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PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2003 -- (Senate - June 19, 2003)Page: S8169
AMENDMENT NO. 933
Ms. SNOWE. Madam President, I rise to address the pending Bingaman amendment...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I see the Senator from Missouri in the Chamber. He...
Mr. TALENT. Madam President, I appreciate the Senator's comments. I remind him...
Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I apologize to my good friend from Missouri. It...
Mr. TALENT. Perhaps I should want to do another 30 minutes or so. I am ...
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Mr. BAUCUS. I thank the Chair. Madam President, I wish to take a few minutes to...
Ms. SNOWE. Madam President, the ranking member, Senator Baucus, raised...
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Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, if we can get consent, which I will offer in a...
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AMENDMENT NO. 939
Mr. DASCHLE. I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be set aside...
Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, basically what our amendment does is simply say:...
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Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
Mr. REID. Madam President, I worked with Senator Baucus all morning,...
Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 939, AS MODIFIED
Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, yesterday the committee offered a modified...
Mr. DASCHLE. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I am going to make an opening statement on this...
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Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, while we have been in the quorum call, there are a...
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Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. Leader, every time you pointed to this group, the most...
Mr. FRIST. That is correct. In response to the distinguished Senator from New...
Mr. DOMENICI. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I will be happy to yield to my distinguished colleague.
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, first, I was watching the majority leader's...
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Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, in response, I believe it is. Some people would say,...
Mr. DOMENICI. They can stay there.
Mr. FRIST. They can keep that sort of plan. That is why I am so confident that...
Mr. DOMENICI. Does the Senator remember--well, he was not in the Senate yet.
Mr. FRIST. I was probably in the operating room.
Mr. DOMENICI. He probably was. The Senator was making those flying trips back...
Mr. FRIST. Yes.
Mr. DOMENICI. Frankly, what was being said in this Chamber--not as well as the...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, if I could just briefly respond, and that is where...
Mr. DOMENICI. Correct.
Mr. FRIST. We have learned a lot from it since 1974. The point is Medicare has...
Mr. DOMENICI. Right.
Mr. FRIST. We can preserve the good of that model but, based on what we know in...
Mr. DOMENICI. The other thing I wanted to close with, and it seems to be quite...
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Mr. FRIST. I take 1 minute. I know we have other Senators on the floor and we...
Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, before my esteemed colleague from New Mexico...
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Mrs. DOLE. Mr. President, I rise in favor of a Medicare prescription drug...
Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I call for regular order.
Mr. ENZI. Thank you, Mr. President.
AMENDMENT NO. 932, AS MODIFIED
Mr. ENZI. I send a modification to my amendment to the desk.
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Mr. ENZI. Thank you, Mr. President.
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Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, by ensuring fair prices for seniors and fair treatment...
AMENDMENT NO. 944 TO AMENDMENT NO. 932, AS MODIFIED
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent reading of the amendment be...
Mr. ENZI. I thank the Chair and yield the floor.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, before the Senator from West Virginia takes the floor,...
Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I am sure it has been cleared on both sides, and I...
AMENDMENT NO. 932, AS MODIFIED
Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I would like to speak briefly on the underlying...
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Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I appreciate the opportunity today to...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I note that the managers are not on the Senate floor...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, to follow the remarks of my colleague from North...
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Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, will the Senator from Iowa yield for a question?
Mr. HARKIN. I will be delighted to yield to my colleague from North Dakota.
Mr. DORGAN. I know what is going to happen. When we get into mid next week,...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I think the Senator has laid out exactly the format....
Mr. HARKIN. Will the Chair please advise at least this Senator what is pending...
Mr. HARKIN. Further parliamentary inquiry: There are three amendments pending,...
Mr. HARKIN. The Senator assumes then the other two amendments--I am sorry, I...
Mr. HARKIN. The pending business is the Enzi amendment. As I said, with comity...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I understand there are some issues as to who is in...
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Mr. WYDEN. If I could pose a question to the Senator from New Hampshire and the...
Mr. GREGG. First, I was very impressed with the report the Senator was able to...
Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, the Senator from New Hampshire is being very...
Mr. GREGG. I appreciate the Senator from Oregon. His issues are legitimate. I...
Mr. BAUCUS. Reserving the right to object, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the pending amendments be...
Mr. BAUCUS. Reserving the right to object, I wonder if we could get some time...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I amend my consent request accordingly.
Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, as the manager of the bill said, there...
Mr. GRASSLEY. That is in my request.
Mr. DORGAN. Reserving the right to object, and I shall not object, is it my...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Yes.
Mr. DORGAN. I have no objection.
AMENDMENT NO. 945
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. GREGG. I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed...
Mr. GREGG. I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Arizona, who is one of the...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I thank Senator Gregg for his...
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Mr. GREGG. I yield the Senator from Arizona such time as he may need.
Mr. McCAIN. I thank my friend from New Hampshire.
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Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Arizona for laying the...
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I cleared this with the Democratic manager. I ask...
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I yield myself 10 minutes.
Mr. SCHUMER. Thank you, Mr. President.
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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I do not see Senator Gregg on the floor,...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, if the Chair will remind me when I have used 8...
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Mr. GREGG. I thank the Senator from Massachusetts and the Senator from New York...
Ms. COLLINS. I thank my colleague from New Hampshire for his leadership on this...
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Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I join my colleagues, Senators GREGG, SCHUMER,...
Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the amendment...
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Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise to speak on the Gregg-Schumer amendment. This...
Mr. GRASSLEY. I commend Senator GREGG and Senator SCHUMER for...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator GORDON SMITH...
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, how much time remains on both sides?
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Michigan.
Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I thank my friend and colleague from Montana, who...
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Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, it goes without saying we live in a very complicated...
Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise in support of this amendment. I commend...
Mr. SMITH. I suggest the absence of a quorum. [Page:...
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Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Lincoln...
Mr. ENZI. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, how much time remains?
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, that is just enough time for me to once again thank...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I know we are about to vote in a couple of minutes. I...
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Mr. ENZI. I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS),...
AMENDMENT NO. 939
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, the amendment that is now pending before the Senate...
Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, the purpose of insurance is to help...
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Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the...
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I yield time to the Senator from Montana.
Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I just want to inform my colleagues that this ...
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Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, how much time remains?
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment....
Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, I would just say, in conclusion, protections in this...
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS),...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote and I move to lay...
AMENDMENT NO. 945
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, what is the regular order?
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Talent...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I will just say this amendment is a good idea. I...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS),...
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