Sep 22, 2011
Mr. President, may I inquire as to the allocation of time? The Senator from Vermont has generously yielded me the opportunity to speak for a few moments. I want to make sure I don't get the situation mixed up here so that we run out of…
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.
Congressional Record · 2011-09-22
Sep 22, 2011
If this is the case, why did he not ask for this? We don't need to include this additional funding to meet the needs of the people for the disasters that have already occurred. The funding necessary to do that is included in the House bill…
Sep 12, 2011
Mr. President, we all heard the President speak to a joint session of Congress last week about his jobs bill, which was released this morning. The President indicated he wanted to take his case to the people. I am glad he is doing so. As…
Aug 2, 2011
Mr. President, I want to thank the Senator from Tennessee, Mr. Corker, for what he just said. I want to affirm the extraordinary amount of effort he has made to not only inform this Senate body of the crisis that we face financially, but…
Jul 30, 2011
I will not begin to use that amount of time. I think I can use 10 minutes or less, and I will leave some time for my colleagues. I can't count how many times I have been here speaking about the same subject, but this subject occupies all…
Jul 30, 2011
Madam President, I wonder if I may ask how much time is allocated. We are a little out of kilter with the allocation of time. How much time do I have to speak? I want to make sure my colleagues have sufficient time to speak also. The…
Jul 29, 2011
Thank you, Mr. President. And I thank my colleague, also, for her patience. To send us here, after 7 months, and come up with something that is short of the minimum, that continues the uncertainty--are they going to be able to pull it…
Jul 29, 2011
Mr. President, for several months now, I have been on the floor speaking, urging both Republicans and Democrats to listen to Americans and take this unique opportunity we have before us to do what is right for our country's future. Mr…
Jul 29, 2011
Mr. President, are we under a time agreement? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 10 minutes.
Jul 22, 2011
Mr. President, I would like this Chamber to know that today marks the 88th birthday of one of the great Members of this Senate body, a true American hero, former majority leader Bob Dole. As I reflected on the extraordinary life he has…
Jul 21, 2011
Mr. President, I come down here frustrated and hopeful. I want to see the glass half full even though we have been through a frustrating number of days and months dealing with our debt crisis, and here we are careening toward another…
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