Dec 1, 2011
Mr. President, there is a pending amendment which apparently the clerk will need to report at this point. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Udall amendment is pending.
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Mike Levin is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Levin has focused on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and reproductive rights during his time in office. He has been an advocate for policies that promote access to in vitro fertilization and has emphasized the importance of bipartisan cooperation in Congress.
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Dec 1, 2011
Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote on the Leahy amendment. Mr. McCAIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 1202, As Modified The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be…
Dec 1, 2011
There was a provision in the bill relative to the Freedom of Information Act which, by agreement, was modified.
Dec 1, 2011
Mr. President, I think this can be accepted on a voice vote. I have great problems with it, but I think there is probably a majority here that will favor it and a distinct minority perhaps that would not. But it is something which…
Dec 1, 2011
Our time is yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 1209) was agreed to.
Dec 1, 2011
Mr. President, I very much support this amendment, I am a cosponsor, and I hope we can all vote for it. This does what we said-- those of us who wrote this bill--the bill does and does not do all along. It does not change current law. This…
Dec 1, 2011
Could I just interrupt with a unanimous consent request that prior to each vote there be 2 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form and that it start with the vote after this one. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…
Dec 1, 2011
Mr. President, a number of my colleagues have asked where we are. We are going to have probably three or four more rollcall votes, hopefully including final passage. There is also a package--and everyone should listen to this because at…
Dec 1, 2011
Mr. President, I would ask that there be 5 additional minutes, evenly divided, so we could have 3 minutes left on our side. I would split that with the Senator from Illinois. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Dec 1, 2011
I wanted to have a couple minutes. I wonder if Senator McCain is here, if there is an objection to extending this by 10 minutes. Is there objection? I am not going to do that without him here. Madam President, if the other side is ready to…
Dec 1, 2011
In the second amendment, we have an alternative because now it would provide the assurance that we are not adversely affecting the rights of the U.S. citizens in this language. Senator McCain, Senator Graham, and I have argued on this…
Dec 1, 2011
I believe we did. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Udall amendment was agreed to. Mr. McCAIN. Reluctantly.
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