House Proceeding on Dec 19th, 2007 :: 0:20:00 to 0:40:00
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Speech By: Bruce Braley

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Bruce Braley: ethnic minorities are the ones that should get our support. not the brutal military regime. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the

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Bruce Braley: gentleman from arkansas rise? mr. ross: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. ross: thank you,

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Bruce Braley: madam speaker. as he prepares for retirement at the end of this year, it is impossible to think about razorback athletics andmagine what it would be like without coach frank broyles. . his achievements

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Bruce Braley: on the field are numerous and distinctive. however, it's his battle off the field that inspires me even more. in 1999, coach broyles' wife was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. and needless to

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Bruce Braley: say this changed their family forever. coach broyles looked for a way to attack his greatest challenge yet. after years of caring for his wife and receiving calls and letters from supporters,

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David Dreier: he sat down and compiled his most impressive playbook ever, the coach broyles playbook for alzheimer's caregivers, a practical tips guide. his playbook has helped countless families caring

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Speech By: David Dreier

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David Dreier: for a loved one with alzheimer's, letting them know that their fights with this disease are not something they must face alone. in 2004, coach broyles' wife, barbara, succumbed to the

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David Dreier: disease, which still has no cure. his accomplishments in college football will never be forgotten, but the hope and faith he has given to families across this nation coping with alzheimer's

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David Dreier: will leave a lasting impact on our society for generations to come. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona

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John Hall: rise? mr. flake: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: ther gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. flake: madam speaker, one of my astute colleagues said one of

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John Hall: the toughest things of being a member of congress is trying to remember what we are supposed to be outraged about. i remembered this yesterday when i heard a report that, surprise, surprise,

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John Hall: earmarks were being used to help members get re-elected. the reason it is treated as kind of ho hum is that is one of the more noble explanations as to why earmarks are used. with the reporting

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Tom Price: that's going on about earmarks being tied to campaign contributions or chairman or people in leadership position getting tens of millions of dollars in earmarks for favorite companies or organizations

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Speech By: Tom Price

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Tom Price: in their district, it seems that we've simply gone too far when we don't recognize this as a problem. and i would call on my colleagues in the new year to have a moratorium on earmarks. let's

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Tom Price: put a brake on this process until we can put a process in place to adequately vet these. there's no noble purpose for the contemporary practice of earmarking. try as we might, we aren't coming up

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Tom Price: with one. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro

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Paul Hodes: tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognilezed for one minute. ms. schwartz: we've set our nation a new direction, we've increased the minimum wage, improving the lives of millions

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Speech By: Paul Hodes

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Paul Hodes: of american workers. we increased fuel efficiency standards and create new jobs and a chance -- and enchance our economic competitiveness. we enacted the largest college financial aid expansion since

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Paul Hodes: 1944, bringing the american dream within the reach of millions of children in our country. and we're about to pass the largest increase in veterans' health care in american history in honor

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Paul Hodes: of the service and commitment of all of our veterans. we did this in spite of republican obstructionists have tried to undermine our efforts. we did this in spite of the president's refusal to

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Paul Hodes: compromise. this year's coming to a close, but our commitment to change will continue. hard-working american families can be assured that when we return in january the democratic majority

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Marsha Blackburn: will continue to fight for their and our priorities. best wishes for a happy, healthy, secure and hopeful new year to all americans. god bless our great nation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's

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Speech By: Marsha Blackburn

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Marsha Blackburn: time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oklahoma rise? ms. fallin: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection,

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Marsha Blackburn: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. fallin: thank you, madam speaker. this past week the state of we oklahoma experienced a severe ice storm that left over 600,000 homes and businesses

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Marsha Blackburn: without power or heat. as you can imagine, oklahomans have had a very challenging time. today i want to thank the people of oklahoma for helping each other and commend the various, generous

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Keith Ellison: volunteers and organizations that came to their aid. since the disaster of the measurea federal building in 1999, the people of my great state are said to create the oklahoma standard,

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Speech By: Keith Ellison

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Keith Ellison: rallying to help each other and in times of need and certainly this past week and week and a half has been no exception. i want to personally thank governor henry and president bush for

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Keith Ellison: working together to make sure that the proper federal aid disaster relief has come to the state of oklahoma. and i want to thank fema representatives, the state corporation administration who

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Keith Ellison: has kept us informed and on track as power loss was reported and power was restored. and i want to thank the utility crews in their effort to restore power. and i want to thank the hundreds

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Michael Arcuri: of utility crews from out of state for helping. thank you for leaving your families and homes during this holiday season. there are so many organizations to thank, all the charities involved

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Speech By: Michael Arcuri

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Michael Arcuri: tgo above and beyond to help the state of oklahoma. thank you so much and may god bless you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa rise? >> to address the house

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Michael Arcuri: for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i rise today to express my

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Michael Arcuri: serious concerns that inadequate oversight, deficient procedures and ethical lapses at the department of interior mineral management services are costing the federal government millions of dollars

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Michael Arcuri: each year. the m.m.s. is responsible for negotiating, implementing and overseeing all federal leases for resources removed by private companies from public lands. and is supposed to be a guardian

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Carol Shea-Porter: of our nation's precious public resources. unfortunately, evidence suggest that the cozy relationships between m.m.s. officials and oil and gas companies have allowed these companies to underreport

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Carol Shea-Porter: the resources they remove from federal lands and underpay the royalties they owe to the federal government. evidence that m.m.s. has failed to detect and pursue these violations by oil and gas

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Carol Shea-Porter: companies is especially troubling as gas prices continue to rise, corporations make record profits and average americans are struggling to fill their gas tanks and make ends meet. most hard-working

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Joe Barton: tax paying americans would be surprised that they're cheating them from these royalties that would allow us to invest in other priorities. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has

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Speech By: Joe Barton

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Joe Barton: expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. dreier: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro

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Joe Barton: tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. dreier: thank you very much, madam speaker. it's a great honor, as we know, to represent the american people

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Joe Barton: here in the people's house. we all work long hours. we spend a great deal of time here, and i'd like to at this moment mark the extraordinary service of a woman who has chosen to retire after

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Joe Barton: nearly 50 years of working here in the capitol. i'm referring, of course, to the very famous janey galman. as my colleagues who don't know her last name, they know janey's fried chicken,

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Joe Barton: which has been prepared for us on wenses on a regular basis. she -- on windses on a regular basis -- on wednesday on a regular basis. she has shared with us stories about when president kennedy

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Joe Barton: was here. she always showed up to work at 5:00 a.m., regardless of how late we were the night before. she could be working downstairs midnight, 1:00, but she was always back here, coming in with her

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Joe Barton: friend sally at 5:00 in the morning. she has provided extraordinary service and substance to so many. janey, after a half century, has chosen to retire. i want to wish her a congratulations

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Frank Jr.Pallone: and a very happy retirement and a very, very merry christmas. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for

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Speech By: Frank Jr.Pallone

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Frank Jr.Pallone: one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hall: thank you. let me say happy and safe holiday to our men and women serving in uniformat home and abroad.

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Frank Jr.Pallone: after watching the department of veterans' affairs face a $1 billion shortfall during the time of war, i came into this congress convinced that if we have the money to fight the war, we must

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Frank Jr.Pallone: have the money to treat the warrior. one of the first votes that this congress took was to increase funding for the department of veterans' affairs. one of our last votes of the year will

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Frank Jr.Pallone: be to provide $6.7 billion in new funding to the department to ensure that our nation's veterans get the care they have earned. the way the government spends its money is a true indication

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Frank Jr.Pallone: of its priorities. and with this appropriations bill, our new congress has shown that americans' veterans are a top priority. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields

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Frank Jr.Pallone: back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. price: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore:ed without objection, the gentleman

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Frank Jr.Pallone: is recognized for one minute. mr. price: thank you, madam speaker. today i honor and congratulate mayor cecil pruett for a well-deserved retirement. a true citizen, he will be retiring after 12 years

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Frank Jr.Pallone: as tfthe mayor of canton. mayor pruett has strived to better his community and his broad experience has served his constituents very well. he was president of the cherokee chamber of commerce,

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Frank Jr.Pallone: and a member of the atlanta regional commission executive committee. an educator. he remains active at rhinehart college, georgia baptist children's home, mayor pruett oversaw substantial economic

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Frank Jr.Pallone: growth in canton over his 12 years but has always worbuked to preserve the smalltown charm. a southern gentleman in every way, he will be sincerely missed. we wish him and his wife a

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Frank Jr.Pallone: happy and healthy retirement. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire rise? >> i ask permission to address the house for

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Frank Jr.Pallone: one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hodes: thank you, homadam speaker. as we prepare

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Frank Jr.Pallone: to leave this congress, i want to reflect the major accomplishment that is we've achieved on behalf of the american people. as a member of the majority makers, the historic class of 2006, we've

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Frank Jr.Pallone: helped to restore integrity, idealism and imagination to the people's house. we increased the minimum wage for the first time in a decade, and fully implemented the 9/11 commission recommendations to

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Frank Jr.Pallone: better protect our nation. since then we've worked to ease the financial burdens that middle-class families face, passing those sweeping college affordability package in more than 60 years.

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Frank Jr.Pallone: and yesterday we approved an historic energy bill to declare our energy independence and help us address global warming, saving americans anywhere from $700 to $1,000 in gas prices. madam speaker,

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Frank Jr.Pallone: i'm proud to stand with fellow democrats for an american agenda, real security, healthy families, a thriving economy with opportunity for all, not just a few at the top, and a sustainable future for

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Frank Jr.Pallone: our planet. i look forward to 2008. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee

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Frank Jr.Pallone: rise? mrs. blackburn: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs.

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Frank Jr.Pallone: blackburn: thank you, madam speaker. it's so interesting to look at today's whipping post and see the myriad and the vast range of issues that are coming before us. and these are -- many of these