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watson: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. watson: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. watson: madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, h.res. 1357. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1357. resolution commending and congratulating the hollywood walk of fame on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. watson, and the gentleman from utah, mr. chaff fits, will -- chesapeake bay fits, each will control -- mr. chesapeake bay fits, each will -- mr. chaff fits, each will control 20 minutes. ms. watson: i ask that
watson: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. watson: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. watson: madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution,...
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cuellar: thank you, madam chair. thank you very much, madam chair, for the leadership that both you and chairman towns have provided in the committee oversight, and of course your staff has worked so hard making sure that we get this passed. my staff also worked very, very hard on this, on the committee also i certainly want to thank ranking member issa for his input and for his amendment also that we accepted. of course his staff also for getting this work done. certainly want to thank the other stakeholders, g.a.o., o.m.b., blog -- blue dog coalition, other folks who worked to make this into a bipartisan bill. in particular i want to point out to my friend, tom platts, who has been working on this particular bill the last few sessions, building the foundation and we went and looked at his bill and looked at some of the other things that we were working on and put it together as a bipartisan bill. h.r. 2142 creates a government that works with the people, commonsense concept that emphasizes a couple of things. one,
cuellar: thank you, madam chair. thank you very much, madam chair, for the leadership that both you and chairman towns have provided in the committee oversight, and of course your staff has worked so hard making sure that we get this passed. my staff also worked very, very hard on this, on the committee also i certainly want to thank ranking member issa for his input and for his amendment also that we accepted. of course his staff also for getting this work done. certainly want to thank the...
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the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has agreed to s. res. 572, relative to the death of the honorable robert c. byrd, a senator from the state of west virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the last day's proceedings and announced to the house her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. >> madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> i request the request be put on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the yice have it. the -- the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. >> madam speaker, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays
the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has agreed to s. res. 572, relative to the death of the honorable robert c. byrd, a senator from the state of west virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the last day's proceedings and announced to the house her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. >> madam speaker. the...
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johnson: thank you, madam. recent "new york times" poll ipped case 54% of the public believe the president does not have clear plan for creating jobs. clearly the failed $1 trillion stimulus plan created to keep unemployment below 8% shows the president's inability to lead. the dismal numbers come as the democrats neglected to produce a budget and the majority leader announced the democrats will raise taxes to pay for more government spending. i say cut government spending so you don't have to raise taxes. while they should be focused on creating jobs, the democrats have proven the only thing they can do well is tax and spend. here's a new novel idea. the american people know from personal experience, stop pend -- spending the money you don't have. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from the great state of nevada rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recogniz
johnson: thank you, madam. recent "new york times" poll ipped case 54% of the public believe the president does not have clear plan for creating jobs. clearly the failed $1 trillion stimulus plan created to keep unemployment below 8% shows the president's inability to lead. the dismal numbers come as the democrats neglected to produce a budget and the majority leader announced the democrats will raise taxes to pay for more government spending. i say cut government spending so you...
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madam speaker. ms. ros-lehtinen: and i also have no further requests for time, madam speaker. i'd like to yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time has been yielded back. ms. watson: yes. and i again yield back the balance of my time. madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for what purpose? ms. watson: if we can just take a voice vote on that. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate joint resolution 32. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the joint resolution is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. watson: madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution h.res. 1464. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk
madam speaker. ms. ros-lehtinen: and i also have no further requests for time, madam speaker. i'd like to yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time has been yielded back. ms. watson: yes. and i again yield back the balance of my time. madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for what purpose? ms. watson: if we can just take a voice vote on that. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and...
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velazquez velazquez thank you, madam chair -- ms. velazquez: thank you, madam chair. american small businesses have always tightened economic fields and sectors. today small businesses continue to be some of our most creative innovators. as our nation shifts away from fossil fuels and seeks clean resources of energy, entrepreneurs are leading the way. today small businesses, 90% of those companies operating in the renewable and energy efficiency industries. small firms are also making important contributions in the arm sciences and biomess sid -- biomedicine. technologies used in our nation's national defense are also being advanced by small businesses. components of the predator drone, for instance, were developed by small firms. and small businesses are helping develop new information technology and digital media services that better connect our world. the united states must continue to lead in all these areas if our economy's to remain strong in the long-term. this type of innovation creates good-paying, highly skilled jobs. however, before this business can develo
velazquez velazquez thank you, madam chair -- ms. velazquez: thank you, madam chair. american small businesses have always tightened economic fields and sectors. today small businesses continue to be some of our most creative innovators. as our nation shifts away from fossil fuels and seeks clean resources of energy, entrepreneurs are leading the way. today small businesses, 90% of those companies operating in the renewable and energy efficiency industries. small firms are also making important...
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watson: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. watson: madam speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to the bill h.res. 879 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: house resolution 879, resolution supporting the goals and ideals of american education week. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. watson, and the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. watson: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. watson: madam speaker, i now yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. watson: madam speaker, on behalf of the house committee on oversight and government
watson: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. watson: madam speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to the bill h.res. 879 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: house resolution 879, resolution supporting the goals and ideals of american education week. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. watson,...
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michaud: thank you, madam chairwoman. i have an amendment at the desk made in order under the rules. the clerk: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 11, printed in part c of house report number 111-506, offered by mr. michaud of maine. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1436, the gentleman from maine, mr. michaud, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maine. mr. michaud: thank you, madam chairwoman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise today in support of my amendment to the small business lending fund act. the amendment i offered today does two things to improve the underlying bill, the state small business credit initiative program. first, it ensures the state-run venture capital programs are eligible to participate in the program. second, it clarifies that the state financing program will be eligible for the program as long as their use of the new funds meets the business size requirements in the bill. t
michaud: thank you, madam chairwoman. i have an amendment at the desk made in order under the rules. the clerk: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 11, printed in part c of house report number 111-506, offered by mr. michaud of maine. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1436, the gentleman from maine, mr. michaud, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maine. mr. michaud: thank you, madam chairwoman. i...
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boozman: thank you, madam speaker. i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. coble, ranking member of the judiciary subcommittee on the courts and distinguished veteran of the korean war. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for as much time as he might consume. mr. coble: madam speaker, i too want to express thanks to the gentleman from american samoa and the gentleman from arkansas for having very ably managed this resolution. and i am pleased indeed today to be on the house floor with my friend from new york and my friend from texas, i want to be sure he was still there, hadn't left. i rise in support of h.j.res. 86, madam speaker, and while there's little i can add to enhance the merit of this resolution, i'd like to remind everyone that technically speaking the korean conflict has not ended. the recent actions by north korea against south korea and the chinese should not be taken lightly. south korea is our true ally on the korean peninsula. a
boozman: thank you, madam speaker. i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. coble, ranking member of the judiciary subcommittee on the courts and distinguished veteran of the korean war. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for as much time as he might consume. mr. coble: madam speaker, i too want to express thanks to the gentleman from american samoa and the gentleman from arkansas for having very ably managed this...
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thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts has 4 1/2 minutes. mr. mcgovern: thank you. madam speaker, the american people are frustrated. they're frustrated that we haven't passed a wall street regulatory reform bill sooner. i think my friends on the other side of the aisle just don't get it. i don't think they understand that an unregulated wall street with no checks and balances will produce another economic crisis like the one we are trying to dig outerselves out of right now. the republican minority leader mr. boehner says, and i quote, this is killing an ant with a nuclear weapon, end quote. an ant? it was the worst financial crisis since the great depression. america's lost eight million jobs and $17 trillion of retirement savings in net worth. the irresponsible and fiscal policies of the previous administration and a lot of my friends on the other side were much more than an ant to the american workers and their families and small businesses. they have suffered g
thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts has 4 1/2 minutes. mr. mcgovern: thank you. madam speaker, the american people are frustrated. they're frustrated that we haven't passed a wall street regulatory reform bill sooner. i think my friends on the other side of the aisle just don't get it. i don't think they understand that an unregulated wall street with no checks and balances will produce another economic crisis like the one we are trying to dig...
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madam chair. the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union, having had under consideration h.r. 5297, directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 5297 and has come to no -- to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to laws 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered. or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. recorded votes on postponed questions will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to h.r. 4451, the collinsville renewable energy promotions act, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the cl
madam chair. the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union, having had under consideration h.r. 5297, directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 5297 and has come to no -- to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to laws 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings...
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thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, recently we found out that the national debt has surpassed $13 trillion. that means that each american owes approximately $42,000. i align myself with the remarks from the gentleman from texas in applauding the gentleman from colorado and massachusetts in bringing this bill to the floor that actually does save taxpayer dollars for the american people. i also want to recognize the leadership of mrs. capito from west virginia whorks bill this originally was. here's an idea, madam speaker. rather than simply talking about how shocking our dangerous level of national debt is, why don't we actually do something about it today? south america at a crossroads and the choices we make today will determine the kind of country we will be. the republican economic recovery working group launched the youcut program to change the culture in washington. it's clear from news reports, madam speaker that it's starting to do so. we saw the white house just last week ask each government agen
thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, recently we found out that the national debt has surpassed $13 trillion. that means that each american owes approximately $42,000. i align myself with the remarks from the gentleman from texas in applauding the gentleman from colorado and massachusetts in bringing this bill to the floor that actually does save taxpayer dollars for the american people. i also want to recognize the leadership of mrs. capito from west virginia whorks bill this originally...
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>> thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: i want to talk about the tornadoes that ravaged western ohio june 5 and 6 and it prematurely took the lives of six people. we're talking about fulton county, adjacent counties, madison walters has been tragically orphaned while her family, mary and ryan, were killed. we remember others. over 100 million dollars of estimated damage occurred. lake high school was leveled. so many businesses, homes, farms affected. while this is a story of pain, it is a story of hope while waves of thousands of volunteers have come to try to help and assist those facing such destruction. i would like to submit two articles for the record that detail examples of this compassion and it shows to us again the signs of a great nation that binds together a neighbor helping neighbor. i'd urge the administration in the strongest manner possible to declare our region a fede
>> thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: i want to talk about the tornadoes that ravaged western ohio june 5 and 6 and it prematurely took the lives of six people. we're talking about fulton county, adjacent counties, madison walters has been tragically orphaned while her family, mary and ryan, were killed. we remember others. over 100 million dollars of...
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king: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i appreciate very much the privilege to be recognized, to address you here on the floor of the house of representatives, in this great deliberative body that we have. i appreciate the gentleman from utah who so eloquently spoke in the previous period of time and i have a number of things on my mind that i came here to impart to you, madam speaker, and anyone that would like to overhear our conversation. maybe this would be a good day to solve a lot of the problems that we have before us and just generally address this situation. i may have to refer once in a while back to the history of the world to make a reference point so we can understand what we're doing now. this is an america that's been built upon the foundation of a good number of things. the pillars of american exceptionalism. now, some of these are pretty simple. they're in the bill of rights, freedom of speech, religion, press, freedom to petition, the freedom to assemble and petition our government for grie
king: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i appreciate very much the privilege to be recognized, to address you here on the floor of the house of representatives, in this great deliberative body that we have. i appreciate the gentleman from utah who so eloquently spoke in the previous period of time and i have a number of things on my mind that i came here to impart to you, madam speaker, and anyone that would like to overhear our conversation. maybe this would be a good day to solve a lot...
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roe: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: thank you, madam speaker. it's a great honor to be here today as a huge college basketball fan to rise in support of house resolution 1427 , honoring coach john robert wooden. today we honor coach wooden's accomplishments in leadership. coach wooden was born in indiana and attended purdue university where he played on the university's basketball team and was the first player to be named a three time all american. coach wooden also played professionally for the team that later became the indianapolis jets. in 1961 he was enshrined in the basketball hall of fame for his accomplishments as a player. coac wooden began his teaching career at dayton high school in kentucky and after his service in world war ii, coach wooden began coaching at indiana teachers college, now indiana state university. in 198 4-wooden was inducted into the indiana state university athletic hall of fame. 1948
roe: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: thank you, madam speaker. it's a great honor to be here today as a huge college basketball fan to rise in support of house resolution 1427 , honoring coach john robert wooden. today we honor coach wooden's accomplishments in leadership. coach wooden was born in indiana and attended purdue university where he played on the university's basketball team and was...
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thank you, madam speaker. as you know last night was the 49th annual roll call baseball game, and i'm happy to announce to the house today that that score has been settled this year and the democrats were victorious 13-6. mr. doyle: of course, the biggest winners last night were our two charities, the national literacy council and the boys and girls club of washington, d.c. the final numbers aren't in as donations are still coming in, but we've gone over the $150,000 mark for our charities last night. i want to commend our republican team for a hard-fought game. they gave us a tough game right up until the last inning and kept all the fans in their seats until the very end. we had a couple outstanding plays on the democratic side. all of us woke up with great chagrin this morning to watch espn's top 10 and see anthony weiner as number nine top 10 -- and also some outstanding leading from steve driehaus. but the m.v.p.'s on the democratic side were killer bees, joe baca, mr. boccieri and mr. baird. all had outs
thank you, madam speaker. as you know last night was the 49th annual roll call baseball game, and i'm happy to announce to the house today that that score has been settled this year and the democrats were victorious 13-6. mr. doyle: of course, the biggest winners last night were our two charities, the national literacy council and the boys and girls club of washington, d.c. the final numbers aren't in as donations are still coming in, but we've gone over the $150,000 mark for our charities last...
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in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 -- >> madam speaker. madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california riss? >> i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote has been requested. the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: 410. the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. members will please take their c
in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 -- >> madam speaker. madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california riss? >> i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote has been requested. the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. a...
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speer: madam speaker, i have one question -- ms. speier: madam speaker, i have one question, how long until we do something about our reliance on oil? the amount of oil that has spilled in the gulf since its inception is 65,000 barrels a day, up from 1,000 barrels. do you realize that if we had retrofitted 100,000 homes in this country it would equal the amount of oil that's been spilled into the gulf during this time. i say to ll of us it's time to take decisive action. it's time to rid ourselves on our dependence on oil. we can do so by embracing the home star program that the house has already passed and really what we should do is ask b.p. to put into an escrow account $6 billion, and with $6 billion, do you know what we can do? we can retrofit over three million homes in america. and by the way, we can put to work 160,000 americans. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> i ask permission to address the house for one min
speer: madam speaker, i have one question -- ms. speier: madam speaker, i have one question, how long until we do something about our reliance on oil? the amount of oil that has spilled in the gulf since its inception is 65,000 barrels a day, up from 1,000 barrels. do you realize that if we had retrofitted 100,000 homes in this country it would equal the amount of oil that's been spilled into the gulf during this time. i say to ll of us it's time to take decisive action. it's time to rid...
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king: thank you, madam speaker. it's an honor to be -- have the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the house of representatives. and pick up where my colleagues left off. they have given, i think, a good presentation over the last 60 minutes that covered a lot of important territory with regard to the budget and the spending. i think they made the point that since the rules of the house required a budget resolution this house has never before failed to pass a budget. and there are political reasons for that. i happen to see a quote over on the wall that i hadn't picked up before. it didn't occur to me. i'm sure it wasn't a republican, maaam speaker. it was a quote that generally speaking was this, until the deficit reduction commission would meet and produce a decision, we couldn't possibly pass a budget here in the house. and that would be -- oh, let me see, a week or two or so after the election in november. imagine. congress can't do its work unless the president points a deficit commission -- appoin
king: thank you, madam speaker. it's an honor to be -- have the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the house of representatives. and pick up where my colleagues left off. they have given, i think, a good presentation over the last 60 minutes that covered a lot of important territory with regard to the budget and the spending. i think they made the point that since the rules of the house required a budget resolution this house has never before failed to pass a budget. and there are...
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chaffetz: thank you, madam speaker. i commend the democrat majority for scheduling h.r. 1061 under suspension of the rules today. today, the house is setting a valuable precedent by removing certain lands managed part of the olympic national park from federal ownership to meet a legitimate need. the national park service has expressed support for conveying these federal lands to the hoh indian tribe without consideration. to date, we have not been made aware of any opposition lodged by environmental groups to this national park land transfer. the hoh tribe has demonstrated a compelling need to add lands to its existing reservation in which they can construct housing and other facilities for its members. the tribe's reservation currently lies within one of the rainiest areas of the country on the olympic peninsula of washington. classified as a tsunami zone and prone to major flooding, the reservation receives upwards of 140 inches of rain per year. the transfer of land by h.r. 1061 enables the tribe to expand the easter
chaffetz: thank you, madam speaker. i commend the democrat majority for scheduling h.r. 1061 under suspension of the rules today. today, the house is setting a valuable precedent by removing certain lands managed part of the olympic national park from federal ownership to meet a legitimate need. the national park service has expressed support for conveying these federal lands to the hoh indian tribe without consideration. to date, we have not been made aware of any opposition lodged by...
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thank you, madam speaker. the speaker: the chair will enttain up to0 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? mr. quigley: madam speaker, you ve no idea how much i'm going to enjoy this, but sometime late last night patrick kane slipped a puck to a goaltender in overtime and thehicago blackhawks became the stanley cuchampions. congratulations to the team for their greaseason. many of these players have played over 120 games this season, including the olympics, to achieve thr one goal. a special thanks to the owner the blackhawks, rocky. while hockey never left chicago, he brought it back. the management team, the coach and dale. madam speaker, today chicago is my kind of town. thank you and i yield back. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentlewoman fronorth carolina rise? ms. foxx: i ask perssion to addresthe house for e minute, madam speaker. the speaker: without objection. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. the 2010 fed
thank you, madam speaker. the speaker: the chair will enttain up to0 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? mr. quigley: madam speaker, you ve no idea how much i'm going to enjoy this, but sometime late last night patrick kane slipped a puck to a goaltender in overtime and thehicago blackhawks became the stanley cuchampions. congratulations to the team for their greaseason. many of these players have played...
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fudge: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, wall street reform is critical to creating jobs and growing our economy. as we rebuild america, we must ensure that wall street won't gamble again with our futures. i support the restoring american financial stability act because it includes commonsense reforms to hold wall street and the big banks accountable. this bill will end bailouts by ensuring taxpayers are never again on the hook for wall street's risky decisions and will rein in big banks and their big bonuses. it protects families' retirement funds, college savings, homes and businesses financial futures from unnecessary risk by lenders. it also safeguards the american people from territory lending abuses which resulted in millions of foreclosures over the past few years. the american people deserve and want these reforms. let's give americans what they deserve. fairness and the -- in the financial system. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady f
fudge: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, wall street reform is critical to creating jobs and growing our economy. as we rebuild america, we must ensure that wall street won't gamble again with our futures. i support the restoring american financial stability act because it includes commonsense reforms to hold wall street and the big banks accountable. this bill will end bailouts by ensuring taxpayers are never again on the hook for wall street's risky decisions and will rein in big banks...
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and madame and a lot of people feel that she was responsible for that change. i thought i would straighten out the record for you. [applause] my second major historical event that i want to describe -- [laughter] refers to the chicago cubs. [laughter] and as i know has been said many times, i was not back to witness the home run by babe ruth. last year at the sixth circuit conference, i was responding to one of these sessions where you get questions from the audience. somebody asked me about whether i was really there and i responded, yes, i was, and i remember sitting behind third base and watching dave ruth respond -- baby rutbabe ruth responding to the rising at sidelines and -- razzing at the sidelines and draw attention to the scoreboard. after that session, he said he did not want to embarrass me in front of the whole crowd, but his grandfather had been in the bleachers that day and the home run had landed in the left secured bleachers right to where his father had been sitting and he saved it and may face -- a family souvenir out of it. he suggested i ha
and madame and a lot of people feel that she was responsible for that change. i thought i would straighten out the record for you. [applause] my second major historical event that i want to describe -- [laughter] refers to the chicago cubs. [laughter] and as i know has been said many times, i was not back to witness the home run by babe ruth. last year at the sixth circuit conference, i was responding to one of these sessions where you get questions from the audience. somebody asked me about...
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schock: thank you, madam speaker. and the my honor to welcome to the chamber pastor henderson who just gave us the opening prayer. pastor henderson contacted me when he was planning his family's trip to washington, d.c., and it had been a dream of his to give the opening prayer and i was pleased to be able to recommend him to the speaker to have that privilege. in addition to his duties at his home church of first baptist church located in my district in lincoln, illinois, he's also a pastor for memorial medical center located in springfield, illinois. in addition to that, he's a public servant in his own right, being elected to his second term now for the west lincoln school board. he's in a whole host of organizations, constandly giving back to his family -- constantly giving back to his family. a member of the orchestra, an officer of the can you be scouts organization in his
schock: thank you, madam speaker. and the my honor to welcome to the chamber pastor henderson who just gave us the opening prayer. pastor henderson contacted me when he was planning his family's trip to washington, d.c., and it had been a dream of his to give the opening prayer and i was pleased to be able to recommend him to the speaker to have that privilege. in addition to his duties at his home church of first baptist church located in my district in lincoln, illinois, he's also a pastor...
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well, welcome, madam solicitor general. there's only so much we can do to elaborate on your qualifications. solicitor general kagan's achievements, as well as her record, are by now well known to this committee and by the end of the week, they will be well known to the american people. frankly there are not many blankseft to fill in. given how forthcoming general kagan has already been, i would think that we could finish this hearing in one round of questioning. now, i am and i've always been a strong advocate for asking nominees searching questions and i expect nominees to answer. i also believe that my colleague on the other side of the dais have a right and a duty to ask tough, probative questions, but i also believe that the quality of answers matters more than the quantity and we can expect very high quality from you, general cage in the la several weeks, we on the judiciary committee have had had the opportunity to get to know general kagan and she's been very forth comingn every way. i'm confident that the american p
well, welcome, madam solicitor general. there's only so much we can do to elaborate on your qualifications. solicitor general kagan's achievements, as well as her record, are by now well known to this committee and by the end of the week, they will be well known to the american people. frankly there are not many blankseft to fill in. given how forthcoming general kagan has already been, i would think that we could finish this hearing in one round of questioning. now, i am and i've always been a...
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not so fast, madam speaker. last week a bipartisan group of us sent a letter to the speaker urging that the house not consider the supplemental before some keer serious questions about our policies in afghanistan are addressed. and even if we move forward this week, i hope we are given an opportunity to be given a thorough debate on this issue and be given a clean vote on whether we should continue our funding at current levels. this is life and death. this is about sending our troops into harm's way. this is about whether or not we can afford to continue this policy. madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to think long and hard this week about this critical issue. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: mr. poe of texas. mr. poe: perm five -- request permission to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. poe: madam speaker, we honor a texas soldier who gave his life serving this country, this country
not so fast, madam speaker. last week a bipartisan group of us sent a letter to the speaker urging that the house not consider the supplemental before some keer serious questions about our policies in afghanistan are addressed. and even if we move forward this week, i hope we are given an opportunity to be given a thorough debate on this issue and be given a clean vote on whether we should continue our funding at current levels. this is life and death. this is about sending our troops into...
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the speaker pro tempore: madam chair? the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 5072, directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 5072 and has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minutes. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? annapolis consent to address the house -- ms. ros-lehtinen: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognize. ms. ros-lehtinen: yesterday it was announced oil may be spreading through the ocean in layers. this is anything but a recent revelation, except to b.p. i sent a letter last month to examine the amounts of oil suspended in the water column below the ocean's surface. yet until yesterday, officials failed to acknowledge what
the speaker pro tempore: madam chair? the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 5072, directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 5072 and has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minutes. for what...
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madam chair? >> it does obviously go well beyond the issuing of formal ethics orders, it goes beyond training, although both of those elements are important. it's how you deal with the kinds of misconduct that you identify that appeared in those two inspectogeneral reorts. i read them as well. and it is shocking. absolutely shocking behavior. i hone, and i think it is not pervasive across the industry. some of which are already gone, the rest of which will be gone soon. there will be zero tolerance for corruption, coziness, et cetera. and we will work aggressively both through the i.g.'s office and the organization that i'm setting up to root out the ones that shouldn't have been there to begin with, but regrettably were. it will be a sustained push, it will be making clear there will be zero tolerance for what has been tolerated in the past. there will be the encouragement of people to come forward with information suggesting corruption among others. in the short term, there may be more of these
madam chair? >> it does obviously go well beyond the issuing of formal ethics orders, it goes beyond training, although both of those elements are important. it's how you deal with the kinds of misconduct that you identify that appeared in those two inspectogeneral reorts. i read them as well. and it is shocking. absolutely shocking behavior. i hone, and i think it is not pervasive across the industry. some of which are already gone, the rest of which will be gone soon. there will be zero...
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madam speaker, the letter that mr. mcgovern mentioned, i have camp lejeune in my district and we are wearing out our miiitary. and, madam speaker, i hope the president will keep his word and have a timetable to get our troops out of afghanistan. and with that, madam speaker, i'm close -- in closing, i'd ask god to please bless our men and women in uniform, i ask god to please bless the men and women in uniform, ask god to please in his arms -- hold a child dying for freedom in iraq and afghanistan. and, madam speaker, i ask god to bless the house and senate that we will do what is right in the eyes of god. and i ask god to give wisdom, strength and courage to president obama that he would do what is right in the eyes of god. and three times i will say, please, god, please, god, please, god, continue to bless america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. mr. weiner of new york. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minu
madam speaker, the letter that mr. mcgovern mentioned, i have camp lejeune in my district and we are wearing out our miiitary. and, madam speaker, i hope the president will keep his word and have a timetable to get our troops out of afghanistan. and with that, madam speaker, i'm close -- in closing, i'd ask god to please bless our men and women in uniform, i ask god to please bless the men and women in uniform, ask god to please in his arms -- hold a child dying for freedom in iraq and...
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but, madam bureaucrat, the patient needs care today. well, we probably have an answer for you in a week or two. that's the kind of stuff that we're talking about. that's the reason why -- i'm going to tell you this, mr. speaker. that's the reason why there are physicians all across this country on both sides of the aisle who are seeking the nomination of their party to come join us, become one of the 435, or one of the 100 in the other body. i've never seen so many running for office. giving up, you know, more lucrative financially than what you earn as a member of congress. they want to make a difference. they want to make a change. they're, i'm sure, pretty frustrated and disgusted about their lot, their wonderful medical profession that many of them have devoted 25, 30 years of their lives to. didn't even get started probably until they were in their early 30's and had $200,000 worth of student loans to pay off. they went through all of that and here now we're going to come along and say, well, you doctors work for us now. you work f
but, madam bureaucrat, the patient needs care today. well, we probably have an answer for you in a week or two. that's the kind of stuff that we're talking about. that's the reason why -- i'm going to tell you this, mr. speaker. that's the reason why there are physicians all across this country on both sides of the aisle who are seeking the nomination of their party to come join us, become one of the 435, or one of the 100 in the other body. i've never seen so many running for office. giving...
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obamacare has to go, madam speaker. excuse me. obamacare has got to go, there are those who think we can't get it done. the bill is passed, let's move on. we need to look ahead, not backwards. if we're going to look ahead, we have to look backwards and determine, obamacare is a terrible idea. it's an unconstitutional thing, an unconscionable thing to do to a free people. america with its vitality loses a chunk of its vitality when you take away our individualism and liberty. if people think we can't repeal obamacare let me lay out this scenario. it works like this every single republican voted no on obamacare. 34 democrats vote nod on obamacare. there was only one thing bipartisan about obamacare, that was opposition to obamacare. in the house and in the senate. so obamacare is the law of the land but the implementation of it doesn't get completed until 2014. that's when we're saddled with the jug you are naught of this taking our decisions away from us and creating the dependency on people so they no longer think about the freedo
obamacare has to go, madam speaker. excuse me. obamacare has got to go, there are those who think we can't get it done. the bill is passed, let's move on. we need to look ahead, not backwards. if we're going to look ahead, we have to look backwards and determine, obamacare is a terrible idea. it's an unconstitutional thing, an unconscionable thing to do to a free people. america with its vitality loses a chunk of its vitality when you take away our individualism and liberty. if people think we...
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durbin: madam president, reserving the right to object. madam president, for eight weeks, eight weeks, senator baucus and senator reid have negotiated with the republicans in an attempt to pass this important jobs bill. they have been asked to make the package smaller, which they did. they have been asked to pay for portions of the package, which they did, and still republicans continue to filibuster and stop this bill. what the senator from kentucky wants to do would be virtually unprecedented, that we would pay for the emergency spendg for unemploymentompensatio by removing money from our jobs program, the stimulus program. so he is going to kill jobs on one side to pay for the unemployed on the other side. it makes no sense economically, and it is certainly not within the tradition of the senate, and i object. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the objection is heard. the senator from from -- the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: madam president, i would only briefly offer that the offset i just offered was one the m
durbin: madam president, reserving the right to object. madam president, for eight weeks, eight weeks, senator baucus and senator reid have negotiated with the republicans in an attempt to pass this important jobs bill. they have been asked to make the package smaller, which they did. they have been asked to pay for portions of the package, which they did, and still republicans continue to filibuster and stop this bill. what the senator from kentucky wants to do would be virtually...
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section 104 of the act has two principal parts, madam president. first, t -- the treasury will direct american banks to prohibit or impose strict conditions on correspondent or payable through account of any foreign financial institution working with key iranian entities. for example, foreign banks conducting substantial business with the irgc, its front companies or affiliates, will be cut off from its american accounts. hypothetically then, if an agent or latin american bank were to provide services to an irgc-owned construction company, for instance, building a major gas pipeline, that bank would be shut off from u.s. correspondent banking. in addition, foreign bank servicing, the various iranian banks blacklisted by the treasury department and the u.n. security council will also be targeted under this section. and section 104 directs the treasury to restrict correspondent banking of foreign banks directly involved in iran's weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorist financing, as well as money laundering towards those aims. in the
section 104 of the act has two principal parts, madam president. first, t -- the treasury will direct american banks to prohibit or impose strict conditions on correspondent or payable through account of any foreign financial institution working with key iranian entities. for example, foreign banks conducting substantial business with the irgc, its front companies or affiliates, will be cut off from its american accounts. hypothetically then, if an agent or latin american bank were to provide...
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. >> thank you, madam secretary. we don't live in a vacuum here. had conversations with him, as well. i've had conversations with leaders throughout afghanistan and the region, and that's not what they're telling me. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank y, senat mccain. senator lieberman? >> thanks, mr. president, and welcome back, general. it's great to see you looking good again. your recovery time was very impressive yesterday. i thoht it was at world cup levels. and the coach may want to add you to the team roster before slovenia later in the week.r le. i want to say at the outset that as you both said yesterday in your opening statement, in previous appearances before our committee, you've made clear at things would get worse before they got better in afghanistan. and unfortunately, that's exactly where we are now. but to me the important point here, and i want to go back to thatecember 1st speech by president obama at west point, we're talking about the deadline parts of it. i want to come back to that in a minute. but the president made a very
. >> thank you, madam secretary. we don't live in a vacuum here. had conversations with him, as well. i've had conversations with leaders throughout afghanistan and the region, and that's not what they're telling me. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank y, senat mccain. senator lieberman? >> thanks, mr. president, and welcome back, general. it's great to see you looking good again. your recovery time was very impressive yesterday. i thoht it was at world cup levels. and the coach...
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[laughter] >> merci, madame chief justice. [laughter] may it please the court, 10,000 announces at the battle ofry%- agincourt. agincourt. that fige alonunderes e gravitof the offense tha he commied when he waged his unjustifd military campaign ains that figure alone underscores the gravity of the offense that he committed when he waged his unjustified military campaign against france. no use of military forces lawfuu without just cause. an unprovoked invasion of another country warrants the most searching inquiry into whether just cause exists, because it is the most aggressive form of the use military force. henry's unprovoked invasion of france was unjustified for least two reasons. first, he lacked a valid claim to the french crown, which was the justification that he gave for the invasion. second, that justification was just a pretext, anyway. the invasion was, in fact, motivated by king henry's desire to quell doubts about his claim to the english crown, given the illegitimacy of his father's reign and doubts about his o
[laughter] >> merci, madame chief justice. [laughter] may it please the court, 10,000 announces at the battle ofry%- agincourt. agincourt. that fige alonunderes e gravitof the offense tha he commied when he waged his unjustifd military campaign ains that figure alone underscores the gravity of the offense that he committed when he waged his unjustified military campaign against france. no use of military forces lawfuu without just cause. an unprovoked invasion of another country warrants...
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madam secretary, thank you again. >> thank you, madame secretary. have a question on the flotilla class. what can you tell us about the turkish american who was killed in the clash? does his death make it more likely that an american will participate in any investigation, and also, prime minister and netanyahu is now saying he is willing to evaluate new ideas on the blockade of gaza. visit the u.s. have any new ideas in this regard -- does the u.s. have any new ideas in this regard? >> we can confirm that a u.s.- jewisturkish was killed on the flotilla. our ambassador has been in contact with the family. we have offered our heertfelt condolences and any kind of counselor assistance that the family might need this time. we are still gathering information about what happened. we know that there was another american citizen injured on one of the ships. there is also a third american who was injured during a subsequent protests and remains hospitalized. protecting the welfare of american citizens is a fundamental responsibility of our government, and on
madam secretary, thank you again. >> thank you, madame secretary. have a question on the flotilla class. what can you tell us about the turkish american who was killed in the clash? does his death make it more likely that an american will participate in any investigation, and also, prime minister and netanyahu is now saying he is willing to evaluate new ideas on the blockade of gaza. visit the u.s. have any new ideas in this regard -- does the u.s. have any new ideas in this regard?...
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price: thanks, madam chair. i want to thank the chairman of the committee and ranking member for working with me on this amendment. although as they know i am opposed to the underlying bill this amendment is extremely important to highlight the serious problem of mixed messages that financial regulators are sending to our community banks. and i appreciate the support of the chairman on this amendment. banks in georgia employ almost 450,000 people and hold $276 billion in assets. most of these banks are community institutions which were near bistaveners to the financial and lech bidity crisis of the last two years. late last week the treasury department reported that tarp will cost less than they originally estimated. treasury expects to spend less than the $550 of the $700 billion authorized. regrettably this big does not factor in -- does not factor in the bailouts of fannie mae and
price: thanks, madam chair. i want to thank the chairman of the committee and ranking member for working with me on this amendment. although as they know i am opposed to the underlying bill this amendment is extremely important to highlight the serious problem of mixed messages that financial regulators are sending to our community banks. and i appreciate the support of the chairman on this amendment. banks in georgia employ almost 450,000 people and hold $276 billion in assets. most of these...
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why do you call me madam justice? justice is a perfectly good title. you do not have to use a sexist term to describe a judge on the court." the advocates responded in an appropriate way. after, when we were discussing who should win, i talk to her about feeling strongly about this. she confirmed that she did. she felt this was a sexist term. i went back to the court. in the following conference, i told my colleagues about this instance. justice souter said we have to get rid of this quote mr. justice -- this "mr. justice" business. after that, we took off the term and just started using the term "justice." that was a couple of years before justice o'connor joined the court. i think a lot of people thought she was responsible for the change. i thought i would straighten out the record. [laughter] [applause] thought my second major historical -- my second major historical event that i want to describe it refers to the chicago cubs. [laughter] i was, in fact, a witness of the home run by babe ruth. last year i was respo
why do you call me madam justice? justice is a perfectly good title. you do not have to use a sexist term to describe a judge on the court." the advocates responded in an appropriate way. after, when we were discussing who should win, i talk to her about feeling strongly about this. she confirmed that she did. she felt this was a sexist term. i went back to the court. in the following conference, i told my colleagues about this instance. justice souter said we have to get rid of this quote...
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durbin: madam president, reserving the right to object. madam president, for eight weeks, eight weeks, senator baucus and senator reid have negotiated with the republicans in an attempt to pass this important jobs bill. they have been asked to make the package smaller, which they did. they have been asked to pay for portions of the package, which they did, and still republicans continue to filibuster and stop this bill. what the senator from kentucky wants to do would be virtually unprecedented, that we would pay for the emergency spending for unemployment compensation by removing money from our jobs program, the stimulus program. so he is going to kill jobs on one side to pay for the unemployed on the other side. it makes no sense economically, and it is certainly not within the tradition of the senate, and i object. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the objection is heard. the senator from from -- the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: madam president, i would only briefly offer that the offset i just offered was one
durbin: madam president, reserving the right to object. madam president, for eight weeks, eight weeks, senator baucus and senator reid have negotiated with the republicans in an attempt to pass this important jobs bill. they have been asked to make the package smaller, which they did. they have been asked to pay for portions of the package, which they did, and still republicans continue to filibuster and stop this bill. what the senator from kentucky wants to do would be virtually...
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madam secretary, what is the status of the international civilian surge? it's so essential that we not just rely on the military side. and that's why general mccaffrey's prediction is alarming to me. >> i think i would agree with your premise that the civilian surge is absolutely critical as part of this broader campaign. on the u.s. side, we have more than tripled our civilian personnel and that is likely to increase further as the campaign unfolds. we have developed very cooperative concepts of operation so our civilians are partnered with and protected by military forces as well as their own state department security forces. internationally as we've gone out to allies, we have pressed them not only to increase their troop contributions but also their civilian contributions. and many, many have stepped up, whether it's growing the civilian contributions to their prts, which historically have been more military, or in cases like countries like malaysia where they are actually sending a whole new contingent of civilian medical personnel and so forth. so th
madam secretary, what is the status of the international civilian surge? it's so essential that we not just rely on the military side. and that's why general mccaffrey's prediction is alarming to me. >> i think i would agree with your premise that the civilian surge is absolutely critical as part of this broader campaign. on the u.s. side, we have more than tripled our civilian personnel and that is likely to increase further as the campaign unfolds. we have developed very cooperative...
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madam secretary, i wonder if you can expand about two of the announcements that you made regarding the deployment of new personal to arizona and also the use of these that remain in greco, in texas. could you give us precise numbers? and i wonder if given the fail of the sbi net program so far, if the u.s. government is considering the possibility to expand the use of this type of -- along the border with mexico. >> well, part of it depends on congress passing the supplemental that the president has requested, but that supplemental pays for a thousand more border patrol agents, a hundred and sixty more ice investigators, thirty more port officers, twenty more canine teams, and two predators to be used along the border. many of those, as well as some existing forces, are surging into arizona, but they're doing it in a coordinated way. so the numbers today may not be the same as the numbers next week or the numbers the week thereafter, but we can get you some numbers after this program. the goal is, of course, to focus on the tucson sector. anybody that knows that border knows that we ha
madam secretary, i wonder if you can expand about two of the announcements that you made regarding the deployment of new personal to arizona and also the use of these that remain in greco, in texas. could you give us precise numbers? and i wonder if given the fail of the sbi net program so far, if the u.s. government is considering the possibility to expand the use of this type of -- along the border with mexico. >> well, part of it depends on congress passing the supplemental that the...
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the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has agreed to s.j.res. 32, recognizing the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the korean war and reaffirming the united states-korea alliance in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1436 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 5297. mr. the gentleman from texas, mr. cuellar, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 5297 which the clerk will report the title. the clerk: a bill to create the small business lending fund program to direct the secretary of the treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the
the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has agreed to s.j.res. 32, recognizing the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the korean war and reaffirming the united states-korea alliance in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1436 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further...
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so the challenges, madam secretary, and general, obviously seem great. yes, there is a bright spot, but it also appears to be, how do we get from point "a" to point "b"? do you see a role with the military in anything aside from securing, or what do you think general, in that regard? >> again, the security foundation is the essential component to all of this. without that you can't build the legal regime that's required. you can't combat the corruption that creeps in to these kinds of activities. so it is essential in that regard. we do, indeed, provide an important supporting role to those like the task force for stability operations, a.i.d., some international and nongovernmental ga
so the challenges, madam secretary, and general, obviously seem great. yes, there is a bright spot, but it also appears to be, how do we get from point "a" to point "b"? do you see a role with the military in anything aside from securing, or what do you think general, in that regard? >> again, the security foundation is the essential component to all of this. without that you can't build the legal regime that's required. you can't combat the corruption that creeps in...
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they were small meetings, but it was a time to say, dave petraeus madam secretary, secretary of defense chairman, what do you see this week? what's going to happen this week? what do you see in the theater? and it kind of diminished surprises. it was very effective to keep everything going on an even keel, and it takes a lot of time presidential time, and it's something we'll have to see if they make changes going forward on that point. again, it's presidential leadership week to week. there are so many surprises in these sorts of operations, given the complexities, and i think that can make a real difference. >> was it significant that it was not a conflict over policy, that the two men publicly and privately agree on the policy? >> that's the irony. and the fact that general mcchrystal's replacement is general petraeus means there will be almost no change in policy, and, of course, the problem is, if the original counter-insurgency strategy was not working before, if you bring in a smoother version of general mcchrystal in general petraeus, but someone who is committed to the same bas
they were small meetings, but it was a time to say, dave petraeus madam secretary, secretary of defense chairman, what do you see this week? what's going to happen this week? what do you see in the theater? and it kind of diminished surprises. it was very effective to keep everything going on an even keel, and it takes a lot of time presidential time, and it's something we'll have to see if they make changes going forward on that point. again, it's presidential leadership week to week. there...
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. >> madam solicitor general, i agree with you as to good faith and raising these issues in a series of speeches on the floor i have plicitly sailed i'm not challenging the good faith of chief justice roberts or justice alito, and i understand the difference between sittinat that witness box and deciding a case in controversy that comes before the court, but that still leaves us with a problem. the best answer that a group of senators, and we talk about this with some frequency, to come up with is to put some sunlight on the court. as i said in my opening statement the disinfectant that brandeis talked about, sunlight, the best disinfectant. it's not quite a disinfectant, but i think if the public understood what was happening there would be a strong temptation to stand by what had been said in these confirmation hearings. and i was really glad to hear you say in response to senator ole's questions that you favor televising the supreme court. i think we may be getting closer. i've been at it for more than a decade with a whole series of bills, and recently the juciary committee voted
. >> madam solicitor general, i agree with you as to good faith and raising these issues in a series of speeches on the floor i have plicitly sailed i'm not challenging the good faith of chief justice roberts or justice alito, and i understand the difference between sittinat that witness box and deciding a case in controversy that comes before the court, but that still leaves us with a problem. the best answer that a group of senators, and we talk about this with some frequency, to come...
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the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-a of rules 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives i have the honor to transmate filled envelope received from the white house and said to conin a message from the president whereby he submitted a copy of nats filed earlier with a federal register continuing the emergency with respect to western balks for declared an executive order, 13219 of june 26, 2001 with best wishes i am, signed scerely, lorraine c. miller, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will read the message. the clerk: to the congress of the unitd states. sections 202-d of the national emergency act provided for the automatic termination of a national emergency lab prior to the anniversary day of the -- ate of its proclamation, the president transmits to the congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue beyond the anniversary date. in accordance with this provision, i have sent to the register the enclosed notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect
the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-a of rules 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives i have the honor to transmate filled envelope received from the white house and said to conin a message from the president whereby he submitted a copy of nats filed earlier with a federal register continuing the emergency with respect to western balks for declared an executive order, 13219 of june 26, 2001 with best...
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it is a privilege to speak with you, madam. my question is about this is really thing with the flotilla. there were over 12 people killed? when the israelis boarded the ships. really, this is as abhorrent. it boggles my mind. the day the palestinian woman can send her family out into the world to do whatever they wish in their daily life and daily pursuits, and in return unfettered -- to live like the rest of the world, like the rest of us in the u.s. would like to see families proceed, is the day you will not see any problems. but that is not happening. basically we have a [unintelligible] it is ironic that we find israelis and the role. -- in the role. i have some jewish friends. i have known to many jewish people to say i have anything [unintelligible] it is sad, extremely sad. host: like you are referring to the concentration camps? caller: yes, and we are seeing shades of that. i'm just drawing a comparison. guest: a big to differ with a collar on his calling gaza that concentration camp. i think it undermines the reality
it is a privilege to speak with you, madam. my question is about this is really thing with the flotilla. there were over 12 people killed? when the israelis boarded the ships. really, this is as abhorrent. it boggles my mind. the day the palestinian woman can send her family out into the world to do whatever they wish in their daily life and daily pursuits, and in return unfettered -- to live like the rest of the world, like the rest of us in the u.s. would like to see families proceed, is the...
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