House Proceeding on Dec 19th, 2007 :: 3:42:48 to 3:48:11
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much-needed legislation on itsle way to final enactment. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from te exas. mr. gohmert:

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Bobby L. Rush: thank you, madam eaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gohmert: madam speaker, i rise in support of senate concurrent resolution

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Speech By: Bobby L. Rush

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Bobby L. Rush: 62, to correct the enrollment of h.r. 660, the court security improvement act of 2007. i'd like to thank the chairman. i assume that you are the people responsible for the added heat in the

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Bobby L. Rush: room. i presume that's to help light a fire under the majority to get the business done today. and i applaud that. madam speaker, today the house will consider h.r. 660, a bill to improve court

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Bobby L. Rush: security. as well as to the safety of millions of americans who visit our courthouses every day. this concurrent resolution substitutes section 502 of h.r. 660 make a technical correction to the bill

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Bobby L. Rush: and allow the house to move forward without considering the important -- in order to consider the important bipartisan legislation. i urge my colleagues to adopt this resolution, and i reserve

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Bobby L. Rush: the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to support the resolution, as well, and

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Bobby L. Rush: yield back time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. mr. gohmert: and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time has been yielded back. the question is

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will the house suspend the rules and agree to senate concurrent resolution 62. those in favor say aye. those opposee d, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative,

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Bobby L. Rush: the rules are suspended, the concurrent resolution is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise?

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Bobby L. Rush: mr. conyers: madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and d concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 660, the court security improvement act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report

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Bobby L. Rush: the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 660, an act to amend title 18 united states code to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, and their family members and for other purposes. the speaker

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Bobby L. Rush: pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from michigan, mr. conyers, and the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman

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Bobby L. Rush: from michigan. mr. conyers: thank you. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the

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Bobby L. Rush: bill under consideration. and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: members of the congress, this is important

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Bobby L. Rush: legislation passed only the house on a strong bipartisan basis to improve the security of federal judges, other federal court officers, and their families. it allows judges to redact from

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Bobby L. Rush: their public disclosure forms personal information about their families that could be used to harm them. it provides increased funding for judicial protective services furnished by the united

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Bobby L. Rush: states marbles. -- states marshals. it will protect people from a crime of violence. it enhances prison terms for assaults and other violent acts with intent to intimidate or interfere with

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Bobby L. Rush: judges and other federal officers in performance of their official duties. the house passed this bill in july by vote -- voice vote under suspension. the senate has now passed it with an amendment

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Bobby L. Rush: that makes a few refinements, all of which should be acceptable to the house. it takes a slightly different approach to the enhanced prison terms for assaults and violent acts against judges and

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Bobby L. Rush: other federal officers. this legislation has been years in the making. and we are now finally able to send it to the president. i -- i thank the members of the judiciary committee, which i am

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Bobby L. Rush: proud to be the chairman of. but particularly judge louie gohmert, the new ranking member of the crime subcommittee, who introduced this bill originally in a previous congress. i also send out congratulations

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Bobby L. Rush: to the chairman of the crime subcommittee and judiciary, bobby scott of virginia. and committee members randy forbes of virginia and anthony weiner of new york. i strongly support this legislation

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Bobby L. Rush: and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume.ns i would like to ask

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Joe Barton: through the speaker if the gentleman from michigan has other speakers. mr. conyers: i do not. mr. gohmert: then i anticipate yielding myself myself. -- yielding myself so much time as i may consume

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Speech By: Joe Barton