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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND HAVE BECOME VAIN. ETERNAL GOD, SOVEREIGN LORD OF HISTORY, THE QUESTION OF THE PROFIT JEREMIAH IS
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THE CHAPLAIN, -
TIMELY. ONE TRANSLATION QUOTES IS, "WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME FOR HOLLOW GODS AND BECOME HOLLOW SOULS?" WE HAVE RELEGATED REVERENCE FOR GOD TO A RELIGIOUS...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
READ A COMMUNICATION TO THE SENATE. THE CLERK: WASHINGTON, D.C., NOVEMBER 4, 1993.
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THE CLERK, -
TO THE SENATE: UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1, SECTION 3, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE, I HEREBY APPOINT THE HONORABLE BARBARA BOXER, A SENATOR...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE LEADERSHIP TIME IS RESERVED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE WILL NOW BE A PERIOD FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MORNING BUSINESS FOR NOT TO EXTEND BEYOND...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO THE IDEA OF REINVENTING GOVERNMENT, AND I
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McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
THINK THAT THAT ATTENTION IS WELL PLACED, AND REINVENTION OF GOVERNMENT IS AN ISSUE THAT MOST AMERICANS ARE IN GREAT
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| 00:20:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SUPPORT OF. I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS MORNING LEGISLATION CONCERNING REINVENTION OF
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MR. MCCAIN, -
GOVERNMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES IN THE FORM OF TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNENCE. SELF-GOVERNENCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IS A TRIBALLY DRIVEN INITIATIVE THAT WAS FIRST...
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Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
MADE PART OF THE RECORD. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. MR. MCCAIN: WAS THERE OBJECTION TO MY UNANIMOUS...
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MR. MCCAIN, -
HAVE TO. WE'RE TRIGDE TO DIVIDE THE REMAINING FEW MINUTES
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HERE BETWEEN 9:30. I OBJECT. THE PRESIDING
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MR. MCCAIN, -
OFFICER: I HEARD OBJECTION. AND THE REMAINDER OF THE SENATOR'S STATEMENT
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE RECORD. THE
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MR. MCCAIN, -
SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. HOLLINGS:
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MR. HOLLINGS, -
MADAM PRESIDENT, RIGHT QUICKLY TO THE POINT, WE SEE UNDER THE FAST-TRACK PROCEDURE THAT THE DISTINGUISHED SENATORS,
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE DISTINGUISHED CONGRESSMEN, THE MEMBERS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION , ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8, THAT THE CONGRESS SHALL REGULATE FOREIGN COMMERCE. RATHER,...
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MR. HOLLINGS, -
ALLOWED TO AMEND. BUT WE SEE THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH COMING IN REGULARLY NOW IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO AMEND THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE ARRANGEMENT....
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PAST SIX YEARS, F. DAILY ROBERTSON, AS SERVED AS CHIEF OF
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Hatfield, Mark O. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oregon
THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, LEADING HIS AGENCY THROUGH, PERHAPS, THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES AND TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE HISTORY
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| 00:31:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF ANY GOVERNMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY. THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE, CHIEF ROBERTSON HAS SERVED THIS COUNTRY WITH HONOR,
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| 00:32:04 |
Hatfield, Mark O. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oregon
DISTINCTION, INTEGRITY, INGENUITY, AND IS UNWORTHY OF THE TREATMENT HE HAS RECEIVED AT THE HANDS OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. UNFORTUNATELY, HOWEVER,...
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| 00:51:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. MR. HOLLINGS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK I BE RECOGNIZED FOR TEN MINUTES...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COMMENTS BE JOINED WITH MY EARLIER COMMENTS IN THE
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| 00:52:31 |
MR. HOLLINGS, -
PAST HALF HOUR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. HOLLINGS: RIGHT TO THE POINT WE WERE
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| 00:52:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAKING WITH RESPECT TO LINDA WAPNER, AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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| 00:52:44 |
MR. HOLLINGS, -
THAT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OF THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED. MR. HOLLINGS:
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| 00:52:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MADAM PRESIDENT, CONCLUDING THE COMMENTS ON OUR FRIEND FROM
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MR. HOLLINGS, -
NEW YORK, MRS. LINDA WAPNER, IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM OF -- OR MAYBE DOES UNDERSTAND THE OPPORTUNITY. I UNDERSTAND...
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| 00:53:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAS MAN FACILITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY MOVED OFFSORT AND
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| 00:53:13 |
MR. HOLLINGS, -
IT COULD WELL BE THAT SHE INTENDS TO MOVE THIS ONE OFFSHORE. BE THAT AS IT MAY, IF SHE DELIVERS THESE TIES TO MY OFFICE I WILL BE GLAD TO DISTRIBUTE...
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| 00:57:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OUR FRIEND HENRY SAYING "IT WILL BE TERRIBLE
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Hollings, Ernest "Fritz" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] South Carolina
DISASTER IF WE TURN DOWN THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT." SO, BEGINNING TO KISSINGER'S ASSOCIATES, A BOOK ON KISSINGER, PAGE 371: "TRUST COMPANY OF THE WEST...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL THE ROLL. MRS. FEINSTEIN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. FEINSTEIN: MAY I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALL...
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MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
THE CLERK: CALENDAR NUMBER 260,
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
S. 1607, A BILL TO CONTROL AND PREVENT
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MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
CRIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: AND THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA, MRS.
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| 01:06:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FEINSTEIN, IS RECOGNIZED. MRS. FEINSTEIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, LAST EVENING I INTRODUCED THIS LEGISLATION. AND TODAY...
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| 01:06:38 |
THE CLERK, -
TO IT. I RISE TO SPEAK TO AN AMENDMENT WHICH IS IDENTICAL IN ITS TEST
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| 01:06:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
-- TEXT, EXCUSE ME -- TO S. 1522, THE HATE CRIME SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT
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Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
ACT OF 1993, WHICH I INTRODUCED ON OCTOBER 6 OF THIS YEAR. WHEN I DID SO, I WAS JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES, SENATOR BOXER, CAMPBELL, INOUYE, AND MOSELEY-BRAUN....
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| 01:22:05 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
SENATOR FROM IOWA, MR.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GRASSLEY, FOR MR. ROTH AND OTHERS PROPOSES AN NUMBERED 1098 TO AMENDMENT
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| 01:22:12 |
MR. GRASP, -
1987. AT THE END OF
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| 01:22:14 |
MR. GRASSLEY, -
THE PENDING AMENDMENT, INSERT THE FOLLOWING: SECTION, CONFIRMATION OF INTENT OF CONGRESS IN ENACTING SECTIONS 2252 AND
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| 01:22:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
2256 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE. A, DECLARATION. THE
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| 01:22:25 |
THE CLERK, -
CONGRESS DECLARES THAT IN ENACTING SECTIONS 2252 AND 2256 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, IT WAS AND IS THE INTENT OF CONGRESS THAT, ONE, THE SCOPE...
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| 01:23:05 |
MR. GRASSLEY, -
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. GRASSLEY: THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE SENATORS FROM DELAWARE AND
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| 01:23:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IOWA AND OTHERS IS
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| 01:23:15 |
MR. GRASSLEY, -
OFFERED IN RESPONSE TO THE REVERSAL OF A VERY LONG-STANDING JUSTICE
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| 01:23:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DEPARTMENT POSITION DEALING WITH
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| 01:23:27 |
Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS JUST FILED LEGAL BRIEFS CONTAINING ARGUMENTS THAT IF THESE ARGUMENTS ARE ADOPTED BY OUR COURTS WILL THREATEN...
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| 01:30:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM HIS SERVICE IN THE SENATE. AND
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| 01:30:42 |
Roth, William V. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Delaware
AS THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM IOWA SAID, THE ROTH-GRASSLEY AMENDMENT EXPRESSES THE SENATE OF THE SENSE IN OPPOSITION TO THE SUPREME COURT BRIEF...
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| 01:44:04 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THAT OUR INTENTION WAS AS OUTLINED BY MY DISTINGUISHED FRIENDS FROM DELAWARE AND IOWA. IF, IN FACT, IT IS TO ANSWER THE SENATOR, MY SENIOR COLLEAGUE'S...
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| 01:51:36 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
JOIN WITH THEM ON THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND I WANT IT COMPLIMENT MY DISTINGUISHED SENATOR, THE CHAIRMAN FROM DELAWARE...
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| 01:59:40 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
RAISED THE STANDARD OF PROOF TO BE CERTAIN THAT THE CRIME WAS MOTIVATED BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT ON THE BASIS OF RACE, CREED, COLOR, SEXUAL ORIENTATION....
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| 02:04:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT GOING TO TOLERATE THE INTERPRETATION OF THE
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| 02:04:12 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE HATE CRIMES IN THIS SOCIETY. AND WHERE THEY ARE...
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| 02:04:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A "DEAR COLLEAGUE" LETTER AND GOT THE SIGNATURES OF
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| 02:04:59 |
Heflin, Howell T. - U.S. Senator, [D] Alabama
CLOSE TO 30 SENATORS WHICH WAS ADDRESSED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN WHICH WE, IN EFFECT, CRITICIZED THE CHANGE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAD TAKEN...
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| 02:08:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SECOND-DEGREE AMENDMENT. I THINK THE UNDERLYING AMENDMENT IS TRYING TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING THAT
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| 02:08:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE ALL AGREE ON. AND THAT IS, CRIME IS
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| 02:08:25 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
A TERRIBLE THING, BUT WHEN IT'S DRIVEN BY HATE, WHEN IT SINGLES OUT PEOPLE BASED ON PREJUDICE OR HATE THAT WE OUGHT TO ADD AN ADDED PUNCH IN THE PENALTIES....
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| 02:12:00 |
MR. GRAMM, -
PLAN TO OFFER AN
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| 02:12:02 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
AMENDMENT TO THE CRIME BILL THAT WILL CERTAINLY PROVIDE A WAY BY WHICH IT MAY BE FUNDED. I MAY NOT BE FOR THE CRIME BILL OR I MAY BE FOR IT. I CERTAINLY...
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| 02:13:57 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
PEOPLE FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT, AND AN ISSUE WHICH HAS NO TINLT OF PARTISANSHIP, AT LEAST IN THE MINDS OF THE PUBLIC, IT'S CRIME. I THINK THE AMERICAN...
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| 02:28:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MORNING I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE PENDING FIRST-DEGREE AMENDMENT AUTHORED BY
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| 02:28:33 |
Robb, Charles S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Virginia
THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MR. PRESIDENT, HATE CRIMES SHOCK AND HORRIFY US BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT THE FAILURE OF RATIONALITY. WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS...
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| 02:33:12 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
ALL, IT IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE I KNOW THE AUTHOR. THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA HAS THE BEST OF REASONS FOR DOING THIS AND LISTED THE UNBELIEVABLE...
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| 02:44:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT? MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO
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| 02:44:09 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
PROPOUND A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. AND I'D ASK MY FRIEND TO LISTEN TO IT. THAT WE VOTE ON THE
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| 02:44:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GRASSLEY -- THE ROTH-GRASSLEY AMENDMENT -- I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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| 02:44:23 |
MR. BIDEN, -
THAT THE VOTE ON
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| 02:44:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE ROTH-GRASSLEY AMENDMENT OCCUR AT 11:50
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| 02:44:28 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
A.M. AND THAT IMMEDIATELY UPON THE DISPOSITION OF THAT AMENDMENT, AMENDMENT 1098, THE SENATE VOTE ON OR IN RELATION TO THE FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT, NUMBER...
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| 02:45:28 |
MR. HATCH, -
LIKE SOME TIME.
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| 02:45:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I WILL ENDEAVOR TO CLEAR THAT, BUT IF WE COULD, WHY DON'T WE JUST
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| 02:45:34 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
VOTE ON GRASSLEY AND THEN I'LL ENDEAVOR TO CLEAR THAT SO WE CAN VOTE NEXT ON FEINSTEIN, ON SENATOR FEINSTEIN'S AMENDMENT AND THEN GO ON TO THE REST. MR....
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| 02:46:05 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
I'M ATTEMPTING TO DEAL WITH VERY BLUNTLY HERE. AND IF WE CAN AGREE ON THAT, THEN I HAVE NO PROBLEM OF VOTING NOW ON ROTH-GRASSLEY AND MOVING -- ALLOWING...
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| 02:46:43 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WE TEMPORARILY LAY ASIDE BOTH OF THESE AMENDMENTS AND MOVE TO THE AMENDMENT FROM THE SENATOR FROM UTAH ON PRISONS SO...
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| 02:46:59 |
MR. BIDEN, -
SENATOR FROM UTAH'S AMENDMENT RELATIVE TO THE PRISONS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. HATCH: MR. PRESIDENT?...
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| 02:47:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1099. ON PAGE
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| 02:47:26 |
MR. HATCH, -
2, LINING 14 --
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| 02:47:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. HATCH: MR. PRESIDENT, SPENGS EXPENSE. I ASK UNANIMOUS
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| 02:47:32 |
MR. HATCH, -
CONSENT THAT FURTHER READING BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
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| 02:47:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. HATCH: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING
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| 02:47:41 |
THE CLERK, -
OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM UT SUT RECOGNIZED. MR. HATCH: ONE OF THE CRITICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DOLE-HATCH NEIGHBORHOOD
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| 02:47:49 |
MR. HATCH, -
SECURITY ACT AND THE DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVE IS THAT OUR BILL PLACES FAR GREATER IMPORTANCE ON INCARCERATION
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| 02:47:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND PUNISHING AND PREVENTING VIOLENT CRIME. IN
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| 02:47:59 |
MR. HATCH, -
OUR VIEW, THERE IS
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| 02:48:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NO BETTER WAY TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME THAN TO IDENTIFY, TARGET, AND
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| 02:48:06 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
INCAPACITATE RECIDIVOUS AND VIOLENT CRIMINALS. TOWARDS MEETING THE OBJECTIVE OF GREATER INCAPACITATION, WE PROPOSE SPENDING $6 BILLION OVER THE NEXT...
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| 03:12:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND, LET ME START OFF BY SAYING
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| 03:13:02 |
MR. HATCH, -
THAT ON PAGE 276 OF THE
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| 03:13:05 |
MR. BIDEN, -
BILL I'VE INTRODUCED, THE SECTION
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| 03:13:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RELATING TO DRUG COURTS, LINE 6, PAGE 276,
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| 03:13:11 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
IT READS, "VIOLENT FIRST-TIME OFFENDER OR VIOLENT OFFENDER WITH A MINOR CRIMINAL RECORD WHO IS 28 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER." THAT IS AN ERROR ON THE...
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| 03:14:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO DEFINE -- THE PRESIDING
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| 03:14:29 |
MR. HATCH, -
OFFICER: IS
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| 03:14:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE OBJECTION TO THAT? MR. HATCH: COULD I STILL MAKE
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| 03:14:34 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
THIS POINT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM UTAH. MR. HATCH: I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO FILE A LATER AMENDMENT TO STATE WHAT "VIOLENT OFFENDER"...
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| 03:14:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A GOOD AMENDMENT CHANGE. THE PRESIDING
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| 03:14:53 |
MR. HATCH, -
OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? THE CHAIR HEARS
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| 03:14:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NONE. THE CHAIR WOULD ASK THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE TO SEND
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| 03:15:01 |
MR. HATCH, -
THE CORRECTION TO THE DESK. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT, NOW ON THE LARGER POINT, ON THE LARGER POINT, -- NOW LET ME SPEAK TO THE LARGER POINT
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| 03:15:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RAISED BY MY FRIEND FROM UTAH. HE HAS CHARACTERIZED THE LANGUAGE IN MY BILL RELATIVE TO PRISONS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. AND WHY HIS AMENDMENT, THIS $6
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| 03:15:25 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
BILLION AMENDMENT, IS MORE APPROPRIATE. NOW, LET ME START OFF BY SAYING THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN BASIC THINGS UNRELATED TO PRISONS WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND...
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| 03:18:06 |
MR. HATCH, -
GIVE EVERYBODY CREDIT FOR IT. THE
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| 03:18:08 |
MR. BIDEN, -
PROBLEM IS -- THE POINT IS
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| 03:18:10 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM. SO I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE -- AND I HAVE GREAT SYMPATHY FOR THEM -- BECAUSE THE
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| 03:18:20 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
GOVERNORS AND THE STATE LEGISLATURES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WHETHER IT BE IN THE STATE OF UTAH OR THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IDAHO OR ANYWHERE...
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| 03:49:22 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
ASKED ME THAT QUESTION. I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE WITH ME A FELLOW FROM WEST VIRGINIA, WHO IS VERY SHORTLY PREPARED TO -- HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON...
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| 03:49:41 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
-- AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, HE IS HERE PREPARED TO SPEAK TO THAT. NOW, IT IS FULLY OUR INTENTION, I SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM NEW MEXICO, NO MATTER WHAT WE...
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| 03:51:03 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
THE MONEY FOR THESE VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN THEIR INFANCY. AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF YOU KNEW THAT THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FUNDING IN APPROPRIATIONS...
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| 03:52:49 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
MR. GRAMM: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES SENATOR BYRD. MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT, I AM PREPARED TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO...
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| 03:53:05 |
MR. GRAMM, -
MR. MITCHELL,
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| 03:53:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BIDEN, AND MR. KERRY OF MASSACHUSETTS.
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| 03:53:10 |
MR. GRAMM, -
I'VE LISTENED
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| 03:53:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH GREAT INTEREST AS SENATOR AFTER SENATOR
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| 03:53:15 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
HAS COME TO THE FLOOR AND MADE URGENT APPEALS FOR THE PASSAGE OF A CRIME BILL. AND THE CREATION OF NEW ANTI-CRIME PROGRAMS. MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT,...
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| 04:04:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BYRD: WE WILL HAVE TAKEN
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| 04:04:39 |
THE CLERK, -
THE EASY WAY OUT TO EMASCULATE DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS WHICH EXCEPT FOR THE REAGAN DEFENSE
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| 04:04:45 |
MR. BYRD, -
BUILD UP DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE MASSIVE DEFICITS OF THE REAGAN-BUSH YEARS. INSTEAD
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| 04:04:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF FACING UP TO THE UNCONSCIONABLE GROWTH IN ENTITLEMENT SPENDING AND HEMORRHAGING IF REVENUES THAT OCCURRED
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| 04:04:58 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
UNDER THE 198 IS REAGAN TAX -- 1981 TAX CUTS. IN CONCLUSION, THE WAR ON TRIME IS SUCH AN OVERRIDING CONCERN THAT AS IN THE PAST, THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS...
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| 04:06:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DEDICATED TO CONSTRUCTION OF TEN REGIONAL PRISONS TO HOUSE UP TO 50,000 STATE AND FEDERAL VIOLENT OFFENDERS. THE OTHER
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| 04:06:22 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
$3 BILLION IS USED AS GRANTS TO STATE FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, OF JAILS, BOOT CAMPS AND PRISON. WERY FOR BOOT CAMPS. WE WANT TO SAVE THE MONEY. ...
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| 04:10:19 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
AND HELPS THE STATES OUT. SOME MAY ASSERT THAT STATE CORRECTIONAL OFFICIALS HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE HATCH-MACK AMENDMENT. THAT ISN'T SUPPLIESING...
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| 04:17:25 |
Sasser, James "Jim" R. - U.S. Senator, [D] Tennessee
TO PASS BY ACCLAMATION. WE SHOULDN'T EVEN NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE HERE TO AGREE TO FULLY FUND THE CRIME BILL. IT DOES US NO GOOD TO PASS A SO-CALLED CRIME...
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| 04:29:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TENNESSEE OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS HAS BEEN
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| 04:29:28 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. AND HAS SPOKEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN ABOUT THE STAGGERING PROBLEMS WE FACE IN OUR ECONOMY AND THE SOCKS OF THOSE...
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| 04:42:01 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THUS FAR IS THE HEART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. GRANTED, TO BILL HAS 60,000 POLICE OFFICERS IN IT FOR COMMUNITY POLICING. GRANTED, IT HAS A VEHICLE...
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| 04:46:47 |
Dodd, Christopher "Chris" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
WITH THE CHAIRMAN'S PERMISSION WILL LEAVE THESE TWO CHARTS OVER HERE FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM, JUST TO SHOW THE DRAMATIC INCREASE...
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| 04:47:27 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD HELP THE STATES. WE SHOULD. WE MUST. AND WE WILL. THE ISSUE IS HOW WE HELP THE STATES WITH THEIR PRISON OVERCROWDING PROBLEM....
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| 05:03:33 |
MR. BIDEN, -
THEY DON'T HAVE ON STREETS. SECONDLY, THE SENATOR EARLIER INDICATED -- AND
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| 05:03:38 |
Cohen, William S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
I AM IN THE HABIT OF CORRECTING HIM WITH SOME PRECISION -- AND I BELIEVE HE WAS QUOTING FROM G.K. CHETERSON. THE PRECISE QUOTE THAT THE SENATOR WAS...
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| 05:04:19 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
SENATOR WILL YIELD FOR A QUESTION. MR. DORGAN: I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WILL REFRAIN FROM USING ANY QUOTES AS LONG AS THE SENATOR FROM MEMT IS ON...
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| 05:04:42 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THE COST. YOU WERE SAYING, WHY DON'T WE DO IT SMART FOR A CHANGE. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BOOT CAMPS, YOU'RE NOT ONLY TALKING -- THAT TERM IS MORE GENERAL...
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| 05:07:10 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
STATES IF THEY CHOOSE CAN TAKE PART OF THIS MONEY THAT THEY WOULD GET UNDER OUR PROPOSAL, BUILD A PRISON CAMP/BOOT CAMP, TAKE SOMEONE WHO'S A FIRST-TIME...
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| 05:09:16 |
MR. DORGAN, -
SAYING -- AT LEAST A NUMBER OF US WHO
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| 05:09:19 |
MR. BIDEN, -
ARE INTERESTED IN
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| 05:09:20 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
ALTERNATIVE INCARCERATION FACILITIES -- TO TAKE NONVIOLENT PEOPLE AND PUT THEM THERE AT MUCH LESS EXPENSE, WE'RE SAYING, WE CAN PROVIDE FAR MORE PRISON...
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| 05:11:01 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THAT MONEY, WE COULD GET ALL 160,000 OF THESE NONVIOLENT FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS WHO ARE TAKING UP HARD-CORE SPACE. BUT THE SENATOR IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT...
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| 05:14:51 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
AND I SHOULD SAY, MY FRIEND FROM OHIO IS GOING TO JOIN ME IN AN AMENDMENT, SENATOR GLENN. HE BELIEVES, AS THE CHAIRMAN INDICATED A WHILE AGO, YOU CAN...
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| 05:15:59 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THE MOST EXPENSIVE END OF THE BOOT CAMP COST AND THEN DIVIDED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE I COULD GET INTO IT. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, SENATOR. AND WITH A...
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| 05:17:51 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
HOCKEY. DIDN'T GET VARIETY TIER IN JAIL. THEREFORE, A LAWSUIT. THE JUDGE HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO THROW THE LAWSUIT OUT. THE FACT IS PEOPLE SENT TO JAIL,...
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| 05:20:21 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
STANDPOINT, EVEN IF THEY WERE NOT ALTERNATIVES THAT MADE SENSE FROM THE STAND POINT OF THE NATURE OF THE PUNISHMENT THAT SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO A NONVIOLENT...
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| 05:21:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSERVATIVES APPROACH THE PROBLEM FROM
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| 05:21:28 |
MR. MACK, -
FUNDAMENTALLY TWO VERY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. I
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| 05:21:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
KNOW IN SOME RESPECT IT MUST BE CON FUSEING
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| 05:21:33 |
Mack, Connie III - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
TO PEOPLE AS THEY LISTEN TO THIS DEBATE BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE HEARING THE SAME THINGS ON EACH SIDE OF THE AISLE. AND IT APPEARS THAT WE ARE ALL...
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| 05:36:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON CRIME. MAYBE AT ONE TIME THAT WAS TRUE.
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| 05:36:54 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
I MUST ADMIT, WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE IN 1973, AND I INTRODUCED A BILL THAT CALLED FOR FLAT-TIME SENTENCING -- THAT IS, IT WOULD END UP BEING THE SENTENCING...
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| 05:43:05 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION. THIS LEGISLATION
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| 05:43:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AUTHORIZES MANY PROVISIONS WHICH WILL HELP THE
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| 05:43:10 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES GATT CRIME. BUT THESE PROVISIONS WILL DO NO GOOD IF THEY ARE AUTHORIZED AND NOT ACTUALLY FUNDED....
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| 05:45:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MADAM PRESIDENT?
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| 05:45:48 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
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| 05:45:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAJORITY LEADER, THE SENATOR FROM MAINE. MR. MITCHELL: I
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| 05:46:07 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT
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| 05:46:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. PRTS MITCH
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| 05:46:29 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
-- -- MR. MITCHELL: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD HOPE WE CAN GET A VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT. SINCE THERE
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| 05:46:57 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
SEEMS TO BE NO OTHER SENATOR SEEKING RECOGNITION TO DEBATE IT, I'D LIKE -- WE HAVE ONE OTHER SENATOR ON THE WAY. I WOULD HOPE THAT IF ANY SENATOR WANTS...
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| 05:49:14 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. FEINSTEIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I RISE IN SUPPORT...
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| 05:49:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. FEINSTEIN: THANK YOU VERY
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| 05:49:39 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
MUCH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. FEINSTEIN: I RISE TO SUPPORT THE LEADER'S AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD FULLY
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| 05:49:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FUND THE CRIME BILL OVER FIVE YEARS. AND I THINK FUNDED IN A WAY THAT MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE IS NECESSARY, WHERE
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| 05:49:53 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
PEOPLE WANT THEIR GOVERNMENT IS, MY BELIEF, IS
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| 05:49:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON THE LOCAL LEVEL. THEY WANT
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| 05:49:58 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
POLICE TO STOP CRIME. THEY WANT
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| 05:50:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIRE FIGHTERS TO PUT OUT FIRES. THEY WANT TRANSPORTATION
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| 05:50:03 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
EMPLOYEES TO MOVE THEM. THEY WANT IT ON THE LOCAL LEVEL. AND WHAT IS -- WHAT HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY CLEAR TO ME IS THAT THE MORE REMOTE THE BUREAUCRACY...
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| 05:53:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I THINK, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK SENATOR DOMENICI IS TAKING A LOOK AT THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY
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| 05:53:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, SENATOR BYRD. HE'LL HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THAT SOON. BUT I DO THINK WE'VE REALLY
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| 05:53:42 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
GOT TO PAY FOR THESE THINGS. I'M NOT CERTAIN WE'RE GOING TO GET ANY SAVINGS OUT OF THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW, BUT WE MIGHT. IT MIGHT BE A START....
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| 06:04:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LIMITATIONS THAT SENATOR BIDEN IS FORCED TO OPERATE UNDER. LET ME
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| 06:04:25 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
JUST SAY THAT IN WORKING WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, I HAVE COME TO RESPECT HIS REAL COMMITMENT TO DOING SOMETHING SERIOUS ABOUT CRIME....
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| 06:28:51 |
MR. GRAMM, -
FROM MOST OF THE TRAGEDIES
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| 06:28:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT BEFALL THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY,
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| 06:28:56 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
THAT WE ARE NOT TOTALLY ISOLATED. AND AS SOMEONE FAR WISER THAN ME ONCE SAID, "UNTIL THOSE OF US WHO ARE NOT VICTIMS OF CRIME ARE AS OUTRAGED ABOUT IT...
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| 06:40:24 |
MR. DOLE, -
WORTH 1,000 WORDS, THEY TELL US
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| 06:40:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALL THE TIME. AND THERE'S A PHOTOGRAPH ON THE FRONT PAGE
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| 06:40:30 |
MR. DOLE, -
OF "THE NEW YORK TIMES" TODAY WHICH I THINK SAYS A GREAT DEAL MORE THAN 1,000 WORDS. THE PICTURE IS OF NEW YORK CITY MAYOR DAVID
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| 06:40:39 |
MR. KERRY, -
DINKINS AND THE MAYOR ELECT LAUGHING TOGETHER IN
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| 06:40:42 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THIS PICTURE SAYS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM. THERE'S STILL SOME PLACE IN THE WORLD WHERE THOSE WHO REFUSE TO...
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| 06:42:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. KERRY: I THANK THE CHAIR. THE PRESIDING
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| 06:42:42 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. BOXER: I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR, MAY GRACIOUS FRIEND FROM MASSACHUSETTS. HE HAS, I THINK, QUITE A BRILLIANT...
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| 06:42:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHEN SIX MINUTES IS UP AND I WILL
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| 06:43:01 |
MR. KERRY, -
WIND UP
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| 06:43:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT THAT TIME. MADAM PRESIDENT, 7TH GRADER SHOULD NOT
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| 06:43:05 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
HAVE TO CHOSE BETWEEN GETTING AN EDUCATION AND STAYING ALIVE. A WOMAN SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LOOK FEAR IN THE FACE EVERY TIME SHE WALKS FROM HER CAR TO HER...
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| 06:49:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOUR YOUR INDULGENCE AND THANK THE GOOD SENATOR FROM
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| 06:49:41 |
MRS. BOXER, -
MASSACHUSETTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HIS REMARKS.
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| 06:49:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND I YIELD THE FLOOR. MR.
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| 06:49:46 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
KERRY: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS TO BE RECOGNIZED...
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| 06:50:06 |
MR. KERRY, -
LONG COMMENT. I DON'T NOTE KNOW HOW
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| 06:50:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LONG THE COMMENT -- I THANK THE SENATOR. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD FOR THE SENATOR TO DO HIS FIVE MINUTES BECAUSE I WILL BE LONGER THAN THAT. IF I COULD
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| 06:50:18 |
MR. KERRY, -
HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING, MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT THAT FLOOR WOULD REVERT TO ME, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATOR...
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| 06:50:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS AND WAIT MY TURN TO HAVE THE FLOOR. BUT I
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| 06:50:47 |
Hatfield, Mark O. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oregon
ONLY WANT FIVE MINUTES. MR. KERRY: AS I SAID, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M HAPPY TO LET MY COLLEAGUE GO FOR
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| 06:50:53 |
Hatfield, Mark O. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oregon
HIS FIVE MINUTES, UNLESS HE FEELS HE WANTS TO WAIT. MR. HATFIELD: I APPRECIATE THAT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OREGON.
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| 06:51:01 |
MR. HATFIELD, -
MR. HATFIELD: I JUST WANT TO SPEAK BRIEF TO THE PROPOSITION OF A TRUST FUND BEING PROPOSED AS A WAY TO
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| 06:51:10 |
MR. KERRY, -
FUND THE CRIME BILL. MADAM PRESIDENT, I CANNOT BE TOO EMPHATIC IN SAYING THAT I OPPOSE A
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| 06:51:17 |
MR. HATFIELD, -
TRUST FUND PROCESS. A TRUST
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| 06:51:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FUND OUTSIDE THE NORMAL BUDGET PROCESS, UNLESS IT MIGHT BE
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| 06:51:23 |
Hatfield, Mark O. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oregon
FUNDED BY NONFEDERAL SOURCES OR SOME INDEPENDENT SOURCES. NOW, AS IMPORTANT AN ISSUE AS CRIME IS, AND CRIME PREVENTION, AND I APPLAUD THE COMMITTEE FOR...
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| 06:55:45 |
MR. KERRY, -
WELL UNDERSTAND
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| 06:55:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HIS CONCERNS ABOUT TRUST FUNDS, BUT THIS IS AN ISSUE
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| 06:55:50 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
UNLIKE ANY OTHER ISSUE THAT CONFRONTS US TODAY. AND THE ARGUE MEANT THAT I WILL MAKE IS AN ARGUMENT THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY SIMILAR TO THOSE...
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| 06:58:08 |
MR. KERRY, -
OF THE KIND, ALL THE PRESIDENT HAS TO DO IS TO DECLARE
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| 06:58:12 |
Hatfield, Mark O. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oregon
AN EMERGENCY. AND AS A MEMBER OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COME FOR OVER 20 YEARS ALMOST WITHOUT FAIL WE HAVE RESPONDED TO THOSE EMERGENCIES. AND WE HAVE...
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| 06:59:09 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
SHIP ABOUT IT AND OTHERS. AND THERE IS OBVIOUSLY THE DILEMMA THAT WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO LIVE WITHIN CERTAIN BUDGET CONSTRAINTS WE WANT TO SEND ALL...
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| 07:03:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOT TRULY A SYSTEM BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT EMPOWERED IT TO BE A SYSTEM. THERE ARE MANY COMPONENTS OF IT. YOU CAN'T JUST PUT COPS ON THE STREET WHO MAY...
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| 07:03:51 |
MR. COHEN, -
WILL THEN SEND PEOPLE TO A COURT SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE JUDGES AND THE CLERKS AND THE PROBATION OFFICERS AND THE COURTROOMS AND THE CAPACITY TO...
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| 08:05:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAITING ALL AFTERNOON. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT SHE BE PERMITTED
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| 08:05:23 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
TO DO THAT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. HATCH: AFTER SHE MAKES HER REMARKS MY SUGGESTION IS AND I HOPE THAT THE MAJORITY...
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| 08:05:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES FOR THE DISTINGUISHINGD SENATOR
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| 08:05:50 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO SPEAK WITH REGARD TO THE FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT. AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE. HE WILL ONLY GIVE A SPEECH. THERE...
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| 08:06:42 |
MR. BIDEN, -
SENATOR HELMS ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE HIS REGARDS AND ASK
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| 08:06:46 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
ANY QUESTIONS THAT HE HAS. HE HAS -- ESTIMATES THAT WILL BE ABOUT 15 HADN'T AND THEN GO STRAIGHT TO THE VOTE ON FEINSTEIN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS...
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| 08:07:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT OPENS UP THE --
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| 08:07:18 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
MR. HATCH: I THINK WE CAN GET A UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT THAT HE WILL NOT HAVE AMENDMENTS. SHOULD WE TRY FOR THAT AGREEMENT NOW? MR. BIDEN: YES....
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| 08:07:41 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
RASHES OF THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM TEXAS THAT WE MOVE TO A VOTE ON THE GRASSLEY-ROTH-HATCH AMENDMENT ON CHILD
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| 08:07:50 |
MR. BIDEN, -
PORNOGRAPHY. THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
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| 08:07:52 |
MR. HATCH, -
VOTE ON THE GRASSLEY AMENDMENT, THAT
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| 08:07:55 |
MR. BIDEN, -
SENATOR HELMS BE GIVEN THE
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| 08:07:57 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
FLOOR TO SPEAK WITH REGARD TO THE FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT WITHOUT INTERVENING AMENDMENTS AND AS SOON AS HIS REMARKS AND QUESTIONS ARE OVER THAT WE PROCEED...
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| 08:08:35 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, THIS INCLUDES SENATOR FEINSTEIN'S TIME TO SPEND TO SENATOR HELMS THEN I HAVE NO OBJECTION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: HEARING NO OBJECTION...
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| 08:08:46 |
MR. HATCH, -
BE THE ORDER. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER
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| 08:08:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS, MRS. HUTCHISON. MRS. HUTCHISON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WE...
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| 08:09:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND PARTICULARLY VIOLENT CRIME. WE ARE GOING TO ENGAGE IN LENGTHY DEBATE ABOUT THE LEGALNESS OF HABEAS CORPUS AND MINIMUM SENTENCING AND
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| 08:09:14 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
PAROLE POLICY. MY STATE CERTAINLY HAS STATISTICS I CAN RECITE. VIOLENT CRIME HAS DOUBLED IN THE LAST 12 YEARS. PRISON OVERCROWDING AND LENIENT PAROLE...
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| 08:15:54 |
MR. BIDEN, -
1098. MR. BIDEN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT IT
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| 08:15:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE IN ORDER TO ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS ON THE FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION?
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| 08:16:16 |
MR. BIDEN, -
WITHOUT
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| 08:16:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BIDEN: I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND
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| 08:19:44 |
MR. BIDEN, -
NAYS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A
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| 08:21:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE IS A SUFFICIENT SECOND. A VOTE WITHIN TAKEN WILL BE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS. UNDER A PREVIOUS ORDER THE QUESTION NOW OCCURS ON AMENDMENT...
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| 08:38:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE ARE 100 IS AGREED TO. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE
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| 08:39:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA IS TO BE RECOGNIZED. A SENATOR: I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM UTAH HAS
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| 08:41:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SUGGESTED THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MS. MOSELEY-BRAUN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE SENATE...
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| 08:42:26 |
MS. MOSELEY-BRAUN, -
HAS THE FLOOR.
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| 08:42:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT, IT HAD BEEN ANTICIPATED THAT A COLLOQUY
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| 08:42:31 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
WOULD NOW TAKE PLACE WITH RESPECT TO THE AMENDMENT BY SENATOR FEINSTEIN. BUT I'M ADVISED THAT ALL
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| 08:42:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS MOMENT. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA WANTS TO JUST MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT AND PUT SOMETHING...
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| 08:42:48 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
THEN THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS WANTS TO ADDRESS TO SPEAK ON THE AMENDMENT. THEN AS SOON AS THE SENATORS WHO ARE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COLLOQUY HERE, I...
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| 08:43:28 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
BY RUE SHAN IESENHOURER AS DIRECTOR -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE WILL TO COME ORDER. MR. STEVENS: MS. EISENHOWER IS
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| 08:43:36 |
Stevens, Theodore "Ted" F. - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
DIRECTOR OF POST-SOVIET STUDIES. I ASK MY FULL STATEMENT APPEAR MANY THE RECORD AS THOUGH READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT. MR. STEVENS: SECONDLY,...
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| 08:43:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRYOR AND CALL TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SENATE THAT
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| 08:43:55 |
MR. STEVENS, -
THIS WILL GIVE TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DEPARTING FROM FEDERAL SERVICE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE THRIFT SAVINGS A PLAN A NEW PROPOSAL
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| 08:44:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO BENEFIT THOSE EMPLOYEES AND
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| 08:44:05 |
MR. STEVENS, -
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES TO CARRY OUT THE ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN. I ASK MY STATEMENT AND THE STATEMENT THAT ACCOMPANIES IT FROM THE THRIFT RETIREMENT...
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| 08:44:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOSELEY-BRAUN: THANK YOU,
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| 08:44:40 |
MR. STEVENS, -
MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE
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| 08:44:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO ADDRESS BRIEF PREMARKS TO THE FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT, THE HATE CRIMES SENTENCING ENACTMENT ACT. I AM PROUD
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| 08:44:48 |
MS. MOSELEY-BRAUN, -
TO BE A COSPONSOR WITH MY COLLEAGUE OF
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| 08:44:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS LEGISLATION BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES A SUBJECT TAT TROUBLES ME VERY DEEPLY. I AM SPEAKING, OF COURSE, OF THE GROWING PROBLEM OF
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| 08:44:59 |
Moseley-Braun, Carol - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
INTOLERANCE AND HATRED IN OUR SOCIETY AND INDEED MANY THE WORLD, BUT SPECIFICALLY WITH REGARD TO WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN AMERICA. WHO AMONG US IS NOT AWARE...
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| 08:50:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS NO TIME LIMIT ON HIS REMARKS. MR. HELMS: I SHALL SAY TO THE SENATE I SHALL NOT CONSUME OVER 10 OR 11
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| 08:51:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MINUTES AT THE OUTSIDE, I HOPE LESS THAN THAT. I ASSUME I'M NOT LEAKING ANYTHING WHEN I SAY THAT
|
| 08:51:11 |
MR. HELMS, -
I HAD TO SLIP OUT
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| 08:51:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF A MEETING -- A BRIEFING BY THE C.I.A. ABOUT A
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| 08:51:18 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
MATTER WHICH MAY BE OF INTEREST TO ALL SENATORS EVENTUALLY. NOW, AS TO THE AMENDMENT, I HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH MY DISTINGUISHED FRIEND FROM UTAH,...
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| 08:56:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE "CHARLOTTE OBSERVER" SAYS IN AN
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| 08:56:18 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
EDITORIAL HEADED "THE END OF HATE CRIME TRAP." IT BEGINS BY SAYING "U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MEL WATT PROPOSES A TROUBLING POINT ABOUT HATE CRIME LEGISLATION....
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| 08:57:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION, THE ARTICLE WILL BE PRINTED IN THE RECORD.
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| 08:57:41 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
MR. HELMS: NOW, IF I MAY PRESUME UPON THE TIME OF MY FRIEND FROM UTAH, WITH WHOM I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS MATTER, DID HE ASSURE ME EARLIER THAT...
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| 08:57:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF VIOLENCE WOULD BE COVERED BY THIS PROVISION IF IT IS
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| 08:58:03 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
ENACTED? MR. HATCH: THAT IS TRUE, AGAINST PERSONS WITH PROPERTY. MR. HELMS: PARDON ME? MR. HATCH: THAT IS TRUE, CRIMES AGAINST PERSON OR PROPERTY....
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| 08:58:26 |
MR. HATCH, -
YEAH, NOT MERE WORDS WILL CONSTITUTE A CRIME
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| 08:58:31 |
MR. HELMS, -
OF VIOLENCE. MR. HELMS: SO IF
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| 08:58:35 |
MR. HATCH, -
A TEENAGER, HOLLERS WILL SOME STATEMENT AT SOMEBODY ELSE, LIKE
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| 08:58:41 |
MR. HELMS, -
A POLITICIAN LIKE HOLLER "LEFT WINGER"
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| 08:58:45 |
MR. HATCH, -
OR "RIGHT WINGER" HE WOULDN'T BE GUILTY OF A HATE CRIME UNDER THE PROVISION WE ARE ABOUT TO
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| 08:58:55 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
VOTE ON? MR. HATCH: SO LONG AS THERE WAS NOT A CRIME AGAINST PERSON OR PROPERTY WHILE SAY THE EPITATE. THE STATEMENT MAY BE SOME EVIDENCE THAT THE CRIME...
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| 08:59:18 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
PERSON OR PROPERTY. MR. HELMS: IF NO DAMAGE IS DONE TO A PERSON OR A PERSON'S PROPERTY, -- MR. HATCH: A MERE EPITATE ALONE WOULD NOT RESOLVE IN A...
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| 08:59:33 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
ARE -- THE SENATOR
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| 08:59:35 |
MR. HATCH, -
IS VOUCHING FOR THAT UNDERSTANDING THAT I HAVE? MR. HATCH: NO. IT ISN'T CORRECT. IF A
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| 08:59:42 |
MR. HELMS, -
PERSON UNDER THIS UTTERED AN EPITAT DID THAT DID NOT COMMIT A CRIME
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| 08:59:48 |
MR. HATCH, -
AGAINST THAT PERSON THIS PROVISION WOULD NOT APPLY. IF HE UTERS AN
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| 08:59:54 |
MR. METZENBAUM, -
EPITATE THAT VIOLATES -- THAT WOULD RISE -- THAT WOULD
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| 08:59:59 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
CATEGORIZED AS A HATE CRIME THOUGHT, AND COMMITS A CRIME AGAINST PERSON OR PROPERTY, AND IS CONVICTED OF THE CRIME, THEN THAT EPITATE CAN BE USED AS...
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| 09:00:40 |
MR. HELMS, -
GUILTY OF A HATE CRIME? MR. HATCH: THAT'S RIGHT. MR. HELMS: WOULD THE SENATOR EXPLAIN
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| 09:00:48 |
MR. HATCH, -
TO ME HOW MUCH
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| 09:00:50 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
IT WOULD INCREASE THE PENALTY AND WHO DECIDES HOW MUCH THAT SHOULD BE? MR. HATCH: WELL, WHAT HAPPENS IS IS THAT THE AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE THE SENTENCING...
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| 09:01:04 |
MR. HATCH, -
GUIDELINES OR PROMULGATE NEW GUIDELINES ENHANCING THE
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| 09:01:07 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
PENALTIES FOR CRIMES MOTIVATED BY HATE BY AT LEAST THREE OFFENSE LEVELS. THE AMENDMENT DOES DEFINE HATE CRIMES AS A CRIME IN WHICH
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| 09:01:17 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
A VICTIM OR IN WHICH THE VICTIM OF PROPERTY AGAINST WHICH THE PROPERTY IS COMMITTED IS INTENTIONALLY SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF "ACTUAL OR PER SEAR EF,...
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| 09:03:06 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
IF I MAY. MR. HATCH: SURE. MR. HELMS: LET'S ASSUME THAT A PERSON IS ON FEDERAL LAND. THEREFORE, CONFERRING
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| 09:03:16 |
MR. HATCH, -
FEDERAL JURISDICTION ON WHATEVER HAPPENS ON
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| 09:03:19 |
MR. HELMS, -
THAT LAND. AND THIS PERSON PUSHES SOMEBODY NOW, IS
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| 09:03:24 |
MR. HELMS, -
THAT AN ASSAULT? MR. HATCH: COULD BE. MR.
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| 09:03:28 |
MR. HATCH, -
HELMS: WELL, SUPPOSE HE SAYS "WATER
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| 09:03:31 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
BUFFALO." IS THAT A HATE CRIME? MR. HATCH: I DOUBT IT BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO PROVE UNDER THIS STATUTE -- THEY'D HAVE TO PROVE THAT THE LANGUAGE...
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| 09:03:47 |
MR. HATCH, -
-- THAT IT WAS
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| 09:03:49 |
MR. HELMS, -
A HATEFUL LANGUAGE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT. MR. HELMS: IF NO HARM WAS DONE TO PROPERTY OR THE
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| 09:03:57 |
MR. HATCH, -
PERSON OF ANYONE ELSE -- MR. HATCH: IF THE PERSON SHOVED, THAT'S A HARM. MR. HELMS: PARDON ME? MR. HATCH: IF A PERSON IS SHOVED AGAINST THAT PERSON'S...
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| 09:04:15 |
MR. HELMS, -
APPLY. MR. HELMS: DOES THE AUTHOR OF THE AMENDMENT AGREE WITH THAT? I MEAN,
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| 09:04:21 |
MR. HATCH, -
I'M TRYING TO ESTABLISH THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT. MR.
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| 09:04:24 |
MR. HELMS, -
HATCH: SURE. MRS. FEINSTEIN:
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| 09:04:26 |
MR. HATCH, -
EXCUSE ME. SENATOR, IF YOU WOULD REPEAT THE QUESTION. MR. HELMS: YES, MA'AM.
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| 09:04:31 |
MR. HELMS, -
I WILL SAY IT TO THE DISTINGUISHED
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| 09:04:34 |
MR. HATCH, -
SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA THAT I AM A
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| 09:04:37 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
NONLAWYERED, BEING A LITTLE BIT TECHNICAL, TRYING TO ESTABLISH WHAT IS A HATE CRIME INTENDED AND WHAT
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| 09:04:44 |
MR. HATCH, -
IS NOT. NOW, THE DISTINGUISHED
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| 09:04:46 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
SENATOR FROM UTAH -- AND HE CORRECT ME IF YOU
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| 09:04:50 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
WILL, SENATOR, IF I'M WRONG -- HAS ASSURED ME THAT UNLESS THERE IS VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSON OR PROPERTY, IT IS NOT A HATE CRIME. IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING?...
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| 09:05:24 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
ANGRY ENOUGH AND PUSHES SOMEBODY BUT DOESN'T HURT HIM OR HER AND CALLS THE WHITE
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| 09:05:31 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
PERSON A "HONKY." IS THAT A HATE CRIME? MR. HATCH: WELL, IF THERE IS AN ACTION AGAINST PERSON OR PROPERTY, IT COULD BECOME A QUESTION FOR THE JURY....
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| 09:05:57 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
-- MR. HELMS: OF COURSE, THE SENATOR HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT A I DIDN'T REMEMBER IS GOING TO -- MR. HATCH: I HAVE TO SAY TO THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR...
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| 09:06:19 |
MR. HELMS, -
SOMEBODY PAINTS A SWASTIKA ON A JEWISH SYNAGOGUE AND YELLS AN EPITHET AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION THAT THAT CAN
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| 09:06:29 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
BE PROVEN BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT TO BE A HATE CRIME. MR. HELMS: I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. MR. HATCH: NOW THAT'S A CAREER- -- CLEAR-CUT CASE. IT WILL...
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| 09:06:55 |
MR. HELMS, -
STANDARD THAT THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA HAS
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| 09:06:58 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
PUT INTO HER AMENDMENT THAT MAKES IT PRETTY TOUGH TO PROVE THAT OFFENSIVE CONDUCT IS A HATE CRIME UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY OTHER FACTORS THAT...
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| 09:07:34 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
WE GET TO THE PLACE THAT WE CAN'T -- LIKE UMPIRES AT A BASEBALL GAME AND THAT SORT OF THING -- MR. HATCH: IF THE SENATOR WOULD YIELD, MAYBE IT WOULD...
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| 09:08:03 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
WHAT ENHANCED PENALTIES THE PERSON SHOULD HAVE AS A RESULT OF WHETHER OR NOT IT IS A HATE CRIME. BUT TO GET TO A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT...
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| 09:08:49 |
MR. HELMS, -
SENATOR WILL FORGIVE ME -- MR. HATCH: SURE.
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| 09:08:52 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
MR. HELMS: -- LET ME SUMMARIZE MY UNDERSTANDING TO THIS POINT. IF I UNDERSTAND THE SENATOR FROM UTAH AND THE CONCURRENCE WITH HIS VIEWS BY THE DISTINGUISHED...
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| 09:09:09 |
MR. HELMS, -
HATCH: THAT'S RIGHT. MR.
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| 09:09:11 |
MR. HATCH, -
HELMS: LIKE SMACHING SOMEBODY IN THE MOUTH
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| 09:09:14 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
OR PAINTING A SWASTIKA ON THE FRONT OF A CHURCH -- MR. HATCH: THAT WOULD BE A CRIME. GOT TO BE A CRIME. MR. HELMS: THEN THE SPOKEN WORD OF HATE OR...
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| 09:09:30 |
MR. HATCH, -
MR. HATCH:
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| 09:09:31 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
OR ANY ACTION THAT COULD INDICATE HATE, THE PAINTING OF A SWASTIKA. MR. HELMS: BUT IN ANY CASE, A JURY WILL
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| 09:09:40 |
MR. HATCH, -
DECIDE WHO'S RIGHT ABOUT IT. IS THAT CORRECT? MR. HATCH: WERKL THE JUDGE WILL
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| 09:09:46 |
MR. HELMS, -
DECIDE WHO'S RIGHT ABOUT IT? MRS. FEINSTEIN: WOULD THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA
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| 09:09:52 |
MR. HATCH, -
YIELD? MR. HELMS: YES, MA'AM. SURE. MRS. FEINSTEIN: SENATOR, I THINK YOU ARE CORRECT. THE CRIME
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| 09:09:59 |
MR. HELMS, -
AGAINST PROPERTY OR PERSON HAS TO OCCUR. THEN THE HIGHER TEST OF REASONABLE DOUBT
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| 09:10:05 |
MR. HATCH, -
IS APPLIED TO MOTIVE AND THE MOTIVE HAS TO BE
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| 09:10:09 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
PROVED BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT IT WAS A HATE CRIME. NOW,
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| 09:10:14 |
MR. HELMS, -
WHAT MAY GO TO
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| 09:10:16 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
ESTABLISHING THE MOTIVE IS THE FACT THAT IF THERE'S A FIRE FIRE-BOMBING AT A SYNAGOGUE AND THE SWASTIKA IS DRAWN, CLEARLY THERE IS A MOTIVE. IF THERE...
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| 09:11:24 |
MR. HELMS, -
WHETHER THE CRIME WAS MOTIVATED BY HATE.
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| 09:11:27 |
MR. HATCH, -
THERE IS ANOTHER ASPECT OF THIS, TOO. SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS UNDER THE GUIDELINES
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| 09:11:32 |
MR. HELMS, -
ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR OTHER SERIOUS, RELEVANT CONDUCT. FOR
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| 09:11:36 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
EXAMPLE, IF THE VICTIM OF AN OFFENSE WAS AN UNUSUALLY VULNERABLE PERSON DUE TO AGE OR PHYSICAL CONDITION, THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES ALREADY REQUIRE...
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| 09:12:44 |
Helms, Jesse - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
WILL THIS PROVISION BE APPLIED FRIVOLOUSLY BECAUSE WE ARE IN DEEP TROUBLE IF WE MOVE INTO THE AREA WHERE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS DIMINISHED TO ANY DEGREE...
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| 09:13:23 |
MR. HATCH, -
NOT VIOLATE THE
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| 09:13:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIRST AMENDMENT. SO I WOULD HOPE THE SENATOR WOULD
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| 09:13:27 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
VOTE FOR THIS. BUT BASICALLY THIS WILL NOT BE A VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT. AND I MIGHT SAY THAT IN THAT CASE, THE COURT UPHELD THE STATUTE...
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| 09:14:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDENT, WHILE WE ARE AWAITING THE SENATOR FROM OHIO, I
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| 09:14:07 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
WONDER IF I MIGHT
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| 09:14:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
JUST READ A SENTENCE FROM THE
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| 09:14:12 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
SUPREME COURT OPINION WHICH WAS UNANIMOUS AND WHICH WAS DELIVERED BY JUSTICE REHNQUIST ON BEHALF OF THE UNANIMOUS COURT. AND MAY I QUOTE -- ING "BECAUSE...
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| 09:16:07 |
MR. HARKIN, -
SENATOR FROM IOWA BE ALLOWED
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| 09:16:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, IT IS SO ORDERED. THE SENATOR FROM IOWA.
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| 09:16:16 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
MR. HARKIN: I KNOW WE'RE OPERATING UNDER AN UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT WITH THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA'S AMENDMENT. HOWEVER, I HAVE DISCUSSED AN OMISSION
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| 09:16:25 |
Ford, Wendell H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Kentucky
IN THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH THE SENATOR. I'VE DISCUSSED IT
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| 09:16:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH SENATOR HATCH AND WITH SENATOR BIDEN, ALSO WITH SENATOR DOLE. AND I'D
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| 09:16:37 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MR. PRESIDENT, TO SEND AN AMENDMENT TO THE DESK ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND SENATOR DOLE. THAT AMENDMENT WOULD SIMPLY INSERT...
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| 09:21:09 |
MR. HATCH, -
COSPONSOR, TOO. BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT DIFFERENCE. WE CAN ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THAT BE INCORPORATED WITHIN THE AMENDMENT. MR. HARKIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 09:25:08 |
MR. HARKIN, -
THAT THE WORD "DISABILITY" BE INCORPORATED AFTER THE WORD "GENDER" IN THE DEFINITION CLAUSE OF THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. THE...
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| 09:35:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY SENATORS FEINSTEIN AND HATCH. THE YEAS AND NAYS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE...
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| 09:39:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE IS LAID ON THE TABLE. MR. EXON: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING...
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| 09:39:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDER IN THE SENATE? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. THE SENATE IS NOT
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| 09:39:42 |
MR. EXON, -
IN ORDER. THE
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| 09:39:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. MR. EXON:
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| 09:39:51 |
MR. EXON, -
MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA HAS THE FLOOR. MR. EXON:
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| 09:39:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE ONLY BRIEFLY TO OFFER SOME FREE ADVICE AND MAYBE TO -- A SENATOR: COULD WE HAVE ORDER, MR. PRESIDENT, SO THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA...
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| 09:40:11 |
MR. EXON, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE
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| 09:40:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS NOT IN ORDER. THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE SENATOR
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| 09:40:18 |
MR. EXON, -
FROM NEBRASKA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. EXON: MR. PRESIDENT, TO CONTINUE WHAT I AM ADDRESSING THE CHAIR ON AND THE SENATE, IS TO TRY AND PLEAD WITH THE MEMBERS...
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| 09:40:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOVE OUR BODY ALONG, YOU KNOW, WITH SOME DEGREE OF SPEED. WE HAVE TALKED FOR TWO DAYS. I SUGGEST TO EVERYONE
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| 09:40:41 |
Exon, James - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
WE'RE NOT GOING0 TO SOLVE THE CRIME PROBLEM BY TALKING IT TO DEATH. WE'VE TALKED FOR TWO DAYS, AND WE'VE HAD TWO VOTES. AND THE TWO VOTES, AS I UNDERSTAND...
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| 09:42:18 |
MR. LEAHY, -
COME UP. AND THAT'S ABOUT WHERE WE ARE. BUT I
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| 09:42:21 |
MR. EXON, -
THINK THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA IS
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| 09:42:23 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. I MEAN, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR EACH ONE OF US TO DECIDE ON THESE ISSUES? WE EITHER WANT A CRIME BILL OR WE DON'T WANT A CRIME BILL....
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| 09:43:21 |
Exon, James - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
BILL. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO POINT OUT -- I WILL NOT YIELD. I HAVE THE FLOOR. THERE IS NO DRACULA RULE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HERE. WE PASSED FOUR AMENDMENTS....
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| 09:43:34 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
IF WE STAYED HERE AND VOTING AND LET ALL OF YOU TALK -- GOD BLS YOU, AND I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOU -- IF WE HAD DONE THAT INSTEAD OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING...
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| 09:45:29 |
MR. EXON, -
VERY CLOSE TO HAVING IT. IF WE HAVE IT, THEN WE HOPE WE'LL HAVE THE COOPERATION OF EVERYBODY ON THIS FLOOR
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| 09:45:36 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
BECAUSE IT WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ANTI-- BIPARTISAN, ANTICRIME PACKAGE THAT HAS COME DOWN THE PIKE, I THINK, IN MANY, MANY YEARS. AND IT TAKES...
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| 09:46:23 |
Exon, James - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
WERE BOGGED DOWN. I'M DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT THINGS ARE MOVING VERY RAPIDLY, AND SO AS NOT TO FURTHER HOLD UP THE PROCEEDINGS, I CONGRATULATE THEM FOR...
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| 09:47:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DOMENICI, SENATOR SASSER AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE THAT
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| 09:47:06 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
WILL, HOPEFULLY, MEET WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BODY. IN THE MEANTIME, I DO NOT INTEND TO INTRODUCE ANY AMENDMENT. AND I HOPE, BY THE WAY, WHEN THIS...
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| 09:48:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BIDEN: WILL THE SENATOR TELL ME THE SUBJECT MATTER OF HIS AMENDMENT? MR.
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| 09:48:13 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
DOLE: IT'S INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR ARSENAL -- MR. BIDEN: I THINK IT'S A GOOD AMENDMENT. MR. DOLE: I'M OFFERING IT MYSELF, WITH SENATOR FEINSTEIN....
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| 09:48:30 |
MR. BIDEN, -
AN INTEREST IN IT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PENDING AMENDMENT
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| 09:48:34 |
MR. DOLE, -
IS SET ASIDE. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THIS AMENDMENT. THE
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| 09:48:37 |
MR. BIDEN, -
CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS, MR.
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| 09:48:39 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
DOLE, FOR HIMSELF AND MRS. FEINSTEIN, PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1102. MR. DOLE: I'D ASK FURTHER READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED WITH. THE...
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| 09:48:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WATCHING CNN LAST NIGHT AND I HEARD THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA TALKING ABOUT INCREASING CRIMES FOR ARSON ON
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| 09:48:58 |
THE CLERK, -
A STATE LEVEL. IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT MUCH OF THE PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED
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| 09:49:03 |
MR. DOLE, -
HAS BEEN FEDERAL PROPERTY. IF WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT THAT
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| 09:49:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WAY AND LOOK AT THE -- AND WE'LL HEAR LATER
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| 09:49:10 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
FROM THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA THAT MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE IS DONE. AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FOUND THE PERSON OR PERSONS WHO MAY...
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| 09:53:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY COLLEAGUE, SENATOR BARBARA BOXER, WOULD BE INTERESTED IN JOINING AS
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| 09:53:28 |
MRS. FEINSTEIN, -
WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO
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| 09:53:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK THE MINORITY LEADER. THERE IS NO QUESTION BUT THE PENALTIES
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| 09:53:34 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
FOR ARSON ARE NOT THE KIND OF DETERRENT THEY SHOULD BE. THE PROPERTY LOSS IS WELL OVER $500 MILLION. SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND -- AT LEAST 217,000 ACRES...
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| 09:54:37 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
CERTAIN THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IF IT HAPPENS, IF THEY'RE CAUGHT AND THEY'RE TRIED AND THEY'RE CONVICTED, THE PUNISHMENT IS GOING TO BE SEVERE. AND I...
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| 09:55:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MRS. BOXER: WILL THERE BE TIME TO
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| 09:55:33 |
MR. DOLE, -
SUPPORT THE SENATOR'S AMENDMENT THIS EVENING? MR. DOLE: I
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| 09:55:36 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
WOULD BE HAPPY TO YIELD TO THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. BOXER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON...
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| 09:55:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DONE EARLY THIS EVENING. I'M VERY PLEASED
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| 09:55:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT HIS INTEREST AND HIS CONCERN ON AN ISSUE
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| 09:55:52 |
MRS. BOXER, -
THAT'S OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE. THE WAY THE FEDERAL PENALTIES ARE, THEY RANGE FROM
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| 09:55:56 |
MR. DOLE, -
ZERO ALL THE WAY TO DEATH PENALTY. BUT IT IS VERY CONCEIVABLE
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| 09:56:00 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THAT SOMEONE COULD COMMIT ARSON, COULD RESULT IN DEATH AND YET SERVE NO TIME AT ALL. SO I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THIS AMENDMENT. I GIVE IT MY FULL AND...
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| 09:56:40 |
MR. DOLE, -
BILL AND ON THE AMENDMENT THAT IS NOW THE PENDING BUSINESS,
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| 09:56:44 |
MRS. BOXER, -
AND REALLY TO RESPOND TO THE
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| 09:56:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE JUST
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| 09:56:48 |
MR. DOLE, -
A FEW MOMENTS AGO BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
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| 09:56:51 |
MR. LIEBERMAN, -
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE,
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| 09:56:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE, TO SAY THAT IT APPEARS THAT WE
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| 09:56:56 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
ARE APPROACHING ONE OF THOSE MAGIC MOMENTS IN THE SENATE WHEN WE TRULY HEAR THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE CRYING OUT FOR HELP -- IN THIS CASE, CRYING OUT...
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| 10:09:34 |
MR. BYRD, -
SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
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| 10:09:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT, I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF
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| 10:10:27 |
MR. BYRD, -
A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM
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| 10:11:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAS BEEN QUESTIONED THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MR. BYRD: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE ORDER FOR THE QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. ...
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| 10:12:02 |
MR. BYRD, -
DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA FOR PLAYING A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PIVOTAL ROLE HERE
|
| 10:12:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN HELPING TO BRING ABOUT CHANGES MANY THIS
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| 10:12:11 |
MR. BYRD, -
BILL THAT WILL HELP MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHETHER WE PASS A BIPARTISAN BILL
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| 10:12:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT WILL DO A LOT AGAINST CRIME OR NOT. AND
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| 10:12:21 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
SO I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I WITHDRAW THE ORIGINAL HATCH AMENDMENT WITH ALL OF THE APPENDAGES THERETO. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR HAS THAT...
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| 10:12:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DESK A MODIFICATION OF MY AMENDMENT. NOW, WHEN MR. HATCH WITHDREW HIS AMENDMENT,
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| 10:12:55 |
MR. HATCH, -
BY VIRTUE OF MY AMENDMENT BEING A SECOND-DEGREE AMENDMENT TO HIS AMENDMENT, MY AMENDMENT
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| 10:13:02 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
ALSO WENT AWAY, AM I CORRECT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. MR. BYRD: I THANK THE CHAIR. SO I WILL SHORTLY SEND TO THE DESK A MODIFICATION...
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| 10:13:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN FIGHTING VIOLENT CRIME THROUGHOUT AMERICA. AND IN ADDITION
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| 10:13:30 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
TO A ACCOMMODATING ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED IN THE UNDERLYING BILL, THE MODIFICATION ALSO ACCOMMODATES THE REGIONAL PRISONS PROPOSAL CONTAINED...
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| 10:21:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ESPECIALLY THANK MR. GRAMM, FOR HIS SUGGESTION, WHICH BROUGHT ME
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| 10:21:15 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
TO THE FLOOR AND WHICH FINALLY LED TO OUR BEING WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT. AND I WANT TO THANK MR. KERRY. MR. KERRY CAME TO MY OFFICE PROBABLY TEN...
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| 10:23:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION? SEEING NONE, SO ORDERED. MR. GRAMM: MR. PRESIDENT? THE
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| 10:23:39 |
MR. BYRD, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS. MR. GRAMM: MR. PRESIDENT, LET ME FIRST SAY TO
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| 10:23:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE DEAR CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS
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| 10:23:46 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
COMMITTEE, THAT I HAVE GIVEN MANY SPEECHES ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE. SOME THAT I THOUGHT WERE PRETTY GOOD, SOME THAT I THOUGHT WERE QUITE MEDIOCRE....
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| 10:23:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE EVER GIVEN ONE THAT
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| 10:23:58 |
MR. GRAMM, -
TURNED OUT TO
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| 10:23:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN THE ONE TODAY. IT REMINDS ME
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| 10:24:02 |
Gramm, William "Phil" Philip - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
OF THE POEM ELLIGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH YARD THAT TALKS ABOUT THE SEXTON RINGED THE BELL, LITTLE THINKING THAT THE GREAT NAPOLEON HEARS THE BELL...
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| 10:27:02 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
WORK THAT HE HAS DONE ON THIS AMENDMENT AND ON THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT WHICH I HAD OFFERED EARLIER. I YIELD THE FLOOR. MR. DOMENICI: MR. PRESIDENT? MR....
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| 10:27:32 |
MR. DOMENICI, -
THIS IDEA OF HOW TO
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| 10:27:34 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
DEAL WITH THE EFFORTS OF THAT WERE MADE BY THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS AND PRIOR TO THE SENATE, PRIOR TO THAT BY THE ADMINISTRATION, ABOUT CUTTING FEDERAL...
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| 10:38:12 |
MR. BYRD, -
ISSUES WITH MY DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS
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| 10:38:15 |
MR. BIDEN, -
COMMITTEE, AND I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND IT A
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| 10:38:18 |
MR. BYRD, -
LESS-THAN-REWARDING EXPERIENCE. THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON IN MY 20
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| 10:38:22 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN ALMOST AS MOURNFUL OF NOT BEING WITH HIM WHEN I'VE BEEN AGAINST HIM, AND THAT WAS SENATOR RUSSELL LONG. RUSSELL LONG WAS THE...
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| 10:40:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COUPLE MATTERS. IF YOU COULD LISTEN TO WHAT I'M SAYING. BIDE BIMDE EA SORRY.
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| 10:40:07 |
MR. HATCH, -
MR. HATCH: IN OUR ZEAL TO GET THIS DONE -- AND IT REALLY IS A GOOD PACKAGE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY ON THIS FLOOR, BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS,...
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| 10:40:29 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
IF WE WANT TO DO AAI WITH VIOLENT CRIME, LET'S GET THE POLICE OUT THERE. PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES HAVE ARGUED FOR THIS, BUT NOBODY MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN...
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| 10:43:16 |
MR. BIDEN, -
WAY THAT
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| 10:43:17 |
MR. HATCH, -
WE CANNOT ACCOMMODATE THAT BECAUSE AIM NOT -- MR.
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| 10:43:20 |
MR. BIDEN, -
HATCH: WE'LL SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE, OKAY? MR. PRESIDENT, I KNOW THAT SENATOR DOMENICI WAS NEXT. LET ME YIELD THE FLOOR SO THAT SENATOR DOMENICI AND SENATOR...
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| 10:43:41 |
MR. HATCH, -
A FEW QUESTIONS I WANT TO ASK THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. HOPEFULLY WHEN WE'RE THROUGH WITH THE COLLOQUY HERE AND A...
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| 10:43:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS A COSPONSOR. BUT IT DOES SEEM TO
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| 10:43:57 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
ME THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE OUGHT TO CLARIFY AND GET SOME EXPLANATIONS ON. AND I UNDERSTAND THE CHAIRMAN IS WILLING TO DO THAT. SO,...
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| 10:45:53 |
MR. BYRD, -
BE BE CREATED UNDER THIS AMENDMENT. HOWEVER, OVER THE PAST WEEKS I HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
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| 10:46:01 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, SENATOR BIDEN. HE HAS, UPON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, MENTIONED TO ME ON THIS FLOOR AND ELSEWHERE THAT...
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| 10:50:15 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE REDUCTIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESIDENT'S REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT. I DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT THEN. I SAID TO MY FRIEND,...
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| 10:50:56 |
MR. BYRD, -
RIGHT. MR. DOMENICI: SO I REMAINED CONCERNED THAT THE AMENDMENT WHICH YOU ORIGINALLY OFFERED WOULD
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| 10:51:02 |
MR. DOMENICI, -
LEAVE IT UP TO THE O.M.B. TO DETERMINE WHERE THE CUTS WITHIN THE
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| 10:51:07 |
MR. BYRD, -
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AND BUREAUCRACY OF OUR NATION -- WHERE THEY WOULD OCCUR. AND I WAS WORRIED UNDER THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT THAT YOU OFFERED TODAY THAT...
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| 10:51:18 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
TOTALLY UP TO THE O.M.B. DIRECTOR. NOW, I UNDERSTAND AND I HOPE I'M CORRECT THAT THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN HAS MOD IIFIED THE AMENDMENT THANGDS THAT...
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| 10:52:05 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THE MODIFICATION OF THE AMENDMENT. I APPRECIATE HIS BRINGING THIS INTO THE MY ATEFNGS. I DO BELIEVE THAT IT IS AN KPWRUFMDE FR IMPROVEMENT -- AN IMPROVEMENT...
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| 10:53:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SAME POINT OF ORDER. AM I CORRECT ON THAT? THE PRESIDING
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| 10:53:24 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
OFFICER: SINCE THIS ISSUE IS NOT PRESENTLY BEFORE THE SENATE, THE CHAIR WOULD DELINE TO RULE ON IT AT THIS POINT. MR. DOMENICI: I THANK THE CHAIR, BUT...
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| 10:53:44 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
INTO A MYRIAD OF ACCOUNTS WHERE WE DETERMINE WHAT THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE WILL SPEND ON. I THINK MY GOOD FRIEND FROM WEST VIRGINIA WOULD CONCUR...
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| 10:53:53 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
NOT THE INTENTION AND IF A VERY SIMILAR PROPOSAL FOR A SIMILAR TRUST FUND WITH A SIMILAR EFFECT ON THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS AND THE BUDGET ITSELF IS...
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| 10:54:35 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
AN OFFBUDGET TRUST FUND -- WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME POINT OF ORDER OF ORDER IN MY OPINION. MAY I SAY TO THE SENATOR, I WILL JUST AS ZEALOUSLY...
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| 10:56:14 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
RAISE IT -- THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO DOESN'T RAISE IT -- DO WE IN ANY WAY SET A PRECEDENT THAT WE CAN DO THIS WITHOUT WAIVING THE POINT OF ORDER?...
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| 10:56:53 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO, AND WHILE THAT RESPONSE TO A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY DOES NOT
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| 10:56:59 |
MR. DOMENICI, -
CARRY THE WEIGHT OF A
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| 10:57:01 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
RULING -- AT LEAST IT DOES SOMETIMES PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR BOTH THE CHAIR AND THE SENATE. MR. DOMENICI: I THANK THE SENATOR AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE CHAIR...
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| 10:57:29 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
LANGUAGE TO IT BEING A PARLIMENTARY INQUIRY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT ANYTHING IS WAIVED IF WE PROCEED WITHOUT A VOTE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IN THE OPINION...
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| 10:57:58 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE THAT HE IS -- FOR THE WORK THAT HE HAS DONE. I THINK IT IS HISTORIC. FROM MY STANDPOINT, AS THE MONEY IS SAVED FROM REDUCING...
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| 10:58:10 |
Domenici, Pete V. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Mexico
STATES, I THOUGHT MAYBE WE WOULD SALVAGE SOME OF IT FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION. BUT AS I LOOKED AT THIPGS, I WAS QUITE SURE WE WOULD LOSE THAT BATTLE AND...
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| 10:58:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WITH THE ABLE ASSISTANCE OF SENATOR BIRXDE OUR PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. WITHOUT A DOUBT, THERE IS
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| 10:59:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A CRITICAL NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PRISON SPACES ACROSS THE NATION.
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| 10:59:05 |
Thurmond, James "Strom" Strom - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THERE ARE MORE MEN AND WOMEN IN STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONS THAN EVER BEFORE. THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS...
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| 11:02:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A BRIEF COMMENT. AND TO THANK
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| 11:02:35 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR WHAT HE HAS PROPOSED IN THIS
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| 11:02:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMENDMENT. MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MIGHT JUST SAY
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| 11:02:48 |
Conrad, Kent - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THAT EARLIER TODAY I HAD BEEN PREPARED TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO OFFER SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE FOR PRISON CONSTRUCTION SO THAT WE MIGHT ASSURE THE AMERICAN...
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| 11:06:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FORT. HAS PUSHED THIS AS HARD AS ANYBODY.
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| 11:06:11 |
MR. KERREY, -
I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR HIS COMMENTS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIS SUPPORT.
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| 11:06:15 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
I WOULD LIKE TO -- I CAME TO THE FLOOR EARLIER TODAY. I'VE BEEN PUSHING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST WEEKS. I WOULD LIKE...
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| 11:10:45 |
MR. BYRD, -
IS REALLY EFFECTIVE IN DEALING WITH
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| 11:10:49 |
MR. KERRY, -
THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM
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| 11:10:51 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THAT CONFRONTS THIS COUNTRY. HE HAS BEEN AN ARTICULATE SPOKESMAN ON THIS SUBJECT MATTER. AND HE HAS WORKED LONG AND HARD THAT IS EASILY TO BE DISCERNED...
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| 11:14:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
APPROPRIA TIME, WHEN THE MANAGERS ARE BACK ON THE FLOOR, I'LL ASK CONSENT THAT
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| 11:14:11 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
EITHER THAT BE VITIATED OR THAT WE HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING. BECAUSE MUCH -- THERE WAS A LOT OF MATERICL UDED IN THIS AMENDMENT -- NOT THE AMENDMENT...
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| 11:15:03 |
MR. BYRD, -
THAT'S FINE. YES. MR. BYRD: I THOUGHT IT WAS THIS AMENDMENT WE
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| 11:15:07 |
MR. DOLE, -
WERE TALKING ABOUT. MR. DOLE: IT'S PART OF THIS
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| 11:15:10 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
AMENDMENT. IT'S ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. MR. BYRD: BUT IT WAS I WHO ASKED THAT THERE BE NO AMENDMENTS TO THE AMENDMENT AND THAT NO OTHER AMENDMENTS BE...
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| 11:15:22 |
MR. DOLE, -
AMENDMENT. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN LEADER'S HAVING MR.
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| 11:15:26 |
MR. BYRD, -
DOLE: MAYBE WE CAN RESOLVE OUR DIFFERENCES. THE SENATOR
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| 11:15:29 |
MR. DOLE, -
FROM DELAWARE HAS INDICATED AN INTEREST IN DOING THAT. I HAVE NOT DISCUSS IT HAD
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| 11:15:34 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
WITH THE SENATOR FROM UTAH. MR. BYRD: I AM -- MR. DOLE: IF NOT, WE CAN TAKE OVER THE OTHER PART. MR. BYRD: I'M SORRY IF I DISCOMOTED THE REPUBLICAN...
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| 11:15:47 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
WORKLD ARE WORKED` ON AN AMENDMENT FOR SO LONG, DRAWN BOTH SIDES TOGETHER, BOTH PARTIES COME TOGETHER ON A VITAL AMENDMENT OF THIS NATURE, I'VE LONG...
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| 11:15:57 |
MR. BYRD, -
DO WHAT I COULD TO
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| 11:15:59 |
MR. DOLE, -
PROTECT IT. THAT'S WHAT I DID. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, MIGHT I
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| 11:16:03 |
MR. BYRD, -
ASK A QUESTION OF THE CHAIRMAN OR REPUBLICAN LEADER. WAS NOT THE AGREEMENT CLEARED BY REPUBLICAN SENATORS? MR. DOLE: IT WAS CLEARED BY SENATOR -- THE...
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| 11:16:30 |
MR. DOLE, -
AGREED TO SOMEWHERE TO ADD ANOTHER TITLE CALLED "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE." WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS
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| 11:16:35 |
MR. BYRD, -
WITH MOST OF IT BECAUSE WE'VE
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| 11:16:37 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
BEEN WORKING ON IT TOGETHER WITH SENATOR BIDEN, AGAIN, IN A BIPARTISAN WAY. BUT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TWO OR THREE ISSUES THAT WE'RE NOW TRYING TO RESOLVE....
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| 11:17:18 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THAT WAS MY DOING. BUT AS TO THE CONTENTS OF THE AMENDMENT, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PART, WHATEVER CAN BE WORKED OUT ON THAT....
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| 11:17:51 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
AS THE LEADER KNOWS, IT'S A COMMON PRACTICE -- WE HAVE A MANAGER OF A BILL ON EACH SIDE. EAC@ MANAGER -- THE DEMOCRATIC MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFICATION...
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| 11:18:02 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
SENATORS. THE REPUBLICAN MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFICATION AND CLEARANCE WITH REPUBLICAN SENATORS. OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T GO AROUND AND CLEAR IT WITH...
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| 11:18:10 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
REPUBLICAN SENATORS EVERY DISCUSSION AND AGREEMENT MADE BETWEEN THE MANAGERS. MR. DOLE: I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY QUARREL WITH THAT. IN...
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| 11:18:35 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
-- CONSENT HAD BEEN OBTAINED. WE HOPE WE CAN RESOLVE IT. MR. MITCHELL: I'M SURE WE CAN. I DON'T THINK WE CAN WITHOUT THE MANAGERS, THOUGH. IT SEEMS TO...
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| 11:19:00 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
THE MATTER. MR. BYRD: I SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT THE DISTINGUISHED RANKING MANAGER, MR. HATCH, CAME TO ME AND ASKED ME TO VITIATE THE REQUEST WHICH I HAD...
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| 11:19:22 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THAT PART. I SAID TO MR. HATCH, IF WE VITIATE THIS, WHO KNOWS HOW MANY AMENDMENTS WILL COME IN. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING...
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| 11:20:04 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
LAWS. WE THINK THAT'S A BIG, BIG STEP FORWARD, AS DISCUSSED BY MEMBERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND I THINK -- SO THERE'S CERTAINLY...
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| 11:21:06 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
-- IF THERE HAS
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| 11:21:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEEN AN ERROR, IT WOULD BE COMPOUNDING IT
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| 11:21:13 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
NOW FOR US TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT NOTIFICATION TO AND CONSENT BY THE MANAGERS. THEREFORE, MR. PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO -- I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE...
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| 11:22:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WOULD ANSWER A QUESTION. FIRST LET ME COMPLIMENT HIM AND THE OTHERS THAT HAVE WORKED THIS OUT.
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| 11:22:18 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
IT'S A VERY CRITICAL NEED THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY FOR MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU COVER. I, AS ALWAYS, AM ABSOLUTELY AMAZED AT WHAT YOU ARE ABLE...
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| 11:23:31 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
BUDGET. THAT BUDGET WILL COME TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE IN EACH HOUSE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH IS CHAIRED BY SENATOR HOLLINGS, WITH THE RANKING...
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| 11:24:51 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
IF, FOR INSTANCE, THERE IS, LET'S SAY, A CAP OF $500 BILLION FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING FOR THE YEAR 1994, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY RIGHT, AND IF THERE...
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| 11:25:08 |
MR. BYRD, -
THIS PURPOSE, THE CAP FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
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| 11:25:11 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
WOULD BE THEN REDUCED TO $494 BILLION? MR. BYRD: IT WOULD BE BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE WOULD BE INCREASING THE TOTAL FUND OVER AND ABOVE THE CAP. MR. LEVIN:...
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| 11:25:36 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
BELIEVE IT IS 501? MR. LEVIN: 500 MY NEWS 6. MR. BYRD: WE WILL NOT BE INCREASING THAT NOR LOWERING
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| 11:25:43 |
MR. LEVIN, -
THAT. WE WILL BE LOWERING THE CAP BUT WE WILL BE PICKING UP THE LOWERAGE, WHATEVER IS LOWER, THE FIGURE BY WHICH IT IS LOWERED BY
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| 11:25:52 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
PUTTING IT IN THE TRUST FUND. WE END UP WITH THE SAME AMOUNT AS WAS IN THE CAP. MR. LEVIN:
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| 11:25:59 |
MR. LEVIN, -
I UNDERSTAND THAT. IF I
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| 11:26:01 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
COULD ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? IS NOT THE EFFECT OF THAT THEN, THAT WE SHOULD ALL UNDERSTAND, THAT THERE WOULD NECESSARILY BE $6 BILLION LESS FOR OTHER...
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| 11:26:19 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
I DON'T LIKE TO USE THIS APPROACH. I DON'T LIKE TO USE IT. BUT WE ARE KEEPING IT WITHIN THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. OTHERWISE, I FELT IF WE DIDN'T
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| 11:26:32 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
DO THIS, WE WOULD NOT ONLY BE NOT DEALING AS BEST WE CAN WITH ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS, IF NOT THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT...
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| 11:28:49 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
DOING OR EFFECTUATING IN THIS AMENDMENT. MR. BYRD: THE SENATOR IS PREEMINENTLY CORRECT. I THANK HIM FOR EMPHASIZING THAT POINT. MR. LEVIN: I THANK MY...
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| 11:29:12 |
MR. BYRD, -
WITH SENATOR DOLE THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. THIS TRADE
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| 11:29:17 |
MR. LEVIN, -
AGREEMENT PROVIDES THE UNITED STATES
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| 11:29:19 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
WITH HISTORIC OPPORTUNITIES
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| 11:29:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR THE FUTURE. EXPANDING MARKETS IN THIS
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| 11:29:23 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
HEMISPHERE, INCREASING U.S. EXPORTS TO EMERGING MARKETS AND PROMOTING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS. WE MUST TAKE ADVANTAGE...
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| 11:38:34 |
MR. DOLE, -
23 DAYS.
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| 11:38:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I BELIEVE PRESIDENT CLINTON IS DETERMINED IN THIS REMAINING TIME, TO HAVE A
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| 11:38:40 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
FULL-SCALE, NO HOLDS BARRED NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO DEMONSTRATE HOW IMPORTANT THIS AGREEMENT IS TO OUR FUTURE AS A LEADER IN WORLD TRADE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY....
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| 11:40:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH A VARIETY OF
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| 11:40:20 |
MR. DOLE, -
SENATORS ON THIS ISSUE. LAST AUGUST
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| 11:40:22 |
Cohen, William S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
I HAD OCCASION TO TRAVEL TO THE -- SO OUT EAST ASIA. AND ONE OF THE COUNTRIES I VISITED WAS SINGAPORE, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES PROPERLY CHARACTERIZED AS...
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| 12:00:25 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
NEVER CURE THIS PROBLEM. I SAID TO A GROUP OF DEMOCRATIC SENATORS WHO WERE ASSEMBLED JUST THE OTHER DAY, I AM OLD FASHIONED AND THE PROBLEMS WITH THE...
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| 12:04:44 |
Cohen, William S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
JUDGING PEOPLE BASED UPON THEIR MERIT AND ELIMINATE TO THE BEST WE CAN THE BIASES AND THE PREJUDICES THAT WE HOLD FOR OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE EITHER OF...
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| 12:06:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND THE SENATOR FROM -- THE PRESIDENT PRO
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| 12:06:52 |
Moseley-Braun, Carol - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
TEMPORE. AND TO SAY -- TO SAY TO THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, I HAD OCCASION, AS DID THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SENATE, TO LISTEN TO YOUR ELOQUENT LESSONS...
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| 12:09:40 |
MR. BYRD, -
BODY. SHE TAKES HER TURN AT PRESIDING ,
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| 12:09:44 |
MS. MOSELEY-BRAUN, -
AND SHE'S ONE OF THE BEST
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| 12:09:47 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
PRESIDING OFFICERS WE HAVE. AND I HAVE SAID THAT, THIS VERY SAME THING, TO MY WIFE AND TO MEMBERS OF MY STAFF. WHEN THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS SITS AT...
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| 12:17:43 |
Moseley-Braun, Carol - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
MEET THE SAME FATE AS 7-YEAR-OLD DANTREL DAVIS WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN AS HE MADE HIS WAY TO CLASS. MEANWHILE, FOR SENIOR CITIZENS ALL ACROSS THE STIRX...
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| 12:44:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WOULD VOTE ON THAT PLUS SENATOR DOLE HAS ANOTHER
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| 12:44:08 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
AMENDMENT, AN ARSON AMENDMENT, THAT WE WOULD VOTE UPON. BUT THIS PARTICULAR MAJOR AMENDMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER BY A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE...
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| 12:49:26 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE FLOOR. MR. HATCH: I THANK MY COLLEAGUE.
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| 12:49:29 |
MR. HATCH, -
WE ALL RESPECT HIM. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE
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| 12:49:32 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA. MR. WELLSTONE: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WON'T BE LONG. I WONDERED WHETHER I COULD PUT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS...
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| 12:49:48 |
MR. HATCH, -
FROM WEST VIRGINIA, ALL TOGETHER WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SPENDING
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| 12:49:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HOW MUCH HONE INTO THIS FUND? MR. BYRD:
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| 12:49:55 |
Wellstone, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
$22 BILLION. MR. WELLSTONE: THIS WILL BE $22 BILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE -- MR. BYRD: OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. MR. WELLSTONE: DOES THE -- I HAD A CONVERSATION...
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| 12:50:15 |
MR. BYRD, -
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, DO
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| 12:50:17 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
WE THEN REDUCE THE CAP BY THAT AMOUNT EACH YEAR? MR.
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| 12:50:21 |
MR. BYRD, -
BYRD: WE DO REDUCE THE CAP. MR. WELLSTONE:
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| 12:50:24 |
Wellstone, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
SO, I WOULD ASK THE SENATOR WHETHER OR NOT I WOULD BE -- I WOULD BE ON THE MARK OR OFF THE MARK WITH MY CONCERN THAT THIS COULD VERY WELL BE MONEY THAT...
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| 12:50:43 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE SENATOR PROTEZ TEM AND THE
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| 12:50:45 |
Wellstone, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS ABOUT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY. IS THERE NOT REALLY THE DANGER THAT WE WOULD BE CUTTING INTO THESE...
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| 12:51:17 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, NATIONAL DEFENSE, SPENDING ON THE MILITARY, OR FOR ANY NUMBER OF DOMESTIC DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS. SO THE SENATOR IS -- HE EXPRESSES...
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| 12:52:25 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
I WANT TO SAY TONIGHT ON
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| 12:52:28 |
MR. BYRD, -
THE FLOOR -- I DON'T KNOW QUITE WHAT THIS
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| 12:52:32 |
Wellstone, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
TRANSLATES INTO AS THE BILL GOES ALONG -- THAT I DON'T THINK THERE'S PROBABLY A SENATOR, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN ALIKE, WHO WOULD ARGUE THAT WE DON'T...
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| 12:55:44 |
MR. BYRD, -
WE'VE ALREADY PASSED THE BUDGET RESOLUTION EARLIER
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| 12:55:47 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
THIS YEAR WHICH PUTS THE
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| 12:55:49 |
MR. BYRD, -
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES INTO VERY, VERY TIGHT STRAITJACKET. AND WE'RE OPERATING
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| 12:55:53 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
THIS VERY YEAR FROM FROM FY 1994 WITH $16 BILLION
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| 12:55:57 |
Byrd, Robert C. - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
LESS IN BUDGET AUTHORITY THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR IN $8.7 BILLION IN OUTLAYS LESS THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR. THE NEXT YEAR IT'S GOING TO BE WORSE. THE NEXT...
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| 13:00:04 |
MR. WELLSTONE, -
WITH OTHER PROGRAMS. MY OTHER POINT IS I
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| 13:00:07 |
MR. BYRD, -
GUESS WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS
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| 13:00:09 |
Wellstone, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
FUND AND I THINK ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH CRIME, I ONE MORE TIME WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT I THINK PART OF ANY WAR ON CRIME HAS TO BE A WAR ON POVERTY....
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| 13:01:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ILLINOIS, MS. MOSELEY-BRAUN, ABOUT ATTACKING THE UNDERLYING
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| 13:01:13 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
CAUSES OF CRIME. AND THAT IS A SUBJECT THAT WE MUST NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF. IN TERMS OF FAMILY STRUCTURE, IN TERMS OF ADEQUACY OF HOUSING AND EDUCATION...
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| 13:27:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE UNITED STATES DECLARED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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| 13:27:07 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
IN THE CASE OF FERMAN VERSUS GEORGIA IN 1972, THE SUPREME COURT DID SO BECAUSE THE COURT FELT THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO AVOID DISCRIMINATION AND TO...
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| 13:40:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE ARE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH REQUIRE A
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| 13:40:23 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
LONGER PERIOD, THE FLEXIBILITY WILL BE PRESENT. THERE IS NO DOUBT OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE CONGRESS TO ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY DONE...
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| 13:42:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PENDING AMENDMENT. AND THERE IS MUCH THAT
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| 13:42:43 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
IS GOOD IN THE PENDING AMENDMENT. AND I COMMEND THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, FOR INCLUDING ADDITIONAL POLICE ON THE STREET....
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| 13:43:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BY MY FRIEND -- AND HE IS MY FRIEND -- THE SENATOR
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| 13:43:35 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
FROM UTAH, SENATOR HATCH, WITH WHOM I SERVE ON TWO COMMITTEES, AND WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON A GREAT MANY THINGS, AND I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR HIM....
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| 13:46:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STATISTICS ARE OVERWHELMING. YOU'RE GOING TO GET A HEAVIER SENTENCE. IF YOU'RE AN HIS
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| 13:46:29 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
SPAN AMERICAN AND YOU COMMIT THE SAME CRIME AS A -- IF YOU'RE AN HISPANIC AMERICA AND YOU COMMIT THE SAME CRIME AS A WHITE YOUTH, YOU'RE GOING TO GET...
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| 13:49:04 |
MR. SIMON, -
LOT OF OTHER GOOD PROVISIONS IN HERE. BUT, FRANKLY, INSTEAD OF SPENDING $3 BILLION
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| 13:49:10 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
FOR MORE PRISONS, WE OUGHT TO BE SPENDING MORE MONEY ON THAT KIND OF PROGRAM. MR. BIDEN: IF THE SENATOR WOULD YIELD AGAIN, I COULDN'T AGREE
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| 13:49:20 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
WITH HIM MORE. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO GATE BILL. AND IN ORDER TO GET OUR FRIENDS TO AGREE TO IS00,000 POLICE OFFICERS AND A FEW OTHER MINOR THINGS, THAT...
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| 13:49:37 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
A SYMBOLIC VOTE AGAINST IT SIMPLY BECAUSE I THINK SPENDING $3 BILLION MORE ON PRISONS IS JUST NOT SENSIBLE PROCEDURE. AND I SEE THE MAJORITY LEADER,...
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| 13:49:53 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST, I ASSUME. MR. MITCHELL: I THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR HIS UNUSUAL PERCEPTIVENESS. MR. PRESIDENT, FIRST, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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| 13:50:16 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
MR. MITCHELL: IT IS NOW. MR. SIMON: AND I SHALL DO THAT BRIEFLY. THANK YOU. MR. MITCHELL: I WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMMODATE HIM. MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 13:50:40 |
MR. SIMON, -
SENATE VOTE ON THE BYRD AMENDMENT, NUMBER 1103, AT
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| 13:50:43 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
11:00 P.M. THIS EVENING. THAT SENATOR DOLE BE PERMITTED TO MODIFY HIS AMENDMENT, NUMBER 1102, WITH LANGUAGE THAT HE AND SENATOR BOXER HAVE AGREED ON,...
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| 13:51:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MITCHELL: WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST CALLED
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| 13:51:20 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
FOR A IN 12 MINUTES. SO I WILL ADD TO THE REQUEST THAT FOLLOWING THE MODIFICATION OF THE AMENDMENT THAT SENATOR SIMON BE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE ADDITIONAL...
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| 13:51:35 |
MR. ROBB, -
HEARING NONE, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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| 13:51:37 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
MR. DOLE: MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD SEND A MODIFICATION OF MY AMENDMENT TO THE DESK AND I WOULD JUST SAY IT IS ONE THAT SENATOR BOXER RECOMMENDED. I THINK...
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| 13:51:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS SO MODIFIED. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT? MR. DOLE: AND THE YEAS
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| 13:51:58 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
AND NAYS WERE VITIATED UNDER THE OTHER THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE YEAS AND NAYS HAVE BEEN VITIATED? THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT -- MR. MITCHELL:...
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| 13:52:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUT WE'RE NOT PROPOSING TO ACT ON
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| 13:52:16 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
THE AMENDMENT AT THIS MOMENT.
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| 13:52:18 |
MR. DOLE, -
AND NOW PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT, IF I HAVE RECOGNITION,
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| 13:52:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I WOULD LIKE TO SEND TO THE DESK ON SENATOR BYRD'S BEHALF,
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| 13:52:27 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
A MODIFICATION OF HIS AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE AMENDMENT IS SO MODIFIED. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT, I THANK MY COLLEAGUES, AND I NOW ...
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| 13:52:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN THIS PROCESS. BUT, AGAIN, TO SPEND
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| 13:52:53 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
$3 BILLION MORE ON PRISONS AFTER THE DISASTROUS EXPERIENCES WE HAVE HAD JUST ZNG MAKE
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| 13:52:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENSE. IF WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED
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| 13:53:01 |
Simon, Paul - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
IN GOING AFTER CRIME, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE OVER ONE-FIFTH OF THE CHILDREN IN THIS COUNTRY LIVING IN POVERTY. NO OTHER WESTERN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRY...
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| 13:54:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VERY SUBSTANTIAL QUESTION ON HOW BEST TO EMPLOY THE TREMENDOUS
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| 13:54:49 |
Robb, Charles S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Virginia
SKILLS OF THE PERSONNEL WHO ARE LEAVING THE SERVICES, OUR COUNTRY IS SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO PUT THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES OF OUR DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE...
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| 14:00:02 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
THE SENATOR WOULD WITHHOLD. MR.
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| 14:00:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MITCHELL: I WILL WITHHOLD. OFFICER STPR THE SENATOR
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| 14:00:07 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
FROM DELAWARE. MR. BIDEN: I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE TWO MINUTES TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS, SENATOR DOLE, AGREED UPON RELEVANT TO THE VIOLENCE...
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| 14:00:22 |
MR. BIDEN, -
AGREED UPON. WE HAD IN THE BILL AN
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| 14:00:25 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE ISSUE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.
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| 14:00:30 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THE REPUBLICAN LEADER POINTED OUT THAT THAT WAS NOT PARTICULARLY BALANCED AND FAIR, AND SO WE CHANGED IT TO A NATIONAL COMMISSION TO STUDY VIOLENCE...
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| 14:02:38 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
IN SOME OTHER SECTION, INFORMATION, TWO OTHER PROVISIONS WE COULDN'T AGREE ON. WE'LL OFFER AT ANOTHER PLACE IN THE BILL. I THANK THE CHAIRMAN AND ...
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| 14:02:50 |
MR. BIDEN, -
THINK IT MAKES IT A BETTER BILL. MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE BILL THAT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN
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| 14:02:55 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
WORKING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. AND I THANK YOU. MR. HATCH: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM UTAH. MR. HATCH: I WANT TO THANK...
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| 14:03:19 |
MR. HATCH, -
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| 14:03:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 14:03:23 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
FORWARD. SO I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK HIM. MR. BYRD: ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MR.
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| 14:05:06 |
MR. BYRD, -
HOLLINGS BE ADSED AS A COSPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BYRD: I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE PRESIDING...
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| 14:08:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE IS A SUFFICIENT SECOND. MR. MITCHELL: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING
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| 14:10:01 |
MR. MITCHELL, -
OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER.
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| 14:10:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. MITCHELL: THE VOTE THAT IS ABOUT TO
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| 14:11:23 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
OCCUR WILL BE THE LAST ROLL CALL VOTE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A ROLL CALL VOTE AT 9:00 A.M. IN THE MORNING. 9:00 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING. WE WILL HAVE...
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| 14:18:08 |
Mitchell, George J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maine
P.M. HAVING ARRIVED, THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, SENATOR BYRD, NUMBER 1103 AS MODIFIED. THE YEAS AND NAYS...
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| 14:22:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT, THERE IS A VERY IMPORTANT AMENDMENT THAT THE MINORITY...
|
| 14:22:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDER. MR. BIDEN: THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA HAS
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| 14:22:44 |
MR. BIDEN, -
AN AMENDMENT, AND
|
| 14:22:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I WOULD ASK IF SHE IS PREPARED TO PRESENT
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| 14:22:48 |
MR. BIDEN, -
THAT AMENDMENT. THERE WILL BE NO VOTE REQUIRED BECAUSE THE MANAGERS OF THE BILL HAVE ACCEPTED IT. BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO THE BILL, QUITE...
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| 14:22:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE, AND WE WELCOME IT. SO I WOULD YIELD
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| 14:23:02 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
TO THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA, IF THAT IS APPROPRIATE. MRS. BOXER: I WOULD SAY TO MY FRIEND THAT I DO HAVE THIS AMENDMENT -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 14:23:27 |
MRS. BOXER, -
THE CHAIR WOULD NOTIFY THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA THAT WE
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| 14:23:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS'S AMENDMENT AS MODIFIED AT THE
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| 14:23:33 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
DESK. MR. DOLE: WE VITIATED THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS? IF...
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| 14:23:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
APPEAR TO HAVE IT. MR. DOLE: MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE. A SENATOR: MOVE TO LAY IT ON THE TABLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,
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| 14:23:55 |
MR. DOLE, -
SO ORDERED. MR. DOLE: HE WANT TO
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| 14:23:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK SENATOR BOXER FOR HER MODIFICATION, WHICH I THINK STRENGTHENS THE AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. BOXER: THANK...
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| 14:24:09 |
MR. DOLE, -
HIS GOOD AMENDMENT. AND I THINK THE WAY IT HAS BEEN MODIFIED, IT'S
|
| 14:24:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GOING TO REALLY TOUGHEN THE PENALTIES FOR
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| 14:24:17 |
MR. DOLE, -
THOSE WHO WOULD SET THESE FIRES AND CAUSE ALL THE
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| 14:24:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVOC AND THE HEARTACHE THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING OUT IN
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| 14:24:25 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
CALIFORNIA. MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT I'D LIKE TO SEND TO THE DESK AND ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK...
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| 14:24:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMERICA HAS REACHED EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS. TWO, THIS EPIDEMIC REACHES INTO COMMUNITIES, LARGE AND
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| 14:24:59 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
SMALL, AFFECTS THE RICHEST AND THE POOREST AMONG US, TOUCHES PEOPLE OF EVERY ETHNIC AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND AND AFFECTS ALL INSTITUTIONSS, BOTH PUBLIC...
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| 14:26:13 |
MRS. BOXER, -
THE FACT THAT WE ALL
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| 14:26:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
KNOW, REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS, WE MUST
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| 14:26:17 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND THAT IT IS TIME TO CALL ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM IN A VERY SPECIAL WAY, THE KEEND OF WAY PRESIDENT CLINTON CALLED ATTENTION...
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| 14:27:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SERIOUSLY. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ALIKE
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| 14:28:01 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
CAN SUPPORT WITH SOME ENTHUSIASM. AND HOPEFULLY OUT OF THIS SERIOUS LOOK AT VIOLENCE IN AMERICA WE MAY BE ABLE TO GATHER ADDITIONAL CONSENSUS BEYOND...
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| 14:28:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, WHEN WE -- AT OUR NEGOTIATIONS WE WERE ABLE TO AGREE ON A COUPLE OF THINGS AND DISAGREE ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE DID AGREE IT COULD...
|
| 14:28:51 |
MRS. BOXER, -
THINK IS SELF-EXPLANATORY. I'LL TRY TO DO IT
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| 14:28:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VERY QUICKLY. THEN I'LL SEND THE AMENDMENT TO THE DESK. IT
|
| 14:28:58 |
MR. DOLE, -
PROVIDES FOR ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE OF SIMILAR CRIMES IN SEX OFFENSE CASES, FIRST EVIDENCE OF SIMILAR CRIMES IN SEXUAL ASSAULT INDICATIONS. SECONDLY,...
|
| 14:30:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
READING OF THE AMENDMENT BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
|
| 14:30:16 |
THE CLERK, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. IS THERE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT? THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT THE SENATOR FROM...
|
| 14:30:31 |
MR. DOLE, -
FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. THAT'S NO BIG DEAL IN AND OF
|
| 14:30:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ITSELF EXCEPT THAT BY ALLOWING EVIDENCE OF A -- RIGHT NOW THE RULE IS IN A COURTROOM, IN A FEDERAL
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| 14:30:44 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
COURT, YOU GO IN. AND IF YOU WISH TO INTRODUCE EVIDENCE OF A SIMILAR CRIME, THE NATURE -- AT LONG THE LINES THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS IS SUGGESTING, YOU...
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| 14:39:24 |
MR. DOLE, -
THE OFFENSE, IF YOU BROUGHT IN
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| 14:39:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EIGHT OR NINE WOMEN, OR EIGHT OR NINE CHILDREN, AND YOU HAD
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| 14:39:30 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
ONE OFFENSE AFTER ANOTHER, IT WOULD BE PROBATIVE. IF HADN'T HAPPENED FOR TEN YEARS IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE ANY VALUE. WE TRIED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION...
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| 14:40:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE DEBATE ON THIS OR THREE MINUTES ON A
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| 14:40:53 |
MR. BIDEN, -
SIDE? MR. DOLE:
|
| 14:40:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I KNOW TWO OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE MEETINGS WITH
|
| 14:40:57 |
MR. BIDEN, -
THE PRESIDENT. I HOPE THEY CAN SLIP
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| 14:40:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT IN. MR. BIDEN: MAYBE WE CAN -- AT
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| 14:41:02 |
MR. DOLE, -
8:50, IF WE COULD COME IN
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| 14:41:04 |
MR. BIDEN, -
AND VOTE AT 9:00. MR. DOLE: I KNOW THE STAFF IS PLEASED WITH THAT. MR. BIDEN: I SEE THAT. ALL CHEERED. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WE BE ABLE TO COME...
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| 14:41:15 |
MR. DOLE, -
ALL RIGHT. AND VOTE AT 9:00. MR. DOLE: I DO AT THE TIME KNOW
|
| 14:41:21 |
MR. BIDEN, -
IF I WILL BE HERE AT 8:50, BUT YOU. MR. BIDEN: I'LL MAKE YOUR ARGUMENT
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| 14:41:27 |
MR. DOLE, -
FOR YOU IN YOUR ABSENCE. LET ME SAY,
|
| 14:41:30 |
MR. BIDEN, -
MR. PRESIDENT, VERY BRIEFLY. THE LAST POINT MY FRIEND FROM KANSAS RAISES IS UNDERSCORING I WOULD ARGUE MORE DEFINITIVELY WHY THIS IS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT.
|
| 14:41:40 |
MR. DOLE, -
LET ME READ FROM THE LEGISLATION. IT SAYS, "IN A CRIMINAL CASE IN WHICH THE
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| 14:41:46 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
DEFENDANT IS ACCUSED OF AN OFFENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, EVIDENCE OF THE DEFENDANT'S COMMISSION OF ANOTHER OFFENSE OR OFFENSES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IS ADMISSIBLE."...
|
| 14:48:08 |
MR. BIDEN, -
AND SO I
|
| 14:48:09 |
MR. COHEN, -
WOULD REFRAIN TONIGHT FROM OFFERING ANOTHER AMENDMENT BUT PERHAPS
|
| 14:48:12 |
MR. BIDEN, -
COULD AFTER LISTENING TO THE CHAIRMAN DEBATE THIS MATTER
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| 14:48:15 |
Cohen, William S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
WITH SENATOR DOLE, BE PRIVILEGED TO BE RECOGNIZED TO OFFER THE AMENDMENT SOME TIME EARLY TOMORROW FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ONE? MR. BIDEN: I HAVE NO OPPOSITION...
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| 14:48:43 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
IT IS SO ORDERED. MR. BIDEN: I SAY TO MY FRIEND FROM MAINE, AND I MEAN THIS SINCERELY, I AM DELIGHTED TO STAY HERE AND BEGIN TO DISCUSS HIS AMENDMENT...
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| 14:49:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MATTER TO OUR COLLEAGUES FROM RHODE ISLAND AND MARYLAND. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR
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| 14:49:06 |
Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
FROM RHODE ISLAND. MR. PELL: I THANK THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. IT IS WITH VERY REAL SADNESS THAT I RISE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MARSHA BAVELL FROM THE STAFF...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE RETIREMENT OF SENATOR THOM EAGERTON FOR WHOM SHE WORKED FOR
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Pell, Claiborne - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
15 YEARS. IT WAS IN JANUARY 1987 THAT I BECAME CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE AFTER THE NOVEMBER 198 ELECTION IN WHICH THE DEMOCRATS REGAINED CONTROL OF...
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MR. SARBANES, -
OF US AS A WISE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND EXCEPTIONALLY CAPABLE STAFF MEMBER, A
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Sarbanes, Paul S. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
DEAR AND LOYAL FRIEND AND LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER. SHE WORKED ON THE STAFF OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 1987, HAVING...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CHAIR WOULD NOTIFY THE SENATOR THAT WE ARE IN A QUORUM CALL. MR. BIDEN: I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE...
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MR. BIDEN, -
TO SPEAK THEREIN
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BIDEN: FOLLOWING THE CONSENT
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MR. BIDEN, -
REQUEST HAS BEEN CLEARED ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE. MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NINE UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET DURING
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Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
TODAY'S SESSION OF THE SENATE. THEY ALL HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THESE REQUESTS BE AGREED TO EN
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BLOC AND THAT EACH REQUEST BE PRINTED IN THE
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MR. BIDEN, -
RECORD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BIDEN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AGAINST VACCINE,
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Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
PRESENTABLE DISEASES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. MR. BIDEN: I ASK FURTHER READING BE DISPENSED WITH. ON BEHALF OF AS A
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MATTER OF FACTERS KENNEDY AND KASSEBAUM I ASK FOR THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
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THE CLERK, -
OF AN AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: MR. KENNEDY AND OTHERS PROPOSES AMENDMENT 1106. ON PAGE 31, LINE 4, STRIKE...
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MR. BIDEN, -
ON PAGE -- MR. BIDEN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WE DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE FURTHER DEBATE? THOSE IN FAVOR...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THOSE OPPOSE, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT IS
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THE CLERK, -
AGREED TO. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED IS AGREED TO. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE BILL IS
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MR. BIDEN, -
AGREED TO. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO RECONSIDER. I MOVE TO LAY IT ON
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE TABLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENTER YOU ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ANY STATEMENTS ON THIS BILL...
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MR. BIDEN, -
THE SENATE A MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE ON S. 616, A BILL RELATING TO COMPENSATION RATES FOR VETERANS.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CHAIR LAYS
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MR. BIDEN, -
BEFORE THE SENATE A MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. THE CLERK: THE BILL FROM THE SENATE S. 616 ENTITLED AN ACT --,MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT FURTHER READING BE DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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MR. BIDEN, -
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I BE ABLE TO INSERT IN THE RECORD AT THIS TIME A STATEMENT BY SENATOR ROCKEFELLER.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT I MOVE THAT THE
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THE CLERK, -
SENATE CONCUR ENIN THE AMENDMENTS TO THE HOUSE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BIDEN: YOU MOVE TO RECONSIDER. AND I MOVE TO TABLE. THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK
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MR. BIDEN, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT H.R. 3350, AND H.R. 3353, H.R. 3354 AND 3355, BILLS RELATED TO CRIME JUST RECEIVED FROM THE HOUSE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE PLACED
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MR. BIDEN, -
ON THE CALENDAR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BIDEN: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT H.R. 2418,
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MR. BIDEN, -
THE CIVIL RULES AMENDMENT ACT OF 1993 JUST
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM THE HOUSE BE PLACED ON
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Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THE CALENDAR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BIDEN: I ASK THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR ORDER NO....
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROBERT F. PECKHAM COURTHOUSE IN SAN
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MR. BIDEN, -
JOSE, CALIFORNIA. THE BILL BE DEEMED READ AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE AND ANY STATEMENTS REEMTED THERETO APPEAR IN THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE.
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Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BIDEN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE BE DISCHARGED FROM FURTHER...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON
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Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THE TABLE AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS MEASURE APPEAR IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE. AND AS IF GIVEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR THE TWO LEADERS BE RESERVED FOR THEIR
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Biden, Joseph "Joe" R. Jr. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
USE LATER IN THE DAY. THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENT, THE SENATE RESUME CONSIDERATION OF S. 1607 WITH TIME UNTIL 9:00 A.M. FOR...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS SO ORDERED. MR. BIDEN:
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