House Proceeding 03-24-09 on Mar 24th, 2009 :: 4:52:25 to 4:53:50
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4:52:06 to 4:52:26( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Farr: business travel is, but members of congress also appreciate it as well and i'm really glad that you brought that up. mr. farr: i think this last statement about how it's good for our mental health is absolutely true. ms. berkley: we could use some good mental health in congress for sure. mr. farr: and the nation. i think we need to be proud of who we are. going to a ball game is a

4:52:10 to 4:52:40( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Sam Farr

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Sam Farr: tourist experience. ms. berkley: it's a wonderful experience. could i -- i'd like to -- mr. farr: if you went to that ball game out of town you would be a tourist. if you go in your hometown it's something do you because it's a local activity but it really is an experience, you being in

4:52:41 to 4:53:01( Edit History Discussion )

Shelley Berkley: that ballpark. you spent money to get there, you're spending money on food, you're spending money on programs, on things that the paraphernalia, that's all part of the tourist experience. ms. berkley: it's as american as apple pie. the ball games, sharing them with your kidsworks your spouse. what could be -- kids -- kids, your spouse.

4:52:45 to 4:55:00( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Shelley Berkley

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Shelley Berkley: what could be better? if you could bring your business team with you, that's a wonderful way to bond and be more effective as a team. there's something you said earlier, i wanted to share something very personal. even though we're friends and, you know, we know each other here in congress, sometimes we don't know about each other's personal backgrounds. but something that you said

4:53:23 to 4:53:43( Edit History Discussion )

Shelley Berkley: touched a cord with me because it seemed like you were talking about my own family. my parents were driving across country, everything we owned was in a u-hall, hooked u-haul and my father was a wait when are i was growing up. we lived in upstate new york. we drove across country because my dad had a letter of

4:53:44 to 4:54:04( Edit History Discussion )

Shelley Berkley: introduction to get a job in a restaurant in southern california. we stopped in las vegas for the night and obviously we never left. and on a waiter salary and my dad was a waiter at the old sands hotel which was very famous for the rat pack, and just a very exciting time in las vegas' history, but on a