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Frank Lautenberg was a prominent American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party, Lautenberg held office from 1982 to 2001 and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was known for his advocacy on issues related to transportation, public health, and environmental protection. Lautenberg played a key role in the passage of legislation aimed at improving safety standards in transportation and addressing public health concerns, including efforts to reduce smoking and improve air quality.
I rise to recognize Black History Month and pay tribute to the enormous and varied contributions African Americans have made to our Nation. The other evening, on the final night of the Olympics, Tom Brokaw of NBC News did a story about an…
the motion is simple. It says the conferees need to come back with a final bill that does not increase the national debt. So if you vote against this, you are saying it is OK to increase the national debt. Lord knows what we have by way of…
since time is limited, I am going to get down to the nuts and bolts. I come from a State in which asbestos was prominent in manufacturing in many places. As a matter of fact, early in the 1950s, a doctor named Irving Selikoff, who was a…
I would like to use Senator Durbin's time. He has 3 minutes left. I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to use Senator Durbin's time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
since I am on the floor and there is nobody else here on the Democratic side, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for not more than 5 minutes or so.
the motion clearly says that taxpayers would have to choose between deducting their sales tax costs or their income tax costs. If a taxpayer lives in a State that chooses to have both a sales tax and an income tax, why should they be…
I think I have been yielded time. I would like to check with the people at the desk to see whether that is the case. I heard the Senator from Illinois say I was expected on the floor. Is that noted in the Record in any way? The PRESIDING…
I believe it is our time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There would be an additional 5 minutes, unless someone else yields time.
I want to discuss this motion to instruct conferees that I bring to this bill. You see here a display of a credit card. It is drawn on the ``Bank of our Children's Future.'' My amendment is simple. It asks the conferees, please, do not…
I thank the leadership for according me an opportunity to present my new colleague. All of us are going to be missing Jon Corzine, a dear friend and former colleague who served this body very well but responded to the call of duty when…
over the weekend the Senate passed my resolution, S. Res. 338, to honor the first 2,152 troops who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan by listing their names and hometowns in the Congressional Record. They deserve this tribute for their…
I wasn't here when Jon Corzine arrived in the Senate 5 years ago in fact, he actually took my place at the time. We met to share ideas on an agenda for New Jersey and America and I followed his progress closely. I was impressed by what I…
The way this is being done, it's a fakery. And it shouldn't -- it should be identified as a government product.
If I were sitting in that chair, I would probably say yes, but I am not sitting in that chair. I ask that we have a rollcall vote.
this modified version of my amendment contains several good suggestions from the managers of this bill, Senator Warner and Senator Levin. My underlying amendment stands for a very simple proposition: Those who knowingly compromise…
I don't want to be obstinate. If we could now declare the time that this session will end, perhaps we can then look at a standing vote. Other than that, if I agree to move my amendment along and find out that we still continue to drag…
I want to be cooperative, but I do want to make sure it is clearly understood that we are all supporting--or those who are supporting this amendment. I would like it clearly on the record. Perhaps a 10-minute vote?
If we continue to talk about it, we will have lost the opportunity to move the bill along. This was the understanding that we had, for a rollcall vote. Forgive me, my colleagues, but like everybody else I want to have a rollcall vote.
We tried our best to clarify it and remove the concern that was exhibited when Senator Reid offered it last July. This was added because colleagues on the other side made an observation that was sensible; that is, if someone does something…
Yes, the Senator is correct. And what we say is, if you do it, the least that ought to happen is you ought to learn enough of a lesson that we are going to remove any access to classified information if you do it knowingly.
I want to amend my amendment, No. 2478, which I introduced earlier, to include another paragraph to clarify exactly what we mean. I listened to recommendations that we use other language that again further clarifies the intent here. The…
I think current law describes that. We will use that as the standard. Again, there is no intention here to bypass the rules. It is to confirm clearly that if you talk about this, we are not saying you go to jail. We are not saying anything…
pursuant to the relevant sections of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive those sections for consideration of the pending amendment.
But I thought it was clearly understood. I ask unanimous consent we have 30 minutes, except for the time used already, divided in the presentation. This is an important amendment. I ask unanimous consent we be allowed 30 minutes, minus the…
Six of our 15? Was that the arrangement, I ask the Senator from Mississippi? I thought we had a clear 15 minutes on our side.
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