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House Proceeding 07-15-09 on Jul 15th, 2009 :: 0:18:00 to 0:20:00
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David R. Obey

0:17:56 to 0:18:16( Edit History Discussion )

David R. Obey: policy issues i've discussed, i intend to support the bill and retain the balance of my time. reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from arizona. >> i would like to yield two minutes to the chairman of the appropriations committee, chairman obey. the chair: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for two

David R. Obey

0:18:00 to 0:20:00( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: David R. Obey

David R. Obey

0:18:17 to 0:18:37( Edit History Discussion )

David R. Obey: mi mr. obey: mr. chairman, i want to congratulate both mr. pastor and mr. frelinghuysen for an excellent bill. they are both first rate legislators and i think this bill is a very effective and reasonable respoe to the problems with which it deals. i think it's most clearly a bipartisan product as well and i

David R. Obey

0:18:38 to 0:18:58( Edit History Discussion )

David R. Obey: appreciate that. i also appreciate the fact that this bill wl continue significant assistance to lake superior communities whoeed help with sewer and water in order to be able to provide decent opportunities for economic growth in theuture. communities cannot grow without

David R. Obey

0:18:59 to 0:19:21( Edit History Discussion )

David R. Obey: adequate infrastructure. i also want to suggest that the nonproliferation efforts contained in this bill are important indeed and i would also note that when combined with the actions taken in the recovery act, this bill will begin the long process of trying

David R. Obey

0:19:22 to 0:19:43( Edit History Discussion )

David R. Obey: to make up for the fact that for almost 30 years this country has had no effective energy policy. that has to change and this is part of the effort to change that. i also appreciate the fact that as is the case with the previous bills approved by the committee, when this bill is finished on

David R. Obey

0:19:44 to 0:20:00( Edit History Discussion )

David R. Obey: the floor we will have accepted 24 republican amendments to appropriation bills in the full committee, we will have accepted another 24 on the for itself. i think that is testimony to the bipartisan approach taken by the

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