Congressional Record
108th Congress (2003-2004)
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SCHEDULE
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I would like to state the plan for today. Under...
Mr. REID. Yes, if my distinguished friend will yield.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have, on this side, a number of people who wish to...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, could I make an inquiry?
Mr. REID. Yes. And I think it would be better if we alternated back and forth...
Mr. GRASSLEY. That is the point I wanted to make.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today we stand on the threshold of a truly historic...
SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOWER INCOME SENIORS
IMPROVEMENTS TO TRADITIONAL MEDICARE
NEW HEALTH CARE CHOICES
STRENGTHENING HEALTH CARE IN RURAL AMERICA
CONTROLLING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
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HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
DEMOGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield 15 minutes to the Senator from New...
Mr. GREGG. I thank the Senator from Iowa.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I make an announcement to Democrat Senators. I have...
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Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I rise today to express my opposition to this bill, a...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Wyoming. I...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if the Senator will yield, I would say the same thing....
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, first let me thank the chairman of the committee who...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield the Senator 3 more minutes.
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I thank the chairman. As I said, I happen to be...
Mr. KERRY. I thank the Chair.
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, it is my privilege to give 5 minutes to the...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, with all due respect, while listening to some...
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Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise to talk about the bill before us.
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, let me inquire of the Democrats. Could we have a...
Mr. REID. Senator Akaka is here and raring to go.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Thank you very much.
Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I rise today to express my opposition to the...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield myself 30 seconds, before I yield to the Senator from...
Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I thank the chairman for his most gracious remarks....
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Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I yield myself 9 minutes.
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Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Arkansas. If there is no...
Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, I rise to speak about the Medicare prescription...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield the Senator 1 additional minute.
Mrs. LINCOLN. I thank the Senator from Iowa.
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Mr. LIEBERMAN. I thank the Chair.
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Mr. LIEBERMAN. I ask unanimous consent for the 1 minute that Senator...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. Proponents of this prescription drug bill have tampered with...
THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG LEGISLATION
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I cannot, in good conscience, vote for cloture and...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield 6 minutes to Senator Breaux.
Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, I thank the chairman of the committee.
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Ms. MIKULSKI. Good morning, Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to use such...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, this was a day I had always looked forward to, a...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, on our side, I think the time we have allocated--we...
Mr. REID. I have allocated a lot of that time. I ask unanimous consent that...
Mr. THOMAS. I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Pennsylvania.
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise in support of this conference report. I...
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, my understanding is that the Senator from New York...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I may speak briefly, I say through the Chair to the...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, there are a number of significant issues that have...
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Mrs. CLINTON. I will put a chart up that gives a short summary for any...
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Mr. THOMAS. I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Arizona.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, we have before us a conference report that...
Mr. THOMAS. I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Texas.
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be told in 3...
Mrs. HUTCHISON. After I use 3 minutes. Thank you.
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Mr. THOMAS. Under our agreement, we will slip over to that side and then...
Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, without objection, I yield myself 5 minutes from...
Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, we have a very important vote coming up shortly on...
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Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I think we have agreement we would yield 7 minutes...
Mr. HATCH. It is my understanding I have 7 minutes.
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I have listened carefully to the debate on H.R. 1...
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Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, will the Senate turn its back today on...
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I will react to some of the comments, particularly...
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Mr. REID. I yield the Senator from Massachusetts 1 minute additional.
Mr. KENNEDY. Would the Chair notify me when I have 1 minute remaining.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, in a very short period of time, the Senate will be...
Mr. KENNEDY. Now, Mr. President, we are strongly committed--when this bill...
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Mr. KENNEDY. I thought I asked the Chair to inform me when I had 1 minute left.
Mr. KENNEDY. Well, Mr. President, I hope we will not invoke cloture.
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I yield to the Senator from Utah for 3 minutes.
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I have listened to my dear friend and colleague from...
Mr. KENNEDY. Will the Senator yield on that point?
Mr. HATCH. I only have a few minutes, so I would like to finish my comments.
Mr. KENNEDY. Will the Senator yield on that issue?
Mr. HATCH. I am going to finish in just a minute.
Mr. HATCH. I yield the floor.
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I yield 2 minutes to the Senator from Vermont.
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I have been listening closely to our colleagues...
Mr. JEFFORDS. May I have an additional 1 minute?
Mr. THOMAS. Without objection.
Mr. JEFFORDS. Forty million seniors and disabled Americans need help now. They...
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AARP Calls on Vermont Congressional Delegation To Vote for Medicare Rx Bill
Vermont Physicians and Hospitals Strongly Support Passage of Medicare Reform...
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Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, could the Chair tell us how much time remains on...
Mr. THOMAS. I thank the Chair. I yield such time as he may consume to the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I should not take more than 5 minutes, so please...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I yield 7 minutes to the Senator from Massachusetts,...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I didn't hear a word from the chairman of the...
Mr. THOMAS. I yield 3 minutes to the Senator from Louisiana.
Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, I think one of the subjects that really united both...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, my understanding is that we have 12 minutes left.
Mr. REID. We have allocated time to Senator Edwards, 3 minutes; is...
Mr. REID. I yield 8 minutes to the Senator from Massachusetts, Mr....
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I will just take a few moments to review for our...
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I would like to take a few minutes to rebut some of...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I see the Senator from North Carolina here. He...
Mr. KENNEDY. I am glad to yield that to the Senator. I know he intended to speak.
Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Massachusetts. I spoke...
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Mr. EDWARDS. I thank the Chair.
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I yield 1 minute to the Senator from Montana.
Mr. KENNEDY. How much time do we have?
Mr. KENNEDY. I will be glad to wait until the Senator concludes, and then I...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, there is not a lot to say in 1 minute. I will do the...
Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, the Senator from Montana just admitted the case. He...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, we bring debate to a close prior to a very historic...
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Mr. FRIST. What will people tell millions of Americans or millions of...
CLOTURE MOTION
Cloture Motion
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Alabama (Mr....
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, for purposes of time management under cloture, I...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, on behalf of myself and Senators GRASSLEY, BAUCUS,...
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Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now be 2 hours of...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, we will shortly begin debate for 2 hours, as we just...
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, obviously the pending motion is now the matter...
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Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, the distinguished Senator in charge left the floor...
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, the Budget and Impoundment Control Act will be 30...
Mr. DOMENICI. I will complete in 2 minutes.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, will the Senator withhold?
Mr. NICKLES. I will be happy to yield.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, on our side, Senator Graham will speak for 10...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I yield myself as much time as I might consume. ...
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Mr. DASCHLE. I will yield time in just a moment to my colleagues. First, I will...
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U.S. Senate Rollcall Votes 107th Congress--2nd Session
VOTE SUMMARY
VOTE COUNTS
ALPHABETICAL BY SENATOR NAME
GROUPED BY VOTE POSITION
GROUPED BY HOME STATE
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Mr. DASCHLE. I yield 10 minutes to the distinguished Senator from Florida.
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, given my expanded amount of time, I would...
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Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. I ask for an additional 5 minutes.
Mrs. BOXER. Reserving the right to object--of course, I will not object--I...
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. There is a question more serious than the question I...
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. President, I leave that question with you and hope...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, first of all, I should find out how much time we...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield myself such time as I might consume.
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, the Senator from California has already been...
Mr. REID. That is correct.
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, let me tell you where we are because people watching...
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Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I commend my colleague from California. Bring that...
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Will...
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I find this to be a little bit of a surreal...
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Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, that is the policy. What is the history of this...
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Mr. CORZINE. Mr. President, I want to speak for about 5 minutes about...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield whatever time he might consume, up to 5 minutes, to the...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I wish to add a couple of comments to my earlier...
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Mr. DURBIN. Under the unanimous consent, I believe I have been allocated 5...
Mr. DURBIN. I ask for 4 and ask if the Chair will notify me when I have 1...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, we reserve the last 4 minutes for the Democratic leader.
Mr. GRASSLEY. I want to take 30 seconds and then yield 5 minutes to the Senator...
Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, we have reached that point where the debate is on...
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Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, how much time remains on either side?
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, make no mistake about it, the issue before us--that...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I might consume, and...
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Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, this is our last chance to do something to control...
Mr. DASCHLE. I yield the remainder of my time.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. FRIST. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. McCONNELL. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. DASCHLE. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. DAYTON. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be...
Mr. DAYTON. It is with a heavy heart I rise to speak against, and later vote...
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Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 5 minutes.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I have a question, Mr. President, about the process. Is the...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. So that any speeches now are made under cloture.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I thank the Chair.
Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, for the information of my colleagues, Senator...
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 1839
Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I sought recognition to talk about our economy and,...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I am very pleased that my colleague Senator...
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Mrs. CLINTON. I yield back to the Senator from Oregon.
Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed to the immediate...
Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I want to make a...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I believe we are to go back on the schedule for...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I will say a few words and then yield to my good...
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Mr. LAUTENBERG. I thank my colleague from New York for her eloquent statement...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I could interrupt the distinguished Senator from...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I am happy to yield, with the proviso that I regain the floor.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, pursuant to the rule, Senator Daschle has...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I do ask unanimous consent that the hour which I...
Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I yield my time to Senator Reid.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, through the Chair to the distinguished Senator from...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I assume the time that would have been credited to me for my 1...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I thank the Chair.
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Mr. DODD. Madam President, let me first of all commend my colleague from New...
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Mr. DODD. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, today by a 2-vote margin, I guess it was, the...
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Mr. ENSIGN. Will the Senator yield for a unanimous consent request? I ask...
Mr. HARKIN. What we have before us today is a bill drafted behind closed doors...
Medicare Bill Would Enrich Companies
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, the legislation before us seeks to privatize...
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2 Bills Would Benefit Top Bush Fundraisers
EXECUTIVES' COMPANIES COULD GET BILLIONS
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Mr. HARKIN. The article goes on to describe how the drug industry got...
Mr. Gingrich and his rightwing friends love this bill, like the head of...
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Mr. ENSIGN. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Grassley be...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, there is an issue that my colleague from Iowa...
Mr. HARKIN. Will the Senator yield because I was mentioned? I just want 30...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank the Senator.
Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I now want to take my time and talk about the...
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Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I had the privilege of addressing the...
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I would propose to proceed for a short period--I...
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Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I rise at this late hour to add my voice in...
Medicare Debate Turns to Pricing of Drug Benefits
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Ms. CANTWELL. In this article, I will read the paragraph:
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Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, first, I thank my friend and colleague from the...
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SECTION 641
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I want to thank Senator GRASSLEY and Senator...
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Mrs. MURRAY. I also want to thank Senators BAUCUS and GRASSLEY...
Mr. BAUCUS. It is important to note that without Senator MURRAY's...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank my friend from Montana for that explanation. And as he...
Mr. BAUCUS. That is right. And for clarification's sake, we would like to ask...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Yes.
Mrs. MURRAY. Isn't it true that you intended that the demonstration ensure that...
Mr. GRASSLEY. That is correct.
Mr. CONRAD. Isn't it true that the conference committee intended to provide...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Yes, that is right.
Mr. BAUCUS. I thank the chairman for the clarification.
Mr. CONRAD. I also thank the chairman for that clarification and, again, would...
Mrs. MURRAY. I just want to be sure that we provide the greatest degree of...
COST CONTAINMENT PROVISIONS
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, let me take a few moments to provide some background...
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Mr. FRIST. Will the Senator from Montana yield on that point?
Mr. BAUCUS. I yield to the majority leader.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Montana and rise to say that...
Mr. BAUCUS. I thank the Senator.
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S. 1402
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I thank the leadership of the Committee on...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I appreciate the concerns of the Senator from New...
Mr. HOLLINGS. I also thank the chairman and the Senator from New Jersey for...
DEFINITION OF NEGOTIATED PRICE
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I rise today to engage the distinguished chairman in...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank the Senator from Montana and my Democratic partner in...
Mr. BAUCUS. As I understand the conference report, how the bill defines...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Yes, the distinguished Senator is correct. The intent of the...
SECTION 507
Mr. BREAUX. I coauthored Section 507 of H.R. 1, the Prescription Drug and...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Yes, I believe you are correct in saying that the Secretary would...
Mr. BREAUX. Is it your understanding that a specialty hospital that has, as of...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Yes, it is my understanding that the Secretary would have...
Mr. BREAUX. Similarly, is it your understanding that a specialty hospital that...
Mr. GRASSLEY. The Secretary would have discretion to exempt a hospital that had...
Mr. BREAUX. I thank my distinguished colleague for engaging in the colloquy.
RETAIL PHARMACIES AND COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS
Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I rise today to engage the distinguished chairman of...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I say to my colleague from Wyoming that Medicare...
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Mr. ENZI. I thank the distinguished chairman for this clarification.
Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I have voted today to oppose the termination of...
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, our seniors deserve a comprehensive, meaningful...
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Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, on July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson...
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Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, the Republican leadership and even a member of the...
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Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, I rise today to voice my concerns with the...
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Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today to oppose the Medicare conference report....
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I rise today to say a few words about Section...
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Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Medicare...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I want to speak for a moment today about the impact...
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, the majority leader, Senator Frist, joins me...
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Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I rise before the Senate in support of the...
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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, since Medicare was established in 1965, people are...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I have a unanimous consent request to clarify plans...
Mr. DURBIN. If the majority leader will yield for a question, is it the...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, through the Chair, we are currently still negotiating...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, if the majority leader will yield for another...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, at this point I really cannot comment intelligently...
Mr. DURBIN. I thank the majority leader.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, over the past few days, we have heard a number of...
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Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I sincerely hope we do something about unemployment...
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Mr. KENNEDY. There was a time in America when our citizens worked hard their...
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The Impact of Republican Medicare Proposals on Insurance Industry Revenues and...
A SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS MINORITY STAFF...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, there you have it. This legislation is by the...
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Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
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