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108th Congress (2003-2004)
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Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 472
Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I thank the clerk.
Mr. STEVENS. Madam President, I thank the Senator from California. My only...
Mrs. BOXER. I absolutely will agree. I am waiting for my coauthor, CHUCK...
Mr. STEVENS. Madam President, I do thank the Senator from California. It is our...
Mrs. BOXER. I thank my friend. And, yes, as soon as we get word, I will ask for...
Mr. STEVENS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. STEVENS. After conferring with the Senator from California, I ask unanimous...
Mrs. BOXER. I will take it from the top because this is such a crucial...
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Mr. BAYH. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mrs. BOXER. Yes.
Mr. BAYH. Is the Senator aware many of these countermeasures are made in the...
Mrs. BOXER. I am so pleased my friend would come over and engage in a colloquy...
Mr. BAYH. My colleague is quite right. I compliment her for this amendment. The...
Mrs. BOXER. Before my friend leaves the floor, I want to put up the FBI warning...
Mr. BAYH. In addition, my colleague is aware that I serve on the Intelligence...
Mrs. BOXER. My friend is so much on point. It is true that the attempt to down...
Mr. BAYH. My colleague pointed out that I pride myself as being fiscally...
Mrs. BOXER. My friend is right. We know that, right now--before we have even...
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Mr. BAYH. Or possibly from the sunroof of an SUV. It is difficult to secure the...
Mrs. BOXER. The Senator hasn't interrupted my argument; he has made it stronger...
HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES
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Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, Senator Schumer is working hard on a...
Mr. SCHUMER. I thank my colleague.
Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that I be given an additional 5 minutes,...
Mr. STEVENS. Reserving the right to object--I would not object--I consent that...
Mr. KENNEDY. Reserving the right to object--because I understand my friend just...
Mr. STEVENS. We do not have a time agreement on Senator Bayh's...
Mr. REID. Madam President, I say to the Senator from Massachusetts, it is not...
Mr. SCHUMER. I will be brief. I withdraw my request to accommodate my colleague...
Mr. SCHUMER. I withdraw the request.
Mr. SCHUMER. I commend my colleague from California. We all know she is a...
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Mr. STEVENS. The Senator from Alaska controls time at 5 minutes of 11.
Mr. REID. Madam President, parliamentary inquiry: Has the time for the Senator...
Mr. STEVENS. I yield 8 minutes to the Senator from Arizona.
Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, I rise to oppose this amendment because...
Mrs. BOXER. Will my colleague yield?
Mr. McCAIN. That the Senator from Alaska yielded, but I just say this...
Mrs. BOXER. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. McCAIN. I will be glad to respond to a question from the Senator...
Mrs. BOXER. I thank the Senator. I think the Senator makes a very important...
Mr. McCAIN. Does the Senator have a question or does she want to use...
Mrs. BOXER. I was hoping--I don't have any time left.
Mr. McCAIN. If the Senator has a question, I would be glad to respond....
Mrs. BOXER. I do have a question. I was just going to let the Senator know what...
Mr. STEVENS. Regular order.
Mrs. BOXER. I just wanted to know if my rationale made any sense.
Mr. McCAIN. I thank the Senator for her question, and I appreciate the...
Mr. STEVENS. Madam President, I say to the Senate that as a pilot, almost every...
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Mr. STEVENS. I want to announce that will be the first vote in a sequence that...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I failed to tell the manager of the bill that Senator...
Mr. STEVENS. I have no objection. The Senator has been waiting to speak. I am...
AMENDMENT NO. 474
Mr. BAYH. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk. I ask for its...
Mr. BAYH. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
SMALLPOX AND OTHER BIOTERRORISM INOCULATION ACTIVITIES
Mr. BAYH. Mr. President, I offer this amendment on behalf of myself, Senator...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, how much time do we have on our side?
Mr. KENNEDY. Sixteen and a half minutes.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have that divided...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I would like to retain a minute of my time, if the...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Fighting against the dangers of bioterrorism is a key aspect on...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise as a proud cosponsor of this amendment that...
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Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the amendment...
Mr. BAYH. Mr. President, I want to make two or three brief points in...
Mr. KENNEDY. How much time remains?
Mr. KENNEDY. We will reserve our time.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I can yield to the Senator from Massachusetts or...
Mr. KENNEDY. Is the Senator prepared to yield back, or is the Senator going to...
Mr. STEVENS. All right. I yield myself such time as I may use. I don't think I...
Mr. KENNEDY. How much time remains?
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I have been briefed by the Department of Defense....
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, for fiscal year 2004, this provides $3.7 billion...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, before the Senator from Florida takes the floor.
Mr. REID. It is my understanding on this amendment there will be 30 minutes--20...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I agree to the time, but I have not seen the...
Mr. REID. We will withhold the request until the Senator reviews the amendment.
Mr. STEVENS. I do not think there will be a problem.
Mr. REID. We can renew that request after Senator Stevens has had a...
Mr. STEVENS. If the Senator is prepared to renew his request, I am prepared to...
Mr. REID. I renew that request, Mr. President.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask that the vote on or in relation to the amendment...
Mr. REID. As per the other agreements, there will be no second-degree...
AMENDMENT NO. 459
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. I call up amendment No. 459.
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading...
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Health Administration
MEDICAL CARE
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, on behalf of a large number of our...
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[Department of Veterans Affairs News Release, Jan. 17, 2003]
VA Announces Record Budget, Health Care Changes
VA: Iraq War Veterans Will Need Care Denied to Others
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Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, there is no linkage between the January...
Mr. NELSON of Florida. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. I yield.
Mr. NELSON of Florida. I join my colleague from Florida in supporting his...
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, I express my appreciation for the...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, this amendment would provide an additional $375...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise in strong support of the Graham amendment...
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, the full attention of the Senate is focused today...
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Mr. STEVENS. What is the time situation?
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, I do not believe there are any Senators...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have to agree with my colleague from Florida that...
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, it seems the issue now is not whether we...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I now move to table the amendment of the Senator...
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion...
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Mr. STEVENS. I am not prepared to agree to the yeas and nays at this time.
Mr. STEVENS. I apologize. I thought the Senator used his time.
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. The Senator from Alaska is correct. I have used my time...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have no intention to deny that. I may wish to ask...
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. I yield the remainder of my time.
Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Senator. I do make the motion to table and reserve the...
AMENDMENT NO. 474, AS MODIFIED
Mr. STEVENS. I send to the desk a modification of that amendment on behalf of...
SMALLPOX AND OTHER BIOTERRORISM INOCULATION ACTIVITIES
Mr. STEVENS. The amendment has now been modified according to the submission I...
Mr. STEVENS. I now urge the adoption of the amendment.
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, the Senator from Nevada has an amendment, and I...
AMENDMENT NO. 488
Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk, and I ask for its...
Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, has it been read? Was the amendment read in full?
Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be read.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent there be 30 minutes on each...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I say to the manager of the bill, I am going to talk...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I withdraw the request for the unanimous consent,...
Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I have a very simple amendment.
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise to oppose this amendment. I very much...
Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I believe we will have relationships with France and...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise to respond. The fact is, there are dozens...
Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, the bill actually reflects sort of the sentiments we...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have spoken to the ranking member of the Foreign...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I would like to make a couple of points on this...
Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I am very aware of the role that Germany is playing...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, if I might, I would like to read an editorial...
Mr. ENSIGN. It has been asked, What should the United States do to repair our...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ensign amendment...
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, as I have explained to the managers of...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I understand there may be several Senators who wish...
Mr. McCAIN. I am sure it will not be long, but since my colleague...
Mr. STEVENS. For the interest of Senators, could we have some timeframe?
Mr. McCAIN. It should not be more than 15 or 20 minutes.
Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Senator.
AMENDMENT NO. 481
Mr. McCAIN. I have an amendment at the desk, and I ask for its...
LIMITATIONS ON OTHER PROVISIONS
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, as I said yesterday during the debate on...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I could direct a question to the Senator from...
Mr. CRAIG. No more than 5 minutes.
Mr. McCAIN. I mention to my colleague, I tried to get a handle on it....
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that when the Senator from Idaho finishes his...
Mr. McCAIN. I object.
Mr. REID. The Senator from Delaware.
Mr. McCAIN. After that, return to the Ensign amendment or return to...
Mr. REID. He is going to speak on the Ensign amendment. Then we would...
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Mr. REID. I am happy to. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Idaho,...
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I come to the floor to speak in support of S. 762,...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I rise in support of the amendment by the Senator...
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AMENDMENT NO. 488
Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I rise to speak against the amendment of a good...
Mr. McCAIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. BIDEN. I am happy to.
Mr. McCAIN. The Senator is aware there are German military and...
Mr. BIDEN. I am.
Mr. McCAIN. And have these Germans perhaps been associated with some...
Mr. BIDEN. Absolutely not. Any more than they should be in Iraq. This amendment...
Mr. McCAIN. One more question: As the ranking member and senior and...
Mr. BIDEN. Absolutely, positively not. Because of the, as some view them,...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I object.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I wish to speak against the McCain amendment. I...
AMENDMENT NO. 481
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to support funding for the...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I will not waste the time of this body...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I have a great deal of respect for Senator...
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I support the McCain amendment.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
Mr. KYL. Certainly.
Mr. REID. If the senior Senator from Arizona said the junior Senator wanted to...
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I was about to say there is no more honest Member of...
Mr. STEVENS. Parliamentary inquiry. It is my understanding there are two...
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent the McCain amendment be added as the third...
Mr. REID. And that there be no second degree amendments in order.
Mrs. BOXER. Parliamentary inquiry. Is my friend intending to move to table my...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, it is my understanding I have already moved to...
Mr. STEVENS. I am trying to work out the sequence. What is the second amendment...
AMENDMENT NO. 472
Mr. STEVENS. I ask for the yeas and nays on the Boxer amendment.
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Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, we have worked hard to protect aircraft by making...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, this amendment takes money from the Transportation...
Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent for 30 seconds.
Mrs. BOXER. Reserving the right to object, then I would like 30 seconds to...
Mr. STEVENS. If it is 30 seconds, I don't object, but the 30 seconds have a way...
Mr. STEVENS. No objection to 30 seconds on each side.
Mr. McCAIN. I will take ten seconds. I oppose the amendment, but I...
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I am very grateful. Senator McCain is my...
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS)...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LOTT. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 459 WITHDRAWN
Mr. STEVENS. Madam President, the next order of business is the amendment of...
Mr. STEVENS. I see my friend is here. Maybe he would like to announce, we have...
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Madam President, the Senator from Alaska has very...
Mr. STEVENS. Madam President, I thank the Senator. It is the proper thing to do.
AMENDMENT NO. 488 WITHDRAWN
Mr. ENSIGN. Madam President, regretfully, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw...
Mr. SARBANES. Madam President, I would like to address an inquiry to the...
AMENDMENT NO. 481
Mr. STEVENS. Madam President, we still have another amendment to vote ...
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Mr. STEVENS. I ask for the yeas and nays on the McCain amendment.
Mr. STEVENS. This is an up-or-down vote.
Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, could we, in this body, strike these...
Mr. STEVENS. Madam President, the Senator from Iowa has expressed opposition to...
Mr. McCAIN. Regular order, Madam President.
Mr. STEVENS. I am finished.
Mr. McCAIN. I ask for the regular order.
Mr. STEVENS. I took the time in opposition. I thought I was entitled to take...
Mr. McCAIN. I object.
Mr. HARKIN. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. HARKIN. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. KERRY) is...
Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. BOND. I move to lay that motion on the table.
VOTE CHANGE
Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, on vote No. 118 I am recorded as voting aye on...
Mr. REID. Senator Stevens, Senator Kohl has an amendment, and...
Mr. STEVENS. With due respect, we are still negotiating with several people,...
Mr. HARKIN. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be...
Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I was not in the Chamber prior to the last vote,...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. STEVENS. May I inquire if the Senator is willing to have a time agreement...
Mr. STEVENS. I asked if the Senator would be willing to discuss a time...
Mr. BREAUX. The answer is yes. What was the custom of some of the other...
Mr. STEVENS. The custom, as the Senator from Nevada says, is 20 minutes on your...
Mr. REID. Also with no second-degree amendment in order.
Mr. STEVENS. No second-degree amendments.
Mr. DORGAN. Reserving the right to object, I ask the Senator if that will...
Mr. BREAUX. I have no other request for time. Ten minutes is sufficient for me.
Mr. DORGAN. I have no objection.
AMENDMENT NO. 494
Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, I send to the desk amendment No. 494 and ask it be...
Mr. BREAUX. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
TITLE III--FEDERAL HOMELAND SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
United States Coast Guard
OPERATING EXPENSES
BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
Transportation Security Administration
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Office for Domestic Preparedness
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
United States Marshals Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Office of Justice Programs
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
District of Columbia Federal Funds
FEBERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, the committee has done a very good job in addressing...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I rise to support the amendment offered by my...
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Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, I reserve the remainder of my time.
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I wish to speak in support of the amendment offered by...
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Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I am pleased to join Senator BYRD, Senator...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I rise today in opposition to the Breaux amendment...
Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise in support of the Breaux Federal homeland...
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, it has been our hope that we could get the...
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Mr. BREAUX. How much time remains on both sides?
Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, I yield myself 5 minutes. I ask unanimous consent...
Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, the idea that Congress ought to be involved in how...
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Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, contrary to the suggestion of my friend from...
Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, $2.65 billion is not zeroing out counterintelligence...
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I move to table the amendment and ask for the yeas...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, it is my understanding...
Mr. COCHRAN. That is correct. I ask unanimous consent that the Breaux amendment...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I may direct a question.
Mr. COCHRAN. Yes, a motion to table was made. I now ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I direct a question to the manager of the bill. I have...
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, the Senator from Missouri has an amendment, and...
Mr. REID. I thank the Senator.
AMENDMENT NO. 499
Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the...
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Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I rise, along with my colleagues, Senators BOND,...
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise in strong support of the amendment by my...
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Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I rise to speak against the amendment. I respect...
AMENDMENT NO. 499 WITHDRAWN
Mr. BOND. Mr. President as cosponsor of this amendment, I ask the amendment be...
AMENDMENT NO. 500
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I have discussed this matter with my good friend from...
Mr. BOND. I ask unanimous consent reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my understanding that a number of Senators want...
Mr. REID. Yes.
Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I will speak briefly. First, I commend my friend and...
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I certainly support the sense of the Senate. We...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, Senator Feinstein has been waiting here all...
Mr. COCHRAN. I have no objection to that request, Mr. President.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senator from California be...
Mr. REID. Following that speech, I ask unanimous consent that Senator...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I was going to call up an amendment about...
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Ms. LANDRIEU. Will the Senator yield for a moment?
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I certainly will.
Ms. LANDRIEU. I thank the Senator from California. I particularly thank her for...
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent to have printed in...
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Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, the Senator from California is absolutely correct,...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from...
Mr. STEVENS. 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 remind Senators we are going to come up on a...
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PFC JESSICA LYNCH
Mr. REID. Mr. President, we all know the President pro tempore of the Senate,...
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I don't have first-hand knowledge of the agreement...
Ms. LANDRIEU. Yes.
Mr. COCHRAN. I have no objection to her proceeding until we vote at 4:45.
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, before I send my amendment to the desk, I want to...
AMENDMENT NO. 504
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
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Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I understand this amendment has been agreed to on...
Mr. STEVENS. Regular order.
AMENDMENT NO. 494
Mr. COCHRAN. The yeas and nays have been ordered, I think, Mr. President.
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. INOUYE) and the...
Mr. COCHRAN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. STEVENS. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, it is 5:20 now, and I want to update Members where we...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, we have asked Members to stay who have amendments...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am in the process of working. During the vote, I was...
Mr. STEVENS. 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. REID. I have spoken to the manager of the bill. The ranking member of the...
Mr. BYRD. Forty.
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from West Virginia be...
AMENDMENT NO. 508
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment.
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment...
Border and Transportation Security
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
Transportation Security Administration
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Office for Domestic Preparedness
United States Coast Guard
OPERATING EXPENSES
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS
Departmental Management
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I could direct a question to the Senator from West...
Mr. BYRD. Absolutely.
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Byrd amendment be temporarily set...
AMENDMENT NO. 504, AS MODIFIED
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I send my amendment to the desk with a...
Ms. LANDRIEU. I thank the Senator from West Virginia for yielding for a few...
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AMENDMENT NO. 508
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I sent to the desk an amendment and I asked unanimous...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Mr. Hollings be...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, on March 25, 2003, the President sent to Congress a...
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may consume under the...
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Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, this amendment is a modified version of the...
Mr. HOLLINGS. Will the Senator yield me 3 minutes?
Mr. BYRD. How much time do I have?
Mr. BYRD. I yield.
Mr. HOLLINGS. There is no one I admire more than my distinguished colleague...
Mr. BYRD. I thank my friend from South Carolina. He is a good listener. As far...
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Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, it is with some trepidation that I oppose the...
Mr. BYRD. How much time remains?
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, my friend from Mississippi says the folks downtown...
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I move to table the amendment. I ask for the yeas...
Mr. COCHRAN. I understand there are discussions with the acting leader on the...
Mr. REID. If the Senator will yield, Senator Stevens has indicated it...
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Mr. COCHRAN. That is satisfactory with this side.
Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the present amendment be...
AMENDMENT NO. 479
Mr. HOLLINGS. I call up the amendment and ask the clerk to report the sense of...
Mr. HOLLINGS. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, right to the point, the comment was made just a...
Sour Mood Pervades the Economic Front
Yearlong Decline in Dollar Is Little Help on Trade Gap
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Mr. HOLLINGS. I quote hurriedly, Mr. President, just to emphasize, if you...
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Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, before I forget, I ask unanimous consent to have...
Washington Talks a Blue Streak As Social Security's Red Ink Runs
No Excuse for Tax Cuts
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A Fair Payment for War
Mr. HOLLINGS. Right to the point, we got voodoo II here the year before last...
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, the distinguished Senator from South Carolina is...
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Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I will vote not to table the Hollings amendment.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time between the two...
Mr. COCHRAN. There is no objection on this side.
Mr. REID. I don't know if the Senator from Mississippi can answer this...
Mr. COCHRAN. My understanding is Senator Stevens wanted an opportunity...
Mr. REID. We will go ahead and start the vote then.
VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 508
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Kentucky (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. INOUYE) and the...
Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. CRAIG. I move to lay that motion on the table.
VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 479
Mr. COCHRAN. I ask for the yeas and nays if they have not been ordered.
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. BUNNING)...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. INOUYE) and the...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay...
Mr. STEVENS. I now yield to the Senator from South Carolina.
Mr. HOLLINGS. I ask unanimous consent that the distinguished Senator from West...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when Senator...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I would like to inquire as to whether or not, in the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, we are doing everything we can. I thought we were...
Mr. STEVENS. We will do everything we can to shorten the time.
Mr. BYRD. I wonder if it might be possible to get agreement that the vote would...
Mr. STEVENS. We can't do it because we are still reviewing the managers' package.
Mr. REID. I would say, if I could, if the Senator would yield, through the...
Mr. SPECTER addressed the Chair.
Mr. SPECTER. I send my amendment to the desk. I ask unanimous consent that the...
Mr. STEVENS. Senator, I don't think the Schumer amendment is there yet.
Mr. SCHUMER addressed the Chair.
AMENDMENT NO. 514
Mr. SCHUMER. I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate...
Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
AMENDMENT NO. 515
Mr. SPECTER. I ask that my amendment now be in order.
Mr. SPECTER. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, the essence of my amendment is to provide...
Mr. SPECTER. Similarly, the City of Pittsburgh has had increases in...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent that a chart be...
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