House Proceeding 06-17-08 on Jun 17th, 2008 :: 0:06:55 to 0:08:13
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Speech By: Russ Carnahan

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Russ Carnahan: and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. herger: today marks the 78th anniversary of perhaps the most disastrous economic legislation our -- in our nation's history, the smoot

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Wally Herger: holly tariff asket 1928. it set off a chain reaction of tariffs that caused a sharp decline in global trade, modern economists largely agreeing -- agreed that it deepened the great depression.

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Speech By: Wally Herger

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Wally Herger: this lesson seemed to go largely unnoticed. judging by the isolation, the democrat h ouse leadership is currently embracing. expanded trade is critical to job creation. and economic growth. it levels

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Wally Herger: the playing field for u.s. workers and is crucial to keeping our nation as the world's number one economic trading powerhouse. mr. speaker, the united states must reject the rising tide of

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Wally Herger: economic isolationism and lead the world toward open markets. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purposeoes the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson:

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Wally Herger: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, as co-chair of the

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Wally Herger: bulgarian caucus, i rise today to welcome the prime minister of the republic of bulgaria to washington. since the defeat of communism in eastern europe, bulgaria has emerged as a dynamic democracy.

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Joe Wilson: the country became part of nato in 2004, and the european union in 2007. recently, the world bank classified bulgaria as one of the top 10 nations to have undertaken important economic reforms

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Speech By: Joe Wilson