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Twenty minutes. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may consume within that 20-minute limitation. I again thank Chairman Thad Cochran for his patience in the processing of this supplemental appropriations bill when it came before…
I ask that I may proceed to speak out of order for as long as I need to speak and that it not be over 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
what is the question before the Senate? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is currently in a period of morning business, with time equally divided between the majority and minority leader.
Washington, like most of the Nation, is awash in green. Lawns are lush and verdant. The new leaves on the trees are bright green, soft, and whole--not yet the tough, sun- and insect- scarred veterans of late summer, but as delicate as a…
from the book of Matthew, chapter 7, verses 25, 26, and 27 of the King James version of the Bible, I read as follows: And the rain descended and the floods came and the winds blew and beat upon the house, and it fell not for it was founded…
how much time might I have under the order? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The minority controls 30 minutes, the first 30 minutes of the period of morning business.
as we bring to a close the debate on the emergency supplemental, H.R. 1268, I thank my good friend from the State of Mississippi, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Thad Cochran. Senator Cochran was recently installed as the new…
when Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001, the Enhanced Border Security Act of 2002, and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Congress recognized, on a bipartisan basis, the need to provide more people and…
I ask that the amendment be temporarily laid aside. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
with this supplemental appropriations bill, Congress will have appropriated $300 billion for military operations and reconstruction activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. That is an enormous sum of money. We say it is for the troops in the…
from the moment our military first attacked Osama bin Laden's hideouts in Afghanistan, through the time that our first soldiers set foot inside Iraq, continuing right up until the present day, the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq…
today, I oppose the AgJOBS amnesty. I oppose it. I oppose it unequivocally. I oppose it absolutely. The Senate has already heard a great number of euphemisms about the AgJOBS bill, but let's be clear from the start about what we are…
Well, I thank the distinguished Senator for his statement. I thank him for his attention to my remarks. I was here then. I am here now. I am concerned about the amnesty we are talking about, the AgJOBS amnesty. I have stated my feelings…
I have a proposed modification to the amendment which I have discussed with the distinguished manager of the bill, the chairman of the committee, Mr. Cochran. I send the modification to the desk and ask that it be stated by the clerk. The…
I am prepared now to go to a vote, if the distinguished chairman is also prepared. And I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were…
I have no objection. We can reach an understanding if I am unable to come up with language that is capable of being a workable and effective compromise that we might go ahead and have a vote on the Byrd amendment. Might we have a time…
in every year since 1951, Congress has included a provision in the General Government Appropriations Act which states the following: No part of any appropriation contained in this or in any other act shall be used for publicity or…
may I just be sure that we are clear on this language. I understand that the language as read by the clerk is agreed to on both sides.
The Times article spotlighted three new segments that each looked the same as any other 90-second segment on the local news. But these are not new. The Federal Government produced all three of these. The Times told of a news segment…
I will take my amendment in the order in which the amendment has been called up. I ask unanimous consent ahead of time if it may be in order to have the yeas and nays on my amendment, even though it won't be voted on at this moment. The…
the bill before us contains funding for a number of items that can hardly be described as emergencies, despite the fact that they are contained in an emergency supplemental funding bill. One of those items that fairly leaps off the page is…
am I recognized? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia is recognized.
Senator Durbin's amendment touches on a critical issue: the strains being placed upon the National Guard and the Reserve by the long deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He correctly points out that these deployments have resulted in a…
I thank the Chair and again thank my chairman, Mr. Cochran. May I yield the remaining time to Senator Murray and Senator Akaka? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
on behalf of Senator Baucus, I ask unanimous consent that Cuong Huynh, a fellow on his staff at the Finance Committee, be accorded floor privileges during the consideration of H.R. 1268, the emergency Iraq-Afghanistan supplemental…
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