Senate Proceeding 04-02-09 on Apr 2nd, 2009 :: 1:52:15 to 1:53:30
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Joseph Lieberman: mr. conrad: mr. senator lieberman is next. mr. lieberman: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator fr mr. lieberman: mr. president, i call up amendment number 904. the presiding officer: th clerk will report the the clerk: the senator from connecticu proposes an amendment numbered

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Speech By: Joseph Lieberman

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Joseph Lieberman: 904. mr. lieberman: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. will the senate come to order. mr. liebe consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the pr objection. mr. lieberman: mr. president, i'm honored to be joined in introducing this amendment by my colleagues, senars cornyn,

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Joseph Lieberman: thune and the distinguished occupant of the chair, senator begich. this amendment would ease the strain on the united states army which today is carrying the bulk of the battle in afghanistan for us by establishing a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase army active-duty strength, end

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Joseph Lieberman: strength by 30,000 mr. president, alough we have completed the so-called growth of force initiative and the army is now at an end strength of 475,000, the so-called dwell fipple for our soldiers has not improve. they still have little more than one day at home for every day they

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Joseph Lieberman: our soldiers and their families -- the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired.