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JOBS AND GROWTH TAX RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2003 -- (Senate - May 14, 2003)Page: S6148
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield to our majority leader whatever time he...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, we are now on the jobs and economic growth package....
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I might consume.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, we are in a position where there is a lot of...
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AMENDMENT NO. 555
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield the floor.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I very much thank my friend and colleague, Senator...
Mr. DURBIN. I thank the Senator from Montana.
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Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. DURBIN. I am happy to yield.
Mr. REID. Is the Senator aware of some statements made by some of our friends...
Mr. DURBIN. I say to the Senator from Nevada, it is totally unfair to call out...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 more minutes to the Senator from Illinois.
Mr. REID. If the Senator would allow me to ask him a question.
Mr. DURBIN. I would be happy.
Mr. BAUCUS. I yield 5 minutes off the amendment to the Senator from Illinois.
Mr. REID. Is the Senator from Illinois aware that the Congressional Budget...
Mr. DURBIN. I say to the Senator from Nevada, the interesting thing about that...
Mr. REID. Is the Senator aware that in the State of Illinois the number of jobs...
Mr. DURBIN. I am aware of it. Virtually every State has lost jobs. We have lost...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment...
AMENDMENT NO. 556
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following staff of...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, let me briefly describe the amendment I offer on...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, the Senator from Alaska has asked for time to...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my understanding the Senator is asking that in...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Off our time, not extra time.
Mr. REID. I am not going to object to this request, but I do want everyone to...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Let me explain why the distinguished Senator from Nevada is...
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2003
Ms. MURKOWSKI. I thank the Chair. Mr. President, I do appreciate the...
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Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I shall not object,...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, following the presentation, then, it would be my...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object.
Mr. REID. My dear friend from Iowa was wrong in saying that the time would be...
BRING YOUR DAUGHTER TO WORK DAY
Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, today I am engaging in my own version of ``Bring...
Mr. DORGAN. I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Montana.
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Mr. BAUCUS. I thank the Senator.
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I yield 2 minutes to the Senator from Nevada.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, the amendment offered by the Senator from North Dakota...
Mr. DORGAN. I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from North Dakota, Mr....
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent I be named as a cosponsor of...
Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I wish my colleague a happy birthday. This is his...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, how much time is remaining on both sides?
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I was unable to hear.
Mr. DORGAN. I ask if the Senator from Iowa wishes to use some of his time at...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I consume.
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Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, this was an interesting and clever argument to...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, there isn't anybody in this body for whom I have...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask how much time remains on the Dorgan...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Forty-five minutes on my side?
Mr. GRASSLEY. I rise to address a couple of issues that have been presented...
Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, my colleague from Iowa just won a debate we were...
Mr. DORGAN. I yield the floor.
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I yield myself 5 minutes off the bill. For the...
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Mr. REID. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. DORGAN. I knew I talked fast, but I didn't think I finished all 7 minutes...
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I support the amendment offered by Senator...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending...
AMENDMENT NO. 560
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask that amendment No. 560 be reported.
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. REID. Madam President, I can remember as a little boy my grandmother...
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Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.
Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, the arguments we hear for various amendments are...
Mr. REID. Madam President, I personally think we should have a real jobs bill....
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I yield such time as he might consume to the...
Mr. REID. Will the Senator withhold for a brief minute?
Mr. GRASSLEY. I am prepared to do that. The answer is, yes, we will have a vote...
Mr. REID. It is my understanding, though, that we will have a vote, try to have...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I could make the unanimous consent request and then raise a point...
Mr. REID. That is right.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent, notwithstanding the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I yield such time as the Senator from Utah might...
Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I thank the chairman of the Finance Committee for...
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have the deepest affection for my friend from Utah....
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Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. REID. I am happy to yield to the Senator from Illinois for a question.
Mr. DURBIN. I ask the Senator from Nevada, it is not just a question of the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I say to my friend in answer to his question, the...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, if I may ask the Senator from Nevada, if the...
Mr. REID. I respond to my friend, I voted against the first tax cut. It was not...
Mr. BENNETT. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. REID. I will be happy to yield for a question from my friend from Utah...
Mr. BENNETT. I ask the Senator, if he is interested, if I gave him the names of...
Mr. REID. I respond to my friend from Utah, I borrowed this chart from somebody...
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Mr. BENNETT. I further ask, Mr. President, a question of the Senator from Nevada.
Mr. REID. I yield for a question. I will do that.
Mr. BENNETT. Reference has been made by the Senator from Illinois to the effect...
Mr. REID. I will be happy to respond to the question. First, it seems a little...
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. REID. I yield to my friend for a question.
Mr. DURBIN. I would like to speak for a moment to this. Is it not a fact that...
Mr. REID. The Senator is absolutely right. The baby boom generation is upon us.
Mr. DURBIN. I ask the Senator from Nevada, if we have now reached a point in...
Mr. REID. The Senator from Illinois has raised a
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Mr. DURBIN. Just so it is clear, I ask the Senator if the Democratic plan...
Mr. REID. As I mentioned, the answer to all of the problems--environmental...
Mr. DURBIN. I ask the Senator from Nevada, does this not reflect the basic...
Mr. REID. I say to my friend, in parroting something the Senator said earlier...
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Mr. THOMAS. I understand we will vote in 5 minutes.
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, this has been an interesting dialog and certainly...
Mr. REID. Pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act, I move to...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS),...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. BREAUX addressed the Chair.
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I yield whatever time the Senator from Louisiana...
Mr. BREAUX. Madam President, I ask the Chair to notify me if I go for 10...
Mr. BAUCUS. Yes.
Mr. BREAUX. I thank the Chair and I thank my distinguished ranking member, the...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, an amendment will be offered tomorrow which...
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AMENDMENT NO. 569
Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, it is my understanding the Senator from...
Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. SPECTER. I am offering this amendment on behalf of Senator...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, besides being willing to accept the amendment...
Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, I note for the record, in a brief colloquy with...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I am a cosponsor of the amendment by the Senator...
Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, we do not want this vote now. We want to have...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending...
AMENDMENT NO. 570
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, this amendment is designed to take effect earlier...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield myself such time as I might consume. [Page:...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I yield myself an hour on the bill.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Would the Senator from Massachusetts yield? I do not intend to...
AMENDMENT NO. 544
Mr. KENNEDY. I intend to do that right at this very moment. I have sent an...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I ask Senator Kennedy, would he speak without our...
Mr. KENNEDY. I am prepared to accommodate the chairman of the Finance...
Mr. KENNEDY. I thank the Chair. I was asking them what time they need, and I...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank the Senator.
Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, this amendment is of enormous importance to the...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, this amendment provides for allocating $12.7...
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Mr. REID. Madam President, I have cleared this with the distinguished chairman...
Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I call up my amendment.
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent reading of the amendment be...
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the time used by the...
Mr. REID. Madam President, how much time does that leave on this amendment on...
Mr. REID. So the Senators from Washington and Rhode Island will have 36...
Mr. KENNEDY. I yield such time as he may use.
Mr. REED. Madam President, I rise in strong support of the Kennedy amendment. I...
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Mr. KENNEDY. I yield 7 minutes to the Senator from Washington.
Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I rise today in support of the Kennedy...
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Ms. CANTWELL. I yield the floor.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, how much time do I have?
Mr. KENNEDY. I will yield 4 minutes to the Senator from Montana, 10 minutes to...
Mr. BAUCUS. I see Senator Dodd ready to speak. I suggest that he...
Mr. DODD. Madam President, I thank my colleague from Massachusetts for yielding...
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Mr. DODD. Madam President, I really cannot believe that at this moment in our...
Mr. DODD. This tax cut is way too excessive, in my view, and will benefit a...
Mr. DODD. We have 20 hours for debate on a reconciliation bill, which ...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask all Senators to heed the words of the Senator...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, we will extend unemployment compensation. We will...
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Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise to support the amendment being offered by...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I have the highest regard for my friend from Iowa,...
Mr. DODD. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, and I will be very brief.
Mr. DODD. I want to follow up. I know the chairman of the committee is here,...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. I ask unanimous consent that immediately following action on S....
Mr. BAUCUS. This is the first I have heard this. I don't know what this is all...
Mr. DODD. Further reserving the right to object, I ask unanimous consent that I...
Mr. DODD. I want to know why this could not be adopted as part of this passage....
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I will answer his question, if I am permitted.
Mr. DODD. I further understand that the bill the chairman is talking about...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Yes.
Mr. DODD. I thank the chairman for responding.
Mr. BAUCUS. I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and...
AMENDMENT NO. 578
Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, with the amendment set aside, I call up my...
Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mrs. LINCOLN. I thank all of my colleagues for their attention today because I...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, we all owe the Senator from Arkansas a debt of...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I am going to yield to the Senator from Oklahoma...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I thank my friend and colleague, the manager of the...
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I yield myself 2 minutes off of the bill.
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I want to respond to the Senator from Oklahoma,...
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Mr. SARBANES. Madam President, I yield myself 30 more seconds.
Mr. SARBANES. The unemployment insurance trust funds have surpluses of...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending...
AMENDMENT NO. 577
Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I call up amendment No. 577.
Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of...
Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I rise today, along with my colleagues, Senator...
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Research Equals Jobs Growth and Economic Growth
NOW IS THE TIME TO STRENGTHEN AND MAKE PERMANENT THE R&D; TAX CREDIT
Ms. CANTWELL. They write:
Mr. BAUCUS. Will the Senator from Washington yield me 10 minutes?
Ms. CANTWELL. I yield the Senator from Montana as much time as he needs.
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, the R&D; tax credit has been an issue before us for...
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Mr. BAUCUS. I thank the Chair and I thank my good friend from Washington.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, first of all, I think it is pretty unanimous in...
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Ms. CANTWELL. I thank the Chair.
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Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be temporarily set...
AMENDMENT NO. 587
Mr. JEFFORDS. I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate...
Mr. JEFFORDS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. JEFFORDS. Madam President, when we passed the last big tax package in 2001,...
Mr. BAUCUS. I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.
Mr. REID. It is my understanding the Senator has completed debate on this...
Mr. BUNNING. Madam President, I will shortly offer an amendment to the pending...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call...
UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following my remarks,...
Mr. REID. No objection.
Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent when the Senate resumes consideration at...
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President.
Mr. REID. As I said earlier this morning, we have two of the most experienced...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that immediately following...
Mr. REID. No objection.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, just to summarize very quickly, let me restate what...
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Mr. REID. One area of clarification: I am confident there is no problem. We...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, we understand that. That is correct.
AMENDMENT NO. 589
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
SENSE OF THE SENATE ON REPEALING THE 1993 TAX HIKE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS...
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I am offering an amendment as a sense of the Senate...
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I commend my friend and colleague from...
Mr. BUNNING. Yes, sir.
Mr. McCONNELL. So this Bunning amendment makes it clear that we would...
Mr. BUNNING. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. McCONNELL. I yield to my friend from Kentucky.
Mr. BUNNING. As the Senator knows, I offered this very same amendment on the...
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Mr. McCONNELL. I know the Senator from Kentucky agrees with me that we...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I think the Democrats have the next opportunity.
Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield the floor.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, what is the parliamentary situation?
Mr. BAUCUS. I thank the Chair.
Mr. BUNNING. Yes.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I yield 10 minutes on the amendment to Senator...
Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Thank you, Mr. President, and I thank my friend and leader...
AMENDMENT NO. 578
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield to the Senator from Montana whatever time...
Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment offered by...
AMENDMENT NO. 593
Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I rise today to offer an amendment to this bill, and...
Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment...
Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I come to the floor today with an amendment that is...
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Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I thank the Chair.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I urge the Senate to support this amendment to...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield to the Senator from Oklahoma such time as...
Mr. NICKLES. I thank my friend and colleague from Iowa for his leadership and...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set the pending...
AMENDMENT NO. 594
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I put before you not a tax amendment, but I am...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield such time as the Senator from Maine may consume.
Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I believe we are about to have an agreement on the...
Mr. GRASSLEY. The Senator from Maine suggested the absence of a quorum.
Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask that time be taken equally from both sides.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, under the rules, as I understand them, the author of...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask if the Senator can yield me 15 minutes.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I inform the Senator from Iowa that he has 1 hour.
Mr. HARKIN. I appreciate that. I will not take an hour.
Mr. BAUCUS. Yes.
AMENDMENT NO. 595
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
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Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I will speak to my amendment in a moment. Before I...
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Mr. HARKIN. Parliamentary inquiry, Madam President: In terms of the time, can...
Mr. HARKIN. I reserve the remainder of my time.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, before we move on with the next amendment, I...
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Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, let me begin by thanking the distinguished...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, if I might ask the Senator to yield just for the...
Ms. COLLINS. That is correct.
Mr. BAUCUS. Technically, as I understand it, we should put aside pending...
Ms. COLLINS. I was about to ask.
Mr. BAUCUS. I ask unanimous consent the Harkin amendment and the amendment by...
AMENDMENT NO. 596
Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed...
Ms. COLLINS. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I was beginning with my thank-yous to the...
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Mr. ROCKEFELLER. I thank my dear friend, the very distinguished Senator from...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I yield myself off the bill such time as I may...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I am in support of this amendment. I am very glad that such a...
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Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I thank the distinguished chairman of the...
Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Madam President, I come to the floor today to support...
Ms. COLLINS. I would like to ask my friend from Nebraska how he would respond...
Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. I am glad my friend from Maine has asked that question...
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Ms. COLLINS. I thank my colleague for that valuable clarification. Let me ask...
Mr. ROCKEFELLER. I am happy to address that issue. The FMAP is currently...
Ms. COLLINS. I would like to add one other point of clarification on this...
Ms. COLLINS. I thank the Chair and I yield the floor.
Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today in support of this amendment to allocate...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I yield such time as the minority leader himself...
Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, I thank the distinguished ranking member, the...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I, too, am pleased we are going to be voting to...
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Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I thank my colleague from Montana. I add my...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, it is my understanding that all Senators who...
AMENDMENT NO. 564
Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I call up amendment No. 564.
Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
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Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I rise to offer an amendment that will help...
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Mr. WYDEN. Madam President, I thank Senator Murray, the lead sponsor...
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Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I first thank my colleague, Senator...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I spoke earlier in support of the Collins...
Mr. BAUCUS. I yield whatever time the Senator from Washington desires.
Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I know there are many other Senators on the floor...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent all pending amendments be...
AMENDMENT NO. 614
Ms. STABENOW. Madam President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Ms. STABENOW. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
Ms. STABENOW. Madam President, I rise this evening to offer an amendment that...
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Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I see my distinguished colleague from ...
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Mr. VOINOVICH. I am happy to yield my distinguished colleague 3 or 4 minutes...
Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to lay the pending...
AMENDMENT NO. 550, AS MODIFIED
Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I thank the distinguished Presiding Officer. I...
Mr. WARNER. Madam President, why do teachers need this kind of relief? It is...
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EXTEND, INCREASE AND EXPAND THE ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED...
Mr. WARNER. Madam President, the amendment is in compliance with the...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Thank you, Madam President.
AMENDMENT NO. 592
Mr. VOINOVICH. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
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Mr. VOINOVICH. Madam President, I rise today to commend Chairman...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I think the Senator from Ohio is on target. It...
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Mr. VOINOVICH. I will soon ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I appreciate what the Senator said, and he is...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment...
AMENDMENT NO. 617
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Madam President, I send an amendment to the desk.
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that further...
Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Today, the Senate began consideration of the Jobs and...
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Mr. KYL. I ask unanimous consent that the pending business be set aside for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 575
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I send amendment No. 575 to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. KYL. I ask unanimous consent that this amendment be designated the...
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I will address this amendment for a few minutes, and...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield to the Senator from Texas what time he might consume.
Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I appreciate the Senator from Iowa providing me an...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that all pending amendments...
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