Dec 31, 2012
I came to the floor before I heard the announcement that apparently we are closing in, thankfully, on something which I don't have all the details of as yet. So I can't simply say hooray, this is exactly what we ought to do. I think…
Dan Coats
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Dan Coats is a former United States Senator from Indiana, serving from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Coats previously held the same Senate seat from 2001 to 2005. Before his Senate career, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1989. Coats has been involved in various policy areas, including national security and foreign relations, and has been a vocal advocate for a strong defense policy. He also served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 2005 to 2009 under President George W. Bush.
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Dec 31, 2012
All right. I thank the Chair. I saw some angst on the face of the Chair, and I thought my time was up. Let me just say this to my colleagues. Many of us who watched the President's press conference--no, it wasn't a press conference; the…
Dec 31, 2012
I want to say this: To make laughter out of this, to ridicule it--it addresses all of us because I have been working with Senators across the aisle and they have been working with us. We all take this very, very seriously. This is not a…
Dec 31, 2012
I wish to thank my friend, my long-time friend whom I hate to see leave this body, Senator Lieberman from Connecticut, for his remarks. I didn't have the opportunity to speak after he gave his farewell remarks. I do wish to say, before I…
Dec 28, 2012
Let me just say that we simply are allowing 3 months for the Congress of the United States--representatives of taxpayers' dollars--to assess, document, and justify additional expenditures that go beyond emergency needs. That is what this…
Dec 28, 2012
could I have 15 seconds just to respond to my colleague? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
Dec 28, 2012
I do not believe there is anyone in this Chamber who does not understand the devastating impact of Sandy on the Northeast and the pain and the suffering that has come from that. I do not think there is anyone in this Chamber who does not…
Dec 27, 2012
may I inquire as to how much time is still available before the call up of the vote on the FISA legislation? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Indiana has approximately 2 minutes remaining.
Dec 27, 2012
I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 1, for the purpose of calling up and debating the Coats amendment; that following the remarks of Senator Coats Senator Alexander be recognized; the Senate…
Dec 27, 2012
I would like to use those 2 minutes, if I could, to sum up. I thank the Senator from Tennessee for his support throughout this whole process. He has been instrumental in helping us work through this to find what we believe is a reasonable…
Dec 27, 2012
I call up amendment No. 3391. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Indiana [Mr. Coats] proposes an amendment numbered 3391. (The amendment is printed in the Record of…
Dec 27, 2012
I am cognizant of the fact that we will have a series of votes beginning in just 15 minutes, and so even though the unanimous consent request on this amendment is for 30 minutes equally divided, I am going to try to judiciously use this…
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