We cannot continue to be the invisible half of Congress. We should not hide behind tradition, but rather take every advantage available to us to prove our best-known tradition-namely, the Senate is the greatest deliberative body in the world.
Urging support for a resolution to televise Senate proceedings.
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I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.
In closing, may I say that the President's request includes $658 million for construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
The Department is firmly committed to working closely and openly with Congress in order to protect the health of our servicemembers.
I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.
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