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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO PROTECT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES. KEEP THEM SAFE FROM HARM AND RETURN THEM TO US SAFELY. IN THE
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THE GUEST CHAPLAIN, -
WORDS OF PSALM 40 WE PRAY, LORD GRACIOUSLY RESCUE ME. COME QUICKLY TO HELP ME, LORD. PUT TO SHAME AND CONFOUND ALL WHO SEEK TO TAKE MY LIFE. TURN BACK...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL READ A COMMUNICATION TO THE SENATE. THE CLERK: WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 20, 2003. TO THE SENATE THE UNDER THE PROVISIONS...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. FRIST: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING
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THE CLERK, -
OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. FRIST: MR. PRESIDENT, THE SENATE WILL RESUME CONSIDERATION OF S. CON. RES. 23, THE CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION. THIS...
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Frist, William "Bill" - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
HOURS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE RANKING MEMBER. MR. PRESIDENT, IN VIEW OF THE MILITARY ACTION TAKING PLACE IN IRAQ, THE SENATE WILL CONSIDER TODAY...
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MR. NICKLES, -
TO HAVE SOME
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MR. FRIST, -
SUBSTITUTES. BUT I THINK I
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Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
WOULD LIKE TO AVOID, IF POSSIBLE, THE VOTE-O-RAMA. I DON'T THINK IT MAKES THE SENATE LOOK VERY GOOD. THERE'S 14 1/2 HOURS LEFT ON THE RESOLUTION....
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
MEMBER OF THE BUDGETS COMMITTEE, AND I WOULD VERY MUCH, JUST AS THE CHAIRMAN WOULD, LIKE TO COMPLETE WORK ON THE BUDGET RESOLUTION QUICKLY. BUT I HAVE...
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Frist, William "Bill" - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
AND DURING THE DEBATE ON THAT RESOLUTION, WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT. ALTHOUGH I WILL ALSO SAY THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS...
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
REACHED. THAT'S NOT UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF APRIL. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY HERE, WE HAVE NO HIGHER RESPONSIBILITY THAN THE DEFENSE OF THIS...
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Frist, William "Bill" - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
IN APPROACH. AND I GUESS THAT'S WHY THE LAST CONGRESS UNDER OTHER LEADERSHIP, THEY FAILED TO PASS A BUDGET. AND LOOK WHERE IT GOT US -- WE'RE THE...
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
JUST STRIKES ME AS WHOLLY INAPPROPRIATE. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT NOT GETTING TO THE BUDGET. NOBODY WANTS A BUDGET RESOLUTION, I THINK, ANYMORE THAN...
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MR. REID, -
TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT BUSH. I VOTED THIS TIME TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT BUSH. I HAVE SAID GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT. I'VE DONE MY VERY BEST TO WORK...
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MR. CONRAD, -
RESOLUTION THROUGH. BUT I WOULD SAY TO MY FRIEND AND ANYONE THAT'S LISTENING -- THE MAJORITY LEADER'S LEFT. IT APPEARS TO ME, AND
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
I WANT THE SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA TO LISTEN TO THIS. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT MAYBE THERE'S A RUSH TO GO THROUGH THE BUDGET BECAUSE MAYBE PEOPLE ARE...
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
LARGER QUESTION, A LARGER QUESTION. THAT IS OUR TROOPS ARE NOW ENGAGED. AND FOR US TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AS USUAL HERE JUST STRIKES ME AS TOTALLY AND...
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MR. REID, -
NOW GOING ON THERE IS NOT A PENNY OF MONEY FOR THE WAR IN
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MR. CONRAD, -
THIS
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
BUDGET? MR. CONRAD: THERE'S NOT A PENNY. WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REASON THERE IS NOT A PENNY IS THAT WHEN THE BUDGET WAS DONE, OPERATIONS HAD NOT...
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
PREVAIL HERE. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO THINK VERY CAREFULLY ABOUT WHAT WE DO AS AN INSTITUTION WHEN WE HAVE A 250,000 AMERICANS' LIVES ON THE LINE. WHAT SHOULD...
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
WE HAVE HEARD STATEMENTS FOR MONTHS ABOUT WE ARE THERE TO FREE THE IRAQI PEOPLE AND WE ARE GOING TO SUPPLY FOOD, MEDICINE AND EVERYTHING ELSE NECESSARY...
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MR. CONRAD, -
PENNY IN THIS BUDGET
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
DEALING WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ? MR. CONRAD: NO, THERE'S NOTHING FOR RECONSTRUCTION. THERE'S NOTHING FOR THE CONFLICT. THERE IS NOTHING FOR ANY...
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MR. CONRAD, -
WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT A BUDGET REQUEST WILL COME NEXT WEEK FOR THAT. THAT'S FINE. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME IT
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MR. REID, -
OUGHT TO BE PART OF THE BUDGET. I MEAN, IT'S
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
AN ODD CIRCUMSTANCE TO DO A BUDGET BUT LEAVE A BIG PART OF THE EXPENDITURES OUT OF THAT BUDGET; IT STRIKES ME. BUT WHAT STRIKES ME EVEN MORE DRAMATICALLY,...
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MR. REID, -
TALKED TO THE COMMANDING GENERAL OF
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MR. CONRAD, -
THIS LARGE FORCE.
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE LEFT NELLIS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, PEOPLE THAT TRAINED THERE. THEY HAVE FAMILIES IN NEVADA. THEY GO -- THEIR...
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THAT IS JUST THE MOST BASIC, I WOULD THINK, OF VALUES. THAT THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING. AND THE BUDGET,...
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MR. SCHUMER, -
LAID ASIDE, AND I SEND AN AMENDMENT
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
TO THE DESK AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE...
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MR. SCHUMER, -
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MR. CONRAD, -
THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM
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MR. SCHUMER, -
NEW YORK, MR. SCHUMER, FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 299. MR. SCHUMER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE AMENDMENT BE CONSIDERED AS...
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MR. REID, -
HAPPY TO HAVE MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW YORK BEGIN DISCUSSING HIS AMENDMENT. WE WILL REVIEW THE AMENDMENT AT SOME
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Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
POINT. I'M SURE THAT WE WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR AND SENT TO THE DESK. NOT JUST YET. MR. SCHUMER: I WOULD IMAGINE -- I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE JUST...
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Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
OKLAHOMA. MR. NICKLES: I DON'T BELIEVE THE AMENDMENT SHOULD BE PENDING. MR. REID: IT'S NOT PENDING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN...
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MR. NICKLES, -
WE UNDERSTAND, AND WE'RE TRYING TO RESPECT EACH OTHER AS FAR AS MANAGEMENT OF THE BILL,
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MR. REID, -
AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON THE AMENDMENT. I THANK MY COLLEAGUE.
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Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
MR. SCHUMER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK. MR. SCHUMER: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS AMENDMENT IS RELEVANT, OF...
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Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
AMENDMENT. BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT SPOKE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND HE SAID THAT HOSTILITIES HAVE COMMENCED. LY AND I WOULD JUST LEAVE THREE THOUGHTS...
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MR. NICKLES, -
2004, IT'S $6.5
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MR. SCHUMER, -
BILLION. APPROXIMATELY $6.5 BILLION. MR.
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MR. NICKLES, -
NICKLES: I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO MY COLLEAGUE SENDING THE AMENDMENT TO THE DESK. MR. SCHUMER: THEN I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE AMENDMENT BE...
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MR. SCHUMER, -
JUST TO FURTHER CLARIFY AGAIN FOR ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES, IT'S -- WE JUST WISH TO REVIEW AMENDMENTS BEFORE -- AND THAT WAS THE -- THE PROBLEM, AND I APPRECIATE...
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MR. NICKLES, -
OF OUR COLLEAGUE. MR. SCHUMER: I THANK MY FRIEND FROM OKLAHOMA,
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MR. SCHUMER, -
AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S WHAT HE WANTED TO DO. WE HAD BROUGHT IT TO THE DESK AND WE
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Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
HAD THOUGHT -- I HAD ASKED UNANIMOUS CONSENT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY HAD SEEN IT AND APPROVED IT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK...
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MR. SCHUMER, -
MR. SCHUMER: MR. CHAIRMAN, I WILL CONTINUE MY REMARKS NOW THAT THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN REPORTED. SO THE FIRST PART OF THIS AMENDMENT DEALS WITH HOME LAND...
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MR. CONRAD, -
BILLION OVER THE PERIOD WE ARE ADDING
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Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
THINGS ON. RIGHT NOW ONLY 2% OF THE CARGO CONTAINERS ARE SCREENED. NOW, NOT EVERY CONTAINER IS GOING TO BE SCREENED. WE KNOW SOME OF THEM THAT ARE...
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MR. DASCHLE, -
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE TO DO MORE TO DEAL WITH TRUCK SECURITY.
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MR. SCHUMER, -
AGAIN, A METHOD OF CHOICE OF TERRORISTS HAS BEEN TO TAKE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, PLACE IT ON A TRUCK AND THEN EXPLODE IT IT. OF ALL PLACES, BRAZIL HAS A...
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MR. CONRAD, -
OF HOMELAND SECURITY SECURITY. SENATOR SCHUMER AND
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
I, OF COURSE, HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY THE NEED FOR ENHANCED SECURITY IN A VERY HORRIFIC WAY BECAUSE OF THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, AND THE...
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MR. CONRAD, -
OUT TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, TO RELIEVE THE NECESSARY
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
COSTS OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GHEAT MONEY OUT NOW WHEN IT IS NEEDED. OPERATION ATLAS IS GOING ON NOW NEW YORK. OPERATION...
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Enzi, Michael "Mike" B. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
COLLEAGUES AND THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA. WE HAVE MADE IT SOUND LIKE WE'RE DEBATING AN EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. WE'RE NOT. WE ARE DEBATING THE REGULAR...
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| 01:56:30 |
MR. REID, -
HAVE BEEN SAID THIS MORNING AND ALSO TALK GENERALLY ABOUT THE BUDGET RESOLUTION. THIS BUDGET RESOLUTION HAS BEEN CALLED AN ECONOMIC PACKAGE, SOMETHING...
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
RESOLUTION DOESN'T ADD UP. IT CANNOT POSSIBLY BE SERIOUS IN ITS ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT'S WRONG IN THIS COUNTRY. LET ME JUST USE...
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
MR. REID: THAT WOULD BE FINE. I WOULD LIKE THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY WHO HAS BEEN WAITING SOME TIME TO BE RECOGNIZED AFTER THAT. IS THAT OKAY, SENATOR...
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MR. DORGAN, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. DORGAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL PROBABLY NOT USE ALL OF THE FIVE
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
MINUTES. MY COLLEAGUE WISHES TO SPEAK I WANTED TO POINT OUT ONE AMENDMENT I INTEND TO OFFER DEALING WITH MARKET ACCESS AND COMPLIANCE RESPONDING TO...
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MR. DORGAN, -
DISCUSSING. THE BUDGET RESOLUTION BROUGHT TO US FROM THE COMMITTEE HAS LARGE ABIDING PERMANENT BUDGET DEFICITS. IT INCLUDES VERY LARGE TAX CUTS AT...
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Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
IS COSPONSORED BY SENATORS CONRAD AND SCHUMER AS WELL. THIS BUDGET REMINDS ME OF A MOVIE THAT I SAW SOME TIME AGO, NOT INTENDED TO PRESENT ANY HUMOR,...
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Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
VIEW NUMBER WAS A COWS THE OF LACKING PATRIOTISM. AND LOST THE ELECTION. IMAGINE, TRIPLE AM PEW TEA. MAN LEFT WITH -- AMPUTEE. MAY BE LEFT WITH ONE...
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MR. CONRAD, -
SERVED IN THE WAR AND THE MOTHER OF TWO SMALL BOYS, I WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE IN OUR
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Lincoln, Blanche Lambert - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
ARMED FORCES AND THIS GREAT COUNTRY, THOSE THAT GO TO THE FRONTLINES TO DEFEND THE FREEDOMS AND THE CONVENIENCES THAT WE ENJOY HERE EVERY DAY. THEY'VE...
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MR. CONRAD, -
MEDICAL CARE. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED ON THE DOTTED LINE AND SAID THEY ARE WILLING TO
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Lincoln, Blanche Lambert - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
GO AND DEFEND THIS COUNTRY, AND YET IN THEIR PRIVATE LIVES CANNOT AFFORD OR HAVE ACCESS TO THE APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE THAT KEEPS THEM AT A HEALTH...
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| 02:50:44 |
MR. REID, -
BROWNBACK: THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE HERE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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MR. CONRAD, -
OBJECTION. MR. ENZI: MR. PRESIDENT? I HAVE NINE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET DURING TODAY'S SESSION OF THE SENATE. THEY HAVE THE...
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| 02:51:04 |
MR. BROWNBACK, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: TO MY FRIEND FROM ARKANSAS, I LISTENED
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MR. ENZI, -
TO YOUR SPEECH, AND TODAY WHEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED SERVICES WE REALLY MEAN IT. WHAT I WANTED TO FOCUS ON FOR JUST A MINUTE...
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
HER SISTER, MEGHAN: MEGHAN IS A BRILL YACHT YOUNG WOMAN. GRADUATED FROM JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL HERE A SCHOOL OR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED. SHE IS A GRADUATE...
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| 02:55:00 |
MR. ENZI, -
AND ASK THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE PENDING BUSINESS BE SET ASIDE SO I MAY INTRODUCE AN AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION?
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| 02:55:10 |
MR. BROWNBACK, -
MR. CONRAD: I WOULD BE CONSTRAINED TO OBJECT AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE DOING IS ALLOWING MEMBERS TO SPEAK ON THEIR AMENDMENTS ON BOTH SIDES...
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| 02:55:30 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THEIR AMENDMENT BUT NOT ACTUALLY SENT THEM TO THE DESK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SENATOR SCHUMER, WHO HAD AN AMENDMENT, AS YOU KNOW, ON HOMELAND SECURITY....
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| 02:56:14 |
Enzi, Michael "Mike" B. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
FORMALLY ENTER THEM AT THIS POINT. OBJECTIO OBJECTIO N IS HEARD. THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS. MR. BROWNBACK: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HOPE THAT ONCE...
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| 02:56:26 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
HAD BY -- FLOATED IT BY BOTH SIDES AND VETTED WELL AND I HOPE IT WILL BE SCENTED. I WOULD, MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT
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| 02:56:39 |
MR. BROWNBACK, -
ON THE -- WELL, I WILL RESERVE THAT FOR ANOTHER TIME. MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL BE SENDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE DESK THAT MANY EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE...
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| 03:06:03 |
MR. CONRAD, -
AMENDMENT IS AN AMENDMENT THAT I ACTUALLY OFFERED IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. I THOUGHT WE HAD A GOOD DEBATE ON IT. AND I THINK IT REALLY GOES TO THE HEART...
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| 03:06:12 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
MOMENT THAT SO MANY AMERICANS ARE FOCUSING ON, SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE FOCUSING ON. MR. PRESIDENT, THE NATION HAS GONE TO WAR WITH IRAQ. OUR THOUGHTS...
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| 03:11:41 |
Enzi, Michael "Mike" B. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE REQUESTED FUNDING AFTER OPERATIONS HAD BEGUN AND CONGRESS HAD SUP QUENTLY APPROPRIATED MONEY TO MEET SPECIFICALLY DOCUMENTED BUDGET...
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| 03:12:17 |
MR. CONRAD, -
WERE NOT OBVIOUSLY FORESEEN. THEY OCCURRED AFTER THE BUDGET RESOLUTION OCCURRED. WE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS WAR AND THE IMMINENT REALITY OF IT FOR SOME...
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| 03:12:32 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
RESOLUTION RIGHT NOW. THERE SIMPLY IS NOT HARD AND FAST RULE AGAINST BEING HONEST IN BUDGETING. THAT'S ALL WE'RE CALLING FOR HERE. THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE...
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| 03:13:05 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
HAVE COMMENCED. AND NOT TO SET ASIDE FUNDS FOR THE WAR MAKES NO EARTHLY SENSE SENSE. HOW CAN THAT POSSIBLY BE DEFENDED? WE'RE AT WAR. WE'VE ALREADY...
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| 03:14:01 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
HOMELAND SECURITY. AND I ALSO VOTED FOR RESERVE THE MONEY TO DO THAT. THAT'S WHY I SUPPORTED THE PATRIOTIC PAUSE THAT SAID NO TAX CUTS UNTIL WE...
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| 03:19:23 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
GOING TO YIELD 30 MINUTES TO SENIOR SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. LET ME JUST SAY THAT IF THERE WAS AN AWARD HERE IN THE BODY FOR MR. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY,...
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| 03:20:20 |
Hollings, Ernest "Fritz" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Carolina
JOB. MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE THREE AMENDMENTS AT THE DESK. I UNDERSTAND WE ARE NOT INTRODUCING AMENDMENTS 0 SO I WILL ADDRESS, HASTILY, COMMENTS ON...
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| 03:38:14 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
STATES STATES, OUR FORMER GOVERNOR, BILL GI, ENDORSED -- BILL GUY, ENDORSED SENATOR HOLLINGS. BILL GUY WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MY FAMILY AND SOMEBODY WHO...
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| 03:39:31 |
Hollings, Ernest "Fritz" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Carolina
I'LL CONTINUE ON TRYING MY BEST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. CONRAD: I THANK THE SENATOR SENATOR. AND COMMITTEE ONLY SAY, I'VE BEEN COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE...
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| 03:39:57 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THE BUDGET THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SENT TO US, THE BUDGET THAT HAS COME OUT OF THE COMMITTEE WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE OUR BUDGET DEFICITS....
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| 03:46:43 |
MR. ENZI, -
WE LISTENED TO OUR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS AND SCHOOL PEOPLE. THEY'LL TELL US THAT THE FEDERAL LAWS ARE DRIVING THEM CRAZY,
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| 03:46:51 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
UNDERMINING THEIR ABILITY TO DISCIPLINE, AND WE NEED SOME REFORM STATEMENT WE -- AT THE SAME TIME WE PUT IN SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY AND WE HAVE A CHANCE...
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| 03:53:54 |
MR. DURBIN, -
NORTH DAKOTA. A LITTLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON WE WILL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO ARE WAGEING THIS WAR IN IRAQ....
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| 03:54:08 |
MR. CONRAD, -
MOMENT TO DO IT, WHEN THE FIRST SHOT IS FIRED, THE POLITICAL
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| 03:54:12 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
DEBATE SHOULD START TO TAKE A BACK SEAT TO OUR SOLIDDARITY AND-- --TO OUR SOLIDARITY AND OUR COMMITMENT TO THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE THEIR LIVES...
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| 03:59:26 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
SOMETIME SOON. I PERSONALLY THINK IT'S SURREAL LIST STICK TO BE HERE TALKING ABOUT OTHER THINGS AND NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT. I'D BE HAPPY TO YIELD FOR...
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| 04:00:03 |
Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
COULD GET AGREEMENT TO SEND SENATOR FEINGOLD'S AMENDMENT AS WELL. MR. NICKLES: I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT. LET ME LOOK AT HIS AMENDMENT. MR. CONRAD:...
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| 04:00:22 |
MR. CONRAD, -
MR. CONRAD: ALL RIGHT. MR. PRESIDENT, I
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| 04:00:27 |
MR. NICKLES, -
HOPE WHEN WE GET ON TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE WAR WITH
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| 04:00:30 |
MR. CONRAD, -
IRAQ, NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELAY -- BECAUSE WE COULD DISPENSE WITH THAT
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| 04:00:38 |
MR. NICKLES, -
DISCUSSION HOPEFULLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND PERHAPS TOMORROW
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| 04:00:42 |
MR. CONRAD, -
MORNING GO BACK TO THE BUDGET AND COMPLETE THE BUDGET BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, WHICH IS LONG IN ADVANCE OF WHEN WE NEED TO FINISH IT -- BUT I MUST SAY, TO...
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| 04:01:56 |
Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
CONSIDERED. MR. CONRAD: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. LET ME -- LET ME UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT WOULD DO TO THE SEQUENCE OF VOTES. BECAUSE I WOULD...
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| 04:02:17 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
ALSO A COCHRAN AMENDMENT THAT WILL BE OFFERED AS A ALTERNATIVE TO THE SCHUMER AMENDMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT VOTED ON ADJACENT TO THE SCHUMER...
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| 04:02:34 |
Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
THIS WOULD PUT THE BROWNBACK AMENDMENT IN THE CUE AND IT WOULD ALSO PUT THE FEINGOLD AMENDMENT IN, AND AT SOME POINT I'LL BE ASKING CONSENT FOR SENATOR...
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| 04:03:07 |
MR. CONRAD, -
FOR $100
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| 04:03:09 |
Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
BILLION WAR RESERVE FUND SO THAT THE WAR IS PAID FOR AND THAT THE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE IN THIS BUDGET. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
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| 04:03:22 |
MR. CONRAD, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE BROWN BROWNBACK AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS, MR. BROWNBACK, FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS,...
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| 04:04:04 |
MR. NICKLES, -
NICKLES: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT FURTHER READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR....
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| 04:04:34 |
MR. CONRAD, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: BOTH AMENDMENTS ARE PENDING. MR. NICKLES: WE SET ASIDE THE BROWNBACK AMENDMENT. NOW
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| 04:04:39 |
MR. NICKLES, -
THE FEINGOLD AMENDMENT WOULD BE THE PENDING AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THEY ARE IN THE CUE. MR.
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| 04:04:43 |
MR. CONRAD, -
NICKLES: MR. PRESIDENT, THANK
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| 04:04:45 |
MR. NICKLES, -
YOU VERY MUCH. MR. PRESIDENT, NOW, MIGHT I INQUIRE FROM THE PARLIAMENTARIAN,
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MR. CONRAD, -
HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE ON THE RESOLUTION? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 5 HOURS
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MR. NICKLES, -
AND 45 MINUTES. MR. NICKLES: MR. PRESIDENT,
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Unidentified Speaker, -
I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF MY TIME ON THE RESOLUTION.
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MR. NICKLES, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR'S TIME IS YIELDED BACK. MR. CONRAD: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA. MR. CONRAD:...
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
WE'LL IMPROVE THE OPERATIONS HERE IF WE CAN GET THOSE LINED UP. I THANK THE CHAIRMAN VERY MUCH FOR HIS COURTESY. MR. CHAIRMAN -- MR. PRESIDENT, LET...
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| 04:10:26 |
MR. REID, -
LEGISLATIVE RESULTS ARE LEGENDARY
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
HERE IN THE CHAMBER. AND WE APPRECIATE VERY MUCH HIS HARD WORK. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, THE REASON THAT I WANTED TO STAND WHILE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF...
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| 04:10:52 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
A VERY MODEST MAN. HE AND I CAME TO THE SENATE TOGETHER. KENT -- HIS PARENTS WERE KILLED BY AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A DRUNK DRIVER AND HE...
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Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
TO SOME FIVE HOURS. MIGHT I INQUIRE OF THE CHAIR HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE ON THIS SIDE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 5 HOURS AND 9 MINUTES. MR. CONRAD: 5 HOURS...
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| 04:31:30 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: IS A QUORUM CALL...
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MR. REID, -
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: MR. FRIST: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER....
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| 04:33:32 |
Frist, William "Bill" - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
EXPRESS ITS SUPPORT. AS PEOPLE HAVE WATCHED THE COURSE OF TODAY, WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON IN IRAQ AS WE SPEAK, AND...
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| 04:36:31 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
OF VOTES ON THE BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT WILL BE -- THAT WILL BE VOTED UPON AT AROUND 4:00. MY HOPE WOULD BE THAT WE COULD HAVE A VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION...
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| 04:38:33 |
Frist, William "Bill" - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
THE RESOLUTION WOULD BE INTRODUCED NOW. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WE WILL HAVE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME MAKE THEIR INITIAL REMARKS OF...
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| 04:45:14 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
BEGUN. IT IS THE DUTY OF THE SENATE TO ADDRESS OUR MOST SOLEMN DECISIONS NOW AS A NATION. AS A VETERAN, I KNOW THERE IS NO MORE IMPORTANT OR GRAVE DECISION...
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| 04:49:34 |
MR. FRIST, -
MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD ANNOUNCE THAT THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SENATOR LEVIN, WILL BE
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| 04:49:43 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
OUR MANAGER, AND I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME THE THE VOTES ARE CAST ON THE AMENDMENTS PENDING BE DIVIDED EQUALLY....
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| 04:50:15 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
VERY CONSTRUCTIVE AND CLEAR DEBATE AS A MESSAGE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES, THEIR FAMILIES AND INDEED THE WHOLE WORLD. MR. LEVIN: I WONDER...
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| 04:50:45 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
ARE COMMITTED TO COMBAT. MR. WARNER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MR. WARNER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I COULD...
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| 04:51:09 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE, SENATOR LEVIN. WE'VE SERVED TOGETHER -- THIS IS OUR 25TH YEAR ON THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. BUT I WOULD SAY TO MY...
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| 05:03:13 |
MR. LEVIN, -
AND REPUBLICAN, EXPRESS OUR UNIFIED SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS.
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| 05:03:18 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
I PERSONALLY AM VERY PROUD OF THE NEVADA SONS AND DAUGHTERS WHO HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AS PART OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. NEVADA...
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| 05:09:32 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
SO YOU'VE BEEN A FULL MEMBER HONORARY OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. MR. REID: THANK YOU, I SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM VIRGINIA. AS I SAID, WE ALL IN...
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| 05:09:59 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED SERVICES WITH THE HELP OF BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS WILL BRING ABOUT A DECISIVE VICTORY. LET'S HOPE THAT...
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| 05:12:53 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
BOTH RESOLVE DIFFERENCES AMONG MEMBERS AND TO GET TO VOTES. IN ONE PARTICULAR INSTANCE THAT I HOPE HE'LL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR -- HE WILL IN OUR...
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| 05:14:09 |
MR. SPECTER, -
ONCE THE CONFLICT HAS
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| 05:14:11 |
MR. WARNER, -
BEGUN THAT THERE BE FULL SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS IN THE FIELD.
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| 05:14:17 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
THE RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED BY BOTH THIS BODY AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITIES. AND I RESPECT THOSE WHO HAVE DISAGREED WITH...
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| 05:17:19 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY AND DEDICATED AND MOTIVATED, PROFESSIONAL GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN THEY ARE. WHAT REPRESENTATIVES OF AMERICA...
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| 05:22:07 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
OF IN THAT SEQUENCE ON OUR SIDE. WE'LL ALTERNATE WITH MY COLLEAGUE OVER HERE. BUT I WISH TO ALERT THEM BECAUSE THIS DEBATE IS MOVING RIGHT ALONG NOW,...
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| 05:22:41 |
MR. LEVIN, -
THAT THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN SAID, TALKING ABOUT OUR TROOPS. HAVING BEEN ON THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND HAVING CHAIRED...
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| 05:22:56 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
WORLD IN ALL KINDS OF CIRCUMSTANCES. NEVER HAVE I SEEN A COMMITMENT THAT IS OUT THERE THE RIGHT NOW BY THESE YOUNG TROOPS. I REMEMBER NOT LOL AN -- LONG...
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| 05:30:09 |
MR. LEVIN, -
OF THIS VERY SERIOUS UNDERTAKING. I'M VERY
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| 05:30:13 |
Bingaman, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
GLAD TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION THAT THE MAJORITY LEADER AND THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER HAVE COME TOGETHER ON IN STATING OUR SOLIDARITY WITH OUR SERVICE...
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| 05:32:22 |
MR. WARNER, -
COMMITTEE. MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT'S HAPPENING IN IRAQ. I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE TO PAY TRIBUTE
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| 05:32:31 |
Ensign, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Nevada
TO. MR. ENSIGN: IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AS SENATORS SHOW OUR TROOPS WHAT THEY MEAN TO US. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL AMERICANS SHOW THE PEOPLE IN UNIFORM...
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| 05:38:59 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
WELL HOW THEY WERE RECEIVED BACK HOME. IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE GENERATION WHICH I HAD A MODEST ASSOCIATION IN WORLD WAR II WITH OPEN ARMS WERE THEY...
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| 05:39:42 |
MR. LEVIN, -
UNITS UNITS, MERELY REPRESENTING OUR GRATEFUL NATION TO THESE PEOPLE GOING OFF TO
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| 05:39:49 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
WAR, SEEING THE TEARFUL SPOUSES, THE UNCERTAINTY OF THEIR ECONOMIC FUTURE NOT ONLY IF THEIR STANDPOINT AS THE GUARD AND RESERVE BUT ALSO FROM THEIR...
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| 05:44:59 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE TOOK A VERY ACTIVE ROLE. SENATOR LEVIN AND I ARE BOTH APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE AND WE...
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| 05:45:38 |
MR. LEVIN, -
FROM MONTANA. THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA. MR. BURNS: MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO THANK MY GOOD FRIEND FROM VIRGINIA. YES, WE'VE BEEN CONVERSING AND FRIENDS...
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| 05:46:01 |
Burns, Conrad - U.S. Senator, [R] Montana
HE WAS YOUNGER. HIS HAIR WAS DARK, DASHING YOUNG MAN ON AN ADVENTURE WEST. WE'VE ALSO DISCUSSED THIS SUBJECT A LOT OF TIMES IN PRIVATE CONVERSATION,...
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| 05:51:33 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
AND I WILL AT THIS POINT IN TIME I THINK THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR MASSACHUSETTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER THE I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 05:52:06 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
SO MANY ARE STILL IN THE DAWN OF LIFE AS THEY RISK THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY AND OUR IDEALS. WE PRAY FOR THE SUCCESS OF THEIR MISSION AND THEIR QUICK...
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| 05:57:25 |
MR. WARNER, -
THANK YOU. MR. ALEXANDER: I THANK THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MR. PRESIDENT, LAST NIGHT MOST AMERICANS STAYED UP LATE WATCHING FOR NEWS OF THE WAR. MOST...
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| 05:57:36 |
MR. ALEXANDER, -
MEN AND WOMEN WHO WILL BE FIGHTING OVERSEAS AND FOR OUR COUNTRY. I SUSPECT MOST SENATORS DID AS WELL.
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| 05:57:41 |
MR. WARNER, -
TODAY MOST AMERICANS WENT ABOUT THEIR JOBS,
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| 05:57:45 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
AND THE SENATE DID TOO. BUT OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET AND OUR EVERYDAY JOBS SEEM A LITTLE LESS IMPORTANT TODAY COMPARED TO WHAT OUR MEN AND WOMEN...
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| 06:01:11 |
MR. LEVIN, -
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HERE IN WASHINGTON AND THE PLEDGE HAD RENEWED AND DEEP MEANING. IN TERMS OF THE
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| 06:01:18 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
PRAYER, I PRAY TOO, MR. PRESIDENT. I PRAY THAT OUR MILITARY ACTION IN IRAQ IS SWIFT, IS DEVICEIVE, IS SUCCESSFUL, AND I PRAY THAT THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES...
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| 06:04:30 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
THE EVER GROWING NUMBER OF SENATORS ANXIOUS TO SPEAK. THEY, I PRESUME, WILL CONSIDER HOW WE ADD MORE TIME INTO THIS DEBATE NOW. I JUST WISH TO...
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| 06:05:28 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
MICHIGAN CAN WORK TOGETHER TO ADD SOME TIME, IT WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. MR. WARNER: THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS IS TO BE RECOGNIZED NEXT. MR. LEVIN: WOULD...
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| 06:05:58 |
MR. WARNER, -
SENATOR DORGAN, SENATOR DAYTON, SENATOR REID IS IN THE
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| 06:06:03 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
CLOAKROOM, SENATOR BOXER, SENATOR BAUCUS, SENATOR BYRD. SO THERE'S NO WAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE MUCH LESS ADDITIONAL...
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| 06:07:23 |
MR. WARNER, -
4:30 IN ORDER TO GET THESE SPEECHES AHEAD OF THE VOTE. IT COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SERIES OF VOTES. MR. WARNER: MR. PRESIDENT, I SAY TO OUR DISTINGUISHED...
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| 06:07:34 |
MR. BYRD, -
AND I HAVE PUT THAT TO OUR RESPECTIVE LEADERSHIP.
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| 06:07:38 |
MR. WARNER, -
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| 06:07:39 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. HUTCHISON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT...
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| 06:07:50 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
THOSE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE IN HARM'S WAY AS WE SPEAK CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT THEIR TIME FAR ACROSS THE OCEANS. AS WE SPEAK, AMERICANS -- AS
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| 06:08:05 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
WE SPEAK, AMERICANS' THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, WAS A BRUTAL WAKE-UP CALL FOR OUR NATION, ONE THAT...
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| 06:12:40 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
AT LEAST DESCRIBE WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING AS THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST VERY BRIEFLY. I THINK WE'RE ABOUT READY TO PROPOUND IT. WE WOULD -- THERE...
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| 06:12:54 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
WISH TO ADDRESS THE RESOLUTION. WE'RE PREPARED TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THOSE REQUESTS. WE WOULD THEN ASK FOR A UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE VOTES THAT...
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| 06:14:33 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
EARLIER. FURTHER, I ASK THAT THE PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED STACKED VOTES OCCUR BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE VOTE ON THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION,...
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| 06:15:08 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
DIVIDED, AND THAT THEIR SPEECHES APPEAR IN THE RECORD PRIOR TO THE VOTE CAST ON THE RESOLUTION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? MR. WARNER:...
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| 06:15:38 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
FOLLOWING SENATORS HAVE INDICATED THE DESIRE TO SPEAK. I WILL BE HERE TO ACCOMMODATE THEM AS BEST I CAN WITHIN THE 30 MINUTES THAT I HAVE REMAINING....
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| 06:16:17 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. SENATOR DAYTON FOR FIVE MINUTES. SENATOR JACKRD FOR FIVE MINUTES. SENATOR BOXER SFOR SIX MINUTES. SENATOR BOXER FOR...
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| 06:17:43 |
MR. WARNER, -
I SHOULD HAVE YIELDED FIVE MINUTES
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| 06:17:46 |
MR. ALLARD, -
TO THE SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA VEKD FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. DORGAN: MR. PRESIDENT NERC MAKES NO...
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| 06:18:03 |
MR. LEVIN, -
IS UNITED IN SUPPORT FOR THEM. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO TO THOSE SOLDIERS WHO HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL FOR OUR COUNTRY. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO
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| 06:18:15 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
TO THEIR FAMILIES. IN MY STATE WE HAVE TWO AIR FORCE BASES, INTERNATIONAL GUARD. WE HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE OF DEPLOYMENT. ALMOST 30% OF ALL GUARDS...
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| 06:21:16 |
MR. WARNER, -
IRAQ OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION HAD BEGUN. IT WAS A SOLEMN MOMENT THAT REMINDS US THAT DIPLOMACY WAS
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| 06:21:21 |
Allard, Wayne - U.S. Senator, [R] Colorado
NO LONGER AN OPTION. AND I RECALL THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE PEACE WHEN YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH A LEADER WHO'S NOT PEACEFUL. IT...
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| 06:24:40 |
MR. LEVIN, -
DEBATE. THAT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF THE
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| 06:24:43 |
Dayton, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEBATE, TO AGREE AND TO DISAGREE, IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR DEMOCRACY AND SADDAM HUSSEIN'S DICTATORSHIP. THE MEASURE OF OUR FREE...
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| 06:27:53 |
MR. WARNER, -
OUR MEN AND WOMEN ON THE FRONT LINES, IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO COMMENCE MILITARY ACTION TO DISARM IRAQ. IN THIS CHAMBER IT
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| 06:28:01 |
Coleman, Norm - U.S. Senator, [R] Minnesota
HAS OFTEN BEEN SAID FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE ENDS AT THE WATER'S EDGE. THIS RESOLUTION MAKES CLEAR THE USE OF FORCE ENDS WITH THE FIRING OF THE FIRST WEAPON....
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| 06:30:43 |
MR. LEVIN, -
QUALIFIED HANDS. WE ARE HERE TODAY UNITED IN OUR SUPPORT FOR
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| 06:30:47 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
THESE EXTRAORDINARY SOLDIERS AND SAILORS AND AIRMEN, MARINES, COAST GUARDSMEN. ALL OF THEM SUPERBLY TRAINED. FAITHFUL TO THEIR UNIFORMS AND ALSO...
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| 06:34:08 |
MR. WARNER, -
THE IRAQI PEOPLE HAVE WAITED FAR TOO LONG LONG. TO SUFFER FOR FAR
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| 06:34:15 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
TOO LONG AND THE WORLD HAS FOR TOO LONG FAILED TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF SADDAM HUSSEIN'S ACQUISITION OF AN ARSENAL OF TERROR. THE...
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| 06:38:44 |
MR. WARNER, -
BLOODIEST CENTURY
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| 06:38:45 |
MR. McCAIN, -
IN THE HUMANITY OF HUMANITY ENSUED. WE HAVE SENT FORCE NOOSE IRAQ TO SAFE AMERICA SAFE FROM SUCH CENTURY WHEN TYRANTS ARE EMPOWERED BY TECHNOLOGY...
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| 06:39:44 |
MR. BYRD, -
REMAINING SPEAKERS? ON MY SIDE OF THE AISLE TO ALERT THEM? WE HAVE NEXT, THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA, MR. STEVENS,
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| 06:39:53 |
MR. WARNER, -
FOLLOWED BY THE SENATOR FROM UTAH, MR. HATCH, THE SENATOR FROM
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| 06:39:57 |
MR. LEVIN, -
NEW MEXICO, MR. DO MEN WHICH I HAVE, THE SENATOR FROM
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| 06:40:00 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
ARIZONA MR. KYL, SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MRS. DOLE, SENATOR FROM TEXAS, MR. CORNYN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. BOXER:...
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| 06:40:33 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
LEAD CONTRIBUTOR IN THIS EFFORT. THEY INCLUDE MARINES FROM CAMP PENDLETON AND 29 PALMS, CARRIER GROOMS FROM SAN DIEGO AND AIR FORCE PERSONNEL FROM ...
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| 06:47:07 |
MR. WARNER, -
TRIPOLI. I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT HAS THE AUTHORITY. WE'VE ALL PLEDGED OURSELVES WHEN WE WERE SWORN INTO FEDERAL OFFICE TO DEFEND THIS COUNTRY AGAINST
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| 06:47:16 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. HE HAS TAKEN ACTION, FIRM ACTION, TO PROTECT US AGAINST ENEMIES. IT -- THE FREEDOM OF IRAQ, THE FREEDOM OF THE PEOPLE...
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| 06:49:03 |
MR. LEVIN, -
SENATE HAS ADOPTED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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| 06:49:06 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
NUMBER 605 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, AS PRESIDING OFFICER OF THAT BODY, AMY
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| 06:49:13 |
Cochran, Thad - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
TUCK. AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE IS STRAF IS LITTLE. THE OPERATIVE CLAUSES ARE IS THAT "WE DO HEREBY DECLARE OUR COMPLETE SUPPORT FOR AND OUR GREAT...
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| 06:50:14 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
SUPPORT AND PRAYERS THAT ARE BEING SENT FROM THIS CHAMBER TO OUR BRAVE MEN AND HEROIC TROOPS IN THE DESERTS OF IRAQ. THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE SERVING...
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| 06:50:27 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
SONS AND THEY'RE DAUGHTERS; THEY'RE BROTHERS, THEY'RE SISTERS. MOTHERS AND FATHERS. THEY'RE HEROIC MILITARY SERVICE IS -- THEIR HEROIC MILITARY SERVICE...
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| 06:56:25 |
MR. WARNER, -
MR. LEVIN: IF THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO WOULD YIELD FOR A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT AFTER THE SENATOR FROM...
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| 06:56:46 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
NEW MEXICO'S NAME ON THE VARIOUS MILITARY AND VETERANS' BILLS BY CONSENT. I THANK THE SENATOR. MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY IS A DAY, AS I SEE IT,
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| 06:56:59 |
MR. DOMENICI, -
TO BE THANKFUL, TO HAVE HOPE, AND TO PRAY. SO I STAND BEFORE THE SENATE THANKFUL FOR OUR FREEDOM. BUT MORE IMPORTANT TODAY, FOR THE THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN...
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| 07:00:18 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
n THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH DAKOTA. MR. JOHNSON: MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK MY COLLEAGUE AND SENATOR BYRD. I RISE TODAY TO EXPRESS ...
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| 07:00:46 |
Johnson, Tim P. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
TO COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR MILITARY. WHILE WE HAD HOPED THE DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION COULD BE FOUND TO AVOID THE USE OF FORCE IT, NOW APPEARS MILITARY...
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| 07:03:05 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
AT THIS VERY MOMENT AS A FATHER. MR. WARNER: MR. PRESIDENT, MAY I ALSO JOIN MY COLLEAGUE AND EXPRESS POW GRATEFUL WE ARE YOU CAME TO THE FLOOR WITH...
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| 07:03:29 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
THAT A MEMBER OF THE SENIOR STAFF OF THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, COLONEL CHUCK ALL THIS IS SUN WHO IS HERE WITH ME IN THE CHAMBER, HIS SON...
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| 07:04:24 |
Dole, Elizabeth - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
OUR FREEDOMS. IT WAS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO ME TO VISIT OUR ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL AT THIS CRITICAL MOMENT IN OUR HISTORY. AND TO TELL THEM HOW...
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| 07:08:13 |
MR. WARNER, -
SADDAM HUSSEIN. WE BEGAN A WAR LAST NIGHT THAT WILL END SADDAM HUSSEIN'S THREAT
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| 07:08:19 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
TO HIS OWN PEOPLE AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND THIS COUNTRY. IT WAS A TIME WE CHOSE AND HISTORIC MOMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES AND MIDDLE EAST AND THE WORD....
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| 07:10:27 |
MR. WARNER, -
WEST VIRGINIA PRO THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT? MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK THE VERY DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN, MR....
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| 07:10:45 |
MR. LEVIN, -
SPIRIT. I ALSO THANK THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA
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| 07:10:51 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
FOR HIS -- ALSO FOR HIS CHARACTERISTIC COURTESY, ALWAYS. I THANK THOSE WHO HAVE WRITTEN -- WHO HAVE WRITTEN THIS RESOLUTION. MR. PRESIDENT, MONTHS...
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| 07:22:16 |
MR. WARNER, -
THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, OUR NATION HAS EXPERIENCED MOMENTS THAT
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| 07:22:20 |
MR. KYL, -
HAVE DEFINED OUR SPIRIT AND OUR CAUSE. ON JULY 2, 1863, IN A FIELD OUTSIDE OF A LITTLE TOWN IN PENNSYLVANIA CALLED GETTYSBURG, A YOUNG COLONEL NAMED...
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| 07:24:43 |
MR. LEVIN, -
THE PEACE. THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE DISAGREEMENT LEADING UP TO THIS MOMENT IN THIS CHAMBER DEMRX THIS COUNTRY, AND THROUGHOUT THE
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| 07:24:51 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
WORLD. -- CHAMBER, IN THIS COUNTRY, AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. MANY PEOPLE HAVE VERY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THE MILL STARE OPERATION IN IRAQ AND THEY HAVE...
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| 07:26:34 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CHAMBLISS: MR. CHAIRMAN, I THANK YOU AND I THANK SENATOR LEVIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS RESOLUTION...
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| 07:26:46 |
Chambliss, Clarence "Saxby" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
BEGAN TO RING AGAIN. LAST NIGHT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HEADED DOWN A PATH OF FREEING THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ FROM THE CRUEL DICTATOR, SADDAM HUSSEIN....
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| 07:28:11 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
THEY ARE ALL MIXED UP INTO THE AMERICAN MILITARY. THE STRENGTH OF OUR MILITARY IS THEY'RE AN OPTIMISTIC BUNCH FIGHTING FOR CAUSES GREATER THAN THEIR SELF-INTEREST....
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| 07:28:42 |
MR. LEVIN, -
TO GIVE MY SUPPORTED TO OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF, AND TO SAY -- TO GIVE MY SUPPORT TO OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF, AND TO SAY THAT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS...
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| 07:28:53 |
MS. LANDRIEU, -
NECESSARY LAST ONE. AS A MATURE DEMOCRACY, WE'D PREFER TO SETTLE OUR DISPUTES PEACEFULLY. MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO DO SO. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE...
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| 07:30:10 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE PRAY THAT THIS ENDS QUICKLY AND WITH LITTLE LOSS OF LIFE. I MET WITH MANY OF THESE MEN AND...
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| 07:31:26 |
MR. WARNER, -
THE MEN AND WOMAN WHO WE HAVE NOW PLACED IN HARM'S WAY ARE CARRYING THE PRAYERS OF EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THIS BODY AND EVERY SINGLE MAN, WOMAN AND...
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| 07:31:39 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
THE GREATEST TRADITIONS OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY. WE THANK THEM. MR. WARNER: MR. PRESIDENT? THIS HAS BEEN A HISTORIC DEBATE, FULLY PARTICIPATED IN...
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| 07:32:05 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
FIST FIST MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: MAJORITY LEADER. ALL TIME HE CAN E. EXPIRED. MR. LEVIN: I MAKE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT -- I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 07:32:32 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
DOMENICI AS ORIGINAL COSPONSOR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. FRIST: I WOULD CLOSE ON LEADER TIME. MR. PRESIDENT,...
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| 07:32:49 |
MR. WARNER, -
OF REMARKS. AMERICAN SOLDIERS, AMERICAN SAILORS AND AIRMEN ARE FIGHTING TO END THE REGIME OF ONE OF THE
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| 07:32:57 |
Frist, William "Bill" - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
WORD'S WORST TYRANTS. OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM ARE IN HARM'S WAY. THEY ARE ENGAGED IN BATTLE AS WE SPEAK. LET US PRAY FOR THEIR SAFETY AND THEIR...
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| 08:00:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ARE TWO MINUTES EVENLY DIVIDED. WHO YIELDS TIME? MR. CONRAD: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NORTH
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| 08:00:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DAKOTA. MR. CONRAD: COULD WE HAVE ORDER IN THE CHAMBER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. PLEASE TAKE CONVERSATIONS TO THE CLOAKROOM....
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| 08:01:07 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES, THE KYL AMENDMENT WOULD MOVE UP THE TIME OF MAKING PERMANENT THE ELIMINATION OF THE ESTATE TAX BY ONE YEAR. THAT COSTS $46...
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| 08:02:10 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
WOULDN'T DO THAT; THAT WOULD BE FOOLISH; WOULDN'T BE PRUDENT; WE'RE NOT DOING THIS THAT. ALL THIS DOES IS ADVANCE BY ONE YEAR THE REPEAL OF THE...
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| 08:03:00 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
FUNDING. THAT IS THE FACT. THERE IS NO MEDICARE, MEDICAID OR SOCIAL SECURITY OFFSET, PERIOD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
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| 08:03:08 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
SENATORS' TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT. IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE APPEARS TO BE. AND THERE IS. THE CLERK WILL CALL...
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| 08:21:53 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
THE SENATOR FROM FLORIDA. MR. GRAHAM: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, WE ARE ABOUT TO TAKE THE MEDICARE VOTE FOR THE YEAR 2003. LAST...
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| 08:24:15 |
Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
THAT VERY ORDERLY PROCESS IS, FIRST OF ALL, TO HAVE A BUDGET RESOLUTION. WE -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IF THE SENATOR WOULD WITHHOLD. THE SENATE IS...
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| 09:17:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR YIELD NEE ME TWO MINUTES, PLEASE. MR. CONRAD: I WOULD BE MORE THAN
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| 09:17:42 |
MR. SARBANES, -
PLEASED TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. MR. SARBANES: I APPRECIATE THAT VESTMENT AND I WANT TO SAY IN LIGHT OF THE DISCUSSION ...
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| 09:18:01 |
MR. CONRAD, -
STRAIGHT OUT WITHOUT MIXING IT INTO THE BUDGET RESOLUTION PROBLEM. IT'S OBVIOUSLY "THE"
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| 09:18:05 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
ISSUE FACING THE COUNTRY AND MEMBERS I THINK WANTED TO ADDRESS IT, AND I DON'T FEEL THEY OUGHT TO BE TRUNCATED. BUT I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULT POSITION...
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| 09:20:24 |
MR. CONRAD, -
WAITING HERE. MR. DODD: LET ME YIELD TO
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| 09:20:26 |
MR. DODD, -
MY COLLEAGUE FROM IOWA -- YES, ABSOLUTELY. MR. HARKIN: IF I COULD JUST HAVE TWO MINUTES. MR. CONRAD: I WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE...
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| 09:20:35 |
MR. CONRAD, -
I THANK THE SENATOR
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| 09:20:37 |
MR. DODD, -
AND I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM CONNECTICUT.
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| 09:20:39 |
MR. CONRAD, -
I'D LIKE TO SAY FIRST THAT MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS WITH-- --WITH
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| 09:20:46 |
MR. DODD, -
ARE WITH EYE WASN'TS WHO HAVE -- THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED
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| 09:20:50 |
MR. HARKIN, -
SFLSS HAVE NEVER LET US DOWN.
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| 09:20:52 |
MR. CONRAD, -
WE HAVE THE BEST-TRAINED SORXLE THE BEST TECHNOLOGY,
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| 09:20:55 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
AND THE BEST MILITARY COMMANDERS IN THE WORLD. I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PERFORMANCE. MY HOPE IS FOR A SWIFT CONCLUSION AND A LASTING PEACE IN...
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| 09:22:54 |
MR. DODD, -
EXPRESSING SOME REGRET THAT WE HAVE TO SORT OF ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO HAVE REMARKS ADDED TO THE RECORD HERE IN A MOMENT LIKE THIS WHEN 300,000 AMERICANS...
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| 09:28:10 |
MR. CONRAD, -
IMPORTANT FOR AMERICA'S SECURITY AS WE BEGIN THIS 21ST CENTURY. AGAIN, I REGRET THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE MORE TIME TO DISCUSS THIS, TO EXPRESS OUR
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| 09:28:16 |
MR. DODD, -
VIEWS AND THOUGHTS ON IT. I DON'T MINIMIZE THE IMPORTANCE AFTER BUDGET DEBATE BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THIS DISCUSSION WOULD TRUMP ANY DISCUSSION OF A BUDGET...
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| 09:28:55 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
UNDERSTAND. AS MUCH AS I VALUE THE BUDGET AND THE BUDGET PROCESS, AFTER SPENDING MY ENTIRE TIME HERE IN THE SENATE ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, THAT IS...
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| 09:29:58 |
Kohl, Herbert "Herb" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
MIND WE PRAY FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN. LAST NIGHT AS WE ALL WATCHED FROM THE SAFETY OUR LIVING ROORPBLGS OUR MILITARY WENT TO WAR. OUR SOLDIERS, SRXAIL...
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| 09:32:51 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
OTHER SIDE TO GIVE US AN EXTENDED TIME FOR DISCUSSION INSTEAD TO BE LOCKED INTO THE BUDGET DISCUSSION WHICH IS REGRETTABLE. THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA...
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| 09:33:47 |
MR. BREAUX, -
AS THE RANKING MEMBER
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| 09:33:49 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
ON THE SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT JOB. HE'S HANDLED IT WITH A GREAT DEAL OF
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| 09:33:55 |
Breaux, John - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
FINESSE, A GREAT DEAL OF MATURITY, AND A GREAT DEAL OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE INTRICACIES OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD SEND AN AMENDMENT...
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| 09:45:54 |
Snowe, Olympia J. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
AS THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA INDICATED, SEVERAL OF US HAVE BEEN WORKING ACROSS THE POLITICAL AISLE WITH THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA, OF COURSE THE SENATOR...
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| 10:13:10 |
MR. CONRAD, -
THE ARMED FORCES THAT ARE FIGHTING THE WAR IN IRAQ. THIS MORNING I PUT ON THIS ORANGE RIBBON THAT I WORE WHEN I WAS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO...
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| 10:13:23 |
Voinovich, George V - U.S. Senator, [R] Ohio
IT DURING THE WAR IN IRAQ TO REMIND ME AND OTHERS THAT OUR MEN AND WOMEN ARE IN HARM'S WAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR IT UNTIL THEY RETURN. BEFORE...
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| 10:27:42 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
VERY MUCH MY COLLEAGUES, SENATOR BREAUX, SENATOR SNOWE, SENATOR VOINOVICH, SENATOR BAUCUS FOR OFFERING THIS AMENDMENT. THEY COME FROM THE CENTRIST TRADITION...
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| 10:28:34 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK
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| 10:28:36 |
MR. CONRAD, -
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| 10:28:37 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA IN OPPOSITION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CONRAD: MIGHT I REVISE MY REQUEST. THERE'S ONLY...
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| 10:28:47 |
MR. BENNETT, -
TAKE SEVEN MINUTES OFF THE AMENDMENT AND WE GIVE AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT MINUTES OFF THE RESOLUTION SO THE SENATOR FROM MINUTE MONTANA WOULD HAVE HIS FULL--...
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| 10:29:04 |
MR. CONRAD, -
I FIRST COMMEND SENATOR VOINOVICH, SENATOR SNOWE AND SENATOR BREAUX AND OTHERS WHO HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO TRY TO FIND A PRACTICAL WAY TO ADDRESS A VERY...
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| 10:29:20 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
GET SOME CONTROL, SOME CHECK ON THE BURGEONING NATIONAL DEBT AND DEFICITS THAT WE ALL KNOW ARE ACCUMULATING AT MUCH TOO RAPID A RATE. THAT'S BASICALLY...
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| 10:44:42 |
Bennett, Robert F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
BEEN SAID BEFORE, NEED TO BE STRESSED AGAIN WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECTIONS THAT ARE MADE ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE NUMBERS WE ARE LOOKING AT. THE ONE...
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| 10:54:36 |
MR. CONRAD, -
THAT'S THE TAX INCREASE ALREADY PASSED AND IMPLEMENTED WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY THAT'S CORRECT. MR. CONRAD: IF I COULD INQUIRE OF THE SENATOR. IF THE PROPOSED...
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| 10:54:44 |
MR. BENNETT, -
BY THE PRESIDENT WERE ADDED
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| 10:54:45 |
MR. CONRAD, -
TO THAT CHART AND THE SENATOR -- CAN THE SENATOR TELL US THEN WHAT WOULD ONE SEE IN TERMS OF A CALCULATION OF THE DIS
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| 10:54:53 |
MR. BENNETT, -
A MEANS OF THE SURPLUS AND WHAT
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| 10:54:56 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
IS THE PRIMARY -- THE PRIMARY CULPRIT? MR. BENNETT: I HAPPEN TO HAVE ANOTHER CHART. AND I WELL GET TO THAT IF THE SENATOR WILL BE PATIENT. I APPRECIATE...
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| 10:55:21 |
Bennett, Robert F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
THIS AND SAY WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET THIS MONEY BACK, THE FIRST THING WE CAN DO, THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS GET RID OF THIS. 4514% OF THE WHOLE COMES...
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| 11:20:31 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
INDICATED BY THE PRESIDENT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED. HE DID NOT SHOW THE ADDITIONAL EFFECT OF THE TAX CUT THE PRESIDENT HAS PROPOSED, WHICH IS...
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| 11:32:20 |
MR. BENNETT, -
FROM THE PRESIDENT. THIS IS FROM MACROECONOMIC
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| 11:32:23 |
MR. CONRAD, -
ADVISORS WHO IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE
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| 11:32:26 |
MR. BENNETT, -
WHITE HOUSE AND UNDER CONTRACT WITH C.B.O. MR. BENNETT: THAT'S
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| 11:32:29 |
MR. CONRAD, -
RIGHT.
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| 11:32:31 |
MR. BENNETT, -
READY CONTRACT WITH THE WHITE HOUSE. FIRST LET ME SAY, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT IN ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE -- AND I KNOW OTHERS WISH TO SPEAK -- I THINK...
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| 11:32:40 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
SENATOR AND I COULD EXPLORE THIS AT SOME GREATER DEPTH. AND I AGREE WITH HIM ABSOLUTELY THAT THE PROBLEM IS AHEAD IN THE RETIREMENT
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| 11:32:50 |
Bennett, Robert F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
YEARS OF THE BABY BOOMERS. THE PLACE WHERE WE DIFFER IS WHETHER OR NOT THIS PROPOSAL THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS PUT BEFORE US WILL PREPARE US FOR A MORE...
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| 11:33:50 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
ECONOMY. MR. BENNETT: WHEN MR. GREENSPAN COMES BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE, I WILL EXPROR THAT WITH HIM IN DEPTH SO WE CAN GET IT NAILED...
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| 11:34:10 |
Bennett, Robert F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
THAT THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY WOULD INDEED PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT BENEFICIAL CHANGE IN 2004. THE QUESTION, OF COURSE, IS WHETHER OR NOT THE PROJECTIONS...
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| 11:36:05 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THE CROWDING OUT EFFECT. IT'S BECAUSE IT'S BORROWED MONEY. IT'S BECAUSE THAT REDUCES THE POOL OF SOCIETAL SAVINGS. AND I'VE GOT LOADS OF OTHER ECONOMIC...
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| 11:36:57 |
MR. BOND, -
AND THANK HIM FOR THE WORK THAT HE HAS DONE ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AS THE RANKING MEMBER. AND I THANK MY FRIEND FROM OKLAHOMA, THE CHAIRMAN OF...
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| 11:52:58 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
AND I'D PROPOSE THAT WE TAKE 15 MINUTES OFF THE AMENDMENT. FOR THE SENATOR FROM VERMONT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: OFF OF WHICH AMENDMENT? SENATOR? OFF...
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| 11:53:10 |
MR. BOND, -
WHICH AMENDMENT? THE BOND E. BOND END IS E. AMENDMENT IS
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| 11:53:15 |
MR. CONRAD, -
NOT PENDING. MR. CONRAD: WHICH AMENDMENT. DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO YOU MR. CHAIRMAN? I TOOK SENATOR BOND'S TIME OFF THE RESOLUTION. I AM NOT...
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| 11:54:05 |
Jeffords, James - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
TRANSPORTATION OFFERED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE. SENATOR BOND AND THE RANKING MEMBER, SENATOR HARRY REID AND ALSO MYSELF,...
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| 11:58:56 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
IS SPONSORED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, SENATOR INHOFE. THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, SENATOR JEFFORDS, CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON...
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| 12:06:59 |
MR. NICKLES, -
DESK IMMEDIATELY. AND I'LL YIELD TO MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FROM LOUISIANA BEFORE SPEAKING. MR. CONRAD: WILL THE SENATOR JUST YIELD FOR A MOMENT SO...
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| 12:07:25 |
MR. CONRAD, -
THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA. MS. LANDRIEU: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE TO DISCUSS AN AMENDMENT THAT I PLAN TO OFFER, BUT FIRST LET ME THANK...
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| 12:07:46 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT. AND SO AS WE TRY TO OFFER THESE AMENDMENTS AND STATE OUR CASE, WE REALIZE THAT THESE VOTES WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW TOMORROW. BUT...
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| 12:22:48 |
Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
AND MAYBE WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME OF THE BEST. I WISH TO TALK ABOUT OUR PLAN A LITTLE BIT AND ALSO I AM A-- -- I'M GOING TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS...
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| 12:52:51 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
TAXES. WE HAVE SEEN SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THIS CHART THAT'S ENTITLED "UNITED STATES SECOND HIGHEST IN THE WORLDCOM BIND CORPORATE AND ACTIVE DENIED...
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| 12:55:08 |
Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
SURE. PERCENTAGE OF G.D.P. BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LARGEST G.D.P. IN THE WORLD IS THE RELEVANT TYPE OF AN ANALYSIS TO USE. MR. CONRAD: I RESPECT MY COLLEAGUE'S...
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| 12:55:38 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
TO ADDITIONAL POINTS, BECAUSE THE GENTLEMAN RAISES AN IMPORTANT POINT. THERE IS I THINK AN IMPLICATION THAT WE HAVE GOT TO COMPETITIVE PROBLEM BECAUSE...
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| 12:59:27 |
Carper, Thomas "Tom" R. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THEMSELVES "BLUE DOG" DEMOCRATS AND THE BLUE DOG DEMOCRATS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T HEARD THAT PARTICULAR TERM BEFORE, THEY ARE DEMOCRATS WHO TEND TO BE...
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| 13:09:58 |
Corzine, Jon S. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
THE SUPPORTING RESOLUTION TODAY FOR OUR TROOPS TROOPS. WE NEED A STRONG AND UNEQUIVOCAL EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN -- COURAGEOUS...
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| 13:19:38 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
MITSUAT, A MEMBER OF MY STARXF BE GIVEN FLOOR PRIVILEGES DURING THE CONSIDERATION OF S. CON. RES. -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR....
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| 13:32:57 |
Cantwell, Maria - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT IS ABOUT HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR INVESTMENT IN JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATION AT A TIME WHEN WE HAVE IN THE NORTHWEST SOME...
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| 13:50:49 |
MR. NICKLES, -
COMPLETED THE DEBATE TIME AND DISCUSSION TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET RESOLUTION, THE STATUTE CALLS FOR 50 HOURS WE HAVE YIELDED BACK A FEW...
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| 13:51:01 |
MR. CONRAD, -
SPENT PROBABLY 40-SOME OD HOURS ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE DEBATING
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| 13:51:05 |
Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
AND DISCUSSING VARIOUS AMENDMENTS AND I THINK IT HAS BEEN A HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE. WE HAVE CONSIDERED AMENDMENTS, ADOPTED AMENDMENTS, AGREED TO ADOPT ADDITIONAL...
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| 13:54:17 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THINK 93. TEN MINUTES APIECE, THAT'S OVER 15 HOURS OF VOTING, AND THAT'S IF WE VOTED EVERY TEN MINUTES. WE ALL KNOW THAT WON'T OCCUR. SO WE WOULD...
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| 13:56:27 |
Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
PAST THAT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE WHEN WE ARE DOING THESE RAPID FIRE AMENDMENTS. MR. PRESIDENT MR. PRESIDENT, DISCUSSION THE SENATE PROCEED TO...
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