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GO BACK TO THE SENATE WHICH IS JUST GAVELED IN. YOU CAN SEE THIS LATER. WE WILL HAVE IT IN OUR SEED... |
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THE SENATOR YIELDS THE FLOOR. WHO SEEKS RECOGNITION? |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SPEAK AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED. |
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I WOULD LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT AN INTERN FROM MY OFFICE, MATTHEW SPENCER, BE GRANTED FLOOR... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO TALK THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT HEALTH CARE AND IN SPECIFIC... |
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THE SENATOR YIELDS THE FLOOR. WHO SEEKS RECOGNITION? THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE REMAINING? |
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THERE'S ACTUALLY NO ORDER ON TIME, SO THE SENATOR IS FREE TO PROCEED. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I NOTICE THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN WAS ON THE FLOOR A LITTLE WHILE AGO... |
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THE SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I AGAIN RISE TO URGE OUR COLLEAGUES, PARTICULARLY ON THE OTHER SIDE, TO JOIN US IN... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TO TALK ABOUT A BILL THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TODAY BY MYSELF, SENATORS REID,... |
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THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA. A SENATOR: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SPEAK IN MORNING BUSINESS FOR 15 MINUTES.... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY TO HONOR THOUSANDS OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS WHO DON'T RECEIVE ADEQUATE RECOGNITION... |
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THE REPUBLICAN WHIP. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY TO THE ISSUE OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSION, THE... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY WHIP. 4 MR. DURBIN: I ASK KNACK TO SPEAK AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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I WILL RESPOND TO THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA AFTER I SPEAK TO AN IMPORTANT ISSUE IN MY HOME STATE. ... |
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THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE... |
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THE SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, LAST WEEK FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES ACROSS OUR COUNTRY FINALLY... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM OHIO. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD ECHO THE WORDS OF SENATOR MURRAY WHO HAS WORKED... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM VERMONT. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, LET ME BEGIN BY CONGRATULATING MY FRIEND, SENATOR BROWN, FROM OHIO FOR HIS LEADERSHIP... |
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THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SPEAK AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT HEALTH REFORM. THIS IS MY FIRST SPEECH ON THE FLOOR ON THE SUBJECT, AND... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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THE SENATOR DELAWARE. |
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I ASK CONSENT TO SPEAK AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES. EXCUSE ME, MR. PRESIDENT,... |
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I ASK CONSENT AT THAT SPEAK AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS FOUR UP TO FIVE MINUTES. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE ONCE AGAIN TO HONOR THE SERVICE OF ONE OF OUR COUNTRY'S GREAT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.... |
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THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, I TAKE THIS TIME. I'M GOING TO SHARE IT WITH THE SENATOR... |
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WILL THE SENATOR YIELD FOR A QUESTION? I THINK THE ISSUE YOU RAISED IS VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT THE HIDDEN... |
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I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR THAT QUESTION. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE, THEY... |
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ISN'T IT TRUE WHEN THESE PEOPLE DON'T GET PREVENTION, WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE A DOCTOR, AS YOU SAID,... |
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THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THERE'S BEEN STUDIES DONE SHOWING TWO INDIVIDUALS WITH... |
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THIS THING WITH PREEXISTING CONDITIONS IS INCREDIBLE. EVERYWHERE YOU GO IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. IN... |
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I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WOULD BE SHOCKED TO HEAR PREGNANCY BEING A PREEXISTING CONDITION OR SOMEONE... |
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WOULD THE SENATOR YIELD? I ALSO WAS LISTENING TO THIS AND WAS THINKING ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS AT... |
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ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IN THE PAST YEAR WITH MEETING WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IS THE --... |
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WILL THE SENATOR YIELD? |
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I'LL BE GLAD TO YIELD TO THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. |
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IT IS NOT DELAWARE, MINNESOTA OR NEW YORK, IAN KAUFMAN, NO RELATION, HE MOVED TO DELAWARE RIGHT OUT... |
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SMALL BUSINESS ARE CLEARLY THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND JOB CREATION IN AMERICA. THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE... |
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ONE OF THE GREAT IRONIES AND THIS HEALTH CARE THING IS FULL OF IRONIES. AS I TALK TO SO MANY BUSINESS... |
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THE PUBLIC OPTION BRINGS DOWN COSTS. THAT'S WHY I THINK WE SUPPORT A PUBLIC OPTION. IT GIVES -- IT'S... |
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YEAH, AND, AGAIN, THE IRONY. ISN'T IT INCREDIBLE IRONY THAT PEOPLE COME TO THE FLOOR AND TALK ABOUT... |
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HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE GROWING AT ABOUT THREE TIMES WHAT WAGES ARE GROWING IN AMERICA TODAY. THAT... |
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WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR. AS I WAS LISTENING TO THIS, I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW I FIRST ... |
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WELL, I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM MINNESOTA. SHE HAS BEEN A REAL FIGHTER FOR MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES... |
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WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? I THINK THE MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES THAT ARE JUST TRYING TO SAVE EVERY PENNY... |
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IT'S INTERESTING, ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN SAVE MONEY FOR THE MEDICARE SYSTEM IS TO GET EVERYBODY TO... |
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I WAS JUST WITH A GROUP OF SENIORS THIS PAST WEEKEND IN RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA. THEY ARE REALLY WORRIED... |
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NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM WITH THE DOUGHNUT HOLE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, WE'RE... |
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WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SENATORS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP COMING TO THE FLOOR.... |
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AND LET ME JUST -- A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, I READ INTO THE RECORD SEVERAL LETTERS FROM FROM -- I RECEIVED... |
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IF THE SENATOR WOULD YIELD, I WAS THINKING AS THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF... |
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LET ME THANK MY COLLEAGUE, SENATOR KLOBUCHAR FROM MINNESOTA, SENATOR KAUFMAN FROM DELAWARE, AND SENATOR... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA. |
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I RISE TODAY TO -- |
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WE'RE IN A QUORUM CALL. CLSMS. KLOBUCHAR: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I ASK THE QUORUM CALL BE LIFTED.... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. THIS IS SOMETHING -- I JUST... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER. |
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I WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR FROM MINIMUM BECAUSE THE STORIES SHE TELLS ARE THERE'S CAN BE TOLD -- ... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO MORNING BUSINESS. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE "HELP" COMMITTEE BE DISARNLINGSED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF SENATE... |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT. |
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S. RES. 291, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE GOALS OF NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY AND NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE COMMITTEE IS DISCHARGED AND THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, THE MOTIONS TO... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE SENATE COMPLETES ITS BUSINESS TODAY IT ADJOURN... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TOMORROW... |
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THE SENATE STANDS IN ADJOURNMENT |
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