Senate Proceeding on Jul 16th, 2008 :: 7:09:33 to 7:13:29
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Speech By: Bill Nelson

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Bill Nelson: alternative to petroleum as a means of the source of energy as we propel ourselves forward in this country in this century. madam president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator

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Joseph Biden: senator from delaware. mr. biden: madam president, for the benefit of my colleagues colleagues, i'm going to p,ro propound very shortly two unanimous consent requestqus relative to the legislation we're

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Speech By: Joseph Biden

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Joseph Biden: on. i just want to make sure senator lugar has copies of them. but the first one relates to the sessions amendment, and then the second relates to wrapping up the entirety of the bill, all remaining amendments.

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Joseph Biden: and with the senator's permission, i'll proceed. madam president, i ask unanimous consent that it be in order for senator sessions to substitute an amendment on promoting blood safety for the amendment

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Joseph Biden: he currently has listed under the agreement with respect to s. 273 s. 2731, with no second-degree amendments in order to the amendment; that the sessions amendment be agreed to and the mexico to reconsider

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Joseph Biden: be laid upon the table, that the session sessions amendment on the list be deleted and that no point of order be in order to the bill based on section 30 r5. the presiding of ficer: is there objection?

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Joseph Biden: without objection, so ordered. mr. biden: now, madam president, that means the sessions amendment is now agreed to? the presiding officer: we do not have the amendment.. mr. biden: i send thede

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Joseph Biden: amendment to the desk, madam president. i ask for its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. cleric the clerk: the senator from delaware, mr. biden,

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Joseph Biden: for mr. mr. sessions, proposes amendment numbered 5087. mr. biden: i ask further read reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. biden: i would move the amendment by voice

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Joseph Biden: vote. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the amendment is adopted. mr. biden: now, madamde president,

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Joseph Biden: i now ask unanimous consent that no further amendments be in order to s. 273 s. 2731, that the senate then proceed to vote in relation to the pending amendments in the order listed below, that prior

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Joseph Biden: to each vote there be four minutes equollly divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, that after the first vote in a sequence, then each succeeding vote be limited to 10 minutes

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Joseph Biden: each, that upon disposition of all the amendments and prior to a vote on final passage of the h.r. 5501, the house companion, there be 40 minutes of debate with the time equally divided and controlled

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Joseph Biden: between the chair and ranking member, upon the use or yielding back of time, the senate proceed to vote on the passage of h.r. 501, as amended, with any other provisions of the previous order remaining

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Joseph Biden: with -- excuse me, with any other provisions of the previous order remaining in effect. the amendments in question are the gregg amendment number 5081, the kyl amendment 5082, the demint amendment 5077.

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Joseph Biden: the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered.er mr. biden: madam president, i -- before i ask, i believe we're looking for unanimous consent to begin the first amendment