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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CHAPLAIN: LET US PRAY. ETERNAL SAVIOR, LIKE A SHEPHERD LEAD US. MUCH WE NEED YOUR TENDER CARE. LEAD OUR SENATORS TODAY AWAY FROM CAUTIOUS COMPLACENCY...
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| 00:01:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL READ A COMMUNICATION...
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| 00:02:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
2012. TO THE SENATE: UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE, I HEREBY
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THE CLERK, -
APPOINT THE HONORABLE TOM UDALL, A SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CHAIR. SIGNED: DANIEL K. INOUYE, PRESIDENT PRO...
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| 00:02:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESERVED. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER IS RECOGNIZED. MR. REID: I MOVE TO PROCEED TO CALENDAR NUMBER
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| 00:04:05 |
MR. REID, -
400. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE
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| 00:04:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: MOTION
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| 00:04:08 |
MR. REID, -
TO PROCEED TO CALENDAR NUMBER 400, S. 3187, A BILL
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| 00:04:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO AMEND THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC
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| 00:04:15 |
THE CLERK, -
ACT TO REVISE AND EXTEND THE USER FEE PROGRAMS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDICAL DEVICES, TO ESTABLISH USER FEE PROGRAMS FOR GENERIC DRUGS AND BIOSIMILARS...
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| 00:04:35 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
EXTENT THAT FOLLOWING MY REMARKS AND THOSE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER, THE TIME UNTIL 10:30 BE EQUALLY DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS OR...
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| 00:04:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
POWELL NOMINATIONS. BOTH
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| 00:04:56 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
ARE NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. AT NOON THERE WILL BE TWO VOTES ON CONFIRMATION OF THEIR NOMINEES. AT THIS STAGE...
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| 00:05:33 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THINK ON YOUR MIND IS HOW TO HELP THEM GET WELL, HOW
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| 00:05:36 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TO GET THEM THE CARE THEY NEED. BUT EVERY MIRACLE DRUG OR INNOVATIVE NEW DEVICE COMES TO MARKET, THERE IS A RIGOROUS APPROVAL PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT...
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| 00:13:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONTROLLING THE FIRST HALF AND THE MAJORITY CONTROLLING THE SECOND HALF. MR. MORAN: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS IS ...
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| 00:13:56 |
MR. MORAN, -
AS IF IN
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| 00:13:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MORNING BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 00:13:59 |
MR. MORAN, -
MR. MORAN: THANK YOU. OUR NATION'S FOUNDING FATHERS AMENDED THE NATURE OF THE CONSTITUTION MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES
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| 00:14:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGO TO
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| 00:14:06 |
Moran, Jerry - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
GUARANTEE A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR ITS CITIZENS. SINCE THEN OUR DEMOCRACY HAS STOOD STRONG AND AMERICANS HAVE ENJOYED LIBERTIES AND FREEDOMS UNPARALLELED...
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| 00:21:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: MR. BARRASSO: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING IS RECOGNIZED. MR. BARRASSO: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I COME TO...
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| 00:25:17 |
MR. BARRASSO, -
QUORUM CALL. MR. BARRASSO:
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| 00:25:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE VITIATED. THE
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| 00:25:21 |
MR. BARRASSO, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. BARRASSO: THANK YOU,
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| 00:25:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, I COME TO THE FLOOR TODAY, AS I HAVE
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| 00:25:25 |
MR. BARRASSO, -
WEEK AFTER WEEK SINCE THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE LAW HAS
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| 00:25:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BEEN SIGNED,
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| 00:25:29 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
TO TALK AS A DOCTOR, SOMEONE WHO'S TAKEN CARE OF PATIENTS ALL AROUND WYOMING, SOMEONE WHO'S RUN THE WYOMING HEALTH FAIRS, GIVING LOW-COST MEDICAL SCREENINGS...
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| 00:36:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. QUORUM CALL: MR. McCONNELL: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE REPUBLICAN LEADER IS RECOGNIZED. MR. McCONNELL: ARE WE IN A QUORUM CALL?...
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| 00:37:42 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 00:37:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. McCONNELL: YESTERDAY IN THE SENATE WE GOT A VIVID LOOK
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| 00:37:45 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
AT WHY THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IN
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| 00:37:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS COUNTRY ARE SO
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| 00:37:47 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
DIFFICULT TO
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| 00:37:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ADDRESS. WITH THE
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| 00:37:50 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
LOOMING FISCAL CRISIS SOME HAVE CALLED THE MOST PREDICTABLE IN HISTORY, WITH THE NATIONAL DEBT AT A LEVEL NONE OF US EVER EVEN IMAGINED, WITH MILLIONS...
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| 00:40:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA IS RECOGNIZED. MR. VITTER: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 00:58:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATE CURRENTLY IN A QUORUM CALL. MR. VITTER: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS
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| 00:58:24 |
MR. VITTER, -
CONSENT TO CALL OFF THE QUORUM CALL. THE PRESIDING
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| 00:58:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. VITTER: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 00:58:30 |
MR. VITTER, -
I COME TO THE SENATE FLOOR TO DEBATE
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| 00:58:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND OPPOSE THE TWO
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| 00:58:36 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
FEDERAL RESERVE NOMINEES THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS SENT TO THE SENATE. BUT FIRST LET ME SAY I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, VERY GOOD, VERY HEALTHY THAT...
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| 01:10:22 |
MR. VITTER, -
NOMINATION: FEDERAL
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| 01:10:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESERVE SYSTEM, JEROME C. STEIN OF MASSACHUSETTS TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
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| 01:10:29 |
THE CLERK, -
JEREMY H. POWELL OF MARYLAND TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE WILL BE 90 MINUTES OF...
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| 01:10:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FORM. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: MR. CORKER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE IS RECOGNIZED....
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| 01:26:00 |
MR. CORKER, -
THAT THAT BE VITIATED. THE
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| 01:26:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CORKER: THANK YOU,
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| 01:26:03 |
MR. CORKER, -
MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO SPHEERK A MOMENT TODAY ABOUT THE VOTE
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| 01:26:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
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| 01:26:06 |
MR. CORKER, -
AT NOON ON THE
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| 01:26:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FEDERAL
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Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
RESERVE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE BEING NOMINATED. I HAVE MET BOTH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, AND I PLAN TO VOTE FOR THEM TODAY AT NOON. BUT I WANT TO TELL...
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| 01:31:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: MR. ALEX AROUND: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM TEN STEN RECOGNIZED. -- TENNESSEE...
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| 01:58:59 |
MR. ALEX AROUND, -
RECOGNIZED. MR. ALEXANDER: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT,
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| 01:59:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT NOON, THE SENATE WILL BE VOTING ON TWO OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOMINEES TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD. THESE ARE
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| 01:59:07 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
IMPORTANT POSITIONS. THEY HAVE LONG TERMS AND THEY COME AT A TIME WHEN OUR ECONOMY IS IN TROUBLE AND DOING ITS BEST TO RECOVER. IN THESE VOTES, THE...
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| 02:00:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACTION THAT THE SENATE IS ABOUT TO TAKE AT NOON
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| 02:00:30 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
TODAY. THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST ONE VACANCY AND SOMETIMES TWO SINCE 2006, THAT'S ONE WHOLE SENATE TERM. THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD HAS SEVEN GOVERNORS...
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| 02:13:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: MR. SCHUMER: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM NEW YORK IS RECOGNIZED. MR. SCHUMER: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
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| 02:26:22 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
MR. PRESIDENT. FIRST,
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| 02:26:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I HAVE SIX UNANIMOUS
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| 02:26:25 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
CONSENT
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| 02:26:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REQUESTS
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| 02:26:28 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
TORE COMMITTEES TO MEET DURING TODAY'S SESSION OF THE SENATE. THEY HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THESE...
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| 02:26:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 02:26:47 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
TO THANK AND HONOR MY GOOD FRIENDS AND ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES, SENATOR ALEXANDER AND SENATOR JOHANNS. THE WILLINGNESS TO VOTE ON TWO OF THE PRESIDENT'S...
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| 02:31:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOMINATION. IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE APPEARS TO BE. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. VOTE: THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 02:57:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS VOTE, THE YEAS ARE 70 AND THE NAYS ARE 24. THE 60-VOTE THRESHOLD HAS BEEN ACHIEVED AND THE NOMINATION IS CONFIRMED. UNDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION,...
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| 02:58:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VOTE: VOTE: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE THERE ANY SENATORS IN THE CHAMBER WISHING TO VOTE OR CHANGE THEIR VOTE? SEEING NONE, ON THIS VOTE, THE YEAS ARE...
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| 03:18:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE YEAS WHY 74, THE NAYS ARE 21. THE NOMINATION IS CONFIRMED. MR. REID: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. REID: I NOW...
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| 03:18:29 |
MR. REID, -
552, THE
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| 03:18:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOMINATION OF
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| 03:18:32 |
MR. REID, -
PAUL WOFFARDTFORD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: PULE J.WATFORD OF CALIFORNIA TO BE UNITED
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| 03:18:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STATES JUDGE FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. MR. REID:
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| 03:18:54 |
THE CLERK, -
MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK -- LET'S SEE. I HAVE A CLOTURE MOTION. I WANT THAT REPORTED, PLEASE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE
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| 03:19:02 |
MR. REID, -
MOTION. CLERICTHE CLERK: CLOTURE MOTION:
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| 03:19:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE, DO HEREBY MOVE TO BRING TO A CLOSE...
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| 03:19:28 |
MR. REID, -
BE WAIVED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I NOW ASK, MADAM PRESIDENT,
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| 03:19:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE SENATE RESUME
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| 03:19:32 |
MR. REID, -
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATE RESUMES
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| 03:19:36 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
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| 03:19:37 |
MR. REID, -
MR. REID: AND WHAT IS THE PENDING
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| 03:19:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUSINESS? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MOTION TO PROCEED
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| 03:19:45 |
MR. REID, -
TO S. 3187. MR. REID: THANK YOU. I HAVE A CLOTURE MOTION OJT DESK.
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| 03:19:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE MOTION.
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| 03:19:53 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THE CLERK: CLOTURE MOTION: WE, THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE, DO HEREBY MOVE...
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| 03:19:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 03:20:01 |
THE CLERK: CLOTURE MOTION, -
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| 03:20:33 |
MR. REID, -
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| 03:20:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 03:20:40 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
BETTER POSITION. WE HAVE TO GET THIS DONE. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, IF MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES DON'T LIKE THE BILL, OFFER AN AMENDMENT, OFFER AN AMENDMENT...
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| 03:22:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT THIS IS A MATTER -- I APPRECIATE THE MAJORITY LEADER'S DESIRE TO
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| 03:22:39 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
BRING THIS TO CONCLUSION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE LANGUAGE THAT HAS JUST BEEN PRESENTED TO OUR SIDE HAS NOT BEEN WIDELY SHARED. I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY READ...
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| 03:24:00 |
MR. BLUNT, -
TO GET IT DONE, TOO. IN
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| 03:24:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FACT THE ORIGINAL
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| 03:24:03 |
Blunt, Roy - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
IRAN SANCTIONS LANGUAGE WAS DRAFTED IN MY OFFICE WHEN I WAS IN THE OTHER BODY. IT IS AN ISSUE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LONG TIME. THIS MORNING I'VE...
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| 03:25:28 |
MR. REID, -
NOTED, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD WORK OUR COLLEAGUES TO FIX THE PROBLEM HERE. UNTIL WE DO I WOULD HAVE TO OBJECT.
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| 03:25:34 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: OBJECTION IS HEARD. MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS SUMP AN SUCH AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION ON THE FLOOR.
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| 03:25:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I DIDN'T HAVE THE PAPERS. I DON'T BLAME
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| 03:25:43 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
NIGH FRIEND INFRASTRUCTURE ARIZONA FOR NOT HAVING THE DOWVMENT I DON'T BLAME NIGH FRIEND FROM MISSOURI FOR ONLY HAVING A HALF-HOUR TO LOOK AT THIS. THIS...
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| 03:26:41 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TRIED TO GET THIS DONE. EVERY DAY, OH, ITS JUST -- OH, WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE HAVE THIS AGREEMENT THAT WAS AGREED TO BY ALL THE PARTIES. BUT...
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| 03:28:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AN AMENDED S. RES.
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| 03:28:24 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
380, THE
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| 03:28:25 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
BIPARTISAN GRAHAM-CASEY-LIEBERMAN LEGISLATION. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PUT THE SENATE ON RECORD ALONG WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA RULE IEWGHT POLICY OF CONTAINMENT...
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| 03:30:14 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
LEADER. MR. McCONNELL: DO I HAVE THE FLOOR
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| 03:30:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NOW? THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 03:30:17 |
MR. REID, -
YOU DO. MR. McCONNELL: I WOULD SAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND, THE
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| 03:30:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAJORITY LEADER, THIS IS AN OUTRAGE I DON'T
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| 03:30:22 |
MR. McCONNELL, -
UNDERSTAND. MY STAFF TELLS ME WE DIDN'T RECEIVE
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| 03:30:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE DRAFT AMENDMENT
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| 03:30:25 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
UNTIL LATE LAST NIGHT, AND THIS MORNING WE WERE TOLD IT WAS FINAL. GOT THE DRAFT LATE LAST NIGHT. THIS MORNING WE WERE TOLD IT WAS FINAL. WE HAVE DEBATES...
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| 03:32:20 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
JUST LIKE STUDENT LOANS WE AGREE, EXCEPT THEY WON'T LET US GET ON THE BILL TO LEGISLATE THAT BILL. THEY THINK THIS IRAN THING IS A GREAT BILL TO DO...
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| 03:33:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON A THURSDAY. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM HERE? WE HAVE A BROAD
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| 03:34:01 |
McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT, I THINK, ABOUT THE APPROACH WE OUGHT TO TAKE WITH REGARD TO THE IRAN SANCTIONS ISSUE. THE LEADERS ON MY SIDE OF THE AISLE ARE...
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| 03:34:50 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
MY FRIEND SAYING WHAT IS IT? MOST PEOPLE WORK FIVE DAYS A WEEK. I WORK MORE THAN FIVE DAYS A WEEK. AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING THE LAST TWO MONTHS TRYING...
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| 03:35:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO BRING
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| 03:35:54 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
THE LEGISLATION THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF THE BANKING COMMITTEE TO THE FLOOR, BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE IN THIS CHAMBER WHO HAS BEEN STRONGER ON PURSUING...
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| 03:38:17 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CONTAINED RESOLUTION. I ALSO WANT TO ASK THIS QUESTION DIRECTLY TO MY FRIEND FROM NEW JERSEY: WHAT DO YOU THINK THE IRANIANS...
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| 03:38:44 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
THEY'RE SAYING TO THEMSELVES BUYING TIME SEEMS TO SUCCEED. WE CANNOT -- WE CANNOT ALLOW THE IRANIANS TO BELIEVE AS THEY HEAD INTO THESE NEGOTIATIONS...
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| 03:41:09 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE BANKING
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| 03:41:11 |
MR. REID, -
COMMITTEE? MR. MENENDEZ: YES. MR. REID:
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| 03:41:14 |
QUESTION TO HIM, -
IT'S TRUE THIS RESOLUTION CAME FROM THE BANKING COMMITTEE? THE
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| 03:41:19 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
RESOLUTION -- MR. MENENDEZ: THE LEGISLATION. MR. REID: THIS MATTER CAME FROM
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| 03:41:22 |
MR. REID, -
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. THE MATTER ABOUT WHICH WE TALK, IRANIAN SANCTIONS LEGISLATION,
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| 03:41:27 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
CAME FROM THE BANKING
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| 03:41:28 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
COMMITTEE. IT WAS REPORTED UNANIMOUSLY FROM THAT COMMITTEE, ISN'T THAT RIGHT? MR. MENENDEZ: THAT IS CORRECT. MR. REID: DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS,...
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| 03:41:39 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON DURING
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| 03:41:41 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE, IS THAT FAIR? MR. MENENDEZ: THAT IS CORRECT. MR. REID: ALSO I ASK MY FRIEND, JESSICA LEWIS, SEATED BY...
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| 03:41:52 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
SHE WORKED
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| 03:41:54 |
MR. REID, -
FOR THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY? IS THAT TRUE, ALSO WORKED IN THAT SAME AREA? MR. MENENDEZ: SHE DID UNTIL THE MAJORITY LEADER TOOK HER FROM ME. MR. REID:...
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| 03:42:05 |
MR. MENENDEZ, -
WORKING WITH REPUBLICANS HAVE WORKED SO HARD
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| 03:42:08 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING DONE. AND I WOULD SAY TO MY FRIEND IS IT TRUE EACH TIME WE WERE THERE, WERE NOT THERE THE NEXT FEW MINUTES, NEXT DAY, IT'S...
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| 03:42:30 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
OR OBJECTION. I JUST THINK THAT WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US, ESPECIALLY IN TIMING, DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO PERFECT AS WE MOVE TO THE FUTURE,...
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| 03:43:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNFORTUNATELY, TOO TYPICAL WHERE WE ALL AGREE
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| 03:43:23 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [I] Connecticut
ON THE GOAL HERE. WE WANT TO PASS ANOTHER TIER OF SANCTIONS AGAINST THE IRANIANS TO DETER THEM FROM DEVELOPING NUCLEAR WEAPONS. OUR GOAL HAS BEEN TO...
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| 03:46:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHAT MY FRIEND SENATOR LIEBERMAN SAID. I WOULD LIKE TO SEND THE APPROPRIATE SIGNAL. IT IS NOT SO MUCH THAT WE ACT BEFORE
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| 03:46:52 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
TUESDAY, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S IMPORTANT. THAT IS WE LET THE IRANIANS AND THE WORLTD KNOWTHE WORLD KNOW WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE SPEEFNLG I HOPE THEY'RE WATCHING...
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| 03:52:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONFUSING TO PROBABLY PEOPLE
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| 03:52:20 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
IN TEHRAN. BUT THE FACT IS THAT I AGREE THAT SENATOR MENENDEZ AND KIRK HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. I AM ON THE BANKING COMMITTEE. WE VOTED THIS OUT UNANIMOUSLY....
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| 03:53:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AT 9:00 ONE NIGHT BY
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| 03:53:20 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
UNANIMOUS CONSENT, AND SOMEBODY OVER THE STATE DEPARTMENT DECIDED THAT THAT WAS AN AUTHORIZATION FOR FORCE. AND THAT WAS NOT THE INTENT OF THAT RESOLUTION....
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| 03:55:06 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [I] Connecticut
THERE IS AT LEAST ONE OTHER MEMBER OF THE SENATE HAD A HAS SIMILAR CONCERNS. THE INTERPRETATION OF MY FRIEND FROM TENNESSEE OF OUR INTENTION IN THIS...
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| 03:58:12 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
IS NOT DESIGNED TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF FORCE WHERE ANYBODY IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OR ADMINISTRATION COULD SAY, WE'VE GOT THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO INTO...
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| 04:00:35 |
Corker, Bob - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
ALL THE COMMENTS MADE BY THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT AND THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. I'M NOT ASSOCIATING MYSELF BY THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY...
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| 04:01:33 |
MR. GRAHAM, -
THE IRANIANS TO
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE A
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| 04:01:36 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
NUCLEAR WEAPON"? I HAVE A SERIES OF QUESTIONS. MR. GRAHAM: YES. MR. McCAIN: DOESN'T THAT MEAN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WOULD RESERVE ALL OPTIONS...
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| 04:01:48 |
MR. GRAHAM, -
AN
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McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION WHERE THE IRANIANS CONTINUE AND WE HAVE SEEN NO DEVIATION FROM THAT PATH TOWARDS THE ACQUISITION OF A NUCLEAR WEAPON? MR. GRAHAM:...
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| 04:02:08 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM. ISRAEL, I HAVE YOUR BACK, CONTAINMENT IS NOT AN OPTION. I AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT. I THINK HE'S MADE THE RIGHT STATEMENTS...
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| 04:02:27 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
OR THIS LEGISLATION COULD BE CONSTRUED AS AN AUTHORIZATION OR OPENING THE DOOR FOR MILITARY ACTION, THAT THE ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY IS ALREADY VERY...
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| 04:04:04 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
MYSELF, DID THE RESOLUTION IN QUESTION TODAY TO ECHO THE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE CONTAINMENT AS A POLICY. THERE ARE SOME...
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| 04:06:20 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
AMERICAN POLICY TOWARDS IRAN, BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT. AND THAT IS THAT THERE IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND OTHER COUNTRIES...
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| 04:07:24 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
REINFORCING AN IDEA PUT ON THE TABLE BY OUR OWN PRESIDENT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO CONTAIN A NUCLEAR CAPABLE IRAN AS A POLICY. IT'S NOT A DECLARATION OF...
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| 04:07:46 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
ANY SUCH ACTION WERE CONTEMPLATED. MR. GRAHAM: I THINK THE PRESIDENT WOULD BE WISE TO INCLUDE THE CONGRESS. I'M A CONSERVATIVE, IF HE THINKS -- WHO...
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| 04:07:57 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
I FIND IT OUTSIDE AWED OUR PARTY HAS RAILED AGAINST THE WAR POWERS ACT UNTIL PRESIDENT OBAMA'S IN OFFICE. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE GREAT CHAMPIONS. WAR...
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| 04:09:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CAROLINA AND MY COLLEAGUE FROM ARIZONA, THEY'RE LEADERS IN THIS REGARD IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE. AND IF
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| 04:09:50 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
I EVER HAD A CASE I WOULD WANT SENATOR GRAHAM TO ARGUE IT FOR ME, BECAUSE HE IS A FINE, FINE LAWYER AND I'VE SEEN THAT ON THE FLOOR AND I'VE SEEN IT...
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| 04:16:21 |
MR. ALEXANDER, -
COONS, AND I COULD HAVE
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| 04:16:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A COLLOQUY FOR UP
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| 04:16:24 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
TO 15 MINUTES. THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE IS NOT YET ON THE FLOOR, BUT I KNOW THAT HE'S COMING BECAUSE I KNOW OTHER SENATORS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT...
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| 04:23:44 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
SEEK ADVICE AND LEADERSHIP FROM ON THE ISSUE OF STEM IMMIGRATION AND EDUCATION REFORM THAN SENATOR ALEXANDER, A NATIONAL LEADER ON EDUCATION POLICY....
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| 04:30:37 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
OTHER IMMIGRATION ISSUES, AND THERE ARE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ONES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON. AND GET SOMETHING DONE ON. I WAS HERE WHEN WE TRIED...
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| 04:33:01 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
I RECOGNIZED, ANY STEP TOWARDS IMMIGRATION REFORM IS COMPLICATED. MAKING IT EASIER FOR FOREIGN-BORN AMERICAN-EDUCATED INNOVATORS TO STAY IN THE UNITED...
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| 04:33:59 |
MR. DURBIN, -
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL
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| 04:34:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BEGIN CONSOLIDATING
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| 04:34:07 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
MAIL FACILITIES AROUND THE WASN'T CURNT. DESPITE THIS THERE ARE A FEW BRIGHT SPOTS IN ILLINOIS. THE FACILITIES IN SPRINGFIELD AND FOX VALLEY WHICH THE...
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| 04:41:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF OHIO,
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| 04:42:01 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
AND WE ARE CONCERNED AS TO MY -- IS TOO MILD A TERM. WE ARE EXTRAORDINARILY APPREHENSIVE THAT IN 45 DAYS THE INTEREST RATE ON STUDENT LOANS WILL DOUBLE...
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| 04:44:47 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
AND MONTHS, AND I'M JUST STILL AMAZED THAT THE SENATE JUST REFUSES TIME AND AGAIN AND THE HOUSE REFUSES TO DO THE RIGHT THING ON THIS. THIS -- THIS...
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| 04:48:56 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
TO FAMILIES. HE'S -- HE UNDERSTANDS THE PERSONAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, LET THERE BE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT BENEFITS MIDDLE...
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| 04:51:26 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
IN SO MANY WAYS AND STILL DOES. BUT I THINK ABOUT JACK REED, WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE G.I. BILL AFTER WORLD WAR II. YOU KNOW, WE'RE...
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| 04:54:10 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
PELL GRANTS, I HAVE TO REFERENCE MY COLLEAGUE AND PREDECESSOR, CLAIBORNE PELL, BECAUSE HE SEIZED ON THAT LESSON IN 1965 OF THE G.I. BILL AND SAID, WELL,...
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| 05:01:59 |
Brown, Sherrod - U.S. Senator, [D] Ohio
AS A GIVEAWAY TO SOME -- THEY'VE CALLED IT THE NEWT GINGRICH, JOHN EDWARDS, TO BE BIPARTISAN, TAX LOOPHOLE THAT EACH OF THEM BENEFITED TENS OF THOUSANDS...
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| 05:05:52 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
OTHER SIDE THAT THIS IS JUST ABOUT HOW YOU PAY FOR THIS NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO PREVENT THE DOUBLING OF INTEREST RATES. WE HAVE OFFERED A COMPELLING...
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| 05:07:26 |
MS. KLOBUCHAR, -
BILL THAT KEEPS
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| 05:07:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE FAITH WITH THE MEN
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| 05:07:28 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
AND WOMEN OF OUR RESERVE FORCES. REPRESENTATIVE KLEIN, A REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN FROM MINNESOTA, LED THIS EFFORT IN THE HOUSE. I AM LEADING IT IN THE...
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| 05:14:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM IOWA. MR. HARKIN: I ASK THAT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER...
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| 05:33:55 |
none, -
BE DISPENSED WITH.
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| 05:33:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. HARKIN: I I HAVE HIGH HOPES THAT
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| 05:34:00 |
MR. HARKIN, -
THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
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| 05:34:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SAFETY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2012. I'M PLEASED TO
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| 05:34:06 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
REPORT TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE HAS PRODUCED AND EXCELLENT BILL, THE PRODUCT OF NEARLY A FULL YEAR OF BIPARTISAN...
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| 05:45:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: MR. INHOFE: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. INHOFE: I ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 06:01:07 |
MR. INHOFE, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 06:01:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. INHOFE: MADAM PRESIDENT, IT'S MY
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| 06:01:11 |
MR. INHOFE, -
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE COULD SOME COMING DOWN FROM THE OTHER SIDE WHO WANT TO
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| 06:01:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SPEAK, SO I
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| 06:01:15 |
MR. INHOFE, -
JUST ASK THAT I BE RECOGNIZED FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES AS IF IN MORNING BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. INHOFE: ALL RIGHT. MADAM...
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| 06:01:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AGENDA THAT'S BEING IMPOSED UPON
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| 06:01:28 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND A LOT OF HIS ALLIES. IT COMES AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS FOCUSING ON DRAMATICALLY...
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| 06:18:04 |
MR. FRANKEN, -
MAY I INTERRUPT FOR
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| 06:18:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ONE MOMENT? MR. FRANKEN: YEAH. THE
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| 06:18:08 |
MR. FRANKEN, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND. MR. WHITEHOUSE: I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THE OFFERED PROCEEDING IS GOING TO BE SENATOR FRANKEN...
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| 06:18:14 |
MR. FRANKEN, -
TO
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| 06:18:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SPEAK AND THEN I WILL SPEAK FOR A
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| 06:18:17 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
FEW MOMENTS AFTER SENATOR FRANKEN, AND I KNOW THAT THE PRESIDING OFFICER IS TO BE EXCUSED VERY SHORTLY. MR. FRANKEN: YOU COULD SPEAK NOW -- MR. WHITEHOUSE:...
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| 06:18:34 |
MR. FRANKEN, -
WILL SEE TO IT THAT THE
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| 06:18:37 |
MR. WHITEHOUSE, -
PRESIDING OFFICER IS EXCUSED FIPPLE TIMELY AT 4:00. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. FRANKEN: I THANK THE SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND. LAST...
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| 06:18:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE AISLE BLOCKED A VOTE THAT WOULD HAVE
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| 06:18:52 |
Franken, Al - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
EASED THE BURDEN OF DEBT FOR MILLIONS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN MINNESOTA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MY REPUBLICAN FRIENDS DISAGREED WITH US ABOUT THE BEST...
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| 06:32:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR HIS COURTESY IN ALLOWING THIS TIME FOR ME WHEN I
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| 06:32:53 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
WOULD OTHERWISE BE PRESIDING. I WANTED TO RESPOND TO THE REMARKS THAT PROCEEDED SENATOR FRANKEN'S REMARKS, REMARKS BY SENATOR INHOFE OF OKLAHOMA SUGGESTING...
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| 06:51:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUORUM CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE DISTINGUISHED SENATOR FROM GEORGIA. A SENATOR: I'D LIKE TO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE VITIATED....
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| 07:04:06 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ISAKSON: AND APOLOGIZE FOR KEEPING THE PRESIDENT AND THE REST OF THE STAFF HERE A LITTLE LATER THAN
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| 07:04:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THEY WANTED TO BUT
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| 07:04:15 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
I HAVE AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE. IT WILL BE PWRAOEFPLT I INTRODUCED LEGISLATION NOT TOO LONG AGO CALLED THE RESTORATION IN TPAEURPB ACT, SENATE RESOLUTION...
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| 07:07:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. REID: I ASK CONSENT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE VITIATED. THE PRESIDING...
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| 07:12:17 |
MR. REID, -
I ASK PERMISSION,
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| 07:12:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS
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| 07:12:20 |
MR. REID, -
WITH SENATORS ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 07:12:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALSO WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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| 07:12:24 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO THE FOLLOWING POSTAL NAMING BILLS. CALENDAR NUMBER
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| 07:12:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
401, 402,
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| 07:12:31 |
MR. REID, -
403. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR NUMBER 401, H.R. 2415, AN ACT TO DESIGNATE
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| 07:12:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE FACILITY OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE LOCATED AT
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| 07:12:43 |
THE CLERK, -
11 DOCK STREET IN PITSTON, PENNSYLVANIA AS THE JOSHER D. MILLER POST OFFICE BUILDING. CALENDAR NUMBER 402, H.R. 3220, AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE FACILITY...
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| 07:13:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
H.R.
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| 07:13:29 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
4045. MAKE SURE THOSE NAMINGS ARE PASSED. MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE BILLS BE READ A THIRD TIME PASSED EN BLOC, THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER...
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| 07:14:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
H.R. 4045, AN ACT TO MODIFY THE DEPARTMENT
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| 07:14:10 |
MR. REID, -
OF
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| 07:14:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DEFENSE PROGRAM GUIDANCE AND SO FORTH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION THE SENATE
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| 07:14:15 |
THE CLERK, -
PROCEEDS TO THE MEASURE. MR. REID: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE BILL BE READ A THIRD TIME, PASSED, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE, THERE...
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| 07:14:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE, ANY STATEMENTS RELATED
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| 07:14:23 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
TO THIS MATTER BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I NOW ASK WE PROCEED TO H.R. 4119. THE PRESIDING...
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| 07:14:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE CLERK: H.R. 4119, AN
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| 07:14:34 |
MR. REID, -
ACT TO REDUCE THE TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS AND TO
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| 07:14:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PREVENT HUMAN SMUGGLING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST BORDER BY DETERRING
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| 07:14:41 |
THE CLERK, -
THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BORDER TUNNELS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION THE SENATE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. MR. REID: I NOW ASK UNANIMOUS...
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| 07:14:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE LAID ON THE TABLE, THERE BE NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE, ANY STATEMENTS
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| 07:14:54 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
RELATED TO THIS MATTER BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AS IF GIVEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I NOW ASK CONSENT THAT WE GO TO CALENDAR...
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| 07:15:04 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
3 THE 4. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: H.R. 4849, AN ACT TO
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| 07:15:09 |
MR. REID, -
DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
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| 07:15:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO ISSUE COMMERCIAL-USE AUTHORIZATIONS
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| 07:15:15 |
THE CLERK, -
TO COMMERCIAL STOCK OPERATORS AND SO FORTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE SENATE PROCEEDS TO THE MEASURE. MR. REID:...
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| 07:15:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMEND BE READ A THIRD TIME, PASSED, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER
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| 07:15:28 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
BE LAID ON THE TABLE, WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE, ANY STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE BILL BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS...
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| 07:15:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF SECRECY BE REMOVED FROM
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| 07:15:44 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS TRANSPIRING BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: PROTOCOL AMENDING THE -- TREATY NUMBER 112-5, CONVENTION ON LAW APPLICABLE...
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| 07:16:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON MONDAY, MAY 21, FOLLOWING
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| 07:16:39 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE, THE JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS BE APPROVED TO DATE, THE MORNING HOUR BE DEEMED EXPIRED, THE TIME FOR THE TWO LEADERS BE RESERVED FOR...
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| 07:17:26 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE CONVENE ON
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| 07:17:28 |
Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
MONDAY. AT 5:30 ON MONDAY, THERE WILL BE AT LEAST ONE ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE WATFORD NOMINATION. MR. PRESIDENT, IF NESS...
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| 07:17:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SIR >>
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