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Unidentified Speaker
TO ME. SENATORS LIKELY TO SPEND MORNING AND GENERAL SPEECHES AS NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE OVER CHANGES TO THE SENATE ROLL WITH THE FOCUS OF HOW TO CHANGE...
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THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
PRO TEMPORE: THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER. THE CHAPLAIN DR. BARRY BLACK WILL LEAD US IN PRAYER. THE CHAPLAIN: LET US
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THE CHAPLAIN
PRAY. O THOU BEGINER OF OUR YESTERDAYS, MYSTERY OF OUR TODAY, AND HOPE OF OUR TOMORROWS, WE SOMETIMES TAKE YOUR MERCIES FOR GRANTED. FORGIVE US WHEN...
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THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE: PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG...
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THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
PRO TEMPORE: UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER THE LEADERSHIP TIME IS RESERVED. MR.
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
REID: MR. PRESIDENT, FOLLOWING LEADER REMARKS, IF ANY, THE SENATE WILL BE IN A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS UNTIL 12:30 TODAY. SENATORS DURING THAT PERIOD...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
OFFICER: THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. MR.
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McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
McCONNELL: MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO START BY CONGRATULATING PRESIDENT OBAMA ON HIS INAUGURATION. PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS ARE ALWAYS A TIME FOR THE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
OFFICER: UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE WILL BE IN A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS FOR DEBATE ONLY UNTIL 12:30 P.M. WITH SENATORS PERMITTED TO SPEAK...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM INDIANA.
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Coats, Dan - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
MR. COATS: MR. PRESIDENT, I APPRECIATE THE REMARKS OF THE MINORITY LEADER HERE, AND I THINK HE ESSENTIALLY GETS TO THE POINT THAT ALL OF US IN THIS...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: E QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: SNORE MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO. MR. UDALL: MR. PRESIDENT,
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MR. UDALL
I WOULD ASK CONSENT TO VITIATE THE QUORUM CALL AT THIS TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
MR. UDALL: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND, MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT OUR EFFORTS TO CHANGE THE SENATE RULES. AS WE BEGAN THE 113th CONGRESS...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. MERKLEY: AND LET
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Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
ME JUST RECOGNIZE, I HAVE TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES -- THREE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE FLOOR THAT ARE SENATORS WHO HAVE JUST BEEN ELECTED, AND I THINK...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
THE SENATOR FROM OREGON. MR. MERKLEY: MADAM PRESIDENT,
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MR. MERKLEY
I ASK FOR THE QUORUM CALL TO BE VITIATED. THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
MR. MERKLEY: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M RISING TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE VISION WE HAVE AHEAD FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND HOW THIS UNITED STATES SENATE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO. MR. UDALL:
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Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I COULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ENGAGE IN A COLLOQUY WITH MY FRIEND FROM -- THE SENATOR FROM OREGON.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
MR. UDALL: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ONCE AGAIN, LET ME JUST SAY AT THE BEGINNING HERE, IT'S A REAL PLEASURE TO SEE MY OLD ATTORNEY GENERAL COLLEAGUE,...
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Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW MEXICO, I WOULD SAY THEY MOST ADAMANTLY GET IT. IN FACT, I HAD 13 TOWN HALLS TWO WEEKS AGO IN CONSERVATIVE PARTS OF THE STATE,...
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Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
I ALSO, YOU SAID -- YOU SAID TO NICE COMMENTS ABOUT ME, YOU WERE PROBABLY A LITTLE TOO GENEROUS, BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT...
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Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
I THINK MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW MEXICO IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT IN POINTING OUT THERE WERE PERIODS WHEN THE SENATE REALLY WORKED TO ADDRESS THE BIG ISSUES FACING...
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Udall, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Colorado
I DO NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE PROPOSALS. AND, I THINK WE, IN WORKING THIS TOGETHER, TRIED TO -- TO BRING A DISCIPLINE TO IT THAT SAID WE WANT TO PRESERVE...
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MR. MERKLEY
MR. MERKLEY: MADAM PRESIDENT?
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM OREGON. MR. MERKLEY:
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Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
I'M GLANCING TO SEE IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THE LAST POINT THAT SENATOR UDALL,...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER
OFFICER: UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE STANDS IN RECESS UNTIL 2:15 P.M. ALSO POSSIBLE THIS WEEK IN THE SENATE, WORK ON THE HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF...
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