. AKIN, -
RAISED ON THIS FARM. TWO SECTIONS OF LAND PAID FOR
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| 13:37:49 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
AND THE 90-YEAR-OLD ELDER OF THIS FAMILY HAS REACHED THE END OF HIS LIFE AND WATCHING HIS LIFE'S WORK THE LEGACY OF HIS PREDECESSORS THE LIFE'S WORK ADDING...
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| 13:40:02 |
MR. AKIN, -
A FARM OF 2,000 ACRES THAT WOULD BE VIABLE AND HAVE TO SELL OFF 55% OF YOUR LAND, 55% OF YOUR TRACTORS OR EQUIPMENT AND DIVIDE IT ACROSS SEVERAL SIBLINGS,...
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| 13:41:50 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
ENTREPRENEUR STARTS A BUSINESS AND THEY BUILD THEIR EQUITY BASE BECAUSE OF THE CREATIVITY AND THE ENERGY AND ENERGY AND PRODUCTIVITY AND THE COMPETITION...
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| 13:43:12 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN MY CASE WAS A GREAT AUNT, PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND, THEY HAD 2,500 ACRES IN SOUTH TEXAS, BUILT UP OVER 100 YEARS,...
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| 13:44:54 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
ESTATE WAS BEING SETTLED BECAUSE OF LAND BEING DUMPED IN THE AREA, IT FELL TO $600 OR $700 AN ACRE. THE I.R.S. TOOK EVERY ACRE OF THE ESTATE BECAUSE...
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| 13:49:02 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
IT. THERE ARE SOME THINGS, THE TAX BRACKETS CAN RUN FOR TWO YEARS, THAT'S GOOD, IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS IT NEEDS TO BE. IT MITIGATES THE INCREASE IN THE...
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| 13:54:31 |
Akin, W. "Todd" - U.S. Representative, [R] Missouri
IT'S NOT A GOOD ECONOMIC SOLUTION. IT'S NOT A GOOD MORAL SOLUTION. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS A CHRISTMAS-NEW YEAR'S SOLUTION ON SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE...
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| 13:55:54 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
DEMOCRATS, THEY'RE THE CAVALRY COMING OVER THE HILL, I CAN THEM TO WEIGH IN AND THEY NEED AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THIS TAX ISSUE. MR. GOHMERT: ONE...
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| 13:56:13 |
Gohmert, Louis "Louie" B. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
FOR OTHER A YEAR, TRAIN THEM TO DO A DIFFERENT JOB WHERE THERE ARE JOBS. ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT THE TAX POLICY THAT TOOK ALL MY GREAT AUNT'S LAND, I BOUGHT...
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MR. KING, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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MR. KING, -
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THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, -
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