Senate Proceeding 07-09-08 on Jul 9th, 2008 :: 0:28:48 to 0:30:54
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Speech By: Benjamin L. Cardin

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Benjamin L. Cardin: senator from west virginia. mr. rockefeller: mr. president, we have been on this bill now -- could i have order, please? the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. rockefeller: we've been

0:28:48 to 0:29:03( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: on this bill now for, in effect, a year -- the presiding officer: the senator will suspend. will the senators please take their seats. mr. rockefeller: and we have improved enormously the senate bill

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Speech By: John Rockefeller

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John Rockefeller: that we voted out las year with a veto-proof majority.x the house had not reacted to this bill well, particularly to the immunity part as well as title 1 part. we went at them aggressively trying

0:29:18 to 0:29:31( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: to move the vice chairman bond and myself went at them aggressively to try and get the senate to move towards the house position. we were successful in that. as i have said, speaker pelosi, who didn't

0:29:31 to 0:29:42( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: want to have anything to do with the bill at the beginning, actually went to the floor of the house before they voted on it to pass it out and said this may not be a perfect bill, but it's a bill that

0:29:42 to 0:30:02( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: i certainly am going to vote for and that's why i'm here asking you to join me in so doing. i, in my lesser role, am doing the same thing. could i have order, please? the presiding officer: the senator

0:30:02 to 0:30:16( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: will suspend. i ask members of the senate, please take their seats or their conversations off the floor. will the senators please take their seats or conversations off the floor. mr. byrd: may we have

0:30:16 to 0:30:30( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: order? mr. rockefeller: mr. president, i think this is a start bill, it has the particular virtue that over the next four years, the next president of the united states will have a chance to review

0:30:30 to 0:30:54( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: the bill and see if any changes need to be made and i strongly hope that on what i consider to be a very major piece of national security and civil liberties legislation that my colleagues will vote to

0:30:54 to 0:31:34( Edit History Discussion )

Benjamin L. Cardin: support the bill. the presiding officer: does anyone seek time in opposition? if not, the question is pass the -- is the passage of h.r. 6304 -- is there a sufficient second? appears to be. the clerk