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PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2003--Continued -- (Senate - June 24, 2003)Page: S8401
AMENDMENT NO. 969
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, do I need to ask unanimous consent the present...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, in the 5 minutes I have, let me discuss it very...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for 30 additional seconds.
Mr. DODD. All we are asking is, instead of forcing people to make that initial...
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Mr. DODD. I thank the Presiding Officer for his indulgence.
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my colleague, Senator...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, if they don't want to talk, I will be glad to take a...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I will yield the man 1 minute of my time.
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I thank the man from Iowa for yielding the 1 minute.
Mr. DODD. The man from Connecticut appreciates the man from Iowa giving him 1...
Mr. DODD. I thank the Senator.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I might consume.
Mr. DODD. I ask unanimous consent for an additional 30 seconds.
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, this is one time. Unlike Federal employees, who are 30...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for an equal 30 seconds.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I have some sympathy for what the Senator from...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. GRAHAM), the...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. SANTORUM. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the remaining two...
AMENDMENT NO. 981
Mr. PRYOR. I thank the Chair.
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I hope my colleagues can hear me. What the Pryor...
Mr. REID. The yeas and nays are not in order.
Mr. SANTORUM. I move to table the amendment and I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. GRAHAM), the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1001
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I would like to explain in 1 minute a very important...
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise in opposition to make four points.
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Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the amendment...
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I move to table the amendment and ask for the yeas...
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. CAMPBELL)...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. GRAHAM), the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that all pending amendments...
Mr. SESSIONS. Reserving the right to object, is the Senator going to speak? I...
Mr. BAUCUS. I withdraw the request. I ask unanimous consent that there be 30...
Mr. SESSIONS. Reserving the right to object, I just want to call up an...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I did not hear the request. Was the Senator asking a question...
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I was asking unanimous consent that I be allowed...
Mr. BAUCUS. I yield the floor and withdraw my request.
AMENDMENT NO. 1011
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 1011.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
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Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be set...
Mr. SESSIONS. I yield the floor.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I want to be certain of the order. My amendment...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I thank the Chair.
AMENDMENT NO. 982
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I call up my amendment which is at the desk.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise to talk about my amendment which is...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I yield the floor. I know the Senator from...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may consume in...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Maybe I should ask, are we under time constraints?
Mr. GRASSLEY. What the Senator from New Jersey wants to do I wish we could do....
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Mr. LAUTENBERG. I say to our friend from Iowa, the discount card allows...
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I join with my Senator from New Jersey. He persuaded...
Mr. BAUCUS. I know the Senator from New Hampshire would like to go ahead. I...
Mr. GRASSLEY. If the Senator from New Hampshire will just give me a minute, I...
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Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, I ask the vote occur at 4:25 and I be...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I modify my unanimous consent request accordingly.
Mr. DAYTON. Reserving the right to object, I ask the Senator, in terms of the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. You would have 1 minute and I would have 1 minute.
Mr. DAYTON. I object to that. I was told by the Senator's staff I would have 2...
Mr. REID. He can take a minute of my time.
Mr. GRASSLEY. You will get 2 minutes, one from your leader. Can we go ahead?
Mr. DAYTON. I have no objection.
AMENDMENT NO. 1010
Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that all pending amendments...
Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk. I ask for its...
Mr. SUNUNU. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. President, I rise to offer an amendment that effectively...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, under the consent we obtained, I was to have 5 minutes...
AMENDMENT NO. 982
Mr. REID. Mr. President, my first elective job was when Medicare came into...
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Mr. REID. I yield back.
AMENDMENT NO. 957
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I understand, under the previous order, I have 2...
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 957 and ask the clerk to...
Mr. DAYTON. Thank you, Mr. President. I will proceed.
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for 30 seconds to conclude...
Mr. DAYTON. The amendment Senator Durbin has offered, which we will...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield back my time and wish to vote now.
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. GRAHAM),...
AMENDMENT NO. 1002
Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, I plead with my colleagues to take a very serious...
Mrs. LINCOLN. I encourage my colleagues to vote for this amendment.
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I oppose the amendment. First off, it is bad...
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Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I move to table the amendment and ask for the yeas...
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. Graham), the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. BAUCUS. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 982
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Madam President, my amendment is very simple. It says, if you...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I sympathize with those who feel a need to get...
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Kansas (Mr. BROWNBACK)...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. GRAHAM), the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. REID. Madam President, the two leaders have met and talked to the managers....
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Mr. DODD. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment...
AMENDMENT NO. 998
Mr. DODD. Madam President, I call up amendment No. 998.
Mr. DODD. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the...
Mr. DODD. Madam President, this first amendment is intended to address one of...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I wish to propound a unanimous consent request.
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my understanding the Senator from Connecticut...
Mr. DODD. That is correct.
Mr. REID. That being the case, the vote will occur around 6:15 p.m., for the...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, if I can finish, I can give the chairman a chance to...
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Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I will read a pertinent passage because this is really...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I am glad to speak about the man from Connecticut and his...
Mr. DODD. I will take 1 minute on this amendment and move to my second amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 970
Mr. DODD. Let me briefly explain this amendment. I commend the committee.
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Mr. KENNEDY. I commend Senator DODD for offering this important...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, how much time do I have?
Mr. DODD. I had 5.
Mr. GRASSLEY. First, let me explain to the distinguished Presiding Officer why...
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Mr. DODD. I thank the chairman. He has been very gracious. This is my last...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield any time I have and I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. DODD. There are two amendments. Amendment No. 998?
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, while I am at it, I would like to ask for the yeas...
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. CAMPBELL)...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. GRAHAM), the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. NICKLES. I move to lay that motion on the table.
VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 998
Mr. MCDONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. GRAHAM), the...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote and I move to lay that...
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Democratic leader be recognized to...
Mr. REID. While we are waiting for Senator Daschle, if we could...
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the pending amendment be set aside and...
AMENDMENTS NOS. 1019, 1020, 1021
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I say to my colleague who is seeking to also...
Mr. CONRAD. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendments be dispensed...
AMENDMENT NO. 1019
AMENDMENT NO. 1020
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AMENDMENT NO. 1021
AMENDMENT NO. 1019
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, the first amendment would provide immediate...
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AMENDMENT NO. 1020
AMENDMENT NO. 1021
AMENDMENT NO. 1019
Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today with my colleague from North Dakota in...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, with the graciousness of the Senator from New York, I...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I thank my colleague from New York.
AMENDMENT NO. 1019
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Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I appreciate very much the leadership Senator...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I join with my colleague from North Dakota in...
AMENDMENTS NOS. 1000 AND 999
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I rise today to speak of four amendments I have...
AMENDMENT NO. 1000
AMENDMENT NO. 999
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Mrs. CLINTON. Thank you, Mr. President.
AMENDMENT NO. 1000
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Mrs. CLINTON. Similarly, I have a letter from Consumers Union, dated June 24,...
Mrs. CLINTON. Finally, I have a letter from Families USA, dated June 24, 2003,...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, if we are serious about making changes that will...
AMENDMENT NO. 953
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I will also be talking about amendment No. 953,...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, amendment No. 953 would empower Medicare...
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AMENDMENT NO. 954
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I ask the clerk to report amendment No. 954, which...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, this amendment is intended to improve the safety...
AMENDMENT NO. 1000
Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I join my colleagues Senators CLINTON and...
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AMENDMENT NO. 985, AS MODIFIED
Mr. REID. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Edwards of North...
TITLE __--DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADVERTISING
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AMENDMENT NO. 1036
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1037
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1038
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1039
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending...
AMENDMENT NO. 1011
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, the bill we are moving forward today is a...
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