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Joseph R. Pitts: along the tough fiscal decisions for future congresss. the time has come to act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. pitts: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, the $3.6 trillion budget released by president obama spends too

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Joseph R. Pitts: much, taxes too much, borrows too much and wastes too much. today, middle-class families and small businesses are making sacrifices when it comes to their own budget. yet, washington continues to spend trillions of taxpayer dollars on bailouts another government programs. the spending in this budget is so massive that independent estimates suggests roughly 250,000 new federal bureaucrats may be needed just to spend it all.

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Joseph R. Pitts: this will cost american jobs at a time when we can't afford it. the majority of those hit by the new tax increases are small businesses, the engines of job creation in our economy. this budget takes us in the wrong direction. i yield back. . >> i request pmission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: witho jection.

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Charlie Wilson: this is the first time the valley has been chosen since the survey began 30 years ago. amidst all the bad economic news, this announcement was a bright spot that demonstrates all the hard work our business, work force, and leekted officials have put in to making our community a great place to live and work and expand. the mahoning valley is right for

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Charlie Wilson: economic development and i'm so pleased to see it receive such positive recognition. the magazine recognizes the local metropolitan area which includes mahoning, trumble counties in ohio. congratulations. i'm so proud to help you and look forward to continuing to

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Lamar S. Smith: jailed attacker to refer to the suspect in news reports. they neglected to point out that the suspect would not have been able to commit the alleged murder if he had not ebt entered the country illegally in the first place. this is an example how the media's liberal bias on immigration issues prevents americans from getting the facts.

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Diane E. Watson: the entire budget surplus and instead deficits in the trillions. republans let budget rules lapse. the increased spending, they cut revenue, and enacted expensive tax cuts for those whoeeded them the least. on president bush's watch, the debt held by the public gr

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Diane E. Watson: an economy in a tailspin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without mr. sullivan: thank ??eaker. while our nation is suffering a severe economic recession, the democrat majority is working behind closed doors to enact the largest carbon regulatory scheme

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form of a tax system. in fact, president obama's budget includes $640 billion cap in trade energy tax that will be paid by every american who drives a car, turns on a light switch, or buys a product made in the united states. and that's every single american regardless of income.

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really not a good way to stimulate our economy in economic bad times we are in. i ask my colleagues to reject the cap and tax program in the president's budget. the democrat majority is borrowing too much too much, spending too much. when is it enough? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired.

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Kathy Castor: month. energy efficiency, we are going to weatherize homes throughout the tampa bay area in the state of florida. on monday we announced a computer initiative to computerize medical records throughout the tampa bay region. health care for floridians will be provided because we are not going to let our neighbors fall through the crack during this economic downturn.

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Jeff Flake: we will recover and america will emerge stronger than e before. the speakepro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the chair willeceive message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s. 620, an act to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay

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Jeff Flake: adjustments for members of congress in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. flake: mr. speaker, later today or tomorrow the house will resolution to look into the

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Jeff Flake: mr. speaker, several years ago we had the jack abramoff scandal. the leadership at that time was slow to recognize that scandal. it kept spreading until it got worse and it did damage to the reputation of this body. let's not make that same mistake today this. scandal promises to be far larger if we let it go.

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John Yarmuth: table the resolution. and let the ethics committee investigate the scandal. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? >> qul permission to house for one minute. the ore:it objection. mr. yarmuth: i rise in recognition of national safe place week. the organization and the critical services it provides to young people in need. of the more than one million youths who experience

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John Yarmuth: homelessness annually, some are born without homes, but most run away to escape abuse and with no hope in sight, 1/3 attempt suicide. national safe place recognizes in each of these young people is hope for the fuhr. a chance to succeed and opportunity to become productive members of our communities. in the 26 years since national safe place began in my hometown

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John Yarmuth: homeless youth act which we just re-authorized with legislation i authored with my colleague, judy biggert. time after time adolescents devoid of hope have traveled the path that seemed sure to dead end only to find themselves in front of one of 1,600 stores restaurants, businesses, bearing the safe place logo. inside they find a

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Kathy Castor: enough anymore to make payments on the mortgage, buy groceries, and pay the bills. many of my constituents who have worked hard and played by the rules have had to take a pay cut simply to keep their jbs. -- jobs. my constituents work hard and meet their responsibilities every day and they don't have the benefit of government bailouts or multimillion dollar bonus us. they have seen their hard-earned

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Jesse L. Jr.Jackson: how can they justify this outrage to taxpayers who are keeping their companies afloat? i say enough is enough. that's why i'm supporting legislation that will safeguard the taxpayers' money and hold once and for all. e speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose doe the gentlewoman from texas rise? the objection. ms. jackson lee: thank you very

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Jesse L. Jr.Jackson: much, mr. speaker. i am so grateful for a president that believes in the american people and thank him for his budget. thank him for his outrage regarding outrageous a.i.g. employees receiving bonuses. thank him for recognizing the 47 million-plus that are growing who need health care reform. and thank this leadership th

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Jesse L. Jr.Jackson: not socialized medicine anymore than the public funding of education is socialized education or the public funding of the defse industry is socialized defense. what we simply want is the ability for that single payer to negotiate prescription drug price, hospital prices, nursing home prices. we simply want the ability to give the american people the

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Patrick J. Tiberi: is, we have a leader and the leadership in this congress that says americans count. let us change the health care system today not pay employees bonuses. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objectio >> in the coming weeks we are going to debate the budget for the united states ever america

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Patrick J. Tiberi: for the next 10 years. for next year and beyond. and thisudget clearly taxes too much, spends too much, and boros too much from the american people. -- boroughs -- borrows too much from the american people. for someone like my mom and dad on fixed income seniors, this will cause their taxes to go up every time they fill the tank of their 14-year-old car, turn on

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Patrick J. Tiberi: they deserve better solutions. republicans in the minority here are willing to be part of those better solutions. i hope that the speaker and the leadership of the house will be partners with us for those better solutions. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without

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John Boccieri: let me tell you, while my friends and colleagues, some stand with their arms eended and say no, we stand here today and say yes. that america can and will recover from this great economic downturn. and i found a member on the other side of the aisle who would stand with me to make permanent research and development tax credits that will invest in energy programs that will benefit ohio and put our nation on the road to

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John Boccieri: recovery. i talk about a tax credi that will help companies like the e.b.o. group studying plug-in hybrids, or the rolls royce corporation in my district with the research and development tax considered as read thought will make them and have the where width all to invest in few sell technologies so we can move away

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Frank Jr.Pallone: this is the time we need t invest in america in her greatest time of need. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: to house for one minutemr. speaker. the speak pro tempore: wofment mr. pallone: the president's budget cuts taxes for 95% of america's works and their families. it cuts spending, nondefense

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Frank Jr.Pallone: discretionary over 10 years to its lowest level as a percentage of the economy in nearly half a century. the president's budget also cuts the deficit in half over four years. it grows nothing but jobs. creatingmerican jobs means making quality health care affordable. it means powering our economy with clean american energy.

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John Lewis: of jobs. we need to turn that around, and that's what president obama's budget will do. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to spend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote isbjected to under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on postponed

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John Lewis: questions will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill house bill 1512, a bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the airport and airway trust

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John Lewis: control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i yield myself such me as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lewis: house bill 1512, th federal aviation administration extension act of 2009, extends the financing and spending authority for the airport and airway trust fund.

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John Lewis: fund would lose revenues that are necessary to finance future airport construction projects and update to the air traffic control system. it would also prevent the f.a. from spending funds that are already in the trust fund, shutting down the airport program and critical airport construction projects around

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John Lewis: that airport has grown from two million to almost 80 million a year. the airport has a direct and indirect impact on the economy over $20 billion. we must make sure that the taxes are extended and f.a.a. remains funded.