Senate Proceeding on Sep 11th, 2008 :: 2:24:50 to 2:31:18
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in the defense authorization bill through the acquisition of fuels that our services use to supply their energy needs and do it in a way that not only helps america's energy security with regard

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Daniel Akaka: to lessening this addiction we have to foreign sources of energy, but i also believe that it makes our country safer because i think this is a national security issue that forces us to rely upon countries

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Speech By: Daniel Akaka

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Daniel Akaka: around the world that are hostile toward our interests. and i believe that become energy energy-independent means that we have to lead by example. and our military services, our air force has stepped

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Daniel Akaka: up to that chavment i hope the other services will follow. as i said before, mr. president, this amendment doesn't require any chick feedstock. it is neutral with regard to the whole issue of whether

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Daniel Akaka: or not that comes from cellulosic or whether that comes from buy yow fuel or biodiesel, whether that comes from coal-to-ly quids. but at the end of the day, we need to adopt this amendment. it will

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Daniel Akaka: be a savings to the military services and the taxpayer. as i said before, there is a requirement in this amendment that whatever fuel source that is, that it be greener than petroleum-based fuels that

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Daniel Akaka: are being use ed today. it has already been tested one number of our airchght the air force intends to move towards in the year 2016 to 50%, and hypocrite that the other service services will follow.

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Daniel Akaka: this amendment will see that that happens, and i hope my colleagues l.a. dopt it. mr. president, i yield teshe floor floor. the presiding officer: the senator north carolina. mrs. dole: mr. president, it

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Daniel Akaka: is with a heavy part heart that a rise today to pay my respects to all of the dedicate ed it emergency responders who've made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our citizens. we all remember with

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Daniel Akaka: great sadness the horrendous loss of life at the twin towers and the pentagon on that fateful morning, including the tragic loss of so many firefighters, police officers, and other first responders

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Daniel Akaka: who heroically rushed into danger risking their own lives to save the lives of others. nationwide, the men and women of our emergency response forces, like the comrades in arms of those in new york

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Daniel Akaka: and washington washington, share a commonsense purpose and dedication to their communities in times of peril. today he'd also like to honor the memories two of brave firefighters from my hometown of

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Daniel Akaka: salisbury, north carolina, who died in the line of duty in year. in march the salisbury fire department lost two of its finest: just cities monroe and victor eisler, while they were battle ling

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Daniel Akaka: a blaze. both men left behind many heart heartbroken family members and friends and a grieving community community. our thoughts have also been with several other salisbury firefighters who suffered

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Daniel Akaka: burns and other injuries while trying to rescue their comrades and contain the fire. as they continue to heal from that tradges tragic day, i hope they know that our thoughts and prayers are continuously

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Daniel Akaka: with them. as a young boy, justin monroe dreamed of fighting fighting fires. while in high school he enrolled in a volunteer fire department junior firefighter program and in june of 2007 he accepted his dream

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Daniel Akaka: job at the salisbury fire department. justin was proud of his work and he looked forward to etched and every day at the department. he was even studying for his fire technology degree at a local community

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Daniel Akaka: college. justin monroe's mother lisa was working at salisbury's regional medical center when she learned that at least one firefighter had perished and that several others had buenos aires injured fighting

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Daniel Akaka: the fire at a manufacturer of custom woodwork. her greatest fear as a parent was realized when the bodies of her 19-year-old son was brought into the hospital. one of lease sac colleagues summed

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Daniel Akaka: up the emotion by saying, it's devastate ing when one of your coworkers loses a family member, but losing a child at such a young age is really heart heartbreaking. children are not supposed to die before

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Daniel Akaka: their parents justin's fallen comrade victor eisler joined the salisbury fire department a few days after justin came on board. victor moved to north carolina from new york where he served as a medic with

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Daniel Akaka: the new york city fire department and helped save countless lives when our nation was attacked on september 11. at age 40, victor decided to head south and join the salisbury department. a devoted

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Daniel Akaka: husband to his wife, tracy, and the proud parent of two teenagers, he quickly became a father figure to many of the department's younger firefighters. victor's childhood best friend, chris damato also

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Daniel Akaka: served on the salisbury fire department. on the day after victor gave his life, chris' wife gave birth to a little boy named nicholas victor as a tribute to their defriend. mr. president, our firefighters

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Daniel Akaka: are always there in times of need. very sadly, our communities sometimes lose some of their finest public servants like justin monroe and victor eisler. their sacrifice serves as a somber reminder of the

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Daniel Akaka: dangers these men and women face each and every day. we owe all of our courageous firefighters and first responders a tremendous debt of gratitude for their selfless commitment to keeping us safe.

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Daniel Akaka: as we join together as a nation to remember september 11 and the courage and sacrifice demonstrated by countless americans on that day, my thoughts and prayers are also with justin and victor's loved

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Daniel Akaka: ones and everyone who has been affected by these tragedies. i join with my neighbors and the entire salisbury community in mourning their loss and pray that they find solace in the knowdge that these