An archive of video segments and corresponding transcripts that record the 6.25.08 floor debate in the U.S. House of Represenatives relative to H.R. 2176 are posted at C-SPAN's Congressional Chronicle.
Debate begins with introductory comments by Nick Rahall (D-WV), chair of the House Natural Resources Committee.
C-SPAN provides video recordings of the primary arguments delivered by:
Don Young (R-AK)
John Conyers (D-MI)
Steve King (R-IA)
Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
Dale Kildee (D-MI)
Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI)
John Dingell (D-MI)
Charles Dent (R-PA)
Bart Stupak (D-MI)
Candice Miller (R-MI)
Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Following floor debate, a formal vote of the full House of Representatives was ordered and H.R. 2176 failed passage by a significant margin, more than 2-to-1 (Yeas - 121: Nays - 298).
H.R. 2176 was intended to pave the way for two Michigan Indian tribes (Bay Mills Indian Community and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) to build casinos in the greater Detroit area (Port Huron and Romulus or Flint respectively).
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