House Proceeding on Mar 9th, 2009 :: 0:08:40 to 0:28:40
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Joe Wilson: carolina editorialized the following, president obama aid ban og the waste site in nevada is breathtakingly irresponsible dismissal of a vital project in which billions have already been spent. it extends the security risk at dozens of temporary waste disposal sites around the

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Speech By: Joe Wilson

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Joe Wilson: nation and threatens to cripple the nuclear development needed to advance national energy dependence. the editorial contins to say that for south carolina it raises the likelihood that vast quanties of nuclear waste at the savannah site will remain there ib definitely.

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Joe Wilson: congress should repudiate the president's decision. end of quote that is sound device. nuclear energy is clean energy. it has provided my home state over 50% of our electrical power for over 30 years and

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Rush D. Holt: will continue to be an important part of our nation's in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? >> i ask to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend m the speaker pro tempore:

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Speech By: Rush D. Holt

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Rush D. Holt: without objection. mr. holt: thank you, mr. speaker. as the people today are talng about restoring science in government to its rightful place, president obama's nominees f director of the office of science and technology policy and administrator of the noonoo await confirmation -- national oceanic and atmospheric administration await confirmation. they're among the nation's

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Rush D. Holt: finest scientists and we urgently need them to rebuild our economy with new discoveries and innovations, to transform our energy use with new technologies and to manage our natural resources with enhanced understanding. today, i stood in the white house as the president talked about the new skibes policy. and later -- science policy and

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Rush D. Holt: later i stood in our capitol dome gazing at george washington surrounded by the tools of our founders. my eyes were drawn to two scenes. one named "oceans or marine" and the other "scienc" our nation's future prosperity

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Ted Poe: is no less dependent on a mastery of these fields today. i look forward to confirmation of my good friends soon. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: mr. speaker, if you tax something you get less of

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Speech By: Ted Poe

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Ted Poe: it. in other words, when the almighty federal government swoops in and taxes someone or some thing it stiffles growth, production and the incen work. the number one producer of jobs in america is not the government, not large corporations but small business. most are owned by individuals, people. the new income tax hike is aimed right at these

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Ted Poe: individuals and the effect will be bad for jobs and the economy. it's the administration's way of punishing success. small business owners have told me they aren't going to expand because they do not want to get in the higher tax bracket. some told me they're going to downsize to pay the new tax increase. that means in simple terms, lay people off. why work hard and expand?

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Ted Poe: the more you work the higher taxes are taken. no someone should -- no o

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House Clerk: should have their taxes raised during a recession. if it moves, regulate it. and if it stops moving subsidize it. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam,

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Speech By: House Clerk

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House Clerk: pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house

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Lamar S. Smith: of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on march 6, 2009, at 1:47 p.m. that the senate passed house joint resolution 38. signed sincerely, miller, clerk ofhe house. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

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Speech By: Lamar S. Smith

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Lamar S. Smith: from texas rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: thank you. mr. speaker, recently homeland security agents in washington state arrested and illegal immigrant gang member, discovered he worked at a manufacturing plant, then began to investigate the employer and

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Lamar S. Smith: arrested 28 illegal immigrants. instead of praising their good work, though, secretary napolitano said she would investigate the investigators. amazing. secretary napolitano took the wrong side. she should stand up for u.s. citizens and legal immigrant workers, not the illegal immigrants who take their jobs.

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Lamar S. Smith: she should stand up for the law enforcement officers who are doing their jobs, not the special interests who favor amnesty. it does not bode well for citizens and legal immigrant workers alike that when it comes to work site enforcement this administration is investigating the investigators

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Lamar S. Smith: instead of the law breakers. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled joint resolution was signed by the 2009. the clerk: house joint resolution 38, joint resolution making furthe appropriations for fiscal year

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2009, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote is objected to under ause 6 of rule 20. recorded votes on postponed questions will be taken after

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6:30 p.m. today. for what gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.res. 210. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 210. resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives th providing breakfast in schools through the national

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Lynn C. Woolsey: school breakfast program has a positive impact on classroom performance. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey, and the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: mr. speakeri request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert

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Speech By: Lynn C. Woolsey

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Lynn C. Woolsey: extraneous material on h.res. 210 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.res. 210. a resolution expressing the sense of congress that providing breakfast in school

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Lynn C. Woolsey: has a positive impact on classroom performance. we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. good nutrition is an essential part of a child's ability to grow and to thrive. according to the center on hunger, poverty and nutrition, hungry children have less

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Lynn C. Woolsey: energy for cognitive and social activities, which undermines their ability to learn. the national school breakfast program was established as a pilot program by the child nutrition act of 1966. and made permanent in 1975. the program has created -- was created to ensure that all low-income students start the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: school day with a nutritious breakfast and enter the classroom ready to learn. over the last five decades, mr. speaker, the national school breakfast program has continued to grow. it now operates in more than 85,000 public and nonprofit schools and residential care institutions nationwide. in 2007, over 10 miion

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Lynn C. Woolsey: children participated in the national school breakfast program each and every day. feeding our children a nutritious breakfast is one of the most important ways we can ensure that students get the most out of their education. eating close to the start of the school day has improved students' memory,

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Lynn C. Woolsey: problem-solving skills, performance on standardized tests. in addition to proving academic performance, mr. speaker, school breakfast programs have been shown to decrease absences, tardyness and disciplinary problems among all students. in the state of maryland, for example, referrals to the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: office decreased by 20% when classroom breakfast programs were implemented. children who eat a nutritious breakfast have better overall nutrition, maintain higher levels of important nutrients and are less likely to be overweight than children who do not eat breakfast.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: combating child obesity, which is so important to our country. and in the past two decades, the number of overwe american children, mr. speaker, age 6 to 11 has actually doubled. making certain that children eat a healthy and nutritious breakfast is an important part of the effort to solve the public health cris. across the nation, millions of

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Lynn C. Woolsey: children go to school hungry every single day yet. although 80% of institutions that operate a school lunch program also offer a school breakfast program, there is participation much lower in the breakfast program. only about one in three students will qualify for the free and reduced lunch program,

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Lynn C. Woolsey: actually receive breakfast at school. participation is low because of a variety of reasons, including inadequate time for an in-school meal and the stigma attached to eating breakfast at school. mr. speaker, as a strong supporter of the school believed t should be able to participate in this program.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: i helped to establish a pilot program to test the benefits of a universal school breakfast program in six school districts, including santa rosa in my congressional district, and i strongly support providing breakfast for every child, regardless of need. providing nutritious breakfasts is a simple but important way

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Lynn C. Woolsey: to make sure students are more successful in school. and helps to set them on the path toward a althy lifestyle. by making breakfast more widely available, we would be able to share these educational, behavioral, nutritional benefits with even more of our nation's young people. mr. speaker, once again i express my support for the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: national school breakfast

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Brett Guthrie: program and i thank my colleague, congresswoman moore, for introducing this important resolution. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i yield myselfs much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.

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Speech By: Brett Guthrie

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Brett Guthrie: mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house resolution 210, expressing the sense of the house that providing breakfast in schools throh the national school breakfast program has a positive impact on classroom performance. created as a lot program in 1966 and made permanent in 1975, the national school breakfast program helps schools serve breakfast nutritional-needy children.

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Brett Guthrie: the program focuses on those schools where assistance is needed to provide adeqte nutrition for students. in fiscal year 2007, over 10.1 million children participated in the school breakfast program each day. of those, 8.1 million received their males for free or at a -- meals for free or at a reduced price.

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Brett Guthrie: participation has steadily grown from only half a million children in 1970. the school breakfast program ised a ministered in nearly 8,4 -- 84,000 schools and institutions by the u.s. departnt of agriculture's food and nutritis service, through state education agencies and agreements with local school food authorities. public or nonprofit private

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Brett Guthrie: schools serving grades k through 12 and public or nonprofit private residential childcare institutions may participate in the school breakfast program. school districts and independent schools that choose to take part in the breakfast program receive cash subsidies from the u.s. department of agriculture for each meal they serve. in return, they must serve

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Brett Guthrie: breakfast that meet federal requirements and they must offer free or reduced price breakfast to eligible children. last week, schools throughout the country celebrated national school breakfast week. during the week, hool cafeterias nationwide encouraged students to begin their day with a healthy, nutritious school breakfast. while many states have seen

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Brett Guthrie: encouraging outcomes, the problem of childhood hunger persists. the federal child nutrition programs are helping to end childhood hunger and promote nutrition an especially in terms of assistancing those most in need of beneficial nutrition. i stand in support of this resolution, recognizing the importance of national school

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Brett Guthrie: breakfast program and the positive impact a nutritious breakfast can have an to a -- can have on a child's ability

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Gwen Moore: to learn, grow and develop to their fullest potential. i ask for my colleagues' support and i r balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield as much time as she she may consume to the gentlewo moore. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: Gwen Moore

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Gwen Moore: gentlewoman from wisconsin is recognized for as much time as she may consume. ms. moore: well, thank you, madam chair. mr. speaker, i rise today to express my strong support for the national school breakfast program, h.res. 210, and ask that i be allowed to revise and extend my remarks.

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Gwen Moore: this resolution really shows the importance of school breakfast programs and their positive impact on a child's overall academic performance. and, again, i want to thank the education and labor committee for bringing this resolution forward in honor of national school breakfast week. mr. speaker, every 35 seconds a

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Gwen Moore: child is born into poverty in the united states of america. in fact, as a nation, we've seen an increase in children living in poverty up to nearly ree million children. with children representing a disproportion share of the poor

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Gwen Moore: in the united states as they're 25% of the total population but 35% of the poor in our population. and to the extent that the parents of children are responsible for their well-being, the unemployment rate which has risen from 7.6%

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Gwen Moore: to 8.1% and jus losing 651,000 jobs, 3.6 million jobs just in the last year, this has caused families to struggle even more to feed their children and they need to turn to schools for this much-needed assistance.

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Gwen Moore: i can tell you that a study done by th general hospital in conjunction with harvard medical school concluded that children who are at nutritional risk have significantly poorer attendance, punks wallet and ades. but it also showed that these same parents that are

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Gwen Moore: responsible for taking care of them self-report that food insufficientsy means that their children have repeated a grade in school, they have lower scores in standardized tests, lower grades in math and m days tardy and absentrom school. studies have also shown that

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Gwen Moore: students who fail to eat an adequate breakfast increase their chances for being overweight than children who eat a healthy breakfast on a daily basis. fortunately, mr. speaker, these data show that providing breakfast in school has been

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Gwen Moore: able to improve attentiveness and academic performance while reducing tardyness and disciplinary referrals. i just want to mention that these school breakfasts must meet the nutrition standards of the dietary guidelines for americans which recommend no more than 30% of an individual's calories come from

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Gwen Moore: fat and will less than 10% from saturated fate -- saturated fat. in addition, breakfast must have 1/4 of the daily allowance for protein, iron, vitamin a, vitamin c and calories and i mention this because thi be the best meal the children have all day long.

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Gwen Moore: i can tell you, mr. speaker, that providing availability, accessibility and participation in the school breakfast program is one of the best ways to support the health and educational potential of children, particularly low-income children. in my own state of wisconsin, we saw a

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Gwen Moore: in school breakfast participation with a 25.3% grth rate and this is largely due to our efforts in our state to implement universal classroom our milwaukee public he will metropolitanry schools --

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Gwen Moore: elementary schools. let me remind the body of this, mr. speaker, that though our country is in the midst of a tough economic in our community or across the country should ever go to school hungry. when our children are able to eat quality meals in the morning, we see improvements in math and reading scores as well

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Gwen Moore: as cognitive skills. if our children are going to be able to compete in a global environment, we needo do everything we can to make sure that they succeed. it's clear that there's no -- that there's a definite need for school breakfa programs,

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Brett Guthrie: right alongside our educational programs and with that, mr. speaker, i would yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california reserves.

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Speech By: Brett Guthrie

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Lynn C. Woolsey: th mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, does the gentlewoman have any additi ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, yes, we do. mr. guthrie: i reserve my time. gentlewan from california. well, wol i'm pleased to yield -- ms. woolsey: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from pennsylvania,

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Speech By: Lynn C. Woolsey

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Lynn C. Woolsey: congresswoman dahlkemper. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. mrs. dahlkemper: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of house resolution 210. supporting the goals and accomplishments of the national school breakfast program. the national school breakfast program continues to play an important role in the help and educational development of our

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Lynn C. Woolsey: nation's children by giving them a nutritious start every morning. research has shown that students who eat breakfast are more likely to show acadec improvement and be more attentive in the classroom, but having access to a nutritious breakfast also does something else as important. the national school breakfast program is at the heart of