House Proceeding 05-07-09 on May 7th, 2009 :: 2:04:55 to 2:07:05
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Mario Diaz-Balart: the clerk: amendment number 13, printed in house report number 111-98, offered by mr. mario diaz-balart of florida. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 406, the gentleman from florida, mr. diaz-balart, and a member posed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: thank you, mr. chairman. before anything else i want to thank the chairman and also i

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Speech By: Mario Diaz-Balart

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Mario Diaz-Balart: want to thank mr. wexler. mr. wexler has been a leader in this issue from day one and he's a leader also in this amendment. it's more than this amendment. he's done an incredible job on this issue. i want to explain the issue and amendment. we have heard this problem with the chinese dry wall. recent reports are that about

2:05:28 to 2:05:49( Edit History Discussion )

Mario Diaz-Balart: 100,000 homes could be affected. this imported from china dry wall contains sulfuric gas which actually has corroded copper electrical wiring, air conditioning units and copper pipes and including to the point where there have been fire hazards. it's also a health issue. it's created sinus problems.

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Mario Diaz-Balart: it's created bloody noses, headaches. it's created bronchitis and pneumonia in children. and now we hear that it's also harmful to pregnant women. mr. chairman, april 17, the "wall street joual" stated that the university of southern california school of medicine, a professor, stated, quote, that sulfur compound gases even at low levels have been found to

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Mario Diaz-Balart: cause respiratory problems such as asthma. here the problem. there's this dry wall that has been imported from china, installed in a number of homes. maybe up to 100,000. home own rembers stuck with these homes. there's this smell that's more than just smell, it's potentially dangerous and it's causing even again it eats

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Mario Diaz-Balart: wiring and copper. individuals, homeowners are stuck with these homes. they can't sell them. they can't live in them. and they are stuck with them. so what this amdment does very simply is the following. it authorizes the study by the secretary of h.u.d. with consultation with the secretary of the treasury on the effects

2:06:53 to 2:07:05( Edit History Discussion )

Mario Diaz-Balart: of chinese dry wall on residential mortgage loan availability of property insurance. again it's then report to congress within 120 days. it's critical we have all the information.