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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRAYER. THE CHAPLAIN: LET US PRAY. ETERNAL GOD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFUL LOVE. YOU ARE THE ONE WHO INSTRUCTS NATIONS AND SHAPES THE DESTINIES ...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATE. THE CLERK: WASHINGTON D.C., JUNE 12, 2012. TO THE SENATE: UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE,...
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THE CLERK, -
APPOINT THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER COONS, A SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF DELAWARE, TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CHAIR. SIGNED: DANIEL K. INOUYE, PRESIDENT...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. REID: THE SENATE IS CONSIDERING
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MR. REID, -
THE NOMINATION OF ANDREW HURWITZ OF ARIZONA TO BE A UNITED STATES
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
NINTH CIRCUIT POSTCLOTURE. THERE'S EVERY EXPECTATION THAT TIME WILL BE YIELDED BACK AND THE CONFIRMATION WILL TAKE PLACE SOON. THE SENATE WILL RECESS...
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THE CLERK, -
TO REPEAL THE EXCISE TAX ON MEDICAL DEVICES. MR. REID: I WOULD OBJECT TO THIS MATTER PROCEEDING AT THIS TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE OBJECTION HAVING...
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MR. REID, -
MR. REID: I NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM
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MR. REID, -
CALL:
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. McCONNELL: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. MR. McCONNELL: I ASK CONSENT THAT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE QUORUM CALL...
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MR. McCONNELL, -
TKEUTS -- DISPENSED WITH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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MR. McCONNELL, -
MR. McCONNELL: LAST WEEK THE PRESIDENT SAID THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS DOING FINE. WELL, THE FACT IS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRIVATE SECTOR
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McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
ISN'T DOING FINE, AND THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS MADE ME WONDER WHAT PRIVATE SECTOR HE MAY BE TALKING ABOUT. SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE, WE'VE HAD 40 STRAIGHT...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE FLOOR, I EXPRESS MY
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MR. REID, -
APPRECIATION REALLY FROM
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OUR COUNTRY FOR
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS IN FOCUSING ATTENTION ON WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN BUR MAVMENT HE'S COME TO THE FLOOR AND GIVEN NUMEROUS STATEMENTS TO FOCUS ATEPTION...
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MR. McCONNELL, -
TALK ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS NOW. FIRST, I WANT TO MENTION MY FRIEND, THE REPUBLICAN LEADER, TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
DONE NOTHING TO CREATE JOBS. MR. PRESIDENT, WE'VE ALL HEARD THAT LONG-STANDING JOKE. IN FACT IT WASN'T A JOKE. I REPRESENTED A YOUNG MAN WHO MURDERED...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE TWO LEADERS OR THEIR DESIGNEES WITH THE MAJORITY CONTROLLING THE FIRST HALF AND THE REPUBLICANS CONTROLLING THE FINAL HALF. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT?...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE REDUCTION IN TAX CREDIT WHICH BROUGHT
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Udall, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Colorado
ME TO THE FLOOR, I WANT TO ADDRESS MYSELF TO THE LEADER'S REMARKS. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SITTING ON THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE. THE LEADER PUT HIS...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SNEB. MR. NELSON: I RISE TRADE TO SPEAK ABOUT AN AMENDMENT THAT I AM PROPOSING TO THE 2012 FARM BILL. BEFORE I SPEAK TO THAT I WOULD
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Nelson, Ben - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
LIKE TO ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THE LEADER'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING CARE OF OUR CYBER DEFENSE, PUTTING OUR PUTTING -- PUTTING OURSELVES...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF THE MAJORITY
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MS. STABENOW, -
AND MINORITY LEADERS. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THESE REQUESTS BE AGREED TO AND BE PRINTED IN THE RECORD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE OFFICIALLY BACK ON
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Stabenow, Debbie - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
DECREASING OF WHAT IS DUBBED THE -- BACK ON CONSIDERATION OF WHAT IS DUBBED THE FARM BILL, THE AGRICULTURAL REFORM AND FOOD AND JOBS ACT. THIS IS SOMETHING...
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MR. THUNE, -
BE GRANTED FLOOR PRIVILEGES
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR TODAY'S SESSION OF THE SENATE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
OBJECTION. MR. THUNE: AND I ASK TO ENGAGE IN COLLOQUY WITH MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES FOR UP TO
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
30 MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. THUNE: I CAME TO
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MR. THUNE, -
THE FLOOR -- I COME TO THE FLOOR
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH SENATOR AYOTTE TO TALK
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Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY. REDUCTIONS AMOUNT TO $984 BILLION TO BE DISTRIBUTED EVENLY OVER A NINE-YEAR PERIOD, OR $109.3 BILLION PER YEAR. WHAT WE'RE...
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McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
SENATOR AYOTTE, WHO HAS DONE A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF THESE SEQUESTRATIONS ON OUR DEFENSE INDUSTRIES AND JOBS AND EMPLOYMENT IN STATES...
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Ayotte, Kelly A. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
THESE ISSUES BETTER IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, I WOULD SAY, THAN JOHN McCAIN. AND SO IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE WITH HIM AND ALSO MY COLLEAGUE, SENATOR...
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Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
PERHAPS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD WE PASSED A BUDGET THAT DEALT WITH ENTITLEMENT REFORM. THE REASON THAT WE HAVE THESE HUGE CUTS, THESE STEEP AND...
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Ayotte, Kelly A. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
NOT HAD A BUDGET IN THE SENATE AND THAT WE HAVEN'T -- OUR BUCKET COMMITTEE THAT WE BOTH SERVE ON, WE'RE ANXIOUS TO RESOLVE THE BIG PICTURE OF FISCAL...
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Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
THESE CUTS WOULD MEAN, IT JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES. IT IS ABSOLUTELY PRETTY STUNNING WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE IMPACT THIS WOULD HAVE ON OUR NATIONAL SECURITY...
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Ayotte, Kelly A. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
ABOUT THIS. IS THIS NOT SO IMPORTANT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON OUR NATIONAL SECURITY THAT WE SIT DOWN NOW, WE HEAR FROM THE PRESIDENT NOW THAT,...
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Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
ON NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, BUT ALSO AS A MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, WHERE WE SERVE TOGETHER, THIS IS JUST CRITICAL THAT WE DO SOMETHING SOON....
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MR. McCAIN, -
SENATOR GRAHAM.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
OBJECTION. MR. McCAIN: MR. PRESIDENT, SENATOR GRAHAM AND I -- AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S OTHERS WHO
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
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McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
US -- JOIN -- COME TO THE FLOOR ON THE ISSUE OF THE ALMOST UNPRESS DEFEND -- ALMOST UNPRECEDENTED RELEASE OF INFORMATION WHICH DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR...
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Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
SPECIAL COUNSEL -- AND THESE TWO U.S. ATTORNEYS. I DON'T KNOW THEM AT ALL. I'M SURE THEY ARE FINE MEN. BUT THE SPECIAL COUNSEL PROVISIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE...
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MR. McCAIN, -
WHERE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GOES TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR,
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Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
THOMAS DONLAN, AND SAYS I HAVE A NEW COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR YOU REGARDING THE BIN LADEN RAID, SHUT THE F UP. BUT THE DRONE PROGRAM, A PROGRAM WHERE...
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McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
PROGRAM TO PROGRAM THAT LEADS TO ENORMOUS SUSPICION WOULD BE THAT PROBABLY THE MOST RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET WHO STAYED OVER FROM...
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Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
DIFFERENCE? I GUESS THE DIFFERENCE IS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TRUST DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS, AND YOU CAN'T TRUST REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS. I GUESS...
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McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
THE SENATE NOW PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING RECENT INTELLIGENCE LEAKS WHICH MEANS THE APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL COUNSEL, WHICH...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HAVE SERVED ON THE
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MR. WYDEN, -
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE FOR 11
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YEARS NOW, AND I HAVE SEEN
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Wyden, Ronald "Ron" Lee - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
DURING THAT TIME PLENTY OF LEAKS, AND I HAVE TRIED WITH EVERY BIT OF MY ENERGY TO DEMONSTRATE HOW SERIOUS AN ISSUE THIS LEAKING MATTER IS. IN FACT,...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN THE RECORDS. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. INHOFE: MR. PRESIDENT,
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Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
I THINK I HAVE TIME RESERVED NOW FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES. AND WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL SAY THAT THE SUBJECT WE JUST HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO IS -- IS...
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Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
THE DRAWING BOARD TO CRAFT A RULE IN WHICH UTILITIES CAN ACTUALLY COMPLY, THE MEASURE THAT SENATORS ALEXANDER AND PRYOR ARE OFFERING WOULD KEEP UTILITY...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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