House Proceeding on Jan 28th, 2008 :: 0:42:30 to 0:47:45
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Speech By: Thomas E. Petri

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Thomas E. Petri: apparent oversight when intelsat was privatized by this congress. the underlying statute requires a foreign government or international organization to occupy the property, and that was no longer consistent

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: with the lease between the government and intelsat after intelsat was privatized this bill would make the international center act consistent with the lease. and, mr. speaker, i have no further

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Speech By: Eddie Bernice Johnson

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: requests for time and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from texas. ms. johnson: mr. speaker, i

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: have no further requests for time, and i yield back andd urge the passage. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3913. those in favor say

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: laid upon the tab. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise? ms. johnson: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to resolution h.r. 832 as amended . honoring the texas

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: water development board on a selection as a 2007 recipient of the environmental protection agency's performance and innovation in the state revolving fund. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar 182, house resolution 832, resolution honoring the texas water development board on its selection as a recipient of the environmental

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: protection agency's 2007 clean water state revolving fund performance and innovation award. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from texas, ms. eddie bernice johnson,

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: and the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. petri, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas. ms. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on h.r. 832. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. johnson:

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the texas water development board was created in 1957 with the mission to provide leadership, planning, financial assistance, information,

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: and education for the conservation and responsible development of water for texas. additionally, the texas water development board provides water planning, data collection, and dissemination,

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: financial assistance and technical assistance services to the citizens of the state. . the board was selected this past november as a recient of the environmental protection agency's 2007 performance

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: in innovation in clean water state resolving fund, creating environmental success award at the counsel of infrastructure finance authorities at the conference in denver, colorado. mr.

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: speaker, this is extraordinary for texas because normally we get on the other end of things of this sort. but the texas water development board provides loans and grants to local governments

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: and entities for various projects. the financial assistance programs are funded through state-backed bonds. ba a combination of state bond proceeds and federal grant funds or limited appropriated

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: funds to date the texas water. the texas development board has successfully awarded communities approximately $4.3 billion in low-interest loans to finance 472 water infrastructure projects

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: across the state of texas. the state of texas currently administers the second largest clean water state resolving fund in the nation, second only to new york. and 2007 alone the texas water development

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: board made 32 loan commitments through the clean water state resolving fund for a total of $692 million. of the 32 total commitments made under the clean water state resolving fund in 2007, approximately

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: 8% of the funds were committed to disadvantaged communities and 10% was committed to small communities with population consisting of less than 10,000 residents. the texas water development board

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: is working with the e.p.a. to strengthen the program, including the ability to offer extended term financing up to 30 years. to help communities that may need more time to repay the loan.

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: additionally the clean water state resolving fund program is being proactively marketed to ensure that all texas communities are aware of the benefits offered by this program. mr. speaker,

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: i'm delighted to be able -- to honor such a vital organization in the state of texas. it's sometimes a occasion. the texas water development board is recognized as a leader in the state water

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Thomas E. Petri: planning and water related infrastructure financing. and i'd like to thank my colleagues from texas delegation for joining me in this resolution. i reserve the balance of my time. the

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Speech By: Thomas E. Petri