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mr. poe: i support house resolution 1022. e and sacrifice of medgar evers and also it congratulates the united states navy for naming a supply ship after mr. evers in 2009. known today for his struggles in the civil rights movement in mississippi and his untimely death at the hands of an assassin, medgar evers left behind an impressive record of achievement. he was born in 1925 in decatur, mississippi, and entered the united states army in 1943 and served in normandy in world war ii. he received the b.a. degree in 1952 and began to establish local chapters of the naacp. he organized boy cots at gasoline stations that refused to allow blacks to use rest rooms there. in 1954 he applied to the then segregated mississippi university school of law and when his application was rejected, he filed a lawsuit against the university. he became the focus of the naacp effort to desegregate the school, a case aided by the united states supreme court in a ruling of brown vs. the board of education that segregation was unconstitutional. evers
mr. poe: i support house resolution 1022. e and sacrifice of medgar evers and also it congratulates the united states navy for naming a supply ship after mr. evers in 2009. known today for his struggles in the civil rights movement in mississippi and his untimely death at the hands of an assassin, medgar evers left behind an impressive record of achievement. he was born in 1925 in decatur, mississippi, and entered the united states army in 1943 and served in normandy in world war ii. he...
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mr. poe of february 3, 4, and 9 for five minutes each, mr.e minutes each, mr. moran, february 3, 4, and 9 for five minutes each, ms. ros-lehtinen today for five minutes, mr. burton today, february 3, 4, for five minute, mrs. miller, today for five minutes, mr. reichert today for five minutes, mr. conaway today for five minutes, mr. inglis today for five minutes and mr. deal on february 3 for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special order 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. mr. conner of michigan, mr. berkley of nevada -- ms. berkley of nevada, ms. woolsey of california, mr. defazio of oregon, ms. kaptur of-hour. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under pe speaker's announced policy -- under the peeker's announced
mr. poe of february 3, 4, and 9 for five minutes each, mr.e minutes each, mr. moran, february 3, 4, and 9 for five minutes each, ms. ros-lehtinen today for five minutes, mr. burton today, february 3, 4, for five minute, mrs. miller, today for five minutes, mr. reichert today for five minutes, mr. conaway today for five minutes, mr. inglis today for five minutes and mr. deal on february 3 for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlelady from...
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mr. poe: 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 this house, revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials. mr. reichert for today. myself, mr. poe for february 10, mr. jones for february 10. mr. gingrey for today. mr. cassidy for february 9. ms. ros-lehtinen and mr. gohmert today, mr. broun, mr. moran, mr. baum man today. mr. shimkus february 9. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? mr. quigley: 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 revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material, ms. woolsey, mr. defazio, mr. sestak, mr. kaptur and of course, mr. quigley. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the
mr. poe: 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 this house, revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials. mr. reichert for today. myself, mr. poe for february 10, mr. jones for february 10. mr. gingrey for today. mr. cassidy for february 9. ms. ros-lehtinen and mr. gohmert today, mr. broun, mr. moran, mr. baum man today. mr. shimkus...
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mr. poe: mr.peaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following persons may be permitted to address this house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material, myself, mr. poe, for march 3, mr. jones, march 3. mr. murphy from pennsylvania today, mr. young from florida, today. mr. lewis from california, today. mr. kingston, today. mr. thompson, today. mr. shuster today, mr. moran for today and mr. fleeling frelinghuysen for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for 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 to revise and stepped their remarks and include extraneous materials, mr. cummings, maryland, ms. woolsey of california, ms. delauro. mr. defazz yeoh -- defazio. and
mr. poe: mr.peaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following persons may be permitted to address this house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material, myself, mr. poe, for march 3, mr. jones, march 3. mr. murphy from pennsylvania today, mr. young from florida, today. mr. lewis from california, today. mr. kingston, today. mr. thompson, today. mr. shuster today, mr. moran for...
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mr. poe of texas. without objection, so ordered. >> mr., i have introduced h.r. 4639, the text is to authorize the adoption of a military working doll by the family of a deceased or seriously wounded member of the armed forces who was the handler of the dog. this act may be cited as the corporal dustin lee memorial act. mr. speaker, two years ago it was brought to my attention that a family in mississippi, rachel lee, their son, dustin, a marine, was killed in iraq for this nation. also with dustin was his dog, lex, who was also wounded. and in fact the marine corps brought the dog, lex, to dustin's funeral. all that mr. and ms. lee ask, they gave their son for this country and all they ask of this nation was to please let them have lex, the dog that their son loved so much. well, we all live here in washington in a bureaucratic world and there's some reason, i guess, for that. but the marine corps said to the family that lex has two more years of service before he can be retired. i heard about this story and i called mr. and ms. lee in mi
mr. poe of texas. without objection, so ordered. >> mr., i have introduced h.r. 4639, the text is to authorize the adoption of a military working doll by the family of a deceased or seriously wounded member of the armed forces who was the handler of the dog. this act may be cited as the corporal dustin lee memorial act. mr. speaker, two years ago it was brought to my attention that a family in mississippi, rachel lee, their son, dustin, a marine, was killed in iraq for this nation. also...
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mr. poe: mr. speaker, the canadian premere stuck into the united states for some stealth health care. now, why would he come to the united states for heart surgery? because his life depended upon it. my heart, my choice, my health, he proclaimed. when it came down to it he didn't trust his life to canada's government-run health care system. imagine that. the premiere said after the successful heart surgery, quote, i did not sign away my right to get the best possible health care for myself when i entered politics. the american people said they don't want to be forced into signing their life away for health care. when life and death decisions are put into the hands of government bureaucrats, it's unhealthy to everybody. when it came down to the matter of his own life or death decision, the can nadeyeen premiere chose private health care and american heart surgeons over the canadian nationalized system. sounds like private health care for me but not for thee. and that's just the way it is. the speak
mr. poe: mr. speaker, the canadian premere stuck into the united states for some stealth health care. now, why would he come to the united states for heart surgery? because his life depended upon it. my heart, my choice, my health, he proclaimed. when it came down to it he didn't trust his life to canada's government-run health care system. imagine that. the premiere said after the successful heart surgery, quote, i did not sign away my right to get the best possible health care for myself when...
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mr. poe: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following persons may be permitted to address this house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous materials. myself, mr. poe, march 4, mr. jones, march 4, mr. moran, march 4, mr. thompson for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman -- the gentleman from north carolina rise? >> i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, relt rhett their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey of california, mr. davis of illinois, mr. mcdermott of washington, mr. defazio of oregon, ms. kaptur of ohio for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. will members please clear the well. the speake
mr. poe: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following persons may be permitted to address this house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous materials. myself, mr. poe, march 4, mr. jones, march 4, mr. moran, march 4, mr. thompson for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman -- the gentleman from north carolina rise? >> i ask unanimous...
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mr. poe: mr. speaker, a very prominent, prestigious dignitary is visiting the united states from canada this week. the premiere of newfoundland and lab door, danny williams is here. no red carpets, no dinners in his on. you see, this isn't a state visit. it's a sneak visit. the canadian premere came to have heart surgery in an undisclosed location. he couldn't have the heart surgery under canada's government-run health care. i wonder why. he has proclaimed socialized medicine. was it the long waiting lines or the rationing the reason he came to the united states? maybe he came to america to, well, get well. it seems the elites have one standard for the masses and another standard for themselves. as one writer put it, state controlled access for thee but not for me. government-run health care is unhealthy for canadian premeres and americans as well. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon rise? mr. defazio: i ask unanimous consent to a
mr. poe: mr. speaker, a very prominent, prestigious dignitary is visiting the united states from canada this week. the premiere of newfoundland and lab door, danny williams is here. no red carpets, no dinners in his on. you see, this isn't a state visit. it's a sneak visit. the canadian premere came to have heart surgery in an undisclosed location. he couldn't have the heart surgery under canada's government-run health care. i wonder why. he has proclaimed socialized medicine. was it the long...
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mr. poe for five minutes, mr. jones, february 11 for five minutes, mr.cclintock today for five minute, mr. gingrey today for five minutes, mr. broun today for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin rise? >> 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, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey of california, five minutes, mr. kagen of wisconsin, five minutes, mr. dede-fazio of oregon, five minutes, ms. kaptur of ohio for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: many people may not be focused on the work done today and led by the democratic caucus and i think it's important to reinforce what we did today. we protected the american
mr. poe for five minutes, mr. jones, february 11 for five minutes, mr.cclintock today for five minute, mr. gingrey today for five minutes, mr. broun today for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin rise? >> 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, revise and extend their...
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mr. poe: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. poe: mr. speaker, in the nesterlands it's against the law now to hurt someone's feelings. don't dare offend anyone or the speech police will cart you off to the courthouse and try you for the violation of the insensitivity law. a dutch lawmaker has made a movie of real terrorist acts, real radical islamic clerics encouraging violence in the name of hate. now he's charged with discrimination and incitement to hatred. the dutch ministry of justice has stated, it is irrelevant while he might prove his observations to be correct. what's relevant is his observations are illegal. in amsterdam insult speech is a crime. what kind of free society says truthful speech can be illegal? speech is a universal human right granted by god, especially if the speech is political, religious. all those who believe in this should be insulted by the insensitive words by the amsterdam courts and that's just the way it is. the speake
mr. poe: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. poe: mr. speaker, in the nesterlands it's against the law now to hurt someone's feelings. don't dare offend anyone or the speech police will cart you off to the courthouse and try you for the violation of the insensitivity law. a dutch lawmaker has made a movie of real terrorist acts, real radical islamic clerics encouraging violence in the name of hate....
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mr. poe: i ask permission to address the house for one minute.loyment benefit claims jumped last week to 496,000 americans. more people out of work, more people looking for those promised jobs. meanwhile, a year later we're bogged down debating the administration's $1 trillion government-run health care bill, a bill americans reject. we need to get government off the backs of small businesses, the real creators of jobs. john marshall said an unlimited power to tax involves the power to destroy. there is a limit beyond which no institution and no person can bear taxation. tax hikes for the more federal boondoggles won't create any more jobs. leave money in the hands that earn it, the american public. meanwhile, 15 million americans are unemployed. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. tsongas: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from massachusetts is recognized f
mr. poe: i ask permission to address the house for one minute.loyment benefit claims jumped last week to 496,000 americans. more people out of work, more people looking for those promised jobs. meanwhile, a year later we're bogged down debating the administration's $1 trillion government-run health care bill, a bill americans reject. we need to get government off the backs of small businesses, the real creators of jobs. john marshall said an unlimited power to tax involves the power to destroy....
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mr. poe: mr. speaker, the administration's new budget proposal will strangle small business. but there's one small business the new budget is targeting with both barrels. the small independent mom and pop oil and gas producers. getting energy out of the ground is a tough business and it's expensive. these wildcatters hire a lot of people and risk a lot of their own money to find oil and natural gas. banks don't loan money to these people for risky propositions so a group of investors has to come together and risk their own money to drill an oil or gas well. and the federal government gives incentives for taking this risk with a tax writeoff for part of their drilling expenses because, frankly, america needs this energy. the removal of the tax deduction plus new taxes on all energy producers will be in the billions. but removal of tax deductions especially hurt small businesses that take the risk. 90 mothers of the --% of the wells drilled, owned and operated in this country are independent small operators. let me repeat, 90% of the wells drilled, owned and operated in this co
mr. poe: mr. speaker, the administration's new budget proposal will strangle small business. but there's one small business the new budget is targeting with both barrels. the small independent mom and pop oil and gas producers. getting energy out of the ground is a tough business and it's expensive. these wildcatters hire a lot of people and risk a lot of their own money to find oil and natural gas. banks don't loan money to these people for risky propositions so a group of investors has to...
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mr. poe of texas. ms. kaptur. mr. jones. mr. turner. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to my longtime staff member and dear friend stacy. as she departs from her distinguished service for the united states congress. she's served as my sheaf of star for four terms. she has served the people of any community with great enthusiasm and will be missed by all who have had the honor of working with her. stacy grew up in calvert county, maryland where her grandparents owned a tobacco farm. ed northern middle and northern high schools and attended st. mary's. after beginning her graduate studies in university of delaware, she enrolled in a fellowship program thought congressional black caucus program, it was then she began her distinguished hill career serving the representative of washington, d.c., eleanor holmes norton. she served another year af
mr. poe of texas. ms. kaptur. mr. jones. mr. turner. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to my longtime staff member and dear friend stacy. as she departs from her distinguished service for the united states congress. she's served as my sheaf of...
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mr. poe: please join me in the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise to express my disappointment and dismay with a.i.g.'s decision to pay $100 million in bonuses to executives. these are just not any employees but those from the financial products division, the same group that created the flimsy derivatives, that caused such a catastrophe for our economy in late 2008. with taxpayer dollars flowing to keep a.i.g. afloat, ordinary americans facing 10% unemployment,
mr. poe: please join me in the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the...
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mr. poe: after world war i was over with, that generation went into the roaring 20's and great depression and the fathers of the greatest generation that went off to the great world war ii. i mention frank because he is the last surviving dough boy. this was taken in front of the d.c. memorial that's on the mall. frank buckles is spending the rest of his life trying to do something for those dough boys from world war i. on the mall, we have a memorial for the veterans of vietnam, for the veterans of korea and for the veterans of the greatest generation, the world war ii memorial, but there is no memorial for the dough boys of world war i that served in these united states. in fact, this memorial for the d.c. world war i veterans is in the weeds and not taken care of by the park service. so what we are planning and what frank buckles desires is to have an expansion of this memorial, and expand it to include all of those who served in the great world war i. he says, i feel as the last survivor
mr. poe: after world war i was over with, that generation went into the roaring 20's and great depression and the fathers of the greatest generation that went off to the great world war ii. i mention frank because he is the last surviving dough boy. this was taken in front of the d.c. memorial that's on the mall. frank buckles is spending the rest of his life trying to do something for those dough boys from world war i. on the mall, we have a memorial for the veterans of vietnam, for the...