House Proceeding on Mar 22nd, 2010 :: 0:00:00 to 0:20:00
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u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, shington, d.c., march 22, 2010. i hereby appoint the honorable ann kirkpatrick to act as

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speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2009the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to 30 minutes and each member other

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than the majority and minority leaderand the minority whip limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia, mr. price, for five minutes.

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Tom Price: mr. price: i thank the speaker. yesterday was an historic day in this nation. the problem for our citizens is that it was historically dark. madam speer, it's raining here in washington today. it's raining because our founders are weeping. our founders are weeping over

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Speech By: Tom Price

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Tom Price: the incredible vote taken yesterday that was an affront to federalism, an affront to individual liberty, and an affront to freedom. and it's distressing, so very distressing that so many citizens across this land, because they know there were positive solutions, there are

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Tom Price: positive solutions to put in place as it relates to the challenges we face in health care. as a physician, i know that when you put government in between patients and families and doctors it is destructive. destructive to the trust that we hold dear in order to bring about the greatest amount of quality health care in our land.

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Tom Price: and it was distressing on another avenue as well and that is that it was so hyperpartisan, the hyperpartisan manner in which this vote passed. you know, madam speaker, the bipartisan vote on this bill was a no vote. the vote was 219-212, all republicans joined by 34 democrats opposing the bill.

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Tom Price: in much of the debate yesterday we heard about how it was being compared to social security in 1935 and medicare in 1965 and the moment us aspects of those votes -- momentus aspects of those votes. madam speaker, it's curious to note on those votes the house approved the medicare bill in 1965 by a vote of 313-115 with

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Tom Price: nearly half of the house republicans voting for it at that time. in the senate it was approved 68-21 with half of the republicans supporting it. a major difference between that vote and this vote. soci security passed the house by a vote of 372-77 with

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Tom Price: 4-1, 80% of the republicans supporting it in the house and 75% of the republicans in the senate supporting it. so, madam speaker, it is so distressing that this bill had to be so divisive, not just for this chamber, for for our land. the american -- but for our land. and the american people are any because they believe that

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Tom Price: the bill passed yesterday includes any of the fundamental american principles that we hold dear for health care. affordability, accessibility, quality, responsiveness, innovation, choices, all of those things that we believe ought to be in place for health care in our nation. all of them are violated by the bill that was passed yesterday

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Tom Price: and reportedly will be signed into law tomorrow by the president. madam speaker, the american people are angry. they want washington to listen. they deserve washington to listen. we are about to be a government that no longer has the consent of the govern.

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Tom Price: madam speaker, that's a very dangerous place to be. so i call on speaker pelosi and i call on the democrats, the democrats in charge in this house to end the arrogance of one-party rule end the tyranny

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Tom Price: of one-party rule, end what was said the only threat to this country was the tyranny of the majority. end the tyranny in the majority in this town right now. the challenges are immense and they can be solved most beneficially, respecting our founders and respecting our

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John T. Salazar: citizens by working together positily in a truly bipartisan way and by listening and representing our constituents. i call on the saker for positive action, for freedom and for liberty and for democracy and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizing the gentleman from colorado, mr. salazar, for

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Speech By: John T. Salazar

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John T. Salazar: five minutes. mr. salazar: thank you, madam spea madam speaker, i rise today to honor the life of doug shriver who was tragically killed with his friend ray wright on friday, march 19, while clearing snow from the roof of mr. wright's cabin above creek, colorado. mr. shriver was my friend and a

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John T. Salazar: tremendously respected member of the san luis valley and colorado's water community. he was only 54 years old. combined both of these men held nearly 60 years of water knowledge related to the upper rio grande basin and the state of colorado. shriver was on the colorado grand water commission and served as president of the rio

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John T. Salazar: fwranda water association, an umbrella organization for the ditch companies along the rio grande. all of these board portions were on the volunteer basis. doug's service on these board put him in the successful fight to keep our groundwater sought by the american development corporation and another one who

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John T. Salazar: both hoped to sell it to the big cities. at the time of his death, he championed subdistricts to further protect the san luis groundwater, a concept for a groundwater culmination of fees and assessment to retire farm ground and reduce groundwater pumping to protect the aquifer. shriver was a visionary.

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John T. Salazar: he strongly believed that both wildlife and agriculture could live together and was the vocal advocate for the rural way of life at a statewide level. a native of eastern rio graunda valley, he farmed potatoes and small greens. he loved to ride snowmobiles

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John T. Salazar: andour-wheelers in the high country. madam speaker, today i also pay tribute and honor the life of ray wright, who was tragically lled with his friend, doug shriver, in the same accident while clearing snow from his cabin in creek, colorado. mr. wright was my friend and respected in the san luis valley and colorado's water

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John T. Salazar: community. he was 56 years old. wright served on the rio graunda water conservation district -- graunda water conner is investigate -- grande water conservation district. and he was part of a statewide board tasked with balancing the state's water needs and had served two terms on the

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John T. Salazar: colorado water conservation board. all of these board positions were on a volunteer basis. i served with mr. wright on the rio grande water conservation board. his service on the board put him in the middle of san luis' valley successful fight to keep his groundwater sought by awdi and stockman water.

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John T. Salazar: at the time of his death, he championed the establishment, also, of the subdistrict to further protect san luis groundwater. ray was also a visionary in the san luis valley in the colorado water community. he strongly believed that wildlife and agriculture could live together and was a vocal advocate for the rural way of life.

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John T. Salazar: a native of the rio grande county, he farmed potatoes and small greens. he was an outdoorsman and angler. he leaves three daughters, suzanne, sarah and laura, as

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Pete Olson: well as his longtime partner, mona. madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. olson, for five minutes. mr. olson: madam speaker, i ask to address the house for five minutes and unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection.

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Speech By: Pete Olson

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Pete Olson: mr. olson: madam speaker, i don't know have a lot to say what happened last night. i'll let the numbers speak for themselves. for over $500 billion in medicare cuts for seniors. over $500 billion in new taxes for small businesses. in my home state of texas over $24 billion in unfunded

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Pete Olson: medicaid mandates. this is not the health care reform that the american people want. they want us to work together and come together in a bipartisan manner to have real solutions for their problems. we want every american to have access to quality, affordable health care. and unfortunately the majority didn't want to deal with us.

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Pete Olson: but this isn't over. they got to get passed through the senate, there are going to be multiple lawsuits across the country, and they are going to have to answer to the american people in november of this year. i found it very telling at the end of the speaker's speech last night that she had shifted her conversations from health care reform to health insurance reform.

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Pete Olson: this debate is about health insurance reform, it's about giving every american access to quality, affordable health care. and i look forward to working with my colleagues on both