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House proceeding 07-09-08 0:00:00 to 0:20:00 of 5:27:47
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it no longer believes that that accurately gauges risk. texas, are you with us? all right, then we are done with open of funds for this edition. we thank you for watching the program. we are going

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to go live to the floor of th house of representatives. we will see you again tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. . [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in

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by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend john crosby, christ presbyterian church, minneapolis,

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minnesota. the chaplain: let's pray. maker of the heavens and earth, thank you for the opportunity to gather in this place this morning, in freedom of body and mind and spirit. just as we've

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celebrated the birth of our freedom, we ask you to help us offer that same freedom to others. you said that if any of us lacks wisdom we should ask and you'll be generous. so we ask, not just

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discern the right but for the will to act on what we discern. i ask you to give grace to the ones who lead us, whether they are security guards or senators , cafeteria workers downstairs

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Speech By: Nancy Pelosi

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Nancy Pelosi:or the representatives on the floor, whether it's the ladies who clean the toilets at night or the staff who work so hard behind the scenes. i pray that they might be becoming women and
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Nancy Pelosi:men of humility and courage, principal and generosity, even in the middle of trials. we keep before us the welfare mom who looks for any kind of help, the teacher who can't afford $4 for gas,
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Nancy Pelosi:the banker who has to figure out how not to foreclose on a friend, the farmer who looks out at his fields and wonders where help will come from. we pray that this will be a place for that help.
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Nancy Pelosi:i thank you for the ones who served here faithfully on the field of battle, in the fires of the forest or in these halls and in a special way, i ask you to give special peace to the ones who
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Nancy Pelosi:have served and now return home, like our brother, jim ramstad. may he return with the thanks and blessing of grateful people , and may you hear his voice saying, well done, well done, good
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Nancy Pelosi:and faithful servant. for all who gather here today, we ask your wisdom and your blessing. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces
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Nancy Pelosi:to the house her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from illinois, mr. kirk. mr. kirk: join
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Speech By: Jim Ramstad

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Jim Ramstad:me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america anto the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice
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Jim Ramstad:for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. ramstad, is recognized for one minute. mr. ramstad: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one
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Jim Ramstad:minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. ramstad: madam speaker, it's my special privilege to welcome today's guest chaplain, senior pastor john crosby
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Jim Ramstad:of christ presbyterian church. on behalf of the entire house of representatives, thank you, john, for your moving and timely prayer and for serving as guest chaplain today. madam speaker,
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Jim Ramstad:the reverend john crosby is a true servant leader who personifies faith, compassion and service to those less fortunate. he's a true man of god. pastor crosby has been at christ presbyterian
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Jim Ramstad:church, one of the most dynamic and vibrant faith communities in the twin cities since 1989. john and his wife, laura, came to minnesota from washington, d.c., where they ministered at
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Jim Ramstad:the national presbyterian church. they have two daughters, maggie, who is a junior at denver university, and katie, who worked as a congressional intern in my washington office and is now working
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Jim Ramstad:here in washington for bread for the world. knowing katie as i do, i can personally testify to the wonderful job that john and laura have done in raising their outstanding daughters,
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Jim Ramstad:and i'm pleased that laura and katie are here today in the speaker's gallery to see their husband and father deliver the opening prayer. madam speaker, pastor crosby is a thoughtful and caring
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Jim Ramstad:person who applies his faith to daily life and the major issues of the day. he's very interested and involved in policy matters, and he's been a trusted advisor throughout my 18 years here in
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Jim Ramstad:congress. john crosby also has experienced working in the united states senate for former chaplain richard havlevson. our twin cities community is truly blessed by pastor crosby's strong
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Jim Ramstad:and principaled leadership, as well as his inspiring commitment to help people in need. under reverend crosby's tenure, the youth program and community outreach at christ presbyterian church
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Jim Ramstad:has grown exponentially and has been a great asset, a great resource for our community at large. i'll never forget when that youth group lost one of its own, a i don't think woman, -- a young
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Jim Ramstad:woman, a beautiful young woman and 1,000 young people from that church gathered spontaneously sunday night at that church and john led them in prayer. pastor crosby is a man of god who lives
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Jim Ramstad:out the bip i willcal command to love -- biblical command to love god and those amongst us. i'm proud and grateful to call him my friend. thank you, again, john, for serving the house of representatives
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Jim Ramstad:today and for doing the lord's work here on earth each and every day. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 one-minute requests for one-minute -- on each side of the aisle. for what
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Steve Israel:purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, madam speaker.
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Speech By: Steve Israel

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Steve Israel:madam speaker, mr. speaker's today's energy facts versus fiction volume 2. according to an institute, at $137 per barrel of oil, opec could owe pensionly buy the bank of america within five
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Steve Israel:weeks of production revenues. apple computers within 12 days. general motors within five days. and it would take 2 1/2 years for opec to buy a 20% blocking vote in every s&p 500 company.
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Steve Israel:fact. the administration's budget slashes $467 million from energy efficiency and renewable energy accounts. the house appropriations committee added $1.2 billion. it is a much better investment,
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Steve Israel:madam speaker, to add $1.2 million than to give away the bank of america, apple computer and general motors to the saudis. we need an energy policy that invests in american ingenuity,
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Steve Israel:not saudi arabia oil profits. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does whe gentleman from illinois
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Mark Steven Kirk:rise? >> i rise to address the house se for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, hours ago, iran fired nine long-range missiles,
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Speech By: Mark Steven Kirk

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Mark Steven Kirk:including the improved three that could hit the state of israel. it's time for the united states to offer full ballistiffc missile defenses for israel. democracies are best when they stick together,
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Mark Steven Kirk:and we join 10 years ago with the u.s. army and israeli military to build a medium arrow missile defense system. but what good it offers israel only a defense in the last minute. three years
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Mark Steven Kirk:ago, we gave israel eyes in the sky, early warning data that gave her warning time an increase from one minute to 11. now, in the face of the rapidly growing iranian threat, the g.h. to
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Mark Steven Kirk:think about sanctions, like a gasoline quarantine because they're dependent on half its gas from foreign tankers, most of which are insured by the lords of london. and we can work with the
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Mark Steven Kirk:british on that. we should followhe direction of 70 democrats and republicans in the kirk-harman letter to offer full ballistic missile defenses for israel. our defenses have five times the
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Mark Steven Kirk:range of israel's and can do the most to lower the rising tensions in the middle east. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota
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Speech By: Keith Ellison

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Keith Ellison:rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. ellison: mr. speaker, middle-income americans are paying a high price for the bush economic policies
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Keith Ellison:that has taken us deep into debt and economic recession. while the price of groceries, gas, education, health care have all gone up, the purchasing power of middle-income salary has actually
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Keith Ellison:fallen over the last seven years. unfortunately, republicans and president bush continue to defend the status quo, refusing, refusing to support our efforts to help middle-class families
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Keith Ellison:feeling ee the economic squeeze. house democrats are working on new solutions for immediate -- to dl with this immediate economic crisis and for long-term economic recovery. we look to help insurance
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Keith Ellison:benefits so workers can receive important financial assistance while they look for jobs in these trying economic teams. we have also passed legislation to address the nation's housing crisis
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Keith Ellison:so that millions of americans will not be forced into foreclosure this coming year. mr. speaker, house democrats also support a second economic recovery plan, and we hope we can get some
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Keith Ellison:republicans support. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro
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Robin Hayes:tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to talk about gas prices and energy. specifically a lack of doing anything in congress. the reality is we have the ability to do something
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Robin Hayes:but we're not. mr. speaker, according to media reports, the house leadership is doing everything possible to stop a vote on opening more of the oil and gas reserves available in this nation.
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Robin Hayes:it sounds like the entire appropriations process might be stopped rather than having a vote on using our resources so we aren't so dependent on opec. i really don't understand why maybe it's
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Robin Hayes:being captive to the extreme environmental lobby or maybe it's a completely different philosophy to bring gas prices down. what i do know, mr. speaker, is that we are not going above and beyond
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Robin Hayes:to fix this problem. this house is going above and beyond to stop a viable solution. that's wrong. i implore the democratic leadership to let real energy solutions to come up for a vote and get gas
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Carol Shea-Porter:prices down. thank you. . down. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire rise? ms. shea-porter: address the
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Speech By: Carol Shea-Porter

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Carol Shea-Porter:house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. shea-porter: gas prices are around $4 and americans are having difficulty finding money to go to the store. the bush administration
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Carol Shea-Porter:has helped only one group, big oil. they're doing just fine, thank you very much. house democrats are moving america in a new direction towards energy independence. we raised the miles per gallon
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Carol Shea-Porter:requirement for the first time in 30 years and putting money into research and development, requiring energy efficiency appliances and creating green jobs. we are demanding oil companies drill
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Carol Shea-Porter:now. there are 68 million acres of land that they could drill on and have