| 00:00:02 |
none, -
SMALL TOWNS OR, INDEED, I GUESS IN MY CASE, FROM A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA. WE'RE OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS, BUT THAT DIVERSITY...
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| 00:15:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MORE DISCUSSION I KNOW OF ABOUT THAT AT
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| 00:15:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS POINT. I'LL MAYBE INSERT SOME MATERIALS IN THE RECORD
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| 00:15:43 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
BUT I DID WANT TO THANK SENATOR BIDEN'S STAFF AND OTHERS -- THERE'S A LIST WHICH I'LL PUT IN THE RECORD -- BUT BRIAN McKEOWN, AND ANTHONY MEYER, TOM...
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| 00:16:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALLOTTED TEN-MINUTE SEGMENTS FROM THE REPUBLICAN SIDE. MR.
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| 00:16:44 |
MR. GREGG, -
DODD: IF MY COLLEAGUE WOULD YIELD BEFORE -- RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. I'M GOING TO OFFER A UNANIMOUS
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| 00:16:49 |
MRS. CLINTON, -
CONSENT REQUEST THAT I THINK COVERS
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| 00:16:50 |
MR. GREGG, -
THAT. I'LL HAVE MY COLLEAGUE LOOK AT IT AS WELL SO WE CAN -- WE MAY NEED SOME MODIFICATION. MR. GREGG: I DON'T BELIEVE IT COVERS THE TEN MINUTES. MR....
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| 00:17:05 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
BAUCUS: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THIS LINE HERE TOO SO I ASK CONSENT THAT I SPEAK FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM...
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| 00:17:16 |
MR. GREGG, -
WELL, LET ME TO BE THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST OF
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| 00:17:19 |
MR. DODD, -
MY COLLEAGUE AND I'LL COME
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| 00:17:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BACK TO IT IN A MINUTE. I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET
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| 00:17:22 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
INTO A SITUATION WHERE LIMITATION
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| 00:17:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS WITHOUT SOME CONSIDERATION
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| 00:17:25 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
TO MAKE SURE THERE'S BALANCE TO IT. MR. GREGG: LET'S GO FORWARD WITH THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK.
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| 00:17:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK. MRS. CLINTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK
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| 00:17:37 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
YOU VERY MUCH. AND I APPRECIATE THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE WITH RESPECT TO THE RESCUE PACKAGE, LED IN A
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| 00:17:47 |
MR. GREGG, -
BIPARTISAN FASHION WHICH HAS CERTAINLY PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
|
| 00:17:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN THE ORIGINAL REQUEST THAT CAME TO THE CONGRESS FROM THE TREASURY
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| 00:17:56 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
DEPARTMENT. AND TONIGHT WE WILL VOTE ON LEGISLATION NONE OF US WISH WE WERE CONSIDERING AND NONE OF CUSS AFFORD TO SEE FAIL. THE COSTS OF INACTION ARE...
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| 00:30:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOOTING. I THANK HER FOR HER LEADERSHIP
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| 00:30:36 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
AND HER WORDS TODAY. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. MR. GREGG: I ASK THAT I BE RECOGNIZED FOR 10 MINUTES...
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| 00:30:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. GREGG: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 00:31:01 |
Gregg, Judd Alan - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT, AND THE TREMENDOUS WORK HE HAS DONE OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS TO
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| 00:31:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BRING THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
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| 00:31:11 |
MR. GREGG, -
TO THIS POINT. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY AND THIS IS A CRISIS AND THOSE TERMS ARE OFTEN OVERUSED. IN THIS INSTANCE THEY'RE NOT
|
| 00:31:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEING OVERUSED. WE KNOW THAT THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
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| 00:31:21 |
Gregg, Judd Alan - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
ARE UNDER EXTREME DID YOUR HE'S, WE HAVE SEEN SOME CONSCIOUS R -- DID YOUR RES., WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF OUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FAIL OR BE REORGANIZED...
|
| 00:40:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR BROWN, SENATOR CANTWELL, SENATOR
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| 00:40:21 |
MR. DODD, -
BILL NELSON, SENATOR REID, SENATOR DURBIN, SENATOR OBAMA, SENATOR SCHUMER, SENATOR BOXER, SENATOR MENENDEZ, AND SENATOR KERRY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 00:40:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY BEST. MR. DODD: LET'S MAKE IT SHORT. P THE PRESIDING OFFICER: SO AMENDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA. MR. BAUCUS: MR. PRESIDENT,...
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| 00:41:13 |
MR. DODD, -
SEEING WHERE IT STARTS AND WHERE ENDS. THIS CLOUD
|
| 00:41:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS SO THICK, WE CANNOT SEE ALL THE
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| 00:41:20 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
DANGERS THAT IT HIDES. WE CANNOT TELL EVEN IF THERE'S LIGHT RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE. AND THIS CLOUD IS MOVING FAST. IT IS SPEEDIER AND STORMIER THAN...
|
| 00:51:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CAST IN 30 YEARS AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. I'M GOING TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ECONOMIC STABILIZATION
|
| 00:51:38 |
MR. ISAKSON, -
BILL BECAUSE IT DOES PRECISELY THE ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO
|
| 00:51:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO HELP UNLOCK THE CREDIT MARKETS AND
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| 00:51:44 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
HELP THE AVERAGE WORKING GEORGIAN, THE AVERAGE GEORGIA RETIREE, THE AVERAGE GEORGIA CHILD WHO IS LOOKING TO THE FUTURE TO BENEFIT FROM WHAT RIGHT NOW...
|
| 00:57:11 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
|
| 00:57:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS RESCUE PLAN AND REGRETTABLY A RESCUE
|
| 00:57:15 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
PLAN IS NEEDED. BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT IF WE DO NOT ACT TODAY AND WE DO
|
| 00:57:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT ACT WITH RESOLVE THAT
|
| 00:57:23 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
OUR ECONOMY COULD COME TO A CRASHING
|
| 00:57:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HALT. I'M AFRAID
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| 00:57:28 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
ABOUT MASSIVE LAYOFFS. I'M AFRAID ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS FOLDING. AND I'M WORRIED THAT RETIREMENT AND PENSION FUNDS COULD SHRINK. THEREFORE, I WILL VOTE...
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| 01:03:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NEVER RETREATED FROM THOSE VALUES. AND,
|
| 01:03:09 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
ONCE AGAIN I HEARD THEM AGAIN TODAY. SHE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT IN MY VIEW AND I WILL SPEAK WHY THIS IS NECESSARY BUT ALSO AS IMPORTANTLY THE STEPS BE...
|
| 01:04:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REPORT. THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO 1424, THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: H.R.
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| 01:04:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
1424, AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71 26 THE EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY
|
| 01:04:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACT FOR 1974, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. MR. DODD: I ASK CONSENT THE BILL BE RECORDED AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE LAST UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
|
| 01:05:13 |
THE CLERK, -
LET ME TRANSLATE THAT IN ENGLISH, SOMETIMES THEY ARE CONFUSING. WHAT WE WILL TRY TO DO OVER THE REMAINING 3 1/2 HOURS OR SO IS TO DIVIDE THE TIME EQUALLY....
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| 01:05:28 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
EACH; I HAVEN'T MADE A SIMILAR REQUEST HERE BUT I WILL AT SOME POINT IF MEMBERS ARE NOT UNDERSTANDING OF THE DESIRE OF EVERYONE TO BE HEARD, OR ALMOST...
|
| 01:07:33 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
THAT TOOK PLACE RIGHT AFTER THE "PAULSON PLAN" CAKE FORTH, I THINK, HAVE CREATED A VEHICLE THAT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. I KNOW THAT YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE,...
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| 01:15:58 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
ALMOST ALL OF MY LIFE. I'VE WATCHED HIM WITH GREAT ADMIRATION AND I'VE WATCHED HIM LEAD US ON ARMED SERVICES. CHUCK HAGEL, WHO EXERCISES TREMENDOUS...
|
| 01:19:08 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE AMENDMENT BE CONSIDERED AS READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DODD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO TAKE A...
|
| 01:19:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS WELL ABOUT
|
| 01:19:20 |
THE CLERK, -
SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE HELPED US GOAT THIS -- GET TO THIS POINT. THERE'S A CRISIS IN OUR COUNTRY. THAT'S BEEN SOSD MANY TIMES NOW.
|
| 01:19:28 |
MR. DODD, -
I -- SAID SO MANY TIMES NOW. I HOPE THE IMPACT
|
| 01:19:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THAT STATEMENT ISN'T BEING LOST BECAUSE
|
| 01:19:32 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
OF THE REPETITION OF IT. WE NEED TO ADDRESS IT SWIFTLY AND FORCEFULLY AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. NORMALLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BRINGING UP A BILL,...
|
| 01:41:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSTITUTION TELLS US, WE EMBRACE DEFEAT, DIFFICULTY, AND PERIL. MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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| 01:41:22 |
Coburn, Thomas "Tom" A. M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
THAT THE FULL TEXT OF ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8 OF THE CONSTITUTION BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD AT THIS TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR....
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| 01:41:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GIVEN TO
|
| 01:41:50 |
MR. COBURN, -
CONGRESS. THEY'RE VERY SPECIFIC. THEY'RE VERY DIRECT. IT TELLS US WHAT WE'RE TO BE DEALING
|
| 01:41:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH AND WHAT WE'RE NOT TO BE
|
| 01:41:58 |
Coburn, Thomas "Tom" A. M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
DEALING WITH. IT TELLS US THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TO INTERVENE IN THE LIVES OF AMERICANS. THE TENTH AMENDMENT, ON THE OTHER HAND,...
|
| 01:48:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS COUNTRY FACES $400,000 IN
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| 01:48:32 |
Coburn, Thomas "Tom" A. M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
TAXES FOR THINGS THAT THEY WILL NEVER GET A BENEFIT FROM. $400,000. WHO IN THIS COUNTRY, STARTING OUT EVEN, COULD ABSORB THAT DEBT, PAY THE INTEREST...
|
| 01:49:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIVE? MADAM PRESIDENT, FIRST I WANT
|
| 01:50:02 |
MR. DODD, -
TO THANK CHAIRMAN DODD FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP. LET ME JUST SAY TO EVERY MEMBER WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE CHRIS DODD AT THIS
|
| 01:50:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CRITICAL POSITION AT THIS IMPORTANT TIME. HE HAS CONDUCTED HIMSELF AS
|
| 01:50:17 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
A SUPERB PROFESSIONAL. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN DODD, FOR THE LEADERSHIP YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO OUR COUNTRY. AND TO THE REST OF THE NEGOTIATING TEAM FROM THE...
|
| 01:56:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY OWN ANGER LEVEL HAS
|
| 01:56:40 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
RISEN AS I HAVE HEARD DESCRIPTIONS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY RISKY, RECKLESS BEHAVIOR OF PEOPLE ALL THROUGHOUT THE CHAIN THAT HAVE HELPED CREATE THIS CRISIS....
|
| 01:58:38 |
MS. COLLINS, -
TO PREVENT
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| 01:58:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CATASTROPHIC
|
| 01:58:40 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR ENTIRE ECONOMY. MADAM PRESIDENT, NONE OF US IS HAPPY WITH THE CRISIS WE FACE, WITH THE URGENT PRESSURE TO TAKE DECISIVE ACTION,...
|
| 02:09:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
KELSEY POLSON. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
|
| 02:09:36 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. DODD: I WANT TO ASK IF I CAN THAT THE SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND BE RECOGNIZED FOR SIX MINUTES, THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA...
|
| 02:09:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COMMITTEE
|
| 02:09:57 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
ON BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS, ROBERT LEE, BE GRANTED FLOOR PRIVILEGES FOR THE REMAINDER OF SESSION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 02:10:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. REID:
|
| 02:10:13 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
LET -- MR. REED: LET ME COMMEND YOU OUR COLLEAGUES INCLUDING BARNEY FRANK WE SAT IN A ROOM IN A BICAMERAL BASIS
|
| 02:10:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND BIPARTISAN BASIS AND ESSENTIALLY SKETCHED OUT THE OUTLINE OF THE BILL WE HAVE TODAY. WE REACTED TO THE BLANK CHECK PRESENTED TO US BY THE TREASURY...
|
| 02:10:38 |
MR. REID, -
OVERSIGHT. WE PROVIDE PROTECTIONS FOR TAXPAYERS. THIS WORK WAS UNDERWAY LAST THURSDAY UNDER CHAIRMAN DODD'S DIRECTION AND NOW IS COMING TO THIS FLOOR...
|
| 02:16:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CAME TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WITH BAD NEWS. HE SAID HE NEEDED CONGRESS TO
|
| 02:16:48 |
MR. REED, -
HELP. SOON AFTER SIGNIFICANT DEBATE, CONGRESS WILL DELIVER. THE PROBLEM WE FACE AS A NATION IS URGENT
|
| 02:16:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND UNPRECEDENTED.
|
| 02:16:56 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
AS A RESULT OF LAX
|
| 02:16:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LENDING PRACTICES EARLIER IN THE DECADE
|
| 02:17:00 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS NOW FIND THEMSELVES EITHER DELINQUENT OR UNABLE TO COVER THEIR MORTGAGES. IF THIS WERE THE ONLY PROBLEM, WE COULD ADDRESS IT INDIVIDUALLY...
|
| 02:26:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ENTHUSIASM, THE
|
| 02:26:18 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
COLUMNIST CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER AND GEORGE WILL WOULD SUPPORT THE PACKAGE. LARRY KUDLOW SUPPORTS THE PACKAGE, OF COURSE "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" SUPPORTS...
|
| 02:27:05 |
MR. CASEY, -
IN BOTH HOUSES TO GET THIS
|
| 02:27:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DONE. AND WE HAVE A LOT
|
| 02:27:08 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
MORE WORK TO DO AFTER THIS, BUT I WANT TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS WORK AND FOR HIS LEADERSHIP UNDER VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS...
|
| 02:33:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE BLUE. THE SUGGESTION THAT OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS ON THE
|
| 02:33:11 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
VERGE OF COLLAPSE AND A PROPOSAL UNDER WHICH UNPRECEDENTED POWER, DISCRETION, AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS WOULD BE GIVEN
|
| 02:33:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ESSENTIALLY
|
| 02:33:21 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
IN THE FORM OF ONE PERSON -- THE TREASURY SECRETARY -- TO INTERVENE IN THE MARKET. THERE HAS SINCE BEEN MANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS PLAN AND MUCH TALK ABOUT...
|
| 02:38:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MINUTES, MADAM PRESIDENT. MR. DODD: TEN MINUTES. THE PRESIDING
|
| 02:38:33 |
MR. DODD, -
OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED FOR 10 MINUTES. MR. OBAMA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND TUG TO THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR...
|
| 02:38:52 |
MR. DODD, -
HIS COUNTERPARTS ON THE
|
| 02:38:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OTHER SIDE, INCLUDING SENATOR GREGG, FOR THEIR HARD
|
| 02:38:56 |
Obama, Barack - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
WORK. NOW, THE FACT THAT WE'RE EVEN HERE VOTING ON A PLAN TO RESCUE OUR ECONOMY FROM THE GREED AND IRRESPONSIBILITY OF WALL STREET AND SOME IN WASHINGTON...
|
| 02:49:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT. WE CAN'T WAIT TO RELIEVE THE BURDEN OF CRUSHING HEALTH CARE
|
| 02:49:24 |
Obama, Barack - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
COSTS. WE CAN'T WAIT TO CREATE MILLIONS OF NEW JOBS BY REBUILDING OUR ROADS AND OUR BRIDGES AND INVESTING IN BROADBAND LINES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND...
|
| 02:52:54 |
MR. DODD, -
|
| 02:52:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. MR. DODD: MR. PRESIDENT, I'D ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE VITIATED. I WOULD...
|
| 02:55:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. MR. DeMINT:
|
| 02:55:22 |
MR. DODD, -
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHO I RESPECT DEEPLY WHO ARE ON ALL SIDES OF THIS
|
| 02:55:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BAILOUT ISSUE. ONE OF THEM JUST SPOKE. WE ALL WANT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR AMERICA AND I BELIEVE THAT THOSE WHO HAVE CRAFTED THIS PLAN HAVE PURE AND
|
| 02:55:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOBLE MOTIVES. THEY WANT THIS
|
| 02:55:42 |
DeMint, James "Jim" - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
COUNTRY TO SUCCEED. THEY WANT PROSPERITY I JUST DO NOT BELIEVE THIS BILL GETS THE JOB DONE. IN FACT, IN THE LONG TERM, I'M CONVINCED THAT IT WILL DO...
|
| 03:06:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. SANDERS: I HAVE A CONSENT FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE CLERK:
|
| 03:07:03 |
MR. SANDERS, -
MR. SANDERS
|
| 03:07:04 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
PROPOSES AMENDMENT 4687. MR. SANDERS: I ASK THAT THE READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SANDERS:...
|
| 03:07:19 |
MR. SANDERS, -
ABSURD PROPOSAL ORIGINALLY PRESENTED TO US BY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION, WHICH, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT,
|
| 03:07:25 |
THE CLERK, -
WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE SECRETARY
|
| 03:07:27 |
MR. SANDERS, -
OF THE TREASURY A BLANK CHECK
|
| 03:07:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
|
| 03:07:31 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
TO SPEND $700 BILLION IN ANY WAY THAT HE WANTED WITHOUT ANY TRANSPARENCY, WITHOUT ANY OVERSIGHT, AND WITHOUT ANY JUDICIAL REVIEW. THIS BILL, FAR...
|
| 03:25:06 |
MR. DODD, -
|
| 03:25:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM ALABAMA. GOING BACK
|
| 03:25:09 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
AND FORTH. AT THAT POINT AFTER SENATOR STKERS, I BELIEVE SENATOR -- SANDERS, I BELIEVE SENATOR SCHUMER IS NEXT IN LINE. MR. SESSIONS: MADAM PRESIDENT,...
|
| 03:25:40 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
BASICALLY ONE PERSON WITH VERY, VERY LITTLE
|
| 03:25:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REAL OVERSIGHT A WALL
|
| 03:25:49 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
STREET MAVEN HIMSELF TO ALLOCATE $700 BILLION IN AMERICA'S WEALTH WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO SAY WOULD BE THE LARGEST SINGLE AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURE...
|
| 03:30:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS $4.45. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU
|
| 03:30:11 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
TAKE A ONE-TOP DIRECT AIR FLIGHT FROM ALABAMA TO BIRMINGHAM? IT'S $300, A LITTLE OVER $300. IT MAKES ONE STOP. SO THIS IS WHY PEOPLE ARE MAKING THESE...
|
| 03:32:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CRISIS HAS BEEN
|
| 03:33:01 |
MR. DODD, -
NOTHING SHORT OF PRESIDENTIAL. HE HAS
|
| 03:33:08 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
BEEN ERUDITE, THOUGHTFUL, EFFECTIVE, BEHIND THE SCENES, NO-SHOW BOATING, NO BIG STATEMENTS UNTRUE TO WHAT HE WAS. IT WAS PERFECT. NOW, I RISE TO SUPPORT...
|
| 03:38:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NEW ADDITIONS
|
| 03:38:37 |
MR. DODD, -
THAT SENATOR REID CAME UP WITH IS MONEY DIRECTLILY TO MAIN STREET, MONEY FOR BUSINESSES THAT INVEST TO CREATE JOBS DURING A
|
| 03:38:44 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
TIME OF ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS; TAX BREAKS FOR NEW KINDS OF ENERGY -- SOLAR, WIND -- THAT OUR ECONOMY AWAITS; RELIEF FROM THE A.M.T. WHICH AFFECTS NOT THE...
|
| 03:40:13 |
MR. DOMENICI, -
DON'T HAVE VERY
|
| 03:40:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MUCH TIME. BUT I WANT TO QUICKLY THANK A FEW PEEVMENT IT'S OBVIOUS THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE WORKED EXTRA HARD AND DONE SUCH A MARVELOUS JOB HAVE BEEN THAINGTD...
|
| 03:40:28 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
MANY TIMES LIKE THIS AND THE LAST TIME I DID ONE OF THESE I WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND WE HAD THE SAVINGS AND LOAN BAILOUT AND I REMEMBER...
|
| 03:51:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
JERSEY. MR. MENENDEZ: MADAM PRESIDENT, I AM AS ANGRY
|
| 03:51:06 |
MR. DOMENICI, -
AS ANY NEW JERSEYAN, AS ANY AMERICAN ABOUT THE ECONOMIC SITUATION WE HAVE BEEN PUT IN. BUT THE TRUTH IS, FOR THOSE WHO ARE HONEST WITH THEMSELVES,...
|
| 03:51:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN
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| 03:51:24 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
OPTION. IF WE DON'T GET CREDIT FLOWING AGAIN, BUSINESSES WON'T BE ABLE TO OPERATE, PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS AND GETTING A LOAN...
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| 03:56:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. SHELBY: MADAM PRESIDENT, THE PROPOSAL
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| 03:56:03 |
MR. DODD, -
BEFORE US TONIGHT PROVIDES $700 BILLION TO BUY ILL-LIQUID
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| 03:56:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ASSETS FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THE STATED GOAL OF THIS
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| 03:56:13 |
MR. SHELBY, -
SCHEME IS TO RETURN CONFIDENCE AND LIQUIDITY TO OUR CREDIT MARKETS. WE DID NOT GET INTO THIS SITUATION IN A MATTER OF
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| 03:56:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DAYS, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO
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| 03:56:22 |
MR. SHELBY, -
FIX IT WITH A PIECE OF LEGISLATION QUICKLY COBBLED TOGETHER IN THE BACK ROOMS OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL. IN FACT, MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS CRISIS HAS...
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| 04:12:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DELAYED ACCORDINGLY AND ANY OTHER PROVISIONS REMAIN
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| 04:13:01 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
IN EFFECT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DODD: SENATOR NELSON OF FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR...
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| 04:13:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CERTAINLY I SUPPORT
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| 04:13:25 |
MR. DODD, -
THEM. BUT THE
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| 04:13:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNDERLYING
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| 04:13:30 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
BILL, THIS BILL REWARDS THE BANKS AND LEAVES THE LITTLE PERSON WITH THE SHORT END OF THE STICK. AND THAT IS NOT RIGHT. THIS PLAN REWARDS THE INVESTMENT...
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| 04:18:54 |
Gregg, Judd Alan - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
FORTH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR INTO EXPLAINING THE PROBLEMS THAT...
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| 04:19:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THOSE WHO HAVE BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT. WE KNOW IT'S NOT PERFECT, YOU KNOW IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT I THINK
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| 04:19:17 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
YOU'VE DONE THE COUNTRY A GREAT SERVICE. TO THE SENATORS WHO NEGOTIATED THIS WITH THEIR HOUSE COLLEAGUES, TO THE STAFF WHO HAS BEEN WORKING NIGHT AND...
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| 04:26:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONNECTICUT. MR. DODD: I JUST WANT TO ASK CONSENT THAT ERIC RITHER
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| 04:26:11 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
BE GRANTED FLOOR PRIVILEGES, IF I MAY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DODD: JUST ONE QUICK THOUGHT. AGAIN, WE'RE ALL ENTITLED TO OUR...
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| 04:26:24 |
MR. DODD, -
FLORIDA,
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| 04:26:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR NELSON TALK ABOUT THE
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| 04:26:27 |
MR. DODD, -
EXECUTIVE PORTION OF THIS
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| 04:26:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 04:26:35 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
BILL, WHEN TREASURY BUYS ASSETS DIRECTLY, THE INSTITUTION SHALL OBSERVE STANDARDS LIMITING INCENTIVES ALLOWING CALL BACK AND PROHIBITING GOLDEN PAIR CHUTES....
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| 04:27:56 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
LOST OUR COLLEAGUES, AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S JUST AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF ANGER HERE. AND THAT ANGER RUNS DEEP ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND IT OUGHT...
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| 04:33:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR JUDD GREGG WHO HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB OF STEPPING IN AND ALSO PROVIDING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LEADERSHIP. I THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR THE WORK...
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| 04:34:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POINT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK SECRETARY
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| 04:34:08 |
Martinez, Mel - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
PAULSON. I'VE HEARD RECENTLY PEOPLE SPHRESSING PERHAPS A -- THAT THIS IS SOME SORT OF A POWER GRAB BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. THIS MAN WILL BE...
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| 04:39:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALL STUNNED. THEY AND THEIR ALLIES WERE TELLING US THE FUNDAMENTALS OF OUR ECONOMY
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| 04:39:23 |
MR. DODD, -
WERE STRONG, JUST TWO WEEKS BEFORE WE HEARD IT WAS
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| 04:39:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CRASHING. THEY HAD FAILED TO USE
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| 04:39:30 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THE POWERS CONGRESS HAD GIVEN THEM TO STOP BAD MORTGAGES WHERE WAS THE OVERSIGHT IN THEIR PROPOSAL? WHERE WAS THE TAXPAYER EQUITY? WHERE WAS THE CONTROL...
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| 04:41:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BORROWING FROM BANKS TO FINANCE
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| 04:42:00 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
OUR BUDGET. NOW, HOW DID WE GET HERE? THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING, DON'T POINT FINGERS, DON'T TALK ABOUT IT. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT. IT WAS...
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| 04:44:03 |
MR. GREGG, -
GREGG: AND THEN I UNDERSTAND WE'RE
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| 04:44:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GOING TO THE AMTRAK FOR HALF AN HOUR; IS
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| 04:44:06 |
Gregg, Judd Alan - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
THAT CORRECT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. MR. DODD: IF I MAY INQUIRE OF MY GOOD FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, HE'S BEEN VERY GENEROUS.
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| 04:44:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I MAY ASK FOR A LITTLE GENEROSITY ON THE TIME TOO. I'M RUNNING INTO A CRUNCH
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| 04:44:16 |
MR. GREGG, -
IN TERMS OF A COUPLE OF MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE HEARD FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. BUT LET ME GOAT THAT
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| 04:44:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POINT. I THANK YOU. MR. GREGG: THANK
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| 04:44:23 |
MR. GREGG, -
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. MR. GREGG: MADAM
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| 04:44:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT WE ARE HERE AT
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| 04:44:29 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
A VERY SIGNIFICANT TIME RELATIVE TO THE CONGRESS'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT AND TRY TO AVOID A SIGNIFICANT CRISIS FOR OUR NATION.
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| 04:44:43 |
MR. GREGG, -
I -- I LISTENED
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| 04:44:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO RANKING MEMBER SHELBY, FORMER CHAIRMAN SHELBY, WHO
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| 04:44:47 |
Gregg, Judd Alan - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
I HAVE THE MOST TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW WE GOT HERE, IF THIS NATION HAD LISTENED TO RICHARD SHELBY, WE PROBABLY...
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| 04:56:50 |
MR. DODD, -
LOT OF TIME EXPLAINING WHAT I THINK
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| 04:56:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS THE RIGHT THING THAT WE SHOULD DO
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| 04:56:54 |
Cantwell, Maria - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
TO PUT AS MUCH LIQUIDITY INTO THE MARKETS AS POSSIBLE. SO I WILL TRY TO BE SUCCINCT. I CAME TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE, I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO...
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| 05:02:18 |
MR. DODD, -
AND SENATE, DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. AND I LISTENED AS THEY TOLD US IN
|
| 05:02:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VERY SERIOUS TONES THAT UNLESS WE DID SOMETHING, THERE WOULD BE A MELTDOWN OF
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| 05:02:26 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND UNLESS WE ACTED QUICKLY, WE COULD FACE A COLLAPSE OF OUR ECONOMY. BUSINESSES WOULD FAIL. PEOPLE WOULD...
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| 05:07:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. THE MAJORITY HAS
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| 05:07:44 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
FOUR MINUTES
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| 05:07:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:07:50 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
|
| 05:07:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REMAINING. MR. DODD: I GIVE THREE MINUTES TO MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA. A SENATOR:
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| 05:08:20 |
MR. DODD, -
MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. FEINSTEIN: MR. PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW THEY SAY THAT SENATORS HAVE SIX-YEAR TERMS...
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| 05:08:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNDERAND IT IT OR -- UNDERSTAND IT OR MAY BE OPPOSED TO IT.
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| 05:08:47 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
I RECEIVED 91,000 PHONE CALLS AN E-MAILS FROM THOSE IN CALIFORNIA. 85,000 OF THEM OPPOSE TO THIS MEASURE. THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF CONFUSION OUT THERE....
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| 05:11:12 |
MR. DODD, -
OF TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN THE
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| 05:11:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CHAIRMAN DESCRIBED THE
|
| 05:11:17 |
MR. DODD, -
CONDITIONS OF OUR ECONOMY. WE HEAR THE WORD "CREDIT
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| 05:11:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CRUJ." I WAS
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| 05:11:22 |
MR. DODD, -
CALLETTED IN HIGH SCHOOL BY JESUITS. THE WORD "CREDIT" COMES FROM THE LATIN WORD "TO BELIEVE." WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME AT THIS MOMENT THAN ANY...
|
| 05:13:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RELEASES, AND SO FORTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THERE WILL BE 15 MINUTES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 16 MINUTES FOR THE MINORITY. WHO...
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| 05:13:15 |
THE CLERK, -
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| 05:13:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME? MRS. HUTCHISON: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS. HUTCH MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE...
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| 05:14:43 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
DISCRETION. MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 05:14:44 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
I RISE TO TALK ABOUT THE AMTRAK REAUTHORIZATION BILL WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST VOTE TONIGHT. I WANT TO START OUT BY THANKING MY COLLEAGUE, SENATOR SMITH...
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| 05:26:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:26:47 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
PROCESS. EARLIER THIS WEEK. THIS IS A DECISION THAT'S GOING TO GIVE A REAL OPTION TO TRAVELERS FROM FRUSTRATING LINES AT THE AIRPORT, HIGH GAS PRICES...
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| 05:34:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIRST AND FOREMOST, SENATE
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| 05:34:14 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. AND, MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO BE REMINDED WHEN THERE'S THREE MINUTES TO GO BECAUSE I WANT THE SENATOR...
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| 05:36:54 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
COUNTRY, AND
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| 05:36:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I DEEPLY BELIEVE THAT RAIL HAS
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| 05:36:57 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
A FUTURE. MY OWN STATE, CALIFORNIA, HAS A $10 BILLION BOND ISSUE ON THE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER TO FUND A HIGH-SPEED -- BEGIN THE FUNDING OF A HIGH-SPEED...
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| 05:40:04 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
REITERATE THE FACT THAT THIS
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| 05:40:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS A CHANCE TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THAT WE
|
| 05:40:11 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
TRAVEL IN THIS COUNTRY. WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T GET
|
| 05:40:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE FROM HERE IF YOU GET ON THE ROADS, WHETHER THEY BE THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS
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| 05:40:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OR STREET ROADS. AIRPLANES ARE EVER MORE
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| 05:40:23 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
DELINQUENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER SERVICE ON TIME. AND SO THIS IS A CHANCE FOR EVERYBODY TO STEP UP AND DECLARE THAT WE ARE GOING TO...
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| 05:41:17 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
CRASH
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| 05:41:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN CALIFORNIA. I THINK IT REALLY SPURRED US TO
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| 05:41:20 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
BE ABLE TO PUT THESE TOGETHER AND GO FORWARD AND THE POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR EVERY RAIL CARRIER BY THE YEAR 2015 IS GOING TO...
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| 05:42:13 |
MR. WARNER, -
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| 05:42:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WEBB, MIKULSKI
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| 05:42:16 |
Warner, John W. - U.S. Senator, [R] Virginia
AND BRINGING TOGETHER THE LIFELINE OF THE RAIL IN METRO AREA. WE SPEAK AS SPOKESMEN IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND VIRGINIA, ALL OF WHOM ARE ESSENTIAL...
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| 05:42:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
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| 05:42:59 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
ROLL.
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| 05:43:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:43:15 |
MR. REID, -
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| 05:43:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. WITHOUT OBJECTION. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER THE MOTION TO CONCUR WITH AN AMENDMENT IS WITHDRAWN AND THE...
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| 05:44:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
H.R. 2095. THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. VOTE: VOTE: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE THERE ANY SENATORS IN THE CHAMBER WISHING...
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| 06:06:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOW RESUMES CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7081, THE U.S.-INDIA TRADE AGREEMENT, AND THERE ARE TWO MINUTES EQUALLY DIVIDED -- MR. LEAHY: MR. PRESIDENT, COULD...
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| 06:07:10 |
MR. LEAHY, -
AMENDMENT, NUMBER 5683, BE VISHTD
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| 06:07:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNLESS THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE
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| 06:07:17 |
MR. REID, -
OBJECTION?
|
| 06:07:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE NOW RESUMES CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7081,
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| 06:07:25 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
THE U.S.-INDIA AGREEMENT AND THERE ARE TWO MINUTES EQUALLY DIVIDED PRIOR TO A VOTE ON THE BINGAMAN-DORGAN AMENDMENT, NUMBER
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| 06:07:36 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
5683. THE SENATE IS NOT IN ORDER. WILL THE SENATE COME TO ORDER SO WE CAN HEAR THE ARGUMENTS ON EITHER SIDE. IF THE SENATORS WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO TAKE...
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| 06:08:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON THIS PLANET, EXACTLY THE LAST THING WE NEED. BUT I UNDERSTAND AND I THINK SENATOR BINGAMAN UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS SENATE WILL LIKELY APPROVE THIS...
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| 06:08:38 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THIS EVENING. OUR AMENDMENT IS RELATIVELY SIMPLE. IT SAYS, IF INDIA TESTS NUCLEAR WEAPONS, THIS AGREEMENT IS NULLIFIED AND WE WORK TO TRY TO SHUT OFF...
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| 06:09:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SUBJECT MATTER. I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR MY COLLEAGUES, SENATOR DORGAN, SENATOR
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| 06:09:39 |
MR. DODD, -
BINGAMAN. BUT I WOULD MERELY
|
| 06:09:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POINT TOUT MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS
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| 06:09:42 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT THEY OFFER, THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT, THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT, THE HYDE AMENDMENT AND THIS BILL ALL HAVE PROVISIONS IN IT THAT...
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| 06:10:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRIOR TO A VOTE IN RELATION TO THE VOTE ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL. WHO YIELDS TIME? THE SENATOR FROM INDIANA. MR. LUGAR: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK ALL SENATORS...
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| 06:11:16 |
Lugar, Richard "Dick" G. - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
US. AND THIS RELATIONSHIP IS SEALED IN A VERY SIGNIFICANT WAY BY THIS AGREEMENT. WE'VE TESTED IN THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS, BACK...
|
| 06:12:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE LEGISLATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE IS A SUFFICIENT
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| 06:12:20 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
SECOND. THE CLERK WILL READ THE BILL FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE CLERK: H.R. 7081, AN ACT TO APPROVE THE UNITED STATES-INDIA AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION ON...
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| 06:12:36 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
ROLL. VOTE:
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| 06:12:44 |
THE CLERK, -
|
| 06:12:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE THERE ANY SENATORS IN THE CHAMBER WHO HAVE NOT VOTED OR WHO WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? IF NOT, ON THIS, THE YEAS ARE...
|
| 06:28:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
H.R. 1424. WITHOUT OBJECTION. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE RESUMES CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1424. THERE ARE TWO MINUTES EQUALLY DIVIDED PRIOR TO...
|
| 06:29:39 |
MR. SANDERS, -
BOTTOM 50%. THE
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| 06:29:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TOP 1% HAVE MORE
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| 06:29:41 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
WEALTH THAN THE BOTTOM 90%. SINCE PRESIDENT BUSH HAS BEEN IN OFFICE, THE MIDDLE CLASS HAS SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING WHILE...
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| 06:30:49 |
MR. GREGG, -
IT PROTECTS THE TAXPAYERS. IT
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| 06:30:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROTECTS MORTGAGEES. IT'S DIRECTED AT MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE
|
| 06:30:53 |
Gregg, Judd Alan - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
NO GOLDEN PARACHUTES OR UNDUE BENEFITS TO THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THESE COMPANIES. AND IT HAS AGGRESSIVE REGULATION IT'S A BALANCED APPROACH WHICH WAS REACHED...
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| 06:32:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REMARKS ON A SUBJECT THAT I WOULD ASK THAT THE CHAIR BRING THE SENATE TO ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: I WOULD THE SENATORS TO SUSPEND THEIR CONVERSATIONS...
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| 06:32:18 |
MR. REID, -
LEADER. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO SPEAK -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WILL THE SENATOR SUSPEND FOR A MINUTE UNTIL THE SENATE COMES TO ORDER....
|
| 06:32:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONGRESS, WANING HOURS, AND WE DEPEND SO MUCH ON OUR STAFFS, OUR INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL STAFFS AND THE
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| 06:32:39 |
MR. REID, -
PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE SENATE. AND I'M GOING TO
|
| 06:32:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DIRECT SOME ATTENTION TO DAVID TINSLEY, WHO ALL OF
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| 06:32:45 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
US KNOW, THE MAN HERE WITH THE GLASSES, HERE ALL THE TIME. BUT IN SPEAKING ABOUT HIM, I'M SPEAKING ABOUT ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO WORK THESE UNBELIEVABLE...
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| 06:36:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAN MANY OF US.
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| 06:36:25 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
NOT THAT THEY KNOW YOUR NAME, DAVE, BUT THEY DO KNOW YOUR FACE. AND I JUST WANT TO JOIN MY GOOD FRIEND, THE MAJORITY LEADER, IN THANKING YOU FOR 31...
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| 06:37:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MINORITY LEADER. MR. McCONNELL: MR. PRESIDENT, THE C-SPAN VIEWERS OF AMERICA HAVE RARELY SEEN THE SENATE IN APPLAUSE
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| 06:37:22 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
LIKE THEY JUST SAW IT A FEW MINUTES AGO, BUT ALSO IT ILLUSTRATES HOW WELL WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER ON A BIPARTISAN BASIS TO TRY TO ADDRESS
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| 06:37:34 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
THE
|
| 06:37:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SIGNIFICANT CRISIS CONFRONTING OUR COUNTRY'S FINANCIAL
|
| 06:37:38 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
SYSTEM. WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS A COMING TOGETHER, BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARE HERE TONIGHT. WE HAD UNPRECEDENTED...
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| 06:39:37 |
MR. REID, -
IN HENDERSON, NEVADA,
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| 06:39:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE OF NEVADA. HE
|
| 06:39:42 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
WROTE: "I'M A HOMEOWNER AND HAVE A WIFE AND TWO KIDS. I'VE BEEN EMPLOYED IN NEVADA FOR FIVE-PLUS YEARS AS A SALESMAN IN THE SOUTHERN NEVADA AREA. THIS...
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| 06:48:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CHAIRS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: SENATORS WILL VOTE FROM THEIR CHAIRS -- FROM THEIR DESKS. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. VOTE:
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| 06:48:25 |
MR. REID, -
|
| 06:48:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE: #E THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE THERE ANY SENATORS PRESENT WHO HAVE NOT VOTED OR WHO WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? IF NOT, ON THIS VOTE, THE YEAS...
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| 06:59:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO. THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, COULD WE HAVE ORDER? MR. PRESIDENT -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. MR. REID:...
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| 07:00:16 |
MR. REID, -
THEIR CHAIRS BECAUSE OTHER SUPREME TO LEAVE AND THEY CAN DEPART
|
| 07:00:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CHAMBER. MR. PRESIDENT, WE'LL BE
|
| 07:00:22 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
IN SESSION TOMORROW. THERE'LL BE MINOR BUSINESS TRANSACTED. WE'LL BE IN MORNING BUSINESS AND WILL TRY TO CLEAR SOME BILLS THAT WE CAN. WE'LL SEE FRIDAY...
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| 07:02:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THINGS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THERE ARE NOW TWO MINUTES EQUALLY DIVIDED PRIOR IT A VOTE ON THE
|
| 07:02:33 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
PASSAGE OF THE BILL, AS AMENDED. ALL TIME IS YIELDED BACK. THE CLERK WILL READ THE BILL FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE CLERK: H.R. 1424, AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FORTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. -- OF 1974 AND SO FORTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SNECKED THERE IS A SUFFICIENT...
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THE CLERK, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE THERE ANY SENATORS IN THE CHAMBER WHO WISH TO VOTE OR WHO WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? IF NOT, ON THIS VOTE, THE AYES ...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PASSED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. DURBIN: I ASK THAT THE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN: I ASK CONSENT THAT
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MR. DURBIN, -
THE SENATE REVERT TO THE ORDER OF MORNING
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN: I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF
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MR. DURBIN, -
A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL:
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MR. DURBIN, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. DURBIN, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER. MR. DURBIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. DURBIN, -
H.R. 063. -- 6463. MR.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DURBIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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MR. DURBIN, -
THAT THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE, ANY STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE MEASURE BE PLACED IN THE...
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THE CLERK, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR...
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
CALENDAR 903, S. 1703, A BILL TO PREVENT AND REDUCE TRAFFICKING AND PERSONS. MR. DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT, THAT THE DID DURBIN AMENDMENT ABE GREAD TO
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO THE
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
BILL AS AMENDED BE READ A THIRD TIME AN PASSED, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE WITH NO
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INTER-- INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE BILL BE PLACED IN THE
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THE CLERK, -
APPROPRIATE PLACE IN THE RECORD AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT JECTION. MR. DURBIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
TO CALENDAR 954, S. 3013. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR 954, S. 3013, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR RETIREMENT EQUITY FOR...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF COLUMBIA AND FOR
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MR. DURBIN, -
OTHER PURPOSES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR. DURBIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS BE AGREED TO AS ORIGINAL
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THE CLERK, -
TEXT, THE COLLINS AMENDMENT BE AGREED TO, THE BILL AS AMENDED BE READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE WITH NO...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE RECORD AS IF READ IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE COMMITTEE ON RULES BE DISCHARGED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3073. THE PRESIDING...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR. DURBIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE CORNYN-FEINSTEIN SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT AT THE DESK BE AGREED TO, THE BILL AS AMENDED...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND PASSED, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID
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THE CLERK, -
ON THE TABLE AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THE MEASURE APPEAR AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE IN THE RECORD AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
OF H.R. 7177, WHICH IS AT THE DESK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: H.R. 7177, AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
MEASURE. MR. DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE BILL BE READ THREE TIMES AN PASSED, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE AND THAT ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS MEASURE BE PRINTED IN THE
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THE CLERK, -
RECORD AT APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF GIVEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7198,
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
WHICH WAS RECEIVED FROM THE HOUSE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: H.R. 7198, AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DONORS AND THE FAMILY OF
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
ORGAN DONORS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR. DURBIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE BILL BE READ...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE BILL
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THE CLERK, -
BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT, I SEE MY COLLEAGUE,...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE FLOOR. I DON'T KNOW IF
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
HE SEEKS RECOGNITION. MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE SENATE COMPLETES ITS BUSINESS TAY,
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT STAND IN RECESS UNTIL 10:00 A.M.
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, FOLLOWING THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE, JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS BE APPROVED TO DATE THE TIME FOR THE TWO LEADERS BE RESERVED FOR USE...
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MR. WARNER, -
THE PREVIOUS ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE STANDS IN RECESS UNTIL 10:00
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. DURBIN, -
A.M. >>
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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