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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, there is no doubt that major cities, such as...
Exhibit 1
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, how much of my 15 minutes remains?
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished chairman of...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have asked for a portion of the time of the...
Mr. SCHUMER addressed the Chair.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I believe I have time. I will yield 3 minutes to...
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I heard my friend from Pennsylvania speak on----
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, will the Senator allow me to interrupt for a...
Mr. SCHUMER. Please.
Mr. STEVENS. The problem has come up in connection with the unanimous consent...
Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Senator from New York.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I heard my friend from Pennsylvania speak for his...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I support the Schumer-Clinton-Mikulski amendment...
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Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I am pleased to join Senators SCHUMER, CLINTON,...
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Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise in strong support of Senator...
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Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the amendment offered by...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, September 11, 2001, taught us that the Nation is...
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Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, first, let me thank Senator Schumer for...
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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I yield 3 minutes to another sponsor of the...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I am pleased to join with my colleagues, Senators...
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I rise in support of the Schumer amendment, but I...
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I yield 2 minutes to the Senator from Michigan, who...
Ms. STABENOW. I thank my colleague. I rise as a cosponsor of this amendment. I...
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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, by way of a brief reply and comment on the...
Mr. SCHUMER. I inquire how much time I have.
Ms. LANDRIEU. Will the Senator from Pennsylvania yield?
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I wish to respond to the Senator from Pennsylvania...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I think the Senator from Louisiana makes a valid...
Ms. LANDRIEU. I thank the Senator for his comments. I look forward to working...
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to add Senator...
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I yield to the Senator from New Jersey 2 minutes.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise in support of the amendment offered by...
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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I yield to the Senator from Mississippi.
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, the bill reported by the committee provides an...
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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I yield to the distinguished chairman.
Mr. STEVENS. How much time remains, Mr. President?
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I want to make clear what I stated before. I do...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. SPECTER. How much time remains on our side?
Mr. SPECTER. On the other side?
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I am prepared to yield back time if the Senator...
Mr. SCHUMER. I am prepared to yield back our time as well so we can move this...
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. BUNNING)...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. INOUYE) and the...
CHANGE OF VOTE
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, on vote No. 122, I voted aye. It was my intention to...
VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 514
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the Schumer amendment.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to table that amendment.
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. BUNNING)...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. INOUYE) and the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I would like to be able to discuss what we are...
Mr. McCAIN. Ten minutes.
Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent we listen to Senator McCain for...
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Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent to be recognized when he has finished.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, approximately 40 minutes ago, maybe a half...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have great respect for the Senator from Arizona....
Mr. BYRD. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. STEVENS. I yield to my friend.
Mr. BYRD. Why don't we just finish this Tuesday?
Mr. STEVENS. If we finish this Tuesday, the bill cannot be finished by next...
Mr. BYRD. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. STEVENS. Yes, sir. [Page: S4802]
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Mr. BYRD. In the request that will be propounded with respect to the...
Mr. STEVENS. In the conference on the supplemental, following the procedures...
Mr. BYRD. Will the Senator yield further?
Mr. STEVENS. Yes.
Mr. BYRD. Other Senators may do as they wish. This Senator is going to go home....
Mr. BYRD. I thank the Chair.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, my great friend from West Virginia today told me of...
Mr. BYRD. The Senator does not owe me an apology.
Mr. STEVENS. I thought we would finish the bill in time for the Senator to be...
Mr. BYRD. The Senator has always been courteous to me. I have no quarrel with...
Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Senator.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I do not want to prolong the debate. The...
Mr. STEVENS. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. McCAIN. No. I would like to finish first.
Mr. STEVENS. No, I will wait.
Mr. McCAIN. All I am saying is we do not know. There may be good...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I am grateful to the Senator from Arizona for that...
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Mr. DASCHLE. We can offer it on his behalf.
Mr. STEVENS. Will the Chair lay before the Senate Senator Kohl's...
AMENDMENT NO. 455
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 455.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
``PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following the...
Mr. HARKIN. I object.
Mr. STEVENS. I withdraw the request.
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. Would the Senator renew his request?
Mr. STEVENS. I intend to renew the request. This is a unanimous consent that...
AMENDMENT NO. 455
Mr. KOHL. Mr. President,
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Mr. KOHL. In the last month, we have heard many voices expressing many views of...
Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, as U.S. and allied forces steadfastly...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, the Senator from Wisconsin mentioned Saudi...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I don't know of anyone on our side who asked for...
Mr. WYDEN. Reserving the right to object, I will be very brief. I am very...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, the Senator's amendment would change the procedure...
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, the first amendment offered by the...
Mr. STEVENS. We will have a dialog here about the debt ceiling amendment, and I...
Mr. STEVENS. The parliamentary situation is: We will vote on the Kohl...
AMENDMENTS NOS. 440, 500, AND 504, WITHDRAWN
Mr. STEVENS. I would say there are amendments at the desk that have been...
Mr. STEVENS. I will withdraw the other amendment when we have the dialog after...
Mr. STEVENS. I ask for the yeas and nays on the Kohl amendment.
Mr. FRIST. I announce that the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. BUNNING), the...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD), the...
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Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. DASCHLE. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. Senator, let me thank all Members for their patience and...
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senators...
AMENDMENT NO. 522
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk, a series of...
Mr. STEVENS. I withdraw that. Is it possible we might have a voice vote? I will...
Mr. STEVENS. I call the attention of the clerk to the fact that there are...
Mr. McCAIN. May I ask what that means?
Mr. STEVENS. It just means they were not numbered. We took out some amendments...
Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I rise today to speak about an amendment I have...
Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, today I am proud to offer an amendment with Senator...
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, the amendment I offer today would restore fiscal...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, my amendment will increase funding by $295 million...
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Mr. STEVENS. I thank all Members for their patience and courtesy. And as the...
AMENDMENT NO. 435, WITHDRAWN
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, according to the Treasury Department, the statutory...
Mr. REID. I would say to the distinguished chairman of the Appropriations...
Mr. STEVENS. I appreciate the cooperation of the Democratic whip, and given his...
ATAP
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise to address Senator MCCONNELL, the...
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I join my colleague from New Mexico in questioning...
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Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. Chairman, this makes no sense to me as this Nation contiues...
Mr. McCONNELL. I would agree with the Senator from New Mexico that this seems...
Ms. LANDRIEU. I thank the Chairman for his direction on this matter.
Mr. LEAHY. I can understand the concerns of the Senator from Louisiana and the...
Mr. DOMENICI. I thank the Chairman and Ranking Member for their interest in,...
SURPLUS FOOD AID TO IRAQ
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, 2 weeks ago Ambassador Wendy Chamberlain of the U.S....
Mr. BENNETT. Yes, that use is entirely permitted. I agree that we should do all...
Mr. KOHL. I think that this is an excellent suggestion, and I would support the...
Mrs. BOXER. I thank my colleagues.
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Mr. LEVIN. I am pleased that this supplemental appropriations bill contains...
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, reluctantly, I am voting for this supplemental...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise to support this important bill that will...
Mr. STEVENS. Do we have the yeas and nays on final passage? I am too tired. We...
Mr. STEVENS. Parliamentary inquiry: There is no further business to be had on...
Mr. STEVENS. Good night, ladies and gentlemen.
Mr. FRIST. I announce that the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning),...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd),...
Mr. REID. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. STEVENS. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I announce for Senator Byrd that at the time...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order for the...
Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning...


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