Senate Proceeding 05-12-09 on May 12th, 2009 :: 2:32:10 to 2:39:55
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Speech By: Harry Reid

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Harry Reid: quorum call: roe v. wade reid mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed -- sphirks's fir rid of our quorum the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business and senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and that the agricultural committee be

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Harry Reid: discharged en bloc from further consideration of p.n.-268, p.n.356, p.n.-357 and the sna plod en bloc to their can the nominations be confirmed and no further motions in order, any statements related to the

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Harry Reid: nominee neighs ap appropriate place in the record as if read, the president be pleadly notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the senate consider calendar numbers 79, 12 the, 130 130131 and 133. the nominations be conferred en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table en bloc, no

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Harry Reid: further motions be in order, any statements related to the nominee neighs appear at the appropriate place in the record as if given, the president be immediately notified of the se then resume legislative session the presiding officer: without

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Harry Reid: objection, so ordered. mr. reid: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the rules committee be be discharged from further consideration of h. con. res. 38. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: h. con. res. 38, authorizing the use of the peace officers'

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Harry Reid: service. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding? without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate mr. reid: ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, any statements relating to this matter appear at the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i ask unanimous

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Harry Reid: consent that the judiciary committee be discharged from consideration of -- further consideratn of s. res. 121. clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 121, designating may 15, 2009, as endangered species day. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure?

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Harry Reid: without objection, the committee is discharged a the senat mr. reid: i ask unani consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, there be in intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to this matter appear at the appropriate place in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without

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Harry Reid: objection, so ordered. mr. reid: m.p.s -- the word is hard to pronounce. i commend the senators for moving this forward it's a very complex problem that many people have and more

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Harry Reid: awareness should be made of condition. as a result of this, i'm confident and hopeful that because this resolution passed, from will be more medical research about this condition. m.p.s.

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Harry Reid: i ask consent mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, there be in intervening action our debate and any statements relating at the appropriate police in the record as if the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i ask consent that we now proceed to s. res. 145. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. th

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Harry Reid: designating the week through may 23, national public works week. the there objection to proc the measure? will pro mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, there be in intervening action

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Harry Reid: or debate, and any statements placed in the record at the appropriate place as if given. the presiding officer: without objectn, so mr. reid: mr. president, i ask un senate completes its business today it adjourn until 9:30 tomorrow morning wednesday, may 13, following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the the morning hour be deemed

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Harry Reid: expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, the senate proceed to executive session with one hour for debate equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their

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Harry Reid: designees or yielding back of time, the senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture nomination. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i also ask consent that the senate recess from 12:30 to 1:30 tomorrow for a democratic caucus. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: mr. president, so

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Harry Reid: we're going to come in tomorrow morning. we'll vote at approximately 10:30 whether or not we're going to to invoke cloture on hayes, which is a very important nomination for secretary salazar salazar. we're going to have a recess from 12:30 to 1:30. we have a special democratic caucus whe

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Harry Reid: president's people will be giving us some information that they feel is important and we feel is important. tomorrow night at should be reminded that there's a spouse's -- a spouses dinner -- that means senators, both democrats and republicans with their spouses. we'll have a very nice dinner at

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Harry Reid: botanical gardens. this is done every year following the first lady's luncheon. it's a good night to get out and for us to meet in a nonadversarial role. it's the botanical gardens, just a remarkably beautiful place. so, mr. president, if there's no further business to come before