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Jay Inslee

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Jay Robert Inslee is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the 23rd governor of Washington since January 16, 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Inslee has focused on issues such as climate change, clean energy, and healthcare during his tenure. He previously represented Washington's 1st and 2nd congressional districts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2012, respectively.

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Jun 9, 2010

I have no further requests for time, and I commend this to the House. I reserve the balance of my time.

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Jun 9, 2010

Well, the national policies will be decided by this Congress rather than just myself or the gentleman. This will be a decision, the policies that we will make, hopefully, on a bipartisan basis. The resolution does not pertain to any…

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Jun 9, 2010

May I inquire how much time we have remaining on our side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington has 11\1/2\ minutes.

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Jun 9, 2010

If the gentleman will yield, it's a great question, and the answer is clear. You look at Americans who today have it really deep in their hearts what's happening in the gulf. I know in your district, all of our folks, Republicans and…

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Jun 9, 2010

A cap could be one of those, but there are many other policies that could be beneficial, many of which have already passed the House of Representatives, including our efforts to start building electric cars in America rather than China…

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Jun 9, 2010

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to just make a couple of points. First off, I want to make clear that there really is no scientific debate or uncertainty about a couple of physical facts, and I just want to make…

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Jun 9, 2010

To close, I would just like to comment. We're going to have lots of debates about the right policy to deal with this problem, but the country that put a man on the Moon should not be the country to blind itself to an obvious problem. And…

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May 27, 2010

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

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May 27, 2010

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 82 offered by Mr. Inslee: At the end of title VIII, add the following new section: SEC. 839…

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May 27, 2010

I just want my colleagues to realize there is a clear difference between these two bidders. One has been adjudicated as having received over $5 billion of illegal subsidies. That is the same contractor that will take tens of thousands of…

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May 27, 2010

Yes. And it is our intent, with this amendment, to ensure that illegal and unfair competitive advantages, such as the launch aid provided to EADS/Airbus by the European governments, are factored into the bid price of recipients of those…

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May 25, 2010

Republicans and Democrats should be united in one proposition, and that is that we should never allow our foreign competitors to steal our jobs by using illegal subsidies. And, in fact, that is what has happened with the Airbus company…

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