House Proceeding on Sep 27th, 2008 :: 0:25:46 to 0:31:21
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Speech By: John J. Jr.Duncan

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John J. Jr.Duncan: the balance of his time or yield back? mr. duncan: we have no other speakers so i would yield back the balance of my time and urge all of my colleagues to support this very fitting and appropriate

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Brad Miller: tribute to a great lady, our friend, congresswoman juanita millender-mcdonald. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields bntack the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california. ms. richardson: i

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Speech By: Brad Miller

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Brad Miller: yield to our chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee, mr. highways himself, our chrman, mr. oberstar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota is recognized.

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Brad Miller: mr. oberstar: i thank the gentlewoman. there are many tributes one could establish for former colleagues, statues andta plaques and names of various facilities, but for juata millender-mcdonald,

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Brad Miller: a transportation artery is truly appropriate, fitting and necessary. from the time she set foot in this chamber and won a seat on the committee on transportation and infrastructure, she was ceaseless

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Brad Miller: in her devotion to transportation initiatives and if i heard the termalmy at that corridor once, i heard it a hundred times. if i heard the desmond bridge once, i heard it 50 times. if i heard

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Brad Miller: freight transportation corridors, i heard it a hundred times. it was endless. ss and that was her passion, her devotion, her commitment. there were many other causes that juanita millender-mcdonald

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Brad Miller: championed. the gentlewoman from california, her successor, ms. richardson, has already enumerated those. i'll submit those in ase longer statement for the record. but i just want j to take

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Brad Miller: this moment, as we did in committee, and here on the floor, to pay tribute to a dear friend, a champion of transportation causes, a person with soul, with spirit, with grace, with elegance

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Brad Miller: who served her constituents, her state and this nation extraordinarily well and it is appropriate that we -- memorialize that service in this naming we're undertaking today. i yield back the balance

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Brad Miller: of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california. ms. richardson: yes, mr. speaker, congresswoman juanita millender-mcdonald was known consistently for pulling off unexpected victories.

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Brad Miller: as a staffer and now as a member, two things i charrished most, one, -- cherished most, one, congresswoman millender-mcdonald was committed to working and serving her constituents. number

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Brad Miller: two, seromething she used to say to me often, you can't throw the baby out with the bath water. she had the unique ability to build, nurture and develop others, particularly young adults

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Brad Miller: and the least of these. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4131. those in favor say aye. those opposed,

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Brad Miller: no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative -- the gentleman from tennessee. mr. duncan: -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee. mr.

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Brad Miller: duncan: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point oi of order that a quorum is not present. in order to request a vote on this. the speaker pro tempore:

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Brad Miller: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota

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Brad Miller: rise? mr. oberstar: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 6999, as amended. the deepwater integrated -- the integrated deepwater program reform act of 2008. the

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Brad Miller: speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6999, a bill to restructure the coast guard integrated deepwater program and for other purposes. the speaker

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Brad Miller: pro tempore: the resolution to bring to the and the ranking member of the th full committee. mr. mica, for the patience over many weeks of negotiating out these terms of conditions that

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Brad Miller: we bring to the house today to cure this program, save the taxpayer money, put the coast guard on a sound put it-footing and assure to the greatest extent that we can that these programs don't

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Brad Miller: occur in then future. now i yield to the gentleman from maryland, mr.r. cummings, to put out before us -- the speaker pro tempore: we will receive a message.ge michael: a message from the senate.

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Brad Miller: the secretary: i have been av directed to inform the house that the senate has passed with an amendment h.r. 2631, cited for the nuclear forensics attribution act on which the concurrence of

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Brad Miller: the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from margeyland is recognized. mr. cummings: thank you very much. i want to thank the chairman for making this legislation

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Brad Miller: happen today. as chairman of the subcommittee on the coast guard and maritime transportation, i rise today to urge the adoption of the integrated deepwater program reform act of 2008, h.r.

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Brad Miller: 6999, as amended. and as chairman oberstar has stated this legislation is based on deepwater reform legislation, h.r. 22 -- 2722, which passed the house by a vote of 426-0 last year and

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Brad Miller: on s. 926 9 which -- 924 which passed the senate by unanimous consent. the manager's amendment amends the underlying bill by making it a crime to operate a submersible vehicle that is not registered

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John Boozman: in any country. vessels are often used to smuggle illegal drugs into the united states. in fact, just this month the coast guard worked with the united states navy to seize two such submersibles