House Proceeding 11-06-09 on Nov 6th, 2009 :: 0:42:50 to 0:49:05
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Howard L. Berman: businesses and individuals in the form of a huge government takeover of health care. and, mr. speaker, i the balance of my time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman: thank you, mr. speaker. i simply point out that the

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Speech By: Howard L. Berman

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Howard L. Berman: relevance of the size of the democratic health care bill to the republican alternative is, i think, limited to the ratio of people covered under the democratic bill and covered under the republican bill. about 10 to one. mr. speaker, i have no further requests for time and i back the balance of my time.

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Howard L. Berman: ms. ros-lehtinen: we also yield back the balance of our time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 877. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative -- mr. berman: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of

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Howard L. Berman: order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider a recorded vote is requested. mr. berman: the resolution wouldn't have been agreed to. the speaker pro tempore: sorry, pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further

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Howard L. Berman: proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. berman: mr. speaker, i move to suspend to h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution.

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Howard L. Berman: the clerk: house resolution 892, resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary of the remarkabl events leading to the end of the cold war and the creation of a europe, whole free and at peace -- whole, free and at p the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. berman, and the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, will each control 20 minuteses the

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Howard L. Berman: chair recognizes -- minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. berman: i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objectn. mr. berman: and, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is

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Howard L. Berman: recognized. mr. berman: if on january 1, 1989, anyone had predicted the events that would occur in central and eastern europe during the following 12 months, berlin wall and the end of the cold war, he or she would have been called a hopeless dreamer, a lunatic or a naive revotionary.

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Howard L. Berman: and yet by january 1 of 1990, the region and indeed the whole world had fundamentally changed. the event remarkable. beginning with the opening of talks between the communist polish government and the solidarity trade union in

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Howard L. Berman: february and ending with the executioof romanian dictator on christmas day. they began wita few ripples and became a swept throughout the region toppling governments and destroying the walls, real and virtual, that had divided the continent of europe for so many years. the initial fishers had had begun some years before, aided

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Howard L. Berman: by the actions and policies of the united states and western europe as well as the reform members of perestroika. but the real cracks that led to the crumbling of the wall and the entire regime were brought about by the courageous actions

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Howard L. Berman: of the men and women of and eastern europe in 1989. this r those events and those people. the startling victory of solidarity, winning every seat it was allowed to contest in the lower house, and the 99 of 100 in the senate.

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Howard L. Berman: the unprecedented decision by the hundred garian government to open the boarder to as you -- hung aaron government to open the border to austria. the amazing 400-mile-long human chain across estonia, lat and lithuania, compricing two

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Howard L. Berman: million citizens linking hands the velvet revolution, czechoslovakia, which caused the free election of president -- of the president. the protests in bulgaria that led to the end of the 34-year rule of communist leader the and the first free elections

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Howard L. Berman: since 1946. and the uprising of the people in romania against the efforts to arrest a popular priest and the brutal killing of innocent protesters that followed. that led to the deposing and execution of the romanian dictator and of course the iconic event of 1989, the

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Howard L. Berman: tearing down of the berlin wall, and the joyous people who were finally free. today these countries are important, vibrant, strong democracies, an important partner in nato and the european union. allies and our friends.

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Howard L. Berman: we work together to address the challenges in afghantan, the threats posed by terrorists and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the risk to our environment, energy, security a well-being. we share same values and hope for the same for the future. we still have much work to do and to resolve difficult issues

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Howard L. Berman: remaining within europe. for 20 years after it was considered unconceivable, the dream of a europe, whole, free and at peace, is finally within reach. i urge my colleagues to join me in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the remarkable