House Proceeding on Jan 5th, 2007 :: 0:09:42 to 0:10:57
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Hilda L. Solis: speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. solis: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute.

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Hilda L. Solis: the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. solis: good morning. you know, folks, this is the people's house. but for much of the last six years house republican leaders chose

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Speech By: Hilda L. Solis

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Hilda L. Solis: to run it with an iron hand. one where only the voices of the special interests were heard in this house, opposing voices were always ignored. house democrats vow to restore democracy in this

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Hilda L. Solis: house and today we live up to that promise by committing to a fair and democratic process. to end the two-day workweek. our proposal specifically prohibits holding votes open for the sole

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Hilda L. Solis: purpose of affecting the outcome. we all remember the medicare prescription drug vote. i do. i remember staying here in the wee morning hours, three hours, that that vote was held open

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Hilda L. Solis: in 2003. so republican leaders could twist enough arms to win their vote. that's not how democracy works. and it's supposed to work. in our rules changes will prevent that from ever happening.

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Hilda L. Solis: we are also going to give members more time to read bills so that they actually know what they are reading. it shouldn't be par of course to get a bill of 1,000 pages and then begin to vote

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Hilda L. Solis: on it. we need to have more time to review that. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california