House Proceeding 06-02-09 on Jun 2nd, 2009 :: 0:12:45 to 0:14:20
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Lamar S. Smith: where no one should ever be at a disadvantage because of where they were born or choose to live. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> to address the ho minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, at a recent

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Speech By: Lamar S. Smith

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Lamar S. Smith: white house coferedse dinner, president obama -- cords dinner, president obama joked to reporters in attendance, quote, most of you covered me, all of you voting for me, end quote. some jokes are true and unfortunately this joke is on the american people. journalists who gave campaign money to then senator obama outnumbered those who contributed to senator mccain by

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Lamar S. Smith: a 20-1 margin. according to investors biness daily. the media gave money to him, they voted for him and now they're giving him a free pass. according to one analysis, network news casts have pour trade the president as a deficit fighter five times more often than they have pour trade him as a big spender.

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Lamar S. Smith: even though his budget will double the national debt in five years and triple it in 10 years. yes, the media voted for president obama. but they sho voting to influence their reporting. >> are there further one-minute

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Lamar S. Smith: requests? the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. >> leaves of absence requested maryland today through june 15 and mr. sullivan of oklahoma for