House Proceeding 11-06-09 on Nov 6th, 2009 :: 0:18:00 to 0:20:35
Total video length: 6 hours 43 minutes Stream Tools: Stream Overview | Edit Time

Note: MetaVid video transcripts may contain inaccuracies, help us build a more perfect archive

Views:32 Duration: 0:02:35 Discussion

Previous speech:

Next speech:

0:17:56 to 0:18:16( Edit History Discussion )

Frank R. Wolf: the loss of a child deserves abandonment by or punishment from his or her own government. thank you, support this resolution and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. i'm honored to yield four minutes to the gentleman from

0:18:00 to 0:20:35( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Frank R. Wolf

0:18:17 to 0:18:40( Edit History Discussion )

Frank R. Wolf: virginia, mr. wolf, the ranking member on appropriations on commerce, justice and science and a long-time advocate of human rights for the people of china and elsewhere. mr. wolf: i thank the gentlelady and i particularly thank her for her comments a i rise in support of this but there is a connection because in china today there are 35 catholic bishops that are either

0:18:41 to 0:19:01( Edit History Discussion )

Frank R. Wolf: in house arrest or in jail, protestant pastors and china unfortunately and i think the american people know has now become our banker. this ties into the health care bill that we're ready to vote on tomorrow. that bill will cost $1 trillion. to think america is unsinkble, the white house projects the

0:19:02 to 0:19:22( Edit History Discussion )

Frank R. Wolf: federal debt will be growing by more than $9 trillion in the next 10 years. how big is a trillion? one million seconds equals 12 days. one trillion seconds is more than 30,000 years. china is a banker and this bill will cost $1 trillion and it's

0:19:23 to 0:19:43( Edit History Discussion )

Frank R. Wolf: important that we deal with this issue. now, the second poster sums up on where we are today. this happens to be uncle sam. he is saying, don't let the debt defeat a great nation. we are obligated to china. china holds a large portion of our debt. the saudis hold a large portion

0:19:44 to 0:20:05( Edit History Discussion )

Frank R. Wolf: of our debt. the saudis who funded the radical madrassahs and some who were on the airplanes that killed the people on 9/11, 30 more or so from my congressional district, holding our debt. we need to get control of this debt and the health care bill wi not lower costs, the health

0:20:06 to 0:20:26( Edit History Discussion )

Frank R. Wolf: care bill will cost over $1 trillion, $1 trillion. what kind of legacy -- what kind of legacy are we leaving for our children? and i have five. or our grandchildren? and i have 14. a legacy of debt and deficit. $1 trillion for this health care bill. we have $57 trillion of unfunded

0:20:27 to 0:20:39( Edit History Discussion )

Frank R. Wolf: obligations. we have $12 trillion in debt. so i close to vote against the bill because it costs us money