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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
2011. TO THE SENATE: UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1, PARAGRAPH
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THE CLERK, -
3, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE, I HEREBY APPOINT THE HONORABLE TOM UDALL, A SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER'S RECOGNIZED. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE TERMINATED. THE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT,
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MR. REID, -
THERE'S BEEN A MINOR CHANGE IN THE SCHEDULE THAT'S
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEEN CLEARED ON BOTH SIDES. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FOLLOWING ANY
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
LEADER REMARKS THE SENATE PROCEED TO A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS UNTIL 10:30 A.M. THIS MORNING, SENATORS PERMITTED TO SPEAK DURING THAT PERIOD OF...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
BILL. CURRENTLY WE HAVE ONE AMENDMENT PENDING. OTHER SENATORS ARE WAITING TO OFFER AMENDMENTS. SENATOR WICKER IS READY TO OFFER HIS AS SOON AS THE BILL...
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MR. McCONNELL, -
THE 100th
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF RONALD REAGAN,
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McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
OUR NATION'S 40 TD PRESIDENT. HE WAS -- 40th PRESIDENT. HE WAS BORN ABOVE A TAVERN IN A SMALL TOWN, TAMPEKO, ILLINOIS, ON FEBRUARY 26, 1911, THE VALUES...
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| 00:15:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON IS RECOGNIZED. A SENATOR: I ASK THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH....
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| 01:05:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE LEADERSHIP TIME IS RESERVED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE WILL RESUME CONSIDERATION
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| 01:06:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF S. 223, WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR NUMBER 5, S. 223, A BILL TO MODERNIZE THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM, AND
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THE CLERK, -
SO FORTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. MS. CANTWELL: MR. PRESIDENT, WE ARE CONTINUING THIS MORNING ON THIS IMPORTANT F.A.A. BILL WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT...
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Cantwell, Maria - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
AMERICA. I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN DOWN ON THE FLOOR. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FULL COMMITTEE, SENATOR ROCKEFELLER AND THE RANKING MEMBER, SENATOR ...
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| 01:07:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WICKER: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SET ASIDE THE PENDING AMENDMENT SO THAT I MAY
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Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
CALL UP MY WICKER AMENDMENT 14 WHICH IS AT THE DESK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR...
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| 01:07:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MISSISSIPPI, MR. -- MR. WICKER: I ASK CONSENT THAT FURTHER READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED
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THE CLERK, -
WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. WICKER: THANK YOU, MR.
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| 01:07:57 |
MR. WICKER, -
PRESIDENT. THIS AMENDMENT DEALS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH THE NOTION
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Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY T.S.A. EMPLOYEES. THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WAS FORMED APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS AGO BY THE AVIATION AND TRANSPORTATION...
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MR. MERKLEY, -
HAVE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WATCHED THE AFFAIRS IN
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Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
TEHRIR SQUARE IN CAIRO, AS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HAVE, AND WAS DEEPLY IMPRESSED BY THE PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION OF EGYPTIAN CITIZENS CALLING FOR CHANGE...
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| 01:18:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BLUNT: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT...
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| 01:22:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNDER THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BLUNT: I ASK
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| 01:22:50 |
MR. BLUNT, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO TEMPORARILY SET ASIDE THE PENDING AMENDMENT SO I CAN CALL UP MY
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| 01:22:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT, WHICH IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 AT THE DESK.
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Paul, Rand M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR
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| 01:23:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM MISSOURI, MR. BLUNT, PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBERED 5. MR. BLUNT:
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THE CLERK, -
MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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MR. BLUNT, -
OBJECTION. MR. BLUNT: THIS AMENDMENT IS AN AMENDMENT THAT DEALS WITH AN ISSUE REALLY GOING BACK TO
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| 01:23:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE BEGINNING OF
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Blunt, Roy - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
THE T.S.A. SCREENING PROGRAM ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO, THE END OF 2001. WE HAD SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE ABOUT HOW THAT PROGRAM...
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| 01:28:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
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MRS. HUTCHISON, -
ROLL.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 02:02:46 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
MR. ROCKEFELLER: I THANK
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER. MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE EIGHT -- OH, I ASK THE ORDER OF THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. THE PRESIDING
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| 02:02:53 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I HAVE EIGHT UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET DURING
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| 02:02:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TODAY'S SESSION OF THE SENATE. THEY HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS.
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| 02:03:02 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THESE REQUESTS BE AGREED TO AND THESE REQUESTS BE PRINTED IN THE RECORD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO...
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| 02:03:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
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MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
ROLL.
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| 02:03:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. CICIALG: MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY -- THE PRESIDING
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| 02:04:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE SENATE IS IN A QUORUM
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MR. CICIALG, -
CALL. MR. KIRK:
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IF I COULD ASK CONSENT TO PROCEED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. KIRK: ON THE WHITEHOUSE AMENDMENT. MR. PRESIDENT,
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MR. KIRK, -
TODAY I'M PLEASED TO JOIN SENATOR WHITEHOUSE,
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR BOXER AND A GROWING LIST OF MY COLLEAGUES IN SUPPORT
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Kirk, Mark Steven - U.S. Senator, [R] Illinois
OF THE WHITEHOUSE-KIRK-BOXER AMENDMENT THAT WILL IMPROVE AIRLINE SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE NATION. MOST INDIVIDUALS ARE FAMILIAR WITH LASER POINTERS THAT...
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| 02:06:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. ROCKEFELLER:...
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| 02:17:49 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
CALL BE REUNDERSTAND IS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 02:17:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. ROCKEFELLER:
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MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE SITTING HERE, AND WHAT'S GOOD IS
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| 02:17:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT WE'RE NOT DOING
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Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
HEALTH CARE AMENDMENTS. WHAT'S ENTAD THAT WE'RE NOT REALLY DOING ANY AMENDMENTS. AND THE REPUBLICANS HAVE PROFFERED A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS. WE NEED...
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| 02:18:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. INHOFE: I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL IN PROGRESS BE VITIATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA IS RECOGNIZED....
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| 02:19:07 |
MR. INHOFE, -
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY THAT THE MANAGER HAS BEEN VERY KIND TO ME IN OFFERING
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO ALLOW ME TO COME UP AT
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| 02:19:13 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
SOME POINT. I DON'T REALLY CARE SO MUCH WHEN IT IS, BUT I DO HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED ON THE FLOOR. I'D JUST LIKE TO GET THEM...
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| 02:19:36 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
PARTICULARLY SORT OF
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| 02:19:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DIFFICULT SCHEDULING PROBLEM
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Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
RIGHT NOW, AND FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. SO PUTTING HIS AMENDMENTS IN OR TALKING ABOUT THEM, WHATEVER HE WISHES TO DO, IS IMPORTANT TO HIM, AND ALSO...
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| 02:20:44 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
GET INTO THE MANAGERS' AMENDMENT OR SOMEHOW HAVE THEM COME UP MAYBE EVEN BE VOICE VOTED. BUT THEY'RE ISSUES I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST QUITE OFTEN....
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| 02:21:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY COMMENTS BE MADE AS IF THEY WERE IN MORNING BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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MR. PRYOR, -
SO ORDERED. MR. PRYOR: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY I COME TO THE FLOOR TO
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| 02:21:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HONOR A GREAT MAN, A
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| 02:21:55 |
Pryor, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
GREAT ARKANSAN, AND A GREAT AMERICAN, DONALD JOHN TYSON. DON TYSON WAS ONE OF THE THREE ICONIC ARKANSAN WHO HELPED MOVE OUR STATE FORWARD. HE HELPED...
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| 02:25:42 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT DON TYSON. YOU COULD JUST AS WE WILL HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SAM WALTON, HUNT, AND MANY OH, AND I DON'T WHAT IT IS ABOUT...
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| 02:26:33 |
MR. PRYOR, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. DURBIN:
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| 02:26:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY IS THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH
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| 02:26:37 |
MR. DURBIN, -
OF PRESIDENT
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| 02:26:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RONALD REAGAN. WHEN RONALD REAGAN WAS BORN,
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| 02:26:41 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
HIS FATHER JACK LOOKED AT HIS NEW LITTLE BOY AND SAID, "HE LOOKS LIKE A FAT LITTLE DUTCHMAN, BUT WHO KNOWS? HE MIGHT GROW UP TO BE PRESIDENT SOMEDAY."...
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| 02:33:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF 2007. BEFORE THE THREE YEARS
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
WE'VE BEEN OPERATING ON SHORT-TERM EXTENSIONS, 17 TOTAL SHORT-TERM EXTENSIONS. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AIRLINES AND FLYING PUBLIC ALL...
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| 02:41:09 |
MR. INHOFE, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOST EVERYTHING THAT THE
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| 02:41:11 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS TALKED ABOUT, I AGREE WITH. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS BILL FOR A LONG TIME. WE KEEP COMING UP AGAINST -- I WOULD ENCOURAGE,...
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| 02:41:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE A
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| 02:41:44 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE A FEW PEOPLE HERE. I WAS NOT FROM OKLAHOMA ORIGINALLY. I WAS ACTUALLY BORN IN IOWA. WHEN I WAS A VERY SMALL CHILD,...
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| 02:48:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. NELSON: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM FLORIDA. MR. NELSON: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M WAITING UNTIL I RECEIVE
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| 02:56:11 |
MR. NELSON, -
AN
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| 02:56:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT -- MADAM PRESIDENT, I
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| 02:56:14 |
MR. NELSON, -
ASK CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM BE LIFTED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. NELSON: I'M WAITING JUST MOMENTARILY TO RECEIVE THE DOCUMENTATION...
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| 02:56:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT,
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| 02:56:25 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
MADAM PRESIDENT, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. NELSON: MADAM PRESIDENT,...
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| 02:56:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VERY APPARENT
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| 02:56:40 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
THAT PRESIDENT MUBARAK MUST STEP DOWN, AND THE LONGER THAT HE WAITS TO REALIZE THAT HE HAS TO STEP DOWN, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT'S GOING TO BE IN ORDER...
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| 02:59:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: MR. NELSON: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM FLORIDA. MR. NELSON: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL...
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| 03:04:07 |
MR. NELSON, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 03:04:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. NELSON: MADAM PRESIDENT, I
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| 03:04:10 |
MR. NELSON, -
CALL UP AMENDMENT 34,
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| 03:04:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND I ASK CONSENT THAT
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| 03:04:15 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
THE PENDING AMENDMENT BE SET ASIDE IN ORDER TO CALL UP AMENDMENT 34. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE...
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| 03:04:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBERED 34. MR. NELSON: I ASK CONSENT THAT IT BE CONSIDERED AS
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| 03:04:32 |
THE CLERK, -
READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. NELSON:
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| 03:04:36 |
MR. NELSON, -
MADAM PRESIDENT, THE NASA BILL
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| 03:04:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT WE PASSED LAST
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| 03:04:42 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
FALL STRONGLY REAFFIRMED THAT AERONAUTICS RESEARCH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE AGENCY AND MADE THE POINT IN THAT BILL OF INCREASING A FOCUS ON NASA'S...
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| 03:10:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
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| 03:10:04 |
MR. NELSON, -
ROLL. QUORUM
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| 03:10:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: MRS. FEINSTEIN: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. FEINSTEIN: MADAM PRESIDENT, DO I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY...
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| 03:11:25 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
ON MORNING BUSINESS?
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| 03:11:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WE'RE IN A QUORUM
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| 03:11:28 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
CALL. FINE DISPIEN THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE VITIATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 03:11:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MRS. FEINSTEIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. AS A NATIVE CALIFORNIAN, I COME TO THE FLOOR NOW
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| 03:11:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO HONOR THE 100th BIRTHDAY OF PRESIDENT
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| 03:11:39 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
RONALD REAGAN. FORMER FIRST LADY NANCY REAGAN ASK THAT I SERVE ON THE RONALD REAGAN CENTENNIAL COMMISSION AND I WAS VERY HONORED TO ACCEPT. TODAY I...
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| 03:19:42 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
THE
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| 03:19:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
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| 03:19:44 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
BIRTH OF RONALD REAGAN. I AM SO PLEASED TO FOLLOW MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA WHO HAS BEEN UNDER THE WEATHER FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND WE'RE VERY GLAD...
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| 03:25:32 |
MR. WYDEN, -
APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION
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| 03:25:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR THE LATE PRESIDENT
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| 03:25:35 |
Wyden, Ronald "Ron" Lee - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
REAGAN. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MINUTE OR TWO TO TALK ABOUT AN AMENDMENT THAT WILL BE CALLED UP LATER IN THE AFTERNOON ON MY BEHALF TO EXPAND AND...
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| 03:29:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO SPEAK UP TO TEN MINUTES EACH FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING REMARKS RELATIVE TO THE UPCOMING CENTENNIAL OF THE BIRTH OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN. THE...
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| 03:29:34 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
AFTERNOON TO PAY TRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE GREAT PRESIDENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND MANY OF US WILL RECOLLECT TIMES AND EXPERIENCES AND CONTACTS WE HAD...
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| 03:33:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA. MR. SESSIONS: I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 03:33:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. SESSIONS: AND WOULD NOTE
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| 03:33:52 |
MR. SESSIONS, -
THAT I WAS HONORED TO
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| 03:33:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE ABLE TO HEAR SENATOR McCAIN'S COMMENTS ON RONALD
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| 03:33:57 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
REAGAN. THIS SUNDAY IS, INDEED, THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WHOLE -- IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WHOLE NATION...
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| 03:37:53 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
STRENGTH,, PROSPERITY THROUGH FREEDOM. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT OUR FUTURE GREATNESS LIES IN THE SAME PLACE IT ALWAYS HAS, THROUGH OUR PIONEERING, RESTLESS,...
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| 03:41:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM GEORGIA. MR. ISAKSON: MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE FOR A MOMENT IN JOINING
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| 03:43:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY OTHER COLLEAGUES IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO RONALD REAGAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES -- THE
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| 03:43:58 |
MR. ISAKSON, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR SHOULD BE AWARE WE'RE IN A QUORUM CALL. MR. ISAKSON: I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH....
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| 03:44:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. SO ORDERED. MR.
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| 03:44:08 |
MR. ISAKSON, -
ISAKSON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE
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| 03:44:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO JOIN MANY OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LATE RONALD REAGAN AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND A
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| 03:44:14 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
GREAT CONSERVATIVE LEADER OF OUR COUNTRY AND AN INSPIRATION TO MANY, MANY, MANY AMERICANS. I WANT TO DEDICATE MY REMARKS TO A LADY NAMED KATHY MILLER....
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| 03:49:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. MR. WEBB: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE TERMINATED....
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| 03:58:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SO ORDERED. MR. WEBB: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO
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| 03:58:31 |
MR. WEBB, -
JOIN MY OTHER COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE COME TO
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| 03:58:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE FLOOR AT THIS
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| 03:58:35 |
Webb, James "Jim" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Virginia
TIME TO SPEAK IN HONOR OF THE LATE-PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 100th BIRTHDAY. I'D LIKE TO FIRST BEGIN BY GICHG MY BEST WISHES --...
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| 04:05:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND THE QUORUM CALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. A SENATOR: AS A JUNIOR...
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| 04:09:27 |
Kirk, Mark Steven - U.S. Senator, [R] Illinois
A CELEBRATION OF PRESIDENT REAGAN'S LIFE IN CHICAGO SATURDAY NIGHT FOR SUNDAY, THE 100th BIRTHDAY OF OUR NATIVE ILLINOISAN, THE 40th PRESIDENT, RONALD...
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Kirk, Mark Steven - U.S. Senator, [R] Illinois
AND NELLIE REAGAN WELCOMED A CHILD WHO WOULD ONE DAY CHANGE THE DIRECTION NOT JUST OF OUR COUNTRY BUT THE WORLD. ACCORDING TO THE REAGAN FAMILY LORE,...
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| 04:18:01 |
MR. KIRK, -
QUORUM
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: MR. LIEBERMAN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. MR. LIEBERMAN: I THANK THE CHAIR. MR. PRESIDENT, IS THE SENATE...
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| 04:20:59 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
SENATOR. MR. LIEBERMAN: I
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WOULD THEN ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FURTHER
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| 04:21:02 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING
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| 04:21:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. LIEBERMAN: I THANK
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MR. LIEBERMAN, -
THE CHAIR. MR. PRESIDENT, IN THREE DAYS TIME ACROSS OUR COUNTRY,
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY OF NEW
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Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [I] Connecticut
HAMPSHIRE TO HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE IN SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, AMERICANS WILL CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN. IT WILL BE THE OCCASION...
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| 04:34:20 |
MR. ALEXANDER, -
THE SENATOR FROM
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONNECTICUT. GLAD I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THEM.
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| 04:34:23 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
I, TOO, AM HERE TO CELEBRATE RONALD REAGAN'S LIFE, BORN 100 YEAR, BUT ALSO HIS NEARLY 50 YEARS OF INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY. AND I WOULD...
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| 04:40:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO INCLUDE REMARKS I MADE IN
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MR. ALEXANDER, -
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, ON OCTOBER 28, 1994, ON THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SPEECH "TIME FOR CHOOSING." THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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| 04:40:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECORD REMARKS THAT I MADE IN TRIBUTE
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| 04:41:01 |
MR. ALEXANDER, -
TO PRESIDENT REAGAN IN JUNE OF 2004. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ALEXANDER: I THANK THE CHAIR. I YIELD THE
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| 04:41:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. ALEXANDER, -
FLOOR. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH DAKOTA. MR. THUNE: MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO JOIN WITH MY COLLEAGUES....
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| 04:42:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SAY ABOUT
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| 04:42:26 |
Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
OUR FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN AS WE LOOK UPON HIS 100th BIRTHDAY COMING UP HERE THIS WEEKEND AND ALL OF US PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LEGACY THAT HE GAVE...
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| 04:50:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI. MR. BLUNT: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL...
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| 04:53:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BLUNT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
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| 04:53:14 |
MR. BLUNT, -
MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO SPEAK FOR A FEW MINUTES TODAY ABOUT RONALD REAGAN. RONALD
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| 04:53:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REAGAN
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| 04:53:19 |
Blunt, Roy - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
INSPIRED FREEDOM AND CHANGED THE WORLD. MAYBE NOBODY SAID THAT BETTER THAN FORMER PRIME MINISTER, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER IN A PRERECORDED...
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| 05:00:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. BOXER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I ASK THAT...
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| 05:00:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. BOXER: MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE A STATEMENT TO
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| 05:01:03 |
MRS. BOXER, -
MARK THE SERVICE OF FORMER PRESIDENT
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RONALD
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MRS. BOXER, -
REAGAN WHICH I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO PLACE IN THE RECORD AT THIS TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. BOXER: AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY...
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| 05:01:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AN EXTENSIVE STATEMENT IN THE
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| 05:01:20 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
RECORD, AND -- AND AS A CALIFORNIA SENATOR, CERTAINLY RONALD REAGAN IS ONE OF OUR MOST FAMOUS RESIDENTS. AND WAS GOVERNOR AND THEN PRESIDENT. AND I...
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| 05:04:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM UTAH. MR. HATCH: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE QUORUM...
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| 05:06:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HATCH: MR. PRESIDENT, JUST
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| 05:06:27 |
MR. HATCH, -
OVER 30 YEARS AGO,
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| 05:06:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RONALD REAGAN WAS INAUGURATED AS
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| 05:06:32 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
THE 40th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THREE DECADES HAVE PASSED SINCE HE STOOD IN FRONT OF THIS CAPITOL JUST YARDS AWAY...
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| 05:23:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST
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| 05:29:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VIRGINIA. MR. MANCHIN: I ASK CONSENT TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MANCHIN: MR. PRESIDENT, IT IS MY GREAT HONOR
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| 05:29:43 |
MR. MANCHIN, -
TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE FLOOR FOR THE FIRST TIME AS A UNITED
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| 05:29:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STATES SENATOR. I'M TRULY
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| 05:29:48 |
Manchin, Joe III - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
HUMBLED BY THIS US SUSPICIOUS OCCASION AND THE ENORMOUS PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE GREATEST PEOPLE IN AMERICA, THE PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. WEST VIRGINIA...
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| 05:32:53 |
Manchin, Joe III - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
OF SPENDING MORE MONEY. WHEN WE FACE DIFFICULT TIMES -- WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. WHEN FACED WITH A PROBLEM -- WE DON'T AVOID WHAT NEEDS...
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| 05:51:00 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 05:51:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. ROCKEFELLER:
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| 05:51:03 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
MADAM PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE JUST HEARD A CLASSIC
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| 05:51:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
JOE MANCHIN SPEECH, AND
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| 05:51:09 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
IT TRULY IS. IT'S FULL OF OPTIMISM, STRENGTH, COMMON PURPOSE, NO PROBLEM CANNOT BE SOLVED, THE DESIRE FOR BIPARTISAN COOPERATION. IF ANYBODY CAN BRING...
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| 05:56:30 |
MR. ALEXANDER, -
YORK IN
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| 05:56:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WELCOMING ANOTHER
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| 05:56:33 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE. GOVERNOR MANCHIN SUCCEEDS A MAN WHO IS IRREPLACEABLE REALLY IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE HISTORY,...
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| 05:58:23 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
SENATOR FROM WEST
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| 05:58:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VIRGINIA, SENATOR
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| 05:58:25 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
MANCHIN. HE IS JUST ONE FINE GUY. I GOT TO KNOW HIM WHEN HE WAS GOVERNOR AND THEN CAMPAIGNING. AND HE IS DOING A WONDERFUL JOB HERE ALREADY. TO HAVE...
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| 06:00:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DAKOTA. MR. HOEVEN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I ALSO RISE TODAY TO CONGRATULATE THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA ON HIS
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| 06:00:18 |
Hoeven, John - U.S. Senator, [R] North Dakota
SPEECH AND EXPRESS MY PLEASURE IN WORKING TOGETHER. I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER, THE GOOD SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE, AS WELL....
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| 06:02:48 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
ORDER? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: MORNING
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| 06:02:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUSINESS IS
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| 06:02:51 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
CLOSED. S. 223 IS THE
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| 06:02:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PENDING MEASURE. THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY. MR. PAUL: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SET ASIDE THE PENDING AMENDMENT AND CALL UP AMENDMENT 21. THE PRESIDING...
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| 06:03:18 |
MR. PAUL, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY,
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| 06:03:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PAUL, PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBER 21. AT THE END OF TITLE --
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| 06:03:28 |
THE CLERK, -
MR. PAUL: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE WAIVED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 06:03:35 |
MR. PAUL, -
OBJECTION. MR. PAUL: MADAM PRESIDENT, THE AMENDMENT THAT I HAVE PRESENTED TO THE FLOOR HERE
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| 06:03:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR THE F.A.A. BILL IS AN
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| 06:03:42 |
Paul, Rand M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
AMENDMENT THAT I THINK IS A FIRST STEP TOWARDS LOOKING AT BUDGETARY RESTRAINT. THE PRESIDENT IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION TALKED ABOUT FREEZING SPENDING...
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| 06:06:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL.
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| 06:06:44 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
QUORUM
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| 06:06:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR. PRESIDENT, I...
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| 06:41:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDERED. MR. ROCKEFELLER:
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| 06:41:03 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
I ASK CONSENT THAT THE SENATOR FROM
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| 06:41:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OREGON, MR. WYDEN, HIS AMENDMENT
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| 06:41:09 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
NUMBER 27 BE PUT ON THE PENDING AMENDMENTS LIST. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK:
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| 06:41:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MR. ROCKEFELLER, FOR MR. WYDEN, PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBERED
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| 06:41:28 |
THE CLERK, -
27. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
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| 06:41:35 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
ROLL.
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| 06:41:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM IOWA. MR. HARKIN: I
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| 06:42:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ASK THAT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. HARKIN: MR. PRESIDENT,...
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| 06:42:47 |
MR. HARKIN, -
AN ALARMING TRESPASSED THAT SEEMS TO BE DEVELOPING ON THIS, THE
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| 06:42:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIRST SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATION THAT WE'RE
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| 06:42:52 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
CONSIDERING ON THE SENATE FLOOR OF THIS NEW CONGRESS. AT LEAST THREE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN FILED, ONE OF WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN OFFERED. IT IS EXPECTED...
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| 06:50:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. REID: I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE TERMINATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WOIKS. MR. REID:...
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| 07:10:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALM
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| 07:10:43 |
MR. REID, -
AMENDMENT NUMBER 19, WHICH DEALS WITH
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| 07:10:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 07:10:46 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THE DAVIS-BACON -- DAVIS-BACON ISSUE. THERE BE 30 MINUTES OF DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN SENATORS PAUL AND ROCKEFELLER OR THEIR DESIGNEES. UPON THE...
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| 07:11:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GIVE OR TAKE A FEW
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| 07:11:38 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
MINUTES. AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE ALERTED, THERE'S LIKELY TO BE SOME TIME YEEMEDDED BACK. IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE'LL VOTE IT UP TO VOTE EVEN MORE QUICKLY....
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| 07:12:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UP MY AMENDMENT 19 THAT'S AT THE
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| 07:12:36 |
Paul, Rand M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
DESK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY, MR. PAUL, PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBERED
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| 07:12:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 07:12:46 |
THE CLERK, -
19. ON PAGE -- NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS ACT OR -- MR. PAUL: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED...
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| 07:12:58 |
MR. PAUL, -
TO THE F.A.A. BILL IS AN AMENDMENT TO
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| 07:13:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EXEMPT THE F.A.A. FROM THE
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| 07:13:03 |
Paul, Rand M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
DAVIS-BACON RESTRICTIONS. MOST OF US KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SCHOOLS BEING BUILT IN OUR DISTRICT OR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THE COST OF SCHOOLS AND...
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| 07:15:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THERE ARE
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| 07:15:40 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
12 1/2 MINUTES LEFT. MRS. HUTCHISON: HOW LONG? THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 07:15:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
12 1/2. MRS. HUTCHISON: MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD UNTIL THE OTHER SIDE HAS HAD
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| 07:15:49 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
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| 07:15:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THEN I
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| 07:15:52 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
WILL TAKE PART OF SENATOR PAUL'S TIME. PRAOEUP WHO YIELDS TIME? -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO YIELDS TIME?
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| 07:16:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I THINK THE SENATOR FROM IOWA WOULD WISH TO
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| 07:16:16 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
SPEAK. MR. HARKIN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM IOWA. MR. HARKIN:
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| 07:16:43 |
MR. HARKIN, -
I ASSUME THE CHAIRMAN
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| 07:16:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE COMMITTEE HAS YIELDED ME WHATEVER TIME I WANT TO CONSUME, I
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| 07:16:49 |
MR. HARKIN, -
ASSUME. AND I'M RESERVING SOME TIME ALSO FOR THE CHAIRMAN. MR. HARKIN: MR. PRESIDENT, HERE WE GO AGAIN. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD AN ATTACK...
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| 07:16:59 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
DAVIS-BACON, AND I'M SURE IT WON'T BE THE LAST. AGAIN, WE HAVE TO GET THE FACTS OUT AND NOT BE LED ASTRAY BY MISCONCEPTIONS AND BY LACK OF REALLY GOOD...
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| 07:21:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS AMENDMENT
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| 07:21:10 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
ALSO. THERE ARE REASONS FOR IT. ONE OF THEM, FOR EXAMPLE, IS IT PROTECTS COMMUNITIES AND IT PROTECTS EMPLOYERS BY KEEPING THE WAGE STANDARDS OF LOW-WAGE...
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| 07:24:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT. THE DAVIS-BACON ACT WAS
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| 07:24:11 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
PASSED IN 1931. WE HAD A VERY DIFFERENT LABOR DIVERSITY OF WAGES. THERE WERE NOT MINIMUM WAGES TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE TODAY. AND TODAY EVERY STATE...
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| 07:27:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TENNESSEE MR. ALEXANDER: OUR PRIORITIES ARE TWO, TO CREATE CHEAPER PRIVATE SECTOR
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| 07:27:18 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
JOBS, TWO TO LOWER FEDERAL DEBT. THE PAUL AMENDMENT MAKES IT EASIER TO CREATE PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS. WHY DOES IT DO THAT? BECAUSE IT PERMITS MORE CONTRACTORS...
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| 07:28:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME? MRS. HUTCHISON: MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD ASK IF I COULD ASK THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY IF HE IS READY TO
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| 07:29:06 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
YIELD BACK TIME AND I WOULD ASK THE MAJORITY, ARE THEY READY TO YIELD BACK TIME ON THE PAUL AMENDMENT? AND IF SO, WE COULD MOVE ON TO THE WHITEHOUSE...
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| 07:29:32 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
MR. HARKIN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM IOWA. MR. HARKIN: I HEARD MY FRIEND FROM TENNESSEE TALK ABOUT HOW
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| 07:29:38 |
MR. HARKIN, -
THIS IS -- IT WOULD
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| 07:29:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE CHEAPER TO BUILD THINGS. AND THE NEW SENATOR
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| 07:29:42 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
FROM KENTUCKY REFERRED TO THAT TOO. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES CHEAPEST IS NOT ALWAYS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE. SOMETIMES CHEAPEST CAN TURN OUT TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE....
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| 07:31:35 |
MR. PAUL, -
ISN'T
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| 07:31:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ABOUT UNIONS. IT'S ABOUT A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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| 07:31:39 |
Paul, Rand M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
THAT'S SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY AND IT'S ABOUT AN ENORMOUS DEBT WE HAVE AND IT'S ABOUT STARTING SOMEWHERE. PEOPLE AGREE THAT YOU SAVE MONEY IF YOU DON'T...
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| 07:33:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT, I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A SUFFICIENT
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| 07:33:52 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
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| 07:33:54 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
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| 07:33:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SECOND? MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM IOWA? THERE IS A
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| 07:34:05 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
SUFFICIENT SECOND. THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I ASK THAT IT BE A
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| 07:34:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TABLING MOTION. MOVE TO
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| 07:34:14 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
TABLE. I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS AND THE MOTION TO TABLE AT APPROPRIATE TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND ON THE MOTION TO
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| 07:34:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TABLE? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THERE IS A SUFFICIENT SECOND. THE AMENDMENT WILL BE SET
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| 07:34:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ASIDE THERE ARE NOW 10 MINUTES EVENLY DIVIDED ON THE WHITEHOUSE AMENDMENT. WHO YIELDS TIME? MR. WHITEHOUSE: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE...
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| 07:35:10 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
MAKES
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| 07:35:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT A FEDERAL
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| 07:35:13 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO TARGET AN AIRCRAFT WITH A LASER. THE PREVALENCE OF THIS HAS INCREASED ENORMOUSLY. ACCORDING TO THE F.A.A., THERE WERE 2,836 INSTANCES...
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| 07:38:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACCURACY. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS
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| 07:38:13 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
AN ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT AMENDMENT. AND TO BE QUITE TRUTHFUL, I THINK SENATOR WHITEHOUSE WOULD HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH JUST HAVING IT ACCEPTED BY BOTH...
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| 07:39:55 |
MRS. HUTCHISON, -
I THINK IT WILL ADD TO THE
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| 07:39:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SECURITY OF OUR AIRCRAFT FLYING. I SUPPORT IT AND I
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| 07:39:59 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO AS WELL. AND IF THE TIME HAS BEEN YIELDED BACK, I WOULD CALL FOR THE VOTE. MR. WHITEHOUSE: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND...
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| 07:40:12 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
TO BE. ALL TIME --
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| 07:40:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IF ALL TIME IS YIELDED BACK, THE QUESTION IS ON THE WHITEHOUSE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. VOTE: VOTE: VOTE: VOTE: THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 08:03:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE? IF NOT, THE -- WE HAVE 96 AYES, WE HAVE ONE NAY. THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? MR. PRESIDENT? MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING...
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| 08:04:07 |
MR. REID, -
LEADER. MR. REID: COULD WE HAVE ORDER, PLEASE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: YES. THE CHAMBER WILL BE IN
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| 08:04:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDER,
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| 08:04:14 |
MR. REID, -
PLEASE. THE CHAMBER WILL BE IN
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| 08:04:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE LEADER. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? COULD WE HAVE ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 08:04:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YES. PLEASE, ORDER, PLEASE. THANK
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| 08:04:30 |
MR. REID, -
YOU. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, WE'VE MADE GOOD PROGRESS ON THIS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BILL. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS. THE STAFF'S BEEN DOING A LOT OF YEOMEN'S
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
WORK. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S GOING TO MEET ON TUESDAY TO REPORT OUT FUNDING FOR THIS BILL. THERE -- THEY HAVE A PATH FORWARD TO DO THAT. WE NEED TO...
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MR. McCONNELL, -
LET ME JUST SAY BRIEFLY. CAN WE HAVE ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: PLEASE, ORDER. THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. MR. McCONNELL: WE'RE
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| 08:05:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER:.THE PRESIDING, -
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON THIS BILL. THIS BILL IS BEING HANDLED
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MR. McCONNELL, -
LIKE WE'VE BEEN
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACCUSTOMED IN THE OLD DAYS TO HANDLING THE SENATE. I
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McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
WANT TO COMMEND THE MAJORITY LEADER FOR THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK OUR WAY THROUGH IT WITH AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT FROM HERE ON...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
KENTUCKY. THE YEAS AND NAYS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. VOTE: VOTE: VOTE: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE THERE ANY SENATORS IN THE...
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| 08:30:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE? IF NOT, ON THIS VOTE THE AYES ARE 55, THE NAYS ARE 42. AND THE MOTION TO TABLE IS AGREED TO. MR. INHOFE: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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MR. INHOFE, -
ASK
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR THE REGULAR ORDER, THE AMENDMENT WE'RE ON
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| 08:30:48 |
MR. INHOFE, -
RIGHT NOW. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: DOES THE SENATOR REQUEST TO SET ASIDE AN AMENDMENT? MR. INHOFE: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SET ASIDE...
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| 08:31:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF INHOFE AMENDMENT NUMBER 6. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS
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Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
THERE OBJECTION? A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, RESERVING THE
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| 08:31:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RIGHT TO OBJECT, I DON'T WANT TO OBJECT. MR. KERRY: I WOULD ASK THE INDULGENCE OF THE SENATOR, IF HE WOULD, BEFORE HE ENGAGES IN A DISCUSSION OF HIS...
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| 08:31:22 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
PERMIT SENATOR McCAIN AND I TO SEND TO THE DESK A RESOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO EGYPT. WE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF TIME ON IT. MR. INHOFE:...
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| 08:31:43 |
MR. INHOFE, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. INHOFE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO WAIVE THE READING OF THE AMENDMENT. THE
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| 08:31:48 |
MR. KERRY, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL
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| 08:31:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REPORT THE AMENDMENT
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| 08:31:51 |
MR. INHOFE, -
BY NUMBER. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA, MR.
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| 08:31:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
INHOFE, PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBERED 6. MR. INHOFE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING.
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| 08:31:58 |
THE CLERK, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. INHOFE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SET ASIDE THE PENDING AMENDMENT FOR THE CONSIDERATION
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| 08:32:02 |
MR. INHOFE, -
OF INHOFE AMENDMENT NUMBER 7. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA, MR. INHOFE, PROPOSES AMENDMENT NUMBERED
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| 08:32:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
7. MR. INHOFE: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO DISPENSE WITH
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| 08:32:13 |
THE CLERK, -
THE READING. I YIELD THE FLOOR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 08:32:17 |
MR. INHOFE, -
MR. KERRY: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED. MR. KERRY: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 08:32:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I WILL NOT SEND THIS RESOLUTION TO THE DESK. WHAT WE
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MR. KERRY, -
ARE DOING
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| 08:32:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS, IT IS CURRENTLY BEING HOTLINED IN
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| 08:32:28 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
BOTH OFFICES, AND SO IT MAY BE ACTUALLY DEALT WITH IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN THE SENATE IN THE WRAP-UP OR WHEREVER WE ARE. SENATOR McCAIN AND I BOTH...
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| 08:35:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND MYSELF AND OTHERS,
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| 08:35:30 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
WE SEND THIS RESOLUTION TO THE DESK. I WILL SEND IT AFTER I FINISH MY REMARKS. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS -- AND WE WILL NOT BE SEEKING A VOTE AT THIS TIME...
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MR. GRAHAM, -
THIS RESOLUTION REPRESENTS
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| 08:39:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE BEST OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
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| 08:39:48 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
YOU'RE HAVING TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY WELL VERSED IN THE WAYS OF THE WORLD AND UNDERSTAND AMERICA AND WHAT WE STAND FOR, AND THEY'VE CRAFTED A DOCUMENT...
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| 08:40:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SAID IT
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Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
WELL. TO THE ARMY -- I DOUBT IF YOU'RE WATCHING C-SPAN -- BUT YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO BRING ORDER OUT OF CHAOS AND TO CONTINUE TO HAVE RESPECT THROUGHOUT...
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| 08:42:17 |
MR. McCAIN, -
NOT THE TIME TO THREATEN? THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME
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| 08:42:20 |
MR. GRAHAM, -
TO THREATEN THE
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| 08:42:21 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE WITH REPRISAL. THE TIME NOW IS TO URGE DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM. MR. GRAHAM: WELL SAID. IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE UNITED STATES...
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| 08:42:32 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
TO REALIZE THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS AND THAT WE WANT TO BE YOUR PARTNER. NOW'S NOT THE TIME TO SEVER THE PARTNERSHIP. NOW'S THE TIME TO STAND BY A FUTURE...
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| 08:43:09 |
MS. KLOBUCHAR, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MS. KLOBUCHAR: I WANT TO COMMEND THESE TWO GREAT LEADERS,
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| 08:43:13 |
MS. KLOBUCHAR, -
SENATOR KERRY AND SENATOR McCAIN, FOR COMING TOGETHER
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| 08:43:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON THIS RESOLUTION. A LOT OF PEOPLE
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| 08:43:17 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
TRY TO BRING US APART IN THIS GREAT INSTITUTION, BUT THEY SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE. I WAS IN VIETNAM, MR. PRESIDENT, WITH SENATOR McCAIN, AND I COULDN'T...
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MR. AKAKA, -
SENATOR WICKER'S AMENDMENT
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO THE --
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| 08:44:43 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
TO PREVENT TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYEES FROM BEING ABLE TO COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN. THERE IS REALLY NO NEED FOR THE SENATE TO USE VALUABLE...
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| 08:50:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: MR. ROCKEFELLER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I THANK THE PRESIDING OFFICER....
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| 09:08:33 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PENDING AMENDMENT -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS ADVISED WE'RE
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| 09:08:37 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
CURRENTLY IN A QUORUM CALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA -- MR. ROCKEFELLER: THE SENATOR FROM WEST
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| 09:08:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VIRGINIA ASKS UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO RESCIND THE QUORUM CALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 09:08:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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| 09:08:46 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
TO SET ASIDE THE PENDING AMENDMENTS TO CALL UP ON
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| 09:08:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEHALF OF SENATOR ENSIGN THE ENSIGN AMENDMENT
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| 09:08:51 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
NUMBER 32. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MR. ROCKEFELLER,
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| 09:08:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR MR. ENSIGN AND OTHERS, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 32. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I ASK CONSENT
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| 09:09:04 |
THE CLERK, -
THAT FURTHER READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I ASK UNANIMOUS
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| 09:09:09 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
CONSENT THAT THE
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| 09:09:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATE
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| 09:09:14 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
PROCEED TO -- I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS WITH SENATORS ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES EACH....
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| 09:09:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RIGHT?
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| 09:09:33 |
MR. ROCKEFELLER, -
I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL:
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| 09:09:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE QUORUM BE TERMINATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I ASK CONSENT JOINT LEADERSHIP LETTER AND THE COLLOQUY BE PRINTED IN...
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| 09:52:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. REID: I ASK CONSENT
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| 09:52:15 |
MR. REID, -
THAT WE NOW GO TO S. RES. 42. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK
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| 09:52:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: S.
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| 09:52:21 |
MR. REID, -
RES. 42, TO CONSTITUTE THE MAJORITY PARTY'S MEMBERSHIP
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| 09:52:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON CERTAIN COMMITTEES FOR THE 112th
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| 09:52:27 |
THE CLERK, -
CONGRESS OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE CHOSEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT,...
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| 09:52:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE, THERE BE NO INTERVENING ACTION
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| 09:52:40 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
OR DEBATE AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS MATTER APPEAR IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF GIVEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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| 09:52:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CLERK WILL
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| 09:52:54 |
MR. REID, -
REPORT. THE CLERK: S. RES. 43, A RESOLUTION TO CONSTITUTE
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| 09:52:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE MINORITY PARTY'S MEMBERSHIP ON CERTAIN COMMITTEES FOR THE 112th CONGRESS OR UNTIL
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| 09:53:04 |
THE CLERK, -
THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE CHOSEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR. REID:
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| 09:53:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 09:53:16 |
MR. REID, -
MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE AGREED TO,
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| 09:53:31 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THAT THERE -- THAT THERE BE NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS MATTER APPEAR AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE IN THE RECORD AS...
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| 09:53:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: S.
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| 09:53:48 |
MR. REID, -
RES. 44, SUPPORTING
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| 09:53:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DEMOCRACY, UNIVERSAL RIGHT AND THE PEACEFUL TRANSITION TO A REPRESENTATIVE
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| 09:53:55 |
THE CLERK, -
GOVERNMENT IN EGYPT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 09:54:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASK THAT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE THERE, BE
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| 09:54:10 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS MATTER APPEAR IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING...
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| 09:54:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CLERK: S. RES. 45, CONGRATULATING THE EASTERN WASHINGTON
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| 09:54:24 |
MR. REID, -
UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE
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| 09:54:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
2010 NATIONAL
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| 09:54:28 |
THE CLERK, -
COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION TITLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL PROCEED...
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| 09:54:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGREED TO, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE, THERE BE NO INTERVENING ACTION OR
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| 09:54:45 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
DEBATE AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS MATTER APPEAR IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION...
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| 09:54:56 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
AND BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE FINANCE...
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| 09:55:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
S. 109 AND THE BILL REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
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| 09:55:08 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
FOREIGN RELATIONS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I'M TOLD THERE ARE THREE BILLS AT THE DESK DUE FOR THEIR
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| 09:55:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIRST READING.
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| 09:55:17 |
MR. REID, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE BILLS EN BLOC. THE CLERK: S. 289, A BILL TO
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| 09:55:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EXTEND EXPIRING PROVISIONS OF THE U.S.A. PATRIOT IMPROVEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION
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| 09:55:29 |
THE CLERK, -
ACT OF 2005 AND SO FORTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. S. 290, A BILL TO EXTEND THE SUNSET OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE U.S.A. PATRIOT EXACT FOR OTHER PURPOSES....
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| 09:56:02 |
MR. REID, -
IS HEARD. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE BILLS WILL BE READ
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| 09:56:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SECOND TIME ON THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. MR.
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| 09:56:10 |
MR. REID, -
REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE APPOINTMENT AT THE DESK APPEAR
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| 09:56:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SEPARATELY IN THE RECORD AS IF MADE BY THE CHAIR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 09:56:16 |
MR. REID, -
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| 09:56:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. REID: REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE SENATE COMPLETES ITS BUSINESS TODAY, IT ADJOURN UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY...
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| 09:56:31 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
10:00 A.M. FOLLOWING THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE, THE JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS BE APPROVED TO DATE, THE MORNING HOUR BE DEEMED EXPIRED, THE TIME FOR THE...
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| 09:56:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PREVIOUS ORDER. THE PRESIDING
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| 09:56:53 |
MR. REID, -
OFFICER: THE SENATE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL 10:00 A.M.
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| 09:56:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TOMORROW. >>
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