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IS SCHEDULED 10:30 A.M. AND WOULD REQUIRE 60 YEA VOTES, NOW LIVE SENATE COVERAGE ON C-SPAN2. THE PRESIDING... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THIS MORNING THE SENATE WILL IMMEDIATELY RESUME CONSIDERATION OF S. 16389, THE IMMIGRATION... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE LEADERSHIP TIME IS RESERVEED. THE SENATE WILL RESUM CONSIDERATION OF... |
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CALENDAR NUMBER 208 208, S. 1639, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION RE REFORM AND FOR... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE WILL BE AN HOUR FOR DEBATE ONLY WITH TIME EQUALLY DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR SPR MASSACHUSETTS. CAN HEMR. KENNEDY: MR. PRESIDENT, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE HOUR OF 10... |
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THE VOTE MAY ACTUALLY BE AT 10:50. |
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FINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I'LL YIELD MYSELF FIVE MINUTES. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS HAS... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM PENCE OPINIONS. |
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I YIELD MYSELF FIVE MINUTES. MR. PRESIDENT, THE LEGISLATION NOW PENDING IS THE VERY BEST THAT CAN... |
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I YIELD TO THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FROM MATS MASS. |
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THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. |
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I THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS REALLY A VERY DIFFICULT TIME, BECAUSE PROBABLY IN THE 14 YEARS... |
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THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. |
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I YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. |
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THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. |
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IN MY LAST ELECTION, MY CONSTITUENTS SENT ME A COUPLE OF CLEAR MESSAGES. ONE OF WHICH WAS DO SOMETHING... |
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THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES ALLOTTED FOR SENATOR SESSIONS, AND I SEE HE'S ON THE FLOOR. WOULD... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS TEN MINUTES. |
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YOU HAVE FIVE FROM ME AND SFOIF FIVE FROM SENATOR KENNEDY. |
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OH, ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ONE SECOND. I'D BE PLEASED TO USE FIVE MINUTES NOW. I BELIEVE SOME OF THE OTHER... |
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THE SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK SENATOR SESSIONSSESSIONS, SENATOR DeMINT, SENATOR... |
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THE SENATOR'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. |
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I THANK SENATOR DOLE AND WOULD YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE, SENATOR CORKER. CORK... |
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I'D LIKE TO THANK THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA -- |
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THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE. |
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THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE EFFORTS FOR ALL THAT'S HAPPENED. I HAVE VOTES THREE TIMES... |
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DOT THINGS THAT WILL CAUSE PEOPLE TO HAVE FAITH. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. |
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I RECOGNIZE THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, THANKING HIM FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AS THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA... |
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I THANK THE THE SENATOR. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IMMIGRATION BILL HAS... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I RESERVE THE FIVE MINUTES REMAIN REMAINING. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. |
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SENATOR SPECTER, MAY I BE RECOGNIZEED? |
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THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA? WHO YIELDS TIME? |
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I YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. |
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THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. |
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THANK YOU. TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO PARTICIPATE PARTICIPATED IN THIS DEBATE, I THINK IT'S BEEN A ONCE-IN-A-LIFE... |
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THE SENATOR'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. |
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-- BECAUSE WE CAN'T SEEM TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO BECAUSE WE'RE TOO WORRIED ABOUT US AND... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS. |
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I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE 11 1/2 MINUTES; IS THAT CORRECT? |
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THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. |
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I YIELD FOUR MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM COLORADO AND THE REMAINING TIME BETWEEN THE SENATOR FROM... |
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THE SENATOR FROM COLORADO. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I COME TO THE FLOOR THIS MORNING TO URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE "YES" ON CLOTURE AS... |
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WHO YIELDS TIME? |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE THERE ARE FIVE MINUTES ON THIS SIDE. I THANK SENATOR KENNEDY. I KNOW THERE... |
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THE SENATOR WILL BE NOTIFIED. |
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THE BILL IS PROMOTED AS PROVIDING SECURITY, BUT THE BORDER PATROL ASSOCIATION, THE FORMER BORDER ... |
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THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA HAS USED UP TWO MINUTES. HE HAS THREE MINUTES REMAINING. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR AND WOULD YIELD TWO MINUTES TO SENATOR VITTER FROM LOUISIANA, WHO HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE... |
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THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IF THE CHAIR CAN INFORM ME WHEN I'VE USED TWO MINUTES. MR. PRESIDENT, WE... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA HAS ONE MINUTE REMAINING. |
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I WOULD YIELD TO THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, SENATOR DeMINT. |
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SENATOR DeMINT. THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ONE OF THE MOST ENCOURAGING PARTS ABOUT THIS DEBATE, THERE IS A SILVER LINING,... |
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THE SENATOR HAS TEN SECONDS REMAINING. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I WISH WE HAD BEEN GIVEN MORE THAN TEN MINUTES WHILE THE OTHER SIDE HAS BEEN GIVEN... |
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THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS. |
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I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE 7 1/2 MINUTES. |
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YOU HAVE 7 1/2 MINUTES. |
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3 1/2 TO THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY, THIS NATION OF IMMIGRANTS, WE HAVE ALWAYS STRUGGLED WITH THIS... |
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THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN I HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT. MR. PRESIDENT, WE ARE CALLED TODAY... |
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THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. |
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LET ME FIRST COMPLIMENT THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS. AND NOW I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO... |
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THE SENATOR FROM FLORIDA. |
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THANK YOU, SENATOR. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS DEBATE NOW FOR OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS AND IT COMES... |
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THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. |
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THE SENATOR FROM FLORIDA HAS SCWUCH SUCH A BACKGROUND, BEING AN IMMIGRANT HIMSELF. I THINK OUR CAUSE... |
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THANK YOU, SENATOR. WELL, LET ME TOUCH ON THAT ISSUE BECAUSE AS AN IMMIGRANT TO AMERICA MYSELF, I... |
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I COMPLIMENT THE SENATOR FROM FLORIDA FOR HIS STATEMENTS. HAD WE MORE TIME, ALL OF US COULD TELL... |
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THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA DOES NOT HAVE THREE MINUTES. THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA HAS 30 SECONDS.... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, HE HAVE A BEEN--MR. PRESIDENT, I'VE BEEN ALLOT ALLOTTED THE SPEAKER'S TIME, SO I HAVE... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THREE MINUTES. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I CAN SAY REALLY WHAT I WANT TO SAY IN ABOUT 90 SECONDS. THE SENATOR FROM... |
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THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. |
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HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING? |
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THE SENATOR NOW HAS NINE MINUTES. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE OBJECTORS WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK. I'M NOT SURE THAT... |
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20 SECONDS. |
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I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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IS IMMIGRATION A PROBLEM? OF COURSE IT IS. BUT IS IMMIGRATION A PROBLEM THAT'S LIMITED TO TEXAS, ... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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TKHR-RBS 31,500 DETENTION BEDS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, U.C., I THINK WE WELL PASSED THE TIME THE LEADER HAD AND THIS SIDE ONLY GOT TEN MINUTES.... |
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THE LEADER HAS THE FLOOR.nTHE MAJORITY LEADER HAS THE FLOOR. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD SAY THIS. 31,500 DETENTION BEDS. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE TODAY -- |
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MR. PRESIDENT, POINT OF ORDER. DOES THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT GAVE THE LEADER TEN MINUTES, HE'S NOW... |
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THE CHAIR ALWAYS ALLOWS SOME LATITUDE TO THE TWO LEADERS. HE'S CURRENTLY A MINUTE OVER TIME. HE'S... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORDER THAT WAS ENTERED THAT SENATOR McCONNELL AND I HAD... |
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THE SENATOR MAY PROCEED. LEAD. |
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AND I WOULD ALSO SAY TO MY SENATOR FROM ALABAMA, I WOULD NEVER RUDELY INTERRUPT HIM WHEN HE WAS GIVING... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE. |
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WE THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES OF... |
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BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, THE MANDATORY QUORUM CALL IS WAIVED. THE QUAY IS QUESTION IS, IS IT THE SENSE... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED FOR 20 MINUTES. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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SENATORS, PLEASE SHOW THE RESPECT TO THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. SENATE IS NOT IN ORDER. SENATORS AND... |
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MAY WE HAVE ORDER. MAY WE HAVE ORDER. |
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SENATORS SHOULD TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OFF OF THE SENATE FLOOR. THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE... |
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MR. PRESIDENT. |
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THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, MAY WE HAVE ORDER. LET THERE BE ORDER IN THIS SENATE. |
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THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. SENATORS, PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS -- STAFF -- TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS... |
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LET THERE BE ORDER IN THE SENATE. |
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THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE IS RECOGNIZED FOR 20 MINUTES. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. MR. PRESIDENT, I FEEL COMPELLED TO ADDRESS HEAD ON -- AND I MEAN HEAD ON -- THE... |
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THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM ALASKA IS RECOGNIZED. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY I PAY TRIBUTE TO BRIGADIER GENERAL KEN TAYLOR, WHO WAS --... |
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THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI IS RECOGNIZED FOR TEN MINUTES. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FIRST LET ME PAY HOMAGE TO THE DISTINGUISHED SENIOR SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA... |
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THEY HAVE A VERY STRONG SENATOR IN THIS BODY BODY, AND I THINK THAT ANY -- ANY COMMENTS ABOUT HIS... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. |
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I ASK TO WITHHOLD THE QUORUM CALL. I ASK CONSENT FOR THE SIX MEET MEETINGS THAT HAVE MAJORITY CONSENT... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK FOR A QUORUM CALL. |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA. |
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I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSEED WITH. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. AND I THANK THE CHAIR FOR HIS INSIGHT INTO THE LEGISLATION THAT WE JUST PASSED.... |
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THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA FOR HIS REMARKS. THIS IS A HARD TIME. THIS HAS BEEN... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, LET ME JUST INBY END BY SAYING I DO BELIEVE WE NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME. WE NEED TO LOOK... |
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THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO COMPLETE OUR WORK ON IMMIGRATION REFORM. ... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: n A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'D ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'D ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SPEAK FOR UP TO 10 MINUTES. |
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THE SENATOR HAS THAT RIGHT. |
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I APPRECIATE IT, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. PRESIDENT, I WANTED TO JUST COME TO THE FLOOR... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: n QUORUM CALL: n n |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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AS THE DISCUSSION OVER IMMIGRATION REFORM DEMONSTRATES THIS BODY FINDS ITSELF EMBROILED IN CONTENTIOUS... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE SET ASIDE. |
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WITHOUT |
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MR. PRESIDENT, FROM MY HOME STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND THAT PART OF THE STATE IN WHICH I LIVE, WE CAN... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: n |
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THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE NOW PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I SUPPORT -- |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE NOMINATION. |
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NOMINATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, ARMY, LIEUTENANTLIEUTENANT GENERAL DOUGLAS E. LUTE TO BE LIEUTENANT... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I SUPPORT THE NOMINATION OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL DOUG LUTE TO BE DEPUTY ASSISTANT AND... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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GENERAL LUTE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED SENIOR OFFICER WITH A DISTINGUISHED RECORD AND GREAT EXPERIENCE IN... |
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THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I NOTE WITH SOME GREAT RESPECT AND APPROVAL YOUR COMMENT TO SUPPORT THIS NOMINATION.... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MATERIALS WILL BE PLACED IN THE RECORD. WHO YIELDS TIME? |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IS THERE TIME AVAILABLE? |
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THE SENATOR FROM -- THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA AND MICHIGAN CONTROL THE TIME. |
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IS THERE -- WOULD THE GENTLEMAN YIELD TIME? |
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I YIELD SUCH TIME AS THE SENATOR WISHES TO TAKE. |
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THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA. |
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I THANK -- |
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THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN. |
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I WOULD BE PLEASED TO YIELD. |
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HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING ON EACH SIDE, SO OUR COLLEAGUES WILL KNOW. |
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THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN HAS 7 1/2 MINUTES. THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA HAS 10 MINUTES. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. |
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IF -- TO BE NOTE NIDENOTIFIED AFTER FIVE MINUTES. |
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THE CHAIR WILL THOUGH SO NOTIFY YOU. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK SENATOR LEVIN AND SENATOR WARNER HAVE POINTED -- HAVE POINTED OUT THE FACT... |
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THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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TIME TO THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA REMAINS, 6 1/2 MINUTES. |
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I YIELD 6 1/2 MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. IF HE NEEDS ADDITIONAL TIME, I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS... |
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I'LL DO MY BEST TO FINISH THIS WITHIN SIX MINUTES. I APPRECIATE THE CHAIRMAN ASKING ME TO COME TO... |
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WHO YIELDS TIME? |
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MR. PRESIDENT? HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT ON THIS SIDE? |
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THERE IS NO TIME REMAINING TO SENATOR WARNER. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR AND YIELD THE FLOOR. 123450 AND. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN. |
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APPARENTLY I HAVE A MINUTE AND A HALF LEFT. I'D BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA IF HE... |
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IF WE'RE WAITING FOR THE VOTE, I WAS GOING TO QUOTE A FEW THINGS FROM HIS STATEMENT. BUT OTHERWISE,... |
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NO. THE VOTE, I THINK, WILL BEGIN AT 4:00. I THINK UNDER THE ORDER THERE WAS ANOTHER SPEAKER SCHEDULED... |
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AT 3:00 THE SENATE WILL RETURN TO MORNING BUSINESS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IF SENATOR LEVIN WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS, I'D ASK FOR THREE MINUTES. IF SOMEONE... |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA BE YIELDED THREE MINUTES, AND THEN MORNING ... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAD A HEARING WITH GENERAL LUTE. SENATOR LEVIN PRESIDES AND IN HIS ABLE WAY, AS... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER THE SENATE IS NOW IN A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS WITH SENATORS PERMITTED... |
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NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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MADAM PRESIDENT. |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER IS RECOGNIZED. |
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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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MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOLLOWING THE VOTE ON THE LUTE NOMINATION THERE BE TEN MINUTES... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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SENATOR WARNER ASKED EARLIER TODAY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE NEXT JUDGE, WHICH IS A VIRGINIA JUDGE.n... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN IS RECOGNIZED. |
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IF THE LEADER WOULD JUST YIELD FOR A QUESTION. THOSE THREE ADDITIONAL JUDGES YOU MADE REFERENCE TO... |
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THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE LEFT ON THE CALENDAR. MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE REPUBLICAN LEADER IS RECOGNIZED. |
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RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AND I WILL NOT OBJECT. I WAS ON THE FLOOR TUESDAY WHEN THE MAJORITY... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, DON'T WISH TO RELEGISLATE THE SUPPLEMENTAL -- I DON'T WISH TO RELEGISLATE THE SUPPLEMENTAL.... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. |
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I'VE GOT ONE PHONE CALL TO MY CLOAKROOM THAT I'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: n |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE ENDED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE'S UNANIMOUS CONSENT PENDING. |
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THAT'S CORRECT, SENATOR. IS THERE OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST? A SENATOR: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT.... |
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THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE SENATE TOOK A MAJOR STEP IN BEING MORE TRANSPARENT WITH THE... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, AGAIN WE HAVE DELAY, DELAY, DELAY, ON AN ISSUE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE. AND, MADAM PRESIDENT,... |
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WILL THE LEADER YIELD FOR A QUESTION? |
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-- ALL OF WERE I IMPORTANT. EARMARK SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO MY FRIEND FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. OTHER SENATORS... |
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WILL THE LEADER YIELD FOR QUAY? |
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I'D BE HAPPY TO. |
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THANK YOU, LEADER. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK WHY THE PART OF THIS BILL THAT APPLIES ONLY TO THE SENATE... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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THE HOUSE, OF COURSE COURSE, MASS ISSUES HAS ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEM ONLY. SOMETIMES THEY AFFECT WHAT... |
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WILL THE MAJORITY LEADER YIELD? |
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I WOULD BE HAPPY TO. |
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I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MAJORITY LEADER IF HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE, THAT WE HAVE ADOPTED... |
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MAY I RESPOND TO |
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THE SENATOR -- |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS HAS IT DOWN PAT. WE HAVE WORKED WITHIN THE CONFINES THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN... |
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WILL THE YEW SENATOR YIELD FOR ANOTHER QUESTION? |
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I WILL. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THE EYES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ARE ON US HERE. |
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WILL THE SENATOR YIELD? |
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I WILL BE HAPPY TO YIELD. |
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WASN'T THERE A CLEAR MESSAGE FROM THE LAST ELECTION THAT PEOPLE WANTED US TO KLEIN THE CULTURE OF... |
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I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE STATEMENT OF MY FRIEND. LET ME JUST SAY THIS MADAM PRESIDENT. |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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FIRST TIME IN 131 YEARS SOMEONE WAS INDICTED WORK WORKING IN THE WHITE HOUSE. THAT MAN HAS NOW BEEN... |
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WILL THE SENATOR ALLOW A RESPOND? |
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THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. |
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I THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M VERY SURPRISED TO HEAR EARMARK REFORM REFERRED TO AS A TRIVIAL... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? |
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OBJECTION IS HEARD. THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M SO SORRY. I WOULD ASSURE MY FRIEND THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO THE SPEAKER ON MORE THAN... |
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YES, SIR. |
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I THOUGHT SO. SO YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT FAMILIAR WITH CONFERENCES BECAUSE UNDER REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP,... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZEED. |
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THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADDRESS MY COMMENTS TO MY FRIEND FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.... |
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NOW, I MIGHT SAY, I MIGHT FEEL THAT THE WORST PART OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE SCANDALS WE'VE TALKED... |
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WILL THE SENATOR YIELD? |
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I WILL YIELD IN A MINUTE. AND WE WOULD BE TOTALLY, TOTALLY GRIDLOCKED IF EACH OFNESS OF US IN THIS... |
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I THANK THE SENATOR FOR HIS COMMENTS. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU VOTEED FOR. EVERY SENATOR VOTEED FOR THIS... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A VOTE SCHEDULED. I HAVE JUST GOTTEN WORD FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE,... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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SO THE VOTE WILL TAKE PLACE AT 10 AFTER THE HOUR. |
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RECLAIMING MY TIME -- |
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THE SENATOR NEW YORK. |
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-- THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS PASSED BY A WHOLE LOT OF VOTES. THAT'S NOT THE POINT HERE. THERE ARE LOTS... |
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WILL THE SENATOR YIELD FOR A QUESTION? |
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BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA. |
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YOU KNOW, I COME FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS DOES MY FRIEND FROM NEW YORK AND MY FRIEND... |
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THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD SAY, BECAUSE THE AVERAGE AMERICAN IS PRACTICAL. ANY PERSON WHO INSISTS ONLY... |
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WOULD THE SENATOR YIELD FOR A QUESTION? |
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I'LL BE HAPPY TO YIELD WHEN I FINISH MY LITTLE COLLOQUY WITH MY FRIEND FROM CALIFORNIA. MY GUESS,... |
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IS THE SENATOR AWARE THAT THE BILL INCLUDES PROVISIONS THAT TOUGHEN THE BILL, REQUIRING MARKET VALUE... |
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I WOULD THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM ILLINOIS. THAT'S EXACTLY THE POINT I AM MAKING. I WOULD SAY THE REASON... |
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I'D THRAOEUBG ASK THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK, THE K STREET PROJECT, THE NOTORIOUS K STREET PROJECT... |
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WELL, I'VE SERVED IN THIS BODY NOW FOR EIGHT YEARS, I'VE SERVED IN THE HOUSE FOR 18 YEARS. I CANNOT... |
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WOULD THE SENATOR YIELD? |
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I'LL BE HAPPY TO YIELD IN A SECOND. I TELL YOU, I GO TO MY STATE, IT IS A BIG, DIVERSE STATE. IT... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE RESUME CONSIDERATION EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WILL PROCEED TO A... |
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NOMINATION, UNITED STATES ARMY TO BE LIEUTENANT GENERAL, DOUGLAS E. LUTE. |
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I WOULD ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. |
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IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? |
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MAP, COULD WE HAVE MADAM PRESIDENT, COULD WE HAVE ORDER?n IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE THREE VOTES... |
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THAT IS TRUE, SENATOR. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL VOTES BE TEN MINUTES IN DURATION. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE IS TEN MINUTES OF DEBATE PRECEDING... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM VERMONT IS RECOGNIZED. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, WHAT IS THE ORDER? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HOW MANY -- HOW MANY? |
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TEN MINUTES OF TIME EQUALLY DIVIDED. THE SENATOR CONTROLS FIVE MINUTES. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, COULD WE HAVE ORDER. |
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COULD PEOPLE PLEASE TAKE THEIR CONVERSATIONS OUT OF THE CHAMBER CHAMBER. THANK YOU. THE SENATOR FROM... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, THE SENATE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS TODAY WITH THE CONFIRMATION OF THREE MORE... |
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SENATOR, I CAN HEAR YOU BUT I ASK AGAIN THAT THERE PLEASE BE ORDER. |
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AND JOSEPH S.V.BOKKELEN FOR THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA. ALL THREE HAVE... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE STATEMENT'S IN THE RECORD. |
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HAVE THE YEAS AND NAYS BEEN ASKED FOR ON THE FIRST NOMINATION? |
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THEY HAVE NOT, SENATOR. |
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ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS ON THE FIRST NOMINATION. |
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IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE'S A SUFFICIENT SECOND. IS ALL TIME YIELDED BACK? |
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I YIELD BACK. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED. |
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JUST A WORD OR TWO. JUST A WORD OR TWO. I KNOW EVERYONE IS ANXIOUS TO CONCLUDE THESE MATTERS AND THEY... |
| 07:15:47 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE STATEMENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD. THE QUESTION IS ON EXECUTIVE CALENDAR... |
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THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FOR ALL MEMBERS, THIS WILL BE OUR LAST VOTE, THERE WILL BE A VOICE VOTE... |
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JOSEPH S. VAN GOGGELEN OF INDIANA. |
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THE QUESTION S-P ON THE NOMINATION. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED NAY. THE AYES APPEAR TO... |
| 07:47:59 |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MINORITY LEADER. |
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I ASK THAT I BE ALLOWED TO PROCEED AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THE SENATE'S NOT IN ORDER. |
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THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER FOR THE MINORITY LEADER. |
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MR. -- |
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MAY WE HAVE ORDER IN THE SENATE FOR THE MINORITY LEADER. CONVERSATIONS MAY BE TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THE... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY IS A DAY OF VICTORY AND DEFEAT. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE POURED SO MUCH OF THEMSELVES... |
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THE SENATOR FROM INDIANA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT THE CHAIR NOTE ROLL CALL VOTE NUMBER 231, MR. PRESIDENT, ON ROLL CALL VOTE... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. |
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THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. |
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I ASK -- I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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I ASK THE QUORUM CALL BE SUSPENDED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THIS WAS A HISTORIC DAY IN THE SENATE. I WAS UP AFTER THE VOTE ON IMMIGRATION WITH... |
| 08:20:28 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
| 08:20:29 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I COME TO THE FLOOR THIS EVENING TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE WHICH I'VE ADDRESSED EVERY WEEK... |
| 08:26:58 |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM COLORADO. |
| 08:27:01 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I COME TO THE FLOOR AS WE CLOSE OUT BEFORE THE 4th OF JULY RESTOAS SPEAK JUST A LITTLE... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. ESCOBARESCOBARESCOBAR,ESCOBAR ,ESCOBAR,. |
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THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM FLORIDA. |
| 08:54:15 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE LIFTED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
| 08:54:22 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LISTEN LISTENING TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER IN HIS ROLE AS... |
| 09:01:58 |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
| 09:10:05 |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
| 09:10:08 |
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I WOULD ASK CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
| 09:10:14 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS THIS AFTERNOON HERE ON THE SENATE FLOOR ABOUT THE... |
| 09:17:26 |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? |
| 09:17:30 |
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RESERVING -- |
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RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. |
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DOES THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA OBJECT? |
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I OBJECT. |
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IF THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA WISHES TO MAKE A STATEMENT. |
| 09:17:44 |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. |
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MR. MAJORITY LEADER, I DON'T MEAN TO DELAY THIS BILL. I WORKED HARD ON THIS BILL WITH YOU. I AGREE... |
| 09:19:42 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD SAY THROUGH THE CHAIR TO MY FRIEND -- I GUESS I WOULD ASK A QUESTION, WHO WOULD... |
| 09:19:53 |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
| 09:19:54 |
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THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA WILL ADDRESS THE QUESTION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
| 09:20:00 |
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MY STAFF HAS RELAYED TO ME FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MINORITY STAFF THAT'S BEEN WORKING... |
| 09:20:15 |
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I WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH SENATOR LIEBERMAN. SO A PERSON WHO HAS A REPUTATION FOR BEING FAIR.... |
| 09:22:35 |
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THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK. |
| 09:22:37 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, FIRST, I WANT TO THANK LEADER REID FOR TRYING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. AND SECOND, I... |
| 09:27:54 |
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WOULD THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK WHO JUST SPOKE IS THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM... |
| 09:28:02 |
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IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED. |
| 09:28:05 |
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THE RECORD WILL SO REFLECT. |
| 09:28:07 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MIGHT BE RECOGNIZED, I WOULD JUST SAY TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW YORK, I'VE BEEN... |
| 09:28:45 |
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WOULD MY COLLEAGUE YIELD? |
| 09:28:49 |
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YES, I'LL YIELD. |
| 09:28:50 |
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IS THAT THE ONLY OBJECTION? |
| 09:28:55 |
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THIS IS MY ONLY OBJECTION. |
| 09:28:57 |
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THIS IS A NOTE FROM SENATOR LIEBERMAN'S STAFF, IN PARTICULAR KATIE FRENCH. COBURN'S PROVISIONS WERE... |
| 09:29:18 |
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I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE, MR. MAJORITY LEADER, THAT THAT'S BEEN WORKED OUT. THE LAST MEMO I HAVE FROM MY... |
| 09:29:34 |
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IF THIS IS THE CASE TOMORROW IN YOUR ABSENCE, COULD WE GO AHEAD WITH THIS? |
| 09:29:39 |
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IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN I DON'T HAVE A BASIS FOR OBJECTION. |
| 09:29:44 |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER? |
| 09:29:46 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION... |
| 09:30:10 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
| 09:30:11 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING OF MY DISAPPOINT DISAPPOINTMENT ON THE TWO ISSUES WE'VE HAD... |
| 09:30:44 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST ASK ONE THING OF MY COLLEAGUES. WE WOULDN'T WANT -- CERTAINLY I WOULDN'T AND... |
| 09:31:27 |
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I ASK CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO H. CON. RES. 179, THE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION. |
| 09:31:41 |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT. |
| 09:31:43 |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 179 PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES... |
| 09:31:55 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
| 09:31:57 |
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I ASK CONSENT THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO, MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE.... |
| 09:32:01 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. REID R & D I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO H.R. 1830. |
| 09:32:06 |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT. |
| 09:32:09 |
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H.R. 1830, AN ACT TO EXTEND THE AUTHORITIES OF THE INDIAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACTED UNTIL FEBRUARY 29,... |
| 09:32:19 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. |
| 09:32:23 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE I ASK THIS BILL BE COMPLETED, I'M GLAD THIS IS BEING DONE. I'M DISAPPOINTED... |
| 09:33:09 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
| 09:33:11 |
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I ASK CONCEPTS THE CLOTURE MOTION ON 1835 BE WITHDRAWN AND THE PROVISION TO PROCEED BE AGREED TO AND... |
| 09:33:22 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
| 09:33:24 |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS THE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL. I HOPE THERE WILL BE A LITTLE CONVERSATION... |
| 09:34:16 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. RI REID IF THERE IS NO FURTHER -- |
| 09:34:21 |
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IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE STAND ADJOURNED UNDER THE PREVIOUS... |
| 09:34:26 |
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THE SENATE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL |
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