House Proceeding 10-06-09 on Oct 6th, 2009 :: 2:45:55 to 2:48:55
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Patrick Murphy: amend title 18 of the social security act to delay the date on which the accreditat requirement under the medicare program applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment at pharmac the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the chair norecognizes the gentleman

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Speech By: Patrick Murphy

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Patrick Murphy: rom pennsylvania, mr. murphy, for 60 minutes. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, tonight, october

2:46:27 to 2:46:50( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Murphy: 6, at 10:03 p.m. we have a very special night. my colleagues and i stand here tonight to champion the repeal of the don't ask-don't tell policy. repealing don't ask-don't tell is important. it's important for three reasons. number one, it is vital to our national security that we

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Patrick Murphy: repeal don't ask, don't tell. we have kicked out over 13,000 troops since we enacted this law 16 years ago. we have kicked out over 400 troops just this year in 2009. when our commanders on the ground are desperate for troops in iraq and in afghanistan, now

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Patrick Murphy: is not the time to throw them out, not for any type of sexual misconduct, but just because they're gay. number two, do we need to repeal don't ask, don't tell, because it is doing right by our taxpayers? it is costing american

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Patrick Murphy: taxpayers $1.3 billion to throw these young american heroes out of our military. just because of their sexual orientation. it cost the american taxpayer $60,000 to recruit these young heroes to come in, to train them up, to make them warriors

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Patrick Murphy: and then we just disregard them. just because of their sexual orientation. and lastly, the don't ask, don't tell policy goes against the very fabric of what makes our country the greatest country on earth. the fact that we're all created

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Patrick Murphy: equal. mr. speaker, we have colleagues, members of this great house here tonight, to argue about the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. there's 176 co-sponsors to repeal this act. but one of these members is the

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Patrick Murphy: highest ranking enlisted soldier ever to serve in the united states congress. he was a command sergeant major. that is the highest rank you can become in the united states army in the enlisted ranks.