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John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Dec 1, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to S. 3307, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. The American people have spoken, and they continue to speak loud and clear. I have been listening, and I know what I have been hearing in the…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-01
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Dec 1, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume here to address this issue of a floor on school lunch prices that can be imposed. I have got a couple of quotes here I would like to read. One is from the bill and one is from the…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-01
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Dec 1, 2010

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. There are 18\1/2\ minutes remaining on both sides.

Congressional Record · 2010-12-01
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Dec 1, 2010

Madam Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes just to address an issue that we have talked about a number of times. Both sides have referred to organizations that support or oppose this legislation. For a moment, I just want to go to a letter…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-01
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Dec 1, 2010

Madam Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. The speakers on my side of the aisle have expressed concern, as indeed I did, about the pay-for here. This bill proposes to take money from the SNAP program to pay for this, and we have expressed…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-01
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Dec 1, 2010

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, the argument that we have been making in the debate today is that this really isn't about dietary guidelines or even school nutrition strategies. The point was made…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-01
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Dec 1, 2010

I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Kline moves to recommit the bill S. 3307 to the Committee on Education and Labor with instructions to report the same back to the…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-01
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Dec 1, 2010

Madam Speaker, with the clock winding down on the 111th Congress, there seems to be a rush to push through as many bills at the last minute as this majority can manage. Unfortunately, this sprint to the finish means the sacrifice of the…

Congressional Record · 2010-12-01
Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Nov 30, 2010

Mr. President, I rise today to speak once again about the New START treaty. Today I will talk about the New START treaty and the maintenance of a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent. That means maintaining and sustaining the…

Congressional Record · 2010-11-30
Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Nov 30, 2010

We need to keep the focus today on the people that the PBGC serves: our Nation's pensioners, our workers, and our retirees.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Nov 30, 2010

It's impossible for them to plan for their futures; and I think that our pensioners deserve better than that.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Nov 30, 2010

They shouldn't just keep going because that's what they've done before.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Nov 30, 2010

this is like when--after the Cold War ended there was going to be this peace dividend, and we reduced the size of the military, and we increased contractors as we needed them; and then found that we were in a war for 9 or 10 years, and…

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Nov 30, 2010

How are you going to get anything done if there's no institutional memory.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Nov 30, 2010

I hear the frustration in their voices when they explain that their benefit determinations have taken years to process.

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