House Proceeding 03-17-09 on Mar 17th, 2009 :: 0:02:45 to 0:04:00
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G. K. Butterfield: stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purse does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. butterfield: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute.

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Speech By: G. K. Butterfield

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G. K. Butterfield: the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. butterfield: mr. speaker, like most americans, i am deeply outraged this morning that while millions of people suffer through this difficult economy, a.i.gexecutives are seeking to take $165 million in bonus pay. the scope and depth of this waste and greed are just shocking and unjustifiable. it is beyond my imagination

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G. K. Butterfield: that they would do that. mr. speaker, i represent a district in north carolina where the median household income is just a little bit more than $30,000 per year. these americans must work extremely hard every day just to meet their obligations. and it is painfully unfair that hardworking americans could be

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G. K. Butterfield: asked to work harder, to pay more taxes that are needed simply to provide a.i.g. executives with multimillion-dollar bonuss. i encourage this body and president barack obama to stop these bonuss.