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SENATE, HERE ON C-SPAN2. PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. TODAY'S OPENING PRAYER... |
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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, JUNE 21, 2007. TO THE SENATE: UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE LEADERSHIP TIME IS RESERVED. MAJORITY LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. MR. PRESIDENT, SENATOR ENSIGN AND I HOLD EVERY... |
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THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, TO ADVISE THOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE HOW SENATOR DOMENICI AND I INTEND TO DIVIDE OUR TIME,... |
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I'M SORRY SORRY. WILL THE SENATOR SUSPEND TO ALLOW THE SENATE TO REPORT PENDING BUSINESS? |
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SURE. |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE WILL RESUME CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 6, WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT.... |
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CALENDAR NUMBER 9, H.R. 6, AN ACT TO REDUCE OUR NATION'S DEPENDENCY ON FOREIGN OIL BY INVESTING IN... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE WILL NOW BE 70 MINUTES OF DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED PRIOR TO A VOTE IN... |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, RESUMEING DEBATE ONON THE AMENDMENT WHICH I OFFERED OFFERED,... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY TO OPPOSE THE BAUCUS AMENDMENT AND URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE AGAINST... |
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THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO. |
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HOW MUCH TIME REMAINS -- HOW MUCH TIME REMAINS FOR THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO? |
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EIGHT MINUTES. |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FOR YIELDING. I DO COME TO THE FLOORED FLOOR TODAY TO OPPOSE THE TAX THAT HAS... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM MONTANA IS RECOGNIZEED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING SERIES OF STATEMENTS WE'VE HEARD IN THE LAST, YOU KNOW,... |
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THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM IOWA IS RECOGNIZEED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO ADDRESS WHY WE SHOULD HAVE CLOTURE ON THIS BILL, JUST TO GET TO FINALITY.... |
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THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM MONTANA IS RECOGNIZEED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I YIELD SEVEN MINUTES TO THE JUNIOR SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO, SENATOR BINGAMAN. |
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THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO IS RECOGNIZEED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM MONTANA, AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY STATE WHAT I HAVE STATEED... |
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THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED. |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA. SO WE'VE GOT A TRILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THIS PACKAGE... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM MONTANA IS RECOGNIZED. |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FROM BINGAMAN FROM THE ENERGY COMMITTEE WHO I THINK HAS PUT TOGETHER A VERY GOOD... |
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WHEN OIL WAS $55 A BARREL OIL COMPANIES SAID THEY DIDN'T NEED TAX SUBSIDIES TO DRILL. OIL IS NOW JUST... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM MONTANA IS RECOGNIZED. |
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HOW MUCH TIME REMAINS ON EACH SIDE? |
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THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA HAS 4 1/2 MINUTES, THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA HAS EIGHT MINUTES. |
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AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE LAUGH OF MY TIME NOW, LET -- THE LAST OF MY HALF OF MY TIME NOW, LET THE... |
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THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA IS RECOGNIZED. |
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FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE THE CANDOR OF THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO AND THE SENATOR FROM IOWA. RATHER... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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THIS IS A LETTER FROM R. BRUCE JOHNSTON WHO MAKES A POINT THAT THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSES... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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AND NOTE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE U.S. CHAMBER, THE AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM I EXPECT WILL ALSO KEY... |
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THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM MONTANA IS RECOGNIZED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I -- HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING ON OUR SIDE? |
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THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA HAS 4:20. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I GIVE TWO MINUTES -- AND HOW MANY SECONDS SECONDS? |
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ING WITHWELL, NOW 10 SECONDS. |
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TO THE SENATOR FROM VERMONT. MR. |
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TIME IS GOING FAST. |
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LET ME THANK THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO AND THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA FOR ALL THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE.... |
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THE SENATOR'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FOR YIELDING. |
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THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'LL JUST TAKE THE REMAINING TWO MINUTES. THIS WHOLE DEBATE IS -- REALLY BOILS DOWN... |
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THE SENATOR'SSENATOR'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE SENATOR SENATOR FROM ARIZONA IS |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. LET ME, IN CLOSEING THE DEBATE ON THIS AMENDMENT, RESPOND TO BOTH THE POINT... |
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THE QUESTION OCCURS IN RELATION TO THE AMENDMENT. |
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MAY I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO INSERT IN THE RECORD A STUDY BY PROFESSOR OF LAW JOHN LESHY AND BRIAN... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I RAISE A PAY-GO POINT OF ORDER THAT THE PENDING KYL AMENDMENT WOULD WORSEEN THE DEFICIT... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO WAIVE THE APPLICABLE POINTS OF ORDER WITH RESPECT TO MY AMENDMENT AND ASK... |
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IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE APPEARS TO BE A SUFFICIENT SECOND. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.... |
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ARE THERE ANY SENATORS IN THE CHAMBER WISHING TO VOTE OR CHANGE THEIR VOTE? ON THIS VOTE, THE AYES... |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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MAY WE HAVE ORDER? |
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MAY WE HAVE ORDER IN THE SENATE. MAJORITY LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, A RECORD WAS BROKEN. SENATOR FRANK LAUTENBERG HAD JUST PASSED... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION TO IN INSCROAKINVOKECLOTURE. |
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WE THE UNDER UNDERSCIENCES SENATORS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE STANTSESSING RULES OF THE SENATE, DO HEREBY... |
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BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, THE MANDATORY QUORUM CALL HAS BEEN WAIVEED. IS IT THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT... |
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IS THERE ANY SENATOR WHO WISHES TO VOTE? DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO CHANGE HIS OR HER VOTE. THE YEAS... |
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I MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH CLOTURE WAS NOT INVOKED. |
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THE MOTION IS ENTERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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IF I COULD HAVE THE ATTENTION OF THE SENATORS. |
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THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OUTSIDE THE SENATE. THE SENATE WILL... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? MR. PRESIDENT? THE MAN SEATED BEHIND ME, ROBERT BYRD, JUST VOTED FOR THE 18,000th... |
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THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. |
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THE SENATOR LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, OF ALL THE MANY MILESTONES ALONG THE WAY OF THE EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF SENATOR ROBERT... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT THE FILING DEADLINE BE EXTENDED UNTIL 2:00 P.M. TODAY FOR SECOND-DEGREE... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? SEEING NONE, SO ORDERED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION... |
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CLOTURE MOTION, WE THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES 22 OF THE STANDING RULES... |
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BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE MANDATORY QUORUM CALL HAS BEEN RAISED. IS IT THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT... |
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IS THERE ANY SENATOR WISHING TO CHANGE HIS OR HER VOTE? ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 61 AND THE NAYS... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATE IS NOT IN ORDER. MAY WE HAVE ORDER. PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. |
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WE'RE ALL PARTISANS HERE. I REALLY DO BELIEVE THIS VOTE WE JUST TOOK IS GOING TO CHANGE THE COMPLEXION... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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I WOULD ASK THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND, SENATOR MY K UL SKI BE ABLE TO TPOPL -- SENATOR MIKULSKI BE... |
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THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. |
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MAY WE HAVE ORDER? |
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MAY WE HAVE ORDER. PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, LET THERE BE ORDER IN THE SENATE. MR. PRESIDENT, EACH SENATOR, EVERY SENATOR HAS A... |
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THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, FIRST OF ALL, ON BEHALF OF THE MAJORITY LEADER, I HAVE 14 UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY THE SENATE IS TRYING TO COME UP WITH AN ENERGY BILL, AND I KNOW THAT SENATORS... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. p QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT CALLING OF THE ROLL BE DISPENSED WITH. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK TO SPEAK AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS WITH THE TIME CHARGED -- I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO PUBLICLY THANK THE MAJORITY... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: p QUORUM CALL: p QUORUM CALL: p p QUORUM CALL: p... |
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PLEASURE TO BE HERE, THANK YOU. |
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THE COUNCIL YESTERDAY ADDED NEW DATA TO THE DEBATE OVER IMMIGRATION LOOKING AT IMPACT OF IMMIGRANTS... |
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WE HAVE PRIMARILY THREE FINDINGS. THE FIRST IS THAT THE EFFECT OF IMMIGRATION ON THE NATIVE-BORN POPULATION... |
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REALLY? IT SOUNDS COUNTER-INTUITIVE WORKERS WORKING FOR LOWER WAGES CAUSE OTHERS TO RISE. HOW DOES... |
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SUPPOSE WE THINK ABOUT A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND YOU HAVE IMMIGRANT INDIVIDUALS COMING IN WORKING AS... |
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WHEN WE GO TO CALLS I CAN PROMISE YOU'LL HEAR FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SAY THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE HAS... |
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THE SECOND FINDING, THE FISCAL IMPACT OF IMMIGRANTS TENDS TO BE SLIGHTLY POSITIVE. THERE HAS BEEN... |
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FINDING NUMBER 3? |
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FINDING NUMBER 3 THAT THE SKILLED IMMIGRANTS TEND TO DO BETTER AND CREATE BIGGER POSITIVE EFFECTS... |
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WE WANT TO GO TO YOUR PHONE CALLS AND WITHOUT EVEN GETTING THE NUMBERS THE LINES ARE ALL LIGHTED UP.... |
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HELLO, SUSAN, HOW ARE YOU DOING? |
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GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. |
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-- I GUESS THEY'RE LEANING MORE TO THE ILLEGALS THAN THEY ARE THE PEOPLE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTING.... |
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ALL RIGHT. WELL, I THINK THAT'S -- OBVIOUSLY, AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE VERY... |
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MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA, DEMOCRATS LINE. YOU'RE ON THE AIR. |
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HELLO. MY OPINION IS -- I THINK MOST PEOPLE WANT THE BORDERS SECURE. SO, SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST!... |
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MAY I ASK YOU, MOVING AWAY FROM THE BORDER SECURITY QUESTION, THE PURPOSE OF THIS SEGMENT IS TO LOOK... |
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WELL, FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, IT PROBABLY HAS BEEN A PLUS. BUT, THAT REPORT DOES NOT DISTINGUISH... |
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THANKS FOR THE CALL. ACTUALLY, THE REPORT LOOKED AT SOME OF THE NUMBERS OF IMMIGRANTS USING SOCIAL... |
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SURE. JUST TWO ANSWERS TO THAT. ONE IS YOU MENTIONED LEGAL VERSUS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. THAT TENDS... |
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DO YOU WANT TO SAY MORE |
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THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, OF COURSE, WE HAVE A PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT'S THE NATURE OF EDUCATION... |
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WITH REGARD TO THE AMERICANS MOST AFFECTED BY THIS THE REPORT SUGGESTS AMERICANS WITH THE LOWEST LEVEL... |
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THAT'S CORRECT. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO TEND TO BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY IMMIGRANTS... |
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SO FAR, THAT EXAMPLE IS A BIT APPLES AND ORANGES BECAUSE THOSE HIGH-SKILLED WORKERS WERE COMING INTO... |
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THAT'S CORRECT BUT THE SAME POINT WOULD BEAR ON THE LOW-SKILLED WORKERS, AS WELL BECAUSE THE WAY THE... |
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RIGHT. |
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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA YOU'RE ON THE AIR. |
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YES, SIR, AS A LAYPERSON, JUST AN AVERAGE CITIZEN OUT HERE, I CAN'T -- THE SWISS CHEESE HOLES IN YOUR... |
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ON SSI, LET'S START THERE. |
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THANK YOU. IN TERMS OF THE EFFECTS ON SSI, WE HAVE LOOKED AT THAT. IN FACT, THAT IS PART OF THE ANALYSES... |
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WE HAVE ONE STATISTIC FROM YOUR REPORT THAT: HOW SOLID IS THAT NUMBER, GIVEN THAT SOME PORTION OF... |
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YEAH. THE WAY WE GET THOSE NUMBERS IS BY LOOKING AT THE U.S. CENSUS DATA. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CENSUS... |
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THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK IN MORNING... |
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WE ARE |
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I WOULD ASK THAT IT BE VITIATEED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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AND I WOULD ASK FOR FIVE MINUTES. |
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WOGS. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YOU HAVE BEEN VERY KIND TO ME IN PASSING ON YOUR CONDOLENCES FROM YOUR STATE... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: p QUORUM CALL: p QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE TERMINATED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER THAT THE PENDING AMENDMENTS... |
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PROCEED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MAJORITY LEADER MAY MAKE A COMBINED POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THE PENDING... |
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IS THE PENDING BUSINESS NOW THE REID SUBSTITUTE? |
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THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. |
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I ASK THAT MY AMENDMENT 1729 BE CALLED UP AND THAT IT BE MODIFIED BY AMENDMENT NUMBER 1843. |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT. |
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THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA, MR. STEVENS, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1792 AS MODIFIED. |
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I ASK FOR ACTION -- |
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I ASK FOR ACTION ON THE AMENDMENT, MR. PRESIDENT. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT. AS MODIFIED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ... |
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MOVE TO RECONSIDER. |
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MOVE TO LAY ON THE TABLE. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. STEVENS: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MY STATEMENT APPEAR ... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THE MANAGER OF THE BILL, SENATORS BINGAMAN AND DOMENICI, ARE NOW GOING TO TRY TO SEE... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. p QUORUM CALL: |
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THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA. |
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I ASK THAT THE SPONSORS OF THE DeMINT AMENDMENT BE AS FOLLOWS: MYSELF, SENATOR INOUYE, SENATOR FEINSTEIN,... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU. I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE TERMINATED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IN THIS DOWNTIME HERE, THE MANAGERS ARE WORKING. AT THIS TIME, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO... |
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BE HAPPY TO. |
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ON BEHALF OF OUR COLLEAGUES, IS IT POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME FOR THE LEADER TO GIVE US SOME KIND OF TIME... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I SAY TO MY DEAR FRIEND FROM THE NEIGHBORING STATE OF NEVADA. MR. PRESIDENT,... |
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I THANK THE LEADER. |
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AND ONE OF THE PROPOSALS, I SAY TO MY FRIEND, WAS TO DO START THIS ON MONDAY -- THAT IS, THE IMMIGRATION... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. |
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I'D JUST WITHHOLD -- |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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JUST WITHHOLD FOR A MINUTE. WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A QUORUM CALL. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GIVE A SPEECH,... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: p QUORUM CALL: |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE VACATED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE FLOOR IS AVAILABLE FOR SOME DISCUSSION WHILE WE ARE WAITING... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, LET ME THANK THE SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA FOR, I THINK, A VERY SUCCINCT PRESENTATION... |
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THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. FIN FINECALIFORNIA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THE SENATE WORKS IN STRANGE WAYS AND SOME OF US WERE UPSTAIRS HOLDING A PRESS CONFERENCE... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO I KNOW OTHERS WANT TO SPEAK. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE GREAT DAYS IN THE UNITED... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. |
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THANK YOU. WHILE SENATOR FEINSTEIN IS STILL ON THE FLOOR, I WOULD JUST SAY TO HER, IN MY LIFE, AS... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD CERTAINLY DEFER TO THE SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT, S. 1401. THIS... |
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THE SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON. CAN CAN'TMS. CANTWELL: MR. PRESIDENT, WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF PASSING... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: p QUORUM CALL: |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL BE SUSPENDED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TO SPEAK AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I'VE COME TO... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: p QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM MAINE. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO WITHDRAW THE QUORUM. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS OFFERED... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT. |
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THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. THE SENATE IS IN A QUORUM CALL. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM BE VITIATED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT BE TO SPEAK ON THE AMENDMENT. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK AND LONG HOURS EXSPENDED BY THE PROPONENTS TO THIS AMENDMENT TO CRAFT AN... |
| 09:42:07 |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. VOTE:QUORUM CALL: u QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I COME -- I COME TO THE FLOOR -- |
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THE SENATEIS INA QUORUM CALL. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE RESCINDED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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I COME TO THE FLOOR ON TWO VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES, ISSUES THAT REALLY DO GO TO THE HEART OF THE KIND... |
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IN THIS BODY WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF SOMETHING THAT IS MOMENTOUS, AND THAT IS SIGNIFICANT ENERGY LEGISLATION... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. |
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THE |
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I ASK CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I WONDER IF WHILE THE SENATOR IS STILL STANDING IF I COULD JUST ASK HIM THE QUESTION.... |
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WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM THE HOUSE? |
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WHEN WE COME BACK FROM CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. |
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THE SAME PEOPLE THAT VOTEED HERE WILL VOTE AGAIN, THEN, WON'T THEY? |
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YES. |
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YOU EXPECT SOME SENATORS TO LEAVE IN THE MEANTIME FROM THIS SIDE? |
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NO. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THE SENATOR DIDN'T HEAR MY REMARKS. I MADE IT VERY CLEAR IN REMARKS WHAT I... |
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I JUST ADD TO THAT THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER ON THAT, TOO. GET A FEW PEOPLE... |
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IT COULD. I PREFER TO BE AN OPTIMIST. I REFER TO THINK OF THE EXTRAORDINARY VOTE WE HAD OUT OF THE... |
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YOU ARE JUST INVITING SOME OF US NOT TO APPROVE SOME ANYTHING TONIGHT AND HAVE ANOTHER CLOTURE AND... |
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THAT WOULD BE A TRAGEDY FOR THE NATION AND THOSE WHO WOULD ENGAGE IN THAT TACTIC I THINK WOULD PAY... |
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YOU AND I HAVE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH. WE GO THROUGH THESE TRAGEDIES EVERY NOW AND THEN. THEY GET... |
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THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT OUR COUNTRY. SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO ADVANCE ON REDUCING DEPENDENCE... |
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THERE IS NO DOUBT IF MY MIND WE WILL MOVE AHEAD. WE HAVE HAD SOME TERRIFIC MOVEMENT AHEAD IN THE PAST... |
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I SAY TO MY COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND I WAS PROUD TO SUPPORT THAT BILL. I WAS PROUD OF THE LEADERSHIP ... |
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THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO. |
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MR. PRESIDENT. |
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THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I OFTENTIMES LAUGH, IT IS EITHER IOWA, OHIO OR IDAHO AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT EKE... |
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THE SENATOR FROM COLORADO. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I COME TO THE FLOOR TONIGHT TO SPOOK AS WESPEAK AS WE GET CLOSE TO THE POINT OF PASSING... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: p QUORUM CALL: p p QUORUM CALL: p QUORUM CALL: u... |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE TERMINATED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE. HOWEVER I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT AT 11:00 P.M. TONIGHT THE SUBSTITUTE... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? A SENATOR: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. |
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THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. A SENATOR: I WOULD LIKE A FEW MINUTES TO LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE. |
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I RENEW MY CONSENT REQUEST. |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: u QUORUM CALL: p QUORUM CALL: |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE TERMINATED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'VE SPOKEN TO SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, AND THEY'RE CONCERNED... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT I ASSUME MY GOOD FRIEND, THE MAJORITY LEADER, IS TALKING ABOUT IS THAT THERE ARE... |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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I SAY TO MY FRIEND, THE REPUBLICAN LEADER, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD PROCEED ON THIS, ON THE BASIS... |
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THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT IT BE IN ORDER TO CONSIDER EN BLOC THE LIST OF CLEARED AMENDMENTS... |
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IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? |
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WITH MODIFICATIONS. |
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WE HAVE CLEARED THEM ON OUR SIDE AND WE HAVE NO OBJECTION. |
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HEARING NO OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1502 AS AMENDED IS... |
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H.R. 6, AN ACT TO REDUCE OUR NATION'S DEPEND ANSWER ONOUROUR NATION'S DEPENDENSURE ON FOREIGN OIL AND... |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION. |
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WE THE UNDERSIGNED SENSE DO HEREBY MOVE TO BRING DO A CLOSE DEBATE ON H.R. 6, COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY... |
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BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE MANDATORY QUORUM HAS BEEN WAIVED. IS IT THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT DEBATE... |
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DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO CHANGE HIS OR HER VOTE? ON THIS VOTE, THE YEAS ARE 62, THE NAYS ARE 32. ... |
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IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE IS A SUFFICIENT SECOND. THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. THE CLERK... |
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DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO CHANGE OR CHANGE A VOTE? THE YEAS ARE 65 AND THE NAYS ARE 27, THE BILL, AS... |
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THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA. |
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I MOVE TO |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THERE NOW BE A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS WITH SENATORS... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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AS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE INJUNCTION OF SECRECY BE REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING... |
| 13:19:08 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE HELP COMMITTEE BE DISCHARGED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION... |
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SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I UNDERSTAND THAT H.R. 2366 IS AT THE DESK AND DUE FOR A SECOND READING. |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT. |
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H.R. 2366 AN ACT TO REAUTHORIZE THE VETERANS ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS... |
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I NOW OBJECT TO ANY FURTHER PROCEEDINGS AT THIS TIME. |
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THE OBJECTION IS HEARD. THE BILL WILL BE PLACED ON THE CALENDAR. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I UNDERSTAND THAT H.R. 2359 HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE HOUSE AND IS AT THE DESK. |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT. |
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H.R. 2369 AN ACT TO REAUTHORIZE PROGRAMS TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.... |
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I ASK FOR ITS SECOND READING AND I OBJECT TO MY OWN REQUEST. |
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THE ORDER IS HEARD. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE SENATE COMPLETES ITS BUSINESS TODAY IT STAND... |
| 13:20:53 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE SENATE TODAY I NOW ASK THAT THE SENATE STAND ADOWNED... |
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WE WILL STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL |
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