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SCHEDULED AT NOON EASTERN, THEY WILL BREAK AT 12:30 FOR THE PARTY CAUCUS MEETINGS AND RETURN AGAIN... |
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LET US PRAY. O GOD, WE PRAY MANY PRAYERS FOR MANY REASONS, AND WE THANK YOU FOR HEARING US. TODAY,... |
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PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG... |
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THE CLERK WILL READ A COMMUNICATION TO THE SENATE. |
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WASHINGTON, D.C, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009. TO THE SENATE: UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1, PARAGRAPH 3,... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE MAJORITY LEADER. |
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FOLLOWING LEADER REMARKS, THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS FOR ONE HOUR WITH SENATORS PERMITTED... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL START TO AMEND THE HEALTH CARE PROPOSAL THAT... |
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UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE LEADERSHIP TIME IS RESERVED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE WILL... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE AND I BE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, IT'S -- I DON'T THINK WE CAN SAY IT TOO OFTEN, BUT SOME PEOPLE MAY TIRE OF HEARING... |
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IS THERE REALLY $87 BILLION IN LOANS, IN SAVINGS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, WHICH THE PRESIDENT AND... |
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IF THERE WAS EVER A SHELL GAME BEING PLAYED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THIS IS IT. THE ADMINISTRATION... |
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IF I MAY INTERRUPT THE SENATOR FOR A MOMENT? YOU SAY THE C.B.O., YOU MEAN THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET... |
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THAT IS CORRECT. THEY'RE SUBJECT TO VERY ARCANE RULES. THEY CAME UP WITH THE $87 BILLION USING THE... |
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$47 BILLION, JUST SO I FOLLOW THIS, IS THE ACTUAL, IS THE ACTUAL SAVINGS. LET ME SEE IF I CAN UNDERSTAND... |
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WELL, THE SENATOR IS GOING THE ESSENCE OF WHAT REALLY DROVE THIS DECISION. THIS ISN'T A DECISION ABOUT... |
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THESE 19 MILLION LOANS EVERY YEAR, WE KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE. THEY'RE OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS, ... |
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THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT IS A CYNICAL ACT. THEY'RE CLAIMING SAVINGS WHEN... |
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I'M NOT READY TO SAY THAT THERE'S $47 BILLION OF SAVINGS. THAT ASSUMES THAT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF... |
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MR. PRESIDENT, NO ONE IS MORE EXPERT IN THIS AREA THAN THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE HAVING SERVED AS... |
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THAT'S A PRETTY BIG NIGHTMARE. THE CURRENT -- THE SENATOR AND I BOTH WORKED ON WAYS OF SIMPLIFYING... |
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I THINK THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE HAS REALLY HIT ONE OF THE CORE ISSUES HERE, INDEPENDENT OF THE... |
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I APPRECIATE THE SENATOR'S COMMENTS. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS TO US ON HEALTH CARE THE OTHER DAY,... |
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THE SENATOR ONCE AGAIN IS CORRECT. AND IT GOES TO -- THERE'S A MACRO ISSUE OF ECONOMICS HERE, I THINK,... |
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I THANK THE SENATOR. I THINK WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS GETTING TO BE TOO FAMILIAR AROUND HERE, AN ACTION... |
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THE $87 BILLION IS WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT. |
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THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND THE $87 BILLION. AND AS YOU'VE SAID, THERE IS NO $87 BILLION. THAT JUST ADDS... |
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I THINK THE SENATOR HAS HIT ON SOMETHING IMPORTANT. |
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I THANK THE SENATOR. I YIELD THE FLOOR. |
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I APPRECIATE THE COURTESY OF THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE. |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE. |
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HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING? |
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NINE AND A HALF MINUTES. |
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WOULD THE PRESIDENT PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT A MINUTE REMAINS. TODAY PRESIDENT OBAMA TOLD COUNTRIES... |
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THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES, FOLLOW... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. |
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MR. PRESIDENT, I'M HAPPY THAT WHEN MORNING BUSINESS COMES TO AN END, WE WILL RESUME CONSIDERATION... |
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MR. PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. |
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I WANT TO COMMEND THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND BECAUSE THE ISSUE HE SPOKE OF IS ONE WE CAN ADDRESS IN... |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES IN MORNING BUSINESS. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA FOR THE TIME YIELDED TO ME. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL QUORUM CALL: : |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. |
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I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE VITIATED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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AND, MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT THE INTERIOR BILL BE REPORTED. |
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MORNING BUSINESS IS CLOSED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE WILL RESUME THE CONSIDERATION OF... |
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CALENDAR NUMBER 98, H.R. 2996, AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT,... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE NOW ON THE BILL, THAT THE TIME UNTIL 12:00 NOON... |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. |
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THANK YOU. I ASK THE QUORUM CALL BE VITIATED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT THE TIME IN A QUORUM CALL BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN BOTH SIDES. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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I NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR CALIFORNIA. |
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I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BEING VITIATED. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU. I HAVE FOUR UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET TODAY'S -- DURING TODAY'S... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND, ONCE AGAIN, I ASK THAT ALL TIME BE DIVIDED EVENLY DURING THE QUORUM... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU. I YIELD THE FLOOR AND NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. |
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THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: |
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MADAM PRESIDENT? |
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THE SENATOR FROM OHIO. |
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THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO VITIATE THE QUORUM CALL. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SPEAK AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES. |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE COME TO THE FLOOR PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY SINCE THE SENATE HAS BEEN... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
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THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. |
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MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ONCE THE SENATE RECONVENES AT 2:15 TODAY, IT THEN STAND... |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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OBVIOUSLY THAT'S FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SENATE PHOTOGRAPH. MADAM PRESIDENT, I NOTE THAT 12:00 HAS... |
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I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS. WE AMERICANS ARE... |
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I THANK THE RANKING MEMBER. I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. |
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IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE APPEARS TO BE. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. ING VOTE: VOTE:... |
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ANY SNEARNTS THE CHAMBER WISHING -- SENATORS IN THE CHAMBER WISHING TO VOTE OR CHANGE YOUR VOTE? ... |
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