House Proceeding on Jan 28th, 2009 :: 0:05:30 to 0:25:30
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Speech By: Ted Poe
Bill: H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Ted Poe rails against HR-1 in a One Minute Speech.

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Ted Poe: gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

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John Hall: mr. hall: citigroup did take taxpayer funds. and imagine the shock and rage that i and other americans felt when we heard this week that citigroup was buying a 0 million french built corporate jet. is there no shame? america is in the midst of a recession witthe highest unemployment in 16 years and the highest foreclosure rate in more than three decades. people all over the country are losing their jobs, their homes,

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Speech By: John Hall

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John Hall: their small businesses. and in the midst of all this the company that the taxpayers are bailing out with our tax dollars are -- is buying a plush corporate jet. i voted to rescue the banks reluctantly for one reason and one reason only. to free up credit so that small businesses and individuals could have access to loans for essentials such as college tuition and home mortgages. and the economy could keep

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John Hall: running. a new private jet is not what i voted for. thankfully pressure from congress and the white house has forced citigroup to cancel the purchase of this plane, but the incident is a glaring example of the blatant lack of accountability from banks seeking rescue money. it needs to stop and i look forward to working with the new treasury secrary to correct th oversight and make it

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John Hall: clear that explicit restrictions are placed on any rescue money used by the barnings. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's ti for what purp gentleman from texas rise? mr. johnson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texas is

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John Hall: recognized for one minute.

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Sam Johnson: mr. johnson: you know, there's 11 million unemployed americans receiving a notice that sa they owe taxes on their unemployment benefits and they'll have a huge bill due on april 15. after this scary realization these folks will get on their phone or their computers to ask us where we think they are going to get the money to pay the additional tax. as this congress works to find ways to kick-start the economy, i propose we not kick these

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Speech By: Sam Johnson

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Sam Johnson: folks when they're down. and we eliminate the tax on unemployment insurance benefits for 2008 and 2009. this economic stimulus ought to do this -- the 1099 statements that are showing up in mailboxes to notify my

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Steve Driehaus: constituents that they owe federal taxes on their unemployment just religious. i'd want to be able -- just ridiculous. let's go back to the drawing board and come together to really help the unemployed. at this time i'd also want to say thank you and god bless to kathleen b

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Speech By: Steve Driehaus

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Steve Driehaus: from my staff tohe senate. one of the best tax persons in the congress. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for nt >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro te without objection, the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute.

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Steve Driehaus: >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to join students and families and educators across the country to mark this very important week, catholic schools week. for thousands of children in the united states, including my own, catholic schools are laying the found age for bright and successful futures. while calling young people to service and fostering values that strengthen our families and our communities.

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Steve Driehaus: i want to congratulate three people in particular. father andrew umberg, pastor in cincinnati, lisa griggers and tom otton, principal of my alma mater who have all been honored this year by the national catholic association. this week we recognize them and

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Steve Driehaus: other catholic their important contributions, not only to education but to their community and to their country. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent for one minute to address the house one minute and to revise and

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Steve Driehaus: extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the

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gentleman from colorado is recognized for one minute. mr. coffman: madam speaker, the our economy is in recessio congress is right to take action to stimulate the economy but the american people know that we cannot borrow and spend our way back to prosperity.

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the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 is a massive and wasteful government spending bill that will stimulate our economy but will plunge our country deeper into debt. the deficit for the next two years is already projected to be trillion. if deficit spending were an effective onomic stimulus

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Earl Blumenauer: then the economy would be on the verge of a recovery but it isn't. congress can accelerate the passing legislation that will improve the incentive that drive economic activity, lowering tax rates will create

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Speech By: Earl Blumenauer

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Earl Blumenauer: the incentives for individuals and businesses to save to work to invest their money. madam spker, the american people are hurting and they deserve a better proposal than this. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. gentleman from oregon rise? mr. blumenauer: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. blumenauer: i just listened

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Earl Blumenauer: to my friend from colorado talking about the problems of deficit spending. he's right about the deficit spending from the republican administration and congress. they piled up debt, a reckless war in iraq on a credit card. this package that's coming before us today is actually doing something for the american people, investing in infrastructure and energy.

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Earl Blumenauer: it is looking to a plan for the recovery of the e new technology and new ways of doing business. getting more value out of our investment. i am pleased that the president reached out to the other side of the aisle even as their leaders were saying before the meeting they were against his package. but i am pleased while he reached t he was unwavering

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Earl Blumenauer: in his commitment that our package is going to focus on the people who need help the most, revitalizing the economy and moving us forward. i look forward to the passage today of this legislation and further refinement as we move it through congress with our new administration. the speaker pro mp gentleman yields back the balance of his time.

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Earl Blumenauer: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the

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George Radanovich: gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in opposition to the digital television delay bill that the house ll be voting on under suspension today. this details the d.t.v.

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Speech By: George Radanovich

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George Radanovich: transition date of february 17 and undermines the government's ability -- government's credibility with consumers and broadcasterers who have prepared for the -- broadcasters who have prepared for this relying on the spectrum that they purchased to be available. the bill also facilitates the need for 50 million in the stimulus to be spent on a converter box coupon program but does not get a single person off the coupon waiting list. finally the bill prevents spectrum from being cleared for the first responders and emergency communications. delaying the transition is

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George Radanovich: confusing to our consumers,

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Lois Capps: expensive for our broadcasters, will slow down broadband services and has dangerous implications for public safety. therefore, i urge my colleagues to keep the digital transition on the right path and oppose senate bill 328. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california

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Speech By: Lois Capps

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Lois Capps: rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. mrs. capps: madam speaker, 40 years ago today on january, 1969, a blowout happened on platform a six miles off the santa barbara coast before it was capped, more than three million gallons of oil spewed

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Lois Capps: into the sea. for weeks they focused on the dramatic images, oil-soaked birds unable to fly, slowly dying on the sand. 35 miles of sandy beaches coated with thick slug. covered with an oily black sheen. i lived in santa barbara in 1969. i recall how our community came

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Lois Capps: together to save wildlife, clean up our beaches. but this bill's impact went far beyond economic damage to our community. the disaster was considered to be a major factor in the birth of the modn-day environmental movement. there followed a wave of environmental legislation, including the clean air and water acts and laws to protect

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Lois Capps: coastal areas and endangered species. now after 40 years after we still face the responsibility

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House Clerk: to protect and preserve our environment we must never forget this important moment in ourselves to speeding the transition to a clean energy policy, clean energy economy and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentlewoman's time has expired's time has expired.

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Speech By: House Clerk

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House Clerk: gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to discharge the committee on h consideration of house concurrent rule -- concurrent resolution 27 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the the clerk: house concurrent resolution 27, concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the capitol for ceremony in honor of the

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House Clerk: bicentennial of the birth of president abraham lincoln. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the consideration of the concurrent resolution? without objection, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider

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Speech By: House Clerk

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House Clerk: is laid on the table. except those arising under clause 9 of rule 21. as a conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment, the committee shall rise and report the bill as amended. to the house with such further amendments amay have been adopted. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto final passage without

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House Clerk: intervening motion except one motiono recomm without instreckses. section 2, the chair shall be no later than february 4, 2009, such material as he may deem plan istory for the fiscal year 20. section 3, the chair of the committee file on behalf of the committee

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House Clerk: a supplemental report to accompany h.r. 598. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> madam speak, i rise and make a point of order against consideration of the rule because the rule contains a waiver of all -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will -- point of order.

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House Clerk: >> may i finish reading, madam speaker? ok.

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contains a waiver of all points of order against the provisions in the bill and amendments made in order by the rule and therefore it is in violation of section 426 of the congressional budget act. the speaker pro tempor gentleman will state his point of order. the gentleman from florida makes a point of order that the resolution violates section

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426-a of the congressional budget act of 1974. the gentleman has met the threshold burden to identify the specific language in the resolution on which the point of order is predicated. such a point of order shall be disposed of by the question of consideration. the gentleman from florida and a member opposed, the gentlewoman from new york, each will control 10 minutes of

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Cliff Stearns: debate on the question of consideration. after that debate, the chair will put the question of consideration to wit, will the house now consider the resolution? the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. >> madam speaker, thank you very much. i'll be using most of my argument, also from the congressional budget office

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Speech By: Cliff Stearns

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Cliff Stearns: cost estimate, dated january 26, 2009. the c.b.o. and the joint committee on taxation estimated that in enacting the provisions in division b would reduce revenues by 6 bling in fiscal year 2009 -- billion in fill fistcal year 2009 and by a net

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Cliff Stearns: -- fiscal year 2009 and by a net in the 2009-2010 period. so, combining the spendingnd revenue affects of h.r. 1, the c.b.o. estimates that enacting the bill would increase the federal budget deficit by over 70 billion over the remaining

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Cliff Stearns: months of the fiscal year, 2009, by billion in the year 2010 and 74 billion in 2011 and it continues on, 16 billion over the period of 2009 to 2019. this is a wide range of federal

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Cliff Stearns: programs here which increase benefits payb under the medicaid unemployment compensation, nutrition assistant program and the legislation would also reduce individual and corporate income tax collection to make a variety of other changes to tax law. this is basically an unfunded mandate.

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Cliff Stearns: c.b.o. bill would have a noticeable impact on economic growth and employment in the next few years. you know, following longstanding congressional budget procedures, this estimate does not address pot tension budgetary effect of such changes in economic outlook, but the point that the c.b.o. is making, that this is

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Cliff Stearns: a huge unfunded mandate, particularly in the medicaid and unemployment compensation and nutrition assistant program, so with that, madam speaker, in light of the provisions in the bill and the amendments made in order by the rule, are therefore in viation of section 426 of the congressional budget act. i do, madam speaker, raise this

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Cliff Stearns: point of order. the speaker pro tempore: do you reservehe balance of your time? >> i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. slaughter: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Louise McIntosh Slaughter: gentlewoman is recognized. ms. slaughter: technically, this point of order is about whether or not to consider this rule and ultimately the underlying bill. in reality, it's about trying to block this ll without any opportunity for debate and without any opportunity for an up or down vote on the legislation itself. i think that is wrong and hope my colleagues will vote yes so we consider this important

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Speech By: Louise McIntosh Slaughter

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Louise McIntosh Slaughter: legislation and not kill it on a procedural motion. >> will the gentlewoman yield? ms. slaughter: i will not. we have a long day ahead. let's not waste more time on dilltory measures. those who oppose this bill can vote against it on final passage. we must consider this rule and