House Proceeding on Feb 13th, 2009 :: 0:07:24 to 0:08:50
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Tom Cole: we need these jobs. and so does the rest of the nation. with that i yield back, madam chair. gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma rise. mr. cole: madam speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cole: i thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to ask that we uphold the honor of the house and keep our commitment to the american

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Speech By: Tom Cole

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Speech By: Tom Cole

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Tom Cole: people. less than three days ago my good friend and colleague, mr. lewis, of california asked this house to instruct our conferees not to record their approval of the conference agreement on the stimulus bill until the text of that agreement had been made available in electronic, searchable, and downloadable form for at least 48 hours. that motion passed unanimously.

0:07:54 to 0:08:16( Edit History Discussion )

Tom Cole: essentially we gave our word, the word of the people's house, to all americans guaranteeing them that they would have ample opportunity to review this proposed legislation. this bill was filed last night. it's over 1,000 pages long. and with the exception of omnibus legislation, it's the largest spending bill this house has ever consi madam speaker, i must confess i

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Tom Cole: haven't had time to read the legislation. my staff hasn't had time to read the legislation. i doubt my colleagues have had time to read the legislation. and most importantly, the american people have had no time to read the legislation. soow less than 10 hours since we could first see this ?? 1,000-page bill, we are poised to break our commitment to the american people and to pass this legislation with little or

0:08:38 to 0:08:50( Edit History Discussion )

Tom Cole: no time to even read it. i yield back, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise. >> to address the house for o minute. revise and exten the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized.