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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 -- (Senate - June 21, 2004)Page: S7062
Mr. REID. Mr. President, the reason we have considered these side by side on a...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I concur in the observation of our distinguished...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, the first Senator we have indicated to speak on an...
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I hope we can perhaps reach the Byrd amendment...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I spoke earlier today with Senator Byrd. He...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I will be available tonight should the senior...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I want to mention in the context of the discussion...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, through the Chair to the distinguished Senator from...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, we are where we are. In the mortal words of someone...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I want it made clear that the reason I said this is we...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I so note that observation.
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, in response, my amendment would be a second-degree...
Mr. WARNER. I presume the Burns matter would require a recorded vote, so at...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, let me take a moment to consult with some staff on...
Mr. WARNER. That is a reasonable request, and I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, together with the Senator from Nevada, ...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3291, AS MODIFIED
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the distinguished...
Mr. WARNER. No objection.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is no objection to the consent request by the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the leadership is working with the managers to see...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have been given a consent agreement drafted by the...
Mr. WARNER. It would be a valuable use of the time if we were to do so. We...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, let me say again this amendment is not related to...
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I think the Senator's understanding coincides with...
Mr. DORGAN. There are some interests, of course, outside of the Chamber that...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, we understand. A Senator asked for a few minutes of...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, will the Senator from Virginia yield?
Mr. WARNER. Yes.
Mr. REID. The Senator from New Mexico is here to offer his amendment. The...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I thank my colleague for bringing up that point. I,...
Mr. DeWINE. I thank the Chair, and I thank my colleague from Virginia.
UPDATE ON DARFUR
Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, several weeks ago, I came to the floor to...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, it is very important to keep in focus what Senator...
Mr. FRIST. I thank the Chair.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, we are awaiting, and there is diligence on the other...
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 2459
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. BINGAMAN. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
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Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, this is a very straightforward amendment that...
AMENDMENT NO. 3460 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3459
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, let me first say I think our colleague has brought...
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Mr. BINGAMAN. Would my colleague yield for a question?
Mr. WARNER. I yield.
Mr. BINGAMAN. I appreciate the cooperative approach my colleague has taken. I...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, that is a very good question. I will take a few...
Mr. LEVIN. I wonder if the Senator will yield.
Mr. LEVIN. This is really a question for the sponsor of the amendment. I say to...
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, in answer to the question, that is exactly right....
Mr. WARNER. Fine.
Mr. BINGAMAN. Even in classified form, Congress ought to be able to know as...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I do not disagree in how you frame the issue, but I...
Mr. LEVIN. That is the question by the Senator from New Mexico. It seems to me...
Mr. WARNER. Here is where I respectfully differ. If the information we give to...
Mr. LEVIN. If the Senator would yield--and I guess I have the floor, but, in...
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Mr. WARNER. No.
Mr. LEVIN. They have proven they do not leak the information. They perform--I...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I say to the Senator, I concede your point. You need...
Mr. LEVIN. I wonder if the Senator from Virginia would consider this...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, in other words, rather than the individual's name,...
Mr. LEVIN. When the chairman does that I would perhaps propose that one other...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, it is interesting, over the weekend I had the...
Mr. LEVIN. I thank the chairman. I believe we ought to try to work this out....
Mr. REID. Mr. President, if the two managers will yield?
Mr. REID. Mr. President, Senator Dayton is here to offer his...
Mr. WARNER. Yes. Mr. President, I think all that can be accommodated, so I join...
AMENDMENT NO. 3197
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished chairman of the committee...
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, my amendment strikes two sections of the bill,...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for the purpose of allowing...
Mr. DAYTON. I yield to the chairman.
AMENDMENT NO. 3461 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3197
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I send to the desk, on behalf of Senator...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
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Mr. WARNER. I thank my colleague for his courtesy. We now undertake a very...
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, we are going to spend, in the next fiscal year, some...
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Mr. DAYTON. It reads:
Exhibit 1
Europe Considers Ending Chinese Arms Embargo
SALES UNDER THE BAN
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LIFTING THE EMBARGO
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, before I get into the substantive debate in rebuttal...
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I meant to say that it changes the overall law and...
Mr. WARNER. I wonder if I might bring to the Senator's attention--the bill is...
Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, the chairman is correct in that regard.
Mr. WARNER. The Senator is doing his best, and I have lived with these things...
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Mr. DAYTON. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. WARNER. Yes.
Mr. DAYTON. Does the Senator say we should apply that same principle to all of...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I am not going to tread beyond the Department of...
Mr. WARNER. I start off with the Ambassador of the Netherlands:
Mr. HARKIN. No. If the chairman would yield, it is this Senator's intention to...
Mr. WARNER. I say to my colleague, I think we can accommodate him because this...
Mr. DAYTON. If the Senator will yield for one last question.
Mr. WARNER. Yes, I will yield.
Mr. DAYTON. Then we can conclude this discussion so the Senator can leave the...
Mr. WARNER. I thank my colleague. I would be happy to consider that if he...
Mr. DAYTON. I agree with that.
Exhibit 1
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Mr. WARNER. I ask unanimous consent that this package be laid side.
Mr. WARNER. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. LEVIN. I ask that so the Senator from Iowa can proceed with the amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 3225
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask for the regular order.
Mr. HARKIN. No. 3225.
AMENDMENT NO. 3462 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3225
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I have a second-degree amendment. I send it to the...
Mr. HARKIN. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I wish to speak to the pending amendment by my...
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Mr. HATCH. I thank my colleague for his statement about this matter. We worked...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3463 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3225
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, for the edification of my colleagues, we are working...
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Mr. HATCH. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. DURBIN. I would be happy to yield for a question.
Mr. HATCH. I have been enjoying listening to the distinguished Senator. Let me...
Mr. DURBIN. I thank the Senator from Utah. In response to his inquiry, the...
Mr. HATCH. Then why do you not withdraw the amendment.
Mr. DURBIN. Let me make a suggestion to the Senator from Utah, if I may. First,...
Mr. HATCH. Those are broad categories.
Mr. DURBIN. I think death is a very narrow category. You stop breathing. If...
Mr. HATCH. Is the Senator aware the pharmaceutical industry is willing to keep...
Mr. DURBIN. Let me say to the Senator from Utah, let me make a suggestion if I...
Mr. HATCH. I do.
Mr. DURBIN. Because he and Senator Biden have introduced a bill to...
Mr. HATCH. If the Senator will withdraw his amendment, I will commit to do...
Mr. DURBIN. My good friend and colleague from Utah is an extraordinarily busy...
Mr. HATCH. You will withdraw the amendment if I am willing to do that?
Mr. DURBIN. If I have your assurance that we can work on this.
Mr. HATCH. As long as the industry is being consulted and is not just being...
Mr. DURBIN. Oh, absolutely.
Mr. HATCH. I believe responsible people in the industry--and most all of them...
Mr. DURBIN. I say to the Senator, if I might through the Chair, I would like to...
Mr. HATCH. If we could get our leadership to do that on both sides, I would...
Mr. DURBIN. I agree with the Senator. I would tell you endorsers of my...
Mr. HATCH. No problem.
Mr. DURBIN. Let's bring them all together. With that understanding, I am ...
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Mr. HATCH. We will withdraw ours if the Senator withdraws his.
AMENDMENTS NOS. 3463, 3462, AND 3225 WITHDRAWN
Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my perfecting amendment and,...
Mr. HATCH. Under these circumstances I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my...
Mr. DURBIN. That is correct.
Mr. HATCH. All three amendments.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, people wonder if debate helps. It does. This is a...
Mr. REID. I ask also there be 2 minutes prior to the Lautenberg vote we are...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, at this time the Senator from Wisconsin----
Mr. HATCH. Will the Senator yield for just a minute?
Mr. REID. I am happy to.
Mr. HATCH. I would like to thank my colleague from Illinois for his willingness...
Mr. REID. The Senator from Wisconsin has been waiting very patiently all...
AMENDMENT NO. 3288, AS MODIFIED
Mr. FEINGOLD. I thank the Senator from Nevada for his help making it possible...
Mr. FEINGOLD. I send those modifications to the desk.
Mr. FEINGOLD. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
``TITLE III--SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION''.
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Mr. FEINGOLD. I ask unanimous consent Senators BYRD, LEAHY, DODD, and...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, last year I offered an amendment to the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, there is a Senator who has concerns about the...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I appreciate the Senator's remarks and openness on...
Mr. WARNER. That is the Senator's prerogative.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I wonder if I might ask the Senator from Wisconsin a...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, the Senator from Michigan is correct. It would be...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I think this is a very vital amendment.
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Mr. WARNER. I will not characterize it as opposition, but a Senator on this...
Mr. LEVIN. I have no problem with laying that aside.
Mr. FEINGOLD. I am concerned. What the State Department proposes to do here is,...
Mr. LEVIN. It is also my understanding that the CPA inspector general has about...
Mr. FEINGOLD. I do know that the State Department certainly doesn't have people...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, we have provided in the supplemental bill which was...
Mr. FEINGOLD. I thank the Senator from Michigan.
Mr. LEVIN. I have no objection to the amendment being laid aside for the...
Mr. WARNER. I thank my colleague.
Mr. LEVIN. The amendment does relate to homeland security needs to fissile...
Mr. WARNER. The Senator made that clear. So we begin debate right after that...
Mr. LEVIN. Depending on how many people are on the other side of the issue, it...
Mr. WARNER. I thank the Senator.
Mr. LEVIN. In addition, I believe one of the sponsors of the amendment may be...
Mr. WARNER. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, we are going to have a couple of amendments...
Mr. WARNER. I say to my good friend, it is exactly 1 1/2 minutes before the...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I hear my colleague and respect his ability to make a decision.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Thank you very much.
AMENDMENT NO. 3458
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I will divide such time as I have. I believe it is 2...
Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I rise to explain why I cannot support either the...
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Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays, to inform our...
Mr. WARNER. I thank the Chair. Mr. President, that is on the second-degree as...
Mr. WARNER. I thank the Chair.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I have a question, Mr. President, for my colleague. The...
Mr. WARNER. Let's go to the unanimous consent agreement. The Chair advised the...
Mr. WARNER. The Chair is correct. I accept the ruling. And the yeas and nays...
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Tennessee (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. CLINTON), the...
Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the...
AMENDMENT NO. 3291, AS MODIFIED
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I understand each Senator has 2 minutes; am I correct?
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, we have decided with the vote on the Warner...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, what we have just seen is a vote on the...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I ask for the yeas and nays.
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Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Tennessee (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. CLINTON), the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I think the distinguished ranking member is about to...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senator from Louisiana be...
AMENDMENT NO. 3315
Ms. LANDRIEU. I appreciate the cooperation of the chairman and ranking member....
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, the focus and purpose of this amendment is very...
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Ms. LANDRIEU. The front page of this contract says that for the spouses and/or...
Mrs. Charles nearly lost her home and almost declared bankruptcy.
[From the Washington Times, Feb. 23, 2004]
Survivor Benefit Plan Needs Reform
Mr. WARNER. I thank the Senator. We shall address this amendment tomorrow.
Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
Mr. WARNER. Madam President, the managers of the bill, in consultation with the...
Mr. WARNER. Now to the second part. I ask unanimous consent that when the...
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask the distinguished chairman, amend his...
Mr. WARNER. No objection. I further amend it.
Mr. REID. I further ask following the last word in the proposed unanimous...
Mr. WARNER. No objection.
Mr. WARNER. I thank the Presiding Officer.
AMENDMENT NO. 3338
Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I will reserve most of my comments until tomorrow...
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Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
DEFENDING AGAINST URGENT TERRORIST THREATS
Mr. BIDEN. Madam President, Senator LEVIN'S amendment will shift funds...
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Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I simply ask my colleague, Is there some thought...
Mr. LEVIN. I think it would be easier to not modify it. That is not my plan at...
Mr. WARNER. I thank my colleague.
Mr. LEVIN. If the Senator from Arizona will yield for one inquiry, I have to...
Mr. WARNER. That is correct.
Mr. LEVIN. The current unanimous consent provides after an hour debate on my...
Mr. WARNER. A lot of those will be voice votes.
Mr. LEVIN. Where does the Senator want to include this?
Mr. WARNER. Right after the Brownback.
Mr. LEVIN. I have to check. Offhand, I don't know of a reason, but I have to...
Mr. WARNER. Could I leave that as a pending request?
Mr. LEVIN. I will do my best to clear that.
Mr. WARNER. Senator McCain wishes to be active in that.
Mr. LEVIN. I don't think there is an issue on this side in terms of voting in...
Mr. WARNER. We will allow him time tomorrow morning to speak.
Mr. KYL. Madam President, I appreciate the chairman of the committee yielding...
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Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I will be very brief, given the hour. First, as to...
Mr. KYL. Madam President--
Mr. LEVIN. To launch. There is no decision currently made.
Mr. KYL. Madam President, I have not checked to see what the current plan is...
Mr. LEVIN. That is correct. It is my understanding there are no tests planned...
Mr. KYL. Let me first correct one thing I had said earlier. There were two Reed...
Mr. LEVIN. In terms of launching interceptors from that test bed in Alaska,...
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Mr. KYL. Madam President, I knew if we stood here long enough, the Senator from...
Mr. LEVIN. We agree on many things, and that would surely be one of them. I...
Mr. KYL. Madam President, of course that is true. I would like to propound some...
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