House Proceeding 03-19-09 on Mar 19th, 2009 :: 0:14:50 to 0:16:10
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Steve Israel: they are entitled their 10% to take a look a that and make the decision that is they have. i want to now -- decisions that they have. i want to now yield one minute to my friend and colleague from new york, congressman israeli israel. -- congressman israel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. israel: i thank the distinguished chairman for

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Speech By: Steve Israel

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Steve Israel: giving me the honor of co-sponsoring this legislation with him. mr. speaker, we have just seen the difference between rhetoric and action. we can finger point, we can lay blame, we can talk about the past. we just want to recover the taxpayers' money for them. we want to recover the money and others want a rolution of

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Steve Israel: inquiry. mr. speaker, this vote is the difference between solving the problem or continuing the problem. we are going to cast this vote and go home to our districts and the american people are going to say to each of us, did you get my money back or did you continue your posturing? did you get my money back or did you continue the politics?

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Steve Israel: did you vote to recover my money or did you vote to allow them to get away with my money? that's what this is about, mr. speaker. the american people have had it with the posturing and partisanship and politics. they want their money back. the only way to get their money back, mr. speaker, the only way to get their money back, is to tax it back.