Congressional Record
107th Congress (2001-2002)
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AMENDMENT NO. 459
Mr. DODD. Thank you, Mr. President,
Mr. DODD. I thank the President. I am somewhat disappointed that we have not...
Mr. DODD. I thank the Chair.
Mr. GREGG. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. DODD. I am happy to yield.
Mr. GREGG. I will note--and the Senator is familiar with this--just to make it...
Mr. DODD. I accept that point. We do. My point being, my amendment has been...
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Mr. DODD. I thank the Chair very much for that notice. I could have gone on. As...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, at this time I reserve my time because last night I...
Mr. DODD. So I have heard.
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call...
Mr. DODD. While I am waiting for one of my colleagues to enter the Chamber, I...
Mr. DODD. I yield 10 minutes to my colleague from New Jersey.
Mr. CORZINE. Mr. President, I am honored that the President pro tempore is in...
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Mr. DODD. I thank my colleague from New Jersey for his very eloquent statement....
Mr. WELLSTONE. I thank the Senator from New Jersey.
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I reserve the remainder of my time, if I may.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, we discussed this amendment a little bit...
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Mr. DODD. Will my colleague yield on this point?
Mr. GREGG. I will be happy to yield.
Mr. DODD. I thank my colleague. This is an important point. Again, I have great...
Mr. GREGG. I am yielding for a question.
Mr. DODD. Yielding for a question. As my colleague must be aware--and this is...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I appreciate the Senator from Connecticut raising...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, if my colleague will yield further, he has just...
Mr. GREGG. Absolutely. That is the whole point. If I may reclaim my time. That...
Mr. DODD. Will my colleague let me respond without asking a question?
Mr. GREGG. On the Senator's time I will be happy to.
Mr. DODD. I think I am out of time.
Mr. GREGG. Reserving my time, Mr. President, what is the time situation?
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, on my time, the point I am making --in fact, we...
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Mr. GREGG. I yield the Senator 30 seconds.
Mr. DODD. I am hopeful we can vote on this amendment. We debated yesterday...
Mr. GREGG. No.
Mr. DODD. I appreciate the candor of that answer. People from New Hampshire are...
Mr. GREGG. I thank the Senator from Connecticut for his description.
Mr. FRIST. How much time remains?
Mr. FRIST. I will speak and give the floor to the Senator from Maine when she...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I am happy to ask consent for 10 minutes evenly...
Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, the Senator from Connecticut is such a strong...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, as we return to debate on the Dodd-Biden amendment,...
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AMENDMENT NO. 459, AS FURTHER MODIFIED
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, first of all, I send a modification of my amendment to...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I discussed the amendment with my good friend from New...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for 1 additional minute.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the request be modified...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I appreciate the comments of my friend and colleague...
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I withdraw my request for the nays and yeas.
Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, let me summarize the problem. I appreciate the fact...
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AMENDMENT NOS. 356, 401, 434, 513 AS MODIFIED, 642, 643 AS MODIFIED, 363 AS...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, we are now going to go to the Nelson-Carnahan...
AMENDMENT NO. 356
AMENDMENT NO. 401
AMENDMENT NO. 513, AS MODIFIED
AMENDMENT NO. 642
AMENDMENT NO. 434 TO AMENDMENT NO. 358
AMENDMENT NO. 643, AS MODIFIED
AMENDMENT NO. 363, AS MODIFIED
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AMENDMENT NO. 638, AS MODIFIED
AMENDMENT NO. 354 AS MODIFIED
AMENDMENT NO. 418 AS MODIFIED
AMENDMENT NO. 633 AS MODIFIED
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, for the information of the Senate, these amendments...
AMENDMENT NO. 385 TO AMENDMENT NO. 358
Mrs. CARNAHAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 385
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Mrs. CARNAHAN. Mr. President, we must never let any of our children slip...
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Mrs. CARNAHAN. I am happy to yield the floor for the Senator from Nebraska to...
Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I rise today to ask the Senate's support...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I commend Senator Carnahan and Senator...
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Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I rise to speak in opposition to the underlying...
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Mr. GREGG. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mrs. CARNAHAN. Mr. President, I suggest to the Senator from Tennessee that he...
Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the Senator from Idaho (Mr. CRAPO) and the...
Mr. KENNEDY. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. BREAUX. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. KENNEDY. We have an amendment from the good Senator from New Hampshire, and...
AMENDMENT NO. 487 TO AMENDMENT NO. 358
Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Madam President, I call up amendment No. 487.
Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. I ask unanimous consent reading of the amendment be...
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Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Madam President, I rise today to discuss my...
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Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. I ask for the yeas and nays before I yield the floor.
Mr. REID. This side will be happy to yield back our time.
Mr. REID. If I may be heard briefly. Madam President, we are willing to take a...
Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. The Senator is correct; I request a recorded vote....
Mr. REID. We yield back our time.
Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the Senator from Idaho (Mr. CRAPO), the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. KENNEDY. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NOS. 791 AS FURTHER MODIFIED, 363 AS FURTHER MODIFIED, AND 356, AS...
Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the previously...
AMENDMENT NO. 791, AS FURTHER MODIFIED.
AMENDMENT NO. 363, AS FURTHER MODIFIED
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AMENDMENT NO. 356, AS MODIFIED
Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, we are moving along. I am very appreciative of...
Mr. GREGG. Madam President, I also believe Senator Hutchison has an...
Mr. KENNEDY. I appreciate that. Senator Hutchison has a very important...
Mr. REID. Madam President, Senator Daschle last night in the closing...
Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I know the Senator will be here momentarily. I...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum...
AMENDMENT NO. 466 TO AMENDMENT NO. 358
Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I am going to send the amendment to the desk on...
Mr. WELLSTONE. The amendment is at the desk. I am sorry. I ask unanimous...
Mr. WELLSTONE. I ask unanimous consent reading of the amendment be dispensed...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, this amendment, I think in a lot of ways, is kind...
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Mr. WELLSTONE. They say:
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Exhibit 1
Mr. FRIST. How much time is under the agreement on either side?
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the Wellstone amendment. I...
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Mr. WELLSTONE. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. FRIST. Let me just finish for a few minutes and then I will be happy to...
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Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I know my colleague from Nevada needs to speak,...
Mr. FRIST. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. WELLSTONE. I will be pleased to yield for a question. But with all due...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for a very brief question?
Mr. WELLSTONE. I am pleased to yield.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, the question I want to address to my colleague from...
Mr. WELLSTONE. I thank my colleague for the question because then I think...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for another brief question?
Mr. WELLSTONE. I am pleased to yield.
Mr. FRIST. First, the Senator from Minnesota just said he thinks we will rue...
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Mr. WELLSTONE. I say to my colleague, fair enough. I will say to my colleague...
Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I would like to ask the Senator to clarify again....
Mr. WELLSTONE. We have a letter from the Democratic Governors that says:
Mr. FRIST. My great fear is, if this amendment passes, let's say we put $22...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Madam President, if I wanted to try to bring down the whole...
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Mr. FRIST. If I can take 2 or 3 minutes. Madam President, as I spelled out...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Madam President, 2 minutes.
Mr. WELLSTONE. First, for my colleague to say if Senators vote for this, the...
Mr. CORZINE. Madam President, I could not agree more with my distinguished...
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Mr. WELLSTONE. I will give the Senate a bit of background. This amendment...
Mr. DODD. I thank my good friend and colleague from Minnesota and express my...
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Mr. WELLSTONE. I know other people desire to speak. I would like to take 20...
Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I yield to no one in this body in my battle to...
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Mr. WELLSTONE. Madam President, first of all, let me be real clear. I have said...
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Mr. WELLSTONE. How much time do we have?
Mr. WELLSTONE. I am pleased to yield 10 minutes to my colleague from Rhode...
Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise as a cosponsor of the Wellstone amendment and a...
Mr. GREGG. I yield such time as he may consume to the Senator from Arkansas.
Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. President, let me say a few words about this amendment....
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I yield myself 5 minutes from the opposition.
Mr. WELLSTONE. I also ask unanimous consent the Senator from Michigan be...
Mr. KENNEDY. I indicated my opposition to the Wellstone amendment, but I take a...
Ms. STABENOW. Briefly, Mr. President, I will respond to my friend from Arkansas...
Mr. HUTCHINSON. Will the Senator yield?
Ms. STABENOW. Certainly. I ask it come from the opposition time.
Mr. HUTCHINSON. Would the Senator from Michigan concede that although there are...
Ms. STABENOW. If I may reclaim my time, I concur, from watching the study and...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I ask how much time we have?
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Mr. GREGG. Will the Senator from Minnesota allow us, Mr. President, after the...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Could I ask how much time the Senator from Texas requires?
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I would like to take about 7 minutes, and the...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, my understanding is this would be after the...
Mr. GREGG. I ask unanimous consent that after the Senator from Washington...
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, Senator Wellstone brings us an amendment...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, if I could take a moment, I thank the Senator...
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside ...
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AMENDMENT NO. 540 TO AMENDMENT NO. 358
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 540, AS MODIFIED
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment to amendment No....
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, this is an amendment that several of us have...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I thank my good friend and colleague from Texas...
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Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I yield up to 4 minutes to my colleague and...
Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, first, I commend the Senator from Texas for her...
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I do want to say we would not have gotten to...
Mrs. HUTCHISON. I ask unanimous consent the Senator from Delaware be yielded 1...
Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Texas very much for...
Mr. CARPER. We in the Senate should be concerned foremost with what is going to...
Mrs. HUTCHISON. I thank the distinguished Senator from Delaware, the...
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Mr. KENNEDY. If it is agreeable to the Senator from Minnesota, we could dispose...
Mr. WELLSTONE. That would be fine.
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Thank you, Mr. President.
Mr. KENNEDY. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I yield myself just 3 minutes on the amendment of...
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I want to join in thanking the Senator from Texas....
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment under...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I did not realize that the Senator from Minnesota...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Does the Senator have an amendment she is trying to dispose of?
Mrs. CLINTON. I am trying to propose the amendment, but I will lay it aside,...
AMENDMENT NO. 466
Mr. WELLSTONE. I think we should probably go ahead and finish up on the other...
Mr. WELLSTONE. May I ask the other side how much time they intend to use?
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, if the Senator wanted to yield the time back, I...
Mr. WELLSTONE. I have a little time to summarize. If you all are going to use a...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I have listened to the Senator make a very...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, how much time do I have remaining?
Mr. WELLSTONE. Let me try to clear up the confusion of my good friend from...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I yield myself 3 minutes.
Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, if the Senate lives up to its word and we do...
Mr. GREGG. I associate myself with the comments of the Senator from...
Mr. WELLSTONE. I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the...
Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the Senator from Idaho (Mr. CRAPO), the...
Mr. KENNEDY. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. DORGAN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I have just talked to the majority leader. And ...
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Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to lay aside the pending...
AMENDMENT NO. 516 TO AMENDMENT NO. 358
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 516.
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
AMENDMENT NO. 516, AS MODIFIED
Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to modify the amendment...
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Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I rise today to focus the attention of my...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from New York for giving focus...
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Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate resume...
Mr. KENNEDY. In light of this agreement, there will be no further rollcalls...
AMENDMENTS NOS. 557, AS MODIFIED, 483, AS MODIFIED, 404, AS MODIFIED, 556, AS...
Mr. KENNEDY. I have a package of cleared amendments. I ask unanimous consent it...
AMENDMENT NO. 557 AS MODIFIED
AMENDMENT NO. 483 AS MODIFIED
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AMENDMENT NO. 404 AS MODIFIED
AMENDMENT NO. 556 AS MODIFIED
AMENDMENT NO. 624 AS MODIFIED
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AMENDMENT NO. 548
AMENDMENT NO. 415
AMENDMENT NO. 404, AS MODIFIED
Mr. MURKOWSKI. Madam President, every year, thousands of youth die in the...
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AMENDMENT NO. 624, AS MODIFIED
Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I rise today to thank the distinguished Senator...
Mr. KENNEDY. I thank our colleagues for their cooperation. We have been making...
Mr. REID. Madam President, before going to morning business, I compliment the...
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