Senate Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Markup, Part 1

Mar 26, 2009

U.S. Senate Senate Committee Budget

In the first of three parts of the continuation of the previous day's markup hearing, members debated budget policy and offered amendments as the Senate Budget Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution.
In the first of three parts of the continuation of the previous day's markup hearing, members debated budget policy and offered amendments as the Senate Budget Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution.

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00:00:04 Unidentified Speaker ONE. CSPAN COVERING WASHINGTON LIKE NO OTHER.
00:00:21 Unidentified Speaker THE FISCAL YEAR 2010 BUDGET PROCESS CONTINUED TODAY AS THE SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE MARKED UP ITS VERSION...
00:00:31 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator MARKET WILL COME TO ORDER. -- MARK UP WILL COME TO ORDER. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR...
00:03:41 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator I WANT TO SECOND YOUR COMMENTS. IT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR STAFF TANGOR CORDIAL APPROACH...
00:06:35 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator LET ME GO BACK TO THIS QUESTION. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION. I DO NOT THINK IT WILL SURPRISE...
00:07:49 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator AS WE GET INTO THE AMENDMENT PROCESS. I BELIEVE SENATOR ALEXANDER IS READY TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT.
00:07:55 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I YOU PREPARED TO OFFER AN
00:07:56 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator I AM READY. HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE?
00:08:04 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WHAT WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY DONE, HAVE NOT VISITED ABOUT THAT. THIS YEAR. I THINK WE WILL CONSULT THE...
00:08:29 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator RIGHT. THE FIVE MINUTES SHOULD BE DIVIDED 3 TO THE OFFER AND TWO TO THE RESPONSE.
00:08:40 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THREE MINUTES TO DESCRIBE YOUR AMENDMENT. WE HAVEA A TWO MINUTE RESPONSE.
00:08:52 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator I HAVE THREE MINUTES.
00:08:58 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WE HAVE ALSO -- LET'S BE CLEAR. WE HAVE HAD THAT GUIDELINE IN THE PAST FOR THE IMMINENCE. WHEN WE...
00:09:20 Crapo, Michael "Mike"U.S. Senator I SUSPECT THIS WILL NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BUT I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN WHEN...
00:09:30 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I WOULD SAY THIS. THE REASON WE HAVE ALWAYS ALLOWED A WRAP UP BEFORE THE VOTE IS BECAUSE JUST AS YOU...
00:09:41 Crapo, Michael "Mike"U.S. Senator THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT THE REASON WAS.
00:09:47 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator SENATOR, I AGREE WITH THE SENATOR. SENATOR ALEXANDER.
00:09:49 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator THANK YOU. THE PRESIDENT DESERVES GREAT CREDIT FOR GIVING THIS A 10-YEAR PICTURE OF THE COUNTRY'S...
00:13:23 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY IN RESPONSE FIRST OF ALL, WE ALREADY HAVE A DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR...
00:16:00 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator THE PRESIDENT HAS SUGGESTED A NATIONAL SALES TAX ON ENERGY. YOU'LL PAY A SALES TAX WHEN YOU TURN ON...
00:16:32 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator LET ME SAY THAT THIS AMENDS THE CHAIRMAN'S MARK. THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE TERMED A NATIONAL SALES...
00:16:51 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator IT IS A LOT LIKE THE CLASS PHOTOGRAPH. YOU HAVE ASKED THE CHILD TO LEAVE THE ROOM BUT YOU LEFT HIS...
00:17:38 Unidentified Speaker YES.
00:17:41 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTRODUCE IT.
00:17:43 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WE APPRECIATE IT. SENATOR FEINGOLD IS RECOGNIZED.
00:17:49 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator THANK YOU. THANKS TO SENATOR WHITE HOUSE AND SENATOR SANDERS. THIS WOULD CREATE AN ADJUSTMENT TO...
00:19:43 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator ANYONE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? SENATOR GREGG.
00:19:51 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator THIS WOULD ESSENTIALLY NOT RAISE SPENDING. IT WOULD REDUCE THE CAP AND REQUIRE THAT THAT AMOUNT BE...
00:19:59 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator THE MONEY COULD BE SPENT FOR THAT PURPOSE BUT IT WOULD BE UNDER THE CAP.
00:20:05 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator WHO CONTROLLED THE $100 MILLION? AS A DEFENSE?
00:20:10 Unidentified Speaker HE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT?
00:20:12 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE.
00:20:15 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator THEY GET $100 MILLION THAT CAN SPEND ON THIS?
00:20:16 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator IS BELOW THE CAP. ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES SET AND DEFINED HERE CAN BE SPENT FOR THOSE PURPOSES.
00:20:27 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL GET THE MONEY. WILL THEY SET THEIR OWN INVESTIGATIVE STAFF?...
00:20:35 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE.
00:20:38 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator THEY WILL SET UP A NEW OFFICE WITHIN THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO MANAGE THIS $100 MILLION?
00:20:43 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY WOULD PROCEED.
00:20:47 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator IS A GAO?
00:20:54 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE]
00:21:09 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator I WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TO YOU. COULD I DEFER THIS?
00:21:18 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WE HAVE GOT A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SENATOR FINE GOLD IS ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS IN THIS AMENDMENT....
00:22:54 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator WE PASSED THIS LAST TIME IN COMMITTEE. THEIR PREPARATIONS COMMITTEE CAN MARKET WOULD NEVER BUILD A...
00:23:10 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator [INAUDIBLE]
00:23:19 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator THEY COULD.
00:23:23 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THE SECRETARY OF HHS TALK TO ME IN HIS DEPARTMENT WAS INVESTIGATORS, AUDITORS, AND PEOPLE TO FILE...
00:23:40 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator WE HAVE A LOT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL'S AROUND HERE. I AM SURE SOMEBODY RESPONSIBLE WOULD END UP WITH...
00:23:48 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator THIS MONEY IS NOT ONLY FOR AUDITORS. IT CAN BE USED FOR RANGE OF INITIATIVES. TO IMPROVE TESTING...
00:24:13 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator I WANT TO COMMEND THE SENATOR FOR OFFERING THIS AMENDMENT. I AM DELIGHTED TO BE A CO- SPONSOR. I WOULD...
00:25:19 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator ANY OTHER DEBATE?
00:25:25 Unidentified Speaker WHO SEEKS TO BE RECOGNIZED?
00:25:31 Cornyn, JohnU.S. Senator MY AMENDMENT WOULD CREATE A DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THIS SUNSET COMMISSION. I WOULD INVITE...
00:27:49 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator LOOKING AT THE AMENDMENT YOU HAVE OFFERED, IT IS A GOOD IDEA. IF THE SENATOR WOULD EXCEPT ME AS A...
00:28:07 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE HAD SENATOR WHITEHOUSE COME TO ME A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SAID WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION IN THIS COMMITTEE...
00:29:53 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator MAY I JOIN AS A CO-SPONSOR. I THINK IT IS A FINE IDEA.
00:29:59 Unidentified Speaker BIPARTISANSHIP?
00:30:01 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IT HAS BROKEN OUT.
00:30:02 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS HOPE. WE AGREED NOT TO VOTE UNTIL 12. WE WILL WAIT UNTIL THAT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ....
00:30:25 Cardin, Benjamin L.U.S. Senator I RECOMMEND WE CREATE A FUND TO HELP TO BE REIMBURSED WITHOUT THE ANNUAL DOLLAR LIMIT.
00:30:33 Unidentified Speaker DO WE HAVE THAT AMENDMENT? TO BE PASSED OUT TO MEMBERS? THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN BIPARTISAN....
00:31:34 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator DO YOU WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED?
00:31:37 Ensign, JohnU.S. Senator BECAUSE OF THE -- I HAVE CAUGHT THE BUG OF BIPARTISANSHIP. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED.
00:31:44 Cardin, Benjamin L.U.S. Senator CENTER IN SAN WAS ONE OF THE LEADERS.
00:31:48 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator HE WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A CO-SPONSOR.
00:31:52 Unidentified Speaker IF I TAKE A MOMENT TO INDICATE THAT THE MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS AND PATIENT PROTECTION ACT WHICH WAS...
00:32:45 Cardin, Benjamin L.U.S. Senator THE CHAIRMAN IS CORRECT. IT DOES PROTECT THE BENEFICIARIES. IT IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE WHEN THE -- WHEN...
00:33:08 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IN THE PIT -- DEBATE WE JUST HAD ON THE EXTENSION IT BECAME CLEAR TO EVERYONE HOW COUNTERPRODUCTIVE...
00:33:25 Ensign, JohnU.S. Senator THIS IS WHY IT DID NOT UNDERSTAND ON SCORING ON SOME THINGS AROUND HERE. MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A GREAT...
00:34:39 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY SENATOR SEEKING RECOGNITION ON THIS SIDE?
00:34:48 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MY DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY FUEL AMENDMENT....
00:35:03 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator DO WE HAVE A FOLLOW-UP ON THE AMENDMENT?
00:35:07 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU COULD WITHHOLD FOR A MOMENT. SO WE HAVE IT PASSED OUT.
00:35:51 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator THIS IS A SECURITY DOMESTIC FUELS AMENDMENT. IT DOES THREE THINGS. CREATES A SECURE DOMESTIC FUEL ...
00:38:23 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS AMENDMENT. I FIND MYSELF CONFLICTED ON THIS AMENDMENT. LET ME EXPRESS...
00:40:43 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THIS EXISTING AMENDMENT, WE WILL GUARANTEE THAT THERE WILL...
00:40:55 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IF YOU WOULD ALLOW US TO DRAFT A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THAT END I WILL SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT.
00:41:03 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator PLEASE DO. WE ARE NOW TO THE POINT WHERE COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS WILL GUARANTEE 94% CARBON CAPTURE...
00:41:53 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IF I COULD ASK --
00:41:58 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator IF YOU PUT A 75% CARBON CAPTURE THAT WOULD MAKE YOU COMFORTABLE BUT THE BIG PROBLEM IS IS THE CONTRACT...
00:42:13 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator COULD I ASK ONE OTHER QUESTION? WOULD HE ACCEPT ANOTHER FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT WOULD, IN ADDITION...
00:42:33 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator ABSOLUTELY.
00:42:42 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IF WE COULD HAVE OUR STAFFS WORK ON AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD CAPTURE THESE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS' TO YOURS,...
00:42:57 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator WHERE DID YOU GET THE LANGUAGE YOU JUST READ IDENTIFYING -- I AM IN AGREEMENT. HE DOES NOT SPECIFY...
00:43:12 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I GOT IT FROM A STAFF MEMO.
00:43:17 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator IT IS NOT FROM HIS AMENDMENT.
00:43:19 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IT IS NOT.
00:43:23 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator YOU ARE ARGUING THAT IT WAS TOO PRESCRIPTIVE. I WONDER WHY IT WOULD NOT BE BETTER TO LEAVE THE AMENDMENT...
00:43:30 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I WOULD AGREE WITH THE SENATOR. AFTER I LOOK AT THE WORDING OF HIS AMENDMENT VERSUS STAFF DESCRIPTION...
00:43:41 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BUNNING AMENDMENT -- IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO GIVE A PUSH TO THIS. THE DEFENSE...
00:44:58 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator I DID NOT PUT THE ALTERNATIVE FUELS IN SO THAT ALL COULD BE CONSIDERED.
00:45:03 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I GET IT. MY STAFF WAS REFLECTING EARLIER FAUGH BUNNING LEGISLATION. THE SECOND WHEN WE DO NOT NEED...
00:45:32 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator I SEEK RECOGNITION TO OFFER WHAT IS -- I WILL DESCRIBE THIS BRIEFLY. THERE IS A SECTION 2 OF 2, DEFICIT-NEUTRAL...
00:46:41 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IS THERE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT? I WANT TO INDICATE THAT SENATOR CARDIN AND MERKLEY ARE CO-...
00:46:59 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT DOES.
00:47:03 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator IT EXPANDS THE FUND IN THE CHAIRMAN'S MARK.
00:47:05 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator WHICH DOES WHAT?
00:47:10 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator TO INVEST IN CLEAN ENERGY AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT. IT ALLOWS FOR CONFERENCE REPORTS THAT WOULD...
00:47:48 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator HE IS ADDING IN ADDITION TO NATIONAL PARKS OCEANS AND COASTAL AREAS.
00:47:58 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator PROTECTIONS FROM WHAT?
00:48:04 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION.
00:48:07 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator WITH THAT INCLUDE THE ESCAPES OR LANDSCAPES? -- VIEWSCAPES.?
00:48:16 Unidentified Speaker IT COULD.
00:48:22 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A STRETCH. IT IS NOT THE INTENTION THAT IT WOULD INCLUDE VIEWSCAPES. IT...
00:48:44 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator AN OIL RIG OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED.
00:48:48 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator IF THERE WERE A MARINE SANCTUARY THAT WERE CREATED, IT WOULD BE COVERED IF IT WERE DEFICIT-NEUTRAL....
00:48:56 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator A QUESTION.
00:49:03 Unidentified Speaker WITH REGARD TO THIS SECTION THAT IS BEING AMENDED, IS THAT AN AUTHORIZATION OR RESERVE FUND TO EXPEND...
00:49:20 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator IT DOES NONE OF THE ABOVE. IT IS A DEFINITEDEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND. THEY PROVIDE THE WAY IF IT...
00:49:48 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator I WOULD OBSERVE -- I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT PRESERVES -- WOULD NOT INCLUDE VIEWSCAPES AND LANDSCAPES....
00:50:03 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THAT IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION. I HAVE NOT HAD THAT PUT TO ME WITH RESPECT TO THESE ITEMS. WHETHER...
00:51:15 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator I WONDER WHAT THE RELUCTANCES TO PROTECT THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE WHICH WAS THE...
00:53:02 Unidentified Speaker I WILL STOP ICON TECH -- I WILL STOP MY COMMENTS. MOST AMERICANS WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST LIKE TO...
00:53:31 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator IS THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT TO LIMIT OFFSHORE DRILLING?
00:53:34 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator NO.
00:53:37 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator WITH THE AMENDMENT AFFECTS OFFSHORE DRILLING?
00:53:42 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT A SEPARATE PIECE OF LEGISLATION WERE PASSED BY THE RELEVANT AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE...
00:54:31 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator OCEANS AND COASTAL AREAS ARE NOT BY DEFINITION NATIONAL PARKS. THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN...
00:54:42 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator THAT IS CORRECT.
00:54:54 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator I AM JUST NOT SURE WHAT THE
00:54:55 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator [LAUGHTER]
00:55:09 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator WE ARE A YEAR OLDER SO WE ARE MUCH SMARTER.
00:55:19 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator IN MY AREA OF ALABAMA, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OIL PRODUCING WELLS IN THE DAY, INSIDE DAUPHIN ISLAND....
00:57:00 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator THAT IS CORRECT.
00:57:06 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator SENATOR WHITEHOUSE TALKED TO ME ABOUT HIS INTENT ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT. IT IS CLEAR TO ME HE HAD NO...
00:58:56 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST WE GET BACK TO THE ISSUE OF THE DAY.
00:59:04 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator BEFORE WE DO THAT, DID WE WANT TO DISPOSE OF AMENDS?
00:59:08 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator WE DICTATE BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT -- WE COULD TAKE BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT --
00:59:19 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WE NEED TO WEIGH ON THE BUNNING AMENDMENT UNTIL WE HAVE A LANGUAGE. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT A NUMBER OF...
01:00:04 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator THE WHITE HOUSE AMENDMENT ON OCEANS, AND WHEN SENATOR BUNNING GETS THE LANGUAGE AGREED TO, WE COULD...
01:00:30 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IN THAT CASE, WHY DON'T WE LIST THE OTHER AMENDMENTS. CARDIN AND CORNYN -- IS THERE ANY OBJECTION...
01:00:56 Crapo, Michael "Mike"U.S. Senator THIS IS AN AMENDMENT ON THE DEBT DISCLOSURE. HAS EVERYBODY GOT IT? WE WILL MOVE FROM VIEWSCAPES TO...
01:04:20 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I AGREE TO THIS AMENDMENT LAST YEAR. I KNOW SENATOR WHITEHOUSE AND OTHERS HAVE SOME ALTERNATIVE VIEWS...
01:05:10 Crapo, Michael "Mike"U.S. Senator I HAVE NO PROBLEM WORKING TO SEE IF WE CONFINE AND AGREEABLE PATTERN OR A SYSTEM FOR REPORTING, BUT...
01:05:46 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I SUPPORTED THE BASIC IDEA LAST YEAR. OTHERS HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS OF WHAT DEEPER PRE DISPLAY IS. ...
01:06:11 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator I WANT TO EMPHASIZE TO ANYONE LISTENING AT THE NUMBERS WE ARE USING ABOUT THE DEBT AND THE DEFICIT...
01:06:45 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THANK YOU FOR THAT OBSERVATION. YOU ARE RIGHT. IN ALL THESE BUDGET DOCUMENTS, THIS INFORMATION IS...
01:07:03 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator WHY IF IT WAS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED LAST YEAR WAS A NOT DONE THIS YEAR?
01:07:16 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IT WAS IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS. THE WAY IT WORKED IN TERMS OF LAST YEAR, WITH THE ADOPTION IN THE...
01:07:31 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator WHY SHOULD WE HAVE FOLLOWED THAT COURSE OF ACTION THIS YEAR?
01:07:35 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I DO NOT KNOW. SENATOR WARNER.
01:07:44 Warner, Mark R.U.S. Senator MY AMENDMENT IS A DEFICIT NEUTRAL AMENDMENT IN REGARD TO SOME OF THE POLICY HOLDERS ABOUT HEALTH CARE,...
01:08:55 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I THINK IT IS A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE AMENDMENTS. I AM ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL THAT IS DEALING...
01:09:51 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator ON THIS POINT, I AGREE WITH THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA WAS THE PROPOSAL. LAST YEAR MYSELF AND SENATOR...
01:10:19 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator SENATOR GRASSLEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS A CO-SPONSOR. WOULD ANY OTHER MEMBERS LIKE TO BE ADDED AS CO-SPONSORS?...
01:10:51 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS DOCUMENT THAT THE PRESIDENT SUBMITTED TO US BY HIS ENTIRE STAFF AND...
01:12:41 Unidentified Speaker THE BUDGET INCREASE YOU PROPOSE IS 7% OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE FOR MY...
01:16:37 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THE CENTER MADE REFERENCE TO MY BUDGET AND USE NUMBERS THAT ARE NOT MY BUDGET. MY NON-DEFENSE DISCRETIONARY...
01:17:06 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator NO, IN 10 YEARS. IF WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE SPENDING BY 7% FOR YEAR FOR 10 YEARS, THE BOTTOM LINE...
01:17:16 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I HAVE A FIVE-YEAR BUDGET, AND AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS AGO FROM 520 FOUR BILLION DOLLARS TO 500 BIG...
01:19:28 Stabenow, DebbieU.S. Senator I THINK WE ARE REALLY DEBATING WHETHER WE GO WITH THE POLICIES OF THE PAST THAT HAVE GOTTEN US HERE,...
01:21:34 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator I THINK THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA HAS HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD, AS THE SAYING GOES. THE ISSUE IN THIS...
01:23:23 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IF I COULD JUST RESPOND MOMENTARILY. I AM IN VERY MUCH AGREEMENT THAT OUR LONG-TERM FISCAL SITUATION...
01:24:44 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator THIS IS NOT A FREEZE. THIS IS A FREEZE PLUS ONE TRILLION DOLLARS.
01:24:56 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WE DID A STIMULUS PACKAGE BECAUSE OF THE VIEW THAT A FAILURE TO DO IT WHEN THE ECONOMY IS CONTRACTING...
01:25:39 Ensign, JohnU.S. Senator WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SPENDING, WE TALK ABOUT SPENDING IN GENERAL TERMS AS ALL BEING EQUAL, THAT WE CANNOT...
01:28:43 Stabenow, DebbieU.S. Senator I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I SUPPORT USING THE ENTIRE PAPER TOWEL ROLL.
01:28:52 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WE HAVE SENATOR BUNNING YET REGION NEXT AND THEN SENATOR ALEXANDER.
01:28:57 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator THE BUDGET WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ONE PENNY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SPENDING -- NOT...
01:29:22 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I THINK THEY HAVE AT LEAST DOUBLE THEIR BALANCE SHEET.
01:29:28 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator IT IS FOUR TRILLION DOLLARS PLUS. WE ARE LOOKING AT A BUDGET THAT CENTERED SESSIONS SAID WE OUGHT...
01:31:15 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator SENATOR ALEXANDER, DID YOU WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED?
01:31:19 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator I JUST WANTED TO CORRECT THE RECORD RESPECTFULLY. YOU MENTIONED PRESIDENT HOOVER. HERE IS WHAT PRESIDENT...
01:32:15 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU ARE MARGOT'S TO A 7% INCREASE. I WILL IN KNOWLEDGE THAT OVER FIVE YEARS, EUROPE...
01:35:42 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I DID NOT KNOW WHAT BUDGET YOU ARE REFERRING TO, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS NOT MINE. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT...
01:37:38 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator OUR PROPOSAL THAT CONTAINS SPENDING TO A LEVEL FUNDING FOR TWO YEARS AND A 1% LEVEL FOR THREE YEARS...
01:38:30 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator SHOULD WE MOVE ON? WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT ON THIS SIDE.
01:38:43 Merkley, JeffU.S. Senator A MUCH SIMPLER AMENDMENT. THIS GOES BACK TO THAT ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE RESERVE FUND WHICH REFERENCES...
01:39:40 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THIS DOES?
01:39:45 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I WILL LEAVE IT TO THE MOVER OF THE AMENDMENT TO EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT. I WILL SAY THAT I THINK IT...
01:40:14 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator I WILL TRY NOT TO GET INTO AN EXTENDED THING. IS THE PURPOSE TO EXTEND PROTECTION TO A LARGER NUMBER...
01:40:36 Merkley, JeffU.S. Senator THIS ARISES IN THE SAME CONTEXT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER. IT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS...
01:41:31 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator WOULD MAKE IT EASIER OR HARDER TO PUT A TRANSMISSION LINE 3 WILDERNESS AREA? IT IS FINE WITH ME TO...
01:41:43 Merkley, JeffU.S. Senator THE ANSWER IS IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT THE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE WROTE IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY WANTED...
01:42:18 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator OTHER DEBATES ON THIS AMENDMENT OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, DO WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT ON THIS SIDE?
01:42:30 Cornyn, JohnU.S. Senator MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN AMENDED TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC DEBT BY MORE THAN $55 BILLION BY REDUCING THE...
01:45:30 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMMINENT. I WOULD RESISTER AMENDMENT, AND I WOULD RESISTED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS....
01:49:10 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator I GUESS I DO NOT ACCEPT THE LOGIC HERE OF THE BUDGET BROUGHT FORWARD. THE FIRST RESPONSIBILITY IS...
01:50:09 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IF YOU LOOK OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, DEFENSE AS INCREASE GEOMETRICALLY COMPARED TO THE REST OF DISCRETIONARY...
01:50:53 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator YOU NEED TO PUT IT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ENTIRE BUDGET AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP. THE SIMPLE FACT IS...
01:51:47 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THERE IS NOTHING I LIKE BETTER THAN GETTING DOWN TO THE NUMBERS. HERE ARE THE FACTS. DEFENSE IS GOING...
01:52:12 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator ARE YOU INCLUDING ENTITLEMENT SPENDING?
01:52:16 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator DISCRETIONARY SPENDING DOES NOT INCLUDE ENTITLEMENTS. . . TO 3.6% OF GDP. ENTITLEMENTS, AS THE SENATOR...
01:53:32 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator YOU CANNOT SEPARATE THESE. WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THESE, YOU REALLY CANNOT SEPARATE THEM, BECAUSE...
01:54:18 Cornyn, JohnU.S. Senator JUST ONE FINAL POINT. LET ME SAY TWO FINAL POINTS. WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING RECKLESSLY THIS YEAR. WE...
01:56:42 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator DOES SOMEBODY HAVE SOMETHING ON THIS SIDE? SENATOR?
01:56:46 Cardin, Benjamin L.U.S. Senator YES. I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT, AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE SPENDING TO HELP THE SBA, AND I WILL HAVE IT PASSED...
01:58:32 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I THINK THE SENATOR FOR HIS AMENDMENT, AND I WOULD URGE COLLEAGUES TO ADOPT IT -- I THINK THE SENATOR....
01:58:59 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD JUST ASK THE QUESTION, WHERE DOES THIS 920 ACCOUNT MONEY COME FROM?
01:59:06 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator NEW HAMPSHIRE.
01:59:11 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator I UNDERSTAND WITH IN THE CHAIRMAN'S MARK HERE, THERE IS ALREADY $7 BILLION IN THE ACCOUNT. IS THAT...
01:59:21 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator YES, AND THAT IS WAY BELOW WHERE 920 ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, I AM PROUD TO SAY, AND I AM...
01:59:37 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator NOW IS SENATOR -- NOW THAT SENATOR CARDIN IS PROPOSING THIS, THE ONLY WAY TO GET THAT IS WITH CUTS....
01:59:46 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THAT IS CORRECT.
01:59:50 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator THIS WILL AFFECT VETERANS, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, STUDENT LOANS.
01:59:57 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE QUESTION THAT SENATOR CORNYN MADE, AND MAYBE ANOTHER...
02:00:32 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator WELL, IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD ASK CONSENT THAT THE 920 ACCOUNT BE IMMEDIATELY...
02:00:48 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WELL, I WOULD NOT ACCEPT THAT FOR THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. WE ALL UNDERSTAND. 920 IS THE GENERAL...
02:01:10 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator UNLESS WE CONVERT IT AND DIRECT IT AT THE AGENCIES. IT JUST SORT OF GOES AWAY. I AM JUST TRYING TO...
02:01:22 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator NO, 920 IS NOT A GAME. 921 REQUIRED ADJUSTMENTS AND WILL REQUIRE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE GENERAL OPERATING...
02:01:37 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator IN THE LAST FIVE BUDGETS, SO THEY INCLUDE A COUPLE OF OUR OWN, WHERE 920 ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN USED?...
02:01:44 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WE WILL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
02:01:47 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator AND WHEN IT REQUIRED AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUT, TO WHAT EXTENT THOSE CUTS WERE REQUIRED? NOT NOW, I...
02:01:56 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IT IS A VERY LEGITIMATE QUESTION, AND WE WILL PROVIDE IT. WE ALL KNOW 920 ACCOUNTS ARE GENERAL OPERATIONS...
02:02:14 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THAT.
02:02:16 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WE WILL BE GLAD TO RECOUNT THE HISTORY. WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE HOUR OF -- HOUR OF NOON, AND I THINK...
02:02:39 Unidentified Speaker SENATOR FEINGOLD.
02:02:40 Unidentified Speaker ENERGY RESERVE.
02:02:49 Unidentified Speaker THESE SENATORS. n]p CORRECT. WE AGREE ON THE LIST OF AMENDMENTS. WE PREVIOUSLY AGREED THERE WOULD...
02:03:06 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE MAJORITY LEADER, MR. REED, SAID HE WAS WILLING TO CONSIDER PUTTING INTO...
02:04:27 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I WOULD JUST SAY IN RESPONSE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN THE CHAIRMAN'S MARK A DEFICIT NEUTRAL FUNDS FOR...
02:05:27 Unidentified Speaker [ROLL CALL] MR. CHAIRMAN.
02:06:09 Unidentified Speaker NO.
02:06:14 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN, THE MOTION FAILS.
02:06:17 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THE AMENDMENT FAILS. THE NEXT AMENDMENT FOR CONSIDERATION IS THE FEINGOLD AMENDMENT. SENATOR FEINGOLD?...
02:06:25 Feingold, RussellU.S. Senator THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS COMMITTEE ADOPTED THE AMENDMENT THE LAST TIME THAT WE MET. IT WOULD...
02:07:24 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator ANYONE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? IF NOT, WE WILL VOTE ON THE FEINGOLD A MINUTE. THE CLERK WILL CALL...
02:07:35 Unidentified Speaker [ROLL CALL] MR. CHAIRMAN?
02:08:26 Unidentified Speaker AYE.
02:08:31 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN,.
02:08:35 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THE FEINGOLD AMENDMENT IS PASSED. -- WE WILL VOTE ON THE FEINGOLD AMENDMENTS. I WILL DEFER THIS OTHER...
02:08:56 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator I THOUGHT YOU AND I HAD AN AGREEMENT.
02:08:59 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WELL, I THINK YOU AND I DID. I JUST DO NOT THINK IT HAS BEEN REDUCED TO WRITING ON AN AMENDMENT WE...
02:09:06 Bunning, JimU.S. Senator ALL RIGHT, WE WILL WAIT FOR THE NEXT TRAUNCH.
02:09:17 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I APPRECIATE YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
02:09:21 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator THIS IS THE DEFICIT NEUTRAL FUNDS, TO ALSO INCLUDE FOR THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF OCEAN AND...
02:10:09 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator ANYONE WHO WANTS THE TIME IN OPPOSITION? -- APPRECIATE THE CHAIRMAN'S TIME.
02:10:21 Unidentified Speaker THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
02:10:26 Unidentified Speaker [ROLL CALL] MR. NELSON?
02:10:31 Unidentified Speaker AYE.
02:10:36 Unidentified Speaker MR. MENENDEZ? MR. SANDERS? MR. WHITEHOUSE? MR. WATER-PROOFEDS? MR. GRASSLEY? MR. SESSIONS? MR....
02:11:14 Unidentified Speaker AYE.
02:11:21 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN, THE AYES ARE 21. THE NAYS ARE 2.
02:11:28 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I WOULD BE WILLING TO ACCEPT THIS AMENDMENT IF WE COULD DO IT ON A VOICE VOTE. WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE...
02:11:35 Crapo, Michael "Mike"U.S. Senator THAT IS FINE WITH ME. THANK YOU.
02:11:38 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator IF I COULD?
02:11:39 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator CERTAINLY.
02:11:41 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator I WOULD URGE THE GERMAN IN CONFERENCE TO ASSERT -- THE CHAIRMAN IN CONFERENCE TO ASSERT STRONGLY OUR...
02:11:53 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator COULD I SAY THIS?
02:11:55 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator YES.
02:11:57 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I LIKE THIS AMENDMENT. I LIKED IT LAST YEAR. I LIKE IT THIS YEAR. THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IS A WHOLE...
02:12:13 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. -- I THINK IT IS CONSTRUCTIVE.
02:12:21 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. SENATOR SESSIONS.
02:12:29 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator MR. CHAIRMAN, STATES HAVE REDUCED THEIR SPENDING, AND OUR CITIES AND COUNTIES ARE LIKELY IN A LIKE...
02:13:33 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I WOULD ASK COLLEAGUES TO OPPOSE THIS AMENDMENT. I THINK IT GOES TOO FAR. IT IS ALREADY IN THE CHAIRMAN'S...
02:14:31 Unidentified Speaker [ROLL CALL] MR. FEINGOLD? MR. NELSON? MR. MENENDEZ? MR. CARDIN? MR. STANDARDS PROVE -- MR. SANDERS?...
02:15:27 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THE SESSION AMENDMENT FAILS.
02:15:32 Enzi, Michael B.U.S. Senator COULD I ASK TO HAVE THAT DEBATE? WHEN WE PUT THE WORD "PUBLIC LANDS" IN, WE ARE ADDING A LOT MORE...
02:15:59 Unidentified Speaker -- THAT IS A BIG PART OF WYOMING.
02:16:05 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THIS WAS SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE. I THINK THE ONLY FAIR THING AT THIS POINT WOULD BE TO PROCEED UNLESS...
02:16:13 Merkley, JeffU.S. Senator I WOULD LIKE TO INSTEAD EXPAND ON MY EXPIRATION EARLIER, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL SATISFY THE SENATOR,...
02:17:45 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I AM IN OPPOSITION.
02:17:47 Enzi, Michael B.U.S. Senator MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I THOUGHT THAT IS WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DID, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF IT, BECAUSE WE...
02:18:25 Ensign, JohnU.S. Senator MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I CAN HAVE 15 SECONDS ON THAT. A LARGE PART OF MY STATE IS PUBLIC LANDS, AND ONE OF...
02:19:08 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I WOULD JUST SAY TO MY COLLEAGUES, FIRST OF ALL, THAT THIS VOTE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THIS TRAUNCH....
02:20:12 Unidentified Speaker [ROLL CALL] MR. FEINGOLD? MR. NELSON? MR. MENENDEZ? MR. CARDIN? MR. SANDERS? MR. WHITEHOUSE? MR....
02:21:03 Unidentified Speaker AYE.
02:21:13 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN, THE AYES ARE 16. THE NAYS ARE 7.
02:21:19 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. SENATOR CORNYN, YOUR AMENDMENT ON DEFENSE -- NON-DEFENSE -- NOT DISCRETIONARY...
02:21:35 Cornyn, JohnU.S. Senator THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS WOULD REDUCE THE GROWTH IN NON-DEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING TO MATCH...
02:21:51 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I WOULD ASK, SENATOR CORNYN, YOU GET A PRIZE FOR THE BREVITY. I DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS...
02:23:15 Unidentified Speaker [ROLL CALL] MR. FEINGOLD? MR. NELSON? MR. MENENDEZ? MR. CARDIN? MR. WHITEHOUSE? MR. WARNER? MR....
02:24:12 Unidentified Speaker THE CHAIRMAN VOTES KNOW.
02:24:17 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN, THE YAYS ARE 10, THE NAYS ARE 13.
02:24:24 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THE AMENDMENT FAILS. THE NEXT AMENDMENT IS THE CARDIN AMENDMENT.
02:24:32 Cardin, Benjamin L.U.S. Senator THIS IS TO INCREASE THE SBA ACCOUNTS. THIS COMES OUT OF THE HEARING BY THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE...
02:25:14 Gregg, Judd AlanU.S. Senator THIS MEANS EITHER AN ACROSS- THE-BOARD CUT, WHICH MEANS IT WOULD COME OUT OF VETERANS AND EDUCATION,...
02:25:34 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
02:25:36 Unidentified Speaker [ROLL CALL] MR. FEINGOLD? MR. NELSON? MR. MENENDEZ? MR. CARDIN? MR. WHITEHOUSE? MR. WARNER? MR....
02:26:35 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THE RANKING MEMBER TRIED TO TRICK ME. THE CLERK WILL REPORT.
02:26:48 Unidentified Speaker WOULD YOU MIND REPEATING YOUR VOTE, PLEASE?
02:26:53 Unidentified Speaker AYE.
02:26:58 Unidentified Speaker THE NAYS ARE 10.
02:27:05 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator THE CARDIN AMENDMENT PASSES.
02:27:08 Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E.U.S. Senator PROBABLY EVERYBODY WILL WANT TO GO EAT RIGHT NOW. WOULD YOU LISTEN TO TWO SENTENCES BEFORE YOU GO,...
02:31:36 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator YOU KNOW, AND I USED TO LIKE YOU. LET ME JUST SAY -- OH, YOU ARE GOOD. YOU'RE WHITE SAID THE SAME...
02:33:28 Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E.U.S. Senator I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME FOR CHANGE.
02:33:31 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator IT IS. IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE, BUT REMEMBER, WE JUST WENT THROUGH THIS BATTLE LAST YEAR. WAIT, WAIT,...
02:34:52 Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E.U.S. Senator HE DOES HAVE THE $250,000 LIMIT IN HIS PROPOSAL. HE ALSO HAS A $500,000 GROSS. I AM NOT DOING THE...
02:35:07 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator YES, WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE $500,000 LIMIT HE HAD BASED ON SALES RATHER THAN...
02:35:17 Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E.U.S. Senator IF YOU WANT TO GO THAT WAY, I WILL ADD THAT, AND PRESIDENT OBAMA AND I WILL BE THE SAME. WE WILL MAKE...
02:35:32 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator SERIOUSLY, THAT WAS, I THINK, A MISTAKE ON THEIR PART. YOU HAVE CORRECTED THAT PART OF THEIR AMENDMENT,...
02:36:03 Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E.U.S. Senator YOU DID NOT ADDRESS OUR CONVERSATION OF TWO YEARS AGO -- ACCEPT YOUR AMENDMENT.
02:36:09 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator HE IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST STATESMANLIKE THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN DONE IN THE...
02:36:23 Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E.U.S. Senator ON MY PART.
02:36:29 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I WAS THINKING OF A DIFFERENT WORD, BEGINNING WITH S. I WAS THINKING YOU WERE A STATESMAN, AND YOU...
02:37:17 Crapo, Michael "Mike"U.S. Senator MR. CHAIRMAN, I APPRECIATE YOUR APPROACH TO THIS, AND I AGREE WITH THE GENERAL SENTIMENT. I NOT SEEN...
02:37:42 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator WILL THE SENATOR HOLD FOR JUST A MINUTE? WE SEE SENATORS LEAVING. AFTER THE SENATOR IS DONE, I THINK...
02:38:47 Crapo, Michael "Mike"U.S. Senator WE DEBATED THIS ISSUE AND A NUMBER OF OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO THE FARM BILL, WHICH, AS YOU POINTED...
02:40:37 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator SENATOR, I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE A VERY WISE MAN, BUT NEVER MORE SO THAN AFTER THAT PRESENTATION....
02:40:45 Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E.U.S. Senator IS THERE ANY CHANCE I CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO OFFER?
02:40:48 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator PROBABLY NOT. YES, YOU WILL. ABSOLUTELY.
02:40:51 Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E.U.S. Senator THANK YOU.
02:40:53 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator MR. CHAIRMAN?
02:40:55 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator SENATOR OSSETIANS?
02:40:57 Sessions, JeffU.S. Senator I WOULD JUST ECHOES SOME OF THOSE ISSUES THAT THE SENATOR RAISED -- SENATOR SESSIONS? 8yYOU CANNOT...
02:42:12 Conrad, KentU.S. Senator I WOULD JUST SAY THIS. THE FARM BILL PASSED LAST YEAR, AND, AGAIN, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE, WAS FULLY...

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