Congressional Record
111th Congress (2009-2010)
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AMENDMENT NO. 3356 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk on behalf of Senator...
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed...
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Mr. REID. This amendment I offer on behalf of Mrs. Murray, Mr....
AMENDMENT NO. 3353 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. REID. This is on behalf of Senator Sanders, Mr. Dodd, Mr....
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed...
Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order...
RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER
HEALTH CARE
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, most Americans breathed a sigh of relief...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, last night, I met the mayor of Kankakee, IL. She...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, are we now on the pending legislation?
AMENDMENT NO. 3352 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. GRASSLEY. I ask unanimous consent--and I think this has been cleared with...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, a couple of days ago I stated that I had worked in...
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Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 3353
Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, the amendment I want to speak on is No. 3353. This...
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Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 15 minutes as...
REFORMING THE SENATE
Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I would like to take a couple of minutes this...
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Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 3337
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, we have been talking about having a bipartisan...
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AMENDMENTS NOS. 3360 AND 3361 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments...
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, anyone who has paid attention to the floor of the...
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Mr. BUNNING. The first amendment is to use unspent stimulus funds and the...
AMENDMENT NO. 3356
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I rise this morning because I am offering an...
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Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, first, I wish to thank Senator Thune. He...
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High School Students Take on Building Project
Mrs. BOXER. So this amendment is very important. As our economy continues to...
AMENDMENT NO. 3338, AS MODIFIED
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I have an amendment I introduced yesterday at the...
TITLE ----ADDITIONAL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF
Subtitle A--General Provisions
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Subtitle B--Transfer of Stimulus Funds
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent that Senators...
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, yesterday, one of my colleagues criticized me for...
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Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, I will offer an amendment to the pending legislation,...
Mr. WEBB. Mr. President, Martin Wolf said this:
Mr. Wolf goes on to point out:
Mr. Wolf went on to support the very concept I am putting on the table today;...
Exhibit 1
Tax the Windfall Banking Bonuses
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Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I want to thank Senator Webb for offering...
AMENDMENT NO. 3338
Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I rise to speak in opposition to the amendment...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, as we all know, yesterday the President...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3353, AS MODIFIED
Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my amendment which is...
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Mr. SANDERS. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Menendez of New...
Mr. SANDERS. I yield the floor and I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, as senior citizens and disabled veterans all over...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3352
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I understand we will have two amendments we will be...
AMENDMENT NO. 3338, AS FURTHER MODIFIED
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AMENDMENT NO. 3336, AS FURTHER MODIFIED
TITLE ----ADDITIONAL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF
Subtitle A--General Provisions
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Subtitle B--Transfer of Stimulus Funds
Mr. BAUCUS. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No....
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, first, will the...
Mr. COBURN. I am sorry?
Mr. BAUCUS. Reserving the right to object, tell me the content.
Mr. COBURN. This is an amendment that discusses the amount that the Secretary...
Mr. BAUCUS. I appreciate that. This is something that I do not like doing. I am...
AMENDMENT NO. 3358 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. COBURN. I ask again unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 3358, and...
Mr. COBURN. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be...
Mr. COBURN. I thank my colleague from Montana.
AMENDMENT NO. 3342 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. BAUCUS. I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call...
Mr. BAUCUS. I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be...
AMENDMENT NO. 3338
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, the first two votes will be on the Thune amendment...
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Mr. BAUCUS. I don't see Senator Thune. It may be a bit presumptuous,...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I understand he is on his way.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I was going to inquire of the chairman if he had...
Mr. BAUCUS. No, it has not been locked in, but I will do so right now. I ask...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I raise a point of order that the pending Thune...
Mr. CORNYN. I move to waive the applicable section of the Budget Act with...
Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas...
AMENDMENT NO. 3352
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I oppose the Grassley amendment for two reasons. I...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, first, I ask unanimous consent to add Senators...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, my amendment extends critically needed Medicare...
Mr. BAUCUS. How much time do I have remaining?
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, this is very simple: $10 billion is $10 billion....
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, do I have some time?
Mr. GRASSLEY. Good. I am glad I have 26 seconds. His amendment takes $8 billion...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, for all those reasons, I move to table the...
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Mr. KYL. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas...
Mr. BAUCUS. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. DORGAN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, my understanding is that following my presentation,...
COBELL LAWSUIT
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I wish to discuss two amendments, one of which I...
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Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 3382 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Ms. STABENOW. I realize Senator Gregg is up to speak. I do not see him...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I don't know that we are in that position yet at...
Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Ms. STABENOW. I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside,...
Ms. STABENOW. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be...
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Ms. STABENOW. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Ms. LANDRIEU. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be...
AMENDMENT NO. 3335, AS MODIFIED
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending...
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Ms. LANDRIEU. At the appropriate time, I will call up the amendment for a vote...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 3368 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I have offered an amendment to take a small step...
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Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the...
AMENDMENT NO. 3391 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to...
Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the...
Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts. Mr. President, I intend to come back tomorrow and...
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 3389 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set the pending amendment...
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
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Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I am going to set this amendment aside and talk on it...
AMENDMENT NO. 3390 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3390.
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, there is an amendment pending by Senator...
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Mr. LeMIEUX. Mr. President, the Baucus substitute amendment gives...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, this is a killer motion the Senator from Florida is...
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Mr. LeMIEUX. With all due respect to my colleague, the chairman of the...
Mr. BAUCUS. I hope we can vote on this fairly soon. Basically, let's remind...
Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak about 5 minutes in...
AMENDMENT NO. 3390
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, in October of 2008, the Social Security...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I think we will soon be entering an order to vote on...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, just to make it clear what the amendments are, it is...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I will take my minute to simply say my amendment does...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, the Senate voted yesterday, 53 to 43, against the...
Mr. BURR. I move to waive the appropriate provisions in the Budget Act and ask...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I raise a point of order that the pending Burr...
AMENDMENT NO. 3353
Mr. GREGG. What is the regular order?
Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, for the first time in 36 years, seniors and...
Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, Social Security represents a strong commitment to our...
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Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, this amendment would add billions of dollars to the...
Mr. SANDERS. Pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1964...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I make a point of order that the amendment violates...
AMENDMENT NO. 3360
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, it is my understanding that there are 4 minutes...
Mr. BUNNING. Thank you, Mr. President.
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, our spending has to stop.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, this Bunning amendment is the fourth attempt in 2...
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Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
AMENDMENT NO. 3361
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, let me briefly describe my amendment No. 3361. Like...
Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, we find ourselves debating an amendment that we...
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
BAUCUS AMENDMENT NO. 3336
Mr. LeMIEUX. Mr. President, I made this point of order not because I...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, this is a killer point of order. This point of order...
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Mr. LeMIEUX addressed the Chair.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. KYL. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from...
Mr. BAUCUS. I move to reconsider that vote.
Mrs. LINCOLN. I move to lay that motion upon the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 3400
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President I have sought recognition to speak on an amendment I...
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Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I am pleased to have filed an amendment that would...
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