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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 -- (Senate - June 18, 2004)
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Mr. REID. Mr. President, on behalf of the two managers, I am reporting today...
AMENDMENT NO. 3196
Mr. DURBIN. I call up amendment No. 3196.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
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Mr. DURBIN. This amendment is being offered by myself, Senators MIKULSKI,...
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Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3225.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I wonder if we could----
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, could we first...
Mr. DURBIN. Yes, I would be happy to discuss it. In fact, I did not know the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the concern I personally have had--and I think...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I thank the chairman of the committee, and also for...
Mr. WARNER. Well, I see that argument very clearly. Of course, you know the...
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Mr. DURBIN. I would be happy to show you.
Mr. WARNER. Do most of those States do both their National Guard as well as...
Mr. DURBIN. I say to the Senator, I am not certain as I stand here. I do not...
Mr. WARNER. Fine.
Mr. DURBIN. Yes.
Mr. WARNER. Fine.
AMENDMENT NO. 3225
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3225.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I offer this amendment to the bill because of a...
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, regarding the second...
Mr. REID. Senator Durbin was only asking for the yeas and nays.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, regarding the first amendment, during the course of...
Mr. DURBIN. I thank the Senator.
AMENDMENT NO. 3291
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3291.
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise to offer a fairly straightforward...
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I always enjoy debating my good friend from New...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Yes. I did say President Reagan made a point of welcoming the...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, if my dear friend will indulge me my own...
AMENDMENT NO. 3458 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3291
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, it is for that reason that I send to the desk a...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
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Mr. WARNER. I share in many ways the objectives of my good friend and colleague...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I thank my colleague and friend from Virginia. We have shared...
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, there are rare moments in the life of the Senate. I...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Toward the end of my amendment I use the term ``died.'' That is...
Mr. WARNER. Fine. I think you do refer to that. But to make it clear, you might...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I wonder if the Senator from Virginia would confirm at this...
Mr. WARNER. At this point in time I would like to leave it in the status it is...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. In those days the Germans would knock down the wires and I...
Mr. WARNER. But to be on top of that pole and to get down in safety from the...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. I yield the floor.
AMENDMENT NO. 3353
Mr. REED. I call up amendment No. 3353.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am wondering if my friend from Rhode Island would...
Mr. REED. I have no objections. I understand Senator Sessions also----
Mr. REID. But you already have your amendment pending here. Has it been reported?
Mr. REED. It is being reported right now.
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the Senator from Minnesota be recognized and...
Mr. WARNER. No objection, Mr. President.
Mr. REED. Thank you.
UNSHACKLE SENIORS ACT
Mr. DAYTON. I thank the Senator from Rhode Island for making that arrangement....
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AMENDMENT NO. 3353
Mr. REED. Mr. President, I understand my amendment has been reported and we are...
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Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, I rise in opposition to the Reed amendment, but...
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Mr. REED. Madam President, will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. SESSIONS. I am delighted to yield.
Mr. REED. I want to understand and make sure that I am accurate. In reference...
Mr. SESSIONS. I believe it would cover at least a good bit of the United States...
Mr. REED. I understand, as the system is eventually designed to be. But, if you...
Mr. SESSIONS. I know the Senator has studied this carefully, and I respect him...
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 3297, AS MODIFIED
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, it seems that every year at this time I come to the...
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Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 3196
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask that my amendment be set aside and we return...
Mr. REID. Madam President, there is no further debate on this amendment. I,...
Mr. REID. I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the...
Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. ALLARD. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 3353
Mr. ALLARD. I rise in strong opposition to Reed amendment No. 3353, which...
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I thank our colleague. That leaves the Reed...
Mr. ALLARD. That should do it, yes.
Mr. WARNER. Thank you.
Mr. REID. Madam President, that is true. We already have people lined up for...
Mr. WARNER. If I may say, Madam President, I feel we are mutually reaching the...
Mr. REID. We have a couple of votes--maybe as many as three votes--on Monday,...
Mr. WARNER. I again appreciate the Senator's assistance. We, frankly, have no...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 3297
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I see the distinguished Democratic whip on the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is amendment No. 3297.
Mr. REID. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, may I add, in the many years I have worked with the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, the Senator was off the floor when I gave my...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I say to the Senator, I appreciate your sentiments....
Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, in a few months, the administration will announce...
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Mr. Thomas Christie, Director of the Pentagon's Office of Operational Test and...


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