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108th Congress (2003-2004)
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I do...
Mr. BYRD. I thank the Senator. Go ahead.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, there is money in this amendment I have offered, in...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I am prepared to try to explain any provision that...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I confess that if we didn't have the limitations we...
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I begin my speaking with reference to my colleague,...
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Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from West...
Mr. GREGG. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. BYRD. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. GREGG. Of course, I yield----
Mr. BYRD. I will refer to something----
Mr. GREGG. For a question.
Mr. BYRD. He is citing a statement of a Deputy Director of Homeland Security;...
Mr. GREGG. Designated Deputy Director. [Page: S1003]
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Mr. BYRD. Citing that individual as saying that they do not need any additional...
Mr. GREGG. That is correct.
Mr. BYRD. I was off the floor, and I want to make sure I heard. I make this...
Mr. GREGG. Will the Senator yield for a second? I have to reclaim my time.
Mr. BYRD. I had the floor.
Mr. GREGG. I yielded for a question.
Mr. BYRD. I am talking on my time.
Mr. BYRD. He has the floor, but I point out that I had the floor. I had to...
Mr. BYRD. I understand that. I very well know the rules of the Senate. I am not...
Mr. GREGG. Fine. I am yielding for a question. I am not yielding the floor, but...
Mr. BYRD. I only want to point out that we heard that same old tune last year...
Mr. GREGG. I thank the Senator for his comments.
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Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, how much time do I have?
Mr. BYRD. I yield myself 2 minutes.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for 1 minute?
Mr. BYRD. I yield on the Senator's time.
Mr. STEVENS. Yes.
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, let me compliment the distinguished Senator from New...
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. BYRD. Yes, I yield.
Mr. REID. I have listened to this debate, and it appears, with the remarks from...
Mr. BYRD. That is true. And not only the agencies in the executive department,...
Mr. BYRD. I thank the Chair.
Mr. SCHUMER. If it is all right with the Senator, 6 minutes.
Mr. BYRD. I yield 6 minutes to the Senator.
Mr. SCHUMER. I thank my colleague.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I stand here to back up our leader, the Senator...
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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask the Senator for 2 more minutes to complete my...
Mr. BYRD. Two more minutes.
Mr. SCHUMER. I thank the Senator very much.
Mr. SCHUMER. We, in New York City, are stretched. I know what is going to...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from New York. I...
Mr. BYRD. Recently, former Senators Rudman and Hart released a report that...
Mr. BYRD. I yield myself an additional 2 minutes.
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Mr. BYRD. I yield myself whatever time I need from my time.
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. BYRD. Not for the moment. I will shortly.
Mr. BYRD. I thank the distinguished chair. I yield time to the Senator from...
Mr. DURBIN. I thank the Senator from West Virginia.
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from Illinois. He...
Mr. BYRD. I see my distinguished chairman and I will be glad to yield the floor...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from West Virginia. Again, I...
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Mr. BYRD. I realize my leader is in the Chamber and wishes to speak on leader...
Mr. BYRD. I thank the Chair.
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Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I will use leader time that I have under the order...
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Mr. BYRD. Will the Senator yield? Does the Senator still have time?
Mr. DASCHLE. I am sure I do.
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I say to the leader, how long ago was it we heard the...
Mr. DASCHLE. I would just say to the distinguished Senator from West Virginia...
Mr. BYRD. Right.
Mr. DASCHLE. That is what you are doing.
Mr. BYRD. Right.
Mr. DASCHLE. I yield the floor.
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. DASCHLE. I would be happy to yield.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have heard various accounts of how much the war in...
Mr. DASCHLE. I think the Senator from Nevada makes a very important point. I...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I yield myself 3 minutes, and then I want to yield to...
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Mrs. MURRAY. I simply ask for 1 minute, or 2, I say to the distinguished Senator.
Mr. BYRD. I yield 2 minutes to the Senator from Washington.
Mr. REID. Will the Chair indicate at what time the vote will occur as a result...
Mr. REID. I thank the Chair.
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I came to the floor last night to give extensive...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from Washington for...
Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, once again Senator Byrd has taken up the...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, there is nothing more important than America's...
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Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I am pleased today to strongly support the amendment...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I commend my colleague from West Virginia for his...
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the amendment...
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Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I strongly support Senator Byrd's amendment...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I am deeply troubled that the Bush administration...
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Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I rise today to correct some inaccuracies that...
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Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I yield my remaining time to myself.
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Mr. SARBANES. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. BYRD. Yes, I yield.
Mr. BYRD. How much time?
Mr. BYRD. I thank the Chair.
Mr. SARBANES. First, I commend the very able Senator from West Virginia for...
Mr. BYRD. That is right.
Mr. SARBANES. Contributing to the war effort in the construction of Liberty...
Mr. BYRD. Right. Right.
Mr. SARBANES. What good does it do us if we pass this legislation on homeland...
Mr. BYRD. It will. It will.
Mr. SARBANES. Is that correct?
Mr. BYRD. Absolutely.
Mr. SARBANES. I very strongly support the amendment.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I understand the time of the Senator from West...
Mr. REID. I have spoken to the majority whip, and he has allowed me to read a...
Mr. REID. This letter is from the American Public Health Association, addressed...
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Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I announce for the information of all...
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order...
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I yield back the remainder of the time...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. McCONNELL, I announce that the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. HAGEL) is...
Mr. REID, I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. CONRAD),...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. ENSIGN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, in order to give Senator Byrd a chance to...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Mikulski be allowed...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, we have an understanding with Senator...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment Senator...
Mr. STEVENS. I add to that request that this amendment not be subject to...
Mr. BYRD. How much time do I have?
Mr. BYRD. On the last amendment, what was the vote?
Mr. BYRD. How many absentees were there on my side?
Mr. BYRD. One Democrat voted against my amendment?
AMENDMENT NO. 8
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I make another plea to my colleagues, and I speak on...
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DIVISION --HOMELAND SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Immigration and Naturalization Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
ENFORCEMENT AND BORDER AFFAIRS
CONSTRUCTION
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Office of Justice Programs
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
National Nuclear Security Administration
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
Other Defense Activities
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND
CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Transportation Security Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
United States Customs Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
CHAPTER 6
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Federal Emergency Management Agency
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have not yet seen a copy of the amendment. I need...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, how much time do I have remaining?
Mr. BYRD. I thank the Chair.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I inform my friend that none of the persons who...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I yield myself whatever time I may consume. I will not...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I am prepared to yield back the remainder of my time.
Mr. BYRD. I yield back the remainder of my time.
Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on Senator...
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Nebraska (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Mr....
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. McCONNELL. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Kennedy...
Mr. GREGG. Reserving the right to object, is it the understanding then that the...
Mr. KENNEDY. That is my understanding.
Mr. FRIST. That is the understanding.
Mr. GREGG. I do not object.
AMENDMENT NO. 13
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
TITLE __--EDUCATION TO SECURE TOMORROW
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, as all of us in this Chamber understand, and...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, this is all against a background of what is...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I note the presence of several of my colleagues. I...
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Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I also want to speak in favor of the amendment my...
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Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I also come to the floor to support the extremely...
Mr. KENNEDY. Will the Senator yield on that point?
Mrs. MURRAY. I will be happy to yield.
Mr. KENNEDY. I was listening to the Senator. I see my colleagues who have not...
Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator from Massachusetts is absolutely correct. ...
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Mr. SARBANES. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mrs. MURRAY. I will be happy to yield.
Mr. SARBANES. It is my understanding in some schools they are cutting back the...
Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator is correct. Many State legislatures are looking to cut...
Mr. SARBANES. Would the Senator agree with me that you cannot give meaning to...
Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator from Maryland makes an absolutely critical point. He...
Mr. SARBANES. What does the distinguished Senator from Washington make of the...
Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator from Maryland is absolutely correct. The President is...
Mr. SARBANES. Absolutely.
Mr. KENNEDY. On this point, will the Senator give a reaction to this particular...
Mr. SARBANES. That is the top 1 percent of the income and wealth scale; is that...
Mr. KENNEDY. The Senator is correct.
Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator from Massachusetts is correct, and I appreciate the...
Mr. SARBANES. If the Senator would yield, hopefully many of them would be...
Mrs. MURRAY. I thank the Senator from Maryland for his comments because I think...
Mr. KENNEDY. Will the Senator yield for one more observation and indicate...
Mr. SARBANES. Absolutely.
Mrs. MURRAY. I thank the Senator from Massachusetts for that statement as well.
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Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, first, I thank the Senator from Massachusetts for...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Will the Senator yield on that point?
Mr. HARKIN. I am glad to yield to the Senator.
Mr. KENNEDY. As the Senator remembers, the legislation actually is a guarantee...
Mr. HARKIN. That's right.
Mr. KENNEDY. That means they will have the basic kinds of educational skills...
Mr. HARKIN. I respond to the Senator, it is a promise delayed. We promise these...
Mr. KENNEDY. That's right.
Mr. HARKIN. I ask the Senator from Massachusetts, is that not the level to...
Mr. KENNEDY. That is the figure that came out of the conference. That is the...
Mr. HARKIN. That's right.
Mr. KENNEDY. So the Senator is absolutely correct.
Mr. HARKIN. I thank the Senator. Last year this Senate voted, 79 Senators voted...
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I join the Senator from Massachusetts and all the...
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Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I rise to support the compelling notion that we...
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Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I am hopeful we can arrive at some timeframe for...
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AMENDMENT NO. 19
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I send my amendment to the desk. I hope we can enter...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I have yet to see the Senator's amendment.
Mr. GREGG. It is being brought to the Senator at this moment.
Mr. KENNEDY. Let me have a chance to review it.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I reserve my request of the Senator from...
Mr. KENNEDY. I thank the Senator. I want to have a chance to review the...
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Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, as we consider appropriations for fiscal year...
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Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, if there is one thing that this Senate can agree...
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Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise in support of the Kennedy amendment to...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I am proud to join my good colleagues, Senator...
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Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the amendment by...
Mr. DASCHLE. Are we under a time agreement at this time?
Mr. DASCHLE. I come to the floor to congratulate the distinguished Senator from...
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Mr. GREGG. I would appreciate it if the Senator from Rhode Island would allow...
Mr. GREGG. I appreciate the courtesy of the Senator from Rhode Island. I yield...
Mr. KENNEDY. I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from Rhode Island.
Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise to support the Kennedy amendment which would...
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Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I yield myself 10 minutes.
Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, every time we have the education debate I feel a...
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Mr. CORZINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have 6 minutes from the...
Mr. CORZINE. Mr. President, I want to say a few words to reflect what I know...
Mr. KENNEDY. Will the Senator yield on that point? I yield myself 2 minutes on...
Mr. CORZINE. The Senator from Massachusetts is, as always, using common sense....
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I yield myself one more minute.
Mr. CORZINE. I think it is absolutely in the hands of the people who sit in...
Mr. KENNEDY. I thank the Senator again and appreciate his comments. I hope he...
Mr. CORZINE. I will just wrap up.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, how much time remains on either side?
Mr. KENNEDY. I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Illinois.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Massachusetts not only for...
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Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask for 30 additional seconds.
Mr. KENNEDY. Thirty seconds.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, those who vote no on this amendment have basically...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, what is the status of the time?
Mr. GREGG. I thank the Chair.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, how much time do I have?
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I yield myself 2 1/2 minutes.
Mr. KENNEDY. We will have a chance to vote in a few minutes. One will be for...
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Mr. KENNEDY. I am glad to yield a minute to the Senator from Florida.
Mr. NELSON of Florida. I thank the Senator for the time.
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, Senator Gregg has authorized me to yield...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, it is always difficult to oppose increases in...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, first, let me state I greatly admire the Senator from...
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, we have heard a lot of talk on the floor in the...
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Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there be 2 minutes for...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I have 2 minutes. I yield myself 1 1/2 minutes.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, what is the status of the time?
Mr. GREGG. Does the Senator from Massachusetts retain any time?
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, let us return to the amendments. The amendment I put...
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Nebraska (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS)...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 13
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, what is the pending business?
Mr. STEVENS. Two minutes to each side?
Mr. REID. That wasn't the unanimous consent.
Mr. STEVENS. There seems to be some disagreement about it.
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Mr. STEVENS. I yield for a question. I don't want to lose the floor.
Mr. REID. I was on the floor when the Senator from New Hampshire offered a...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, if the Senator will yield, it was 2 minutes equally...
Mr. REID. I apologize, Mr. President.
Mr. STEVENS. If they want 2 minutes for each side, let's do it. I ask unanimous...
Mr. STEVENS. May we have order, Mr. President.
Mr. STEVENS. I yield the floor.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I thought, since it is my amendment, we would have...
Mr. STEVENS. Will the chair please use his gavel and get some attention and...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, although I do not believe it is stated, I believe it...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, the overall budget figure we are considering is $10...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, have the yeas and nays been ordered?
Mr. STEVENS. I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Nebraska (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS)...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, it is my understanding...
Mr. STEVENS. It is our intention that we will accept that amendment by voice...
Mr. REID. With both leaders on the floor, it is my understanding there will be...
Mr. STEVENS. I am not authorized to say that.
Mr. REID. I said to Senator Stevens that with both leaders on the...
Mr. STEVENS. The majority leader has agreed that is the case. There will be no...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I wasn't hearing so...
Mr. STEVENS. That request was put forward by your side. We agreed to that.
Mr. HARKIN. With 5 minutes of debate before each vote?
Mr. STEVENS. Before each of the two votes--your vote and the vote on the...
Mr. STEVENS. There is no objection. I understand we probably will not use that...
AMENDMENT NO. 30
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I am very pleased to rise, along with the ranking...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, let me remind my colleagues that this is not one of...
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Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, will the Senator yield me time?
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I think Senator Hollings controls...
Mrs. MURRAY. I yield to the Senator from South Carolina such time as he may need.
Mr. HOLLINGS. I thank the distinguished chairwoman.
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Mr. Gunn comes in in distress and says: Look, if that occurs, we will run out....
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, how much time remains on our side?
Mrs. MURRAY. I thank the Chair.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. May I have 5 minutes?
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I will yield 5 minutes to the Senator from New...
Mr. McCAIN. Go ahead. I am fine.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Washington and commend...
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Mr. LAUTENBERG. I ask for 1 more minute.
Mrs. MURRAY. I yield 1 additional minute.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I thank the Senator. So we have made improvements and they have...
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I rise in support of the amendment to restore...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
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Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that I be joined as a cosponsor on this...
Mr. REID. I know the Senator from Alaska, the manager of this bill, has been...
Mr. STEVENS. I would be pleased to go out and see my normal condition of life...
Mr. CARPER. Yes.
Mrs. MURRAY. How much time do I have remaining on my side?
Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Jeffords be listed...
Mrs. MURRAY. How much time does Senator Carper need?
Mr. CARPER. I would appreciate 5 minutes.
Mrs. MURRAY. Five or less, and the Senator from Illinois would like 3 minutes....
Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Washington for yielding 5...
Mr. DURBIN. I yield to the Senator from New York if he has a request.
Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to address the body for...
Mrs. MURRAY. How much time remains?
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Washington. I ask unanimous...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I know the Senator from Arizona is a skeptic on...
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Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, on July 26, 2002, just 6 months ago, the Committee on...
Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from New York be given 2...
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Washington for her...
Mr. STEVENS. Will the Senator yield on my time?
Mr. SCHUMER. On the Senator's time.
Mr. STEVENS. There is a tax fund for roads with the gasoline tax; there is a...
Mr. SCHUMER. Reclaiming my time, that is something we could consider. May I...
Mr. STEVENS. It is not my time now.
Mr. SCHUMER. That is something we should consider, but we should not consider...
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Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, we are once again back here on the Senate floor...
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Mr. McCAIN. How much time do I have remaining?
Mr. McCAIN. Would the Senator from Delaware like to take a couple of...
Mr. BIDEN. No, I am fine. I said all I want to say. I sincerely mean what I...
Mr. McCAIN. I thank the Senator from Delaware. I will just take a few...
Mr. BIDEN. If the Senator will yield, I think I could have guessed what he said.
Mr. McCAIN. They are the words of Mr. Gunn, the new President, not...
Mr. BIDEN. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. McCAIN. I am glad to yield to my friend from Delaware.
Mr. BIDEN. I will only take 2 minutes. The Senator is right. It's like going to...
Mr. McCAIN. I would be glad to yield an additional 2 minutes to the...
Mr. BIDEN. I really appreciate the courtesy, and this is really the last thing...
Mr. McCAIN. Let me add one additional point. The thing that frustrated...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today in support of Senator...
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Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I rise in strong support of the amendment offered...
Mr. CORZINE. Mr. President, I rise in support of the amendment offered by...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, how much time remains?
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, if the Senator wants me to, I yield back...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I am constrained to say at this late time of the...
Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mrs. MURRAY. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, what is the next order of business?
AMENDMENT NO. 32
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, this is a very simple amendment which I send to the...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, the Byrne program is one of the most successful...
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Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, the Byrne grant program has been a great success in...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, does the Senator wish to have any further comments...
Mr. HARKIN. That is fine.
Mr. STEVENS. Does the Senator yield back the remainder of his time?
Mr. HARKIN. I yield back the remainder of my time.
Mr. STEVENS. I yield back the remainder of our time.
AMENDMENT NO. 31
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 31.
AMENDMENT NO. 31, AS MODIFIED
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, send a modification to the desk.
Mr. STEVENS. Reserving the right to object, I have not seen the amendment yet.
Mr. SCHUMER. I believe the majority was given a copy of the amendment.
Mr. STEVENS. It may have gone to the leader, but I didn't get it. ...
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Mr. SCHUMER. The only change I am changing, I inform my friend from Alaska, is...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, reserving the right to object again, wouldn't it be...
Mr. SCHUMER. I believe it would, yes. I believe it would.
Mr. STEVENS. It is my understanding it would have to insert a figure ``1''...
Mr. SCHUMER. The Senator from Alaska is correct. That is in the modified...
Mr. STEVENS. As I understand it, that was a mistake in drafting the amendment....
Mr. SCHUMER. I thank my colleague from Alaska. I will try to be brief on this...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, the hour is late, but we have in the amendment that...
Mr. SCHUMER. Will my colleague yield for a question?
Mr. STEVENS. Yes.
Mr. SCHUMER. I understand this is a large bill. I just ask my colleague, from...
Mr. STEVENS. In the homeland security portions of the bill we have $24.7...
Mr. SCHUMER. If I might, I understand there is a lot of money for homeland...
Mr. STEVENS. The Senator makes a valid request. The staff with whom I have to...
Mr. SCHUMER. If the Senator would yield, I am not out to specifically do it for...
Mr. STEVENS. That is the specific question I asked after I read the article. I...
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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I yield back the remainder of my time.
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