House Proceeding on May 14th, 2009 :: 0:03:55 to 0:20:00
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Jim McDermott: national economy. americans want, need and deserve a social security system i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the ge mr. mcdermott: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks.

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Speech By: Jim McDermott

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Jim McDermott: the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, immediately after the president announced his intention to turn america into a 21st century green ecomy, the special interests began lobbying to keep america addicted to oil. we were told, there's no urgency to change, no threat to the planet from the ongoing and massive releases of carbon into the atmosphere, and that we

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Jim McDermott: should pump every drop of oil out of every foreign country regardless of how many wars we need to wage to satisfy our addiction. just rember this, the special interests want us to keep us addicted to oil because that is in their interest, not ours, not america's best interest. we have an administration that recognizes and responding to

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Jim McDermott: the global crisis and congress needs to support the president with legislation that will cure america of its addiction to oil and save the planet in the process. time indeed is running out and we have before us the evidence

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Ted Poe: and the legislative proposals to remake america into a clean and energy-independent it's time to tact while there's breathe. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: Ted Poe

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Ted Poe: gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: madam speaker, somewhere in the prohibited cold corridors of the darkened backooms of this castle, the capitol, in places unknown, unheard of by the public, they're crafting the energy punishment tax. this $646 billion tax is aimed at punishing americans and businesses for using any type of energy. the idea is we should not only

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Ted Poe: feel guilty for using energy. we should pay for our energy since by being taxed on consumption. so the taxcrats is going to double the natural gas andome heating oil. you are going to be hit with the keeping warm tax. electricity costs are going to increase by 73%, so be careful

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Ted Poe: about turning on the a.c. it's going to cost you more with keeping the cool tax. tax on gasoline will go up 50%. don't pay your car unless you want to pay the new driving tax.

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Rick Larsen: americans are taxed enough already. the government should not tax us back to a stone age existence with an energy tax and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. larsen: i as consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the

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Speech By: Rick Larsen

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Rick Larsen: gentleman is recognized is. mr. larsen: madam speaker, i rise today to join in the celebration of the norwegian constitution day. on may 17, 1914, they signed a constitution declaring norway's independence in establishing a government that was radcally democrat for its time -- radically democratic for its time, especially in europe. millions of norwegians will gather to celebrate their independence, their constitutional democracy and

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Rick Larsen: their accomplishments. norwegians across our country will celebrate a constitution day events. in my home state of washington the ambassador to the u.s. will serve as grand marshal. they share in the celebration of constitution day because we have a strong diplomatic friendship, a robust trading relationship and a shared

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Rick Larsen: history of commitment to democratic principles. moreover, the u.s. and norway are military partners. today in afghanistan, for instance, they're fighting the taliban and al qaeda alongside u.s. service members.

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Joseph R. Pitts: so i congratulate norway on this constitution day and look forward to celebrating with them for years to come. i yield back the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. pitts: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the

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Speech By: Joseph R. Pitts

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Joseph R. Pitts: gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pitts: madam speaker, the associated press issued an analysis this week that described what many have known all along the $787 billion economic stimulus plan inot getting to the people who need it most. for those who knew the federal government would not effectively distribute the money comes to no surprise. the may 11 story says, quote, counties suffering the most

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Joseph R. Pitts: from job losses stand to receive the less help from president barack obama's plan to spend billions of stimulus dollars on roads and bridges. the associated press analysis has found, end quote. the story continues, the very promise that obama made to spend money quickly and create jobs is locking out many struggling communities needing those jobs. many struggling communities don't have projects waiting on a shelf.

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Joseph R. Pitts: they couldn't afford the millions of dollars for preparation and plans that often is required, end quote. the democrat's spokesman for the house transportation committee said, quote, i think the administration oversold the transportation aspect of this. it was sold as the heart and

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Albio Sires: soul of the package and it really just isn't, end quote. that's the understatement of i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. sires: permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new jersey is

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Speech By: Albio Sires

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Albio Sires: recognized for one minute. mr. sires: madam speaker, a healthy learning environment for our children is the gateway to a brighter future. unfortunately, too many of them attend schools that crumbling, making it harder for teachers to teach and students to learn. in fact, research has shown better quality schools have higher rates of students' achievement. for this reason i ask my colleagues to pass h.r. 2187, the 21st century green

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Albio Sires: high-performing public school facilities act to modernize, upgrade and repair school facilities across this country. this legislation creates healier, safer, more energy-efficient learning environment for our nation's children. in addition to improving our schools, this bill will play an important role in protecting our environment and improving our economy to the creation of

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Albio Sires: the environmentally sound schools and the creation of thousands of new construction jobs. madam speaker, represent an urban district where many students will be better because of this bill.

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John Shimkus: they'll get the opportunity to learn in a healthier and sounder environment. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? mr. shimkus: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

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Speech By: John Shimkus

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John Shimkus: mr. shimkus: thank you, madam speaker. a picture is worth a thousand words and this was ran in "the wall street journal." what is it, it's an anvil of attacks. this signifies what is happening on this cap and tax proposal. a 44% to 129% increase in electricity costs, gasoline up

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John Shimkus: 61 cents, natural gas up 108%. don't believe me? believe chairman john dingell who said nobody in this country realizes that a cap and trade is a tax and it's a very g one. also president obama who said, under my plan a cap and trade

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Donna M. Christensen: system, electricity costs will skyrocket. a tax increase medicine for an ailing economy, and my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the virgin islands rise? mrs. christensen: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore:

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Speech By: Donna M. Christensen

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Donna M. Christensen: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minu. mrs. christensen: thank you, madam speaker. as the and security act goes to markup next week, citizens around our country will be looking forward to legislation that not only addresses the crucial issues of energy independence and climate change but also does not greatly increase our costs. americans understand that we are at a crucial point where the high and unpredictable cost

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Donna M. Christensen: of energy, global warmg and its direct impact on our health, well-being and national security must be addressed. the people of the other areas understand this in an acute way as we have the highest energy costs in the region, they're susceptible to climate change as we work to move our country into a new clean energy economy we look forward to our full

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Donna M. Christensen: inclusion in legislation that ll create jobs in our communities, encourage the production of cleaner, renewable energy resources, decrease the pollution that has damaged our air and water quality and impacted our health and have entrepreneurial opportunities for both large

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and small sfailts. we look forward to a energy and green economy. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker.

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last monday a tragic event occurred in iraq when five serv the ca liberty stress control center. it points out the importance we need to pay attention to a posttraumatic stress disoer, acute stress disorder and other illnesses which can occur after prolong combat or issues exposed to severe stress. we need to understand and communicate with our soldiers and their officers that these problems are real and they are

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treatable and you can get the soldier back into emotional shape. it is not a sign of weakness. it is not a sign of failure on the part of the soldier or officer, but they need to get help. over the centuries in our military, the uniforms have changed, the weapons have changed, the ships have changed but the soldier remains the same, brave and strong and true. but congress must nonetheless

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provide substantial funding to take care of our soldiers and their families and keep them in mental health shape and physical shape. we have to get them back on their feet strong and ready. congress and our nation must continue to support them. there is hope, there is trea continue and support our soldiers in that endeavor. i yield back.

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Lois Capps: . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. capps: i rise today to recognize national americorps week. over the last 15 years nearly half a million americorps volunteers have served with thousands of nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based

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Speech By: Lois Capps

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Lois Capps: organizations across america. americorps recruits and trains millions of community volunteers to serve our country's critical needs in education, the environment, public safety, and disaster relief nationwide. 65% of americorps alumni go on to pursue a career in public service. my home state of california alone, almost 8,000 people thi year will participate in one of

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Lois Capps: more than 7,500 americorps programs throughout the state. one such program is coordinated by the santa barbara county education office in my district this. program provides daily tutoring and reading for over 7 at-risk students. it recruits volunteers for additional educational programs and it works to increase disaster preparedness in the

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Lois Capps: schools of santa barbara county. the over 700 million hours served by americorps members have bettered our communities and touched the lives of countless americans. these individuals dedicate their time and energy to help meet the needs of our local communities. and during these tough economic times, we need them now more than ever. to all these incredible

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Lois Capps: participants in americorps, i

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Marsha Blackburn: commend you and thank you for your service. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee rise? mrs. blackburn: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend i the speaker pro tempore: without recognized. mrs. blackburn: i rise tate to say thank you to our president. i am grateful that he has reversed his decision on

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Speech By: Marsha Blackburn

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Marsha Blackburn: releasing the alleged detainee abuse images. it was the right decision to come to. it was the right decision to make. and i congratulate him. i thank him. i think we are all grateful to him. i'm glad to see that he listened to his team of national security advisors and realized that

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Marsha Blackburn: releasing those images is not in our national interest. it does not make this nation more safe. it makes it less safe. it does not help our troops in the field. it makes their job more difficult, more dangerous, and it makes tir lives less safe

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Marsha Blackburn: every day. having fort campbell in my district, with troops just returning, having our tennessee national guardsmen just now deploying to afghanistan, what we need to do every day isay thank you to these men and

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Marcy Kaptur: women, make certain that our service honors their service and i thank the president for decision. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? ms. kaptur: i ask consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: madam speaker, today

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Speech By: Marcy Kaptur

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Marcy Kaptur: we have a 96.7 billion dollar bill that expands supplemental funds for more war in iraq, ratchets up u.s. military pressence in afghanistan, and allocates a minimum of $400 million for nation building in pack stage where corruption is the norm. we must ask how competent is our government to transform a world beyond our borders that speaks arabic, pashtun, and farsi.

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Marcy Kaptur: not even a handful of our military does. those majorities practice religions largely foreign to us and their governments if you can call them that are undemocratic weak nation states with vast legions of poor people and corrupt governance. pakistan alone has 163 million impoverished people, and afghanistan's largest export is heroin. so we are going to inject

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Marcy Kaptur: ourselves deeper into that with almost no multinational support. what have we achieved politically in iraq? spending our nation into endless debt we have transformed a secular dictatorship into a divided nation separating sunni, shiia, and kurd factis. a nation of 25 million has been upended, millions uprooted, and 18 million shell-shocked people

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Marcy Kaptur: remain. it's time for america to come to our senses after $1 trillion isn't it time to pay more attention to the fraying economy

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Vernon Buchanan: here in our homeland and the american people? i thank you very much. gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> permission to address the the sp gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, last week the house small business subcommittee on finance and tax

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Speech By: Vernon Buchanan

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Vernon Buchanan: held a hearing on a long overdue issue. the pressing need for tax simply case for america's small business. the i.r.s. estimates it takes over 37 hours to complete the 1040 short form. the most basic income tax reform we have. why does it take this slonglonk? because our tax code today runs

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Vernon Buchanan: over 67,000 pages. this is a disgraceful state of affairs. we need a simpler and fair tax code that rewards not punishes hard work and success. small business creates 70% of all new jobs in america. small business can lead us out of this economic recession and back intoecovery.

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Peter Welch: if congress gives them a chance. let's start by overhauling our broken tax system. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from vermont rise? mr. welch: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, t recognized for one minute. mr. welch: thank you, madam speaker. today he'd like -- i'd like to honor christopher cain's 25 years of service to one of

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Speech By: Peter Welch

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Peter Welch: vermont's most impornt and valued businesses, i.b.m. the largest private employer in vermont, i.b.m. has long served as a bedrock in he section junction. it's proven itself to be a strong corporate citizen and shown the world they can compete for quality high-tech jobs. for the past 25 years, christopher has made a major