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| HR 64 Flood Prevention and Beach Management Act | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 13 Jun 2013, 06:46 PM (89 Views) | |
| Heather Holson | 13 Jun 2013, 06:46 PM Post #1 |
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| peter | 14 Jun 2013, 05:19 AM Post #2 |
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Lucas for President: Take Back America!
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Madam Speaker This Bill represents a sensible solution to a critical problem we have. Our flood defenses are in a sorry state and need some serious money spending on them to bring them up to standard. But using unobligated balances to the US Corps of Engineers we can clear the backlog, and by eliminating federal funding for beach nourishment we can keep on top of future maintenance needs. I hope everyone will join me in passing this common sense legislation. I ask that the House pass this Bill by unanimous consent. I yield. |
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| Heather Holson | 14 Jun 2013, 11:21 AM Post #3 |
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Motion recognized 24 hours for objections. |
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| Jack Bentley | 14 Jun 2013, 01:00 PM Post #4 |
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Madame Speaker, I object and offer the following amendment:
I yield. |
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| Heather Holson | 14 Jun 2013, 01:06 PM Post #5 |
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Objection noted. Debate continues. |
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| peter | 14 Jun 2013, 01:21 PM Post #6 |
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Lucas for President: Take Back America!
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Madam Speaker This Bill adopts a responsible approach to public spending: what it spends, it saves elsewhere. But if the gentleman from Pennsylvania does not like my proposal for a cost offset, I would encourage him to propose an alternative, as opposed to just unnecessarily growing the deficit. I yield. |
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| Jack Bentley | 14 Jun 2013, 01:26 PM Post #7 |
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Madame Speaker, The Gentleman from Texas should understand better than most the devastation that natural disasters can have on our nation's coasts. Does he really expect the individual states to be held fully responsible for the complete restoration of our coastlines after super storms like Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Sandy? I yield. |
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| peter | 14 Jun 2013, 01:57 PM Post #8 |
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Lucas for President: Take Back America!
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Madam Speaker Federal beach nourishment funding is not for rebuilding beaches devastated by disasters. It is rather for making beaches look nicer to attract tourists. I yield. |
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| Edward Kensington | 14 Jun 2013, 02:06 PM Post #9 |
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Madame Speaker, The Congressman from Texas is correct that federal monies are used for tourism. Panama City Beach, Florida offers to us an example of federal monies being used for tourism. We need to be using our financial resources here to repair and strengthen our levees. Edited by Edward Kensington, 14 Jun 2013, 02:06 PM.
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| Jack Bentley | 15 Jun 2013, 12:18 AM Post #10 |
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Madame Speaker, I just want to point out that beach nourishment was used along the New Jersey coast after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and is often used to expand the beach in an effort to absorb the extreme energy from super storms like Sandy. However, I will concede that beach nourishment is also used to improve the beaches for tourists and summer residents, but these tourists supply huge economic benefits that more than outweigh the costs of the projects. I yield. |
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| Landry | 15 Jun 2013, 01:18 AM Post #11 |
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Madam Speaker, I second the Bentley Amendment and I yield. |
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| Melissa Sanchez | 15 Jun 2013, 08:11 AM Post #12 |
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Madam Speaker, I move to extend debate for 48 hours, for the purpose of making an amendment to the same provision in the event the Bentley Amendment fails. I yield, but reserve the balance of my time. Edited by Melissa Sanchez, 15 Jun 2013, 08:11 AM.
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| Matt Urbana | 15 Jun 2013, 08:51 AM Post #13 |
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Madam Speaker, I second the motion to extend and I yield. |
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| Heather Holson | 15 Jun 2013, 02:55 PM Post #14 |
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With less than 24 hours left in debate the motions are ruled dilatory. |
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| Heather Holson | 15 Jun 2013, 11:36 PM Post #15 |
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Debate is now closed. Bill shall be moved for a vote. |
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