House Proceeding on Oct 2nd, 2008 :: 1:06:23 to 1:07:45
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Speech By: Chris Cannon

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Chris Cannon: that we are about to finally provide this benefit to our veterans. but i am troubled it has taken us so long to do so. on april 14, 2005, the house considered s. 256, the bankruptcy, abuse, prevention

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Speech By: Zoe Lofgren

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Zoe Lofgren: and consumer protection act of 2005, which was a much-needed and very responsible reform. then in the minority, my colleague, ms. schakowsky, offered a motion to recommit so that the bill

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Zoe Lofgren: would allow targeted exemption from our stricter bankruptcy means test for those national guard and reservists whoave been called up after 9/11. at the time of the floor debate, i was told by

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Zoe Lofgren: the republican floor manager that the schakowsky motion was redundant, that there was already such protection for our national guard and reservists under the service members civil relief act. because

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Zoe Lofgren: of this, i voted against the motion. and it failed on a party line vote 2,000 -- excuse me -- 220 yeas and 229 nays. i soon found out, however, that i and other republican msnbc had been

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Zoe Lofgren: misinformedd . apparently to prevent the then minority from having any legislative success. when i found out there was no adequate protection for our returning reservists and guardsmen, i pledged

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Zoe Lofgren: to work with my colleague, ms. schakowsky, to make it right. subsequently, i introduced legislation to amend the bankruptcy law. pt this measure, of course, isn't costing any -- well, maybe

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Chris Cannon: it cost a few, but probably not any federal dollars. new federal dollars. there's no big spending involved in this. there is no ma ssive appropriation needed. all it is is a consideration