Senate Proceeding 05-05-09 on May 5th, 2009 :: 2:44:40 to 2:46:35
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Jack Reed: human being. and bento wondered who mckinney-bento is, know that they were two wonderful members of congress who cared deeply about what happened to people who fall on hard times. and so you could have that name reed conscious y add the name reed to that as well.

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Speech By: Jack Reed

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Jack Reed: i urge the passage of this amendment. mr. reed: mr. . reid: mr. president, i want to thank the chairman for his support and also making sure that i also do recognize senator wayne allard of wayne and i worked this legislation for a number of years together. in fact, we sort of rotated between the subcommittee chai chairmen of the housing subcesm

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Jack Reed: he was the chairman and i was ranking member. then i became chairman and he was ranking member. but consistently in a very principled and bipartisan fashion we worked together. and we've been joined by senat bond, who his leadership on the appropriations committee is remark whabl it comes to housing -- remarkable when it comes to housing issues. and we've benefited immensely

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Jack Reed: both by senator allard's contribution and now senator bond's contribution. i did not have the fortune of owing stewart mckinney, only by reputation, a reputation of a sterling man who worked hard when central it is today about homelessness. bruce vento -- i, too, served in

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Jack Reed: the house and was treer extraordinarily decent. these two gentlemen sort of pointed the way. now we have to take up the task and move it forward and further, and i think we can with this legislation. i thank the chairman for his support, and i wld urge awful my colleagues to join us -- and i would urge all of my colleagues to join us in suppo of this amendment. mr. president, i would n absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk

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Jack Reed: will call the roll.