House Proceeding 02-12-08 on Feb 12th, 2008 :: 0:01:31 to 0:03:49
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Opening Prayer by a Guest Chaplain.

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your peace comfort their families. father, for this great nation, i pray that it will continue under your blessing to stand as a beacon for goodness and a bastion of freedom. may we understand

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Hilda L. Solis: the message of your scripture to whom much has been given, much will be expected. in your preciouspr name i pray. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the

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Speech By: Hilda L. Solis

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Hilda L. Solis: last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlelady from california,

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Hilda L. Solis: ms. solis. ms. solis: please join me in pledging allegiance. put your right hand over your heart. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which

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Hilda L. Solis: wh it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the cherub will entertain requests for -- the chair will entertain requests for

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Hilda L. Solis: one-minute speeches. for what ppose does the gentlelady from california rise? ms. solis: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without

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Hilda L. Solis: objection. ms. solis: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, it's no surprise that our nation's economy is is struggling. . the cities in the 32nd congressional district that i represent have

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Hilda L. Solis: see unemployment rates soar to 7.2%. gasoline prices continue to go up above $3. in los angeles, a family loses a home to foreclosure every hour. however, the renewable energy and energy

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Hilda L. Solis: efficiency sectors seem to be booming. in 2006, the renewable energy sector generatedct 8.5 million. nearly a trillion dollars in revenue for the united states. these jobs are good-paying jobs

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Hilda L. Solis: and will not be outsourced. the green job will have workers in underserved communities like mine. in this time of economic turmoil we need to invest in america and in our workforce. let's

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Hilda L. Solis: make sure that congress appropriates the accorded or amount of money so that we can create this stream of jobs that will stay here on our shores. i yield back the balance of my time. the

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Hilda L. Solis: speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend

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Joe Wilson: my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, congratulations to president boris and the people of serbia on his re-election of the president of the republic of

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Speech By: Joe Wilson