House Proceeding 05-13-09 on May 13th, 2009 :: 0:48:40 to 0:50:40
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Ken Calvert: member of the armed services they encounter for their service. i hardly recommend that all my colleague -- i highly recommend that all my colleagues vote yes on this resolution. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from n york? mr. massa: i continuto

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Speech By: Ken Calvert

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Ken Calvert: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from louisiana. mr. fleming: i would like to recognize mr. calvert of california. the speaker pro tempore: for how many minutes? mr. fleming: for as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. calvert: i rise day in

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Ken Calvert: support of h. res. 377 which honors and recognizes armed forces day on may 16. over the course of our nation's history, generations of americans have made tremendous sacrifices to protect the freedoms we hold dr and we honor these courageous americans on armed forces day and througho the month of may. armed forces day is an opportunity to recognize our troops and their families as

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Ken Calvert: well as rededicate ourselves to the promises our nation has made to repay their service and sacrifice. when we make our promises to our troops, we must keep them for they most certainly have kept their commitment to the american people. madam speaker, i urge all my colleagues to support h. res. 377. and to declare to all u.s.

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Ken Calvert: service members that we stand with them. when the call of duty sounded, they did not hesitate to answer. let us not hitate in our support of all those brave men and women of the united states armed forces. thank you. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana? mr. fleming: i yield back the

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Ken Calvert: balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. massa: i yield myself such time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. massa: it is with a particular honor that i have been asked to rise to introduce