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mr. holt: they see it as profiling. and my colleague from new york or my colleague from pennsylvania can say, well, of course everybody's operating under the law. the fact is -- mr. fattah: reclaiming my time. i didn't say that. reclaiming my time. i understand that from the press reports one could consider this profiling. all i'm suggesting to you is that this is not the appropriate vehicle to deal with it. profiling would be improper and i would hope that the justice department -- and i believe that they've articulated that their position is not to profile. i'd be glad to yield. mr. holt: i would hope that the gentleman would find a place for this instruction to the department of justice, to do and to make sure that the recipients of their grants do what they are indeed supposed to do. we're talking about money spent, we should make sure that the taxpayer money is spent for good policing. mr. fattah: i thank the gentleman. as i indicated, i commend you for raising this issue. i know it's unpopular in some areas. i'm ju
mr. holt: they see it as profiling. and my colleague from new york or my colleague from pennsylvania can say, well, of course everybody's operating under the law. the fact is -- mr. fattah: reclaiming my time. i didn't say that. reclaiming my time. i understand that from the press reports one could consider this profiling. all i'm suggesting to you is that this is not the appropriate vehicle to deal with it. profiling would be improper and i would hope that the justice department -- and i...
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mr. holt: the threat of nuclear proliferation is the greatest threat to world peace. a nuclear iran would threat then united states and our allies and destabilize the re. this is not an authorization for mill tear force, it's not a call for war. i would not support this resolution if it were. our shared goal must be to persuade iran to end its nuclear weapons program, that's president obama's purpose in agreeing to gos. that's our purpose here. the world does not have many tools available, but -- that we should use and the world is united in using commike and diplomatic pressure. this does not preclude diplomatic resolution. in fact, it makes diplomatic resolution more possible. ultimately, iran should decide that it's not in her people's interest for iran to pursue nuclear weapons and we and all nuclear powers should stop behaving as if we think nuclear weapons are beneficial for a country. this resolution will help move us in that direction. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman: could we get indi
mr. holt: the threat of nuclear proliferation is the greatest threat to world peace. a nuclear iran would threat then united states and our allies and destabilize the re. this is not an authorization for mill tear force, it's not a call for war. i would not support this resolution if it were. our shared goal must be to persuade iran to end its nuclear weapons program, that's president obama's purpose in agreeing to gos. that's our purpose here. the world does not have many tools available, but...
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mr. holt: i thank the chair. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. mccarthy: i move to strike the last word -- mr. carter: he move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. carter: i am the person who introduced this language. at the time i introduced it i started my conversation by saying, i am not opposed, in fact i am in favor of access to swimming facilities and hot tubbs and other bodies of water by the disabled in this country. but the facts are in this case that, yes, this has been looked at for a long time and everybody recognizes the fact that access to swimming pools and possibly hot tubbs or therapeutic facilities is important for the people who are disabled. i agree. i agree with everything my colleagues have said on the other side of the aisle. but the purpose, sometimes when you're dealing with bureaucrats, you cannot get their attention to have a little bit of common sense and you have to get their attention. and
mr. holt: i thank the chair. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. mccarthy: i move to strike the last word -- mr. carter: he move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. carter: i am the person who introduced this language. at the time i introduced it i started my conversation by saying, i am not opposed, in fact i am in favor of access to swimming facilities and hot tubbs and other bodies of water by the...
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mr. holt: i yield back my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from massachusetts. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. mr. tierney: i request the yeas and nays. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from massachusetts shall be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> madam chairman, i rise today to engage in a colloquy on nasa's commercial space crew program. the chairman has shown great leadership on space and science issues and he and i have often worked together on many areas in which we totally agree. mr. rohrabacher: and he's a great friend, but this report, the report of this bill contains some very strong language about nasa's commercial crew program, and i admittedly have some concerns about that language. i b
mr. holt: i yield back my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from massachusetts. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. mr. tierney: i request the yeas and nays. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from massachusetts shall be postponed. for what purpose does the...