House Proceeding 02-03-09 on Feb 3rd, 2009 :: 0:01:35 to 0:03:20
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G. K. Butterfield: listening, rather than going on and on with our complaints and petions. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1

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Speech By: G. K. Butterfield

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G. K. Butterfield: the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from north carolina, congressman butterfield. mr in the pledge. i pledge allegiancto the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty

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G. K. Butterfield: and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. butterfield: permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. butterfield: thank you,

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G. K. Butterfield: madam speaker. madam speaker, this week we have yet another opportunity to ensure that every child in america has access to health care. and during these tough economic times it is even more critical that we move quickly and send the children's health insurance program re-authorization act to president obama for his signature. in my state of north carolina, there are about 240,000

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G. K. Butterfield: children enrolled in the program, but we still have an estimated 296,000 children who lack health insurance. by psing this bill, madam chair, we can reduce that number by 46%. our children need health