Congressional Record
108th Congress (2003-2004)
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AMENDMENT NO. 67
Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, this morning I will be offering an amendment,...
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Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to ask my colleagues to restore a...
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Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I rise in strong support of the Edwards amendment...
Mr. JEFFORDS. This administration's record in responding to legitimate...
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Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, we have before us, although not under lively debate,...
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, on behalf of the leader, I ask unanimous consent that...
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, with the Senator's...
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I think we are headed...
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I thank the minority whip for his explanation. I can...
AMENDMENT NO. 71
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, on behalf of myself, Senators KENNEDY,...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the...
TITLE __--FUNDING EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, for the benefit of my colleagues, this amendment will...
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Mr. DODD. There are a whole list of organizations that support full funding for...
Mr. DODD. I am not asking for full funding with this amendment. I am asking for...
Mr. DODD. There are other Members who want to be heard on this issue. As we...
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
Organizations in Support of Full Funding of IDEA
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Exhibit 3
Mr. DODD. I yield back the remainder of my time.
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that I be added as a cosponsor to this...
Mr. REID. I say to my friend from Connecticut, his speech said it all. In...
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, like the Senator from Connecticut, I was here in...
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Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to lay aside the pending...
Mr. GREGG. Reserving the right to object, I regret I have to object to this...
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. REED. I yield.
Mr. REID. It is my understanding you will offer an amendment in a different...
Mr. GREGG. That is correct.
Mr. REID. We are working on that. I spoke to Senator Dodd and he feels...
Mr. GREGG. That would be reasonable. Assuming all debate on the amendment of...
Mr. DODD. If the minority whip will yield, my intention was to make a few...
Mr. GREGG. I suggest, if the Democrat assistant leader is so inclined, we now...
Mr. REID. The two leaders have to work out what the sequence of votes is going...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, how much time does Senator Reed require?
Mr. REED. Around 10 or 15 minutes. No longer.
Mr. GREGG. I suggest after Senator Reed completes the presentation of...
Mr. REID. If my friend will withhold, my only point is that we have been trying...
Mr. DODD. That is fine. We have a couple of other Members, I have just been...
Mr. GREGG. I would like to get back to getting the floor at a reasonable point...
Mr. REID. I think the Senator's original suggestion is the better of the two. I...
Mr. REED. Reserving my right to object, Senator Collins of Maine, also...
Mr. REID. There will be ample time later for her to do that.
Mr. REED. So her rights will be protected.
Mr. REID. Yes.
AMENDMENT NO. 27
Mr. REED. Mr. President, I am offering an amendment today to increase funding...
Mr. REED. As you can see, this amendment enjoys widespread and bipartisan...
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Mr. REED. I asked in my initial statement that we call up amendment No. 27. I...
Mr. REED. I thank the Chair.
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I am very pleased to support this bipartisan...
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Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of this amendment,...
Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today to support my colleagues' amendment...
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I rise today to speak in strong support of Senator...
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Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I rise today in support of this amendment to...
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Legacy of Power Cost Manipulation
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Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, in part the article says:
Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator...
Mr. REED. I thank the Chair. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I believe we are in a position to enter into a...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, we know the Senator is...
AMENDMENT NO. 78
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, Senator Dodd has offered an amendment which...
Mr. GREGG. I am going to send it up in a little while, Mr. President.
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Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. GREGG. This amendment is very simple. It says, let's set the priorities of...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I am happy to yield whatever time the Senator from...
Ms. MIKULSKI. I thank the Senator from Connecticut.
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Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I yield myself 5 minutes.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, for some years now I have been active in the...
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I have visited 30 or more schools in my State in...
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Mr. DODD. Mr. President, how much time remains under the amendment of the...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I will take 10 minutes. Will the Senator notify me...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I want to express some thoughts. I thank my colleagues...
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Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I will take 1 additional minute. I repeat what I said...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, this has been cleared with the majority. I ask...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, the Senator from Connecticut has reserved his time, as...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time that Senator...
Mr. REID. 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, my friend from Wyoming is here and wishes to speak on...
Mr. THOMAS. Yes.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I, therefore, ask unanimous consent that the pending...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I say to my friend, if he will simply seek recognition...
AMENDMENT NO. 80
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 80.
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. THOMAS. I thank the Chair.
AMENDMENT NO. 67
Mr. THOMAS. I rise to talk for a few minutes about an amendment that is...
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Mr. DAYTON. I ask unanimous consent that I be given 15 minutes to make my...
AMENDMENT NO. 80
Mr. DAYTON. President Bush's announced tax proposal expressed concern over the...
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Mr. REID. I would like to ask the Senator a question. I personally appreciate...
Mr. DAYTON. The Senator is correct. The Senator was instrumental in working...
Mr. REID. The Senator would also acknowledge, would he not, that this is not a...
Mr. DAYTON. Come home.
Mr. REID. There are all kinds of reincorporations that take place every day in...
Mr. DAYTON. They would be right back, as the Senator said, where they were...
Mr. REID. My third inquiry to the Senator from Minnesota: I know some of our...
Mr. DAYTON. I would, also.
Mr. REID. I appreciate the Senator's attention.
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Mr. DAYTON. If I may inquire of my friend, the Senator from Nevada, regarding...
Mr. REID. I would answer my friend by saying Senator Wellstone, as we know,...
Mr. DAYTON. The Senator is absolutely correct about the price we pay when these...
Mr. REID. If I could respond to my colleague through the Chair, let me say the...
Mr. DAYTON. As the Senator knows, a lot of small- and medium-sized businesses...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, we are waiting now until 2:30 when Senator...
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, if the minority leader will yield, I thought I would...
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Mr. REID. The Senator was scheduled for 2:30. We are ready now.
AMENDMENT NO. 86 TO AMENDMENT NO. 67
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, as many of you know, in March of 2001, Senator...
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I publicly thank the administration for being...
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Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I very much look forward to seeing the fruits of the...
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Statement of Ande Abbott, Director, Legislative Department, International...
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, the environmental community does not have to answer...
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MEMORANDUM
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I would like to read from the EPA's own...
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Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, some supporters of the Edwards rider in its current...
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if my friend will withhold, I have a couple comments I...
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I am glad to withhold.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the second-degree amendment of...
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Mr. INHOFE. Let me respond to the distinguished Senator from Nevada.
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Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. SANTORUM. I thank the Chair.
Mr. REID. The Senator from Rhode Island will offer a very important amendment...
Mr. REID. My friend, the junior Senator from Pennsylvania, has come to this...
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Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, may I ask the Senator from Nevada a question about...
Mr. REID. I am happy to maintain the floor and yield to my friend from Delaware.
Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I say to my friend from Nevada, what confuses me...
Mr. REID. If I could respond to my friend, the distinguished Senator, formally...
Mr. BIDEN. I was only talking about the dividends.
Mr. REID. And I say to my friend, the Senator is absolutely right. ...
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Mr. BIDEN. If the Senator will yield briefly--and I will yield the floor--I...
Mr. REID. I have a unanimous consent request, if my friend will yield.
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I came to the floor because I want to talk about an...
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Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I have spoken to the...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, it is my...
Mr. REED. No.
Mr. DURBIN. All right. I ask unanimous consent that follow his remarks I be...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I have to preside at 4 o'clock. May I ask...
Mr. REID. I think that will be just fine. We will have no objection.
Mr. REED. I have no objection. I think I can assure the Senator that I will be...
Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, may I inquire of the assistant Democratic...
Mr. REID. I have spoken to the majority. They recognize that the next amendment...
AMENDMENT NO. 40
Mr. REED. Mr. President, under the unanimous consent, I call up amendment No....
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Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment...
Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I join with Senator Durbin and several...
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Mr. Hineman said: ``That is the only thing I've got going for me.'' These are...
AMENDMENT NO. 86
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I rise today in opposition to the proposed...
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Mr. VOINOVICH. Our letter was bipartisan, nine Democrats and 17 Republicans,...
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Mr. INHOFE. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. VOINOVICH. Yes.
Mr. INHOFE. First of all, I thank the Senator from Ohio for the time he has...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Again, I thank the Senator. I emphasize that 130,000 comments...
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Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. VOINOVICH. I am more than happy to yield.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, would it not be better, rather than having the rule...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I say to the Senator from Nevada that the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I will respond simply to my friend that the...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, we had a hearing in the EPW committee last year...
AMENDMENT NO. 40
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I came to the floor to speak on the Reed-Durbin...
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Mr. NICKLES. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. DURBIN. I am happy to yield.
Mr. NICKLES. I will ask a quick question. I know my colleague referred to the...
Mr. DURBIN. I say to the Senator from Oklahoma, I am aware of that fact, but I...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I wish to speak on this issue, but my colleague,...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, first, I think all 100 Senators would agree, both...
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Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I compliment my friend and colleague, the chairman...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call...
Mr. NICKLES. I object.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I renew my request to vitiate the quorum call.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the leaders set a time...
Mr. NICKLES. Reserving the right to object, and I shall object, because I think...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have some business here to conduct.
Mr. NICKLES. Will the Senator yield? I have a unanimous consent request I would...
ORDER OF PROCEDURE
Mr. REID. No objection. Mr. President, I ask the record reflect I do not waive...
Mr. NICKLES. I thank my colleague.
Mr. REID. I also made a request. I say to my friend from Oklahoma, I want to...
AMENDMENT NO. 97
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Mr. NELSON of Florida. I call up amendment No. 97 and ask for its immediate...
Mr. NELSON of Florida. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be...
Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I rise to address a humanitarian crisis...
Trip Report: Ethiopia and Eritrea--December 29, 2002-January 4, 2003
DIRE SITUATION
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?
NO WATER
COMPETING WORLD CRISIS
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Mr. NELSON of Florida. This report states that thousands of Ethiopians could be...
Ethiopian Hunger Problem Baffles the Mind
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Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, from my letter, which will be in the...
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Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, this letter from a coalition of over 50...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I want to underscore the importance of the issue...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Reed amendment on...
Mr. REID. I asked that the Reed amendment be recalled. I ask for regular order...
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, will the Senator from Florida yield?
Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, it was clearly my intention to regain the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
Mr. INHOFE. Yes.
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that we return to the Nelson amendment.
Mr. NELSON of Florida. I yield to the Senator from Oklahoma.
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from Florida for...
Mr. NELSON of Florida. The Senator is correct. If the President did not...
Mr. INHOFE. If the Senator will yield further, I can't quite see the Senator's...
Mr. NELSON of Florida. The Senator is correct. It involves three countries in...
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, if the Senator would yield further, let me just make...
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