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Joe Sestak

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Joe Sestak

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Joe Sestak: important, why we have a tendency to take care of these patients, there's much more to be done in the treatment of their damage with the discovery of neuro stem cells and the possibility of stem transplants to repair the damage.

John Fleming

0:08:36 to 0:08:56( Edit History Discussion )

John Fleming: again,i commend the society of neuroscience, particularly in this area of our veterans to help them have the quality of life. i give back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? mr. fleming: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection.

John Fleming

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Speech By: John Fleming

John Fleming

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John Fleming: mr. fleming: mr. speaker, i rise today. this is budget time again, and this budget proposed by the administration has some very major flaws in it. it creates a greater tax burden on the american people, among other things. the budget calls for a $637 billion tax increase for the majority of small businesses that pay taxes as individuals.

John Fleming

0:09:18 to 0:09:38( Edit History Discussion )

John Fleming: the cap and tax program, not the cap and trade but the cap and tax program will increase taxes conservetively by $646 billion on energy to every household in america. these households can expect to pay more than $3,000 a year extra on their utility bills. this is money taken directly

John Fleming

0:09:39 to 0:10:02( Edit History Discussion )

John Fleming: out of the pockets of working families struggling to pay bills each month. this budget also caps the value of itemized deductions for those with higher incomes and really middle-class incomes, reducing charitable givings by $9 billion a year which will devastate charities. finally, this budget reinstates the death tax.

Earl Blumenauer

0:10:03 to 0:10:24( Edit History Discussion )

Earl Blumenauer: this tax has been found to lower it by $1.5 billion. this bill spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon rise? mr. blumenauer: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection.

Earl Blumenauer

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Speech By: Earl Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer

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Earl Blumenauer: mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. not quite so fast on the a.i.g. bonuss. thweasels who drove that country -- company into the ground may not even be entitled to the bonuses in their coract based on their performance. and a failed company rescued from bankruptcy by the united states government may not be obligated to pay them anyway. but thankfully there's also the power of the tax code.

Earl Blumenauer

0:10:46 to 0:11:06( Edit History Discussion )

Earl Blumenauer: let's return to the eisenhower tax rates of 90% for people who receive bonuses from companies that we already own 50% or more with taxpayer money. for years the tax code around here has been tortured to reward people who need tax cuts the least -- absolutely the least. hopefully we can use it this

Marsha Blackburn

0:11:07 to 0:11:27( Edit History Discussion )

Marsha Blackburn: time to impose a little tax justice. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee rise? mrs. blackburn: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. one of my constituents recently said to me, i'm tired of the

Marsha Blackburn

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Speech By: Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

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Marsha Blackburn: government spending money i have not made yet for programs i don't want. and my constituents are right on this. on top of the trillions that have already been spent in the presidens budget is proposing doubling federal spending by the year 2019. that would be doubling. and my constituents are saying, how are we going to pay for this? well, as we have heard this morning, there is the cap and

Marsha Blackburn

0:11:50 to 0:12:12( Edit History Discussion )

Marsha Blackburn: tax scheme which is $646 billion and is going to cost every american family an additional $3,128 per year out of their household budget. there's also the small business taxes. $637 billion of new small business taxes. it's all going to wipe out any kind of tax reduction that

Marsha Blackburn

0:12:13 to 0:12:27( Edit History Discussion )

Marsha Blackburn: would have gone to the 95% of working americans. so the question becomes, where does all this money come from? well, we know that the democrat leadership is going to borrow too much, they are going to tax

Jason Altmire

0:12:28 to 0:12:48( Edit History Discussion )

Jason Altmire: too much and they are going to spend too much of the taxpayer money. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. fo gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. altmire: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. passage of the long overdue

Jason Altmire

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Speech By: Jason Altmire

Jason Altmire

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Jason Altmire: schip bill, congress and the president expanded health care coverage to four million american children who were previously uncovered. and this single step did more to improveur health care system in one day than we had seen in eight years. but there is still more to be done. every individual, every family and every business in america struggles every day with health care costs. their inability to afford

Jason Altmire

0:13:10 to 0:13:30( Edit History Discussion )

Jason Altmire: coverage in the increased cost for good and services a result of health care costs for their business, this issue affects everybody in every way. but for the first time the president and congress plan to consider health care reform as part of the budget process so we can accurately count for the true cost of doing health care reform and of not doing health care reform which would be the

Jason Altmire

0:13:31 to 0:13:40( Edit History Discussion )

Jason Altmire: price of inaction. health care costs increases are on an unsustainable course and we can no longer hide behind budget gimmicks and just pass

Joseph R. Pitts

0:13:41 to 0:14:01( Edit History Discussion )

Joseph R. Pitts: along the tough fiscal decisions for future congresss. the time has come to act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. pitts: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, the $3.6 trillion budget released by president obama spends too

Joseph R. Pitts

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Speech By: Joseph R. Pitts

Joseph R. Pitts

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Joseph R. Pitts: much, taxes too much, borrows too much and wastes too much. today, middle-class families and small businesses are making sacrifices when it comes to their own budget. yet, washington continues to spend trillions of taxpayer dollars on bailouts another government programs. the spending in this budget is so massive that independent estimates suggests roughly 250,000 new federal bureaucrats may be needed just to spend it all.

Joseph R. Pitts

0:14:24 to 0:14:45( Edit History Discussion )

Joseph R. Pitts: rather than government cutting back, showing restraint, operating more efficiently on basic government responsibilities, the president proposes to create massive new programs vastly expanding the scoach and reach of the federal government. the -- scope and reach of the federal government. the taxes on energy will cost every household $3,000 a year.

Joseph R. Pitts

0:14:46 to 0:15:10( Edit History Discussion )

Joseph R. Pitts: this will cost american jobs at a time when we can't afford it. the majority of those hit by the new tax increases are small businesses, the engines of job creation in our economy. this budget takes us in the wrong direction. i yield back. . >> i request pmission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: witho jection.

Joseph R. Pitts

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Joseph R. Pitts: mr. wilson: i recently -- it recently ranked seventh in the nation among midsized metropolitan areas for business attraction and expansion according to selection magazine.

Charlie Wilson

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Charlie Wilson: this is the first time the valley has been chosen since the survey began 30 years ago. amidst all the bad economic news, this announcement was a bright spot that demonstrates all the hard work our business, work force, and leekted officials have put in to making our community a great place to live and work and expand. the mahoning valley is right for

Charlie Wilson

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Speech By: Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson

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Charlie Wilson: economic development and i'm so pleased to see it receive such positive recognition. the magazine recognizes the local metropolitan area which includes mahoning, trumble counties in ohio. congratulations. i'm so proud to help you and look forward to continuing to

Lamar S. Smith

0:16:02 to 0:16:24( Edit History Discussion )

Lamar S. Smith: help foster economic development in the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. smith: i ask unamous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, many of us remember the tragic case of shan doctor levy, a former washington, d.c., intern who disappeared suddenly eight years ago.

Lamar S. Smith

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Speech By: Lamar S. Smith

Lamar S. Smith

0:16:25 to 0:16:45( Edit History Discussion )

Lamar S. Smith: the man charged recently with murdering her entered the united states illegally, but you might not have known that by following the news. cbs, cnn, and the a.p. among many other media outlets failed to mention even once that the suspect entered the country illegally. instead, the media used terms like incarcerated felon and

Lamar S. Smith

0:16:46 to 0:17:05( Edit History Discussion )

Lamar S. Smith: jailed attacker to refer to the suspect in news reports. they neglected to point out that the suspect would not have been able to commit the alleged murder if he had not ebt entered the country illegally in the first place. this is an example how the media's liberal bias on immigration issues prevents americans from getting the facts.

Diane E. Watson

0:17:06 to 0:17:27( Edit History Discussion )

Diane E. Watson: whether it's immigration or any other issue, the media suld report the facts not slant the news. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. watson: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objectn. ms. watson: mr. speaker, in january, 2001, president bush inherited a fiscal situation

Diane E. Watson

0:17:10 to 0:18:55( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Diane E. Watson

Diane E. Watson

0:17:28 to 0:17:48( Edit History Discussion )

Diane E. Watson: stronger than any in half a century. when president clinton left office, the federal budget was on track to retire all debt for the first time since 1835 and add $3 savings, but republican trickle-down economic policies changed all that, squandering

Diane E. Watson

0:17:49 to 0:18:11( Edit History Discussion )

Diane E. Watson: the entire budget surplus and instead deficits in the trillions. republans let budget rules lapse. the increased spending, they cut revenue, and enacted expensive tax cuts for those whoeeded them the least. on president bush's watch, the debt held by the public gr

Diane E. Watson

0:18:12 to 0:18:32( Edit History Discussion )

Diane E. Watson: om 3.4 to 6.3 trillion dollars. the gross federal debt doubled and foreign held debt more than tribbled. mr. speaker, the healthy fiscal forecast the bush administration now been replaced by record budget deficits as far as the eye

Diane E. Watson

0:18:33 to 0:18:53( Edit History Discussion )

Diane E. Watson: an economy in a tailspin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without mr. sullivan: thank ??eaker. while our nation is suffering a severe economic recession, the democrat majority is working behind closed doors to enact the largest carbon regulatory scheme

Diane E. Watson

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Diane E. Watson: in our nation's history in the

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form of a tax system. in fact, president obama's budget includes $640 billion cap in trade energy tax that will be paid by every american who drives a car, turns on a light switch, or buys a product made in the united states. and that's every single american regardless of income.

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

no matter how you slice it, this issue is a huge tax. government revenues are of course taxes on the american people. this cap and tax scheme would cost the average american household in every state up to $3,000 a year. and that's a very conservative estimate. it also not only -- this is

0:19:42 to 0:20:02( Edit History Discussion )

really not a good way to stimulate our economy in economic bad times we are in. i ask my colleagues to reject the cap and tax program in the president's budget. the democrat majority is borrowing too much too much, spending too much. when is it enough? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired.

Kathy Castor

0:20:03 to 0:20:24( Edit History Discussion )

Kathy Castor: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. castor: released this week, more americans believe that the country is on the right track thanp before the election. they believe that president obama is handling his new job very well.

Kathy Castor

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Speech By: Kathy Castor

Kathy Castor

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Kathy Castor: what i hear fm folks back home in florida is they have faith that the recovery plan is going to help them. indeed the moneys are being delivered to local communities to create jobs. in tampa we are going to construct an important link for economic development out of our port. moneys for our public schools and students will arrive this

Kathy Castor

0:20:46 to 0:21:07( Edit History Discussion )

Kathy Castor: month. energy efficiency, we are going to weatherize homes throughout the tampa bay area in the state of florida. on monday we announced a computer initiative to computerize medical records throughout the tampa bay region. health care for floridians will be provided because we are not going to let our neighbors fall through the crack during this economic downturn.

Kathy Castor

0:21:08 to 0:21:15( Edit History Discussion )

Kathy Castor: the budget priorities, president obama has sent us are right. health care reform, education, and investments in energy.

Jeff Flake

0:21:16 to 0:21:37( Edit History Discussion )

Jeff Flake: we will recover and america will emerge stronger than e before. the speakepro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the chair willeceive message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s. 620, an act to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay

Jeff Flake

0:21:20 to 0:22:55( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Jeff Flake

Jeff Flake

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Jeff Flake: adjustments for members of congress in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. flake: mr. speaker, later today or tomorrow the house will resolution to look into the

Jeff Flake

0:22:00 to 0:22:20( Edit History Discussion )

Jeff Flake: matter of the p.m.a. scandal. there is an outside investigation by the department of justice into p.m.a., a powerhouse lobbying firm, that will close its doors at the end of the month because of suspect contributions to members of congress. members of congress who secureder no-bid contracts on behalf of that firm.

Jeff Flake

0:22:21 to 0:22:43( Edit History Discussion )

Jeff Flake: mr. speaker, several years ago we had the jack abramoff scandal. the leadership at that time was slow to recognize that scandal. it kept spreading until it got worse and it did damage to the reputation of this body. let's not make that same mistake today this. scandal promises to be far larger if we let it go.

Jeff Flake

0:22:44 to 0:22:56( Edit History Discussion )

Jeff Flake: so let's have the investigation go on by the ethics committee. we have an obligation to uphold the dignity and decorum of this body. we are not exercising it yet. so i would urge a vote not to

John Yarmuth

0:22:57 to 0:23:17( Edit History Discussion )

John Yarmuth: table the resolution. and let the ethics committee investigate the scandal. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? >> qul permission to house for one minute. the ore:it objection. mr. yarmuth: i rise in recognition of national safe place week. the organization and the critical services it provides to young people in need. of the more than one million youths who experience

John Yarmuth

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Speech By: John Yarmuth

John Yarmuth

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John Yarmuth: homelessness annually, some are born without homes, but most run away to escape abuse and with no hope in sight, 1/3 attempt suicide. national safe place recognizes in each of these young people is hope for the fuhr. a chance to succeed and opportunity to become productive members of our communities. in the 26 years since national safe place began in my hometown

John Yarmuth

0:23:40 to 0:24:00( Edit History Discussion )

John Yarmuth: of louisville, connecticut, it has served nearly a quarter million disconnected youths nationwide. 100,000 in connecticut alone. in 40 states and 1,400 communities across the nation, safe places provide the services and support to help a child's potential become reality. no wonder safe place is the largest recipient of funding through the reconnecting

John Yarmuth

0:24:01 to 0:24:20( Edit History Discussion )

John Yarmuth: homeless youth act which we just re-authorized with legislation i authored with my colleague, judy biggert. time after time adolescents devoid of hope have traveled the path that seemed sure to dead end only to find themselves in front of one of 1,600 stores restaurants, businesses, bearing the safe place logo. inside they find a

Kathy Castor

0:24:21 to 0:24:41( Edit History Discussion )

Kathy Castor: it ends with a chance that every child deserves. i urge my colleagues to join me in celebrating national safe place week. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. dahlkemper: i rise today on behalf of the hardworking families of state of pennsylvania who, like

Kathy Castor

0:24:25 to 0:25:45( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Kathy Castor

Kathy Castor

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Kathy Castor: me, are shocked and outraged by recent actions taken by the insurance c mr. speaker, the current economic downturn has been especially difficult for my constituents. traveling across my district, i have heard the same story from far too many middle class bearing the brunt of our faltering economy. paychecks can't stretch far

Kathy Castor

0:25:03 to 0:25:24( Edit History Discussion )

Kathy Castor: enough anymore to make payments on the mortgage, buy groceries, and pay the bills. many of my constituents who have worked hard and played by the rules have had to take a pay cut simply to keep their jbs. -- jobs. my constituents work hard and meet their responsibilities every day and they don't have the benefit of government bailouts or multimillion dollar bonus us. they have seen their hard-earned

Kathy Castor

0:25:25 to 0:25:45( Edit History Discussion )

Kathy Castor: tax dollars go to bail out companies like a.i.g. whose own greed and recklessness are responsible for the economic downturn in the first place. it's hard to understand why a.i.g. executives think they have earned bonuses in the first place. more importantly, how dare a.i.g. use tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to reward themselves for bad behavior.

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson

0:25:46 to 0:26:07( Edit History Discussion )

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson: how can they justify this outrage to taxpayers who are keeping their companies afloat? i say enough is enough. that's why i'm supporting legislation that will safeguard the taxpayers' money and hold once and for all. e speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose doe the gentlewoman from texas rise? the objection. ms. jackson lee: thank you very

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson

0:25:50 to 0:27:20( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Jesse L. Jr.Jackson

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson

0:26:08 to 0:26:28( Edit History Discussion )

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson: much, mr. speaker. i am so grateful for a president that believes in the american people and thank him for his budget. thank him for his outrage regarding outrageous a.i.g. employees receiving bonuses. thank him for recognizing the 47 million-plus that are growing who need health care reform. and thank this leadership th

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson

0:26:29 to 0:26:49( Edit History Discussion )

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson: is beginning to open the discussion on american health care reform that is so very important. i happen to believe a single payer system is a payment system not a health care delivery system. health care providers will be in a fee-for-service practice and not be employees of the government. therefore it is not socialize medicine. a single payer health care is

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson

0:26:50 to 0:27:10( Edit History Discussion )

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson: not socialized medicine anymore than the public funding of education is socialized education or the public funding of the defse industry is socialized defense. what we simply want is the ability for that single payer to negotiate prescription drug price, hospital prices, nursing home prices. we simply want the ability to give the american people the

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson

0:27:11 to 0:27:21( Edit History Discussion )

Jesse L. Jr.Jackson: insurance on health care that they and their children need. polls will show that 60% to 75% of americans believe in this type of system. but the most important aspect

Patrick J. Tiberi

0:27:22 to 0:27:43( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick J. Tiberi: is, we have a leader and the leadership in this congress that says americans count. let us change the health care system today not pay employees bonuses. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objectio >> in the coming weeks we are going to debate the budget for the united states ever america

Patrick J. Tiberi

0:27:25 to 0:29:05( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Patrick J. Tiberi

Patrick J. Tiberi

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Patrick J. Tiberi: for the next 10 years. for next year and beyond. and thisudget clearly taxes too much, spends too much, and boros too much from the american people. -- boroughs -- borrows too much from the american people. for someone like my mom and dad on fixed income seniors, this will cause their taxes to go up every time they fill the tank of their 14-year-old car, turn on

Patrick J. Tiberi

0:28:06 to 0:28:27( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick J. Tiberi: the lights of their 35-year-old house, or turn up the thermostat to cool -- to heat or turn it down to cool their home. this is a huge tax on consumers, particularly from my state in ohio, with this cap and tax issue that within this budget. a debate that we are going to have in this house this month and next month. americans dese

Patrick J. Tiberi

0:28:28 to 0:28:49( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick J. Tiberi: they deserve better solutions. republicans in the minority here are willing to be part of those better solutions. i hope that the speaker and the leadership of the house will be partners with us for those better solutions. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without

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