House Proceeding 03-25-09 on Mar 25th, 2009 :: 0:35:25 to 0:37:25
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David Wu: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington reserves his time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, i'm ve to the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. wu, who has been very helpf to us. i'm sorry, oregon. excuse me. mr. wu: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, i rise today to express my strong support for

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Speech By: David Wu

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David Wu: h.r. 146, the omnibus public land management act of 2009. this legislation includes many important provisions that will otect and preserve america's public land heritage. it is a exillation of bills that enjoys broad bipartisan support in both chambers of congress and i hope that the majority of the house will see

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David Wu: fit to pass this omnibus legislation today. included in this package are several bills that highlight my home state of oregon's scenic and ecological diversity, including the salmon-producing coast range waters of the elk river in southeastern oregon, the high desert bad lands near bend, the prairies overlooking

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David Wu: the john day river in central oregon and the high alpine forests. one provision of particular importance to me adds additional land protections within the columbia river gorge which i and many other oregonians consider the crown jewel of oregon's natural heritage. the gorge face wilderness

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David Wu: conditions reflect the continued commitment of this congress to keep this remarkable area safe from inappropriate development. i would also like to voice my support for the provisions that will protect nearly 127,000 acres around mt. hood and almost 80 miles on nine free-flowing stretches of river

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David Wu: as well as create a 34,550-acre national recreation area. mt. hood is one of the enduring symbols of oregon's love of the outdoors and this bill is an important signalo future generations that we wish to continue providing opportunities to enjoy all that