House Proceeding 11-06-09 on Nov 6th, 2009 :: 5:05:30 to 5:07:24
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5:05:26 to 5:05:47( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: empower the individual and give them the rights and tell them government what it can't do rather than telling the people what they can't do. mr. hoekstra: i was having a discussion with a friend of mine and he said you have to get away from that term empower. today, empowering, the very foundation of american society

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Speech By: Peter Hoekstra

5:05:48 to 5:06:08( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: and american government rkts we made that --,, we made that ago, that in america, we would empower the individual. and the constitution enshrined that and it has worked well. and what this bill that i don't have wh me, -- i don't take it

5:06:09 to 5:06:29( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: with me because you don't carry it many place, it's 20 pounds. tomorrow, we're going to unroll this bill. we rolled it up as a scroll. and it's more than a third of a mile long, meaning that i could leave my district in west

5:06:30 to 5:06:50( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: michigan and go to chicago and stand on top of the sears tower and put the washington monument on top of it and i could drop it and it would be from the top of the washington monument, on top of the sears tower and just about get to the ground. that's how long this bill is.

5:06:51 to 5:07:13( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: it's more than a third of a mile if you laid the pages from end to end and this is just 37 simple pages. and what this bill does, like you said, the constitution -- that's a great way of putting it -- the constitution changed government and put limits on government.

5:07:14 to 5:07:25( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: this health care bill changed you and me and each and every one of our constituents because in this bill, i have not counted