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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Mar 16, 2011

There was a malfunction on reentry on one of the Soyuz. Is that problem corrected, in your opinion?

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Mar 16, 2011

Both of you did the space walk at the same time?

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Joseph Lieberman
@josephlieberman· Independent · CT· Mar 16, 2011

As I look back to Hurricane Katrina, to make a long and complicated story too short, first off, we had an extraordinary natural disaster event.

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Joseph Lieberman
@josephlieberman· Independent · CT· Mar 16, 2011

As I understand it, we have more than 100 existing monitors along the West Coast----

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Joseph Lieberman
@josephlieberman· Independent · CT· Mar 16, 2011

I join Senator Jeff Sessions and others in clamping down, raising the fines, increasing the penalties for people that would try to game the system.

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Joseph Lieberman
@josephlieberman· Independent · CT· Mar 16, 2011

Five years after Hurricane Katrina, again I conclude, we are better prepared for a catastrophe than we have ever been.

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Joseph Lieberman
@josephlieberman· Independent · CT· Mar 16, 2011

We have developed extra capacities that FEMA can bring to bear.

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Joseph Lieberman
@josephlieberman· Independent · CT· Mar 16, 2011

But we have to be careful calling some of these mis-classifications fraud when they really are not in my definition of fraud.

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Joseph Lieberman
@josephlieberman· Independent · CT· Mar 16, 2011

I hope that the money we put into collecting these funds back are cost-effective.

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Joseph Lieberman
@josephlieberman· Independent · CT· Mar 16, 2011

under Northern Command, which is a command of our military which has responsibility now for Homeland Security, we have these two units, 4,500 people in each one, one active duty, one reserve, that are specially trained to respond to events…

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Joseph Lieberman
@josephlieberman· Independent · CT· Mar 16, 2011

So I presume that, just trying to be helpful, that people, including on the West Coast, should not yet be taking potassium iodine pills as a preventive of any kind because right now there is no risk, and there is some slight risk of side…

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Benjamin Cardin
@benjamincardin· Democratic · MD· Mar 16, 2011

I think we have a right to expect accountability on the use of those funds, not just that they will respect the rights of its citizens.

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Benjamin Cardin
@benjamincardin· Democratic · MD· Mar 16, 2011

I think there is concern here in Congress as to keeping a very close eye as to developments in countries in which U.S. taxpayers are being asked to provide help to make sure that there is respect for the human rights of its citizens…

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Benjamin Cardin
@benjamincardin· Democratic · MD· Mar 16, 2011

If we find that Egypt or any country in the Middle East takes positions that are contrary to their international commitments as it relates to the peace process and to Israel, or they take steps that are counter to our objectives in our…

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Benjamin Cardin
@benjamincardin· Democratic · MD· Mar 16, 2011

The legislation that you filed, I think, is an extremely important bill and we do look forward to coming together in response to Senator Inhofe.

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