House Proceeding 10-22-07 on Oct 22nd, 2007 :: 0:44:40 to 0:47:53
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sponsor, representative john salazar, in bringing this important legislation to the floor. we support this legislation and urge adoption by the house today, and i reserve the balance of my

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John T. Salazar: time. the speake r pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. here once again, i think my friend from

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Speech By: John T. Salazar

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John T. Salazar: arizona has adequately explained the bill, and we support it and have no objections and even though it's unusual here in conusgress to yield back any time, we do so. yield back to my friend. the

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John T. Salazar: speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time i yield such

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John T. Salazar: time yi as he may co nsume to the sponsor of the legislation, representative john salazar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. . mr. salazar: i introduced h.r..

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John T. Salazar: 783 along with my friend anyd colleague, mark udall, from k colorado to expand the boundary t of mesa verde national park. it protects the most notable and best preserved cliff dwellings

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John T. Salazar: gs this this contry. it is also vital to the economy e of southwest colorado.o. establisheby congress in june, 1906, mesa verde national park is the first cultural park to be setasideta by they national

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John T. Salazar: park system. over 1,400 years ago, the pueblos settled at mesa verde where they built a community in the protective al coves in the canyon calling it home for 700 years. when president

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John T. Salazar: teddy roosevelt signed the law establishing mesa verde, he claimed it was to preserve the works of men. it set of intense public interest to preserving other such sites in the american southwest

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John T. Salazar: and nationwide. today the towns of cortez and montezuma county, colorado, rely heavily on the tourism from mesa verde national park. h.r. 783 authorizes the national park service to acquire two important

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John T. Salazar: parts to the gateway mesa verde national park. one is a 324-acre tract of land. i want to credit the hedeman family as they remain steadfast in their determination to see the property included

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John T. Salazar: in this park. i'd like to thank them for their dedication. the second plot of land is a 38-acre tract to be donated by the -- to the national park service by the mesa verde foundation.

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John T. Salazar: with passage of 783, the national park service will have the authority to accept the generous donation of this parcel from the foundation. mr. speaker, in keeping with the long-standing tradition

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John T. Salazar: of preserving the natural resources and cultural heritage of mesa verde national park, h.r. 783 will greatly enhance the visitor experience at mesa verde for future generations of americans.

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John T. Salazar: ns i urge the house to adopt this important piece of legislation. i urge my colleagues to someday come out and visit v mesa verde national park. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

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John T. Salazar: from arizona. mr. grijalva: we yield back the balance of her time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 784, as amended. so many as are in favor

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John T. Salazar: say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion

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RaÃºl M. Grijalva: to reconsider is laid upon the table. without objection, the amendment to title of h.r. 830 is adopted. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. i move

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Speech By: RaÃÂÃÂºl M. Grijalva