House Proceeding 11-06-09 on Nov 6th, 2009 :: 0:26:40 to 0:27:35
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Speech By: Edward J. Markey

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Edward J. Markey: these people who rushed into the world trade center, these first responders, they're firemen, they're policemen from the local community. they're health care workers from the local community. they're heroes. but while waiting for the federal government to come, it is the local public safety people who have to respond.

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Edward J. Markey: if they want to put stronger protections around these facilities knowing that al qaeda was there on september 11 already, that that is where the attack imnated from, they should have their right. that is why the national governors association opposes this amendment. they should have as the highest public safety official in their

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Edward J. Markey: state the right to detemine how much protection they give to their citizens, how much extr give to their policemen, for

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Joe Barton: their firemen, for their public health officials who will have to rush in in the aftermath of a successful attack. i urge a no vote on the barton amendment. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. .

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Speech By: Joe Barton