House Proceeding on May 15th, 2008 :: 0:05:38 to 0:07:13
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Speech By: Ted Poe

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Ted Poe: our streets, neighborhoods and rural communities and cities. we owe them our heart-felt respect and gratitude.d madam speaker, peace officers who wear the badge, or as my dad used to say,

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Hilda L. Solis: a cut above the rest of us. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. solis: to address the house for one minute

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Speech By: Hilda L. Solis

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Hilda L. Solis: and to revise is and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. solis: madam speaker, today i rise as a member of the congressional

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Hilda L. Solis: asian pacific american caucus to pay tribute to them. they benefited from the economic and social contributions from the pacific islanders. that includes little tie pay, wes covina and other areas

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Hilda L. Solis: in my district. there are 128,000 a.p.i. descendent. according to the chamber of commerce, chinese americans own at least 2/3 of monterrey park's more than 5,000 businesses. many constituents

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Hilda L. Solis: i represent came to america in the hopes of providing for their loved ones and plan to reunite with their families. this month comes at a tough time, especially for many of those of asian

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Hilda L. Solis: descent, particularly those affected by the recent earthquake in china. my sympathies go to their families. i look forward to continuing to work with the a.p.i. community and others to

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Hilda L. Solis: bridge the gap to provide better services to all our residents and grow our economy. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired

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Hilda L. Solis: california's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon rise? mr. walden: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without

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Greg Walden: objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. walden: congress has broken the bond with rural areas all across this country. counties such as crook county in oregon have been affected. congress' enaction

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Speech By: Greg Walden