Senate Proceeding 05-13-08 on May 13th, 2008 :: 3:39:39 to 3:42:38
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Speech By: Mike DeWine

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Mike DeWine: by now. i don't think that's fair. i don't think it's the way that we try to do business. i don't think it was intentional, but i think it certainly puts us at a disadvantage when we're trying to do some

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Edward Kennedy: things that point out some difficulties with this particular bill. i think offering some responsible amendments, regardless of how they're portrayed. so, with that, i would yield the floor and suggest

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Speech By: Edward Kennedy

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Edward Kennedy: the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. kennedy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. kennedy: mr. president,

3:40:27 to 3:40:41( Edit History Discussion )

Edward Kennedy: i ask that further proceedings under the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kennedy: mr. president, i think we've had a good discussion today on this legislation. i

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Edward Kennedy: hope we'll have a chance to look over the record tonight. we've got four pending amendments. we understood that the members wanted to talk about these measures and wanted to give consideration to

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Edward Kennedy: them. we'll be ready. there's another group of amendments that i believe have been filed, but we're checking with their authors whether they want to call those up. so i think in the totality of things,

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Edward Kennedy: that we made some good progress today. i understand we'll be on this legislation in the late morning tomorrow, and we'll be -- look forward to that opportunity to further respond to questions and

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Edward Kennedy: consider other amendments. we would certainly look forward to the authors of these amendments ready to give consideration of voting on some of these measures. i think they're all -- at least the amendments

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Edward Kennedy: we've seen are pretty straightforward. i responded to a few this afternoon, and we'll have a chance further in the morning. but, i think we'll be prepared to keep the process moving, move ahead.

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Edward Kennedy: there are matters tkh-rbd be discussed -- matters which should be discussed and debated. we'll look forward to that debate and discussion as well tomorrow. and if there -- now we have no further speakers

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Edward Kennedy: on this -- at this point, and i see our friend from iowa on his feet. i would ask consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten

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Edward Kennedy: minutes each. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i would ask permission

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Chuck Grassley: to speak for 15 minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. grassley: i come to the floor to discuss with my colleagues an issue that has hit home over the

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Speech By: Chuck Grassley