House Proceeding on Sep 26th, 2008 :: 0:33:49 to 0:35:21
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Speech By: Sander M. Levin

0:33:38 to 0:33:49( Edit History Discussion )

Sander M. Levin: extenders expire for nine months and be here at the closing days of the session. we would hav e dealt with these earlier on in the session. we have heard a lot of discussion about the house's

0:33:49 to 0:34:03( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: role and senate's role. as we know we have three branches of government. an d another important point in mp this discussion is the statement of administration policy. when i'm completed another

0:33:49 to 0:35:21( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Dave Camp

0:34:03 to 0:34:15( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: point in this discu ssion is statementte of administration policy which is we have an s.a.p. that says this legislation, h.r. 7060, if it were presented to the president, his seniors advisors

0:34:15 to 0:34:27( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: woul recommend he would veto the bill. and also in this statement we have the -- a statement that the administration will support the bipartisan compromise in the senate. so this isn't just

0:34:27 to 0:34:42( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: about turf between the house and senate and what our responsibilities are. it's also about what is actually going to become enacted into law. clearly what we are doing today is not going to goo very

0:34:42 to 0:34:54( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: far. so the question i have to ask is, why do we continue down this path, we have done this before on mental health parity which we finally did accept the senate language on, we have done it

0:34:54 to 0:35:02( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: before on medicare where we accepted the senate language. there have been other occasions where we have done this. i would just urge again my colleagues to vote no on this legislation because

0:35:02 to 0:35:10( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: its shelf life is very, very short. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: jo yacht yield? million camp: you can use your own time. mr. neal: i ask you a question on

0:35:10 to 0:35:21( Edit History Discussion )

Dave Camp: my time for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is sa recognized. mr. neal: would you yield for a question. do members of the house of representatives serve

0:35:21 to 0:35:33( Edit History Discussion )

Lloyd Doggett: under the president of the united states? mr. camp: would you yield? i would be happy to say -- we have three branches of govern ment. mr. neal: from our constitutional perspective, do members

0:35:21 to 0:38:33( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Lloyd Doggett