House Proceeding on Sep 30th, 2009 :: 0:09:20 to 0:20:00
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Speech By: Michael H. Michaud

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Michael H. Michaud: front and hands on network are preventing the film at the cap as pa of the combined effort to rally support for volunteer activism for our military families. dr. joe bin will introduce the film and the main filmmakers airing the film along with several troop greeters will discuss the film

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Michael H. Michaud: after the greeting. the way we get by has been inspiring people across the

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Ted Poe: country. we mainers are proud of our troop greeters and their profound contributions to our thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute.

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Speech By: Ted Poe

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Ted Poe: the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. poe: mr. speaker, iran's rogue regime is getting closer and closer to going nuclear. and if we want to get their attention, we have to do something real. sanction iran's gasoline imports, that's where ahmadinejad is vulnerae. the tiny tyrant doesn't have enough oil refineries in iran and they import 40% of their gasoline. we must make it pretty painful to iran's gasoline supplier.

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Ted Poe: if we are waiting on the united nations that's not going to happen. russia and iran are just too cozy and russia will probably veto any sanctions. and ahmadinejad's twine tyrant, omar qaddafi have a seat on the security council. u.n. sanctions are a happenless solution. iran has missiles that can hit israel and soon will have missiles that will hit europe

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Ted Poe: and the united states. a nuclear iran is not an option. peace-loving na

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Gregorio Sablan: sanction iran's gasoline imports and encourage the iranian people to change their reckless regime. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from the northern mariana islands rise? mr. sablan: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. .

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Speech By: Gregorio Sablan

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Gregorio Sablan: mr. sablan: it's important that we pass on the traditions to the generation that is come after. for that reason i rise today in reognition of marianas cultural heritage month from september 16 to october 12 of 2009. during this period the people of the northern mariana islands are actively demonstrating traditions as we spect for our

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Gregorio Sablan: elders, indigenous methods of healing, preparation of food, wearing of traditional attire, the practice of sharing goods am the remarkable navigational skills of our people as epit ms.ed by the chief. demonstrating these traditions we impart our knowledge and lore of our

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Gregorio Sablan: forefathers so they will be able to transmit the culture and heritage of the people of the northern mariana islands. i encourage my colleagues to

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Sam Johnson: the difference that isake us commonalities that bind us. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the bance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. johnson: thank speaker. as a former prisoner of war in vietnam, i learned a lot about

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Speech By: Sam Johnson

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Sam Johnson: how not to fight a war. specifically you cannot run a war from the white house and win. general mcchrystal declared re troops are needed in afghanistan. meanwhile this administration's backpedaled on its pledge to the region and is drag -- dragging its heels on the general's request. what must our young men and women in uniform think?

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Sam Johnson: how much their loved ones back home feel? the administration's waiting game torpedos troop morale and begs mission congress needs to hear directly from general mcchrystal to ensure political motivations in washington don't override the needs of our commanders and our troops. for america, ignoring

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Sam Johnson: neral's request for more

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Allyson Y. Schwartz: troops is not the way win a war. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from pennsylvania rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. schwartz: finding uniquely american solution to our nation's health care challenges means expanding access to health

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Speech By: Allyson Y. Schwartz

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Allyson Y. Schwartz: coverage, containg costs, improving quality, and achieving better outcomes. we have to be opened to new ways to bridge the current system's fragmentation, encourage coordination, and promote as part of our form we are demanding greater quality and value. we should chlenge our health care providers and civic leaders around the country to implement

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Allyson Y. Schwartz: delivery system inknow vailingses that work -- innovation that is work for their communities. we should push them to take responsibilities of the health of the people in their area across the full spectrum of health services. they can best determine how to integrate their community health care system to make it patient centered, efficient, and result in better care and improved health status. we must establish clear

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Speech By: Frank R. Wolf

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Frank R. Wolf: predicts the federal deficit of $9 trillion over the next do we really think america is unsinkable? i urge you to visit defeatthedebt.com and learn more exactly how serious the mounting debt and deficits are to every american. a television ad being run by the same group features an

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Frank R. Wolf: elementary school class reciting the pledge of allegiance to america's debt and the chinese government that lends us money. when will it take us to get serious enough to deal with it? this congress and this administration are are failing the american people. we need to come together and

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Donna M. Christensen: sponsor the co-bipartisan cooper-wolf bill. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from the virgin islands rise? mrs. christensen: to address the house for one minute. th objection, so ordered. mrs. christensen: thank you, mr. speaker. less than two months ago chairman rahall and many of us on the house committee on

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Speech By: Donna M. Christensen

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Donna M. Christensen: natural resources were with the wonderful people of the village of leoney, the home and family village of our colleague, mr. faleomavaega, who represents american samoa in this body. despite the severe economic challenges they faced they lavished us with gifts, songs, food. today they and other parts of the region are devastated not

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Donna M. Christensen: only by the damage from the tsunami but most tragically by the loss of loved ones. among them i'm sure are some who sang and danced and welco we thank the president for immediately declaring a disaster. i pledge my community will do what we can to help them recover. many of their fellow americans will do the same. nearby independent samoa which i also visited at another time was

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Donna M. Christensen: also affected and needs our help. our hearts and prayers go out to the people of american samoa, samoa, and the region. if anything good can come out of this terrible tragedy, very importantly right now, perhaps it will remind everyone that the people of american samoa and the

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John Fleming: others are are deserve equitable treatment in health care reform. i yield back the balancof my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? >> unanimous consent to speak to the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. fleming: mr. speaker, in the last few days iran has proven its threa

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Speech By: John Fleming

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John Fleming: conducting three rounds of missile tests, reminding us of a growing nuclear threat of iran. iran continues to show contempt towards the u.s. and the rest of the world through its nuclear development. and the support worldwide terrorism. furthermore, it poses an existential threat to israel,

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John Fleming: one of our most important allies. iran does not need to develop further nuclear fuel for energy as the next exporter of of oil even now. rather than prepare for an deter this threat, the president has chosen to appease moscow and tehran by disabling a missile defense initiative with no concessions in return. this reckless decision comes on

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John Fleming: the heels of the administration's double-digit cuts to missile defense funding and f-22 development. a commander in chief's first priority should always be

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David Loebsack: yet this decision is appeasement of current and potential enemies. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what p gentleman from iowa rise? america online permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> tomorrow the american leg will host second annual heros to hometown golf classic. this event will benefit the

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Speech By: David Loebsack

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David Loebsack: erican legion legacy scholarship fund which was established to provide educational support to children who have lost a loved one in iraq and afghanistan. this year's golf classic will bring together 80 wounded warriors and veteran business owners in what i'm sure will be a successful event. as a member of the armedster vissecommittee, i have seen the positi impact that events like this have on our wounded

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David Loebsack: warriors. as a former college professor, i also know the impact that a college education makes in the lives of our children. this golf classic is just one more example of the incredible work that the american legion does on behalf of our veterans and military families and i wish

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Pete Olson: all the participants a good on the courses. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? > mr. speaker, i rise to a minute. ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered.

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Speech By: Pete Olson

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Pete Olson: erer oorl or this past spring in one of my visits to the johnson space center i visited the facility where they housed a lunar sample we collected during the apollo missions to the moon. at that time we had every reason to believe that the moon was as dry as west texas. it turns out that's nothe case. three different

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Pete Olson: confirmed unambiguous evidence that there is in fact water o the moon. these are not pools and rivers and oceans like we know but there are water molecules present. two robot probes in the 1990's suggested that water ice is present in the cold dark areas of the polls. and now we find that water is