Political Quotes

Norman D. Dicks

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Quotes by year · 19992012540 total · peak 2011 (393)
1999: 1 quote2010: 11 quotes2011: 393 quotes2012: 135 quotes
Sep 22, 2011

Would the Speaker tell us how much time both sides have. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington has 14\1/2\ minutes left, and the gentleman from Kentucky has 18 minutes left.

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Sep 22, 2011

I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee, the gentleman Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).

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Sep 22, 2011

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I know as well as anyone that Members change their minds. I've heard a lot about that the last couple of days. But here we are debating essentially the same bill that we voted on…

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Sep 22, 2011

I yield the gentleman 15 additional seconds. The program was started under the previous administration, the Bush administration. The last day they tried to force it out, to have it approved, and it was turned down by the good staff at the…

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Sep 22, 2011

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 219, noes 203, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 727] AYES--219 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Altmire Amodei Bachus…

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Sep 22, 2011

Isn't it true that these alternative energy programs all create jobs? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.

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Sep 22, 2011

I would just point out that one of the largest investors was Walmart, and Walmart has a long history of supporting Republican candidates. And I will just say, I will just say they invested, I think, $3 or $400 million. So there was a lot…

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Sep 22, 2011

I yield the gentleman 1 additional minute. Don't they all create jobs, these alternative energy programs? So instead of just having the automobile program that creates jobs cut by $1.5 billion, now they are taking $100 million out of…

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Sep 22, 2011

I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price), the ranking member on the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee and former chair.

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Sep 21, 2011

I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished Democratic whip, my good friend, Mr. Hoyer, from Maryland.

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Sep 21, 2011

Isn't it true that the industrial States are the ones that are getting most of this money because that's where the automobile industry has over the years been located?

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Sep 21, 2011

May I inquire how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington has 7 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Kentucky has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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