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House Proceeding on May 13th, 2009 :: 0:10:40 to 0:30:40
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Joe Baca

0:09:20 to 0:10:40( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Joe Baca

Joe Baca

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Joe Baca: the families of the detainees but the whole community of postville which today has not fully recovered. this is an examp consequences of enforcement only opposed to reform. we need a real reform that reflects america's need that's comprehensive immigration reform.

John Shimkus

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John Shimkus: i urge my colleagues in congress to learn from the pat, work for c.h.c. and president obam comphensive immigration reform. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the

John Shimkus

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Speech By: John Shimkus

John Shimkus

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John Shimkus: gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. you can be assured of a couple of things. the global warming bill reportedly that will be taken up next week in the energy and commerce committee will raise energy costs and create massive job losses. how do i know this? it happened in southern illinois in 1992 where we lost 14,000 coal miner jobs. the state of ohio lost 35,000

John Shimkus

0:11:23 to 0:11:30( Edit History Discussion )

John Shimkus: coal miner jobs. why in the world in this economy would we make it more difficult to compete in the

Ed Perlmutter

0:11:31 to 0:11:52( Edit History Discussion )

Ed Perlmutter: international arena by raising i hope my democratic friend are ready to answer that question. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? mr. perlmutter: fothe purpose of addressing the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

Ed Perlmutter

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Speech By: Ed Perlmutter

Ed Perlmutter

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Ed Perlmutter: mr. perlmutter: thank you, mr. speaker. it's nice to see a speaker from coloradon the chair. i want to respond to my friend from illinois who just spoke about the loss of thousands of jobs in the coal industry. the purpose of our bill to- is to move forward in a new energy economy. and there will be opportunities for those in the coal industry, but we havto find ways to capture the pollution that is

Ed Perlmutter

0:12:14 to 0:12:34( Edit History Discussion )

Ed Perlmutter: set off by the coal. and so there are thousands of jobs in the technology and research of how we can use a cheap and plentiful resource like coal but we need to make it so we don't continue to pollute the atmosphere. we need to use renewable energy wherever we can and we need to be efficient in how we use our energy.

Ed Perlmutter

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Ed Perlmutter: that's the new energy economy and there will be thousands and thousands of jobs in that economy.

Erik Paulsen

0:12:41 to 0:13:01( Edit History Discussion )

Erik Paulsen: it's good for national security, it's good for the climate and it's good for jobs. we must do it now. and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? >> i ask u address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

Erik Paulsen

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Speech By: Erik Paulsen

Erik Paulsen

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Erik Paulsen: mr. paulsen: mr. speaker, this week marks the peace officers memorial service, a time when thousands of officers come to washington, d.c. to honor officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. it's a time of rembrance and an opportunity to provide comfort and appreciation to the families of fallen officers. the motto of police week is never alone, never forgotten. and it must ring in the halls

Erik Paulsen

0:13:24 to 0:13:44( Edit History Discussion )

Erik Paulsen: of congress not only this week but every day. that's why i've joined congressman stupak in introducing e law enforcement officers procedural bill of rights. this bipartisan legislation ensures that police officers will receive a fair process and proper protections in administrative proceedings. i want to thank all of the law enforcement community and

Erik Paulsen

0:13:45 to 0:13:50( Edit History Discussion )

Erik Paulsen: officers who commit their lives to serve us. from the officers who protect us here at capitol hill to

Donna Edwards

0:13:51 to 0:14:11( Edit History Discussion )

Donna Edwards: those police officers that defend us back in our districts, this count safer place because of the work you i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from maryland rise? ms. edwards: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection,he gentlelady is recognized for one minute.

Donna Edwards

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Speech By: Donna Edwards

Donna Edwards

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Donna Edwards: ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i just returned from afghanistan yesterday on a delegation led by the gentlewoman from california, susan davis. and we're all blessed by the sacrifice of our service men and women, our diplomat and our civilians in harm's way. we were moved by the courage of the afghan women in whose success remains for afghanistan. our spending must reflect our

Donna Edwards

0:14:33 to 0:14:53( Edit History Discussion )

Donna Edwards: goal and right now it does not. this is not a 90% in out two-year military operation and everyone there knows it. winning requires a long-term plan to turn 90% illiteracy to literacy, to transform a 16th century economy to the 21st century. it's a generation of change an we have to have a plan while

Donna Edwards

0:14:54 to 0:15:05( Edit History Discussion )

Donna Edwards: we're there and one for leaving. we best honor our men and women who serve and give their lives by being honest. they stand on the wall, they hold the line, they cross the wire, and the least we can do

Todd Tiahrt

0:15:06 to 0:15:27( Edit History Discussion )

Todd Tiahrt: is prepare the american peop to match their sacrifice with real and long-term commitment for afghanistan and for our own thank you, and i yield the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? mr. tiahrt: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. tiahrt: thank you, mr. speaker. last year should be rembered as the year the bailout.

Todd Tiahrt

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Speech By: Todd Tiahrt

Todd Tiahrt

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Todd Tiahrt: this year's not much better under the current leadership in washington. incredibly banks that want to repay the money they got from the troubled asset relief program, tarp as it's referred to, are being stopped by the obama administration from repaying the funds. after accepting tarp bailout funds and being forced to accept bailouts, many banks have had enough and they are ready to return the money.

Todd Tiahrt

0:15:50 to 0:16:12( Edit History Discussion )

Todd Tiahrt: you would think that would be easy. but the government won't let them pay back the tarp funds. the vage -- vague guidelines provided by the administration for returning tarp funds are creating a regulatory uncertainty that is bad for our economy and bad for us taxpayers. we deserve to get the bailout money back from the banks as quickly as possible, which is why i have introduced the

Todd Tiahrt

0:16:13 to 0:16:33( Edit History Discussion )

Todd Tiahrt: bailout freedom act, to ensure we have clear and timely processes for making that happen. once banks are certified to be well capitalized by the regulators, the federal government should allow the tarp bailout funding to be paid back. from the beginning i have opposed the bailouts and growing encroachment of the federal government in our business and daily lives. now we must reverse that course

Todd Tiahrt

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Todd Tiahrt: and allow paybacks back.

Jackie Speier

0:16:36 to 0:16:58( Edit History Discussion )

Jackie Speier: please bailout freedom act. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. speier: 2/p of the american people believe global warm something a clear an present danger. there are still members in the house that deny it exists. fortunately many here are

Jackie Speier

0:16:40 to 0:17:40( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Jackie Speier

Jackie Speier

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Jackie Speier: working diligently to craft a bipartisan and commonsense energy plan that makes polluters pay, provides for middle class energy tax credits, and creates a new industry and lots of good clean green jobs. in the process, we will reduce our reliance on foreign oil from nation that is mean to do us harm and put us on a path

Jackie Speier

0:17:20 to 0:17:41( Edit History Discussion )

Jackie Speier: towards being faithful stewards of this beautiful planet that god has loaned us. but the science deniers don't carebout any of that. they choose instead to twist the simple idea polluters should pay for what they pollute into the same tired arguments that it is somehow a tax. the american people are speaking loud and clear. they want congress to do

John Fleming

0:17:42 to 0:18:02( Edit History Discussion )

John Fleming: something about global warming. at l listening. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for wh from louisiana rise? mr. fleming: i ask unanimous consent to one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. fleming: thank you, speaker. i rise today a member of the

John Fleming

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Speech By: John Fleming

John Fleming

0:18:03 to 0:18:24( Edit History Discussion )

John Fleming: house armed services committee. i am concerned that the department of defense has become less open and less recent actions taken by the pentagon has limited transparency and congressional oversight. first, for the first time ever nondisclosure agreements have been required of senior defense officials working on the budget. second, for the first time

John Fleming

0:18:25 to 0:18:45( Edit History Discussion )

John Fleming: routing ship readiness reports are being classified. this hampers congress and its important oversight function of the mility. the army was even a no-show at the house armed services committee hearing on its top acquisition project. do we want to wait until war to discover we have a hollow fleet or inadequate equipment?

John Fleming

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John Fleming: congress has the constitutional duty to raise and support armies and navys. this responsibility requires candid answer from our senior

John Hall

0:18:55 to 0:19:00( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: John Hall

John Hall

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John Hall: military leaders about the f.y. 2010 budget approval. to quote our president, a democracy requires

Diane E. Watson

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Diane E. Watson: accountability and accountability requires transparency. where is this promised transpar i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? ms. watson: to address the hou the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. watson: mr. speaker, america can become the world leader in

Diane E. Watson

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Speech By: Diane E. Watson

Diane E. Watson

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Diane E. Watson: the new clean energy onomy to ensure our economic recovery is sustainable for years to come, we intend to pass comprehensive clean energy legislation that will create millions of new american jobs that cannot be shipped overseas, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, increase production of cleaner,

Diane E. Watson

0:19:46 to 0:20:07( Edit History Discussion )

Diane E. Watson: renewable energy sources, crack down on heavy pollutants who have damaged our air, and water quality and give american entrepreneurs and innovators the tools they need to stay competitive in the global economy. and there's also the energy and

Diane E. Watson

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Diane E. Watson: commerce bill called the american clean energy and security act. it will invest in american jobs that cannot be shipped overseas. it will reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

Marsha Blackburn

0:20:22 to 0:20:42( Edit History Discussion )

Marsha Blackburn: it will be conmer focused and increase production of cleaner renewable energy sources. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from tennessee rise? mrs. blackburn: to address the house for one minute. revise and the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i have the o.m.b. memo here,

Marsha Blackburn

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Speech By: Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

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Marsha Blackburn: serious impact likely with e.p.a. co-2 rules. i also have the article from the dow jones news wire that brings attention to this. i have both documents right here. i encourage my colleagues to read both of these documents. as the memo points out, and the article also states, contrary to

Marsha Blackburn

0:21:04 to 0:21:26( Edit History Discussion )

Marsha Blackburn: administration statements, some within the executive branch have serious reservations about regulating co-2 through the clean air act. they highlight that such regulation will place a tremendous cost on our economy. i share their concerns and i have introduced h.r. 391 to prohibit the e.p.a. from undertaking such regulation.

Marsha Blackburn

0:21:27 to 0:21:46( Edit History Discussion )

Marsha Blackburn: the regulation of greenhouse gases by the e.p.a. would, and i'm quoting from the memo here, is likely to have serious economic consequences. mr. speaker, we all know what that is and we know it will be realized if the cap and trade ll currently under consideration is passed.

Jay Inslee

0:21:47 to 0:22:07( Edit History Discussion )

Jay Inslee: i encourage everyone to join me on h.r. 391 memos. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for from washington rise? mr. inslee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objectio mr. i.n.s. ln: americans are an optimistic people. that was confirmed yesterday when results dame out showing americans believe -- came out showing americans believe by a

Jay Inslee

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Speech By: Jay Inslee

Jay Inslee

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Jay Inslee: two tone margin that we will grow clean energy jobs by the millions when we adopt a clean energy bill in this house. they are right. we should be optimistic that we are going to build electric cars and sell them to the rest of the world. not just china. ought to be optimistic we are going to build concentrated solar energy technology and sell

Jay Inslee

0:22:29 to 0:22:49( Edit History Discussion )

Jay Inslee: it to the rest of the world. we ought to be optimistic we'll build the electric battery that is will fuel our cars and help make our grid more responsive. th is the optimism that those of us who have who are going to pass a clean energy bill is sure to make thisp happen. here's another reason for optimism. yesterday we reached a consensus in the house energy and commerce

Jay Inslee

0:22:50 to 0:23:00( Edit History Discussion )

Jay Inslee: committee with broad swaths of the country, south, north, industrial egg, we have reached a consensus we'll grow jobs everywhere in this country because we are the optimists and

John Yarmuth

0:23:01 to 0:23:23( Edit History Discussion )

John Yarmuth: the optimists will win this the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? from kentucky rise? mr. yarmuth: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlema minute. mr. yarmuth: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this congress will soon move to reform our health when we do, i hope there is one prerequisite, one standard we

John Yarmuth

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Speech By: John Yarmuth

John Yarmuth

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John Yarmuth: can all agree on and that is essential fact that we need to make sure that every american has health insurance. yesterday on television i saw a commentator arguing against health insurance for everyone saying, i n't want to pay for health insurance for my neighbor. well, if i were his neighbor, what i wou say is, you better want to because you like every

John Yarmuth

0:23:45 to 0:24:06( Edit History Discussion )

John Yarmuth: other american is one pink slip, one cancer diagnosis, one serious accident away from among the 47 million to 50 million americans without insurance and who face financial ruin because of that problem. yes, we may differ on the details. we may figure out and have a substantial debate about how we get there, but unless we make

John Yarmuth

0:24:07 to 0:24:15( Edit History Discussion )

John Yarmuth: sure that every american has health insurance, then every neighbor is going be to be paying far more than he or she should or their coverage. we will continue to have a

Frank Jr.Pallone

0:24:16 to 0:24:36( Edit History Discussion )

Frank Jr.Pallone: system which is not american people deserve. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: address the house the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i have been here for about 20 years now and i have been through various crisis in the 1970's with energy and gas prices and of course one

Frank Jr.Pallone

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Speech By: Frank Jr.Pallone

Frank Jr.Pallone

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Frank Jr.Pallone: that we just faced within the last year or so. the bottom line is that we need energy dependence. we can't continue to depend on mid east oil. at the same time we have a global climate crisis. anyone who denies it is kidding themselves. what we are doing here in the house is coming up with a bill that will probably come to the floor within the next two weeks that tries to achieve energy

Frank Jr.Pallone

0:24:58 to 0:25:19( Edit History Discussion )

Frank Jr.Pallone: independence and also addresses the problem of global warming, but at the same time creates a lot of jobs because as we move towards renewables wlrks it be solar, or wind, or geothermal, there's a lot of jobs in research and devopment. there are jobs in a building those facilities. there are jobs in trying to create more energy efficiency. and these jobs that would be

Frank Jr.Pallone

0:25:20 to 0:25:41( Edit History Discussion )

Frank Jr.Pallone: created, these are the kinds of high technology jobs, if you will, as well as construction jobs, that we really need because a lot of people are out of work and are not working in similar industries. their activities can be basically transferred to these new kinds ever job opportunities. so i want to stress that this energy bill is a job creation

Frank Jr.Pallone

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Frank Jr.Pallone: bill.

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thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? mr. polis: mr. speaker, by direction of the committee on rules i call up house resolution 427 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 52, house resolution 427, resolved that at any time atch the adoption of this resolution the speaker may pursuant to

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clse 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 2187, to direct the secretary of education to make grants to state educational agencies for modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. the firsteading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against

0:29:16 to 0:29:36( Edit History Discussion )

consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 21. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on education and labor. after general debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. it shall be in order to consider

0:29:37 to 0:29:57( Edit History Discussion )

as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on education and labor now printed in the bill. the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising under clause 10 of rule 21

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notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 18, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of aubstitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution. . each such amendment may be offered only in the order

0:30:21 to 0:30:41( Edit History Discussion )

House Clerk: printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendmen and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or in the committee of the whole. all points of order against such amendments are

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Speech By: House Clerk

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