House Proceeding on Jun 14th, 2006 :: 0:46:57 to 0:50:43
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Speech By: John W. Olver

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John W. Olver: in the previous year's bill. in the 2006 budget bill. during every stage of this process i have pointed out that we had that set of holes, serious holes in the budget that had to be filled, that

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John W. Olver: we needed to try to fill. there is a further problem that under the authorizing legislation there are guarantees for funding for transportation items in highways, in f.t.a., in f.a.a. which the

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John W. Olver: president's request was also below. we had to meet those guarantees in order to be able to bring the bill to the floor for debate at all. otherwise the point of order would lay against the whole

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John W. Olver: bill we are debating today. here we have something which proposes to put money in an item in transportation where there are already heavy guarantees that we had to meet and proposes to take money

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John W. Olver: from another section of the bill, one section of the bill which is about 1/6 as large in total as the transportation portion and takes money from that where there are no guarantees whatsoever.

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this is something which i must oppose. we cannot have this situation where money is being taken from other parts of this legislation making them even worse off than they were under the president's

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request and whatever the chairman and his staff have been able to figure out as best they could to fund the issue and to take it for other items in transportation. we cannot do this at this

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Daniel Lipinski: time in the process. and i must oppose the amendment. the chairman: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair wishes to inform the gentleman from illinois he has 30 seconds remaining. and the

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Speech By: Daniel Lipinski

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Daniel Lipinski: gentleman from michigan has -- his time has expired. the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. lipinski: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself the remainder of the time. mr. chairman, safe and

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Daniel Lipinski: efficient rail lines are necessary for continued economic vitality of our nation. so they require our investment. this amendment would help fund rail projects that will boost economic development,

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Daniel Lipinski: create jobs, increase safety, and improve the quality of life for millions of americans. that is why this amendment has broad bipartisan support and support from members across the country.

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Daniel Lipinski: i urge my colleagues to join us in voting for this amendment. while i appreciate what the chairman and ranking member have done in crafting this bill, i do urge my colleagues to vote for this

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Daniel Lipinski: amendment to make this needed investment in rail which will help in districts all across the country. i yield back the balance of my time. the chairman: all time on the amendment has expired.

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Daniel Lipinski: the question occurs on the amendment of the gentleman from illinois. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. olver: i move to strike the last word. the chairman: the gentleman

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John W. Olver: is recognized for five minutes. mr. olver: thank you very much, mr. chairman. i yield two minutes to the the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown. ms. brown: thank you. mr. olver: who is the

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John W. Olver: chairperson of the subcommittee on rail on the authorizing committee. ms. brown: it's been over two years since the train bombing in madrid. and almost a year since the rail bombing in london. and

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Corrine Brown: we still have our heads in the sand in this country. we are waiting until another country tries to take over our ports before we get serious about port security. i pray that it doesn't take a

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Speech By: Corrine Brown

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Corrine Brown: disaster for us to care about rail security. we spend billions and billions of dollars on aviation and highways, but our rail system repeatedly gets shortchanged by this bush administration