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108th Congress (2003-2004)
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AMENDMENT NO. 791
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I call up amendment number 791.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, if I could have the attention of the distinguished...
Mr. LEVIN. If I could ask the Senator to yield, it is my understanding that the...
Mr. REID. If the Chair would allow me, Senator Daschle agreed to the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished leader. Perhaps in the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I first express to colleagues in the Senate our...
AMENDMENT NO. 804
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I offer an amendment on behalf of Senator...
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Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, we have no objection to this amendment.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 805
Mr. LEVIN. I offer an amendment on behalf of Senator Sarbanes that...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 707, AS MODIFIED
Mr. WARNER. On behalf of Senator Inhofe, I offer an amendment that...
Mr. LEVIN. There is no objection.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 791, AS MODIFIED
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I offer a modified amendment on behalf of Senator...
Mr. LEVIN. I am not sure I can hear the Chair.
Mr. LEVIN. We do.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, the Senate will soon adopt a new national Defense...
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Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I support the Daschle-Johnson amendment to the...
Mr. WARNER. It is cleared on both sides.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 787, AS MODIFIED
Mr. WARNER. On behalf of Senator Santorum, I offer an amendment to...
Mr. LEVIN. It has been cleared on this side.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 806
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Biden, I send an...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 788, AS MODIFIED
Mr. WARNER. I offer an amendment to make available funds for operation and...
Mr. LEVIN. No objection on this side.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 807
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Bingaman, I offer an...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, it is cleared on both sides.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 808
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Santorum, I offer an...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, we have no objection to the amendment.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay...
AMENDMENT NO. 743, AS MODIFIED
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Graham, I offer an...
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Mr. LEVIN. There is no objection to the amendment.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 723, AS MODIFIED
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Lott, I offer an...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, this amendment has been cleared on both sides.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 809
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Santorum, I offer an...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, there is no objection on this side.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 810
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Domenici, I offer an...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, there is no objection on this side.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 760
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Cochran and others, I...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, there is no objection on this side.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, likewise, I ask unanimous consent to be added as a...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 790, AS MODIFIED
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Bingaman, I offer an...
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Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 811
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I offer an amendment which would amend section 2611...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, we support the Warner amendment.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there be a period...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 737
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Nelson of Florida, I...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the amendment has been cleared on both sides.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 812
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator McCain, I offer an...
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Mr. LEVIN. We have no objection.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 813
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Hutchison, I offer an...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, we support the amendment.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 814
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Chambliss, I offer an...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, we have no objection.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 815
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Mikulski, I offer an...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, it is cleared on both sides.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 816
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Bennett, I offer an...
Mr. LEVIN. We have no objection to the amendment on this side.
Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote. [Page:...
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Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 817
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators MCCAIN, SESSIONS, LINDSEY...
Mr. WARNER. The amendment has been cleared on both sides.
Mr. LEVIN. We have no objection on this side.
Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 818
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Boxer, I offer an...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the matter is cleared on both sides.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 819
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of myself, I offer an amendment which...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, we support the amendment. I ask unanimous consent...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the junior Senator from...
Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 789, AS MODIFIED
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Bunning, I offer an...
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Mr. LEVIN. We have no objection on this side.
Mr. WARNER. We have no objection. This has been cleared on both sides.
Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 820
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Sessions, I offer an...
Mr. LEVIN. We have no objection to the amendment.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor...
Mr. LEVIN. We have no objection to the amendment on this side.
Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 821
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Landrieu, I offer an...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor of...
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Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 727
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Bunning, I offer an...
Mr. LEVIN. We have no objection to the amendment on this side.
Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 822
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I offer an amendment that would provide an equitable...
Mr. LEVIN. There is no objection to the amendment on this side.
Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 823
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk on behalf of Senator...
Mr. LEVIN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 824
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Feinstein, Senator...
Mr. WARNER. There has been a clearance on this side.
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Mr. LEVIN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 785
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Dodd, I offer an...
Mr. LEVIN. I apologize.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, it has been cleared on this side. I ask unanimous...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent to be added as a...
AMENDMENT NO. 821
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I can think of few better uses of Federal dollars...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I believe we are ready to proceed.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if the Senator will yield, without losing his right to...
Mr. WARNER. Yes.
Mr. REID. Tremendous progress has been made in the last few hours, as we have...
Mr. WARNER. May I suggest we put in a quorum call.
Mr. REID. Would the Senator from Virginia do that, please.
Mr. WARNER. The Senator from Virginia suggests the absence of a quorum.
Mr. WARNER. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now resume...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I may interrupt, I failed to mention this to my...
Mr. WARNER. Yes, that is acceptable.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following the...
Mr. WARNER. We have a package of amendments. There are additional amendments,...
Mr. REID. These are subject to relevant second-degree amendments.
Mr. WARNER. I say to my distinguished colleague, there is a Boxer amendment...
Mr. REID. We just got a call from Senator Byrd. We are going to have...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 691
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, again I proceed to a unanimous consent request as...
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, Domenici, Kerry, Landrieu, Grassley...
Mr. WARNER. I ask unanimous consent that following disposition of the above...
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that at a time...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if the Senator will yield, this took just a few...
Mr. WARNER. I thank the distinguished Democratic leader. He has been too modest...
AMENDMENT NO. 691
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, is the Murray amendment called up?
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask that I be allowed to add cosponsors as...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, the Senate now has before it a very important...
Mrs. MURRAY. Thank you, Mr. President.
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Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I wish to, first, thank the Senator from...
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Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I yield up to 10 minutes to my colleague from...
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the Murray amendment.
Mr. CARPER. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. SESSIONS. Yes.
Mr. BROWNBACK. On your time, Mr. President.
Mr. CARPER. I just want 1 minute, if I could.
Mr. SESSIONS. I yield for 1 minute, if he would use Senator Murray's...
Mrs. MURRAY. I am happy to yield 1 minute to the Senator.
Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, on the issue the Senator raises in relation to the...
Mr. SESSIONS. Will the Senator yield for a question? Does the Senator yield?
Mr. CARPER. I just wanted to make that clear.
Mr. SESSIONS. I do not think the Senator, who is a great colleague, would...
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Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I reserve the remainder of my time.
Mrs. MURRAY. How much time remains on our side?
Mrs. MURRAY. I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from Illinois.
Mr. DURBIN. I thank the Senator from Washington. I listened to a description of...
Mrs. MURRAY. This amendment does not require the Federal Government to pay for...
Mr. DURBIN. So under this amendment, women in the U.S. military who seek,...
Mrs. MURRAY. That is correct.
Mr. DURBIN. Secondly, there has been a suggestion made that if your amendment...
Mrs. MURRAY. That is not correct. The amendment, as I have offered, has a...
Mr. DURBIN. So if a doctor at a military hospital says, even though this young...
Mrs. MURRAY. That is absolutely correct. This amendment does not compel any...
Mr. DURBIN. There has also been a suggestion that in U.S. military hospitals...
Mrs. MURRAY. Would the Senator restate the question?
Mr. DURBIN. It is my understanding that under certain circumstances, such as...
Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator is correct. In all military facilities, women who are...
Mr. DURBIN. I thank the Senator from Washington. That clarifies some of the...
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Mr. BROWNBACK. How much time do I have remaining?
Mr. BROWNBACK. If I could engage and ask the Senator from Washington, to make...
Mrs. MURRAY. Yes, the Senator is correct.
Mr. BROWNBACK. By striking subsection (b), that section reads: Restriction on...
Mrs. MURRAY. If the Senator will hold a second, I will check and then respond.
Mr. BROWNBACK. I will make my full point. We are talking about overseas...
Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator is correct only in that it would strike the language...
Mr. BROWNBACK. Maybe the Senator can answer this. This would open up both...
Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator is correct. I remind the Senator that domestically in...
Mr. BROWNBACK. Still, she would have access to DOD facilities in the U.S.
Mrs. MURRAY. Yes, and she would have to pay for it out of her own money.
Mr. BROWNBACK. I also note the Senator from Illinois talked about conscience...
Mrs. MURRAY. Under current law, all medical providers in the Department of...
Mr. BROWNBACK. Thank you. Your amendment does not have conscience clause...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I will make a couple of points. Under current law,...
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Mr. BROWNBACK. How much time remains on both sides?
Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I wish to make a couple comments in regard to...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, how much time remains on my side?
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. May I have 5 minutes?
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from California.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I thank the Chair. Mr. President, I also thank the Senator from...
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I thank the Chair. Let me just make a point.
Mrs. MURRAY. I yield the Senator such time as she needs.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I thank the Senator.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, this is just one example of what a women living...
Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I support the Murray-Snowe amendment. I comment...
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the amendment offered...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I commend Senator MURRAY for her effort to...
Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I think perhaps we are ready to proceed with a...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, how much time remains?
Mr. BROWNBACK. I am prepared to yield back my time. The issue has been well...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, the Senator from California has given a very clear...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. KERRY) is...
Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote. ...
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Mr. SANTORUM. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: At this point the bill is...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, will the Senator yield on that?
Mr. WARNER. Would the Presiding Officer advise the Senate with regard to the...
Mr. WARNER. Could the Presiding Officer recite those amendments in their...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, therefore, it would be in order at this time for any...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
Mr. WARNER. Yes.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I could ask the distinguished managers of the bill...
Mr. WARNER. We have no objection.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 923
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I rise to ask unanimous consent to provide help...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I object.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, does this include...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I call upon the proponent of the amendment.
Mr. KENNEDY. Reserving the right to object, if we can't get an answer to that.
Mr. WARNER. We are about to get an answer, I advise the Senate.
Mr. KENNEDY. I am sorry.
Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask the Senator from Massachusetts to repeat...
Mr. KENNEDY. Does this include the more than 1 million workers whose...
Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, if I may respond, my bill is a clean 6-month...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, further holding the right to object, does it...
Ms. MURKOWSKI. I repeat that this is a clean 6-month extension of the Temporary...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I object.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, there is a very clear reason the request of the...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I object. [Page: S6913]
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask the Republican leader: Why don't we then just...
Mr. NICKLES. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. KENNEDY. I will not yield.
Mrs. CLINTON. Yes. I think the Senator from Massachusetts--
Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I object.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I think this is a pretty clear indication about...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, just for the information of our colleagues, to make...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I wanted to ask my friend from Oklahoma to yield...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I will propound a unanimous consent request.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if the Senator will yield, I have no objection. I...
Mr. WARNER. I ask for the yeas and nays on the two votes, both the Warner...
Mr. WARNER. Will the Chair repeat that?
Mr. WARNER. I request the yeas and nays on the Warner amendment and the Boxer...
AMENDMENT NO. 825
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I thank Senator Reid and Senator...
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, at this time, does my friend want to bring his...
AMENDMENT NO. 826
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment which is in the...
Mrs. BOXER. I prefer to have it as a first-degree amendment. It will be much...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I will later advise the Senate with regard to the...
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, the spirit of my amendment is very clear. I am very...
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Mrs. BOXER. I am proud to have their support. There can be no stronger advocate...
Fact Sheet: The Bush Administration's Contracts With Halliburton
HISTORY OF BROWN & ROOT PROBLEMS
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS WITH BROWN & ROOT
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OTHER IRAQ CONTRACTS
ENDNOTES
Mrs. BOXER. When we look at this congressional notification, which was very...
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Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mrs. BOXER. I would be so happy to yield.
Mr. DURBIN. I am a lawyer, and those are known as weasel words because if that...
Mrs. BOXER. Absolutely. My particular amendment that will be voted on is more...
Mr. DURBIN. I ask the Chair if the Senator would yield for this question. Will...
Mrs. BOXER. Yes.
Mr. DURBIN. In this situation, has the Department of Defense made any...
Mrs. BOXER. That is correct, they have. In a letter to Representative...
Mr. DURBIN. If the Senator will further yield for a question, what the Senator...
Mrs. BOXER. That is all I am doing.
Mr. DURBIN. If the Senator will yield for a further question, in most...
Mrs. BOXER. I am trying to say what you stated. If Halliburton or subsidiaries...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Will the Senator yield for a question? This could be described...
Mrs. BOXER. I think my friend, a very successful businessman, has put his...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Yes. Often we say business as usual; this is business as unusual.
Mrs. BOXER. I say to my friend, it is very unusual. When
Mr. LAUTENBERG. It turned out to be a fire sale.
Mrs. BOXER. Another excellent point.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Will the Senator yield? [Page:...
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Mrs. BOXER. The estimated face value.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. So if $7 billion became $10 billion--is there any limitation?
Mrs. BOXER. Legally, as I look at it, it says estimated face value.
Mrs. BOXER. I yield 5 minutes to my friend from New Jersey and retain the...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I thank my friend and colleague from California. I support...
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I reserve the remainder of my time.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to modify my amendment. I...
Mrs. BOXER. Reserving the right to object, I don't know whether I will object....
Mr. WARNER. Fine. Let me just explain to the Senator what it is. The Senator,...
Mrs. BOXER. If the Senator wants to give me 2 minutes, I am just looking at it...
Mr. WARNER. Let me read it.
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. I am just going...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we proceed as if in...
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