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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT, DEAL WITH DIFFERENCES, AND KEEP THE UNITY OF FELLOW PATRIOTS.
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| 00:02:00 |
THE CHAPLAIN, -
THE VERY NATURE OF OUR SYSTEM CAN FOSTER PARTY SPIRIT. HELP US TO MAINTAIN MUTUAL ESTEEM AND TRUST WITHOUT WHICH NOTHING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. THANK YOU...
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| 00:03:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL READ A COMMUNICATION TO THE SENATE. THE CLERK: WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 24, 2002. TO THE SENATE: UNDER...
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| 00:04:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BYRD, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA.
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| 00:04:28 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. REID: WE HAVE A VERY BUSY DAY TODAY WHICH WILL BEGIN WITH THE CHAIR ANNOUNCING SHORTLY MORNING BUSINESS TILL 11:00 A.M. WITH THE FIRST HALF...
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| 00:04:46 |
MR. REID, -
CONTROL OF THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REPUBLICAN LEADER OR HIS DESIGNEE. THEN
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| 00:04:49 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
AT 11:00, THE SENATE WILL RECONSUME CONSIDERATION OF -- RESUME CONSIDERATION OF THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG WITH TWO HOURS OF DEBATE IN RELATION TO THE HAGEL...
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| 00:06:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE MAJORITY LEADER OR HIS DESIGNEE. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SECOND HALF OF THE TIME SHALL BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER OR...
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| 00:06:45 |
Wellstone, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
YOU. IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE IN THE SENATE OVER 12 YEARS SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO FIGHT FOR PEOPLE. NOT WITH ACRIMONY BUT YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR...
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| 00:09:19 |
MR. DAYTON, -
THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA
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| 00:09:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND MYSELF. I KNOW THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN WHO IS PRESIDING HAS
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| 00:09:24 |
MR. DAYTON, -
VERY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS DISASTER ASSISTANCE AS WELL. I WANTED TO SAY TO MY COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND, THE SENIOR SENATOR
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| 00:09:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM MINNESOTA, I'M PROUD TO STAND WITH HIM TODAY
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| 00:09:33 |
Dayton, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
AND I'M PROUD TO FOLLOW IN HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS DISASTER ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION. THE SENATOR AND I BOTH SERVE ON THE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH...
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| 00:11:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN
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| 00:11:40 |
Nelson, Ben - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
DEVELOPING A FARM POLICY, WE'VE GONE FROM VIRTUALLY NO HELP TO A NEW FARM PROGRAM THAT'S DESIGNED TO HELP GET AGRICULTURE ON ITS FEET. BUT IT'S...
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| 00:16:06 |
MS. STABENOW, -
YOU ARE FIGHTING FOR AND JOIN
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| 00:16:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NEW THAT FIGHT. WE ALSO
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| 00:16:09 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
HAVE IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN MICHIGAN DISASTERS HAPPENING AS LATE AS THIS SPRING WHERE WE'VE SEEN OUR CHERRY CROP WIPED OUT BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY...
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| 00:22:12 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
WE HAD THESE LIFE SAVING AND MIRACLE DRUGS AVAILABLE WHEN MEDICARE WAS CREATED, THERE'S
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| 00:22:17 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
NO QUESTION BUT THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. OUR TASK NOW IS TO PUT A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT IN...
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| 00:24:05 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
TO FAIRDRUG FAIRDRUGPRICES.ORG AND BE PART OF A PETITION ON-LINE DRIVE AND SHARE YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL STORY. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A MORE IMPORTANT TIME...
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| 00:25:36 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
MIRACLE DRUGS PROVIDE NO MIRACLES. LIFE SAVING DRUGS SAVE NO LIVES FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T AFFORD THEM. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO PUT SOME...
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| 00:28:52 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
COMPANIES SAY, OH, NO, WE CAN'T POSSIBLY LOWER PRICES AT ALL BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO CUT RESEARCH AND YET WE KNOW TODAY THEY SPEND TWO AND A HALF TIMES...
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| 00:32:00 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
ARE PRICE CONTROLS ADMINISTERED BY THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY. AND THEY LIKE THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT. MOST OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE PRICE CONTROLS IN WHICH...
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| 00:33:54 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
OF THIS DISCUSSION TODAY THAT UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T JUST SAY, WE'LL LET THE FREE MARKET PREVAIL. IF I MIGHT JUST ASK CONSENT FOR ONE ADDITIONAL MOMENT....
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| 00:35:11 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE
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| 00:35:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAR
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| 00:35:13 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
ON TERRORISM FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO. AND I THINK IT IS CRITICAL. IT CONTAINS $14 BILLION TO FUND THE WAR ON TERRORISM. WITH THE COST OF ANTITERRORIST...
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| 00:46:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACCOMPLISHED TWO SIGNIFICANT FEATS THIS WEEK. FIRST, THIS BODY TOOK STRONG ACTION TO ENSURE THE CANDOR AND
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| 00:46:49 |
MR. HATCH, -
ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BE WATCH WORDS IN THE WORLD OF CORPORATE ACCOUNTING. WE HAVE GIVEN THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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| 00:46:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE TOOLS IT NEEDS TO BETTER DO ITS JOB OF ENSURING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL TELL INVESTORS IN PLAIN ENGLISH
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| 00:47:01 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
HOW OUR NATION'S CORPORATIONS ARE REALLY DOING. WE CRAFTED 21ST CENTURY CRIMINAL STATUTES AND TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR THOSE CORPORATE WRONGDOERS WHO...
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| 01:01:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT WITH 60 MINUTES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA, MR. HAGEL, AND THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS,
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| 01:01:43 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. KENNEDY OR HIS DESIGNEE. WHO YIELDS
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| 01:01:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME? MR. KENNEDY: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. KENNEDY: MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL YIELD SUCH TIME AS I MIGHT...
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| 01:02:18 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
ALSO THE MEMBERS OF
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| 01:02:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATE VOTING ON TWO IMPORTANT MEASURES
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| 01:02:24 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
ON THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM. I AM A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS MADE OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM FLORIDA, SENATOR GRAHAM, AND ...
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| 01:11:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHAT SENIORS EXPECT FROM OUR GOVERNMENT AS THEY LOOK
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| 01:11:31 |
MR. HAGEL, -
AT THEIR HEALTH CARE AND THEY LOOK TO THEIR FUTURE. WHEN I TALK TO
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| 01:11:37 |
Frist, William "Bill" - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
SENIORS AS I TRAVEL AROUND THE GREAT STATE OF TENNESSEE AND INDEED AROUND THE COUNTRY, THEY BASICALLY TELL ME VERY SIMPLY, VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, THAT...
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| 01:16:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. HAGEL: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD YIELD MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEVADA FIVE MINUTES. MR. ENSIGN: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF
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| 01:16:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PHILOSOPHIES THAT DEAL WITH THIS BILL. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THIS COUNTRY THAT HAS EVOLVED OVER
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| 01:16:57 |
MR. HAGEL, -
TIME WHERE WE HAVE A LOW DEDUCTIBLE DEDUCTIBLE,
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| 01:17:02 |
Ensign, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Nevada
LOW DEDUCTIBLE POLICIES, AND WE HAVE USUALLY A SMALL CO-PAY INVOLVED. THAT LOW DEDUCTIBLE COVERAGE, WHAT THAT HAS DONE OVER TIME HAS TAKEN THE PATIENT...
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| 01:22:19 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
CONTEXT OF WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
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| 01:22:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRIORITY OF TRYING TO DO SOMETHING TO KEEP
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| 01:22:23 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
THE COST DOWN IN TERMS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND WHETHER WE ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, OUR FELLOW CITIZENS. NOW, OUR GOOD FRIENDS...
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| 01:34:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM MASSACHUSETTS' CONCERNS. FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE MANY STATES IN THE INCOME LEVELS
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| 01:34:20 |
MR. ENSIGN, -
THAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT, THE $9,000, $10,000, $11,000, EVEN IN MY CASE THE
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| 01:34:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STATE OF NEVADA UP TO $21,500 A YEAR LEVEL WHERE THE STATES
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| 01:34:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ARE ALREADY PROVIDING
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| 01:34:33 |
Ensign, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Nevada
SOME HELP WITH SENIOR CITIZENS. THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR OF MY STATE WAS VISIONARIRY PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING CALLED THE SENIOR RX PROGRAM CAUSING THE...
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| 01:39:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES
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| 01:39:52 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
THE SENATOR STATED. MR. ENSIGN: WOULD THE SENATOR YIELD? MR. KENNEDY: HE MENTIONED HIS OWN PROGRAM IN HIS OWN STATE. WE ARE REPRESENTING ALL OF THE...
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| 01:40:15 |
MR. ENSIGN, -
ARE U. OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE
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| 01:40:18 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
FORMER INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THAT PROGRAM IN REALITY BUT I DON'T HAPPEN TO GET INTO THAT PROGRAM. LET ME POINT OUT MY PROGRAM...
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| 01:45:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE SENATOR WILL BE SO NOTIFIED. MR. HAGEL: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT
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| 01:45:53 |
MR. HAGEL, -
TO OFFER -- WANT TO COVER SOME AREAS OF CONCERN AND QUESTION THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED, ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY SO, REGARDING OUR BILL. BUT LET ME
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| 01:46:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GENERALLY MAKE A COMMENT IN RESPONSE TO MY
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| 01:46:10 |
Hagel, Chuck - U.S. Senator, [R] Nebraska
FRIEND FROM MASSACHUSETTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS NOT FACTORING IN IN OUR BILL IS THE DISCOUNT DISCOUNT....
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| 01:51:39 |
Hagel, Chuck - U.S. Senator, [R] Nebraska
ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH HERE. BUT LET'S NOT DESTROY A SYSTEM HERE THAT HAS PRODUCED THIS REMARKABLE QUALITY OF LIFE SO WHY...
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| 01:55:00 |
Ensign, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Nevada
G.A.O., MASSACHUSETTS COVERS UP, IF YOU'RE 150% OF POVERTY OR BELOW, YOU COVER UP TO A MAXIMUM OUT OF POCKET OF $1,250. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GONE UP...
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| 01:57:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PLAN. I'LL TRY TO GET
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| 01:57:36 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
CURRENT WITH REGARD TO HIS IF HE GETS CURRENT
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| 01:57:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH REGARD TO OURS. THE MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS
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| 01:57:41 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
WHO ARE NOT ON
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| 01:57:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MEDICAID AND ARE EITHER
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| 01:57:44 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
65 OR OLDER ARE ELIGIBLE. EVERYONE IS ELIGIBLE. EVERYONE IS ELIGIBLE. AND THE ANNUAL OUT-OF-POCKET SPENDING FOR DEDUCTIBLE COPAY IS LIMITED TO $2,000...
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| 02:03:32 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
IMPORTANT. WE NEED TO DO TWO THINGS HERE. ONE, WE NEED TO PUT A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT IN THE MEDICARE
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| 02:03:37 |
MR. DORGAN, -
PLAN. AND, SECOND, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING
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| 02:03:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT TENDS TO PUT
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| 02:03:40 |
MR. DORGAN, -
THE DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES. I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO BE DIVERTED WITH RESPECT TO OUR ATTENTION HERE TODAY. OUR JOB IS TO FIND...
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| 02:09:39 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
THEORY THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO MORE EVEN THOUGH 52 PEOPLE IN THE SENATE VOTED TO DO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE. AND I WOULD JUST ASK MY COLLEAGUE...
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| 02:12:10 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
TAX, WE'LL EXEMPT EVERYBODY UNDER $100 MILLION. THE ONLY ESTATES THAT WILL BEAR A TAX WILL BE THOSE ABOVE $100 MILLION. DO YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT LOST....
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| 02:14:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA FOR YIELDING TIME. AND, SECOND, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT HIM AND THE
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| 02:14:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
JUNIOR SENATOR FROM
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| 02:14:19 |
MR. HAGEL, -
NEVADA FOR OFFERING THIS -- THIS PROPOSAL WHICH GIVES US A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING VERY SIGNIFICANT
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| 02:14:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS. FIRST, LET ME GO BACK AND TRACE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF MODERN
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| 02:14:31 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
HISTORY SO THAT EVERYBODY WILL KNOW THE PREDICAMENT WE'RE IN, WHO CAUSED THE PREDICAMENT AND WHY WE CAN'T DO MUCH MORE THAN THIS FOR OUR SENIORS AT...
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| 02:21:20 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
VOTES AND
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| 02:21:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
6-- --SO WE'RE DEALING HERE WITH 60 VOTES
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| 02:21:23 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
AND 60 VOTES AND 60
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| 02:21:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTES FOR THE
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| 02:21:26 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
VARIETY OF THE VERY TECHNICAL DETAILED AND SOMETIMES TORTUOUS REASONS OF THE SENATE RULES, SWRI A WISDOM TO THEM WAY BEYOND MY KIN. BUT I WOULD LIKE...
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| 02:30:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DISCOUNT CARD WHICH WILL
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| 02:30:45 |
MR. HAGEL, -
SAVE SENIORS SOMEWHERE 20% UP TO
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| 02:30:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 02:30:49 |
Ensign, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Nevada
40% BECAUSE OF VOLUME BUYING. SO THEY IMMEDIATELY BENEFIT, ANYBODY WHO SIGNS UP FOR THE PLAN. THE OTHER THING IS THAT OUR PLAN FITS IN REALLY WELL...
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| 02:31:52 |
MR. HAGEL, -
LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR TO ADDRESS THE
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| 02:31:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ISSUE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
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| 02:31:56 |
MR. HAGEL, -
MR. PRESIDENT,
|
| 02:31:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE, I HAD NOT ENGAGED IN THIS DEBATE ON THE FLOOR FROM
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| 02:32:03 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
THE TIME IT BEGAN SEVERAL DAYS AGO. LARGELY BECAUSE WHILE IT IS A PHENOMENALLY IMPORTANT DEBATE, IT WAS A PLAY, A DRAMA TO BE ACTED OUT AND ULTIMATELY...
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| 02:34:27 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
CALL IT THE AMERICAN DREAM, AND I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO STEP BACK IN
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| 02:34:30 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
AND SWOOP IT UP FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO SPEND ALL IN THE NAME OF A SOCIAL WELFARE STATE. THAT'S WRONG. IT IS FUNDAMENTALLY UN-AMERICAN UN-AMERICAN. DEBATE...
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| 02:37:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENIORS, WE'VE CUT YOUR DRUG BILLS
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| 02:37:50 |
MR. CRAIG, -
WELL OVER HALF OR TWO-THIRDS EVEN,
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| 02:37:53 |
MR. HAGEL, -
AND YOU HAVE IT NOW, NOT WISHES FOUR YEARS FROM NOW,
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| 02:37:56 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
NOT WISHES THREE YEARS FROM NOW NOW, A PROGRAM THAT WON'T BANKRUPT THE COUNTRY AND WON'T DEMAND THAT THOSE WHO HAVE SAVED AND EARNED ALL THEIR LIFE...
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| 02:39:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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| 02:39:03 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
SO ORDERED. MR. SCHUMER: MR. PRESIDENT, I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK FOR A MINUTE. I WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS TO MY FRIEND FROM IDAHO. AND HE KEEPS TALKING...
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| 02:39:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ESTATE TAX. WE'RE
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| 02:39:23 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
NOT EVEN TAKING MOST PEOPLE'S MONEY. WE'RE NOT EVEN TAKING 5% -- THE WEALTHIEST 5% OF PEOPLE'S MONEY. WE'RE TAKING ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE ESTATES CERTAINLY...
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| 02:43:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE
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| 02:43:25 |
MR. HAGEL, -
WHO HAVE HIGH COSTS OF DRUGS, WHO
|
| 02:43:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY
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| 02:43:28 |
MR. HAGEL, -
TO AFFORD THOSE HIGH-COST DRUGS AND DO HAVE TO MAKE THESE VERY DIFFICULT
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| 02:43:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DECISIONS ABOUT HOW
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| 02:43:33 |
Santorum, Richard - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AS WELL AS PROVIDE THE MEDICINE THAT THEY NEED. AND, SECONDLY, PROVIDE FOCUSED ATTEMPT TO HELP THE LOWER-INCOME PEOPLE WHO...
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| 02:44:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROPOSAL THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE
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| 02:44:55 |
MR. CZAR SANTORUM, -
SENATE IS THE
|
| 02:44:58 |
MR. SANTORUM, -
HAGEL-ENSIGN PROPOSAL. IT IS THE
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| 02:45:00 |
MR. HAGEL, -
ONLY PROPOSAL THAT
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| 02:45:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS RATIONAL.
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| 02:45:04 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
IT IS THE ONLY PROPOSAL THAT IS ORGANIZED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO GIVE MOST OF THE HELP TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. IT IS THE ONLY PROPOSAL THAT HAS...
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| 02:48:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PLAN. WELL, I THINK WE ALL CAN
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| 02:48:14 |
MR. GRAMM, -
ADMIT, IT IS THE LEAST GENEROUS PLAN ON THE FLOOR. ANY PLAN THAT
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| 02:48:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TELLS SOMEONE MAKING $9,000
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| 02:48:22 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
THAT YOU HAVE TO SPEND $1,500
|
| 02:48:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIRST, I DON'T THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD CALL
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| 02:48:27 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
GENEROUS. I WOULD SAY ANY PLAN THAT SAYS TO SOMEONE MAKING $18,000, YOU'VE GOT TO SPEND $3,500 BEFORE YOU GET A NICKEL IS A GENEROUS PLAN. AND, AGAIN,...
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| 02:50:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO BE CLEARED UP.
|
| 02:50:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT THE ESTATE TAX VERSUS PRESCRIPTION
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| 02:50:37 |
MR. HAGEL, -
DRUGS. MEDICARE IS A
|
| 02:50:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROGRAM THAT IS PAID FOR OUT OF THE PAYROLL
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| 02:50:45 |
Ensign, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Nevada
TAX TAX. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY. HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALWAYS BE THAT WAY. PAYROLL TAXES PAY FOR MEDICARE MEDICARE. NOW, OUR BILL, WE FEEL, IS RESPONSIBLE....
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| 02:56:38 |
MR. HAGEL, -
DEBATE THAT
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| 02:56:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OUR BODY HAS ENGAGED
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| 02:56:41 |
MR. HAGEL, -
IN OVER THE LAST FIVE
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| 02:56:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DAYS, I BELIEVE,
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| 02:56:45 |
Hagel, Chuck - U.S. Senator, [R] Nebraska
HAS BEEN HELPFUL FOR OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE IT HAS FOCUSED ON A CRITICAL NEED, A NEED TO COME FORWARD WITH A MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN PLAN, A PLAN...
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| 03:01:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
|
| 03:01:59 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
|
| 03:02:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE ORDER FOR THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. UNDER...
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| 03:05:41 |
MR. BYRD, -
4775, THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO
|
| 03:05:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACCOMPANY H.R. 4775, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FURTHER RECOVERY FROM IN RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FISCAL...
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| 03:06:02 |
THE CLERK, -
SIGNED BY A MAJORITY OF THE CONFEREES ON THE PART OF BOTH HOUSES. MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA....
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| 03:06:26 |
MR. BYRD, -
|
| 03:06:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAY. HE IS
|
| 03:06:30 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE RANKING MEMBER ON THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND HE WILL SHARE
|
| 03:06:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE TIME WITH ME. BUT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT
|
| 03:06:41 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
HE HAS INDICATED THAT I SHOULD PROCEED IMMEDIATELY WITH MY STATEMENT. AND HE WILL SHORTLY REACH THE FLOOR AND SPEAK ON THE CONFERENCE REPORT HIMSELF....
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| 03:22:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BYRD: -- MY COLLEAGUE MAY ALSO BE
|
| 03:22:42 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
ALLOWED THAT TIME AND THAT THE VOTE -- THE TIME FOR THE VOTE BE CHANGED ACCORDINGLY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BYRD: WITHIN THE...
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| 03:22:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POLICE OFFICERS, PORT AND BORDER SECURITY,
|
| 03:23:01 |
MR. BYRD, -
AND AIRPORT SECURITY. SEARCH-AND-RESCUE TEAMS, DRINKING
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| 03:23:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WATER SAFETY -- LET ME BACK UP JUST A MOMENT.
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| 03:23:11 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THE SELF-IMPOSED INTERRUPTION MIGHT CAUSE LISTENERS TO LOSE SIGHT OF JUST WHERE WE WERE. SO WE SAY THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS 30 DAYS IN WHICH TO DECIDE...
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| 03:27:09 |
MR. STEVENS, -
OTHER BODY YESTERDAY,
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| 03:27:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REFLECTS THE TRUE-- --ADOPTION IN THE OTHER BODY YESTERDAY,
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| 03:27:14 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
FLEECTZ THE TRUE CONSENSUS IN CONGRESS THAT SURROUNDS THIS AGREEMENT. WHILE NOT AN EASY PROFICIENCY THE COMPROMISES REACHED ON THIS BILL MEET THE MOST...
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| 04:01:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE WILL BE ORDER IN THE SENATE. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE WILL NOW BE FIVE MINUTES DEBATE ON THE HAGEL AMENDMENT NUMBER 4315 PRIOR TO A VOTE...
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| 04:02:33 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
CORRECT. MR. KENNEDY: FIVE MINUTES EQUALLY
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| 04:02:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DIVIDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. MR. KENNEDY: EVENLY DIVIDED. SO I IMAGINE THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA WOULD WANT RECOGNITION TO...
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| 04:02:48 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
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| 04:02:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 04:02:54 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
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| 04:02:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 04:02:57 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
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| 04:03:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. KENNEDY: I WILL YIELD MYSELF TWO AND A HALF MINUTES AND ASK TO BE NOTIFIED IN THE LAST 15 SECONDS....
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| 04:03:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE VOTED HERE IN THE UNITED STATES
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| 04:03:38 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
SENATE ON WHETHER WE WERE GOING TO DEAL WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS. THE 13 MILLION THAT HAVE NONE, THE...
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| 04:03:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MILLION THAT HAVE EMPLOYER-BASED SYSTEM THAT ARE LOSING IT, THE 4 MILLION
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| 04:03:55 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
THAT HAVE H.M.O. COVERAGE BUT HAVE CAPS OF $700 AND $750. WE DEBATED THAT. AND I STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE GRAHAM PROPOSAL, THE GRAHAM-MILLER PROPOSAL BECAUSE...
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| 04:05:51 |
MR. HAGEL, -
OUR
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| 04:05:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PLAN KEEPS SENIOR CITIZENS INVOLVED
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| 04:05:55 |
MR. HAGEL, -
IN THE CHOICES THAT THEY ARE MAKING BECAUSE THEY WILL PAY THE FIRST DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. THEY HAVE THE
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| 04:06:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT CARD SO
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| 04:06:03 |
Ensign, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Nevada
THAT THEY'LL SAVE 25% TO 40% ON THE DRUGS THAT THEY PURCHASE BUT THEY WILL PAY THE FIRST DOLLAR OUT OF POCKET SO IT KEEPS THEM INVOLVED IN THE CHOICES...
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| 04:33:55 |
Ensign, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Nevada
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, SENATOR ROCKEFELLER IS RECOGNIZED TO OFFER THE...
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| 04:34:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA BEGINS -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: DEPUTY MAJORITY LEADER. MR. REID: I'VE SPOKEN TO SENATOR GREGG --...
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| 04:34:38 |
MR. REID, -
DEBATE ON THE ROCKEFELLER AMENDMENT, WE'RE GOING TO GO
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| 04:34:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO SENATOR GREGG OR DESIGNEE ON AN AMENDMENT AND THEN WE'D GO TO
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| 04:34:46 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
SENATOR REID OF NEVADA OR HIS DESIGNEE ON THE NEXT AMENDMENT. I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THAT BE THE ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE...
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| 04:35:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REPORT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MR. ROCKEFELLER PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 4316 TO
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| 04:35:17 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
AMEND 4299. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I ASK THAT THE READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATOR FROM WEST...
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| 04:35:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VERY LONG LIST. MOST OF MY
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| 04:35:33 |
THE CLERK, -
COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT WE SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED STATE FISCAL RELIEF AND IN
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| 04:35:40 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
FACT DID INCLUDE IT IN OUR ORIGINAL STIMULUS PACKAGE WHICH
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| 04:35:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE BOTH DEBATED BEFORE
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| 04:35:46 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
CHRISTMAS AND AFTERWARDS. BUT DID NOTHING ABOUT. AND IT'S A STIMULUS PACKAGE THAT WE NEED TO FURTHER NOW AND COMPLETE BECAUSE WE HAVE VERY DANGEROUS CUTS...
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| 04:45:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONGRATULATE SENATOR ROCKEFELLER AND SENATOR
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| 04:45:37 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
NELSON FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS ISSUE. ORIGINALLY WE HAD SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT APPROACHES BUT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET SOMETHING DONE THAT WILL REALLY...
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| 04:57:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO THE MEDICAID PROGRAM AND SOCIAL
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| 04:57:50 |
Nelson, Ben - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
SERVICES. WITH THE PRESIDING OFFICER HAVING LED THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION, HAVING SERVED TOGETHER WITH THE PRESIDING OFFICER WITHIN THE NATIONAL...
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| 05:06:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INNOVATION IN WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST PUBLIC RADIO TRANSMITTER SITE TO RELY ON THE POWER OF
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| 05:06:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WIND, BOISE STATE RADIO
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| 05:06:48 |
Crapo, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
AND NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO HAVE ERECTED THREE STATE-OF-THE-ART WIND TURBINES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BROADCAST SERVICE TO PREVIOUSLY UNREACHABLE AREAS...
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| 05:09:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DESIGNATION, AND
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| 05:09:37 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
WE DID THAT IN THE PRE-LAST CHRISTMAS STIMULUS CONFERENCE, OF WHICH I WAS A MEMBER, BUT IT DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MAINTENANCE OF...
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| 05:10:29 |
MR. SMITH, -
LIKE WHAT WE
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| 05:10:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PASSED LAST DECEMBER WHEN, AS
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| 05:10:34 |
Smith, Gordon H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oregon
PART OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL BILL OR THE STIMULUS PACKAGE, SENATOR BAUCUS AND I AUTHORED AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED A GREAT DEAL WITH RESPECT TO...
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| 05:16:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:16:03 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
SAID TO THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA THAT I REALLY DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS -- IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE THAT E.F. HUTTON AD. YOU KNOW, WHEN...
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| 05:17:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. REID: THERE IS NOT A MANAGER ON THE
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| 05:17:46 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
FLOOR. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER THINGS GOING ON, THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE FALLEN POLICE OFFICERS IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT...
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| 05:17:59 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT. IT APPEARS TO HAVE WIDE SUPPORT. I WOULD HOPE THAT
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| 05:18:04 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
ON THIS AMENDMENT THAT THE MAJORITY LEADER WOULD NOT HAVE TO FILE CLOTURE -- FILE A CLOTURE MOTION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LAST COUNT I...
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| 05:18:43 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
SUPPORT. NOBODY HAS COME TO SPEAK AGAINST IT. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SORT AFTER TEMPTATION TO CALL FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. WE'RE READY TO VOTE. WE'VE...
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| 05:19:30 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
ARE HELPED AS A RESULT OF THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA'S AMENDMENT. AND I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S SHAPING UP THAT MAYBE THIS WILL BE OUR FRIDAY VOTE. ...
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| 05:20:56 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
SPEAK BEFORE THERE IS A VOTE OR ANY FINAL AGREEMENT. HE INTENDS TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO MY POSITION. HE MADE THAT CLEAR.
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| 05:21:05 |
Smith, Gordon H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oregon
I WON'T SPEAK FOR HIM, BUT AS A COURTESY TO HIM, I JUST NOTE HIS INTEREST IN MAKING A STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I YIELD THE...
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| 05:21:37 |
MR. REID, -
IS EMPTY. WHEN WE CAME TO WHAT IS THE
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| 05:21:40 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
SINGLE-MOST IMPORTANT
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| 05:21:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PART
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| 05:21:43 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT STATES ARE WORRIED ABOUT, AND THAT IS THEIR MEDICAID MATCH. YOU KNOW, WE THIS SENATOR-- --THIS...
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| 05:23:36 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
MAKING. SOILED LIKE TO ASK THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IF HE
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| 05:23:39 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
INTENDS
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| 05:23:40 |
Wellstone, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
TO PERSEVERE AND INTENDS TO KEEP THIS OUT ON THE FLOOR AND DO WHATEVER HE NEEDS TO DO TO BRING THIS TO A VOTE? MR. ROCKEFELLER: THIS AMENDMENT GOING...
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| 05:24:07 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
ENCOURAGE THE SENATOR TO SPEAK, AND HE WILL PROCEED, AS HE KNOWS SO WELL HOW TO DO. DUR DURT SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS ALWAYS COURTEOUS. I AM--...
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| 05:24:17 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS ALWAYS COURTEOUS. I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO SUPPORT HIM. THE AMENDMENT THAT HE
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| 05:24:24 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
WAS-- --THE AMENDMENT THAT'S BEFORE US IS ONE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. IN MY HOME STATE OF ILLINOIS, WE HAVE CITIES LARGE AND SMALL, WE HAVE HOSPITALS...
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| 05:24:37 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
CONCERN ABOUT HEALTH CARE AND ITS COST. NOW, ONE OF THE GROUPS OF AMERICANS THAT WE'VE MADE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO TRY AND HELP ARE THOSE WHO ARE IN...
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| 05:34:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND THE SIMILARITIES IN OUR STATES HAVE CERTAINLY GIVEN ME A WONDERFUL PARTNER ON BEING ABLE TO FIGHT ON BEHALF OF THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING
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| 05:34:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO INCREASE ARKANSAS'S SHARE OF THE MEDICAID DOLLARS SINCE LAST
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| 05:34:13 |
Lincoln, Blanche Lambert - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
FALL. AND I'LL REMIND THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA THAT BACK IN NOVEMBER WHEN WE WERE TAKING UP THE STIMULUS BILL IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE TRIED...
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| 05:40:05 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
MS. COLLINS: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 05:40:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT
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| 05:40:08 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
PROCEEDINGS URN THE QUORUM BE SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 05:40:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MS. COLLINS: MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK -- LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATOR FROM MISSISSIPPI, SENATOR COCHRAN, BE ADDED AS A COSPONSOR...
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| 05:40:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROCKEFELLER-COLLINS-SMITH ET CETERA
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| 05:40:27 |
MS. COLLINS, -
AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 05:40:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:40:31 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
MS. COLLINS: I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL:
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| 05:40:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:40:54 |
MS. COLLINS, -
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| 05:40:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. ROCKEFELLER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE ORDER OF THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. UNDER THE PREVIOUS...
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| 05:41:30 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
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| 05:41:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE...
|
| 05:42:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
|
| 05:42:59 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
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| 05:43:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
n MR. LOTT: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. OTOLOT I ASK THOUGHT QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED W -- WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 05:52:31 |
MR. LOTT, -
SILENCE FOR
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| 05:52:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE OFFICERS CHESTNUT AND GIBSON. I KNOW THAT MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS HONORED HERE ON THE SENATE FLOOR, TOO. BUT WE DID NOT WANT THIS
|
| 05:52:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOMENT TO GO BY WITHOUT
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| 05:52:41 |
MR. LOTT, -
MAKING SOME SPECIFIC REMARKS ABOUT
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| 05:52:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS OCCASION.
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| 05:52:45 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
WE REMEMBER TODAY WITH FONDNESS AND IN PRAYER AND EVERLASTING GRATITUDE, THE SACRIFICE OF TWO GREAT MEN OF PEACE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF...
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| 05:54:50 |
MR. DASCHLE, -
DEFENDING THIS
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| 05:54:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CAPITOL BUILDING
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| 05:54:54 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
BUILDING. AS SENATOR LOTT HAS NOTED, A FEW MOMENTS AGO WE PAUSED FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THESE FALLEN HEROES FOR THEIR SELFLESS...
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| 05:59:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE TERMINATED....
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| 05:59:40 |
MR. REID, -
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| 05:59:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:59:43 |
MR. REID, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MESSAGES WILL BE RECEIVED.
|
| 05:59:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR. PRESIDENT, UNDERSTANDING THE GRAVITY OF THE
|
| 06:00:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOMENT, I DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION LEGISLATION, AND BEFORE I SAY A WORD OR SO, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SENATOR ZELL...
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| 06:00:17 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THE LEGISLATION. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR. PRESIDENT, AS I LOOK AT THE SITUATION,...
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| 06:00:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE FEDERAL
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| 06:00:41 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
MATCHING MEDICAID AMENDMENT WHICH I AM OFERMENTG THERE'S SO MUCH THAT'S GOING ON ON HEALTH AND THERE'S SO LITTLE THAT'S GOING ON ON HEALTH AND IT...
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| 06:10:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROPOSAL OFFERS REAL RELIEF TO
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| 06:10:27 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
OUR STATE GOVERNMENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH BUDGET SHORTFALLS BUT MOST IMPORTANT IT OFFERS THE PROMISE THAT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WHO DEPEND ON MEDICAID...
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| 06:14:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM MAINE AND THANK HER FOR HER LEADERSHIP
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| 06:14:47 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
ON THIS BILL. I WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA FOR HIS SPONSORSHIP OF THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB ON EVERY ASPECT...
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| 06:15:03 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
THE HELP HE HAS BEEN ON OUR -- NOT ONLY ON THIS ISSUE, NOT ONLY ON ADDING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO MEDICARE, BUT ON GENERIC DRUGS AS WELL, WHERE WE ARE...
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| 06:22:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MS. COLLINS: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MEFLT. MS. COLLINS: I SUGGEST THAT THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM BE VITIATED. THE...
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| 06:23:24 |
MS. COLLINS, -
SMITH. AND IT
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| 06:23:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INCLUDES SOME
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| 06:23:26 |
MS. COLLINS, -
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT
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| 06:23:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HELPS US BETTER
|
| 06:23:31 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
UNDERSTAND WHY THIS DEBATE IS SO IMPORTANT. THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP CITES THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS AS ASSOCIATION'S MAY REPORT THAT OVER 40 STATES...
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| 06:26:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA. MR. NELSON: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT...
|
| 06:26:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WELFARE REFORM AND SOCIAL
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| 06:26:41 |
MR. NELSON, -
SERVICES THAT ARE SO CRITICAL TO THE MOST VULNERABLE
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| 06:26:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN OUR SOCIETY IS A
|
| 06:26:48 |
Nelson, Ben - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. IT MERITS OUR TOTAL SUPPORT. NOT BECAUSE IT'S JUST ABOUT MONEY BUT BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING, TO...
|
| 06:33:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND A HALF AGO. I ASKED THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IF ANYONE
|
| 06:33:23 |
MR. NELSON, -
HAD SPOKEN AGAINST
|
| 06:33:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE MERITS OF YOUR AMENDMENT.
|
| 06:33:26 |
MR. REID, -
MR. ROCKEFELLER: I WOULD
|
| 06:33:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM THE STATE OF
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| 06:33:29 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
NEVADA THAT WE HAVE -- I'M NOT SURE BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE SENATORS HAVE BEEN HERE DISCUSSING THIS FAVORABLY FOR TWO, TWO AND A HALF HOURS. NOT A SINGLE...
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| 06:33:47 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THIS AMENDMENT, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. WE WERE TOLD BY ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THE AMENDMENT, THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM OREGON, SENATOR...
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| 06:34:01 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
WAS -- ON INFORMATION AND BELIEF, UNDERSTOOD THAT THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM TEXAS OPPOSED THE AMENDMENT. I WOULD HOPE THAT MY FRIEND FROM TEXAS, IF THAT...
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| 06:35:57 |
MR. NELSON, -
|
| 06:35:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE MINORITY AND MAJORITY LEADERS OF THE
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| 06:36:01 |
MR. NELSON, -
SENATE STRONGLY URGING THE SUPPORT FOR THE
|
| 06:36:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
|
| 06:36:08 |
Nelson, Ben - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
ROCKEFELLER-COLLINS-NELSON-SMI TH COMPROMISE AND I'D LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUBMIT THIS FOR THE RECORD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
|
| 06:36:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OREGON. MR. WYDEN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO VACATE
|
| 06:36:47 |
MR. NELSON, -
THE QUORUM CALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WYDEN:
|
| 06:36:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SPEAK FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS AT THIS TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE...
|
| 06:37:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESPECT TO THE STOCK OPTION
|
| 06:37:06 |
MR. WYDEN, -
ISSUE THAT I'M HOPEFUL COULD BRING TOGETHER
|
| 06:37:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATORS
|
| 06:37:10 |
MR. WYDEN, -
OF VARYING PHILOSOPHIES IN BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES, BUT BEFORE I DO SO, I WANT
|
| 06:37:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO JUST COMMEND THE SENATOR FROM WEST
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| 06:37:18 |
Wyden, Ronald "Ron" Lee - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
VIRGINIA, THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IN MY VIEW HAS OUTLINED A VERY IMPORTANT POSITION WITH RESPECT TO A CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUE FOR THE STATES. AND...
|
| 06:46:11 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
|
| 06:46:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BWipyE8#tV QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. MR. GREGG: I ASK PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE QUORUM CALL BE SET ASIDE. THE PRESIDING...
|
| 06:48:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND VERY WELL THAT THERE HAS BEEN
|
| 06:48:10 |
MR. GREGG, -
A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN THE WAY MEDICINE IS PRACTICED IN OUR COUNTRY, AND
|
| 06:48:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT HAS BEEN A POSITIVE SHIFT. AND
|
| 06:48:16 |
Gregg, Judd Alan - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
THAT SHIFT IS THAT WE HAVE GONE FROM A SOCIETY WHICH HAS A BASICALLY A FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR SIGNIFICANT HEALTH CONCERNS AN INVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURE...
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| 07:08:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM
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MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
NEBRASKA. MR. NELSON: MR. PRESIDENT, THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE RAISED A NUMBER OF VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FMAP PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE SUPPORT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PROVIDING TO THE STATES AS PART
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE PARTNERSHIP THAT'S EXISTED FOR MANY YEARS. I THINK
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Nelson, Ben - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GO BACK AND TELL OUR PARTNERS THAT WE'RE UNABLE TO -- OR WE SHOULDN'T INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL MATCH BECAUSE WE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. WELLSTONE: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. WELLSTONE: I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE...
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MR. WELLSTONE, -
NORMALLY I TRY
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT TO USE WRITTEN TEXT ON THE FLOOR
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MR. WELLSTONE, -
OF THE SENATE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I SAY
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHAT I
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MR. WELLSTONE, -
SAY ON THE SENATE IN A CAREFUL AND HOPEFULLY THE RIGHT WAY OF
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Wellstone, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
THE TUESDAY'S MISSILE STRIKE AGAINST THE HOME SHEIK WAS AN UNSETTLING DEPARTURE FROM THE MORE CAREFUL METHODS ISRAEL HAS TYPICALLY USED AGAINST ITS...
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| 07:20:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
x THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CALL FOR THE QUORUM BE TERMED. THE PRESIDING...
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| 08:04:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT.
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MR. REID, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CLERK: CLOTURE
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MR. REID, -
MOTION, WE THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 22 OF THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE DO HEREBY MOVE TO BRING TO A CLOSE A DEBATE ON THE ROCKEFELLER AND THE OTHERS AMENDMENT NUMBER 4316.
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MR. REID, -
SIGNED BY 17 SENATORS AS FOLLOWS:
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROCKEFELLER, NELSON OF NEBRASKA, EDWARDS, WELLSTONE, REID OF NEVADA, KERRY, LINCOLN,
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THE CLERK, -
DURBIN, REED OF RHODE ISLAND, COLLINS, INOUYE, DASCHLE, STABENOW, SCHUMER AND WYDEN. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT SENATORS GRASSLEY...
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
ATTEMPT TO WAIVE, BUT WE NEED THEM HERE TO DO THAT. AND THEY'RE NOT HERE YET. BUT I'M SURE THEY'LL BE HERE SOON. NOTING THAT, I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
p QUORUM CALL: MR. REID: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: I ASK THE QUORUM CALL BE TERMINATED. THE PRESIDING...
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MR. REID, -
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 THE 0
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I RAISE A POINT OF ORDER FENCE
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MR. REID, -
THE EMERGENCY DESIGNATION SECTION C OF
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PENDING AMENDMENT
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MR. REID, -
NUMBER 4316. MR. REID: MADAM PRESIDENT I
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOVE TO BEHAVE SECTION 205 OF HN CON RES. 290 CON CURRENT RESOLUTION
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MR. GRAMM, -
ON
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE BUDGET -- I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT -- SORRY, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE TO WAIVE SECTION 05 OF THE BUDGET ACT. AND
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MR. REID, -
I ASK -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: MOTION IS PENDING. MR. REID: I ASK FOR YEAS AND NAYS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: MOTION A PENDING. IS THERE A SUFFICIENT...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL SET SOME TIME. SENATOR GRAMM
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MR. REID, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAS GRACIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED HE DOESN'T WANT TO SPEAK TOO LONG ON IT SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE A CLOTURE PETITION FILED. BUT WE
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
WILL SHORTLY DETERMINE HOW MUCH TIME WILL BE NEEDED ON THIS AND WILL DEBATE THIS IN THE MORNING AND VOTE SOMETIME IN THE MORNING ON THIS AND HOPEFULLY...
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| 08:49:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. WARNER: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MR. WARNER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL BE WITHDRAWN. THE...
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MR. WARNER, -
YEARLY UNFOLD IN THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MIDDLE
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MR. WARNER, -
EAST. AND TODAY WE WERE GREETED BY
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HEADLINE IN "THE WASHINGTON
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Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
POST," "U.S. DECREASE ISRAELI MISSILE STRIKE, PONDERS THE EFFECT ON THE PEACE BID." I SHALL ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO PLACE THAT ARTICLE IN THE RECORD...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PAST 24 HOURS, 36
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Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
HOURS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WHERE A PLANE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED HER IN THE UNITED STATES DELIVERED A -- HERE IN THE UNITED STATES DELIVERED A MISSILE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LAST SEVERAL HOURS WITH REGARD TO
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MR. DASCHLE, -
ADDITIONAL WORK
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON APPROPRIATIONS
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Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
BILLS. AND WE'RE NOW IN A POSITION TO OFFER A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST WITH REGARD TO AT LEAST TWO MORE OF THESE BILLS. I ASK CONSENT THAT THE MAJORITY...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
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MR. LOTT, -
FORWARD, GET SOME APPROPRIATIONS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BILLS DONE, GET THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS DONE BUT
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Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
NOT GO TOO FAR DOWN THIS PIKE WITHOUT DOING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL. THIS IS THE WAY TO GET BOTH OF THEM DONE AND -- AND HOPEFULLY...
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Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
BILLS THAT WE EXPECT THAT THAT POSSIBILITY COULD -- COULD ALSO BE ONE THAT WE WILL ENTERTAIN. SO MY HOPE -- NOT MY HOPE BUT MY EXPECTATION AND DETERMINATION...
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MR. LOTT, -
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MR. DASCHLE, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. DASCHLE, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. WARNER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MR. WARNER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE WITHDRAWN....
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| 09:18:46 |
MR. WARNER, -
THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE SENATE A MESSAGE FROM THE
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MR. WARNER, -
HOUSE. THE CLERK: RESOLVE THAT
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE JOINTSG RESOLUTION FROM THE
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MR. WARNER, -
SENATE, S.J. RES. 13, ENTITLED "JOINT RESOLUTION CONFERRING HONORAIRE CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE MARQUEE DELAFAYETTE DO PASS WITH AMENDMENTS.
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| 09:19:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. WARNER: I ASK THAT THE SENATE CONFER IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE
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Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
RESOLUTION AND THE SENATE CONFER IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE TITLE. AND THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED ON THE TABLE EN BLOC. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT...
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Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
WORKED FOR SOMETIME. I THANK MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE FROM VIRGINIA, THE CONGRESSMAN, VIRGIL GOODE, WHO
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASKED TO INTRODUCE IN MEASURE IN THE
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Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
HOUSE. HE DID SO WITH GREAT SKILL. IT PASSED THE HOUSE AND IT IS NOW -- IT HAS NOW PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADOPTED BY THE SENATE BUT THE HOUSE BILL HAS BEEN...
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| 09:28:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SELF AND ESPECIALLY ALLOWING THE TWO
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MR. WARNER, -
LEADERS TO INTERRUPT HIS REMARKS AND I ALWAYS APPRECIATE LISTENING TO HIM. HE'S DONE SUCH A FINE JOB
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| 09:29:00 |
MR. REID, -
REPRESENTING THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT
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| 09:29:05 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
WHEN THE RESUMES CONSIDERATION OF S. 812, THERE BE ONE HOUR OF DEBATE IN RELATION TO THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE BUDGET ACT, EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN SENATORS...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT THERE ARE NO SECOND-DEGREE AMENDMENTS IN ORDER TO THE DURBIN, COCHRAN, OR LANDRIEU
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MR. REID, -
AMENDMENTS. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THAT BE THE ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FURTHER ASK THAT THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PREAMBLE TO S.J. RES.
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
13 BE AGREED TO AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE...
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| 09:30:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASK CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE
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MR. REID, -
CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR 507, S. 434. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NO. 507, S.
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MR. REID, -
434, A BILL TO PROVIDE ECTLABLE COMPENSATION TO THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YANKTON TRIBE OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOR THE LOSS OF VALUE OF CERTAIN
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MR. REID, -
LANDS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED. MR.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS BE AGREED
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THE CLERK, -
TO, THE BILL AS AMENDED BE READ A THIRD TIME, PAD, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE AND THAT BE WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE...
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| 09:30:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASK CONSENT THAT THE SENATE NOW PLODE TO CALENDER NUMBER 456,
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
S. 1175. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR NO. 456, S. 1175, A BILL TO MODIFY THE BOUNGDRY OFVICTIONBURG NATIONAL...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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MR. REID, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. REID REETED
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BILL BE READ A THIRD TIME, PASSED,
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THE CLERK, -
THE MOTION TO ROOR HE RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TAME AND ANY STATEMENTS APPEAR AT AAN APPROPRIATE PLACE IN THE RECORD. OFFICER? WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM THE HOUSE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 439, HONORING CLAIBORNE BOGS ON THE OCCASION...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE LAID ON THE TABLE WITHOUT INTERVENING
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THE CLERK, -
ACTION OR GAIFMT THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I MOVE THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NUMBER 810, JULIA SMITH GIBBONS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
JUDGE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION IS AGREED
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
NOMINATION. THE CLERK: NOMINATION: THE JUDICIARY: JULIA SMITH GIBBONS OF TENNESSEE TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. MR. REID:...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CLOTURE MOTION: WE, THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING...
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THE CLERK, -
TO BRING TO A CLOSE THE DEBATE ON EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NUMBER 810, THE NOMINATION OF JULIA SMITH
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MR. REID, -
GIBBONS OF TENNESSEE TO BE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
U.S. CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, SIGNED BY 22 --
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THE CLERK, -
TEN SENATORS AS FOLLOWS: REID OF NEVADA, DASCHLE, SCHUMER, MCCONNELL, FRIST, THOMPSON, GRAMM OF TEXAS, KYL, GRASSLEY, ALLARD, LOTT, NICKLES, CRAIG, THOMAS,...
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| 09:33:44 |
MR. REID, -
THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE, THE MORNING HOUR BE DEEMED EXPIRED, THE JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS BE APPROVED TO DATE, THE TIME FOR
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| 09:33:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE TWO LEADERS BE RESERVED
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MR. REID, -
FOR THEIR USE LATER IN THE DAY AND THE SENATE BE IN A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TILL 10:30 A.M. WITH SENATORS
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
PERMITTED TO SPEAK FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES EACH WITH THE FIRST HALF OF THE TIME UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE REPUBLICAN LEAD ARE OR HIS DESIGNEE AND THE...
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