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MOSCOW TREATY--Continued -- (Senate - March 06, 2003)Page: S3221
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I believe we are considering the Moscow Treaty.
Mr. CRAIG. I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for no...
Mr. CRAIG. I see my chairman here. I want to make sure it is OK with him. It is.
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 252
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, in a few moments, I will send an amendment to the...
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Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. LEVIN. I will explain it at this point. This amendment is straightforward....
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AMENDMENT NO. 253 TO AMENDMENT NO. 252
Mr. FEINGOLD. I compliment the Senator from Michigan for his tremendous...
Mr. FEINGOLD. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, the second-degree amendment that I offer today...
AMENDMENT NO. 253 TO AMENDMENT NO. 252, WITHDRAWN
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I regret that this Treaty will move forward...
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the...
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Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, let me begin by saying I agree with the Senator from...
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Mr. LEVIN. Let me thank my colleagues for their comments. Some of what they say...
Mr. BIDEN. If the Senator will yield.
Mr. LEVIN. I am happy to.
Mr. BIDEN. The difference is the declaration is not binding.
Mr. LEVIN. That is the important difference. But the word is the same word.
Mr. BIDEN. It is the same word, but the need for precision in a nonbinding...
Mr. LEVIN. The important fact is it is not binding.
Mr. BIDEN. Yes.
Mr. LEVIN. That is what it comes down to. This is not an issue as to who has...
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Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, again, I will simply say that in our Resolution of...
Mr. LEVIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. LUGAR. Yes.
Mr. LEVIN. This is a procedural inquiry. We are trying to determine--to assist...
Mr. LUGAR. Yes, that would be very satisfactory. In fact, I even will propose a...
Mr. LEVIN. That is what is difficult. The earlier we are able to set a time,...
Mr. LUGAR. Let me make a proposal and, in fact, offer a unanimous consent at...
Mr. LUGAR. I thank the Senator from Michigan for that suggestion.
Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I have a minor point, but the RECORD should be...
Mr. LUGAR. I suggest the absence of a quorum equally divided.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
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AMENDMENT NO. 252, AS MODIFIED
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I believe the yeas and nays have not been ordered. I...
Mr. LEVIN. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. BIDEN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent Senator Kennedy be...
Mr. FRIST. I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. DOMENICI),...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD), the...
Mr. LUGAR. Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote and move to lay that...
AMENDMENT NO. 254
Mr. AKAKA. Madam President, I have an amendment I send to the desk.
Mr. AKAKA. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the...
Mr. AKAKA. Madam President, this amendment is the result of several hearings I...
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AMENDMENT NO. 254, WITHDRAWN
Mr. LUGAR. Madam President, I thank the distinguished Senator from Hawaii for...
Mr. AKAKA. I thank my friend, the Senior Senator from Indiana, for this...
Mr. LUGAR. I agree with my friend. The CTR and other non-proliferation programs...
Mr. AKAKA. I strongly support this language. The Committee Report on the Moscow...
Mr. LUGAR. Yes, this report is intended to establish the rationale for all U.S....
Mr. AKAKA. That is good to hear. I have joined with my friend in advocating for...
Mr. LUGAR. Yes, I agree that such information is useful. However I believe that...
Mr. AKAKA. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I look forward...
Mr. REED. Madam President, I rise to express my support for the Strategic...
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AMENDMENT NO. 255
Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, the Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty that has...
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Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, let me respond to the distinguished Senator from...
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Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, as the chairman of the committee knows, I have so...
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call...
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the vote in relation to...
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I add one final argument, and that is the actual text...
Mr. LUGAR. I yield to the distinguished Senator from Delaware.
Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I will be very brief. Let me, as we say in this body,...
Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I appreciate the comments of the distinguished...
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Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. FRIST. I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. DOMENICI),...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. GRAHAM) and the...
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote and I move to lay that...
AMENDMENT NO. 256
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I expect to take just a few minutes. I will be...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, condition 2 of the Resolution of Ratification...
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I am pleased to respond to the distinguished Senator...
Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, if I may respond to my colleague, I am not sure...
Mr. LEVIN. I thank both Senators for the assurance that they will urge the...
AMENDMENT NO. 256, WITHDRAWN
ALERT STATUS OF U.S. RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FORCES
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I wish to ask the Senator from Delaware and the...
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Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I think that the new relationship between the United...
Mr. LUGAR. During our hearings on the treaty, a number of witnesses expressed...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. In addition to recommending an ``immediate standdown'' in the...
Mr. BIDEN. The Foreign Relations Committee's report encourages the President to...
Mr. LUGAR. The Senator from Delaware is correct, and while we have not...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I thank the Senator from the Delaware and the Senator from...
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I rise to engage the distinguished leadership of the...
Mr. LUGAR. I share the concern voiced by the senior Senator from North Dakota...
Mr. BIDEN. I agree with the Senator from North Dakota and the Chairman of the...
Mr. CONRAD. I thank my colleagues, who perhaps remember that in 1998 I authored...
Mr. LUGAR. I thank the Senator from North Dakota for his work on this important...
Mr. CONRAD. Would the chairman and ranking member be willing to hold hearings...
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Mr. LUGAR. The ranking member and I have plans to hold hearings on the...
Mr. CONRAD. Would the chairman and ranking member consider sharing their views...
Mr. LUGAR. I thank the Senator for his thoughts. This issue was raised...
Mr. BIDEN. Let me echo the comments on the chairman. After entry into force of...
Mr. CONRAD. I thank my colleagues for their concern about this clear and...
Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, the treaty between the United States of America and...
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, it is one of those ironies of history that the U.S....
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today to express my support for...
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Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I rise in strong support of this resolution of...
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I support ratification of the Moscow Treaty without...
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Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I congratulate Senators Lugar and Biden on their...
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Mr. LUGAR. My understanding is the distinguished majority leader has a statement.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, first of all, I thank Senators Lugar and Biden for...
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the Resolution of...
Mr. FRIST. I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. DOMENICI),...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. GRAHAM) and the...
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Mr. LUGAR. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I express my appreciation to Senator Biden...
Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
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