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none, -
AMEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATE. THE CLERK: WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPTEMBER 18, 2002. TO THE SENATE: UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE STAJDSING RULES OF THE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, THERE WILL BE
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THE CLERK, -
A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS THAT WILL BEGIN AT 11 11:30 TODAY WITH THE FIRST HALF UNDER THE CONTROL OF SENATOR DASCHLE, THE SECOND HALF UNDER THE CONTROL...
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MR. REID, -
BILL. THERE IS AN -- THERE ISN'T
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| 00:01:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A GREAT DEAL THAT CAN BE DONE
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
BECAUSE OF THE PROCEDURAL QUAGMIRE WE NOW FIND OURSELVES BECAUSE CLOTURE WAS NOT INVOKED YESTERDAY. AT 12:30 WE WILL GO OFF OF INTERIOR AND GO BACK TO...
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
BILL. MR. BURNS: MR. PRESIDENT, I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
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THE CLERK, -
QUORUM CALL:
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MR. BURNS, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING. MR. ENZI: I'D ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE...
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| 00:28:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND ACROSS THE REST OF THE UNITED
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MR. ENZI, -
STATES. THIS AMENDMENT GIVES THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SECRETARIES OF AGRICULTURE
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Enzi, Michael "Mike" B. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
AND INTERIOR THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE EMERGENCY CONDITIONS THAT EXIST ON MANY OF OUR FORESTS AND THEN ALLOWS LAND MANAGERS TO ACT TO PROTECT THEM...
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| 01:02:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. CRAIG: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CRAIG: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL...
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| 01:02:38 |
MR. CRAIG, -
THAT HE AND I AS
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| 01:02:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WESTERNERS WHO HAVE LIVED IN FORESTED
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| 01:02:41 |
MR. CRAIG, -
STATES HAVE KNOWN OR HAVE GROWN TO DEVELOP SOME KNOWLEDGE IN OVER THE
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| 01:02:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YEARS. I LIKEN SENATOR ENZI'S
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| 01:02:48 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
SPEECH TO FOREST FIRE 101. I THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE AND IT WELL DEFINES THE GREAT PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE NOT JUST IN THE WEST TODAY, ALTHOUGH ...
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| 01:24:40 |
MR. ENZI, -
GIVEN, I KNOW
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| 01:24:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT THEY'VE BEEN EXTEMPORANEOUS
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| 01:24:44 |
Enzi, Michael "Mike" B. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
AND FROM THE HEART AND CONTAINED A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY NEED TO V SO I CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON IT-- --IMMEDIATE...
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| 01:33:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 01:33:06 |
MR. MILLER, -
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| 01:33:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MESSAGE WILL BE RECEIVED. THE SENATOR FROM GEORGIA. MR. MILLER: MADAM PRESIDENT, VERY SHORTLY WE WILL BE BACK ON THE SUBJECT...
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| 01:33:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF A FALLEN TOWERS
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| 01:33:42 |
Miller, Zell - U.S. Senator, [D] Georgia
OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. THE SMOLDERING FIRES MAY HAVE GONE OUT. THE ACRID SMELL MAY NO LONGER BURN OUR NOSTRILS. THE STRAINS OF "AMAZING GRACE"...
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| 01:47:51 |
MR. GRAMM, -
FROM GEORGIA. TOMORROW THE
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| 01:47:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA -- THE SENATOR FROM GEORGIA AND I
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| 01:47:55 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OF AN EFFORT WE HAVE HAD UNDER WAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO TRY TO LOOK AT CONCERNS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S BILL THAT HAVE BEEN...
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| 01:59:57 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
SPEAK FOR TEN MINUTES. MRS. BOXER: I WOULD ASK IT THE SENATOR COULD COMPLETE IN FIVE MINUTES. BECAUSE I HAVE WAITING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR...
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| 02:00:16 |
MR. GRAMM, -
F.B.I. AGENT BECAUSE HAD WE
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| 02:00:19 |
MRS. BOXER, -
BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH THAT MASSIVE INCOHERENT SYSTEM WE ARE WORKING IN, WE
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| 02:00:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED THE ATTACKS. I ALSO
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| 02:00:28 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
THINK THAT MAYBE WE MIGHT WANT TO FIRE THE PEOPLE AT I.N.S. WHO GAVE VISAS TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAD FLOWN A PLANE INTO INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AFTER...
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| 02:05:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GOT AN EXTRA FIVE MINUTES. I WOULD ASK THAT
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MR. GRAMM, -
BE CHARGED AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN'S TIME IN MORNING BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 02:05:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. BOXER: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. BOXER: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO SEND AN AMENDMENT...
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| 02:06:00 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
INTERIOR BILL. MR. BURNS: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA. MR. BURNS: WEAPON
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| 02:06:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WOULD ASK THE PENDING AMENDMENT BE
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| 02:06:10 |
MRS. BOXER, -
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| 02:06:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LAID ASIDE -- WE WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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| 02:06:13 |
MRS. BOXER, -
THE PENDING AMENDMENT, THE CRAIG AMENDMENT BE LAID ASIDE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WE ARE IN MORNING BUSINESS. MR. BURNS: I WOULD ASK THE TIME AND EXTENDED...
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| 02:06:25 |
MR. BURNS, -
SOME BUSINESS ACCEPTING
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| 02:06:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SOME AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CLEARED
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| 02:06:28 |
MR. BURNS, -
ON BOTH SIDES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: -- MR. BURNS: AND THE PENDING AMENDMENT BE LAID ASIDE TEMPORARILY. MR. REID:...
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| 02:06:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUSINESS? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. MR. REID: THE
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| 02:06:42 |
MR. BURNS, -
SENATOR FROM MONTANA ASKED WE RETURN TO THE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS ACT, IS THAT RIGHT? MR. BURNS: THAT'S CORRECT. MR. REID: I WOULD ASK THAT ORDER BE...
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| 02:06:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 02:06:52 |
MR. REID, -
MR. REID: I WOULD ALSO
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| 02:06:53 |
MR. BURNS, -
ASK, MADAM PRESIDENT, THE TIME FOR MORNING BUSINESS NOT BE AFFECTED BY
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| 02:06:56 |
MR. REID, -
THIS BRIEF INTERLUDE
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| 02:06:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HERE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 02:07:02 |
MR. REID, -
MRS. BOXER: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. BOXER:
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| 02:07:06 |
MR. BURNS, -
MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE SENT AN
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| 02:07:07 |
MR. REID, -
AMENDMENT TO THE DESK. I AM OFFERING IT IN BEHALF
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| 02:07:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF MYSELF, SENATOR INOUYE AND SENATOR CAMPBELL.
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| 02:07:13 |
MR. REID, -
IT WOULD PROHIBIT THE PEW ROW OF LAND MANAGEMENT FROM FROM USING FUNDS IN THIS BILL TO GO AHEAD
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| 02:07:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH A GLAMUS
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| 02:07:23 |
MRS. BOXER, -
MINING OPERATION
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| 02:07:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN CALIFORNIA. IT HAS BEEN APPROVED
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| 02:07:26 |
MRS. BOXER, -
BY BOTH MANAGERS. I WANT TO ASK THEM VERY MUCH AND ASK THE SENATE ADOPT IT AT THIS TIME. I YIELD THE FLOOR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT...
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| 02:07:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BURNS:
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| 02:07:58 |
THE CLERK, -
MADAM PRESIDENT, I SEND TO THE DESK AN AMENDMENT FOR MR. BROWNBACK OF KANSAS AND ASK FOR ITS
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| 02:08:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSIDERATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION THE PENDING AMENDMENTS ARE SET ASIDE. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR
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| 02:08:13 |
MRS. BOXER, -
FROM MONTANA, MR. BURPS, FOR MR. BROWN BACK PROPOSES AN
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| 02:08:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT
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| 02:08:18 |
Burns, Conrad - U.S. Senator, [R] Montana
NUMBERED 4574 TO AMENDMENT 4472. MR. BURNS: MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS PROVIDES NOTHING IN SECTION 14 OF
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| 02:08:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE FY2002 INTERIOR BILL THAT SHALL IMPACT ONGOING LITIGATION INVOLVING THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND THE
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| 02:08:33 |
THE CLERK, -
SAC AND FOX NATIONS. THIS LANGUAGE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY BEEN PASSED BY THE SENATE. AND ADDRESSED -- ADDRESSES THE IMPACT OF LANGUAGE
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| 02:08:43 |
Burns, Conrad - U.S. Senator, [R] Montana
ADOPTED IN CONFERENCE ON THE 2002 BILL. I RECOMMEND ITS ADOPTION ADOPTION. MR. REID: NO OBJECTION TON THIS SIDE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IF THERE IS...
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| 02:09:10 |
MR. REID, -
WILL
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| 02:09:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE THE PENDING BUSINESS WHEN WE REOPEN AND
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| 02:09:18 |
MR. BURNS, -
DISCUSSIONS ON THE
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| 02:09:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
APPROPRIATIONS BILL. MR. REID: MADAM
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| 02:09:21 |
MR. REID, -
PRESIDENT, RESERVING THE RIGHT
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| 02:09:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO OBJECT, WOULD THAT BE THE ORDER ANYWAY?
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| 02:09:24 |
MR. REID, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THAT IS THE ORDER. MR. BURNS: ALL RIGHT. I
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| 02:09:27 |
Burns, Conrad - U.S. Senator, [R] Montana
DIDN'T KNOW. MR. REID: I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WE NOW PROCEED TO MORNING BUSINESS AS UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT...
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| 02:09:41 |
MR. REID, -
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| 02:09:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 02:09:46 |
MR. BURNS, -
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| 02:09:48 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 02:09:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUSINESS. MR. DASCHLE: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. DASCHLE: I GUESS WE ARE STILL IN ACTIVE SESSION. LET...
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| 02:10:36 |
MR. DASCHLE, -
MR. DASCHLE: MADAM PRESIDENT,
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| 02:10:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE HAD A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION THIS MORNING WITH THE PRESIDENT IN TALKING
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| 02:10:42 |
MR. DASCHLE, -
ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY IN SEVERAL CONTEXTS OF COURSE. THE WAR ON TERROR, AND THE IMPORTANT CHALLENGES THAT THIS COUNTRY FACES IN CONTINUING TO SUCCEED...
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| 02:10:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SAFER PLACE IN
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| 02:10:56 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
WHICH TO LIVE. THE ARRESTS OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE COOPERATION WE GOT FROM PAKISTANI THINK OUGHT TO BE PARTICULARLY NOTED AND WE OUGHT TO THANK THE...
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| 02:37:46 |
MR. SARBANES, -
THE TAX CUT -- BUT EQUAL THE INCOME OF
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| 02:37:51 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
APPROXIMATELY SIX EARNERS IN THE LOWEST 20% OF THE INCOME SCALE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE PEOPLE IN THAT INCOME SCALE HAVE AN AVERAGE INCOME OF ABOUT $9,000...
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| 02:38:58 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
LOWEST END, WHO HAVE ALREADY SEEN INVESTMENT DOLLARS IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE CUT. WHO PROBABLY IN MANY CASES ON MINIMUM WAGE. ATTEMPTING TO MAKE...
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| 02:41:08 |
Corzine, Jon S. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
FUND? I THINK THOSE ARE PAYROLL TAXES FROM WORKING AMERICANS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. AND THEN IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, IF I LOOK AT YOUR CHART WHERE...
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| 02:42:03 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND WE PUT IT IN THIS TAX CUT, PROVIDING $53 ,000 IN A TAX CUT TO THE TOP 1% OF INCOMER E. EARNERS IN THIS COUNTRY. SO YOU HAVE...
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| 02:43:08 |
Corzine, Jon S. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
TAXES FOR MEN AND WOMEN AT WORLDCOM AND ENRON TO FINANCE THEIR TAX CUTS. HARD TO BELIEVE. MR. DASCHLE: I KNOW THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY REMEMBERS...
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| 02:43:38 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
FRIENDS WERE ANXIOUS TO VOTE FOR IT. IN FACT WHEN WE STOPPED IT, WE WERE CALLED OBSTRUCTIONIST. BUT THAT WAS THE KIND OF OBSTRUCTIONISM THAT STOPPED...
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| 02:47:29 |
MR. REID, -
THE PRESIDING
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| 02:47:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? MR.
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| 02:47:32 |
MR. REID, -
REID: FOR MORNING BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. MR. SARBANES: MR.
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| 02:47:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT, I WANT TO THANK THE
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| 02:47:41 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
DISTINGUISHED MAJORITY LEADER FOR THIS EXCELLENT PRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE STATE OF OUR ECONOMY. HE'S DESCRIBED IN VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD TERMS...
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| 02:47:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONFRONT: WEAK ECONOMIC GROWTH, RISING JOB LOSSES, DECLINING
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| 02:47:54 |
MR. REID, -
BUSINESS INVESTMENT, A
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| 02:47:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FALLING STOCK MARKET, ERODING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE, AND
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| 02:48:00 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
A DETERIORATING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL POSITION. JUST THIS MORNING, THE "WALL STREET JOURNAL" REPORTED -- AND I QUOTE -- "WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BRIEF...
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| 02:58:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO THE MAJORITY LEADER -- WHEN
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| 02:58:49 |
MR. CZAR BABES, -
THE MAJORITY LEADER SPOKE. I WOULD REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE'RE HERE
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| 02:58:52 |
MR. SARBANES, -
DEBATING HOMELAND SECURITY AND THAT WE ARE PREPARING
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| 02:58:58 |
MR. GRAMM, -
FOR A DEBATE AND
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| 02:58:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A VOTE ON
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| 02:59:02 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
IRAQ. I DON'T THINK IT EVER DOES ANY HARM, HOWEVER, TO TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE COUNTRY HAS ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES. u I GUESS I WOULD EXPRESS TWO...
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| 03:11:45 |
MR. LOTT, -
HE LEAVES THE CHAMBER, HOW
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| 03:11:47 |
MR. LOTT, -
MUCH I APPRECIATE CONSCIOUS I BELIEVE THE SENATE APPRECIATES THE WORK OF THE
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| 03:11:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR
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| 03:11:52 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
FROM TEXAS. HE IS GOING TO BE LEAVING THIS YEAR. MAYBE THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY HE IS EVEN MORE ARTICULATE THAN USUAL. HE IS SAYING WHAT HE REALLY...
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| 03:22:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. BYRD: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE ORDER FOR THE QUORK BE RESCINDED....
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| 03:24:41 |
MR. BYRD, -
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| 03:24:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUSINESS -- MORNING BUSINESS IS CLOSED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE HOUR OF 1:00 HAVING
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| 03:24:52 |
MR. BYRD, -
ARRIVED, THE SENATE WILL NOW RESUME CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5005,
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| 03:24:56 |
MR. BYRD, -
WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR NUMBER
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| 03:25:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
529, H.R. 5005, AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR...
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| 03:25:19 |
THE CLERK, -
PRESIDENT, FOR THE INFORMATION OF MY COLLEAGUES, I HAVE NO INTENTION OF SPEAKING AT GREAT LENGTH. I HOPE THAT
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| 03:25:28 |
MR. BYRD, -
OTHER SENATORS WILL COME TO THE
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| 03:25:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FLOOR AND ENGAGE ME -- OR NOT NECESSARILY ENGAGE ME, BUT SENATORS WILL COME TO THE FLOOR AND SPEAK ON THE AMENDMENT,
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| 03:25:40 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
EITHER FOR OR AGAINST. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE -- I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OTHER SENATORS WHO I'M SURE ARE AS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PELL-MELL RUSH TO RAM THE...
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| 04:08:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MR. BYRD, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 4611. MR. BYRD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER READING...
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| 04:08:39 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. BYRD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS ON THE AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 04:08:47 |
MR. BYRD, -
IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND?
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| 04:08:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT THE
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| 04:08:52 |
MR. BYRD, -
MOMENT, THERE IS NOT A SUFFICIENT SECOND.
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| 04:08:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BYRD: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. BYRD:
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| 04:09:03 |
MR. BYRD, -
MADAM PRESIDENT, I YIELD THE FLOOR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT.
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| 04:09:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. LEIBERMAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, I THANK THE CHAIR.
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| 04:09:15 |
MR. BYRD, -
I RISE TO
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| 04:09:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SPEAK AGAINST THE AMENDMENT WHICH THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA HAS INTRODUCED.
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| 04:09:23 |
MR. BYRD, -
I DO SO, OF COURSE,
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| 04:09:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH GREAT RESPECT FOR HIM PERSONALLY, FOR HIS RECORD OF SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, FOR HIS RECORD
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| 04:09:31 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
OF LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, AND FOR ALL THAT THIS SENATOR AND I WOULD SAY EVERY SENATOR LEARNS FROM HIM JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY HERE. ...
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| 04:26:57 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. LET ME MAKE THREE GENERAL POINTS ABOUT WHAT TROUBLES ME ABOUT THE AMENDMENT. FIRST, THE AMENDMENT DESTROYS WHAT MIGHT BE CALLED...
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| 04:27:11 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
I MEAN THE HOLE WILL BE -- THE WHOLE WILL BE GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS. INDEED, THE VERY BEGINNING, IT HAS BEEN TO CREATE A COHESIVE AND UNIFIED...
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| 04:57:25 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
WHEN THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT INTRODUCED LEGISLATION LAST OCTOBER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY WHICH SAT ON THE BACK BURNER HAVING BEEN RESISTED BY THE PRESIDENT,...
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| 04:58:18 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
HOMELAND SECURITY VERY MUCH LIKE THE PROPOSAL THAT'S BEFORE US, ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN REVISED AND IMPROVED AS IT'S GONE ALONG THE WAY. AND I WILL SAY,...
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| 04:59:25 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, ON THE ISSUE THAT THERE WERE ENOUGH DOTS ON THE BOARD PRIOR TO 9-11 BUT HAD THEY BEEN CONNECTED, THERE...
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| 05:01:07 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
AS WE'VE CREATED IT. AND IT IS, YOU KNOW, I'VE MET, AS MANY MEMBERS OF THE SENATE HAS -- I KNOW THE OCCUPANT OF THE CHAIR HAS -- WITH FAMILIES OF PEOPLE...
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| 05:03:01 |
MR. REID, -
AMENDMENT NUMBERED
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| 05:03:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
4673 TO THE
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| 05:03:04 |
MR. REID, -
BYRD AMENDMENT NUMBER 4644. MR. REID: I ASK FURTHER READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE WAIVED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATOR FROM...
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| 05:03:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CLERK EARLIER READ
|
| 05:03:19 |
THE CLERK, -
THE -- WHEN I OFFERED THE AMENDMENT, THE CLERK MISSTATED THE NUMBER OF THE AMENDMENT TO BE 4644. HAS THAT NOW BEEN CORRECTED?
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| 05:03:27 |
MR. REID, -
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| 05:03:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:03:35 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
4641 I THINK IS WHAT THE CLERK STATED. BUT IT IS 4644. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. IT IS 4644. MR. BYRD: I THANK THE CHAIR....
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| 05:04:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FLOOR. HE MUST HAVE LET THAT SLIP HIS MIND BECAUSE HE
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| 05:04:11 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
YIELDED TO OTHERS, WHICH WAS ALL RIGHT. HE HAS A RIGHT TO YIELD TO ANYONE HE WANTS TO IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS TO ASK. NOW I HAVE THE FLOOR IN MY OWN...
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| 05:23:20 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
ADMINISTRATION TO FILL IN THE
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| 05:23:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BLANKS IN THE FIVE
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MR. LIEBERMAN, -
DIRECTORATES WITHIN 13 MONTHS,
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MR. BYRD, -
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| 05:23:26 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
NOT THAT THEY BE ACTUALLY UP AND RUNNING. WHEREAS, THE UNDERLYING COMMITTEE PROPOSAL REQUIRES THAT THE FULL DEPARTMENT BE IMPLEMENTED NO LATER THAN...
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| 05:24:32 |
MR. BYRD, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
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| 05:24:36 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
IMPLEMENTING AND FILLING IN THE DIRECTORATES. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS COME TO THE CONGRESS? THEY WOULD BE UNDER THE JURISDICTION...
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| 05:27:30 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
WOULD NOT EXPEDITE OUR WORK. IT WOULD, IN FACT, BLOCK IT AND IT WOULD STOP IT FROM IMPLEMENTATION. IT WOULD EXTINGUISH ALL THAT WE'VE DONE IN THESE...
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| 05:29:05 |
MR. BYRD, -
AT THAT CHART. I'M GOING TO ASK TO HAVE A CHART
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| 05:29:07 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
FROM MY OFFICE BROUGHT UP TOO. MADAM PRESIDENT, I -- IT'S THE PEOPLE UNDERNEATH THAT I'M AFRAID OF. THE PEOPLE UNDERNEATH ARE DOWNTOWN. THEY ARE THE...
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| 05:29:57 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
DURING WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WAS CREATED. IT CREATED THE DEPARTMENT, GAVE PRESIDENT CARTER AND HIS ADMINISTRATION THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER...
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| 05:31:01 |
MR. BYRD, -
CUSTOMS SERVICE P,
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Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
ANIMAL, PLANT AND HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING...
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| 05:31:47 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
CHARTS HERE, ALL THIS WORK THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR IS TALKING ABOUT HERE, ALL OF THESE ITEMS, THESE AGENCIES THAT HE HAS ON THESE CHARTS, THESE ARE...
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| 05:31:56 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
THE PEOPLE UNDERNEATH THAT ARE CREATED BY TITLE
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| 05:31:59 |
MR. BYRD, -
1; ARE THEY? MR. LIEBERMAN: THEY ARE IN FACT CREATED BY TITLE
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| 05:32:03 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
1. THESE ARE EXISTING
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| 05:32:07 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
AGENCIES THAT ARE BROUGHT FROM WHERE THEY ARE NOW TO BE COORDINATED IN THE DEPARTMENT. THE EXCEPTION -- MR. BYRD: HOW DO WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING...
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| 05:32:21 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
THAT ARE GOING TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE DEPARTMENT? MR. LIEBERMAN: RESPONDING TO THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, THEY ARE QUITE LITERALLY TRANSFERRED...
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| 05:32:34 |
MR. BYRD, -
COMMITTEE. EACH ONE OF THESE IS SPELLED OUT AND ASSIGNED TO THE PARTICULAR DIRECTORATE WHICH THE CHART
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| 05:32:44 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
SHOWS IT'S LOCATED UNDER. MR. BYRD: WOULD THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT SHOW THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA AND THE SENATE WHERE MY AMENDMENT TAKES...
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| 05:33:07 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
DIRECTORATE. AND THEN IT WOULD ELIMINATE ALL THIS UNDERNEATH AND SAY TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, COME BACK,
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| 05:33:16 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
INCIDENTALLY, NOT BY FEBRUARY 3, BUT NOT BEFORE FEBRUARY 3, AND TELL US WHAT YOU WANT IN THIS DIRECTORATE. THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE...
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| 05:34:57 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
SECURITY -- THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, TO FIND HOW QUICKLY THE TRAIN LEFT THE TRACK. HOW MUCH IN ERROR, HOW MANY MISTAKES WERE MADE,...
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| 05:40:03 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
INTELLIGENCE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, SO IT GOES BEYOND JUST HOMELAND SECURITY, BUT SECURITY GENERALLY -- THAT IT'S THAT CHART THAT HAS MOTIVATED, WITH...
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| 05:42:55 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
DEEPLY HIS OWN DEEP FEELING OF CONSCIENCE THAT HIS APPROACH IS THE BETTER OF THE TWO. I RESPECT THAT. I RESPECT THAT. AND I SALUTE HIM FOR IT. BUT...
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| 05:45:07 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
THAT THE -- THE PROPOSAL THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS BROUGHT OUT OR WHETHER THEY WANT TO BASICALLY TAKE THE SUPERSTRUCTURE, IF I MAY USE YOUR WORD RESPECTFULLY,...
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| 05:46:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT
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| 05:46:27 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
I VERY MUCH SUPPORT A HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO COMMEND SENATOR LIEBERMAN, WHO IS THE FIRST AUTHOR. WE SPEAK OF IT NOW IN TERMS OF ...
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| 05:53:27 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
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| 05:53:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. THOMPSON: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE. MR. THOMPSON: MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK THE QUESTION BEFORE US AT THIS...
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| 05:54:08 |
MR. THOMPSON, -
IN A WAY THAT
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| 05:54:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL GREATER PROTECT OUR
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| 05:54:12 |
Thompson, Fred - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
COUNTRY, A PLAN THAT IS SUPPORTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION, A PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, OR WHETHER OR NOT WE GO IN ANOTHER...
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| 06:25:30 |
MR. BYRD, -
LAWYER, I BELIEVE. YES, HE IS.
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| 06:25:35 |
MR. THOMPSON, -
MR. THOMPSON:
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| 06:25:37 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THE LAWYER PART ANYWAY. MR. BYRD: HE'S AN EXCELLENT LAWYER. HE'S MADE QUITE I THINK FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW CERTAINLY AN EXCELLENT STATEMENT IN SUPPORT...
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| 06:25:57 |
MR. THOMPSON, -
WHEN IT WAS IN THE COMMITTEE. NOW, THAT'S WHAT I
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| 06:26:00 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
CALL A GOOD LAWYER. HERE HE SO THE FLOOR MAKING AN IMPASSIONED -- HERE HE IS ON THE FLOOR MAKING AN IMPASSIONED SPEECH HERE, A VERY CAREFUL SPEECH....
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| 06:28:19 |
MR. THOMPSON, -
TODAY. BUT I WANTED TO COME OVER THIS
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| 06:28:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AFTERNOON TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BYRD
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| 06:28:26 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
AMENDMENT, TO -- AND TO FOCUS IN ON WHERE I THINK OUR PROBLEM IS IN COMING TO WHAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE A BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS. LET ME FIRST SAY THAT SENATOR...
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| 06:33:06 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE SENATOR. I'M FLATTERED BY HIS
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| 06:33:08 |
MR. GRAMM, -
REMARKS, BUT HE AND I BOTH
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| 06:33:10 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
KNOW THAT HE AGREED WITH THE CONSTITUTION ON THE POWER OF THE PURSE, MORE SO THAN -- I THANK HIM THAT I WAS PART OF HIS STATEMENT, BUT IT WAS THE CONSTITUTION...
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| 06:33:56 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
LIKE HOW IT WORKED. LET ME TURN TO SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES. I WANT TO BEGIN WITH THE FOLLOWING POINT THAT I THINK IN A REASONABLE WAY WE ALL AGREE...
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| 07:15:21 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AND INSTEAD OF COOPERATING IN THAT EFFORT, THERE ARE THOSE WHO WOULD -- I DON'T KNOW -- SETTLE OLD SCORES OR CREATE NEW AGENDAS...
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| 07:30:07 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
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| 07:30:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. LIEBERMAN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. MR. LIEBERMAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER...
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| 07:33:45 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
THE FLOOR
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| 07:33:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHO HAVE
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| 07:33:49 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
SPOKEN NOT SO MUCH ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA AS THEY
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| 07:33:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE
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| 07:33:55 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
ON ANOTHER QUESTION WHICH ENGAGES SOME CONSIDERABLE DEBATE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE SENATE. AND THAT IS THE QUESTION OF CIVIL SERVICE AND MANAGEMENT FLEXIBILITY....
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| 08:18:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
u QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: I ASK THE QUORUM CALL BE VITIATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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| 08:41:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEEN UNABLE TO DO THAT. AS A RESULT
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| 08:41:09 |
MR. REID, -
OF THAT, I THINK, AS I CAN SEE, I HAVE
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| 08:41:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SPOKEN TO SENATOR BYRD, I DON'T
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| 08:41:14 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THINK THE INTERIOR BILL IS MOVING. SO I WOULD ASK UNTIL THERE IS SOME -- SOMETHING DONE ON THAT, SOME WAY TO RESOLVE THAT, I ASK CONSENT THE ORDER WITH...
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| 08:41:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SECURITY FORWARD. TODAY WE
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| 08:41:58 |
MR. CRAIG, -
HAVE WORKED TO FACILITATE BOTH OF THOSE, AND
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| 08:42:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I HAVE ENCOURAGED THE MAJORITY LEADER AND
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| 08:42:04 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
THE A -- ASSISTANT LEADER TO ALLOW MY AMENDMENT, THAT IS NOW PENDING, ON INTERIOR, UP FOR A VOTE. AND IF NOT, A STAND ALONE VOTE THEN TO ALLOW A SIDE-BY-SIDE...
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| 08:44:34 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THE TWO MANAGERS. SO I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE INTERIOR BILL DONE. BUT FOR MY FRIEND, THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM IDAHO TO SAY THAT HE WANTS A VOTE...
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| 08:48:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. LIEBERMAN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. MR. LIEBERMAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER...
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| 08:57:58 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
AGREEMENT ON A SERIES OF
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| 08:57:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 08:58:01 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
AMENDMENTS THAT BOTH SIDES HAVE CLEARED AND WE WOULD LIKE
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| 08:58:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO MOVE AT THIS
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| 08:58:06 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
TIME. BEFORE I MAKE THE ACTUAL MOTION, I JUST WANT TO INDICATE VERY BRIEFLY WHAT THEY ARE. THE FIRST IS AN AMENDMENT, 4554, ON BEHALF OF SENATORS...
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| 09:02:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DEAR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FROM HAWAII ON THE FLOOR, WHO WE ALL WELCOME BACK TO WASHINGTON AFTER SOME
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| 09:02:21 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
SURGERY -- HE LOOKS YOUNGER AND MORE AGILE THAN EVER -- I WOULD YIELD THE FLOOR. MR. AKAKA: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII....
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| 09:02:53 |
MR. AKAKA, -
THAT
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| 09:02:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT WAS AFTER SENATOR
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| 09:02:56 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
LIEBERMAN BEGAN HIS INITIATIVE TO CREATE SUCH A DEPARTMENT THAT IT BEGAN TO PICK UP NOT ONLY IN THE SENATE BUT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, TOO. AND HE...
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| 09:14:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE TERMINATED. THE...
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| 09:19:59 |
MR. REID, -
CALENDAR
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| 09:20:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NUMBERS
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| 09:20:01 |
MR. REID, -
1009 TO 1030, ALL NOMINATIONS
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| 09:20:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON THE SECT'S DESK, THE MOTION
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| 09:20:05 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE, THE PRESIDENT BE MEELDLY NOTIFIED OF THE SENATE'S ACTION AND ANY STATEMENTS APPEAR AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE IN THE
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| 09:20:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECORD AND THE SENATE THEN RETURN
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| 09:20:13 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TO LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITH THE PRECEDING ALL OCCURRING WITHOUT ANY INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION,...
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| 09:20:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONTROLLED BETWEEN SENATORS LIEBERMAN AND THOMPSON OR THEIR DESIGNEES, THAT AT
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| 09:20:42 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
12:30 P.M. WITHOUT FURTHER INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE, THE SENATE PROCEED TO VOTE ON THE MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE LIEBERMAN SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT....
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| 09:21:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MEDAL TO GENERAL HENRY H.
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| 09:21:13 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
SHELTON, U.S. U.S.A. RETIRED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION TO PROCEEDING TO THE MEASURE AT THIS
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| 09:21:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME? WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED. MR. REID:
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| 09:21:22 |
THE CLERK, -
I CAN CONSENT THE CURRENT RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE WITHOUT ANY INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE. I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 09:21:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
8, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS
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| 09:21:42 |
MR. REID, -
AWARDED TO THE INDIAN NATION AND SO FORTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION TO THE SENATE PROCEEDING TO THE MEASURE AT...
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| 09:21:56 |
THE CLERK, -
BE NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE, ANY STATEMENTS RELATEED TO THIS BILL BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF GIVEN. THE PRESIDING...
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| 09:22:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATE PROCEED TO CALENDAR NUMBER OWE. THE CLERK: S.
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| 09:22:11 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
2127, A BILL FOR THE RELIEF OF THE NATION IN CANADA FOR SETTLEMENT AGAINST CERTAIN CLAIMS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION...
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| 09:22:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL PROCEEDRY RID MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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| 09:22:25 |
MR. REID, -
THE BILL BE READ A THIRD TIME, PASSED, MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE, AND THAT THERE BE NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE AND THAT ANY STATEMENTS
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| 09:22:31 |
THE CLERK, -
RELATED TO THIS BILL BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. REID:...
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| 09:22:41 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
530, H.R. 46. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: H.R. 486, THE ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF BARBRA MCCOOK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS...
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| 09:22:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REID: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 09:22:57 |
MR. REID, -
I UNDERSTAND THE BILL WILL BE READ -- I UNDERSTAND THAT THE BILL --
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| 09:23:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SI ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE BILL BE READ A THIRD
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| 09:23:06 |
THE CLERK, -
TIME, PASSED, AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE, THAT ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS
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| 09:23:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MATTER BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF GIVEN WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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| 09:23:17 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE NOW GO TO CALENDAR NUMBER 531, H.R. 487. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR...
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| 09:23:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROCEEDING TO THE MEASURE AT THIS TIME? WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED. MR.
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| 09:23:42 |
MR. REID, -
REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE BILL BE
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| 09:23:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
READ A THIRD TIME, PASSED, MOTION TO RECONSIDER
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| 09:23:50 |
THE CLERK, -
BE LAID ON THE TABLE, THAT ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS MATTER BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE
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| 09:23:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS IF GIVEN WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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| 09:24:06 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
19, AT 10:00 A.M. FOLLOWING THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE, THE MORNING HOUR BE DEEMED EXPIRED, THE JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS BE APPROVED TO DATE, THE TIME FOR THE...
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| 09:24:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSIDERATION OF
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| 09:24:19 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND REMAIN ON IT UNTIL 112:30 AND THAT TIME PRIOR TO 11:30 BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS OR THEIR DESIGNEES,...
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| 09:25:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT, THE NEXT ROLL CALL WILL R VOTE WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 TOMORROW WHICH WILL BE ON CLOTURE ON THE LIEBERMAN SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT...
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| 09:25:27 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
AMENDMENT. FOLLOWING THAT, THERE SHOULD BE SOME ACTION TAKEN ON THAT AMENDMENT TOMORROW. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK THAT WE NOW TURN TO CALENDAR NUMBER...
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| 09:26:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT ANY STATEMENTS RELATED TO THIS
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| 09:26:10 |
THE CLERK, -
MATTER BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF GIVEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT,...
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| 09:26:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE SENATE. I THEREFORE ASK THE SENATE STAND IN ADJOURNMENT UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER. THE PRESIDING
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| 09:26:22 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUOBJECTIO
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