House Proceeding on Jul 24th, 2009 :: 0:26:40 to 0:29:10
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Alcee L. Hastings: retain my time, but hear what the rules committee is thinking here or why they see fit to deny the majority party the ability to offer amendments. i retain the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserve? the gentleman from? mr. hastings: i yield myself such time as i may consume.

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Speech By: Alcee L. Hastings

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Alcee L. Hastings: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 10 minutes. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, my good friend for whom i have great affection began his remarks by saying he is baffled. i'm baffled and befuddled that my good friend from arizona

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Alcee L. Hastings: persists in bringing to the floor of the house of representatives. the distinguished chair of the appropriations committee will outline the particulars of the bill, but start with the fact that there are no unfunded mandates in this particular provision. so once again, this point of order is not about unfunded mandates, it's about trying to

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Alcee L. Hastings: block this bill without any opportunity for debate and without any opportunity for an up or down vote on the legislation itself. i think that's wrong. and i hope my colleagues will vote yes so we can consider this important legislation on its merits and not stop it as my friend would try to do on a

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Alcee L. Hastings: procedural motion. those who oppose the bill can vote against it on final passage. we must considerhis rule and we must pass this legislation today. now, i have the right to close, but in the end, i'm going to your knowledge my colleagues to vote yes to consider the rule and take one final moment to ask my friend to consider what he

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Alcee L. Hastings: does when he persists, as is his right as a member of this body, in coming here repeatedly after every measure that he wishes put forward, what does he think he is doing to the legislative counsel of this office. there are 441 members that ought to be able access to that body and many of us find our

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Alcee L. Hastings: legislation at the back of the track for the reason that we're coming here with what amounts to nothing but process motions that everybody has heard. we have an expression here and children use it frequently. i got the memo or i got it. we hear him on this particular subject. he can vote on it at any such