Dec 18, 2010
Mr. President, is there any time remaining on the Democratic side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Twenty-five seconds.
Jon Kyl
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Jon Kyl is a former United States Senator from Arizona, serving from 1995 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Kyl was known for his work on issues such as tax policy, national security, and judicial appointments. During his tenure, he played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including the confirmation of Supreme Court justices and tax reform initiatives. Kyl also served as the Senate Minority Whip from 2007 to 2013, showcasing his leadership within the party.
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Dec 18, 2010
Mr. President, how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona has 2 minutes 10 seconds remaining.
Dec 18, 2010
Mr. President, during one of the last votes, a Member came to me and said: I have not been able to follow this debate. What exactly is the McCain-Barrasso amendment? With all of the to-and-fro--having votes on different subjects, then…
Dec 18, 2010
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the remaining Republican time be equally divided between Senators McCain, Kyl, and Sessions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Dec 18, 2010
Mr. President, to say the treaty doesn't constrain the United States misses the point of the argument we have been trying to make over the course of the last day and a half. What the Russians have done is establish a legal pretext for…
Dec 18, 2010
Mr. President, might I join in this colloquy? I do not think there needs to be any reference to time for debate. If I could just make a brief statement, I think the purpose for this unanimous consent agreement was to allow Members, by…
Dec 17, 2010
Madam President, I had hoped to be able to respond to some of the things the chairman of the committee said earlier. A lot of words have been spoken in between what he said and what I will say now. I think I have correct what his arguments…
Dec 17, 2010
If the Senator will yield briefly, I ask to speak for just 60 seconds. I want to make it clear that I don't think anybody on this side holds Senator Kerry accountable for the fact that this is a confusing and back-and-forth kind of debate…
Dec 17, 2010
And in an effort to prod the people in those negotiations to put their ideas on the table so we could complete work on the tax negotiations, I said: Given the schedule that the leader had announced--the desire to leave Washington this…
Dec 17, 2010
Mr. President, I object. What we were trying to do is simply indicate an order so people would know this evening roughly when they would be permitted to speak, what the order would be, how late we would go, and so on. It is my…
Dec 17, 2010
Mr. President, I am glad to respond to that and summarize this again. Yes. Any lawyer--and we are both lawyers here--knows that if you have an ambiguity in a contract, you are asking for trouble. You are asking for litigation or dispute…
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