House Proceeding 02-13-09 on Feb 13th, 2009 :: 0:57:15 to 0:59:00
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Frank Jr.Pallone: the idaho legislature and 10 years in this body, for the first time in my life i'm embarrassed to be a member of this body. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. obey: i yield to mr. pallone, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one

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Speech By: Frank Jr.Pallone

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Frank Jr.Pallone: minute. mr. pallone: i'm embarrassed from the comments that i hear from the other side of the aisle about mouse traps, frisbees, golf carts. the economy is in terrible shape and getting worse every day and we're trying to address it in a bold way. that's what's necessary here, not talking about these trivial things that the other side is bringing up. at a time when states are facing

0:57:54 to 0:58:15( Edit History Discussion )

Frank Jr.Pallone: fiscal problems and more people are in need of health care services, we provide critical financial assistance so states can maintain their medicaid programs, health care. it would provide access to health coverage to those who recently lost their jobs by making cobra coverage more affordable. and it would modernize our health care system by investing

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Frank Jr.Pallone: nearly 0 billion in health information technology. these are the important things we face right now. people are losing their health care and giving money back to the states and helping people with their health care so they can stay insured. mr. speaker, i appeal to my bold action. this package is it. vote yes.

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Frank Jr.Pallone: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california. mr. lewis: could i get a check on the time on both sides? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 20 1/2 minutes and the gentleman from wisconsin has 24 minutes remaining. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the the gentleman from california, mr. calvert. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Frank Jr.Pallone: gentleman from california is recognized for one minute.