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it has been 36 days since 12 coal miners perished at the Sago Mine in Upshur County, WV. One died from the explosion that ripped through the underground mine. The other 11 succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. It has been 18 days since…
I thank the Senate, and I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts is recognized.
I ask so that I might thank her again for delaying her speech until I could make these few remarks. I thank her from the bottom of my heart. She is so considerate always, so courteous: ``And what is so rare as a day in June?'' The beauty…
if I might just take 1 minute, I deeply thank--as they say in the other body--the gentlelady from California, for her noble comments and for her support. The West Virginia delegation in the House and the Senate is pleased at her…
How much time was there at the beginning? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The allotted time was 45 minutes.
Let me thank my friend, the leader, our leader on this side of the aisle, who is a gold miner's son. There are not many of us in here who are gold miners' sons. I am proud that my leader is a gold miner's son. I am proud that he assured…
Yes, I yield the floor, and I thank the distinguished leader. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The minority leader is recognized.
the issue of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve is close to the heart, dear to the heart of the senior Senator from Alaska. I love him. I admire his unyielding commitment to the people of his State. I honor him for that. I…
it has been 3 weeks since President Bush signed into law the 2006 spending bill providing funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Unfortunately, his signature was accompanied by a glaring asterisk. Instead of approving the full…
the Senate is now on its way to passing the Defense appropriations bill, which will provide essential funds to our troops. The U.S. Armed Forces are comprised of some of the finest men and women our country has to offer. Each of these…
Not yet. I will be happy to yield to my friend. He is my friend. I love him, I told him that, but I love the Senate better. I love the Senate more. I love this man from Alaska. I do, I love him. I feel my blood in my veins is with his…
perhaps the greatest oration ever delivered was the Oration on the Crown, delivered by Demosthenes in the year 330 B.C. In that inimitable oration, it seems to me the question was posed: Who least serves the state? And the question was…
Lord Byron said, ``Thank God I have done my duty.'' May I say to the Senator from New Jersey, he has done his duty. He is a good Senator. We will miss you. I will. Thank you for standing up for what you believe. Thank you very much. Bless…
in my book, ``Child of the Appalachian Coal Fields,'' I discussed the Senate class of 1958. That class, which included 15 Democrats and 3 Republicans, constituted the largest turnover over in Senate history, and from that class of Senators…
before we adjourn, the Congress will be asked to vote on an across-the-board cut for every agency and program in the Federal Government. The Congressional majorities have put this Nation on an irresponsible fiscal path, one that promises…
I wish to join my Republican colleagues, Senator DeWine, Senator Specter, and Senator Craig, all of whom have already spoken so eloquently in support of a motion introduced by Senator DeWine yesterday to instruct conferees on the budget…
The nominee doesn't part his hair on the right or left side. The Senator doesn't have to explain why he votes against. That is his right.
Yes, let the decision stand. Mr. McCONNELL. The precedent in the Senate for 214 years prior to the last Congress was the judges who came to the floor got an up-or-down vote.
I will be glad to take on both Senators in defense of the Constitution. Mr. McCONNELL. Did the majority leader yield to me?
I see nothing in the Constitution that requires an up-or- down vote on any nominee. The Constitution just says that the Senate shall have the power, and the Senate uses that power. It is in the Constitution.
The Senator can't find that in writing anywhere in the Constitution. I can vote against a nominee just because, any Senator can vote against a nominee just because----
I am not sure about that history. Mr. McCONNELL. --that when nominees came to the floor who enjoyed majority support in the Senate, they got an up-or-down vote? Has that not been what the leader argues for? And to the substantial credit of…
I am not sure about that. Mr. McCONNELL. Is that not the case, I ask the majority leader----
And I am against any filibuster. That is why I joined the 14. We stopped it. I thought we were past that. I hope the Senator will forgive me. I do not mean disrespect to him, but he is talking about freedom of speech. I respect the…
I am sorry to hear the distinguished majority leader say what he just said. In the first place, I hear no talk of a filibuster. But who knows? If something should come up that we have not seen heretofore or have not heard heretofore about…
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