House Proceeding 06-17-08 on Jun 17th, 2008 :: 0:16:05 to 0:36:05
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bill that will increase our conservation, increase our production and increase our ability to innovate how we deliver energy to the american people. and we need it now. otherwise we will continue

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: to reek of this discontempt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker,

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Speech By: Madeleine Z. Bordallo

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: from the secretary of the senate on june 16, 2008, at 10:25 a.m. that the senate agreed to, without amendment, house concurrent resolution 325. with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, ror

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: rain -- lorraine c. miller, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? >> ski unanimous consent to address the house for one minute.

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> this week the board will vote on boeing's move to replace the tankers that went to northrup in february. the department of labor's employment report

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: for may showed a loss of 49,000 jobs and an unemployment rate thain creased to 5.5%, the biggest monthly rise since 1986. this will not only continue but celebrate the erosion of our

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: industrial base and skilled workforce. according to an economic policy analysis released earlier this month this will ground u.s. jobs, roughly half the parts a and labor to make the airbus

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: tanker will come from overseas. making the airbus will take 45,000 a year, while boeing's option would support twice as many, including jobs in middleton, connecticut. our economy has lost

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: nearly 325,000 jobs since the beginning of the year, we should not be sending more jobs overseas, outsourcing our technological base, we should be creating jobs at home, supporting innovation

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: and investing in our economy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postptpe further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or on which the vote is objected to under clause 6 of rule 20678 recorded votes on postponed questions will be taken after 6:30 p.m. today.

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from guam rise? >> i move suspend the rules. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: a bill toy amend the lacy act amendments

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: of 1991 to treat non-human primates as prohibited wildlife species under that act to make provisions relating to aptive -- captive wildlife offenses and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore:

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Madeleine Z. Bordallo: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from guam, ms. bordallo, and mr. bishop each control 20inutes. ms. boar dal lo spec i yield myself such time as -- ms. bordallo: i yield myself such time

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Rob Bishop: as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. bordallo: this bill amends the lacy act amendments of 1981 to prohibit the import, export, transportation, sale, reseat,

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Speech By: Rob Bishop

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Rob Bishop: acquisition, or -- receipt, acquisition, or purchase in foreign commerce nonhuman primates. though the importation of non-human primates into the united states has been banned by federal regulation

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Rob Bishop: since 1975, due to health concerns, these animals are readily available for purchase on the internet and from exotic animal dealers. while some states already prohibit the possession of

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Rob Bishop: these animals as pets there remains an active trade in these animals. nonhuman primates may pose serious risk to public health and safety. they can transmit diseases and inflict serious physical

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Rob Bishop: harm. in addition, most people can provide the special care, housing, diet, and enrichment these animals require. interstate transport increases these risks to both humans and primates.

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Rob Bishop: conversely, decreasing commerce in nonhuman primates at h.r. 2964 would do limits interactions and diminishes the risks. mr. speaker, i understand that late last week, there were some concerns

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Rob Bishop: raised about the effect of the bill on nonhuman primates. -- primates that serve as assistance animals for individuals with spinal cord injuries. we have committed to work to carefully

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Rob Bishop: address this very narrow issue in a way that does not create unintended loopholes in the prohibitions established by the bill. with that, mr. speaker, i ask members on both sides to support passage of

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Rob Bishop: this noncontroversial bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from utah. mr. bishop: i wish to yield

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Rob Bishop: myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognize. mr. bishop: and i wish to raise issues that give me pause. neither i nor any of my family own a pet caputian

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Rob Bishop: or spider monkey, however i'm not fond of the rally monkeys that show up in the american league playoff season this would amend the lacy act to make it a federal crime to import, export, transfer,

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Rob Bishop: sell, receive or purchase a nonhuman primate pet in interstate or foreign commerce. this contains the distressing trend of federalizing another issue that clearly falls under the state

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Rob Bishop: fish and wildlife rules. many states prohibit monkeys or require a permit to own one. it begs the question, why is there an overriding need for this legislation. according to proponents, the nonhuman

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Rob Bishop: primates spread disease, yet there have only been 132 incidents where nonhuman primates have injured a human primates. of these, 80 involved primate pets not covered in this bill, eight a year.