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none, -
REST." GOD OF OUR FATHERS,
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| 00:02:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FATHER OF ALL PEOPLES, THESE HAVE BEEN DAYS FILLED WITH HARD WORK AND LONG HOURS. AND THE SENATORS' WORK DOES NOT STOP WHEN THE SENATE
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| 00:02:37 |
THE CHAPLAIN, -
IS IN RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT. GIVE THE SENATORS WISDOM AND GRACE TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK THEY HAVE TO DO, AND GRANT THAT ADJOURNMENT WILL BE A PROFITABLE...
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| 00:03:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATE I HEREBY APPOINT RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD TO PERFORM THE DUTIES
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| 00:03:59 |
THE CLERK, -
OF THE CHAIR. SIGNED RO BERTH C. BYRD, PRESIDENT -- ROBERT C. BYRD PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER THE LEADERSHIP TIME ORDER, THE...
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| 00:04:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DESIGNEE. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER TO HANDLE THE MORNING BUSINESS AT THIS TIME. AND I, AT THIS TIME, GIVE...
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| 00:04:52 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
WAS, OF COURSE, AN EXCITING TIME IN MY LIFE. I CAN REMEMBER THOUGH THE FIRST TIME I WAS BROUGHT BACK TO REALITY, SHORTLY AFTER THE NEVADA STATE LEGISLATURE...
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| 00:16:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BILL IN THE SENSE THAT YOU GO INTO AN EMERGENCY ROOM IN A
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| 00:17:00 |
Wofford, Harris - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
HOSPITAL TODAY YOU SEE THE VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME AND THE COST TO OUR SOCIETY OF VIOLENT CRIME. SO ACTION AGAINST CRIME IS ACTION SHUN FOR THE HEALTH...
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| 00:24:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY. THIS DAY WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY
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| 00:24:09 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
TO REFLECT UPON THE IMPORTANCE WE PLACE ON OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE 33% OF OUR POPULATION, BUT 100% OF OUR FUTURE. AS WE CELEBRATE OUR CHILDREN, THEIR...
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| 00:32:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 3355. THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR 272, H.R. 2255, AN ACT TO AMEND THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE
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| 00:32:51 |
THE CLERK, -
STREETS ACT OF 1968, TO ALLOW GRANTS TO INCREASE POLICE PRESENCE TO EXPAND
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| 00:32:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COOPERATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS CRIME AND DISORDER PROBLEMS AND 0 OTHERWISE TO ENHANCE...
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| 00:33:06 |
THE CLERK, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER ALL AFTER THE ENACTING CLAUSE IS STRICKEN AND THE TEXT OF S. 1607 AS AMENDED IS INSERTED IN LIEU THERE OF....
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| 00:33:41 |
THE CLERK, -
COOPERATIVE EFFORTS -- BETWEEN LAW, ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS CRIME AND DISORDER PROBLEMS AND OTHERWISE TO ENHANCE...
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| 00:41:23 |
MR. BIDEN, -
APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE TITLE OF MY BILL WAS THAT LONG. I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A
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| 00:48:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE IS A SUFFICIENT SECOND. THE QUESTION IS ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL AS AMENDED. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 00:54:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE NAYS ARE 4. SO, THE BILL IS PASSED. A SENATOR: I MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE. THE
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| 00:55:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MOTION IS MADE TO RECONSIDER AND TO LAY THAT UPON THE TABLE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, IT IS LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE SENATE IS NOT IN...
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| 00:55:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE WILL WITHHOLD. THE SENATE IS NOT IN ORDER. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE INSIST ON ITS AMENDMENTS,...
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| 00:55:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND THE CHAIR IS AUTHORIZE TO APPOINT CONFEREES ON THE PART OF THE SENATE. THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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| 00:56:21 |
MR. BIDEN, -
I'LL BE VERY BLUNT ABOUT IT -- IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF PARTISANSHIP.
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| 00:56:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND LET ME BE VERY BLUNT
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| 00:56:32 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
-- IN THAT I JUST WROTE A CRIME BILL. AND I DID NOT CONSULT WITH MY REPUBLICAN FRIENDS IN MY WAY BECAUSE, QUITE FRANKLY, IN MY VIEW, THEY HAD FIBLD THE...
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| 00:57:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOD IN ORDER. MR. BIDEN: BUT I
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| 00:57:36 |
MR. BIDEN, -
WANT TOO TAKE THREE BRIEF MINUTES TO THANK THE STAFF WHO WORKED ON THIS BILL, EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE OBSERVED -- HAVE OBSERVED THIS GIGANTIC BILL AS IT'S
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| 00:57:48 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
WINDED ITS WAY THROUGH T I APPRECIATE -- MAYBE
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| 00:57:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT'S THE WRONG WORD -- I WANT TO START OFF BY
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| 00:57:57 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THANKING FIRST AND FOREMOST THE CHIEF COUNSEL OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, SIXTHIA HOE BEGAN. SIXTHIA HAS BEEN THE MASTERMIND BEHIND AWFUL THIS, AND I...
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| 00:59:01 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
REPUTATION, BUT MARK DISLER, WHO IS SENATOR HATCH'S CHIEF OF STAFF AND MANUS COONEY, WHO I WORKED WITH WHEN HE RAN A SIMILAR OPERATION FOR SENATOR THURMOND,...
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| 00:59:15 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY, COMPLETELY HONORABLE. I HAVE NEVER ONCE HAD A DISCUSSION -- ALSO EA BEEN SOME VERY DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD ON THIS BILL...
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| 01:02:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE U.S. CODE TO REQUIRE A WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE PURCHASE
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| 01:02:37 |
MR. BIDEN, -
OF A HANDGUN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
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| 01:02:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAJORITY LEADER. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT, AM I -- PARLIMENTARY INQUIRY. AM I CORRECT IN MY UNDERSTANDING THAT PURSUANT TO THE PREVIOUS
|
| 01:02:49 |
THE CLERK, -
ORDER, IT IS NOW APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE IN MY BEHALF AND THAT HAVE SENATOR DOLE?
|
| 01:02:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER IS
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| 01:03:02 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
CORRECT. MR. MITCHELL: ACCORDINGLY, MR. PRESIDENT, I OFFER AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR MYSELF AND FOR SENATOR DOLE. THE PRESIDING...
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| 01:03:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALL AFTER THE ENACTING CLAUSE AND INSERT THE
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| 01:03:23 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
FOLLOWING -- "TITLE, BRADY HANDGUN CONTROL: SECTION 1: SHORT TITLE. THIS SECTION MY BE CITED AS THE BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE REVENGS ACT.
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| 01:03:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SECTION 2: -- MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER REPORTING BY THE CLERK BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT...
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| 01:04:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF SEVERAL DAYS OF NEGOTIATION AND DISCUSSION AND
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| 01:04:06 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
REPRESENTS THE BEST WAY THAT WE COULD DEVISE TO BRING THIS MATTER BEFORE THE SENATE AND TO A CONCLUSION. AT THE OUTSET, I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR...
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| 01:19:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE BRADY BILL. AND TIME AND TIME
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| 01:19:52 |
Metzenbaum, Howard M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
AGAIN IT IS HE AND HIS STAFF THAT HAVE WALKED INTO THE BREACH IN ORDER TO KEEP THIS ISSUE ALIVE. AND IT IS HE WHO HAS BEEN A REAL FORCE TO BRING US TO...
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| 01:35:10 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
18. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT?
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| 01:35:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO
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| 01:35:14 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
YIELDS TIME? A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO. MR.
|
| 01:35:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CRAIG: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH
|
| 01:35:22 |
THE CLERK, -
TIME AS I MIGHT CONSUME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO. MR. CRAIG: MR. PRESIDENT, WE ARE ENGAGING IN A VERY IMPORTANT DEBATE THIS MORNING
|
| 01:35:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND INTO THE AFTERNOON OF THE FINAL DAYS OF
|
| 01:35:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS SESSION OF THE U.S. CONGRESS. IT IS AN IMPORTANT
|
| 01:35:41 |
MR. CRAIG, -
DEBATE BUT IT IS NOT AN UNFAMILIAR DEBATE TO
|
| 01:35:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOST SENATORS. AND CERTAINLY TO ANY CITIZENS
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| 01:35:48 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
OF OUR COUNTRY WHO MAY BE LISTENING OR WATCHING. THE BRADY BILL ITSELF, BY NAME, AS MOST PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT TODAY, IS REASONABLY WELL UNDERSTOOD....
|
| 02:00:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DOLE'S SUBSTITUTE THAT WOULD PREEMPT STATE WAITING PERIODS.
|
| 02:00:54 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
SIMPLY PUT, I BELIEVE THAT PREEMPTION WOULD, IN FACT, TURN
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| 02:00:58 |
MR. KOHL, -
THE BRADY BILL UPSIDE DOWN.
|
| 02:01:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND LET ME TELL YOU WHY. MR. PRESIDENT, THE DOLE LANGUAGE WOULD PREEMPT AT LEAST 25
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| 02:01:06 |
Kohl, Herbert "Herb" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
EXISTING STATE WAITING PERIODS. IT WOULD SHATTER, FOR EXAMPLE, OF THE 15-DAY WAITING PERIOD IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH HAS HELPED STOP 16,000 ILLEGAL GUN ...
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| 02:04:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A PERSON. AND I'D INTENDED TO OFF AN AMENDMENT TO
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| 02:04:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CRIME BILL, WHICH HAD DEALT WITH NAUM OF
|
| 02:04:09 |
MR. CRAIG, -
REAL PROBLEMS -- WHAT I CALL ACCESS TO
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| 02:04:12 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
FIREARMS." IN FACT, I THINK WE WANT TO KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS A VERY BROAD AMENDMENT. IT IS NOT LIMITED TO PREEMPTION OR SUNSETTING. THERE ARE A LOT...
|
| 02:25:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YIELD THREE MINUTES. MR. WELLSTONE: I RISE TO SUPPORT THE MITCHELL AMENDMENT, WHICH
|
| 02:26:02 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
OPPOSES THE
|
| 02:26:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FEDERAL PREEMPTION FOR SEVERAL REASONS. I SUPPORT THE
|
| 02:26:06 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
MITCHELL AMENDMENT AND A STRONG BRADY BILL OUT OF DEEP RESPECT FOR SARAH AND JIM BRADY AND ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE. SECOND OF ALL, MR. PRESIDENT,
|
| 02:26:17 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
I SUPPORT THE MITCHELL AMENDMENT
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| 02:26:19 |
Wellstone, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
BECAUSE HANDGUNS WERE USED TO MURDER 13,220 PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN 1992. WE OUGHT TO MAKE THIS A AS STRONG A BILL AS...
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| 02:28:42 |
MR. REID, -
THE NATIONAL RIFLEMAN'S ASSOCIATION HAS EXERTED SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN THE STATE OF NEVADA. I
|
| 02:28:47 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
SAY THAT IN A POSITIVE SENSE. I HAVE SUPPORTED
|
| 02:28:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE N.R.A. IN MY 11 YEARS IN CONGRESS WITHOUT
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| 02:28:54 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
EXCEPTION, BUT THERE COMES A TIME WHEN A PERSON'S CONSCIENCE WON'T LET THEM WALK THAT PLANK ANYMORE. AND TODAY I AM ANNOUNCING THAT I AM NOT GOING...
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| 02:32:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT, I YIELD THREE MINUTES
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| 02:32:26 |
Metzenbaum, Howard M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
TO THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MATHEWS: IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 02:32:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS BODY NOT ALSO SET A MAXIMUM STANDARD. MY HOME STATE
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| 02:32:53 |
MR. MATHEWS, -
OF TENNESSEE, I BELIEVE THE RECORD WILL SHOW, WAS THE FIRST STATE IN THE
|
| 02:33:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNION TO ADOPT A WAITING PERIOD FOR THE
|
| 02:33:04 |
Mathews, Harlan - U.S. Senator, [D] Tennessee
PURCHASE OF HANDGUNS. IN THE YEAR 1959 OUR STATE ADOPTED A THREE-DAY WAITING PERIOD. AND THIS SERVED US FOR A COUPLE YEARS UNTIL THE LAWMAKERS OF...
|
| 02:36:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TO SUPPORT
|
| 02:36:05 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
THE BRADY BILL AND TO OPPOSE ANY POISON PILL IN THE FORM OF AN EXEMPTION OR
|
| 02:36:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD RETARD THE EFFECTIVENESS. MR. PRESIDENT, I COME FROM A STATE,
|
| 02:36:18 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
CALIFORNIA, WHICH ALREADY HAS A 15-DAY WAITING PERIOD. THERE ARE THOSE WHO WOULD SAY, WELL, THE BRADY BILL WON'T WORK. THEN YOU HAVE TO EXAMINE IN STATES...
|
| 02:41:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I LISTENED WITH INTEREST TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM CALIFORNIA. AND I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT THERE
|
| 02:41:27 |
MR. CRAIG, -
IS STILL THIS CONCEPT OF SUPPORT FOR WAITING PERIODS. CALIFORNIA'S HOMICIDE RATE WENT UP 132% DESPITE
|
| 02:41:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE WAITING PERIOD IN CALIFORNIA LAW. WHAT WE HAVE
|
| 02:41:38 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
BEEN TALKING ABOUT NOW FOR SOME TIME IS TO HAVE THE INFORMATION GENERATED FROM A NATIONAL SYSTEM THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR WAITING PERIODS, WOULD...
|
| 02:45:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENIOR SENATOR OF IDAHO.
|
| 02:45:17 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
ALL THIS MEANS IS EVEN THOUGH THIS TIME WASN'T USED ON THE AMENDMENT WE HAVE BEEN TAKING TIME OFF THE BILL, IT WILL BE VAIBL AFTER THE AMENDMENT IS...
|
| 02:45:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT DOESN'T ADD TO THE TIME, IT SIMPLY MEANS THE
|
| 02:45:33 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
TIME WILL BE USED IN A PROPERLY-ALLOCATED MANNER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT IS THE ORDER. WHO YIELDS TIME? THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO....
|
| 02:45:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STILL ARGUE THAT A WAITING PERIOD HAS SOME VALUE, VERSUS THOSE OF US WHO RECOGNIZE THAT WHAT IS
|
| 02:46:04 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
IMPORTANT IS MAKING SURE THAT THOSE WHO ACQUIRE FIREARMS ARE LEGITIMATE AND LEGAL. AND THAT WE WOULD PROPOUND TO DEVICE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AN INSTANT...
|
| 02:52:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VIOLENCE. THIS PROVISION WOULD
|
| 02:52:32 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
HAVE THE NATIONAL
|
| 02:52:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INSTANT CHECK SYSTEM PREEMPT
|
| 02:52:35 |
Metzenbaum, Howard M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
STATE REGULATION OF HANDGUN PURCHASES FOR A VERY GOOD REASON. THE BRADY BILL WOULD NOT PREEMPT STATE LAWS THAT WOULD SUPPLEMENT THE INSTANT CHECK...
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| 02:55:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BILL. THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO HAS 32 MINUTES LEFT ON THE BILL. MR. BUMPERS: PARLIMENTARY INQUIRY, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
|
| 02:55:29 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
THE SENATOR FROM STATE HIS INQUIRY.
|
| 02:55:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BUMPERS: WOULD THE SENATOR UNDER THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT BE ALLOWED TO YIELD TIME OFF HIS SECOND AMENDMENT BEFORE IT'S PRESENTED? THE PRESIDING...
|
| 02:55:46 |
MR. BUMPERS, -
SENATOR FROM KANSAS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM
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| 02:55:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
KANSAS. MRS. KASSEBAUM: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE
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| 02:55:52 |
Bumpers, Dale - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT MY FULL STATEMENT BE MADE A PART OF THE RECORD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. KASSEBAUM:
|
| 02:56:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO STATE A FEW
|
| 02:56:03 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
POINTS THAT I THINK ARE FICKLY IMPORTANT. THERE IS NO ONE ON THIS SENATE
|
| 02:56:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FLOOR WHO WOULD ANY WAY
|
| 02:56:10 |
MRS. KASSEBAUM, -
THINK THAT A FIVE-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR THE PURCHASE OF HANDGUNS WILL STOP VIOLENT CRIME. ON THE OTHER HAND, I THINK WE
|
| 02:56:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALL RECOGNIZE THAT CRIME AND A
|
| 02:56:20 |
MRS. KASSEBAUM, -
SOLUTION TO CRIME IS A COMPLEX PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE APPROACHED FROM MANY DIFFERENT ANGLES. WE HAVE JUST PASSED THIS MORNING A TOUGH CRIME BILL, WHICH...
|
| 02:58:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ARKANSAS. MR. BUMPERS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE NOT
|
| 02:58:37 |
MR. BUMPERS, -
CUSTOMARILY ENGAGED IN THE DEBATE OVER THIS AMENDMENT. I HAVE VOTED FOR IT
|
| 02:58:42 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
AND I HAVE VOTED TO ELIMINATE ASSAULT WEAPONS,
|
| 02:58:45 |
MR. BUMPERS, -
AND I INTEND TO KEEP DOING
|
| 02:58:47 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
IT UNTIL BOTH OF THESE
|
| 02:58:49 |
MR. BUMPERS, -
ITEMS ARE SECURELY PLACED IN
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| 02:58:51 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
LAW. I MUST
|
| 02:58:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SAY THAT IN MY VALUE SYSTEM, I FIND
|
| 02:58:55 |
Bumpers, Dale - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
IT DIFFICULT TO EVEN BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO DEBATE SOMETHING LIKE THE BRADY BILL. I FIND IT EVEN MORE INCREDULOUS THAT WE HAVE TO DEBATE A PREEMPTION...
|
| 03:01:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF AMERICA TODAY, THAT AMERICAN CITIZENS
|
| 03:02:00 |
MR. CRAIG, -
ARE FRIGHTENED AND FRUSTRATED BECAUSE
|
| 03:02:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY SEEMS UNABLE TO RESPOND IN
|
| 03:02:06 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
A WAY THAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN WANTS THEM TO AND EXPECTS THEM TO, TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY AND THEIR LIFE AND THEIR FAMILIES SAFE. DOES A WAITING PERIOD...
|
| 03:05:37 |
MR. BUMPERS, -
WIDE CONSENSUS ON -- THAT IS FOR THE BENEFIT
|
| 03:05:40 |
MR. CRAIG, -
OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL THAT
|
| 03:05:42 |
Bumpers, Dale - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
WE DO THAT. THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE WE ALLOW THE STATES TO CONTINUE WITH SOMETHING. WE GRANDFATHER STATES IN ALL THE TIME. WHERE THE NATIONAL PURPOSE...
|
| 03:06:15 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
A NATIONAL INFORMATIONAL NETWORK, UNIFORMITY IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE. AND WE MAKE THAT CHOICE. MR. BUMPERS: IF I MAY MAKE ONE OTHER OBSERVATION, IT IS...
|
| 03:06:41 |
MR. BUMPERS, -
OF THE HIGHEST -- MAYBE THE HIGHEST MURDER RATE IN AMERICA. THAT POINT TAKEN ALONE
|
| 03:06:46 |
MR. CRAIG, -
IS LEGITIMATE. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THE DISTRICT
|
| 03:06:49 |
MR. BUMPERS, -
OF COLUMBIA IS SURROUNDED BY STATES -- MOST NOTEABLY
|
| 03:06:52 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
VIRGINIA -- THAT
|
| 03:06:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAS SOME OF THE LAXEST GUN LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND
|
| 03:06:57 |
Bumpers, Dale - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
YOU ONLY HAVE TO DRIVE FIVE MINUTES TO GET THERE. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE DO THIS TON A NATIONAL BASIS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO YIELDS TIME?...
|
| 03:07:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUITE A WHILE. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO
|
| 03:07:28 |
MRS. BOXER, -
MY COLLEAGUES THAT THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD PREEMPT A LONGER WAITING PERIOD MAKES ME
|
| 03:07:34 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
OUTRAGED. I WANT TO TELL
|
| 03:07:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YOU THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA --
|
| 03:07:39 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WE HAVE SEEN DEATH BY PEOPLE WHO HAD NO RIGHT TO HAVE FIREARMS, WHO WALKED INTO RESTAURANTS, WHO WALKED INTO POST OFFICES,...
|
| 03:09:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM MAINE. I YIELD THE FLOOR.
|
| 03:09:32 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO YIELDS TIME? ABSENCE OF A
|
| 03:10:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM HAS BEEN SUGGESTED. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO. MR. CRAIG: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM...
|
| 03:11:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSENT THAT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY OUR LEADERSHIP.
|
| 03:11:03 |
MR. CRAIG, -
WE'RE, IN A FEW MOMENTS, GOING TO HAVE A MOTION TO STRIKE
|
| 03:11:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PREEMPTION. AND I WOULD CERTAINLY
|
| 03:11:10 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
HOPE THAT KEY TO THIS LEGISLATION, WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP PREEMPTION IN. AND -- BUT IF IT FAILS OR IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE SUNSET PROVISION IN,...
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| 03:16:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. CHAFEE: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO
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| 03:16:34 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
THANK THE MANAGERS OF THE BILL.
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| 03:16:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I FIND THIS PREEMPTION VERX VERY CONFUSING. AS
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| 03:16:41 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
I UNDERSTAND IT MAYBE THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO WOULD GIVE
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| 03:16:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ME A HAND HERE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND WHERE WE
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| 03:16:53 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
NOW HAVE A WAITING PERIOD OF SEVEN DAYS, WHICH APPLIES TO ALL GUNS, NOT JUST HANDGUNS. THIS PRESEVERAL SHUN CLAUSE, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WOULD NOT ONLY...
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| 03:18:03 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
BE FROM SEVEN TO FIVE. MR. CHAFEE: THERE COULD BE A SEVEN-DATE WAITING PERIOD FOR RIFLES. MR. CRAIG: AS I UNDERSTAND IT. MR. CHAFEE: WE HAVE CHOSEN SEVEN...
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| 03:18:18 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
IS BIG BROTHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C., TELLING US WE CAN'T HAVE THE LONGER PERIOD?
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| 03:18:23 |
MR. CRAIG, -
MR. CRAIG: I THINK THE SENATOR AND I
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| 03:18:26 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
AND OTHERS HAVE TRIED TO DECIDE HOW WE CREATE UNIFORMITY WHEN WE HAVE A
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| 03:18:31 |
MR. CRAIG, -
NATIONAL SITUATION
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| 03:18:32 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
ON OUR HANDS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR'S TWO MINUTES HAS EXPIRED. MR. CHAFEE: WELL, LET ME JUST SAY, IF I COULD HAVE 30 SECONDS MORE. THE...
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| 03:18:45 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
WE ARE SHORT OF TIME HERE.
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| 03:18:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I FIND
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| 03:18:58 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
THIS DISTRESSING
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| 03:19:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT
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| 03:19:05 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WE ARE TELLING MY STATE, WHICH CHOOSES TO HAVE A SEVEN-DAY WAITING PERIOD, CAREFULLY CONSIDERED BY THE LEGISLATURE, THAT THAT'S...
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| 03:22:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MR. METZENBAUM: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL
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| 03:22:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. METZENBAUM: MADAM PRESIDENT, I YIELD THE SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON THREE MINUTES. THE PRESIDING...
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| 03:22:52 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
TRIED TO DELAY IT. I HOPED TO BE IN SEATTLE YESTERDAY TO
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| 03:22:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WELCOME PRESIDENT CLINTON TO THE MEETING
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| 03:22:58 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
THERE. IT WAS A HISTORIC MEETING WITH 15 HEADS OF NATIONS BUT
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| 03:23:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I STAYED HERE BECAUSE OF THE BRADY BILL.
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| 03:23:05 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
ALL DAY YESTERDAY WE WERE PROMISED THE BILL WOULD COME UP AND WE WAITED LATE INTO THE EVENING. I AM GLAD WE ARE HAVING A FULL AND OPEN DEBATE ON THIS...
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| 03:25:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POINT WHERE WE CAN PROCEED TO A VOTE
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| 03:25:49 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
ON THIS MATTER. AND SO FOR CONTINUE FORMATION OF SENATORS, AND THEIR OFFICES, THIS VOTE WILL OCCUR AT 12:45. INDEED, MADAM PRESIDENT, I NOW ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 03:26:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SUFFICIENT SECOND. MR. MITCHELL: WE WILL
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| 03:26:32 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
NOW AWAIT IF ANY SENATOR WISHES TO COMMENT
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| 03:26:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DURING THIS PERIOD. THE VOTE WILL BEGIN AT 12:45. FOR
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| 03:26:41 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
THE MOMENT I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A
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| 03:26:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM WITH THE TIME TO BE EQUALLY -- THE TIME TO RUN AGAINST EACH
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| 03:26:52 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
SIDE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. AND THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MR. STEVENS: I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED....
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| 03:27:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA. MR. STEVENS: I MENTIONED THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS SIMILAR TO THIS THAT I
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| 03:27:21 |
MR. STEVENS, -
OFFERED IN A PREVIOUS CONGRESS. I THINK
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| 03:27:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE
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| 03:27:26 |
MR. STEVENS, -
THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY BOTH LEADERS TRYING TO
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| 03:27:30 |
MR. CRAIG, -
FIND SOME WAY TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THOSE WHO WANT
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| 03:27:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A WAITING PERIOD AND THOSE WHO WANT AN
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| 03:27:37 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
INSTANT CHECK. IT DOES APPEAR TO ME THAT THERE MAY BE SOME MISUNDERSTANDING, BUT IF THE SUNSET PROVISIONS AND THE PREEMPTION PROVISIONS STAY IN THE...
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| 03:29:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO SCREEN CITIZENS WHO ATTEMPT TO BUY FIREARMS, IN THIS CASE
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| 03:30:00 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
HANDGUNS. IF THE PREEMPTION MOTION TO STRIKE IS SUCCESSFUL, WE HAVE STARTED A VERY LONG PROCESS THAT ULTIMATELY WILL DEFEAT THIS LEGISLATION. IF...
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| 03:31:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WENT THROUGH A SIMILAR PROCESS, SENATOR DOLE AND I HAD LONG
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| 03:31:19 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
NEGOTIATIONS AND WE REACHED A COMPROMISE. IT DID NOT INCLUDE PREEMPTION. AND 67 SENATORS VOTED FOR
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| 03:31:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT. 67 SENATORS VOTED FOR A
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| 03:31:30 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
COMPROMISE THAT DID NOT INCLUDE PREEMPTION. WHAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE INTERVENING TIME TO CAUSE THOSE SENATORS NOW TO INSIST THAT PREEMPTION BE IN THE...
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| 03:41:45 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
THE PREVIOUS ORDER THE QUESTION OCCURS ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 1219 OFFERED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. THE YEAS AND NAYS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. AND THE CLERK WILL...
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| 03:53:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NAYS, THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. MR. MITCHELL: MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE. SENATOR MORE
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| 03:54:40 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
MOVE TO LAY THAT ON THE TABLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATOR FROM OHIO
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| 03:55:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS RECOGNIZED UNDER THE REGULAR ORDER. MR. METZENBAUM: MR. PRESIDENT, I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF
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| 03:56:19 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MR. METZENBAUM: MADAM PRESIDENT? MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR
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| 03:56:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM OHIO. MR. METZENBAUM: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL BE SUCCESS SPENTDSED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR....
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| 03:57:12 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
METZENBAUM, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1220.
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| 03:57:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. METZENBAUM: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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| 03:57:17 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
THAT FURTHER READING BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
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| 03:57:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDERED. MR. PRESIDENT? A SENATOR:
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| 03:57:23 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
THE SENATE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: LET'S HAVE ORDER. THE SENATOR FROM
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| 03:57:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OHIO. MR. METZENBAUM: MR. PRESIDENT, THE AMENDMENT THAT
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| 03:57:31 |
THE CLERK, -
I JUST SENT TO THE DESK AN BEHALF OF MYSELF AND SENATOR
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| 03:57:35 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
KOHL WOULD, IF ADOPTED, STRIKE A MAJOR BLOW AGAINST THE BRADY BILL. THE PROVISION
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| 03:57:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WOULD PREMATURELY SUNSET THE WAITING PERIOD AND BACKGROUND CHECK PROVISIONS OF THE BRADY BILL WHICH COULD RESULT --
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| 03:57:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHICH ACTUALLY WOULD RESULT IN PEOPLE BEING KILLED
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| 03:57:49 |
Metzenbaum, Howard M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
BY PERSONS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN DENIED A HANDGUN. THE BRADY BILL THAT I'VE INTRODUCED IN THIS CONGRESS, ITSELF, CONTAINS A SUNSET FOR THIS WAITING PERIOD....
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| 04:01:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CHECKOFF OF ALL POTENTIAL PERSONS OF FIREARMS BEGINNING 24 MONTHS AFTER
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| 04:01:43 |
MR. CRAIG, -
THE ENACTMENT OF THIS BIFMT HOWEVER, WE CAN DELAY THAT DATE
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| 04:01:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IF CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR THAT STATE COVERING AT
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| 04:01:50 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
LEAST 80% OF THE U.S. POP LAIRX REPRESENTING AT LEAST 80% OF THE REPORTED VIOLENT CRIME WERE NOT AT LEAST 70% ACCURATE. SO WE CAN DELAY THE DATE. AND...
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| 04:05:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, BACK IN
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| 04:05:15 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
AUGUST, A POLL WAS CONDUCTED BY "TIME"/CNNN THAT POLL IT INDICATED THAT SOME 92 BR OF THE
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| 04:05:23 |
MR. PRYOR, -
PERSON PEOPLE AT THIS TIME IN OUR COUNTRY "SUPPORT A
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| 04:05:28 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
FIVE-DAY WAITING PERIOD." RECENTLY,
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| 04:05:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A CNN-"USA TODAY" POLL CONDUCTED DURING THE MONTH
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| 04:05:34 |
Pryor, David - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
OF MARCH THIS YEAR FOUND THAT 84% OF THE GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA SUPPORT A SEVEN-DAY WAITING PERIOD BEFORE A PURCHASE OF A PISTOL CAN TAKE PLACE. A POLL...
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| 04:09:26 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
IS THE STICK. THIS
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| 04:09:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SAYS TO STATES, HERE'S THE MONEY. GET IN LINE. WHY ARE WE DENYING TO MOVE
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| 04:09:34 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
THIS ISSUE FORWARD WITH SOME RAPIDNESS AND SOME FORCE? THE F.B.I. IS SITTING DOWNTOWN RIGHT NOW WITH 18 MILLION NAMES IN A COMPUTER, AND WHAT WE'RE...
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| 04:16:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE
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| 04:16:40 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
FOR THE AMENDMENT
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| 04:16:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHICH IS ON THE FLOOR. OUR AMENDMENT WOULD STRIKE THE PROVISION IN THE
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| 04:16:46 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
DOLE SUBSTITUTE THAT AUTOMATICALLY SUNSETS THE WAITING PERIOD AFTER FIVE YEARS, REGARDLESS OF THE STATUS OF THE
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| 04:16:52 |
MR. KOHL, -
INSTANT CHECK SYSTEM. NOW, MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 04:16:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE WAITING PERIOD AS ENVISIONED BY THE AUTHORS
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| 04:16:57 |
Kohl, Herbert "Herb" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
OF THE BRADY COMPROMISE IS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE BRADY BILL. AMERICANS HAVE WIDELY DIVERGENT BACKGROUND HAVE EMBRACED THE WAITING PERIOD AND SO HAVE...
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| 04:20:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I RISE AS AN ORIGINAL
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| 04:20:38 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
COSPONSOR OF THE BRADY BILL TOXE
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| 04:20:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR
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| 04:20:42 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
THE ORIGINAL BILL AND FOR THE AMENDMENT TO ELIMINATE THE SUNSETTING OF THE
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| 04:20:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAITING PERIOD. NOW, LAST YEAR HANDGUNS WERE USED LAST YEAR TO
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| 04:20:51 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
MURDER OVER 13,000 PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY. I THINK IT'S AN OUTRAGE AND I THINK IT'S TIME TO FIGHT BACK. THAT'S WHAT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WANTS FOR US...
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| 04:26:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REMAINS ON THIS SIDE OF THE ISSUE? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 19 MINUTES
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| 04:26:26 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
AND 10 SECONDS REMAIN. MR. COCHRAN: ON THE OTHER SIDE? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 12 MINUTES AND 26 SECONDS. MR. COCHRAN: MR. PRESIDENT, WITH
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| 04:26:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGER ON THIS SIDE, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH
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| 04:26:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: NOM
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| 04:26:41 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
MISSISSIPPI HAS THE FLOOR. MR. COCHRAN: MR. PRESIDENT, NOT HAVING PARTICIPATED
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| 04:26:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN THE DEBATE ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE UNTIL JUST NOW, I AM
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| 04:26:49 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
RELUCTANT TO DISCUSS
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| 04:26:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALL OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE OPPOSED
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| 04:26:53 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATOR FROM OHIO FOR FEAR THAT I WILL RETRACE GROUND THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN COVERED. BUT
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| 04:27:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LET ME JUST MAKE A FEW POINTS, EVEN AT THE RISK
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| 04:27:04 |
Cochran, Thad - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
OF SAYING SOME THINGS THAT MIGHT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID. THE SENATE SEEMS TO BE IN AGREEMENT THAT THERE OUGHT TO BE IDENTIFICATION AND BACKGROUND...
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| 04:32:39 |
Cochran, Thad - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
IDAHO, 13 MINUTES AND 52 SECONDS. MR. METZENBAUM: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WE GO INTO A QUORUM CALL AND THE TIME BE
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| 04:33:11 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
EQUALLY CHARGED AGAINST BOTH SIDES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? HEARING NONE, THAT WILL BE THE ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MR....
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| 04:33:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OHIO. MR. METZENBAUM: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL BE SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 04:34:02 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
AS CLEARLY AS I CAN.
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| 04:34:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IF THE SUNSET PROVISION IS
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| 04:34:06 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
ADOPTED, THERE WILL BE A FELON FIVE YEARS FROM NOW WHO COULD GET
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| 04:34:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A GUN THAT HE WOULD WOULD NOT HAVE
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| 04:34:14 |
Metzenbaum, Howard M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
GOTTEN IF THE BRADY WAITING PERIOD AND BACKGROUND CHECK WERE STILL IN EFFECT. HE WILL KILL SOMEONE -- MAYBE MORE THAN ONE -- MAYBE SOME TOURISTS, MAYBE...
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| 04:35:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM THE BILL BECAUSE IT WORKS. WE FIND THE
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| 04:35:47 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
SITUATION THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE HERE THAT BELIEVE IN A WAITING
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| 04:35:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PERIOD. THEY DON'T WANT A CHECK. THEY WANT A
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| 04:35:54 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
WAITING PERIOD BECAUSE THEY WANT TO AMASS A WHOLE ARRAY OF INFORMATION ABOUT GUN OWNERS, AND OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THERE WOULD IN FACT BE, IF THE INSTANT...
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| 04:39:00 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS: THE PREEMPTION PROVISION WAS ELIMINATED. BUT DO I UNDERSTAND
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| 04:39:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA TO BE SAYING THAT IF THE
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| 04:39:07 |
Metzenbaum, Howard M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
SENATOR FROM OHIO'S AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED, THAT HE INTENDS TO VOTE FOR CLOTURE FOR THE BILL? MR. STEVENS: MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK THE SENATOR FROM...
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| 04:39:33 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
CONFERENCE AND WANT TO HAVE THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE -- REMEMBER, THERE ARE DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW IN THE HOUSE. THERE ARE EVEN MORE -- THEY ARE...
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| 04:40:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MISSISSIPPI. MR. COCHRAN: HOW MUCH TIME REMAINS ON BOTH SIDES
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| 04:41:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOW? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE TIME CONTROLLED BY
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| 04:41:22 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO IS 8 MINUTES AND 53 SECONDS.
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| 04:41:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE TIME CONTROLLED BY THE SENATOR FROM OHIO IS 9 MINUTES AND 13 SECONDS. MR. COCHRAN: I THANK THE CHAIR. MR. METZENBAUM: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 04:42:29 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
BE CHARGED EQUALLY AGAINST
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| 04:42:35 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
BOTH SIDES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: HEARING NO OBJECTION, THAT WILL BE THE ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
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| 04:43:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. MR. METZENBAUM: MR. PRESIDENT? THE
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| 04:44:11 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OHIO. MR. METZENBAUM: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL BE SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 04:48:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. METZENBAUM: MR. PRESIDENT, --
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| 04:49:45 |
Metzenbaum, Howard M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
MR. PRESIDENT, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MANAGER ON THE OTHER SIDE IS PREPARED TO YIELD BACK HIS TIME, I'M PREPARED TO YIELD BACK MY TIME. MR. COCHRAN:...
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| 04:55:53 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
HAPPY TO YIELD BACK OUR TIME ON THE AMENDMENT. MR. METZENBAUM: MR. PRESIDENT, I
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| 04:58:35 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A
|
| 05:00:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE IS A SUFFICIENT SECOND. THE QUESTION OCCURS ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 1220 OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM OHIO, MR. METZENBAUM. THE YEAS...
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| 05:08:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, I SEND A CLOTURE
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| 05:08:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PETITION TO THE DESK AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL READ THE MOTION. THE CLERK: CLOTURE MOTION: WE,...
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| 05:08:16 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
STANDING RULES
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| 05:08:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE SENATE, HEREBY MOVE TO BRING TO
|
| 05:08:20 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
A CLOSE THE DEBATE ON THE MITCHELL-DOLE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO S. 414, THE BRADY BILL, SIGNED BY 16 SENATORS
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| 05:08:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS FOLLOWS: BIDEN, FEINSTEIN,
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| 05:08:30 |
THE CLERK, -
DODD, MITCHELL, MATHEWS, BOXER, KENNEDY, LAUTENBERG, LEVIN, METZENBAUM, KOHL, BRADLEY, GLENN, PELL, LIEBERMAN, AND MURRAY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER...
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| 05:09:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT, I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM WITH THE TIME TO BE
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| 05:09:59 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
EQUALLY DIVIDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THAT IS THE ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MR. LEAHY: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE COWL OF THE QUORUM BE...
|
| 05:10:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. LEAHY: MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO NOTE MY SUPPORT FOR THE VIOLENT CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1993....
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| 05:10:47 |
MR. LEAHY, -
TIRELESS WORK. HE MOVED THE CRIME BILL WITH GREAT DISPATCH. AND IT'S OBVIOUS
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| 05:10:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHEN THE SENATE VOTED SUCH
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| 05:10:54 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR IT. IT'S GOING TO PUT 100,000 POLICE ON THE STREETS. IT INCLUDES MY COMPUTER ABUSE BILL. IT INCLUDES INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS LIKE...
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| 05:23:03 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE FROM VERMONT'S EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS. HOWEVER, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAY IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH OWNING GUNS AND...
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| 05:30:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
METZENBAUM: THE SENATOR FROM OHIO HAS 15 MINUTES? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR HAS 14 MINUTES.
|
| 05:30:20 |
MR. BUMPERS, -
MR. METZENBAUM: DON'T KNOW
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| 05:30:22 |
MR. BUMPERS, -
WHERE I USED THE ONE BUT I WON'T ARGUE.
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| 05:30:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I YIELD FOUR MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM ARKANSAS. MR. BUMPERS: MR. PRESIDENT, FIRST OF ALL,
|
| 05:30:33 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
WHY ARE WE DEBATING A CLOTURE PETITION? BECAUSE OF
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| 05:30:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ONE THING: WE JUST GOT THROUGH VOTING BY A
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| 05:30:41 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
PRETTY GOOD MAJORITY NOT TO PREEMPT CITIES AND COUNTIES AND STATES WHO HAVE LAWS ON THE SALE OF WEAPONS THAT ARE MORE STRINGENT
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| 05:30:51 |
Bumpers, Dale - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
THAN THE BRADY BILL. IF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS HAS A SEARCH-DAY WAITING PERIOD IT IS PREEMPTED BECAUSE THE BRADY BILL IS FIVE DAYS. YOU THINK ABOUT...
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| 05:35:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOST SIGNIFICANT, THE MOST CHALLENGING PROBLEM IN
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| 05:35:52 |
Metzenbaum, Howard M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
OUR COUNTRY IS CRIME AND WE HERE IN THE SENATE ARE USING THE RIGHT TO FILIBUSTER TO KEEP THIS FROM BEING VOTED ON UP OR DOWN. WHAT A SAD COMMENTARY...
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| 05:39:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ATTITUDE, "SOMEONE IS AWFULLY LONG IN
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| 05:39:53 |
MR. BIDEN, -
THE TOOTH." THIS ISSUE IS LONG IN THE TOOTH. WE HAVE BEEN BANGING THIS AROUND FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN
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| 05:40:03 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
BANNING IT AROUND ALMOST SINCE
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| 05:40:05 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
PRESIDENT REAGAN WAS SHOT. THIS ISSUE, THE BRADY BILL, AND THE VEHEMENT OPPOSITION TO THE BRADY BILL NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT A MAJORITY OF THE...
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| 05:45:00 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
FOR HIMSELF, AND FIVE MINUTES TO THE -- I THINK THE ADDITION IS RIGHT. MR. CRAIG: MR. PRESIDENT? DOLE DOLE -- I
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| 05:45:11 |
Bingaman, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
AM HAPPY TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM WISCONSIN. MR. KOHL. I THANK YOU, SENATOR DOME, THAT IS VERY KIND. I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR WHAT WE ARE...
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| 05:45:28 |
Kohl, Herbert "Herb" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
WHICH CONSISTS OF A BACKGROUNDS CHECK ON FIREARMS AND A FIVE-YEAR WAITING PERIOD WHICH WILL THEN SUNSET. NOW, I DARE SAY IF YOU PUT THIS TO THE AMERICAN...
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| 05:47:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON PREEMPTION AND SUNSETING. SUNSETING IS STILL IN THE BILL. PRESUMPTION SHOULD BE IN THE BILL.
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| 05:47:15 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
WE MODIFIED IT, TAKEN CARE OF SOME OF THE CONCERNS. I INDICATED ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES WITH THE HOUSE RAISED WITH ME THE OTHER NIGHT IN THE CLOAKROOM....
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| 05:49:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BACKGROUND CHECK OUT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. HE HAS PERSISTED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND FORCED
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| 05:49:57 |
MR. CRAIG, -
A LOT OF DIFFERENT INTEREST
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| 05:49:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GROUPS TO COME TO TERMS OVER A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
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| 05:50:03 |
Craig, Larry E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
WE ARE HERE DEBATING IN A VERY SUBSTANTIVE WAY, A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION TODAY, BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR DOLE. WHO HAS SAID...
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| 05:51:31 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
ITSELF IN AN UNFORTUNATELY FAMILIAR
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| 05:51:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POSITION ACCORDING TO THE
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| 05:51:35 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
PUBLIC OPINION POLLS, 92% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FAVOR THE BRADY BILL. 84% OF THOSE AMERICANS WHO OWN GUNS FAVOR THE BRADY BILL. 68% OF THE MEMBERS...
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| 05:58:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE
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| 05:58:39 |
THE CLERK, -
UNDERSIGNED MOTION OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULINGS OF THE THE SENATE HEREBY BRING TO A CLOSE THE MITCHELL-DOLE AMENDMENT TO S. 414, THE BRADY BILL,...
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| 06:07:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL HAS BEEN WAIVED. THE QUESTION IS, IS IT THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT DEBATE ON THE MITCHELL-DOLE STIB INSTITUTE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED...
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| 06:19:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YEAS ARE 57. THE NAYS ARE 42. THREE-FIFTHS OF THE SENATORS DULY SWOLE-AND
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| 06:19:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRM IT ALTERNATIVE, THE MOTION IS NOT AGREED TO. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER....
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| 06:20:15 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
TO ORDER. THE SENATE WILL COME TO
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| 06:20:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDER. THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. WILL
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| 06:20:26 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
THE SENATORS PLEASE CEASE CONVERSATION? THE SENATE WILL
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| 06:20:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COME TO ORDER. THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 22, THE SENATE...
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| 06:21:00 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA, EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER 378 ZRB - 387, THAT THE MAJORITY LEADER IS AUTHORIZED TO FILE A CLOE TURLE...
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| 06:22:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REPUBLICAN SIDE. MR. LOTT: MR. PRESIDENT, WOULD THE -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
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| 06:22:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM MISSISSIPPI IS RECOGNIZED. MR. LOTT: IS IT THE INTENT
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| 06:22:35 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
OF THE MAJORITY LEADER THAT IF THIS UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST IS AGREED TO, THAT YOU WOULD GO TO THIS NOMINATION IMMEDIATELY? THERE WOULD ONLY BE...
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| 06:22:47 |
MR. LOTT, -
NUTS -- MINUTES OF
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| 06:22:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DEBATE AND THEN A FINAL VOTE? EXACTLY WHAT IS THE PROCESS THAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING
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| 06:22:55 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
HERE, ARE YOU ASKING FOR? MR. MITCHELL: FIRST, THIS IS THE PRODUCT OF LENGTHY NEGOTIATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE LEADERSHIP ON BOTH SIDES. ...
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| 06:23:19 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
TO IT. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. THIS IS OON AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH WE WOULD PROCEED TO IT, DEBATE FOR 20 MINUTES AND THEN HAVE A CLOTURE VOTE. ...
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| 06:24:10 |
MR. LOTT, -
I'VE NOT MADE A DECISION AS OF YET. MR. LOTT: MR. PRESIDENT, IF THE MAJORITY LEADER WOULD YIELD
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| 06:24:17 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
FURTHER? THE MAJORITY LEADER IS SAYING YOU HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE REPUBLICAN LEADER, BUT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DISCUSSION OR AGREEMENT...
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| 06:24:35 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
MY OBJECTION ON THIS PARTICULAR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE ANY OTHER OBJECTION. HEARING NONE THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST...
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| 06:24:52 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
ARIZONA. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT? THE
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| 06:24:54 |
MR. LOTT, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: MAJORITY LEADER. MR. MITCHELL: I SEND A CLOTURE MOTION TO THE DESK
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| 06:24:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND ASK IT BE STATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION. THE CLERK: CLOTURE MOTION: WE
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| 06:25:06 |
THE CLERK, -
UNDER UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES TO THE SENATE HEREBY MOVE
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| 06:25:13 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
TO BRING TO
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| 06:25:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A CLOSE THE DEBATE ON THE NOMINATION OF
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| 06:25:17 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
NAPOLITANO TO BE U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA. SIGNED BY 16 SENATORS
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| 06:25:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS FOLLOWS. : FORD, WELLSTONE, HARKIN, SIMON, KENNEDY, LEAHY,
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| 06:25:25 |
THE CLERK, -
ROCKEFELLER, BINGAMAN, PRYOR, MURRAY, DECONCINI, WOFFORD, KERRY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND LEVIN. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR...
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| 06:25:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. MR. DECONCINI: MR. PRESIDENT, I
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| 06:25:54 |
MR. BIDEN, -
RISE TODAY AND URGE THE SENATE A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, MAY WE HAVE ORDER,
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| 06:25:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PLEASE? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL COME
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| 06:26:02 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
TO ORDER. MR. DECONCINI: MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TO URGE THE SENATE TO BREAK THE LOGJAM ON THIS NOMINATION. THIS
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| 06:26:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS THE NOMINATION FOR JANET NAPOLITANO TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
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| 06:26:13 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA. THIS NOMINATION MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO MY STATE. SHE'S BEEN IN OFFICE NOW
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| 06:26:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY WITHOUT CONFIRMATION. IT ALSO MEANS A
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| 06:26:24 |
DeConcini, Dennis - U.S. Senator, [D] Arizona
GREAT DEAL TO ME PERSONALLY. I'VE KNOWN THIS YOUNG LAWYER FOR TEN YEARS. SHE IS A KPE PE TENT, CAPABLE STRONG LAWYER WHO UNDERSTANDS THE NEED TO PROSECUTE...
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| 06:29:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WANT POLITICAL GRIDLOCK. THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA
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| 06:29:42 |
DeConcini, Dennis - U.S. Senator, [D] Arizona
WANT THIS PARTICULAR PERSON TO BE CONFIRMED. EVEN REPUBLICANS. PART OF THE PACKAGE THAT I HAVE JUST SUBMITTED SHOWS REPUBLICAN JUDGES WRITING TO THE...
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| 06:31:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HERE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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| 06:31:30 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
SO ORDERED.
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| 06:31:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CLERK
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| 06:31:37 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
WILL CALL THE ROLL. MS.
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| 06:31:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. MS. MIKULSKI: MR.
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| 06:32:11 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT
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| 06:32:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE VACATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
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| 06:32:32 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
MS. MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT, -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO YIELDS TIME? WHO YIELDS TIME? MS. MIKULSKI: MR. PRESIDENT, I WAS ABOUT TO ASK FOR A UNANIMOUS...
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| 06:32:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ABLE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE NAFTA AGREEMENT
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| 06:32:53 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. THE
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| 06:32:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, I RESERVE
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| 06:32:59 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, AND WILL NOT. WE'RE WITHIN JUST A VERY
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| 06:33:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FEW MINUTES OF HAVING A CLOTURE VOTE ON
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| 06:33:07 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THIS NOMINATION. COULD THE SENATOR WITHHOLD, OR DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT -- MS. MIKULSKI: I HAVE OBLIGATIONS THAT DO TAKE ME OFF
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| 06:33:16 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
THE FLOOR. ORIGINALLY THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA WAS GOING TO YIELD ME TIME WHEN WE WERE PARACHUTED IN BY THIS NOMINATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE...
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| 06:33:33 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
BILL IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO USE IT AT THIS TIME. MS. MIKULSKI: I THANK THE CHAIR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA....
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| 06:33:46 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
OBJECT, AND I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE MY MIND AND WILL NOT. BUT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE LEADERSHIP, THEY WANT THE CLOCK TO RUN AND GET ON WITH THIS CLOTURE...
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| 06:33:57 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
I WONDER IF THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND
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| 06:33:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WOULD WITHHOLD AND SEE IF WE CAN POSSIBLY GET
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| 06:34:02 |
DeConcini, Dennis - U.S. Senator, [D] Arizona
THE OTHER SIDE TO COME FORWARD AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF THE TIME, WHICH I'M PREPARED TO DO FROM THE PROPONENTS OF THIS NOMINATION, IF THE SENATOR...
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| 06:34:36 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? IF NOT, THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND IS RECOGNIZED. MS. MIKULSKI: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. AND I...
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| 06:34:53 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, I'VE HEARD SOME
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| 06:34:55 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
OF MY COLLEAGUES TALK WITH GREAT
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| 06:34:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONFIDENCE AND CERTAINTY ON BOTH SIDES. I'VE READ MUCH AND LISTENED CAREFULLY, AND I'M ACTUALLY
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| 06:35:02 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
PREPARED TO ARGUE PASSIONATELY BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THE NAFTA AGREEMENT. IT IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT DECISION. WHEN EVERY MAJOR DECISION I'VE ...
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| 06:35:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NEIGHBORHOODS AND SAVING LIVES. MAKE NO MISTAKE. I AM A BLUE-COLLAR SENATOR. I'VE LIVED MOST OF MY LIFE IN MY BLUE-COLLAR NEIGHBORHOOD. MY
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| 06:35:40 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
MOM AND DAD OWNED A GROCERY STORE. WHEN BETHLEHEM STEEL WENT ON STRIKE, MY DAD GAVE THEM CREDIT. MY CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE IS ONE OF DEEP COMMITMENT...
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| 06:43:17 |
MR. FORD, -
HAD THE BREAK
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| 06:43:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
6 THE BREAK WHEN THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA SPOKE ON OUR
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| 06:43:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEHALF. WE WILL BACK ON THIS THE SENATOR
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| 06:43:25 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
FROM -- THIS NOMINATION THAT WAS PENDING. WE ARE LIMITED TO 20 MINUTES, I BELIEVE, THAT WAS TOTAL BEFORE THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO TO A CLOTURE VOTE....
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| 06:47:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ASKED FOR BY THE ADMINISTRATION, AND
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| 06:47:59 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
THE COMMITTEE SAID, WELL, WE'RE NOTING ABOUT TO LET THIS NOMINATION GO FORWARD UNTIL WE GET ALL OF THE INFORMATION. IT WAS HELD UP. THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD...
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| 06:49:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAD AN ATTITUDE HERE THAT I WISHED
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| 06:49:05 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
TO BE SKULTDED -- CONSULTED BEFORE THIS CAME FORWARD. I WAS NOT GIVEN THAT PRIVILEGE. IT IS NOT THE LEADER'S FAULT. BUT, NONE THE LERX I DO HAVE ABOUT...
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| 06:49:52 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
MR. SIMPSON:
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| 06:49:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I CAN ASSURE THAT YOU THAT'S VERY ACCEPTABLE.
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| 06:49:56 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT, I MAKE THE ASK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. I SENATOR FROM WYOMING. MR. SIMPSON: I THANK THE ...
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| 06:50:14 |
MR. SIMPSON, -
BECAUSE IT IS SO BLATANT AND SO STRANGE.
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| 06:50:17 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
JANET NAPOLITANO, HOSE EA BEEN NOMINATED --
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| 06:50:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHO'S BEEN NOMINATE BY THIS ADMINISTRATION TO BE THE U.S. ATTORNEY FOR ARIZONA,
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| 06:50:25 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
HAS DECLINED TO ANSWER CERTAIN QUESTIONS WHICH SENATOR STROM THURMOND AND I SUBMITTED TO HER DURING THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE'S REVIEW OF THE NOMINATION....
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| 06:59:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BY MR. ALLEN. WHEN ATTORNEY NAPOLITANO WAS REPRESENTING
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| 06:59:50 |
DeConcini, Dennis - U.S. Senator, [D] Arizona
HER CLIENT IN A MATTER OF COMMON INTEREST IN COOPERATION WITH AN ATTORNEY FOR ANOTHER CLIENT -- HERE, MR. ALLEN, WHO REPRESENTS MS. HERSHNER -- THE...
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| 07:02:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN A LAW FIRM, THE SENATOR WANTS SOME MORE, I COULD READ THAT MS. NAPOLITANO HAS BEEN
|
| 07:02:32 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
WARMLY ENDORSED BY ALL THE ARIZONA UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS OF THE PAST 20 YEARS, APPOINTED BY BOTH PARTIES. THE LAST UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE...
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| 07:04:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MS. MOSELEY-BRAUN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I WILL PICK UP WHERE MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA LEFT OFF. TO SAY THAT THIS IS...
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| 07:04:57 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
SIMPLE DEATH, AND INSTEAD, THE ISSUE IS CONTINUING TO
|
| 07:05:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RATTLE ALONG AND TO BEDEVIL ALL OF NEWS THIS CHAMBER. ACTUALLY, I WOULDN'T BE IN THIS CHAMBER WERE IT NOT IN
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| 07:05:07 |
Moseley-Braun, Carol - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
PART FOR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE, FRANKLY, IT WAS THE CONDUCT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE IN THE THOMAS-HILL HEARINGS HAD A ALERTED AMERICA AND SUPGED TO A...
|
| 07:08:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. SIMPSON: I WOULD RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: SENATOR'S TIME IS RESERVED. WHO YIELDS TIME? A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, I...
|
| 07:09:04 |
MR. SIMPSON, -
THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IN
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| 07:09:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE MR. SIMPSON: ARE YOU YIELDING BACK THE BALANCE OF YOUR TIME? MR. DECONCINI: I'LL YIELD MINE IF YOU YIELD YOURS.
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| 07:09:15 |
MR. SIMPSON, -
MR. SIMPSON: LET THE RECORD BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR
|
| 07:09:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND I WANT MY COLLEAGUES FROM ILLINOIS AND CALIFORNIA, IF I MIGHT HAVE THEIR ATTENTION -- IF I MIGHT HAVE THE ATTENTION OF MY
|
| 07:09:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COLLEAGUES -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: SENATOR
|
| 07:09:29 |
MR. SIMPSON, -
SIMPSON IS RECOGNIZED ON HIS TIME. MR. SIMPSON: FOR A POINT
|
| 07:09:33 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
OF PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE, THIS SENATOR IS NOT INVOLVED IN PLACING
|
| 07:09:37 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
A HOLD ON THE NOMINATION OF THIS NOMINEE. I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT. I SAID I WOULD NOT FILIBUSTER. I WANT THE RECORD TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR. ALL I SAID
|
| 07:09:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAS I WANTED A CONSULTATION BEFORE IT CAME FORWARD SO THAT WE COULD HAVE
|
| 07:09:53 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
A PROPER TIME AGREEMENT, WHICH MIGHT HAVE MEANT ANOTHER 20 MINUTES ON EITHER SIDE. BUT I WANT THE RECORD TO BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THIS SENATOR...
|
| 07:10:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESENT SOME FACTS, AS HE SEES THEM AND VOTE AGAINST HER. THAT'S VERY
|
| 07:10:33 |
DeConcini, Dennis - U.S. Senator, [D] Arizona
ACCURATE. I YIELD THE FLOOR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO YIELDS TIME. THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING? MR. SIMPSON: I'M VERY PLEASED TO WORK WITH THESE TWO...
|
| 07:10:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FASCINATED WHEN I HEAR ABOUT WARKING OLD LAUNDRY ON
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| 07:11:00 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
THIS ONE. WHEN THE TWO-YEAR-OLD ANNIVERSARY CAME, I THOUGHT WE COULD FIGURE OUT HOW THINGS WENT. WHY DON'T YOU ALL GO HOME I SAID. ALL I'M IN HERE...
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| 07:12:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ILLINOIS THAT THAT WAS NOT THE INDICATION.
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| 07:12:24 |
Moseley-Braun, Carol - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
SHE WAS REPRESENTING ANITA HILL -- SHE WAS INDEED, BUT SHE WAS NOT REPRESENTING MS. HERSHNER. UNDER NO CASE. BECAUSE MS. HERSHNER HAD AN ATTORNEY OF...
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| 07:12:37 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
AND STHRS NOT A PHONY TRANSCRIPT. THERE IS A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WHICH IS NOT SWORN TO, BUT, NEVERTHELESS, IT HAS NEVER BEEN...
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| 07:13:11 |
Moseley-Braun, Carol - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
IN A MATTER OF COMMON INTEREST AND IN COOPERATION WITH ATTORNEY FOR ANOTHER COMPLIANT, MR.AL LEN ON BEHALF OF MS. HERSHNER. THE CONVERSATION WAS AMONG...
|
| 07:14:40 |
MR. SIMPSON, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING IS RECOGNIZED FOR
|
| 07:14:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TWO MINUTES ON THE TIME FROM THE SENATOR OF ARIZONA. MR. SIMPSON: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
|
| 07:14:50 |
MR. SIMPSON, -
IT WOULD BE HAZARDOUS TO CHALLENGE PROFESSOR HAZARD.
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| 07:14:53 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
BUT I CERTAINLY WILL BECAUSE
|
| 07:14:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HERE THERE WAS NO LAWSUIT INVOLVED, NO LITIGATION
|
| 07:14:58 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
WAS INVOLVED IN THIS SITUATION. SO THERE WAS
|
| 07:15:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NO COMMON DEFENSE, WHICH HILL OR HERSHNER CAN CLAIM. AND SO THE COMMON INTEREST OR THE POOLED INFORMATION EXCEPTION DOES
|
| 07:15:09 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
NOT EXIST IN THIS CASE. AND WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT MS. HERSHNER SAID. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MS. NAPOLITANO SAID. AND THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT...
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| 07:15:46 |
MS. MOSELEY-BRAUN, -
STEIN ON EVIDENCE, IT SAILS CLEARLY, THE PRIVILEGE
|
| 07:15:49 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
BETWEEN ATTORNEY AND CLIENT APPLY
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| 07:15:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT ONLY TO THE ACTUAL LITIGATION BUT
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| 07:15:54 |
DeConcini, Dennis - U.S. Senator, [D] Arizona
TO "WHENEVER THE COMMUNICATION WAS MADE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE RENDITION OF LEGAL SERVICES TO EACH OF THE CLIENTS INVOLVED IN THE CONFERENCE." THAT'S...
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| 07:16:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REQUIRE LITIGATION TO BE ONGOING. THE PRIVILEGE ATTACHS TO THE RELATIONSHIP, NOT NECESSARILY TWO THE FORUM. BUT BE
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| 07:17:02 |
Moseley-Braun, Carol - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
THAT AS IT MAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY IN CLOSING, BECAUSE I REALLY HAD NOT INTENDED FOR THIS TO BECOME THIS KIND OF COLLOQUY. ONE OF THE LOVELY THINGS ABOUT...
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| 07:18:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YOU VERY MUCH. I WANTED TO SPEAK, MR. PRESIDENT, JUST
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| 07:18:42 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
BRIEFLY BECAUSE I KNOW THE NOMINEE.
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| 07:18:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND I COMPLIMENT THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA FOR THE EXCELLENT RECOMMENDATION THAT HE MADE TO
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| 07:18:49 |
MR. DECONCINI, -
THE PRESIDENT IN THIS CASE, AND I COMPLIMENT THE
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| 07:18:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT FOR INDICATING HIS DESIRE TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS NOMINATION. JANET NAPOLITANO IS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN NEW MEXICO. HER
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| 07:18:59 |
Bingaman, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
FATHER IS THE RETIRING DEAN OF OUR MEDICAL SCHOOL, EXTREMELY RESPECTED FAMILY IN OUR STATE. SHE ONE OF THE REAL BRIGHT STARS THAT WE -- SHE IS ONE OF...
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| 07:19:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HEREBY MOVE TO BRING TO A CLOSE THE DEBATE ON EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NUMBER 387, THE NOMINATION OF JANET ANN NAPOLITANO TO BE U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT...
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| 07:20:10 |
THE CLERK, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: BY
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| 07:21:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT, THE QUORUM CALL HAS BEEN WAIVED. THE QUESTION IS: IS IT THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT DEBATE ON THE NOMINATION OF JANET ANN NAPOLITANO...
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| 07:41:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ARIZONA TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA. AS MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR OF THE NOMINATION WILL PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THOSE...
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| 07:42:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAJORITY LEADER WILL PLEASE SUSPEND MOMENTARILY. THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. MR. THE MAJORITY LEADER IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MITCHELL: I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 07:42:27 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
3450, WITH THE FOLLOWING SENATORS CONTROLLING TIME: SENATOR BAUCUS CONTROLLING THE
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| 07:42:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PROPONENTS; SENATOR MOYNIHAN CONTROLLING THE TIME FOR THE DEMOCRATIC OPPONENTS; SENATOR STEVENS CONTROLLING THE TIME FOR THE...
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| 07:42:40 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
PACKWOOD CONTROLLING THE TIME FOR THE REPUBLICAN PROPONENTS; AND THAT THE BILL BE RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR TODAY AS SUCH TIME IS DECIDED BY THE MAJORITY...
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| 07:43:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TRY TO ACCOMMODATE THE SENATOR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 07:43:24 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
ON THE TIMING FOR THE VOTES THIS
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| 07:43:26 |
MR. LEVIN, -
EVENING, PARTICULARLY ON NAFTA VOTE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON
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| 07:43:32 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
THAT, BUT IF ALL TIME IS USED, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO INQUIRE
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| 07:43:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM THE MAJORITY LEADER IF WE WOULD STILL BE VOTING ON THAT ISSUE THIS
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| 07:43:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EVENING AND ROUGHLY WHEN. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT? THE
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| 07:43:43 |
Coats, Dan - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. MITCHELL: I'VE MADE NO DECISION IN THAT REGARD AND WILL NOT DO SO UNTIL I CONSULT FURTHER WITH THE REPUBLICAN...
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| 07:44:02 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 07:44:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I THANK MY-- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
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| 07:44:05 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
MAJORITY LEADER. MR. MITCHELL: -- IF I COULD SAY FURTHER TO THE SENATOR FROM INDIANA, SISE MAKE A DECISION, I WILL ANNOUNCE IT SO THAT ALL SENATORS
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| 07:44:14 |
MR. STEVENS, -
WILL BE AWARE
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| 07:44:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF IT. IT DEPENDS UPON SEVERAL FACTORS , INCLUDING HOW MUCH MORE TIME IS USED THIS EVENING, WHICH, OF
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| 07:44:21 |
MR. STEVENS, -
COURSE, MEANS HOW MUCH TIME IS
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| 07:44:23 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
LEFT WHEN WE
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| 07:44:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONCLUDE DEBATE ON IT THIS EVENING AND A COUPLE
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| 07:44:27 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
OF OTHER MEASURES THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING. SO THERE'S BEEN NO DECISION AS YET. AND I'LL DISCUSS IT IN GREAT DETAIL WITH THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. I...
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| 07:44:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNDERSTAND THE PROCEDURE CORRECT, THERE SHOULD BE A VOTE AS A RESULT OF WHAT I
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| 07:45:02 |
THE CLERK, -
PROPOSE SOMETIME BETWEEN 6:00 AND 6:30 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA, SENATOR STEVENS, IS RECOGNIZED
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| 07:45:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES. MR. STEVENS: MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD NORMALLY BE A PERSON THAT BELIEVES IN FREE TRADE --
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| 07:45:13 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
MR. FORD: MR. PRESIDENT, MAY WE HAVE ORDER. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING -- IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING QUESTION THAT THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA...
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| 07:45:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO IT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA HAS THE FLOOR.
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| 07:45:29 |
MR. STEVENS, -
MR. STEVENS: I THANK THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY. MR. PRESIDENT, AS I INDICATED, I WOULD NORMALLY BE
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| 07:45:34 |
MR. FORD, -
IN FAVOR OF FREE TRADE AND HAVE TRIED TO SUPPORT FREE TRADE CONCEPTS. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, THE SENATE IS NOT IN ORDER. MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK IT...
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| 07:45:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM KENTUCKY IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. MR. BAUCUS: I
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| 07:45:50 |
MR. STEVENS, -
THINK THE SENATE SHOULD BE IN ORDER TO HEAR THIS DEBATE. MR. STEVENS: MR. PRESIDENT, ARTICLE 2 -- SECTION 2, CLAUSE 2, OF THE CONSTITUTION GRANTS THE...
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| 07:46:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH REGARD TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. BUT
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| 07:46:10 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
THERE'S NO QUESTION, I THINK, THAT THE SENATE'S
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| 07:46:14 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
CONSTITUTIONALLY-GRANTED POWER TO ADVISE AND CONSENT ON SUCH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS HAS BEEN DILUTED. THE PRESIDENT HAS DISCRETION TO CHOOSE THE INSTRUMENT...
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| 07:52:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO THE RIGHT TO OFFER AMENDMENT TO REVENUE BILLS. ALL BILLS FOR RAISING REVENUES SHALL ORIGINATE IN THE
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| 07:52:16 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BUT THE MAY PROPOSE OR CONCUR WITH AMENDMENTS AS ON OTHER BILLS. NOW, JUST AS A SIDE REFERENCE, LISTEN TO THAT -- AS ON OTHER...
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| 07:53:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE AMENDMENT IS NOT IN ORDER. UNDER FAST TRACK
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| 07:53:22 |
THE CLERK, -
LEGISLATION 19 U.S.C. 2129 1-D. MR. STEVENS: I APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER THE FAST TRACK DEBATE, THERE WILL BE ONE
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| 07:53:33 |
MR. STEVENS, -
HOUR EVENLY DIVIDED. STEF ZEF THAT TIME WILL BE
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| 07:53:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNDER MY CONTROL AS A PROPONENT FOR THE HALF HOUR AND THE MANAGER OF THE BILL ON THE OTHER SIDE WILL
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| 07:53:46 |
MR. STEVENS, -
BE IN CHARGE? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THAT
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| 07:53:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS CORRECT. STE STEF MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO POINT OUT ONCE AGAIN THAT I BELIEVE WE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RILE TO OFFER AMENDMENTS. THE RULING OF...
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| 07:54:09 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
GIVES ME THE RIGHT TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS AND THE SENATE HAS THE RIGHT TO PROPOSE AND CONCUR WITH AMENDMENTS AS ON OTHER BILLS THIS IS A BILL THAT IS...
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| 08:05:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HISTORY, THE FRAMERS OF OUR CONSTITUTION HAD
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| 08:05:48 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
DEEP FEARS OF A RUNAWAY EXECUTIVE AND EXECUTIVE THAT MIGHT GO OFF AND MAKE AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN NATIONALS, FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, CONTRARY TO THE BEST...
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| 08:07:11 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
UNDER IS VERY CLEAR. AMENDMENTS UNDER THIS PROCEEDING ARE NOT IN ORDER THE CHAIR IS CORRECT. THEREFORE, THE CHAIR SHOULD BE AFFIRMED. MORE IMPORTANTLY,...
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| 08:13:23 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
IS ALSO CLEAR THAT IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE AN EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT REQUIRES CHANGES IN LEGISLATION, THAT THE CONGRESS MUST ACT ON THE LEGISLATION AND...
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| 08:13:56 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
THAT BECAUSE HE IS ASKING TO STRIKE PROVISIONS IN NAFTA THAT REFER TO THE SIDE AGREEMENTS. MR. STEVENS: MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT IS
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| 08:14:05 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
NOT TRUE. I'M TRYING TO EXTRACT FROM THE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD APPROVE NAFTA, TWO SIDE ACCORDS THAT WERE NEGOTIATED. MY NEXT QUESTION IS THEY NEGOTIATED...
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| 08:14:23 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
ADDITIONAL SIDE ACCORDS? CAN GET ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS AND PUT THEM WITH THE FAST TRACK AFTER THE TIME FOR THE NEGOTIATION HAS EXPIRED? HE NOTIFIED US,...
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| 08:16:05 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
STEVENS: I ASK THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA TO SHOW ME THAT AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY IS DELEGATED TO THE PRESIDENT UNDER THE 1974 ACT AND I HAVE IT. MR....
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| 08:16:26 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
EXISTING LAW ARE NECESSARY OR REQUIRED NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO IMPLEMENT SUCH TRADE AGREEMENT EITHER REPEALING OR AMENDING EXITING LAW OR PROVIDING...
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| 08:16:38 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
IT SAY YOU CAN PUT NEW AGREEMENTS IN THIS BILL WHICH CONTAIN "ONLY" THESE ITEMS? ONLY THOSE ITEMS CAN
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| 08:16:45 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
BE IN THAT BILL? MR. BAUCUS: MADAM PRESIDENT, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE STATUTE THAT HAS SHOWN UP BEFORE THE SENATE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE SENATE HAS AUTHORITY...
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| 08:17:08 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
SENATOR ALSO SAID THERE HAVE BEEN NO HEARINGS. THAT IS NOT TRUE. THIS SENATOR HAS HELD SEVERAL HEARINGS ON THE SIDE AGREEMENTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND...
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| 08:17:45 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
THAT IS WRONG. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MR. BAUCUS: MIGHT
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| 08:17:51 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
I INQUIRE OF THE CHAIR, HOW MUCH TIME HAVE YOU UTILIZED? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 9
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| 08:17:56 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
MINUTES AND 37 SECONDS. MR. BAUCUS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'LL FINISH MY 23 SECONDS AND BASICALLY STATE THAT IT'S CLEAR THIS IS A KILLER AMENDMENT. IT IS...
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| 08:18:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NO MORE NEGOTIATING WITH TRADE AGREEMENTS. IF THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, IT IS
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| 08:18:11 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
EQUALLY CLEAR THAT IT IS FULLY APPROPRIATE. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT
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| 08:18:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT. IN MY JUDGMENT, MADAM PRESIDENT, THE SENATOR IS
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| 08:18:18 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
FRUSTRATED, AS ALL OF US, THAT WE CAN'T COME UP WITH OUR OWN PERSONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS, BUT WE CAN'T BECAUSE WE ARE A LEGISLATIVE BODY. WE'RE TRYING...
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| 08:19:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INQUIRY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR
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| 08:19:19 |
MR. DANFORTH, -
FROM TENNESSEE. MR. SASSER: IS THERE TIME REMAINING TO DEMOCRATIC OPPONENTS TO THE -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 08:19:25 |
MR. DANFORTH, -
YES, THERE IS
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| 08:19:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME REMAINING, SENATOR.
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| 08:19:27 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
MR. SASSER: MAY I INQUIRE OF THE CHAIR HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING? THE
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| 08:19:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: 19 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS. MR. SASSER: I THANK THE CHAIR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 08:19:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN. MR. RIEGLE: WOULD I
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| 08:19:41 |
MR. SASSER, -
BE CORRECT IN ASSUMING THAT IF THE PROPOSAL -- THE CHALLENGE
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| 08:19:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BY THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA, SENATOR STEVENS IS
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| 08:19:48 |
MR. SASSER, -
UPHELD, THEN THAT MEANS THERE WILL BE A SECOND VOTE ON THE SUBSTANCE
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| 08:19:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE DELETION THAT HE IS SPEAKING ABOUT?
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| 08:19:56 |
MR. SASSER, -
IN OTHER WORDS, IF THE CHAIR
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| 08:19:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS OVERRULED, THAT WILL BE THE FIRST VOTE.
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| 08:20:01 |
Riegle, Donald Wayne Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
THEN THERE IN FACT WOULD BE A SECOND VOTE ON THE ISSUE THAT HE IN FACT IS RAISING? AM I CORRECT IN THAT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: A VOTE COULD OCCUR. ...
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| 08:20:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS AMENDMENT? I THINK THERE ARE
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| 08:20:33 |
MR. RIEGLE, -
SENATORS WHO WISH TO SPEAK
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| 08:20:35 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
ON THIS AMENDMENT EVEN THOUGH THAT
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| 08:20:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME WOULD BE SUBTRACTED --
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| 08:20:39 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THAT IS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE STATUTE. THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA SHOULD KNOW IT DOES NOT TAKE CONSENT. IT DOES NOT TAKE UNANIMOUS...
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| 08:21:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HOURS? MR. STEVENS: PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. IS IT NOT SO THAT A SENATOR THAT CONTROLS TIME MAY ALLOCATE AT ANY TIME DURING THE CONSIDERATION OF
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| 08:21:09 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
NAFTA? THIS TIME WE'RE USING NOW IS COMING OFF THE NAFTA 20 HOURS. SO IF THE SENATOR IS IN CONTROL OF TIME, HE MAY ALLOCATE IT. THIS SENATOR IS STILL...
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| 08:21:21 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
TIME. I'M HAPPY TO ALLOCATE IT TO ANYONE WHO IS IN SUPPORT OF MY POSITION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THERE IS ONE HOUR ALLOCATED ON THE APPEAL. HOWEVER,...
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| 08:21:48 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
SUCH TIME AS I MIGHT CONSUME FROM THE BILL. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WILL NOT TAKE LONG. I REALLY WANTED TO
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| 08:21:59 |
MR. STEVENS, -
SIMPLY RAISE ONE
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| 08:22:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POINT IN ANSWER TO THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA. I THINK
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| 08:22:06 |
Danforth, John C. - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
THAT SENATOR BAUCUS HAS PRETTY WELL STATED THE CASE ON THE EFFECT THAT THIS WOULD HAVE BOTH ON NAFTA AND ON FAST TRACK AUTHORITY IN GENERAL. BUT,...
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| 08:27:54 |
MR. STEVENS, -
HAVE TO AGREE TO AN
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| 08:27:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT BEFORE IT COULD EVEN BE PROPOSED. INDIVIDUAL
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| 08:27:59 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
SENATORS PROPOSE AMENDMENTS, AND I'M NOT PERMITTED TO PROPOSE MINE TODAY. FURTHER, HE SAYS WE PASSED A 1974 LAW. THERE IT IS. DOES THE SENATE UNDERSTAND...
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| 08:30:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ENACTING LEGISLATION, THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES WILL GO BEYOND THE FOUR
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| 08:30:44 |
Danforth, John C. - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
CORNERS OF THE TRADE AGREEMENT. THE SECTION THAT IS HELD UP BY THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA SAYS, "IF CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW OR NEW STATUTE TORE AUTHORITY...
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| 08:33:20 |
MR. STEVENS, -
OR TRADE AGREEMENTS. MR. DANFORTH: THAT IS CORRECT. MR. STEVENS:
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| 08:33:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THESE -- THIS IS NOT STATUTORY AUTHORITY. WE ARE INCLUDING BY
|
| 08:33:28 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
REFERENCE TO AGREEMENTS THAT WERE NEGOTIATED THAT CREATE A SERIES OF BUREAUCRACIES FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT ARE NOT TRADE AGREEMENTS, BY ADMISSION...
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| 08:33:42 |
MR. DANFORTH, -
NOT NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT TRADE AGREEMENTS. THEY
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| 08:33:45 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
ARE NOT STATUTORY LEGISLATION THAT'S NECESSARY. THAT LEGISLATION THAT'S IN HERE IS TO INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE TO THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRADE AGREEMENTS....
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| 08:36:36 |
Riegle, Donald Wayne Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
THE SCOPE OF THE TREATY. AND I AM WONDERING IF THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA IS AWARE -- JUST TO HELP MAKE HIS POINT -- THERE IS ANOTHER PROVISION IN HERE...
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| 08:38:33 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
OR TO ADD NEW STATUTORY LAW, THE SENATE OUGHT TO HAVE THE RIGHT BY MOTION OF A SENATOR TO STRIKE TO STRIKE THAT PROVISION. THAT IS NOT WITHIN THE FAST-TRACK....
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| 08:40:40 |
MR. RIEGLE, -
THAT RIGHT. THE SENATOR FROM
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| 08:40:43 |
MR. STEVENS, -
NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED FOR TEN MINUTES. MR. D'AMATO: MADAM PRESIDENT, I JOIN WITH MY COLLEAGUE, SENATOR STEVENS. HE
|
| 08:40:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAS POINTED OUT SOME AREAS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT. TO PUT IT QUITE CANDIDLY, THESE SIDE AGREEMENTS HAVE POLLUTED THIS PACT IT HAS POLLUTED
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| 08:41:09 |
D'Amato, Alfonse M. - U.S. Senator, [R] New York
IT WITH A SYSTEM WHICH IS ONE THAT IS BEYOND THE CONTROL AND EVEN THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE. AND IT IS ONE THAT SETS UP A BUREAUCRACY WITH...
|
| 08:49:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAY, PLEASE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. STEVENS: THE UNITED STATES
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| 08:49:48 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
CAN ENTER INTO TREATIES WHICH REQUIRE RATIFICATION BY TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATE, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS THAT REQUIRE SIMPLE MAJORITY OF BOTH HOUSES...
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| 08:50:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR AGREEMENTS CONCERNING MATTERS THAT
|
| 08:50:07 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
ARE WITHIN THE PRESIDENT'S CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS, SUCH AS RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES, RECEIVING AMBASSADORS, AND ENFORCING UNITED STATES LAW....
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| 08:56:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IF I MIGHT TO THE
|
| 08:56:14 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
SENATOR FROM ALASKA, WHEN HE REFERRED TO NAFTA PROCEEDING ON A "SUPER EXPRESS" I WOULD POINT OUT THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS ON NAFTA STARTED IN SEPTEMBER OF...
|
| 08:56:24 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
THIS HAS BEEN A THREE-YEAR PROCESS, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S QUITE FAIR TO LABOR IT AS "SUPER EXPRESS."
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| 08:56:31 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
WILL STEVENS: WELL, WILL THE SENATOR YIELD JUST A MOMENT? MR. CHAFEE: SURE. MR. STEVENS: THIS BILL WASN'T EVEN BEFORE THE SENATE BEFORE WE USED UP HALF...
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| 08:56:55 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
A GOOD PORTION OF THAT 20
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| 08:56:57 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
HOURS. MR. PRESIDENT, I'D FIRST LIKE TO MAKE A FEW POINTS. FIRST -- AND I'M SOLELY TALKING ABOUT THE SIDE AGREEMENTS -- I THINK THE IMPRESSION HAS...
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| 08:57:09 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
AGREEMENTS ARE BEING APPROVED BY CONGRESS. THESE ARE NOT AGREEMENTS THAT CONGRESS MUST APPROVE. THEY'RE NOT THE SAME AS TRADE AGREEMENTS, WHICH ARE...
|
| 09:00:25 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
KRBD THE FAST TRACK LEGISLATION. THAT IF YOU DON'T
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| 09:00:28 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
LIKE A FAST TRACK APPROACH -- AND THERE ARE MANY WHO DON'T. AND THERE ARE SOME LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS ABOUT FAST TRACKING. BUT THAT IS THE TIME AND THE...
|
| 09:01:08 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
CLOSURE PROCEDURE ABOUT? WE CAN'T AMEND A BASE CLOSURE PACKAGE. THOSE ARE THE RULES WE OPERATE UNDER. IT'S YES OR NO. AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS WITH...
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| 09:02:40 |
MR. DODD, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA,
|
| 09:02:42 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
SENATOR STEVENS, IS RECOGNIZED. MR. STEVENS: OFF THE BILL, PLEASE. MY FRIEND AND I ARE
|
| 09:02:47 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
FROM THE SAME GENERATION, WE'RE THE LYNNBERG GENERATION LITERALLY. AND WE USE "WE TOO OFTEN." WE, HE SAYS. WE HAVE GIVEN AWAY OUR RIGHTS. THAT LAW WAS...
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| 09:03:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN 1974. CAN ONE CONGRESS BIND A SUBSEQUENT -- YOU KNOW,
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| 09:03:04 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
NINE YEARS LATER, ARE YOU SAYING THAT THOSE WHO WERE HERE NINE YEARS AGO, WE GAVE THE RIGHTS AWAY -- EVERY SENATOR HERE -- TO REPRESENT HIS STATE?...
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| 09:06:33 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
108 NATIONS. STILL IT'S A
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| 09:06:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LOT OF NATIONS. SECONDLY, THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA HAS VIGOROUSLY STATED THAT "WE" DIDN'T GIVE UP
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| 09:06:41 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
ANY OF OUR RIGHTS. THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FACTS ARE WE AUTHORIZED THE FAST
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| 09:06:45 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
TRACK -- IF I MIGHT HAVE THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA'S ATTENTION, BECAUSE HE WAS QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER -- WE AUTHORIZED FAST TRACK IN 1988. EVERYBODY...
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| 09:07:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT, THE POINT MADE BY
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| 09:08:01 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM ALASKA ON APPEALING THE RULING OF THE CHAIR ON THE RIGHT OF AMENDMENT TO
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| 09:08:08 |
Hollings, Ernest "Fritz" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Carolina
AMEND UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, IF I HEARD CORRECTLY, THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS. I JUST HAD TO GET OUT OF MY CHAIR. I JUST TURNED THIS THING ON, AND I HAVEN'T...
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| 09:12:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT, I THINK WE'RE ABOUT READY TO VOTE. WE'RE FAIRLY
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| 09:12:10 |
Hollings, Ernest "Fritz" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Carolina
CLOSE TO A VOTE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR SENATORS TO REALIZE ONCE AGAIN, IF THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, IT'S THE END OF NAFTA, IT'S THE
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| 09:12:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
END OF ANY TRADE AGREEMENT THAT
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| 09:12:21 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
THIS COUNTRY CAN REACH WITH ANY
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| 09:12:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COUNTRY. THE END OF THE URUGUAY ROUND. BECAUSE
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| 09:12:26 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
IF THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, THERE WILL BE OTHER AMENDMENTS. AND WE COULD ALL CONJURE UP A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF IDEAS, DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS...
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| 09:14:17 |
MR. DOLE, -
FROM ALASKA IS ONE OF THE MOST
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| 09:14:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESOURCEFUL MEMBERS I'VE EVER KNOWN IN THE UNITED STATES
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| 09:14:22 |
MR. DOLE, -
SENATE, AND I'VE
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| 09:14:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LISTENED IN MY OFFICE TO MUCH OF HIS DEBATE. AND
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| 09:14:26 |
MR. DOLE, -
I'VE LISTENED -- HE'S GIVEN US THIS INFORMATION IN POLICY AND IN OTHER MEETINGS ON OUR SIDE OF THE
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| 09:14:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AISLE. AND I THINK HE MAKES PROBABLY A PRETTY GOOD
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| 09:14:35 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
CASE. BUT THE QUESTION HERE IS WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO PASS NAFTA, THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. AND AS MUCH AS I RESPECT MY FRIEND...
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| 09:16:03 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
MINUTES TO THE
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| 09:16:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAJORITY LEADER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
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| 09:16:06 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
MAJORITY LEADER. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT, I'VE DISCUSSED WITH THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA, THE MINORITY LEADER, AND THEY HAVE GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO
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| 09:16:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A REALLOCATION OF TIME UNDER WHICH 90 MINUTES OF THE TIME REMAINING UNDER SENATOR STEVENS' CONTROL WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CONTROL OF
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| 09:16:22 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
SENATOR MOYNIHAN. THAT THAT WOULD -- THAT WOULD
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| 09:16:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT CHANGE THE OVERALL AMOUNT OF
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| 09:16:27 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
TIME ON THE BILL, BUT WOULD MERELY CHANGE THE ALLOCATION AND WOULD REFLECT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBERS ON THE TWO SIDES AND THE VARIOUS SIDES OF THE...
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| 09:17:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THE REMARKS OF THE MINORITY LEADER. THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA IS
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| 09:17:10 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
CLEARLY EXTREMELY RESOURCEFUL, ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEMBERS OF THIS SENATE. HE'S ALSO A GOOD FRIEND, AND I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR HIM. I SIMPLY...
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| 09:18:55 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
BE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK AND THAT UPON THE CONCLUSION OF HIS REMARKS THE SENATOR SENATE VOTE ON THE PENDING MEASURE. MR. STEVENS: COULD I HAVE TWO MINUTES...
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| 09:19:09 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
DESIRE? MR. BAUCUS: I YIELD THREE MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK. MR. MOYNIHAN: I RISE TO SPEAK FROM A LONGER PERSPECTIVE THAN A FUTURE ONE....
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| 09:19:24 |
MR. STEVENS, -
HAVE AT ISSUE
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| 09:19:26 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
HERE A MODE OF REACHING TRADE AGREEMENTS WHICH WAS BEGUN IN
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| 09:19:32 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
1934 IN THE TREAD AGREEMENT ACT AND THE AFTERMATH OF THE DISASTER OF THE
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| 09:19:39 |
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
SMOOT-HAWLEY TAFT WHERE WE ADDED 20,000 INDIVIDUAL TARIFF INCREASES ON THIS FLOOR, BROUGHT US TO A 60% TARIFF RATE AND BROUGHT THE WORLD AND OUR ...
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| 09:22:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WANT TO SAY TO THE SENATE THAT I AM
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| 09:23:01 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
SADDENED IN MANY WAYS. I ONLY SEEK TO DELETE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL FROM A BILL THAT WAS DESIGNED TO APPROVE A TRADE AGREEMENT. I HOPE THAT PERHAPS I'VE...
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| 09:25:59 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
IS, SHALL -- MR. STEVENS: COULD I
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| 09:26:05 |
MR. STEVENS, -
SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM FOR A MOMENT. THE PRESIDING
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| 09:26:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MR. STEVENS: ON THE BILL I WANT THE STATE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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| 09:26:25 |
MR. STEVENS, -
THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED. MR. STEVENS: I WANT TO STATE THAT THE DISCUSSION IS RAISED WHY HAVE I PROCEEDED THIS THIS WAY? IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR US TO...
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| 09:26:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION WHICH I HAVE AVOIDED. I HAVE AVOIDED IT PARTICULARLY FOR THE REASON THAT THE SENATOR FROM
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| 09:26:42 |
MR. STEVENS, -
NEW YORK HAS INDICATED. HE IS
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| 09:26:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILLING AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE THE QUESTION
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| 09:26:48 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
OF THE 1974 ACT IN THE FUTURE. I DID NOT WANT TO SET A PRECEDENCE TO BINDS FUTURE SENATES TO AN ISSUE WE OUGHT NOT TO ABIND OURSELVES TO. WE OUGHT TO...
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| 09:28:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MR. STEVENS: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. MAY I...
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| 09:28:55 |
MR. STEVENS, -
TWO MINUTES TO MY FRIEND FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, SO HE CAN MAKE HIS POINT ON THE RECORD WE HAVE BEEN
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| 09:29:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DISCUSSING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. MR. HOLLINGS: I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM ALASKA. EVERYONE HAS
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| 09:29:11 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
THEIR OWN REASONS. MY REASON IS FUNDAMENTAL. I DO NOT THINK YOU CAN AMEND THE CONSTITUTION BY A SIM PLEL ACT OF CONGRESS. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION WE HAVE...
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| 09:29:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO AMEND THIS BILL, ANY BILL. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY
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| 09:29:28 |
Hollings, Ernest "Fritz" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Carolina
THAT THAT'S CONSTITUTIONALLY PROVIDED. I THINK FAST TRACK IS AN ATTEMPT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION, TO DISALLOW ANY AMENDING OF THIS PARTICULAR AGREEMENT...
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| 09:31:39 |
Hollings, Ernest "Fritz" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Carolina
QUESTION IS SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA, MR. STEVENS, IS PROHIBITED UNDER SECTION 151 OF THE...
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| 09:50:38 |
Hollings, Ernest "Fritz" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Carolina
THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE SENATE WILL SUSPEND. MR. STEVENS: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA. MR. STEVENS: THAT...
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| 09:50:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OTHER AMENDMENTS AND POINTS OF ORDER I HAD CONCERNING THIS BILL. INTERTO THANK MY ABLE ASSISTANT FROM THE
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| 09:51:04 |
MR. STEVENS, -
RULES COMMITTEE AND MY
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| 09:51:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ASSISTANT EARL COMESTOCK AND MY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT --
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| 09:51:10 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IF THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA COULD SUSPEND. THE SENATE IS FAR FROM ORDER. THE SENATE WOULD BE IN ORDER. SNOM ALASKA. MR. STEVENS:...
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| 09:51:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LAW. WE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS TO STRIKE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL AND MATERIALS NOT ESSENTIAL, ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO THE TRADE AGREEMENTS FROM ANY...
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| 09:51:43 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
WE'VE ALREADY YIELDED THE TIME. THANK YOU. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. WHO YIELDS TIME? THE SENATOR...
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| 09:52:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WOULD THE SENATOR YIELD TO ME FOR A MOMENT? MR. BRADLEY: I WOULD BE PLEASED
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| 09:52:17 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
TO YIELD TO THE THE MAJORITY LEADER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
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| 09:52:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATE IS NOT IN ORDER. WILL SUSPEND THEIR CONVERSATIONS. THE SENATOR
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| 09:52:29 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
FROM NEW JERSEY HAS YIELDED TO THE SENATOR FROM MAINE, THE MAJORITY LEADER.
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| 09:52:36 |
MR. BRADLEY, -
MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT THIS OFF MY LOORD TYPE AND
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| 09:52:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT OFF THE SENATOR'S TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE, IT IS MY INTENTION...
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| 09:52:58 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
CONTINUE IN DEBATE ON THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT UNTIL 11:00 P.M. THIS EVENING.
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| 09:53:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT THAT TIME, BY A PRIOR ORDER, THE
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| 09:53:10 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
SENATE WILL VOTE AGAIN ON CLOTURE ON THE BRADY BILL. I DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY VOTES BETWEEN NOW AND 11:00 P.M. IF SOMETHING OCCURS THAT I DO NOT NOW...
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| 09:54:16 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
AND CONS? THAT WAY WE WON'T HAVE TO KEEP TWO MEEM HERE TO ALLOCATE TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO CONSOLIDATE THE REMAINING TIME FOR THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THE...
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| 09:54:51 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
YOUR TIME TO SENATOR PACKWOOD OR HIS DESIGNEE.
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| 09:54:54 |
MR. STEVENS, -
MR. WARNER: WOULD THE MAJORITY LEADER YIELD FOR A
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| 09:54:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUESTION? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IF THE SENATOR FROM
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| 09:55:00 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
VIRGINIA COULD WITHHOLD JUST A MOMENT. COULD WE HAVE ORDER. THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA WAS SEEKING TO ASK THE SENATOR FROM
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| 09:55:08 |
MR. STEVENS, -
MAIFN A QUESTION. MR. WARNER: MR.
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| 09:55:10 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
PRESIDENT, I THANK YOU. I ASK THE DISTINGUISHED LEADER. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE CONFERENCE
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| 09:55:15 |
MR. WARNER, -
REPORT ON THE SENATE INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION BILL HAS EITHER BEEN
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| 09:55:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACTED UPON OR WILL BE VERY SHORTLY BY THE HOUSE. COULD THE DISTINGUISHED LEADER ADVISE THE SENATE AS TO HIS INTENTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THAT PIECE OF...
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| 09:55:30 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
IT IS MY INTENTION TO PROCEED TO THAT MEASURE. I HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO GET IT CLEARED. I'M WORKING ON IT, AND I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT CLEARANCE...
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| 09:55:50 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THE LEADER, AS THE MANAGER OF THE BRADY BILL, I HAVE LONG FELT AROUND HERE THAT HAVING VOTES AT 11:00 AT NIGHT HAVE...
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| 09:56:07 |
MR. WARNER, -
WANTED TO PUT THAT VOTE OVER UNTIL TOMORROW
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| 09:56:10 |
Metzenbaum, Howard M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
MORNING. I SEE NO PARTICULAR REASON WHY WE HAVE TO VOTE AT 11:00 OR THAT THAT'S ANYTHING PARTICULARLY SYMBOLIC OR IMPORTANT ABOUT DOING IT. IF YOU...
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| 09:56:43 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
MR. METZENBAUM: I'M AWARE OF THAT. BUT SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS HAVE ASKED ME WHY DO WE HAVE TO VOTE AT 11:00 AT NIGHT. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND -- THE MINORITY...
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| 09:57:04 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
TO DOING IT AT WHATEVER TIME YOU WANT TOMORROW. MR. MITCHELL: I WILL RAISE THAT WITH THE MINORITY LEADER. MAY I SUGGEST TO YOU A GENERIC ANSWER TO...
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| 09:57:29 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY, FOR HIS COURTESY. MR. BRADLEY: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY IS RECOGNIZED FOR 22 MINUTES....
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| 09:57:42 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
I'D LIKE TO ENGAGE THE SENATOR VERY BRIEFLY IN A COLLOQUY. MR. BRADLEY: I'D
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| 09:57:47 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
BE PLEASED TO ENGAGE THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM MARYLAND IF THE SENATOR FROM -- NOT ON MY
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| 09:57:53 |
MR. BRADLEY, -
TIME. MR. MOYNIHAN:
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| 09:57:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EXACTLY SO. IF THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND WILL RESTRAIN HIMSELF, THE OTHER MEMBERS WOULD
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| 09:57:59 |
MR. SARBANES, -
APPRECIATE IT. MR. SARBANES: I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR. YESTERDAY, MR. PRESIDENT, THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY TOOK THE FLOOR AFTER I
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| 09:58:07 |
MR. BRADLEY, -
SPOKE WITH RESPECT TO SOME OF THE POINTS THAT I HAD MADE IN MY PRESENTATION. IN THAT -- AND I
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| 09:58:14 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE AT THE TIME THEN TO RESPOND. I'D LIKE TO DO THAT NOW. MR. RIEGLE:
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| 09:58:21 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
MR. PRESIDENT, THE SENATE IS NOT IN ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN IS CORRECT. THE SENATE IS NOT IN ORDER. THIS IS A MAJOR DEBATE....
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| 09:58:41 |
MR. RIEGLE, -
TAKE THEM ELSEWHERE. MR. SARBANES: IN THAT
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| 09:58:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STATEMENT, THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY SAID IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, "THE NUMBER THAT IS FREQUENTLY THROWN AROUND --" THIS...
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| 09:59:03 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
TO 1 TO 10 TO 1. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON WHAT THE REAL FACTS ARE." THAT'S THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY SPEAKING. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO MAKE...
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| 10:07:23 |
MR. BRADLEY, -
PROBABLY IS SOME SLIGHT CONTINUED DISAGREEMENT ON WHAT THE
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| 10:07:27 |
MR. SARBANES, -
B.L.S. FIGURES ACTUALLY SHOW.
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| 10:07:29 |
Bradley, William "Bill" Warren - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN TERMS OF SUBSIDIZED FOOD, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE B.L.S. NUMBERS. PROFIT SHARING, OVERTIME...
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| 10:12:01 |
MR. SARBANES, -
GAP HAD BEEN LESS THAN 13-1 EARLIER, YET A
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| 10:12:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DETERIORATION OF THE WAGE SITUATION INTO MEXICO WHICH
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| 10:12:08 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
BROUGHT IT DOWN AS LOW AS 13-1, YOU HAD SOME RECOVERY FROM THAT WHICH BROUGHT IT BACK UP TO 7-1. SO THE SENATOR HAS USED IN EFFECT A RECESSION YEAR...
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| 10:16:08 |
Bradley, William "Bill" Warren - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
DISCUSSION. BUT THE POINT IS THE -- THE POINT HERE I'D LIKE TO MAKE, AND I TAKE THE SENATOR'S POINT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST RESPOND TO WHY 1987....
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| 10:17:49 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
YEARS. AND YOU'VE PICKED THE TROUGH YEAR IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS COMPARISON. AND IT HAS -- IT IS NOT -- I MEAN, YOU ASSERT IT WAS BECAUSE OF A CHANGE...
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| 10:18:38 |
Bradley, William "Bill" Warren - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
INTO MEXICO. YOU HAD HIGHER NUMBERS. BUT THE REALITY IS THE BANKS ULTIMATELY HAD MEXICO UNDER A THUMB. AND THAT'S WHY THINGS PLUMMETED IN THE MID 1980'S....
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| 10:19:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WRONG TARGET FOR THOSE ANGERS AND FRUSTRATIONS. AND, INDEED,
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| 10:19:33 |
Bradley, William "Bill" Warren - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
IT'S BECOME A LIGHTNING ROD FOR THEIR ANGERS AND FRUSTRATIONS. MR. PRESIDENT, NO CONSIDERATION OF NAFTA IS POSSIBLE UNTIL YOU BEGIN TO SEE WHAT OUR...
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| 10:28:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OIL. 750,000 BARRELS OF OIL A DAY, THE FOURTH LARGEST SUPPLIER FROM
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| 10:28:19 |
Bradley, William "Bill" Warren - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
THE WORLD. THAT COUNTS AS IMPORTS. DOES THAT TAKE JOBS FROM THE UNITED STATES? NO. IT'S NECESSARY TO CREATE JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES. AND ONE OF THE...
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| 10:37:46 |
MR. EXON, -
RHODE ISLAND
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| 10:37:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONTROL THE TIME. AND I WOULD ASK WHO YIELDS TIME? A
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| 10:37:51 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? MR. CHAFEE: WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD TIME TO THE SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON.
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| 10:37:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: AND HOW MUCH TIME? MR. CHAFEE: HOW
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| 10:38:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED? 20 MINUTES. MR. MOYNIHAN: MR. PRESIDENT? COULD I HAVE A SUPPLEMENT JUST TO THAT. TO YIELD 10 MINUTES OR
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| 10:38:13 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
SUCH TIME AS HE MAY REQUIRE TO THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON. AND
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| 10:38:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DOES THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN WISH TIME NOW? MR.
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| 10:38:24 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
LEVIN: I WOULD APPRECIATE 15 MINUTES. MR. MOYNIHAN:
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| 10:38:27 |
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
15 MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM FROM NEBRASKA AND TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IF THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK WOULD...
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| 10:38:45 |
MR. LEVIN, -
PEOPLE TO WHOM TIME HAS BEEN YIELDED.
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| 10:38:48 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA ALSO WAS ABOUT, I BELIEVE, TO ANNOUNCE WHO HE WAS WILLING TO YIELD TIME TO; IS THAT
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| 10:38:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CORRECT? MR. BAUCUS: MR. PRESIDENT, THERE ARE THREE MANAGERS, IF YOU WILL, AT THIS POINT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: AND THE CHAIR IS TRYING TO RECOGNIZE...
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| 10:39:17 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
FROM NEBRASKA, AND FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA, THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. MR. LEVIN: COULD
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| 10:39:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE ADD A FOURTH AND GET THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN LINED UP AS WELL? MR.
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| 10:39:27 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
CHAFEE: WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE DO GO BACK AND FORTH TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. I DON'T HAVE OTHERS HERE ON THE FLOOR...
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| 10:39:42 |
MR. LEVIN, -
THE TIME TOO FAR IN ADVANCE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IF THE SENATORS COULD BOTH SUSPEND
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| 10:39:47 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
JUST FOR A MOMENT. THE SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND WAS THE FIRST OF THE THREE MANAGERS TO SEEK RECOGNITION, AND I DO WANT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. THE SENATOR...
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| 10:40:05 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THREE MANAGERS IN THE BEST WAY WE CAN. MR. BAUCUS: MR. PRESIDENT, WHO HAS THE FLOOR? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM RHODE...
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| 10:40:30 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
NEXT SEVERAL SENATORS SO THEY CAN PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
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| 10:40:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT FOLLOWING THE TIME ALLOCATED TO
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| 10:40:38 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
THE SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON THAT THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA
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| 10:40:41 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
THEN BE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK -- MR. CHAFEE: FOR HOW MANY MINUTES WOULD THAT BE? MR. BAUCUS: 15. FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA, THE SENATOR FROM...
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| 10:41:04 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
TO THAT EXCEPT IF SOMEBODY COMES ON OUR
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| 10:41:07 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
SIDE, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PUT THEM IN. MR. LEVIN: IF YOU WOULD LIST ME AFTER SENATOR DODD, I WOULD BE HAPPY COMES AFTER SENATOR DODD TO HAVE...
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| 10:41:21 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
ME. MR. MOYNIHAN: 10 MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN. MR. EXON: MR. PRESIDENT, THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WAITING, AND I RECOGNIZE THE PRIORITY AND...
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| 10:41:34 |
MR. LEVIN, -
THINK IT'S NOT VERY GOOD TASTE, HOWEVER,, FRANKLY I SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM RHODE ISLAND, TO ALLOW SOMEBODY ON THAT SIDE
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| 10:41:43 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
WHERE YOU HAVE ONE PEOPLE WAITING AND EIGHT
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| 10:41:46 |
Exon, James - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
OR TEN OVER HERE. IF YOU THINK THAT'S FAIR, I DON'T. MR. LEAHY WAITING -- MR. EXON: I'VE BEEN PATIENT SINCE 1:00 THIS MORNING, I WILL BE PATIENT FOR...
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| 10:42:13 |
MR. EXON, -
RHODE ISLAND HAS NOW -- A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING PROPOUNDED. MR.
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| 10:42:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BAUCUS: IF I MIGHT CONTINUE, MR. PRESIDENT, I SUGGEST THAT THE CONSENT PROVIDE THAT FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON, NEBRASKA, AND CONNECTICUT...
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| 10:42:41 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE TIME -- FOR 15 MINUTES. MR. CHAFEE: THEN IF I COULD HAVE ANOTHER SLOT IN CASE SOMEBODY SHOWED UP. MR. BAUCUS: THEN HAVE THE SENATOR...
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| 10:43:06 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
REQUEST, FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN, THERE WOULD BE -- THERE'S AN OPENING FOR
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| 10:43:11 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
SOMEBODY ON THIS SIDE BEFORE THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN, IF SOMEBODY SHOWS UP, THEN FOLLOWING THE SENATOR -- THEN
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| 10:43:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN, IF THERE COULD BE ANOTHER SLOT FOR SOMEBODY FROM THIS SIDE, IF THERE IS
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| 10:43:25 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
ONE. THANK YOU. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: AS COMPLICATED AS IT MAY -- AS COMPLICATED AS IT MAY SOUND AND AS UNIQUE AS IT MAY SOUND, THAT IS THE CHAIR'S...
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| 10:43:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN A FEW SHORT HOURS, THE UNITED STATES SENATE WILL RATIFY THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, PROBABLY BY A DECISIVE MARGIN. AFTER THIS CAUSES...
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| 10:43:57 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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| 10:43:59 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
THE SENATE'S ACTION WILL BRING TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION A PROJECT BEGUN BY PRESIDENT BUSH IN 1990 AND PROMOTED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON THIS YEAR. OUR...
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| 10:58:05 |
Exon, James - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
IS THE CORRECT VOTE BUT CLEARLY THIS IS DECISION-MAKING TIME. THIS DECISION IS MADE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT BY THE FAST TRACK PROCEDURE. THIS PROHIBITS...
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| 11:13:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO SUPPORT IT. MR. PRESIDENT, MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF DAYS HAVE SPOKEN EL QNTLY ABOUT THE
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| 11:13:34 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THIS AGREEMENT. I WOULD INVITE MY COLLEAGUES' ATTENTION TO THE RECENT REMARKS OF OUR COLLEAGUE FROM NEW JERSEY, SENATOR BRADLEY....
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| 11:25:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM WYOMING THEN COMES, AT HIS CONCLUSION WE WILL PUT
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| 11:25:24 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
HIM IN THERE IF THAT'S AGREEABLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN. MR. LEVIN: THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, THERE'S MANY PARTS OF THE...
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| 11:25:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT RELATES TO AUTOMOBILES
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| 11:25:49 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
AND AUTO PARTS. FIRST, UNDER NAFTA, MEXICO'S DISCRIMINATORY TRADE LAWS AGAINST AMERICAN-MANUFACTURED AUTOMOBILES REMAIN FOR TEN YEARS. MEXICO NOW DISCRIMINATES...
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| 11:34:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ADMINISTRATION THAT THERE WILL BE 200,000 AMERICAN JOBS
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| 11:34:51 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
CREATED IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF NAFTA. THAT'S THE PRESIDENT, SEPTEMBER. AND EVERY OTHER MEMBER OF THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION SAYS 200,000 JOBS....
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| 11:41:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO SENATOR GRAMM.
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| 11:41:01 |
MR. CHAFEE, -
AND THEN IF SENATOR SIMPSON
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| 11:41:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
APPEARS, THEN IT WILL COME BACK WITH HIM.
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| 11:41:06 |
Chafee, John H. - U.S. Senator, [R] Rhode Island
AND THEN TO SENATOR CONRAD. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD WITH SENATOR LUGAR FOR TEN MINUTES. MR. LUGAR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM...
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| 11:41:32 |
MR. LUGAR, -
TO MAKE THE UNITED STATES
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| 11:41:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PREFERRED SUPPLIER OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO
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| 11:41:37 |
Lugar, Richard "Dick" G. - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET. IT BREAKS DOWN TRADE BARRIERS THAT HAVE KEPT THE UNITED STATES BUSINESSESS FROM REALIZING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN SELLING...
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| 11:49:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY REASONS FOR THAT SUPPORT
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| 11:49:45 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
INCLUDE THE FACT THAT I'M CONVINCED THAT NAFTA WILL RESULT IN MORE JOBS
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| 11:49:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR AMERICANS, MORE JOBS FOR FLORIDIANS. THAT NAFTA WILL ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC FUFRTE NOT
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| 11:49:56 |
Graham, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
ONLY THE UNITED STATES, BUT TWO OF OUR CRITICAL ALLIES -- THE FUTURE NOT ONLY THE UNITED STATES BUT TWOF OUR CRITICAL ALLIES, IT WILL ACCELERATE HEMISPHERIC...
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| 11:57:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SIMPSON: MR. PRESIDENT? THE
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| 11:57:02 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING. MR.
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| 11:57:05 |
MR. GRAY HALF, -
SIMPSON: MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO BE CERTAIN OF THE ORDER HERE. I BELIEVE THAT -- HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING ON EACH SIDE? THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 11:57:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE REPUBLICANS HAVE 2 HOURS AND
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| 11:57:21 |
MR. SIMPSON, -
51 MINUTES. THE DEMOCRATS
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| 11:57:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE 2 HOURS AND 1 MINUTE. MR.
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| 11:57:26 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
DOMENICI: MR. PRESIDENT, I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN SENATOR CHAFEE LEFT, HE LEFT THIS LITTLE CHORE TO ME, THAT SENATOR SIMPSON ASKED FOR 15 MINUTES, AND
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| 11:57:38 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
WE YIELD 15 MINIMUM TOITS TO HIM OFF OUR SIDE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED FOR 15
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| 11:57:47 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
MINUTES. MR. SIMPSON: MR. PRESIDENT, I DON'T BELIEVE I WILL USE THAT AND WILL YIELD TIME BACK, BUT I OBVIOUSLY AM IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN...
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| 11:58:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AN EPIC ONE. IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE BETWEEN -- OFTEN
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| 11:58:09 |
Simpson, Alan K. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
BETWEEN MYTH AND MISERY, AND I THINK MISINFORMATION VERSUS A POSITIVE ECONOMIC VISION FOR THE FUTURE. AND I THINK THIS BUSH-CLINTON NAFTA IS A CENTERPIECE...
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| 12:10:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND I
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| 12:10:19 |
MR. SIMPSON, -
THANK THE
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| 12:10:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CHAIR. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS VOTE ON THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE
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| 12:10:25 |
MR. MOYNIHAN, -
AGREEMENT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT DECISION FOR THIS SENATOR. IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT
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| 12:10:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN FREE TRADE, I BELIEVE IN
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| 12:10:35 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THE DOCTRINE OF COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, THAT WE PRODUCE WHAT WE DO MOST EFFICIENTLY, OTHERS DO THE SAME, AND ALL OF US BENEFIT AS A RESULT. I BELIEVE...
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| 12:20:51 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
US AND OURS WITH YOU." THE VOTES WE CAST TODAY ON THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT LIKE THE VOTES CAST IN THE OTHER BODY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL...
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| 12:31:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NAFTA OTHER THAN A FEW DAYS AGO, PERHAPS 15 MINUTES HERE ON THE
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| 12:31:19 |
MR. DOMENICI, -
FLOOR OF THE SENATE BUT THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS ANY
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| 12:31:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INDICATION THAT MY SUPPORT FOR THIS
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| 12:31:28 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
ARRANGEMENT OF FREE TRADE IN THIS HEM SPHERE BETWEEN CAN DARX MEXICO, AND THE UNITED STATES, IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I HAVE STUDIED WELL AND THAT I UNDERSTAND...
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| 12:49:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNDERSTANDS MEXICO VERY WELL. I COMMEND HIM. I ONLY REGRET
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| 12:49:55 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
NOT EVERY SENATOR WAS HERE THIS EVENING TO HEAR IT. MADAM PRESIDENT, I YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR...
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| 12:50:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GORE, OF COURSE, DESERVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CREDIT FOR
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| 12:50:28 |
MR. KERRY, -
THE COURAGE NEEDED AND THE VISION NEEDED TO LEAD THIS
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| 12:50:32 |
Kerrey, J. "Robert" Robert - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
AGREEMENT TO COMPLETION. I BELIEVE THE TRADE REPRESENTATIVE KANTOR, I BELIEVE BILL DEALY, I BELIEVE MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY INVOLVED AND DESERVE...
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| 12:55:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FRANKLY, A DEFINING MOMENT FOR OUR NATION. THERE HAVE BEEN
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| 12:56:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIMES WHEN I HAVE NOT BEEN PROUD OF WHAT WE
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| 12:56:06 |
MR. GRAHAM, -
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE CONGRESS. BUT I MUST
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| 12:56:09 |
MR. MACK, -
SAY THAT
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| 12:56:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF WHAT THIS CONGRESS
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| 12:56:13 |
Mack, Connie III - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
IS ABOUT TO ACCOMPLISH WITH RESPECT TO NAFTA. WITH THE PASSAGE IN THE OTHER BODY JUST THE OTHER NIGHT, WITH THE RATHER SIGNIFICANT VOTE, FRANKLY, AGAINST...
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| 13:05:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I THANK THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA FOR YIELDING ME TIME AND FOR HIS
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| 13:05:12 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
LEADERSHIP ON THIS CRITICAL ISSUE. MADAM PRESIDENT, OVER THE PAF YEAR THOUSANDS OF MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE WRITTEN AND CALLED...
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| 13:05:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ABOUT THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.
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| 13:05:22 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
I'VE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE AT TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND OTHER EVENTS
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| 13:05:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I'VE ATTENDED IN MY STATE. I HAVE
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| 13:05:28 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS ANALYZING THIS TREATY AND THE SIDE AGREEMENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS. AND I HAVE BEEN LOBBIED HARD EVEN AT HOME....
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| 13:10:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO SPEAK. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES. AND IF THERE
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| 13:10:38 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
ARE NO SPEAKERS, WE MAY HAVE TO MOVE TO A QUORUM CALL. DURING THAT TIME, ALL TIME WILL BE CHARGED TO THE TIME ALLOTTED TO THE MANAGERS OF THE BILL. SO...
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| 13:11:36 |
MR. FORD, -
AND I WAS CONCERNED YOU ONLY HAD 35 MINUTES LEFT ON THE BILL. I THANK THE SENATOR. MR.
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| 13:11:43 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
BAUCUS: MADAM PRESIDENT, THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
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| 13:11:47 |
MR. FORD, -
AFTER THE 35 MINUTES TONIGHT THERE WILL BE TIME TOMORROW TO SPEEM. I'M SUGGESTING THE
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| 13:11:53 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
TIME TOMORROW MIGHT NOT BE
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| 13:11:55 |
MR. FORD, -
AVAILABLE TO THE SAME DEGREE AS IT WOULD BE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. MR. BIDEN: I APOLOGIZE FOR COMING IN
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| 13:12:04 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
THE MIDDLE OF THE CONVERSATION. IS THERE ANY TIME TONIGHT? MR. BIDEN: THERE IS TIME AT THE MOMENT. MR. BAUCUS: THERE IS TIME AT THE MOMENT. MADAM PRESIDENT,...
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| 13:12:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. MR. BIDEN: I
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| 13:12:22 |
MR. BIDEN, -
THANK THE MANAGER OF THE BILL. MADAM PRESIDENT, I, LIKE MOST AMERICANS, HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS DEBATE. I MUST ADMIT
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| 13:12:30 |
MR. BIDEN, -
I'VE BEEN MILDLY PREOCCUPIED THE
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| 13:12:32 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
LAST WEEK OR SO WITH ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE MATTER. BUT I HAVE -- THIS HAS NOT BEEN FAR FROM
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| 13:12:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY MIND FOR IT IS A DIFFICULT VOTE
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| 13:12:42 |
MR. BIDEN, -
NOT POLITICALLY. IT'S SIMPLY A DIFFICULT VOTE. IT'S A DIFFICULT VOTE BECAUSE NOTWITHSTANDING ALL I'VE HEARD FROM THE PROPONENTS AND THE OPPONENTS OF...
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| 13:25:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT THE ATTACHED LETTER BE INSERTED IN THE RECORD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE STATEMENT.
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| 13:25:36 |
MR. DANFORTH, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO YIELDS
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| 13:25:41 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
TIME? MR. WALLOP: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK EITHER OF THE MANAGERS IF I MIGHT HAVE TWO MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING?...
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| 13:25:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WYOMING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING
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| 13:26:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. MR. WALLOP: MADAM PRESIDENT,
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| 13:26:03 |
MR. WALLOP, -
I THANK THE CHAIR. AND LET ME BEGIN BY ADDING MY KUDOS TO THOSE AND OTHERS AND THE ADDRESS THAT THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO
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| 13:26:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MADE. I HAVE VERY LITTLE THAT I THINK
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| 13:26:15 |
MR. DANFORTH, -
THAT I COULD ADD TO HIS ELOQUENCE. BUT I
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| 13:26:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY FOR THE THREE GREAT NATIONS OF THIS
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| 13:26:23 |
Wallop, Malcolm - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
HEMISPHERE. GROWTH IN THE NEXT DECADE WILL BE, IN MY JUDGMENT -- IN ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA -- WHERE THE REAL CREATION OF WEALTH AND EXCITING JOB GROWTH...
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| 13:28:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REMARKS BE INSERTED IN THE RECORD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR.
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| 13:28:24 |
MR. WALLOP, -
WALLOP: AND I HOPE AND TRUST THAT THE SENATE
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| 13:28:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL ENDORSE AND VOTE FOR
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| 13:28:29 |
MR. WALLOP, -
NAFTA. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI. MR. DANFORTH: MADAM PRESIDENT, I YIELD 10 MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS. THE PRESIDING...
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| 13:28:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM
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| 13:28:45 |
MR. WALLOP, -
MISSOURI. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT NAFTA BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS ONE
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| 13:28:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE MOST FAR-REACHING TREATIES
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| 13:28:52 |
MR. DANFORTH, -
THAT I WILL GET TO VOTE ON IN MY LIFETIME IN THE UNITED STATES
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| 13:28:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATE. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE WE ARE
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| 13:29:01 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
LOOKING AT A CHANGING WORLD. WE LOOK AT A EUROPE THAT IS COMING TOGETHER, AND PERHAPS IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS, IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR AMERICAN PRODUCTS...
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| 13:38:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS, WE OUGHT TO
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| 13:38:33 |
MR. DANFORTH, -
LOOK AT WHERE WE WERE WITH MEXICO NOT THAT -- ALL THAT LONG
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| 13:38:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGO IN TERMS OF OUR TRADE AND WHERE WE'VE COME
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| 13:38:42 |
Coats, Dan - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
TOGETHER. UNTIL 1986, MEXICO HAD IN PLACE VIRTUALLY 100% TARIFF ON IMPORTED GOODS FROM THE UNITED STATES. THAT HAS BEEN REDUCED SUBSTANTIALLY. AND,...
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| 13:46:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF A HANDGUN. MR. FORD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I SEND A CLOTURE PETITION TO THE DESK. THE CLERK: WE THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN ACCORDANCE...
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| 13:46:52 |
THE CLERK, -
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE HEREBY MOVE TO BRING IT A CLOSE THE DEBATE ON THE MITCHELL-DOLE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT
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| 13:47:04 |
MR. FORD, -
TO S. 414, THE BRADY BILL, SIGNED BY 16 SENSE AS FOLLOWS: BIDEN, FEINSTEIN,
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| 13:47:10 |
THE CLERK, -
DODD, MITCHELL, MATHEWS, BOXER, CONDITION DIFFICULT, LAUTENBERG, LEVIN, METZENBAUM, COAL, BRADLEY, GLENN, PELL, LIEBERMAN, AND MURRAY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 13:50:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT DEBATE ON THE MITCHELL-DOLE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, SHALL BE BROUGHT TO A CLOSE? THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUIRED....
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| 14:06:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE MOTION IS NOT AGREED TO. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT? MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE IS...
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| 14:06:52 |
MR. BIDEN, -
SENATOR FROM DELAWARE IS RECOGNIZED. DELAWARE MADAM PRESIDENT, I
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| 14:06:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YIELD THE FLOOR. I YIELD TO THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. MITCHELL: MADAM PRESIDENT, THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER
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| 14:07:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL CALL VOTES THIS EVENING. THE SENATE WILL RETURN TO SESSION AT 10:15 A.M. TOMORROW TO RESUME DEBATE ON THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND...
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| 14:07:24 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
TIME VOTES WILL OCCUR, IF ANY, BUT I CAN STATE THAT THERE WILL BE NO VOTES PRIOR TO 12:00. HOWEVER, THOSE SENATORS WHO INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT...
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| 14:08:09 |
MR. DOLE, -
IF THAT IS NOT SUCCESSFUL IT COULD BE ON WEDNESDAY. MR. MITCHELL: THAT'S CORRECT. MADAM
|
| 14:11:29 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
PRESIDENT, I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK
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| 14:14:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL CALL THE ROLL. MR. BIDEN: MADAM PRESIDENT, WITH REGARD TO THE BRADY BILL, LET ME--MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER CALL OF...
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| 14:15:40 |
MR. BIDEN, -
BRADY BILL WHICH WE HAVE BEEN DEBATING FOR THE PAST 74 YEARS, I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN ASKED BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
|
| 14:15:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INCLUDING OUR COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS THE PRESS WHAT THE NEXT STEP WILL BE. THE FACT IS I THINK
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| 14:15:59 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THE NEXT STEP IS NEXT YEAR. I WANT IT CONGRATULATE THE OPPONENTS OF THE BRADY BILL. THEY REQUIRED US TO GET 60 VOTES. WE DIDN'T GET IT THE WE DIDN'T...
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| 14:17:33 |
MR. DOLE, -
TO DO SO. IT'S STILL OUR HOPE THAT
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| 14:17:36 |
MR. BIDEN, -
WE CAN PASS A BILL HERE WITH ABOUT
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| 14:17:39 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
99 VOTES. MR. BIDEN: IF THE SENATOR WOULD YIELD, MADAM PRESIDENT? THAT IS A HOPE -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. MR. BIDEN: --...
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| 14:18:01 |
MR. BIDEN, -
JOB. SO I WILL CONTINUE TO HOPE AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BE
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| 14:18:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AVAILABLE TO LISTEN. AND I'M SURE THAT THE
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| 14:18:09 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
LEAD SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM OHIO, SENATOR METZENBAUM, WILL BE. BUT I THINK IT IS A LITTLE MORE THAN A FADING HOPE....
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| 14:18:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHERE TO NEGOTIATE. BUT LET
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| 14:18:42 |
Metzenbaum, Howard M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
ME SAY MY DOOR IS OPEN. MY EARS ARE OPEN. MY MIND IS OPEN. AND I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO LISTEN TO ANY PROPOSALS OR SUGGESTIONS THAT THE LEADERSHIP ...
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| 14:19:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SPOKE VERY BRIEFLY YESTERDAY IN
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| 14:19:39 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
CONNECTION WITH THE CRIME BILL ON A VERY SERIOUS MATTER OF VOTE FRAUD IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD EARLIER THIS
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
MONTH FOR A SEAT IN THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATE. AND IT IS A MATTER WHICH REQUIRES THE ATTENTION OF THE SENATE, THE CONGRESS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIVE MINUTES. MR. SPECTER: I THANK
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MR. SPECTER, -
MY COLLEAGUE FROM KENTUCKY. THE
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MR. FORD, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SPECTER: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR
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MR. SPECTER, -
FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SPECTER: THE LEGISLATION TO
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| 14:29:05 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
WHICH I REFER IS CAPTIONED SENATE BILL NUMBER 486, WHICH ESTABLISHES AN INDEPENDENT CORE OF FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES. AND THIS IS NECESSARY...
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MR. SPECTER, -
JUDGES ARE TECHNICALLY IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. AND
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BY WAY
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MR. SPECTER, -
OF VERY BRIEF EXPLANATION, THE ARTICLE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
3 JUDGES ARE INDEPENDENT. THOSE ARE JUDGES
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Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
CREATED UNDER ARTICLE 3 OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. WHEN THE CONSTITUTION WAS FORMED, ARTICLE 1 WAS DESIGNATED FOR THE CONGRESS. ARTICLE 2 FOR...
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| 14:32:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. WOFFORD: THE THE NAFTA DEBATE, UNFORTUNATELY,
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| 14:32:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAS TURNED AROUND -- TURNED INTO A
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MR. WOFFORD, -
DEBATE OVER TWO SYMBOLS: AMERICA'S WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGAINST AMERICA'S WILLINGNESS TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF WORKING PEOPLE....
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| 14:32:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGAINST NAFTA BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT
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Wofford, Harris - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
AGREEMENT WILL CAUSE JOB LOSS AND THE LOWERING OF AMERICAN WAGES. BUT WE HAVE TO FACE FACTS TONIGHT. NAFTA IS GOING TO PASS BEFORE WE ADJOURN. THAT...
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| 14:36:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR 222, S. 486, THE THE
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MR. FORD, -
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE REORGANIZATION BILL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK:
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| 14:36:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALENDAR NUMBER 222, S. 486, A BILL TO ESTABLISH
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Heflin, Howell T. - U.S. Senator, [D] Alabama
A SPECIALIZED CORE OF JUDGES NECESSARY FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PROCEEDINGS REQUIRED TO BE CONDUCTED AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. MR. HEFLIN: MADAM PRESIDENT,...
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| 14:37:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR COHEN, I SEND THREE AMENDMENTS TO THE DESK AND ASK UNANIMOUS
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THE CLERK, -
CONSENT THEY BE CONSIDERED AND AGREED TO EN BLOC AND THAT THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT...
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| 14:37:17 |
Heflin, Howell T. - U.S. Senator, [D] Alabama
AMENDMENTS. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA, MR. HEFLIN, FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1222. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT...
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| 14:37:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM COLORADO. MR. BROWN: MADAM PRESIDENT, THESE AMENDMENTS INCORPORATE
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| 14:37:39 |
THE CLERK, -
A NUMBER OF CHANGES. ONE OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF THIS BILL THAT MANY TALKED ABOUT WAS THAT THERE
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| 14:37:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAS A POTENTIAL BY MAKING THIS CHANGE THAT WE COULD SAVE MONEY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REPORTS
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| 14:37:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT THE TRANSFER HAS THE ABILITY TO SAVE $20
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| 14:37:57 |
Brown, George "Hank" Hanks - U.S. Senator, [R] Colorado
MILLION A YEAR. THOSE OF US WHO HAVE WATCHED CONGRESS FROM YEAR TO YEAR KNOW THAT FOND HOPES OF SAVING MONEY ARE NOT ENOUGH. THAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO...
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| 14:42:02 |
MR. HEFLIN, -
SO ORDERED. MR.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HEFLIN: I MOVE THAT WE GO TO THIRD READING
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| 14:42:06 |
MR. HEFLIN, -
AND PASS IT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED IS AGREED TO. THE BILL IS CONSIDERED READ A THIRD...
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| 14:42:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TABLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HEFLIN: MADAM
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MR. HEFLIN, -
PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I BE ALLOWED TO FILE A
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| 14:42:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STATEMENT. I'D LIKE TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE STAFF WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD ON THIS AND MEMBERS PARTICULARLY HERE ON THE SENATE FLOOR IN MOVING
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| 14:42:37 |
MR. HEFLIN, -
THIS AT THIS LATE HOUR. I
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| 14:42:39 |
MR. BROWN, -
DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE NAMES AT THIS TIME,
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| 14:42:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO DO
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MR. HEFLIN, -
IT. BUT I PARTICULARLY WANT TO THANK MY STAFF DIRECTOR AND CHIEF COUNSEL WHO HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY IN REGARDS TO IT. AND I'LL HAVE MORE IN A WRITTEN...
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| 14:44:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE TITLE OF THE AMENDMENT IS
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| 14:45:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGREED TO. THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM HAS BEEN SUGGESTED. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY. MR. FORD: I ASK...
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| 14:46:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EACH REQUEST BE PRINTED IN THE RECORD.
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| 14:46:13 |
MR. FORD, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. FORD: MADAM PRESIDENT, AS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION,
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| 14:46:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE INJUNCTION
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| 14:46:19 |
MR. FORD, -
OF SECRECY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER 103-20, TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE PIE THE PRESIDENT TODAY...
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| 14:46:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDERED TO BE
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Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
PRINTED. AND THAT THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE BE PRINTED IN THE RECORD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. FORD: MADAM PRESIDENT,...
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| 14:46:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING
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Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. FORD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR...
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| 14:47:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF READ. THE
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| 14:47:23 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. FORD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION...
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| 14:47:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR.
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| 14:47:46 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
FORD: AND, MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR 109, S. 473, A BILL RELATING TO...
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| 14:48:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
109, S. 473, A BILL
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Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
TO PROMOTE THE INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE UNITED STATES AND SO FORTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, REPORTED WITH AN AMENDMENT IN...
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| 14:48:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. FORD: MADAM PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF SENATORS JOHNSTON I ASK
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| 14:48:24 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
THAT IT BE IN ORDER TO SEND TO THE DESK FIVE AMENDMENTS AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO THEIR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION EN BLOC,...
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| 14:48:40 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
BE -- TO RECONSIDER EN BLOC BE LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE...
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| 14:49:06 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
CONSENT THAT A STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHNSTON, DOMENICI, BAUCUS, AND REID BE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD AS IF GIVEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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| 14:49:17 |
MR. FORD, -
THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3318, FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CLEAN AIR
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| 14:49:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INCENTIVES ACT, JUST RECEIVED FROM THE
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| 14:49:24 |
MR. FORD, -
HOUSE, THE BILL BE DEEMED READ THREE TIMES, PASSED, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER LAID UPON THE TABLE, THAT ANY STATEMENTS RELATING THERETO BE PLACED IN...
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| 14:49:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECORD AT AN APPROPRIATE PLACE. THE
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Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. FORD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE BE DISCHARGED EN BLOC FROM...
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| 14:49:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED, THAT THE PREAMBLES BE AGREED TO
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| 14:49:58 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
EN BLOC, AND THAT THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE EN BLOC, THAT ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THESE MEASURES APPEAR IN THE RECORD AT...
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| 14:50:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
APPEAR AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE IN
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| 14:50:36 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
THE RECORD AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. FORD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE VETERANS AFFAIRS...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ABT FOR AMEND TITLE 28,
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| 14:51:01 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF...
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| 14:51:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSENT THAT A STATEMENT BY SENATOR ROCKEFELLER BE INSERTED IN THE RECORD AT
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| 14:51:19 |
THE CLERK, -
THIS POINT AS IF GIVEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE STATEMENT WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE RECORD....
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MR. FORD, -
FORD, FOR MR. ROCKEFELLER PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE NUMBERED 1226. MR. FORD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT...
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| 14:51:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE IN ORDER FOR ME ON BEHALF OF SENATOR ROCKEFELLER TO SEND A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE DESK THAT,
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| 14:51:50 |
THE CLERK, -
IT BE AGREED TO, AND THAT THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
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| 14:51:59 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT A STATEMENT BY THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA, MR. MURKOWSKI, BE INSERTED? THE RECORD FOLLOWING THE...
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| 14:52:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO RECONSIDER, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. BROWN: MOVE TO LAY ON THE TABLE. MR. FORD: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION...
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| 14:52:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO W. GRAHAM JR. FOR A LIFETIME DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE NATION, JUST RECEIVED FROM THE HOUSE, THAT THE
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| 14:52:37 |
MR. FORD, -
JOINT RESOLUTION BE RETHREE TIMES, PASSED, THE MOTION TO
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| 14:52:40 |
MR. BROWN, -
RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE, THE PREAMBLE
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| 14:52:43 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
BE AGREED TO, AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATING THERETO APPEAR IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL STATE THE RESOLUTION...
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| 14:53:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BROWN: MOVE TO LAY ON THE TABLE. MR.
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| 14:53:13 |
THE CLERK, -
FORD: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE DISCHARGED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF S. 1670, HAZARD...
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| 14:53:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1993, THAT THE SENATE THEN PROCEED TO ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION, THAT THE BILL
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| 14:53:29 |
MR. FORD, -
BE DEEMED READ THREE TIMES, PASSED, THE
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| 14:53:32 |
MR. BROWN, -
MOTION TO RECONSIDER LAID UPON
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| 14:53:34 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
THE TABLE; THAT ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS MEASURE APPEAR IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF GIVEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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| 14:54:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASK THAT THE CHAIR
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MR. FORD, -
LAY BEFORE THE SENATE A MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE ON S. 1507, A BILL TO MAKE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE...
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| 14:54:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BILL FROM THE SENATE, S. 1507 ENTITLED AN
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| 14:54:23 |
MR. FORD, -
ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1992 AND SO FORTH DO PASS WITH AMENDMENTS. MR. FORD: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT...
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| 14:54:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON THE HOUSE AMENDMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING
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| 14:54:39 |
THE CLERK, -
OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY, MR. FORD, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1227. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 14:54:52 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT A STATEMENT BY SENATOR PELL APPEAR IN THE RECORD AT THIS
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| 14:54:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POINT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR.
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| 14:55:03 |
THE CLERK, -
FORD: MOVE TO RECONSIDER. MR. BROWN: MOVE
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| 14:55:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO LAY ON THE TABLE. THE
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| 14:55:13 |
MR. FORD, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. FORD: MR. PRESIDENT, I
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| 14:55:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE TURN TO
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| 14:55:25 |
MR. FORD, -
THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR NUMBERS:
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| 14:55:30 |
MR. BROWN, -
301, 302, 304, 305, AND
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| 14:55:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
306, BE CONSIDERED EN BLOC THAT, IN I
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| 14:55:40 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
COMMITTEE-REPORTED AMENDMENTS BE AGREED TO, THAT THE RESOLUTIONS BE AGREED TO AND ANY PREAMBLE AGREEMENT TO AND THAT THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER BE LAID...
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| 14:56:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THE CHAIR TO
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| 14:56:31 |
MR. FORD, -
LAY BEFORE THE SENATE THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1268, A BILL TO ASSIST THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL
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| 14:56:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS. THE PRESIDING
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| 14:56:40 |
MR. FORD, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE ON THE DISAGREEING
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| 14:56:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTES OF THE TWO HOUSES ON THE
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| 14:56:49 |
MR. FORD, -
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO THE BILL H.R. 1268, TO ASSIST THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL JUDICIAL SYSTEMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, HAVING MET HAVE AGREED...
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| 14:57:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE
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| 14:57:04 |
THE CLERK, -
SENATE AND AGREE TO THE SAME WITH AN AMENDMENT. SIGNED BY A MAJORITY OF CONFEREES ON THE PART OF BOTH HOUSES. MR. FORD: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 14:57:37 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
MR. PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF THE MAJORITY LEADER AND THE REPUBLICAN LEADER, I SEND A RESOLUTION TO THE DESK RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE PRODUCTION...
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| 14:57:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION, THAT THE
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| 14:57:58 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, THAT THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE, AND THAT A STATEMENT BY THE MAJORITY LEADER...
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| 14:58:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALENDAR UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS. SO
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| 14:58:45 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS: CALENDAR 428, CALENDAR 486, CALENDAR 513, CALENDAR...
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| 15:00:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS IF READ. THAT THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER
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| 15:00:46 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
BE LAID UPON THE TABLE, AND THAT THE PRESIDENT BE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF THE SENATE'S ACTION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. FORD: MR....
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| 15:01:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING. I FURTHER
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| 15:01:15 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE NOMINEE BE CONFIRMED, THAT ANY STATEMENTS APPEAR IN THE RECORD AS IF READ, THAT UPON CONFIRMATION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER...
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| 15:01:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO CONSIDER
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| 15:02:02 |
MR. FORD, -
THE FOLLOWING NOMINATION REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES ON NOVEMBER 17 AND REPORTED TODAY BY THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: OH
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| 15:02:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LIVE YA A. GOLDEN TO BE COMMISSIONER
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| 15:02:17 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. I FURTHER ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE NOMINEE BE CONFIRMED THAT, ANY STATEMENT...
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| 15:03:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL READ THE
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| 15:03:07 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
BILL. THE CLERK: H.R. 12025, AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF A HANDGUN AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL INSTANT...
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| 15:03:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BROWN: MR. PRESIDENT, I OBJECT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: OBJECTION IS HEARD.
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| 15:03:29 |
THE CLERK, -
THE BILL WILL BE READ FOR A SECOND TIME ON THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. MR. FORD: MR. PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF THE MAJORITY LEADER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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| 15:03:43 |
MR. FORD, -
NOVEMBER 20, THAT FOLLOWING THE PRAYER, THE JOURNAL OF
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| 15:03:46 |
MR. BROWN, -
PROCEEDINGS BE DEEMED
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| 15:03:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON PRAUFD TO DATE AND THE TIME FOR THE TWO LEADERS RESERVED FOR THEIR USE LATER IN THE DAY. THAT THE SENATE
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| 15:03:54 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
THEN RESUME CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR 310, THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. FORD: MR. PRESIDENT,...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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