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THE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE SO MANY COLLEAGUES HERE AND I'M VERY PLEASED... |
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WE MIGHT. |
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BUT WE HOPE WE CAN. SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL YIELD BACK THE REST OF MY TIME AND CALL ON MY FRIEND, THE... |
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THANK YOU. AND I DON'T DISAGREE WITH MOST OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I THINK I'M ON HERE.... |
| 00:06:42 |
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YOU ARE. |
| 00:06:44 |
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OKAY, GOOD. I'M NOT USED TO BE ON THIS SIDE OF WHAT OUR WITNESSES HAVE TO GO THROUGH. THAT WILL NOT... |
| 00:10:34 |
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YES. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDER. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
| 00:10:38 |
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SENATOR, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT -- I'M SORRY. |
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WILL THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA YIELD FOR A QUESTION? |
| 00:10:48 |
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YES, OF COURSE. |
| 00:10:49 |
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WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT, ASIDE FROM THE DETAILS SPECIFIED IN YOUR LETTER, WHAT IS IT -- |
| 00:10:55 |
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YOU KNOW, I SAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND SENATOR SPECTER, WITH WHOM I'VE SERVED FOR 20 YEARS, I DON'T HAVE... |
| 00:11:20 |
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WELL, IF THE SENATOR WOULD YIELD FURTHER, I BELIEVE YOU'RE WANTING A GOOD POINT IN WANTING INFORMATION... |
| 00:11:50 |
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YES. WELL, THAT'S THE REASON THAT I DID PUT THIS IN WRITING. I SAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND SENATOR SPECTER,... |
| 00:12:12 |
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WELL, COULD THE SENATOR FROM |
| 00:12:13 |
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NO. IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO READ YOU THE LETTER BECAUSE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO... |
| 00:12:25 |
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WELL, THANK YOU. I WILL READ THE LETTER AND REVISIT THE -- |
| 00:12:30 |
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WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
| 00:12:33 |
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WOULD THE RANKING MEMBER YIELD FURTHER QUESTION? |
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YES, I WOULD. |
| 00:12:36 |
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I APPRECIATE IT. WE HAD TESTIMONY, SENATOR, YESTERDAY, THAT THE COMPLETE ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE OF... |
| 00:15:05 |
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I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION, SENATOR WHITEHOUSE CLEARLY. I WOULD ONLY SAY THAT THERE ARE MAJOR DIFFERENCES... |
| 00:15:44 |
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SENATOR, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO PONDER, AND I WILL CAREFULLY READ YOUR... |
| 00:15:51 |
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I APPRECIATE THAT. |
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THIS IS A TIMELINE COMPARISON OF ALL THE RECENT CLIMATE CHANGE BILLS. AND WHAT YOU'LL FIND OUT HERE... |
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I CERTAINLY WILL. |
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YOU'RE MY FRIEND. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR FRIENDSHIP. |
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YEAH, I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO TOGETHER. |
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AND SENATOR INHOFE, I APPRECIATE YOUR STOPPING BY AND I HOPE YOU'LL COME BACK SOON. |
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I'LL COME BACK. |
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AND I HOPE YOU'LL BRING BACK A NUMBER OF YOUR FRIENDS WITH YOU. |
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MADAM CHAIR, BEFORE THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA LEAVES, I'D JUST LIKE TO BE SURE OF THE LETTER HE'S... |
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IS THAT THE ONE? |
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NOVEMBER 3rd, YES, SIR. |
| 00:17:25 |
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THAT'S THE LETTER YOU'RE REFERRING TO? |
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR THIS MORNING, SENATORS. WHAT I'D... |
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SENATOR BOXER? |
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YES. |
| 00:18:27 |
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I'VE BEEN SUMMONED TO A SERIES OF ROLL CALL VOTES IN THE HOMELAND SECURITY GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.... |
| 00:18:37 |
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THANK YOU, SENATOR. AND WHAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF THE EARLY BIRD RULE, MERCKLY, WHITE HOUSE, SPECTER... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. I WAS INTERESTED IN THE COMMENTS OF OUR COLLEAGUE FROM OKLAHOMA.... |
| 00:23:48 |
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SENATOR, THANK YOU. I THINK YOU REALLY GOT THE NUB OF THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE YESTERDAY WITH THE EPA... |
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THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. IT'S A LAWYER'S HABIT TO WANT TO REVIEW THE STATE OF THE RECORD DURING A PROCEEDING... |
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THANK YOU, SENATOR. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE ENERGY BILL, WHICH WILL COMPOSE ABOUT HALF OF OFFER... |
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THANK YOU, MAT AM CHAIR. |
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I'M HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU, SENATOR. COULD YOU MOVE THE MICROPHONE CLOSER AND MAKE SURE IT'S... |
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I HAVE NOW HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE LETTER FROM SENATOR VOINOVICH DATED YESTERDAY. AND THAT... |
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THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I THOUGHT THAT MR. MACINTOSH, HE HAD THE ANSWERS THERE AND WE ASKED HIM SOME... |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MY FRIEND FROM RHODE ISLAND WHO WAS AN EXCELLENT LAWYER, INDICATED THAT HE... |
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I REMEMBER ONE HEARING AND I THINK THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FEW MORE, BUT I REMEMBER THE ONE THAT I'LL... |
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WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE IN GLOBAL WARMING. |
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HE WAS A NOVELIST AND HE WAS VERY NICE, BUT REALLY, THEY DIDN'T HAVE MANY SCIENTISTS, BUT THEY DID... |
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WE'VE HAD THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE REALITY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND IN TERMS OF HIS... |
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SENATOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SENATOR LAUTENBERG, FOLLOWED BY SENATOR UDALL. |
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THANKS, MADAM CHAIR. MY APOLOGIES FOR BEING LATE. WE HAD A LITTLE UNUSUAL EVENT IN NEW JERSEY LAST... |
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I THINK YOU AND SENATOR SANDERS HAVE STEPPED BACK AND GIVEN US THE BIG PICTURE. SENATORS WHITE HOUSE,... |
| 00:51:25 |
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I APOLOGIZE FOR THE SLIPUP. WE'RE HAVING A MARK-UP IN THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. YOU KNOW THE DEAL. ... |
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I UNDERSTAND NEEDING A QUORUM, YES. SO THANKS FOR LETTING ME SLIP IN AND OUT. I WANT TO REFLECT A... |
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SENATOR CARPER, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND FOR YOUR HARD WORK IN CLEANING UP THE AIR. I WANT TO SAY ONE... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR DETERMINATION TO GET THIS... |
| 01:12:16 |
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I'LL OPEN IT UP TO SECOND ROUND, SENATOR SANDERS AND BEFORE I CALL ON HIM AND SENATOR WHITE HOUSE.... |
| 01:13:15 |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AN AMENDMENT THAT I INTEND TO OFFER WHEN THE TIME IS... |
| 01:13:48 |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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AND THIS AMENDMENT IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY SENATOR WHITE HOUSE AND SENATOR MERKLEY. WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING... |
| 01:17:58 |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. BECAUSE AUTO ON. |
| 01:18:00 |
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EXCUSE ME FOR INTERRUPTING YOU. I JUST FORGOT. THERE'S A VOTE AT 12:15, SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL... |
| 01:18:09 |
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VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. BECAUSE THE NO-SHOW PERFORMANCE THAT WE'RE SEEING HERE, I THINK REMAINS... |
| 01:18:53 |
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PLEASE. |
| 01:18:55 |
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THAT COMES FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY,... |
| 01:22:15 |
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WELL, SENATORS, I THINK THE BIG PICTURE IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE NEWS REPORTS ABOUT... |
| 01:25:02 |
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I WANT TO REITERATE THAT POINT. $350 BILLION EVERY SINGLE YEAR FROM COUNTRIES LIKE SAUDI ARABIA.... |
| 01:29:30 |
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MADAM CHAIR, WHILE THE NEXT CHART IS COMING UP. |
| 01:29:33 |
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PLEASE. |
| 01:29:34 |
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I WOULD LIKE TO REACT TO THE STATEMENT THAT OUR PLANET IS SERIOUSLY IMPERILLED BY HUMAN BEHAVIOR.... |
| 01:31:26 |
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I UNDERSTAND. |
| 01:31:27 |
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THERE'S A LOT THAT PEOPLE CAN DO AND WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT WILL SAVE MONEY FOR THEM IN TERMS OF... |
| 01:32:17 |
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AND THEN I'LL CALL ON SENATOR SANDERS. LET ME POINT OUT -- UNDERSCORE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. 98% OF... |
| 01:32:36 |
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NO FARMS. |
| 01:32:37 |
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NO FARMS, THAT'S CORRECT. |
| 01:32:39 |
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THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO BUY THE ALLOWANCES ARE THE BIG, BIG -- |
| 01:32:44 |
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THE BIG POLLUTERS, THE 7,500, THAT'S RIGHT. SENATOR SANDERS? |
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I AGREE STRONGLY WITH WHAT SENATOR WHITEHOUSE JUST SAID. I WANT TO PICK UP ONE POINT THAT WE PROBABLY... |
| 01:33:08 |
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SEEING WHAT? |
| 01:33:09 |
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VENTILATORS TO HELP THEM BREATHE. ASTHMA IS A GROWING AND SERIOUS PROBLEM. AND WHEN YOUOU TKKBOUT... |
| 01:33:51 |
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YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT BECAUSE WHEN WE CLEAN UP THE CARBON, WE'RE CLEANING UP ALL THE OTHER POLLUTANTS... |
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SENATOR? |
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LOOKING AT THAT MAP, IT STRIKES ME WITH CALIFORNIA INVOLVED, FLORIDA, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, MASSACHUSETTS,... |
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YES. IF I COULD SAY, IN OUR STATE, I'VE SAID THIS OFTEN. I'VE PUT IN THE RECORD MANY TIMES THE CHARITABLE... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
