House Proceeding 06-26-09 on Jun 26th, 2009 :: 0:30:00 to 0:31:50
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Robert Latta: make the bill better and have the policies we want to see but rejection of this bill would be a terrible step in the wrong direction. i urge my colleagues to vote yet. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. lucas: i recognize the gentleman from ohio, mr. latta, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

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Speech By: Robert Latta
Bill: H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Rep. Latta speaks in opposition to the 'energy tax', claiming it will hurt jobs in mfg. and agriculture.

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Robert Latta: mr. latta: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in opposition to this massive na we're all for clean energy and e republicans have put forth an all of the above strategy. that's a strategy we need to do in this country, we can't pick winners and se irs. i represent the largest manufacturing district in the state of ohio, but i represent

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Robert Latta: the largest agricultural district. ohio uses 87% of coal for our generation. with this -- what th bill will do is kill jobs in ohio. we're struggling right now. it's tough. one of the tngs that a lot of people don't realize, since we have so few farmers out there left, 1% in ohio, we have so many farmers that not only work

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Robert Latta: a full day on the farm but go out and work all night at another job. we've goto have jobs going both way prarkslell with each other this bill is not going to help these people out there. it's going to kill jobs across the country. when the secretary of agriculture was before us not long ago, i posed this question, is china going to

0:31:22 to 0:31:43( Edit History Discussion )

Robert Latta: comply with what we're going to do? the answer is, maybe not this month but it's going to happen. may i have 30 secon? mr. lucas: i yield the gentleman 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. latta: we've got to be able to compete against the world and this bill will kill the

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Robert Latta: ability to do that. i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. waxman: madam speaker, it's