House Proceeding on Apr 29th, 2009 :: 0:02:45 to 0:04:35
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Joe Courtney: approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from florida, congresswoman ros-lehtinen. ms. ros-lehtinen: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it

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Speech By: Joe Courtney

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Joe Courtney: stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from connecticut, congressman courtney, is recognized for one minute. mr. co speaker. madam speaker, it's a pleasure to introduce this morning

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Joe Courtney: father greg at st. mary, the mother of the redeemer parish, in grouton, connecticut, who delivered a beautiful prayer this morning. and he has a wonderful story in his life. he was born in poland, was educated in poland, came to the u.s. in 1990, went through seminary in our country, was

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Joe Courtney: ordained as a parish preach by the archdiocese of norwich in 1996 and is now a leader at his church in grton, connecticut. and with -- he does appear to have a humble demeanor, but i will say, madam speaker, he's a very dynamic priest. he has a growing parish. he has many programs,elping

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Joe Courtney: young people, helping the disadvantaged. program in haiti to try and reach out, again, to deal with a huge challenges that that impoverished country faces. he became an american citizen a few days before christmas this past christmas of 2008, and like many roman catholic church throughout our

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Joe Courtney: country, there clearly is a pipeline from poland now that is populating our parishes and