House Proceeding on Oct 28th, 2009 :: 1:07:35 to 1:11:50
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1:07:33 to 1:07:53( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: we can make a difference, make a difference with this dreaded disease. i yield back the balance of my time. the spea gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i'd yield three minutes at this time to the gentlewoman from california, ms. harman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes.

1:07:35 to 1:11:50( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Jane Harman

1:07:54 to 1:08:14( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: ms. harman: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. harman: thank you, mr. speaker, and thank you, mr. pallone, for yielding time. for me to speak on this bill and the bill that was considered just prior to this bill. i'm proud to be a member of the health subcommittee of the energy and commerce committee. i regret the fact that it has taken us these many months and

1:08:15 to 1:08:38( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: many arguments to get to a place where we are almost ready to consider co health care reform. i strongly support it, especially with a robust public option. but this is a good day because on this day we will actually pass a much smaller bill that deals with a huge problem which is metastatic breast cancer. i am fortunate -- i have been

1:08:39 to 1:08:59( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: cancer, but there are many cancer survivors in this body, some of whom have survived breast cancer. i am the sister of dr. david lakes who is an oncologist in northern california and who was voted healer of the year in his county for t done for those who suffer

1:09:00 to 1:09:20( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: metastatic breast cancer. i am very proud of him and very proud of the supporters of this legislation who understand how critical it is, not to focus on the disease, but as ms. delauro said a few minutes ago, to make it a chronic disease and not a killer in our near future. so i strongly support this

1:09:21 to 1:09:42( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: legislation as i do the public safety interoperable communications grant program which just moments ago we agreed to extend for another year. in is a program that provides $1 bilon in grants to state and local governments for interoperable communications

1:09:43 to 1:10:05( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: systems which obviously will be needed in the event of our next either terrorist attack or natural disaster. eight years after 9/11 we have not fixed e of the two major problems one was that we failed to connect the dots. the other was that we could not talk in real time among our

1:10:06 to 1:10:28( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: first responders to the catastrophe, both in new york and in washington. interoperable communications network. that will quire more work by congress and the federal communications -- and the f.c.c. to build out the now

1:10:29 to 1:10:49( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: vacant 700 analogue megahertz spectrum so that nationally all of our first preventers or responders can communicate. but in the meantime it is something that our communities are able to access additional federal funds because of the action we took momentsago to pass a senate numbered bill identical to a house bill, so

1:10:50 to 1:11:12( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: that means it will become law, to extend a grant program that was about to expire. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i yield one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. harman: thank you. let me say that the extension legislation is supported by the major city police chiefs, the

1:11:13 to 1:11:33( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: national governors association, the national emergency management association, the association of public safety communications officials, the telecommunications industry association, mayors in los angeles, new york and houston, the los angeles county sheriff lee baca and many others because they know that having interoperable communications in our cities and regions is

1:11:34 to 1:11:51( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: critical. but let me just conc saying that just as metastatic breast cancer is an emergency that we must deal with, so is the lack of a truly national capability.