House Proceeding on May 17th, 2008 :: 0:15:10 to 0:17:21
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pay a little so these kids can go to college and pursue their dream they made possible for us because of their sacrifice. and i know a lot of those people and they're willing to pay a little

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Mike Pence: more to make sure these kids have an opportunity for the am erican dream. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. lewis: i yield

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Speech By: Mike Pence

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Mike Pence: two minutes to the gentleman from indiana, mr. pence. mr. pence: i asknanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pence: i thank the gentleman

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Mike Pence: for yielding. unlike the previous speaker from illinois, who i greatly respect, i support the war in iraq. i have supported it hafrom the beginning. i support providing resources to our

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Mike Pence: soldiers who are in the fight in iraq and afghanistan. i pray for some 3,000 00indiana soldiers who are on the ground in operation iraqiin freedom every day. but though i support providing our

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Mike Pence: soldiers with the resources they need to get the job done and come home safe, i cannot support this war supplemental bill. mr. speaker, i believe the american people need to know what's

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Mike Pence: going on here. i mean, this is a i back room deal for $250 billion that includes $72 billion in domestic spending that has nothing whatsoever to do with our soldiers and the war on terror. it

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Mike Pence: also will increase taxes on working families by $51 billion. higher taxes and higher domestic spending put on the backs of our soldiers is indecent, mr. speaker. when my colleague from

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Mike Pence: illinois speaks about decency, it is indecent to come to this floor and play politics with our troops during a time of war. this congress should bring a clean supplemental bill to this

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David R. Obey: floor that provides our soldiers with the resources @ nb g h what i just heard. the gentleman indicated that somehow, we are adding $72 billion to a bill that has nothing whatsoever to do with the

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Speech By: David R. Obey