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111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, would the Chair report how much time is left on...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I yield back all time remaining on the bill on the...
MOTION TO COMMIT
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily ...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I wonder if the Senator from Tennessee would agree...
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I wonder if the Senator from Montana would permit...
Mr. BAUCUS. The Senator would withdraw the request and make the request later?
Mr. ALEXANDER. If I may consult with Senator Gregg, then respond. If...
Mr. BAUCUS. OK.
Mr. ALEXANDER. Thank you very much.
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, 19 million American families will be interested...
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Mr. ALEXANDER. Here is a letter from Vanderbilt University to Congressman...
Exhibit 1
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ELIMINATING THE FFEL PROGRAM
A NEW PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM
CREATES ACCESS, COMPLETION, AND PERSISTENCE GRANT PROGRAMS
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And Now for Students, Big Lender
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Mr. GREGG. I am recognized, correct?
Mr. GREGG. I ask unanimous consent at this time to withdraw the amendment of...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, reserving the right to object.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I regret, I object.
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I withdraw my motion.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, at this time I yield such time as he may take off the...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, what is the...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, who has the floor?
Mr. GREGG. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. BAUCUS. May I ask who has the floor?
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, would you let me know when 10 more minutes has...
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Mr. GREGG. Well, I would like to ask the Senator from Tennessee a question on...
Mr. ALEXANDER. I will be glad to take the Senator's question.
Mr. GREGG. Because I do think it is an important proposal. As I understand it,...
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I am afraid the Senator from New Hampshire is...
Mr. GREGG. If I can ask a further question of the Senator. If they did not have...
Mr. ALEXANDER. The Senator is correct.
Mr. GREGG. The Senator had a further question about whether the floor could be...
Mr. BAUCUS. I was going to ask the Senator from Tennessee a question.
Mr. ALEXANDER. I will be glad to have a question.
Mr. BAUCUS. Is it not true that the Congressional Budget Office stated in a...
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I do not have that letter in front of me, and I...
Mr. GREGG. I appreciate the Senator from Tennessee's courtesy. At this time, we...
Mr. ALEXANDER. I yield the floor.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I will propose a unanimous consent. Following that,...
Mr. GREGG. Reserving the right to object, I would simply note that the next...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I would ask further unanimous consent----
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I wish to finish up that business. It is something,...
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Mr. GREGG. As I understand what the Senator is asking, is that the voting order...
Mr. BAUCUS. That is correct. I am not asking consent. That is my intention, but...
Mr. GREGG. May I make a point? Mr. President, I spoke inappropriately. I...
Mr. BAUCUS. Reserving the right to object, I might ask if the understanding be...
Mr. GREGG. Why don't we do that on every amendment we offer so we do not have...
Mr. BAUCUS. That would be fine.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I yield 15 minutes to the Senator from Michigan,...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, the debate which will come to a close this week has,...
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Mr. LEVIN. I thank the Chair.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senators Warner,...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, as we approach the end of this long journey, at...
Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I thank Senator Warner. I compliment him...
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Mr. WARNER. I thank Senator Burris for his comments. I know how hard...
Mrs. HAGAN. I thank Senator Warner. I too appreciate the time for us...
Mr. WARNER. I thank Senator Hagan. I appreciate her leadership on this...
Mr. BEGICH. I thank the Senator. Thank you again for your leadership, and...
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Mr. WARNER. I thank the Senator. Thank you for your comments. Thank you for...
Mr. MERKLEY. I thank the Senator so much. It is a pleasure to come here with my...
Mr. WARNER. I thank Senator Merkley. Thank you for sharing those...
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. President, I thank Senator Warner for...
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Mr. WARNER. I thank Senator Udall. I know our time is running out;...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I wish to let Senators know that we intend to...
AMENDMENT NO. 3586
Mr. LeMIEUX. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set...
Mr. LeMIEUX. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading...
Mr. LeMIEUX. Mr. President, I rise in support of the amendment I am...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I strongly support the amendment. Let me...
Mr. COBURN. I thank the Senator for his question. If you look at Thomson...
Page: S1936
Mr. McCAIN. May I ask the opinion of the Senator from Oklahoma as to...
Mr. COBURN. I think there are two reasons. One is because there is large...
Mr. LeMIEUX. I thank my friend and colleague from Oklahoma.
Mr. McCAIN. I thank my friend from Florida. The fact is, Medicare...
Now, Can We Have Health-Care Reform?
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I thank my friend from Utah for his...
Mr. HATCH. I agree with my friend from Arizona, no question.
MOTION TO COMMIT
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending...
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, before I discuss my motion to commit to protect the...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, have Republicans used up their time?
Mr. BAUCUS. I don't mean to be picky, but I assume they will yield back that...
Mr. HATCH. I will yield back the minute.
Mr. BAUCUS. I will yield 15 minutes to the Senator from Maryland.
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, this is indeed a great day because we are passing...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I would like to take a couple moments to speak on...
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Mr. REED. First, I wish to begin by recognizing the extraordinary leadership of...
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Mr. GREGG. How much time does the majority have on their half hour?
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, a couple comments need to be responded to because...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3556
Mr. COBURN. I thank the Senator from New Hampshire.
Mr. COBURN. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed...
Mr. COBURN. This is a constructive amendment that saves millions and millions...
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Mr. KYL. Thank you, Mr. President.
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I would say, we are fortunate to have a real doctor, a...
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Mr. KYL. Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor.
AMENDMENT NO. 3608
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside...
Mrs. HUTCHISON. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be...
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Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, the amendment I offer today is to allow States...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I now wish to yield to the Senator from New York.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I thank the chairman of the Finance Committee, on...
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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, in conclusion, I will just say this: In November,...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I yield to the chairman of the HELP Committee--I...
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I thank my friend and chairman of the Finance...
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Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I will conclude by complimenting my other...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, that is a good introduction to the next speaker, the...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I thank my friend from New Mexico for his kind...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I wish to say a few words about how much this...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I don't know if Senator McCaskill is in the...
Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, I am confused about why the hearing we...
Mrs. McCASKILL. I don't get it.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, is there an order providing for the next half hour?
Mr. BAUCUS. I ask unanimous consent that the Republican side control the next...
Mr. GREGG. Reserving the right to object, that would be a half hour off, so ...
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Mr. BAUCUS. We won't worry about that yet.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, the Senator from Maine is about to take the floor.
Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I wish to thank the Senator from New Hampshire very...
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Ms. SNOWE. I ask unanimous consent for 1 additional minute.
Ms. SNOWE. Madam President, these are the thresholds. Eight years from now--the...
NSBA Opposes Health Care Reform Bill, With Regret
NFIB Statement: Senate Health Bill
Mainers Wait and Wonder: How Will Reform Affect Us?
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Mr. BURR. Madam President, how much time remains?
Mr. BURR. Will the Chair please notify me when I am down to 1.
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Mr. BURR. I thank the Chair.
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I think the half hour has now turned to our side.
Mr. BAUCUS. I yield to the Senator from Michigan for a request.
REQUEST FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET
Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I make this request as chairman of the Senate Armed...
Mr. BURR. As a member of the committee, and I side myself with the chair and...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I yield to the distinguished senior Senator from...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I thank the distinguished manager of the bill for his work on...
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. If I might conclude.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. These rate increases go into place May 1. So it is vital that...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from Virginia,...
Mr. WEBB. Madam President, being an eternal optimist, I rise to express my hope...
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Mr. LIEBERMAN. Madam President, I gather I have at least 7 minutes assigned to...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. I ask that the Chair inform me if I am not finished when there...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. Madam President, a good friend once wisely said to me that it is...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, first, I thank the Senator from Connecticut for...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. I thank the Senator.
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I do not think I have much time remaining--3...
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AARP Statement on Historic Health Insurance Reform Package
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I now ask for 1 hour of debate evenly divided, a...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3638
Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside...
Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I rise to speak on behalf of the amendment I have...
AMENDMENT NO. 3639
Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside...
Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 3640
Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I have another amendment and I ask unanimous...
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Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. BAUCUS addressed the Chair.
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, might I ask the Senator from South Dakota if he...
Mr. THUNE. Sure. I would ask the Chair, is there a number on those amendments?
Mr. THUNE. Madam President, 3639 and 3640--one
Mr. BAUCUS. I thank the Senator.
Mr. THUNE. Madam President, in speaking to both these amendments today, I wish...
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MOTION TO COMMIT
Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside...
Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, my amendment is a motion to commit the...
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Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, this is not the only job-killing provision in this...
Exhibit 1
ObamaCare's Worst Tax Hike
The Obama Administration's Proposed 2.9% ``HI'' Surtax Would Harm the Economy...
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ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE 2.9% RATE HIKE
DISCUSSION
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, has the time on the Republican side expired?
Mr. BAUCUS. I assume they do not want to use those 25 seconds, hearing no...
Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I thank Senator Baucus.
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Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I yield 6 1/2 minutes to the Senator from...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Madam President, for far too long, my constituents have been at...
Mr. FEINGOLD. I yield the floor.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I yield 7 minutes to the Senator from Florida, a...
Mr. NELSON of Florida. I thank the Presiding Officer and the chairman.
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Florida for his very...
Mr. SANDERS. I thank the Senator from Montana for yielding.
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Findings
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, how much time remains on our half hour?
Mr. BAUCUS. I yield 2 minutes 40 seconds to the Senator from Missouri.
Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, we have had a lot of that childhood...
Page: S1965
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I have one unanimous consent request that we...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, for the information of Senators, the final block of...
AMENDMENT NO. 3579
Mr. ROBERTS. I ask consent to call up Roberts-Inhofe-Brown amendment No. 3579,...
Mr. ROBERTS. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, included in the half trillion dollars in new taxes...
Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts. Mr. President, I thank Senator Roberts for...
AMENDMENT NO. 3588
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3588 and make it pending.
Mr. INHOFE. I ask unanimous consent we dispense with the reading of the...
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, President Obama repeatedly promised during the...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3644
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be...
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, before I talk about my amendment to exempt our...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. I wish to speak in support of Senator Inhofe's amendment...
Page: S1968
Mr. GRASSLEY. I will take that 3 1/2 minutes to comment on another aspect of...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from New Jersey,...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I thank Senator Baucus for his...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I thank my good friend from New Jersey. I am...
Mr. WYDEN. Before he leaves the floor, let me echo the praise for our friend...
Page: S1969
Mr. WYDEN. The Presiding Officer in the Senate, who has just joined us, knows...
Mr. BAUCUS. I thank the Senator very much.
Mr. BAUCUS. Might I inquire, Mr. President, how much time remains on this side...
Mr. BAUCUS. I thank the Chair.
Mr. BENNET. Thank you, Mr. President. I say thank you to the Senator from...
Page: S1970
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I yield the remainder of the time to the Senator...
Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I am grateful for this opportunity to speak about...
Page: S1971
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I believe the Senator from Tennessee is here and...
Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, I might meditate for about 60 seconds and step back...
Mr. GREGG. No. If the Senator is not ready to speak, I will speak.
Mr. GREGG. The Senator from Tennessee is going to offer an amendment in a...
Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, I wish to thank the Senator from New Hampshire who I...
Page: S1972
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 3651
Mr. GREGG. The States don't have the elasticity the Federal Government has,...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, let me summarize it again. We know the doctors are...
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I wish to reiterate the fact that this should be part...
Page: S1973
Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, what needs to be fixed in this bill is a whole lot...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we be able to...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I wish to ask the Senator from Oklahoma, who is...
Mr. COBURN. They are not going to find a doctor, and that is the whole problem....
Mr. BURR. If I may add to Dr. Coburn's comments and say, when you...
Mr. COBURN. Will the Senator yield for a second?
Mr. BURR. Absolutely.
Mr. COBURN. What it is going to do is exacerbate the cost shifting going on...
Mr. GREGG. I thought we were told insurance rates were not going to go up.
Mr. COBURN. All I will tell you is, the best guess of CBO--wonderful people,...
Mr. GREGG. I assume that is not just going to be people with incomes over...
Mr. COBURN. That is everybody in this country who has private insurance, either...
Mr. GREGG. Isn't it equally likely that a large number of small employers will...
Mr. COBURN. Yes, they will pay the fee. They will pay the tax and say it is...
Mr. GREGG. We have basically a multiplier effect----
Mr. COBURN. That is correct.
Mr. GREGG. In the area of costs being driven up as a result of this new policy...
Mr. COBURN. And people who are not necessarily getting a subsidy.
Mr. GREGG. Then they do not even take care of the doctors. They cut the doctors...
Mr. COBURN. What happens to all this? What is the ultimate? The ultimate is...
Mr. GREGG. That is the goal, isn't it?
Mr. COBURN. That is the goal, so the government can control it all. I yield back.
Mr. BURR. Let me add, if I may, to my good friend, Senator Gregg, even...
Page: S1974
Mr. GREGG. The Senator is absolutely right. Isn't it true one of the ultimate...
Mr. BURR. I have learned throughout this whole process to never try to figure...
Mr. GREGG. So I guess I would get on to the next question because it is pretty...
Mr. BURR. Because the Senator from New Hampshire remembers this body did pass a...
Mr. GREGG. Well, I think the Senator is absolutely right, but I would also...
Mr. BURR. You are absolutely right, it will be the first order of business when...
Mr. GREGG. I see the Senator from Arizona has arrived.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be included in...
Mr. McCAIN. I would say to the Senator from New Hampshire that there...
Mr. GREGG. The Senator is absolutely correct, and that does call into question...
Mr. McCAIN. At $10 billion to administer. That is probably believable,...
Mr. GREGG. Well, you are going to need one IRS person for everybody in America...
Mr. BURR. If I could add, it also adds some insight into how many people will...
Mr. McCAIN. I would also finally add that perhaps we could get some...
Mr. GREGG. I thank the Senator from Arizona, who has been one of the most...
Mr. McCAIN. Well, I just wanted to throw in here that perhaps one of...
Page: S1975
Mr. COBURN. If I may, I would like to add one other thing here. Think about it....
Mr. McCAIN. The CEO of Caterpillar wrote a letter saying that the...
Mr. GREGG. No, it is not deficit neutral if you actually score the number of...
Mr. McCAIN. Isn't that another of the great scams, that for 4 years...
Mr. GREGG. That is right.
Mr. McCAIN. So when you score it, that is the way you make it deficit...
Mr. GREGG. That is correct. And it is a bit of a scam, as you say.
AMENDMENT NO. 3652
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside the...
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be...
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I protect the remainder of the...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, the debate on this bill is winding to a close, so...
Page: S1976
Mr. GREGG. What is the time situation?
Mr. GREGG. Let me make two quick points. The only way CBO gets to the...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, may I ask my colleague a friendly question?
Mr. GREGG. On your time you may ask a question, including my answer, which may...
Mr. BAUCUS. I trust in the good faith of the Senator from New Hampshire not to...
Mr. GREGG. I certainly don't question their professionalism. They are an...
Page: S1977
Mr. McCAIN. I ask the Senator from New Hampshire, while the Senator...
Mr. GREGG. I simply ask the time of the Senator from Arizona come off ours and...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, that sounds fair.
Mr. McCAIN. I appreciate very much the acknowledgment, on the part of...
Mr. GREGG. I simply note the Senator from Montana made the case for my...
Mr. CHAMBLISS. I thank the Senator, from New Hampshire. Let me reiterate what...
Page: S1978
Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding the Healthcare Legislation Passed...
Mr. CHAMBLISS. Let me say that within the last 48 hours we have discovered that...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I yield 2 1/2 minutes to the Senator from Louisiana.
AMENDMENT NO. 3553
Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, at this point I ask unanimous consent to set aside...
Mr. VITTER. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be...
Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, this amendment is very simple, and it goes to the...
Page: S1979
Mr. VITTER. I urge support of amendment No. 3553.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, we are coming to a close, or a beginning, I am not...
Mr. GREGG. What is the time situation?
Mr. GREGG. And the majority?
Mr. GREGG. I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from Tennessee.
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, could you let me know when 8 minutes has been...
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, this has been a debate filled with passion and...
Page: S1980
Mr. GREGG. I would yield for 30 seconds to the Senator from Kansas to put in...
AMENDMENT NO. 3577
Mr. ROBERTS. I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside the pending...
Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
MOTION TO COMMIT
Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent now to temporarily set...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, how much time remains?
Mr. BAUCUS. I yield half that time to the distinguished chairman of the Banking...
Mr. DODD. I thank my colleague and commend him for his leadership on this...
Page: S1981
Mr. GREGG. I yield to Senator McCain such time as he may use.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I read a lot about what has been going on...
Page: S1982
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I just want to thank the Senator from Arizona for his...
Page: S1983
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I yield to the distinguished chairman of the HELP...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I yield as much time to the Senator as he wishes to...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I thank my friend from Montana, the chairman of the...
Page: S1984
Mandatory Health Insurance: Is It Constitutional?
VI. CONCLUSION: MANDATORY INSURANCE IS NEITHER BURDENSOME NOR UNPRECEDENTED.
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, this bill makes unprecedented investments to expand...
Page: S1985
Constitutional Findings Regarding the Individual Responsibility Requirement
Page: S1986
Mrs. HAGAN. Mr. President, today I rise in support of a bill that builds upon...
Page: S1987
Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise today in full support of the Health Care and...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I am proud today to support the student loan...
Page: S1988
Mr. KAUFMAN. Mr. President, after decades of efforts and a year of extensive...
Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I rise today in support of two...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise in support of the education provisions in...
Page: S1989
PUERTO RICO
Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I want to thank the chairman and his staff for...
Mr. BAUCUS. I thank the Senator for bringing attention to this issue. He is a...
Mr. MENENDEZ. I thank the Chairman for his leadership and commitment on this...
PEOS
Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I would like to ask the chairman of the...
Mr. BAUCUS. If the individual providing services to the PEO client organization...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I agree with the chairman.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I want to talk a moment about one of the only...
Page: S1990
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, how much time is remaining on our side?
Mr. BAUCUS. First, I thank all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle....
Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today with great disappointment in both the...
Page: S1991
Mr. GREGG. How much time do we have on our side?
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, a lot has been talked about here. A lot has been...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, make no mistake----
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, point of order. Is there time remaining on the bill?
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, make no mistake, the intent of every single one of...
Mr. REID. I note the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I direct this comment through the Chair to my...
Mr. McCONNELL. Yes. I would say to my friend the majority leader,...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I say again through the Chair to my colleague and...
Mr. McCONNELL. Would my friend yield for an observation?
Mr. REID. Yes.
Mr. McCONNELL. Even though allowing that, as the majority leader...
Page: S1992
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent, as I directed, or asked, that...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent that after the first...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I also note that with just the amendments that have...
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I am going to take a few minutes of my...
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, the administration and some in Congress...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, USA Today-Gallup reported that the people of America,...
Page: S1993
AMENDMENT NO. 3567, AS MODIFIED
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, this amendment fulfills the obligation to our senior...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, without being dramatic, this is a killer amendment,...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD) is...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, we are going to cut the votes off after 10 minutes. We...
AMENDMENT NO. 3570
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, the amendment removes the following items...
Page: S1994
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I think it is important to recognize this amendment...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I move to lay that motion upon the table.
CRAPO MOTION TO COMMIT
Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, the two health care bills, the one the President has...
Mr. CRAPO. To help the President keep his pledge.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I don't want to be dramatic about this, but it is a...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Mr. BAUCUS. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
ENZI MOTION TO COMMIT
Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, this is not a killer amendment. This just kills a bad...
Page: S1995
Mr. ENZI. I urge my colleagues to protect Americans' jobs by supporting my...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, sending the bill to committee sounds like killing...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I move to table the motion to commit and ask for the...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay...
AMENDMENT NO. 3582
Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, my amendment protects families and protects small...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, all things being equal, I choose to believe the...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Kaufman) is...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Mr. BAUCUS. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEAHY. I move to lay that motion on the table. [Page:...
Page: S1996
AMENDMENT NO. 3564
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, my amendment would require the President, the Vice...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I could be mistaken, but it is my understanding that...
Mr. BAUCUS. I say to my friend, he can be happy when Northern Iowa beats...
Mr. BAUCUS. I make a point of order that the pending amendment violates section...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, pursuant to section 904(c) of the Congressional...
Mr. BAUCUS. I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
ALEXANDER MOTION TO COMMIT
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, this is an effort to stop the Federal Government...
Mr. ALEXANDER. A ``no'' means savings to students.
Mr. HARKIN. The last time we took up higher education, in 2007, we lowered...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Page: S1997
AMENDMENT NO. 3586
Mr. LeMIEUX. Mr. President, I have heard my friends on the other side...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I don't think this is really a serious amendment...
Mr. LeMIEUX. Pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
HATCH MOTION TO COMMIT
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to support my motion to commit.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, as a motion to commit, this clearly is designed to...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Page: S1998
AMENDMENT NO. 3556
Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, this amendment saves $6.5 billion over the next 10...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, this legislation is about filling the doughnut hole...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, do I have time remaining?
Mr. COBURN. I would make the following point: The vast majority of Americans do...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I move to table the amendment, and ask for the yeas...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay...
AMENDMENT NO. 3608
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, we are hearing from State leaders all over our...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, this is another in a long series of killer...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Page: S1999
Mr. INOUYE. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mrs. MURRAY. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 3638
Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, just last week we passed the HIRE Act, which...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, this amendment basically has the intent of creating...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Mrs. MURRAY. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 3639
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, this amendment gets at the issue of the student loan...
Mrs. MURRAY. I move to table.
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, this amendment is not about protecting jobs, because...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Page: S2000
AMENDMENT NO. 3640
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, this amendment would strike the CLASS Act from the...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, the CLASS Act is a voluntary, self-funded insurance...
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD) is...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
CORNYN MOTION TO COMMIT
Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, mine is a motion to commit the reconciliation bill...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, this is an honest, straightforward amendment which...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD) is...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Page: S2001
Mr. DURBIN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 3579
Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, included in the new taxes in this health reform is...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, how have Kansas and Kansas State done lately?
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD) is...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I...
AMENDMENT NO. 3588
Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, we just heard from Senator Roberts about...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, two subjects. First, I wish to correct the record. I...
Mr. ROBERTS. Will the chairman yield?
Mr. BAUCUS. Well, I don't have much time, but I will do my very best.
Mr. ROBERTS. I am just so sorry that Montana lost in the first round.
Mr. BAUCUS. I would say to my good friend, he isn't nearly as sorry as I am.
Page: S2002
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
AMENDMENT NO. 3644
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, there is a tax hike of $20 billion on medical devices...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, this amendment is very similar to the past two...
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I feel deeply about this. I do not think we should...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, very simply, this will not be passed on. The...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mrs. MURRAY. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 3651
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, this amendment addresses what is a core problem we...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, the Senator from New Hampshire and I kid each other...
Page: S2003
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: This amendment pays for the...
Mr. GREGG. I withdraw the inquiry.
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that...
AMENDMENT NO. 3652
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, my amendment is quite simple. In the rush to finish...
Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I would suggest to my colleague from North Carolina...
Mr. COBURN. Reserving the right to object.
Mr. COBURN. We got this 1 1/2 minutes ago to see the language. You have an...
Mr. WEBB. Let the American people understand, the Republicans objected to a...
Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I move that we table the Burr amendment, and I ask...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD) is...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia...
Page: S2004
Mr. DURBIN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mrs. MURRAY. I move to reconsider and to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 3553
Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, this amendment is very straightforward. It would...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I give a prize to the Senator from Louisiana. This...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD) is...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Mrs. MURRAY. I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on...
AMENDMENT NO. 3577
Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, this amendment protects the rural health care...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I agree--Kansas, Montana, anywhere--critical access...
Mr. ROBERTS. Surely, you are not going to raise a point of order?
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, surely I have to do the right thing. The right thing...
Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I take it the chairman has raised the point of...
Mr. BAUCUS. We are, and the Senator can make his motion.
Mr. ROBERTS. I thank the Senator. Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Page: S2005
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. PRYOR. I move to lay that motion on the table.
ROBERTS MOTION TO COMMIT
Mr. ROBERTS. Thank you, Mr. President.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, saying it doesn't make it so. It is not at all as it...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Mr. REID. I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have finished the first tranche of amendments and...
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I say to my friend the majority leader,...
Page: S2006
Mr. REID. Mr. President, my focus is on this legislation, and I know there are...
Mr. McCONNELL. I would just add that there are some obvious...
AMENDMENT NO. 3681
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I would like to call up Bunning amendment No. 3681.
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the...
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I rise to offer a very important amendment to many...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, since 1965, Medicare has provided security and...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay...
AMENDMENT NO. 3699
Mr. GRASSLEY. I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its consideration.
Mr. GRASSLEY. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I object. I object.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the...
TITLE III--TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS
Page: S2008
Mr. GRASSLEY. This amendment is based largely on the extenders package that...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, there is discussion in progress on how to deal with...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Do I have time left?
Mr. GRASSLEY. Yes? Mr. President, let's wake up. This has to be passed. It has...
Mr. BAUCUS. I raise the point of order that the Grassley amendment violates...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote and lay that motion upon...
AMENDMENT NO. 3568
Mr. BENNETT. I call up my amendment No. 3568.
Mr. BENNETT. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be...
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, with eight other cosponsors, we have offered a bill...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, no matter where you are on the issue of marriage, no...
Page: S2009
Mr. BENNETT. Pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, just so people know, on our side the order we are...
Mr. RISCH. Oh, thank you so much, Mr. President.
AMENDMENT NO. 3645
Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment...
Mr. RISCH. Thank you, Mr. President.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, the goal of health care reform is to increase...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I move to table the Risch amendment, and I ask for...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Page: S2010
AMENDMENT NO. 3635
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3635 and ask for its...
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, this is a very simple amendment. It would just...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I would remind my colleagues that the Hutchison...
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
AMENDMENT NO. 3668
Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3668 and ask for its...
Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, a short time ago the distinguished majority leader...
Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the...
MHCN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I strongly support--I think every Member in this...
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd)...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Page: S2012
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, it goes without saying we all appreciate everyone's...
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
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