House Proceeding 01-06-09 on Jan 6th, 2009 :: 0:00:00 to 0:20:00
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John A. Boehner: mr. boehner: madam speaker, leaderoyer, fellow members in a special welcome to our new members and their families and friends who are here today. we begin this new congress at a great time of challenge for the american people. this winter, working families

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Speech By: John A. Boehner

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John A. Boehner: are struggling to pay their bills and keep their homes. small businesses are being forced to choose between cutting jobs and closing their doors. health costs are rising, college savings funds and 401k's have declined in value substantially. parents are deeply worried

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John A. Boehner: about their children's future. i think it's a time of anxiety for millions of americans, some of whom face economic challenges not seein this country for generations. when things are at their worst for the american people, i think we owe them our best. this congress must rise to the

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John A. Boehner: occasion. two weeks from today, we'll inaugurate a new president. president-elect obama has expressed a desire to govern from the center and put the needs of our couldn't arery first. i think all of you know washington is a difficult town. it will -- it won't always be easy for him to do these things.

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John A. Boehner: when our new president extends his hand across the aisle to do

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John A. Boehner: what is right for our country, during the 111th congress republicans will strive not to be the party of opposition but the party of better solutions. president-elect obama's calls for inclusiveness are already being put to the test. he's called on congress to move quickly and in a bipartisan fashion on legislation to help our economy.

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John A. Boehner: at this time of economic anxiety, the american people deserve open debate and transparency in their congress. a key ingreend -- key ingredients needed to produce good legislation. my hope is we'll have a rules package that helps encourage open debate and helps ensure

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John A. Boehner: that our institution is accountable to the people it serves. our nation has faced adversity before and we never failed to meet the challenge. this because america is a land of limitless potential and when we harness the will of the american people, commit ourselves to making the most of the blessings god has bestowed

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John A. Boehner: on this great country, and bring all these gifts to bear on a common goal, there's no obstacle we cannot over--

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John A. Boehner: overcome. leaders in a flagging economy is to craft policies that allow our country's potential to be unleashed. america runs on freedom. it's the fuel of our economy and the fuel of our democracy. the more we spend and the more we tax, the less freedom we'll have left. we need to take responsible

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John A. Boehner: action together to help put our economy back on a path toward prosperity. in the months ahead, it can be a time of hope and renewal in america. the american people are giving their best here in congress -- are giving their best. here in congress we need to do the same. as we start the new congress we

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Nancy Pelosi: stand ready to work with you and your fellow democrats for

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Speech By: Nancy Pelosi

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Nancy Pelosi: genuine solutions, for real the speaker: thank you very much, leader boehner. together we welcome the many new members of congress who today join the house of representatives of the united states of america. congratulations to all of our new members and to our re-elected members. your constituents have placed

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Nancy Pelosi: great trust in you. your families have given you

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Nancy Pelosi: the love and support the speaker: i also want to thank my own family, my husband of is -- where is paul? and our children, nancy,

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Nancy Pelosi: corinne, christine, jacqueline, paul and alexandra and our grandchildren, alexander and madeleine and liam, shaun, ryan, polly and thomas.

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Nancy Pelosi: and i want to acknowledge my i wish to express my appreciation to the people of san francisco for granting me the privilege of representing them and serving them in congress. i thank my caucus, thank you mr. hoyer, mr. clyburn, thank

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Nancy Pelosi: you mr. larsen for your leader boehner, thank you for your generous words and your commitment to put country ahead of party. without reservation, let us stand together, not jus but in the days ahead, to live up to that resolve. few congresses and few presidents in history have been

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Nancy Pelosi: given the responsibility and the privilege of serving the nation in a time of such profound challenge. we do so renewed and refresh by the new members who join our ranks today. again, welcome to our new members. it is in that spirit that i pledge to you, let us all

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Nancy Pelosi: pledge to the american people that we will look forward, not backward. we will join hands, not point fingers, we will rise to the challenge, recognizing that our

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Nancy Pelosi: love of country is strongerk@k@ the american people demanded a w era of change and accountability. yes, we have problems as grave as our country has faced in generations. but now we enter a new congress with a new era with a powerful sense of hope and pride in our

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Nancy Pelosi: great country. two weeks from today, as mr. boehner indicated, on the steps of this capitol, we will inaugurate the 44th president of the united states. from the inaugural platform, he will walk down the long stretch of the national mall and see

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Nancy Pelosi: the steps of the lincoln memorial from which reverend martin luther king jr. called us to the deepest truth of our founding dream. when braukwrauk -- barack obama ra the oath of office, we will know and the world will witness

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Nancy Pelosi: how far america has come. we will celebrate that moment but recognize that it's only a beginning. together with our new president, we as a congress and a country must fulfill the rest of america's promise. all of that promise will not be redeemed quickly or easily. but it must be pursued

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Nancy Pelosi: urgently. with spirited debate and without partisan deadlock or delay. hard working and still hopeful americans who are losing their jobs, their businesses, their retirement savings, their homes or are facing foreclosure cannot wait any longer for us

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Nancy Pelosi: to move from the depths of a recession to the solid ground of an honest and fair prosperity for the many, not just the few.

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Nancy Pelosi: who fear losing coverage or are facing rising costs cannot afford to wait any longer. we need action, and we need action now. states facing financial crises which are threatening the education and health of our

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Nancy Pelosi: children, the well being of our seniors, t our country is challenged by the climate cris, by the need for energy security and the

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Nancy Pelosi: need for 21st century infrastructure. on all of these issues and many more, we cannot afford to wait. our nation needs action and we need action now. america's crises at home are

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Nancy Pelosi: matched by conflicts abroad, a terrort threat that could strike there or here. we cannot afford to wait to renew our alliances, our leadership, and our respect in the world. we cannot afford to deploy -- to wait to deploy the power of our ideals. for the sake of our security,

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Nancy Pelosi: for the courageous americans who serve on the front lines, and for our veterans who have bravely served our country, we military. every chance we get, we must express our appreciation to our heroic men and women in uniform and

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Nancy Pelosi: service and sacrifice to our

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Nancy Pelosi: country. world that we are equal to every test of a turbulent and unprecedented time. let us listen to each other. let us respect every voice and every view. and then, togetherlet us a.

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Nancy Pelosi: as we -- as we in congress pledge to reach across the aisle, we recognize that history will measure this decisive moment, not just by what we do here in washington, but how we reflect and respect how all americans work together for the common good to strengthen america's future and

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Nancy Pelosi: faith in itself. as wt demanding as any that previous generations of leadership have faced. . for our children and their

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Nancy Pelosi: future. god will continue to -- god will bless us so that america will continue to be as our founders predicted, more than 200 years

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Nancy Pelosi: ago,p&iy)oiyiyiy)oiyiyiyiyyy today cardinal mccarrick will honor us by asking god's blsing on or work. may god bless our work and may god continue to bless america.

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Nancy Pelosi: oh according to the parliamentarian, it says, i am now ready to take the oath of office as speaker. before i call the dean of the delegation forward -- the dean of the congress forward, i want to invite my grandchildren and any other children in the

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Nancy Pelosi: congress, they have asked me can the speaker: now it is my

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John D. Dingell: privilege to ask the dean of the house of representatives, the hono michigan, to administer the oath

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Speech By: John D. Dingell