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House Proceeding on Oct 2nd, 2008 :: 0:13:07 to 0:14:32
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Sam Farr

0:12:55 to 0:13:07( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Farr: so ordered. >> mr. speaker, i rise to share ar the anger expressed by my constituents and constituents of many members of congress, anger over the financial mess that we're in, anger at wall

Sam Farr

0:13:07 to 0:13:21( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Farr: street for the greed that gotha us there, anger at the white house for the arrogance and asking congress to authorize $700 billion without any conditions. however, the public should not

Sam Farr

0:13:07 to 0:14:32( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Sam Farr

Sam Farr

0:13:21 to 0:13:34( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Farr: be angry that congress has tried to respond. not to the president's request but to the public's need for checks and balances. we wrote an e wntirely new bill, the contents of which is on every

Sam Farr

0:13:34 to 0:13:46( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Farr: member's website. it provides relief with checks and balances, oversight for taxpayer safeguards. s. it addresses obscene salaries and golden parachutes. it's not a perfect bill but responsible

Sam Farr

0:13:46 to 0:13:55( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Farr: bill. the best thing that came out of the past 10 days is that government became responsible for governing the affairs of this nation in a bipartisan manner. now, let's hope that this

Sam Farr

0:13:55 to 0:14:05( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Farr: house follows the leadership of the senate last night in passing a responsible recovery plan. in the end, it's the institutions of government that have to regain confidence. let's hope that this

Sam Farr

0:14:05 to 0:14:14( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Farr: november election will elect leadership that can restore that confidence to the nation and the world. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise?

Sam Farr

0:14:14 to 0:14:23( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Farr: mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker,

Joe Wilson

0:14:23 to 0:14:32( Edit History Discussion )

Joe Wilson: the econom ic recovery bill we have before us does not include every free market idea i believe will improve it. but when the retirement savings of hard-working americans are threatened, when

Joe Wilson

0:14:32 to 0:14:41( Edit History Discussion )

Joe Wilson: businesses start to fail, jobs begin to dry up, or jobs of american taxpayers are in dapinger, it is clear that the price of doing -- danger, it is clear that the price of doing nothing far exceeds

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