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Sam Farr

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Sam Farr is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, serving California's 17th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. During his tenure, Farr was known for his advocacy on environmental issues, particularly in relation to coastal protection and sustainable agriculture. He played a significant role in promoting volunteerism and community service, as evidenced by his support for the National and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000.

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Oct 7, 2013

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 235, nays 162, not voting 34, as follows: [Roll No. 528]…

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Oct 7, 2013

My colleague and chair, Mr. Aderholt, just said that this bill is necessary because funding for the FDA is necessary. He's absolutely right, but this bill doesn't do all that. You cannot just fund one component of government and not have…

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Oct 7, 2013

The gentleman has voted for CRs 19 times since President Obama has been in office, with the whole enchilada, passing them without rancor, without asking the President to negotiate. So there's no reason we can't do that tonight. I yield 2…

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Oct 7, 2013

This is the eighth time we've made this motion to bring the clean CR to the floor. And what could be simpler than a clean appropriations bill? No riders, no earmarks, no policy changes. I know it's something that my friends on the other…

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Oct 7, 2013

I yield to the distinguished Congressman from Arizona, Ron Barber, for a unanimous consent request.

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Oct 7, 2013

Doesn't this bill before us fund a portion of the Federal Government? My motion to recommit would open the entire Federal Government so that all the consumer protections that our Nation provides are guaranteed. We need to open up not just…

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Oct 7, 2013

how much time do both sides have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 9 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Alabama has 11 minutes remaining.

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Oct 4, 2013

I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the former ranking member of the Ag Appropriations Committee and now the ranking member of the Health and Human Services Subcommittee. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I rise…

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Oct 4, 2013

Thank you, Ms. Slaughter, for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I am a member of the Appropriations Committee. This process is about appropriations. That's how we keep government open. Unfortunately, we've never been able to get any of…

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Oct 4, 2013

For 111 times we've voted for CRs to feed everybody, not just a few. I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from Wisconsin, Gwen Moore. (Ms. MOORE asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

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Oct 4, 2013

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining; the gentleman from Alabama has 2 minutes remaining.

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Oct 4, 2013

Many of us that have spoken here are appropriators. Our job is to bring 12 bills to this floor, 12 conference reports. We've done none. We've totally failed. We're not the first Congress to do that. We've had to pass 111 CRs in the 20…

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