House Proceeding 07-17-09 on Jul 17th, 2009 :: 1:02:20 to 1:05:35
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Nick J. Rahall: my substitute does, so i would urge my colleagues to vote for the substitute. i reserve think my time. -- i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.

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Speech By: Nick J. Rahall

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Nick J. Rahall: mr. rahall: i appreciate the gentleman's comments on my efforts and appreciate the full disclosure. this substitute which is my anti-slaughter bill from last congress in, addresses one piece of a big puzzle.

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Nick J. Rahall: the roam act will address the underlying problems which made slauth aeropossibility. the substitute would address the symptom, while the underlying legislation will provide a cure. i'm pleased that the gentleman from washington state opposes the slaughter of horses. when this substitute came before the congrs last congress, which he has already

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Nick J. Rahall: fully disclosed, he voted against it. but now he is in support theof and is even offering it on the floor of the house that is a step forward. unfortunately, this conversion is a day late and several dollars short. this substitute was the right approach last congress but that

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Nick J. Rahall: was before the b.l.m. announced the program was bankrupt and they are going -- and they were going to have to kill 30,000 horses and burros. the g.a.o. documented that the b.l.m. program is out of control. first the agency was holding 5,000 horse, then 10,000, now 30,000. the agency claims killing these

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Nick J. Rahall: animals is the only solution. without the other reforms in the underlying legislation 1018, the b.l.m. will have to destroy these animals. the hastings substitute changes the identity of those killing the horses. only the underlying bill actually stops the slaughter.

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Nick J. Rahall: this substitute was the right approach last congress but that was al before the release of the g.a.o. report. now we have a thorough analysis of the obstacles facing the b.l.m. and recommendations to face the root causes. the g.a.o. documented the enormous cost of the proposed

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Nick J. Rahall: solutions. the congress is in a position to do more and we must do more. h.r. 1018 must do more. adopting this substitute would cost money. cost money, not save it. because it would allow the b.l.m. to continue pouring good money after bad without fixing the inefficiencies which plague the program in the first place.

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Nick J. Rahall: since i authored legislation mr. hastings is now offering as his substitute, we have worked with the humane society and others to find new and more comprehensive solutions. we have apparently succeeded in bringing mr. hastings up to where we were last congress and