House Proceeding 02-13-09 on Feb 13th, 2009 :: 1:11:15 to 1:12:50
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1:11:06 to 1:11:27( Edit History Discussion )

Mike Rogers: care professional. s. so i urge my colleagues -- ofessionals. so i urge my colleagues to vote yes. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. lewis: i yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. rogers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one

1:11:15 to 1:12:50( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Mike Rogers

1:11:28 to 1:11:50( Edit History Discussion )

Mike Rogers: mr. rogers: if this bill even came close to providing hope or a job, i would be for it. but this bill is dangerous, and this is the kind of thing that happens when you rush it, you don't let people in to see it. think about it. they say, it gives credits for hybrid plug-ins. in this bill every dollar that going green the electric

1:11:51 to 1:12:13( Edit History Discussion )

Mike Rogers: companies charge you a dollar. your electric bill is going up with this piece of l they say, you know what, there is business relief in this bill for small businesses. but they don't tell you that less tn 1% of this bill goes to small businesses and as we said before, we spend more on arts than we do small business,

1:12:14 to 1:12:35( Edit History Discussion )

Mike Rogers: 80% of our job providers. this bill spends money on roads and bridges. it's only less than 7% and only 0 billion for all 50 states. hardly an investment in our roads and our bridges. they say there's no mouse in this bill. but there is, sir. what they don't tell you is in the e.p.a. projects it cites for sure and for certain they

1:12:36 to 1:12:50( Edit History Discussion )

Mike Rogers: will spend money on the salt marsh habitat for the mouse in san francisco. certainly the speaker's geing her cheese, but people in michigan are waiting for theirs. i will tell you this. it says, you know what, we spend money in this bill. true enough.