The Senator is correct that this bill is full of reforms that he and I and others have worked on. But every one of these reforms has been agreed to on both sides of the aisle; this has not. The Senator could continue to work with us and find a way forward. I would urge a ``no'' vote on this now. I promise we will give him its full attention and get this taken care of but at a later date.
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I thank the Presiding Officer. First of all, let me associate myself with the remarks of my cosponsor, Senator Hoeven, who before he had to slip out the door to take a call relative to this vote was really very clear on so many important…
Senator Hoeven is on the floor. Senator Boxer is also. I know our vote is at 6:30, and it is 4:30. Should we divide the time equally or how do we think this would work? If Senator Hoeven would say what he thinks, we could do one-third…
how much time do I have remaining as a proponent who was originally given 1 hour? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Seven minutes.
I haven't heard that because for the last four days, I've been seeing dead bodies in the streets here in Mississippi.
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