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Senate Proceeding 05-07-09 on May 7th, 2009 :: 0:37:35 to 0:39:40
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Harry Reid

0:37:34 to 0:37:56( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: upon the table will be notified of the senate's mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent at 3:00 p.m. monday, may 11, the senate proceed to calendar number 55, h.r. 627 and once the bill is reported, senator dodd or his designee

Harry Reid

0:37:35 to 0:39:40( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Harry Reid

Harry Reid

0:37:57 to 0:38:18( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: recognized to offer the dodd-shelby substitute amendment and the cloture motion on the motion to proceed be withdrawn. the presid objection, so ordered. mr. reid: mr. president, senator dodd and shelby have done very good work on this bill. this is a bill that passed t house with some 377 votes. it's a very upon piece of legislation.

Harry Reid

0:38:19 to 0:38:41( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: it's bipartisan in nature. i had a precedent -- press event this mning, actually, at 12:30 with senator durbin, schumer, and senator murray. there i made the best case i could to talk about how much we have been able to get done with

Harry Reid

0:38:42 to 0:39:03( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: the help of the republicans. we've done some really good work. and more indication what we he been able to do with this piece of legislation it is important we get done, we finish we're not going to go to tobacco until we come back. we're going to finish the work we have to supplemental appropriations bill.

Harry Reid

0:39:04 to 0:39:24( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: we hope to get some nominations done. but we've had some real good work here. i'm very, very happy with the way we have worked together. we got a lot more work together we need to do. but this is certainly a tremendous step in the r direction. mr. president, i now ask consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators allowe allowed it speak for up

Harry Reid

0:39:25 to 0:39:40( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: to ten minutes each. this is the last votef the week and we will inhe have the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. burris: are we in morning business?

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