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THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. THE CHAPLAIN WILL LEAD THE NOT? PRAYER. |
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O. GOD, OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH, A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE, WE WILL NOT FEAR! IN THE MIDST OF... |
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PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ... |
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THE CLERK WILL READ A COMMUNICATION TO THE SENATE. |
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WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 8, 2002. TO THE SENATE: UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1, PARAGRAPH 3, OF... |
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MR. PRESIDENT FROM. |
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THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. |
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I WOULD ASK CONSENT THE MINORITY AND MAJORITY HAVE THEIR FULL HALF HOURS UNDER MORNING BUSINESS SO... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, LET ME SAY YOU ARE GOING TO ANNOUNCE MORNING BUSINESS FOR AN HOUR. AFTER THAT WE ARE... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE LEADERSHIP TIME IS RESERVED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER THERE WILL BE... |
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WITH SENATORS PERMITTED TO SPEAK UP TO TEN MINUTES EACH. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER THE FIRST HALF... |
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I WOULD YIELD MYSELF THEORY CAN I SIT AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK IN MORNING BUSINESS. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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I HAVE ADDRESSED THE SENATE MANY TIMES ON MY OVERSIGHT OF THE F.B.I. AS MY COLLEAGUES KNOW, I HAVE... |
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AND HOW DO WE KNOW ABOUT THESE DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS? WE KNOW ABOUT THEM, MR. PRESIDENT, BECAUSE OF... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS THIS MORNING WITH REGARD TO THE ISSUE... |
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THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY, ONCE AGAIN, I WILL RISE TO -- FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASKING UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I AM INFORMED THAT SENATOR NICKLES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME TO THE FLOOR HERE IN THE... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IN BEHALF OF SEVERAL OF OUR MEMBERS WHO WANT TO TALK, I OBJECT. |
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THE OBJECTION IS HEARD. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I SEE THAT MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW JERSEY IS HERE TO SPEAK. HE HAS BEEN A STRONG SUPPORTER... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I, TOO, WANT TO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE EFFORTS THAT SENATOR BINGAMAN IS... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: 123450 MRS. LINCOLN: MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM ARKANSAS IS RECOGNIZED. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ALSO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ELIZABETH PICA FROM MY STAFF BE ALLOWED FLOOR PRIVILEGES.... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK AGAIN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSING S. 724, THE MOTHERS... |
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UNDER THE REGULATION, DOCTORS WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR PROVIDING CARE THAT THEY ARE ETHICALLY OBLIGATED... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION THIS MORNING AND FOR MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE JOINED ME.... |
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THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE COME TO THE FLOOR, BOTH... |
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TIME FOR THE MAJORITY -- OF THE MAJORITY HAS EXPIRED. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR TWO MINUTES. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THAT'S FINE, AS LONG AS THE MINORITY GETS AN EXTRA TWO MINUTES. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'M SORRY, I DID NOT HEAR THAT. I ASSUME THAT -- |
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I SAID AS LONG AS THE MINORITY GETS AN EXTRA TWO MINUTES. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, 67,000 BABIES WERE BORN IN LOUISIANA LAST YEAR. THAT'S LIKE A MEDIUM-SIZED TOWN BEING... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI IS RECOGNIZED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK THE MAJORITY WHIP AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO RISE TODAY... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE WILL NOW RESUME CONSIDERATION -- MORNING BUSINESS IS NOW CLOSED.... |
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CALENDER NUMBER 618, S.J. RES. 45, A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? THE MADAM PRESIDENT, I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE... |
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I WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD FOR A QUESTION. |
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I ASK MY FRIEND FROM CONNECTICUT, I APPRECIATE HIS REMARKS, ITS TONE AND PARTICULARLY THE. |
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TENT THAT REALLY KIND OF LAYS OUT THE PARAMETERS OF THIS DEBATE OPEN OPEN THE CONTENT, THAT REALLY... |
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DID YOU SEE THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS TO THE NATION LAST NIGHT? |
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I DID. |
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WAS IT CLEAR TO THE SENATOR THAT THE PRESIDENT ASSURED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT EVERY OPTION IS BEING... |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA FOR HIS QUESTION, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND OF COURSE I DO AGREE WITH... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT OUR DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE FROM CONNECTICUT JUST SAID AND... |
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WOULD THE SENATOR YIELD FOR A QUESTION? |
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LAST STPHEN, AND THEN I'LL YIELD. AND AS THE PRESIDENT SAID, THAT STRIKE WILL COME, AND WE CANNOT... |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MAY I SAY FIRST HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR HIS KIND WORDS TOWARD THIS... |
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-- MR. PRESIDENT -- |
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THE SENATOR'S TIME FROM VIRGINIA HAS EXPIRED -- UNDER THE ORDER, IT WAS 15 MINUTES. |
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UNANIMOUS MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO EXTEND MY REMARKS FIVE MINUTES. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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SENATOR, YOU AND I ON THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, AS A MATTER OF FACT, SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I... |
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I THANK THE SENATOR, OUR COLLEAGUE FROM INDIANA IS WAITING TO SPEAK, BUT I WANT TO JUST VERY BRIEFLY... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, THE SENATOR IS SO CORRECT IN HIS VIEWS. WE KNOW NOT WHAT HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BUILD.... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I MAY SEEK THE INDULGENCE OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM INDIANA FOR JUST A MOMENT. I AM... |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT. |
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THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT, MR. LIEBERMAN, FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER READING OF THE RESOLUTION BE DISPENSED WITH.... |
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SENATOR LIEBERMAN FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS, MR. WARNER, BAYH, MCCAIN, LANDRIEU, MCCONNELL, MILLER, ... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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I THANK THE CHAIR AND I YIELD THE FLOOR. |
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I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. |
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I SUGGEST THE -- A QUORUM. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. A SENATOR: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE CALL... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM INDIANA. |
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THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TODAY. I AM REASHAURD BY YOUR PRESENCE AND WE... |
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I THANK MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FOR HIS QUESTION. OUR STATE IS KNOWN AS THE CROSSROADS OF AMERICA.... |
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ONE FURTHER QUESTION. |
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I WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD. |
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I WOULD LIKE THE RECORD NOT TO REFLECT MY INTERRUPTING THESE TWO FINE MEN AS THEY SPEAK. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT SENATOR BYRD BE RECOGNIZED FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES AT 12:15 TODAY.... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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YOU MENTIONED, AS THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT AND THE SENATOR THERE VIRGINIA, THERE'S GREAT CONCERN... |
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THE SENATOR HAS MADE SOME VERY GOOD POINTS AND I'M IN FULL AGREEMENT -- COULD UNANIMOUS CONSENT --... |
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THE SENATOR FROM INDIANA RESPOND TO THE QUESTION? |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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AYE SAY -- I'D SAY THREE THINGS. FIRST I THINK YOU'RE CORRECT. I THINK THERE WAS THE FEELING THE... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FROM INDIANA. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I RETURNED TO THIS PARTICULAR ASPECT OF... |
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IF THE SENATOR WOULD WITHHOLD, WE HAVE A MESSAGE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. THE SENATE WILL RECEIVE A ... |
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THE MESSAGE WILL BE RECEIVED. THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. |
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I YIELD THE FLOOR. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M PROUD TO FOLLOW MY COLLEAGUE FROM ARIZONA WHO HAS BEEN AN APPROPRIATE AND OUTSPOKEN... |
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I JUST WISH TO ASK ONE MINUTE TO SAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND, SENATOR MCCAIN, HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE... |
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LET ME THANK THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA FOR THOSE COMMENTS. CERTAINLY HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS RESOLUTION,... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, DOES THE SENATOR WISH TO HAVE THE FLOOR? |
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I WISH TO GIVE TWO MINUTES -- TO REPLY TWO MINUTES TO MY COLLEAGUE. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I YIELD WITHOUT LOSING MY RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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I WISH TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE AND COMPLIMENT HIM ON A FINE RECITATION OF THE FACTS WE'LL SCENE BE TAKING.... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, LET ME THANK THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. NEVER CAN WE DENY THE RIGHT OF THIS COUNTRY... |
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THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I SEE THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT ON HIS FEET. DOES HE WISH TO SPEAK... |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. I WONDER IF THE SENATOR -- I KNOW THE SENATOR WISHES TO SPEAK... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I MAKE THAT REQUEST. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA AND THE CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT, FIRST I'D LIKE TO ASK TO HAVE... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT, AS THE DEBATE CONTINUES, I WANTED TO ADDRESS MYSELF TO SOME OF... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, MIGHT I JUST ADD TO MY COLLEAGUE'S REMARKS? YOU REFERRED TO SENATOR STEVENS. HE... |
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I THANK MY FRIEND. AND AGAIN, I THANK OUR COLLEAGUE AND DEAR FRIEND FROM WEST VIRGINIA FOR YIELDING... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I THANK AND COMMEND ALL THOSE SENATORS WHO HAVE BEEN SPEAKING... |
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NOT JUST YET. I'LL BE GLAD TO. MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT I MAY CONTINUE. I BELIEVE I HAVE THESE... |
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THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. |
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I SIMPLY WANT TO FINISH, AND THEN I'LL BE GLAD TO YIELD. |
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I HAVE NO OBJECTION. WE OF COURSE GO INTO RECESS AT 12:30. |
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NO, NO. I DO NOT YIELD AT THE MOMENT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO YIELD IN A MOMENT. THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR... |
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THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I SIMPLY WISH TO SAY TO MY COLLEAGUE MOST RESPECTFULLY THAT I FEEL THIS WAS NOT A... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I MAY PROCEED FOR TEN MINUTES. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOST RESPECTFULLY SAY TO MY COLLEAGUE, I'M UNDER FIRM INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS SIDE.... |
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MY FRIEND, THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA WOULD YIELD? I HAVE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? |
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RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. I WISH OUR COLLEAGUE FROM WEST VIRGINIA, COULD WE POSSIBLY ACCOMMODATE... |
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DOES THE SENATOR WISH TO SPEAK AT 2:00? |
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I'D LOVE TO. LOVE TO DO THAT. |
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SO THE SENATOR -- WE -- IF I COULD JUST SAY, WE -- IF NECESSARY, I'LL COME AND PRESIDE AT 2:00. BUT... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. I COULD FINISH IN TEN MINUTES NOW. |
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I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT THEY'VE OBJECTED TO THAT. |
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AFTER 2:00, I MIGHT BE CONSTRAINED TO TALK LONGER. |
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WELL, MADAM PRESIDENT, GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY, COULD WE AGREE THEN THAT THE -- THAT THE TEN MINUTES... |
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RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK AT 2:15, IN ADDITION TO SENATOR BYRD SPEAKING... |
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IS |
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NO OBJECTION. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. |
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FOR HOW LONG AM I RECOGNIZED NOW? |
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10 MINUTES. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I CALL ATTENTION TO THE SENATE -- I CALL THE SENATE'S ATTENTION... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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NOW, MADAM PRESIDENT, I QUOTE ANOTHER ARTICLE FROM THE "PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER" THIS ONE OCTOBER 8,... |
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5 1/2 MINUTES. |
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I THANK THE -- |
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4 1/2. 4 1/2 MINUTES. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. "THEY CITED RECENT SUGGESTIONS BY DEFENSE SECRETARY DONALD H. RUMSFELD AND NATIONAL... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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WELL, MADAM PRESIDENT PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT INDICATED THAT HE WOULD LEAD US US. IRHOPE HE WILL.... |
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THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. |
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I THANK MY COLLEAGUE. IT'S IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THIS INSTITUTION WHICH HE KNOWS SO WELL THAT WE EXCHANGE... |
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