House Proceeding 01-28-09 on Jan 28th, 2009 :: 2:16:15 to 2:18:10
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Howard Coble: united states. i'm worried that of these billions of spent, much of these parts for computers, services and materials are going to be made overseas. that's not about american jobs. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. carolina. mr. kissel: mr. chairman, i recognize the gentleman from north carolina, howard coble. the chair: the gentleman from

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Speech By: Howard Coble

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Howard Coble: north carolina is recognized for two minutes. mr. coble: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. chairman, this amendment will immediately help textile and apparel companies because it will cover all uniforms purchased by the transportation security administration employees. the program can easily be expanded by the obama administration to cover fema, u.s. customs, border protection and u.s. imbcing service,

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Howard Coble: nearly 100,000 uniformed employees in all. and as my friend from north carolina has already mentioned, this, the apparel and textile center, has been plagued as a result of the dismal economic climate that we face now. they've lost over 60,000 jobs

2:17:16 to 2:17:36( Edit History Discussion )

Howard Coble: during the last 12 months. north carolina alone has lost 8,000 textile and apparel jobs. 44 textile plants in america were closed during the past year. 14 in north carolina. and not unlike my friend, mr. kissel, i, too, come from a textile family. my mama was a textile worker. sued pockets into overalls at

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Howard Coble: the old plant. i know the significance of a textile check subsidizing the family income. i urge support of this colleagues to support it as well and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. kissel: mr. chairman, how much time is left?

2:17:58 to 2:18:10( Edit History Discussion )

Howard Coble: the chair: the gentleman from north carolina has 30 seconds. mr. kissel: i would just like going to put americans to work, making uniforms for those that protect us is a good use of tax money and i yield back the balance of my time. thank you.