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mr. mcclintock, will not offer his amendment. i'll close and yield back the balance of my time -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: by simply saying, mr. speaker, that the issue here is not the benefits of these settlements. we think those settlements are good. the one element that we have a question on is what is the cost to the taxpayer. i think that's a very, very legitimate issue for us and need this house to consider. and so it's with that reason that, as i mentioned earlier, i have to reluctantly oppose all three of these bills. and i'd hope in the future at the committee level we can have this full transparency on future settlements that will inevitably have in this congress. so with that, mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote no on this bill and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington yields the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, just to conclude and reiterate what i have already said, that 44 years of li
mr. mcclintock, will not offer his amendment. i'll close and yield back the balance of my time -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: by simply saying, mr. speaker, that the issue here is not the benefits of these settlements. we think those settlements are good. the one element that we have a question on is what is the cost to the taxpayer. i think that's a very, very legitimate issue for us and need this house to consider. and so it's with that reason that, as...
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mr. mcclintock: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcclintock: i never thought i would live to see a day that a commentator entrusted by a major broadcast network with the ability to reach millions of listeners would use his influence to incite voter fraud but i'm afraid we passed that unfortunate milestone. on friday, 15, msnbc ed schultz told his syndicated radio audience, i tell you what, if i lived in massachusetts i would try to vote 10 times. i don't know if they would let me. i would cheat to keep these bastards out, i would, end of quote. this could be dismissed as an unfortunate excess brought on by the passion at the moment but except for the fact when given the
mr. mcclintock: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcclintock: i never thought i would live to see a day that a commentator entrusted by a major broadcast network with the ability to reach millions of listeners would use his influence to incite voter fraud but i'm afraid we passed that unfortunate milestone. on friday, 15, msnbc ed schultz told his syndicated radio audience, i tell you what, if i lived in massachusetts...
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mr. mcclintock of california. mr. mcclintock: for many month the republicans on the water and power subcommittee of the natural resources committee have implored the majority democrats to hold a hearing in the central valley of california to see and hear for themselves the damage that the federal government has caused by diverting $200 billion -- by diverting 200 billion gallons of watter from central valley farms in order to indulge the environmental left's pet cause, the delta smelt. we decided to hold a forum on our own auspices and invite all members of the california delegation and all members of the natural resources committee and representatives of the obama administration to come to fresno and see firsthand what the policies had wrought. instead, the water and power subcommittee chairman decided to meet on the same day in southern california to extol the virtues of water conservation. congress has thus made clear its intention to sacrifice the people of the san joaquin valley on the alter of environmental extre
mr. mcclintock of california. mr. mcclintock: for many month the republicans on the water and power subcommittee of the natural resources committee have implored the majority democrats to hold a hearing in the central valley of california to see and hear for themselves the damage that the federal government has caused by diverting $200 billion -- by diverting 200 billion gallons of watter from central valley farms in order to indulge the environmental left's pet cause, the delta smelt. we...
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mr. mcclintock for today. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i too ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey, mr. defazio, mr. blumenauer, mr. quigley, ms. kaptur, and mr. gleison, all for five minutes. -- mr. grayson, all for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previoused orer of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. wool seve california. ms. woolsey: madam speaker, president obama is certainly doing the right thing when it comes to the humanitarian crisis in haiti. he's responded quickly and effectively and pledged that the united states will do all that we can do to alleviate the suffering
mr. mcclintock for today. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i too ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey, mr. defazio, mr. blumenauer, mr. quigley, ms. kaptur, and mr. gleison, all for five...
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mr. mcclintock for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. r what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey, california, mr. defazio, oregon, mrs. maloney, new york, ms. kaptur, ohio, mr. grayson, florida. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey from california. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i want to call the house's attention to the work of gregg mortgagenson who has built schools in pakistan and afghan and written two best sellers about it. mr. mortgagenson
mr. mcclintock for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. r what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey, california, mr. defazio, oregon, mrs. maloney, new york, ms....
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mr. mcclintock of california. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from ohio, mr. ryan, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. ryan: thank you, madam speaker. it's an honor, again, to be on the floor of the house of representatives to talk about the issues of the day that are here and talk about changes that have happened in our country over the course of the last year due to the leadership of president obama and the democratic congress. and i know in today's world and today's media-driven world where we like to talk about and have fights about different issues and let those fights kind of permeate society, sometimes it's very difficult for us to, as leaders in the country, to talk directly to our constituents and to the american people about some of the changes that have been in place. if we look at just a little over a year ago when, in the fall of last year, october of 2008, i guess it would be, the difficulties facing our country. on the econom
mr. mcclintock of california. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from ohio, mr. ryan, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. ryan: thank you, madam speaker. it's an honor, again, to be on the floor of the house of representatives to talk about the issues of the day that are here and talk about changes that have happened in our country over the course of the last year due to the leadership of president obama and the democratic...
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mr. mcclintock, believes the department of justicious formally respond to each of these bills before they take effect. the gentleman from california has legitimate concerns and these should be considered on the floor today, and that is why we made this amendment in order on each of these bills. this is a good rule. i urge my colleagues to support it today, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: mr. speaker, i'd like to thank the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, for the time and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. diaz-balart: over the next two days the house is set to consider three separate bills that will approve and ratify tribal claims to water rights made by the white mountain apache tribe in arizona and the pueblos of san ildefonso, tesuque and taos in new mexico. it would restore and protect some environmentally sensitive land and watersheds and would require the maintenance of the water syst
mr. mcclintock, believes the department of justicious formally respond to each of these bills before they take effect. the gentleman from california has legitimate concerns and these should be considered on the floor today, and that is why we made this amendment in order on each of these bills. this is a good rule. i urge my colleagues to support it today, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida....