House Proceeding 07-24-09 on Jul 24th, 2009 :: 0:27:05 to 0:32:25
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Jerry Lewis: to consume, mr. lewis. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lewis: let me congratulate david obey and mr. tiahrt for their fine work. they are agreeing to disagree on many of the key issues but worked hard at the subcommittee level.

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Speech By: Jerry Lewis

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Jerry Lewis: mr. speaker, the labor-h.s. spending bill, we will consider today, is an appropriations bill that involves a very significant level of funding. by now we all know how important it is to chairman obey to complete each of the spending bills by the end of july. it's almost a badge of courage for him to go into the august

0:27:28 to 0:27:50( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Lewis: recess saying, i did my job. the hous appropriations committee has completed its work. to some extent, i know how he feels. on june 30 of 2005, mr. obey and i celebrated the passage of all of the fiscal year 2006 spending bills with our bipartisan staff

0:27:51 to 0:28:13( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Lewis: just across the hall from t house chamber. andford, each of those spending bills was considered on this floor under an open rule with unlimited opportunity for members of both parties to offer and debate amendments. today, the house is under different management and clearly, we're on a different path.

0:28:14 to 0:28:35( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Lewis: in 2005, there were 27 amendments offered on the house floor during consideration of the labor-h.s. bill and it took a total of 14 hours over o days to complete our work. today, only five amendments have been made in order and we will conveniently complete our work in time for late lunch.

0:28:36 to 0:28:59( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Lewis: until today, every single floor amendment allowed by the

0:29:22 to 0:29:44( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Lewis: every member of this body knows that the majority leadership has only been able to achieve its goal by pursuing a distorted road map, stifling any and all aningful debate throughout the process. to me, it's a legislative slight of hand that obligates -- obliterates the right of every

0:29:45 to 0:30:07( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Lewis: american and undermines the institution we all purport to love. a few years ago, a very talented baseball player barry bonds took a short cut to break the home run record. this was a ball player with a tremendous natural talent and great skill that on its own, could have achieved greatness.

0:30:30 to 0:30:50( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Lewis: barry bonds achievement was illegitimate and as an aster risk was placed next to his name in the record books and the record-breaking ball, barry bonds never recovered and i fear neither will this committee or this congress as this majority leadership copts to add to the

0:31:12 to 0:31:32( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Lewis: within the rules. as a result, the rules committee has become, to chairman obey, what steroids became to barry bonds, a ticket to the hall of fame that is merely an means to an epped.

0:31:55 to 0:32:16( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Lewis: our full committee. i don't know if or when our committee will ever return to the old days, but i do know that when the history of the fiscal year 2010 budget process is written, it will be noted, as with barry bonds, as aster risk