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THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. THE CHAPLAIN, DR. BARRY BLACK, WILL LEAD THE SENATE IN PRAYER. |
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LET US PRAY. ETERNAL SPIRIT, YOU HAVE MADE OF ONE BLOOD ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH. YOU ARE THE... |
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PLEASE JOIN ME AS WE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG... |
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WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 13, 2005. TO THE SENATE: UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE... |
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THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, BRIEFLY, TODAY THE SENATE WILL DEBATE EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NUMBER 66, THE NOMINATION... |
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THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER. |
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I HAVE A STATEMENT A FEW MINUTES LONG. WOULD THE LEADER ASK ME TO GIVE THAT NOW? |
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WHY DON'T WE PROCEED WITH THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER. THEN I'LL FOLLOW HIM WITH MY STATEMENT. |
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I THANK HIM. I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO, SO I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THAT. MR. PRESIDENT, LET MEET FIRST... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THIS MORNING PRESIDENT BUSH ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRESIDENTS OF FIVE AFRICAN STATES, PWOTS... |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT. |
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S. RES. 168, EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND SINCERE RESPECT FOR JESSE R. NICKLES. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED, AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE PASSED JUST -- IS A RESOLUTION THAT EXPRESSES OUR GRATITUDE... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE LEADERSHIP TIME IS RESERVED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE WILL... |
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NOMINATION, THOMAS B. GRIFF EUPBLG OF UTAH TO BE |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY. |
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MR. PRESIDENT I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I BE ALLOWED TO PROCEED AS IF HAD IN MORNING BUSINESS.n... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY RECESS, MY COLLEAGUES FROM IDAHO AND SOUTH CAROLINA JOINED ME... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM UTAH. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE NOMINATION OF -- MR. PRESIDENT, IS IT THE GRIFFITH NOMINATION... |
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THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. THE GRIFFITH NOMINATION IS UP. |
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I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE NOMINATION OF THOMAS B. GRIFFITH TO SERVE AS JUDGE ON THE UNITED STATES COURT... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM VERMONT. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT IS THE PARLIAMENTARY SITUATION? |
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WE ARE -- UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE WAS FOUR HOURS OF DEBATE EVENLY DIVIDED. |
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I THANK THE CHAIR. I WILL TAKE SUCH TIME AS I MAY NEED. I FIND IT FASCINATING TO HEAR THIS DISCUSSION... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. WHO YIELDS TIME? |
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AND I'D ASK THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM CALL WITH THE TIME EVENLY DIVIDED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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I ASK TO SPEAK IN MORNING BUSINESS FOR AS MUCH TIME AS I CONSUME. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, A SEVERAL THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT I'D LIKE TO VISIT ABOUT. ... |
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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 NEBRASKA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, ARE WE IN A QUORUM CALL? |
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WE ARE. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE REUNDERSTAND ISED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I'D ALSO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ALSO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MARK HAGERLY, A STAFF MEMBER WITH SENATOR TACIALGHTS... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, ON FRIDAY, NEBRASKA LOST ONE OF THE MOST DOMINANT POLITICAL FIGURES IN ... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: n A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL BE SUSPEND. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, FIRST I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS SOMETHING IN THE NEWSPAPERS LAST WEEK. LAST WEEK A CLIENT... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 24 EDITORIAL FROM THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES URGES PEOPLE TO ATTEND THE EXHIBIT AND... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: THIS n QUORUM CALL: |
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THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE QUARREL CALL BE TERMINATED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE SOUGHT RECOGNITION TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MR. THOMAS B. GRIFFITH FOR CONFIRMATION... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THERE HAD BEEN A CHALLENGE TO MR. GRIFFITH WITH RESPECT TO HIS ACTIVITIES ON THIS UTAH BAR MEMBERSHIP... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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AND SIMILARLY, THERE HAD BEEN AN ISSUE WAR TO HIS MEMBERSHIP IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BAR, WHICH... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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WE HAD A FOLLOW-UP HEARING THIS YEAR AFTER I BECAME CHAIRMAN ON MR. GRIFFITH BECAUSE HIS ORIGINAL... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: n QUORUM CALL: |
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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 UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEBATE IS ON THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THOMAS GRIFFITH, AND I WISH... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY TO CELEBRATE THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF ONE... |
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TODAY SHE ADDS ONE MORE ENTRY TO HER LONG LIST OF CREDITS, AWARDS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS -- HER 90th BIRTHDAY.... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: BUSINESS. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE MAJORITY LEADER IS RECOGNIZED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IN 45 MINUTES OR SO, WE'LL BE TURNING TO A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE, WHICH PEOPLE HAVE... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE REMAINING DEBATE TIME ON THE GRIFFITH... |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT. |
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SENATE RESOLUTION 39, APOLOGIZING TO THE VICTIMS OF LYNCHING AND THE DECENDANTS OF THOSE VICTIMS FOR... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CLERK PROCEED WITH THE READING OF THE RESOLUTION.... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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WHEREAS THE CRIME OF LYNCHING SUCCEEDED SLAVERY AS THE ULTIMATE EXPRESSION OF RACISM IN THE UNITED... |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE UNITED STATES SENATE WILL BELATEDLY BUT MOST SINCERELY APOLOGIZE, ISSUE... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. A SENATOR: IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT MEMBERS OF THE SENATE DELEGATION FROM LOUISIANA... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION OF APOLOGY THAT SENATOR... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'M PROUD THAT THIS RESOLUTION WILL PASS TONIGHT. THE SENATE IS GOING TO BE ON RECORD... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION IT IS SO ORDERED. THE QUESTION IS NOW ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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WHO YIELDS TIME? THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT IS THE STATUS OF TIME?... |
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IS IT UNDER CONTROL OR IS IT JUST OPEN? |
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THE SENATORS FROM VIRGINIA AND LOUISIANA CONTROL THE TIME. |
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I UNDERSTAND. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'M HAPPY TO YIELD TO THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS IN JUST ONE MOMENT BECAUSE HE... |
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THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I WANT TO START BY THANKING BOTH SENATOR LANDRIEU AND SENATOR ALLEN FOR... |
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WHO YIELDS TIME? |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I YIELD SUCH TIME AS THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS WISHES. |
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THE |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. BEFORE I MAKE ANY... |
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THE SENATOR FROM ARKANSAS. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JOIN MY COLLEAGUES TODAY TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF OUR NATION'S DARKEST PERIODS,... |
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THE SENATOR FROM COLORADO. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH -- |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF SENATE RESOLUTION 39,... |
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THE SENATOR FROM FLORIDA. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'M VERY GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTS IN THE PAST BY OTHER... |
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THE SENATOR YIELDS THE FLOOR. THE SENATOR FROM ARKANSAS. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, I KNOW WE HAVE... |
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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 YOU TAWSM. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL V LISTENED WITH -- |
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THE SENATE IS IN A QUORUM. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE QUORUM CALL BE |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE LISTENED WITH GREAT INTEREST TO THE PRESENTATIONS MADE ON THE FLOOR AND WISH... |
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WITHOUT |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE NOW PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF SENATE RESOLUTION 170,... |
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THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE. |
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SENATE RESOLUTION 170, RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF JAY JAMES EXON, FORMER WRITES SENATOR FOR THE STATE... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO, THE PROGRAMMABLE -- PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. |
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I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE IMMEDIATELY PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER CALENDAR... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE SENATE COMPLETES ITS BUSINESS TODAY, THE SENATE... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, TOMORROW THE SENATE WILL RESUME THE CONSIDERATION OF THE NOMINATION OF THOMAS GRIFFITH... |
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IS THERE OBJECTION?n WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO DISPENSE WITH THE ROLL CALL. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO -- ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM VIRGINIA, SENATOR... |
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
