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ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS
ARE 158, THE NAYS ARE --
ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS
ARE 161, THE NAYS ARE 259 AND
THE AMENDMENT'S NOT ADOPTED.
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE
REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 PRINTED IN
THE HOUSE REPORT 112-54 BY THE
GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS, MS.
JACKSON LEE.
ON WHICH FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
WERE POSTPONED AND ON WHICH THE
NAYS PREVAILED BY VOICE VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL REDESIGNATE THE
AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 2
PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 112-54
OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON LEE OF
TEXAS.
A RECORDED VOTE HAS
BEEN REQUESTED.
THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST
FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE
AND BE COUNTED.
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING
ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS
ORDERED.
MBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
BY ELECTRONIC DI DEVICE.
THIS WILL BE A TWO-MINE VOTE
-- MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR
.
VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
THIS WILL BE A TWO-MINUTE VOTE.
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,
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INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
[CAPTIONING MA POSSIBLE BY THE
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,
INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE
REPRESENTATIVES.
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON THIS VOTE, THE
YEAS ARE 157, THE NAYS ARE 266
AND THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED
TO.
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE
REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 PRINTED IN
HOUSE REPORT 112-54 BY THE
GENTLEMAN FROM CONNECTICUT, MR.
MURPHY, ON WHICH FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS WERE POSTPONED AND
ON WHICH THE NOES PREVLED BY
VOICE VOTE.
AMENDMENT.
THE CLERK WILL REDESIGNATE THE
AMENDMENT NUMBER 5
PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 112-54
CONNECTICUT.
OFFERED BY MR. MURPHY OF
A RECORDED VOTE HAS
BEEN REQUESTED.
THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST
FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE
AND BE COUNTED.
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING
ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS
ORDERED.
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
THIS IS A TWO-MINUTE VOTE.
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVE
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON THIS VOTE, THE
YEAS ARE 182, THE NAYS ARE 240,
AND THE AMENDMENT IS NOT
ADOPTED.
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE IN ORDER.
MEMBERS, PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE IN ORDER.
WOULD MBERS PLEASE TAKE THEIR
SEATS.
WOULD MEMBERS PLEASE TAKE THEIR
SEATS.
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE IN ORDER.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN RISE?
PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE
HOUSE OUT OF ORDER FOR ONE
MINUTE AND REVISE AND STEPPED MY
REMARKS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE
PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND
THEIR REMARKS.
MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TO PAY
TRIBUTE TO ONE OF OUR DEAR
FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUE, OUR GOOD
FRIEND FROM WEST VIRGINIA,
CONGRESSMAN RAHALL, WHO WILL
CAST IN THIS NEXT VOTE, 20,000TH
VOTE IN THIS HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
ORDER.
MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS
IS A MILESTONE EVENT.
IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNIT TO
RECOGNIZE THE GREAT WORK DONE BY
OUR DISTINGUISHED FRIEND AND
COLLEAGUE FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
HE IS ALWAYS SERVING HIS
CONSTITUENTS AND DOING SO WELL.
HE ALSO STRIFES TO WORK --
STRIVES TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE
AND HE IS A MMBER I FEEL WE ALL
SHOULD BE.
I ASK MY COLLEAGUE, MR. RAHALL,
SO WE MAY JOIN TOGETHER IN
COLLEAGUE.
PAYING TRIBUTE TO OUR FRIEND AND
NICK RAHALL, ON THE OCCASION OF
HIS 20,000TH VOTE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION,
TWO-MINUTE VOTING WILL CONTINUE.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS REQUEST
FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON AMENDMENT
NUMBER 6 PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT
112-54 BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM
CALIFORNIA, MR. WAXMAN, ON WHICH
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS WERE
POSTPONED AND ON WHICH THE NAYS
PREVAILED BY VOICE VOTE.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 6,
PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 112-54,
CALIFORNIA.
OFFERED BY MR. WAXMAN OF
THE RECORDED VOTE HAS
BEEN REQUESTED.
THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST
FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE
AND BE COUNTED.
A SUFFIENT NUMBER HAVING
ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS
ORDERED.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
AND THIS IS A TWO-MINUTE VOTE.
TWO-MINUTE VOTE.
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,
INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE
REPRESENTATIVES.
UNITED STAS HOUSE OF
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY
PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON THIS VOTE, THE
AYES ARE 184 AND NAYS ARE 240.
THE THE REQUEST FOR RECORDED
VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 8
PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 112-54
BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO,
MR. POLIS, ON WHICH FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS WERE POSTPONED AND
ON WHICH THE NOES PREVAILED BY
VOICE VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL REDESIGNATE THE
AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 8
PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 112-54,
COLORADO.
OFFERED BY MR. POLIS OF
A RECORDED VOTE HAS
BEEN REQUESTED.
THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST
FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE
AND BE COUNTED.
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING
ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS
ORDERED.
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
THIS IS A TWO-MINUTE VOTE.
A TWO-MINUTE VOTE.
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,
INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE
REPRESENTATIVES.
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY
PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS
ARE 160 --
ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS
ARE 168, THE NAYS ARE 257.
THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO.
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE
REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 9 PRINTED IN
HOUSE REPORT 112-54 BY THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS,
MR. MARKEY, ON WHICH FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS WERE POSTPONED AND
ON WHICH THE NOES PREVAILED BY
VOICE VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL RESIGNATE THE
AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 9
PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 112-54
OFFERED BY MR. MARKEY OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
A RECORDED VOTE HAS
BEEN REQUESTED.
THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST
FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE
AND BE COUNTED.
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING
ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS
ORDERED.
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
THIS WILL BE A TWO-MINUTE VOTE.
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
INC., IN OPERATION WITH THE
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
COMMERCIAL PURSES IS EXPRESSLY
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON THIS TE THE YEAS
ARE 156, THE NAYS ARE 266 AND
THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO.
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE
REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 10 PRINTED IN
THE HOUSE REPORT 112-54 BY THE
GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR.
RUSH, ON ICH FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS WERE POSTPONED AND
ON WHICH THE NOES PREVAILED BY
VOICE VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL REDESIGNATE THE
AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 10
PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 112-54
OFFERED BY MR. RUSH OF ILLINOIS.
A RECORDED VOTE HAS
BEEN REQUESTED.
THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST
FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE
AND BE COUNTED.
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING
ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS
ORDERED.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
THIS IS A TWO-MINUTE VOTE.
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,
INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY
PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS
ARE 165, THE THANK YOUS -- NAYS
ARE 260 AND THE AMENDMENT IS NOT
APPROVED.
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE
REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 PRINTED IN
HOUSE REPORT 112-54 BY THE
GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR.
DOYLE, ON WHICH FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS WERE POST UPONNED
AND ON WHICH THE NOES PREVAILED
BY VOICE VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL REDESIGNATE THE
ENDMENT.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 11
PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 112-54
OFFERED BY MR. DOYLE OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
A RECORDED VOTE HAS
BEEN REQUESTED.
THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST
FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE
AND BE COUNTED.
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING
ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS
ORDERED.
MEMBERS WILL RORD THEIR VOTES
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
THIS IS A TWO-MINUTE VOTE.
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,
INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY
PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON TH VOTE THE YEAS
ARE 173, THE NAYS ARE 250 AND
THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO.
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS THE
REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 12 PRINTED IN
HOUSE REPORT 112-54 BY THE
GENTLEMAN FROM WISCONSIN, MR.
KIND, ON WHICH FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS WERE POSTPONED AND
ON WHICH THE NOES PREVAILED BY
VOICE VE.
THE CLERK WILL REDESIGNATE THE
AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 12
PRINTED IN HOUSE REPORT 112-54
OFFERED BY MR. KIND OF
WISCONSIN.
A RECORDED VOTE HAS
BEEN REQUESTED.
THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST
FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE
AND BE COUNTED.
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING
ARISEN, A RECORDED VOTE IS
ORDERED.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
IT IS A TWO-MINUTE VOTE.
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,
INC., IN COOPERATION WITH THE
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS EXPRESSLY
PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.]
THE YEAS ARE 160,
THE NAYS ARE 264, AND THE
AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO.
THE QUESTION IS ON THE
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A
SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT, THE AMENDMENT
IS ADOPTED.
ACCORDINGLY, URN THE RULE, THE
COMMITE RISES.
MR.
CHAIRMAN.
MR. SPEAKER.
THE COMMITTEEF THE WHOLE
USE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION
HAS HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION
H.R. 910.
PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION
03, I REPORT THE RESOLUTION
BACK TO THEOUSE.
THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE
UNION REPORTS THAT THE
COMMITTEE HAS HAD UNDER
CONSIDERATION THE BILL H.R. 910
AND PURSUANT TO HOUSE
RESOLUTION 203 REPORTS THE BILL
BACK TO THE HOUSE WITH AN
AMENDMENT ADOPTED IN THE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
UNDER THE RULE, THE PREVIOUS
QUESTION IS ORDED.
IS A SEPARATE VOTE DEMANDED ON
AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
REPORTED PR THE COMMITTEE OF
THE WHOLE?
IF NOT, THE QUESTION IS ON
ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A
SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT, THE AMENDMENT
IS AGREED.
TO THE QUESTION IS ON
ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING
OF THE BILL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
THIRD READING.
A BILL TO AMEND THE
CLEAN AIR ACT TO PROHIBIT THE
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
FROM PROMULGATING ANY
REGULATIONS CONCERNING TAKING
ACTION RELATING TO OR TAKING
INTO CONSIDERATION THE EMISSION
OF A GREENHOUSE GAS TO ADDRESS
CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE
1C OF RULE 19, FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS ON THIS BILL WILL
BE POSTPONED.
THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER.
THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER.
FOR
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
FROM FLORIDA RISE?
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT
WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURN TODAY IT
ADJOURN TO MEET AT 10:00 A.M.
TOMORROW.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE
THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN
SPEECHES.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA SEEK
RECOGNITION?
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE
MINUTE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR
ONE MINUTE.
MR. SPEAKER, THE FIRST WEEK
OF APRIL IS NATIONAL PUBLIC
HEALTH WEEK THIS YEAR'S THEME,
SAFETY TO LIVE INJURY FREE,
HIGHLIGHTS THE FACT THAT NEARLY
30 MILLION PEOPLE ARE INJURED
SEVERELY ENOUGH TO REQUIRE
EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.
OF THOSE INJURED, 150,000 DIED
FROM THESE UNINTENTIONAL AND
OFTEN PREVENTABLE INJURIES
WHICH ARE RANKED AMONG THE TO
10 -- TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH TO
THOSE BETWEEN AGE 1S AND 44.
THESE INJURIES ACCOUNT FOR 12%
OF ANNUAL MEDICAL SPENDING IN
THE UNITED STATES, TOTALING AS
MUCH AS $65 BILLION EACH YEAR.
THESE STATISTICS HIGHLIGHT A
CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH
CHALLENGE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.
FOR THAT REASON, I INTRODUCED
H.RES. 27 WHICH RECOGNIZES THE
FIRST WEEK OF APRIL AS NATIONAL
PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK AND CALLS ON
ALL AMERICANS TO TAKE A
PROACTIVE APPROACH TO
ADDRESSING INJURIES IN OUR
COUNTRY.
I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
CO-SPONSOR H.RES. 187.
I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY
TIME.
THE GENTLELADY
YIELDS BACK.
ARE THERE FURTHER REQUESTS FOR
ONE-MINUTE SPEECHS?
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLELADY FROM FLORIDA RISE?
I WANT TO REVISE AND EXTEND
MY REMARKS FOR ONE MINUTE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
JUST YESTERDAY, THE
VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HAD
A HEARING WHERE -- MS. BROWN --
THEY SAID BECAUSE OF
THE POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN THE VETERANS' PENSION
CHECK MACE NOT GO OUT ON TIME.
A THE SAME TIME MY REPUBLICAN
COLLEAGUES WANT TO EXTEND TAX
BREAKS FOR MILLIONAIRES AND
BILLIONAIRES.
JUST LAST DECEMBER, WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO VOTE ON EXTENDING
THE BUSH TAX CUT FOR
MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES
ADDING $700 BILLION TO THE
DEFICIT.
THE REPUBLICAN PLAN FOR THE
FISCAL 2011 BUDGET YEAR AS WELL
AS THE NEW BUDGET PLAN JUST
RELEASED IS NOTHING MORE THAN
REVERSE ROBIN HOOD.
TAKEN FROM THE POOR AND MIDDLE
CLASS PEOPLE TO GIVE HUGE TAX
BREAKS TO THE RICH.
YOU KNOW, MR. SPEAKER, YOU CAN
FOOL SOME OF THE PEOPLE SOME OF
THE TIME BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL
OF THE PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL WAKE
UP.
I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY
TIME.
THE
GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK THE
BALANCE OF HER TIME.
FURTHER REQUESTS FOR ONE-MINUTE
SPEECHES?
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE?
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE FOR ONE
MINUTE AND REVISE AND EXTEND MY
REMARKS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
THANKFULLY THIS
CONGRESS REJECTED THE GOLDSTONE
REPORT.
GUESS WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK?
JUDGE GOLDSTONE SAID HIS REPORT
WAS ERRONEOUS.
WHAT DID THE REPORT SAY?
IT SAID THAT ISRAEL
DELIBERATELY TARGETED CIVILIANS
IN GAZA.
AND THAT HAS NOW BEEN PROVEN
NOT TO BE TRUE.
OF COURSE THE PEOPLE IN THE
U.N. THAT BASH ISRAEL ALL THE
TIME WILL CONTINUE TO PRETEND
THAT JUDGE GOLDSTONE DIDN'T
REPUDIATE HIS OWN REPORT BUT
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, HE
DID.
THE TRUTH IS THAT IT IS HAMAS,
THE TERRORIST GROUP THAT TOOK
OVER THE GAZA STRIP, THEY
TARGET ISRAELI CIVILIANS ALL
THE TIME.
AND ISRAEL, IN TRYING TO
PROTECT ITS OWN CITIZENS TO GO
AND DESTROY THE TERRORISTS'
NEST THE TERRORISTS OF HAMAS
BUILD THEIR NESTS AND ROCKETS
AND MUNITION IN-LY POPULATED
AREAS.
IF CIVILIANS DIE, IT'S THEIR
FAULT.
THE GOLDSTONE REPORT IS A LIE.
THE UNITED NATIONS SHOULD KILL
IT ONCE AND FOR ALL AND WE
SHOULD BE LEADING THE WAY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME
--
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
ARE THERE FURTHER REQUESTS FOR
ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES?
UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED
SPOIL OF JANUARY 5, 2011, THE
GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR.
CARTER IS RECOGNIZED FOR 60
MINUTES AS THE DESIGNEE OF THE
MAJORITY LEADER.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
THESE ARE INTERESTING TIMES WE
LIVE IN AND AS WE SIT HERE THIS
EVENING, WE HAVE A LOT OF
THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF UP IN
THE AIR ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO OUR COUNTRY AND
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO OUR
ABILITY TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT
FOR THE REST OF OUR TIME.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE
ANSWERS TO THAT QUESTION.
I WISH WE DID, BUT WE DON'T.
BUT THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT
ARE HAPPENING THAT WE OUGHT TO
TALK ABOUT BECAUSE THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON.
IN SOME WAYS THEY ARE CONFUSED.
AS WE SID HERE TODAY, WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY ON
FRIDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT OF
THERE BEING NO MORE
APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR THE
OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
SOME PEOPLE CALL THAT SHUTTING
DOWN THE GOVERNMENT.
BUT THAT'S THE REAL TERM, WE
HAVE NO APPROPRIATED FUNDS THAT
ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE OPERATION
OF THE GOVERNMENT.
AND THERE'S ALREADY THE BLAME
GAME GOING ON.
THIS BLAME GAME IS CONFUSING TO
MOST AMERICANS OUT THERE.
I THINK IT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT
THAT WE START OFF BY TRYING TO
EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON UP
HERE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A QUICK
SYNOPSIS OF WHAT I THINK HAS
GONE ON RECENTLY.
LET'S START OFF WITH THE FACT
THAT THE REPUBLICANS FULLY
FUNDED THE TROOPS AND THE REST
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THROUGH FY-2011, WHICH WOULD BE
THE FIRST OF OCTOBER OF THIS
YEAR, WITH H.R. 1 IN MARCH.
THE DEMOCRATS REFUSED THAT
SUBMISSION.
THE REPUBLICANS ARE READY WITH
A SUBMISSION TODAY TO FULLY
FUND OUR TROOPS THROUGH FY-20
-- THROUGH F.Y. 2011 AGAIN NEXT
WEEK AND COME BACK NEXT WEEK TO
DEBATE THE REST OF THE BUDGET.
IT SEEMS WE'RE HEARING A
MESSAGE THAT THE SENATE WILL --
THE DEMOCRATS WILL REFUSE.
THE HOUSE AND SENATE
REPUBLICANS HAVE A BILL THAT
WILL GUARANTEE THAT TROOPS GET
THEIR PAY WITHOUT ANY BUDGET
AGREEMENT.
SO FAR, THE DEMOCRATS HAVE
REFUSED.
THAT'S A BILL THAT WAS PUT
TOGETHER BY CONGRESSMAN GOHMERT
AND CONGRESSMAN JACK KINGSTON.
SO I GUESS WE CAN SAY THAT --
AT LEAST I WOULD OFFER THIS AS
A SUBMISSION, IT SEEMS THAT THE
DEMOCRATS WANT TO HOLD OUR
FIGHTING MEN AND WOMEN'S PAY
HOSTAGE SO THAT THEY CAN
CONTINUE THEIR RUNAWAY FEDERAL
SPENDING BECAUSE REALLY THE
DEBATE HERE IN THIS HOUSE TODAY
AND IN THE SENATE, WHICH IS
DOWN AWAY IF US, IS ARE WE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO SPEND LIKE
DRUNKEN SAILORS AS USUAL?
OR ARE WE GOING TO TAKE A HARD
LOOK AT WHAT THIS GOVERNMENT'S
DOING AND TRY TO TURN THIS SHIP
OF STATE TO A SHIP OF STATE
THAT IS MOVING IN A DIRECTION
OF SAVING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
FROM THIS RUNAWAY SPENDING.
THE PRESIDENT HAS SUBMITTED US
A BUDGET PROPOSAL WHICH IS --
WHICH CARRIES ALMOST $1.5
TRILLION OF DEFICIT SPENDING
INVOLVED IN IT.
WHAT THIS HOUSE IS TRYING TO DO
IS CHANGE THE MOOD AND THE
ATTITUDE OF WHERE THIS CONGRESS
SITS ON THE ISSUE OF SPENDING.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO TAKE A
LONG, HARD LOOK AND I WOULD
ARGUE IF PEOPLE COULD HAVE
TAKEN THE TIME AND WATCHED THE
DEBATE WHEN WE SENT OUR FIRST
SUBMISSION OVER TO THE SENATE,
WHICH WAS H R. 1, THERE WAS AN
EXTENSIVE DEBATE THAT WENT ON
FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS
ON THE FLOOR OF THIS HOUSE WITH
BOTH SIDES PARTICIPATING AS TO
WHAT WE WOULD AND WOULD NOT
SUBMIT IN THE WAY OF CUTTING
CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF SPENDING AND
THERE WERE MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE
VOTES.
THIS IS AFTER THE SAME IDEA HAS
BEEN VETTED IN OTHER FORUMS
LIKE OUR COMMITTEE SYSTEM.
AND YET WHEN IT WAS SENT TO THE
SENATE, IT WAS DEAD ON ARRIVAL
AND THE ONLY THING THEY CAN
OFFER AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE
SUBMISSION WE GAVE THEM WAS $6
BILLION WORTH OF CUTS.
WHICH THEY EVEN VOTED DOWN THEY
DIDN'T PASS THAT.
THEY WEREN'T EVEN WILLING TO
TAKE THEIR MEAGER LITTLE $6
BILLION VERSUS OUR $60-PLUS
BILLION THAT WE PROPOSED TO
THEM.
AND EVERYBODY SAYS, WHERE'S THE
GIVE AND TAKE?
WELL, WHY AREN'T YOU WORKING
TOGETHER, CONGRESS?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
WELL, WHEN ONE SIDE DOES A WHOLE
BUNCH OF WORK, SENDS OVER TO THE
OTHER SIDE, THEY SAY THEY DON'T
LIKE IT, THEY REJECT IT AND WE
WAIT AND WE WAIT AND WE WAIT AND
WE WAIT FOR THEM TO SUBMIT
SOMETHING BACK SO WE CAN DISCUSS
IT, WE'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG
TIME NOW AND WE STILL HAVEN'T
GOT CONTINUE BACK.
AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH TWO
SHORT-TERM C.R.'S TO GIVE THEM
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO VOTE ON
SOME THINGS IN THE SENATE.
I KNOW THEY'RE SLOW.
I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW THEY'RE
SLOW.
BUT WE DON'T EVEN SEE THE
DEMOCRAT MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
EVEN TRYING TO TAKE THINGS TO
THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE ON GETTING
US AN IDEA OF WHERE THEY WOULD
STAND ON CUTTING SPENDING.
NOW, THEY LOVE TO DO PRESS
RELEASES OUT OF SMOKE-FILLED
ROOMS AND COME BACK FROM WHITE
HOUSE MEETINGS WITH THE
PRESIDENT AND TELL US OH, WE'VE
GOT THIS DEAL WHICH OUR SIDE
CERTAINLY DIDN'T AGREE TO AND
DROPPING -- AND ACTUALLY DOING
THIS SO-CALLED DEMOCRACY INSIDE
OF THE PRESS, INSTEAD OF DOING
IT BY SITTING DOWN ACROSS THE
TABLE OR PASSING A BILL WITH
THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND EXAM AND
-- EXAMINE AND SEE IF WE CAN'T
WORK OUT THAT BILL AND MAYBE GET
TO CONFERENCE, TO DO SOMETHING
UNDER NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS
HERE HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE.
SENATOR REID JUST SAID DEAD ON
ARRIVE.
DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
KEEP TRYING, DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
AND WHAT THAT REQUIRES IS FOR
THE HOUSE MEMBERS TO, FIRST OFF
WHAT THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING TO
DO IS GIVE UP OUR PRINCIPLES
BECAUSE OF THREATS OF THIS
GOVERNMENT CLOSING DOWN.
I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR, I
HAVE HEARD THIS EVER SINCE THIS
DEBATE STARTED, THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE REPUBLICAN AND THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS STATED
CONSISTENTLY, EVERY TIME JOHN
BOEHNER STEPS UP TO THE
MICROPHONE, WE DO NOT WANT TO
SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT.
AND I WILL TELL YOU, IF PEOPLE
ARE LISTENING WITH A TIGHT EAR,
THEY WILL FIND OUT THAT ANY
CONVERSATION ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS
ORIGINATED FROM THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE AISLE WHERE THE DEMOCRATS
TELL US, WATCH OUT, THEY'RE
GOING TO SHUT DOWN THE
GOVERNMENT, WATCH OUT, THEY'RE
GOING TO SHUT DOWN THE
GOVERNMENT.
WE'RE SAYING, NO, WE'RE NOT.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO YOU
RESPOND TO US AND LET US KNOW
WHAT YOU THINK IS THE RIGHT
THING FOR US TO DO TO TRY TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS
OVERWHELMING DEBT, THIS
OVERWHELMING DEFICIT, THIS
GIGANTIC LEAP AND THE DEBT THAT
WE'RE GOING TO FACE IN THE
FUTURE.
JUST LOOK AT THIS CHART.
AND YOU SEE -- AND YOU'VE SEEN
IT BEFORE, I'VE HAD IT HERE
TWICE.
HERE'S 2010.
SO 2012'S ABOUT RIGHT THERE.
-- 2011'S RIGHT ABOUT THERE.
LOOK AT 2051.
LOOK.
300%.
PLUS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 100% HERE.
THAT WAS DURING THE SECOND WORLD
WAR.
THIS IS WHERE WE'VE DONE EVER
SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH THE
PROJECTIONS THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA
HAS GIVEN US AS TO WHAT HE
PERCEIVES AS THE RIGHT PATH FOR
AMERICA, BAM, THAT RED LINE GOES
UP AND THAT RED BLOCK COMES
THERE AND THAT'S WHAT OUR
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
AND WE HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT
THAT TAKES THIS COUNTRY AND
CHANGES THE VERY NATURE OF WHAT
MAKES AMERICA GREAT BECAUSE IT
WIPES OUT ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT
POSSIBLY OUR CHILDREN AND OUR
GRANDCHILDREN COULD LOOK FORWARD
TO WHEN THEY ARE OVERWHELMED
WITH DEBT.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE DEBATE
THAT GOES ON AMONGST COLLEGE
PARENTS?
AMONG COLLEGE STUDENT WHEN IS
DAYS?
THEY GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE THESE
AND THEY'RE FACED WITH $100,000
OR $200,000 WORTH OF DEBT TO PAY
FOR THESE EXPENSIVE COLLEGE
EDUCATIONS WE'VE GOT OUT THERE
AND THEY BORROWED ALL THE MONEY
AND HOW THEY ARE OVERWHELMED
WITH DEBT TO THE POINT WHERE
THEY LOOK AT THEIR SALARIES THAT
ARE BEING OFFERED THEM AND THEY
SAY, HOLY COW, IF THIS IS WHAT
MY REVENUES ARE GOING TO BE, MY
INCOME'S GOING TO BE, I WILL
NEVER PAY OFF THIS STUDENT LOAN.
HOW MANY -- I KNOW THAT I'VE
HEARD IT FROM HUNDREDS OF KIDS,
BECAUSE I USED TO TEACH SUNDAY
SCHOOL AT THAT AGE.
AND THEY CAME BACK FROM COLLEGE
SAYING, I CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT
THIS MUCH DEBT TO PAY OFF BEFORE
I EVEN START MAKING A LIVING.
WELL, THAT'S MEAGER COMPARED TO
WHAT THIS CONGRESS, IF WE DON'T
CHANGE THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS,
IS GOING TO DO TO OUR CHILDREN.
AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN.
COLLEGE DEBT'S GOING TO LOOK
LIKE A WALK IN THE PARK COMPARED
TO THAT KIND OF ACCELERATED DEBT
THAT'S GOING TO BE PLACED ON
EVERY HUMAN BEING THAT CALLS
THEMSELVES AN AMERICAN.
THIS IS FRIGHTENING.
IT'S MORE FRIGHTENING WHEN YOU
THINK WHAT THIS CONGRESS REALLY
NEEDS TO BE ABOUT AND IS ABOUT
OVER HERE ON OUR SIDE, AND I
WOULD HOPE ON THE OTHER SIDE,
TOO, IS FINDING JOBS FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
NOW, WHAT DO THE JOB CREATORS
THINK WHEN THEY SEE THIS?
PEOPLE WHO RUN BUSINESSES, SMALL
BUSINESSES OR LARGE, THEY LOOK
AT THE PROJECTED FUTURE OF THE
ECONOMY AND THEY MAKE DECISIONS
AS TO WHY THEY HIRE PEOPLE FOR
VERY SIMPLE REASONS.
YOU HIRE SOMEONE TO ADVANCE YOUR
BUSINESS WITH.
YOU DON'T HIRE THEM BECAUSE
YOU'RE A NICE GUY.
YOU DON'T HIRE THEM BECAUSE
SOMEONE GIVES YOU AN INCENTIVE
TO HIRE THEM.
YOU HIRE THEM BECAUSE ULTIMATELY
THEY ARE GOING TO IMPROVE YOUR
PRODUCTIVITY OR YOUR BOTTOM
LINE.
THAT'S WHY LABOR IS INFUSED INTO
ANYTHING THAT PEOPLE DO.
MOST PEOPLE START OUT WITH A
SMALL BUSINESS, IT'S ALL THEM
AND MAYBE THEY'RE FAME -- THEIR
FAMILY.
AND THEN WHEN THEY HIRE THAT
FIRST EMPLOYEE, THEY DON'T HIRE
THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY LIKE THAT
KID ACROSS THE STREET, THEY HIRE
THEM BECAUSE THAT FIRST EMPLOYEE
IS GOING TO MAKE THEIR BUSINESS
DO BETTER.
NOW, IF THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE
ACCUMULATED DEBT BEING PUT UPON
THEM BY THIS GOVERNMENT, AND
THEY LOOK AT WHAT PROJECTED DEBT
THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH, WHAT
THEY HAVE TO HANDLE, WHERE THEY
THINK THEY'RE REVENUES ARE GOING
TO BE, WHAT SOLUTIONS ARE GOING
TO BE FOR THIS DEBT IN THE WAY
OF TAX INCREASES, THEY HAVE TO
SAY, WHOA, UNTIL SOMEBODY GETS A
HANDLE ON THIS STUFF, WE'RE
LOOKING AT A WORLD THAT I'M NOT
SURE I WANT TO HIRE ANYBODY ELSE
IN.
IS VERY SIMPLE.
THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, THIS
YOU HIRE TO PROSPER.
IF YOU'RE AFRAID, PROSPERITY IS
NOT GOING TO BE A RESULT OF THE
HIRING, YOU DON'T HIRE.
I WOULD ARGUE, AND I THINK IT'S
AN ARGUMENT THAT'S MADE BY MANY,
MANY ECONOMISTS AND MANY, MANY
EDITORIAL WRITERS, THAT THE FEAR
OF THE UNKNOWN AND THE KNOWN
THAT YOU THINK YOU SEE BY THE
WAY THE GOVERNMENT IS
PROCEEDING, KEEPS A LOT OF
PEOPLE FROM HIRING OTHER FOLKS.
I THINK THAT'S COMMON SENSE.
I THINK ANYBODY THAT KNOWS
ANYTHING ABOUT BUSINESS CAN
REALIZE THAT.
SO THIS LOOMS OVER EVERYBODY.
AND WE'RE STARTING WITH
SOMETHING -- I SAW A CARTOON UP
HERE IN WASHINGTON, MANY OF YOU
MAY HAVE SEEN IT.
IT WAS THE GIGANTIC ELEPHANT'S
BEBEHIND SITTING ON A SCALE.
AND IT HAD WRITTEN ACROSS THE
BACK OF IT, NATIONAL DEBT.
AND THEN ON THE VERY TOP OF THE
BACKSIDE OF THAT ELEPHANT WAS A
BAND-AID ABOUT THE SIZE OF --
WRAP AROUND MY LITTLE FINGER, IT
HAD AN ARROW THAT SAID, SPENDING
CUTS.
THE REALITY IS WHAT THE
REPUBLICANS HAVE PROPOSED IN
TERMS OF SPENDING CUTS AS THEY
RELATE TO THE GIGANTIC MESS THAT
WE'RE IN IS JUST THAT TINY
LITTLE BAND-AID AND YET, AND YET
THIS VERY MEAGER PROPOSAL OF
CHANGING THE WAY WE SPEND MONEY
HAS BEEN REJECTED OUT OF HAND BY
THE HARRY REID DEMOCRATS OVER IN
THE SENATE AND BY OUR COLLEAGUES
IN THE HOUSE AND IT IS ON EVERY
SUBMISSION THAT WE'VE MADE, ON
EVERY ATTEMPT WE'VE MADE TO
NEGOTIATE, ON EVERY TIME WE HAVE
SAID, SENATOR, HOW ABOUT Y'ALL
GETTING TOGETHER AND COME UP
WITH AN ALTERNATIVE?
AND IT'S JUST NO, YOU'RE DEAD ON
ARRIVAL, WE'LL TALK AT THE WHITE
HOUSE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, WE'LL
TALK IN SMOKE-FILLED ROOMS,
WHATEVER.
SMOKED-FILLED ROOMS PROBABLY
DATES ME A LITTLE BIT BUT
THERE'S STILL SOME SMOKERS
AROUND HERE.
OK, NOW, WHERE ARE WE TONIGHT?
I THINK WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT, I
AM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHAT --
WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT AND THE
WORLD MAY BE SITTING OUT THERE
PESSIMISTIC, BUT I'M OPTIMISTIC.
BECAUSE FIRST AND FOREMOST, I
HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT WE'RE
GOING TO DO EVERYTHING AT LEAST
IN OUR POWER TO TRY TO GET US TO
COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR THIS
SMALL SPENDING CUT BILL OF
$60-PLUS-BILLION THAT WE'VE PUT
FORWARD THAT AS COMPARED TO THAT
ELEPHANT'S BEHIND IS NOTHING.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE
BEFORE WE HAVE TO SHUT -- BEFORE
THIS -- WE'VE RUN OUT OF TIME
AND BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF
APPROPRIATIONS AND THE
GOVERNMENT STARTS TO WIND DOWN.
BUT I'M MORE OPTIMISTIC THAN
THAT BECAUSE I'M VERY OPTIMISTIC
AT THE FACT THAT PAUL RYAN AND
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THIS
HOUSE HAVE PUT FORWARD A
PROPOSAL THAT IS LIKE, YOU OUGHT
TO HAVE THE HALLELUJAH CHORE US
IN THE BACKGROUND WHEN THEY
INTRODUCED IT SAYING HALLELUJAH.
BECAUSE IT WAS FINALLY A BUDGET
THAT WASN'T THE SAME OLD BUDGET,
HOW CAN WE JACK EVERY SPENDING
LEVEL UP AND HOW CAN WE FIGURE A
WAY TO RAISE SOME TAXES TO MAKE
THAT WORK?
NO, IT'S A BUDGET THAT SAYS,
THIS BUDGET IS GOING TO BE ABOUT
PROSPERITY AND PRESERVING THE
AMERICA WE LOVE FOR OUR
GENERATIONS TO COME.
IF THAT'S NOT SOMETHING AS WE
COME UP ON THIS DEADLINE, WE
SHOULD MAKE US NERVOUS AND IT
DOES MAKE ME NERVOUS BUT THE BIG
PICTURE IS OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE
HAS PUT A REVOLUTIONARY BUDGET
OUT FOR DISCUSSION AND THAT
BUDGET IS WORTH JOY ON BEHALF OF
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
BECAUSE WHAT IT DOES IS IT SAYS
TO THE PEOPLE AROUND US THAT
THERE ARE SOME GOOD IDEAS WE
OUGHT TO TRY.
I'M JOINED WITH MANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HERE TODAY AND I WANT
TO GIVE THEM ALL AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY -- BUT SO LET ME FINISH
UP AT LEAST THIS SHORT PART OF
TALKING HERE.
TODAY WHERE WE ARE IS A VERY
SIMPLE PLACE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE OUR TROOPS
GET PAID, WITH MINISCULE CUTS OR
-- AND THEN CONTINUE THIS DEBATE
SO WE CAN TRY TO GET A
RESOLUTION NEXT WEEK WITH, OR
ARE WE GOING TO REJECT OUT OF
HAND AS NOW HARRY REID IS MAKING
PUBLIC STATEMENTS TO SAY AND THE
PRESIDENT IN ATLANTA SUPPOSEDLY
SAID HE WOULD VETO THIS
PROPOSAL, REJECT OUT OF HAND TO
SAY, WE WANT OUR TROOPS TO
SUFFER, WE DON'T CARE WHETHER
THEY'RE GETTING SHOT AT.
WE DON'T CARE.
WE'RE READY TO LET THEM GET SHOT
AT AND DO WITHOUT PAY.
AND MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN
RISKING THEIR LIVES FOR OVER 10
YEARS SO THAT WE CAN STAND IN
THIS CHAMBER AND TALK, WE OUGHT
TO BE ASHAMED OF OURSELVES TO
EVEN CONSIDERING NOT DOING
SOMETHING, ALL OF US OUGHT TO BE
WANTING TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE
SURE THAT THOSE FOLKS GET THEIR
PAYCHECKS, THEIR SPOUSE AND
CHILDREN BACK HOME DON'T SUFFER
WHILE THEY SUFFER THE PONLT OF
BEING KILLED OR MAIM -- THE
POSSIBILITY OF BEING KILLED OR
MAIMED ON OUR BEHALF.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS VOTE, THIS
DAY AND TOMORROW, IS ALL ABOUT.
THE DEADLINE IS FRIDAY NIGHT AT
MIDNIGHT.
WE'RE ASKING OUR SENATORS TO
RECONSIDER REJECTING OUT OF HAND
WHAT WE ARE SENDING OVER AND
CONSIDER IT IN LIGHT OF THAT
MAMA BACK HOME WITH A CHILD ON
HER HIP TELLING THE CREDITORS,
WE HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY YOU AND
CAN'T TALK
TO YOU, HE'S OVER IN AFGHANISTAN
IN THE MOUNTAINS TRYING TO STAY
ALIVE.
OR HE'S FLYING MISSIONS INTO
LIBYA TRYING TO STAY ALIVE.
SO, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO
KNOW, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN
TIME AND THE OTHER IS STUFF
WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD LIKE TO
-- WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO STEP UP
, GRAB THE MICROPHONE AND LET'S
TALK.
MY FRIEND FROM VIRGINIA, STEP
THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE
UP, TELL US WHAT YOU GOT TO SAY.
CARTER.
I THANK YOU AND REPRESENTATIVE
GOHMERT FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
PUTTING FORTH A BILL TO MAKE
SURE WE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE OF
MILITARY PAY FOR OUR MEN AND