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TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004 -- (Senate - October 23, 2003)
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 Mr. SHELBY. Madam President, I send a substitute amendment to the desk at this...
Mr. SHELBY. Madam President, I am pleased to present to the Senate the...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I rise in support of the Senate amendments to H.R....
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 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President this bill includes many projects that are important...
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 Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I have concerns regarding this bill, the...
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 Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the substitute...
Mr. SHELBY. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1900
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1901 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1900
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I send a second-degree amendment to the desk.
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, my colleague, Senator Craig, on behalf of...
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 Mr. DORGAN. Let me again point out I offered a first-degree amendment. My...
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I stand here as cosponsor of the first-degree...
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 Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I strongly support the amendment that would suspend...
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 Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I am fortunate in that I represent the least populous...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I support the amendment offered by my friend from...
Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I commend my friend from North Dakota and my friend...
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 Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I strongly support the amendment of my colleague...
Mr. DURBIN. Senator Dorgan's amendment prohibits the implementation of...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I am proud to be a cosponsor of the amendment to lift...
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 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the amendment...
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 Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I am in opposition to the Dorgan amendment to lift...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, this amendment would limit the funding of the...
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 Mr. REID. Will the Senator withhold?
Mr. STEVENS. Yes.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I advise all Members it is very likely that following...
Mr. STEVENS. Yes. I was going to say that. I emphasize, after we vote on this...
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the...
Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator...
Mr. STEVENS. I ask for the adoption of the second-degree amendment.
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask for the adoption of the basic underlying...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. CRAIG. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. STEVENS. For the information of all Senators, I intend to make a motion on...
AMENDMENT NO. 1904
Mr. FEINGOLD. I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, before I begin my remarks on this amendment to...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Is there a defense of germaneness available for this amendment?
Mr. FEINGOLD. I thank the Chair.
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 Mr. STEVENS. I am in opposition to this amendment.
Mr. STEVENS. I will ask for the yeas and nays in a minute on my motion. I think...
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 Mr. STEVENS. I move to table the amendment. I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LOTT. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, Senator Boxer was unavoidably absent today....
AMENDMENT NO. 1905
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, this amendment has some history in the Senate and...
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 Mr. Snow had talked about what they had done at CSX, the company he had been...
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 Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, it is a privilege to join Senator Harkin...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, the managers have no objection to the amendment...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I want to say again the managers have no objection...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I thank the managers of the bill for accepting this...
Mr. SHELBY. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mrs. MURRAY. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mrs. MURRAY. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1917
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I have an amendment that I send to the desk and...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
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 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, this amendment concerns procedures for contracting...
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 Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would like to take a little time to discuss this...
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 Mr. SARBANES. I am a cosponsor of the Mikulski-Landrieu amendment, and I say to...
Mr. SARBANES. The Senator from Wyoming spoke as though the amendment is going...
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 Mr. REID. Mr. President, the Democratic leader has conferred with the majority...
Mr. REID. Well, we wouldn't want to go to all that trouble. We have a general...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I rise to strongly oppose the Mikulski amendment...
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 Mr. SARBANES. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. VOINOVICH. After I am finished with my presentation.
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 Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I will seek the floor on my own accord, if the...
Mr. VOINOVICH. I yield for a question.
Mr. SARBANES. I listened very carefully to my distinguished colleague from...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Does the Senator yield?
Mr. SARBANES. I certainly yield to the Senator.
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, the 2001 National Defense Authorization Act...
Mr. SARBANES. Is my colleague asserting that the members of the panel supported...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I am saying there was some difference of opinion,...
Mr. SARBANES. It is my understanding that a number of members of that panel...
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 Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, will the Senator yield? I am asserting that...
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I have the floor, I believe. I am not going to...
Mr. REID. We are waiting to receive a copy of the amendment that would allow us...
Mr. SHELBY. Reserving the right to object.
Mr. SHELBY. I do not know where Senator McConnell is, but I want to...
Mr. REID. I understand.
Mr. SHELBY. We will try to get in touch with him shortly.
Mr. REID. I will renew that request later.
Ms. MIKULSKI. Reserving the right to object, are we possibly setting my...
Mr. REID. Absolutely right.
Ms. MIKULSKI. The Senator from Wyoming would be protected and we would be...
Mr. REID. Yes, and the Senator is also protected.
Ms. MIKULSKI. I think that is a reasonable solution. I want to cooperate in any...
Mr. SHELBY. I still reserve my right to object, and I would object until we...
Mr. REID. I will withdraw my unanimous consent request.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I will take a moment to speak in support of the...
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 Mr. KENNEDY. I thank the Senator from Alabama. In the time agreement that they...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, the majority leader spoke to the Democratic leader on...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent Senator Corzine ...
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 Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I am sponsor of the amendment that is currently...
Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I rise in support of the Mikulksi-Landrieu amendment...
Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise to support the Mikulski-Landrieu...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I rise today to support my friends from Maryland and...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, we are looking forward to moving this bill. I know...
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 Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Thomas...
Mr. REID. I ask the Senator's request be modified to have 10 minutes on the...
Mr. BYRD. Reserving the right to object--I withdraw my reservation.
Mr. REID. We are going to have a vote at approximately 4:25. Senator...
AMENDMENT NO. 1923
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1923
Mr. THOMAS. This is a Thomas-Voinovich amendment. We worked on this together. I...
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 Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I would like to save my remarks. I am waiting for...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I feel at a bit of a disadvantage. I am all set to...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, in my previous remarks in opposition to the...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I yield myself 5 minutes.
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, first, again I wish to make clear what I said...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I yield 2 minutes of my time to my colleague from...
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I simply make the observation that the offering of...
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 Mr. VOINOVICH addressed the Chair.
Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I yield to the Senator.
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, could the Chair inform me when I have used 5...
Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I would just like to clarify something for my...
Mr. THOMAS. Madam President, I yield 2 more minutes.
Mr. VOINOVICH. It provides that if the Government employees lose the...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, how much time remains on my side?
Ms. MIKULSKI. I yield myself 5 minutes and withhold 4 to see if Senator...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, what I want to say in response to what my...
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 Mr. VOINOVICH. Madam President, I need 2 minutes.
Mr. SHELBY. Madam President, I rise in support of the Thomas amendment. I...
Mr. THOMAS. Madam President, I have a couple of points I had intended to make....
Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, how much time do I have?
Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I wish to notify the Chair that other Senators...
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 Ms. LANDRIEU. Madam President, I am pleased to join my colleagues from Maryland...
Ms. LANDRIEU. I thank the Senator from Maryland for her fight and strong...
Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, how much time remains?
Ms. MIKULSKI. I reserve 2 minutes, waiting for Senators Byrd and...
Mr. THOMAS. Pardon me, I did not hear the Senator.
Ms. MIKULSKI. I said I reserve 2 minutes to allow Senator Byrd and...
Mr. THOMAS. No, we are ready to vote.
Ms. MIKULSKI. I am going to wrap up. Remember, there are 15 reasons why the new...
Mr. THOMAS. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Mr. ENSIGN) is...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1917
Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, we now come to the Mikulski amendment. Know that...
Mr. THOMAS. Madam President, the Senate has just adopted an amendment ...
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 Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. REID (after having voted in the affirmative). Mr. President, I have a pair...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask that my pair be reinstated.
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the...
Mr. SHELBY. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. NICKLES. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, a mass liquidation of the Government is underway. U.S....
AMENDMENT NO. 1928
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I offer this amendment on behalf of myself, Senator...
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 Make Election Reform a Reality--Support the Dodd-McConnell Amendment to H.R. 2989
Mr. DODD. Again, my colleagues from Kentucky and Missouri and I would prefer to...
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today finding myself in a very...
Mr. McCONNELL. I know Senator Bond would like to speak as...
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, the Senator from Connecticut has introduced a very...
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 Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, the events of the last Presidential election...
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I truly wish that I did not have to address this body...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, first I congratulate Senator Shelby for...
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 Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. President, I join my colleague from Oklahoma in opposing this...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I appreciate the comments of my colleague. Let me just...
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have a couple of points. The chairman...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I am tempted to remark about my friend from...
Mr. BOND. If the Senator will yield, I offer my sincere apologies. Would he...
Mr. STEVENS. It comes closer. I thank the Senator.
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional ...
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 Mr. REID (after having voted in the affirmative). Mr. President, I have a pair...
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mrs. MURRAY. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senators Durbin,...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, let me thank all Members. Let me particularly thank my...
PROCUREMENT OF TANKER AIRCRAFT
Mr. REID. Mr. President, two Members who are on the Armed Services Committee...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, does the Senator from Washington wish to join?
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, if I could have an additional minute.
Mr. WARNER. I think we should reserve it for the other Senator from Washington,...
Mrs. MURRAY. That is correct.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I modify my request: 5 minutes to the Senator from...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I thank our distinguished minority leader for that.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise to describe this proposal concerning the...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, the Senate is not in order.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, for the past 2 years, this issue has had a rather...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I apologize, but the Senate is still not in...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, for the past few years there has been a sort of...
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 Exhibit I
Mr. WARNER. I reserve the remainder of my time.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, first, I thank the chairman of the Armed Services...
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 Mr. WARNER. I commend my colleague from Michigan. We have been working together...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, more than 2 years ago the Senate began a journey to...
Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I am sure there is no way I can convey in these...
Mr. WARNER. How much time does this Senator have remaining?
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, first, I commend my two colleagues from Washington....
Mr. STEVENS. I object. We have to get back to the appropriations sometime.
Mr. WARNER. All right. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 3 minutes be...
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I yield 1 of my 3 minutes to the Senator...
Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I thank my friend and colleague from Arizona for...
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 Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I thank my two leaders in the Armed...
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I simply conclude, we are here today because of the...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, since I have been mentioned personally, let me just...
Mr. BINGAMAN. Yes. I thank the Senator.
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, let me take 2 minutes.
AMENDMENT NO. 1939
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 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would also like to point out that the President...
Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1936
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I have a number of amendments I will be sending to...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I urge adoption of the amendment.
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 AMENDMENT NO. 1937
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I have an amendment on behalf of the Senator from...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I urge adoption of amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 1938
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I have an amendment on behalf of the Senator from...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I urge adoption of the amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 1939
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I have another amendment that I send to the desk on...
Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the Bingaman-Snowe...
Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I rise to support the Bingaman-Snowe amendment,...
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 Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I urge adoption of the amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 1940
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment on behalf of the...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I urge adoption of the amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 1941
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send to the desk another amendment on behalf of...
AMENDMENT NO. 1941
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I urge adoption of the amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 1942
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I have another amendment I send to the desk on...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I urge adoption of the amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 1943
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I have another amendment I send to the desk on...
AMENDMENT NO. 1944
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send to the desk another amendment on behalf of...
Mr. SHELBY. I urge adoption of the amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 1945
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk on behalf of the...
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 Mr. SHELBY. I urge adoption of the amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 1946
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I have another amendment I send to the desk on...
Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, certain tax preparers are lining their pockets with...
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 Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set that amendment aside.
AMENDMENT NO. 1947
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment on behalf of the...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I urge adoption of the amendment.
AMENDMENT NO. 1948
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment on behalf of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 1946, WITHDRAWN
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw amendment No....
AMENDMENT NO. 1948
Mr. SHELBY. I do.
AMENDMENT NO. 1949
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment on behalf of Senator...
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise to speak on the amendment Senator...
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 AMENDMENTS NOS. 1950 THROUGH 1962, EN BLOC
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I now offer a package of amendments that have been...
AMENDMENT NO. 1950
AMENDMENT NO. 1951
AMENDMENT NO. 1952
AMENDMENT NO. 1953
AMENDMENT NO. 1954
AMENDMENT NO. 1955
AMENDMENT NO. 1956
AMENDMENT NO. 1957
AMENDMENT NO. 1958
AMENDMENT NO. 1959
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 AMENDMENT NO. 1960
AMENDMENT NO. 1961
AMENDMENT NO. 1962
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, while we are working through the last couple of...
AMENDMENT NO. 1963
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I have another amendment I send to the desk on...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I urge adoption of the amendment.
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the votes by which the...
Mr. SHELBY. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 1946
Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I rise today to speak on an issue of great...
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 SPEED RAIL STUDY
Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I would like to engage in a colloquy with the ranking...
Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator from Wisconsin has highlighted an important nine-State...
EASTSIDE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise to discuss the Eastside Light Rail...
Mrs. MURRAY. That is correct.
Mrs. BOXER. The Eastside LRT project will provide vital transit service for...
Mrs. MURRAY. My distinguished colleagues from California have told me of the...
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Mr. ENSIGN) is...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. BOXER), the...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. DASCHLE. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate insist on...
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 VOTE EXPLANATIONS
Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I announce that on vote No. 406, the Feingold...
AMENDMENT NO. 1964
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that...
AMENDMENT NO. 1964
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