House Proceeding 04-01-09 on Apr 1st, 2009 :: 0:17:05 to 0:19:35
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John Abney Culberson: now before this body, and now which side i'm on. thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back to chairman frank. the chair: the gentleman from florida yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia, mr. price, is recognized. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to yield one minute to my friend from texas, mr. culberson. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. culberson: mr. speaker, the

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Speech By: John Abney Culberson

Culberson complains about not having had time to read the bill.

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an exchange between Reps. Culberson and Frank.

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John Abney Culberson: bill before the house is simply political cover for liberals who rushed their $800 billion stimulus bill through the house ensuring these a.i.g. bonuses would be paid. you know, mr. speaker f. the members had had more than 12 hours to read this $800 billion stimulus bill, we

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John Abney Culberson: might have been able to spot problems like this before members were forced to vote. in fact, mr. speaker, one of the members who voted for this stimulus bill is the sponsor of the legislation before us. mr. grayson, i would like to ask the gentleman from florida if he would yield for a question. mr. grayson, if he would yield -- i yield my time. mr. grayson. i'd like to yield to you,

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John Abney Culberson: please, sir. for a question, please, sir. mr. grayson, thank you very much. because i would like to ask the gentleman from florida, i thank you, mr. grayson -- if i could -- before i yield very quickly, if i could, sir, would you please answer yes or no if you read the 1,100-page stimulus

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John Abney Culberson: bill before -- the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. price: additional minute. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for an additional minute. mr. culberson: did you read the there's your answer, mr. speaker. it's i think terrible injustice to the taxpars of am leadership of this house is jamming through $800 billion

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John Abney Culberson: spendi bills without committee hearings, with very little committee hearing, less than 12 hours notice. without the opportunity for members to read a majority that promised to be the most transparent, accountable, and honest majority in congress in history. and the president promised would he not sign a bill that was not laid out for at least five legislative days. the member of florida walks away

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John Abney Culberson: from the microphone, the author of the amendment before us, can't even tell us if he read the bill. american taxpayers deserve better at a time of economic crisis. when we are guardians of the treasury, our responsibility as trustees to protect our children and grandchildren from financial ruin. in 60 days, mr. speaker, this

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John Abney Culberson: liberal