| 00:00:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
2204, WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: MOTION TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 2204, A BILL TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY TAX SUBSIDIES AND...
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| 00:00:12 |
THE CLERK, -
ENERGY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION. MR.MR. PRESIDENT,MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT THE TIME UNTIL 3:30 BE TWIEDED BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS OR THEIR...
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| 00:00:27 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TO PROCEED TO VOTE ON THE MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO S. 1789. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
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| 00:00:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. NELSON: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM FLORIDA. MR. NELSON: MR. PRESIDENT, WITH ALL OF THE VERY WELL-DESERVED STATEMENTS
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| 00:00:53 |
MR. NELSON, -
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
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| 00:00:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ABOUT
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| 00:00:56 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
OUR COLLEAGUE, SENATOR BARBARA MIKULSKI, I WANTED TO RAISE MY VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THAT MILESTONE SHE HAS ACHIEVED HERE IN CONGRESS. A PERSONAL WORD I...
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| 00:02:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS EXHIBIT A IN WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE JUST
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| 00:02:23 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
DON'T LIKE ABOUT CONGRESS. GAS PRICES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRAT CONTROL OF THE SENATE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS...
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| 00:06:46 |
MS. KLOBUCHAR, -
BOXER FOR EIGHT MINUTES
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| 00:06:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND
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| 00:06:48 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
THEN SENATOR MURKOWSKI FOR TEN MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MS. KLOBUCHAR: MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY TO STRESS...
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| 00:06:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACT QUICKLY AND
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| 00:06:59 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
PASS THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BILL THAT WE PASSED IN THE SENATE WITH AN OVERWHELMING BIPARTISAN VOTE. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT WE'VE NEGLECTED...
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| 00:09:32 |
MRS. BOXER, -
HER LEADERSHIP
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| 00:09:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHEN SHE WAS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
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| 00:09:35 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS AMAZING. WE MISS HER LEADERSHIP THERE. BUT SHE'S WORKING SO HARD ON OTHER COMMITTEES. BUT SHE STILL CARRIES IN HER ...
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| 00:17:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FRIEND. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. BOXER: THANK
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| 00:17:49 |
MRS. BOXER, -
YOU. MICHIGAN, SAME STORY, 3,500 JOBS. SO I AM SAYING TO
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| 00:17:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY THE HOUSE TODAY -- AND I ENCOURAGE MY
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| 00:17:56 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
COLLEAGUES -- I KNOW THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE IS HERE AND SHE'S GOING TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT LATER ABOUT THIS. COME TO THE FLOOR WITH THE STORIES...
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| 00:18:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TODAY.
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| 00:18:22 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
I WILL JOIN WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA IN URGING THAT THE HOUSE ALSO MOVE ON THE TRANSPORTATION BILL. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M RISING HERE THIS...
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| 00:28:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE. IFQUEUE. IF I MAY HAVE
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| 00:28:40 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
ANOTHER MINUTE TO WRAP UP. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. MURKOWSKI: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IF WE WERE REALLY SERIOUS HERE IN TERMS...
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| 00:28:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LONG OVERDUE REQUIREMENT TO UP
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| 00:28:50 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
OUR OIL RESOURCES, OUR OIL PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY, WE KNOW. WE'VE GOT OPPORTUNITIES FROM OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH IN CANADA WITH THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE....
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| 00:31:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FEEL I NEED TO RESPOND BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PRESIDENT
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| 00:31:10 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
OBAMA UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP FOR DECADES WE HAVEN'T DRILLED AS MUCH AS WE'VE DRILLED NOW. WE HAVE MORE WELLS PUMPING THAN AT ANY TIME IN RECENT MEMORY....
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| 00:33:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN A FAIRLY SHORT WHILE, WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON WHETHER
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| 00:33:25 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
TO PROCEED WITH THE POSTAL REFORM BILL, AND I HOPE WE VOTE YES. I HOPE WE HAVE A STRONG BIPARTISAN VOTE TO GO FORWARD. I WILL TELL YOU WHY. MR. PRESIDENT,...
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| 00:38:04 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
BOARD OF POSTAL COMMISSIONERS PERCEIVE THAT THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS CANNOT ACT, THEY'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD AND BRING FORTH A PROPOSAL WHICH WILL...
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| 00:41:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE FOR CLOTURE TO PROCEED
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| 00:41:04 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [I] Connecticut
TO THE POSTAL SERVICE BILL. AND I'D JUST SPEAK VERY BRIEFLY. THIS IS A GREAT AMERICAN INSTITUTION, RIGHT THERE FROM THE FOUNDING OF OUR COUNTRY. IN...
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| 00:46:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. WITHOUT OBJECTION, UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO S. 2204 IS AGREED TO. MR.
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| 00:59:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REID: MR. PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT IF CLOTURE IS INVOKED ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED...
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| 00:59:07 |
MR. REID, -
S. 1789,
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| 00:59:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHICH IS THE POSTAL REFORM BILL, AND THE MOTION
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| 00:59:10 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TO PROCEED IS LATER ADOPTED -- MR. PRESIDENT, COULD WE HAVE ORDER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: YES. THE SENATE WILL BE IN ORDER, PLEASE. MR. REID: WE'LL...
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| 00:59:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS INVOKED ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO S. 1789, THE POSTAL REFORM BILL, AND THE MOTION
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| 00:59:27 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TO PROCEED IS LATER ADOPTED, THE SENATE RESUME CONSIDERATION OF S. 2204, WHICH IS THE REPEAL BIG OIL SUBSIDIES ACT, AT A TIME TO BE DETERMINED BY...
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| 00:59:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. MR. McCONNELL: I SHARE
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| 00:59:49 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
THE MAJORITY LEADER'S VIEW THAT WE OUGHT TO
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| 00:59:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TURN TO THE POSTAL REFORM BILL, SO WHAT I INTEND TO DO IS TO ASK
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| 00:59:56 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
THE CONSENT THAT WE MODIFY THE CONSENT THAT THE MAJORITY LEADER JUST OFFERED, MODIFY HIS REQUEST SO THAT ON MONDAY, APRIL 16, WE PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION...
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| 01:00:31 |
MR. REID, -
MOST OF THE TIME I WAS GOING TO
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| 01:00:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LAW SCHOOL, BUT I ALSO WORKED FOR A PERIOD
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| 01:00:34 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
OF TIME IN THE POST OFFICE. I'M NOT AN EXPERT AT THE POST OFFICE, BUT I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF POST OFFICES, AND I KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE...
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| 01:01:43 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
OBJECTED TO. MR. McCONNELL:
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| 01:01:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND I OBJECT TO THE INITIAL REQUEST. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: OBJECTION IS HEARD FOR THE INITIAL
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| 01:01:53 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
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| 01:01:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REQUEST. THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE. THE CLERK: CLOTURE MOTION: WE, THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS...
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| 01:02:12 |
THE CLERK: CLOTURE MOTION, -
CALENDAR NUMBER 296, S. 1789, THE 21st CENTURY POSTAL SERVICE ACT, SIGNED BY 16 SENATORS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, THE MANDATORY...
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| 01:02:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATE THAT DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO S. 1789, A BILL TO IMPROVE, SUSTAIN, AND TRANSFORM THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, SHALL BE BROUGHT...
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| 01:35:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE YEAS ARE 51, THE NAYS ARE 46, THREE-FIFTHS OF THE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE MOTION IS NOT AGREED TO....
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| 01:35:23 |
MR. REID, -
1789. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MOTION IS ENTERED. MR. REID: WOULD THE CHAIR BE KIND ENOUGH TO ANNOUNCE THE PENDING
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| 01:35:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING
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| 01:35:34 |
MR. REID, -
OFFICER: S. 2204 IS THE PENDING BUSINESS WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR NUMBER 337, S. 2204,
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| 01:35:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A BILL TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY TAX SUBSIDIES AND PROMOTE RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY
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| 01:35:47 |
THE CLERK, -
CONSERVATION. MR. REID: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT AT THE DESK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA MR. REID PROPOSES...
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| 01:35:56 |
MR. REID, -
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| 01:35:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
1968. MR. REID: I
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| 01:35:59 |
THE CLERK, -
ASK THE YEAS AND NAYS ON THAT AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE APPEARS TO BE. THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. MR.
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| 01:36:06 |
MR. REID, -
REID: I HAVE A SECOND-DEGREE AMENDMENT
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| 01:36:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALSO FILED AT THE DESK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA MR. REID PROPOSES
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| 01:36:14 |
MR. REID, -
AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1969 TO AMENDMENT NUMBERED
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| 01:36:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
1968. MR. REID: I HAVE A MOTION TO COMMIT THE BILL WITH
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| 01:36:19 |
THE CLERK, -
INSTRUCTION WHICH IS AT THE DESK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR
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| 01:36:25 |
MR. REID, -
FROM NEVADA MR. REID MOVES TO COMMIT THE BILL TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS
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| 01:36:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO REPORT BACK FORTHWITH, WITH AN
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| 01:36:32 |
THE CLERK, -
AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1970. MR. REID: I ASK THE YEAS AND NAYS ON THAT MOTION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE...
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| 01:36:41 |
MR. REID, -
MR. REID: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE INSTRUCTIONS
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| 01:36:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT THE DESK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: MR. REID PROPOSES AMENDMENT
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| 01:36:49 |
MR. REID, -
NUMBERED 1971 TO THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE
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| 01:36:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOTIONS TO
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| 01:36:54 |
THE CLERK, -
COMMIT S. 2204 TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. MR. REID: I ASK THE YEAS AND NAYS ON THAT AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND?...
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| 01:37:05 |
MR. REID, -
OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT.
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| 01:37:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM NEVADA MR. REID PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1972 TO
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| 01:37:10 |
MR. REID, -
AMENDMENT NUMBERED
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| 01:37:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
1971. MR. REID:
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| 01:37:13 |
THE CLERK, -
I HAVE A CLOTURE MOTION AT THE DESK. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: WE THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
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| 01:37:20 |
MR. REID, -
OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE HEREBY
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| 01:37:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MOVE TO BRING TO A CLOSE THE DEBATE
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| 01:37:25 |
THE CLERK, -
ON S. 2204 A BILL TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY TAX SUBSIDIES AND PROMOTE RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION SIGNED BY 16 SENATORS AS FOLLOWS -- REID...
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| 01:37:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL UNDER RULE 22 BE WAIVED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I NOW
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| 01:37:54 |
MR. REID, -
MOVE TO PROCEED TO CALENDAR 339, THE PAYING
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| 01:37:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A FAIR SHARE ACT, WHICH
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| 01:38:01 |
MR. REID, -
IS S. 2230. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: MOTION TO PROCEED TO CALENDAR NUMBER 339, S. 2230 A BILL TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT
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| 01:38:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BY IMPOSING A MINIMUM
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| 01:38:12 |
THE CLERK, -
EFFECTIVE TAX RATE FOR HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS. MR. REID: MADAM CHAIR, I NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE...
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| 01:38:24 |
MR. REID, -
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| 01:38:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. MR. COONS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT PROCEEDINGS
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| 01:38:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNDER THE QUORUM CALL BE VITIATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 01:38:48 |
MR. COONS, -
OBJECTION. MR. COON: MADAM PRESIDENT, -- MR. COONS:
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| 01:38:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I RISE TO ADDRESS
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| 01:38:57 |
MR. COON, -
AN IMPORTANT ISSUE ABOUT WHAT OUR PATH FORWARD IS TO BUILDING
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| 01:39:04 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
A STRONGER AND FACER AMERICA. I WAS DEEPLY FRUSTRATED TO HEAR THAT THE TRANSPORTATION BILL WHICH WAS PASSED BY OVERWHELMING BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS IN THIS...
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| 01:42:14 |
MR. COONS, -
WE HAD A DEAL -- HAD TO DEAL WITH THE REAL-LIFE
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| 01:42:19 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
AFTERMATH OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT COMES TO EXTENSIONS AND WHAT HAPPENS, AND I KNOW IN MY CITY WHEN I SAW THESE EXTENSIONS FROM THAT END OF THE TABLE,...
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| 01:43:12 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
SEWERS AND HEAVY CAPITAL SPHRUS FRAWS FAST THAT IN OUR LITTLE COUNTY WOULD COST TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WE'D BE ON A PROJECT, OFF A PROJECT. WE...
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| 01:44:05 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
THIS LEGISLATION, IT WOULD COME TO US AND IF THEY DELAYED IT HERE OR THEY HAD THESE CRAZY CONTINUATIONS BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON COULDN'T GET THEIR WORK...
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| 01:46:29 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
COLLAPSE OF 2008, ALL THE SECTORS IN THE ENTIRE AMERICAN ECONOMY, AT LEAST IN MY HOME STATE, CONSTRUCTION WAS HIT THE HARDEST. WE ALREADY KNEW THAT...
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| 01:48:01 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
AND THEY ARE NOT JUST -- PEOPLE SAY WELL, THIS IS A UNION THING. NO, IT'S UNION, NONUNION, CHAMBER, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITY COUNCILS....
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| 01:50:07 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
A SHORT-TERM EXTENSION, THERE ARE COSTS. IT MEANS THAT FOLKS WHO ARE GETTING MOBILIZED, GETTING ORGANIZED, GETTING READY, YOU HAVE TO PULL THEM BACK....
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| 01:51:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COONS AND SENATOR
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| 01:51:10 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
BEGICH AND YOU, SENATOR SHAHEEN, MADAM PRESIDENT, FOR YOUR VERY IMPORTANT WORDS THAT YOU GAVE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSE TAKING UP AND PASSING THE...
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| 02:16:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BLUNT: THIS WEEK THE MAJORITY BROUGHT A BILL TO THE FLOOR TO TALK ABOUT GAS PRICES AND
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| 02:16:53 |
Blunt, Roy - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
ENERGY-PRODUCING COMPANIES. TODAY THE MAJORITY -- THAT WAS YESTERDAY. TODAY THE MAJORITY BROUGHT A BILL TO TRY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THAT BILL. WE OUGHT...
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| 02:33:24 |
MR. VITTER, -
ISSUE FACING
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| 02:33:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SO MANY MILLIONS OF LOUISIANA AND AMERICAN FAMILIES,
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| 02:33:28 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
AND THAT IS THE PRICE AT THE PUMP. SOMETIMES WE SEEM TO GET OURSELVES IN A COCOON HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., DIVORCED FROM THE REAL WORLD. WELL, WE...
|
| 02:46:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WERE HERE EARLIER TO TALK ABOUT THE BIPARTISAN SENATE-PASSED
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| 02:46:50 |
Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
TRANSPORTATION BILL. I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO SENATOR BARBARA BOXER, CHAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND SENATOR INHOFE FROM OKLAHOMA...
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| 02:54:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT MANY HERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. ACCORDING
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| 02:54:45 |
DeMint, James "Jim" - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, EVERY SWIMMING POOL OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, MEANING ANY POOL AT A HOTEL, MOTEL, LODGING ESTABLISHMENT, RECREATION CENTER,...
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| 03:01:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I OBJECT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: OBJECTION IS HEARD. MR. HARKIN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
|
| 03:01:25 |
MR. HARKIN, -
SENATOR FROM IOWA. MR. HARKIN:
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| 03:01:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT, AS ONE OF THE SENATORS
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| 03:01:28 |
MR. HARKIN, -
WHO WROTE THE AMERICANS
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| 03:01:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 03:01:30 |
MR. HARKIN, -
WITH DISABILITIES
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| 03:01:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACT AND WHOSE NAME APPEARS AS
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| 03:01:33 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
THE LEAD SPONSOR OF THAT BILL -- IT WAS PASSED 22 YEARS AGO -- I OPPOSE SENATOR DeMINT'S EFFORT TO BYPASS THE REGULAR ORDER AND TO AMEND THE A. DeD.A....
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| 03:13:15 |
MR. DURBIN, -
ARE ON THE FLOOR
|
| 03:13:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO SPEAK TO AN ISSUE RELATIVE TO AFRICA. IT
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| 03:13:19 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MAJORITY LEADER IS COMING TO THE FLOOR TO MAKE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST, AND WITH THE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT TO MY COLLEAGUES...
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| 03:13:56 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
WILL SUSPEND WHEN LEADER REID ARRIVES. I WANTED TO BRIEFLY, IF I COULD -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. COONS CINESCOONS CINESMR.
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| 03:14:08 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
COONS: I WANTED TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THE AFRICA ACT OF 2012. THE CORE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE RAPID GROWTH IN AFRICA AND THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY...
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| 03:15:54 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
IN AFRICA. AND THAT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT IN THE MIDST OF RECESSION, TO KNOW THAT IN DELAWARE AND ARKANSAS AND PENNSYLVANIA AND ILLINOIS THERE ARE...
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| 03:18:29 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
GOOD EXAMPLE OF WORKING TOGETHER IN THE SENSE OF TRYING TO -- THE NAME OF THE GAME RIGHT NOW IS JOBS, JOBS, SKWRORBGS -- JOBS AND EXPORTS MEANS JOBS....
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| 03:19:45 |
MR. COONS, -
INTERRUPTED ANYTHING THAT CAN'T BE RESTARTED IN A SHORT TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
|
| 03:19:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
EVERYONE. MR.
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| 03:19:51 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE BE DISCHARGED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1905, THE IRAN THREAT REDUCTION...
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| 03:20:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM KENTUCKY. MR. PAUL: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, I'M AMAZED THE MAJORITY PARTY OBJECTS TO AN AMENDMENT
|
| 03:20:36 |
MR. PAUL, -
WHICH SIMPLY RESTATES
|
| 03:20:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CONSTITUTION. OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WERE QUITE
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| 03:20:39 |
Paul, Rand M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
CONCERNED ABOUT GIVING THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR TO THE EXECUTIVE. THEY WERE QUITE CONCERNED THAT THE EXECUTIVE COULD BECOME LIKE A KING. MANY IN THIS...
|
| 03:22:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THERE'S NOTHING IN THE RESOLUTION THAT TALKS ABOUT WAR. IN FACT,
|
| 03:22:11 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
IT'S QUITE TO THE CONTRARY. IT'S PRELY UNFORTUNATE. -- IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE. I READ THE CONSTITUTION A FEW TIMES. MY FRIEND SAYS HE WANTS TO RESTATE...
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| 03:24:28 |
MR. DURBIN, -
WITHOUT
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| 03:24:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN: I WOULD AT THIS POINT YIELD TO THE SENATOR
|
| 03:24:31 |
MR. DURBIN, -
FROM ARKANSAS IF HE'D LIKE TO CONCLUDE HIS REMARKS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 03:24:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATOR FROM ARKANSAS. MR. BOOZMAN: THANK
|
| 03:24:37 |
MR. DURBIN, -
YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I THANK THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NEEDS
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MR. BOOZMAN, -
HIS MICROPHONE. MR. BOOZMAN: OKAY, WE'RE IN BUSINESS NOW. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGAIN, I THANK THE SENATOR
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| 03:24:52 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
FROM ILLINOIS. AGAIN, WAS JUST REALLY MAKING THE POINT THAT AS YOU GO TO THESE AFRICAN COUNTRIES, THEY WANT AMERICAN PRODUCTS, WHETHER IT'S THE NEWEST...
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| 03:25:34 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
FACE COMPETITION FROM CHINA, RUSSIA AND OTHER EMERGING RAPIDLY GROWING COUNTRIES. THERE IS ALSO A VALUE CHALLENGE. IN COUNTRIES I VISITED AND I KNOW...
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| 03:26:37 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
FINANCING REGIME IS A PATCHWORK OF OVERLAPPING, LOOSELY COORDINATED AND MAYBE IN SOME CASES WASTEFUL EFFORTS THAT ARE DIFFICULT FOR U.S. BUSINESSES TO...
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| 03:30:43 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THE HOUSE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING THE ACCESS TO THE EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES OF AFRICA FOR BUSINESSES LARGE AND SMALL IN THE UNITED STATES. BOTH OF...
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| 03:31:52 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
BE AN OLD IMAGE. THE IMAGE OF AFRICA IS CHANGING DRAMATICALLY. IN THE YEAR 2000, 7% OF THE POPULATION OF AFRICA HAD ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. 7%. 2009,...
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| 03:33:55 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
I THINK THAT OUR COUNTRY AS WE -- AS WE DO START THE TRADE PROCESS, TRADING IDEAS, YOU KNOW, ALONG WITH GOODS THAT, AGAIN, WE'RE GIVERS. WE CAN BE...
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| 03:35:11 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
OF THE VERY BROAD HEALTH CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA HAS PRODUCED DRAMATIC RESULTS, BOTH POSITIVE RESULTS IN TERMS OF RELIEVING HUMAN MISERY...
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| 03:36:24 |
MR. DURBIN, -
THE U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY WILL TRAVEL TO AFRICA. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN YEARS AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE OUR SECRETARY TO DISCOVER
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| 03:36:31 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
THE OPPORTUNITIES ON THIS CONTINENT FOR THE ECONOMY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IS ACTUALLY CUTTING ITS...
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| 03:37:25 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND ASK HIM TO MAKE A MUCH-NEEDED TRIP TO AFRICA AND REALLY LOOK AT THIS BILL AND THEN NOT ONLY DO THIS BUT OTHER WAYS THAT WE...
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| 03:38:44 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THIS IS NOT IS AN EXAMPLE WHEN AMERICA LEADS WITH ITS VALUES AMERICA WILL FIND SUCCESS FOR OUR WORKERS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITIES AT HOME, IN TERMS...
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| 03:39:51 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
MORNING BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I HELD A HEARING LAST WEEK IN THE JUDICIARY...
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| 03:39:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE QUESTION OF AN ISSUE THAT
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
MOST AMERICANS ARE AWARE OF BUT NOT AWARE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE CHALLENGE THAT WE FACE. THE ISSUE RELATES TO STUDENT LOAN DEBT. LAST MONTH THE NATIONAL...
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| 03:58:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF HIGH GAS PRICES. I
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| 03:58:05 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
WAS HOME IN WYOMING, FILLED UP AGAIN THIS WEEKEND AS I DO MOST WEEKENDS, AND TODAY THE AVERAGE PRICE OF GASOLINE, REGULAR UNLEADED GASOLINE NATIONWIDE,...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BEGICH: MR. PRESIDENT, JUST AS I
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MR. BEGICH, -
EXPECTED WE'D BE IN THIS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BACK-AND-FORTH SHOW-AND-TELL ON OIL AND GAS ISSUES
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Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
AND I STEAD OF REALLY SPENDING THE TIME AND WORKING ON A REAL ENERGY PLAN, ONE THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR NOT ONLY MY STATE, MY COLLEAGUE'S STATE, BUR FOR...
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| 04:18:35 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
BELIEVE, MR. PRESIDENT, ARE SPEAK ABOUT. I WANTED TO ASK THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA FOLLOWING HIS COMMENTS, I MEAN, WHY DO YOU THINK THE -- OUR FRIENDS...
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| 04:19:16 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
WHEN I GO HOME, AND YOU PROBABLY HEAR IT TOO, THAT PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THAT ACTIVITY. THINK ABOUT THIS. JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE PASSED...
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| 04:20:53 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
SAY, YOU KNOW, STOP THE BUMPER STICKER POLITICS ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE AND GET DOWN TO PASSING AN ENERGY BILL. AND I THINK, MR. PRESIDENT, WE MOST...
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| 04:21:53 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
DO WHAT? GO RIGHT HERE. MS. LANDRIEU: THAT SHIP WAS CHRISTENED THIS WEEKEND IN LOUISIANA. THE RELATIONSHIP GOES BACK A LONG WAY. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE...
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| 04:22:09 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
SENATOR HERE ADVOCATING FOR A SMART ENERGY POLICY. THIS DEBATE THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING -- I DON'T FEEL I'M INCLUDED IN THAT BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING OUR...
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| 04:26:57 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
THE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. IT'S ABOUT 10% OF THE OIL FOR OUR COUNTRY COMES FROM PRUDHOE BAY UP HERE. WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT, AS IT...
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| 04:27:44 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
IN OUR STATE, MR. PRESIDENT. THINK ABOUT ABOUT IT, THERE ARE ONLY 500,000 PEOPLE IN ALASKA. PEOPLE FLY IN AND FLY OUT. THEY'LL WORK FOR TWO WEEKS OR...
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| 04:28:55 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
THAT REGION. THINK ABOUT THIS, THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN 2011 PRODUCED 9% OF THE NEW JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY. LET ME REPEAT THAT. 9% OF ALL THE NEW...
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| 04:29:22 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
THE WEST IS PUBLIC LAND, AND SO YOU HEAR THIS DEBATE ABOUT PUBLIC LAND, ET CETERA. BUT MOST OF THE LAND IN MY STATE IS PRIVATE LAND. IN FACT, THE...
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| 04:31:11 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
AND FEDERAL VALUE IN THE SENSE OF REVENUE STREAM IS UPWARDS OF $100 BILLION. IF YOU THEN TALKED ABOUT THE PAYROLL OVER THE NEXT 50 YEARS FOR THE SAME...
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| 04:32:46 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
AND I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THIS SORT OF BLAMING PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR A MINUTE. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY REMEMBER, MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHO THE PRESIDENT...
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| 04:38:06 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
ARE SO BAD, THEN WHY ARE WE AT A TEN-YEAR HIGH IN PRODUCTION? WHY DO WE SEE IN ALASKA MORE INDEPENDENTS THAN EVER BEFORE? OR PROBABLY IN YOUR STATE....
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| 04:39:34 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
TREMENDOUS PET RETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY. -- PET PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS THERE AS WELL AS GREAT FINDS IN THE 1950'S AND 1960'S...
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| 04:41:46 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT BECAUSE OF OUR ABILITY TO DO SO AND BEING ABLE TO GET TO THE PACIFIC ASIAN MARKET. WE'RE OVERALL, THE STATE HERE TO...
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| 04:46:08 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE LONG ENOUGH WHERE I HAVE ACTUALLY HELPED TO PASS TWO COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY BILLS, AND I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE, BECAUSE I REMAIN HOPEFUL...
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| 04:52:55 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
SMART AND STRATEGIC. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING. NO ONE IS SAYING EITHER OR, IT HAS TO BE THIS OR THAT. IT'S A COMBINATION OF THINGS. SOME WILL BE MORE...
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| 04:58:19 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
THAT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT. THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA AND I JUST SPENT SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT A BALANCED APPROACH TO ENERGY PRODUCTION AND THE FACT THAT...
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| 05:12:29 |
MS. LANDRIEU, -
CONSIDER THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS EN
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| 05:12:32 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
BLOC: CALENDAR NUMBER 464 AND 497 THAT THERE BE 60 MINUTES FOR DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED IN THE USUAL FORM, UPON THE USE OR YIELDING BACK OF TIERNLG THE...
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| 05:13:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
TODAY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: SENATE RESOLUTION 407, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT EXECUTIVES OF THE
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| 05:13:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BANKRUPT FIRM M.M. GLOBAL SHOULD NOT
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| 05:13:28 |
THE CLERK, -
BE REWARDED WITH BONUSES WHILE CUSTOMER MONEY IS STILL MISSING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION TO PROCEEDING TO THE MEASURE? WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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| 05:13:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONSENT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE,
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| 05:13:47 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. LANDRIEU: I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE THREE BILLS AT THE DESK AND I ASK...
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| 05:13:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 05:14:00 |
MS. LANDRIEU, -
BLOC. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: CLERK WILL READ THE TITLES OF THE BILL EN BLOC FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE CLERK: H.R. 2682, AN ACT
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| 05:14:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO PROVIDE END USER EXEM HONES FOR CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT
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THE CLERK, -
AND THE SECURITY EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND FOR OTHER PERCENT'S PURPOSES. H.R. 2779, AN ACT TO EXEMPT INTERAFFILIATE SWAPS FROM CERTAIN REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS...
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| 05:14:51 |
MS. LANDRIEU, -
BLOC. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: OBJECTION HAVING BEEN HEARD RKT THE BILLS WILL RECEIVE THEIR SECOND READING ON THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE
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| 05:15:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DAY. MS. LANDRIEU: I YIELD THE FLOOR. HOLD
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| 05:15:12 |
Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
ON. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE AGREE TO THE HOUSE REQUEST TO RETURN THE PAPERS ON H.R. 5, THE HEALTH ACT, AND AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE...
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| 05:15:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MARCH 28, AT
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Landrieu, Mary - U.S. Senator, [D] Louisiana
10:00 EM, THAT FOLLOWING THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE, THE JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS BE APPROVED TO DATE, THE MORNING HOUR BE DEEMED EXPIRED, AND TIEMENT FOR...
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| 05:16:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE REPEAL
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| 05:16:33 |
MS. LANDRIEU, -
BIG OIL SUBSIDY TAX ACT. IF NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED, THAT VET WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY. IF THERE IS TO FURTHER BUSINESS TO KM BEFORE THE SENATE, I ASK...
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