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none, -
C-SPAN2. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. THE CHAPLAIN, DR. BARRY BLACK, WILL LEAD THE SENATE IN PRAYER. THE CHAPLAIN: LET US...
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| 00:00:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AWARE OF OUR INSUFFICIENCY. WE ARE BUT BURNING CANDLES LASHED BY WINDS THAT MOCK OUR BOASTING PRIDE. REMIND US
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| 00:00:49 |
THE CHAPLAIN, -
THAT HUMAN EFFORTS AND INGENUITY ARE POWERLESS WITHOUT YOU. YOU ALONE, O LORD, DESERVE HONOR AND PRAISE FOR POWER, GLORY, AND VICTORY BELONG TO YOU....
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| 00:02:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL READ A COMMUNICATION TO THE SENATE. THE CLERK: WASHINGTON, D.C, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009, TO THE SENATE: UNDER...
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| 00:02:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TEMPORE. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. REID:
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| 00:03:03 |
THE CLERK, -
FOLLOWING LEADER REMARKS THE, THE SENATE WILL BE IN A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS UNTIL 12:30 TODAY, WITH THE TIME DIVIDED BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS OR...
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MR. REID, -
TO SENATOR
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TED
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
KENNEDY. FOLLOWING THAT, CRASS -- YESTERDAY CLOTURE VOTE WAS INVOKED IN THE NOMINATION OF CASS SUNSTEIN. ALL SENATORS WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE VOTE...
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| 00:12:42 |
MR. MCCONNELL, -
WAS MEMORIALIZED OVER
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| 00:12:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PAST WEEKS IN SO MANY POIGNANT STORIES AND HEARTFELT
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| 00:12:49 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
EXPRESSIONS OF GRATITUDE AND GRIEF. TODAY THE SENATE ALSO GRIEVES NOT ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS A FRIEND, BUT BECAUSE THE SENATE WAS SO MUCH A PART OF WHO...
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| 00:25:35 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
MIGHT USE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KERRY: MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO THANK MAJORITY LEADER REID AND MINORITY LEADER McCONNELL...
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| 00:25:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME THAT THEY HAVE SET ASIDE
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| 00:25:52 |
MR. KERRY, -
FOR US TODAY TO REMEMBER TED KENNEDY, OUR BELOVED COLLEAGUE,
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| 00:25:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY SENIOR SENATOR FOR NEARLY A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, A FRIEND, THE MAN I MET FIRST AND WHO HAD A GREAT INFLUENCE ON ME IN POLITICS
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| 00:26:05 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
BACK IN 1962, WHEN AS A YOUNG ABOUT-TO-BE COLLEGE STUDENT, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING AS A VOLUNTEER IN HIS FIRST CAMPAIGN FOR THE UNITED STATES...
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| 00:39:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ABOUT MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, TED KENNEDY. I CAME TO THE SENATE IN JANUARY OF 1983, AND MY FIRST REAL OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH TED CAME IN THE ARMED...
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| 00:39:31 |
Bingaman, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
IN THE SENATE FOR 20 YEARS, HE HAD CHOSEN THAT YEAR TO GO ON TO THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, AND SINCE WE WERE BOTH GOING ON THAT -- THAT YEAR IN 1983,...
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| 00:44:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND THIS IS A ROBUST HALL WITH -- KNOWN FOR A
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| 00:44:21 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
LOT OF NOISE. IT SEEMS QUIETER TODAY BECAUSE TEDDY'S NOT HERE. SO WE GATH -- SO WE GATHER TODAY 0 TO SHARE A FEW THOUGHTS. I'M GOING TO ASK CONSENT THAT...
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| 00:45:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EDWARD KENNEDY
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| 00:45:03 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
AS WELL, WHO MADE, WHAT I THOUGHT WERE EXCELLENT COMMENTS ABOUT THEIR FATHER AT HIS FUNERAL SERVICE. JUST A FEW THOUGHTS THIS MORNING. WHEN WE TRY...
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| 00:59:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO
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| 00:59:24 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
VICKY AND CARA AND PATRICK AND TED JR. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE NOT ONLY OF SERVING WITH SENATOR TED KENNEDY BUT ALSO WITH CONGRESSMAN PATRICK KE -- PATRICK...
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| 01:11:23 |
MR. BROWNBACK, -
I CAME INTO THIS
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| 01:11:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BODY IN A SEAT HELD
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| 01:11:26 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
BY AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS QUITE AN INSTITUTION AS WELL, BOB DOLE, WAS IN THIS SEAT. SO I KNOW WHEN PEOPLE LOOK TO THE PERSON THAT FOLLOWS AFTER TED KENNEDY,...
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| 01:17:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DARK PLACES. ALL OF US STAND IN AWE OF THE
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| 01:17:42 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
LENGTHY RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT SENATOR KENNEDY LEAVES US. IT WAS A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO SERVE FOR MANY YEARS WITH TED KENNEDY ON THE ARMED SERVICES...
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| 01:24:11 |
MR. DURBIN, -
OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE GATHERED
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| 01:24:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO HEAR THE
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| 01:24:15 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW THAT THEY RAN HIGH BECAUSE THERE WERE EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT AND DISAPPROVAL DURING THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. I SAT WITH HARRY REID...
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| 01:40:05 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
SOMETHING. I WAITED AN APPROPRIATE TIME AND MADE SOME REMARKS ON THE FLOOR IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HELP PUT THE TEACHING OF AMERICAN...
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| 01:45:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATE. FROM
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| 01:45:45 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THAT SEAT, THAT SEAT IN THE BACK OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SENATE CHAMBER, HE USED HIS POWERFUL VOICE TO SPEAK OUT FOR THOSE VOICES WHO WERE RARELY HEARD. I...
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| 01:57:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BIGGER HEART. SYMPATHETIC TO THOSE IN NEED
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| 01:57:33 |
Cochran, Thad - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
AND WILLING TO DO ALL HE COULD TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS. HE GOT RESULTS: IMPROVING AND EXPANDING FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO MAKE AVAILABLE EDUCATION AND NUTRITION...
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| 02:02:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSENT REQUEST COME BEFORE MY COMMENTS, I
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| 02:02:08 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
HAVE SEVEN UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET DURING TODAY'S SESSION OF THE SENATE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS...
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| 02:06:14 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
TIME IT HAS HURT SO MUCH TO SEE THE BLACK DRAPE ACROSS HIS DESK. TO SEE THE VASE OF WHITE NOW WHITE FLOWERS. I WENT BY YESTERDAY AND PUT MY HAND ON...
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| 02:29:54 |
MS. MIKULSKI, -
WEEKS
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| 02:29:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGO COMING OUT
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| 02:29:57 |
Mikulski, Barbara A. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
OF CHURCH AND READY TO BE AT MY DUTY STATION BUT CAN'T QUITE STAND TO BE 4 '11" AND GIVE THESE REMARKS. BUT I DO WANT TO SPECIES AND SPEEP SPEAK FROM...
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| 02:45:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF LIBERALISM, PERHAPS THE NATION'S LEADING CHAMPION
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| 02:45:16 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
OF LIBERALISM. HE BELIEVED THAT GOVERNMENT COULD SERVE THE PEOPLE. AND IT OUGHT TO DO MORE TO SERVE PEOPLE. ON THAT WE SOMETIMES DISAGREED. BUT HE...
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| 02:50:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE GRANTED FLOOR PRIVILEGES OF THE SESSION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 02:50:25 |
MR. HARKIN, -
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. HARKIN: MR. PRESIDENT, AROUND THIS CHAMBER I SEE MEN MEN OF REMARKABLE TALENTS AND ABILITIES AND I HAVE A STRONG SENSE, WE
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| 02:50:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALL DO, THAT THERE IS
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| 02:50:38 |
MR. HARKIN, -
A TREMENDOUS VOID NOW IN OUR MIDST. A VERY SPECIAL SENATOR, A
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| 02:50:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VERY SPECIAL FRIEND, A MEMBER
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| 02:50:46 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
WHO PLAYED A UNIQUE ROLE WITHIN THIS BODY FOR NEARLY HALF A CENTURY IS NO LONGER WITH US. WE'VE HER MANY GLOWING AND RICHLY EARNED CONTRIBUTE OUTS...
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| 03:01:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO
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| 03:01:27 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
WORK WITH. AND I WISH WE WEREN'T HERE TODAY TALKING ABOUT THE PASSING PASSING OF SENATOR KENNEDY. WE DISAGREED ON MOST THINGS BUT FOUND COMMON GROUND...
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| 03:09:04 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
NUMBER
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| 03:09:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF YEARS. WE
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| 03:09:09 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
MISS HIM. WE MISS HIS CAMARADERIE, HIS HUMOR, HIS CANDOR, MOST OF ALL HIS COURAGE. AND THOUGH HE WON'T BE HERE TO JOIN US IN THE FUTURE, THE THINGS...
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| 03:19:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT, ON AUGUST 25, A
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| 03:19:24 |
MR. BYRD, -
TOWERING
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| 03:19:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIGURE ON OUR NATIONAL POLITICAL
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| 03:19:30 |
MR. BYRD, -
LANDSCAPE LEFT US
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| 03:19:40 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
FOREVER. EDWARD MOORE KENNEDY SUCCUMBED TO A MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMOR AFTER AN 18-MONTH BATTLE FOR HIS LIFE. AS I LOOK NOW AT HIS DESK, DRAPED WITH BLACK...
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| 03:31:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE. MR. PRESIDENT, I
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| 03:31:58 |
Chambliss, Clarence "Saxby" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
RISE TO PAY MY RESPECTS TO THE LATE SENATOR TED KENNEDY. IT'S, AS ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES SAID EARLIER, IT IS A LITTLE BIT IRONIC WHEN YOU COME TO THE...
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| 03:40:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRISTINE WHITE ROSES AND THE POEM BY ROBERT FROST AND I THINK OF THE PAST 17 YOURS I'VE BEEN HERE
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| 03:41:01 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
AND HAVE LOOKED UP AND, PERHAPS, LATE AT NIGHT, PERHAPS IT'S IN THE MORNING, PERHAPS IT'S IN THE AFTERNOON, AND SENATOR KENNEDY IS AT HIS DESK AND...
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| 03:49:52 |
MR. BAUCUS, -
GIVE."
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| 03:49:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THESE WORDS RING TRUE TODAY AS WE REMEMBER THE LIFE OF OUR
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| 03:49:57 |
Baucus, Max - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
LATE COLLEAGUE, SENATOR TED KENNEDY. SO MUCH OF THIS COUNTRY'S HISTORY IN THE PAST HALF-CENTURY CAN BE ASTRIBTED TO THIS ONE MAN -- ATTRIBUTED TO THIS...
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| 04:01:56 |
MR. ENZI, -
THE SENATE BUT IN
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| 04:01:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES AS WELL. HE WAS INTERESTED AND CONCERNED NOT ONLY ABOUT HIS COLLEAGUES
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| 04:02:01 |
Enzi, Michael "Mike" B. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
BUT ABOUT OUR STAFFS AND ALL THOSE WITH WHOM HE WORKED ON A LONG LIST OF ISSUES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR NATION FOR MANY GENERATIONS...
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| 04:08:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HOUSE AND THE NEWSPAPERS EVERY DAY. AT FIRST, HE SERVED IN THE SHADOW OF
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| 04:08:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HIS OLDER BROTHERS. BUT AS I
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| 04:08:45 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
GREW UP, THE YOUNGEST BROTHER OF THE KENNEDY FAMILY DID TOO IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE NATION. FOR ME AND SO MANY OTHERS, TED KENNEDY BECAME A SIMILAR...
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| 04:17:14 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
THERE IS SO MUCH TO SA I
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| 04:17:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
KNOW WE ARE LIMITED IN TIME. WE
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| 04:17:18 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
COULD SPEAK FOREVER. EVERY ONE OF US COULD SPEAK FOREVER ABOUT TED KENNEDY BECAUSE HE HAD SO MANY INTERACTIONS WITH EACH OF US. IT'S AMAZING THAT EVERY...
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| 04:29:45 |
MR. MERKLEY, -
I HAD WANTED TO COME
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| 04:29:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OUT TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO SEE HOW OUR
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| 04:29:50 |
Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
NATION OPERATES. I'D HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS AN INTERN FOR A SENATOR FROM MY HOME STATE, SENATOR HATFIELD. MY FATHER HAD ALWAYS TALKED...
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| 04:40:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE WHOLE WORLD -- WERE REMEMBERING
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| 04:40:45 |
MR. ISAKSON, -
BACK TO WHAT HAPPENED ON 9/11/2001 IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. YESTERDAY MOST APPROPRIATELY IN
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| 04:40:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS CAPITOL JUST
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| 04:40:54 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
OUTSIDE OF THE ROTUNDA, THE SENATE AND HOUSE JOINTLY COMMEMORATED THE FLIGHT. 33 PASSENGERS WHO RISKED AND LOST THEIR LIVES, WHAT WAS THE WORST DAY...
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| 04:45:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A QUOTE FROM TED. AND IT READS THIS WAY -- "SINCE I WAS A BOY, I HAD KNOWN THE
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| 04:45:45 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
JOY OF SAILING THE WATERS OFF OF CAPE COD. AND FOR ALL OF MY YEARS IN PUBLIC LIFE, I HAVE BELIEVED THAT AMERICA MUST SAIL TOWARD THE SHORES OF LIBERTY...
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| 04:53:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COLLEAGUE, THE GREAT SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 04:53:37 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
I THINK FOR ME, BEING IN MY SECOND TERM, STILL A RELATIVE NEWCOMER HERE, ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS OF MY LIFE HAS BEEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH...
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| 05:01:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND THE REPUBLICAN LEADER OR HIS
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| 05:01:59 |
Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
DESIGNEE, THAT AT 3:45 P.M. THE SENATE PROCEED TO VOTE ON CONFIRMATION OF THE NOMINATION, THAT UPON THE CONFIRMATION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE CONSIDERED...
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| 05:02:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF INFORMATION AND
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| 05:02:56 |
MS. STABENOW, -
REGULATORY AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
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| 05:02:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUDGET.
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| 05:03:06 |
THE CLERK, -
MS. STABENOW: I WOULD SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM AND ASK THE TIME BE CHARGED EQUALLY TO BOTH SIDES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO...
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| 05:03:27 |
MS. STABENOW, -
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| 05:03:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BROWN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OHIO. MR. BROWN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO VITIATE THE...
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| 05:04:29 |
MR. BROWN, -
FOR
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| 05:04:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A MOMENT, AND FOR HER ELOQUENT
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| 05:04:32 |
MR. BROWN, -
SPEECH AND SENATOR SCHUMER AND CONRAD ALSO, AND
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| 05:04:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR
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| 05:04:36 |
MR. BROWN, -
MERKLEY ABOUT SENATOR KENNEDY. I WANTED TO TELL TWO QUICK STORIES ABOUT HIM. I HAD
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| 05:04:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PLEASURE OF
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| 05:04:41 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
SERVING ON HIS COMMITTEE FROM 2007 ON. BEFORE WE -- EARLY IN MY FIRST YEAR IN THE SENATE, THE SENATORS, AS SOME KNOW AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND CERTAINLY...
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| 05:08:32 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
MY COLLEAGUE WAS MAKING. I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE NOMINATION THAT IS PENDING BEFORE US AND WE'LL SOON BE VOTING ON, PROFESSOR CASS SUNSTEIN. HIS...
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| 05:20:56 |
MR. NELSON, -
ONE
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| 05:20:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
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| 05:21:00 |
MR. NELSON, -
AND VERY SIGNAL EVENTS OF AN
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| 05:21:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:21:08 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
INDIVIDUAL THIS HAS BEEN CALLED ONE OF THE GREATEST DEBATING INSTITUTIONS DESIGNED BY MANKIND THAT EXISTS ON THE FACE OF THIS PLANET. IT IS A GREAT PRIVILEGE...
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| 05:24:01 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
IN THE RECORD. IF THE SENATOR-DESIGNEE WILL PRESENT HIMSELF AT THE DESK, THE CHAIR WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH. THE VICE PRESIDENT: WILL YOU PLEASE RAISE...
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| 05:24:50 |
THE VICE PRESIDENT, -
RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION; AND THAT YOU WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE ON WHICH YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER, SO HELP...
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| 05:25:22 |
MR. LeMIEUX, -
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| 05:25:24 |
THE VICE PRESIDENT, -
MR. DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER IS RECOGNIZED. MR. DURBIN: I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM AND ASK...
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| 05:26:29 |
MR. DURBIN, -
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| 05:26:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:26:33 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
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| 05:26:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: MR. SESSIONS: QUORUM CALL I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE DISPENSED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED....
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| 05:30:56 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
AND BUDGET, WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF
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| 05:30:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESPONSIBILITIES. IT'S CERTAINLY
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| 05:31:00 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
A VERY SIGNIFICANT POSITION. THIS JOB HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RENEWING ALL REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT...
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| 05:52:25 |
MR. BURRIS, -
THE
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| 05:52:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FLOOR OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE
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| 05:52:30 |
MR. BURRIS, -
TODAY. FOR EACH OF THE PAST
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| 05:52:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
46 YEARS THIS CHAMBER HAS RUNNING WITH THE WORDS OF A MAN WHO CAME TO BE KNOWN AS THE LION OF
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| 05:52:40 |
Burris, Roland - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
THE SENATE. BUT TODAY THAT FAMILIAR VOICE HAS FALLEN SILENT. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A HALF-CENTURY, THE SENATE RETURNS TO THE WORK WITHOUT EDWARD M. KENNEDY....
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| 06:02:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OCCUR AT 3:40 P.M. WITH
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| 06:02:58 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
THE OTHER PROVISIONS REMAINING IN ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. AKAKA: MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MY FRIEND...
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| 06:03:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DURING HIS 46 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE SENATE.
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| 06:03:30 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
MY WARM ALOHA AND PRAYERS CONTINUE TO BE WITH VICKI KENNEDY, STAFF MEMBERS, THE KENNEDY FAMILY, AND HIS MANY FRIENDS. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MY...
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| 06:10:49 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
MINNESOTA. MS. KLOBUCHAR: I ASK THAT THE YEAS AND NAYS BE ORDERED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A SECOND? THERE APPEARS TO BE. THE CLERK WILL CALL...
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| 06:11:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE:
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| 06:11:11 |
MS. KLOBUCHAR, -
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| 06:11:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ANYONE WISHING TO VOTE OR CHANGE THEIR VOTE? IF NOT, ON THIS VOTE, THE YEAS ARE 57. AND THE NAYS ARE 40. AND THE NOMINATION...
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| 06:38:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSIDERED MADE AND LAID UPON THE TABLE. THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF THE SENATE'S ACTION, AND THE SENATE SHALL RESUME LEGISLATIVE...
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| 06:39:25 |
THE CLERK, -
IN ORDER.
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| 06:39:35 |
MRS. MURRAY, -
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| 06:39:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 06:39:37 |
MRS. MURRAY, -
THE SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON. MRS. MURRAY: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT
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| 06:39:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
JOANN WAZAK AND DIDRE GOODMAN, DETAILEES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ON THE COMMITTEE BE GRANTED UNLIMITED CONSIDERATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION BILL. THE...
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| 06:40:01 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
THE SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON. MRS. MURRAY: MR. PRESIDENT, I AM VERY PLEASED THAT THE SENATE IS NOW CONSIDERING THE TRANSPORTATION HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT...
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| 06:40:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO ASK OUR COLLEAGUES IF THEY
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| 06:40:20 |
MRS. MURRAY, -
DO HAVE
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| 06:40:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENTS, IF THEY COULD GET TO
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| 06:40:22 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
THE FLOOR THIS AFTERNOON AND AT LEAST GET THEM FILED AND HELP US WORK WITH THEM TO BEGIN TO CONSIDER THEM. AS WE KNOW, THIS IS THE LAST VOTE TODAY. BUT...
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| 06:51:15 |
Bond, Christopher "Kit" - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
WITH ALL SHE SAID BUT, EXCEPT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING BUT THANK HER FOR THE VERY KIND AND GENEROUS WORDS SHE HAD. SHE MENTIONED A LONG-TIME EXPERIENCE, NORMALLY...
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| 07:02:38 |
MRS. MURRAY, -
PASS
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| 07:02:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE BILL IF
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| 07:02:40 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
NOBODY COMES. MR. BOND: WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, I AGREE WITH THE CHAIR. IF SOMEBODY HAS GOT A GOOD AMENDMENT, WE'D SURE LIKE TO SEE IT AND GET STARTED...
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| 07:03:02 |
Bond, Christopher "Kit" - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
THERE, SO BRING THE GOOD IDEAS NOW. IF YOU HAVE SOME IDEAS THAT ARE NOT SO GOOD, YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THE END AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN CLOSE IT OUT....
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| 07:03:32 |
MRS. MURRAY, -
AS THEY CHOOSE TO OFFER. I THANK THE CHAIR. MRS. MURRAY: THANK YOU. AND, MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD
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| 07:03:38 |
Bond, Christopher "Kit" - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL:
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| 07:03:56 |
MRS. MURRAY, -
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| 07:04:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. MR. CARDIN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 07:24:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, OUR LION IN THE SENATE. I'VE LOST SOMEONE
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| 07:24:59 |
MR. CARDIN, -
WHO HAS BEEN A MENTOR, A FRIEND AND ONE OF
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| 07:25:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY HEROES. THE NATION HAS LOST A GREAT
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| 07:25:06 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
LEADER. TO HIS FAMILY HE WAS A ROCK. TO HIS WIFE, VICKI, TO HIS CHILDREN KARA, EDWARD, TED JR., AND PATRICK, MY FORMER COLLEAGUE WHEN I WAS IN THE...
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| 07:31:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM GEORGIA. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AS IF...
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| 07:38:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LAST NIGHT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN HIS ADDRESS, IN THE PREFACE TO HIS ADDRESS ON HEALTH CARE,
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| 07:38:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ADDRESSED OUR ECONOMY AND CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS. I THINK HE MADE A VERY ACCURATE ASSESSMENT THAT WE HAD HIT THE BOTTOM AND WE WERE ON THE BOTTOM....
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| 07:38:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEFORE US IS HOW
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| 07:38:26 |
MR. ISAKSON, -
WE MOVE FROM THE BOTTOM IN THIS ECONOMIC TIME BACK TO A PERIOD
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| 07:38:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 07:38:31 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
OF PROSPERITY. ALTHOUGH UNEMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS FOR BENEFITS ARE DOWN, THEY ARE STILL EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH. IN MY STATE OF GEORGIA, UNEMPLOYMENT IS...
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| 07:46:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 07:46:06 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
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| 07:46:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR. PRESIDENT, WE ARE IN MORNING BUSINESS,...
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| 07:46:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A GROUPING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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| 07:46:49 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
SO ORDERED. MR. ROCKEFELLER: THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY TO REMEMBER
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| 07:46:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 07:46:55 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
AND CELEBRATED SELL CELEBRATE EDWARD MOORE KENNEDY. AS SO OFTEN
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| 07:47:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAPPENS IN HISTORY
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| 07:47:10 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
WITH HISTORIC FIGURES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAD WHEN THEY HAD IT AND WHEN THEY NO LONGER HAVE IT THEY DISCOVER HOW GREAT THAT PERSON REALLY WAS,...
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| 08:00:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. A SENATOR: I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. THE...
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| 08:23:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MANY WHO HAVE SPOKEN TODAY, I WAS THE BENEFICIARY OF
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| 08:23:49 |
Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
SO MANY PERSONAL KINDNESSES FROM SENATOR KENNEDY. I ACTUALLY FIRST MET HIM ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND IN 1980, I WAS ACTUALLY ON THE OTHER SIDE IN...
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| 08:24:05 |
Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT THAT WAS A VERY HARD-FOUGHT CAMPAIGN AND WE WON AND HE WAS -- HE LOST WHEN I RAN A WINNING CAMPAIGN FOUR YEARS LATER IN THE...
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| 08:27:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND. MR. WHITEHOUSE: I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT...
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| 08:30:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 08:30:17 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
245 RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 11 AS A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE.
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| 08:30:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 08:30:22 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
OBJECTION, THE COMMITTEE IS DISCHARGED AND THE SENATE WILL PROCEED WITH THE MEASURE. MR. WHITEHOUSE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE...
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| 08:30:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE AGREED TO, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE TITLE
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| 08:30:36 |
THE CLERK, -
WHICH IS AT THE DESK BE AGREED TO, THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION
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| 08:30:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OR DEBATE, THAT ANY STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE
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| 08:30:46 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
PLACE AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WHITEHOUSE: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE BE DISCHARGED...
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| 08:31:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ESTUARIES
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| 08:31:11 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
DAY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION THE COMMITTEE IS DISCHARGED AND THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR. WHITEHOUSE: I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 08:31:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH NO INTERVENING
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| 08:31:24 |
THE CLERK, -
ACTION OR DEBATE, AND THAT ANY STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF READ.
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| 08:31:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WHITEHOUSE: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE NOW PROCEED
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| 08:31:37 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
TO THE CONSIDERATION OF SENATE RESOLUTION 259 WHICH WAS SUBMITTED EARLIER TODAY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: SENATE RESOLUTION...
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| 08:31:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CELIAC DISEASE AWARENESS
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| 08:31:55 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
DAY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR. WHITEHOUSE: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT...
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| 08:32:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO,
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| 08:32:05 |
THE CLERK, -
THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER LAID UPON THE TABLE. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO
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| 08:32:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CONSIDERATION OF SENATE RESOLUTION 260. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL
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| 08:32:21 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
REPORT. THE CLERK: DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 16, 2009, AS THE AMERICAN LEGION DAY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO...
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| 08:32:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF SENATE
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| 08:32:42 |
THE CLERK, -
RESOLUTION 261 SUBCOMMITTEED EARLIER TODAY. -- SUBMITTED EARLIER TODAY. THE CLERK: SENATE
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| 08:32:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESOLUTION 261 DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 12, 2009,
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| 08:32:50 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
AS NATIONAL DAY OF ENCOURAGEMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR. WHITEHOUSE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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| 08:32:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED
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| 08:32:58 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
TO, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE, AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE...
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| 08:33:07 |
THE CLERK, -
THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WHITEHOUSE: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE TRIBUTES...
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| 08:33:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATORS KENNEDY AND MARTINEZ
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| 08:33:16 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
IN THE "CONGRESSIONAL RECORD" BE PRINTED AS SEPARATE SENATE DOCUMENTS AND THAT SENATORS BE PERMITTED TO SUBMIT STATEMENTS FOR INCLUSION UNTIL FRIDAY,...
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| 08:33:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHITEHOUSE: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 08:33:31 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE APPOINTMENT AT THE DESK APPEAR SEPARATELY IN THE RECORD AS IF MADE BY THE CHAIR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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| 08:33:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL:
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| 08:33:50 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
WHITEHOUSE MR. PRESIDENT, MAY I -- MR. WHITEHOUSE: MR. PRESIDENT, MAY I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL
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| 08:33:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING
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| 08:34:00 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WHITEHOUSE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED
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| 08:34:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER CALENDAR NUMBERS 405, 419 AND 420, THAT THE NOMINATIONS BE CONFIRMED EN BLOC, AND THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER BE LAID...
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| 08:34:16 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
MOTIONS BE IN ORDER, THAT ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THE NOMINATIONS APPEAR AT THE APPROPRIATE
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| 08:34:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PLACE IN THE
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| 08:34:21 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
RECORD AS IF READ, THAT THE PRESIDENT BE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF THE SENATE'S ACTION AND THAT THE SENATE THEN RESUME LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE PRESIDING...
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| 08:34:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 08:34:52 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
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| 08:34:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, THIS WOULD BE A PARTICULARLY -- THE PRESIDING...
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| 08:35:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A WORD ABOUT OUR FRIEND, SENATOR KENNEDY. I HAD NOT PLANNED ON DOING SO AT THIS PARTICULAR
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| 08:35:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
JUNCTURE, BUT IT IS
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| 08:36:01 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM AND IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY TO ME --
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| 08:36:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SOMEONE IMPORTANT TO HIM AND IN A VERY DIFFERENT
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| 08:36:06 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
WAY TO ME IS NOW IN THE GALLERY, SO I WILL SPEAK VERY, VERY BRIEFLY. BUT I DO WANT TO, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, THANK SENATOR KENNEDY FOR HIS KINDNESS TO...
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| 08:46:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MENENDEZ: MR. PRESIDENT, ONCE AGAIN WE MOURN ANOTHER
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| 08:46:31 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
KENNEDY, THE LAST
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| 08:46:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BROTHER,
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| 08:46:36 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
FRIEND, COLLEAGUE, A SENATOR'S SENATOR, LARGER THAN LIFE, EVEN IF DEATH. CERTAINLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE LEGISLATOR OF
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| 08:46:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OUR TIME AND ARGUABLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEMBER
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| 08:46:48 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
OF THIS BODY IN THE WHOLE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. ACROSS THIS NATION AND ACROSS THE POLITICAL DIVIDE WE HAVE SEEN THE IMPACT OF HIS LIFE AND WORK IN THE...
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| 08:57:47 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
BE RESERVED FOR THEIR USE LATER IN THE DAY, THERE THEN BE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN COMMEMORATION OF THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS...
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| 08:58:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 08:58:48 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
OBJECTION. MR. MENENDEZ: MR. PRESIDENT, I OBSERVE THE LACK OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL:
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| 08:59:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 08:59:11 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
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| 08:59:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: ' QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM COLORADO. A SENATOR:...
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| 09:28:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO SENATOR KENNEDY, I WANTED TO COME TO THE FLOOR TONIGHT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HEALTH
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| 09:28:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CARE. MR. BENNET: AND WHAT I WANTED
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| 09:28:56 |
Bennet, Michael - U.S. Senator, [D] Colorado
TO DO WAS SHARING A PRESENTATION THAT I'VE GIVEN IN EVERY CORNER OF MY STATE, ALL ACROSS COLORADO AND RURAL COLORADO AND URBAN COLORADO. AND I'M EXTREMELY...
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| 09:29:16 |
MR. BENNET, -
WE'VE BEEN PURSUING IS A GOOD IDEA OR NOT, EVERY ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD WAS A SUBSTANTIVE CONVERSATION, A SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT...
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| 09:51:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A.M. WE
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