House Proceeding 07-23-09 on Jul 23rd, 2009 :: 2:10:45 to 2:12:20
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2:10:41 to 2:11:01( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: washington, we continue to spend and spend and can't even take that simple, modest first step and say, you know what? let's just live on what we were living on nine months ago and start to get our fiscal house in order and what the american people have to do all the time. that's all this amendment does. i i yield back the balance of my

2:10:45 to 2:12:20( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: John W. Olver

2:11:02 to 2:11:23( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. olver: there is no direction in the amendment itself. it merely says cut the total expenditure by $20 billion which is 1/6 of the total of the legislatio

2:11:24 to 2:11:44( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: if one were to do that by 1/6 of the appropriation for affordable housing, our project-based systems, we would be putting 400,000 families -- yes, it's bad, but it's those low-income families who are in the worst shape and needy shape of all.

2:11:45 to 2:12:05( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: i don't want to do that. i don't want to see that happen and i hope the majority will not want to see that happen. and let me just close by urging a no vote on this amendment. an amendment. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question ion the amendment

2:12:06 to 2:12:20( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: offered by the gentleman from ohio. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the nos have it and the amendment is not agreed to. mr. jordan: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from ohio will be