House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 1:55:50 to 1:57:10
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Steve Buyer: it makes sense. and it will help millions of americans across this country. i urge its passage. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. boortbart mr. speaker, proud to yield one minute to another member of the energy and commerce committee, the ranking member of the veterans state of indiana, mr. steven buyer, for one minute.

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Speech By: Steve Buyer

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Steve Buyer: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. buyer: thank you, mr. speaker. in a few days all of us will be going back to our districts. we are going to be celebrating veterans day. many of you are going to be giving speeches, you are going to be throwing your arms around sailor, the airman, the coastg do you throw your arm around

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Steve Buyer: them in this bill? you don't. now, when you go home and you give that speech, you can tap into the american character and you can say, americans, go to a land where they've never been to fight for a people they've never met. they do so at no bounty of their own and they leave freedom in their footsteps.

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Steve Buyer: yet, when they get to come home, how does our congress right now treat them? in this 2,000-page bill, we deny them their rights of choice with regard to the health system for which they can go to. can you imagine that? now, i received a pledge, not