House Proceeding on Dec 19th, 2007 :: 0:23:35 to 0:28:33
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Speech By: Tom Price

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Tom Price: in their district, it seems that we've simply gone too far when we don't recognize this as a problem. and i would call on my colleagues in the new year to have a moratorium on earmarks. let's

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Tom Price: put a brake on this process until we can put a process in place to adequately vet these. there's no noble purpose for the contemporary practice of earmarking. try as we might, we aren't coming up

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Tom Price: with one. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro

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Paul Hodes: tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognilezed for one minute. ms. schwartz: we've set our nation a new direction, we've increased the minimum wage, improving the lives of millions

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Speech By: Paul Hodes

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Paul Hodes: of american workers. we increased fuel efficiency standards and create new jobs and a chance -- and enchance our economic competitiveness. we enacted the largest college financial aid expansion since

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Paul Hodes: 1944, bringing the american dream within the reach of millions of children in our country. and we're about to pass the largest increase in veterans' health care in american history in honor

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Paul Hodes: of the service and commitment of all of our veterans. we did this in spite of republican obstructionists have tried to undermine our efforts. we did this in spite of the president's refusal to

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Paul Hodes: compromise. this year's coming to a close, but our commitment to change will continue. hard-working american families can be assured that when we return in january the democratic majority

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Marsha Blackburn: will continue to fight for their and our priorities. best wishes for a happy, healthy, secure and hopeful new year to all americans. god bless our great nation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's

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Speech By: Marsha Blackburn

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Marsha Blackburn: time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oklahoma rise? ms. fallin: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection,

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Marsha Blackburn: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. fallin: thank you, madam speaker. this past week the state of we oklahoma experienced a severe ice storm that left over 600,000 homes and businesses

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Marsha Blackburn: without power or heat. as you can imagine, oklahomans have had a very challenging time. today i want to thank the people of oklahoma for helping each other and commend the various, generous

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Keith Ellison: volunteers and organizations that came to their aid. since the disaster of the measurea federal building in 1999, the people of my great state are said to create the oklahoma standard,

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Speech By: Keith Ellison

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Keith Ellison: rallying to help each other and in times of need and certainly this past week and week and a half has been no exception. i want to personally thank governor henry and president bush for

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Keith Ellison: working together to make sure that the proper federal aid disaster relief has come to the state of oklahoma. and i want to thank fema representatives, the state corporation administration who

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Keith Ellison: has kept us informed and on track as power loss was reported and power was restored. and i want to thank the utility crews in their effort to restore power. and i want to thank the hundreds