House Proceeding on Dec 19th, 2007 :: 0:43:35 to 0:48:33
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democratic energy bill provides a dramatic shift in our nation's energy policy, including new standards for buildings, homes, lighting and applyans -- appliances and make great strides in

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Fortney Pete Stark: our fight against global warming. it's also something that we can feel good about because it reduces the price at the pump through increased efficiency standards that reached 35 miles

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Speech By: Fortney Pete Stark

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Fortney Pete Stark: per hour by 2020. this is the first increase in cafe standards in 32 years and will save the average driver between $700 and $1,000 a year. madam speaker, the protection of our environment

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Fortney Pete Stark: is both a spiritual and moral issue. and congress has fail hed for too many years to address this issue. i'm proud that the democratic congress has worked to bring this historic legislation

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Fortney Pete Stark: to the floor. thank you, madam speaker. . the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. te mr. arcuri: madam speaker, all year this democratic congress

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Fortney Pete Stark: has worked to live up to our promise to move the nation in a new direcon. in many ways we have been successful. raising the minimum wage, fully implementing the 9/11 commission recommendation,

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Fortney Pete Stark: and making college morele affordable. we are proud of these accomplishments, but there are many other important bills that have been passed with strong bipartisan support here in congress

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Fortney Pete Stark: only to be vetoed by president bush. we sent the president a bipartisan bill that restored harmful cuts to no child left behind. job training programs and research grants for cures for life threatening

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Fortney Pete Stark: diseases. president bush said no with his veto pen. we sent him bipartisan bill that would ensure 10 million children have access to quality health care. president bush said no with his veto pen.

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Fortney Pete Stark: we sent him a bill that would bring our troops home from iraq by the end of next year. again president bush said no with his veto pen. madam speaker, president bush has stood in the way of

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Fortney Pete Stark: real progress. but know that we in congress will continue to fight to move our nation in a new direction. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

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Fortney Pete Stark: yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection,

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Fortney Pete Stark: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. carnahan: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in strong support of the energy bill that will finally take our energy policy in a new direction.

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Fortney Pete Stark: i urge the president to sign it into law. this bill makes a big step toward greater energy independence and energy security. the bill includes an historic increase in fuel economy standards,

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Fortney Pete Stark: the first since 1975. this increase will save american families an estimated $700 to $1,000 a year at the pump and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. we must pursue an energy policy that

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Fortney Pete Stark: moves the u.s. towards energy independence, reduces the cost of gasoline to consumers, enhances the development of alternative energy, and substantially reduces the threats of global warming.

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Fortney Pete Stark: this bill also sends a clear signal to the rest of the world that the u.s. is finally serious about getting our energy and environmental policy in order. however we still have more work

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Fortney Pete Stark: to do on this issue and this new congress is committed to get the job done. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the

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Fortney Pete Stark: gentlewoman from new hampshire rise? ms. shea-porter: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. shea-porter: i first want to

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Fortney Pete Stark: thank speaker pelosi, majority leader hoyer, and all the members who are so committed to the schip program. this congress sent the president very good legislation that would have ensured that

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Fortney Pete Stark: millions of low-income children of hard-working americans could keep health coverage and it would allow states to enroll millions more who qualify for the championship program but aren't covered

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Fortney Pete Stark: because the states have not received enough funding. we also had a way to pay for this. but each time the president has vetoed that legislation and here in ngress a number of my colleagues

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Jim McCrery: on the other side of the aisle continue to stand with the president, blocking the way for this vital program to reach more children. we wanted to insure 10 million children. the president and the

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Speech By: Jim McCrery