House Proceeding 05-14-09 on May 14th, 2009 :: 0:18:35 to 0:20:05
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Speech By: Ed Perlmutter

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Ed Perlmutter: there were hundreds of millions of dollars appropriated in the stimulus bill for border protection and border enforcement and there is even more so in this particular bill. so three of your points i'd like to take issue with.

0:18:41 to 0:19:01( Edit History Discussion )

David Dreier: i do appreciate the -- mr. dreier: will the gentleman yield? mr. perlmutter: for about 15 seconds. mr. dreier: 15 seconds to respond to all three points. on border security it continues to be a high priority and the situationes that gotten worse since we provided that level of appropriations. on the issue of guantanamo, mr. wolf, a member of the committee has come forward with a very

0:18:45 to 0:19:15( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: David Dreier

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David Dreier: thoughtful amendment. we are going to se to make that in order if we're able to defeat the previous question. i know the chairman of the committee said they should not be able to preempt federal law. we know in mr. wolf's testimony that there are states that have

0:19:18 to 0:19:38( Edit History Discussion )

James P. McGovern: indicated an interest in having an opportunity to receive these detainees. and so i'd -- i thank my for yielding. mr. perlmutter: now i yield four minutes to a member of theules committee, mr. mcgovern from massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for four minutes. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman.

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Speech By: James P. McGovern

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James P. McGovern: mr. speaker, in 2001 i voted in favor of the resolution to authorize the use of force in afghanistan, to hold to account al qaeda and the taliban for their unconscionable and un favorable acts against the united states. i would do it again if faced with the same thing. after eight years the policy is unclear. it has been a very hard decision