House Proceeding 05-12-09 on May 12th, 2009 :: 2:18:50 to 2:21:40
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlemafrom massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker. again, i'd like to urge my colleagues to join with mr. wamp, the gentleman from tennessee, who is the chief sponsor of this resolu show our support for our men and women in uniform by supporting this measure. and i yield back the balance of my time.

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the speaker pro tempore: the sponsor elds back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 84. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- mr. lynch: mr. speaker. i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present d i make a point of

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order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. lynch: mr. speaker, i move the houssuspend the rules and agree to house resolution 388. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Stephen F. Lynch: clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 388, resolution celebrating the role of mothers in the united states and supporting the goals and ideals of mother's day. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, and the gentleman from nebraska, mr. fortenberry, each will control 20 minutes.

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Speech By: Stephen F. Lynch

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Stephen F. Lynch: the chair recnizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks . the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lynch: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.

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Stephen F. Lynch: mr. lynch: thank you. mr. speaker, there are few great honors i think in congress in stand in support of this bill which affirms the goals of mother's day and celebrates the role of mothers in the united states. i first like to thank mr. fortenberry, the gentleman from nebraska, for his courage in going out on a limb here and supporting this -- and introducing this legislation.

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Stephen F. Lynch: i like to also commend chairman towns and the house committee on oversight and government reform for bringing this resolution to the floor under unanimous consent. on sunday we celebrated the 101st mother's day. it may come as a surprise to some, particularly our own mothers, that it took our country over 130 years to

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Stephen F. Lynch: officially designate a day praising motherhood. nevertheless, it is important to annually pause and recall that our lives and our country's history would have been much different for the contributions of our mothers. to our families and to our country. i would not presume nor am i brave enough to speak on behalf

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Stephen F. Lynch: of our america's 82 million mothers. instead, i'd simply like to speak to their importance in shaping our society and our future. mothers are indeed the backbone of the american family. with great love and compassion, they lay the foundation for all children to grow into honorable citizens. it is no stretch to say that our sustained national