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INTERNET TAX NONDISCRIMINATION ACT -- (Senate - April 29, 2004)Page: S4635
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I yield myself up to 15 minutes.
Mr. DOMENICI. I hope I don't use all that time. Will the Chair advise me when I...
AMENDMENT NO. 3051
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, we cut the cost by $6.7 billion. The amendment...
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Mr. DOMENICI. I will use 1 more minute and yield the time.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I did not have the opportunity to hear all of what...
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Mr. CRAIG. My guess is that most Senators understand the process and the...
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Mr. WYDEN addressed the Chair.
Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I hope we can get cloture in a few minutes.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, who controls time?
Mr. DASCHLE. That was my understanding. How much time remains?
Mr. DASCHLE. How much time will the Senator from Oregon require?
Mr. WYDEN. Five minutes will be plenty, if that is acceptable to the leader.
Mr. DASCHLE. I hope we can yield back as much time as possible to accommodate...
Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I will be very brief. We have had 3 full days of...
Mr. DASCHLE. Before I yield additional time, I know Senator Carper...
Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, the question here today is not whether we want to...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, let me make a brief comment in response to the...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I intend to yield 3 minutes to the Senator...
Mr. DORGAN. Yes.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I yield myself 20 seconds before then.
Energy Follies
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I note that the Washington Post is recommending...
HOW THE MCCAIN COMPROMISE REDUCES STATE REVENUES
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NGA Supports Reasonable Extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act
BACKGROUND
THE NGA POSITION
CONCLUSION
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Alexander-Carper Internet Tax Bill Protects Local Authority
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, this proposal violates the Budget Act. It breaks...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I intend to yield back the remainder of my...
Mr. McCAIN. I yield the remainder of my time.
Mr. REID. I yield the time of the minority.
CLOTURE MOTION
Cloture Motion
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. KERRY) is...
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote and to lay that motion...
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CHANGE OF VOTE
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I have a unanimous consent request that on...
CLOTURE MOTION
Cloture Motion
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to vote against...
Mr. DOMENICI. How much time do we have?
Mr. DOMENICI. I yield my time to Senator Craig.
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, the Senator from Arizona is absolutely right. Energy...
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, as the ranking member of the Senate Environment...
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Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, this amendment incorporates a whole energy bill. It...
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Mr. DASCHLE. As I understand it, under the rule we had a minute to respond. Let...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS)...
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Mr. McCAIN. I yield my 1 minute to the Senator from Virginia, Mr....
Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator McCain, Senator...
Mr. DASCHLE. I ask unanimous consent to take 1 minute of leader time to respond.
Mr. ALEXANDER. Did I not have 1 minute?
Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Tennessee be...
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, since that would put two speakers on that side, I...
Mr. ALLEN. Objection.
Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I am voting against cloture, against cutting off...
Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today to add my voice to the debate surrounding...
Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the managers' amendment to...
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Cloture Motion
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS)...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I am delighted with the outcome of that last cloture...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I raise a point of order that the Daschle...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I thank all of my colleagues for the comity...
Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak very briefly after...
Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, having been involved in this issue now for 8 years, I...
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Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I see other Senators waiting to speak, so I will...
Mr. DODD. I yield to my colleague from Delaware. I know he has a comment he...
Mr. CARPER. I thank my colleague for yielding. I join Senator...
Mr. DODD. I propound a unanimous consent request regarding time. My colleague...
HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES
Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, I rise today with a heavy heart but with a great...
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Mr. DODD. Mr. President, before I begin my remarks, may I also make a unanimous...
Mr. DODD. My remarks will be off the subject matter of the bill.
Mr. ALLEN. Reserving the right to object, will the Senator from Connecticut...
Mr. DODD. At the conclusion of my remarks, which are about 15 minutes off the...
Mr. ALLEN. I ask the Senator from Connecticut, is the subject of Senator...
Mr. DODD. I do not know. I have not asked the Senator.
Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I understand the nature of Senator Byrd's...
Mr. BYRD. I thank the distinguished Senator.
IRAQ
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I commend my colleague from Arkansas for her very...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, I know the order is that the distinguished senior...
Mr. REID. Is that OK with the Senator from West Virginia?
Mr. BYRD. It is.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have been fascinated with the statement of the...
Mr. DODD. He is gone. He retired. He was not fired.
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Mr. REID. I ask the Senator, does he remember a man named Larry Lindsey? I...
Mr. DODD. I recall that.
Mr. REID. He was even more lenient than that. The news article I have says it...
Mr. DODD. That is exactly what happened. He was also highly condemned for...
Mr. REID. Before asking my final question, I ask the Senator from Connecticut,...
Mr. DODD. That number I think is roughly correct. Most of those, by the way,...
Mr. REID. So it is fair, is it not, that could have been a mistake?
Mr. DODD. I think by anyone's estimation to declare that the mission was...
Mr. REID. Does the Senator from Connecticut also think
Mr. DODD. I do recall that statement he made.
Mr. REID. I suggest to the President's people that they should advise him the...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, if I may take 1 additional minute, my point is, I...
Mr. REID. I say to my friend, I also voted for the resolution. I think it is...
Mr. McCAIN. Will the Senator from West Virginia yield to me 30 seconds...
Mr. BYRD. Absolutely.
Mr. McCAIN. I thank the Senator from West Virginia.
Mr. REID. If I can, as a matter of trying to lay out what is ahead of us,...
Mr. McCAIN. If the Senator will yield for one additional comment, I...
SGM MICHAEL BOYD STACK
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, on Easter Sunday, April 11, 2004, this Nation lost a...
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Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, before the leader yields, I thank the leader. This was...
Mr. DASCHLE. I yield the floor.
Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I may proceed as in...
IRAQ
Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I have heard my colleagues come to the Senate today...
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Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I may speak for up to...
HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I rise to pay tribute to 59 young Americans...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from California for her...
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Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I thank Senator McCain for his leadership....
Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I share the view of the chairman of the Commerce...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, we await the arrival of Senator...
Mr. ALEXANDER. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, this morning we came to the floor and were confronted...
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Mr. McCAIN. Parliamentary inquiry.
Mr. REID. I am happy to.
Mr. McCAIN. At what time does the Pastore rule apply?
Mr. REID. Three hours. Pastore works 3 hours after we take up a measure. So...
Mr. McCAIN. I thank the chairman.
Mr. REID. Certainly, I understand that totally. Mr. President, the reason I...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I would never, ever believe that my friend...
AMENDMENT NO. 3082 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3048
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3082, which is my amendment to...
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment...
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, in order to explain exactly what is involved, it is...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Mississippi for...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I have no objections to the amendment that is being...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, there is no further debate on the amendment.
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, if the Senator will yield, this appears to be a moment...
AMENDMENT NO. 3104 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3048
Mr. McCAIN. I have submitted an amendment to the desk on behalf of...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I offer an amendment, No. 3104, to the McCain...
Mr. McCAIN. Senator Lautenberg's amendment calls for a GAO...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I support the Lautenberg amendment. His suggestion...
Mr. McCAIN. As far as I know--and Senator Dorgan is more...
Mr. DORGAN. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, while we are awaiting the amendment and the...
Mr. WYDEN. Before the Senator leaves the floor, I don't want to turn this into...
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 3550
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, a few moments ago, my good friend from Nevada talked...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, we have a bill that is...
Mr. McCAIN. That is correct. Please proceed.
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, if I might respond, Senator Feinstein has...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I will speak very briefly. When she shows up, I will...
Mr. REID. I object.
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I am sorry there continues to
Mr. REID. Mr. President, this will be the third extension of this very...
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, will my colleague yield for a question?
Mr. REID. I will shortly.
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Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I express my appreciation to the Senator from Nevada...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, in answer to the Senator from Missouri's question, I...
AMENDMENT NO. 3105 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3048
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk, and I ask...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I submit the amendment on behalf of myself,...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. That would be fine.
Mr. McCAIN. Forty minutes equally divided, followed by a recorded...
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, I direct this question to the manager...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, to my knowledge, all of the amendments that have...
Mr. REID. I would say also to the two managers of the bill, then we should be...
Mr. McCAIN. That is correct.
Mr. REID. I would say also to my two friends, I always like to have the trains...
Mr. ALEXANDER. Is it appropriate for me to make a few remarks on the McCain...
Mr. ALEXANDER. I won't take many minutes, but I wanted to do this while the...
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Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, Senator McCain has offered this amendment...
Mr. McCAIN. The Senator from Delaware would like to make a comment.
Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I have listened, and I understand we are...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 3052, AS MODIFIED, TO AMENDMENT NO. 3048
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I have sent a modification to the desk to...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, essentially, this is a one-line amendment. It...
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Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I believe we have an agreement to share the time. I...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. This would come off Senator
Mr. WYDEN. Yes, that will be fine. I will not take 10 minutes.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I would like to be sure the record is correct. I...
Mr. WYDEN. We agree.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. That is not the issue. The issue is the local exchange and...
Mr. ALEXANDER. Three minutes.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I yield 3 minutes of my time to Senator Alexander.
Mr. ALEXANDER. I thank the Senator from California for her leadership on this...
Mr. McCAIN. I yield to the Senator from Virginia such time as he may...
Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, the Senator from California mentioned waiting for 4...
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. How much time do I have remaining?
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I yield 4 minutes to the Senator from Ohio, Mr....
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, perhaps I have been in local and State government...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Ohio for his comments...
Mr. CARPER. I thank Senator Feinstein for yielding time and...
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I want to comment for a couple of minutes on the...
Mr. WYDEN. Will the Senator yield briefly? Because I have been following this,...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Correct.
Mr. WYDEN. That is good. California does not tax the backbone of the...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. If I might respond to that question through the Chair, we have...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I would like an opportunity to talk with the...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, how much time do I have remaining?
Mr. McCAIN. Maybe the Senator could do that in the next few minutes...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I would like to be clear that a tax on DSL...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I didn't understand exactly what was agreed to.
Mr. DORGAN. I reserve the right to object so I can understand what is happening.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for...
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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk, and I ask...
Mr. REID. Objection.
Mr. McCAIN. What is the parliamentary situation, Mr. President?
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, we have compromised. We have been working...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I thank my colleagues for the discussion. The...
Mr. McCAIN. I move to table the Feinstein amendment and I ask for the...
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Utah (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. BREAUX), the...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, much of Massachusetts' economy is now based on...
AMENDMENT NO. 3048
DIAL-UP ACCESS
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President I have some concerns about the impact of S. 150 that...
Mr. WYDEN. I appreciate the question from the Senator from Minnesota, who is...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I support the Internet Tax Freedom Act. This bill...
Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I am pleased to cosponsor and strongly support the...
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Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, we are about to vote on final passage of the Internet...
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Mr. McCAIN. I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Utah (Mr. BENNETT) and...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. BREAUX) and...
S. 150
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Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WYDEN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I congratulate the two managers and all the many...
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