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108th Congress (2003-2004)
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 200
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise today in strong opposition to the Feingold...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, in the interest of fairness, although I do agree...
Mr. STEVENS. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. STEVENS. I see Senator Feingold is on the floor. I did make...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have conferred with the manager of the bill on what...
Mr. STEVENS. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I agree we should...
Mr. REID. The only thing I would ask, Mr. President, is that there would be no...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I will have to reserve, I think, on one or more of...
Mr. REID. Then eliminate the time on the amendment. I ask that the--
Mr. STEVENS. That is fair. We will set the order and agree on the time; and if...
Mr. REID. Should we eliminate the time though?
Mr. STEVENS. Yes.
Mr. REID. Why don't we have the time applicable unless you decide to offer a...
Mr. STEVENS. Very well, I don't have any problem with that. But I do want to...
Mr. REID. I did mention that.
Mr. STEVENS. For the information of Senators, as I indicated last evening, we...
Mr. STEVENS. Is the Senator ready to start now?
Mr. FEINGOLD. My understanding is that I am to be allotted 5 minutes in...
Mr. STEVENS. That was my request.
Mr. FEINGOLD. I thank the Chair and I thank the managers for their fairness in...
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
Mr. FEINGOLD. I have the floor, Mr. President.
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Mr. BOND. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. FEINGOLD. How much time do I have?
Mr. FEINGOLD. I yield to the Senator for a question.
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I am not speaking on the time on this side. I ask my...
Mr. FEINGOLD. I have had daily contact with a wide variety of individuals we...
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, this is exactly the wrong time to be...
Introduction of the Amendment to Restore IMET to Indonesia
Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I rise today to express my deep concern about a...
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Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a letter from...
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, let me sum it up. The Bali bombing...
Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, with much reservation, I rise today in support of...
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Mr. ALLARD. I am pleased that Senator MITCH MCCONNELL, Chairman of the...
Exhibit 1
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. STEVENS. We ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. HARKIN), the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEAHY. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the next vote be 10 minutes...
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Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent time for the vote on the Mikulski...
Ms. MIKULSKI. There is objection. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President,...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Ms. MIKULSKI. I ask unanimous consent the rollcall on the Mikulski amendment be...
Mr. STEVENS. I have no objection.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 39
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, the next amendment in order is Senator...
Mr. STEVENS. Let her offer it, please.
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Alaska, and Senators...
Mr. STEVENS. I understand the Senator from Rhode Island has a colloquy?
Mr. STEVENS. May I announce there will be no votes for a little while now. We...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I commend Senator MURRAY for her strong...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. I inquire how much time the Senator from Rhode Island and the...
Mr. CHAFEE. I believe it would be about 10 minutes.
Mr. STEVENS. Ten minutes total?
Mr. ROCKEFELLER. We don't need that much.
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent the Senator from Rhode Island and the...
S-CHIP
Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, I have been working for the last several months with...
Mr. KENNEDY. Will the Senator yield for a moment? Does the Senator have the time?
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Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, following on what the Senator from Rhode Island...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I would like to join in the colloquy that has just...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
Mr. GRASSLEY. Yes.
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I compliment the chairman of the Finance Committee....
Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the State Children's...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time on the...
Mr. KENNEDY. What was the request?
Mr. STEVENS. My request was that the time on the Kennedy amendment be 30...
Mr. STEVENS. I also ask unanimous consent that the time on any amendment be...
Mr. McCAIN. I object.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I renew that request.
Mr. McCAIN. I remove my objection.
Mr. STEVENS. The unanimous consent request is that the time on any amendment be...
Mr. DORGAN. Objection.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on the Clinton amendment...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, on amendment No. 138 offered by
Mr. REID. I have included the Clinton amendment numbered 89 with 30 minutes...
Mr. STEVENS. I can't agree on the Cantwell amendment. We can agree on the others.
Mr. REID. Those two will be fine.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, staff has indicated that we were perhaps not clear on...
AMENDMENT NO. 123
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I yield myself 8 minutes.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, this is a health amendment. It is related to the...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, that is what is happening. In too many instances we...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum and the time to...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this amendment by the Senator from Massachusetts...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, how much time remains?
Mr. KENNEDY. I have 5 minutes remaining?
Mr. KENNEDY. I yield myself 2 1/2 minutes.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I yield myself 1 additional minute.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, this is an important program. As a matter of fact,...
Mr. KENNEDY. I have 2 minutes which I will use.
Mr. STEVENS. Would the Senator consider reserving his 2 minutes and have 2...
Mr. KENNEDY. That is fine.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if the Senator would yield, reserving the right to...
Mr. STEVENS. It would be my hope, I say to the distinguished Democratic whip,...
Mr. REID. My only statement here, in reserving my right to object, is that it...
Mr. STEVENS. I don't have any objection to that. I think the third one will end...
Mr. REID. Let's do that. Let's have Clinton. Let's have McCain.
Mr. STEVENS. Two McCains.
Mr. REID. There are two McCains? OK, fine. We would do those and then have...
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Mr. STEVENS. Clinton and two McCains, and we will have the vote take place at...
Mr. REID. I think that is appropriate.
Mr. STEVENS. Is that agreeable with the Senator from Massachusetts?
Mr. KENNEDY. Would the Senator be good enough to repeat?
Mr. REID. We are going to have a series of votes starting at approximately...
Mr. KENNEDY. I thank the leaders.
Mr. STEVENS. I have not yet made the motion to table because we have 2 minutes...
Mrs. CLINTON. Yes.
Mr. STEVENS. We will put off the McCain amendment until the Senator has offered...
AMENDMENT NO. 89
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 89 and ask for its...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I rise to offer the 6-month Medicare and Medicaid...
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Mr. SCHUMER. Will my colleague yield for a question?
Mrs. CLINTON. Yes.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I am happy to cosponsor this amendment. I will ask...
Mrs. CLINTON. The Senator is absolutely correct. Health care is a primary...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, will the Senator from New York yield?
Mrs. CLINTON. Yes, I will yield.
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I say to the Senator from New York, it is not a...
Mrs. CLINTON. I thank the Senator from North Dakota. Clearly, if we do not act,...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, will the Senator from New York yield?
Mrs. CLINTON. Yes.
Mr. NICKLES. I heard the Senator mention a modification, but I have not seen it...
Mrs. CLINTON. The Senator is correct to point that out. That is not in the...
Mr. NICKLES. For the Senator's information, none of us has a copy of the...
Mrs. CLINTON. No.
Mr. NICKLES. I warn my colleague, she cannot be throwing up a modification and...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I agree with the Senator. As the Senator knows, as...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for a question?
Mrs. CLINTON. Yes.
Mr. DURBIN. Can the Senator tell me whether this amendment addresses the...
Mrs. CLINTON. The teaching hospitals will certainly help defray some of the...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I say to the Members of the Senate, I hope they have...
Mr. DURBIN. Does she believe, with the offset she has come up with, that we...
Mrs. CLINTON. The Senator's question is absolutely pertinent. We worked very...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, if there is a question before the Senate, I do not...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, for the information of my colleagues, correct...
Mr. NICKLES. The modification has a tax increase to pay for it, I understand...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the modified...
Mr. KYL. Reserving the right to object.
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Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I wish to pose a question to the Senator from New York,...
Mrs. CLINTON. Yes.
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I object because the Customs user fees would be one of...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mrs. CLINTON addressed the Chair.
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, it is my understanding I have 15 minutes.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield myself 5 minutes, and then I will yield...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, to inform my colleague from New York, at least at...
Mr. GRASSLEY. How much time do I have remaining?
Mr. GRASSLEY. Okay. I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Arizona and then 3...
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I have already objected to the modification of the...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, I understand the Senator from Iowa, Mr....
Mr. GRASSLEY. The Senator from Arizona used his 5 minutes, and I have yielded 3...
Mr. REID. I ask for 30 seconds.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Of my time?
Mr. REID. Yes.
Mr. GRASSLEY. If it is not more than 30 seconds and we can get the show on the...
Mr. REID. I say to everyone on that side of the aisle, we are going to have a...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield the remaining time to the Senator from Pennsylvania.
Mr. SANTORUM. I thank the Senator from Iowa. I take this opportunity today to...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield back the remainder of my time.
Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I enjoyed very much the speech of my colleague from...
Mr. DORGAN. If I might ask a question, it has been interesting to hear this...
Mr. McCAIN. What is the regular order?
Mr. CONRAD. If I might ask the Chair, the Senator from North Dakota ...
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Mr. CONRAD. That is correct. And I have yielded to my colleague, the Senator...
Mr. DORGAN. If I might ask a question, the discussion was quite interesting. I...
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, deficits inhibit growth and hurt the economic...
AMENDMENT NO. 214
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for...
Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, as soon as the Senator from Minnesota...
Mr. McCAIN. The Canadian Government is so concerned that it was a...
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Mr. McCAIN. In part it reads:
Mr. STEVENS. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. McCAIN. I will be glad to yield.
Mr. STEVENS. Will the Senator entertain a time agreement now?
Mr. McCAIN. I would like to wait, if it is agreeable to the Senator...
Mr. STEVENS. All right. Thank you.
Mr. McCAIN. The senior Senator, as well as the junior Senator, from...
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Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, first of all, I thank our colleague from Arizona for...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Dorgan...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the vote be moved to...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, no objection.
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, my colleague has pretty much covered this subject.
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Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from Minnesota for...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I yield my 2 minutes to the Senator from...
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I thank, again, Senator McCain, and I thank...
Mr. DAYTON. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. CONRAD. I am happy to yield, but if I can just finish my thought.
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I understand I have a minute remaining.
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, then I will entertain questions from my colleagues...
Mr. DORGAN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. DAYTON. When I finish my thought.
Mr. DORGAN. I just point out, if this were to injure downstream citizens in...
Mr. DAYTON. In the judgment of Minnesota, that is what you are doing.
Mr. STEVENS. I move to table the Senator's amendment and ask for the yeas and...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, Senator McCain has another amendment. It...
AMENDMENT NO. 230
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 230 and ask for its...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I rise to offer an amendment to reduce...
Mr. McCAIN. The controversy surrounding this project is not limited to...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I yield the floor.
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the amendment of the...
Yazoo Backwater Area, Mississippi
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Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I, too, rise in opposition to this amendment and...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, how much time do I have?
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I know of no two Members of the Senate who...
Mr. STEVENS. I yield the remainder of our time.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, we are going to proceed to a vote on four...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following the Kennedy...
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I want to say a couple...
Mr. STEVENS. No.
Mr. REID. There is a question as to whether or not she is going to be able to...
Mr. STEVENS. It is my hope that she will be able to modify the amendment. We...
Mr. REID. I also say that we have been through this and we are trying to limit...
Mr. STEVENS. We are saying 10 minutes. I think the Senate will see what 10...
Mr. STEVENS. Senator Kennedy has 2 minutes.
AMENDMENT NO. 123
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, my good friend from Alaska has alleged that the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I hope my good friend from Massachusetts will agree...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. HARKIN), the...
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Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. NICKLES. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 89
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, the Senate will now consider Senator...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I rise in support of my amendment. I urge the...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, the Senate is not order in order.
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, first I want to make sure from the Senator from New...
Mrs. CLINTON. Yes, it is the original proposal.
Mr. NICKLES. I urge our colleagues to vote to sustain a budget point of order...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask to speak using leader time for approximately 3...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, before doing that, I would be happy to yield to the...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. Majority Leader, I was going to move to waive the relevant...
Mr. FRIST. It would be more appropriate for you to go ahead.
Mrs. CLINTON. Pursuant to section 207(C) of H. Con. Res. 68, the concurrent...
Mr. FRIST. Using leader time, I just want to make a very brief comment because...
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I hadn't intended to speak, but I will be ...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have the authority of the leader to yield 1...
Mr. STEVENS. I am trying to finish this bill tonight. We are trying to get this...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. HARKIN), the...
Mr. DOMENICI. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. NICKLES. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: How long did that vote take?
AMENDMENT NO. 214
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, how much time do I have?
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I yield my minute to the Senator from...
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Arizona whose vigilance...
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, the time in opposition is on our side.
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, what has just been stated is not the case. The Corps...
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Mr. CONRAD. I urge my colleagues to support the tabling motion.
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Montana (Mr. BAUCUS), the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. CRAIG. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, what is the next amendment?
AMENDMENT NO. 230
Mr. STEVENS. May we have order? The Senator has time.
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, the Senate is not in order.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I understand I have 1 minute.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, this amendment would eliminate $14.5...
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, Senators should understand this is a project that...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for 1 minute while I...
Mr. STEVENS. This is the last of the stacked votes. After this vote is over, we...
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Nevada have a minute...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, Senator Mikulski offered an amendment earlier...
Mr. STEVENS. The Senator is right. I thought it was worked out. During this...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I say to the very cooperative Senator from Alaska,...
Mr. REID. The question is, Should we dispose of that after this vote?
Mr. STEVENS. If we do not dispose of it, it will be the first vote when we come...
Mr. REID. I also say, because there are a lot of Members in the Chamber now, we...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. HARKIN), the...
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CHANGE OF VOTE
Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, on rollcall vote No. 23, I voted yea. It was my...
Mr. COCHRAN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. STEVENS. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, if I could have the attention of the Senate, the...
Mr. REID. Is the Senator wishing to move forward on the first block at this time?
AMENDMENTS NOS. 165, 23, 70, 96, 113, 190, AND 174
Mr. STEVENS. I will call that up now. I ask unanimous consent that the...
Mr. REID. Every amendment is fine, except No. 166; we need to look at that, the...
Mr. STEVENS. Senator Byrd's? I will pull that out of the package, then.
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent they be agreed to en bloc.
AMENDMENT NO. 165
office of the president pro tempore emeritus
AMENDMENT NO. 23
AMENDMENT NO. 70
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
AMENDMENT NO. 96
AMENDMENT NO. 113
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AMENDMENT NO. 190
AMENDMENT NO. 174
Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mrs. BOXER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be...
AMENDMENTS NOS. 46, 72, 100, 159, 160, 191, AS MODIFIED, 233, AND 107
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I turn now to the amendments we have agreed to...
Mr. STEVENS. I know of no objection to these items. They have been cleared on...
AMENDMENT NO. 46
AMENDMENT NO. 72
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AMENDMENT NO. 100
AMENDMENT NO. 159
AMENDMENT NO. 160
AMENDMENT NO. 191
AMENDMENT NO. 233
AMENDMENT NO. 107
METHAMPHETAMINE REDUCTION
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I would like to have a word with the Chairman...
Mr. STEVENS. I was pleased to be able to make the Senator's amendment a part of...
Mr. CORZINE. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce an amendment along with...
Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I rise to discuss a provision that the Senate agreed...
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Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 191, AS MODIFIED
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have been asked, notwithstanding the actions...
Mr. STEVENS. I send the modification to the desk. It changes the word ``shall''...
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that the modification I made to amendment...
Mr. STEVENS. I urge passage of that amendment.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 138
Mr. REID. I have spoken to the managers of the bill. In an effort to save time,...
Mr. REID. And prior to the vote, that there be no second-degree amendment filed.
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, before discussing the Bingaman amendment No. 138,...
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask that that amendment be called up.
Mr. BINGAMAN. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be...
AMENDMENT NO. 138
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I offer this amendment on behalf of myself,...
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Mr. BINGAMAN. I reserve the remainder of my time.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I reserve the remainder of our time on that...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, Senator Cantwell has agreed to bring up...
Mr. BINGAMAN. May I ask what the unanimous consent request is?
Mr. REID. Cantwell for 20 minutes.
Mr. BINGAMAN. I would still have the initial minute or so?
Mr. REID. One minute prior to the vote.
Mr. BINGAMAN. I have no objection.
AMENDMENT NO. 108
Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 108
Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to add the following...
Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support this...
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Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, how much time does Senator...
Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I am a cosponsor of Senator...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, 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 unanimous consent that amendment be set...
Mr. STEVENS. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. STEVENS. Does the Senator from Wyoming wish to speak on the Cantwell...
Mr. ENZI. Yes.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, how much time remains on the Cantwell amendment?
Mr. STEVENS. I yield the Senator from Wyoming such time as he wishes.
Mr. ENZI. I thank the chairman.
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask Democratic Senators Lautenberg, Dodd, Wyden,...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, on the Cantwell amendment, what is the time...
Mr. STEVENS. Does Ms. Cantwell have any time remaining?
Mr. STEVENS. I yield back the remainder of our time. I move to table the...
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that amendment be set aside until a time...
Mr. STEVENS. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENTS NOS. 98, 99, AND 162, EN BLOC
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have on the desk a group of amendments that come...
AMENDMENT NO. 98
AMENDMENT NO. 99
AMENDMENT NO. 162
AMENDMENTS NOS. 35, 52, 58, 87, AND 220, EN BLOC
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, we have another group of amendments before the...
AMENDMENT NO. 35
AMENDMENT NO. 52
TITLE IV--TANF AND MEDICARE
AMENDMENT NO. 58
AMENDMENT NO. 87
AMENDMENT NO. 220
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENTS NOS. 26, 48, 92, 69, AND 224, EN BLOC
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have a group of amendments at the desk now that...
AMENDMENT NO. 26
AMENDMENT NO. 48
AMENDMENT NO. 92
AMENDMENT NO. 69
AMENDMENT NO. 224
AMENDMENT NO. 48
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, the purpose of this amendment is to redirect...
Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENTS NOS. 59, 34, 37, 38, 42, 49, 84, 128, 161, AND 206, EN BLOC
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I present another group of amendments to the desk....
AMENDMENT NO. 59
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AMENDMENT NO. 37
AMENDMENT NO. 38
AMENDMENT NO. 42
AMENDMENT NO. 49
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AMENDMENT NO. 84
AMENDMENT NO. 128
AMENDMENT NO. 161
AMENDMENT NO. 206
PRICE-ANDERSON
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise to discuss provisions in the Omnibus...
Mr. INHOFE. The Environment and Public Works Committee has had Price-Anderson...
Mr. VOINOVICH. I concur with both of my colleagues, Senators INHOFE and...
AMENDMENT NO. 49
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, the purpose of this amendment is to...
AMENDMENT NO. 59
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of an amendment that was...
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AMENDMENT NO. 59
Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, as the Senate moves forward on the Omnibus...
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AMENDMENT NO. 59
Mr. FEINGOLD. I support the Wyden-Feinstein Amendment. This amendment would...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, 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 have another series of amendments. These are the...
AMENDMENTS NOS. 49, 128, 65, AND 139, AS MODIFIED
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that where the word...
Mr. REID. I urge approval of the amendments en bloc.
AMENDMENT NO. 49, AS MODIFIED
AMENDMENT NO. 128, AS MODIFIED
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I want to make sure the clerk heard my...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I acknowledge my error. We have two of those in the...
Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote and to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: Was amendment No. 161...
Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Chair.
AMENDMENT NO. 74
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I send amendment No. 74 to the desk, which I...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my understanding that we are not doing this en...
Mr. STEVENS. This is one item standing alone. [Page:...
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Mr. REID. We have no objection to the amendment.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 74
Mr. STEVENS. I ask for adoption of the amendment.
Mr. REID. No objection.
Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. REID. Parliamentary inquiry.
Mr. REID. The group of amendments on defense and--energy and water have been...
Mr. STEVENS. Except for 34?
Mr. REID. Except for 34.
Mr. REID. I say to my friend from Alaska that amendment No. 158 has been...
Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Senator. We have one item we have to check.
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 137
Ms. LANDRIEU. I call up amendment No. 137 by Senator Lieberman and...
Ms. LANDRIEU. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
AMENDMENT NO. 137
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I thank the managers for working with us on this...
Mr. STEVENS. I have no objection to 2 minutes for the Senator.
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, as you may know, as the Chairman knows, there is...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I am proud to join with Senator LANDRIEU...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Louisiana. I am prepared...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, what is the regular order?
Mr. STEVENS. Following that, there are two other amendments that would be the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry.
Mr. REID. I say to my friend, the manager of the bill, it is my understanding...
Mr. REID. I say, then, for the benefit of Senators, we have Mikulski, Bingaman,...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, it would be my intention to attempt to adopt the...
AMENDMENT NO. 108
Mr. REID, I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. HARKIN) and the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. DASCHLE. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 138
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask that we bring up Bingaman amendment No. 138....
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask to add Senators JOHNSON, CLINTON, and...
Mr. STEVENS. I ask for agreement on the amendment.
Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. KYL. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 61
Mr. STEVENS. The third amendment was the amendment of Senator...
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Ms. MIKULSKI. I believe there is a unanimous consent.
Mr. STEVENS. Let me ask unanimous consent that we proceed to Senator...
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, we need consent that the Mikulski...
Mr. STEVENS. I am afraid I didn't read the whole unanimous consent.
Mr. REID. That will be fine.
Mr. STEVENS. I ask that that unanimous consent request be withdrawn and I be...
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that the order----
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that the order with respect to the...
Mr. BYRD. Reserving the right to object, it was my understanding we were going...
Mr. REID. Yes. I say to the Senator, one of them was approved by voice vote, so...
Mr. BYRD. This is the third vote. But this new request, what is this?
Mr. REID. This is to set up the order of debate on the Mikulski amendment which...
Mr. BYRD. For the moment, I object.
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, is there any way--if I can get the...
Mr. THOMAS. Yes, that is fine.
Ms. MIKULSKI. I didn't hear the Senator.
Mr. REID. We have 40 minutes. I am asking if we can reduce that to 15 on each...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Yes.
Mr. REID. I ask that that be agreed to: Rather than 20 minutes on each, it be...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I stated earlier that for the moment I object.
Mr. STEVENS. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. REID. I renew the Stevens request, as amended by me.
Mr. STEVENS. As what?
Mr. REID. The time.
Mr. STEVENS. OK.
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