House Proceeding 03-10-09 on Mar 10th, 2009 :: 1:09:44 to 1:29:44
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David Roe: with grace, commitment and the iowa values with which he was raised. indeed, his legacy of service has en highlighted through several awards, including the norman borlag award of public service. jim is now continuing that legacy as a factuality member at the woodrow wilson school of public and international

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Speech By: David Roe

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David Roe: affairs at princeton university, his alma mater. as a former member of the foreign rvice where he served as a delegate to the geneva disarmament conference and the united nations general assembly, i am confident that jim brings a unique perspective to princeton that is surely a tremendous asset for his

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David Roe: students. indeed, as a former professor at cornell college myself in iowa, i invited jim to guest lecture at the college. his knowledge and personal experiences were a highlight for my students and make it clear why he hold eight honorary degrees. i would like to take this

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Leonard L. Boswell: opportunity to thank jim for his many years of service to iowa and our nation and i urge my colleagues to support this resolution and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from florida. speaker. may i inquire from the gentlewoman from maryland if she has additional speakers. ms. edwards: i have one

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Speech By: Leonard L. Boswell

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Leonard L. Boswell: speaker. mr. diaz-balart: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from maryland. ms. edwards: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from iowa, mr. boswell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa, mr. boswell, is recognized for three minutes. mr. boswell: i rise in support of h.r. 887, to honor my former colleague jim leach. jim served iowa for three

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Leonard L. Boswell: decades, winning elections 14 times and he's a superb example to awful his colleagues, to awful us. he was born in davenport, iowa, where he made a name for himself for wning the state wrestling championship in his

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Leonard L. Boswell: high school. jim began his public service career in 1965 as a staffer to then congressman don rumsfeld. in 1968 he entered the foreign service where he served as a delegate to the geneva disarmament convention. he resigned his commission in 1973 to protest richard nixon's

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Leonard L. Boswell: firing of the watergate special prosecutor cox. he was elected in 1976. he was always willing to reach across the aisle. he joined two organizations formed encouraged bipartisan policymaking. in congress, jim distinguished himself as a steadfastly, ethical and independently

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Leonard L. Boswell: minded public servant. he supported diplomacy before unilateralism, pushing for full funding for u.s. obligations to the u.n. as chairman of the armed force -- armed control and policy caucus, jim pressed for comprehensive test ban. jim was also one of the only six house republins to vote

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Leonard L. Boswell: against the 2002 iraq war resolution. jim's postcongressional career has been no less extraordinary. he holds eight honorary degrees and has received declarations from two foreign governments. he is the recipient of wayne morrison integrity award, the adlai stevens award, the edgar

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Leonard L. Boswell: award from the sierra club and the norman borlag public service award. jim continues to serve the public on the boards of several public companies and nonprofit organizations, including the carnegie endowment for peace, the common cause, which he chairs. additionally, he's many of the council of foreign relations

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Leonard L. Boswell: and teaches at princeton university at woodrow wilson school as the visiting professor of public and international affairs. jim is not only a remarkable public servant but good friend. it was a tremendous honor to serve longside of him. i'd like -- alockside of him. i had -- a longside of him.

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Leonard L. Boswell: horace daggett, truly community people, iowans, americans and put the country first. jim was a privilege to know as the person he was, the person that he is, the person that reaches out and continues to serve us with distinction and someone that we all can be

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Earl Blumenauer: very, very proud of. so i would yield back but i urge all to support h.r. 887. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlelady from maryland. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i yield the balance of my time.

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Speech By: Earl Blumenauer

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Earl Blumenauer: the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. all time is expired. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to h.r. 887. those in favor say aye signify

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House Clerk: by saying aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are q? suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. . for what purpose does does the gentlelady from maryland rise?

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Speech By: House Clerk

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House Clerk: ms. edwards: i move the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 37. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the house concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent

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Donna Edwards: resolution 37, concurrent resolution 37 authorizing the use of the capitol grounds for the greater washington soapbox deshy. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from maryland, ms. edwards, and the gentleman from florida, mr. diaz-balart, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from maryland. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and

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Speech By: Donna Edwards

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Donna Edwards: extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on house concurrent resolution 37. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, house concurrent resolution 37 authorizes the use of the capitol grounds for the annual

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Donna Edwards: soapbox derby. as members are aware, the committee on transportation and infrastructure authorizes use of the capitol grounds each year for this worthwhile event. the 2009 greater washington soapbox derby will take place on constitution avenue between delaware avenue and second street northwest on june 22, 2009.

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Donna Edwards: the greater washington soapbox derby has been held on the u.s. capital grounds since 1991. it's attracted more than 60 youth participants in each of those years. the d.c. metropolitan race winners from each of the stock, superstock, and masters division soapbox derby races throughout the world will compete in akron,

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Donna Edwards: ohio, for scholarships and other prizes in the all-american soapbox derby. the youth program is administered by international

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Steve King: soapbox derby incorporated, an akron-based nonprofit corporation. activities planned for this event will be coordinated with the office of the architect of the capitol and like all events on capitol hill grounds, will be free and open to the public. i extend my thanks to majority leader hoyer who is and has been such a steadfast supporter of this event, and i urge passage

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Speech By: Steve King

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Steve King: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from floda. mr. diaz-balart: mr. speaker, i would ask unanimous consent that if i the gentleman from iowa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized for two minutes. mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from florida.

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Steve King: the timing around this place being such as it is, i appreciate a chance to speak to the jim leach resolution. the resolution that nam a united states courthouse at 131 east 4th street in davenport, iowa, as the james a. leach united states courthouse. jim leach served in this congress for over a quarter

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Steve King: century and he had friends on both sides of the aisle. if you know jim leach you know he is an intellectual. he's an individual that when he is cerebrum, and air bell yum were all connected and functioning. i say that because he has a

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Steve King: significant ability to retain in his memory and manipulate the information and he also is a champion wrestler. so athletic and intellectual capabilities that he demonstrated here as mostly as intellectual capabilities on the floor of this house, although i have felt the temptation on the athletic from time to time. not jim leach. jim leach was a consummate statesman.

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Steve King: someone who could work with democrats and the republicans, an individual who was the epitome of the balance between the two as he served here in congress and today continues to contribute to overall broader society. i'm very pleased to rise in suort of the resolution naming the federal courthouse in davenport, iowa, the james a. leech courthouse.

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Steve King: i'm happy to call him a friend, a former colleague, and someone who has brought honor upon this institution every day of his service here in the united states house of representatives. i thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from

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Donna Edwards: florida fo i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from -- the gentlelady from maryland. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i do expect to have another speaker. i wanted to take this opportunity to say the soapbox derby on capitol hill is a way young people are fully engaged.

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Speech By: Donna Edwards

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Donna Edwards: they are creative in building their participant vehicles. it's an eellent opportunity for parents to have a direct involvement in theirarne's activities right here on the capitol gro the derby's mission is to provide children with an activity that promotes technical and social skills that will serve them throughout their lives. and the derby organizers of

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Donna Edwards: course work wh the architect of the capitol to make sure that the appropriate rules and regulations are in place during the event. i'm confident that once again the event this year will be a huge success.

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Mario Diaz-Balart: i do expect one other speaker, and i yield -- i continue to yield. continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: mr. chairman, i from maryland for her description of this bill. this is something that this house has done for many, many years. and for many years the

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Speech By: Mario Diaz-Balart

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Mario Diaz-Balart: distinguished majority leader, mr. hoyer, has sponsored resolutions to authorize the use of the capit grounds for this event. congress has supported it. it provides a fun way to allow children to show off their dedication, work, creativity as they compete for trophies and the opportunity to race in other competitions. girls and boys between 8 and 17

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Mario Diaz-Balart: will race down th capitol in their homemade cars. the winner of each division will qualify to compete in the national soapbox derby.

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Earl Blumenauer: i support this resolution and encourage my colleagues to do the same w that -- same, and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlelady from maryland. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers at this time. i yield back the balance of my

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Speech By: Earl Blumenauer

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Earl Blumenauer: time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. all time has expired. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 37. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded are suspended, the concurrent

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Donna Edwards: resolution is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentlelady from maryland rise? ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to concurrent resolution, house concurrent resolution 38, authorizing the use of the capitol grounds for the national peace officers' memorial service. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of

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Speech By: Donna Edwards

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Donna Edwards: the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 38, concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the capitol grounds for the national peace officers' memorial service. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman maryland, ms. edwards, and the gentleman from florida, mr. diaz-balart, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the

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Donna Edwards: gentlelady from maryland. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on house concurrent resolution 38. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized.

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Donna Edwards: ms. edwards: i rise in support of house concurrent resolution 38 which authorizes the use of the capitol grounds for the 28th national peace officers' memorial service. according to the national law enforcement fund, 140 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2008. these officers will be honored

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Donna Edwards: at this memorial service. during 2008, 15 women officers were killed. the average of all officers killed was 40 years, and the average years of service was 12 years. according to the national law enforcement officers' memorial fund, there are more than 900,000 sworn law enforcement officers now serving in the united states.

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Donna Edwards: in 1962, president john f. kennedy signed a proclamation which designated may 15 as peace officers' memorial day, and the week in which that date falls as police week. this first official memorial service took place on may 15, 1982, at which 91 law enforcement officers were honored.

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Donna Edwards: over the past 28 years, the memorial service has honored over 3,000 law enforcement officers from around our nation. this event has become one in a series of well attended events during police week. i urge support forhis resolution. activities on the capitol grounds conducted under house concurrent resolution 38 will be

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Donna Edwards: coordinated with the office of the architect of the capitol and will be free and open to the

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Mario Diaz-Balart: public. i support this resolution and urge its i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: thank you, mr. speaker. the gentlewoman from maryland has done a great job explaining this bill. i yield the -- sorry, reserve.

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Speech By: Mario Diaz-Balart

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Mario Diaz-Balart: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. ms. edwards: i have no further speakers. mr. diaz-balart: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from maryland. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the spea gentlelady yields back. the question -- all time has expired, the question is, will the house suspend the rules and

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Mario Diaz-Balart: agree to house concurrent resolution 38. so many as are in favor say aye.

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Donna Edwards: those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the concurrent resolution is agreed to -- ms. edwards: i object to the vote on e grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair's prior announcement, further proceedgs on this

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Speech By: Donna Edwards

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Donna Edwards: motion will be postponed. the gentlelady from maryland. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to concurrent resolution, house concurrent resolution 39, authorizing the use of the capitol grounds f the district of enforcement torch run. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house concurrent

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Donna Edwards: resolution 39, resolution authorizing the use of the capitol grounds for the district of columbia special olympics law enforcement torch run. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from maryland, ms. edwards, and the gentleman from florida, mr. each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from maryland.

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Donna Edwards: ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that l members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on house concurrent resolution 39. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume.

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Donna Edwards: the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, house concurrent resolution authorizes the use of the capitol grounds for the district of columbia special olympics law enforcement torch run. the capitol police along with the d.c. special olympics will participate in the torch run to

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Donna Edwards: be held on june 5, 2009. the law enforcement torch run for the special olympics is run nationwide by law enforcement officers leading up to each state or national special olympics summer names. each year nearly 50 local law enforcement -- local and federal law enforcement agencies in

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Donna Edwards: washington, d.c., participate to show their support of the d.c. special olympics. this torch relay event is a traditional part of the opening ceremonies for this special olympics. since its inception, over 15,000 district of columbia citizens have disabilities have participated in the special olympics.

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Donna Edwards: funds raised from law enforcement torch -- the law enfoement torch run for the special olympics help suprt year-round training and programs for special olympics in the district of columbia. this type of support led to seven special olympics athletes competing in the penn relays in philadelphia, pennsylvania, in

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Donna Edwards: april of 2008. the d.c. special olympics will work closely with the capitol police and the architect of the capitol to make sure that the event is in ll compliance with the rules and regulations governing the use of the capitol grounds. the event will be free and open to the public.

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Mario Diaz-Balart: i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is rec mr. diaz-balart: thank you, mr. speaker. house concurrent resolution 39 authorizes the use of the

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Speech By: Mario Diaz-Balart

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Mario Diaz-Balart: capitol grounds for the district of columbia special olympics law enforcement torch run to be held on june 5 of this year. the special olympics is an international organization, internationally recognized organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults with disabilities. through athletic competition and

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Mario Diaz-Balart: through just athletic events in geral. the law enforcement torch run is the largest grassroots effort that raises funds and awareness for the special olympics program, mr. speaker. the event in d.c. is one of the many law enforcement torch runs throughout the country and across 35 nations leading up to the summer special olympics. the torch run is a speal event during whi members of law

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Mario Diaz-Balart: enforcement run the flame of hope to the site of the local special olympic games. mr. speaker, this event has become a regular occurrence on the capitol grounds and this year's event will represent the 24th time it has occurred on these grounds.

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Donna Edwards: . on public buildings and emergency management. i support this resolution and encourage my colleagues to do the same. if i may at this time, mr. speaker, if i may inquire of the gentlelady from maryland if she mass any further speakers. -- she has any further speakers. ms. edwards: i may have