House Proceeding 04-05-06 on Apr 5th, 2006 :: 1:05:09 to 1:08:47
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Speech By: Mark R. Kennedy

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Mark R. Kennedy: the united states congress and to the american people about the communities that are being affected and how the policies here under the big dome aren't exactly addressing the needs. let me

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Betty McCollum: share with you, mr. speaker, a couple stories from back home. first of all, this is a letter, first of all thank you for letting me voice my opinion. i hope someone will actually read this. i

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Speech By: Betty McCollum

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Betty McCollum: was hired in a g.m. -- into g.m. lordstown in january of 1971 with a negotiated promise if i came to work for general motors i could retire after 30 years of service. it was always said

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Betty McCollum: as g.m. goes so goes the country. and i challenge all of you to look back and think of when you were young and innocent. my god, what has happened to the u.s.a.? you have the chance to stop

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Betty McCollum: this injustice, this rape of the american worker in its tracks. i pray god give you the courage and wisdom to do the right thing. isn't that what it's all about? doing the right thing? god help

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Betty McCollum: us all. this is william in courtland, ohio. i was in the infantry in vietnam in 1968. after going to college for a while, i was hired at delphi packard electric in september of 1973. after

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Betty McCollum: working there for a while, we agreed in one of our contracts to an attrition for every three people who retired, the company only had to replace one. this was to help the company's costs

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Betty McCollum: and to afford a decent wage. next came the movement to mexico. the jobs would first come to us, we would work out the kinks, then off to mexico they would go. delphi, packard electric's

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Betty McCollum: 146,000 employees working for them outside the u.s. is just about exactly how many troops we have fighting in iraq. who is more important? are these men and women who are supposedly fighting

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Betty McCollum: for democracy and fairness going to have their wages cut 60%? health care and pensions cut? or maybe have no job at all? i was in the infantry in vietnam in 1968. and i support and sympathize

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Betty McCollum: with these brave people. do the rich ever get rich enough? i just read where delphi wants an extension on the reorganization, said charlie stow from warren, ohio. this is not fair. i want

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Betty McCollum: a 30-year extension on my pension. with no support -- this is jean, i have worked for delphi packard electric for 38 years. it has allowed me to live a good middle class life and raise

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Betty McCollum: my daughter with no support from her father. my daughter is now 21 and in college. i do not live lavishly. i have a three bedroom ranch and a nice car. i don't dress extravagantly. i live paycheck

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Betty McCollum: to paycheck as a single mother on the wages that i may make. mr. speaker, in closing let me just say that data has come out now that the bush tax cut has lowered the tax burden on the richest

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Betty McCollum: people in this country. if you make $10 million a year in 2003, you got $1 million back, mr. speaker, from the bush tax cut. and if your average income in this country was $26 million, you

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Betty McCollum: paid the same share in taxes as someone who made $200,000. we need changes, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does -- mr. poe from texas.

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Betty McCollum: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. gohmert: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the

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Betty McCollum: gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. gohmert: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize and celebrate the 75th anniversary of the town of glade water, texas. gladewater was incorporated

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John Kline: on april 18, 1931. that was 11 days after oil was discovered one mile outside of town. with the discovery of oil, the town quickly experienced tremendous prosperity. during the 1930's,