| Wrda Amendments |
May 15, 2013 |
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Barbara Boxer, D-CA
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"In my concluding moments, we also will have a Coburn amendment on striking section 2030 on the beach nourishment extension. I think it is very important that this be defeated because many of these existing projects provide critical storm damage protection for coastal communities which require periodic nourishment to maintain this protection. There are dozens of important shoreline protection projects around the country that it benefits that exceed the costs."
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| Recognizing The Jewish State Of Israel |
May 7, 2013 |
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Eliot Engel, D-NY
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"What happens is Iran sends the weapons, the missiles through Syria into Lebanon to arm the Hezbollah terrorists. No nation would put up with having terrorists prepared to attack them without striking back. So I think it is very, very important that we support Israel in its quest to rid itself of the scourge of terrorism."
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| Commending The Bullitt Foundation Upon Completion Of The “Greenest Office Building On The Planet” |
April 23, 2013 |
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Jim McDermott, D-WA
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"Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend Denis Hayes and the Bullitt Foundation for developing the world’s most environmentally-friendly and self-sustaining buildings right here in Seattle. The Bullitt Center represents a deep commitment to environmental stewardship and redefines our ideas about sustainable development in dense urban areas. By creating the greenest office building on the planet, you have provided the world an example leading the way to our future. The building is an inspiration and represents a milestone in our efforts to leave a smaller carbon footprint for future generations. Each aspect of the Bullitt Center was meticulously planned and evaluated with its striking technical aspects. From its rainwater cistern and photovoltaic panels to its energy transparency and 250 year life span, the Bullitt Center is and will remain a marked departure from what has been previously achieved in large-scale architecture."
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| Make It In America: Manufacturing Matters |
April 23, 2013 |
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John Garamendi, D-CA
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"An article that appeared in the newspapers this last day or so talked about this. This is Paul Krugman talking about the long-term unemployment that we now have here in the United States. He cites that for the last 5 years we’ve been in a crisis. Unemployment remains elevated, with almost 12 million Americans out of work. But the real striking and huge number is in another category, and that’s the long-term unemployment: 4.6 million Americans have been unemployed for more than 6 months, and more than 3 million have been jobless for more than a year. The programs that my Democratic colleagues and I have offered over the last 2\1/2\ years would have gone directly to that problem."
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| Marketplace Fairness Act Of 2013—Motion To Proceed |
April 23, 2013 |
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John McCain, R-AZ
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"Our civilian justice system offers a responsible option for striking this balance with American citizens. It allows the Justice Department to delay reading a suspect his Miranda rights if doing so is in the interest of “public safety.” The administration had rightly invoked this public safety exception in the case of the Boston suspect, which provided our national security professionals a discrete period of time to gather intelligence from the suspect without the presence of his lawyer."
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