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House proceeding 07-16-08 0:00:00 to 0:20:00 of 2:15:24
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the speaker: the

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Guest Chaplain:house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend john c. garrett, parish of our lady of sorrows, st. anthony, hamilton, new jersey. the chaplain: we hold these
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Guest Chaplain:truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal but they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, and among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Guest Chaplain:let us pray. god, creator of heaven and earth, the founders of this great nation recognized the basic principle that you are our creator and we are your noble, yet humble creatures. as such,
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Guest Chaplain:all men and women are loved and treasured by you. send your blessings on the women and men of this honorable house so that they will be guided by your divine law in their deliberations. grant them
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Guest Chaplain:the wisdom to seek the common good for all people. may all their actions demonstrate respect and reverence for all people each made in your divine image and likeness. let all this be done for
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Guest Chaplain:your greater glory. we ask this in your divine name. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof.
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Donna M. Christensen:pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the jonal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. knollenberg. mr. knollenberg: please join me in the pledge
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Donna M. Christensen:of allegiance to our fla g. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and
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Donna M. Christensen:justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 one-minute requests on each side of the aisle. the gentlewoman from the virgin islands, for what purpose do you rise? mrs.
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Donna M. Christensen:christensen: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. mrs. christensen: every day americans are struggling to drive their kids to school
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Donna M. Christensen:or run important errands. every day president bush opposes a different democratic solution to bringing down prices at the pump. today is day nine of our efforts urging the president to
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Donna M. Christensen:release oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. but the white house has slammed the idea saying it's been ineffective in the past. i guess president bush doesn't remember when his father
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Donna M. Christensen:released oil from the reserve in 1990, and oil prices dropped 33% immediately. or when president clinton took action in 2000. real relief was apparent before oil reached the market. he forgot
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Donna M. Christensen:when he released oil two years ago and the price of a barrel dropped $5. madam speaker, we leasing oil from the reserve is a proven solution to providing struggling americans with relief
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Donna M. Christensen:today. it is time president bush stands up for consumers and taps into the strategic petroleum reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the
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Ted Poe:gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: mr. speaker, the elite cambridge united press is destroying
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Speech By: Ted Poe

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Ted Poe:books reminiscent of the berlin book burnings of 1933. in an effort not to hurt one, they are pulping and destroying all known copies of the book that aledges the saudi's bankers ties to
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Ted Poe:terrorist organizations. the writers of the book stand by their work, however. mr. speaker, here's the real problem. in the united kingdom more and more frivolous libel suits are happening because
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Ted Poe:the united court system is weighed in waiver of supression of controversial free speech in the marketplace of ideas. so many publishers are afraid to print controversial topics. after all,
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Ted Poe:the british court system is just too sophisticated to allow books to be printed that might offend someone. the writers of that book should publish their book in the united states because
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Albio Sires:we thrive on controversial speech whether alleged terrorist sympathizers like it or not. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does
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Speech By: Albio Sires

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Albio Sires:the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. sires: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sires: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks.
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Albio Sires:the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sires: mr. speaker, i rise today to highlight the good work of the united way of hudson county, new jersey. they have a distinguished history of
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Albio Sires:working with their partners to help homeless in hudson county. i would like to highlight just a few of the good things the united way of hudson county is doing in my district. they are
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Albio Sires:responsible for a facility for homeless men, a program for the elderly in jersey city, a training program for 59 sheltered residents, housing for hudson county individuals with h.i.v. and aids, soup
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Albio Sires:kitchens, educational services for homeless persons. in 2005, the united way of hudson county created an emergency shelter program that was widely honored by the u.s. department of housing
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Joe Knollenberg:and urban development. the state association of directors. in 2006, they were awarded the first housing grant from the department of housing and urban development. this provided housing for 26
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Speech By: Joe Knollenberg

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Joe Knollenberg:disabled individuals. the housing first focus, championed by the united way and the county executive will provide housing and hope for the homeless of hudson county. please join me on
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Joe Knollenberg:july 30 for the second congressional reception honoring united way. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan
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Joe Knollenberg:rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to commemorate an organization that has contributed
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Joe Knollenberg:to our community in my district in michigan for something like 40 years and has inspired us in many ways. the special olympics is a beacon of opportunity and support for people with intellectual
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Speech By: Joe Baca

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Joe Baca:disabilities, providing training in athletic competition in over 100 countries. michigan's ninth district, my district, is no exception. we've been blessed with a dedicated and vigilant
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Joe Baca:organization there that has established a successful progm with amazing results. more than 400 athletes participated in the spring games this past may, including charles howard from
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Joe Baca:farmington, and jamie benoit from clarkston who had been selected to compete in the world games in 2009. i extend my best wishes to their respective competitions. on the 40th anniversary of this
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Joe Baca:extraordinary organization, i wish to honor them for their efforts and their contributions, to our community and the communities around the nation. i yield back the balance of my time. the
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Joe Baca:speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute.
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Speech By: Joe Wilson

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Joe Wilson:the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. baca: mr. speaker, i speak s on behalf of immigrants. sometimes zeros come from the least expected places, such as the case as one from california.
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Joe Wilson:ramirez, despite his obstacles, built two small businesses with his brother. in 1990 as a parent and a leader with a vision, he quickly rose as a leader in his local p.t.a. and within the los
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Joe Wilson:angeles unified school district. ramirez also founded and became president of the council to voice concerns of his community. edward ramirez is an example of the american dream and a hero in the
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Joe Wilson:community. edwin is an immigrant. it is because of edwin ramirez and other role models like him that our country has always welcomed immigrants. on behalf of the american dream, i urge my
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Joe Wilson:colleagues to support comprehensive immigration on behalf of the 12 million tomi 14 million people here in the united states. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore:
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Joe Wilson:the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute
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Joe Wilson:and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, it i a basic rule of economics that when demand goes up but supply remains stagnant
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Joe Wilson:prices go up. that is the primary cause of the recent rise in gas prices. energy costs affect our transportation costs, our food costs and our national security. if it were a silver bullet,
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Joe Wilson:an alternative energy source that could replace gas tomorrow, we would all be for it, but there isn't. so while we are working with oil, it makes economic and national security sense to
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Stephen Cohen:reduce our dependence on foreign imports. if my colleagues on the other side of the aisle want to invest in alternative energy, good, so do we. if they want to promote conservation, good, so
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Image:Douglas Lamborn.jpgDouglas Lamborn:do we. but if they continue to stand in the way of opening up new areas right here at home for oil and natural gas exploration, then they will stand alone. house republicans are ready to act

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Speech By: Douglas Lamborn

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Image:Douglas Lamborn.jpgDouglas Lamborn:because americans want an all of the above energy policy. when will house democrats stand with the american people rather than in their way? in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will

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Image:Douglas Lamborn.jpgDouglas Lamborn:never forget september 11. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? >> to address the house for one

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Image:Douglas Lamborn.jpgDouglas Lamborn:minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, thank you, mr. speaker. in washington this week there are thousands and thousands of african-american women who are members of the

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Image:Douglas Lamborn.jpgDouglas Lamborn:alpha kappa alpha sorority. that was the first greek letter african-american sorority in this country. it's been a sororities that been intertwined with all the activities of this society in the last 100 years.

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Jim McDermott:through women's suffrage and the civil rights movement, there have sbn active members. service and scholarship are the biwords for their sorority. their members have included coretta scott
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Speech By: Jim McDermott

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Jim McDermott:king and rosa parks and honorary members have included eleanor roosevelt and michelle obama. the alpha kappa alpha women are doing good works in this country. i appreciate their including
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Jim McDermott:me. i congratulate them on 100 years of service. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado
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Jim McDermott:rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to address the energy crisis
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Jim McDermott:gripping our country. the time has come for america to unite behind an aggressive campaign to reduce our dependence on foreign energy. failure to act now will only driv e up energy prices and destroy
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Sam Johnson:good paying jobs. solving this crisis requires producing more american energy. we must lift the moratorium imposed by congress on offshore drilling. also we must remove the road blocks preventing
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Speech By: Sam Johnson

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Sam Johnson:the leasing programs for oil shale on public lands. finally, we must allow responsible drilling in anwr. doing these things will have an immediate impact on gasoline prices. president bush