House Proceeding 11-06-07 on Nov 6th, 2007 :: 1:07:57 to 1:12:34
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Loretta Sanchez: the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 162, concurrent resolution pagepage -- expressing the sense of congress that congress and the president should

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Patrick Murphy: increase basic pay for members of the armed forces. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. murphy, and the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones,

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Speech By: Patrick Murphy

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Patrick Murphy: each will control 20 minutes. and the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. murphy: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume and ask unanimous consent that

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Patrick Murphy: all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks em on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. murphy: madam speaker, i

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Patrick Murphy: rise today for a simple yet important purpose. i rise to say we support a 3.5% pay increase for the brave men and women of our armed forces. madam speaker, when i was serving in baghdad, i fought

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Patrick Murphy: alongside specialisont juan arvello, or r.v., to his fellow friends. he's a quick witted and fearless texan who had the trust of everyone in our brigade and would say things to make us laugh

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Patrick Murphy: or make us think, even during war. we used to joke that r.v. signed up for active duty in the army without even knowing that soldiers got paid. the joke was that he was so innocent he thought the

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Patrick Murphy: only compensation he received was training, housing, and three square meals a day. serving in iraq and making just over $15,000 a year, r.v. told everyone he was the richest man in iraq. even

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Patrick Murphy: though r.v. would have worked for free in our military, he shouldn't have to. and neither should the families who depend on their loved ones overseas. more than 1.6 million soldiers, airmen and marines

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Patrick Murphy: have been deployed to iraq and afghanistan. many of them multiple times. these are the brave men and women whose pay we seek to raise today, a pay raise that is long overdue. but, madam speaker,

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Patrick Murphy: there are more than three million family members who count on someone serving on active duty in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. today we fight not just for those soldiers but for their families

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Patrick Murphy: as well. our resolution points out that there are currently -- that there is currently a 4% pay gap between the members of the armed forces and those in civilian life. at a time when our armed

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Patrick Murphy: forces are stretched so thin, we need to offer more comparable pay to the private sector, to tain the most qualified service men and women. our resolution also gives thanks for their valiant

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Patrick Murphy: service to our nation. madam speaker, this is a commonsense measure, but unfortunately our president has called this pay increase unnecessary. and yet two weeks ago president bush said,

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Patrick Murphy: and i quote, america should do what it takes to support our troops. the president criticizing the spending priorities of this congress, but stands in opposite of the pay increase for our troops. i

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Patrick Murphy: think want president needs to do what it takes to support our troops. this pay raise is long overdue and it's necessary and president bush's opposition to it is simply unconscionable.

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Patrick Murphy: madam speaker, with a 3.5% pay increase, we aren't talking about a lot of money. but for a private in iraq making less than $16,000 in year in basic pay, that small increase would make all the

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Patrick Murphy: difference in the world. for an enlisted man with bills to pay and yng children to support, several hundred dollars a year more is a big deal. madam speaker, i yield before -- to my colleagues.

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Patrick Murphy: i want to thank the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, for his courageous support, chairman murtha, chairman obey, chairman snyder, and as well as chairwoman davis andav chairman skelton,

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Patrick Murphy: for their support on this issue. ue i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. jones: mad am speaker, i yield myself

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Patrick Murphy: such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. jone madam speaker, i want to thank mr. murphy for his service to this nation and for introducing h.con. resolution

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Walter B. Jones: 162. throughout the history of this great nation, men and women have chosen to put on the uniform and defend the principles upon which this country was built. the dedication of our men and women

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Speech By: Walter B. Jones