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We are now proceeding to try to appoint conferees for the purposes of passing, hopefully, at some point, the deficit reduction bill which would reduce the deficit of the United States by $45 to $48, maybe $49 billion and, thus, reduce the…
This will be a 10-minute vote, as well as the following vote, so I hope Senators will stay around to accomplish those votes promptly. Second, we intend in conference, should we be successful in going to conference under the leadership of…
I commend the Senator from Georgia for his excellent statement. He presented the themes and the basic philosophy which are behind this bill, the deficit reduction bill, which includes that we, as a government, need to come close to living…
I would actually like to get a clarification from the Senator from Alabama because I know he is an expert on this issue, having been a U.S. attorney and having been one of the leading authorities on legal activity here in our country…
We are trying, as the Senate and as a Congress, to wrap up the business for the Government this year. A major part of that effort is to complete the budget process. Included in the budget were two directions to the Congress, which were…
We must get serious as a Congress and a nation about across-the-board retirement reform. It is time every American worker has a sense of ownership over his or her retirement income and the promises that have been made. To do so requires…
Let me begin by thanking all my colleagues for their very constructive efforts today. The fact that we were able to complete the voting process today was a reflection of the willingness of people in this Chamber, especially the staff who…
At this point, I believe the Senator from North Dakota has an amendment to offer. Amendment No. 2422
I wish to reiterate my statement which was inadvertently omitted from yesterday's Record with regard to amendment No. 2392 that we will support an effort to pass legislation to make the technical change deleted from our bill in a more…
Pursuant to section 313(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a list of material in S. 1932 considered to be extraneous under subsections (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), and (b)(1)(E) of…
CMS has a plan in place, and 6 months ago CMS introduced a strategy for transitioning dual eligibles from Medicaid to Medicare which lays out in great detail the steps CMS will take to ensure the continuity of coverage of this valuable…
The practical effect of this amendment would be to essentially vitiate the reconciliation process. It would mean we would end up with an event that could be filibustered. The whole purpose of reconciliation is to have a time limit and to…