House Proceeding 03-25-09 on Mar 25th, 2009 :: 1:03:25 to 1:06:30
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John D. Dingell: strengthen the economy and preserve these areas for generations to come. i thank the committee for the work they've done. i look forward to this bipartisan support. and i guess i don't have to yield back because my time has expired. gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i'll reserve my time. i'm the last speaker on this side.

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Speech By: John D. Dingell

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John D. Dingell: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 2 3/4 minutes and he reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia has six minutes. mr. rahall: six. mr. speaker, i'm very honored to yield two minutes to the distinguished dean of the house of representatives, the gentleman from michigan, my dear friend and an individual who has helped us tremendously in not only crafting this

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John D. Dingell: legislation but so much of the legislation that passes through the congress, the norable john dinge, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for three minutes -- mr. rahall: two minutes. mr. dingell: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dingell: i want to begin by thanking my dear friend from

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John D. Dingell: the committee, the gentleman from west virginia, nick rahall. thank you. this is a great bill and i rise in suprt of it. i thank you for what you've done for me and my people in monroe, michigan, in setting up the river battlefield park in this legislation. this is a proposal which has the strongest possible support from all of the people in the area and it will preserve a

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John D. Dingell: battleground from the war of 1812 which was the major engagement west of the appalachian mountains. americans suffered a devastating military feat. out of better than 1,000 americans who participated from the battle only 30 escaped

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John D. Dingell: death or capture. then general william henry harrison described the loss at the river raisin as a national calamity but it went beyond this. that was the battle which became the battle cry in the war of 1812. and it is that which probably led to the saving for the united states of all of the

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John D. Dingell: lands west of the appalachian and certainly the great lakes basin. the park designation is so posh to my people in the -- people to -- so important to my people in the local community. this is certainly something which is important to us because this kind of local

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John D. Dingell: support is going to lead to an extraordinary relationship between the park service and the people in the area. where volunteers will come forward to help make this park a tremendous success. so i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. i commend and i thank my dear friend, the chairman of the committee, for his leadership,

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John D. Dingell: persistence and hard work. getting this legislation to this point where it is going to the white house is an extraordinary accomplishment and shows extraordinary dedication and persistence by my dear friend, the chairman. i want to say that this is going to be a great piece of legislation. it is a great event in the