House Proceeding 06-11-09 on Jun 11th, 2009 :: 1:45:00 to 1:46:45
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1:44:50 to 1:45:10( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: time remains on each side? the speaker pro tempore: i'll give you more than an indication. i'll give you an exact amount. the gentleman from california has seven minutes remaing. and the gentlelady from florida has 1 1/2 minutes remaing. mr. berman: i'm very pleased to yield on the republican substitute to the chairman of the subcommittee on the middle east and south asia, vice chair of

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Speech By: Gary L. Ackerman

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Gary L. Ackerman: two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mr. ackerman: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. ackerman: mr. speaker, the ros-lehtinen substitute is not just a step back in policy. it's a step back in te. it attempts to reinstate the failed bush-cheney-rumsfeld managing the wars in iraq and

1:45:32 to 1:45:53( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: afghanistan. it gives the president a massive blank check and then walks away from its responsibility as a co-equal branch of government. the ros-lehtinen substitute strips out alpolicy from the bill. it has no package to encourage to change their behavior. it has no provisions for keeping congress involved in the process. it has no guidance whatsoever

1:45:54 to 1:46:14( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: for the president about how taxpayer dollars ought to be spent. this is not legislation. this is advocation. as pakistan -- is pakistan cooperating with the u.s. to dismantle nuclear supplier networks? apparently it doesn't matter in the republican substitute. are they ending their support to extreme groups? judging by the republican

1:46:15 to 1:46:35( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: substitute, who cares. is pakistan working to prevent cross-border attacks on its neighbors and strengthening its counterterrorism laws? if the republican substitute is any guide, in the words of jackie mason, this is not my business. we've tried the minority approach. it is completely devoid of policy.

1:46:36 to 1:46:46( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: it encourages abuse. it doesn't work. but it does have one advantage. it allows members of congress to avoid any responsibility for the war in afghanistan.