House Proceeding 04-01-09 on Apr 1st, 2009 :: 5:40:55 to 5:44:00
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Carolyn B. Maloney: that light on, they just paid for their neigor's health care. i yield back the balance of my time. mr. brady: madam speaker, i would reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman's time is reserved. the gentlewoman from new yoris recognized. mrs. maloney: madam speaker, my good friend on the other side of the aisle mentioned energy policy. talked about taxing energy.

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Speech By: Carolyn B. Maloney

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Carolyn B. Maloney: well, the democratic plan makes critical investments in energy with $1 billion more in appropriated funding for 2010 than the 2009 level of regular appropriations. it also includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for

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Carolyn B. Maloney: legislation to promote energy independence. spur the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and help businesses, industries, states, communities and households adjust to an e reduced emissions levels. it provides job opportunities in the newnergy economy and

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Carolyn B. Maloney: relief for americans. it creates green collar jobs to help address rising unemployment and keeps jobs in america. provides tax incentives for renewable energy, funds weatherization to help low-income families save $350

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Carolyn B. Maloney: per year on average on their energy bills. but very importantly going forward we need to improve fiscal discipline through statutory pay-go, pay as you go d rules. and the democratic budget improves fcal discipline by

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Carolyn B. Maloney: requiring house passage of statutory pay as you go rules, as a condition for making current policy adjustments to the baseline for tax cuts and the medicare physician payment system statutory pay-go was critical to turning the budgets around in the 1990's. but the republican congress and

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Carolyn B. Maloney: the bush administration allowed it t expire in 2002, contributing to the deep ficits they accumulated. as one of its first acts, the 110th democratic congress instituted a tough new house pay-go rule. the resolution would reaffirm

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Carolyn B. Maloney: and strengthen the commitment to pay-as-you-go by providing for action on statutory pay-go to enforce a realistic baseline. it also is very important about oversight and accountability and enforcement. our budget generates valuable

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Carolyn B. Maloney: savings by expanding oversight activities and large benefit programs. more aggressively pursuing fraud and increasing tax compliance and enforcement activities to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.