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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT, I RISE TO TALK ABOUT THE OIL SPILL
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Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
IN THE GULF AND THE CONTINUING CHALLENGES THAT IT PRESENTS TO US, AND I KNOW SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE GOING TO BE JOINING ME IN A FEW MOMENTS TO TALK...
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MR. INHOFE, -
THAT I AGREE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH MOST OF WHAT THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY IS SAYING. HE
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Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
MENTIONED THAT THE PROFITS OF THE TOP FIVE OIL COMPANIES -- THOSE ARE SHELL, B.P., CONOCO PHILLIPS, EXXONMOBIL AND CHEVRON -- THEY ARE EIGHT GIANTS....
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MR. MENENDEZ, -
IS HEARD.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. MENENDEZ: MADAM PRESIDENT, FIRST OF
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| 00:11:32 |
MR. INHOFE, -
ALL I
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| 00:11:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AM DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I APPRECIATE WHAT
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| 00:11:37 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA SAID, BUT THE REALITY IS, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN THOUGHTFUL. THEY'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. AND TODAY THEY...
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| 00:15:17 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
AS WE'VE HEARD IT, WE'RE NOW THREE TIMES WE'VE OFFERED LEGISLATION TO LIFT THE $75 MILLION LIABILITY CAP FOR OIL COMPANIES. AND I HAVE TO SHAKE MY...
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| 00:20:14 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
THIS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ISSUE AS WELL AS IN
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Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
THE PAST ON THE WHOLE QUESTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, A MEMBER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, AND I APPRECIATE HIS COMMENTS. I KNOW THAT...
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| 00:20:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HEARD. MR. VITTER: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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MR. FEINGOLD, -
THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. MR.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MENENDEZ: MADAM PRESIDENT, I STILL HAVE THE FLOOR? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY HAS THE
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| 00:20:51 |
MR. VITTER, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FLOOR. MR. MENENDEZ:
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MR. MENENDEZ, -
LET ME ASK THE
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| 00:20:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PARLIAMENTARIAN, AS I HAVE THE FLOOR, IF I YIELD FOR A QUESTION, IS THAT NOT PERMISSIBLE? THE
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| 00:21:00 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: IT IS POSSIBLE TO YIELD FOR A QUESTION. MR. MENENDEZ: I WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM FLORIDA FOR A QUESTION.
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| 00:21:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. NELSON: NELSON: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM
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| 00:21:09 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
FLORIDA. MR. NELSON: IF I MAY ASK THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY A QUESTION. CAN THE SENATOR BELIEVE
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| 00:21:13 |
MR. NELSON, -
THAT ONCE WE
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| 00:21:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GOT UP THE LIVE
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| 00:21:16 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
FEED 5,000 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, THAT ONCE EXPERTS, PROFESSORS, SPECIALISTS WERE ABLE TO SEE WHAT, IN FACT, HAD BEEN TOLD TO...
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| 00:22:05 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
B.P.'S CREDIBILITY IN THIS RESPECT IS NOT CREDIBLE. AND, IN FACT, SCIENTISTS HAVE VERY MUCH LOOKED AND GONE INTO THE GULF AND MADE THE DETERMINATION...
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| 00:22:45 |
MR. NELSON, -
MY QUESTION ADDITIONALLY TO THE SENATOR
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| 00:22:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM NEW JERSEY WOULD
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| 00:22:52 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
BE THAT GIVEN THE FACT OF THE PICTURES THAT WE NOW SEE OF THE DEVASTATION OCCURRING IN SOME OF THE MARSH LANDS IN LOUISIANA ALONG WITH THE SHOTS OF...
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| 00:23:46 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
TIMES INFORMED THE BODY OF SOMETHING YOU REFERRED TO AS THE LOOP CURRENT, WHICH IS IN ESSENCE A NATURAL CURRENT THAT COULD VERY WELL TAKE THE OIL SPILL...
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| 00:24:46 |
MR. NELSON, -
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| 00:24:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
TO THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY, CAN THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY BELIEVE THE FACT THAT WE HEAR PEOPLE BEING APOLOGISTS FOR B.P.? NOW, IT'S CLEAR THAT...
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| 00:25:40 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
HEARD COMMENTS THAT TO HOLD B.P. ACCOUNTABLE IS UN-AMERICAN. WELL, I THINK IT'S UN-AMERICAN TO ALLOW B.P. TO GO AHEAD, POLLUTE THE NATURAL RESOURCES...
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| 00:26:20 |
MR. DURBIN, -
FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DURBIN: I'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION OF THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY THROUGH THE CHAIR. I KNOW THE SENATOR FROM
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| 00:26:24 |
MR. MEN HE MENENDEZ, -
NEW JERSEY HAS BEEN A LEADER ON
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| 00:26:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE WHOLE QUESTION OF LIABILITY AND THE DAMAGES THAT SHOULD BE PAID
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| 00:26:27 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
BY B.P. FOR THE -- FOR THE -- WHAT THEY'VE DONE AS A RESULT OF THIS DEEP WATER HORIZON RIG BLOWING UN, 11 INNOCENT PEOPLE KILLED. WE SHOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER...
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| 00:27:16 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
AND THEY -- RIGHT NOW THE LIABILITY CAP THAT EXISTS UNDER THE LAW IS $75 MILLION. ONE DAY OF B.P.'S PROFITS BASED ON THE FIRST QUARTER IS $94 MILLION,...
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| 00:27:41 |
MR. DURBIN, -
THIS BILL -- YESTERDAY DURING THE COURSE OF THIS VISIT TO LOUISIANA, THERE WAS
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| 00:27:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A VERY COMPELLING MOMENT WHEN WE
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| 00:27:46 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
MET WITH THOSE OYSTERMEN AND FISHERMEN AND SHRIMPERS AND CHARTER BOAT PROPRIETORS WHO WERE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE B.P. OIL SPILL, AND I WOULD LIKE...
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| 00:28:59 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
OF FACT, AS I SAID EARLIER, TODAY THE UNITED STATES DECLARED A FISHING DISASTER IN THREE GULF STATES: LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, AND ALABAMA. LOUISIANA...
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| 00:29:34 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
PETROLEUM, THIS MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR CORPORATION? MR. MENENDEZ: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. AND THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THAT THE U.S. TAXPAYER
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| 00:29:43 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
PAYS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, NOT JUST TO CLEAN UP BUT IN TERMS OF CONSEQUENCES TO COMMUNITY THAT WOULD EXCEED THE LIABILITY CAP THAT EXISTS RIGHT NOW UNDER...
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| 00:30:25 |
MR. McCAIN, -
AT THE
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| 00:30:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOMENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE PENDING QUESTION IS ON THE WYDEN
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| 00:30:30 |
MR. McCAIN, -
AMENDMENT NUMBER 48 --
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| 00:30:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
4183. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? MR. McCAIN: I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA WANTS TO SPEAK AND THEN THE SENATOR FROM WISCONSIN, SO I
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| 00:30:40 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA, FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM WISCONSIN, THAT I BE PUT IN LINE TO SPEAK FOLLOWING...
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| 00:31:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NEW JERSEY. A SENATOR: I ASK MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW JERSEY WHETHER THE --
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| 00:31:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAS THE FLOOR RELINQUISHED? MR. LAUTENBERG: AS FAR AS YOU WERE CONCERNED? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE -- THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY RELINQUISHED THE...
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| 00:31:18 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 00:31:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS THERE OBJECTION TO THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST FROM THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA? A SENATOR: RESERVING THE
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| 00:31:25 |
MR. VITTER, -
RIGHT TO OBJECT. THE PRESIDING
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| 00:31:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS. MR. CORNYN: I WOULD PROPOUND A SLIGHT MODIFICATION AND ASK TO BE RECOGNIZED
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| 00:31:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR PURPOSES OF OFFERING AN AMENDMENT FOLLOWING THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA?
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| 00:31:36 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
IS THERE AN -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE ON OBJECTION TO THE MODIFICATION? MR. MENENDEZ: OBJECTION. IF THERE IS A UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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| 00:31:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REQUEST PENDING ANY OF THE -- MEMBERS WHO ARE GOING
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| 00:31:49 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
TO SPEAK IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER AS THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA SUGGESTED, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE THEN TO -- TO BE RECOGNIZED TO OBJECT, WOULD IT NOT?...
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| 00:32:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFER AMENDMENTS. IF ONE OF THOSE MEMBERS OFFERS A UNANIMOUS
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| 00:32:09 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
CONSENT REQUEST DURING THEIR PRESENTATION, THEN THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT NOTWITHSTANDING THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT BEFORE US? THE PRESIDING...
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| 00:32:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. MR.
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| 00:32:24 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
DURBIN: I
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| 00:32:25 |
MR. DURBIN, -
WANT CLARITY. SENATOR INOUYE
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| 00:32:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEFT THE FLOOR AND SAID HE WOULD RETURN SHORTLY. BEFORE WE SET ASIDE ANY PENDING AMENDMENT,
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| 00:32:32 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
I WOULD LIKE HIS ASCENT TO LET THAT HAPPENING. IF THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR RECOGNITION TO EACH OF THE SENATORS SPEAK TO THEIR...
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| 00:32:58 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
SENATOR FROM TEXAS ALL TO SPEAK AND IF THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII AGREES FOR PURPOSES OF PROPOSING AMENDMENTS AND WHICH REQUIRES SETTING ASIDE THE PENDING...
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| 00:33:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SPEAKING FOR DEBATE
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| 00:33:20 |
MR. DURBIN, -
ONLY UNTIL SENATOR
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| 00:33:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INOUYE RETURNS ON THE QUESTION OF OFFERING FOR AMENDMENTS,
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| 00:33:24 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
IF THE SENATOR WOULD -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WISCONSIN. MR. DeMINT: IF THE
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| 00:33:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM HI HAY HEY SETS THE PENDING AMENDMENT ASIDE, THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE? THE
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| 00:33:40 |
MR. DeMINT, -
PRESIDING OFFICER:THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE AN OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSAL BY THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE SENATOR
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| 00:33:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER:THE PRESIDING , -
FROM LOUISIANA. MR. VITTER: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M OVERJOYED I'VE BEEN LET INTO THIS DISCUSSION CONSIDERING THAT HEAVY OIL IS GETTING INTO THE LOUISIANA...
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| 00:33:59 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
LAND AND IT'S IMPACTING MY STATE AND SENATOR LANDRIEU'S STATE MORE THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE COUNTRY AND IT IS A REAL AND AN ONGOING CRISIS. AND I'D...
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| 00:39:52 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
WE WENT TO YOUR HOME STATE, TRAVELED THERE WITH THE SECRETARY OF -- OF INTERIOR AND THE SECRETARY OF -- OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND WE SAW THIS BILL...
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| 00:40:14 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
SPORT CHARTER BUSINESS, WE HEARD THE TESTIMONY FROM THE OYSTERMEN, WE HEARD FROM PARISH MAYORS, AND HEARD THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO...
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| 00:41:35 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
NOT DEPEND ON THE GOODWILL OF B.P., SO LET'S NOT DEPEND ON THE GOODWILL OF B.P. AN LET'S FIX IT HERE AND LET'S FIX IT NOW. B.P. HAS MADE THIS OFFER...
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| 00:42:29 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
AGAIN, WE HEARD YESTERDAY, THE CONCERNS FROM THOSE THAT WERE SAYING THEY DON'T BELIEVE THE CLAIMS PROCESS IS TRANSPARENT, IS EFFICIENT, IS EASY ENOUGH,...
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| 00:44:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO REREAD IT, BUT I WOULD RENEW THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? A SENATOR: RESERVING
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| 00:44:41 |
MR. VITTER, -
THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. MENENDEZ:
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| 00:44:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I PREESH APPRECIATE THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA CAME UP WITH
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| 00:44:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A PROPOSAL, IT IS 40 PAGES, I JUST SAW IT. WE'RE --
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| 00:44:52 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
I LOOK FORWARD TO READING IT. I FIND IT VERY, WE'RE MOVING THE BALL FORWARD BECAUSE BOTH THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA AND THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA, WHO I...
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| 00:47:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME, I'M
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| 00:47:09 |
MR. VITTER, -
OBVIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED. I THINK
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| 00:47:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE'RE SEEING THAT MAYBE THERE'S A
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| 00:47:12 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
DIFFERENCE WHEN YOUR STATE IS IN THE NEXIS OF THIS AND YOUR STATE IS UNDER ATTACK FROM THIS OIL. I WANT TO FIX A PROBLEM, NOT JUST MAKE A SPEECH. WE'RE...
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| 00:49:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: WYDEN AMENDMENT. MR. FEINGOLD: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
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| 00:49:45 |
MR. FEINGOLD, -
SET ASIDE THAT AMENDMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF CALLING UP AN
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| 00:49:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT. MR. DURBIN: MADAM
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| 00:49:49 |
MR. FEINGOLD, -
PRESIDENT, RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. MR. DURBIN: SORRY, I WAS HOPING SENATOR
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| 00:49:55 |
MR. DURBIN, -
INOUYE WOULD GIVE CONSENT TO
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| 00:49:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS. AS I'VE SAID, I'M FILLING IN, AND HE JUST LEFT
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| 00:50:00 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
THE FLOOR. IF THE SENATOR COULD WITHHOLD OFFERING HIS AMENDMENT UNTIL HE COMES BACK? MR. FEINGOLD: MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I CAN RESPOND TO THE SENATOR FROM...
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| 00:50:13 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
TO THIS, AND I BELIEVE THERE'S NO OBJECTION. IF I COULD, I WILL PROCEED, AND THEN AT THE CONCLUSION OF MY REMARKS, I'LL RENEW MY REQUEST. MR. DURBIN:...
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| 00:50:28 |
MR. DURBIN, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WISCONSIN. MR. DURBIN: I JUST RECEIVED WORD FROM STAFF THAT
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| 00:50:33 |
MR. FEINGOLD, -
SENATOR
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| 00:50:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INOUYE APPROVES.
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| 00:50:36 |
MR. DURBIN, -
MR. FEINGOLD: I RENEW MY REQUEST TO SET ASIDE THE PENDING AMENDMENT FOR PURPOSES OF CALLING UP AN AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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| 00:50:43 |
MR. FEINGOLD, -
THE CLERK WILL REPORT. MR. FEINGOLD: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT
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| 00:50:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT THE DESK, NUMBER 4204 AND I ASK FOR ITS
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| 00:50:53 |
MR. FEINGOLD, -
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM WISCONSIN, MR. FEINGOLD, FOR HIMSELF AND MRS. BOXER, PROPOSES AN
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| 00:51:06 |
THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT NUMBERED -- MR. FEINGOLD: MADAM PRESIDENT, SKI FURTHER READING BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. FEINGOLD:...
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| 00:51:14 |
MR. FEINGOLD, -
AMENDMENT ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, SENATOR BOXER
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| 00:51:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND SENATOR MERKLEY
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| 00:51:18 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE PRESIDENT 0 TO PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE TIMETABLE FOR THE DRAWDOWN OF U.S. TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN. THE AMENDMENT IS BASED ON LEGISLATION...
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| 00:58:22 |
MR. McCAIN, -
ASIDE AND
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| 00:58:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL UP AMENDMENT 4214. AND
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| 00:58:26 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED MANAGERS OF THE BILL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM...
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| 00:58:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBERED 4214. MR. McCAIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT
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| 00:58:41 |
THE CLERK, -
FURTHER READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 00:58:46 |
MR. McCAIN, -
MR. McCAIN: MADAM PRESIDENT, THE AMENDMENT WOULD FUND THE IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT OF 6,000 NATIONAL
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| 00:58:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GUARD TROOPS TO
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| 00:58:52 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SECURITY SINCE THE SITUATION ON THE BORDER IS GREATLY DETERIORATED DURING THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THE NATIONAL...
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| 01:12:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY STAFF BE ADMITTED TO FLOOR PRIVILEGES
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| 01:12:44 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS SESSION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CORNYN: I THANK THE CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK
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| 01:12:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT, I BELIEVE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE --
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| 01:12:54 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
OF THE BILL MANAGERS, TO CALL UP MY AMENDMENT 4202 AS MODIFIED AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE AN OBJECTION?...
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| 01:13:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT SEEN THIS AMENDMENT, AND I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IT WOULD DO, SO
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| 01:13:15 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
FOR THE MOMENT I WOULD OBJECT UNTIL I HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. MR. CORNYN: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: OBJECTION IS HEARD. MR. CORNYN: THIS...
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| 01:13:28 |
MR. CORNYN, -
MANAGER, BY SENATOR INOUYE
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| 01:13:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND HIS STAFF,
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| 01:13:30 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
I BELIEVE. CERTAINLY THE RANKING MEMBER HAS NO OBJECTION. I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD TO CLEAR AMENDMENTS WITH ALL 100 MEMBERS OF THE SENATE BEFORE I COULD ...
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| 01:14:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MORE ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT
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| 01:14:10 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
MY AMENDMENT 4202 AS MODIFIED BE CONSIDERED AND ASK THAT THE UNDERLYING AMENDMENT BE SET ASIDE SO IT COULD BE CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME. THE PRESIDING...
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| 01:14:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I HAVE NOT SEEN THE AMENDMENT, AND
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| 01:14:26 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT THE BILL MANAGERS MAY HAVE AGREED TO IT, THE REALITY IS, AS I UNDERSTAND, THAT ANY MEMBER OF THE SENATE CAN RISE TO OBJECT....
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| 01:14:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HERE A LONG TIME. IT'S THE
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| 01:14:49 |
MR. McCAIN, -
FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN THAT FROM THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY, AND
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| 01:14:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IF THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE
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| 01:14:53 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
GOING TO DO BUSINESS AROUND HERE, THEN THIS PLACE IS GOING TO GRIND TO A HALT. I THINK IT'S DISCOURTEOUS OF THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY TO DO THAT....
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| 01:15:22 |
MR. CORNYN, -
TO REPUBLICANS
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| 01:15:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT LUNCH P. WE SPOKE ABOUT A LOT OF ISSUES,
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| 01:15:26 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
INCLUDING IMMIGRATION REFORM AND THE LIEIVELGT SUBSEQUENT TO THAT MEETING, WE WERE INFORMED BY E-MAIL THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT...
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| 01:26:00 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
A QUESTION. MR. MENENDEZ: I LOOK AT YOUR PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND, AM I
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| 01:26:05 |
MR. CORNYN, -
TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE $3.1
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| 01:26:09 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
BILLION OF RESCISSIONS TO COVER WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IN YOUR AMENDMENT? MR. CORNYN: MADAM PRESIDENT, RESPONDING TO MY COLLEAGUE THROUGH THE CHAIR,
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| 01:26:21 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
WE'RE -- WE'RE TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE $3.1 BILLION IN RESCISSION AUTHORITY TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH THE $2 BILLION THAT WOULD PAY FOR THE VARIOUS...
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| 01:26:49 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
IN YOUR AMENDMENT; IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? MR. CORNYN: THAT IS -- MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT IS CORRECT. MR. MENENDEZ: I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR YIELDING....
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| 01:27:00 |
MR. CORNYN, -
SO, MADAM PRESIDENT, AT THIS TIME I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SET ASIDE
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| 01:27:03 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
THE PENDING AMENDMENT AND CALL UP MY AMENDMENT
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| 01:27:06 |
Wyden, Ronald "Ron" Lee - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
4202, AS MODIFIED, AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE AN OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE CLERK...
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| 01:27:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REPORT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR TEXAS, MR. CORNYN, FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT
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| 01:27:23 |
THE CLERK, -
NUMBERED 4202, AS MODIFIED. MR. CORNYN: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D ASK THAT FURTHER READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE WAIVED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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| 01:27:35 |
MR. CORNYN, -
THE
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| 01:27:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 01:27:39 |
MR. CORNYN, -
FLOOR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. LAUTENBERG: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE PENDING AMENDMENT BE SET ASIDE AND THAT
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| 01:27:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I BE PERMITTED TO CALL
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| 01:27:50 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
UP AMENDMENT NUMBER 4175. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT. MR. LAUTENBERG: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT...
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| 01:28:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR WILL SUSPEND WHILE THE CLERK REPORTS. THE CLERK:
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| 01:28:08 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
THE SENATOR MR. NEW JERSEY,
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| 01:28:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. LAUTENBERG, PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBER
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| 01:28:15 |
THE CLERK, -
42375. MR. LAUTENBERG: I ASK THAT FURTHER READING BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. LAUTENBERG: THE AMENDMENT IS SIMPLE....
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| 01:28:23 |
MR. LAUTENBERG, -
PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GULF
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| 01:28:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OIL
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| 01:28:27 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
SPILL MUST BE -- MUST REIMBURSE THE GOVERNMENT FOR EVERY FEDERAL DOLLAR IN THIS BILL THAT GOES TO THE OIL BILL RESPONSE. TO ME, IT'S JUST A STATEMENT...
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| 01:32:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII. MR. INOUYE: MAY I INQUIRE AS TO WHETHER THE SENATOR
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| 01:33:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM NEW JERSEY IS FINISHED? THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 01:33:28 |
MR. INOUYE, -
THE SENATOR IS IN A -- THE SENATE IS IN A QUORUM
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| 01:33:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL. QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VERMONT. MR. LEAHY: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE DISPENSED WITH.
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| 01:35:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. LEAHY: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT
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| 01:35:39 |
MR. LEAHY, -
THE SESSIONS AMENDMENT TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL
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| 01:35:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
APPROPRIATIONS BILL. THIS IS THE AMENDMENT
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| 01:35:44 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
THAT WOULD CAP DISCRETIONARY SPENDING THIS YEAR AND FOR FUTURE YEARS IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NEEDS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I KNOW OUR...
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| 01:45:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CHAIRMAN OF
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| 01:45:59 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER OF THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD AND DO WORK VERY HARD...
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| 01:49:02 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
AMENDMENT
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| 01:49:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NUMBER 4179, OFFERED
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| 01:49:05 |
Cochran, Thad - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
BY THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA, MS. LANDRIEU. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 01:49:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MS. COLLINS: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MAINE. MS. COLLINS: MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT IS THE PENDING
|
| 01:49:27 |
MS. COLLINS, -
BUSINESS?
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| 01:49:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE PENDING AMENDMENT IS
|
| 01:49:30 |
MS. COLLINS, -
AMENDMENT 4175, OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM NEW
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| 01:49:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
JERSEY. MS. COLLINS: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE PENDING BUSINESS -- AMENDMENT BE
|
| 01:49:41 |
MS. COLLINS, -
SET ASIDE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII. MR. INOUYE: MR. PRESIDENT, RELUCTANTLY, I
|
| 01:49:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MUST OBJECT. MAY I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM SO I CAN DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH
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| 01:49:55 |
Inouye, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
MS. COLLINS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR DOES NOT HAVE THE FLOOR. OBJECTION IS
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| 01:50:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HEARD. MS. COLLINS: MR. PRESIDENT, I'D SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
|
| 01:50:09 |
MS. COLLINS, -
ROLL. QUORUM CALL:
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| 01:50:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MS. COLLINS: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MAINE. MS. COLLINS: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT PROCEEDINGS UNDER...
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| 01:50:36 |
MS. COLLINS, -
BE DISPENSED WITH. THE
|
| 01:50:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS.
|
| 01:50:39 |
MS. COLLINS, -
COLLINS: MR. PRESIDENT, I'M NOT GOING TO CALL UP
|
| 01:50:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY AMENDMENT AT THIS TIME
|
| 01:50:47 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN OBJECTION ON THE OTHER SIDE, BUT I AM GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS MY AMENDMENT WHICH IS...
|
| 02:05:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MS. KLOBUCHAR: AND I REQUEST THAT MY CHENTS
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| 02:05:17 |
MS. KLOBUCHAR, -
BE PLACED IN THE RECORD FOLLOWING SENATOR LEAHY'S EARLIER
|
| 02:05:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REMARKS ON THE SAME SUBJECT. THE PRESIDING
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| 02:05:22 |
MS. KLOBUCHAR, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. KLOBUCHAR: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY TO DISCUSS THE PRESIDENT'S NOMINATION OF SOLICITOR
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| 02:05:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GENERAL ELENA KAGAN TO
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| 02:05:29 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
BE AN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ON THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. THE SUPREME COURT CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL KAGAN WILL BEGIN ON JUNE 28,...
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| 02:15:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT 4175 BE MODIFIED WITH THE CHANGES. THE PRESIDING
|
| 02:15:45 |
MR. INOUYE, -
OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE AMENDMENT IS
|
| 02:15:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SO MODIFIED. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. MR. CARDIN: I INTENDED TO OFFER TO SET ASIDE AN AMENDMENT. ...
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| 02:16:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CERTAIN SENATORS
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| 02:16:04 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
WHO WANT TO REVIEW THAT AMENDMENT BEFORE THE SUGGESTION IS MADE. SO I'M GOING TO WITHHOLD MY REQUEST TO OFFER THE AMENDMENT. I HOPE I'LL HAVE A CHANCE...
|
| 02:23:15 |
MR. CARDIN, -
YOUR SENTIMENT THAT YOU WANT TO GO FURTHER AND
|
| 02:23:18 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
STOP ALL DRILLING OFFSHORE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT, IT IS CONFINED TO TWO AREAS, AND IT IS ONLY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY...
|
| 02:23:37 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
BELIEVE, BECOMES OPERATIONAL AS LONG AS THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL, I BELIEVE IT IS A ONE-YEAR ISSUE. MR. INHOFE: IT WOULD BE A ONE-YEAR...
|
| 02:23:51 |
MR. INHOFE, -
MR. CARDIN: IT IS NOT TIED TO INVESTIGATIONS. WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT,
|
| 02:23:54 |
MR. CARDIN, -
I WOULD YIELD THE FLOOR. MR. INHOFE: MR. PRESIDENT? THE
|
| 02:23:56 |
MR. INHOFE, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM
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| 02:23:58 |
MR. CARDIN, -
OKLAHOMA. MR. INHOFE: MR. PRESIDENT, LET ME MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS
|
| 02:24:01 |
MR. INHOFE, -
BY THOSE
|
| 02:24:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COMMENTS MADE BY MY GOOD
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| 02:24:05 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
FRIEND CONCERNING THE OPPORTUNITIES WE MIGHT HAVE TO EXPLOIT OUR RESOURCES HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. I HEAR QUITE OFTEN PEOPLE SAY THAT WE ONLY HAVE...
|
| 02:29:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS BUSINESS ON SOME SCALE. YOU HAVE
|
| 02:29:21 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
THE SMALLER CONTRACTORS ARE THE ONES WHO DO THE RENOVATION BUSINESS. SO THAT MEANS IF THEY TRY TO GO OUT THERE AND EVEN REPLACE ONE WINDOW, THEN YOU...
|
| 02:31:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHO HAVE MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. INHOFE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL IN PROGRESS BE VITIATED....
|
| 02:31:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I KNOW PEOPLE WERE
|
| 02:31:33 |
MR. INHOFE, -
WASHINGTON AROUND AND TALKING. I APOLOGIZE TO SENATOR CARDIN.
|
| 02:31:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I HAVE NO
|
| 02:31:37 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
OBJECTION TO HIM OFFERING HIS AMENDMENT. I WAS WANTING TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THE AMENDMENT SO THAT I WOULD KNOW HOW I WANTED TO VOTE. THAT'S ALL. I...
|
| 02:31:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. MR. KAUFMAN: I WOULD LIKE TO RESCIND THE QUORUM CALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
|
| 02:33:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE IS RECOGNIZED. COUGH CASTLED LIKE TO SPEAK IN MORNING BUSINESS.
|
| 02:33:52 |
MR. KAUFMAN, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KAUFMAN:
|
| 02:33:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE'RE ABOUT TO GO TO CONFERENCE ON THE WALL STREET REFORM BILL. I WANT TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES AND TALK ABOUT
|
| 02:33:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SOME OF THE PROVISIONS THAT I THINK
|
| 02:34:00 |
Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO SURRIFE THIS CONFERENCE. -- TO SURVIVE THIS CONFERENCE. WHAT BROUGHT MY ATTENTION TO SPEAK TO TODAY IS WHAT IS GOING ON...
|
| 02:44:27 |
MR. COCHRAN, -
ROLL.
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| 02:44:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: S QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND. MR. CARDIN: MADAM...
|
| 03:05:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. CARDIN: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS
|
| 03:05:30 |
MR. CARDIN, -
CONSENT THAT THE PENDING AMENDMENT BE
|
| 03:05:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SET ASIDE SO I MAY
|
| 03:05:35 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
OFFER AMENDMENT 4191. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE CLERK WILL
|
| 03:05:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REPORT. MR. CARDIN: 4191. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 4190. MR. CARDIN:
|
| 03:05:59 |
MR. CARDIN, -
91 -- THE PRESIDING
|
| 03:06:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE -- THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM MARYLAND, MR. CARDIN,
|
| 03:06:06 |
MR. CARDIN, -
PROPOSES
|
| 03:06:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT
|
| 03:06:09 |
THE CLERK, -
4191. MR. CARDIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CARDIN: MADAM...
|
| 03:06:16 |
MR. CARDIN, -
AND RANKING MEMBER TO OFFER THIS
|
| 03:06:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT. I'VE
|
| 03:06:20 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
ALREADY EXPLAINED IT. IT IMPOSES A MORATORIUM FOR ADDITIONAL DRILLING ON THE ATLANTIC AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT...
|
| 03:06:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS. ARIZONA, I'M SORRY. MR. KYL: I APPRECIATE...
|
| 03:24:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OF THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. KYL:
|
| 03:24:07 |
MR. KYL, -
THANK YOU. IN A MOMENT, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR REGULAR ORDER WITH RESPECT TO THE CORNYN AMENDMENT FOR
|
| 03:24:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PURPOSE OF
|
| 03:24:13 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
SECOND DEGREING THE CORNYN AMENDMENT, WITH ONE ADDITIONAL REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATION. NAMELY, ABOUT $200 MILLION FOR SOME COURT PERSONNEL AND RELATED...
|
| 03:30:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I SEND TO THE DESK AMENDMENT 4228, A KYL-McCAIN AMENDMENT THAT
|
| 03:30:31 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
WOULD BE OFFERED AS A SECOND-DEGREE AMENDMENT TO THE CORNYN AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR...
|
| 03:30:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 4228
|
| 03:30:45 |
THE CLERK, -
TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 4202. MR. KYL: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
|
| 03:30:54 |
MR. KYL, -
MADAM PRESIDENT. I'VE EXPLAINED THE AMENDMENT. I SEE ANOTHER COLLEAGUE IS HERE WISHING TO
|
| 03:30:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SPEAK; BUT
|
| 03:30:59 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
JUST SUMMARIZE IT BY SAYING THAT WE NEED TO CONTROL THE BORDER. I BELIEVE IT CAN BE DONE. THE HUMA SECTOR REPRESENTS A GOOD SKPAPL PELL OF HOW -- EXAMPLE...
|
| 03:32:39 |
MR. KAUFMAN, -
FEDERAL
|
| 03:32:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EMPLOYEES. THIS WEEKEND AMERICANS
|
| 03:32:42 |
Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
WILL BE OBSERVING MEMORIAL DAY WHICH ALSO MARKS THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER. IT IS A TRADITION FOR FAMILIES TO GATHER AT PICNICS AND SPEND TIMES...
|
| 03:35:41 |
Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
CRIMINAL SCIENCE ADDRESS FROM CALIFORNIA AND MASTERS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA IN ANCHORAGE. IN THE LATE 1990'S STEVE CAME...
|
| 03:37:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: MR. COBURN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. COBURN:...
|
| 03:49:20 |
MR. COBURN, -
AND ALSO CALL UP TWO AMENDMENTS. I'LL CALM
|
| 03:49:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE AMENDMENTS
|
| 03:49:24 |
Coburn, Thomas "Tom" A. M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
FIRST AND GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY. I'D ASK THAT THE PENDING ABLE SET ASIDE -- PENDING AMENDMENT BE SET ASIDE AND THAT AMENDMENT NUMBER 4232 BE CALLED...
|
| 03:49:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND MR. McCAIN, PROPOSES AMENDMENT
|
| 03:49:48 |
THE CLERK, -
NUMBER 4232. MR. COBURN: I ASK THAT THE AMENDMENT BE CONSIDERED AS READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. BURN BURNED SKA THAT THE PENDING...
|
| 03:49:57 |
MR. COBURN, -
AMENDMENT 43231 BE CALLED
|
| 03:49:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UP. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: MR. COBURN FOR HIMSELF AND MR. McCAIN PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT
|
| 03:50:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NUMBERED 4231. MR. COBURN: I'D ASK UNANIMOUS
|
| 03:50:08 |
THE CLERK, -
CONSENT THAT THE READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
|
| 03:50:13 |
MR. COBURN, -
MR. COBURN: WE HAVE BEFORE US ALMOST A $60
|
| 03:50:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BILLION EMERGENCY
|
| 03:50:20 |
Coburn, Thomas "Tom" A. M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL BILL. THIS IS ABOUT THE EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL BILL THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE SENATE. SOME APPROPRIATE,...
|
| 03:56:40 |
MR. REID, -
BURN BIRNL A.B.A. HAPPY TO YIELD TO THE LEADER. MR. REID: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. COBURN: SO A HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS SINCE WE FAMOUSLY PASSED PAYGO...
|
| 03:56:49 |
MR. REID, -
TO WAIVE IT SIX
|
| 03:56:50 |
Coburn, Thomas "Tom" A. M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
TIMES. AND WHEN WE HAVEN'T WAIVED IT WE'VE DECLARED SOMETHING AN "EMERGENCY" SO WE DON'T HAVE PAYGO LAW APPLYING. THE BUDGET RULES OUT THE WIN DOAVMENT...
|
| 04:06:31 |
MR. REID, -
REPORTED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTIONS. THE CLERK: CLOTURE MOTIONS, WE THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
|
| 04:06:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE HEREBY MOVE TO BRING TO A CLOSE THE DEBATE
|
| 04:06:43 |
THE CLERK, -
ON THE COMMITTEE-REPORTED SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4899, AN ACT MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND SUMMER JOBS...
|
| 04:07:05 |
MR. REID, -
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING
|
| 04:07:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RULES OF THE SENATE HEREBY MOVE TO BRING TO A
|
| 04:07:09 |
THE CLERK, -
CLOSE THE DEBATE ON H.R. 4899, AN ACT MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND SUMMER JOBS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER...
|
| 04:07:30 |
MR. REID, -
|
| 04:07:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. COBURN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. COBURN: THERE WE HAVE IT. WE HAVE CLOTURE NOW FILED
|
| 04:07:40 |
MR. COBURN, -
ON A $60 BILLION
|
| 04:07:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BILL THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT
|
| 04:07:43 |
Coburn, Thomas "Tom" A. M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
THE INTENTIONS OF THE MAJORITY LEADER ARE, BUT THE FACT IS IS WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT DEBATE. WE HAVE BEEN ON THIS BILL A -- AS OF NOW ABOUT A DAY OR A...
|
| 04:24:46 |
MRS. MURRAY, -
FOR 10 MINUTES. THE
|
| 04:24:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. MURRAY: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT,
|
| 04:24:50 |
MRS. MURRAY, -
I COME TO THE FLOOR TODAY TO STRONGLY SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION CALLED
|
| 04:24:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE BIG OIL
|
| 04:24:55 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
BAILOUT PREVENTION ACT. YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE GULF COAST OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, I HAVE TO SAY I AM MORE COMMITTED THAN...
|
| 04:26:56 |
QUESTIONS ARE, -
THE TAXPAYERS? FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE ALREADY BEING ASKED TO BEAR SO MUCH TODAY? OR SHOULD IT BE THE COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS...
|
| 04:32:40 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR TAXPAYERS? I SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION BECAUSE, TO ME, THE ANSWER IS PRETTY CLEAR. AND I URGE ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES TO ALLOW...
|
| 04:33:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: MS. LANDRIEU: MR. PRESIDENT, ARE WE IN A QUORUM CALL? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WE'RE. MS. LANDRIEU: I'D LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS...
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MS. LANDRIEU, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. LANDRIEU:
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK YOU, MR.
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MS. LANDRIEU, -
PRESIDENT. I COME TO THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FLOOR
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
TO OFFER SOME AMENDMENTS OR TO CALL UP SEVERAL AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE EMERGENCY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM AND S.B.A. DISASTER LOAN RELIEF ON THE UNDERLYING...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA, MS. LANDRIEU -- MS. LANDRIEU: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT AMENDMENT BE
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THE CLERK, -
DISPPEDDEDDISAPPEARED
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MS. LANDRIEU, -
WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. L.A.N. LAFN THANK YOU. I HAVE A SERIES OF AMENDMENTS -- MS. LANDRIEU: THANK YOU. I HAVE A SERIES OF...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
THE DISASTER THAT IS GOING ON IN THE GULF AREA, AS YOU AND EVERYONE IS AWARE. WE HAVE A TERRIBLE SITUATION ON OUR HANDS, AND I KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL...
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| 04:38:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LOUISIANA, MS. LANDRIEU PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBERED 4180. MS. LANDRIEU:
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THE CLERK, -
I ASK THAT THE READING BE DISPENSED WITH. THIS AMENDMENT IS ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE COULD USE TO
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
GIVE HELP BUSINESSES ALONG THE GULF COAST. IT WOULD ACTUALLY RECIPIENT A RELATIVELY NEW -- IT WOULD ACTUALLY SET UP A RELATIVE NEW PROCEDURE. BUT BASED...
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| 04:40:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSENT THAT MY AMENDMENT, NUMBER 4184, BE MODIFIED WITH THE CHANGES THAT ARE AT THE
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
DESK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? THE CLERK:
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| 04:40:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MS. LANDRIEU PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBERED 4184, AS MODIFIED. L.A.N. SCHAIN THAT THE READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE
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THE CLERK, -
DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE AMENDMENT IS SO MODIFIED. MS. LANDRIEU: THANK YOU.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR DELEGATION HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND WE'VE ACTUALLY PASSED IT BEFORE
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
IN THE SENATE, WHICH IS A HAPPY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS LANGUAGE HAS BEEN, UNFORTUNATELY, TAKEN OUT IN CONFERENCE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS,...
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| 04:42:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT 4213. MS. LANDRIEU: I ASK THAT
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THE CLERK, -
THE READING BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. LANDRIEU: MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS
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| 04:43:03 |
MS. LANDRIEU, -
ANOTHER I THINK
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SMART ACTION IN THIS CONGRESS
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
COULD TAKE TO HELP THE GULF COAST AND PARTICULARLY LOUISIANA. BEFORE YOU GOT TO THE SENATE, MR. PRESIDENT, IN ONE OF OUR LAST ENERGY BILLS WE WERE ABLE...
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| 04:45:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LANDRIEU, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 4182. MS. LANDRIEU: THANK YOU.
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THE CLERK, -
I ASK THE READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. LANDRIEU: NOW, MR. PRESIDENT, THIS AMENDMENT
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MS. LANDRIEU, -
WILL COST $19 MILLION, BUT IN SOME WAYS,
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT IS SIMPLY
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
ADVANCING WHAT THE PRESIDENT ALREADY HAS IN HIS BUDGET FOR THESE VERY IMPORTANT PROJECTS. PRESIDENT OBAMA SHOULD GET A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CREDIT FOR...
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| 04:48:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM LOUISIANA, MS. LANDRIEU, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED
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MS. LANDRIEU, -
4234. MS. LANDRIEU: THANK YOU, MR.
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THE CLERK, -
PRESIDENT. I ASK THAT AMENDMENT -- FOR THAT
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
AMENDMENT, 4234 -- THIS IS AN AMENDMENT THAT WILL PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO ASSIST WITH CLAIMS IN DISASTER...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HERE FROM PENNSYLVANIA, THE
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA, TO SPEAK BUT I'LL JUST BE JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES. AND THIS IS ON A SEPARATE SUBJECT BUT ONE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE...
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| 04:57:19 |
MR. CASEY, -
ME FIRST COMMEND THE WORK
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF SENATOR LANDRIEU, WHO ALWAYS BRINGS PASSION AND COMMITMENT TO SO
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Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
MANY ISSUES. AND, OF COURSE, THOSE TO RELATE TO HER HOME STATE OF LOUISIANA ARE ALREADY AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST, AND WE'RE -- WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DESCRIBE OR
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Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
TO SUMMARIZE OR OR ENCAPSULATE THE FEELINGS THAT ARE NOT ONLY I THINK PREVALENT HERE IN THE SENATE OR IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS BUT THROUGHOUT...
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| 05:18:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. CASEY: MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE VITIATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CASEY: THANK YOU, MR.
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| 05:19:37 |
MR. CASEY, -
PRESIDENT. FIRST, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO A
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS WITH SENATORS
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Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
PERMITTED TO SPEAK FOR UP TO 10 MINUTES EACH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CASEY: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED ...
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| 05:19:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5128,
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Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
WHICH WAS RECEIVED FROM THE HOUSE AND IS AT THE DESK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: H.R. 5128, AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE UNITED...
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| 05:20:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
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THE CLERK, -
AS THE STEW ART LEE UDALL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUILDING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE MAY PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR....
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| 05:20:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND PASSED, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE, WITH NO
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| 05:20:23 |
Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE, AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE BILL BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 05:20:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H. CON.
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Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
RES. 211 AND THE SENATE PROCEED TO ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: H. CON. RES. 211, CONCURRENT...
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| 05:20:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST
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THE CLERK, -
BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE COMMITTEE IS DISCHARGED AND THE SENATE...
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| 05:21:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSENT THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER
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Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
BE LAID ON THE TABLE, WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE, AND ANY STATEMENTED RELATED TO THE MEASURE BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE...
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| 05:21:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT THE DESK AND I ASK FOR THEIR FIRST READING EN BLOC. THE PRESIDING
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| 05:21:27 |
MR. CASEY, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE BILLS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE CLERK: S. 3410,
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| 05:21:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A BILL TO CREATE A FAIR AND EFFICIENT SYSTEM TO RESOLVE CLAIMS OF VICTIMS FOR ECONOMIC
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THE CLERK, -
INJURY CAUSED BY THE DEEPWATER MORE RYE DOES ON INCIDENT AND SO FORTH. S.3421, A BILL TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND FOR OTHER...
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| 05:22:00 |
MR. CASEY, -
OBJECTION IS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HEARD. MR. CASEY: SUGGEST I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM
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| 05:22:17 |
MR. CASEY, -
CALL:
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. CASEY: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE THE SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA. CASE CASED SKEE THAT THE QUORUM CALL BEING VITIATED. THE PRESIDING...
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MR. CASEY, -
MR. CASEY: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER EN
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| 05:23:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BLOC EXECUTIVE
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Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
CALENDAR NUMBERS 894, 895, 896, 897, AND 898, THAT THE NOMINATIONS BE CONFIRMED EN BLOC, THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE EN BLOC, THAT...
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| 05:23:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, AFTER ANY LEADER TIME, THE REPUBLICAN LEADER OR HIS DESIGNEE
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Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
BE RECOGNIZED TO MOVE TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF S.J. RES. 26, A JOINT RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING THE E.P.A. ADMINISTRATOR'S ENDANGERMENT FINDING,...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNTIL 9:30
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Casey, Bob - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
A.M. ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, THAT FOLLOWING THE FOLLOWING THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE, THE JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS BE APPROVED TO DATE, THE MORNING HOUR BE DEEMED...
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| 05:26:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS 1:00 P.M. TOMORROW.
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MR. CASEY, -
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS COME BEFORE THE SENATE, I ASK THAT IT ADJOURN UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE STANDS ADJOURNED
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| 05:26:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNTIL WHEN YOU RETURN HERE, WHEN FOR YOU THE SHADOWS HAVE GROWN LONGER, I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU WILL HAVE ADDED YOUR NAME TO THE BOOK OF HISTORY. >> MEMORIAL...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
YEARS SPEECHES
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