House Proceeding 04-02-09 on Apr 2nd, 2009 :: 0:37:00 to 0:38:10
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Sam Farr: and defend america's energy security is to vote against this democrat budget. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields backhe balance of his time. the gentleman from oregon. mr. blumenauer: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. far. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. farr: thank you very much, madam speaker, and thank you,

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Speech By: Sam Farr

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Sam Farr: very much, mr. blenauer, for yielding. i risen support of this budget. i do it without some reservation, because i'veeen spending a lot of time listening to the needs of this country as it juxtaposes itself in the world. in afghanistan and iraq, certainly in south america, where i served as a peace corps volunteer. and what i think is very dangerous about the thinking of

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Sam Farr: cutting the foreig aid, the 150 account, is that is all the humanitarian aid. if the commanders tell us that you cannot win this war on military terms, that you're going to have to use civilian power, that's what we call soft power, smart power, then that's the account that invests in it. the count that invests in foreign aid and the extended imet program to bring foreign

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Sam Farr: officers to train in the united states, to send peace corps volunteers around the world and i am a strong supporter of what