House Proceeding on Apr 29th, 2009 :: 0:00:00 to 0:20:00
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u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend greg brazonovich, roman catholic church, grouton, connecticut. the chaplain: gracious god, the

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men and women aserved here to serve the american peoe ask you for a blessing. we pray that through your grace they gain the vision to see clearly, the courage to act rightly, the humility to consider all sides of issues, the love to accept this agreement and the faith to

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persevere through this courage and diversity. may they have the wisdom to see america's destiny as link to your will. we thank you, lord, for the opportunity to serve and to grow in that service. amen.

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Nancy Pelosi: the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the chamber her

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Speech By: Nancy Pelosi

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Joe Courtney: approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from florida, congresswoman ros-lehtinen. ms. ros-lehtinen: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it

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Speech By: Joe Courtney

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Joe Courtney: stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from connecticut, congressman courtney, is recognized for one minute. mr. co speaker. madam speaker, it's a pleasure to introduce this morning

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Joe Courtney: father greg at st. mary, the mother of the redeemer parish, in grouton, connecticut, who delivered a beautiful prayer this morning. and he has a wonderful story in his life. he was born in poland, was educated in poland, came to the u.s. in 1990, went through seminary in our country, was

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Joe Courtney: ordained as a parish preach by the archdiocese of norwich in 1996 and is now a leader at his church in grton, connecticut. and with -- he does appear to have a humble demeanor, but i will say, madam speaker, he's a very dynamic priest. he has a growing parish. he has many programs,elping

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Joe Courtney: young people, helping the disadvantaged. program in haiti to try and reach out, again, to deal with a huge challenges that that impoverished country faces. he became an american citizen a few days before christmas this past christmas of 2008, and like many roman catholic church throughout our

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Joe Courtney: country, there clearly is a pipeline from poland now that is populating our parishes and

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Ron Klein: keeping a brant church alive and well in the u.s. and i want to thank him for his great service and his great words this morning, and i yield back the balance of my time. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker: thank you. the chair will entertain up to 15 further one-minutes on each side of the aisle. the gentleman from florida is

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Speech By: Ron Klein

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Ron Klein: recognized. mr. klein: each april americans have a special opportunity to learn more about autism. in south florida we have a vibrant community of activists and families fighting every day to raise awareness and funds for scientific research and the causes and cures for autism. two activists belong to bob and

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Ron Klein: suzanne wright. in just four years this extraordinary organization has committed an unprecedented $128 until in new research funding to uncover causes, treatments and cures for autism. in addition to supporting scientific research, autism speaks builds communities among families with autism and raises

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: awareness in south florida, around the country and around the world. in recognition of autism awareness month, i commend the wrights as well as all the families in our communities facing autism. thank you. gentleman yields back the balance of his tim for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? ms. ros-lehtinen: to address the house for one minute and to

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Speech By: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you. i rise in support of h.r. 2014, a bill that congresswoman susan davis and i have introduced which honors the women air force pilots. wasps were the first women in history to fly america's military aircraft between the years 1942 to 1944. these courageous women

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: volunteered to fly noncomb missions so that every available male pilot could be deployed in combat. by the time the war ended, 38 women pilots had lost their lives while flying for our country. these liant women have never received the full recognition that they deserve for their wartime military service to amica.

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: their example pave the way for women who today fly every type of aircraft. my daughter-in-law lindsey flies f-18 for the marine corps. of the 1,102 wasp trained

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Joe Sestak: during world war ii, only 300 of these women pioneers are still alive today. madam speaker, the time is now for us to honor these women with this body's highest honor, the congressional gold medal. as such, i urge my colleagues to co-sponsor this bill and urge its prompt consideration. thank you. gentlewoman yields back.

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Speech By: Joe Sestak

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Joe Sestak: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i rise to acknowledge the intelligence, a former state senator, constant williams, who brilliany represented the 149th legislative district of pennsylvania from 1997 until

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Joe Sestak: 2001. she then was victorious in a special election elevated to pennsylvania senator. serving the 17 senatorial district with distinction from 2001 to 2008. connie, a leader who chose to devote her energies to political life, in support of her district citizens, served in that post until she retired just last year. throughout her career in public

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Joe Sestak: life, connie always led by example and never lost sight of the fact that political leaders are first and foremost public servants.

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Cliff Stearns: she was a tireless and veered champion of so many issues, from women's rights to equality, to public schools. she earned a respect and admiration throughout the community and across the political spectrum. when asked about her life in politics, connie had the best and perhaps the best and appropriate response, i love working with and for people, she said.

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Speech By: Cliff Stearns

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Cliff Stearns: senator constant williams re pennsylvania politics today and is a deserving future leaders to embrace. madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempe: the gentleman yields back the for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? mr. stearns: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore:

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Cliff Stearns: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. stearns: good morning, madam speaker. the selective release of memos on the enhanced interrogation methods of the previous administration has made us less safe. four former c.i.a. directors as well as the current directors advised against releasing these memos. as ex-c.i.a. director recently said, if you look at these documents that had been made

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Cliff Stearns: public, it says top secret at the top. the definition of top secret is information which if revealed would cause grave harm to the furthermore, general hayden said the use of these interrogation techniques against these terrorists made us safe. the release of the top secret

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Cliff Stearns: memos were motivated by politics, pure and simple. they were designed to embarrass, not to protect. so much for president obama's promise to look forward, not backward. these memos should have never been released. as another former c.i.a. director, porter goss recently

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Travis Childers: wrote, quote, we can't have a secret intelligence service if we keep giving away all the secrets. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the rise? >> i k sio ess the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

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Speech By: Travis Childers

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Travis Childers: >> madam speaker, i rise today to honor the bve men and women of troop b, 198-b of the mississippi national guard. these soldiers of company b based in booneville, mississippi, were deployed in january, 2005, as part of operation iraqi freedom. after extensive training, company b has loyally served our nation in the past and will ave soon to once again

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Travis Childers: protect freedoms abroad. i'd like to call attention to the very nature of the mississippi national guard and their fellow units in mississippi as well as other states. these weekend warriors are prepared not only to serve abroad but assist in domestic situations when called upon all

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Joseph R. Pitts: the while working everyday jobs and supporting their families. i thank my colleagues for keeping troop b 198 cavalry regiment in their thoughts and prayers as these heroic men and women redeploy to the middle east. please join me in honoring troop b 198 for their continuing service to america.

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Speech By: Joseph R. Pitts

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Joseph R. Pitts: i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. pitts: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pitts: thank you, madam speaker. debt day is the day on which the government runs t of

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Joseph R. Pitts: money in a given year and all of the government spending for the rest of the year is borrowed money. for 2009 debt day fell on april 26 this past sunday. this is an astonishing early day to run out of money. last year it was august 5. so in four months this congress and administration has shattered all previous records for debt levels moving debt day up in the calendar three months from last year. president obama and this

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Joseph R. Pitts: congress makes the bush deficit look trivial. friends, this is the most valuable and expensive credit card in history, a member of congress voting card. this congress has taken out their credit cards and saddled our children and grandchildren with debt mortgaging their future since the first of the year, $350 billion in tarp,

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Joseph R. Pitts: billions in auto bailouts.

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Joe Baca: $780 billion in stimulus. $420 billion in omnibus. $5.5 trillion in the budget. mostly borrowed money. all of this money dumped on future generations. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mrbaca: president obama

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Speech By: Joe Baca

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Joe Baca: reaffirmed his commitment for comprehensive immigration review in an interview. the president believes, quote, it iin the interest of everybody and in the interest of the u.s. economy over time for us to resolve the issue in a comprehensive quote, immigration crisis is not a problem left to solve tomorrow or sometime in the future.

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Joe Baca: i support president obama as he reits rates we need to quote, comprehensive way that provides a pathway to legalization but also deals more effectively with borders. he has created hope in the changes this country really believes in. we cannot ignore the 12 million to 14 million undocumented immigrants working beside the rest of us every day.

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Joe Baca: thousands ofung children who are u.s. citizens are being left, stranded to fend for thselves as an immigration system is tearing them from their parents. i urge my colleagues and the house leaders to work with c.h.c. and president obama to support a comprehensive immigration reform that respects all families.

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Randy Neugebauer: i yield back the balance of my time. the speake gentleman yields back the balance of his time. r what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. neugebauer: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempor without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. neugebauer: madam speaker, mr. president, i think it's time to listen to the american people. i recently received a letter from one of my constituents. they said, i have a job, a family, mortgage, and yes, i have indulge in the credi card mess.

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Speech By: Randy Neugebauer

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Randy Neugebauer: but my husband and i are working diligently over the last 13 months to reduce our debt. my husband took a part-time job to help in this manner. i have also gone back to college. our lives are crazy with work, school, family, teenagers and obligations yet we manage to pay our bills and make sure uncle sam receives his fair share. we have scaled back luxury items

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Randy Neugebauer: to achieve the goal of one day being debt free. we have a budget for our personal finances and when the money is gone, we stop spending. the idea that congress and our pr money it does not exist is absolutely insane. what kind of message are we sending to our children when our government cannot even balance

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Randy Neugebauer: its own budget and abide by it? madam speaker, mr. president, listen to thamerican people, stop this spending. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. a good morning, madam speaker, i rise this morning to address the importance of clean government and urge my colleagues to support a number of measures that will come before this house to help assure that clean government.

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Randy Neugebauer: citizens deserve and expect to know their elected representatives are acting

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Jim Costa: purely in their best interests. and they particularly in this moment of crisis should know we act exclusively without conflicts of interest. i'm proud to co-sponsor legislation that would prohibit representatives in this house from taking campaign contributions from those for whom they have made appropriations request. and i'm proud to co-sponsor a bill introduced by my good

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Speech By: Jim Costa

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Jim Costa: friend and fellow connecticut representative, john larson. the gentleman's bill will make huge strides in removing the money that so sullies our politics. the american people deserve no

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Lamar S. Smith: less and i urge my colleagues to support these bills as they approach the floor of this house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. smith: to address the house for one minute. objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. smith: madam speaker, network news programs gave president obama over three times more coverage than president

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Speech By: Lamar S. Smith

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Lamar S. Smith: bush at the same times in their presidencies, according to a new study by george mason and chapman universities. during president obama's first 50 days in office, the three network evening news programs devoted over 1,000 stories lasting almost 28 hours to president obama. about half of their entire newscast. by contrast, president bush received less than eight hours

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Lamar S. Smith: of network news coverage at the same point in his presidentcy, less than one third as much. there is no reason to think the first 100 days are any different. furthermore, 58% of all network news evaluations of president obama and his policies were favorable while only 33% of ev were favorable. these numbers aren't even close.

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Lamar S. Smith: americans need the media to report the news objectively not

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Lois Capps: act as a shell for a democratic president. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? mrs. capps: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: wit objection. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. capps: madam speaker, today we will have the opportunity to vote on the budget resolution. a budget which makes a sound investment in our nation's future. i especially want to applaud the

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Speech By: Lois Capps

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Lois Capps: health care provisions in the resolution that will put us on track for improving access to quality health care for all americans. it is vital that we pass this bill with the reconciliation instructions intact so that we can achieve comprehensive health reform this year. the price of inaction is way too high. fortunately the steps we will

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Lois Capps: begin taking through the budget resolution reconciliation instructions will yield very positive rewards. this includes reform of the

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Ted Poe: broken medicare reimbursement problems with geographic variations in spending in health care. it invests in proven nurse visitation programs for at-risk first-time mothers. and it improves the women, infant, and children nutrition program. so i urge my colleagues to join me in voting question on the

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Speech By: Ted Poe

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Ted Poe: budget resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: madam speaker, a lot of hype has occurred about the first 100 days of the new government. the question to be asked is america safer today than 100 days ago? well, the government has

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Ted Poe: determined to close guantanamo bay prison in spite of the evidence these terrorists still want to harm us. the united states is considering canceling the development of the most advanced fighter in world history, the f-22. foreign computer hackers have gotten into the defense department's system. north korea launched its first ballistic missile while we did nothing but object.

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Ted Poe: the united states now wants to scrap its missile defense in poland because the russians are complaining. even though the system was designed to protect us from iranian missiles not the russians. the little fellow from iran, ahmadinejad, s nuclear destruction ever israel while mocking our president behind his back. homeland security leaked vital inteigence about national security.

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Ted Poe: the defense budget is going to be cut so the new government can projects. hopefully the new government wi change this dangerous trend and remember the first duty of

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James Jordan: government is to protect the american people. that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. r what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. moran: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without recognized for one minute. mr. moran: thank you, madam speaker. under chairman spratt's leadership, the congress is poised to pass a budget resolution.

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Speech By: James Jordan

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James Jordan: but unfortunately it's likely to be a party-line vote. the republicans are asking us to trust them. they have a better way. the only sane response to is, you got to be kidding.