House Proceeding 03-25-09 on Mar 25th, 2009 :: 0:44:05 to 0:46:55
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Ted Poe: objection. under the speaker's apolicy of january 6 2009, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. hoyer from maryland.

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Speech By: Ted Poe

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Ted Poe: mr. poe of texas. mr. poe: request permission to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. poe: it's not every day that members of this chamber come to the floor and share personal stories of sacrifice and ultimately triumph, but this week a colleague of mine that i deeply admire and respect came to this floor andid just that

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Ted Poe: and i think she deserves to be recognized for her courage and even her willingness to be vulnerable. we both came into congress the same year, but we come from different parts of the country. we are of different parties and we don't always agree on the answers for the issues the people of our nation face every day. even so, as we in the people's

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Ted Poe: house continue to deal with our national concerns, we should never fail to recognize the courageous that are among us, those who are bold, those who are strong. let me explain, mr. speaker. this monday, the gentlelady from florida, ms. wasserman schultz shared with us a deeply moving story about the personal battle

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Ted Poe: she has had with breast cancer and it's a situation that many of our mothers, wives and daughters have also struggled with. about a year ago, mrs. wasserman scltz was diagnosed with breast cancer and after medical treatment and in the end, surgery, the cancer was amoved from her body and she is now cancer free.

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Ted Poe: what makes representative wasserman schultz so remarkable is the way she responded to this difficult situation. rather than become discourage by her circumstances, she decided she was going to help other women who might be battling breast cancer and other forms of cancer that really affect america's women. this week she is introducing

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Ted Poe: legislation meant to empower women to know how to deal with breast cancer and teach women and doctors alike about the risk factors and the warning signs. i was pleased to become one of the first co-sponsors of this legislation to make america's women healthier. mr. speaker, i don't know how many people who would have the courage to ustheir own personal story to help change

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Ted Poe: the lives of others. but as a father of three daughters, grandfather of four girls, it doesn't surprise me that it's a woman who is setting the example for the rest of us. . she's a model of courage an conviction and i'm proud to serve along with her in the people's house my grandmother

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Ted Poe: used to tell me nothing is more porful than a woman who has made up her mind. grandma is right and debbie wasserman schultz is one of those women who has faced the