House Proceeding 10-15-09 on Oct 15th, 2009 :: 0:29:00 to 0:30:15
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Kevin McCarthy: th of years because the administration wouldn't put up the money until the stimulus bill of this year. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: madam speaker, i friend from california, mr. mccarthy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mccarthy: i thank my friend from california, and as i listen to my colleague from

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Speech By: Kevin McCarthy

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Kevin McCarthy: california, i rise in oposition to this bill. you cannot bring water to california when you bring another closed rule to the floor. you cannot br debate to the floor when you don't allow amendments. madam speaker, the people of the central valley are being crushed with record unemployment from a man-made drought. from 14% to over 40%. that runs this house is failing

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Kevin McCarthy: to fix this problem. jobs are being lost because the pumps were shut off. at a time of crisis when there's no excuse for partisanship, some appear to be expense of people's livelihoods. instead of coming together as republicans, democrats and independents, the solution to get the water flowing sits behind post office buildings and this bill -- bills and this

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Kevin McCarthy: bill that would recycle water in the san francisco bay. why are we failing to take up a to turn the pumps on now to get the water flowing again? this is not a liberal, conservative or moderate issue. this is a commonsense issue. madam speaker, president franklin delano roosevelt once said

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Kevin McCarthy: its soil destroys itself. well, the pumps are off, the