House Proceeding on Jun 4th, 2008 :: 4:35:37 to 4:38:10
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4:34:34 to 4:35:37( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Kevin Brady

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Kevin Brady: would need to lay off nearly 40% of their teachers and administrators. today's bill will not become law, and, therefore, does nothing to support our rural counties. we cannot continue to go from

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Stephanie Herseth: year to year without this being resolved. in califnia, if you don't have the funding assured, layoff notices are sent out by march 15 for the year. for a second year in a row, those layoff

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Speech By: Stephanie Herseth

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Stephanie Herseth: notices are gone out. we lose valuable teachers that do not come back once the funding has been restored. this debate should be about schools and public infrastructure, not used as foughter

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Stephanie Herseth: to drive -- fodder to drive an anti-oil agenda. this process that we're using is deplorable. we were told that pilt would be included but it was stripped out on the bill on the way to the

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Stephanie Herseth: floor. we were told there would be an acceptable offset, not one that's been rejected on three previous occasions by the u.s. senate, but there is none. we are considering this bill under

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Stephanie Herseth: a suspension of the rules, denying the minority to offer an alternative and preventing any member from offering alternative offsets. a compromise has been offered ha and rejected. for this reason,

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Stephanie Herseth: i would urge defeat of the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon. mr. defazio: sorry. i have a -- i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative

4:36:55 to 4:37:08( Edit History Discussion )

Stephanie Herseth: days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. fas with that i'd yield 90 seconds

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Stephanie Herseth: to the gentleman from washington state, mrsh. baird. 90, 9-0. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 90 seconds. mr. baird: i commend my dear friend, peter defazio. i have not

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Stephanie Herseth: seen someone work diligent on behalf of his constituents. in southwest washington, one of the 10 most forested districts in the country. so much of the land in my district is under control

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Stephanie Herseth: of the forest service. most rely on secure rural schools' money to keep their roads open and keep public safety working. mr. speaker, we have to work to pass this bill. it is a bit ironic,

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Stephanie Herseth: however, to criticize a bill and say that criticism is because this bill will not become law and then become against it. things become law when people vote for them. because of that i would

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Greg Walden: encourage my colleagues to vote for this bill. without this bill, 600 counties across the country that are home to millions of americans would be left behind. without this program, millions of rural

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Speech By: Greg Walden