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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE FAMILY OF NATIONS. BY YOUR PROVIDENCE YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS SENATE THE MEN AND WOMEN THROUGH WHOM
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| 00:02:15 |
THE CHAPLAIN, -
YOU CAN RULE WISELY IN THE SOUL-SIZED MATTERS THAT AFFECT THE DESTINY OF HUMANKIND. WITH AWE AND WONDER AT YOUR TRUST IN THEM, THE SENATORS SOON WILL...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL READ A COMMUNIQUES TO THE SENATE. THE CLERK: WASHINGTON, D.C., OKAY 10, 2002. TO THE SENATE. MENT UNDER THE PROVISIONS...
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| 00:04:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRO TEM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: DEBATE WILL COMMENTS SHORTLY
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THE CLERK, -
ON A BYRD AMENDMENT WITH A VOTE EXPECT ED IN 20 MINUTES. FOLLOWING THAT THERE WILL BE A DEBATE WITH RESPECT TO THE MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OWE ON ANOTHER BYRD
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
AMENDMENT. 60 MINUTES OF DEBATE AND A VOTE WILL OCCUR THERE. FOLLOW THAT VOTE, THAT IS THE SECOND BYRD AMENDMENT, SENATOR LEVIN'S AMENDMENT WILL...
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| 00:06:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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THE CLERK, -
IRAQ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS PENDING. MR. McCAIN: THE TIME IS RUNNING, IS THAT CORRECT? THE PRESIDING...
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| 00:07:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
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MR. McCAIN, -
MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT, DID THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM ARIZONA WISH TO HAVE ANY TIME AT THIS
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| 00:07:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POINT IN. MR. McCAIN: NO, SIR. MR. BYRD: THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA HAS...
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MR. BYRD, -
TO DISTINGUISHED
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM
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Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
MASSACHUSETTS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS. MR. KENNEDY: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 00:08:01 |
MR. McCAIN, -
FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS
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| 00:08:02 |
MR. BYRD, -
WE HAVE BEEN DEBATED THE DETAILS OF A RESOLUTION BUT
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| 00:08:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT THE IMPLICATION OF
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| 00:08:07 |
MR. BYRD, -
WAR WITH IRAQ ITSELF. WE WERE INTO THE DEBATE ON THE RESOLUTIONS FOR TWO DAYS AND THEN THE FILING OF THE CLOTURE PETITION.
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| 00:08:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I'M REMINDED OF THE EXCELLENT STATEMENTS MADE BY MY FRIEND FROM WEST VIRGINIA,
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| 00:08:21 |
Kennedy, Edward "Ted" M. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
THAT THIS SUBJECT BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE DESERVES A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. EARLIER IN THIS SESSION WE DEBATED 21 DAYS ON THE ELEMENTARY SECONDARY EDUCATION...
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| 00:12:12 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. MR. LIEBERMAN: MR. CHAIRMAN -- MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 00:12:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I THANK THE CHAIR. I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM ARIZONA.
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| 00:12:19 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE AMENDMENT BY THE SENATOR FROM WEST
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| 00:12:21 |
MR. McCAIN, -
VIRGINIA THAT IS
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| 00:12:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEFORE US
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| 00:12:24 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
NOW WOULD TERMINATE 12 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THE UNDERLYING JOINT RESOLUTION.
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| 00:12:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE AUTHORIZATION GIVEN
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| 00:12:35 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
IN THAT RESOLUTION. IN OTHER WORDS, IT WOULD PUT A TIME LIMIT OF A YEAR SUBJECT TO EXTENSION BUT NONETHELESS A TIME LIMIT FOR A YEAR ON THE AUTHORIZATION...
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| 00:16:56 |
MR. BIDEN, -
TO WAR. HE HAS SAID HE WANTS THE POWER TO BE ABLE TO GO TO
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| 00:16:59 |
MR. BYRD, -
WAR. IT SEEMS COMPLETELY CONSISTENT WITH THAT REQUEST THAT WE SAY YES,
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| 00:17:03 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE THAT POWER TO GO TO WAR. YOU CAN DO THAT WITHIN ONE YEAR. IF IN FACT YOU GO TO WAR IN ONE YEAR YOU CAN EXTEND THAT ONE YEAR....
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| 00:18:42 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO USE
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| 00:18:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MILITARY FORCE TO REPEL ARMED ATTACKS AND TO PREVENT
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| 00:18:47 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
FURTHER COMMUNIST AGGRESSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. IT WAS THIS RESOLUTION THAT PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM. IT WAS...
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| 00:26:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS BEING ON THE SIDE OF EVIL. DURING
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| 00:26:06 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THE CIVIL WAR A MINISTER EXPRESSED HIS HOPE TO PRESIDENT LINCOLN THAT THE LORD WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE NORTH. THE GREAT EE MAN'S PAY TORE REPORT HE...
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| 00:27:28 |
MR. WARNER, -
FRIEND
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| 00:27:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM ARIZONA. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM
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| 00:27:31 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
ARIZONA. MR. McCAIN: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 00:27:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I THANK THE SENATOR FROM
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| 00:27:33 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
CONNECTICUT FOR HIS
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| 00:27:35 |
MR. WARNER, -
THOUGHTFUL STATEMENT, AND I WANT TO SAY IN THE FEW REMAINING SECONDS THAT TO VIEW THE TRAGEDY OF THE
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| 00:27:44 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
VIETNAM WAR
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| 00:27:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS THE CAUSE OF IT
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| 00:27:46 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
BEING THE TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION IS A SOMEWHAT, IN
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| 00:27:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY VIEW, SIMPLISTIC
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| 00:27:52 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
VIEW. THERE WERE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT ENTERED INTO THE BEGINNING AND THE CONTINUATION OF THE VIETNAM WAR. THE TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION WAS SIMPLY WINDOW...
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| 00:28:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT UNCHECKED POWER. REMEMBER THE CONSTITUTION.
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| 00:28:43 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
REMEMBER THE CONSTITUTION. MR. PRESIDENT, I YIELD BACK MY TIME. MR. LIEBERMAN: MR. PRESIDENT? HAVE THE YEAS AND NAYS BEEN ORDER ED IN. THE PRESIDING...
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| 00:29:09 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x...
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| 00:58:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER; AND THE THIRD 15 MINUTES SHALL BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT,...
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| 00:58:49 |
MR. BYRD, -
MINUTES. MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT, MAY WE HAVE ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER.
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| 00:58:59 |
MR. SPECTER, -
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| 00:59:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 00:59:02 |
MR. SPECTER, -
MR. SPECTER: MR. PRESIDENT, MAY I PROCEED? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT, MAY WE HAVE ORDER. AND I HOPE...
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| 00:59:11 |
MR. BYRD, -
SENATOR'S FIVE MINUTES.
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| 00:59:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE TIME WILL NOT BE CHARGED. THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SPECTER: I THANK THE CHAIR AND I THANK THE
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| 00:59:24 |
MR. SPECTER, -
DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENT
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| 00:59:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRO TEMPORE. MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE SOUGHT THIS
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| 00:59:27 |
MR. BYRD, -
TIME TO REGISTER MY VERY STRONG OBJECTION TO CLOTURE ON THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF FORCE WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A DECLARATION
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| 00:59:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF WAR. IN MY 22 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE,
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| 00:59:40 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
THE ONLY ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE WAS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF FORCE IN 1991. THE MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE, WHICH IS TO CUT...
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| 01:04:51 |
MR. BYRD, -
RESTRICTION. AND OTHER AMENDMENTS
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| 01:04:53 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
OUGHT TO BE OFFERED WHICH ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE DECISION ON THIS CRITICAL MATTER. I AGAIN THANK THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA AND YIELD THE FLOOR....
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| 01:05:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SAYS THAT
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| 01:05:23 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
NERO, THE SIXTH IN LINE FROM JULIUS AFTER HE HAD HEARD THAT THE SENATE HAD CONDEMNED HIM TO DEATH, BEGGED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GIVE HIM COURAGE TO DIE...
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| 01:15:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. MR. LOTT: I'LL USE APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES OF THAT TIME AND YIELD THE BALANCE OF MY TIME TO SENATOR...
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| 01:15:18 |
MR. LOTT, -
HANDLING THIS
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| 01:15:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEGISLATION, HAVING A FULL DEBATE.
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| 01:15:22 |
MR. LOTT, -
SENATOR WARNER HAS BEEN HERE JOINING IN THE
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| 01:15:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DISCUSSION,
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| 01:15:26 |
Lott, Trent - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
SENATOR REID, SENATOR MCCAIN. THERE HAS BEEN A SERIOUS EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD AN ORDERLY PROCESS WHERE SENATORS COULD MAKE THEIR FEELINGS KNOWN....
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| 01:22:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIVE AND A HALF
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| 01:22:37 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
HOURS. WHAT A MEMORABLE OPPORTUNITY WITH MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE FROM WEST VIRGINIA. SENATOR KENNEDY JOINED IN, SENATOR DODD JOINED IN. AND WE...
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| 01:27:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. LEIBERMAN: MR. PRESIDENT? MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK THE MAJORITY LEADER FOR HIS GRACIOUS
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| 01:28:05 |
MR. REID, -
YIELDING OF TIME AND I THANK HIM FOR MORE THAN THAT. I THANK HIM FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN THIS MATTER
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| 01:28:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF HOW
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| 01:28:14 |
MR. DASCHLE, -
THE SENATE SHOULD PROCEED WITH REGARD TO IRAQ, AND I
|
| 01:28:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK HIM SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WORK THAT HE AND HIS
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| 01:28:20 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
STAFF DID IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE WHITE HOUSE AND WITH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE TO GET THIS RESOLUTION TO WHERE IT IS, WHERE I AM CONFIDENT IT CAN AND WILL...
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| 01:33:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAR AND PEACE. WE ARE
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| 01:33:25 |
Daschle, Thomas "Tom" A. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Dakota
CONSIDERING HOW THE UNITED STATES SHOULD RESPOND TO A HEARD RUTS DICTATOR -- MURDEROUS DICTATOR WHO WILL NOT BE BOUND "CONSCIENCE NOR BY THE LAWS OR PRINCIPLES...
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| 01:55:15 |
MR. WARNER, -
QUESTIONS HAVE
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| 01:55:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEEN ASKED THROUGHOUT THIS DEBATE. AS BEST WE CAN, WE
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| 01:55:19 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
ANSWER THEM. BUT THE THINK THE DISTINGUISHED LEADER HAS PROVIDED VERY HELPFUL GUIDANCE IN THE UNCERTAIN DAYS, MONTHS, PERHAPS YEARS TO COME. I COMMEND...
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| 01:55:56 |
MR. DASCHLE, -
REFUSING TO STAND WITH OTHER LEADERS OF MY
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| 01:56:00 |
MR. BYRD, -
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| 01:56:02 |
MR. DASCHLE, -
PARTY ON THE WHITE HOUSE
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| 01:56:06 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
LAWN. HE HAS SHOWN LEADERSHIP. HE HAS KEPT HIMSELF A PART-- --HE HAS KEPT HIMSELF APART -- HE HAS KEPT HIMSELF IN A POSITION TO MAKE DECISIONS. ...
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| 01:57:15 |
MR. DASCHLE, -
FOR. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE. THE CLERK: CLOTURE MOTION, WE THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN ACCORDANCE...
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| 01:57:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 01:57:39 |
THE CLERK, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, THE MANDATORY QUORUM CALL UNDER THE RULE IS WAIVED. THE QUESTION IS, IS IT THE ESSENTIAL OF THE SENATE...
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| 01:58:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IRAQ, SHALL BE BRAULT TO A CLOSE? -- --SHALL BE BROUGHT TO A CLOSE? THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUIRED UNDER THE RULE. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. STPHI@@@@...
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| 02:24:33 |
MR. REID, -
MR. REID:
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| 02:24:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA.
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| 02:24:38 |
MR. REID, -
MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE ORDER OF THE QUORUM BE RESCINDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I DIDN'T
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| 02:24:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SEE THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA IN THE ROOM. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING HE NOW WANTS TO PROCEED WITH HIS 15 MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL...
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| 02:24:55 |
MR. REID, -
OFF THE FLOOR.
|
| 02:24:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR
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| 02:24:58 |
MR. REID, -
FROM MINNESOTA DESERVES TO BE HEARD.
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| 02:25:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM
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| 02:25:03 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
MINNESOTA. MR. DAYTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I BE ADDED AS AN ORIGINAL COSPONSOR TO SENATOR BYRD'S AMENDMENT.
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| 02:25:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DAYTON: THANK YOU. I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT BY THE GREAT SENIOR SENATOR OF WEST VIRGINIA. IT CLOSELY...
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| 02:25:24 |
MR. DAYTON, -
WHICH I'M FORTUNATELY NOW THAT THE SENATE HAS MADE ITS DETERMINATION TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND DEBATE ON THIS HISTORIC DECISION, I WILL NOT BE
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| 02:25:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BRINGING TO THE SENATE
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| 02:25:32 |
Dayton, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
FOR A VOTE. THIS DECISION TO RUSH TO JUDGMENT ON THIS MATTER HAS NOW BEEN MADE BY THIS BODY. I WON'T BELABOR THE POINT EXCEPT TO SAY IN 1998 AFTER...
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| 02:39:01 |
MR. NICKLES, -
PASSED DID NOT AUTHORIZE THE
|
| 02:39:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
USE OF FORCE. I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT WE
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| 02:39:04 |
MR. NICKLES, -
DID IN
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| 02:39:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
1998. IN 1998 SADDAM HUSSEIN
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| 02:39:07 |
Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
HAD CONTINUED HIS DEFIANCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS. HE HAD NOT COMPLIED WITH ANY OF THE 16 RESOLUTIONS. SO THE UNITED STATES PASSED A RESOLUTION SAYING...
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| 02:43:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AUTHORITIES AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ME. BUT I WOULD NOTE THAT SENATOR LOTT WAS QUOTED IN
|
| 02:43:54 |
MR. DAYTON, -
SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS AS SAYING ON FEBRUARY 12, THEN THE MAJORITY LEADER, "I
|
| 02:44:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HOPE THAT WE COULD
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| 02:44:01 |
Dayton, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD PASS A RESOLUTION THIS WEEK ON IRAQ. BUT WE REALLY DEVELOPED SOME PHYSICAL PROBLEMS, IF NOTHING ELSE." "SO WE HAVE...
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| 02:45:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. DAYTON: I THANK THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
|
| 02:45:28 |
MR. DAYTON, -
THE OPINION
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| 02:45:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
|
| 02:45:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STATED IN THAT JUDGMENT IS THAT SINCE THE DOCUMENT IN
|
| 02:45:35 |
MR. BYRD, -
1998 URGED THE PRESIDENT TO FOLLOW THE ACTIONS WHICH THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA HAS ACCURATELY
|
| 02:45:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DESCRIBED, IT DID NOT
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| 02:45:46 |
Dayton, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
CONSTITUTE AN AUTHORIZATION UNDER THE WAR POWERS ACT, NOR IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY REFERENCE TO AUTHORIZATION UNDER THE WAR POWERS ACT, WHICH THE RESOLUTION...
|
| 02:46:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HOUR UNDER CLOTURE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION?
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| 02:46:29 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE OBJECTION IS HEARD.
|
| 02:46:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
|
| 02:46:35 |
MR. BYRD, -
MR. BYRD: THIS
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| 02:46:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SHOWS THE
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| 02:46:37 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
PATIENCE OF THE SENATE. THIS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE TRAIN IS COMING DOWN LIKE A MACK TRUCK AND WE'RE NOT
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| 02:46:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EVEN GOING TO CONSIDER A FEW EXTRA MINUTES FOR THIS SENATOR. I YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO MY
|
| 02:46:49 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
|
| 02:46:56 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
FRIEND FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. MCCAIN: MR. PRESIDENT, COULD I JUST SAY IN DEFERENCE -- WOULD YOU YIELD. IN DEFERENCE TO THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA...
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| 02:47:19 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT, I YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. SPECTER. MR. SPECTER:...
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| 02:47:36 |
MR. BYRD, -
AMENDMENT SKH HAS TWO
|
| 02:47:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROVISIONS. THAT NOTHING IS INTENDED TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTIONAL
|
| 02:47:40 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
AUTHORITIES OF THE CONGRESS TO DECLARE WAR, GRANT LETTERS OF PREPRICEAL OR OTHER
|
| 02:47:46 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
AUTHORITIES INVESTED IN CONGRESS UNDER SECTION 8, ARTICLE 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION. AND I THINK THAT THIS PROVISION IS NECESSARY, ALTHOUGH CUSTOMARILY...
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| 02:52:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL BE ADHERING STRICTLY TO THE RULES ACCORDING TO POST-CLOTURE. I HOPE
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| 02:52:18 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
MY COLLEAGUES WILL BE UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I YIELD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO YIELDS TIME? MR. BYRD: MADAM PRESIDENT?...
|
| 02:52:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BELIEVE THE DISTINGUISHED DEMOCRATIC WHIP WAS ABLE TO GET UNANIMOUS CONSENT LAST
|
| 02:52:54 |
MR. BYRD, -
|
| 02:52:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NIGHT FROM MY AMENDMENT, NUMBER 4868 TO BE MODIFIED TO REMOVE PARAGRAPH 2.
|
| 02:53:02 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
IT SO STATES IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON PAGE S-10217. AM I CORRECT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CHAIR BELIEVES THE RECORD IS IN ERROR. AND THAT ONLY...
|
| 02:53:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BYRD: ON WHAT BASIS DOES THE CHAIR MAINTAIN THAT THE RECORD IS IN ERROR IN THAT
|
| 02:53:45 |
MR. BYRD, -
PORTION OF THE RECORD FROM WHICH I READ ON PAGE S-10217?
|
| 02:53:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHAT IS THE BASIS FOR THE CHAIR
|
| 02:53:54 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
STATING THAT RECORD PORTION IS IN ERROR? I DO NOT QUESTION THE INTEGRITY OF THE CHAIR. I AM ONLY ASKING WHY DOES THE CHAIR STATE -- I KNOW THE CHAIR IS...
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| 02:54:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BYRD: MAY I ASK THE DISTINGUISHED MAJORITY WHIP, DOES THAT -- IS THAT STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH
|
| 02:54:47 |
MR. BYRD, -
HIS UNDERSTANDING? MR. REID: I READ DIRECTLY FROM
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| 02:54:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PAPER THAT YOU GAVE ME, I SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM WEST VIRGINIA. THERE ARE TWO UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS ON IT. THE
|
| 02:55:00 |
MR. BYRD, -
ONE WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE OTHER WAS AND I READ THAT RIGHT INTO THE RECORD. CHANGING, AS I RECALL -- IT WAS
|
| 02:55:09 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
CHANGING SECTION FOUR TO THREE OR THREE TO FOUR. THAT'S WHAT I SUBMITTED. MR. BYRD: THERE WERE TWO REQUESTS, ONE CHANGING THE SECTION NUMBERS. I'M...
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| 02:55:35 |
MR. BYRD, -
SHORT. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, THIS HAS BEEN CLEARED WITH THE MINORITY. MR. PRESIDENT, "BEHALF OF SENATOR BYRD, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO MODIFY...
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| 02:55:46 |
MR. REID, -
PARAGRAPH 2 AND FURTHER I ASK CONSENT TO MODIFY AMENDMENT
|
| 02:55:52 |
MR. BYRD, -
NUMBER 4869 TO CHANGE REFERENCES TO SECTION
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| 02:55:56 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
3-A TO 4-A. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IT IS SO ORDERED." MR. REID: I SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM WEST VIRGINIA I HAD THE PAPER HERE. THE CLERK TOOK THAT...
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| 02:56:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I SAW BY THE
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| 02:56:24 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
RECORD THAT AT LEAST IT SAID THAT BOTH REQUESTS WERE AGREED TO. I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE THIS POINT. I'M GOING TO TAKE THE DISTINGUISHED WHIP'S WORD WHICH...
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| 02:56:39 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
MUCH. IN FACT, IT WAS -- SOME THINGS -- THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON HERE AND I MIGHT NOT BE QUITE CERTAIN ON. I'M ABSOLUTELY UNQUALIFIED CERTAIN...
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| 02:56:56 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
ABSOLUTELY COMPLETE FAITH IN THE INTEGRITY OF THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM NEVADA, AND I KHAVERNING THE CHAIR WITH THE GREATEST OF RESPECT. AND...
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| 02:57:14 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM ARIZONA WISH -- NOW, MADAM PRESIDENT, HOW MUCH TIME DO I NOW HAVE? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 23 MINUTES. MR. BYRD: ON THIS...
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| 02:57:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM MINUTE IN-- BY
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| 02:57:43 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA.
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| 02:57:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE WERE FRENCH R REFERENCES MADE TO PUBLIC
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| 02:57:49 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
LAW 105235, AUGUST 14, 1998. HERE'S THE RESOLVING CLAUSE WHICH HAS BEEN QUOTED BY THE DISTINGUISHED REPUBLICAN WHIP. "RESOLVE BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE...
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| 03:06:06 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE SENATOR AND I
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| 03:06:07 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
HAVE STOOD TOGETHER ON THIS FLOOR. MR. BYRD: HERE IT IS. MR. DURBIN: I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE YOUR CONSTITUTION WITH YOU AGAIN TODAY. THE SENATOR...
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| 03:06:25 |
MR. BYRD, -
ENGAGED IN THIS
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| 03:06:26 |
MR. DURBIN, -
DEBATE. THERE WERE SOME WHO ARGUED THAT THE PRESIDENT HAD THE
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| 03:06:29 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
AUTHORITY UNDER HIS FATHER'S RESOLUTIONS. THE SECOND POINT THAT IS MADE BY SENATOR BYRD IN THIS RESOLUTION IS ONE THAT I HOPE YOU'LL READ CAREFULLY...
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| 03:07:41 |
MR. BYRD, -
TIME. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS
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| 03:07:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WEEK -- THIS
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| 03:07:47 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
WEEK THE SENATE IS CONSIDERING A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. THE LANGUAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN TOUTED AS A BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE THAT...
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| 03:21:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH
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| 03:21:13 |
MR. REID, -
EVERYBODY, SENATOR BYRD, ABOUT WHAT IS NOT IN THE RECORD, ONE
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| 03:21:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE THINGS WE DID NOT
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| 03:21:18 |
MR. REID, -
DO IS DISPOSE OF THE OTHER AMENDMENTS. RECITING FROM THE RECORD I SAID WE WILL DISPOSE -- THEY WILL OFFER NO OTHER AMENDMENTS TOMORROW --
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| 03:21:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT'S
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| 03:21:28 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TODAY -- SPEAKING WITH SENATOR DURBIN, SENATOR BOXER, AND SENATOR LEVIN. SO I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE AMENDMENTS -- THERE ARE OTHER AMENDMENTS...
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| 03:22:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BIDEN: MADAM PRESIDENT, THE CASE THAT THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA MAKES
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| 03:22:18 |
MR. REID, -
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| 03:22:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS A GOOD CASE ON THE MERITS OF WHETHER OR
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| 03:22:22 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
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| 03:22:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT WE SHOULD IN FACT
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| 03:22:25 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
DELEGATE THIS AUTHORITY.
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| 03:22:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUT I AM CONFUSED BY THE
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| 03:22:30 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
ARGUMENT THAT THE CONSTITUTIONALLY WE'RE UNABLE TO DELEGATE THAT AUTHORITY.
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| 03:22:35 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
WE -- HISTORICALLY, THE WAY IN WHICH THE DELEGATION OF THE AUTHORITY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, SEPARATION OF POWERS DOCTRINE FUNCTIONS, THERE HAVE TO BE...
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| 03:24:52 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
WOULD
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| 03:24:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 03:24:54 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
ABSOLUTELY DEPRIVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF WHAT HE IS SEEKING TODAY. IT WOULD DEPRIVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THE AUTHORITY...
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| 03:30:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TROUBLE. WE USE --
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| 03:30:19 |
MR. BIDEN, -
WE USE SADDAM,
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| 03:30:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HITLER,
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| 03:30:24 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
AND AL QAEDA ALL IN THE
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| 03:30:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SAME VERBIAGE AND
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| 03:30:29 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
LANGUAGE. LET ME MAKE A REAL DISTINCTION AS I SEE THIS NOTION OF PREEMPTION. IF WE KNEW THAT AL QAEDA HAD PARTICULAR WEAPONS, KNOWING AS WE DID THE...
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| 03:33:41 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
AMENDMENT --
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| 03:33:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE ARE MANY, BUT TWO STICK OUT TO ME AS
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| 03:33:45 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
I READ
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| 03:33:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS.
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| 03:33:47 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
MY CONCERN IS THAT UNDER THIS
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| 03:33:50 |
MR. THOMPSON, -
RATIONALE, IF WE WERE
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| 03:33:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TOLD THAT WE HAD
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| 03:33:53 |
Thompson, Fred - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
GOOD INTELLIGENCE AND WE WERE CONVINCED THAT WITHIN, LET'S SAY, SIX MONTHS THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE ATTACKED, IT WOULD STILL NOT FIT THE DEFINITION OF...
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| 03:35:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DICTATE TO THE PRESIDENT HOW TO WAGE WAR.
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| 03:35:19 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
NO LAW PASSED BY CONGRESS COULD ALTER THE CONSTITUTIONAL SEPARATION OF POWERS. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DEFEAT THIS AMENDMENT. AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE...
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| 03:35:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE: @@@@@@@@@@ h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h...
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| 04:03:33 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
MCCAIN, AND 15 MINUTES FOR THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE STPHO IS CORRECT. MR. WARNER: AND IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE SENATOR...
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| 04:03:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TIME, IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE SENATOR
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| 04:03:58 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
FROM VIRGINIA TO MOVE TO TABLE. MR. LEVIN: I WONDER IF THE SENATOR WOULD WITHHOLD THAT FOR JUST A MOMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER THE PREVIOUS...
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| 04:04:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 04:04:15 |
MR. WARNER, -
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL:
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| 04:04:24 |
MR. LEVIN, -
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| 04:04:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 04:04:33 |
MR. LEVIN, -
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| 04:04:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. WARNER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MR. WARNER: IN CONSULTATION WITH COLLEAGUES AND THE SENATOR -- THE PRESIDING...
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| 04:05:18 |
MR. WARNER, -
YIELDS TIME? MR.
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| 04:05:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEVIN: I YIELD MYSELF EIGHT
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| 04:05:21 |
MR. WARNER, -
MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN.
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| 04:05:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. LEVIN: MR. PRESIDENT, THE SHORT TITLE
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| 04:05:26 |
MR. WARNER, -
OF OUR AMENDMENT IS "THE
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| 04:05:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MULTILATERAL USE OF
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| 04:05:30 |
MR. WARNER, -
FORCE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2002." THE VERY TITLE
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| 04:05:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THIS ALTERNATIVE TO THE
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| 04:05:40 |
MR. LEVIN, -
LIEBERMAN-WARNER
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| 04:05:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES BOTH
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| 04:05:45 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
ITS SIMILARITY AND ITS DIFFERENCE FROM THE LIEBERMAN AMENDMENT. IT'S SIMILAR BECAUSE BOTH OF OUR APPROACHES AUTHORIZE THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES....
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| 04:14:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGAINST IRAQ. BEFORE I DISCUSS THOSE, LET ME
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| 04:14:46 |
Bingaman, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
JUST SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE WAR ON TERRORISM, WHICH HAS ENGAGED THE ATTENTION OF THIS ENTIRE NATION DURING THE LAST 13 MONTHS. I CONGRATULATE THE...
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| 04:22:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAPPY TO ANSWER BRIEFLY -- MR. WARNER: THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE TO NARROW THE ABILITY TO ENTER INTO A COLLOQUY
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| 04:22:26 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
WHICH YOU HAVE AND I HAVE DONE SO MANY TIMES. THEN I'LL ASK ONE QUESTION. AS I READ THIS AMENDMENT, I FIND THAT IT COULD BE INTERPRETED AS...
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| 04:22:38 |
MR. LEVIN, -
EXISTING RESOLUTIONS, BUT NAMELY,
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| 04:22:42 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
688, THE NO-FLY ZONE. I WOULD ASK, IF YOU NEED A FEW MINUTES TO STUDY AND REFLECT ON THAT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU THINK THIS THROUGH. THAT...
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| 04:23:30 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
FORCE. IT SAYS THE PRESIDENT IS AUTHORIZED TO USE FORCE. SO THERE IS NO PROHIBITION, THERE'S NO NEGATIVE HERE. THE PRESIDENT HAS SOUGHT OUR AUTHORITY....
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| 04:24:05 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
HAVE TO -- MR. WARNER: WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, I'LL HAVE TO RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO YIELDS TIME? WHO YIELDS TIME?
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| 04:24:18 |
MR. LEVIN, -
THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MR. WARNER: I'D LIKE TO YIELD FIVE MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT.
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| 04:24:24 |
MR. WARN, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. MR.
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| 04:24:26 |
MR. WARNER, -
LIEBERMAN: I THANK THE CHAIR AND I THANK MY FRIEND FROM VIRGINIA.
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| 04:24:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. SARBANES: WHAT'S THE TIME ALLOCATION AND HOW MANY TIME IS REMAINING?
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| 04:24:41 |
MR. WARNER, -
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| 04:24:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: SENATOR LEVIN BEGAN WITH 50 MINUTES
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| 04:24:46 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
AND HAS 33 MINUTES REMAINING. SENATOR BIDEN HAS 15 MINUTES. SENATOR MCCAIN HAS 15 MINUTES. AND SENATOR WARNER HAS
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| 04:24:56 |
MR. SARBANES, -
USED TWO OF HIS 15 MINUTES. MR. SARBANES: I THANK THE CHAIR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. MR. LIEBERMAN: I THANK THE
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| 04:25:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CHAIR. MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TO OPPOSE THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MY FRIEND, THE SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN. IT SEEMS TO ME AS I LOOK AT THIS AMENDMENT THAT...
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| 04:25:20 |
MR. SARBANES, -
UNDER UNDERLYING RESOLUTION
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| 04:25:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND THE SENATOR
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| 04:25:23 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
FROM MICHIGAN AND OTHERS SPONSORING THE AMENDMENT, IS OVER TACTICS, NOT OBJECTIVES. AND PERHAPS WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ONE TO THE OTHER. WE EACH,...
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| 04:31:54 |
MR. WARNER, -
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| 04:31:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGO. IT WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
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| 04:31:57 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
UNITED STATES, JOHN F. KENNEDY, IN 1962. AND I QUOTE HIM: "THIS NATION IS PREPARED TO PRESENT ITS CASE AGAINST THE SOVIET THREAT TO PEACE AND OUR ...
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| 04:34:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MRS. BOXER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO THANK SENATOR CARL LEVIN FOR HIS AMENDMENT, AND I WANT TO THANK THE STATE OF MICHIGAN FOR SENDING...
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| 04:35:06 |
MRS. BOXER, -
HIS INDEPENDENCE, HIS COURAGE, HIS CLEAR THINKING, HIS LOVE OF COUNTRY
|
| 04:35:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS HE HAVE
|
| 04:35:13 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
DENT IN THE WORK THAT HE HAS PUT BEHIND THIS IMPORTANT AMENDMENT, AND I BELIEVE HIS ANSWER TO IRAQ'S CHALLENGE IS INDEED THE RIGHT COURSE FOR THIS COUNTRY....
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| 04:42:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YET THE PRESIDENT WANTS THE AUTHORITY TO GO IT
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| 04:42:16 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
ALONE, AND HE HASN'T ANSWERED EVEN ONE THOSE QUESTIONS-- --ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS TO MEMBERS OF THIS SENATE, LET ALONE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. MR....
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| 04:43:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POLICY WOULD BE STRONGER IF WE RECEIVED THE UNEQUIVOCAL SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL. OF THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT. BUT THAT
|
| 04:43:58 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
DOESN'T MEAN THAT OUR
|
| 04:43:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COUNTRY MUST DELEGATE OUR NATIONAL SECURITY
|
| 04:44:02 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
DECISION MAKING TO THE UNITED NATIONS. IT IS NEITHER MORALLY NECESSARY NOR WISE TO GIVE THE UNITED STATES SECURITY COUNCIL VETO POWER OVER OUR SECURITY....
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| 04:56:00 |
MR. LEVIN, -
OUT TO MY FRIEND FROM
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| 04:56:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ARIZONA, BACK IN THE GULF WARTIME --
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| 04:56:03 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
AND I WILL YIELD MYSELF 30 ADDITIONAL TIME. THE EXACT AUTHORIZATION IN THE GULF WAR IS THE PRESIDENT IS AUTHORIZED SUBJECT TO SUCH AND SUCH SECTION TO...
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| 04:57:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH WHICH IT HAS BEEN CRAFTED IS
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| 04:57:31 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
MADE MANIFEST BY THE TORTURED ARGUMENT OF THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT AND ARIZONA AGAINST HIS RESOLUTION. THEY'RE IN A CONVOLUTED POSTURE TO TRY...
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| 04:59:03 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MR. WARN HERB: I WOULD -- MR. WARNER: I WOULD YIELD THE BALANCE OF THE TIME TO THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA....
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| 04:59:14 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
HAS THREE MINUTES. MR. WARNER: AND THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
|
| 04:59:17 |
MR. SARBANES, -
SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA 3 1/2
|
| 04:59:18 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
MINUTES. MR. LIEBERMAN: I'LL WITHDRAW THE QUESTION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. MR. BIDEN: HOW MUCH TIME IS UNDER THE CONTROL...
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| 04:59:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 15. MR. BIDEN: I'D BE HAPPY TO
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| 04:59:28 |
MR. WARN HERB, -
YIELD MY TIME ON MY TIME
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| 04:59:30 |
MR. WARNER, -
FOR THE SENATOR TO RESPOND. MR. LIEBERMAN: I
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| 04:59:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK -- THE PRESIDING
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| 04:59:35 |
MR. WARNER, -
|
| 04:59:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. MR. LIEBERMAN: I THANK MY FRIEND FROM DELAWARE VERY MUCH.
|
| 04:59:40 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
I WANTED TO ASK MY FRIEND
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| 04:59:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM MICHIGAN OR MY FRIEND FROM MARYLAND TO EXPLAIN HOW YOU RELATE TWO
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| 04:59:44 |
MR. BIDEN, -
PARTS OF -- OF THE LEVIN AMENDMENT.
|
| 04:59:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ONE, YES, DOES SAY
|
| 04:59:47 |
MR. BIDEN, -
YOU AFFIRM THE RIGHT OF THE U.S. TO -- TO SELF-DEFENSE.
|
| 04:59:53 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
BUT THEN TWO SECTIONS LOWER, IT SEEFMZ TO ME YOU CUT A VERY
|
| 04:59:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BIG -- IT SEEMS TO ME YOU KIT A
|
| 04:59:58 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
VERY BIG EXCEPTION. AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT PURSUANT -- AND BECAUSE YOU SAY PURSUANT, I ASSUME ONLY PURSUANT TO A U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION, CAN...
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| 05:00:54 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
RESOLUTION. THE OTHER PRESERVES THE INHERENT RIGHT OF MILITARY -- I WANT TO SAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM CONNECTICUT. IT IS PAINFUL TO ME TO SEE A FORMER...
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| 05:01:50 |
MR. LEIBERMAN, -
NATIONS REGARDING DESTRUCTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OF IRAQ --
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| 05:01:54 |
MR. SARBANES, -
THAT THE PRESIDENT COULD AUTHORIZE THE USE OF FORCE?
|
| 05:01:58 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
MR. SARBANES: OF COURSE. MR. LEVIN: OF COURSE. OF COURSE HE COULD. PURSUANT -- MR. LEIBERMAN: THEN WHY DO YOU REQUIRE THAT THE PRESIDENT COME BACK A...
|
| 05:02:19 |
MR. SARBANES, -
THE SENATOR FROM
|
| 05:02:20 |
MR. LEVIN, -
MARYLAND HAS EXPIRED. MR. LEVIN: I WONDER IF THE SENATOR
|
| 05:02:23 |
MR. LEIBERMAN, -
FROM DELAWARE MIGHT YIELD TO ME TO ANSWER. THIS IS A GRANT OF AUTHORITY. THE ONLY "ONLY"
|
| 05:02:28 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
IS NOT IN THERE. THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT SOUGHT TO ADD IT LAST NIGHT. IT IS NOT IN THERE. IT IS IN THERE. MR.
|
| 05:02:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEIBERMAN: I AM ADDING IT -- MR. LEVIN: LET ME FINISH MY ANSWER. WHEN THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT IN
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| 05:02:42 |
MR. LEVIN, -
1991 INTRODUCED AND SUPPORTED A RESOLUTION, WHICH PASSED THIS CONGRESS IN A CLOSE VOTE AND THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT WAS A LEADER IN THAT EFFORT...
|
| 05:02:58 |
MR. LEIBERMAN, -
SUBJECT TO THIS
|
| 05:02:59 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
SUBSECTION TO USE U.S. ARMED FORCES PURSUANT TO UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 678." DID THAT MEAN THAT BECAUSE THAT GRANT OF AUTHORITY...
|
| 05:04:06 |
MR. LEIBERMAN, -
THE SENATOR HAS 13 MINUTES REMAINING. MR. LEIBERMAN: I'LL BRING THIS TO A CLOSE. BIDE FWIDE MORE MINUTES TO THE
|
| 05:04:14 |
MR. SARBANES, -
SENATOR. MR. LEIBERMAN: I WANT TO ASSURE THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND THAT THIS IS NOT
|
| 05:04:17 |
MR. LEIBERMAN, -
A TACTIC. I WILL A GENUINELY
|
| 05:04:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PUZZLED FOR TWO REASONS. YOU GIVE THE GRANT OF AUTHORITY AND THEN YOU SAY "PURSUANT."
|
| 05:04:24 |
MR. BIDEN, -
IT SEEMS TO ME LOGICAL -- THE GRANT OF SELF-DEFENSE
|
| 05:04:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE THEN YOU SAY -- THEN YOU SPELL OUT THAT PURSUANT
|
| 05:04:29 |
MR. LEIBERMAN, -
TO ONLY A U.N. RESOLUTION CAN THE PRESIDENT USE THE ARMED FORCES. BUT THEN HERE'S
|
| 05:04:35 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
THE SECOND REASON ONLY -- MR. SARBANES: WHERE IS THE WORLD ONLY? IF THE SENATOR WOULD YIELD TO ME, I THINK THE SENATOR -- MR. LEIBERMAN: WELL, I AM...
|
| 05:04:57 |
MR. SARBANES, -
THIS: IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU'RE NOT SAYING THAT THE ONLY
|
| 05:05:02 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
WAY THE PRESIDENT CAN USE AMERICA'S MILITARY FORCES TO DISARM IRAQ IRAQ, THEN WHY DO YOU REQUIRE A RETURN TO THE CONGRESS FOR THAT AUTHORIZATION LATER?...
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| 05:05:51 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
HAS DONE IS LAID OUT A COURSE OF ACTION HERE. MR. LEIBERMAN: OKAY -- MR. LEVIN: -- WHICH SAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE THREAT IS NOT IMMINENT THAT THE PRESIDENT...
|
| 05:06:14 |
MR. LEIBERMAN, -
|
| 05:06:16 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
AND I'M QUITE SURE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE SPONSORS OF THE UNDERLYING AMENDMENT ARE GOING TO FIGHT VERY, VERY HARD AGAINST ADDING THAT WORD "IMMINENT"...
|
| 05:07:36 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
BUT CAN ONLY USE THE ARMED FORCES OF THE U.S. TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ WITHOUT A U.N. RESOLUTION IF HE DETERMINES...
|
| 05:08:21 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
BIDEN: PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. HOW MUCH TIME REMAINS DUNNER MY CONTROL? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR HAS NINE MINUTES. MR. BIDEN: I'LL YIELD...
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| 05:08:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAIFMT MR. LEVIN: THEN IF I COULD
|
| 05:08:33 |
MR. BIDEN, -
COMPLETE THAT THOUGHT. THIS IS A GRANT OF AUTHORITY. IT IS NOT A LIRMATION OF AUTHORITY. THAT'S A CRITICAL
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| 05:08:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DIFFERENCE WHICH AS LAWYERS I THINK WE UNDERSTAND.
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| 05:08:41 |
MR. BIDEN, -
WE'RE NOT SAYING WHAT THE PRESIDENT CANNOT
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| 05:08:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DO. WE'RE SAYING NOTHING IN HERE
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| 05:08:46 |
MR. BIDEN, -
IS IN ANY WAY AFFECTING THE INHERENT RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE. WE ARE REITERATING THE INHERENT RIGHT OF
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| 05:08:52 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
SELF-DEFENSE TO AVOID THE KIND OF ARGUMENT, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THAT THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT IS NOW MAKING. JUST TO PRECLUDE THE ARGUMENT. IT...
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| 05:09:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT A U.N. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MEMBER
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| 05:09:41 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
STATES TO USE FORCE TO GO AT THOSE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, THEN WE'RE SAYING, WE WILL BE HERE. WE WILL BE IN SESSION TO CONSIDER A PRESIDENTIAL...
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| 05:10:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MESSAGE
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| 05:10:17 |
MR. SARBANES, -
MESSAGE -- MEZ [THE
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| 05:10:20 |
MR. BIDEN, -
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| 05:10:21 |
MR. SARBANES, -
SENATE RECEIVES A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
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| 05:10:23 |
MR. BIDEN, -
UNITED STATES.]
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| 05:10:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: YIELDS TIME? MR. BIDEN: MADAM PRESIDENT? I YIELD MYSELF THREE MINUTES OF THE REMAINING NINE MINUTES I AND I YIELD TEN SECONDS...
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| 05:10:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND REASONED
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| 05:10:50 |
MR. BIDEN, -
AND CONSTRUCTED HIS AMENDMENT IS, AS I THINK WAS JUST REFLECTED IN THE EXCHANGE WHICH HE HAD WHICH
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| 05:10:59 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THE -- WITH THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. OBVIOUSLY, THIS AMENDMENT WHICH IS BEFORE US AND WHICH I SUPPORT HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT TO EEL...
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| 05:11:37 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
ARIZONA AND MY FRIEND FROM VIRGINIA IN BEING OPPOSED TO THIS AMENDMENT. BUT FOR REASONS DIFFERENT THAN THEY -- AND LET ME TRY TO EXPLAIN IT AS BRIEFLY...
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| 05:15:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ANY TIME IN MY ENTIRE HISTORY
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| 05:15:30 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
WOULD I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE GOOD WILL OR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL. SO I RESENT SLIGHTLY...
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| 05:17:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF FORCE AGAINST
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| 05:17:48 |
MR. LEVIN, -
IRAQ. I DO SO WITH TWO CARDINAL
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| 05:17:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PREREQUISITES. ONE, THAT ALL POSSIBLE MEANS BE EXHAUSTED SHORT OF WAR TO ENFORCE UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTIONS
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| 05:18:01 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
CONCERNING IRAQ AND, TWO, THAT ANY ATTACK AGAINST IRAQ TAKE PLACE AS PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL COALITION. THAT IS THE REASON WHY I'M PLEASED TO COSPONSOR...
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| 05:25:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHEN HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS NECESSARY TO GO TO
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| 05:25:09 |
MR. BIDEN, -
THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL. THE ARGUMENTS MADE
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| 05:25:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGAINST THE FIRST PART OF THE LEVIN AMENDMENT I THINK ARE
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| 05:25:14 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
SPECIOUS. WHY DID THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES GO TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL? WAS HE YIELDING OUR SOVEREIGNTY? NO MORE THAN MY FRIEND FROM MICHIGAN...
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| 05:27:00 |
MR. WARNER, -
YOU, I'M CERTAIN, AS HE HAS MADE IT CLEAR TO
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| 05:27:03 |
MR. BIDEN, -
ME THAT THE
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| 05:27:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TWO-STEP PROCESS WILL NOT ACHIEVE
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| 05:27:07 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
THE GOALS THAT THE COALITION OF NATIONS NOW WORKING, GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES, DESIRE TO ACHIEVE. AM I NOT CORRECT IN THAT? MR. BIDEN:...
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| 05:27:37 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THEY HAD TO. THE REASON FOR MY SAYING NOT TWO STEPS NOW, IT STRENGTHENS HIS HAND IN MY VIEW TO BE ABLE TO SAY TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL...
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| 05:28:19 |
MR. WARNER, -
IT'S MARGINAL. EVERYONE HAS TO MAKE THEIR OWN JUDGMENT. I THINK IT WOULD REDUCE HIS
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| 05:28:24 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
ABILITY. I WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO SAY IT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. I THINK HE HAS A STRONGER HAND. HE HAS A STRONGER HAND HAVING THE AUTHORITY GRANTED...
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| 05:29:03 |
MR. WARNER, -
PART OF 687.
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| 05:29:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT DOES NOT INCORPORATE THE PREVIOUS
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| 05:29:07 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
RESOLUTIONS, THE 16 WHICH WE HAVE TIME AND TIME AGAIN ON THIS FLOOR SAID THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN HAS IGNORED. SO I SAY TO MY FRIEND, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT...
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| 05:29:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON THIS AUTHORITY FOR ANY
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| 05:29:56 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
REASON, ANY REASON, ANY REASON OTHER THAN THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, I WILL BE ON THIS FLOOR EVERY DAY TAKING ISSUE WITH THIS PRESIDENT ATTEMPTING...
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| 05:30:40 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
SECONDS. THERE MAY NOT BE AN INFERENCE IN THE RHETORIC BUT THERE'S MORE THAN AN INFERENCE IN THE RESOLUTION YOU SUPPORT. IT SAYS RESOLUTIONS OF...
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| 05:30:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN YOUR OWN RESOLUTION, THAT THAT IS MORE THAN AN INFERENCE THAT IS THERE. THAT
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| 05:30:59 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
IS AUTHORIZED THERE. AND IT'S AMAZING TO ME AND I'LL YIELD MYSELF 15 MORE SECONDS, THAT LANGUAGE IS INSERTED INTO MY RESOLUTION WHICH ISN'T THERE...
|
| 05:31:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR HIS FINE WORK ON THIS
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| 05:31:43 |
MR. WARNER, -
ALTERNATIVE. THE LEVIN AMENDMENT URGES THE UNITED NATIONS TO TAKE STRONG AND IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PASS
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| 05:31:49 |
MR. LEVIN, -
A RESOLUTION DEMANDING
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| 05:31:51 |
MR. WARNER, -
|
| 05:31:52 |
MR. JEFFORDS, -
UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO U.N.
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| 05:31:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ARMS INSPECTORS
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| 05:31:55 |
Jeffords, James - U.S. Senator, [R] Vermont
IN IRAQ. IT ALSO URGES THE UNITED NATIONS TO PRESS FOR FULL ENFORCEMENT OF ITS PRIOR RESOLUTIONS ON IRAQ. THE LEVIN SUBSTITUTE LANGUAGE MAKES IT CLEAR...
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| 05:35:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WANT TO SALUTE MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE STATE OF MICHIGAN BECAUSE I THINK WHAT HE HAS CAPTURED IS WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BELIEVE.
|
| 05:35:17 |
MR. LEVIN, -
THERE IS NO ONE ON THE SENATE FLOOR MAKING
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| 05:35:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
APOLOGIES FOR SFAIN OR HIS WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. THERE IS NOBODY WHAPTS TO IGNORE THE PERIL THAT MAN COULD IMPOSE TO THE MIDDLE EAST OR TO...
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| 05:35:28 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
AMERICA. BUT WHAT SENATOR LEVIN HAS SUGGESTED IS, FRANKLY, TO FOLLOW WHAT THE PRESIDENT SUGGESTED. ON SEPTEMBER 12, PRESIDENT BUSH WENT TO THE UNITED...
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| 05:38:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE CAN DISCUSS THE COMPARISON BETWEEN THIS SITUATION AND
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| 05:38:49 |
MR. DURBIN, -
KOSOVO. THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL NEVER ACTED IN KOSOVO. THE UNITED STATES OF MERM WAS NOT IMMINENTLY THREATENED, WAS NOT
|
| 05:38:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THREATENED. WHEN GENOCIDE WAS GOING ON IN KOSOVO WHERE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
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| 05:39:01 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
WERE BEING ETHNICALLY CLEANSED. IF WE PASSED THE LEVIN AMENDMENT AT THE TIME OF KOSOVO, THOSE OF US WHO SUPPORTED PRESIDENT CLINTON, WE WOULD HAVE...
|
| 05:40:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ONLY QUESTION HERE IS WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT? DO WE DO THAT BY GOING TO THE WORLD COMMUNITY, AS THE PRESIDENT HAS, AND SAYING WE WANT
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| 05:40:22 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
THE WORLD COMMUNITY TO ENFORCE ITS RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION? AND DO WE MEAN IT? DO WE GO THERE, AND ARE WE SERIOUS WHEN WE...
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| 05:44:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SELF-DEFENSE, AND IN ADDITION AT ANY TIME THE PRESIDENT CAN COME BACK AND MAKE THE CASE
|
| 05:44:37 |
MR. LEVIN, -
FOR
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| 05:44:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNILATERAL ACTION.
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| 05:44:39 |
MRS. BOXER, -
AM I CORRECT ON THAT READING,
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| 05:44:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT AT ANY TIME
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| 05:44:42 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
HE CAN COME BACK AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS HE HAS YET TO ANSWER AND LAY OUT WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO US TO GO IT ALONE? IS THAT CORRECT? MR. LEVIN: THE...
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| 05:45:11 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
LEVIN: MADAM PRESIDENT, MY GOOD FRIEND, THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA, HAS QUESTIONED SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE
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| 05:45:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DONE TODAY. AND I AM
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| 05:45:22 |
MR. LEVIN, -
DISAPPOINTED THAT HE FEELS THAT
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| 05:45:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAY, BUT LET ME JUST SAY THIS. LAST NIGHT
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| 05:45:26 |
MR. REID, -
WE WORKED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. IT WASN'T A MATTER OF MINUTES. IT TOOK A LONG
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| 05:45:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME. AND THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA, THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA, THE
|
| 05:45:33 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT AND OTHERS, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE OFFERING THESE AMENDMENTS, I PERSONALLY SPENT TIME ON THE PHONE CALLING SENATORS WHO HAD ...
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| 05:49:01 |
MR. REID, -
FACT THAT THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA
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| 05:49:03 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
FULFILLING HIGGS DUTIES OF GETTING THIS LEGISLATION -- FULFILLING HIS DUTIES OF GETTING THIS LEGISLATION THROUGH DID A FAIR AND UNBIASED JOB. I THANK...
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| 05:49:42 |
MR. WARNER, -
OF THE STATEMENTS THAT YOU MADE. I WOULD FURTHER ADD THAT THE DISTINGUISHED REPUBLICAN
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| 05:49:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEADER, MR. LOTT, FROM TIME TO TIME VISITED
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| 05:49:49 |
MR. WARNER, -
WITH THE FLOOR MANAGERS SO HE LIKEWISE WAS VERY MUCH
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| 05:49:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AWARE OF THE PROCEDURES THAT WERE GOING TO FOLLOW. MR.
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| 05:49:58 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
REID: I KEPT THE MAJORITY LEADER APPRISED OF EVERYTHING WE DID HERE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. SPECTER: MR. PRESIDENT,...
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| 05:50:19 |
MR. REID, -
UPSET. I THINK I'VE BEEN TREATED UNFAIRLY.
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| 05:50:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I DID NOT OFFER A FIRST-DEGREE
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| 05:50:25 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
AMENDMENT ON THE SO-CALLED BIDEN-LUGAR AMENDMENT BECAUSE I EXPECTED SENATOR BIDEN TO OFFER THAT AMENDMENT. AND HE DID NOT DO SO UP TO 1:00 YESTERDAY....
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| 05:54:14 |
MR. REID, -
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| 05:54:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE: @@@@@@ @ @ @ Xx DID NOT, ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 24. THE NAYS ARE 75. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. MR. WARNER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING...
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| 06:22:56 |
MR. WARNER, -
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| 06:22:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME? WOULD THE CHAIR STATE THE
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| 06:23:01 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
ALLOCATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS CONTROLS 40 MINUTES. THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE, MR. BIDEN, CONTROLS TEN MINUTES.
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| 06:23:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND THE SENATORS WARNER AND
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| 06:23:15 |
MR. WARNER, -
MCCAIN SHARE 15 MINUTES. MR. WARNER: MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE READY TO PROCEED ON
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| 06:23:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ADDRESS THE SENATE MOMENTARILY WITH REGARD TO -- AND I SAY TO MY DISTINGUISHED FRIEND AND CO-LEADER THAT ON THIS SIDE,...
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| 06:23:40 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
FOR SOME TIME TO SPEAK. THAT'S SENATOR DEWINE, SENATOR COLLINS, SENATOR SPECTER, SENATOR SESSIONS, SENATOR ENSIGN, SENATOR SMITH, SENATOR MCCONNELL,...
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| 06:24:52 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
LIST. I HOPE THOSE SENATORS WHO HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN WOULD ALLOW SOME WHO HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. BUT THAT'S A PERSONAL CHOICE THEY...
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| 06:25:37 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
WHICH THE QUESTIONS ARISE ANSWERED AND ANSWERED WELL. SO THAT WILL BE DONE, I SAY TO MY FRIEND, AND WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO -- MR. REID: YOU HAVE THE RIGHT...
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| 06:26:07 |
MR. REID, -
WHEN IT WAS INVOKED. MR. WARNER: ABOUT
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| 06:26:10 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
11:10. MR. REID: 30 HOURS STARTED RUNNING AT THAT TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE TIME WAS 11:38. MR. WARNER: TO INFORM SENATORS WHAT THE PARLIAMENTARY...
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| 06:26:24 |
MR. REID, -
OFFICER: UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS IS OFFERED -- IS
|
| 06:26:30 |
MR. WARNER, -
RECOGNIZED TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT.
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| 06:26:32 |
MR. REID, -
MR.
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| 06:26:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I BELIEVE THE SENATOR
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| 06:26:37 |
MR. WARNER, -
FROM MISSISSIPPI IS SEEKING UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. I WOULD YIELD TO HIM BEFORE I CALL MY AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 06:26:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM MISSISSIPPI. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PROLIFERATION AND SERIAL SERVICES HAS MONITORED...
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| 06:26:54 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
ELSEWHERE AND WE'VE HELD NUMEROUS PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE THREAT THESE DEVELOPMENTS POSE TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY. MR. COCHRAN: FOR THE INFORMATION...
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| 06:27:04 |
Cochran, Thad - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
UNCLASSIFIED DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S FINDINGS FROM THE TESTIMONY PRESENTED TO US BY THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AT OUR HEARINGS. I FIRMLY...
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| 06:27:20 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
ALSO CONVINCED THE PRESIDENT HAS OUTLINED A STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH THIS THREAT AND WITH THE DANGERS FACED BY OUR HOMELAND WHICH INVOLVES THE UNITED...
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| 06:28:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON PAGE
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| 06:28:28 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
7, LINE 20, STRIKE THE CONTINUING THREAT POSED BY IRAQ AND INSERT "AN
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| 06:28:33 |
MR. DURBIN, -
IMMINENT THREAT POSED BY IRAQ'S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION."
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| 06:28:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. DURBIN: MR.
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| 06:28:40 |
THE CLERK, -
PRESIDENT? MR. PRESIDENT, I CALL THIS AMENDMENT TO THE UNDERLYING RESOLUTION PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND SPONSORED BY SENATOR LIEBERMAN AND OTHERS...
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| 06:29:00 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
STEPS DOWN THE HAUL. IT WAS IN ROOM 219 WHERE I GATHERED WITH ABOUT A DOZEN OF MY COLLEAGUES AMONG THE SENATE DEMOCRATS FOR A MEETING ON THE MORNING...
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| 06:54:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HIS TRIAL TO THE OTHER SENATOR FROM
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| 06:54:45 |
MR. WARNER, -
ARIZONA, MR. KYL. MR. KYL: I HOPE TO SPEAK
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| 06:54:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR SEVEN MINUTES. IF OTHERS WANT TO SPEAK
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| 06:54:49 |
MR. WARNER, -
THEY MAY DO SO. I WANT TO ADDRESS DIRECTLY THE SENATOR'S AMENDMENT AND I WOULD NOTE I THINK HE TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING ABOUT HUSBAND AMENDMENT
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| 06:54:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN HIS
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| 06:54:58 |
MR. McCAIN, -
REMARKS. HIS AMENDMENT IS REMARKABLE, MR. PRESIDENT, BECAUSE INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THE PRESIDENT TO DEAL THE CONTINUING THREAT POSED BY IRAQ, THIS AMENDMENT...
|
| 06:55:07 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
REQUIRE THE PRESIDENT TO IDENTIFY AN IMMINENT THREAT. THAT IS TO SAY ONE THAT IS IMMEDIATE, PRESSING, UPON US. IMMINENT. AND I SUGGEST TO YOU AS A...
|
| 07:00:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. GRAMM: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT DEBATES. AND I
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| 07:00:43 |
MR. GRAMM, -
WANT TO
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| 07:00:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONGRATULATE SENATOR WARNER, SENATOR LIEBERMAN. I WANT TO THANK MY DEAR FRIEND JOHN MCCAIN
|
| 07:00:50 |
MR. KYL, -
FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE. EVEN ERA HAS BEEN PRESENTED ON THE FLOOR
|
| 07:00:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE
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| 07:00:59 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
IN A WAY THAT YOU COULD BE PROUD OF. I THINK THESE KIND OF DEBATES BUILD THE STATURE OF THE SENATE AND I THINK WHEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS...
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| 07:01:51 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
WHY DON'T I JUST ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I HAVE FIVE MINUTES. MR. WARNER: I REGRET TO SAY THAT TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 07:02:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK I'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL THIS AMENDMENT
|
| 07:02:07 |
MR. WARN HERB, -
IS COMPLETED AND THEN I'LL SPEAK. THE PRESIDING
|
| 07:02:11 |
MR. GRAMM, -
OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MR. WARNER:
|
| 07:02:15 |
MR. WARNER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK MY FRIEND FROM TEXAS. I NOW WISH TO ALLOCATE TO
|
| 07:02:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY FRIEND FROM CONNECTICUT THE USE
|
| 07:02:21 |
MR. WARNER, -
OF TIME REMAINING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE MINUTE FOR THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA.
|
| 07:02:25 |
MR. GRAMM, -
MR. LIEBERMAN: I THANK MY FRIEND FROM VIRGINIA. I ASK THE CLEAR -- THE CHAIR TO NOTIFY ME WHEN A MINUTE
|
| 07:02:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REMAINS SO I MAY TERMINATE MY REMARKS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CHAIR WILL DO SO. MR.
|
| 07:02:35 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
LIEBERMAN: I THANK THE CHAIR. MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TO OPPOSE RESPECTFULLY THE AMENDMENT INTRODUCED BY THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. THE UNDERLYING RESOLUTION...
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| 07:02:46 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
ON 11 YEARS IN WHICH THE WORLD COMMUNITY HAS TRIED EVERY WAY IMAGINE NATIONAL EXCEPT WAR TO GET SADDAM HUSSEIN TO KEEP THE
|
| 07:02:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROMISES HE MADE
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| 07:02:55 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
TO END THE GULF WAR TO DISARM IS A STRONG RESOLUTION. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD DIMINISH IT. AND IN THAT SENSE, IT WOULD ALSO DIMINISH ITS EFFECTIVENESS...
|
| 07:08:30 |
MR. WARNER, -
TWO OF THOSE MINUTES FOR MYSELF AND
|
| 07:08:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GIVE FOUR MINUTES
|
| 07:08:33 |
MR. WARNER, -
TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM TEXAS TO COMPLETE HIS IMPORTANT COLLOQUY WITH THE SENATOR AT THIS TIME. MR. GRAMM: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR...
|
| 07:08:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GRAMM: MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK OUR DEAR COLLEAGUE AND FLOOR LEADER ON THIS
|
| 07:08:47 |
MR. WARNER, -
ISSUE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS. AS I'VE LISTENED TO THESE ARGUMENTS MADE -- AND I WOULD SAY THAT THEY'VE BEEN MADE WITH GREAT ELOQUENCE...
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| 07:08:58 |
MR. GRAMM, -
|
| 07:08:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EFFECTIVELY-- --MADE VERY EFFECTIVELY -- BUT THEY REALLY BOIL DOWN AS I HEAR THEM
|
| 07:09:04 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
TO SORT OF TWO SIMPLE ARGUMENTS. THE FIRST ARGUMENT IS THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO USE MILITARY POWER AGAINST SADDAM HUSSEIN, THAT WE OUGHT TO DO IT WITHIN...
|
| 07:13:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TOGETHER. AND WE SHALL MISS YOU. ALSO,
|
| 07:13:22 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
YOU CUT RIGHT TO THE HEART OF THE ARGUMENT AND THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT WHERE YOU STAND. I THANK THE SENATOR. NOW, MR. PRESIDENT, I'M HAPPY TO YIELD...
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| 07:14:05 |
MR. DURBIN, -
MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I THANK THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA FOR HIS COURTESY AS USUAL. EVEN WHEN WE DISAGREE, HE'S ALWAYS BEEN COURTEOUS IN HIS TREATMENT...
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| 07:14:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNITED STATES SENATE. AND I MIGHT SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM CONNECTICUT, IT'S RARE THAT WE DISAGREE AND I'M
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| 07:14:17 |
MR. DURBIN, -
SORRY THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES CASES. BUT I WOULD JUST REALLY
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| 07:14:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POSE A QUESTION. IF HE WANTS TO ANSWER
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| 07:14:24 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
IT, WITHOUT YIELDING THE FLOOR. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE THREAT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ IS AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES TODAY?...
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| 07:14:56 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
OF A BOMB ON A TIMER. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE TIMER IS SET TO GO OFF IN A DAY OR A YEAR. BUT BECAUSE DANGER IS SO REAL -- THE DANGER IS SO REAL, I...
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| 07:15:34 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
KOREA HAS A NUCLEAR WEAPON. NORTH KOREA HAS MISSILES THAT CAN DELIVER THAT NUCLEAR WEAPON TO MANY COUNTRIES THAT WE CONSIDER OUR FRIENDS AND ALLIES IN...
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| 07:23:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT HEARING
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| 07:23:41 |
MR. WARNER, -
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| 07:23:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YOU.
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| 07:23:51 |
MR. WARNER, -
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| 07:23:55 |
MR. REID, -
MR. WARNER: MR.
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| 07:24:00 |
MR. WARNER, -
PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MR. WARNER: THAT MATTER IS MOVING ALONG I THINK VERY WELL. I THANK THE COLLEAGUE FROM ILLINOIS...
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| 07:24:20 |
MR. WARNER, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 07:24:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. WARNER: I THANK YOU.
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| 07:24:22 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
I'VE LISTENED VERY CAREFULLY TO OUR COLLEAGUE. HIS AMENDMENT IS VERY SIMPLE ON ITS FACE, BUT BEHIND THE SIMPLICITY LIES A GREAT DEAL OF HISTORY. THIS...
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| 07:24:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEEN PROTECTED
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| 07:24:41 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
BY THE TWO OCEANS, BY WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH, AND WE HAVE HAD A SENSE OF SECURITY. BUT WITH THE ADVENT OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY,...
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| 07:27:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT, HAS ALL TIME EXPIRED IN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA ALL TIME HAS
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| 07:27:55 |
MR. WARNER, -
NOT EXPIRED. SIX MINUTES REMAIN TO THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. MR. WARNER: FINE. MR. DURBIN:
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| 07:28:00 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
I MIGHT SAY TO THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA, THANK YOU FOR AGAIN YOUR COURTESY ON THIS AND I AM NOT GOING TO USE ALL
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| 07:28:05 |
MR. WARNER, -
SIX MINUTES. THE SENATOR IS CORRECT -- THE PRESIDING
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| 07:28:09 |
MR. DURBIN, -
OFFICER: HAS THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA YIELDED? MR. WARNER: YES. MR. DURBIN: THANK
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| 07:28:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YOU. THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. THE TOOLS OF WAR, THE INCIDENCE OF WAR, THE TIMING OF WAR HAS
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| 07:28:19 |
MR. WARNER, -
CHANGED. BUT IT HAS
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| 07:28:20 |
MR. DURBIN, -
CHANGED THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY. THE PRINCIPLES, THE RULES OF VALUE, THE NORMS AND CONDUCT WHICH WE APPLY TODAY WERE APPLIED START NOT GUILTY A MUCH...
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| 07:28:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ERA AND APPLIED AGAIN AND AGAIN AS WE SAW OURSELVES MOVE
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| 07:28:32 |
MR. WARNER, -
INTO AN ERA
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| 07:28:33 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
OF AIRPLANES, AND ERA OF INTERCONTINENTAL NENN AL MISSILES. THE SAME STANDARD, PRINCIPLES AND NORMS OF CONDUCT AND VALUE REMAINED. I DO NOT BELIEVE...
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| 07:30:19 |
MR. WARNER, -
WE CONCLUDE THIS MATTER. SO
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| 07:30:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I BELIEVE -- I THINK WE
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| 07:30:25 |
MR. WARNER, -
ARE ABOUT
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| 07:30:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO PROCEED AS SOON AS THE DISTINGUISHED MAJORITY WHIP
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| 07:30:31 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
WISHES TO ADDRESS THE SENATE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: DEPUTY MAJORITY LEADER. THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK -- I HAVEN'T...
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| 07:31:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL, THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE WANTS TO BE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. AND HE'S -- MR. WARNER: MR. PRESIDENT, YES, I RECEIVED THIS
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| 07:31:10 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
INFORMATION. BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ALLOW OUR DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN. MR. REID: WE KNOW OTHERS WANTED TO BUT HE'S THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE AND HE'S...
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| 07:31:28 |
MR. WARNER, -
SENATOR WOULD YIELD, I WOULD LET THE RECORD SHOW I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT 1/150TH THE AMOUNT OF THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA BUT NOT
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| 07:31:36 |
MR. REID, -
NEARLY AS PERSUASIVE. I JUST WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FULL STATEMENT MR.
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| 07:31:41 |
MR. WARNER, -
REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT SENATOR BYRD BE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK FOR UP TO TWO HOURS. UPON THE DISPOSITION OF THE LIEBERMAN AMENDMENT,
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| 07:31:47 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THE CLOTURE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION BE VITIATED AND THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE HOUSE COMPANION, H.J. RES. 114, THAT THE JOINT...
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| 07:32:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RIGHT TO OBJECT. AS CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMITTEE, I HAVE
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| 07:32:31 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
YET TO MAKE A FULL SPEECH ON THIS SUBJECT. I HAVE -- I'VE WITHHELD FOR THREE DAYS ON THE REQUEST OF EVERYONE ELSE. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. TWO THINGS....
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| 07:32:44 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
BEFORE THE FINAL VOTE ON THIS. AND NUMBER TWO, THAT I SPEAK AT SOME POINTED -- POINT AFTER SENATOR BYRD SPEAKS AND VERY CLOSELY AFTER SENATOR BYRD...
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| 07:33:17 |
MR. REID, -
WARNER: WITHOUT OBJECTION TO THE BALANCE, MR. PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION TO THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. MR. BYRD: MR.
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| 07:33:22 |
MR. WARNER, -
PRESIDENT, MAY I SAY TO THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM
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| 07:33:24 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
DELAWARE, IF THE REQUEST OF THE DISTINGUISHED MAJORITY WHIP IS AGREED TO, I'LL HAVE TWO HOURS. I'D BE GLAD TO GIVE THIS SENATOR, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN...
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| 07:33:37 |
MR. WARNER, -
MR. BIDEN: MR.
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| 07:33:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT, THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT. I JUST WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
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| 07:33:42 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
MY FULL SPEECH. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 35 TO 40 MINUTES SO WE LAY OUT ON THE RECORD THIS IMPORTANT POSITION WE'RE ALL ABOUT TO TAKE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 07:33:59 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
EVERY THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
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| 07:34:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. THE YEAS AND NAYS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. THE CLERK
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| 07:34:14 |
MR. WARNER, -
WILL CALL THE ROLL.
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| 07:34:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE: @@@
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| 07:34:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xuxuxux x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x...
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| 08:05:52 |
MR. REID, -
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| 08:05:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
h h h h h h h h h h h h MR. REID: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL...
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| 08:10:04 |
MR. REID, -
HOURS. I ASK UNANIMOUS
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| 08:10:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSENT THAT THAT BE THE
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| 08:10:08 |
MR. REID, -
ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION?
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| 08:10:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 08:10:12 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. REID: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: I WITHDRAW MY
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| 08:10:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. I'M WONDERING IF -- IF THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA WOULD -- I WOULD ASK THAT THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA, HE IS ENTITLED TO ONE-HALF-HOUR...
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| 08:10:44 |
MR. REID, -
THAT TIME NOW.
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| 08:10:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. MCCAIN: I'D SAY TO THE SENATOR
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| 08:10:47 |
MR. REID, -
FROM NEVADA, NOT ONLY WOULD I BE GLAD TO START USING THE TIME NOW, BUT WHEN SENATOR BYRD RETURNS TO THE FLOOR, I'D BE GLAD TO INTERRUPT MY SPEECH FOR...
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| 08:11:06 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
SENATOR BYRD ARRIVES ON THE FLOOR, I WILL INTERRUPT IT AND YIELD TO SENATOR BYRD FOR HIS -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR WILL SUSPEND BEFORE...
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| 08:11:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. MR. MCCAIN: MADAM PRESIDENT, IN THE HISTORY
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| 08:11:23 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
OF NATIONS, GREATNESS IS FORGED OR OPPORTUNITIES SQUANDERED NOT BY NATURAL EVOLUTION NOR BY THE HAND OF MYSTERIOUS FATE BUT BY DECISION
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| 08:11:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEADERS MAKE IN TIMES OF POTENTIAL OR IMMINENT PERIL. A COMMON VIEW IN AMERICA IS THAT THESE DECISIONS ARE THRUST ON
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| 08:11:42 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
US: THE WORLD WARS, IRAQ'S INVASION OF QUAITED, THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 1 -- OF KUWAIT, THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11. AND WE FIND MEANING AND HONORER...
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| 08:33:12 |
MR. REID, -
VERY LITTLE COMPARED, AS I INDICATED YESTERDAY, TO THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
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| 08:33:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I'M NOT SURE EVERYONE
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| 08:33:18 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
APPRECIATES HOW FAR ALONG WE ARE IN THIS. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT RESOLUTION WE'RE DEBATING, NO MATTER WHAT SIDE OF THE RESOLUTION YOU'RE O. THE SENATOR...
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| 08:35:33 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
INCREDIBLY ENLIGHTENING, VERY EDUCATIONAL AND OCCASIONALLY FRUSTRATING. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SENATOR BYRD FOR SETTING THE TONE AND TENOR OF THIS...
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| 08:36:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 08:36:32 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
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| 08:36:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 08:36:41 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
MR. BYRD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WISH
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| 08:36:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO BEGIN. I READ
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| 08:37:07 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THIS QUOTE. "NATURALLY THE COMMON PEOPLE DON'T WANT WAR, BUT AFTER ALL, IT IS THE LEADERS OF A COUNTRY WHO DETERMINE THE POLICY AND IT IS ALWAYS...
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| 09:42:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INCREDIBLE COMMITMENT TO OUR CONSTITUTION AND OUR
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| 09:42:55 |
MR. BYRD, -
COUNTRY AND OUR PEOPLE. IT
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| 09:42:58 |
MS. STABENOW, -
HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATIONAL TIME FOR ME WATCHING
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| 09:43:03 |
MR. BYRD, -
YOU ON THE
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| 09:43:04 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
FLOOR, LISTENING TO YOUR ARGUMENTS, YOUR DEDICATION, AND I HAVE BEEN PROUD TO STAND WITH YOU IN OPPOSING THIS RESOLUTION. AND I WONDER IF I MIGHT ASK...
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| 09:44:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DAYS -- SO MANY TIMES IN RECENT DAYS, I THANK HER
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| 09:44:14 |
MR. SARBANES, -
FOR
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| 09:44:15 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
BEING THE SENATOR THAT SHE IS, A SENATOR WHO IS INDEBTED TO HER PEOPLE AND WHO STANDS EVERY DAY SOMEWHERE IN THIS SENATE COMPLEX WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE...
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| 09:45:18 |
MR. SARBANES, -
DONE. IT'S A VERY POWERFUL
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| 09:45:20 |
MR. BYRD, -
STATEMENT THAT APPEARED IN THIS
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| 09:45:22 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
MORNING'S "NEW YORK TIMES" ENTITLED "CONGRESS MUST RESIST THE RUSH TO WAR." AND THE SENATOR FROM WE HAVE WEST VIRGINIA, AS HE ALWAYS DOES, ASKS SOME...
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| 09:47:48 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
SOMETHING. WE MAY WISH WE COULD DO SOMETHING. BUT AS FAR AS THE HUMAN EYE CAN SEE, WE'RE OUT OF IT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS CONGRESS ACTS TO REPEAL THIS LEGISLATION...
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| 09:48:27 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
PERHAPS THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SITUATION. THE PRESIDENT, THOUGH, COULD STILL MOVE AHEAD AND GO TO WAR, COULD HE NOT? MR. BYRD: YES. MR. SARBANES:...
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| 09:48:59 |
MR. BYRD, -
IT WILL BE AS
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| 09:49:00 |
MR. SARBANES, -
PASSED LATER IN THE EVENING, ALTHOUGH I INTEND OBVIOUSLY TO
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| 09:49:04 |
MR. BYRD, -
OPPOSE IT. BUT ASSUMING IT'S PASSED AND IT GOES DOWN, THE CONGRESS THEN HAS AUTHORIZED
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| 09:49:11 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THE PRESIDENT TO GO TO WAR IN EFFECT WITH IRAQ. I MEAN, WITH ANY OF THESE SORT OF CONNECTIONS. IS THERE A LIMIT ON THE TIME PERIOD IN WHICH...
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| 09:49:51 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
WE ONLY GOT 31 VOTES. THAT AMENDMENT WAS DEFEATED. MR. SARBANES: WELL, THAT ONLY UNDERSCORES WHAT THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR SAID IN THIS OP-ED PIECE...
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| 09:50:20 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
DECLARED. WE MUST NOT ALLOW ANY PRESIDENT TO UNLEASH THE DOGS OF WAR AT HIS OWN DISCRETION AND FOR AN UNLIMITED PERIOD OF TIME. YET, THAT IS WHAT...
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| 09:51:01 |
MR. BYRD, -
TO ME CONSTITUTES A MAJOR EROSION OF THE ROLE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO THE NATION GOING TO WAR. MR. SARBANES: IT
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| 09:51:12 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
DOES. IT'S EASY -- MR. BYRD: IT'S EASY ENOUGH, I SUPPOSE, TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION. SHOULD WE TRY TO NEGATE IT, SHOULD WE TRY TO REPEAL IT, SHOULD...
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| 09:51:32 |
MR. SARBANES, -
TO OVERTURN THIS LAW WHICH
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| 09:51:35 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
IT'S NOW ABOUT TO ADOPT. MR. SARBANES: I'M GLAD THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR MADE THAT POINT BECAUSE IT WAS THE NEXT ITEM I WANTED TO GO TO. PEOPLE...
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| 09:51:57 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
AND MAY WELL WANTED TO USE IT, AS LONG AS HE COULD KEEP THE SUPPORT OF ONE-THIRD NOT OF EACH HOUSE OF THE CONGRESS, BUT ONLY ONE-THIRD OF ONE HOUSE,...
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| 09:52:52 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
TO AMEND IT IT. ONE-THIRD PLUS ONE IN EITHER BODY COULD UPHOLD THE PRESIDENT'S VETO. AND THAT LAW WOULD NOT -- THAT LEGISLATION WOULD NOT BECOME...
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| 09:53:24 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
TO BE PULLED BACK OR OUGHT NOT TO BE EXERCISED BY THE PRESIDENT, IT'S EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT TO DO THAT. SO NOT ONLY HAVE YOU GIVEN THE PRESIDENT...
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| 09:54:15 |
MR. BYRD, -
FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND ESPECIALLY TO COMMEND HIM FOR WHAT I
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| 09:54:20 |
Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THOUGHT WAS A VERY THOUGHTFUL AND POWERFUL ARTICLE. AND I REALLY WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO READ THIS ARTICLE. I THINK IT IS...
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| 09:55:01 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
FIGHTING FOR THIS CONSTITUTION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS -- THE LINE-ITEM VETO, THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, AND ON OTHER OCCASIONS....
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| 09:56:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME THEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK
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| 09:56:03 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
IS RECOGNIZED. MR. MCCAIN: WOULD THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK JUST YIELD FOR A SECOND? MRS. CLINTON: CERTAINLY. MR. MCCAIN: THANK YOU. I WOULD POINT...
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| 09:56:13 |
MRS. CLINTON, -
OF THE FOREIGN RELATIONS
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| 09:56:15 |
MR. BYRD, -
COMMITTEE HAS NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. AND IN ALL DUE RESPECT, I'D LIKE TO GIVE THE CHAIRMAN
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| 09:56:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE THE RESPECT THAT HE DESERVES.
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| 09:56:26 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
MR. BIDEN: I'M DELIGHTED TO WAIT IN LINE, AND I'LL
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| 09:56:29 |
MRS. CLINTON, -
SPEAK AFTER THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK.
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| 09:56:31 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT, HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE REMAINING? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 41 MINUTES. MR. BYRD: I YIELD 20 MINUTES TO THE SENATOR FROM NEW...
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| 09:56:46 |
MR. BIDEN, -
SENATOR FROM ARIZONA FOR REMINDING ME THAT THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE HAD BEEN WAITING.
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| 09:56:52 |
MR. BYRD, -
VERY
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| 09:56:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PATIENTLY. I THANK
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| 09:56:56 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
ALL SENATORS. MRS. CLINTON: MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA FOR HIS COURTESY. BUT FAR BEYOND THAT, I THANK HIM FOR HIS LEADERSHIP...
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| 09:57:20 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
MICHIGAN AND MARYLAND IN EXPRESSING OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE WAY IN WHICH HE HAS WAGED THIS BATTLE ON BEHALF OF HIS CONVICTIONS. IT IS A LESSON TO...
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| 10:17:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HOUR?
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| 10:17:22 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR HAS THE BALANCE OF HIS ONE HOUR, 47 MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: I THANK THE CHAIR. -- MR. BIDEN: I THANK THE CHAIR....
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| 10:17:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAR. I BELIEVE IT'S A MARCH TO PEACE AND SECURITY. I BELIEVE THAT
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| 10:17:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FAILURE TO OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT THIS
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| 10:17:52 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
RESOLUTION IS LIKELY TO ENHANCE THE PROSPECTS THE WAR WILL OCCUR. AND IN LINE WITH WHAT THE DISTINGUISHED LADY FROM NEW YORK JUST SAID, I BELIEVE THAT...
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| 11:05:40 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
VACUUM. NO ONE OF THESE SCENARIOS IS INEVITABLE, BUT NO ONE -- AND NONE SHOULD BE USED AS AN EXCUSE FOR INACTION, BUT EACH MUST FIGURE INTO OUR PLANNING...
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| 11:21:03 |
MR. BIDEN, -
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| 11:21:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE TERMINATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT...
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| 11:21:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHAT I WOULD LIKE
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| 11:21:31 |
MR. REID, -
TO DO IS
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| 11:21:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BOTH CLOAKROOMS HAVE
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| 11:21:35 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
WORKED TO COME UP WITH A LIST OF SPEAKERS SPEAKERS. NOW, WE HAVE A VERY LONG LIST BUT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM SAD EXPERIENCE HERE THIS WEEK THAT WE SHOULDN'T...
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| 11:22:48 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
30 MINUTES, SENATOR SPECK TURKS 45 MINUTES. AND SENATOR CARPER, 25 MINUTES. AND WE WOULD END IT AT THAT TIME -- NOT END IT BUT WE WOULD FIND OUT...
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| 11:23:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE LIST AGAIN.
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| 11:23:23 |
MR. MCCAIN, -
MR. REID: DEWINE, 45 MINUTES. COLLINS, 20 MINUTES. KOHL, SEVEN
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| 11:23:27 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
MINUTES, HARKIN, SEARCH MINUTES, SHUME, 30 MINUTES, SPECTER, 45 MINUTES, CARPER, 20 MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THANK YOU. IS THERE OBJECTION?...
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| 11:23:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHIN THE SOUND. MY VOICE. EVERYONE HAS TIME TO SPEAK IF THEY
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| 11:23:45 |
MR. REID, -
CAN GET THE FLOOR. WE HAVE A LIST HERE TO MAKE IT SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T TRYING TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE FLOOR. I WOULD HOPE THAT SENATORS
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| 11:23:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WOULD BE CONSIDERATE. THERE'S ONLY 30 HOURS. AND IF SOMEBODY
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| 11:23:57 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
COMES AND TAKES AN HOUR, IT DOESN'T LEAVE TIME FOR OTHERS. AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN. I THINK THOSE THAT HAVE SPOKEN SPOKEN, I WOULD HOPE...
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| 11:24:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND SENATOR WARNER. I THINK THEIR DEBATE ON FRIDAY
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| 11:24:53 |
DeWine, Richard "Mike" Michael - U.S. Senator, [R] Ohio
REPRESENTED WHAT THE SENATE IS ALL ABOUT AND I CONGRATULATE BOTH OF THEM. BUT REALLY, EVERY MEMBER WHO HAS COME DOWN HERE HAS HAD SOMETHING TO CONTRIBUTE....
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| 11:57:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HOW DIFFICULT THIS DECISION HAS BEEN FOR BOTH
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| 11:57:16 |
MS. COLLINS, -
OF US. WE
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| 11:57:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE REAPED MANY
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| 11:57:19 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
OF THE -- WEAVE REACHED MANY OF THE SAME -- OWE WE HAVE REACHED MANY OF THE SAME CONCLUSIONS BUT I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR A THOUGHTFUL AND THOROUGH...
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| 12:18:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BOTH PARENTS
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| 12:18:51 |
MR. REID, -
OF MINOR CHILDREN ARE IN THE MILITARY, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SHOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT BOTH PARENTS ARE NOT DEPLOYED IN COMBAT AT THE SAME...
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| 12:19:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR HARKIN FOR TEN MINUTES. SENATOR SCHUMER WILL SPEAK FOR INSTEAD
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| 12:19:35 |
MR. REID, -
OF 30 MINUTES FOR 25
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| 12:19:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MINUTES. AND STPHOSH SPECTER WILL SPEAK FOR 30
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| 12:19:39 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
MINUTES RATHER THAN 45 MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. MR. MCCAIN: MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST...
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| 12:20:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I DO NOT OBJECT TO THE CHANGE IN THE LINEUP. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WISCONSIN.
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| 12:20:09 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
MR. KOHL: MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION BEFORE THE SENATE. THERE IS NO MORE SERIOUS VOTE WE AS SENATORS TAKE THAN TO AUTHORIZE...
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| 12:20:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF UNITY FROM THE AMERICAN
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| 12:20:29 |
Kohl, Herbert "Herb" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
GOVERNMENT AND FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ALONG WITH THE ACTIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL ACHIEVE OUR STATED GOAL OF DISARMING IRAQ WITHOUT...
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| 12:26:00 |
MR. REID, -
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| 12:26:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? RATHER THAN WASTE THE
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| 12:26:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA FMD MR. REID: SENATOR SCHUMER WAS HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT. BUT FOLLOWING SENATOR SCHUMER...
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| 12:26:26 |
MR. REID, -
OTHERWISE THE TIME WILL CONTINUE TO RUN
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| 12:26:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 12:26:31 |
MR. REID, -
AGAINST -- SENATOR SCHUMER DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW? MR. PRESIDENT, SENATOR SCHUMER IS HERE. I WOULD ASK THAT HE BE RECOGNIZED AS NEXT IN ORDER. THE...
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| 12:27:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, ON EACH SIDE OF THIS
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| 12:27:12 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
ISSUE FOR THEIR
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| 12:27:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EXCELLENT DEBATE. I'VE LISTENED TO A GREAT DEAL OF IT. I HAVE A BEEN
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| 12:27:17 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
INFORMED BY IT. I THINK THIS IS HOW THE SENATE OUGHT TO WORK AND OUGHT TO BE. AND I THINK THIS IS A FINE DAY FOR THE SENATE. NOW, MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY...
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| 12:43:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ARE ABOUT TO TAKE, AND AS WE SPEAK THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS CONSIDERING
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| 12:43:16 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
A SIMILAR RESOLUTION AND FOR SOME TIME NOW IT HAS BEEN APPARENT THAT THE DIE HAS BEEN CAST. OF ALL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ENTRUSTED TO...
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| 12:47:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POWERS. SO THE BREADTH OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC NO LONGER PROTECT US.
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| 12:47:10 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
WE LEARNED A VERY, VERY BITTER LESSON ON 9-11 AND THAT HAS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ON OUR CURRENT CONDUCT. BY 20/20 HINDSIGHT, IT IS APPARENT THAT...
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| 12:56:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DEADLINE, AND I WORKED WITH THE PARLIAMENTARIAN
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| 12:56:16 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
TO STRUCTURE A PROCEDURE TO OFFER THIS AS A SECOND-DEGREE AMENDMENT. AND FOR REASONS WHICH WERE DETAILED IN AN EARLIER SPEECH ON THE SENATE FLOOR, A...
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| 13:03:11 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
TODAY TO DEBATE ONE OF THE MOST
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| 13:03:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DIFFICULT
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MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
DECISIONS THAT I I, AT LEAST, HAVE EVER HAD TO MAKE IN MY 18 YEARS IN THE
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| 13:03:19 |
MR. REID, -
SENATE. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN IS A DESPICABLE DICTATOR,
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| 13:03:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A WAR CRIMINAL, A REGIONAL MENACE,
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| 13:03:26 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
AND A REAL AND GROWING THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES. THE DIFFICULTY OF THIS DECISION IS THAT WHILE SADDAM HUSSEIN REPRESENTS A THREAT, EACH OF THE OPTIONS...
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| 13:23:40 |
MR. REID, -
THE SPEAKERS. AND I WOULD LIKE THOSE TO NOT BE IN EFFECT NOW. WE HAVE
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| 13:23:43 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
A NEW ONE I THINK WILL MAKE MORE SENSE. WE HAVE CLEARED THIS WITH BOTH CLOAKROOMS AND SENATOR SESSIONS WOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR 30 MINUTES. SENATOR...
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| 13:24:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ARIZONA. MR. McCAIN: JUST VERY BRIEFLY I THATCH
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| 13:24:56 |
MR. REID, -
THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, I WOULD ASK THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA WE HAVE SENATOR GORTON SMITH, SENATOR SHELBY, SENATOR FITZGERALD, SENATOR...
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| 13:25:12 |
MR. McCAIN, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
SENATOR -- SENATOR DAYTON, SENATOR MURKOWSKI AND SENATOR MIKULSKI WHO ARE STILL SCHEDULED TO SPEAK AFTER THAT. RIGHT? I YIELD. MR. SESSIONS: MADAM...
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| 13:25:50 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
COUNTRY EXCEEDINGLY
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| 13:25:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WELL. SENATOR WARNER. AND THAT WAS
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| 13:25:53 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
A COURAGEOUS ACT THAT YOU LED AT THAT TIME. MR. WARNER: I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR HIS KIND REMARKS. MR. SESSIONS: AND WE ARE NOW IN ANOTHER MORNING POINT...
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| 13:26:16 |
MR. WARNER, -
WAR FUNDAMENTALLY THAT WE BELIEVE PRODUCES
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| 13:26:20 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
A GOOD RESULT. PRODUCES A RESULT BETTER THAN THE CONDITION WITHOUT THE WAR. GREAT RISKS ARE ENTAILED HERE. THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. OUR MILITARY...
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| 13:43:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO ADDRESS THE
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| 13:43:42 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
THREAT THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN POSES, TO
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| 13:43:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LAY OUT THE CONCERNS THAT I BELIEVE MUST BE ADDRESSED IF WE ARE TO
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| 13:43:48 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
SUCCEED IN DISARMING IRAQ. THE PRESIDENT HAS CALLED UPON CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO SUPPORT HIS
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| 13:43:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ADMINISTRATION
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| 13:43:56 |
Carper, Thomas "Tom" R. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
IN ITS EFFORT TO ELIMINATE SADDAM HUSSEIN'S HOLD ON WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. CONGRESS HAS RESPONDED BY TAKING UP THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE...
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| 14:01:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN OUR MILITARY. THE VOTE TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF FORCE IN IRAQ
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| 14:01:49 |
Ensign, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Nevada
IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AND IMPORTANT VOTES ANY OF US WILL EVER CAST. WE NEED TO APPROACH THIS ISSUE AS IF WE ARE SENDING OUR VERY OWN CHILDREN...
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| 14:19:39 |
MR. REID, -
I RISE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK TO MY
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| 14:19:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 14:19:42 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
COLLEAGUES, MORE IMPORTANTLY TO SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ESPECIALLY MY FELLOW FLORIDIANS.
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| 14:19:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN MY SERVICE IN THE SENATE, I HAVE NOT SHIED AWAY FROM
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| 14:19:57 |
Graham, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
AUTHORIZING THE USE OF FORCE WHEN I BELIEVED IT WAS IN OUR NATION'S INTEREST. I VOTED TO USE FORCE IN THE PERSIAN GULF IN 1991. I VOTED TO USE FORCE...
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| 14:40:03 |
MS. CANTWELL, -
BE RECOGNIZED FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES -- SENATOR MIKULSKI BE RECOGNIZED FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES. SENATOR MIKULSKI. GO AHEAD. YOU'RE USING THE TIME YOU'RE...
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| 14:40:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DIDN'T USE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM
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| 14:40:19 |
MR. REID, -
MARYLAND. MS. MIKULSKI: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MY FULL STATEMENT BE PLACED IN THE RECORD. THE PRESIDING...
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| 14:40:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE DECIDED TO OPPOSE THE BUSH RESOLUTION ON IRAQ.
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| 14:40:42 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
THIS IS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO GIVE THE PRESIDENT UNLIMITED AUTHORITY TO GO TO WAR, SEND AMERICAN
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| 14:40:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MEN AND WOMEN INTO HARM'S
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| 14:40:51 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
WAY. I TAKE THIS RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUSLY. I'VE LISTENED TO THE PRESIDENT AND HIS ADVISORS, CONSULTED WITH EXPERTS, AND WISE HEADS AND PARTICIPATED...
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| 14:45:51 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
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| 14:46:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 14:46:59 |
Smith, Bob C. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
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| 15:00:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 15:00:21 |
Cantwell, Maria - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
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| 15:18:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 15:18:10 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
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| 15:35:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 15:35:39 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 15:35:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 15:36:02 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 16:03:23 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 16:03:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:03:39 |
Nickles, Don - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
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| 16:04:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. REID, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:04:26 |
Fitzgerald, Peter - U.S. Senator, [R] Illinois
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| 16:20:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:20:23 |
MR. FITZGERALD, -
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| 16:20:52 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:20:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:20:55 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:20:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:20:58 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:21:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:21:07 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:21:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:21:19 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:21:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:21:30 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 16:21:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:21:39 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 16:21:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:21:53 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 16:22:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:22:11 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:22:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. REID, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. REID, -
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| 16:22:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:22:32 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 16:22:48 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:22:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:23:01 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 16:23:06 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:23:19 |
MR. REID, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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THE CLERK, -
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| 16:23:36 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:23:49 |
MR. REID, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:24:00 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 16:24:06 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:24:11 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:24:20 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 16:24:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:24:46 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 16:24:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:24:55 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:25:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:25:05 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 16:25:30 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:25:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:25:45 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:25:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:25:51 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 16:26:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:26:06 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 16:26:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:26:21 |
MR. REID, -
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| 16:26:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:26:31 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 16:26:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:26:41 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 16:26:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:27:00 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 16:27:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:27:22 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 16:28:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:28:32 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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| 16:28:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:28:46 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 16:29:18 |
MR. REID, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:29:25 |
MR. REID, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 16:29:29 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. REID, -
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