House Proceeding 04-23-09 on Apr 23rd, 2009 :: 0:08:05 to 0:10:10
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Sam Farr: problems of a dynamic and evolving national or global society in the appropriate way and to the appropriate degree. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman fr california, for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is

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Speech By: Sam Farr

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Sam Farr: recognized for one minute. >> thank you very much, madam speaker. i rise today -- last april 17, marked the 13th annual national day of silence, day where students throughout the country follow in the footsteps of the great civil rights advocates like gandhi and spend

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Sam Farr: the day in civil disobedience. these students one day to bring attention to and to highlight the discrimination some of their peers endure by speaking out about sexual orientation and their personal gender identity. when asked to explain why they will participate in a national day of silence, some of the young people in my district said, we stand up and stand out

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Sam Farr: by not speaking out on that day. the day of silence is the day to acknowledge the roads already traveled and the ones soon to be traveled, to show how far we have come and how much further we have to go. the day of silen brings attention to the oppression that queer youths face from their peers and their classrooms and

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Sam Farr: is a reminder that we have still much work to do. i commend all my constituents whobserve the day of silence through nationally observed day of silence has past this year, i would ask my colleagues to take a moment of silence today to look what we can do to make their lives better, to make their schools safer and to end

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Sam Farr: discrimination. thank you. . the speaker pro tempore: are there any further one-minute requests?

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Sam Farr: the chair lays before the house