House Proceeding 03-31-09 on Mar 31st, 2009 :: 0:26:35 to 0:27:50
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Emanuel Cleaver: mr. cleaver: mr. speaker, president barack obama assumed the presidency with the united states in a condition worse than any president in the history of our republic. he came in with problems on least of which was our budget. i am very pleased to be suppting the president's budget.

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Speech By: Emanuel Cleaver

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Emanuel Cleaver: it includes over $2 trillion worth of budget savings through ending what at one point cost us more than $10 billion a month which was the war in iraq. we are ending the tax breaks for corporations that ship their jobs and asking those who make more

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Emanuel Cleaver: than $250,000 a year and have had huge tax cuts over the past eight years to pay just a little bit more. this budget cuts taxes for 95% of american workers. it cuts the deficit in half in over four years, and end an era of irresponsibility and budget

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Emanuel Cleaver: gimmicks. i am proud, mr. speaker, to support the president's budget. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gexpired. for what purpose does the gelelady from california rise? ms. matsui: mr. speaker, by direction of the committee on rules i call up house resolution consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution.

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Emanuel Cleaver: the clerk: house calendar number 35, house 296, resolved that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in