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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE, I HEREBY
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THE CLERK, -
APPOINT THE HONORABLE KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, A SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CHAIR. SIGNED: ROBERT C. BYRD, PRESIDENT...
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MR. REID, -
WHATEVER
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TIME
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
SHE MAY TAKE. FOLLOWING THAT, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY AND GIVE AN OPENING STATEMENT, AND WE'LL SEE AT THAT TIME IF SENATOR McCONNELL...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OUR GUEST
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MRS. MURRAY, -
CHAPLAIN,
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DR. JOSEPH CASTLEBERRY TO THE UNITED STATES
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Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
SENATE. DR. CASTLEBERRY IS PRESIDENT OF NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY IN KIRKLAND, A TOWN NOT FAR FROM WHERE I GREW UP. NORTHWEST IS A CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY...
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MR. REID, -
PROCEED
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO S.J.R. RES., 26,
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Reid, Harry - U.S. Senator, [D] Nevada
A JOINT RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ENDANGERMENT FINDINGS AND THE CAUSE BETWEEN FINDINGS FOR GREENHOUSE GASES. THERE WILL BE UP TO SIX HOURS OF DEBATE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESERVED. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. MR. McCONNELL: I THANK MY FRIEND, THE MAJORITY
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McConnell, Mitch Jr. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
LEADER. MADAM PRESIDENT, LATER TODAY THE SENATE WILL VOTE ON AN ISSUE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY AND BUSINESS, AND THAT'S WHETHER...
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| 00:14:13 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
OF ALARMING
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NEWS THAT
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Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
SHOULD INFORM THE WORK OF EVERY MEMBER WITHIN THIS CHAMBER. FIRST, WE LEARNED THAT THE NATIONAL DEBT HAS SURPASSED $13 TRILLION IN TOTAL, AND THEN SHORTLY...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OVER
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Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
THIS MORNING. AND WHAT I WILL DO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IF I MAY RESERVE THOSE TWO MINUTES. AND SEEING THAT SENATOR LINCOLN IS NOT YET HERE, WE CAN MOVE...
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| 00:42:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OF DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED WITH THE TIME DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED IN ALTERNATING 30-MINUTE BLOCKS BY THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA AND THE SENATOR...
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| 00:43:07 |
MRS. BOXER, -
JULIE DEMINSTER, A FELLOW, BE GRANTED FLOOR PRIVILEGES THROUGHOUT THE DEBATE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. BOXER: THANK YOU VERY...
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| 00:43:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TODAY WOULD
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Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
OVERTURN THE ENDANGERMENT FINDING DEVELOPED BY SCIENTISTS AND HEALTH EXPERTS IN BOTH THE BUSH AND PWOERPLDS THAT -- AND THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATIONS THAT...
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| 01:03:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE EXPERTS, FOLKS. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WE RELY ON. WHEN OUR CHILDREN GET SICK, THEY DON'T TAKE THEM, WITH ALL
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| 01:04:04 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
DUE RESPECT, TO SENATOR BOXER FOR A CHECKUP OR SENATOR MURKOWSKI FOR A CHECKUP. THEY GO TO THE PEDIATRICIAN. THE PEDIATRICIANS OPPOSE THE MURKOWSKI...
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| 01:13:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
HEAR FROM IN THE NEXT ENSUING
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MRS. BOXER, -
TIME. AND I WOULD YIELD THE TIME BACK TO MY COLLEAGUE, SENATOR MURKOWSKI. MS. MURKOWSKI: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA....
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| 01:13:27 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
THIS
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
NEXT HALF-HOUR, THE ORDER BE SENATOR
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Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
LINCOLN FOR 7 MINUTES, FOLLOWED BY SENATOR INHOFE AT 13 MINUTES, SENATOR VOINOVICH FOR 7, AND SENATOR GRAHAM FOR 5 MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ARKANSAS. MRS. LINCOLN: THANK YOU, MADAM
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MRS. LINCOLN, -
PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN SUPPORT OF S.J. RESOLUTION 26, SENATOR
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Lincoln, Blanche Lambert - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
MURKOWSKI'S RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, SENATOR MURKOWSKI, FOR HER LEADERSHIP TO PREVENT THIS HEAVY-HANDED...
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| 01:23:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. LINCOLN: IN ARKANSAS IT WOULD AFFECT MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES, FACILITIES SUCH AS GREAT LAKE CHEMICALS,...
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MRS. LINCOLN, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Lincoln, Blanche Lambert - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
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| 01:35:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Voinovich, George V - U.S. Senator, [R] Ohio
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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MR. VOINOVICH, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Voinovich, George V - U.S. Senator, [R] Ohio
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| 01:44:51 |
MRS. BOXER, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 01:44:59 |
MRS. BOXER, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
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Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
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MRS. BOXER, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
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| 01:51:45 |
MR. DURBIN, -
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
ARE CHANGING ALASKA. THE LOSS OF SEA ICE, THE MELTING PERMAFROST, COASTAL EROSION, VILLAGES LIKE SHISHMAREF -- AND I HOPE I'M PRONOUNCING THAT CORRECTLY...
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| 01:56:56 |
MR. REED, -
NATION'S
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BIGGEST
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| 01:56:58 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
OIL SPILL, WE'RE DEBATING A JOINT RESOLUTION THAT EFFECTIVELY SAYS THAT THE UNITED STATES SENATE WITH ITS EXTENSIVE AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE BELIEVES...
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| 02:02:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AND I WOULD RETAIN THE BALANCE OF OUR TIME AND
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| 02:02:09 |
MR. REED, -
YIELD THE FLOOR. MR. SCHUMER: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK. MR. SCHUMER: AND MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE FROM NEW YORK,...
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| 02:02:17 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
RISE TODAY -- FIRST I WANT
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| 02:02:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO THANK OUR CHAIR,
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| 02:02:19 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
WHO DOES A GREAT JOB OF ALL OF THESE ISSUES, THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. I WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND FOR HIS, AS USUAL, EXCELLENT...
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| 02:07:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YIELD THE FLOOR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT
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| 02:07:05 |
MR. SCHUMER, -
OBJECTION. MRS. BOXER: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. BOXER: OUR SPEAKERS AS THIS TIME WOULD BE
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| 02:07:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR SHAHEEN FOR FIVE
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| 02:07:12 |
MRS. BOXER, -
MINUTES, SENATOR SANDERS
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| 02:07:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR FIVE MINUTES AND SENATOR
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| 02:07:14 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
CANTWELL FOR FIVE MINUTES. MRS. SHAHEEN: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. MRS. SHAHEEN: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M...
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| 02:07:29 |
MRS. SHAHEEN, -
TO JOIN
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| 02:07:30 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MY COLLEAGUES AND SENATOR BOXER AND THANK HER FOR
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| 02:07:33 |
Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
HER LEADERSHIP IN THIS EFFORT TO KEEP FROM TURNING BACK THE CLOCK ON OUR AIR QUALITY. WE DESPERATELY NEED TO REFORM OUR COUNTRY'S ENERGY POLICIES....
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| 02:11:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MURKOWSKI RESOLUTION
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| 02:11:35 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
WHICH, SADLY, IS SPONSORED BY VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, WHICH WOULD OVERTURN E.P.A.'S ENDANGERMENT FINDING UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT THAT...
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| 02:17:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. SANDERS: THESE OIL COMPANIES
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| 02:17:19 |
MR. SANDERS, -
USE TOBACCO LOBBYISTS AND
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| 02:17:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TACT TACTICS TO CAST OUT ON
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| 02:17:24 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
GLOBAL WARMING. WHAT THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT, IS IF OUR NATION IS TO PROSPER, IF WE'RE GOING TO CREATE THE MILLIONS OF JOBS THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED,...
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| 02:17:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO THANK SENATOR BOXER FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN THE CLEAN
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| 02:17:59 |
MS. CANTWELL, -
AIR ACT. AND I APPRECIATE HER YIELDING ME TIME TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE. MADAM PRESIDENT, I DON'T THINK ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD DISAGREE...
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| 02:22:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITHOUT OBJECTION. MS. CANTWELL: MADAM PRESIDENT, FOR CONGRESS NOW TO UNDERMINE
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| 02:22:08 |
MS. CANTWELL, -
THAT PROCESS WOULD BE TO UNDERMINE THE CLEAN AIR
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| 02:22:11 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACT ITSELF, IT WOULD BE
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| 02:22:12 |
Cantwell, Maria - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
A VERY BAD PRECEDENT AND IT WOULD BE A THREAT TO OUR CHILDREN AND TO OUR ENVIRONMENT THAT WE WANT THEM TO GROW UP IN. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT, BEFORE...
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| 02:22:28 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REQUESTS FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET DURING
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| 02:22:30 |
MRS. BOXER, -
TODAY'S SESSION OF SENATE, THEY HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THESE REQUESTS BE AGREED TO AND...
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| 02:22:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MURKOWSKI: FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES, WE WILL ALLOCATE THE
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| 02:22:48 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
BLOCK IN
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| 02:22:49 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A 20-MINUTE SEGMENT THAT WILL BE IN THE CONTROL
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| 02:22:52 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
OF SENATOR BARRASSO TO ENGAGE IN A COLLOQUY WITH SEVERAL OF OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES. FOLLOWING THAT 20 MINUTES, THERE WILL BE 10 MINUTES UNDER THE...
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| 02:23:19 |
MR. BARRASSO, -
THIS COLLEAGUE. WE
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| 02:23:20 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ARE HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR
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| 02:23:22 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
OF THE MURKOWSKI RESOLUTION OPPOSING WHAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IS TRYING TO DO IN TERMS OF EFFORTS TO TO REGULATE CLIMATE CHANGE, BECAUSE...
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| 02:23:53 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
IDAHO. LET ME JUST START BY APPLAUDING SENATOR MURKOWSKI FOR HER STRONG LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND I STAND SQUARELY BEHIND HER EFFORT. THE E.P.A.'S...
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| 02:29:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GET
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| 02:29:36 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
THIS WORD -- BENEFIT THAT AMERICANS CAN EXPECT FROM THE E.P.A.'S ACTIONS. AS SENATORS, NOT MANY OF US ARE SCIENTISTS, BUT EACH OF US IS A POLICYMAKER....
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| 02:32:25 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
AND FRIEND FROM IDAHO HERE, AND I WOULD ASK HIM WHO ELECTED THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BECAUSE WE SURE KNOW THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE AGAINST...
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| 02:32:56 |
Risch, James "Jim" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
AND ABOUT WHETHER WE SHOULD REGULATE CARBON AND HOW WE SHOULD DO THAT AND WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY THE ISSUE ON THIS RESOLUTION. THIS RESOLUTION...
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| 02:37:20 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
WORST ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER IN AMERICAN HISTORY. IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT TODAY IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. AND SHOULD THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION...
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| 02:42:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 02:42:53 |
MR. BARRASSO, -
FLOOR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM
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| 02:43:00 |
Nelson, Ben - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
NEBRASKA. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT, TODAY I RISE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL OFFERED BY MY COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND,...
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| 02:43:16 |
MR. NELSON, -
COULD RESULT IF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MOVES AHEAD WITH ITS PLANS TO REGULATE CARBON EMISSIONS IN OUR COUNTRY. WHILE I WILL OUTLINE SOME...
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| 02:52:27 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FLOOR. MRS.
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| 02:52:30 |
MR. NELSON, -
BOXER: BOXER: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. BOXER: BOXER: AT THIS TIME, I WOULD YIELD TEN MINUTES TO SENATOR
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| 02:52:37 |
MRS. BOXER, -
FEINSTEIN FOLLOWED BY TEN
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| 02:52:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MINUTES TO
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| 02:52:40 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
SENATOR CARPER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA. MRS. FEINSTEIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND I THANK THE DISTINGUISHED...
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| 02:52:47 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LEARNED BY LOOKING AT ONE OF THE BOARDS OUT
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| 02:52:49 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
HERE THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A WESTERN CAUCUS. AND THE LARGEST STATE IN THE UNION THAT IS BIGGER THAN ALL OF THE STATES IN POPULATION IN THE CAUCUS...
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| 03:03:17 |
MR. CARPER, -
ASK
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| 03:03:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YOU TO LET ME KNOW WHEN I USED NINE
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| 03:03:21 |
MR. CARPER, -
OUT OF 10 MINUTES? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: YES. MR. CARPER: IF I COULD SAY SOME NICE WORDS TO THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA. WHEN SHE
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| 03:03:29 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RAN FOR THE SENATE,
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| 03:03:31 |
MR. CARPER, -
SHE RAN AGAINST ONE OF MY DEAR FRIENDS, SENATOR TONY KNOWLES. WHEN HE LOST, I SAID TO YOU, YOU'RE HERE, I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU AND I WANT TO BE YOUR...
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| 03:11:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DO IS UNLEASH MARKET FORCES. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS PUT MILLIONS
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| 03:11:25 |
Carper, Thomas "Tom" R. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
OF PEOPLE TO WORK. DOING WHAT? BUILDING NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. FINDING WAYS TO TAKE CARBON DIOXIDE AND TURNING IT INTO CON GREET AGGREGATE -- CONCRETE...
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| 03:12:59 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FIVE MINUTES FROM SENATOR CARDIN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 03:13:02 |
MRS. BOXER, -
THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. MENENDEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIR FOR YIELDING. I I COME TO
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| 03:13:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE FLOOR IN STRONG
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| 03:13:10 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
OPPOSITION TO SENATOR MURKOWSKI'S RESOLUTION BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT WE WILL NEEDLESSLY USE MORE OIL. THAT'S WHY THE OIL INDUSTRY SUPPORTS THIS RESOLUTION....
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| 03:16:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SPILL IN AMERICA'S HISTORY, IT
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| 03:16:50 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
MAY YET BECOME THE WORST OIL SPILL EVER, EVERYONE IS SAYING WELL, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS, WHAT IS OUR RESPONSE? WELL, OUR RESPONSE NEEDS...
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| 03:20:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR BOPPED SIX MINUTES,
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| 03:20:59 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
SENATOR COLLINS SEVEN MINUTES, SENATOR ENZI SIX MINUTES, SENATOR CHAMBLISS SIX MINUTES, SENATOR BROWNBACK FIVE MINUTES. MRS. BOXER: MADAM PRESIDENT,...
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| 03:21:16 |
MRS. BOXER, -
DO WE HAVE TWO UNUSED MINUTES? THE PRESIDING
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| 03:21:18 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFICER: THE SENATOR IS CORRECT. MRS. BOXER: I WOULD ASK THAT WE CARRY THAT
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| 03:21:22 |
MRS. BOXER, -
TO THE NEXT SEGMENT.
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| 03:21:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. BOND: MADAM PRESIDENT? I RISE THIS SUPPORT OF THE
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| 03:21:27 |
MRS. BOXER, -
MURKOWSKI E.P.A. DISAPPROVAL REGULATION. WE MUST PREVENT THE U.S.
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| 03:21:31 |
Bond, Christopher "Kit" - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FROM IMPOSING A BACK DOOR ENERGY TAX ON SUFFERING FAMILIES AND WORKERS. THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO STAND WITH AMERICAN FAMILIES...
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| 03:26:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
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| 03:26:40 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA, DISAPPROVING A RULE SUBMITTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF...
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| 03:33:21 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONGRESS KEEPS
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| 03:33:23 |
Enzi, Michael "Mike" B. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO ESTABLISH OUR NATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S MOVE TO REGULATE CARBON DIOXIDE UNDER...
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| 03:38:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I'M
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| 03:38:20 |
MR. ENZI, -
SORRY. MR. CHAMBLISS: I'LL CLAIM EITHER
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| 03:38:22 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ONE OF THEM, MR. PRESIDENT, BUT I LIKE GEORGIA BETTER. MR. PRESIDENT, TODAY I RISE IN SUPPORT
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| 03:38:27 |
MR. CHAMBLISS, -
OF S.J. RES. 26 AND I ASK CONSENT THAT MY FULL STATEMENT BE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. CHAMBLISS:...
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| 03:38:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AN EXECUTIVE BRANCH
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| 03:38:39 |
MR. CHAMBLISS, -
AGENCY OR E.P.A. TO UNLEASH A REGULATORY ONSLAUGHT THAT WITHIN A FEW YEARS WILL CAPTURE HOMES, SMALL FARMS, HOSPITALS, AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN AN...
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| 03:45:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE ADOPTION AN PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION. A SENATOR: MR.
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| 03:45:34 |
MR. CHAMBLISS, -
PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS IS RECOGNIZED. A SENATOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
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| 03:45:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR THIS DISCUSSION WE'RE HAVING. MR. BROWNBACK: I WAS HERE WHEN THE CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT WAS PUT INTO PLACE AND IT WAS PUT INTO PLACE
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| 03:45:51 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
FOR THE PURPOSE THIS IS USED FOR. WHEN YOU SEEK TO PUT IN PLACE A REGULATION THAT GOING TO COST TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WITHOUT ANY LEGISLATIVE...
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| 03:51:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OUR 30-MINUTE BLOCK, WHICH IS
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| 03:51:02 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
COMING UP NOW, THAT 30 MINUTE BLOCK OF TIME BE DIVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER, SENATOR WHITEHOUSE FOR 10 MINUTES, SENATOR WEBB FOR FIVE, SENATOR MURRAY...
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| 03:51:31 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA. IT ASKS
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| 03:51:34 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
US TO SECOND GUESS SCIENTISTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS BY VOIDING THAT CARBON POLLUTION MAY ENDANGER PUBLIC HEALTH OR WELFARE. THE TEXT OF THIS...
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| 04:00:38 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA IS RECOGNIZED.
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| 04:00:40 |
MR. UDALL, -
MR. WEBB: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY IN SOMEWHAT
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| 04:00:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REGRETTABLE OPPOSITION TO THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY THE SENIOR
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| 04:00:46 |
Webb, James "Jim" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Virginia
SENATOR FROM ALASKA. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS ABOUT BIG OIL. THIS ISN'T ABOUT OIL SPILLS. IT'S NOT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO LIKE DIRTY AIR. IT'S ABOUT THE EXTENT...
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| 04:06:19 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 04:06:21 |
MR. WEBB, -
OBJECTION? MR. UDALL: IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL THE TIME
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| 04:06:24 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IS ALLOCATED IN THIS 30-MINUTE BLOCK, SO -- AND SENATORS ARE LINED UP
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| 04:06:28 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
TO SPEAK, SENATOR WEBB. MR. WEBB: I WAS TOLD LAST NIGHT I WOULD HAVE TEN MINUTES. I GOT DOWN HERE, I DISCOVERED I HAD FIVE. LET ME JUST
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| 04:06:38 |
Webb, James "Jim" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Virginia
SAY THAT SENATOR ROCKEFELLER'S BILL DOES A GOOD JOB HERE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. UDALL: I YIELD YOU AN ADDITIONAL...
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| 04:06:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
JUST SAY THAT
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| 04:06:55 |
MR. UDALL, -
SENATOR ROCKEFELLER --
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| 04:06:58 |
MR. WEBB, -
A SENATOR: BEFORE SENATOR WEBB CONTINUES, MAY I ASK A QUESTION HERE? MS. MURKOWSKI: IF AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE IS TO BE YIELDED TO THE OPPOSITION, I WOULD...
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| 04:07:11 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
OBJECTION. MR. UDALL: SENATOR MURKOWSKI, I YIELDED A MINUTE FROM MY TIME, SO IT'S NOT AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. MS. MURKOWSKI:
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| 04:07:19 |
MR. UDALL, -
I RESCIND THAT REQUEST THEN IF IT'S COMING OUT OF YOUR TIME. MR. WEBB: LET ME MAKE THIS A LOT
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| 04:07:25 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
SIMPLER. I WILL TAKE 15 SECONDS. I WILL SAY I'M A COSPONSOR OF SENATOR ROCKEFELLER'S BILL. I BELIEVE THAT'S A
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| 04:07:30 |
Webb, James "Jim" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Virginia
VERY EFFECTIVE APPROACH. TO SENATOR MURKOWSKI'S CREDIT, IT'S AN APPROACH THAT SHE HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BEFORE SHE WAS SHUT OFF FROM GETTING A VOTE...
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| 04:07:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VERMONT, MR. LEAHY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM VERMONT IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE
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| 04:07:58 |
MR. UDALL, -
MINUTES. MR. LEAHY: MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL OPPOSE THE
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| 04:08:02 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESOLUTION. THE RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL BEFORE US REMINDS ME OF A SKILLS COMPETITION
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| 04:08:07 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAS BEEN PROMOTED BY THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. IT'S CALLED PUNT, PASS AND KICK. WHILE THE RESOLUTION IS AN ENGRAVED INVITATION...
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| 04:13:07 |
MR. UDALL, -
FROM
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| 04:13:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WASHINGTON. MRS. MURRAY: THANK
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| 04:13:11 |
MR. UDALL, -
YOU, MR. UDALL. I RISE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US THAT WOULD BLOCK THE
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| 04:13:17 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
E.P.A. FROM REGULATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND PROTECTING OUR FAMILIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT BASED ON SCIENCE, AND I FEEL...
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| 04:17:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REMAINING TIME IN OUR -- THE PRESIDING
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| 04:17:10 |
MR. UDALL, -
OFFICER: 6 1/2 MINUTES, SENATOR. MR. UDALL: -- 30-MINUTE BLOCK. TODAY AMERICA FACES AN
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| 04:17:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ENERGY CRISIS. THE SENATE OWES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
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| 04:17:21 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
SOLUTIONS, BUT THIS RESOLUTION IS AN ATTEMPT TO BURY OUR HEADS IN THE SAND AND IGNORE REALITY. THE OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IS ONLY THE MOST...
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| 04:23:40 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ORDERED. MS. MURKOWSKI: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA IS RECOGNIZED. MS. MURKOWSKI: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AT THIS...
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| 04:23:50 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
CONTROL WILL
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| 04:23:51 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE ALLOCATED AS
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| 04:23:53 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
FOLLOWS: SENATOR WICKER WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES, SENATOR THUNE, TEN MINUTES, SENATOR JOHANNS, FIVE MINUTES, SENATOR KYL, FIVE MINUTES, AND SENATOR SESSIONS,...
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| 04:24:16 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALASKA FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DEBATE TO HAVE. AND I WANT TO REMIND MY
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| 04:24:20 |
Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
COLLEAGUES WHAT THIS DEBATE IS ABOUT, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD LOTS OF DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR TODAY ABOUT HOW THIS IS SOMEHOW ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE...
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| 04:26:44 |
Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
THAT. MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN THIS IS THAT EVERYONE ACKNOWLEDGES, INCLUDING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, THAT MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS --...
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| 04:34:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA IS RECOGNIZED FOR
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| 04:34:14 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
FIVE MINUTES. MR. JOHANNS: THANK YOU
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| 04:34:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. IF I MIGHT START OUT AND SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED THE COMMENTS BY THE SENATOR
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| 04:34:23 |
Johanns, Mike - U.S. Senator, [R] Nebraska
FROM SOUTH DAKOTA. MANY MONTHS AGO I DID A ROUNDTABLE WITH A GREAT COMPANY IN NEBRASKA, NEW CORPS STEEL. NEW CORPS STEEL IS ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES...
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| 04:38:54 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
LET ME JUST WRAP-UP AND ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS
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| 04:38:59 |
MR. JOHANNS, -
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT EFFORT BY SENATOR MURKOWSKI. THANK YOU. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA'S RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. SESSIONS:...
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| 04:39:14 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO FIRST SAY HOW MUCH I SUPPORT THE
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| 04:39:19 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT AND RESOLUTION AND WILL BE VOTING FOR IT. BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT, AS RANKING REPUBLICAN ON THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, HOW IT IS ...
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| 04:44:12 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
STRONGLY. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MISINFORMATION SPREAD ABOUT
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| 04:44:15 |
Kyl, Jon - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
THIS. LET ME CLEAR A COUPLE THINGS UP. FIRST, THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WHATSOEVER WITH GREENHOUSE...
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| 04:47:57 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
FIVE MINUTES FOR SENATOR WICKER
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| 04:47:58 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BUT I WILL YIELD THOSE FIVE MINUTES TO SENATOR
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| 04:48:00 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
HUTCHISON. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MRS. HUTCHISON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, AND I THANK THE ...
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| 04:48:07 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
GREAT LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING THIS TO
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| 04:48:09 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
THE FLOOR. I SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. WHILE CAP-AND-TRADE LEGISLATION IS STALLED IN THE SENATE, THE ADMINISTRATION IS PURSUING A BACK-DOOR APPROACH...
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| 04:53:59 |
THE PRESIDINGTHE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MURKOWSKI RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, AND I YIELD THE FLOOR.
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| 04:54:03 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ALL TIME IS EXPIRED, SENATOR. MS. MURKOWSKI: THANK YOU. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA IS
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| 04:54:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECOGNIZED. MRS. BOXER: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT.
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| 04:54:12 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
I YIELD TEN MINUTES --
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| 04:54:13 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I'M SORRY. 15 MINUTES TO SENATOR KERRY OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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| 04:54:17 |
MRS. BOXER, -
THE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS RECOGNIZED FOR 15 MINUTES. MR. KERRY: MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE BEEN LISTENING CAREFULLY TO A
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| 04:54:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WHOLE BUNCH OF OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE
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| 04:54:26 |
MR. KERRY, -
COME TO THE FLOOR AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS IS NOT ABOUT. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAS LAID OUT A RATIONALE FOR DOING AWAY WITH SOMETHING AS IF IT WAS...
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| 05:07:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AS IF READ IN FULL. THE PRESIDING
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| 05:07:37 |
MR. KERRY, -
OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. KERRY: I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND SOMETHING AS WE DO THIS. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COME HERE TO THE
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| 05:07:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FLOOR TO EVISCERATE THE E.P.A.
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| 05:07:45 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
AND CREATE A CARICATURE OF THAT AGENCY. WHEN THAT AGENCY, FRANKLY, IS TAKING A THOUGHTFUL, MEASURED, STEP-WISE APPROACH TO REGULATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS...
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| 05:09:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR LIEBERMAN FOR FIVE MINUTES, FOLLOWED
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| 05:09:28 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
BY SENATOR MERKLEY FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. LIEBERMAN: I THANK THE...
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| 05:09:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK SENATOR BOXER FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN THIS MATTER. MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE
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| 05:09:40 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [I] Connecticut
TO OPPOSE THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MY FRIEND FROM ALASKA. SHE IS MY FRIEND FROM ALASKA AND TO SAY I ACTUALLY THINK I OPPOSE THE RESOLUTION. THE DEBATE...
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| 05:14:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
REJECT THE PATH OF --
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| 05:14:17 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [I] Connecticut
THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THAT PATH FORWARD IS A NO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION AND A YES VOTE ON COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY AND CLIMATE LEGISLATION LIKE...
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| 05:14:37 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WANTED TO NOTE THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SENATOR BINGAMAN I WOULD HAVE FIVE MINUTES AND
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| 05:14:42 |
MRS. BOXER, -
I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT ON BEHALF OF SENATOR BAUCUS THAT HIS INTERN -- A FELLOW ACTUALLY, ANDREW ERICKSON GRANTED PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR DURING...
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| 05:15:00 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. TODAY I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US FROM MY
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| 05:15:06 |
Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
COLLEAGUE FROM ALASKA. SINCE 1970, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH RESPONDING TO AND IDENTIFYING THREATS TO OUR ATMOSPHERE,...
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| 05:19:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE TIME. MR. BINGAMAN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL VOTE "NO" ON THE MURKOWSKI RESOLUTION OF
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| 05:19:18 |
Bingaman, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
DISAPPROVAL. SENATOR MURKOWSKI AND I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY BILL THIS CONGRESS AND ALSO ON A CAP-AND-TRADE BILL IN THE LAST CONGRESS,...
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| 05:23:45 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
IS
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| 05:23:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RECOGNIZED. MS. MURKOWSKI: I ASSUME THAT TIME ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE HAS EXPIRED? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: TIME HAS EXPIRED, SENATOR. MS. MURKOWSKI:...
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| 05:23:53 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
IN THIS TIME IN OUR REMAINING 30 MINUTES, THEY SHALL BE
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| 05:23:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A AAKILO INDICATED AS
|
| 05:23:58 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
FOLLOWS: BE SENATOR COBURN FOR 10 MINUTES, SENATOR ROCKEFELLER FOR 10 MINUTES AND SENATOR McCAIN FOR FIVE MINUTES AND I WILL CONCLUDE THAT TIME. PER...
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| 05:24:17 |
MR. COBURN, -
NONE OF US ARE -- I'VE HEARD IT CLAIMED THAT THE E.P.A. IS SCIENTISTS, THAT NONE OF US ARE. I HAPPEN TO BE ONE. THE WHOLE PREDICATE WE HEARD IS THAT...
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| 05:28:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA. MR. ROCKEFELLER: I THANK THE PRESIDING OFFICER, AND I RISE TODAY IN FACT TO LENDING MY SUPPORT TO
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| 05:29:06 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THE MURKOWSKI RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL FOR ONE SIMPLE BUT ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT REASON: BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE MUST END -- WE MUST END A STRONG AND URGENT...
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| 05:35:19 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
ISSUE. I SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE CATASTROPHE LIKE THE OIL SPILL, WHICH IS, TO MY MIND, A TOTALLY SEPARATE ISSUE AND HAS NO BUSINESS...
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| 05:38:14 |
MR. McCAIN, -
SUPPORT OF THE MURKOWSKI
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| 05:38:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
RESOLUTION BEFORE US. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND
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| 05:38:19 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
WHAT THIS VOTE IS REALLY ABOUT AND WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR THEM IF CONGRESS FAILS TO PREVENT E.P.A. FROM UNILATERALLY IMPOSING MASSIVE REGULATIONS THAT...
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| 05:43:43 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
MINUTES. MS. MURKOWSKI:
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| 05:43:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THANK YOU, MR.
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| 05:43:46 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
PRESIDENT. AS -- AS WE
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| 05:43:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CONCLUDE THE DAY'S DEBATE HERE ON THIS
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| 05:43:50 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL, I WILL SAY THE DEBATE HAS BEEN GOOD, MANY POINTS HAVE BEEN RAISED, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I WILL SAY, THOUGH, THAT AS I HAVE...
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| 05:54:05 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ONLY THE PACKAGE THAT I HAVE REGARDING THE
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| 05:54:08 |
MS. MURKOWSKI, -
ALASKA STAKEHOLDERS, BUT ALL THOSE WHO HAVE DISAPPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION, THAT THEIR STATEMENTS BE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD AS WELL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 05:54:23 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ON OUR SIDE
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| 05:54:25 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BE DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS,
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| 05:54:27 |
MR. MERKLEY, -
FOR MYSELF, TWO MINUTES SENATOR LAUTENBERG FOR FIVE MINUTES AND SENATOR BOXER FOR THE BALANCE OF THE TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION....
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| 05:54:42 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
BECAUSE, INDEED, THIS
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| 05:54:44 |
Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
CONGRESS CHARGED E.P.A. WITH RESPONDING TO THREATS TO OUR ATMOSPHERE THAT ENDANGER THE PUBLIC HEALTH OF OUR CITIZENS. WE ASKED THEM TO DO THAT BECAUSE...
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| 05:56:33 |
MRS. BOXER, -
FROM COLORADO. A SENATOR:
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| 05:56:34 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM COLORADO. MR. UDALL: I THANK THE SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA FOR
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| 05:56:38 |
MRS. BOXER, -
HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS CRUCIAL RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE
|
| 05:56:41 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IN FRONT MUCH US TODAY. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR
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| 05:56:43 |
Udall, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Colorado
I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MY GOOD FRIEND, THE SENATOR FROM ALASKA. RECENT EVENTS HAVE GIVEN US PAUSE, IF THERE'SER BEEN A...
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| 06:01:52 |
MRS. BOXER, -
LEADER ON CLEAN
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| 06:01:53 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
AIR, CLEAN WATER, A REAL FIGHTER FOR
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| 06:01:55 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES, SENATOR LAUTENBERG, FOR SEVEN MINUTES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. ...
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| 06:02:08 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FROM CALIFORNIA AND COMMEND HER
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| 06:02:11 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
FOR THE STRUGGLE WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS WHEN, IN FACT, THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY STRUGGLE. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE, IN MY VIEW, THAT OUGHT TO BE DEBATED ...
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| 06:09:44 |
MRS. BOXER, -
ON OUR SIDE?
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| 06:09:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 14 1/2 MINUTES. MRS. BOXER:
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| 06:09:48 |
MRS. BOXER, -
ALL RIGHT. MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL WRAP IT UP IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND THEN
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| 06:09:52 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WE'LL GO TO VOTE ON THIS. BEFORE THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY LEAVES
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| 06:09:55 |
MRS. BOXER, -
THE FLOOR, IF I COULD HAVE HIS ATTENTION? SENATOR LAUTENBERG, IF I COULD HAVE YOUR ATTENTION? I JUST -- I WANT TO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH BECAUSE YOU...
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| 06:17:01 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MAJOR GENERALS,
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| 06:17:03 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
REAR ADMIRALS, BRIGADIER GENERALS; AND ALL OF THEM, REAL PATRIOTS, SAYING TO US, WE CANNOT BECOME MORE DEPENDENT ON OIL. AND AS A RESULT OF THIS MURKOWSKI...
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| 06:21:03 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THIS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? THERE APPEARS
|
| 06:21:06 |
MRS. BOXER, -
TO BE. THE
|
| 06:21:10 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. VOTE: VOTE: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE THERE ANY SENATORS IN THE CHAMBER WISHING...
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| 06:43:55 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YEAS ARE 47, THE NAYS ARE 53. THE MOTION TO PROCEED IS NOT AGREED TO. MRS. BOXER: MOVE TO RECONSIDER. A SENATOR: LAY ON THE TABLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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| 06:44:13 |
MRS. BOXER, -
CALIFORNIA.
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| 06:44:15 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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| 06:44:16 |
MRS. BOXER, -
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| 06:44:17 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MRS. BOXER: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS WITH SENATORS PERMITTED TO SPEAK UP TO TEN...
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| 06:44:24 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
I BE RECOGNIZED TO MAKE SOME REMARKS AFTER THIS VERY HISTORIC VOTE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MRS. BOXER: MADAM PRESIDENT, I
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| 06:44:35 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WOULD -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE
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| 06:44:39 |
MRS. BOXER, -
WILL BE IN ORDER. MRS. BOXER: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COLLEAGUES FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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| 06:44:44 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
FOR THIS VOTE. THIS
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| 06:44:48 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
WAS IN MANY WAYS A TURNING POINT FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE, BECAUSE WHAT WAS BEFORE US WAS UNPRECEDENTED. THE FIRST TIME WE'D EVER BEEN ASKED TO...
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| 06:45:56 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MRS. BOXER: AND TONIGHT WE HAD A CHOICE. WE COULD HAVE DECIDED TO STAND WITH THE
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| 06:46:03 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
POLLUTERS, THE POLLUTERS, BIG OIL MOSTLY, WHO WERE BEHIND THE MURKOWSKI RESOLUTION, OR WE COULD HAVE DECIDED, WHICH WE DID DECIDE, TO STAND WITH THOSE...
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| 06:48:41 |
MR. DURBIN, -
BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR.
|
| 06:48:43 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
DURBIN:
|
| 06:48:45 |
MR. DURBIN, -
DURBIN: DURBIN: MADAM PRESIDENT,
|
| 06:48:48 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CHICAGO HAS COLD DAYS ANDIZEY WINTER. BUT TODAY SEEMED TO BE THE PERFECT
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| 06:48:53 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
CONDITION FOR ILLINOIS' MOST RECENTLY ACCLAIMED SONS AND DAUGHTERS, THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWK HOCKEY TEAM, WHICH WON THE STANLEY CUP LAST NIGHT IN PHILADELPHIA....
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| 06:52:32 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ALSO FOLLOW MY -- FOR ME TO ALSO
|
| 06:52:34 |
MR. BURRIS, -
FOLLOW MY SENIOR SENATORS TO GIVE MY COMMENTS ABOUT THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS. MR. BURRIS: THANK YOU....
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| 06:52:45 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE STREETS
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| 06:52:46 |
Burris, Roland - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
OF CHICAGO. THROUGHOUT THE CITY, A PROUD ANTHEM WAS SUNG, AN ANTHEM WHICH BEGINS, "HERE COME THE HAWKS, THE MIGHTY BLACKHAWKS." MR. PRESIDENT, MANY...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
A MOMENT. I CERTAINLY WANT TO
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Brown, Scott - U.S. Senator, [R] Massachusetts
OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO. BEING FROM MASSACHUSETTS, HAVING THE WORLD CHAMPION RED SOX, CELTICS, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, BRUINS,...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ROLL. A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA. MR. FRANKEN: MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO DISPENSE
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| 07:12:39 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WITH THE QUORUM CALL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. FEIGNING
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MR. FRANKEN, -
FEIGNING MADAM --
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MR. FRANKEN: I RISE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE KEEP OIL WATER SPILL AND THE NEED FOR
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Franken, Al - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
ENERGY LEGISLATION. WE DEFEATED A RESOLUTION THAT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACKWARDS WITH AN ENERGY POLICY AT A TIME WHEN MOVING FORWARD...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: MR. DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT THE QUORUM CALLING SUSPENDED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN:...
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MR. DURBIN, -
IN MORNING BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. DURBIN: MR. PRESIDENT, IT WAS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THAT WE CONSIDERED
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WALL
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MR. DURBIN, -
STREET REFORM AND YOU WERE A KEY PLAYER IN
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BANK COMMITTEE THAT LED UP TO THE FLOOR CONSIDERATION. I OFFERED AN AMENDMENT DURING THE COURSE OF THAT DEBATE ON THE WALL STREET...
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MR. DORGAN, -
PRESIDENT, I WANT
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TO COME TO THE FLOOR TO SPEAK ABOUT THE START TREATY BRIEFLY, BUT BEFORE I DO, LET
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
ME JUST MENTION, AS I HAVE PREVIOUSLY, THAT I HAVE BEEN SENDING MESSAGES TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS, AND I WAS PLEASED AT THE ATTORNEY ...
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QUESTION IS, -
TO PUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO A FUND, A RECOVERY FUND OF SORTS, AND THAT THAT FUND BE HANDLED BY A SPECIAL MASTER AND PERHAPS BY A COUNSELOR...
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
HAPPENED AND THIS DISASTER THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. MR. PRESIDENT, LET ME -- LET ME SPEAK JUST FOR A MOMENT IN A SEPARATE PART OF THE...
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| 08:20:46 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IT DOWN. WE
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
CUT THE WING OFF. I HAPPEN TO HAVE A PIECE OF IT. THIS WASN'T HAPPENING IN WARTIME. THIS WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE OUR COLLEAGUES, SENATORS NUNN AND ...
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| 08:29:57 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALL: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA. MR. DORGAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK CONSENT THE QUORUM CALL BE VACATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER:...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. DORGAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS
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MR. DORGAN, -
CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
CALENDAR NUMBER 932 AND THAT ALL NOMINATIONS
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
ON THE SECRETARY'S DESK AND THE COAST GUARD AND NOAA, THAT THE NOMINATIONS BE CONFIRMED EN BLOC AND THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
TUESDAY, JUNE 15, AT 11:30 A.M., THE SENATE PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DEBATE
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
CONCURRENTLY THE FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS ON THE EXECUTIVE CALENDAR -- FOR A TOTAL OF 20 MINUTES, WITH THE TIME EQUALLY DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED BETWEEN...
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| 08:31:50 |
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR NUMBER
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
211, H.R. 3360. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: CALENDAR NUMBER 211, H.R. 3360, AN
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
ACT TO AMEND TITLE 46, UNITED STATES CODE, TO
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THE CLERK, -
ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF PASSENGERS AND CREW ON CRUISE VESSELS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THAT THE ROCKEFELLER SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT WHICH IS AT THE DESK BE AGREED TO, THE BILL AS AMENDED BE READ A THIRD TIME,
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
THE STATUTORY PAYGO STATEMENT BE INSERTED IN THE RECORD, THE BILL BE PASSED, THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF S. RES. 550 SUBMITTED EARLIER TODAY. THE PRESIDING
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL REPORT. THE CLERK: SENATE RESOLUTION 550, DESIGNATING THE
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
WEEK BEGINNING ON JUNE 14, 2010, AND ENDING ON JUNE 18,
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THE CLERK, -
2010, AS NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WEEK, AND SO FORTH. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION TO PROCEEDING TO THE MATTER? WITHOUT...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER LAID UPON THE TABLE WITH NO INTERVENING
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
ACTION OR DEBATE AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION BE PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF READ. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SEPARATELY IN THE RECORD AS IF MADE BY
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MR. DORGAN, -
THE CHAIR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. DORGAN: AND FINALLY, MR. PRESIDENT,
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE SENATE COMPLETES ITS BUSINESS TODAY, IT STANDS
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
ADJOURNED UNTIL 2:00 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 14. THAT FOLLOWING THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE, THE JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS BE APPROVED TO DATE, THE MORNING HOUR...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
SESSION. HOWEVER, THE BILL MANAGER WILL BE HERE IN THE
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Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
CHAMBER OF THE SENATE TO CONTINUE WORKING THROUGH AMENDMENTS ON THE EXTENDERS BILL. THE NEXT ROLL CALL VOTES WILL OCCUR AROUND 11:50 A.M. ON TUESDAY,...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
MONDAY, >> "ABRAHAM
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