| 00:00:02 |
none, -
LIFE. WE LOVE YOU, BUT NOT ENOUGH. WE LOOK TO YOU, BUT DEPEND TOO OFTEN ON OUR OWN
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| 00:00:19 |
THE CHAPLAIN, -
STRENGTH. WE LISTEN FOR YOU, BUT MAKE A LOT OF NOISE OURSELVES AT THE SAME TIME. WE TRY TO UNDERSTAND AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T CHANGE US MORE THAN WE...
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| 00:01:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL READ A COMMUNICATION TO THE SENATE. THE CLERK: WASHINGTON, D.C, NOVEMBER 18, 2009. TO THE SENATE: UNDER THE...
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| 00:02:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TEMPORE. MR. REID:
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| 00:02:26 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER IS RECOGNIZED. MR. REID: FOLLOWING LEADER REMARKS, THE SENATE WILL BE IN A PERIOD OF MORNING...
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| 00:02:46 |
MR. REID, -
SENATE
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| 00:02:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL RESUME POSTCLOTURE
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| 00:02:49 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
DEBATE ON THE NOMINATION OF DAVID HAMILTON FOR THE CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. POSTCLOTURE DEBATE TIME EXPIRES AT ABOUT 11:00 P.M. TONIGHT....
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| 00:08:52 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
LONGER THAN ANY OTHER
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| 00:08:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAN OR WOMAN IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. THE STORY GOES
|
| 00:08:58 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
THAT IT WAS A QUIET FRIDAY MORNING HERE IN THE SENATE AND SENATOR BYRD AS THE MAJORITY LEADER WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT PLANNING TO SAY MUCH OF...
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| 00:13:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECENT DECISION
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| 00:13:05 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
TO VOLUNTARILY BRING TERRORIST DETAINEES TO GUANTANAMO
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| 00:13:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BAY. DETAINEES FROM GUANTANAMO BAY INTO THE UNITED STATES,
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| 00:13:14 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
INCLUDING FOR THE PURPOSES OF A CIVILIAN TRIAL. I MYSELF HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE ADMINISTRATION JUSTIFIES SENDING KHALID...
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| 00:22:33 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
ROCKEFELLER PERMITTED TO SPEAK FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES. THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I THANK THE PRESIDING OFFICER....
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| 00:22:59 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
MOMENTOUS DAY -- NOVEMBER 18, 2009 -- MY DEAR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE BECOMES THE LONGEST-SERVING MEMBER OF CONGRESS IN THE HISTORY OF THIS NATION. ...
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| 00:29:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 00:29:15 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
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| 00:29:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. SHAHEEN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL...
|
| 00:30:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND SENATOR
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| 00:30:14 |
MRS. SHAHEEN, -
LANDRIEU IS LEADING THIS EFFORT AND SHE IS GOING TO BE
|
| 00:30:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COORDINATING THE SPEAKERS
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| 00:30:18 |
Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
THIS MORNING. BEFORE I BEGIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK SENATOR ROCKEFELLER FOR HIS ELOQUENT COMMENTS ABOUT SENATOR BYRD. MY FAMILY LIVED IN WEST VIRGINIA...
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| 00:38:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECORD-SETTING 20,774th DAY AS A MEMBER
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| 00:38:16 |
Kirk, Paul G. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
OF CONGRESS. I HAVE THE FONDEST MEMORIES AS A YOUNG STAFFER HERE LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS OF SENATOR BYRD'S FIDDLE WAFTING FROM HIS SUITE ON THE FIRST...
|
| 00:42:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WEST VIRGINIA, TO OUR COUNTRY. I DIDN'T HAVE THE OCCASION
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| 00:42:43 |
Warner, Mark R. - U.S. Senator, [D] Virginia
TO WORK AS CLOSELY WITH SENATOR BYRD AS A NEW MEMBER, BUT I HAVE TO SAY AS A -- AS A RESIDENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, NOT ONLY DID I FOLLOW...
|
| 00:54:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
JOIN MY COLLEAGUES THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS AN ISSUE
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| 00:54:32 |
Udall, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Colorado
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO COLORADO AND TO ME. THESE PAST FEW WEEKS, AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER HAS AND MANY OF US ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT...
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| 00:59:36 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
THE MILLIONS OF SMALL BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT ARE DEPENDING ON US TO GET THIS REFORM DONE RIGHT. BUT, MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE I GO INTO THOSE REMARKS,...
|
| 01:14:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUSINESSES.
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| 01:14:22 |
Cantwell, Maria - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
SHE IS CONSTANTLY FOCUSING ON WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES IN AMERICA AND SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE ANY HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION THAT...
|
| 01:27:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 01:27:26 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
FORMERLY WAS A MEMBER OF THIS BODY. MR. PRESIDENT, AN ACTUAL DEBATE IS ABOUT TO BREAK OUT ON HEALTH CARE. MY FRIENDS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SMALL...
|
| 01:37:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SMALL BUSINESSES AND HELP TO DRIVE DOWN THE COST CURVE, BECAUSE AS
|
| 01:37:47 |
Crapo, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
REMARKABLE AS IT MAY SEEM, THIS LEGISLATION THAT BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE HAVE HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION AND HOPEFULLY WHAT WE WILL NOW SEE IN THE...
|
| 01:49:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE 60 VOTES IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
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| 01:49:42 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
THE GREATEST TAKEOVER OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR BY THE HEALTH CARE, BY LEGISLATION PERHAPS IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. OF COURSE I WOULD NOT KNOW THAT...
|
| 02:09:53 |
MR. ENSIGN, -
IT IS ACTUALLY $2
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| 02:09:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TRILLION. THAT'S A HEFTY PRICE
|
| 02:09:56 |
Ensign, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Nevada
TAG. MOST AMERICANS WANT TO KNOW WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THIS. 2KR50ER WHAT DEMOCRATS WANT YOU TO -- CONTRARY TO WHAT DEMOCRATS WANT YOU TO BELIEVE,...
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| 02:24:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND. MR. REED: I ASK THAT THE CALLING OF THE QUORUM BE DISPENSED WITH. THE...
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| 02:35:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. REED: MR. PRESIDENT, I ALSO ASK
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| 02:35:16 |
MR. REED, -
TO BE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS.
|
| 02:35:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REED: THANK YOU, MR.
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| 02:35:24 |
MR. REED, -
PRESIDENT. TODAY I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RISING TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MY CHAIRMAN
|
| 02:35:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND LONGEST-SERVING SENATOR IN THE HISTORY OF
|
| 02:35:35 |
MR. REED, -
THIS COUNTRY, THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, ROBERT C. BYRD. HE
|
| 02:35:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAS REACHED A MILESTONE
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| 02:35:43 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
AMONG MANY IN HIS CAREER. IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY RECORD OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION AN PATRIOTISM TO THE COUNTRY AND REFLECTS THE VALUES OF THE PEOPLE...
|
| 02:42:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK...
|
| 03:19:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE BEEN RECALLING THE LIFE OF A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN OUR STATE, BRUCE KING, WHO
|
| 03:19:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SERVED AS GOVERNOR DURING THREE DIFFERENT
|
| 03:19:27 |
MR. BINGAMAN, -
DECADES, AND WHO TAUGHT BY EXAMPLE THAT PUBLIC SERVICE
|
| 03:19:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS AN HONORABLE CALLING. GOVERNOR
|
| 03:19:34 |
Bingaman, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
KING DIED LAST FRIDAY AT THE AGE OF 85. HE USED TO TELL THE STORY ABOUT A FORMER GOVERNOR WHO WAS THE GRADUATION SPEAKER AT BRUCE'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION....
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| 03:23:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
|
| 03:23:51 |
MR. BINGAMAN, -
|
| 03:23:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA. MS. MURKOWSKI: REQUEST THAT THE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED...
|
| 03:24:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REGARD THIS AS PERHAPS A -- INCONSISTENT WITH MY VOTE YESTERDAY WHEN I JOINED WITH A NUMBER
|
| 03:24:52 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE IN VOTING FOR CLOTURE ON THE
|
| 03:24:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOMINATION. I CERTAINLY DO
|
| 03:24:58 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
NOT REGARD THE TWO POSITIONS AS INCONSISTENT. AND WHILE I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS NOMINEE SHOULD BE CONFIRMED, I DO BELIEVE THAT JUDICIAL NOMINEES DESERVE...
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| 03:30:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. INHOFE: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. INHOFE: I ASK THAT UTAH QUORUM CALL IN PROGRESS BE VITIATED. THE PRESIDING...
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| 03:33:12 |
MR. INHOFE, -
OBJECTION?
|
| 03:33:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. INHOFE: I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE
|
| 03:33:15 |
MR. INHOFE, -
OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
|
| 03:33:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
|
| 03:33:19 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
ROLL. QUORUM CALL:
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| 03:33:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
|
| 03:33:34 |
MR. INHOFE, -
|
| 03:33:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. MR. CASEY: MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'D ASK UNANIMOUS...
|
| 03:44:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE'RE NOW INTO A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN
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| 03:44:33 |
MR. CASEY, -
WE'LL BE GETTING A BILL VERY SOON TO THE FLOOR. THAT'S OUR HOPE AND
|
| 03:44:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OUR
|
| 03:44:39 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
EXPECTATION. AND ONE OF THE PARTS OF THE BILL AND ALSO THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, PENSIONS BILL THAT I VOTED ON -- AS WELL AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER...
|
| 03:59:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. INHOFE: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. INHOFE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL IN PROGRESS...
|
| 04:00:00 |
MR. INHOFE, -
U.N. DELEGATES
|
| 04:00:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM ALL
|
| 04:00:03 |
MR. INHOFE, -
OVER SOME 190 NATIONS, MEMBERS OF THE
|
| 04:00:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESS, ECHO ACTIVISTS AROUND
|
| 04:00:08 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
THE WORLD WILL DESCEND UPON COPENHAGEN. AS A PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL WARMING. BEFORE IT BEGINS, THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE...
|
| 05:00:12 |
MR. SANDERS, -
FLOOR TO
|
| 05:00:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
URGE MY FELLOW SENATORS TO GO
|
| 05:00:15 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
FORWARD IN PASSING THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE PIECE OF HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION, LEGISLATION WHICH IS COMPREHENSIVE, COVERING ALL BASIC HEALTH CARE...
|
| 05:26:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COMMENDED HIM FOR HIS PUBLIC SERVICE, ESPECIALLY TODAY THAT WE MARK A MILESTONE
|
| 05:26:42 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
IN THE HISTORY OF THIS NATION BECAUSE OUR SENATE COLLEAGUE, OUR PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE BECOMES THE LONGEST-SERVING FEDERAL LAWMAKER SINCE THE FOUNDING...
|
| 05:35:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: MR. COBURN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. COBURN: I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. THE...
|
| 05:59:14 |
MR. COBURN, -
NOMINEE.
|
| 05:59:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE IS NO QUESTION HE IS
|
| 05:59:17 |
MR. COBURN, -
A FINE
|
| 05:59:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAN. THERE'S NO QUESTION HE HAS
|
| 05:59:20 |
MR. COBURN, -
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, A GREAT
|
| 05:59:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EDUCATION. BUT
|
| 05:59:27 |
Coburn, Thomas "Tom" A. M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
THERE'S ALSO NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT HE'S A HIGHLY ACTIVIST FEDERAL JUDGE THAT WILL BE PROMOTED TO A LEVEL OF MAKING FINAL DETERMINATIONS ON MOST...
|
| 06:15:21 |
Inouye, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
NATION. HE HAS SERVED US AS A DEVOTED CHAMPION FOR HIS HOME STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. SENATOR BYRD IS WORTHY TO BE PART OF THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES...
|
| 06:16:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LANDMARK IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE. HE IS THE LONGEST SERVING UNITED
|
| 06:16:23 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
STATES SENATOR. HE CAME TO THE CONGRESS IN MY FATHER'S CLASS OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 1954. MY FATHER, STUART UDALL, AND THE ENTIRE UDALL CLAN CONGRATULATE...
|
| 06:21:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE DISTINGUISHED ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER. MR. DURBIN: I ASK...
|
| 06:46:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NIXON. THOSE MEN NOW BELONG TO HISTORY. BUT SENATOR
|
| 06:46:20 |
MR. DURBIN, -
BYRD IS STILL MAKING HISTORY.
|
| 06:46:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND IT'S AN HONOR TO SEE HIM MAKE HISTORY
|
| 06:46:24 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
ONCE AGAIN AS HE BECOMES THE LONGEST-SERVING MEMBER OF CONGRESS IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA. HE'S GIVEN 56 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS, A TOTAL OF MANY,...
|
| 06:51:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
|
| 06:51:51 |
MR. DURBIN, -
FLOOR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL RECORD.
|
| 06:51:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL:
|
| 06:52:11 |
MR. DURBIN, -
|
| 06:52:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. MR. DODD: I WOULD ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
|
| 06:52:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT WILL
|
| 06:52:43 |
MR. DODD, -
BE
|
| 06:52:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RENDERED, AND I WILL CERTAINLY WAIT --
|
| 06:52:47 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
I KNOW THAT'S COMING. I WON'T OBVIOUSLY MAKE THE REQUEST UNTIL THAT PERSON ARRIVES SO THEY CAN EXPRESS THEIR OBJECTION. REGRETFULLY, I MIGHT ADD,...
|
| 06:58:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEGISLATION. MADAM PRESIDENT, CREDIT
|
| 06:58:55 |
Udall, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Colorado
CARD COMPANIES HAVE FORCED UNFAIR AND ABUSIVE PRACTICES ON AMERICAN CONSUMERS FOR TOO LONG. I FOUGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND INTRODUCED A NUMBER OF BILLS...
|
| 07:00:34 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR NUMBER 189, S. 12 -- S. 1927, THE CREDIT CARD RATE FREEZE ACT OF 2009. FURTHER, THAT THE BILL BE READ A THIRD TIME...
|
| 07:01:13 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
FROM -- YIELD BACK THE FLOOR AND TAKE THE FLOOR AFTER THE SENATOR FROM NEW
|
| 07:01:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
JERSEY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. MENENDEZ: MADAM PRESIDENT, TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW
|
| 07:01:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YORK, SENATOR BENNET AND I ARE HERE ON A DIFFERENT MATTER SO IF THE SENATOR'S GOING TO BE BRIEF, I'M HAPPY TO WAIT
|
| 07:01:27 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
UNTIL HE FINISHES. MR. SCHUMER: I THANK THE SENATOR SENATOR, AS IS HIS USUAL GRACIOUSNESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK. MR....
|
| 07:01:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR THE OUTSTANDING JOB HE HAS
|
| 07:01:40 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
DONE ON THIS ISSUE AND REGRET THAT THE ISSUE -- THE MOVE TO UNANIMOUSLY MOVE HIS LEGISLATION, OF WHICH I'M A COSPONSOR,
|
| 07:01:51 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
HAS BEEN BLOCKED. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS.
|
| 07:01:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
|
| 07:01:56 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
REAL PROBLEMS IN THE CREDIT CARD INDUSTRY AND WE KNOW THAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING THAT YOU NEVER IMAGINE HAPPEN. PEOPLE MOVING INTEREST RATES. YOU HAD...
|
| 07:03:14 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
|
| 07:03:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IMPORTANT. MADAM PRESIDENT, IT'S NO SECRET
|
| 07:03:17 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
THAT DECADES OF INDIFFERENCE AND DISCRIMINATION IN LENDING PRACTICES AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR MINORITY...
|
| 07:11:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF 2008, WHICH URGES THE
|
| 07:11:10 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
ADMINISTRATION TO SETTLE LAWSUITS BROUGHT BY HISPANIC AND OTHER FARMERS. THE ADMINISTRATION CLEARLY NEEDS TO ASSURE HISPANIC FARMERS, MANY WHO HAVE COME...
|
| 07:12:53 |
MR. BENNET, -
TO DEMONSTRATE
|
| 07:12:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THEIR
|
| 07:12:55 |
Bennet, Michael - U.S. Senator, [D] Colorado
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE. FOR THE REASONS THAT SENATOR MENENDEZ LAID OUT, IT IS LONG PAST TIME TO CALL ATTENTION TO THIS INDEFENSIBLE INJUSTICE AND TO...
|
| 07:19:34 |
MR. BENNET, -
FROM MEMORY ON
|
| 07:19:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF THE SENATE AND EVEN THEN IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THAT THERE
|
| 07:19:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE BEEN FEW COMBINATIONS
|
| 07:19:42 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
MORE FORTUITOUS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION THAN THAT OF ROBERT BYRD AND THE UNITED STATES SENATE. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK THAT THE BALANCE OF...
|
| 07:20:48 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
OF CONGRESS IN HISTORY. WHEREAS ROBERT C. BYRD
|
| 07:20:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SERVED OVER 50 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND IS THE LONGEST
|
| 07:20:58 |
THE CLERK, -
SERVING SENATOR. WHEREAS ROBERT C. BYRD HAD A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE UNITED STATES HAVING...
|
| 07:22:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? SEEING NO OBJECTION, SO
|
| 07:22:42 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
ORDERED.
|
| 07:22:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VERMONT. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT, I SAT HERE AND I KNOW HE'S -- I SAT HERE...
|
| 07:24:00 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
MEMBER OF THE SENATE HAVING BEEN HERE ONLY 35 YEARS, BUT THEY'VE BEEN ESPECIALLY GOOD ONES BECAUSE HE'S HERE. AND I'LL SAY SOMETHING FURTHER LATER...
|
| 07:24:13 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
FLOOR. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE VERY DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. BYRD: I THANK THE CHAIR. THANK YOU,...
|
| 07:24:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
McCONNELL. AND I THANK MY COLLEAGUE AND
|
| 07:24:39 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
DEAR FRIEND SENATOR JAY ROCKEFELLER AND ALL SENATORS, EVERY ONE, FOR THEIR GOOD WORDS AND FOR THIS OUTSTANDING RESOLUTION. TODAY, MADAM PRESIDENT, IS....
|
| 07:33:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TO HONOR -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
|
| 07:37:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EXTEND MY WARMEST ALOHA TO MY COLLEAGUE, MENTOR, AND GOOD FRIEND, SENATOR ROBERT C. BYRD, FOR REACHING
|
| 07:37:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS UNPRECEDENTED
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MR. AKAKA, -
MILESTONE. MY COLLEAGUE FROM WEST VIRGINIA HAS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HELD THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND INFLUENTIAL
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Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
POSITIONS IN THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY. TODAY HE IS THE SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE BUT WE KNOW HIM AS THE DEAN OF THE SENATE. WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN THE
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Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
SENATE. ACTUALLY, IT WAS 1977 WHEN I ACTUALLY TOOK MY SEAT HERE. AND I HAVE TO SAY HE WAS ONE OF THE FINEST MAJORITY LEADERS I HAVE SEEN IN ALL MY 33...
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MR. McCONNELL, -
TO YOUR
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STATE AND TO
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McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
OUR COUNTRY: I SENT YOU A NOTE INCLUDING MY REMARKS THIS MORNING ABOUT THIS REMARKABLE RECORD YOU HAVE NOW ACHIEVED. AND OF COURSE YOU BROKE THE RECORD...
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MR. KYL, -
STATE AND SERVED ALL
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE WAY UNTIL I BELIEVE IT
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Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
WAS 1968. SENATOR BYRD REMINDED ME IT IS NOT UNTIL TOMORROW AT WHATEVER HOUR IT WAS. I SAID, WELL, I THINK YOU'LL PROBABLY MAKE IT. AND OF COURSE HIS...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. DORGAN, -
THE >> THE
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