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Shelley Berkley: without these conditions, we are simply writing the palestinians another blank check to continue their self-destructive and violent behavior. while i support the rule and the bill, i have serious reservations about funding and urge my colleagues that we not

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Todd Tiahrt: leadership team are refusing an up or down vote. do we allow hardened terrorists to be transported to the united states nothing that eventually some will be released to the streets of america? democrats have itead offed a fig leaf. their provision simply delays, it does not prevent, it delays

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Todd Tiahrt: even realize it's a possibility. congress should not abdicate its responsibility to provide for the common defense of this nation. we should be able to speak on this issue. americans deserve an up or down vote on the question, do we welcome terrorists on the streets of america or not? this rule simply sweeps the question under the rug hoping the problem will go away.

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Todd Tiahrt: i would encourage my friends to vote no on the previous question to allow mr. wolf an opportunity to present his language and vote no on the rule so we can have a chance for an up or down vote on whether we bring terrorists into our nation. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from colorado.

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Dennis J. Kucinich: this or any prior act may be used to release an individual who is detined as of april 30, 2009, at the naval station i guantanamo bay into the couldn't ninl united states, alaska, hawaii or the district of columbia. so, that's what the amendment says, that'shat is part of this bill. >> will the gentleman yield? the speaker pro tempore: the

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Dennis J. Kucinich: gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. mr. kucinich: we went to war in iraq based on a lie. we were told in 2002 iraq had weapons of mass destruction. the previous administration even pursued torture to try to extract false confessions to try to justify the war. it's time to tell the true -- truth.

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Dennis J. Kucinich: the truth is the iraqi -- insurgency. the truth is, it will cost the iraqi people and the americans millions of dollars. don't tell the american people you're ending the war by continuing to fund the war. don't tell the americ people that the war will end when their plans leave 50,000 troops in iraq. don't tell people that the way out of afghanistan is to

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Judy Biggert: counterinsurgent -- insurgency. get out of iraq, get out of afghanistan, come home, america, come home. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: i guess for a different reason, my friend from ohio is going to be joining us in opposition to this rule and i very much appreciate that. with that -- >> will the gentle of course i'll be voting

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Judy Biggert: against this rule. i want this war to end. mr. dreier: i appreciate the gentleman joining us for a somewhat different reason reason than our. we all want to this war to end but we want to ensure success. with that i'm happy to yield two minutes to my friend from illinois, mrs. biggert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from illinois is recognized for two minutes.

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Judy Biggert: this pay raise would have bn effective retroactively from january 1, 2009. according to estimates by the congressional research service, the pay gap between military personnel and civilians in exabble positions is 3%. particularly during a recession, it is unacceptable that our men and women in uniform receive less than their civilian counterparts.

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Judy Biggert: thought it was appropriate to provide for our troops some supplemental income in this supplemental appropriations bill. unfortunately this rule would not even allow an up or down

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Lynn C. Woolsey: around which we're considering this issue is so restricted and i thank my friend for yielding. mrs. biggert: i thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. perlmutter: how much time does each side have? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado has 13

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Lynn C. Woolsey: 1/2 minutes remaining and the gentleman from california has 10/2 minutes remaining. mr. perlmutter: i'd li to yield a minute to ms. woolsey from california. the speaker gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i have so many concerns about this supplemental i don't know where to start but i'm going to start at one point and that is that -- and i believe most important point is this supplemental keeps us involved in iraq and it sets up an unening occupation of afghanistan -- unending occupation of afghanistan.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: promote the instability. sadly, the rule does not provide members a chance to remedy this situation, proposals providing accountability and transparency for my colleague, barbara lee, from jim mcgovern, from john tierney, have actually had a chance -- hadn't had a chance for an up or down vote, could have made a difference when we

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this funding and promote a

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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorados recognized for two minutes. mr. coffman: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you to the gentleman from california. mr. dreier, who has said and i agree with him that we can make this bill a better bill if we open up to the amendment process and certainly agree with my colleague from the great state of colorado, mr. perlmutter, who says this is

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million to the united nations. in 2004 peter hanson, then commissioner general of the united nations relief and works agency, remarked that i am sure that there are hamas members on our payroll and i don't see that as a crime. hamas as a political organization does not mean that every member is a militant and

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on their payroll a problem but it certainly is a problem for the united states and israel. the supplemental before us provides up to $119 million for united nations relief and works agency to spend in hamas-controlled gaza. which means that hamas members on the u.n. payroll will effectively be on the u.s.

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offered. i appreciate the attempt at additional oversight placed on the u.n. in this supplemental, but it's simply too li late. i wrote to secretary clinton -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. dreier: i yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Ed Perlmutter: mr. speaker, i would urge a no vote on the previous question, a no vote on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. perlmutter: thank you, mr. speaker. to my friend from colorado, it's good to see you here, i would just say on page 55 of the bill there is a provision that says no funding, no assistance is to be provided to or through any individual or

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Barbara Lee: private or government entity that advocates, plans, sponsors oren gauges in any terrorist activity. with that i'd like to yield one minute to my friend from california, ms. lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. ms. lee: thank you. i thank the gentleman for yielding. also let me thank chairman obey and murtha for their hard work

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Barbara Lee: on this bill and for including provisions prohibiting the establishment of permanent bases in iraq and afghanistan. i oppose the 2001 resolution authorizing the e of force because it gave president bush and any future president an open-ended blank check to wage r anywhere on the globe starting in afghanistan. nearly eight years later i continue to oppose the

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Barbara Lee: reconstruction efforts by a ratio of nine to one. afghanistan will not be stabilized through military action as noted by the carneigie endowment, the presence of foreign troops is the most important element driving the resurgence of the taliban. this was counter to our national security interests. this does not include an exit plan for afghanistan. it does not fully fund the redeployment of troops out of

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Barbara Lee: the supplemental appropriations bill does not reflect a new direction. therefore i cannot support it. let me just mention that our friend and colleague, congressman pete stark, is unable to be here todafor this important debate so i wish to conclude by reading one sentence from his statement. he said, president obama is moving america's foreign policy in a better direction and he has shown superior judgment to

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Barbara Lee: gentleman from california has eight minutes remaining and the gentleman from colorado has 10 3/4 minutes remaining. crire mr. dreier: may i inquire of my colleague how many speakers he has remaining on his side of the aisle?

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mr. dreier: i ask my friend to proceed and i would reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from colorado. mr. perlmutter: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield one minute to my friend, mr. perriel virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for onminute. mr. perriello: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today as someone who was

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being asked before are being asked now. it's not going to be an easy struggle there. but i say to my more progressive colleagues who are very critical of this that we should give ourselves a little credit. the era of arbitrary po the bush doctrine ended with the 2006 election. a new period of smart power, led with general petraeus and secretary gates, has moved us

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cannot solve the situation in afghanistan without dealing with corruption internally. mr. perlmutter: i yield him an additional 30 seconds. mr. perriello: we will not end corruption in pakistan external and we have a were the president who's negotiating from a position of sength and not weaknes

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Donna Edwards: gentleman from colorado. mr. perlmutter: i'd like now to yield a minute tmy friend from maryland, ms. edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from maryland is recognized for one minute. ms. edwards: i rise today in opposition to the appropriations bill. i'm undecided on the rule. i returned from afghanistan just a couple of days ago and i could see firsthand the passion and commitment of our service men and women, our diplomats

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Donna Edwards: and other civilians. but i want them to know that this debate that we're having here today is not about them, the about the direction that we need to proceed. i saw the commitment and courage of afghan women to build a future for their country but this bill will not get us there. let me quote, given its terrain, poverty, neighborhood and tragic history, afghanistan in many ways poses an even more

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Donna Edwards: and a strategy for leaving afghanistan. i understand that we want to give our president an opportunity to work out a mess that he inherited but did not create. unfortunately this congress and this president have to be honest with the american people, that this is not -- will the gentleman yield? mr. perlmutter: i yield another 30 seconds. ms. edwards: we have to be honest with the american people

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David Dreier: producing heroin and opium, build a civil society and rule of law. we need a plan while we're there and a strategy for leaving and we don't have it and i'll be voting against this supplemental. thank you and i yield. . the speaker pro tempore: the

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Betty Sue Sutton: gentleman from california. speakers remaining. and then -- mr. perlmutter: three speakers. mr. dreier: should we continue to reserve? maybe we'll reserve for -- the speaker pro tempore: both sides have eight minutes remaining.

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Betty Sue Sutton: mr. perlmutter: how much time? the speaker pro tempore: both sides have eight minutes remaining. mr. perlmutter: with that i yield from ohio, congresswoman sutton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from ohio is recognized for two minutes. ms. sutton: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding me the time and for his leadership. today we consider the last war supplemental providing funding

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Betty Sue Sutton: provisions in it that i support. since october of 2001, approximately 160,000 soldiers have been subject to stop loss orders. serving on involuntary extended tours of duty. last june i introduced the stop loss compensation act to ensure all our soldiers affected by the policy would be properly compensated. and last fall we took the first