House Proceeding on Apr 28th, 2009 :: 0:00:55 to 0:03:30
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Lois Capps: representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2009, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties th each party limited to 30 minutes and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip

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Speech By: Howard Coble

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Howard Coble: limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes mr. coble from north carolina for five minutes. mr. coble: she's been described as a breath of fresh air, the first lady we have been waiting

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Howard Coble: for, michelle balm -- obama. one expressed concern that we do not forget mrs. obama's immediate predecessor, mrs. laura bush. i am in agreement with my constituent in that i don't want her high marks to diminish

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Howard Coble: the high marks that laura bush had. members of congress have elections and constituents to provide constructive criticism along the way. the first lady has no such benefit and as a result she must master the art of on-the-job traing with the world's microscope on her every move.

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Howard Coble: mrs. laura bush perfected this art as well as any other first la in our history. not only is her list of accomplishments long and memorable but they were achieved with little fanfare during a tumultuous period in our history. she has spearheaded the efforts to bring a national book festival to the national maul. she led the charge -- national

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Howard Coble: mall. she led the charge for the teach for america. all of these teachers will teach in impoverished urban and rural schools. she helped stave an impending cris in our library which was facing a 40% rate of attrition.

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Howard Coble: much of her time overseas was spent sharing information on hiv-aids and ma layera awareness and -- malaria awareness and the needs for women. she sought no praise or public attention. this is exactly why her accomplishments should be recognized and perhaps even memorialized to some extent so that future first ladies can

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Howard Coble: learn from her legacy. when mrs. bush was asked whether she would assume a role by previous first lady she replied she would define her role as first lady for herself. mrs. bush's demeanor portrays her as quiet and unassuming. oftentimes, madam speaker,