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none, -
TEN YEARS LATER ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME. RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTETH A NATION
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| 00:02:28 |
THE CHAPLAIN, -
BUT SIN IS APPROACH TO ANY PEOPLE. ETERNAL GOD, SOVEREIGN LORD OF HISTORY, AT A TIME WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE THE WEIGHT OF THE CRISIS OF THE WORLD AND THE...
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| 00:04:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RULES OF THE SENATE, I HEREBY APPOINTS THE HONORABLE HERB KOHL, A SENATOR
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| 00:04:37 |
THE CLERK, -
FROM THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CHAIR. SIGNED ROBERT C. BYRD, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER THE PREVIOUS...
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| 00:05:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR 520, H.R. 2644 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND
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| 00:05:43 |
Murkowski, Frank H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND FOR SUNDRY INDEPENDENT AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, CORPORATIONS AND OFFICES, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SOPTE 30, KNIFE MIFE...
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| 00:06:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SOME MERIT BUT I QUESTION VERY SERIOUSLY THE METHOD OF
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| 00:06:50 |
Inouye, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
FUNDING. IT WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT UPON THREE PROJECTS. ONE IS A MEDICAL FACILITY IN HAWAII. MR. PRESIDENT, ON A PER CAPITA BASIS, THERE ARE MORE VETERANS...
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| 00:09:43 |
MR. DORGAN, -
SOME INFORMATION I USED IN THE
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| 00:09:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COMMITTEE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PRICE OF DRUGS ON THE FLOOR. MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 00:09:49 |
MR. DORGAN, -
SENATOR PRYOR AND I RECENTLY HELD A HEARING IN THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON THE ISSUE OF DRUG PRICES. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF FIGURING HOW
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| 00:09:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO DEAL WITH EVER-INCREASING PRICES IN THE HEALTH CARE
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| 00:10:01 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
BUSINESS. AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE PLAN AFTER PLAN OUT HERE FOR DEBATE. WE ARE UNDER ENORMOUS PRESSURE IT DO SOMETHING ABOUT HEALTH CARE REFORM. THE CENTRAL...
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| 00:19:47 |
MR. DORGAN, -
FOR EXACTLY AS YOU
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| 00:19:49 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
INDICATED FOR THE SAME PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, THAT THEY GET, IN ADDITION TO THAT, AN ENORMOUS TAX BREAK FROM THE TAXPAYERS' OF THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE...
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| 00:21:40 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
OF A SONG "I'M CHAPPINGING MY NAME TO POLAND." THE SOLUTION, SOME ARGUE UNTIL THEY ARE BLUE IN THE FACE THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT PRICE CONTROL UNDER ANY...
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| 00:22:43 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA, MR. MURKOWSKI, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 2450. ON PAGE...
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| 00:22:58 |
MR. MURKOWSKI, -
INSERT THE FOLLOWING: "PROVIDED FURTHER THAT IN FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS
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| 00:23:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HEAD MAY BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACUTE
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| 00:23:09 |
THE CLERK, -
CARE, IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL CAPACITY." MR. MURKOWSKI: I THANK THE CHAIR. MR. PRESIDENT, MY AMENDMENT IS A VERY SIMPLE AMENDMENT. IT WOULD SIMPLY PROHIBIT...
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| 00:23:33 |
Murkowski, Frank H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
PROJECTS AVAILABLE, INSTEAD, FOR OUTPATIENT CARE AND LONG-TERM CARE PATIENTS OF A DOMICILE-TYPE. I OFFER THE AMENDMENT IF A SIMPLE REASON: THAT IS, THE...
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| 00:48:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT THE BEGINNING THAT I'M GOING TO OPPOSE
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| 00:48:29 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THE SENATOR FROM MURKOWSKI'S -- SENATOR MURKOWSKI'S AMENDMENT, BUT I CAN'T THINK OF A COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON WHO HAS THE GREATER HONOR TO HER WORK WITH...
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| 00:57:36 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
SENATOR, AND I THANK YOU,
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| 00:57:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY IN OPPOSITION
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| 00:57:41 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
TO THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA. ON THE EVE OF AN EFFORT TO PUT
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| 00:57:48 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
TOGETHER A HEALTH CARE
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| 00:57:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PACKAGE TO MAKE HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD SIMPLY
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| 00:57:55 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
MAKE ACUTE MEDICAL CARE LESS ACCESSIBLE TO OUR NATION'S VETERANS. FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED THIS NATION IN TIME OF WAR AND WHO STAND READY...
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| 01:00:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN MARCH OF 1991 DUE
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| 01:00:21 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
SO SEISMIC DEFICIENCIES. BECAUSE OF THE CLOSURE, THE REGION'S VETERANS, THESE 400,000-PLUS PEOPLE, WERE LEFT WITHOUT ACUTE MEDICAL CARE. MEDICAL SERVICES...
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| 01:05:49 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
FROM ALASKA WHICH WOULD STRIKE FUNDING IN THIS BILL FOR ALL NEW IN-PATIENT CONSTRUCTION
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| 01:05:56 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
PROJECTS INCLUDING THE LONG-PLANNED SPARKY MATANGUA VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER IN HAWAII. MR. PRESIDENT, THE ISSUE IS SIMPLE: UNLIKE 48...
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| 01:15:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I WONDER IF THE CHAIR WOULD ADVISE AS
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| 01:16:03 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
TO THE REMAINING TIME ON EACH SIDE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA HAS 18 MINUTES AND THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA HAS 16 MINUTES REMAINING....
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| 01:16:18 |
MR. MURKOWSKI, -
MY GOOD FRIEND FROM WEST VIRGINIA. I AN ADVERTISE PAY AT LEAST ONE OTHER SENATOR SPEAKING ON BEHALF -- I ANTICIPATE AT
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| 01:16:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEAST ONE OTHER SENATOR SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY AMENDMENT AND I IMAGINE WE WILL PROBABLY USE CLOSE TO
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| 01:16:35 |
Murkowski, Frank H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
12 MINUTES OR SO OF OUR REMAINING 18 MINUTES BUT I WOULD RESERVE THE BALANCE -- FULL BALANCE OF MY TIME TO ACCOMMODATE OUR SIDE. MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR....
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| 01:17:07 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
ON YESTERDAY
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| 01:17:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE WERE TALKING ON ANOTHER SUBJECT THAT HAD
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| 01:17:12 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
TO DO WITH ETHANOL AND METHANOL. I MADE REFERENCE TO THE FACT THAT THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND HAS A VERY, VERY, COP PLEX SORT OF INTERSTITCHING OF ACKNOWLEDGES...
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| 01:22:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COMMITTEE BECAUSE WHAT WE
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| 01:22:32 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
TRIED TO DO WAS FOLLOW THE AUTHORIZING
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| 01:22:35 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
COMMITTEE AND THEN IN ANTICIPATION OF WHAT YOU AND SENATOR MURKOWSKI PASSED FOR US TO FUND IT. BECAUSE THE POLICIES WERE RATIONAL AND COMPASS AT, ...
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| 01:23:44 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
VIRGINIA AND HIS STAFF, MR. GOTLY, FOR THE COMMENTS MADE BY THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM MARYLAND WHO I HAVE THE GREATEST AFFECTION FOR AND WHO HAS BEEN MOST...
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| 01:32:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NEEDS OF HAWAII'S VETERANS. TRIPLER HAS ENOUGH ADDITIONAL
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| 01:32:17 |
Murkowski, Frank H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
BEDS IN CURRENTLY CLOSED -- CLOSED, MR. PRESIDENT -- MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC WARDS TO MEET THE V.A.'S PROJECTED WORKLOAD EVEN UNDER THE...
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| 01:35:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAS BEEN QUESTIONED. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. THE
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| 01:35:50 |
MR. MURKOWSKI, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS
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| 01:36:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSENT THAT THE ORDER FOR THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT
|
| 01:36:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS THE ORDER. MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL
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| 01:36:17 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
JUST SORT OF CONCLUDE MY WRAP-UP, WHICH WILL NOT TALK LONG, AND THEN THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA CAN SPEAK, AND THEN WE CAN
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| 01:36:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROCEED TO A TABLING MOTION AND A VOTE. THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA HAS MADE SOME THOUGHTFUL
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| 01:36:35 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
AND INTERESTING POINTS. AND IT'S TRUE THAT THERE IS AN EXCESS OF INPATIENT CAPACITY IN THE V.A. SYSTEM TODAY. BUT WHILE THERE IS THAT EXCESS INPATIENT...
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| 01:43:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? MR. MURKOWSKI: FOUR
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| 01:43:05 |
MR. MURKOWSKI, -
MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR MINUTES. MR. THURMOND: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 01:43:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. MR. THURMOND: MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM ALASKA REGARDING A MORATORIUM ...
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| 01:43:25 |
MR. MURKOWSKI, -
HOSPITAL CAPACITY. I
|
| 01:43:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
KNOW THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS
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| 01:43:31 |
MR. THURMOND, -
HAS GIVEN THOUGHT TO
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| 01:43:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
-- THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION TO THIS ISSUE.
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| 01:43:36 |
Thurmond, James "Strom" Strom - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
AND I APPLAUD HIM FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA. MR. PRESIDENT, AS WE CONSIDER THE FUTURE MEDICAL FACILITY NEEDS OF VETERANS, I AM CONCERNED THAT...
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| 01:47:33 |
MR. MURKOWSKI, -
VETERAN, HAVING GONE INTO EUROPE
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| 01:47:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN A GLIDER AND PROBABLY HAS HAD MORE REFLECTION ON THE SECOND WORLD WAR THAN ANY MEMBER
|
| 01:47:42 |
Murkowski, Frank H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
OF THIS BODY. MR. PRESIDENT, IN THE BRIEF TIME I HAVE, I THINK THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA HAD MADE THE POINT OF THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA RELATIVE...
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| 02:14:12 |
MR. REID, -
FACT THAT THE WORLD MAY HAVE BY THE YEAR 2030 FIVE
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| 02:14:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BILLION PEOPLE, MORE THAN NOW EXISTS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, YESTERDAY'S NEW YORK "POST"
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| 02:14:24 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
NEWSPAPER INDICATED THAT IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION 'S HANDS ARE TIED AS ALIEN THUGS LAUGH AT DEPORTATION LAW. IT GOES ON TO STATE, THAT THAT ACTUALLY...
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| 02:21:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT BE THE CASE. BUT I THINK SENATOR REID IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK. THIS IS GOING THE BE A CONSISTENT ATTACK OF HIS OR APPROACH. AND I THINK HE'S FINALLY...
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| 02:21:14 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
AT H.U.D. THROUGH SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIONS WHEN WE TOLD HIM WHAT TO DO AND THEY DIDN'T RESPOND UNDER THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION, THEY DIDN'T RESPOND UNDER...
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| 02:21:51 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
O.M.B. WAS GOING TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF A REGULATION. THE MORNING I GET A CALL FROM THE -- I THINK HE'S DOING A FINE JOB -- SECRETARY CISNEROS,...
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| 02:23:15 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
PUT ON THE EARTHQUAKE RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL, THEING A KUL -- AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS AND DIE HOPE IT WILL BE HELD IN CONFERENCE HERE. AND I KNOW OUR...
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| 02:23:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BELIEVE IT IS A GOOD AMENDMENT. IT
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| 02:23:53 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
IS CONSISTENT WITH SOUND HOUSING POLICY AND GOOD IMMIGRATION POLICY. WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT WAITING LIST FOR HOUSING AND HOUSING SUBSIDIES, PARTICULARLY...
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| 02:24:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM MAINE, MR. COHEN, IS RECOGNIZED TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT. MR. COHEN: I BELIEVE SENATOR MCCAIN WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES OR...
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| 02:25:09 |
MR. COHEN, -
WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THIS TIME. PRESS WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. MCCAIN: THE ARTICLE IN "THE NEW YORK
|
| 02:25:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIMES" DESCRIBES A DISPUTE IN THE HIGHEST COUNSELS OF THIS GOVERNMENT BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF
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| 02:25:25 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
DEFENSE AND THE NUMBER-TWO PERSON AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT, MR. STROBE TALBOTT. I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THIS ACCOUNT IS INACCURATE. MR. PRESIDENT,...
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| 02:25:38 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PERRY HAVING STRONG MISGIVINGS ABOUT SETTING A DATE FOR AN INVASION OF HAITI. HE REFLECTS NOT ONLY HIS OWN VIEWS BUT THAT OF THE...
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| 02:27:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS SO ORDERED. MR. COHEN: I SEND TO THE DESK AN AMENDMENT ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND SENATOR MACK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT.
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| 02:27:51 |
MR. COHEN, -
THE CLERK: MR. COHEN FOR HIMSELF AND MR. MACK, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBER
|
| 02:27:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
2452. ON PAGE 18, LINE 19, STRIKE $10,600,,000,000. AND INSERT $10,600,000,000. MR. COHEN:
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| 02:28:03 |
MR. COHEN, -
I ASK THAT FURTHER READING NOT BES IN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 02:28:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. COHEN: LAST YEAR CONGRESS APPROPRIATED $10 BILL
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| 02:28:13 |
THE CLERK, -
MILLION. AND IN AN ATTEMPTS FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IS TRADITIONALLY HIGH-RISK PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT...
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| 02:28:24 |
MR. COHEN, -
SET-ASIDE AS A MEANS OF SUBSIDIZING PENSION FUND INVESTMENTS IN MULTIFAMILY
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| 02:28:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HOUSING PROJECTS. ESSENTIALLY THIS PROJECT TRANSFERS THE RISK
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| 02:28:31 |
Cohen, William S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
FROM PENSION MANAGERS TO TAXPAYERS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTING BACK ON THE PROJECT FROM G.A.O. AS...
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| 02:35:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN THE SENATE BECAUSE I KNOW THE
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| 02:36:01 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
SENATOR FROM MAINE ORDINARILY TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN HIS UTTERANCES AND STATEMENTS, AND I DON'T FIND THAT IN THE STATEMENT TODAY. LET ME JUST MENTION...
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| 02:47:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIRST LET ME SET SOME FACTS STRAIGHT. NUMBER ONE,
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| 02:47:28 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
WE CUT THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
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| 02:47:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REQUEST FOR THE PROGRAM BY $164 MILLION, OR 32%.
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| 02:47:34 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
WE'RE ALSO IN THIS LEGISLATION $75 MILLION LESS THAN WHAT WAS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE. THE SENATOR FROM MAINE IS CORRECT. WE DID INCREASE THE FUNDING...
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| 02:50:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND ABUSE. AND WHEN HE RAISES
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| 02:50:02 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
A QUESTION, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE VALIDITY OF THAT. AND BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION ON THE BILL, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM SO...
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| 02:51:06 |
MR. MACK, -
THAT I FEEL SO STRONGLY
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| 02:51:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF HOUSING POLICY THAT I
|
| 02:51:11 |
Mack, Connie III - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
FELT STRONGLY ENOUGH TO OFFER WITH SENATOR COHEN FROM MAINE THIS AMENDMENT. THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM THAT WAS ENACTED LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO...
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| 02:59:27 |
MR. COHEN, -
WELL I WASN'T
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| 02:59:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFENDED. I WAS SURPRISED. HEN HADN'T I THINK THE
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| 02:59:31 |
Cohen, William S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
COMPLICATION WAS THAT I WAS QUOTING SOMETHING OUT OF CONTEXT FROM THE LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF H.U.D. MR. SARBANES: NO, I DID NOT MAKE THAT IMPLICATION....
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| 02:59:44 |
MR. SARBANES, -
SO THERE'S NO INTENT ON MY
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| 02:59:46 |
MR. COHEN, -
PART TO JUST
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| 02:59:47 |
Cohen, William S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
QUOTE A PART IN ORDER TO COME TO A DIFFERENT CONCLUSION. MR. SARBANES: NO. MR. COHEN: THAT IS WARRANTED. MR. SARBANES: I WOULD SAY -- THE PRESIDING...
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| 02:59:58 |
MR. SARBANES, -
BE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD AS IF -- SAR
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| 03:00:01 |
MR. COHEN, -
I WILL SAY, THERE WAS CERTAINLY THAT IMPLICATION. MR. COHEN: I THANK THE SENATOR FOR THAT. MR. PRESIDENT, I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THIS IS A GOOD OR BAD...
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| 03:00:11 |
MR. SARBANES, -
I AM IN
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| 03:00:12 |
MR. COHEN, -
THE IRONIC SITUATION, I SUPPORT SECTION 8 HOUSING. IT
|
| 03:00:15 |
MR. SARBANES, -
HAS WORKED VERY
|
| 03:00:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WELL IN THE STATE OF MAINE. THIS MAY IN FACT BE A VALID WAY OF APPROACHING -- CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HOUSING MARKET. MY PROBLEM
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| 03:00:25 |
Cohen, William S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
IS, IT STARTED OUT AS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT LAST YEAR IN WHICH THE LANGUAGE OF THE STATUTE REQUIRED THE G.A.O. TO FILE A REPORT ANALYZING ITS PROSPECTS....
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| 03:03:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO DO IN TERMS OF ITS ECONOMICS. SO
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| 03:03:05 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
ON THAT BASIS, STANDING ALONE, THE PENSION FUNDS WOULD NOT INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE QUESTION THEN BECOMES, SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS...
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| 03:08:30 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
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| 03:08:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR
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| 03:09:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM MARYLAND. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. MS. MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO TABLE THIS LEGISLATION. AND I ASK FOR...
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| 03:31:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM MARYLAND. MS. MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE THAT THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS AN AMENDMENT. AND WE'RE READY TO BEGIN THE DEBATE, IF
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| 03:31:50 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
HE IS READY. IF NOT, WE CAN TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR A QUORUM. THE SENATE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. THE SENATE IS...
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| 03:32:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CLOAK ROMES. I UNDERSTAND THE CLOAKROOMS ARE VERY ATRABTIVE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. MS. MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT, I KNOW THAT...
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| 03:33:14 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
I WOULD BE GLAD TO DO THAT. UNLESS OTHERS WISH TO SPEAK AND I HAVE FOR INDICATION THAT ANYONE DOES, TEN MINUTES ON MY SIDE IS MORE THAN AMPLE. MS....
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| 03:33:32 |
MR. GREGG, -
POLICY CONFERENCES AND WILL BE LISTENING TO THIS ON TV SO
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| 03:33:36 |
MR. SMIG, -
I -- MR. SMITH: 20 MINUTES BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE WILL USE THAT ALL. MS. MIKULSKI: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SMITH
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| 03:33:47 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
MOTION TO RECOMMIT BE LIMITED TO 20 MINUTES EQUALLY DIVIDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS. MIKULSKI:...
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| 03:33:58 |
MR. SMITH, -
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THERE BE NO OTHER AMENDMENTS TO IT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 03:34:05 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE IS RECOGNIZED FOR UP TO
|
| 03:34:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TEN MINUTES. MR. SMITH: MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE A MOTION TO RECOMMIT
|
| 03:34:18 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
THAT I ASK FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL STATE THE MOTION.
|
| 03:34:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, MR. SMITH, MOVES TO RECOMMIT H.R. 4624 TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH
|
| 03:34:35 |
MR. SMITH, -
INSTRUCTIONS, TO REPORT THE BILL TO THE SENATE WITHIN THREE DAYS NOT COUNTING ANY
|
| 03:34:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DAY WHICH THE SENATE IS THOUGHT IN SESSION WITH AN
|
| 03:34:47 |
THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT REDUCING THE TOTAL APPROPRIATION TO A SUM NOT GREATER THAN THE 1994 LEVEL. MR. SMITH: MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT THAT'S EXACTLY ...
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| 03:35:15 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
AND TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT WE CAN REDUCE THE DEFICIT AND THE DEBT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IF WE ARE NOT WILLING TO...
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| 03:44:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECOMMIT. AM I CORRECT? MR. SMITH:
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| 03:44:07 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
YES. MS. MIKULSKI: IT IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTER WE DO-DISPOSE OF THE SENATOR'S AMENDMENT, THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. LAUTENBERG, WISHES IT OFFER...
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| 03:44:27 |
MR. SMITH, -
IN. I WONDER IF WE
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| 03:44:29 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
COULD HAVE A TIME AGREEMENT ON THAT AND THEN DO THE TWO VOTES STACKED BACK TO BACK? BECAUSE THERE ARE SENATORS WHO ARE OFF THE HILL. OR IF THE SENATOR...
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| 03:45:08 |
MR. SMITH, -
DEBATE ON THIS. WE SET IT ASIDE WITH THE
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| 03:45:14 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
TIME DESIGNATED FOR THE VOTE; WE THEN MOVE TO THE LAUTENBERG DEBATE; WE
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| 03:45:22 |
MR. SMITH, -
MOVE TO LAUTENBERG DEBATE; AFTER THAT DEBATE WE
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| 03:45:27 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
HAVE BOTH VOTES BACK TO BACK. MR. SMITH: THAT WOULD BE OF CONVENIENCE TO OUR COLLEAGUES AND I DO NOT OBJECT. MS. MIKULSKI: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT...
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| 03:45:54 |
MR. SMITH, -
ASIDE, THAT DEBATE BE UNDERTAKEN ON THE LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT RELATED TO VIOLENCE AT ABORTION
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| 03:46:03 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
CLINICS FOR APPROXIMATELY -- MR. LAUTENBERG: 20 MINUTES EQUALLY DIVIDED WOULD BE SUFFICIENT. MS. MIKULSKI: WOULD 30 MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM NEW...
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| 03:46:27 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
MEMBER -- MS. MIKULSKI: LET ME MOVE AHEAD WITH
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| 03:46:32 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
MY DEBATE. WE ARE NOW JUST IRONING OUT THE DETAILS. I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THE FRAMEWORK, IT IS A
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| 03:46:42 |
MR. SMITH, -
MATTER OF THE TIME. MR. SMITH: THERE IS ONE SENATOR WOULD MAY WISH IT SPEAK AND
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| 03:46:51 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
I NEED TO CHECK WITH HIM. MS. MIKULSKI: AND I, TOO, WISH TO SPEAK. I WANT TO COME BACK TO THE -- I URN TO DISCUSSING THE IMPACT OF THE
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| 03:47:07 |
MR. SMITH, -
SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE'S AMENDMENT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO MY COLLEAGUES' ATTENTION IS
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| 03:47:16 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THE IMPACT OF RECOMMITTING THIS BILL. NUMBER ONE, V.A. PENSION FUNDS WOULD GO FROM A $500-500,000 BACKLOG CLAIM TO OVER ONE MILLION BECAUSE OF THE...
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| 03:52:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. LAUTENBERG: MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED MANAGER OF THE BILL AND APPRECIATE HER ENABLEING US TO...
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| 03:53:13 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
AMENDMENT TO THE DESK.
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| 03:53:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT.
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| 03:53:19 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY, MR. LAUTENBERG, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 2453. ON PAGE 91, BETWEEN LINES 9 AND 10, INSERT THE FOLLOWING:...
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| 03:53:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT, ONE, MURDERS OF A DOCTOR, HIS ESCORT
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| 03:53:41 |
THE CLERK, -
AND THE WOUNDING OF ANOTHER ESCORT OUTSIDE A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CLINIC IN FLORIDA ON JULY 29, 1994, REPUBLIC RELENSIBLE AGENTS OF TERRORISM; THE...
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| 03:55:15 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
ONE WAS JOHN BR IT TTON A 69-YEAR-OLD PHYSICIAN. THE OTHER, JAMES HER MAN BARRETT
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| 03:55:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAS A 74-YEAR-OLD RETIRED AIR FORCE
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| 03:55:27 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
LIEUTENANT COLORADO -- LIEUTENANT COLONEL WHOSE MISSION WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DOCTOR GOT SAFELY TO WORK. EVERY MORNING BEFORE HE WENT TO WORK AT...
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| 04:03:29 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
ISSUE, I KNOW PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL
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| 04:03:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHO TRULY SUPPORT LIFE FIND WHAT HAPPENED IN PENSACOLA TO BE
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| 04:03:37 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
REPUGNANT. AS THE SENATOR FROM -- AS A SENATOR FROM MARYLAND, I'M GOING TO PAY PARTICULAR TRIBUTE TO RETIRED AIR FORCE COLONEL JIM BARRETT. HE WAS FROM...
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| 04:09:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RIGHT TO MODIFY HIS AMENDMENT. PERFECT LAUTENBERG: I ALSO ASK UNANIMOUS
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| 04:09:06 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
CONSENT THAT THE DISTINGUISHED MANAGER OF THE BILL BE ADDED AS A COSPONSOR, SENATOR MIKULSKI. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. LAUTENBERG:...
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| 04:09:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT AN ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN THIS MORNING'S "NEW YORK TIMES" TALKING ABOUT THE F.B.I. AND ITS EVALUATION THAT A CONSPIRACY MIGHT EXIST IN TERMS...
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| 04:09:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE INCLUDED IN
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| 04:09:36 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
THE RECORD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, IT IS SO ORDERED. MR. LAUTENBERG: I ASK, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT A -- I STRIKE THAT, MR. PRESIDENT....
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| 04:09:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON THE 30TH OF JULY. THIS WAS RIGHT AFTER THE
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| 04:10:05 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
DOCTOR AND THE -- HIS ESCORT WAS MURDERED. IT TALKS ABOUT A MEETING HELD IN CHICAGO BY 100 ANTIABORTION LEADERS AND A MEETING AT A CHICAGO HOTEL TO...
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| 04:11:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A DEGREE OF ELOQUENCE
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| 04:11:47 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
AND CERTAINTY THAT MAKES HER A SPOKESMAN FOR ALL OF US HERE, AT TIMES. AND I'M SO PROUD TO SERVE WITH SENATOR MIKULSKI. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THIS MAN...
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| 04:13:42 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
RECOGNIZES THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. MR. SMITH: MR. PRESIDENT, THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT ON OUR SIDE. I WOULD SAY TO MY COLLEAGUE...
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| 04:14:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE UNBORN. WE ALSO
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| 04:14:08 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO ARE BORN. AND CERTAINLY A SENSELESS MURDER LIKE THAT IS UNCALLED FOR, AND WE CERTAINLY WOULD...
|
| 04:14:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
|
| 04:14:54 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. MS. MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT, I KNOW THAT THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS TWO
|
| 04:15:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT HE WISHES TO OFFER. AND FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE, ACHIEVE MORE FISCAL CONTROL IN THE BILL. I WONDER IF THE SENATOR FROM NEW...
|
| 04:15:11 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
WOULD AGREE TO MAKE A
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| 04:15:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT -- OR I COULD -- THAT WE DEBATE
|
| 04:15:17 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
BOTH OF HIS AMENDMENTS AND THEN HAVE FOUR VOTES STACKED BACK TO BACK -- HIS MOTION TO RECOMMIT, THE LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT, AND THEN , IF HE WISHES, A...
|
| 04:16:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAS AN OBJECTION TO IT. I WOULD ANTICIPATE, JUST FOR THE INTEREST OF MY COLLEAGUES, THAT FROM MY SIDE
|
| 04:16:10 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
OF THE DEBATE ON EACH OF THE AMENDMENTS, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, MAYBE 20 MAXIMUM ON EACH
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| 04:16:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM MY SIDE, UNLESS THERE ARE OTHERS WHO WISH TO SPEAK. MS. MIKULSKI:
|
| 04:16:19 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
NO, I BRING TO THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE'S ATTENTION, IT IS 1:15. WE COULD BEGIN THE VOTES AT 2:00. THAT WOULD ALLOW US ABOUT -- MR. SMITH: UNLESS...
|
| 04:16:40 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
PREFER IT TO BE INFORMAL. MS. MIKULSKI: I PERFORM INFORMALITY, TOO, BUT THE UNDERSTANDING IS THE VOTES WOULD OCCUR IN A STACKED FASHION ONCE WE'VE COMPLETED
|
| 04:16:48 |
MR. SMITH, -
THE DEBATE ON THOSE TWO AMENDMENTS. MR. SMITH: NO OBJECTION. MS. MIKULSKI: AND WE'LL BE INFORMAL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO SEEKS RECOGNITION? MR....
|
| 04:16:57 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. MR. SMITH:
|
| 04:17:00 |
MR. SMITH, -
AT THIS TIME, MR. PRESIDENT, I
|
| 04:17:02 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE PENDING COMMITTEE AMENDMENT BE SET ASIDE AND THAT THE SENATE CONSIDER THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ON PAGE 22. THE
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| 04:17:10 |
MR. SMITH, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? THE
|
| 04:17:12 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
CHAIR HEARS NONE. IT IS SO
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| 04:17:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDERED. MR. SMITH: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 04:17:16 |
MR. SMITH, -
I SEND AN
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| 04:17:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT TO THE PENDING COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO THE DESK AND ASK FOR
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| 04:17:21 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE CLERK: THE...
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| 04:17:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT NUMBERED 2454 TO THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ON PAGE 22, LINES 18-25. ON PAGE 22,
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| 04:17:36 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
LINE -- MR. SMITH: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 04:17:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SMITH: MR. PRESIDENT, THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT IMPACT
|
| 04:17:49 |
THE CLERK, -
THE OVERALL COST OF THE BILL. WE HAD OUR PRESENTATION ON THAT PORTION OF THE BILL A FEW MOMENTS AGO
|
| 04:17:58 |
MR. SMITH, -
WITH MY AMENDMENT TO RECOMMIT, TO BRING THE BILL BACK
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| 04:18:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN LINE WITH LAST YEAR'S EXPENDITURES. THIS IS A
|
| 04:18:07 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
REDISTRIBUTION AMENDMENT. IT DOES NOT TAKE -- ADD -- DELETE ONE PENNY FROM THE BILL. BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO PAY VERY CAREFUL ATTENTION...
|
| 04:39:56 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. FIRST, I'M ONE OF THOSE POWERFUL APPROPRIATORS. THE ONES THAT ARE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, MEETING IN THESE
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| 04:40:05 |
MR. SMITH, -
BACK ROOMS TO
|
| 04:40:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DO THESE KINDS OF THINGS. BOY, DO I WISH WE WERE POWERFUL. I
|
| 04:40:11 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
WISH WE WERE REALLY POWERFUL TO MEET THE COMPELLING NEEDS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BUT YOU KNOW, WE ON THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ARE CONTINUALLY...
|
| 04:48:56 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
THE CONCEPT OF AN ORDERLY, RATIONAL FASHION FOR DECIDING WHICH PROJECTS ARE APPROVED AND WHICH ARE NOT APPROVED IN THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. I WOULD...
|
| 04:54:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PUT ON MY DESK AND SITTING IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW,
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| 04:54:58 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
ARE 15 OF THE HEALTH CARE BILLS AND THE REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. NOW, I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT...
|
| 04:58:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CRITICISM INTENDED DIRECTLY TO THE SENATOR. IT IS THE
|
| 04:58:26 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
PROCESS. AND MY FEELING IS THAT WHEN YOU HAVE STAFF MEMBERS ON THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ESSENTIALLY ALLOCATING THESE DOLLARS, RATHER THAN THE...
|
| 05:02:53 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
CONSENT AGREEMENT ON THE TIME. I NOW ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATOR'S AMENDMENT ON THE REDISTRIBUTION OF CDBG GRANTS BE LAID ASIDE AND WE...
|
| 05:03:06 |
MR. SMITH, -
SMITH AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. SMITH: AT THIS
|
| 05:03:12 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
POINT, MR. PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A QUORUM CALL FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE TAKING THE FLOOR ON THAT AMENDMENT. SO I MAKE A POINT...
|
| 05:03:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MS. MIKULSKI:
|
| 05:03:32 |
MR. SMITH, -
MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE VACATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. MIKULSKI: I SEEK RECOGNITION...
|
| 05:03:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL HAVE ONE MORE AMENDMENT RELATED TO THE
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| 05:03:53 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
WATER PROJECTS IN E.P.A. UPON THE COMPLETION OF OUR DEBATE, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE WILL
|
| 05:03:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT TAKE MORE THAN 15
|
| 05:04:01 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
OR 20 MINUTES BETWEEN BOTH OF US, WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, WE'RE HAVE A RATIONALE AND CIVIL DISCUSSION ON THESE NATIONAL ISSUES, WE WILL THEN GO...
|
| 05:07:00 |
MR. SMITH, -
TO THE DESK
|
| 05:07:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: CLERK WILL
|
| 05:07:05 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, MR. SMITH, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 2455 TO THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ON PAGE 60....
|
| 05:07:16 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
STRIKE ALL AFTER "AND" -- AND INSERT -- MR. SMITH: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER READING BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING
|
| 05:07:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SMITH: MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL
|
| 05:07:28 |
THE CLERK, -
TAKE VERY LITTLE OF THE SENATE'S TIME ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME ISSUE, SNGSLY, THAT I JUST DEBATED A FEW
|
| 05:07:40 |
MR. SMITH, -
MOMENTS AGO. WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT
|
| 05:07:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SECTION OF THE BILL.
|
| 05:07:46 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
THE PREVIOUS ONE DEALT WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOC GRANTS FOR HOUSING AND AID FOR THE POOR PEOPLE AND SLUMS AND OTHER AREAS. THIS ONE IS REALLY...
|
| 05:15:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE GOOD POLITICS, IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE THE
|
| 05:15:34 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
STATE ON THE RECEIVING END. BUT IT IS NOT GOOD POLICY. IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. IT IS NOT IN THE NATIONAL INTERESTS. I'M...
|
| 05:21:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN APPROPRIATOR TO HAVE A WATER PROJECT UNDER THE STATE REVOLVING FUNDS. WHAT
|
| 05:21:24 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
WE DID WAS LOOK AT COMPELLING
|
| 05:21:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NEEDS WHERE REQUESTS HAVE COME FROM
|
| 05:21:30 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
SENATORS AND WE'VE HAD TO RESPOND AFTER TWO YEARS OF NOT HAVING AN AUTHORIZATION ON THE CLEAN WATER ACT. FIRST, THE STATES WHICH RECEIVE HELP THAT...
|
| 05:29:56 |
MR. SMITH, -
THE ISSUE.
|
| 05:29:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE ISSUE IS THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF THE DOLLARS
|
| 05:30:00 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
TO DEAL WITH ALL PROJECTS IN ALL 50 STATES. THAT'S THE ISSUE. AND THIS -- I KNOLL THIS SOMETIMES GETS COMPLAITED, BUT THE STATE REVOLVING FUND IS SET...
|
| 05:37:53 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
|
| 05:37:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNANIMOUS
|
| 05:37:58 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
CONSENT THAT THE SENATE NOW VOTE ON THE SMITH MOTION TO RECOMMIT, TO BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A VOTE ON THE LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT NUMBER 2453, FOR THAT...
|
| 06:47:20 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT
|
| 06:47:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION, AGREED. MR. WELLSTONE: MR. PRESIDENT? MR. PRESIDENT?
|
| 06:47:26 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA. MR. WELLSTONE: MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST WOULD TAKE A MOMENT. MS. MIKULSKI: EXCUSE ME. WERE YOU READING...
|
| 06:47:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIRST WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM
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| 06:47:45 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
MARYLAND, MRS. MIKULSKI, PROPOSES AMENDMENTS
|
| 06:47:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EN BLOC NUMBER 2456 AND 2457. AMENDMENT 2456,
|
| 06:47:50 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
ON PAGE 13, LINE 11, ADD THE FOLLOWING: PROVIDED FURTHER
|
| 06:47:54 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
THAT -- MS. MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MY AMENDMENTS BE CONSIDERED
|
| 06:48:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS.
|
| 06:48:04 |
THE CLERK, -
MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT, THESE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN CLEARED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. AND I, THEREFORE, MOVE THEIR ADOPTION EN BLOC. THE PRESIDING...
|
| 06:48:16 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
AMENDMENTS ARE AGREED TO. MS. MIKULSKI: I MOVE TO RECONSIDER. A SENATOR: MOVE TO LAY
|
| 06:48:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON THE TABLE. THE PRESIDING
|
| 06:48:24 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. MIKULSKI: I THANK THE PRESIDING OFFICER. AND, MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE WE NOW GO ON TO OTHER SENATORS WHO WISH TO OFFER...
|
| 06:48:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OR SPEAK, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE SENATORS' ATTENTION, ALL SENATORS,
|
| 06:48:39 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
THAT SENATOR HELMS OF NORTH CAROLINA WISHES TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT. AND
|
| 06:48:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UPON THE DISPOSAL OF THE HELMS
|
| 06:48:46 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
AMENDMENT, IT WOULD BE THE INTENTION OF THE CHAIR TO BEGIN TO MOVE TO ENDING THIS -- TO COMING TO FINAL PASSAGE ON THIS BILL. I WOULD ASK ANY SENATOR...
|
| 06:50:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE BEEN MUCH OVERLOOKED AND WHO REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE
|
| 06:50:10 |
Wellstone, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
THAT -- WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE EFFECTS OF ATOMIC TESTING WERE ON THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN. MR. PRESIDENT, I'VE...
|
| 06:51:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CLERK WILL REPORT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PENDING COMMITTEE
|
| 06:51:19 |
MR. HELMS, -
AMENDMENTS ARE
|
| 06:51:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SET ASIDE FOR CONSIDERATION OF YOUR REQUEST. THE CLERK WILL REPORT.
|
| 06:51:24 |
MR. HELMS, -
THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MR. HELMS, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 2458. AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE, ADD THE FOLLOWING: SECTION,
|
| 06:51:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE NEED TO
|
| 06:51:35 |
MR. HELMS, -
PROTECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE OF THE
|
| 06:51:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATE. A, FINDINGS. THE SENATE MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS. ONE, THE GATT TREATY PROVIDES FOR THE ENTRY OF THE UNITED STATES INTO
|
| 06:51:45 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WHICH MAY HAVE A MAJOR PERMANENT AND ADVERSE IMPACT ON AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY. TWO, THE GATT TREATY BINDS THE UNITED STATES...
|
| 06:53:56 |
MR. HELMS, -
I AM AMUSED BY THE
|
| 06:53:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TURN OF EVENTS INVOLVING "THE WASHINGTON POST."
|
| 06:54:01 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
AND I THINK SOMEBODY OUGHT TO CALL THE HAND ONCE IN A WHILE OF THE "WASHINGTON POST," BECAUSE IT'S MAKING ITSELF RIDICULOUS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT...
|
| 07:06:37 |
MR. HELMS, -
BE FORTHCOMING. IT IS INTERESTING FROM
|
| 07:06:39 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
THAT WE HAVE SUCH WORDS AS "TOLERANCE" BEING USED WHICH WAS NEVER MENTIONED BY EITHER OF US IN THE DEBATE AS FAR AS I KNOW. AND ALSO IT WAS VERY INTERESTING...
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| 07:09:59 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
I CONGRATULATE HIM FOR HIS GOOD WORK. NOW, MR. PRESIDENT, IT OCCURS TO ME THAT I MAY HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE DRAFTING OF THE PENDING AMENDMENT. I BELIEVE,...
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| 07:10:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS REQUESTED BY THE SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA. MR. HELMS: SO, WHAT IS CHAIR AND
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| 07:10:44 |
MR. HELMS, -
THE PARLIAMENTARIAN IS SAYING IS IT IS IN ORDER AND WILL BE TREATED APPROPRIATELY, IS THAT
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| 07:10:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CORRECT? MR. HEM -- OTHERWISE I WILL BE GLAD TO MODIFY IT. THE YEAS AND NAYS HAVE NOT BEEN OBTAINED ON IT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CHAIR
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| 07:11:03 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
ASSUMES THAT THE SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA WISHES THIS TO BE TREATED AS A FIRST-DEGREE AMENDMENT. AND IF SO, IT WILL BE SO TREATED. IF THE CHAIR...
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| 07:11:22 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR THAT, I WILL ASK THE CHAIR? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, IT IS SO ORDERED. MR. HELMS: I THANK...
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| 07:11:42 |
MR. HELMS, -
FOR THE AMENDMENT. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS AMENDMENT BRINGS TO MIND
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| 07:11:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE RELATIONSHIP I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST WITH THE GIANTS OF THE SENATE,
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| 07:11:59 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
INCLUDING THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MR. ROBERT C. BYRD. I DON'T KNOW HOW SENATOR BYRD IS GOING TO VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT. BUT I...
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| 07:15:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK THE CHAIR. I ASK FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT IS SO ORDERED. MR....
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| 07:15:14 |
MR. HELMS, -
NOW, I WAS IN
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| 07:15:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PROCESS OF REFLECTING UPON MY OWN EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE MEANT
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| 07:15:21 |
MR. HELMS, -
SO MUCH TO ME THROUGH THE YEARS, ASSOCIATION WITH THE GIANTS IN THE SENATE LIKE
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| 07:15:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR RUSSELL OF GEORGIA AND SENATOR GEORGE OF GEORGIA AND SENATOR
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| 07:15:33 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
HOY AND SENATOR IRVING AND OTHERS. AND THEY INSTILLED IN ME A PASSION TO PROTECT AS BEST I CAN THE CONSTITUTIONAL PREROGATIVES OF THE SENATE, NOT TO...
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| 07:27:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UP A FORMAL, PERMANENT VOTING STRUCTURE VERY, VERY SIMILAR TO THE
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| 07:27:48 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
UNITED NATIONS. BY THE WAY, THE UNITED STATES HAS ONLY ONE OUT OF 117 VOTES IN THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AND THE UNITED STATES HAS NO VETO. TOTALLY...
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| 07:34:46 |
MR. DOLE, -
DOLE: LET ME ALSO INDICATE TO THE MANAGER, SENATOR MIKULSKI, THAT I WILL NOT BEING OFFERING EITHER A CRIME AMENDMENT OR AN AMENDMENT ON BOSNIA. THEY...
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| 07:35:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BILL. MR. PRESIDENT, I CONTINUE TO HOLD OUT HOPE THAT THE
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| 07:35:07 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
DEBATE WE BEGIN NEXT WEEK IN THIS CHAMBER WILL RESULT IN A BIPARTISAN SOLUTION TO SOME OF OUR HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS I MUST SAY I HAVE HEARD SOME OF...
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| 07:46:25 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
TRUE IN THE HOUSE; I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THAT -- INCLUDING HIS HAS THE ALL-IMPORTANT INSURANCE REFORMS OF PREEXISTING CONDITIONS, AS THE TERM
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| 07:46:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS; THAT YOU CAN'T BE TURNED DOWN BECAUSE YOU
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| 07:46:39 |
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
HAVE LOST AN ARM IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT -- AND PORTABILITY IN SUCH MATTERS. AND IT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE OUTCOME IF WHEN WE HAVE 1 VOTES IN THIS BODY...
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| 07:47:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATE. I THINK WE COULD ALL AGREE ON THAT.
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| 07:47:26 |
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
I, HOWEVER, WILL STATE IN -- NOT IN EXTENSIVE FORM -- THE SIMPLE THOUGHT THAT THE URUGUAY ROUND LEGISLATION, WHICH HAS JUST BEEN REPORTED FROM THE --...
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| 07:55:36 |
MR. PACKWOOD, -
SIGNIFICANCE -- THERE IS
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| 07:55:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NO STRICT CONSTITUTIONAL DEFINITION OF WHAT
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| 07:55:41 |
Packwood, Robert "Bob" W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oregon
A TREATY IS AND WHAT AN AGREEMENT IS. OVER THE YEARS, JUST SINCE 1946 , THE UNITED STATES HAS CONCLUDED 732 -- PUT THIS IN QUOTES -- 732 TREATIES AND...
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| 08:00:29 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
IS BIGGER THAN WITH ANY COUNTRY OTHER THAN JAPAN. JUST ONE PROVINCE IN CANADA. AND IS
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| 08:00:34 |
MR. PACKWOOD, -
MY STATE PROSPERING GENERALLY WITH THE AGREEMENT WITH CANADA? YES,
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| 08:00:37 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
WE ARE. ARE WE PROSPERING WITH AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO?
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| 08:00:40 |
MR. PACKWOOD, -
YES, WE ARE. FRIGHTLINER, THOSE BIG TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAYS, THEY HAVE A LARGE PLANT IN PORTLAND. AND THEY ARE THE
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| 08:00:48 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
BIGGEST MAKER
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| 08:00:49 |
Packwood, Robert "Bob" W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oregon
OF THOSE TRUCKS. THEY ARE BIGGER THAN INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER, NOT NAVISTAR AS IT IS NOW CALLED. THEY HAVE PLANTS IN THE CAROLINAS AS WELL. PRIOR TO THE...
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| 08:04:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AN EXTENSIVE HEARING ON THIS SUBJECT. AND I MUST
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| 08:04:05 |
Pell, Claiborne - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
SAY, I, FOR ONE, WAS FULLY SATISFIED THAT THE W.T.O. DOES NOT PREVENT OR PRESENT ANY THREAT TO AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY. THE W.T.O. DOES NOT AFFECT CONGRESS'S...
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| 08:06:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I'M SURE, THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATOR FROM
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| 08:06:54 |
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
NORTH CAROLINA SUGGESTS THAT UNDER THE GATT TREATY, THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY 20% OF THE BUDGET OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION. WE'LL PAY 15%. THAT...
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| 08:08:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOVE TO TABLE UNTIL HE HAS CONCLUDED. MR. THURMOND: ARE YOU THROUGH?
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| 08:08:54 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK YIELDS THE FLOOR. THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. THURMOND: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING
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| 08:09:13 |
MR. THURMOND, -
OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM
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| 08:09:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SOUTH CAROLINA. MR. THURMOND: MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT BY MY GOOD FRIEND FROM
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| 08:09:30 |
MR. THURMOND, -
NORTH CAROLINA, SENATOR
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| 08:09:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HELMS. RECENTLY I OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS
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| 08:09:40 |
Thurmond, James "Strom" Strom - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
APPROPRIATIONS BILL REGARDING A SIMILAR SUBJECT. AS I STATED THEN, I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE W.T.O. AND...
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| 08:17:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE QUORUM BE VACATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 08:17:37 |
MR. HELMS, -
MR. HELMS: MR. PRESIDENT, RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT.
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| 08:17:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, IF NO MOTION TO
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| 08:17:48 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
TABLE IS GOING TO OCCUR BY ANY SENATOR, IT'S OKAY WITH ME FOR THE
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| 08:17:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL TO
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| 08:17:58 |
MR. HELMS, -
BE CALLED OFF. BUT, I DO -- MS. MIKULSKI: IF I MIGHT RESPOND TO THE SENATOR? IF I MIGHT RESPOND TO THE SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA. THE INTENTION OF...
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| 08:18:23 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
IS NO OBJECTION. THE QUORUM CALL IS RESCINDED. MS. MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT WE ARE WAITING FOR -- WE ARE WAITING FOR ONE MORE SENATOR TO COME AND...
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| 08:18:38 |
MR. HELMS, -
WISH TO ANNOUNCE TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT KNOWING OF NO OTHER AMENDMENTS, IT WOULD
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| 08:18:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE MY HOPE TO MOVE TO THIRD READING AFTER
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| 08:18:46 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THE DISPOSITION OF THE HELMS AMENDMENT. I WILL HAVE A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT EN BLOC. SO, THEREFORE, IF ANY SENATOR HAS ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY WANT DONE,...
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| 08:19:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BRANCH IS FAR-REACHING IN ITS SCOPE AND ESTABLISHES A POWERFUL, NEW
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| 08:19:49 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION WHICH IMPACTS ON OUR NATION'S ECONOMY, ITS LAWS AND ITS SOVEREIGN POWERS. IT IMPACTS ON THIS INSTITUTION ALSO. AND I HAVE...
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| 08:25:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATORS WITH WHOM I HAVE HAD CONTACT AND SERVED
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| 08:25:14 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
WITH, I ALWAYS BEGIN WITH THE NAME OF ROBERT C. BYRD. FRANKLY, HE AND I HAVE DISCUSSED EXACTLY WHAT HE HAS PROPOSED. AND I AGREE WITH IT. WE HAVE MADE...
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| 08:26:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR CORRECT THAT THE V.A.-H.U.D. APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE? MR. PRESIDENT, I NOW ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE REMAINING
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| 08:26:46 |
MR. BYRD, -
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS BE CONSIDERED AND AGREED TO EN BLOC AND THAT THE MOTIONS TO
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| 08:26:51 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
RECONSIDER THE VOTES TO BE
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| 08:26:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LAID UPON THE TABLE EN BLOC. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS. MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 08:27:00 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
WE ARE NOW IN THE FINAL MINUTES OF THE V.A.-H.U.D. APPROPRIATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR COOPERATION....
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| 08:27:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REPUBLICAN LEADER AND HIS STAFF -- HOWARD AND LIZE. I
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| 08:27:20 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE MEMGS OF MY OWN SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF -- KEVIN, CARY, CHRIS AND JUANITA AND SPECIAL CUE DOSE TO STEPHEN AND STEVE OF SENATOR...
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| 08:56:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON BEHALF OF THE MAJORITY LEADER, I ASK
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| 08:56:31 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT AT 9:30 A.M., FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR NUMBER 527, H.R. 4606, THE LABOR-H.H.S....
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| 08:57:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDERED. THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DECONCINI: I WANT TO THANK MY FRIEND FROM
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| 08:57:07 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
VERMONT FOR LETTING ME HAVE A FEW MINUTES. BEFORE THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND LEAVES, I WANT TO ALSO ADD MY ACCOMMODATIONS AND
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| 08:57:16 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. SHE HAS A TOUGH, TOUGH BILL, A TOUGHER ONE EVERY YEAR, THAT TAKES -- I LIKE TO SAY -- ALMOST
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| 08:57:25 |
DeConcini, Dennis - U.S. Senator, [D] Arizona
AS BIG A HIT AS THE TREASURY IN THE ALLOCATION. BECAUSE HER BILL SO MUCH LARGER DOLLAR WEISS INDEED IT IS A TOUGHER BILL, IN THE ALLOCATIONS. I WANT...
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| 09:06:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SITUATION, AS ANY MEMBER OF THE SENATE, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF
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| 09:06:42 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
HIS PERSONAL INTEREST -- THE TRAVELS HE'S MADE THERE AND PERSONAL OAKS -- BUT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE. I THINK THE...
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| 09:08:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CARE -- SENATOR JEFFORDS OF VERMONT AND I, A NUMBER
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| 09:08:04 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
OF C.E.O.'S OF VARIOUS COMPANIES INCLUDING BEN COHEN OF BEN & JERRY'S WERE THERE. AND I SAID AT THE TIME THAT WE HEAR THOSE PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE HEALTH...
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| 09:13:02 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
GREATEST DISAPPOINTMENT WAS.
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| 09:13:03 |
MR. LEAHY, -
HE SAID, FAILURE TO GET
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| 09:13:05 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
A NATIONAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. NOW WE HAVE HAD THE PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM FOR NINE MONTHS. WE'VE HAD BOTH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND OUR COMMITTEE --...
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| 09:15:02 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
HE HAD -- I DIDN'T WANT TO THINK -- HE PROBABLY DOESN'T EITHER -- THE NUMBER OF HOURS AND WEEKS AND MONTHS OF HEARINGS THAT HE'S HAD. BUT I DARE THAT...
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| 09:16:00 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
THE EVENINGS. AND I WOULD SAY OF THE 15 MAJOR KINDS OF POLICY AREAS, WE WERE ABLE TO GET BIPARTISAN SUPPORT -- ABOUT 11 OF THOSE WE WERE NOT ABLE TO...
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| 09:19:39 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
VERMONT. NOW, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY IN THE VER MONTH IN THE MID1930'S, I CAN GUARANTEE THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS SHE WAS A REPUBLICAN. BECAUSE VIRTUALLY...
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| 09:22:35 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
PROFIT -- THE FIRST PROFIT THIS YEAR. AND YOU COULD JUST SEE THE SUCCESS OVER THE PERIOD OF ABOUT THE LAST 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, EVERYTHING REALLY...
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| 09:26:50 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
ADDED 10 CENTS OR 15 CENTS TO IT. DOES ANYBODY SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO STOP EATING PIZZAS BECAUSE THEY'RE 10 CENTS MORE? WITH THAT, I YIELD TO...
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| 09:27:23 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
THE BASIC CALCULATION GIVEN THE PERCENT OF MANPOWER COSTS AND ADDINGS --
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| 09:27:29 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
ADDING THE ADDITIONAL COSTS OF THE HEALTH CARE FIGURED IT TO BE ABOUT 40 CENTS MORE PER PIZZA HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. WE'VE REVIEWED THAT DURING...
|
| 09:32:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I'VE RECEIVED NEARLY 2,000 LETTERS FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS
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| 09:32:08 |
MR. GORTON, -
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S PROPOSED RULE ON 55 AND OVER COMUFRNTSE. THE OWNERS, OPERATORS AND RESIDENTS OF 55-AND-OVER COMMUNITIES...
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| 09:34:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEADERS, I AM CONVINCED THAT GIVING LAW-ABIDING
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| 09:34:17 |
Gorton, Slade Thomas III - U.S. Senator, [R] Washington
CITIZENS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MOBILIZE AND ORGANIZE AGAINST VIOLENT CRIME IS THE ESSENCE OF TRUE AND EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION. TODAY I AM...
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| 09:38:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT SOME TIME THIS EVENING WHEN HE WAS FIRST BEGINNING HIS
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| 09:39:06 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
ILLUSTRIOUS POLITICAL CAREER. I SEE SENATOR AKAKA HAS RETURNED. SO I LEAVE IT UP TO THE CHAIR HOW IT WANTS TO DECIDE. MR. AKAKA: MR. CHAIRMAN? THE PRESIDING...
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| 09:39:42 |
MR. AKAKA, -
CHARGE AHEAD. THANK YOU. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 09:39:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND IS RECOGNIZED. MR. PELL: MR. PRESIDENT, IN RESPONSE TO THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS, I WELL RECALL MY FIRST CONTACT...
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| 09:39:55 |
MR. PELL, -
THE IDEA OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, AND THAT WAS IN MY OWN STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, SEEKING THE NOMINATION FOR SENATOR. AND I GOT THE IDEA
|
| 09:40:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS AND THE
|
| 09:40:09 |
MR. PELL, -
UNIONS THOUGHT THAT WAS TOO ADVANCED, TOO OUT OF THIS WORLD, AND USED IT AS ONE OF THEIR REASONS FOR NOT ENDORSING ME. NOW WE ARE HERE SEEING THIS ...
|
| 09:50:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN OUR COUNTRY, IN OUR COUNTRY'S FUTURE. AND THAT IS
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| 09:50:11 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
WHEN WE CONSIDER THE HEALTH CARE ACT. I CAN'T HELP, MR. PRESIDENT, BUT REACH BACK IN A YEAR OR SO AND THINK ABOUT HOW THIS ALL BEGAN, HOW PRESIDENT CLINTON...
|
| 10:02:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BECAUSE THEY MAY SEE SOME EMPTY SEATS HERE. THERE IS NOTHING PENDING.
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| 10:02:16 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
THEY ARE WONDERING WHY ARE WE SPEAKING? REAL CANDIDLY, WE ARE SPEAKING TO TRY TO REACH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. WE ARE HEARING RIGHT NOW FROM THE SPECIAL...
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| 10:07:29 |
MR. SIMON, -
THE 95% REALLY IS A WAY POINT ON THE WAY -- THAT IS THE WAY I LOOK AT IT. AND I WOULD HOPE OTHERS WOULD LOOK AT
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| 10:07:39 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
IT. BUT I MIGHT JUST, WHEN YOU WERE MENTIONING THE LUPUS, THAT IT PRIMARILY AFFECTS WOMEN, THE NINE OUT OF THE ENPEOPLE THAT GET IT ARE WOMEN, AND AT...
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| 10:13:39 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
-- WHO WASN'T ABLE TO AFFORD TO GO TO A PHYSICIAN. INCIDENTALLY, THOSE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE GO TO A PHYSICIAN HALF AS OFTEN AS THOSE OF US WHO HAVE...
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| 10:14:38 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
IS -- SINCE YOU INITIATED IT IT IS RIGHT ON THE POINT. MR. SIMON: LET ME JUST READ THIS. LET ME ADD -- THENLY YIELD TO MY FRIEND FROM NEVADA. IF GROUPS...
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| 10:15:04 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
OUGHT TO SEE THE WISDOM OF THAT. BUT LET ME JUST READ THIS HERE. "ON THE TODAY SHOW THIS MORNING IT WAS SAID THAT JOHN COX' PROBLEM WOULD BE SOLVE BY...
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| 10:16:55 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
NOTHING WITH HEALTH CARE THIS YEAR -- 1994 -- WE ARE NOT GOING THE BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING THIS YEAR -- HEALTH CARE COSTS IN AMERICA WILL GO UP OVER...
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| 10:18:37 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
HEAR FROM THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND THEY SAY TO US, "WE WANT HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ALL AMERICANS," AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO DEBATE ANYONE ANY TIME ON THAT PROPOSITION,...
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| 10:20:13 |
MR. KENNEDY, -
ALL THEIR LIVES DOWN THERE. -- HARD
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| 10:20:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WORKING PEOPLE WORKING ALL THEIR LIVES DOWN THERE. SHE GOT
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| 10:20:20 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
DIVORCED. AND SOMEONE ASKED HER, WHAT WAS THE WORST THING THAT HAPPENED TO HER? SHE SAID LOSING HER HUSBAND WAS BAD, BUT LOSING HER HELL HEALTH INSURANCE...
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| 10:22:44 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
PROGRAMS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT GUARANTEE STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS. THE PELL GRANT PROGRAM. THOSE WOULD BE PROGRAMS. ABOUT $11 BILLION IN N.I.H. IN TERMS...
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| 10:23:03 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET LAWYERS. TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THEIR RIGHTS ARE GOING THE BE PROTECTED IN THE COURT SYSTEM. AND...
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| 10:24:03 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
25% WE USED TO SPEND ON DOMESTIC DISCRETIONARY SPENDING. WE ARE NOW DOWN TO 12%. WE CUT IT DOWN TO HALF. WE FINISHED A CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND...
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| 10:26:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CARE THAT IS ALWAYS THERE WHETHER THEY CHANGE JOBS, GET SICK, OR BECOME DISABLED.
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| 10:26:22 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TODAY'S SYSTEM IS RIGGED AGAINST AMERICAN FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES. EVERY MONTH, MADAM PRESIDENT, TWO MILLION AMERICANS LOSE THEIR HEALTH COVERAGE...
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| 10:39:08 |
MRS. MURRAY, -
THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE
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| 10:39:10 |
MR. REID, -
CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR ORDER NO. 532, S. 617, THE DESALINIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1994 AND THAT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS BE AGREED TO ANTD...
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| 10:39:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ANY STATEMENTS APPEAR IN THE RECORD
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| 10:39:26 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
FAS READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE BE DISCHARNLTED FROM...
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| 10:39:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EMT BE AGREED TO THAT THE
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| 10:39:49 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
JOINT RESOLUTION BE READ THREE TIMES, PASSED, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO AND THE TITLE AMENDMENT AT THE DESK BE AGREED TO AND THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER...
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| 10:40:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID:
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| 10:40:02 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE ENGROSSMENT OF H.R. 6 BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE THE CORRECT LANGUAGE OF SENATOR DANFORTH'S AMENDMENT NUMBER 2430, WHICH...
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| 10:40:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TODAY, IT STAND IN ADJOURNED
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| 10:40:22 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
UNTIL 9:30 A.M., FRIDAY, AUGUST 5. WHEN THE SENATE RECONVENES ON THAT DATE, THE JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN APRUFD TO DATE, THE CALL...
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| 10:40:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALENDAR BE WAIVED AND NO MOTIONS OR RESOLUTIONS COME
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
OVER UNDER THE RULE, THAT THE MORNING HOUR BE DEEMED TO HAVE EXPIRED, THAT THE TOMB FOR THE TWO LEADERS BE RESERVED FOR THEIR USE LATER IN THE DAY,...
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| 10:41:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN OUR COUNTRY. WE ARE ABOUT
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MS. MOSELEY-BRAUN, -
TO HAVE THE BATTLE OF THE
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| 10:41:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CENTURY, IF YOU WILL, BETWEEN HEALTH CARE REFORM
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| 10:41:17 |
Moseley-Braun, Carol - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
OR THE STATUS QUO. THE REASONS FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM SHOULD BE, BY NOW, EVIDENT TO EVERYONE. WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY, UNFORTUNATELY, A HEALTH CARE...
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MRS. BOXER, -
SENATOR KENNEDY WAS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HERE B I WANT TO THANK THESE GENTLEMEN AND OF COURSE
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| 10:54:32 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THE MAJORITY LEADER AND OTHERS FOR THEIR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO HEALTH CARE REFORM. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT KRISTA MARTINELLI...
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| 10:55:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHAT HEALTH CARE BILL AND
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| 10:55:06 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
REALLY SIT DOWN AROUND THE TABLE AND GET IT DONE. WE NEED TO FIX THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND WE HAVE TO DO IT SOON. THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON TOO MANY...
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| 11:10:20 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SUCCESS. AND I THANK HER VERY MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE COLLOQUY THIS EVENING. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS...
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| 11:36:59 |
MR. WOFFORD, -
PILOT A SUCCESSFUL HEALTH
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| 11:37:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REFORM BILL THROUGH FOR WHICH HE SAID
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| 11:37:04 |
Wofford, Harris - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
HE TURNED DOWN THE SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT. UNDER SENATOR MITCHELL'S LEADERSHIP, WE IN THE MAJORITY HAVE NOW COME TO THE HEALTH CARE TABLE WITH A...
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| 11:43:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TRY TO BLOCK HEALTH REFORM ARE GOING TO FACE THE
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| 11:43:42 |
Wofford, Harris - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
WRATH OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. SO, LET'S CUT THE GAME PLAYING AND THE GRIDLOCK. LET'S ASK WHY SO MANY REPUBLICANS HAVE DONE A TOTAL FLIP-FLOP ON THEIR...
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