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Of the house of representatives. Pursuant to the order of the house january 3, 2013, the chair for now recognize members morning our debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party having one hour. With majority and minority Leaders Limited to five minutes each. Note debate should continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the german from oregon the gentleman from oregon for five minutes. Unfair and often counterproductive. Invites tax engineering and is hu...

Judiciary committee, and we had some very rancorous debate within our own party, behind closed doors, out in the committee room, here on the floor over the patriot act. Over the extension of power under the foreign Intelligence Surveillance courts. I was very concerned, even though we had a republican administration, and president that i liked and respected, george w. Bush, smarter, wittier than people gave him credit for, a good decent man, but we have to consider the possibilities, and we have...

Information that you need and happy to continue the conversations. I know i dealt with council before, and attorneys, they have taken copious notes as the staff behind you is currently taking copious notes as well, rightfully so. Its the rights thing to do. Thats the challenge of this. We know the notes would have occurred because its important dealing with issues this large, and, obviously, 600 billionplus decision is going to have some sort of notetaking through the conversation how it occurre...

Considers itself an advanced nation generation as i head of us on railroad. We are two generations behind, for example, on high speed. And there is zero dollars in this bill for high speed railroad. Amtrak is very well managed. In the committee we had heard what they have done and how they have done it. But they cant manage without at least some recognition from the congress that we too have a role to play in a railroad. No railroad in the world is unsubsidized. This one is subsidized very littl...

I rise to oppose the gentlemans amendment but i appreciate his persistence in trying to find an offset. I share the gentlemans support for Smart Investments in our nations Water Resources infrastructure. As i have said on a number of occasions, the corps of engineers was and really one of our primary priorities inputting our bill together. The total Program Level is 50 million above the budget request d 150 million above the postsequester level. The Flood Control and emergencies account specific...

Like to recognize mr. Bucshon from indiana, a neighbor across from my congressional district, for one minute. The chair the gentleman from indiana is recognized for one minute. Mr. Bucshon thank you, mr. Chairman. I rise in support of this legislation. Every single coal mine in the state of indiana is in my congressional district. Coal not only provides thousands of jobs for hoosiers but provides over 90 of our states energy. Coal is a vital part of indianas economy, helping to create keep Energ...

East envoy dennis ross. Are here to talk about serious and the civil war there. It is no question that both our morals and Strategic Interests are engaged there. Is very different, the stakes are very high. I find myself in agreement with youryou are saying in statement. When we look at egypt, we know that egypt is perhaps the most important arab country. It is always one that affects the rest of the region. Politically, culturally it has been a trendsetter. When we look at the events of the ara...

In 2006 president bush signed the bill on the lawn of the white house with members of congress from both parties there in large numbers. We reaffirm our commitment to build that same type of coalition for the necessary legislative response to the Supreme Courts action. And we reaffirm our commitment o do that today. Hi, im Wade Henderson with the Leadership Conference on civil and human rights. I just want to acknowledge some of the leaders who are here today who joined in this really important ...

That we are considering tonight, now would encourage the remaining states to work on passing and enacting similar legislation. This will bill creates treatment programs administered by the department of health and Human Services with states that meet certain requirements that are in the bill. Food allergies affect 9. 9 million children. This legislation is especially important because 25 of individuals who are injected with an epipen dont know they have allergies that warrant the use of epinephr...

Speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The ch...