House Proceeding 10-15-09 on Oct 15th, 2009 :: 0:27:15 to 0:30:15
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Kevin McCarthy: reserves. the gentleman from washington is recognized. m inquire how much time is left on both sides. the speaker pro tempore: you have 17 1/2 minutes left and the majority, 19 1/2 minutes. mr. hastings: ok. mr. speaker, at this time i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from e outhern san joaquin valley, mr. mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: i thank my dear

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Speech By: Kevin McCarthy

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Kevin McCarthy: friend. mr. speaker, as i listen to this debate, many colleagues on the other side that happen to be in majority. they not only show it in committee bills come to the floor.

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Kevin McCarthy: the idea that -- doesn't ha here. they go to the rules committee and deny an amendment to even come forward. they do a colloquy on the other side to talk about bills that have been brought up. i'd like to see a colloquy to talk about the bills that have been denied. i valley where unemployment is double-digits

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Kevin McCarthy: some cities have 40% unemployment. but i don't hear a colloquy from y friends on the other side of the aisle to talk about h.r. 3105, turn the pumps on act. that we had 200 billion gallons

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Kevin McCarthy: a year being denied to the the party in power shows where their desire is to go. to deny the valley's ability to create jobs. i want to remind my friends on the other side of the aisle when

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Kevin McCarthy: we had the rules debate, a quote he once said the nation with the straightest sail destroys it self. the pipes are dry, the land is no longer able to produce. but it does not have that way.

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Kevin McCarthy: manmade droughts can change. and what the debate today is about and what the passion you feel from this side, the not a partisan passion. this is a passion independence, a passion of democrats and a passion of republicans. this a -- i listened to a

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Kevin McCarthy: colleague on the other side of the aisle -- bring them here. you have the power, you have the majority, do not deny them, do not deny the amendment. let the people have the power of the idea to win at the end of the day. when you talk of a bill that produced 2.6 billion gallon a year but you deny bills that

0:29:52 to 0:30:12( Edit History Discussion )

Kevin McCarthy: deny 200 billion gallons this year for the central valley, no longer -- you talk of the valley being dry. you look at the rallies that have been created and you look at the faces, they're a micros could much of america. from every walk of life. and they come there with one

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Kevin McCarthy: sign, turn the pumps on. and that is our message today.