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The gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), you are 110 percent right as it relates to individuals taking Rita very seriously. Also I am hoping that emergency management, FEMA and other agencies, are doing the appropriate things…
I will tell my colleagues, and I will warn my colleagues on the majority side, especially those who are making decisions, it is time to start making the right decisions. When you have 8 States who say that they want the Federal Government…
We tell them what we are going to do. We do not have to go out and ask mayors, Governors, people in local communities, like my colleague mentioned in Youngstown, and I am pretty sure my colleague and I from Florida can give similar…
reclaiming my time, as we look at our constitutional responsibility as Members of Congress, it gives me no pleasure to be a Member of the 109th Congress, the highest deficit in the history of the Republic. I think that there is a real…
Make sure we clarify because I want to make sure that Members do not get confused. Under Katrina he did. But there were how many storms last year during the Presidential election that came through Florida?
That is what I am talking about. Actually Mississippi, quite interesting, is number 45 in the Nation as it relates to being a unionized State. Mississippi, union members as a percentage of employment, 4.2 percent. Wow, if we do not do…
This was during rough times in the United States. In Louisiana and most of the parishes, prevailing wage is $9.60. It changes from county to county, but mainly $9.60. Minimum wage is $5 and change, and is not a wage that anyone can say I…
we get excited with third-party validators, and we come out with the truth, versus what individuals who may sit in the back of this Chamber asking what are we going to say today. Let me say this: Louisiana, the State where obviously a lot…
Look at us. We are here on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives saying that the President, the leader of the Free World, the last standing superpower on Earth, that he should ask the most wealthy, the individuals that are…
Do not leave the Congress out because we have a responsibility too, Mr. Speaker.
It cannot be the water because I am drinking the water here in the Capitol, and I am not running around saying that we need to protect billionaires. I also want to talk about, and I do not want folks to get confused there were no…
There is no question. The latest Washington Post-ABC poll found that 76 percent of the public supports the creation of a 9/11-type independent panel. When we say independent panel, let me just go down the history of what happened after…
I want to say that out loud. And I cannot say we, because we are not a part of that, but the majority, the majority leadership, I will put it that way, and the White House, would much rather protect billionaires in receiving taxes. For…
Very smart, I must add, and I am just glad to rub elbows with them. We have been spending a lot of time together. They have been coming over to the office. Today, we had a conversation, and one of the gentlemen from the Congressional…
That is going to put people to work and allow local communities that have traffic congestion, to let that continue because we want to protect the few.
Roll back a piece of it. So maybe they cannot buy another yacht for 2 years, but just hold it off for a couple of years to give us the money to be able to respond to not only the natural disaster but also as it relates to what is going on…
Under oath, and let it be known they are telling the truth to the American people.
These are facts. We do not get in the back of the chamber and say this is what we are going to say today; this is the story today; let us look at who said what today in the paper today. We want third party validators, and I am going to…
Of course. And that is in section 5 of the joint operations. But let me just say this. If there was an equal 50-50 power on the committee, then, obviously, there would be time for compromise. Okay, if you want to subpoena this witness, we…
let me just say this in order to clarify the whole issue on subpoenas. In section 5 it calls for joint operations, and it comes down to the majority party. The majority, basically, the bottom line, are the only people that can actually…
It is a select committee. It does not have any subpoena power. You cannot subpoena anyone.
reclaiming my time, we have central time in the affected area, eastern time. I know that the President is going to be on 8 o'clock central, but he is going to be on at 9 o'clock eastern. But, obviously, he will be coming on very shortly…
the gentleman is 110 percent right. The gentleman from Ohio mentioned an issue about being nonpartisan and being, I would say, third-party validators, I just want to make sure we are clear. On the commission procedural vote here on this…
And people died. I think it is important. I think it is important that Mike Brown hung around. The President went down and told Michael Brown that he was doing a good job. Mr. Speaker, people died. I am not saying that he needs to wear…
Well said, I say to the gentleman. I thank my colleague for joining me in this (special order) this evening. LEAVE OF ABSENCE By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to: Mr. Cooper (at the request of Ms. Pelosi) for today after…
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