1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 starttime 1254852925.75433 2 00:09:31,001 --> 00:09:32,000 .. 3 00:09:32,001 --> 00:09:38,000 SO, MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE GOING 4 00:09:38,001 --> 00:09:40,000 TO BE ASKING THIS 5 00:09:40,001 --> 00:09:42,000 PLEASE GIVE US THE TEXT SO WE 6 00:09:42,001 --> 00:09:43,000 CAN READ THE BILL. 7 00:09:43,001 --> 00:09:44,000 WE'LL BE ASKING THE 8 00:09:44,001 --> 00:09:45,000 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 9 00:09:45,001 --> 00:09:47,000 EXACTLY WHAT DOES IT COST? 10 00:09:47,001 --> 00:09:50,000 THEN WE'LL BE COMING TO THE 11 00:09:50,001 --> 00:09:51,000 FLOOR, GOING TO TOWN MEETINGS IN 12 00:09:51,001 --> 00:09:52,000 OUR HOMES AND WE'LL BE TALKING 13 00:09:52,001 --> 00:09:53,000 TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT HOW 14 00:09:53,001 --> 00:09:54,000 THIS AFFECTS YOU. 15 00:09:54,001 --> 00:09:55,000 DOES IT CUT YOUR MEDICARE? 16 00:09:55,001 --> 00:09:57,000 IF SO, H? 17 00:09:57,001 --> 00:09:58,000 DOES IT RAISE YOUR TAXES? 18 00:09:58,001 --> 00:10:00,000 IF SO, HOW? 19 00:10:00,001 --> 00:10:01,000 WILL IT BANKRUPT YOUR STATE? 20 00:10:01,001 --> 00:10:03,000 HURT EDUCATION IN YOUR STATE? 21 00:10:03,001 --> 00:10:04,000 IF SO, HOW? 22 00:10:04,001 --> 00:10:05,000 DOES IT INCREASE OR REDUCE YOUR 23 00:10:05,001 --> 00:10:07,000 HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS OR ADD TO 24 00:10:07,001 --> 00:10:08,000 THE FEDERAL DEBT OF YOUR GOVERNMENT? 25 00:10:08,001 --> 00:10:09,000 THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT WE 26 00:10:09,001 --> 00:10:11,000 NEED ANSWERS TO, AND WE'RE 27 00:10:11,001 --> 00:10:13,000 LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DEBATE, 28 00:10:13,001 --> 00:10:15,000 AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD 29 00:10:15,001 --> 00:10:18,000 TO PASSING HEALTH CARE REFORMS 30 00:10:18,001 --> 00:10:19,000 THAT STEP BY STEP BEGIN TO 31 00:10:19,001 --> 00:10:21,000 REDUCE THE COSTS OF HEALTH CARE 32 00:10:21,001 --> 00:10:22,000 TO YOU AND TO YOUR 33 00:10:22,001 --> 00:10:23,000 THANK Y 34 00:10:23,001 --> 00:10:24,000 I YIELD THE FLOOR. 35 00:10:24,001 --> 00:10:26,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 36 00:10:26,001 --> 00:10:30,000 SENATOR'S TIME HAS 37 00:10:30,001 --> 00:10:32,000 THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS. 38 00:10:32,001 --> 00:10:33,000 MR. CORNYN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 39 00:10:33,001 --> 00:10:34,000 I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN MY 40 00:10:34,001 --> 00:10:35,000 DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE FROM 41 00:10:35,001 --> 00:10:37,000 TENNESSEE IN DISCUSSING HEALTH 42 00:10:37,001 --> 00:10:38,000 CARE WHICH AS THE DISTINGUISHED 43 00:10:38,001 --> 00:10:39,000 PRESIDING OFFICER KNOWS HAS BEEN 44 00:10:39,001 --> 00:10:40,000 THE SUBJECT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS 45 00:10:40,001 --> 00:10:42,000 NOW IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND 46 00:10:42,001 --> 00:10:44,000 ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY FOR 47 00:10:44,001 --> 00:10:45,000 THE LASTEW MONTHS. 48 00:10:45,001 --> 00:10:47,000 CURRENTLY, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE 49 00:10:47,001 --> 00:10:48,000 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE TO 50 00:10:48,001 --> 00:10:51,000 COME BACK TO THE FINANCE 51 00:10:51,001 --> 00:10:52,000 COMMITTEE AND TELL US WHAT THE 52 00:10:52,001 --> 00:10:55,000 PRELIMINARY COSTS ESTIMATE IS OF 53 00:10:55,001 --> 00:10:57,000 THE FINANCE COMMITTEEILL AS 54 00:10:57,001 --> 00:11:00,000 VOTED WITH AMENDMENTS THAT WERE 55 00:11:00,001 --> 00:11:03,000 PASSED IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. 56 00:11:03,001 --> 00:11:05,000 AND SOON, IF WE CAN BELIEVE THE 57 00:11:05,001 --> 00:11:08,000 REPORTS, THE MAJORITY LEADER 58 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:09,000 WILL BRING TO THE FLOOR A 59 00:11:09,001 --> 00:11:11,000 SO-CALLED MERGED BILL FROM THE 60 00:11:11,001 --> 00:11:12,000 TWO SENATE COMMITTEES, THE 61 00:11:12,001 --> 00:11:13,000 HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND LABOR 62 00:11:13,001 --> 00:11:15,000 PENSIONS COMMITTEE AND THE 63 00:11:15,001 --> 00:11:18,000 FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THEN WE 64 00:11:18,001 --> 00:11:20,000 WILL BE ASKED TO OFFER 65 00:11:20,001 --> 00:11:21,000 AMENDMENTS AND VOTE ON THAT 66 00:11:21,001 --> 00:11:22,000 BILL. 67 00:11:22,001 --> 00:11:25,000 AND WHILE WE'RE WAING FOR THE 68 00:11:25,001 --> 00:11:29,000 PROCESS TO UNFOLD, I THINK IT'S 69 00:11:29,001 --> 00:11:30,000 VERY IMPORTANT TO CAREFULLY ASK 70 00:11:30,001 --> 00:11:34,000 THE QUESTIONS THAT THE AMERICAN 71 00:11:34,001 --> 00:11:35,000 PEOPLE, MY CONSTITUENTS IN TEXAS 72 00:11:35,001 --> 00:11:37,000 ARE ASKING ME, QUESTIONS I?? 73 00:11:37,001 --> 00:11:39,000 BELIEVE SENATORS SHOULD ASK 74 00:11:39,001 --> 00:11:42,000 THEMSELVES AS WE DEBATE HEALTH 75 00:11:42,001 --> 00:11:43,000 CARE REFORM HERE IN THE SENATE. 76 00:11:43,001 --> 00:11:45,000 AND THE FIRST QUESTION, 77 00:11:45,001 --> 00:11:46,000 MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO 78 00:11:46,001 --> 00:11:48,000 PROPOSE IS WILL WE HAVE A 79 00:11:48,001 --> 00:11:50,000 TRANSPARENT DEBATE? 80 00:11:50,001 --> 00:11:51,000 WILL WE HAVE A TRANSPARENT 81 00:11:51,001 --> 00:11:54,000 DEBATE? 82 00:11:54,001 --> 00:11:56,000 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT TRANSPARENCY. 83 00:11:56,001 --> 00:11:59,000 I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY OF 84 00:11:59,001 --> 00:12:01,000 THEM HAVE CONTACTED ME FROM MY 85 00:12:01,001 --> 00:12:04,000 STATE AND ELSEWHERE WHO HAVE 86 00:12:04,001 --> 00:12:06,000 SAID WE WANT TO READ THE BILL LANGUAGE. 87 00:12:06,001 --> 00:12:09,000 AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, MANY OF THEM 88 00:12:09,001 --> 00:12:10,000 HAVE CITED BACK TO ME PAGES -- 89 00:12:10,001 --> 00:12:11,000 REFERENCES, EITHER FROM THE 90 00:12:11,001 --> 00:12:13,000 HOUSE BILLS OR THE HEALTH 91 00:12:13,001 --> 00:12:14,000 COMMITTEE BILL OR OTHERWISE AND 92 00:12:14,001 --> 00:12:16,000 SAID WHAT DOES THIS MEAN OR I 93 00:12:16,001 --> 00:12:17,000 HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. 94 00:12:17,001 --> 00:12:19,000 THE SECOND QUESTION IS WILL 95 00:12:19,001 --> 00:12:21,000 CONGRESS ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE 96 00:12:21,001 --> 00:12:22,000 CONCERNS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS 97 00:12:22,001 --> 00:12:23,000 ONCE THEY LEARN MORE ABOUT 98 00:12:23,001 --> 00:12:26,000 WHAT'S IN THESE BILLS? 99 00:12:26,001 --> 00:12:27,000 IN OTHER WORDS, 100 00:12:27,001 --> 00:12:29,000 QUESTION IS WILL WE KNOW WHAT IS 101 00:12:29,001 --> 00:12:32,000 IN THE BILL BEFORE WE ARE 102 00:12:32,001 --> 00:12:33,000 REQUIRED TO VOTE ON IT, AND 103 00:12:33,001 --> 00:12:35,000 SECONDLY, WILL WE KNOW HOW MUCH 104 00:12:35,001 --> 00:12:38,000 IT'S GOING TO COST BEFORE WE 105 00:12:38,001 --> 00:12:40,000 VOTE ON IT, BOTH IN THE 106 00:12:40,001 --> 00:12:41,000 COMMITTEE AND HERE ON THE FLOOR 107 00:12:41,001 --> 00:12:43,000 OF THE SENATE. 108 00:12:43,001 --> 00:12:45,000 YOU WILL 109 00:12:45,001 --> 00:12:46,000 GUST, 2008 -- IT SEEMS LIKE A 110 00:12:46,001 --> 00:12:49,000 LONG TIME AGO, BUT IT'S JUST 111 00:12:49,001 --> 00:12:52,000 ALMOST YESTERDAY -- PRESIDENT 112 00:12:52,001 --> 00:12:53,000 OBAMA PLEDGED THAT OUR DEBATES 113 00:12:53,001 --> 00:12:55,000 ON HEALTH CARE REFORM WOULD BE TRANSPARENT. 114 00:12:55,001 --> 00:12:57,000 I APPLAUDED HIM FOR IT AT THE TIME. 115 00:12:57,001 --> 00:12:58,000 HE EVEN SAID THE NEGOTIATIONS 116 00:12:58,001 --> 00:12:59,000 SHOULD TAKE PLACE ON C-SN SO 117 00:12:59,001 --> 00:13:02,000 ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY WHO CARED 118 00:13:02,001 --> 00:13:06,000 ABOUT IT COULD SEE IT. 119 00:13:06,001 --> 00:13:08,000 I REMBER ON JANUARY 20 OF THIS 120 00:13:08,001 --> 00:13:10,000 YEAR, SITTING UP THERE NEAR THE 121 00:13:10,001 --> 00:13:12,000 DAIS WHEN OUR NEW PRESIDENT 122 00:13:12,001 --> 00:13:16,000 SPOKE, AND HE SAID THINGS THAT I 123 00:13:16,001 --> 00:13:17,000 AGREED WITH LIKE WE NEED GREATER 124 00:13:17,001 --> 00:13:20,000 TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT. 125 00:13:20,001 --> 00:13:22,000 HE SAID TRANSPARENCY PROMOTES 126 00:13:22,001 --> 00:13:24,000 ACCOUNTABILITY AND IT PROMOTES 127 00:13:24,001 --> 00:13:28,000 PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN WHAT WE DO HERE. 128 00:13:28,001 --> 00:13:31,000 I WOULD SAY THAT THE CONVERSE IS 129 00:13:31,001 --> 00:13:33,000 ALSO TRUE, THAT SECRECY BREEDS 130 00:13:33,001 --> 00:13:34,000 SUSPICION AND ULTIMATELY 131 00:13:34,001 --> 00:13:36,000 PROMOTES CYNICISM ABOUT WHAT WE 132 00:13:36,001 --> 00:13:37,000 DO HERE. 133 00:13:37,001 --> 00:13:38,000 THAT'S WHY THIS IS SUCH AN 134 00:13:38,001 --> 00:13:39,000 IMPORTANT ISSUE. 135 00:13:39,001 --> 00:13:41,000 UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE AMERICANS 136 00:13:41,001 --> 00:13:43,000 WHO HAVE BEEN COUNTING ON A 137 00:13:43,001 --> 00:13:45,000 TRANSPARENT PROCESS IN 138 00:13:45,001 --> 00:13:47,000 WASHINGTON HAVE BEEN 139 00:13:47,001 --> 00:13:49,000 DISAPPOINTED SO FAR. 140 00:13:49,001 --> 00:13:50,000 WE HAVE SEEN SPECIAL DEALS 141 00:13:50,001 --> 00:13:52,000 NEGOTIATED BY THE WHITE HOUSE 142 00:13:52,001 --> 00:13:53,000 WITH LOBBYISTS WHICH HAVE NOT 143 00:13:53,001 --> 00:13:54,000 BEEN DISCLOSED TO THE AMERICAN 144 00:13:54,001 --> 00:13:56,000 PEOPLE, SOME OF WHICH WE'VE 145 00:13:56,001 --> 00:13:58,000 LEARNED ABOUT, SOME OF WHICH WE 146 00:13:58,001 --> 00:13:59,000 MAY NOT YET KNOW ABOUT. 147 00:13:59,001 --> 00:14:01,000 FOR EXAMPLE, ONE DEAL IS THE 148 00:14:01,001 --> 00:14:02,000 DEAL WITH THE PHARMACEUTICAL 149 00:14:02,001 --> 00:14:04,000 INDUSTRY. 150 00:14:04,001 --> 00:14:07,000 HOLDING THEIR EXPOSURE UNDER 151 00:14:07,001 --> 00:14:09,000 THIS LEGISLATION TO $80 BILLION. 152 00:14:09,001 --> 00:14:11,000 AND THAT DEAL WAS REINFORCED 153 00:14:11,001 --> 00:14:12,000 LAST WEEK BY A V 154 00:14:12,001 --> 00:14:13,000 FINANCE COMMITTEE. 155 00:14:13,001 --> 00:14:15,000 BUT, MR. PRESIDENT, I WASN'T A 156 00:14:15,001 --> 00:14:16,000 PARTY TO THAT DEAL. 157 00:14:16,001 --> 00:14:18,000 I'M SURE THE PRESIDING OFFICER 158 00:14:18,001 --> 00:14:19,000 WAS NOT. 159 00:14:19,001 --> 00:14:22,000 I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER DEALS 160 00:14:22,001 --> 00:14:23,000 HAVE BEEN CUT BETWEEN THE WHITE 161 00:14:23,001 --> 00:14:24,000 HOUSE AND VARIOUS INTEREST 162 00:14:24,001 --> 00:14:26,000 GROUPS THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. 163 00:14:26,001 --> 00:14:28,000 WE LEARNED ALSO ABOUT A DEAL CUT 164 00:14:28,001 --> 00:14:30,000 WITH SOME OF THE HOSPITALS -- 165 00:14:30,001 --> 00:14:31,000 SOME BUT NOT ALL OF THE 166 00:14:31,001 --> 00:14:33,000 HOSPITALS. A CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 167 00:14:33,001 --> 00:14:38,000 SCORE ON AN AMENDMENT LAST WEEK 168 00:14:38,001 --> 00:14:39,000 HAD TO BE REDONE BECAUSE IT WAS 169 00:14:39,001 --> 00:14:41,000 $11 BILLION OFF BECAUSE THE 170 00:14:41,001 --> 00:14:42,000 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET O 171 00:14:42,001 --> 00:14:44,000 NONPARTISAN OFFICE THAT'S 172 00:14:44,001 --> 00:14:46,000 CHARGED WITH TELLING US HOW MUCH 173 00:14:46,001 --> 00:14:48,000 THIS BILL WILL COST, DID NOT 174 00:14:48,001 --> 00:14:50,000 KNOW ABOUT THIS HOLD HARMLESS 175 00:14:50,001 --> 00:14:54,000 AGREEM 176 00:14:54,001 --> 00:14:55,000 ASSOCIATION. 177 00:14:55,001 --> 00:14:56,000 BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT 178 00:14:56,001 --> 00:14:58,000 NECESSARILY BE REFLECTED IN THE 179 00:14:58,001 --> 00:15:01,000 BILL LANGUAGE. 180 00:15:01,001 --> 00:15:03,000 AND ONLY THE WHITE HOUSE, 181 00:15:03,001 --> 00:15:04,000 PRESUMABLY, AND THE PARTY 182 00:15:04,001 --> 00:15:06,000 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS WHO CUT 183 00:15:06,001 --> 00:15:07,000 THE DEALS KNOW ABOUT THEM. 184 00:15:07,001 --> 00:15:09,000 BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT 185 00:15:09,001 --> 00:15:11,000 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT 186 00:15:11,001 --> 00:15:13,000 THEM SO THEY CAN EVALUATE IF 187 00:15:13,001 --> 00:15:15,000 WE'RE DOING OUR JOB HERE. 188 00:15:15,001 --> 00:15:16,000 YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD IT TIME AND 189 00:15:16,001 --> 00:15:17,000 TIME AGAIN, AND PARTICULARLY 190 00:15:17,001 --> 00:15:20,000 SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE 191 00:15:20,001 --> 00:15:21,000 STIMULUS BILL THAT W GOT 192 00:15:21,001 --> 00:15:23,000 ROUGHLY 11:00 ON A THURSDAY 193 00:15:23,001 --> 00:15:26,000 NIGHT AND WERE REQUIRED TO VOTE 194 00:15:26,001 --> 00:15:28,000 ON LESS -- IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. 195 00:15:28,001 --> 00:15:30,000 MY CONSTITUENTS ARE SAYING, IS 196 00:15:30,001 --> 00:15:32,000 IT ASKING TOO MUCH TO HAVE YOU 197 00:15:32,001 --> 00:15:34,000 READ THE BILL BEFORE YOU VOTE ON IT? 198 00:15:34,001 --> 00:15:35,000 NOW, I VOTED NO ON THAT BILL FOR 199 00:15:35,001 --> 00:15:39,000 A LOT OF REASONS. 200 00:15:39,001 --> 00:15:41,000 BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME, NOR 201 00:15:41,001 --> 00:15:43,000 I SUSPECT DO MANY MEMBERS OF 202 00:15:43,001 --> 00:15:44,000 CONGRESS HAVE THE TIME TO READ 203 00:15:44,001 --> 00:15:45,000 IT BEFORE WE WERE RUIRED TO 204 00:15:45,001 --> 00:15:47,000 VOTE ON IT. 205 00:15:47,001 --> 00:15:48,000 WE DON'T SET THE VOTE SCHEDULE, 206 00:15:48,001 --> 00:15:49,000 THE MAJORITY LEADER DOES. 207 00:15:49,001 --> 00:15:52,000 AND I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER 208 00:15:52,001 --> 00:15:53,000 REASON WHY THEY WANT US TO SLOW 209 00:15:53,001 --> 00:15:55,000 DOWN, LET'S FIND OUT WHAT'S IN 210 00:15:55,001 --> 00:15:58,000 THE BILL, LET'S LET THE AMERICAN 211 00:15:58,001 --> 00:16:00,000 PEOPLE READ WHAT'S IN THE BILL, 212 00:16:00,001 --> 00:16:03,000 TELL US HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO 213 00:16:03,001 --> 00:16:05,000 COST AN LET'S HAVE A GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED DEBATE ABOUT 214 00:16:05,001 --> 00:16:06,000 WHAT'S IN THE BEST 215 00:16:06,001 --> 00:16:10,000 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 216 00:16:10,001 --> 00:16:14,000 NOW, THE THIRD SPECIAL DEAL THAT 217 00:16:14,001 --> 00:16:15,000 WAS DISCLOSED AND HAD TO DO WITH 218 00:16:15,001 --> 00:16:16,000 MEDICAID. 219 00:16:16,001 --> 00:16:18,000 YOU REMBER THE MAJORITY LEADER 220 00:16:18,001 --> 00:16:23,000 FROM NEVADA SAID, WELL, THE CUTS 221 00:16:23,001 --> 00:16:25,000 -- THE UNFUNDED MANDATEOR 222 00:16:25,001 --> 00:16:27,000 MEDICAID IS TOO MUCH FOR MY 223 00:16:27,001 --> 00:16:28,000 STATE TO ABSORB. 224 00:16:28,001 --> 00:16:30,000 LO AND BEHOLD, A NEW DEAL WAS 225 00:16:30,001 --> 00:16:32,000 CUT WITH NEW LANGUAGE THAT WOULD 226 00:16:32,001 --> 00:16:34,000 GIVE FOUR STATES A BETTER DEAL 227 00:16:34,001 --> 00:16:35,000 THAN THEY WOULD HAVE HAD IN THE 228 00:16:35,001 --> 00:16:37,000 ORIGINAL PROPOSAL BY THE 229 00:16:37,001 --> 00:16:38,000 CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE 230 00:16:38,001 --> 00:16:41,000 COMMITTEE, SENATOR BAUCUS. 231 00:16:41,001 --> 00:16:44,000 AND ONE OF THOSE FOUR 232 00:16:44,001 --> 00:16:45,000 AND BEHOLD HAPPEN TO BE THE 233 00:16:45,001 --> 00:16:46,000 STATE REPRESENTED BY OUR 234 00:16:46,001 --> 00:16:49,000 DISTINGUISHED MAJORITY LEADER. 235 00:16:49,001 --> 00:16:52,000 WELL, I THINK THE EXAMPLES 236 00:16:52,001 --> 00:16:53,000 REVEAL WHY TRANSPARENCY IS SO IMPORTANT. 237 00:16:53,001 --> 00:16:55,000 AND NOW, AS THE DISTINGUISHED 238 00:16:55,001 --> 00:16:57,000 SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE POINTED 239 00:16:57,001 --> 00:16:59,000 OUT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS 240 00:16:59,001 --> 00:17:00,000 MYSTERIOUS MERGER OF THE FINANCE 241 00:17:00,001 --> 00:17:04,000 COMMITTEE PROPOSAL WITH THE 242 00:17:04,001 --> 00:17:05,000 "HELP" COMMITTEE -- THE HEALTH, 243 00:17:05,001 --> 00:17:08,000 EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSION 244 00:17:08,001 --> 00:17:10,000 BILLS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, 245 00:17:10,001 --> 00:17:12,000 PRESUMABLY- I'VE READ REPORTS 246 00:17:12,001 --> 00:17:14,000 IT'S OCCURRING NOW, MAYBE EVEN 247 00:17:14,001 --> 00:17:15,000 AS WE SPEAK IN THE CONFERENCE 248 00:17:15,001 --> 00:17:18,000 ROOM OF THE MAJORITY LEADER, 249 00:17:18,001 --> 00:17:23,000 WITHOUT ANY OF US BEING PRESENT. 250 00:17:23,001 --> 00:17:25,000 AND I THINK IT'S 251 00:17:25,001 --> 00:17:28,000 INDEED, A DANGEROUS WAY POWERS 252 00:17:28,001 --> 00:17:29,000 TO DO -- WAY FOR US TO DO 253 00:17:29,001 --> 00:17:30,000 BUSINESS. 254 00:17:30,001 --> 00:17:34,000 AS THE DISTINGUISHED PRESIDING 255 00:17:34,001 --> 00:17:36,000 OFFICER KNOW, THE FIRST OFFERED 256 00:17:36,001 --> 00:17:37,000 WAS BY THE SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY. 257 00:17:37,001 --> 00:17:39,000 HIS AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE 258 00:17:39,001 --> 00:17:41,000 REQUIRED A 72-HOUR WAITING 259 00:17:41,001 --> 00:17:43,000 PERIOD BEFORE WE WOULD VOTE ON 260 00:17:43,001 --> 00:17:47,000 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BILL. 261 00:17:47,001 --> 00:17:52,000 DURING THOSE 72 HOURS, WE WOULD 262 00:17:52,001 --> 00:17:53,000 ACTUALLY, HOPEFULLY, 263 00:17:53,001 --> 00:17:54,000 LEGISLATIVE TEXT, NOT JT 264 00:17:54,001 --> 00:17:56,000 CONCEPTUAL LANGUAGE, AVAILABLE 265 00:17:56,001 --> 00:17:58,000 TO US AND AVAILABLE TO THE 266 00:17:58,001 --> 00:17:59,000 AMERICAN PEOPLE SO THEY COULD 267 00:17:59,001 --> 00:18:01,000 READ IT. 268 00:18:01,001 --> 00:18:03,000 AND WE WOULD 269 00:18:03,001 --> 00:18:04,000 AMENDMENT, ON A SCORE, THAT IS A 270 00:18:04,001 --> 00:18:06,000 COST, OF THE CONGRESSIONAL 271 00:18:06,001 --> 00:18:08,000 BUDGETFFICE, TELLING US HOW 272 00:18:08,001 --> 00:18:10,000 MUCH MEDICARE WAS GOING TO BE 273 00:18:10,001 --> 00:18:11,000 CUT, HOW MUCH TAXES WOULD BE 274 00:18:11,001 --> 00:18:12,000 RAISED AND HOW THE BILL WOULD BE 275 00:18:12,001 --> 00:18:15,000 PAID FOR. 276 00:18:15,001 --> 00:18:16,000 NOW, THAT SEEMED LIKE AN IMMINENTLY REASONABLE AMENDMENT 277 00:18:16,001 --> 00:18:18,000 TO ME. 278 00:18:18,001 --> 00:18:20,000 BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, A MAJORITY 279 00:18:20,001 --> 00:18:21,000 DID NOT CARRY THE DAYN 280 00:18:21,001 --> 00:18:23,000 COMMITTEE AND IT FAILED. 281 00:18:23,001 --> 00:18:24,000 I HOPE WE 282 00:18:24,001 --> 00:18:26,000 COME BACK TO THAT ISSUE, PERHAPS 283 00:18:26,001 --> 00:18:27,000 AS EVEN ONE OF THE FIRST 284 00:18:27,001 --> 00:18:28,000 AMENDMENTS AS WE TAKE UP THIS 285 00:18:28,001 --> 00:18:32,000 BILL ON THE FLOOR. 286 00:18:32,001 --> 00:18:35,000 BECAUSE I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY 287 00:18:35,001 --> 00:18:37,000 IMPORTANT TO PUBLIC CONFIDENCE, 288 00:18:37,001 --> 00:18:42,000 TO ACCOUNTABILITY, TO TRY TO DO 289 00:18:42,001 --> 00:18:45,000 SOMETHING ABOUT CYNICISM 290 00:18:45,001 --> 00:18:48,000 THAT CREPT INTO THE PUBLIC'S 291 00:18:48,001 --> 00:18:52,000 PERCEPTION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING 292 00:18:52,001 --> 00:18:58,000 HERE THAT RESULTED IN 293 00:18:58,001 --> 00:18:59,000 RESPONDENTS OF ASUP POLLED OF 16%. 294 00:18:59,001 --> 00:19:01,000 WE NEED TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN 295 00:19:01,001 --> 00:19:03,000 WHAT WE'RE DOING AND I THINK 296 00:19:03,001 --> 00:19:04,000 TRANSPARENCY WILL HELP. 297 00:19:04,001 --> 00:19:06,000 OTHERWISE WHAT ARE WE LEFT WITH? 298 00:19:06,001 --> 00:19:08,000 WE'RE LEFT WITH PEOPLE WONDERING 299 00:19:08,001 --> 00:19:09,000 WHETHER THERE'S SOME REASON WHY 300 00:19:09,001 --> 00:19:10,000 WE DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO READ 301 00:19:10,001 --> 00:19:13,000 THE BILL. 302 00:19:13,001 --> 00:19:14,000 MAYB 303 00:19:14,001 --> 00:19:15,000 DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD 304 00:19:15,001 --> 00:19:17,000 READ THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE MAYBE 305 00:19:17,001 --> 00:19:19,000 THEY DON'T INTEND TO READ THE 306 00:19:19,001 --> 00:19:21,000 LANG 307 00:19:21,001 --> 00:19:23,000 SOME HAVE SAID THAT THE LANGUAGE 308 00:19:23,001 --> 00:19:25,000 IS JUST SIMPLY TOO COMPLICATED. 309 00:19:25,001 --> 00:19:27,000 THAT AN AVERAGEERSON CAN'T 310 00:19:27,001 --> 00:19:29,000 UNDERSTAND IT IF THEY READ IT. 311 00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:30,000 AND EVEN THAT SOME 312 00:19:30,001 --> 00:19:32,000 WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND 313 00:19:32,001 --> 00:19:33,000 IT IF THEY READ IT BEFORE THEY 314 00:19:33,001 --> 00:19:35,000 VOTE ON IT. 315 00:19:35,001 --> 00:19:37,000 I WOULD JUST ASK US ALL TO TAKE 316 00:19:37,001 --> 00:19:38,000 A DEEP BREATH AND ONE STEP BACK 317 00:19:38,001 --> 00:19:39,000 AND THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES 318 00:19:39,001 --> 00:19:42,000 OF THAT. 319 00:19:42,001 --> 00:19:43,000 IF SOME STAFFERS, THE ONE 320 00:19:43,001 --> 00:19:44,000 WRITING THE LANGUAGE, AND 321 00:19:44,001 --> 00:19:46,000 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS -- MEMBERS 322 00:19:46,001 --> 00:19:48,000 OF COMMITTEES, MEMBERS OF THE 323 00:19:48,001 --> 00:19:51,000 SENATE DON'T READ IT AND THEN 324 00:19:51,001 --> 00:19:52,000 PERHAPS IT IS NOT WRITTEN IN 325 00:19:52,001 --> 00:19:54,000 UNDERSTANDABLE LANGUAGE, SO WE 326 00:19:54,001 --> 00:19:57,000 KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE, 327 00:19:57,001 --> 00:19:58,000 HOW DOES THAT PROMOTE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE? 328 00:19:58,001 --> 00:20:00,000 I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT 329 00:20:00,001 --> 00:20:01,000 OUGHT TO GIVE US PAUSE AND WE 330 00:20:01,001 --> 00:20:03,000 OUGHT TO RECONSIDER AS WE 331 00:20:03,001 --> 00:20:04,000 REFLECTN WHAT THE MESSAGE IS 332 00:20:04,001 --> 00:20:06,000 THAT THAT SENDS. 333 00:20:06,001 --> 00:20:08,000 IF WE THINK ABOUT THIS, MR. 334 00:20:08,001 --> 00:20:09,000 PRESIDENT -- MR. 335 00:20:09,001 --> 00:20:10,000 ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR TWO 336 00:20:10,001 --> 00:20:12,000 ADDITIONAL MINUTES FL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT 337 00:20:12,001 --> 00:20:14,000 OBJECTION. 338 00:20:14,001 --> 00:20:16,000 MR. CORNYN: MR. PRESIDENT, I 339 00:20:16,001 --> 00:20:18,000 WOULD ASK FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO 340 00:20:18,001 --> 00:20:19,000 THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. 341 00:20:19,001 --> 00:20:22,000 ONE-SIXTH OF THE ECONOMY'S GOING 342 00:20:22,001 --> 00:20:24,000 TO BE AFFECTED BY OUR DECISION 343 00:20:24,001 --> 00:20:26,000 ON THESE HEALTH CARE PROPOSALS. 344 00:20:26,001 --> 00:20:27,000 IT WILL LITERALLY -- WHAT WE DO 345 00:20:27,001 --> 00:20:29,000 ON THESE BILLS WILL AFFECT THE 346 00:20:29,001 --> 00:20:31,000 LIFE OF EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND 347 00:20:31,001 --> 00:20:32,000 CHILD IN THE UNITED STATES OF 348 00:20:32,001 --> 00:20:35,000 AMERICA. 349 00:20:35,001 --> 00:20:36,000 ALL 300 MI 350 00:20:36,001 --> 00:20:39,000 SO I DON'T THINK IT'S TOO MUCH 351 00:20:39,001 --> 00:20:42,000 TO ASK THAT WE SLOW THIS DOWN, 352 00:20:42,001 --> 00:20:44,000 THAT WE GET THE TEXT -- THE 353 00:20:44,001 --> 00:20:45,000 ACTUAL BILL LANGUAGE. 354 00:20:45,001 --> 00:20:46,000 WE KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO 355 00:20:46,001 --> 00:20:48,000 COST AND WE ST IT ONLINE SO 356 00:20:48,001 --> 00:20:50,000 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN READ IT 357 00:20:50,001 --> 00:20:51,000 AND GIVE US THEIR REACTION. 358 00:20:51,001 --> 00:20:53,000 I MEAN, WE ARE CALLED 359 00:20:53,001 --> 00:20:55,000 REPRESENTATIVES FOR A REASON. 360 00:20:55,001 --> 00:20:57,000 WE REPRESENT CONSTITUENTS. 361 00:20:57,001 --> 00:20:58,000 AND I'M PROUD TO REPRESENT 362 00:20:58,001 --> 00:21:00,000 24 MILLION TEXANS. 363 00:21:00,001 --> 00:21:02,000 AND I GUARANTEE YOU THEY W 364 00:21:02,001 --> 00:21:03,000 KNOW WHAT'S IN THIS BILL, HOW 365 00:21:03,001 --> 00:21:05,000 IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THEY'LL AND 366 00:21:05,001 --> 00:21:06,000 THEIR FAMILY. 367 00:21:06,001 --> 00:21:08,000 AND SO I THINK IT'S VERY 368 00:21:08,001 --> 00:21:10,000 IMPORTANT THAT WE ANSWER THIS 369 00:21:10,001 --> 00:21:13,000 QUESTION IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. 370 00:21:13,001 --> 00:21:15,000 THAT QUESTION, AGAIN, IS: WILL 371 00:21:15,001 --> 00:21:16,000 THIS BE A TRANSPARENT DEBATE? 372 00:21:16,001 --> 00:21:19,000 THAT'S THE FIRST QUESTION I 373 00:21:19,001 --> 00:21:20,000 HAVE, BUT NOT THE LAST THAT I'LL 374 00:21:20,001 --> 00:21:22,000 BE APPEARING BACK ON THE FLOOR 375 00:21:22,001 --> 00:21:24,000 IN THE COMING DAYS TO ASK. 376 00:21:24,001 --> 00:21:26,000 I THINK THESE ARE THE KINDS OF 377 00:21:26,001 --> 00:21:27,000 QUESTIONS THAT DESERVE A CANDID 378 00:21:27,001 --> 00:21:29,000 ANSWER. 379 00:21:29,001 --> 00:21:32,000 AND I HOPE, MR. 380 00:21:32,001 --> 00:21:33,000 THE INTEREST OF BIPARTISAN GOOD 381 00:21:33,001 --> 00:21:35,000 FAITH WE WILL SOMEHOW FIND A WAY 382 00:21:35,001 --> 00:21:37,000 TO COME TOGETHER AND HELP MAKE 383 00:21:37,001 --> 00:21:44,000 THIS A MORE TRANSPARENT PROCESS. 384 00:21:44,001 --> 00:21:48,000 I YIELD THE FLOOR. 385 00:21:48,001 --> 00:21:50,000 MR. PRESIDENT, I 386 00:21:50,001 --> 00:21:51,000 THE QUORUM CALL BE REFLECTED 387 00:21:51,001 --> 00:21:53,000 EQUALLY KING AWAY FROM THE 388 00:21:53,001 --> 00:21:55,000 TIME ON BOTH SIDES AND I WOULD 389 00:21:55,001 --> 00:21:57,000 NOW NOT QUORUM. 390 00:21:57,001 --> 00:22:06,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. 391 00:22:06,001 --> 00:31:41,000 THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. 392 00:31:41,001 --> 00:31:43,000 QUORUM CALL: 393 00:31:43,001 --> 00:31:44,000 MR. THUNE: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 394 00:31:44,001 --> 00:31:46,000 SENATOR FROM SOUTH DAKOTA. 395 00:31:46,001 --> 00:31:47,000 MR. THUNE: MR. PRESIDENT, ARE WE 396 00:31:47,001 --> 00:31:49,000 IN A QUORUM 397 00:31:49,001 --> 00:31:50,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: YES. MR. THUNE: I ASK UNANIMOUS 398 00:31:50,001 --> 00:31:51,000 CONSENT THAT THE QUORUM CALL BE 399 00:31:51,001 --> 00:31:52,000 DISPENSED WITH. 400 00:31:52,001 --> 00:31:53,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. 401 00:31:53,001 --> 00:31:54,000 THE SENATOR'S RECOGNIZED. 402 00:31:54,001 --> 00:31:56,000 MR. THUNE: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 403 00:31:56,001 --> 00:31:57,000 A NUMBER OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE 404 00:31:57,001 --> 00:31:59,000 BEEN DOWN ON THE FLOOR TODAY 405 00:31:59,001 --> 00:32:01,000 TALKING ABOUT THE BIGGEST ISSUE 406 00:32:01,001 --> 00:32:03,000 THAT THE CONGRESS WILL DEAL WITH 407 00:32:03,001 --> 00:32:06,000 THIS YEAR AND ARGUABLY, FOR MANY 408 00:32:06,001 --> 00:32:08,000 YEARS IN THE PAST OR IN THE 409 00:32:08,001 --> 00:32:09,000 FUTURE, AND THAT IS THE ISSUE OF 410 00:32:09,001 --> 00:32:12,000 HEALTH CARE REFORM. 411 00:32:12,001 --> 00:32:13,000 WE KNOW THAT THAT ISSUE IS 412 00:32:13,001 --> 00:32:16,000 STARING US SQUARELY IN THE FACE. 413 00:32:16,001 --> 00:32:18,000 THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES THAT HAVE 414 00:32:18,001 --> 00:32:19,000 JURISDICTION IN THE CONGRESS, 415 00:32:19,001 --> 00:32:21,000 TWO IN THE HOUSE, AND IT IS 416 00:32:21,001 --> 00:32:23,000 EXPECTED THAT THE SENATE FINANCE 417 00:32:23,001 --> 00:32:24,000 COMMITTEE WILL PRODUCE A BILL 418 00:32:24,001 --> 00:32:26,000 SOMETIME LATER THIS WEEK. 419 00:32:26,001 --> 00:32:27,000 AND IT IS A CRITICAL DEBATE FOR 420 00:32:27,001 --> 00:32:29,000 ALL THE UNITED STATES SENATE, 421 00:32:29,001 --> 00:32:32,000 FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, BECAUSE 422 00:32:32,001 --> 00:32:34,000 IT DOES REPRESENT, LITERALLY, ONE-SIXTH OF THE AMERICAN 423 00:32:34,001 --> 00:32:36,000 ECONOMY. 424 00:32:36,001 --> 00:32:39,000 WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS 425 00:32:39,001 --> 00:32:41,000 ONE-SIXTH OF OUR ENTIRE G.D.P. 426 00:32:41,001 --> 00:32:42,000 TODAY CONSISTS OF SPENDING ON 427 00:32:42,001 --> 00:32:43,000 HEALTH CARE. 428 00:32:43,001 --> 00:32:46,000 AND THAT WOULD BE GOVERNMENT 429 00:32:46,001 --> 00:32:48,000 HEALTH CARE, PRIVATELY DELIVERED 430 00:32:48,001 --> 00:32:49,000 HEALTH CARE, BUT HEALTH CARE NONETHELESS. 431 00:32:49,001 --> 00:32:50,000 AND THE QUESTION, I GUESS, 432 00:32:50,001 --> 00:32:52,000 BEFORE THE SENATE IN THE NEXT 433 00:32:52,001 --> 00:32:55,000 WEEK OR TWO AND THIS EVENTUALLY 434 00:32:55,001 --> 00:32:57,000 RE 435 00:32:57,001 --> 00:32:58,000 WE GOING TOO HERE TO TRY AND 436 00:32:58,001 --> 00:33:00,000 ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM 437 00:33:00,001 --> 00:33:01,000 THAT I THINK MOST PEOPLE 438 00:33:01,001 --> 00:33:03,000 PERCEIVE WITH OUR HEALTH CARE 439 00:33:03,001 --> 00:33:04,000 SYSTEM TODAY AND THAT IS THAT IT 440 00:33:04,001 --> 00:33:06,000 COSTS TOO MUCH. 441 00:33:06,001 --> 00:33:07,000 NOW, ARGUABLY THERE ARE LOTS OF 442 00:33:07,001 --> 00:33:08,000 AMERICANS WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS 443 00:33:08,001 --> 00:33:10,000 TO HEALTH INSURANCE. 444 00:33:10,001 --> 00:33:11,000 AND ALL OF US WANT TO SEE THAT 445 00:33:11,001 --> 00:33:13,000 ISSUE ADDRESSED AND THAT WHOSE 446 00:33:13,001 --> 00:33:14,000 AMERICANS WHO DON'T CURRENTLY 447 00:33:14,001 --> 00:33:16,000 HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE HAVE WAY 448 00:33:16,001 --> 00:33:17,000 OF BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THAT 449 00:33:17,001 --> 00:33:19,000 HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. 450 00:33:19,001 --> 00:33:20,000 MANY TODAY USE EMERGENCY 451 00:33:20,001 --> 00:33:21,000 SERVICES. 452 00:33:21,001 --> 00:33:22,000 IT ISN'T THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING 453 00:33:22,001 --> 00:33:23,000 WITHOUT HEALTH CARE, BUT THEY 454 00:33:23,001 --> 00:33:24,000 DON'T HAVE COVERAGE. 455 00:33:24,001 --> 00:33:26,000 AND WE NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE IN 456 00:33:26,001 --> 00:33:27,000 THIS COUNTRY TO HAVE THE ASSURANCE AND THE CONFIDENCE 457 00:33:27,001 --> 00:33:30,000 THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME 458 00:33:30,001 --> 00:33:32,000 SORT OF ASSURANCE THAT WOULD 459 00:33:32,001 --> 00:33:33,000 PROTECT THEM AGAINST THOSE TYPES 460 00:33:33,001 --> 00:33:36,000 OF LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES 461 00:33:36,001 --> 00:33:38,000 ILLNESSES AND DAY-TO-DAY 462 00:33:38,001 --> 00:33:40,000 ILLNESSES THAT AFFLICT PEOPLE 463 00:33:40,001 --> 00:33:41,000 ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. 464 00:33:41,001 --> 00:33:43,000 AND, YET, THE BIG ISSUE IS THE 465 00:33:43,001 --> 00:33:44,000 ISSUE OF COSTS FOR MOST 466 00:33:44,001 --> 00:33:46,000 AMERICANS AND THAT, AS I SAID 467 00:33:46,001 --> 00:33:48,000 BEFORE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT 468 00:33:48,001 --> 00:33:49,000 DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES FOR SMALL 469 00:33:49,001 --> 00:33:50,000 BUSINESSES, FOR FAMILIES, IT 470 00:33:50,001 --> 00:33:52,000 REALLY DOES AFFECT ALL AMERICANS 471 00:33:52,001 --> 00:33:54,000 IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER. 472 00:33:54,001 --> 00:33:55,000 IT'S A VERY PERSONAL ISSUE. 473 00:33:55,001 --> 00:33:57,000 HEALTH CARE IS PERSONAL TO 474 00:33:57,001 --> 00:33:59,000 PEOPLE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND 475 00:33:59,001 --> 00:34:01,000 IT AFFECTSHEIR POCKETBOOKS IN 476 00:34:01,001 --> 00:34:02,000 A REAL AND TANGIBLE WAY. 477 00:34:02,001 --> 00:34:04,000 THAT'S WHY THERE IS SO MUCH 478 00:34:04,001 --> 00:34:05,000 ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THIS AND SO 479 00:34:05,001 --> 00:34:07,000 MUCH CONCERN ABOUT THE DIRECTION 480 00:34:07,001 --> 00:34:08,000 IN WHICH CONGRESS INTENDS TO PROCEED. 481 00:34:08,001 --> 00:34:10,000 I THINK THAT ONE OF THE ISSUES 482 00:34:10,001 --> 00:34:12,000 THAT BEARS HEAVILY UPON THAT 483 00:34:12,001 --> 00:34:13,000 DEBATE IS THE WHOLE FISCAL 484 00:34:13,001 --> 00:34:16,000 SITUATION IN WHICH WE FIND 485 00:34:16,001 --> 00:34:18,000 I THINK THAT THIS -- IF WE'RE 486 00:34:18,001 --> 00:34:20,000 HAVING THIS DEBATE AT ANOTHER 487 00:34:20,001 --> 00:34:21,000 TIME, PERHAPS THE CIRCUMSTANCES 488 00:34:21,001 --> 00:34:23,000 BEING SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT, YOU 489 00:34:23,001 --> 00:34:25,000 MIGHT COME TO -- TO DIFFERENT CONCLUSIONS. 490 00:34:25,001 --> 00:34:27,000 BUT I THINK ONE THING WE ALL 491 00:34:27,001 --> 00:34:29,000 HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE LOOK 492 00:34:29,001 --> 00:34:31,000 AT HOW DO WE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE 493 00:34:31,001 --> 00:34:35,000 OF HEALTH CARE IN THIS COUNTRY, 494 00:34:35,001 --> 00:34:37,000 IS DOING IN A WAY THAT IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. 495 00:34:37,001 --> 00:34:39,000 AND THE REASON 496 00:34:39,001 --> 00:34:40,000 FOR THAT IS THAT WE SEE 497 00:34:40,001 --> 00:34:41,000 DEFICITS, HUGE DEFICITS, AS FAR 498 00:34:41,001 --> 00:34:43,000 AS THE EYE CAN SEE. 499 00:34:43,001 --> 00:34:48,000 THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WE JUST 500 00:34:48,001 --> 00:34:50,000 CONCLUDED, SEN SEPTEMBER 30, 501 00:34:50,001 --> 00:34:52,000 $1.6 TRILLION ANNUAL DEFICIT. 502 00:34:52,001 --> 00:34:54,000 NEXT YEAR IS EXPECTED TO BE $1.5 TRILLION. 503 00:34:54,001 --> 00:34:55,000 TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS AND 504 00:34:55,001 --> 00:34:57,000 TRILLIONS OF NEW SPENDING CH AND EVERY YEAR. 505 00:34:57,001 --> 00:34:58,000 NOW, THIS 506 00:34:58,001 --> 00:35:00,000 FISCAL YEAR THAT I MENTIONED, 507 00:35:00,001 --> 00:35:02,000 THE DEFICIT BEING $1.6 TRILLION, 508 00:35:02,001 --> 00:35:04,000 THAT LITERALLY REPRESENTS 43 509 00:35:04,001 --> 00:35:08,000 CENTS OUT OF EVERY DOLLAR THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENT. 510 00:35:08,001 --> 00:35:09,000 SO 43 CENTS OUT OF 511 00:35:09,001 --> 00:35:11,000 DOLLAR THAT THE FEDERAL 512 00:35:11,001 --> 00:35:12,000 GOVERNMENT SPENT THIS LAST YEAR 513 00:35:12,001 --> 00:35:13,000 WAS BORROWED. 514 00:35:13,001 --> 00:35:15,000 IT'S ALL DEBT. 515 00:35:15,001 --> 00:35:16,000 NOW, TO PUT THAT INTO 516 00:35:16,001 --> 00:35:18,000 PERSPECTIVE -- AND I THINK MOST AMERICANS CAN, PERHAPS, 517 00:35:18,001 --> 00:35:20,000 UNDERSTAND -- 518 00:35:20,001 --> 00:35:22,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE TIME 519 00:35:22,001 --> 00:35:23,000 ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE H EXPIRED. 520 00:35:23,001 --> 00:35:24,000 A SENATOR: I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS 521 00:35:24,001 --> 00:35:25,000 CONSENT TO PROCEED, 522 00:35:25,001 --> 00:35:27,000 MR. PRESIDENT, UNTIL SUCH TIME 523 00:35:27,001 --> 00:35:28,000 AS THE OTHER SIDE COMES AND 524 00:35:28,001 --> 00:35:29,000 CLAIMS SOME TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 525 00:35:29,001 --> 00:35:30,000 OBJECTION? 526 00:35:30,001 --> 00:35:32,000 HEARING NONE, THE SENATOR IS RECOGNIZED. 527 00:35:32,001 --> 00:35:33,000 MR. THUNE: MR. PRESIDENT, THE 528 00:35:33,001 --> 00:35:34,000 POINT I WANT TO MAKE SIMPLY IS 529 00:35:34,001 --> 00:35:35,000 THIS. 530 00:35:35,001 --> 00:35:36,000 IF YOU WERE TO PUT THAT INTO 531 00:35:36,001 --> 00:35:37,000 PERSPECTIVE FOR AN AVERAGE 532 00:35:37,001 --> 00:35:38,000 AMERICAN FAMILY, IF YOU'RE AN 533 00:35:38,001 --> 00:35:39,000 AVERAGE AMERICAN FAMILY AND 534 00:35:39,001 --> 00:35:43,000 LET'S SAY THAT YOUR ANNUAL 535 00:35:43,001 --> 00:35:44,000 INCOME IS $62,000, YOU -- FROM 536 00:35:44,001 --> 00:35:46,000 ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND LABOR 537 00:35:46,001 --> 00:35:48,000 OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, YOU 538 00:35:48,001 --> 00:35:50,000 GENERATE $62,000 FOR YOUR 539 00:35:50,001 --> 00:35:53,000 HOUSEHOLD, THAT WOULD BE THE 540 00:35:53,001 --> 00:35:54,000 EQUIVALENT OF SPENDING $108,000. 541 00:35:54,001 --> 00:35:55,000 WHAT THEEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS 542 00:35:55,001 --> 00:35:57,000 DOING BY BORROWING 43 CENTS OUT 543 00:35:57,001 --> 00:35:59,000 OF EVERY DOLLAR THAT IT SPENDS 544 00:35:59,001 --> 00:36:02,000 IS THE EQUIVALENT TO A FAMILY, A 545 00:36:02,001 --> 00:36:05,000 HOUSEHOLD IN THIS COUNTRY MAKING 546 00:36:05,001 --> 00:36:07,000 $62,000, SPENDING $108,000. 547 00:36:07,001 --> 00:36:08,000 NOW, WHAT FAMILY IN AMERICA CAN 548 00:36:08,001 --> 00:36:09,000 DO THAT? 549 00:36:09,001 --> 00:36:10,000 WH SMALL BUSINESS IN AMERICA 550 00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:12,000 CAN DO THAT? 551 00:36:12,001 --> 00:36:13,000 CAN CONTINUE TO BORROW LIKE THAT? 552 00:36:13,001 --> 00:36:15,000 THEY CAN'T. 553 00:36:15,001 --> 00:36:16,000 IT'S JUST -- IT'S FUNDAMENTALLY, 554 00:36:16,001 --> 00:36:17,000 YOU CANNOT DO THAT. 555 00:36:17,001 --> 00:36:18,000 AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES 556 00:36:18,001 --> 00:36:19,000 IT AND WE CONTINUE TO BORROW 557 00:36:19,001 --> 00:36:21,000 FROM THE CHINESE AND WE SAY 558 00:36:21,001 --> 00:36:22,000 WE'LL PAY THE BILLS AT A LATER DATE. 559 00:36:22,001 --> 00:36:23,000 BUT ONE THING THAT MOST 560 00:36:23,001 --> 00:36:24,000 AMERICANS UNDERSTAND IS, ONE, 561 00:36:24,001 --> 00:36:25,000 YOU CAN'T SPEND MONEY YOU DON'T 562 00:36:25,001 --> 00:36:27,000 HAVE. 563 00:36:27,001 --> 00:36:29,000 AND, TWO 564 00:36:29,001 --> 00:36:30,000 IT DOES HAVE TO BE PAID BACK. 565 00:36:30,001 --> 00:36:33,000 AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT 566 00:36:33,001 --> 00:36:34,000 NOW IS DEFICITS AND DEBT 567 00:36:34,001 --> 00:36:36,000 MOUNTING TO THE POINT THAT TEN 568 00:36:36,001 --> 00:36:38,000 YEARS FROM TODAY THE -- THE 569 00:36:38,001 --> 00:36:41,000 AMOUNT THAT EVERY HOUSEHOLD WILL 570 00:36:41,001 --> 00:36:42,000 OWE IN THIS COUNTRY IS $188,000. 571 00:36:42,001 --> 00:36:44,000 NOW, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A 572 00:36:44,001 --> 00:36:45,000 YOUNG COUPLE JUST GETTING 573 00:36:45,001 --> 00:36:46,000 MARRIED, JUST 574 00:36:46,001 --> 00:36:48,000 MARRIAGE VOWS ANDNOWING THAT 575 00:36:48,001 --> 00:36:50,000 WHEN YOU START OUT YOUR LIFE AS 576 00:36:50,001 --> 00:36:51,000 A FAMILY, THAT YOU ARE GOING TO 577 00:36:51,001 --> 00:36:52,000 GET A WEDDING GIFT FROM THE 578 00:36:52,001 --> 00:37:00,000 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE TUNE 579 00:37:00,001 --> 00:37:01,000 OF $188,000 I.O.U.? 580 00:37:01,001 --> 00:37:04,000 THAT IS, IN EFFECT, WHAT WE ARE 581 00:37:04,001 --> 00:37:05,000 DOING TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICANS. 582 00:37:05,001 --> 00:37:07,000 AND SO THAT'S THE BACKDROP TO 583 00:37:07,001 --> 00:37:09,000 WHICH THIS WHOLE HEALTH CARE DEBATE GETS UNDERWAY. 584 00:37:09,001 --> 00:37:10,000 WE HAVE DEFICITS AND DEBT THAT'S 585 00:37:10,001 --> 00:37:12,000 PILING UP TO THE TUNE OF 586 00:37:12,001 --> 00:37:14,000 $188,000 PER HOUSEHOLD AT THE 587 00:37:14,001 --> 00:37:18,000 END OF THE YEAR 2019. 588 00:37:18,001 --> 00:37:20,000 AND SO WE OUGHT TO BE LOOKING AT 589 00:37:20,001 --> 00:37:21,000 HOW D WE, ONE, SOLVE THE HEALTH 590 00:37:21,001 --> 00:37:23,000 CARE CRISIS IN A FISCALLY 591 00:37:23,001 --> 00:37:24,000 RESPONSIBLE WAY, THAT DOESN'T 592 00:37:24,001 --> 00:37:26,000 SPEND TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF 593 00:37:26,001 --> 00:37:28,000 MORE DOLLARS AND RAISE TAXES AND 594 00:37:28,001 --> 00:37:29,000 BORROW MORE AND MORE MONEY. 595 00:37:29,001 --> 00:37:30,000 THOSE ARE ALL ISSUES THAT I 596 00:37:30,001 --> 00:37:32,000 THINK NEED TO BE -- NEED TO BE 597 00:37:32,001 --> 00:37:33,000 VERY CAREFULLY CONSIDERED BY ALL 598 00:37:33,001 --> 00:37:35,000 MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES 599 00:37:35,001 --> 00:37:36,000 SENATE AS WE MAKE THESE 600 00:37:36,001 --> 00:37:37,000 IMPORTANT VOTES. 601 00:37:37,001 --> 00:37:38,000 THE OTHER THING I'LL MAKE -- THE 602 00:37:38,001 --> 00:37:40,000 POINT I'LL MAKE IS THIS. 603 00:37:40,001 --> 00:37:44,000 THERE ARE IN THE PROPOSALS THAT 604 00:37:44,001 --> 00:37:45,000 HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD, IN ALL OF 605 00:37:45,001 --> 00:37:46,000 THEM, TAX INCREASES TO PAY FOR 606 00:37:46,001 --> 00:37:47,000 THIS. 607 00:37:47,001 --> 00:37:49,000 NOW, THE MOST REASONABILITY 608 00:37:49,001 --> 00:37:51,000 VERSION OF THIS, THE FINANCE 609 00:37:51,001 --> 00:37:52,000 COMMITTEE BILL, IS A 610 00:37:52,001 --> 00:37:54,000 $1.7 TRILLION COSTVER A TEN-YEAR PERIOD. 611 00:37:54,001 --> 00:37:55,000 AND THAT'S THE LEAST EXPENSIVE, 612 00:37:55,001 --> 00:37:57,000 I MIGHT ADD, OF ALL THE BILLS 613 00:37:57,001 --> 00:37:58,000 THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED SO FAR. 614 00:37:58,001 --> 00:37:59,000 THERE ARE FIVE BILLS THAT HAVE 615 00:37:59,001 --> 00:38:01,000 BEEN PRODUCED BY THE CONGRESS. 616 00:38:01,001 --> 00:38:03,000 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BILL, TO 617 00:38:03,001 --> 00:38:05,000 THEIR CREDIT, IS AT LEAST THE 618 00:38:05,001 --> 00:38:06,000 LEAST COSTLY OF THOSE. 619 00:38:06,001 --> 00:38:08,000 $1.7 TRILLION OVER TEN YEARS. 620 00:38:08,001 --> 00:38:09,000 THAT'S STILL $1.7 TRILLION IN 621 00:38:09,001 --> 00:38:11,000 NEW SPENDING. 622 00:38:11,001 --> 00:38:13,000 NOW, BEAR IN MIND THAT WE 623 00:38:13,001 --> 00:38:15,000 ALREADY HAVE A MEDICARE SYSTEM 624 00:38:15,001 --> 00:38:16,000 WHICH IS DESTINED FOR BANKRUPTCY 625 00:38:16,001 --> 00:38:18,000 IN THE YEAR 2017. 626 00:38:18,001 --> 00:38:19,000 WE'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF OTHER 627 00:38:19,001 --> 00:38:22,000 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES AND SOCIAL 628 00:38:22,001 --> 00:38:23,000 SECURITY AND MEDICAID AND 629 00:38:23,001 --> 00:38:24,000 ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS THAT PILE 630 00:38:24,001 --> 00:38:25,000 UP AND PILE UP AND PILE UP. 631 00:38:25,001 --> 00:38:26,000 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO 632 00:38:26,001 --> 00:38:27,000 SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE AT SOME 633 00:38:27,001 --> 00:38:28,000 POINT. 634 00:38:28,001 --> 00:38:31,000 AND YET HERE WE ARE 635 00:38:31,001 --> 00:38:32,000 ABOUT ADDING AN ALMOST 636 00:38:32,001 --> 00:38:34,000 $2 TRILLION NEW ENTITLEMENT ON 637 00:38:34,001 --> 00:38:37,000 TOP OF THAT CRUMBLING FOUNDATION. 638 00:38:37,001 --> 00:38:38,000 I THINK MOST AMERICANS WOULD 639 00:38:38,001 --> 00:38:40,000 KE ISSUE WITH ELECTED LEADERS 640 00:38:40,001 --> 00:38:42,000 THAT WOULD -- WOULD DO THAT, 641 00:38:42,001 --> 00:38:43,000 THAT WOULD TAKE A PROGRAM THAT 642 00:38:43,001 --> 00:38:44,000 LITERALLY IS ON THE VERGE OF 643 00:38:44,001 --> 00:38:45,000 BANKRUPTCY AND TRY AND ADD 644 00:38:45,001 --> 00:38:46,000 ANOTHER $2 TRILLION PROGRAM ON 645 00:38:46,001 --> 00:38:48,000 TOP OF IT. 646 00:38:48,001 --> 00:38:51,000 AND SO THERE'S THE OVERALL COST 647 00:38:51,001 --> 00:38:52,000 OF IT TO THE TAXPAYERS BUT IT'S 648 00:38:52,001 --> 00:38:54,000 ALSO HOW IT'S PAID FOR. 649 00:38:54,001 --> 00:38:55,000 NOW, IT OBVIOUSLY HAS TO BE PAID 650 00:38:55,001 --> 00:38:57,000 FOR SOMEHOW ARE WE DEAL WITH 651 00:38:57,001 --> 00:38:59,000 THIS ISSUE OF BORROWING, WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER. 652 00:38:59,001 --> 00:39:00,000 AND SO WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS 653 00:39:00,001 --> 00:39:02,000 A SERIES OF TAX INCREASES AND A 654 00:39:02,001 --> 00:39:03,000 SERIES OF REDUCTIONS, CUTS IN 655 00:39:03,001 --> 00:39:08,000 MEDICARE PROGRAMS. 656 00:39:08,001 --> 00:39:09,000 NOW, THE MEDICARE CUTS 657 00:39:09,001 --> 00:39:11,000 TO BE BAD ENOUGH AND MEDICARE 658 00:39:11,001 --> 00:39:12,000 ADVANTAGE TAKES A BIG WHACK, 659 00:39:12,001 --> 00:39:13,000 WHICH WILL AFFECT A LOT OF 660 00:39:13,001 --> 00:39:15,000 SENIORS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. 661 00:39:15,001 --> 00:39:17,000 THE PROVIDERS ARE GOING TO TAKE 662 00:39:17,001 --> 00:39:19,000 A WHACK, HOSPITALS, HOME HEALTH 663 00:39:19,001 --> 00:39:24,000 AGENCIES, HOSPICES, ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. 664 00:39:24,001 --> 00:39:26,000 BUT YOU'VE GO ALSO GOT $400 BILLION 665 00:39:26,001 --> 00:39:27,000 IN TAX INCREASES EMBEDDED INTO 666 00:39:27,001 --> 00:39:28,000 THIS LATEST VERSION OF THE 667 00:39:28,001 --> 00:39:29,000 PROPOSAL, MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT 668 00:39:29,001 --> 00:39:30,000 IN SOME OF THE OTHER BILLS THAT 669 00:39:30,001 --> 00:39:31,000 ARE CURRENTLY MOVING THRGH THE 670 00:39:31,001 --> 00:39:32,000 HOUSE, BUT NEVERTHELESS, THE 671 00:39:32,001 --> 00:39:34,000 AMICAN PUBLIC IS GOING TO BE 672 00:39:34,001 --> 00:39:36,000 HANDED A BILL FOR THIS THAT'S 673 00:39:36,001 --> 00:39:37,000 GOING TO LEAD TO INEVITABLY 674 00:39:37,001 --> 00:39:39,000 HIGHER TAXES. 675 00:39:39,001 --> 00:39:42,000 AND SO MUCH SO THAT THE JOINT 676 00:39:42,001 --> 00:39:43,000 COMMITTEE ON TAXATION, THE 677 00:39:43,001 --> 00:39:44,000 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE HAVE 678 00:39:44,001 --> 00:39:46,000 ESTIMATED THAT 71% OF THE 679 00:39:46,001 --> 00:39:48,000 PENALTY WILL HIT PEOPLE EARNING 680 00:39:48,001 --> 00:39:51,000 LESS THAN $250,000 A YEAR. 681 00:39:51,001 --> 00:39:52,000 NOW, THAT CONFLICTS AND 682 00:39:52,001 --> 00:39:54,000 CONTRADICTS DIRECTLY COMMITMENTS 683 00:39:54,001 --> 00:39:56,000 THE PRESIDENT MADE ABOUT RAISING 684 00:39:56,001 --> 00:40:02,000 TAXES ON PEOPLE MAKING LESS THAN 685 00:40:02,001 --> 00:40:04,000 $250,000 A YEAR. 686 00:40:04,001 --> 00:40:07,000 AND THEY'VE ALSO GONE SO FAR AS 687 00:40:07,001 --> 00:40:08,000 TO SAY THE TAXES THAT WOULD BE 688 00:40:08,001 --> 00:40:09,000 IMPOSE -- AND THERE ARE A 689 00:40:09,001 --> 00:40:10,000 RECEIVERS TAXES THAT WOULD BE 690 00:40:10,001 --> 00:40:11,000 IMPOSED. THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET HAS 691 00:40:11,001 --> 00:40:12,000 SAID THAT THOSE TAXES WOULD BE 692 00:40:12,001 --> 00:40:13,000 PASS ODD DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR TO 693 00:40:13,001 --> 00:40:15,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. 694 00:40:15,001 --> 00:40:16,000 SO THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, YES, 695 00:40:16,001 --> 00:40:17,000 THEY MAY REMIT THE TAXES BUT 696 00:40:17,001 --> 00:40:19,000 THEY'RE GOING TO PASS THE COST 697 00:40:19,001 --> 00:40:24,000 OF THAT ON AND SO YOU'RE GOIN 698 00:40:24,001 --> 00:40:26,000 TO SEE NOT ONLY HIGHER TAXES ON 699 00:40:26,001 --> 00:40:28,000 PASSED ON IN THE FORM OF HIGHER 700 00:40:28,001 --> 00:40:29,000 PREMIUMS TO INDIVIDUALS IN THIS 701 00:40:29,001 --> 00:40:30,000 COUNTRY. 702 00:40:30,001 --> 00:40:31,000 AND SO IN OTHER WORDS WE'RE 703 00:40:31,001 --> 00:40:32,000 GOING TO HAVE HIGHER INSURANCE COSTS. 704 00:40:32,001 --> 00:40:37,000 BUT YOU'VE ALSO GOT TAXES PUT IN 705 00:40:37,001 --> 00:40:38,000 HERE THAT HIT PEOPLE WHO DON'T 706 00:40:38,001 --> 00:40:40,000 HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. 707 00:40:40,001 --> 00:40:41,000 AND THOSE TAXES GET UP TO BE 708 00:40:41,001 --> 00:40:43,000 ABOUT $1,500 A YEAR FOR PEOPLE 709 00:40:43,001 --> 00:40:46,000 WHO DON'T HAVE INSURANCE. 710 00:40:46,001 --> 00:40:48,000 AND SO PEOPLE WOULD BE 711 00:40:48,001 --> 00:40:49,000 AND THAT WOULD APPLY, AGAIN, 712 00:40:49,001 --> 00:40:52,000 ACROSS ALL SPECK TRUMS OF 713 00:40:52,001 --> 00:40:53,000 EARNS -- SPECTRUMS OF EARNERS, 714 00:40:53,001 --> 00:40:55,000 WAGE EARNERS IN THIS COUNTRY. 715 00:40:55,001 --> 00:40:56,000 BUT THE C.B.O., AS I SAID 716 00:40:56,001 --> 00:40:57,000 EARLIER, ESTIMATED 71% OF THAT 717 00:40:57,001 --> 00:40:58,000 PENALTY IS GOING TO FALL ON 718 00:40:58,001 --> 00:40:59,000 PEOPLE WHO EARN LESS 719 00:40:59,001 --> 00:41:01,000 $250,000 A 720 00:41:01,001 --> 00:41:02,000 AND IF YOU PROJECT ON FURTHER -- 721 00:41:02,001 --> 00:41:03,000 AND THIS, AGAIN, IS THE 722 00:41:03,001 --> 00:41:04,000 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE AND 723 00:41:04,001 --> 00:41:06,000 THE JOINT COTAXATION -- HAVE 724 00:41:06,001 --> 00:41:10,000 SAID THAT BY -- JOINT COMMITTEE 725 00:41:10,001 --> 00:41:12,000 ON TAXATION HAVE THAT SAID B 726 00:41:12,001 --> 00:41:14,000 2019, 89% OF THE TAXES WILL BE 727 00:41:14,001 --> 00:41:15,000 PAID BY TAXPAYERS EARNING LESS 728 00:41:15,001 --> 00:41:17,000 THAN $200,000 A YEAR. 729 00:41:17,001 --> 00:41:19,000 SO THAT HUGE TAX BURDEN, THAT 730 00:41:19,001 --> 00:41:21,000 $400 BILLION INITIALLY -- AND 731 00:41:21,001 --> 00:41:23,000 THAT WILL GROWHEN THE BILL IS 732 00:41:23,001 --> 00:41:24,000 FULLY IMPLEMENTED -- WILL FALL 733 00:41:24,001 --> 00:41:27,000 DISPROPORTIONATELY ON PEOPLE 734 00:41:27,001 --> 00:41:28,000 MAKING LESS THAN $200,000 A 735 00:41:28,001 --> 00:41:29,000 YEAR. 736 00:41:29,001 --> 00:41:31,000 90% -- 89% OF THOSE TAXES PAID 737 00:41:31,001 --> 00:41:34,000 BY TAXPAYERS EARNING LESS NESS 738 00:41:34,001 --> 00:41:36,000 THATHAN$200,000. 739 00:41:36,001 --> 00:41:37,000 SO ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF TAXATION 740 00:41:37,001 --> 00:41:38,000 CONTEMPLATED IN THESE BILLS IN 741 00:41:38,001 --> 00:41:39,000 ADDITION TO THE MEDICARE CUTS 742 00:41:39,001 --> 00:41:42,000 THAT ARE PROPOSED TO PAY FOR AND 743 00:41:42,001 --> 00:41:43,000 FINANCE THESE CHANGES INTO 744 00:41:43,001 --> 00:41:45,000 HEALTH CARE THAT ARE BEING 745 00:41:45,001 --> 00:41:48,000 PASSED OFF AS HEALTH CARE REFORM. 746 00:41:48,001 --> 00:41:53,000 AND SO I GUESS MY VIEW ON THIS, 747 00:41:53,001 --> 00:41:54,000 MR. PRESIDENT, IS THAT, ONE, WE 748 00:41:54,001 --> 00:41:55,000 OUGHT TO HAVE -- THE AMERICAN 749 00:41:55,001 --> 00:41:56,000 PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THESE FACTS. 750 00:41:56,001 --> 00:41:58,000 AND I THINK WHAT THAT WOULD 751 00:41:58,001 --> 00:41:59,000 SUGGEST IS THAT THERE BE AMPLE 752 00:41:59,001 --> 00:42:00,000 AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN WE FINALLY 753 00:42:00,001 --> 00:42:02,000 DO HAVE A BILL. 754 00:42:02,001 --> 00:42:03,000 AND I KNOW THAT THE F IS 755 00:42:03,001 --> 00:42:04,000 MARKING UP THEIR -- FINANCE 756 00:42:04,001 --> 00:42:05,000 COMMITTEE IS MARK UP THEIR VERSION OF IT. 757 00:42:05,001 --> 00:42:06,000 THEY EXPECT TO REPORT IT OUT 758 00:42:06,001 --> 00:42:08,000 SOMETIME LATER THIS WEEK. 759 00:42:08,001 --> 00:42:09,000 BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE 760 00:42:09,001 --> 00:42:10,000 REPORTED OUT IS CONCEPTS, 761 00:42:10,001 --> 00:42:12,000 GENERALITIES. 762 00:42:12,001 --> 00:42:14,000 WE DON'T HAVE A BILL, 763 00:42:14,001 --> 00:42:15,000 LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE TO REACT TO YET. 764 00:42:15,001 --> 00:42:16,000 THAT'S GOING TO BE PUT TOGETHER 765 00:42:16,001 --> 00:42:17,000 WITH THE BILL THAT WAS PRODUCED 766 00:42:17,001 --> 00:42:20,000 BY THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR 767 00:42:20,001 --> 00:42:21,000 AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE EARLIER 768 00:42:21,001 --> 00:42:22,000 AND SO THOSE WILL BE MERGED 769 00:42:22,001 --> 00:42:23,000 TOGETHER. 770 00:42:23,001 --> 00:42:24,000 AT SOME POINT THAT WILL BE 771 00:42:24,001 --> 00:42:25,000 REDUCED TO LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE. 772 00:42:25,001 --> 00:42:28,000 WHEN I IS, WE EXPECT IT'S GOING 773 00:42:28,001 --> 00:42:30,000 TO BE IN EXCESS OF A THOUSAND PAGES. 774 00:42:30,001 --> 00:42:32,000 AND SO WE A NOW I THINK TALKING CONSERVATIVELY ABOUT 775 00:42:32,001 --> 00:42:33,000 HAVING A BILL ON THE FLOOR NOT 776 00:42:33,001 --> 00:42:35,000 NEXT WEEK BUT THE WEEK AFTER, 777 00:42:35,001 --> 00:42:36,000 WHICH WILL BE FULLY LONGER THAN 778 00:42:36,001 --> 00:42:39,000 A THOUSAND PAGES, NONE OF WHICH 779 00:42:39,001 --> 00:42:41,000 ANY MEMBER OF THE SENATE HAS YET SEEN. 780 00:42:41,001 --> 00:42:42,000 AND -- AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, 781 00:42:42,001 --> 00:42:43,000 THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE 782 00:42:43,001 --> 00:42:44,000 MOST IMPACTED BY THIS, WILL NOT 783 00:42:44,001 --> 00:42:45,000 HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE 784 00:42:45,001 --> 00:42:47,000 ENGAGED IN THIS DEBATE OR TO 785 00:42:47,001 --> 00:42:52,000 HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD. 786 00:42:52,001 --> 00:42:53,000 AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT 787 00:42:53,001 --> 00:42:55,000 WE AT A MINIMUM SLOW THIS 788 00:42:55,001 --> 00:42:56,000 PROCESS DOWN, SO THAT WE TAKE IT 789 00:42:56,001 --> 00:42:57,000 STEP BY STEP SO WE'RE NOT 790 00:42:57,001 --> 00:42:59,000 RUSHING TO DO SOMETHING VERY 791 00:42:59,001 --> 00:43:00,000 QUICKLY AND HURRIEDLY THAT WOULD 792 00:43:00,001 --> 00:43:01,000 BE A BIG MISTAKE FOR THE 793 00:43:01,001 --> 00:43:02,000 AMERICAN PEOPLE. 794 00:43:02,001 --> 00:43:04,000 SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT AT A 795 00:43:04,001 --> 00:43:05,000 MINIMUM, WE OUGHT TO HAVE A VERY 796 00:43:05,001 --> 00:43:07,000 TRANSPARENT, OPEN PROCESS, THAT 797 00:43:07,001 --> 00:43:08,000 WHEN WE HAVE A BILL, IF IT'S IN 798 00:43:08,001 --> 00:43:10,000 EXCESS OF A THOUSAND PAGES, THAT 799 00:43:10,001 --> 00:43:11,000 WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME NOT ONLY 800 00:43:11,001 --> 00:43:12,000 FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES 801 00:43:12,001 --> 00:43:13,000 SENATE TO REVIEW IT AND TO READ 802 00:43:13,001 --> 00:43:14,000 IT AND UNDERSTAND IT BUT ALSO 803 00:43:14,001 --> 00:43:16,000 FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO HAVE 804 00:43:16,001 --> 00:43:17,000 THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY. 805 00:43:17,001 --> 00:43:18,000 AND THERE WERE AMENDMENTS THAT 806 00:43:18,001 --> 00:43:19,000 WERE OFFERED IN THE SENATE 807 00:43:19,001 --> 00:43:21,000 FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT WOULD 808 00:43:21,001 --> 00:43:22,000 ALLOW A 72-HOUR PERIOD. 809 00:43:22,001 --> 00:43:23,000 THAT SEEMS TO BE REASONABLE. 810 00:43:23,001 --> 00:43:25,000 THAT'S THREE DAYS. 811 00:43:25,001 --> 00:43:27,000 THREE DAYS TO LOOK AT SOMETHING 812 00:43:27,001 --> 00:43:31,000 IN EXCESS OF A 813 00:43:31,001 --> 00:43:32,000 AND YPAIMGZ -- THOUSAND PAGES. 814 00:43:32,001 --> 00:43:33,000 PAGES. AND YET THAT WAS VOTED DOWN. 815 00:43:33,001 --> 00:43:35,000 MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES ON THE 816 00:43:35,001 --> 00:43:36,000 COMMITTEE VOTED THAT AMENDMENT. 817 00:43:36,001 --> 00:43:37,000 IT WAS VOTED DOWN BY THE 818 00:43:37,001 --> 00:43:39,000 DEMOCRAT MAJORITY ON THE COMMITTEE. 819 00:43:39,001 --> 00:43:40,000 BUT 72 HOURS AT A MINIMUM. 820 00:43:40,001 --> 00:43:42,000 I THINK IT OUGHT TO TAKE -- I 821 00:43:42,001 --> 00:43:43,000 CAN'T IMAGINE THAT YOU COULD 822 00:43:43,001 --> 00:43:45,000 CONTEMPLATE AND FULLY GRASP AND 823 00:43:45,001 --> 00:43:47,000 UNDERSTAND THAT AMOUNT, THAT 824 00:43:47,001 --> 00:43:49,000 VOLUME OF INFORMATION AND THAT 825 00:43:49,001 --> 00:43:50,000 KIND OF A BILL IN 72 HOURS TO 826 00:43:50,001 --> 00:43:52,000 START WITH. 827 00:43:52,001 --> 00:43:53,000 BUT AT A MINIMUM -- AT A 828 00:43:53,001 --> 00:43:55,000 MINIMUM -- THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 829 00:43:55,001 --> 00:43:57,000 PASSED, THAT AMENDMENT WAS 830 00:43:57,001 --> 00:43:58,000 DEFEATED IN THE SENATE FINANCE 831 00:43:58,001 --> 00:44:00,000 COMMITTEE, AS WERE A NUMBER OF OTHER AMENDMENTS THAT WERE 832 00:44:00,001 --> 00:44:01,000 OFFERED BY MY COLLEAGUES ON THE 833 00:44:01,001 --> 00:44:03,000 REPUBLICAN SIDE. 834 00:44:03,001 --> 00:44:04,000 BUT -- SO HAVING SAID THAT, I 835 00:44:04,001 --> 00:44:05,000 THINK FIRST OFF WE OUGHT TO HAVE 836 00:44:05,001 --> 00:44:06,000 AMPLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW 837 00:44:06,001 --> 00:44:07,000 THIS. 838 00:44:07,001 --> 00:44:09,000 SECONDLY, I WOULD ARGUE IN TERMS 839 00:44:09,001 --> 00:44:10,000 OF THE PROCESS ITSELF, THAT 840 00:44:10,001 --> 00:44:14,000 RATHER THAN THROWING OVERBOARD 841 00:44:14,001 --> 00:44:15,000 AND AWAY WHAT IS A VERY -- THEY'RE -- IT'S FLAWED. 842 00:44:15,001 --> 00:44:16,000 WE HAVE A FLAWED HEALTH CARE 843 00:44:16,001 --> 00:44:17,000 SYSTEM IN THIS COUNTRY. 844 00:44:17,001 --> 00:44:18,000 IT'S NOT PERFECT. OKAY? 845 00:44:18,001 --> 00:44:19,000 IT HAS ITS PROBLEMS. 846 00:44:19,001 --> 00:44:20,000 WE ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. 847 00:44:20,001 --> 00:44:21,000 WE CAN FIX THOSE PROBLEMS. 848 00:44:21,001 --> 00:44:22,000 BUT WE SHOULDN'T THROW 849 00:44:22,001 --> 00:44:23,000 EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT 850 00:44:23,001 --> 00:44:26,000 OVERBOARD. 851 00:44:26,001 --> 00:44:28,000 AND WHAT THIS WILL DO IS CREATE 852 00:44:28,001 --> 00:44:29,000 ALL KINDS 853 00:44:29,001 --> 00:44:31,000 INVOLVEMENT, GOVERNMENT 854 00:44:31,001 --> 00:44:33,000 INTERVENTION IN THE DECISIONS 855 00:44:33,001 --> 00:44:34,000 THAT PERTAIN TO HEALTH CARE. 856 00:44:34,001 --> 00:44:36,000 NOW GOVERNMENT'S GOING TO 857 00:44:36,001 --> 00:44:38,000 DICTATE WHAT TYPES OF INSURANCE 858 00:44:38,001 --> 00:44:40,000 PLANS OR WHAT SHOULD BE IN AN 859 00:44:40,001 --> 00:44:41,000 INSURANCE PLAN, YOU KNOW, 860 00:44:41,001 --> 00:44:42,000 THAT -- THAT IN ORDER TO BE IN 861 00:44:42,001 --> 00:44:44,000 COMPLIANCE WITH THIS BILL, YOU 862 00:44:44,001 --> 00:44:45,000 WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PUT FORWARD. 863 00:44:45,001 --> 00:44:46,000 AND SO PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE 864 00:44:46,001 --> 00:44:48,000 LESS AND LESS CHOICE, LESS AND 865 00:44:48,001 --> 00:44:50,000 LESS FREEDOM. GOVERNMENT'S GOING TO HAVE MORE 866 00:44:50,001 --> 00:44:55,000 AND MORE SAY, MORE AND MORE 867 00:44:55,001 --> 00:44:57,000 CONTROL, HOU, MORE AND MORE DECISION MAKING. 868 00:44:57,001 --> 00:44:59,000 AND I THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE 869 00:44:59,001 --> 00:45:00,000 ACROSS THI COUNTRY FIND THAT TO 870 00:45:00,001 --> 00:45:01,000 BE VERY THREATENING. 871 00:45:01,001 --> 00:45:02,000 I THINK THEY ARE AGAIN WINLY, 872 00:45:02,001 --> 00:45:04,000 HONESTLY CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING 873 00:45:04,001 --> 00:45:06,000 THE GOVERNMENT HAVE MORE AND 874 00:45:06,001 --> 00:45:08,000 MORE NOW ONE-SIXTH OF THE 875 00:45:08,001 --> 00:45:09,000 ECONOMY ON AN ISSUE THAT IS SO 876 00:45:09,001 --> 00:45:10,000 FOARNL THEM AS THEIR HEALTH 877 00:45:10,001 --> 00:45:11,000 CARE. 878 00:45:11,001 --> 00:45:13,000 SO 879 00:45:13,001 --> 00:45:15,000 AT A MINIMUM, THEY OUGHT TO HAVE 880 00:45:15,001 --> 00:45:16,000 THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE BILL. 881 00:45:16,001 --> 00:45:18,000 SECOND, WE OUGHT TO TAKE THE 882 00:45:18,001 --> 00:45:20,000 OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT STEP BY 883 00:45:20,001 --> 00:45:22,000 STEP, NOT THROW IT ALL OVERBOARD. 884 00:45:22,001 --> 00:45:24,000 NOT TAKE WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT THE 885 00:45:24,001 --> 00:45:25,000 AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND 886 00:45:25,001 --> 00:45:27,000 THROW IT IN THE DITCH BECAUSE IT 887 00:45:27,001 --> 00:45:28,000 HAS SOME FIXED. 888 00:45:28,001 --> 00:45:29,000 THOSE ISSUES CAN BE ADDRESSED 889 00:45:29,001 --> 00:45:30,000 BUT WE NEED TO COVER THOSE WHO 890 00:45:30,001 --> 00:45:31,000 DON'T HAVE COVERAGE. 891 00:45:31,001 --> 00:45:33,000 WE NEED TO TRY TODDRESS THE 892 00:45:33,001 --> 00:45:34,000 ISSUE OF COSTS, BUT THESE BILLS 893 00:45:34,001 --> 00:45:36,000 DON'T DO THAT. 894 00:45:36,001 --> 00:45:37,000 WE HAVEN'T SEEN A BILL YET, YET, 895 00:45:37,001 --> 00:45:40,000 OF THE FIVE THAT ARE BEING 896 00:45:40,001 --> 00:45:42,000 WORKED ON HERE IN CONGRESS THAT, 897 00:45:42,001 --> 00:45:44,000 ONE, REDUCES HEALTH CARE COSTS. 898 00:45:44,001 --> 00:45:46,000 THEY ALL BEN THE COST CURVE UP. 899 00:45:46,001 --> 00:45:47,000 YOU ASK THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 900 00:45:47,001 --> 00:45:48,000 OFFICE, AND THEY ALL WILL TELL 901 00:45:48,001 --> 00:45:49,000 YOU -- IN EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE, 902 00:45:49,001 --> 00:45:51,000 THEY WILL TELL YOU THIS DOES NOT 903 00:45:51,001 --> 00:45:52,000 REDUCE OR DRIVE DOWN HEALTH CARE COSTS. 904 00:45:52,001 --> 00:45:54,000 IT ACTUALLY INCREASES HEALTH 905 00:45:54,001 --> 00:45:56,000 CARE COSTS FOR MOST AMECANS. 906 00:45:56,001 --> 00:46:00,000 SECONDLY, WE HAVEN'T HAD A BILL 907 00:46:00,001 --> 00:46:02,000 YET THAT ACTUALLY -- YOU KNOW, 908 00:46:02,001 --> 00:46:03,000 WHAT I WOULDN'T CHARACTERIZE AS 909 00:46:03,001 --> 00:46:06,000 A BUDGET BUSTER. 910 00:46:06,001 --> 00:46:08,000 ALL THESE BILLS ARE $7 TRILLION 911 00:46:08,001 --> 00:46:10,000 ON TOP OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE 912 00:46:10,001 --> 00:46:12,000 ALREADY DESTINED FOR BANKRUPTCY 913 00:46:12,001 --> 00:46:14,000 IN THE VERY NEA 914 00:46:14,001 --> 00:46:15,000 LET'S START SLOW, L'S TAKE 915 00:46:15,001 --> 00:46:16,000 THIS STEP BY STEP. 916 00:46:16,001 --> 00:46:17,000 LET'S DO THIS IN A WAY THAT 917 00:46:17,001 --> 00:46:18,000 ALLOWS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO BE 918 00:46:18,001 --> 00:46:20,000 ENGAGED IN THIS DEBATE. 919 00:46:20,001 --> 00:46:21,000 IT DOES AFFECT THEM AND THEIR 920 00:46:21,001 --> 00:46:22,000 LIVELIHOODS IN A VERY PERSOL 921 00:46:22,001 --> 00:46:24,000 WAY. 922 00:46:24,001 --> 00:46:26,000 IT DOES AFFECT THEIR POCKETBOOKS 923 00:46:26,001 --> 00:46:27,000 IT WILL RAISE THEIR TAXES. 924 00:46:27,001 --> 00:46:28,000 AND IT WILL ALSO, AGAIN - NOT 925 00:46:28,001 --> 00:46:30,000 MY WORDS, THE CONGRESSIONAL 926 00:46:30,001 --> 00:46:31,000 BUDGET OFFICE -- LEAD TO HIGHER 927 00:46:31,001 --> 00:46:32,000 HEALTH CARE COSTS, NOT LOWER 928 00:46:32,001 --> 00:46:34,000 HEALTH CARE COSTS, WHICH AT THE 929 00:46:34,001 --> 00:46:35,000 END OF THE DAY, WASN'T THAT THE 930 00:46:35,001 --> 00:46:36,000 WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS EXERCISE 931 00:46:36,001 --> 00:46:37,000 IN THE FIRST PLACE? 932 00:46:37,001 --> 00:46:40,000 AND SO WE ARE GOING TO DO 933 00:46:40,001 --> 00:46:41,000 EVERYTHING WE CAN ON OUR SIDE TO 934 00:46:41,001 --> 00:46:44,000 TO -- TO OPEN THIS AND ALLOW THE 935 00:46:44,001 --> 00:46:46,000 AMERICAN PEOPLE TO SEE IT, TO 936 00:46:46,001 --> 00:46:48,000 GIVE AMPLE TIME FOR THEM TO BE 937 00:46:48,001 --> 00:46:50,000 ENGAGED, AND SECONDLY, TO MAKE 938 00:46:50,001 --> 00:46:52,000 SURE THAT WHEN HEALTH CARE 939 00:46:52,001 --> 00:46:54,000 REFORM IS DONE HERE BY CONGRESS 940 00:46:54,001 --> 00:46:56,000 THAT IT IS DONE IN A WAY THAT IS 941 00:46:56,001 --> 00:46:58,000 CONSISTENT WITH WHAT I THINK 942 00:46:58,001 --> 00:47:00,000 MOST AMERICANS BELIEVE SHOULD BE 943 00:47:00,001 --> 00:47:02,000 DONE, AND THAT IS REDUCING AND 944 00:47:02,001 --> 00:47:03,000 DRIVING DOWN HEALTH CARE COSTS, 945 00:47:03,001 --> 00:47:05,000 NOT INCREASING PREMIUMS LIKE 946 00:47:05,001 --> 00:47:07,000 THESE BILLS DO, NOT SPENDING 947 00:47:07,001 --> 00:47:09,000 TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF THEIR 948 00:47:09,001 --> 00:47:10,000 TAX DOLLARS AND PILING ON 949 00:47:10,001 --> 00:47:13,000 ADDITIONAL EITLEMENT PROGRAMS 950 00:47:13,001 --> 00:47:14,000 ON PROGRAMS THAT ARE ALREADY 951 00:47:14,001 --> 00:47:17,000 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS HERE IN 952 00:47:17,001 --> 00:47:18,000 THE NEXT FEW 953 00:47:18,001 --> 00:47:19,000 THAT IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. 954 00:47:19,001 --> 00:47:21,000 I THINK THAT'S THE LEAST THE 955 00:47:21,001 --> 00:47:23,000 AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPECT OF US, 956 00:47:23,001 --> 00:47:24,000 AND I THINK THAT WE OUGHT TO DELIVER ON THAT. 957 00:47:24,001 --> 00:47:27,000 WE OUGHT TO DELIVER ON HEALTH 958 00:47:27,001 --> 00:47:29,000 CARE REFORM, BUT REFORM THAT 959 00:47:29,001 --> 00:47:30,000 TRULY ACCOMPLISHES THOSE 960 00:47:30,001 --> 00:47:31,000 IMPORTANT GOALS. 961 00:47:31,001 --> 00:47:35,000 MR. PRESIDENT, I YIELD THE FLOOR 962 00:47:35,001 --> 00:47:37,000 AND I 963 00:47:37,001 --> 00:47:38,000 THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. 964 00:47:38,001 --> 00:47:42,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 965 00:47:42,001 --> 00:47:43,000 SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. 966 00:47:43,001 --> 00:47:45,000 MR. INHOFE: I ASK THAT I BE 967 00:47:45,001 --> 00:47:46,000 RECOGNIZ IN MORNING BUSINESS. 968 00:47:46,001 --> 00:47:48,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? 969 00:47:48,001 --> 00:47:49,000 WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. 970 00:47:49,001 --> 00:47:50,000 MR. INHOFE: IT IS MY 971 00:47:50,001 --> 00:47:51,000 UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE SOMEONE 972 00:47:51,001 --> 00:47:52,000 COMING DOWN WHO WANTED TO SPEAK, 973 00:47:52,001 --> 00:47:53,000 BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS 974 00:47:53,001 --> 00:47:54,000 I WANTED TO MENTION. 975 00:47:54,001 --> 00:47:55,000 FIRST OF ALL, WHEN THE SENATOR 976 00:47:55,001 --> 00:47:56,000 FROM SOUTH DAKOTA TALKS ABOUT 977 00:47:56,001 --> 00:47:57,000 HEALTH CARE REF 978 00:47:57,001 --> 00:47:58,000 SOME THINGS WE CAN DO FOR HEALTH 979 00:47:58,001 --> 00:48:00,000 CARE REFORM THAT WE HAVE 980 00:48:00,001 --> 00:48:02,000 PROMOTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. 981 00:48:02,001 --> 00:48:04,000 CERTAINLY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. 982 00:48:04,001 --> 00:48:07,000 IT'S 983 00:48:07,001 --> 00:48:09,000 COSTS ARE A 984 00:48:09,001 --> 00:48:11,000 OUR HEALTH CARE COSTS. 985 00:48:11,001 --> 00:48:13,000 H.S.A.'S CAME INTO BEING JUST A 986 00:48:13,001 --> 00:48:14,000 W YEARS AGO AND WE HAVE PILOT 987 00:48:14,001 --> 00:48:16,000 PROGRAMS WHERE THEY -- LET'S 988 00:48:16,001 --> 00:48:19,000 KEEP IN MIND, HEALTH CARE IS THE 989 00:48:19,001 --> 00:48:21,000 ONLY PRODUCT OR SERVICE IN 990 00:48:21,001 --> 00:48:23,000 AMERICA THAT I KNO 991 00:48:23,001 --> 00:48:25,000 THERE'S NO ENCOURAGEMENT TO AROUND. 992 00:48:25,001 --> 00:48:27,000 WELL, IF YOU HAVE 993 00:48:27,001 --> 00:48:29,000 IS ENCOURAGE 994 00:48:29,001 --> 00:48:34,000 SPEND LESS, YOU CAN ENJOY THE 995 00:48:34,001 --> 00:48:35,000 BENEFITS OF THAT OR PUT THAT 996 00:48:35,001 --> 00:48:36,000 INTO OTHER PROGRAMS. 997 00:48:36,001 --> 00:48:38,000 I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE 998 00:48:38,001 --> 00:48:40,000 CAN DO, AND THE SECOND THING I 999 00:48:40,001 --> 00:48:42,000 WOULD 1000 00:48:42,001 --> 00:48:43,000 WAS COVERED VERY WELL BY THE 1001 00:48:43,001 --> 00:48:44,000 SENATOR FROM SOUTH DAKOTA, WE 1002 00:48:44,001 --> 00:48:46,000 DON'T KNOW FOR SURE WHAT'S GOING 1003 00:48:46,001 --> 00:48:48,000 TO BE IN THE BILL THAT COMES 1004 00:48:48,001 --> 00:48:50,000 OUT, BUT WE DO KNOW 1005 00:48:50,001 --> 00:48:52,000 SPEAKER PELOSI OVER ON THE HOUSE 1006 00:48:52,001 --> 00:48:53,000 SIDE HAS SAID THAT ANY BILL THAT 1007 00:48:53,001 --> 00:48:54,000 COMES OUT OF CONFERENCE IS GOING 1008 00:48:54,001 --> 00:48:57,000 TO HAVE A 1009 00:48:57,001 --> 00:49:00,000 SO THEY CAN MASQUERADE IT, THEY 1010 00:49:00,001 --> 00:49:01,000 CAN TALK ABOUT CO-OPS, ALL OF 1011 00:49:01,001 --> 00:49:02,000 THESE 1012 00:49:02,001 --> 00:49:03,000 WE'RE GOING TO EVENTUALLY GET 1013 00:49:03,001 --> 00:49:04,000 SOMETHING THAT COMES OUT OF 1014 00:49:04,001 --> 00:49:05,000 CONFERENCE AND IT'S GOING TO 1015 00:49:05,001 --> 00:49:07,000 HAVE A GOVERNMENT OPTION. 1016 00:49:07,001 --> 00:49:08,000 THAT IS SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY SOCIALIZED MEDICINE. 1017 00:49:08,001 --> 00:49:09,000 YOU CAN'T COMPETE WITH THE 1018 00:49:09,001 --> 00:49:13,000 GOVERNMENT AND HAVE A SYSTEM 1019 00:49:13,001 --> 00:49:14,000 THAT HAS DELIVERED THE BENEFIT 1020 00:49:14,001 --> 00:49:17,000 THAT OUR SYSTEM HAS. 1021 00:49:17,001 --> 00:49:19,000 DAKOTA COULD JUST AS WELL BE 1022 00:49:19,001 --> 00:49:21,000 TALKING ABOUT ONE OTHER PIECE OF 1023 00:49:21,001 --> 00:49:26,000 LEGISLATION THAT'S UP RIGHT 1024 00:49:26,001 --> 00:49:27,000 AND THAT'S THE BILL. 1025 00:49:27,001 --> 00:49:28,000 THAT HAS THE SAME THING WHERE 1026 00:49:28,001 --> 00:49:30,000 YOU DON'T KNOW THE BLANKS -- 1027 00:49:30,001 --> 00:49:32,000 ALSO WEDNESDAY, THERE WAS A NEWS 1028 00:49:32,001 --> 00:49:34,000 CONFERENCE BY THE SENATOR FROM 1029 00:49:34,001 --> 00:49:37,000 MASSACHUSETTS AND THE SENATOR 1030 00:49:37,001 --> 00:49:39,000 FROM CALIFORNIA, SENATOR BOXER. 1031 00:49:39,001 --> 00:49:41,000 THEY GAVE THIS PROGRAM -- THEY 1032 00:49:41,001 --> 00:49:42,000 TALKED ABOUT THIS NEW 1033 00:49:42,001 --> 00:49:43,000 CAP-AND-TRADE BUT THEY DIDN'T 1034 00:49:43,001 --> 00:49:44,000 GIVE ANY SPECIFICS. 1035 00:49:44,001 --> 00:49:45,000 NOTHING THAT WAS IN THERE WAS 1036 00:49:45,001 --> 00:49:47,000 SPECIFIC IN TERMS OF WHERE IS 1037 00:49:47,001 --> 00:49:49,000 THE CAP, HOW DOES THE TRADING 1038 00:49:49,001 --> 00:49:50,000 TAKE PLACE, HOW DOES THE 1039 00:49:50,001 --> 00:49:52,000 RATIONING TAKE PLACE? 1040 00:49:52,001 --> 00:49:53,000 THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS, 1041 00:49:53,001 --> 00:49:55,000 THOUGH -- I HAVE TO SAY, 1042 00:49:55,001 --> 00:49:56,000 ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH ANY 1043 00:49:56,001 --> 00:50:00,000 KIND OF CAP-AND-TRADE IS GOING 1044 00:50:00,001 --> 00:50:02,000 TO BE AT LEAST, AT LEAST 1045 00:50:02,001 --> 00:50:04,000 A $300 BILLION ANNUAL TAX INCREASE. 1046 00:50:04,001 --> 00:50:06,000 THAT WAS TRUE AS LONG AGO AS THE 1047 00:50:06,001 --> 00:50:07,000 LATE 1990'S WHEN THE KYOTO BILL 1048 00:50:07,001 --> 00:50:09,000 WAS UP. 1049 00:50:09,001 --> 00:50:10,000 THEY DID A STUDY ON THIS THING. 1050 00:50:10,001 --> 00:50:11,000 IT WAS DONE BY THE WHARTON 1051 00:50:11,001 --> 00:50:13,000 SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS 1052 00:50:13,001 --> 00:50:15,000 THEY SAID THAT THE COST OF 1053 00:50:15,001 --> 00:50:17,000 THIS -- IF WE WERE TO COMPLY 1054 00:50:17,001 --> 00:50:19,000 WITH THE RESTRICTIONS OF THAT 1055 00:50:19,001 --> 00:50:23,000 TREATY -- WOULD BE SOMEWHERE 1056 00:50:23,001 --> 00:50:25,000 BETWEEN $300 BILLION AND AND $330 BILLION A YEAR. 1057 00:50:25,001 --> 00:50:26,000 TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE -- 1058 00:50:26,001 --> 00:50:27,000 SOMETIMES IT'S CONFUSING WHEN 1059 00:50:27,001 --> 00:50:28,000 YOU TALK ABO 1060 00:50:28,001 --> 00:50:30,000 TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS, BUT I 1061 00:50:30,001 --> 00:50:32,000 REMEMBER THE LARGEST TAX 1062 00:50:32,001 --> 00:50:33,000 INCREASE, THAT WAS THE GENERAL 1063 00:50:33,001 --> 00:50:35,000 TAX INCREASE. 1064 00:50:35,001 --> 00:50:37,000 THAT WAS BACK IN 1993 IN THE 1065 00:50:37,001 --> 00:50:39,000 CLINTON-GORE WHITE HOUSE, AND IT WAS $32 BILLION. 1066 00:50:39,001 --> 00:50:41,000 SO THIS WOULD BE 10 TIMES THAT AMOUNT. 1067 00:50:41,001 --> 00:50:42,000 SO WE HAVE HAD THE 1068 00:50:42,001 --> 00:50:45,000 SEVERAL BILLS THAT WE HAVE HAD 1069 00:50:45,001 --> 00:50:46,000 IN THE -- IN THE SENATE SINCE 1070 00:50:46,001 --> 00:50:47,000 THAT TIM 1071 00:50:47,001 --> 00:50:49,000 AND I WOULD ONLY SAY THIS, THAT 1072 00:50:49,001 --> 00:50:51,000 THIS IS A DIFFERENT DEBATE. 1073 00:50:51,001 --> 00:50:52,000 IT'S GOING TO COME UP AND WE'RE 1074 00:50:52,001 --> 00:50:53,000 GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK 1075 00:50:53,001 --> 00:50:57,000 ABOUT IT. 1076 00:50:57,001 --> 00:50:58,000 BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE 1077 00:50:58,001 --> 00:50:59,000 ADMINISTRATOR OF THE E.P.A., 1078 00:50:59,001 --> 00:51:01,000 LISA JACKSON, A VERY FINE 1079 00:51:01,001 --> 00:51:02,000 PERSON, A PERSON APPOINTED BY 1080 00:51:02,001 --> 00:51:04,000 PRESIDENT OBAMA, MADE THE 1081 00:51:04,001 --> 00:51:06,000 STATEMENT THAT IF WE WERE TO 1082 00:51:06,001 --> 00:51:07,000 SUPPORT THE WAXMAN-MARKEY BILL, 1083 00:51:07,001 --> 00:51:09,000 SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SIGN IT 1084 00:51:09,001 --> 00:51:12,000 INTO 1085 00:51:12,001 --> 00:51:14,000 EFFECT OF ALL. 1086 00:51:14,001 --> 00:51:15,000 THE REASON IS VERY OBVIOUS. 1087 00:51:15,001 --> 00:51:16,000 WE WOULD ONLY BE DOING THAT HERE 1088 00:51:16,001 --> 00:51:18,000 IN THE UNITED STATES. 1089 00:51:18,001 --> 00:51:19,000 LASTLY, I DO WANT TO 1090 00:51:19,001 --> 00:51:21,000 COMMENT ABOUT A COUPLE OF VOTES 1091 00:51:21,001 --> 00:51:24,000 THAT ARE COMING UP -- AT LEAST 1092 00:51:24,001 --> 00:51:26,000 ONE VOTE THAT'S COMING UP AT 3 1093 00:51:26,001 --> 00:51:28,000 MY JUNIOR SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA, 1094 00:51:28,001 --> 00:51:29,000 SENATOR COBURN, HAS A BILL -- 1095 00:51:29,001 --> 00:51:30,000 HAS AN AMENDMENT THAT IS AN 1096 00:51:30,001 --> 00:51:31,000 EXCELLENT 1097 00:51:31,001 --> 00:51:32,000 IT'S ONE THAT I WILL SUPPORT, 1098 00:51:32,001 --> 00:51:34,000 ALTHOUGH I HAVE TO SAY THAT I 1099 00:51:34,001 --> 00:51:36,000 WAS TEMPTED 1100 00:51:36,001 --> 00:51:38,000 WOULD ONLY LIKE TO START THE 1101 00:51:38,001 --> 00:51:40,000 BALL ROLLING. 1102 00:51:40,001 --> 00:51:44,000 THAT IF THIS BODY IS WILLING TO 1103 00:51:44,001 --> 00:51:49,000 REDEFINE WHAT AN 1104 00:51:49,001 --> 00:51:50,000 COUL BE UNANIMOUS ON THIS SIDE. 1105 00:51:50,001 --> 00:51:51,000 AN EARMARK SHOULD BE AN 1106 00:51:51,001 --> 00:51:52,000 APPROPRI 1107 00:51:52,001 --> 00:51:55,000 AUTHORIZATION. 1108 00:51:55,001 --> 00:51:56,000 THIS HAS BEEN A 200-YEAR FIGHT 1109 00:51:56,001 --> 00:51:58,000 BETWEEN AUTHORIZERS AND APPROPRIATORS. 1110 00:51:58,001 --> 00:51:59,000 IF WE 1111 00:51:59,001 --> 00:52:00,000 WHERE WE ACCEPT THE FACT IF 1112 00:52:00,001 --> 00:52:01,000 SOMETHING HAS GONE THROUGH THE 1113 00:52:01,001 --> 00:52:03,000 SCRUTINY OF AN AUTHORIZATION -- 1114 00:52:03,001 --> 00:52:04,000 THE HIGHWAY BILL IS A GOOD 1115 00:52:04,001 --> 00:52:06,000 EXAMPLE OF THIS. 1116 00:52:06,001 --> 00:52:07,000 WE HAVE 30 CRITERIA IN 1117 00:52:07,001 --> 00:52:08,000 AUTHORIZATION BILL. 1118 00:52:08,001 --> 00:52:09,000 WE COME UP WITH CRITERIA TO 1119 00:52:09,001 --> 00:52:12,000 DETERMINE HOW MUCH SHOULD BE 1120 00:52:12,001 --> 00:52:13,000 SPENT IN DIFFERENT 1121 00:52:13,001 --> 00:52:15,000 ON THE FLOOR, THERE IS ALWAYS 1122 00:52:15,001 --> 00:52:17,000 THINGS COMING UP THAT DID NOT GO 1123 00:52:17,001 --> 00:52:19,000 THROUGH 1124 00:52:19,001 --> 00:52:20,000 PROCESS, AND THEREFORE I WOULD 1125 00:52:20,001 --> 00:52:22,000 CALL THOSE EARMARKS. 1126 00:52:22,001 --> 00:52:23,000 SO I WOULD ONLY SAY THIS -- IN 1127 00:52:23,001 --> 00:52:24,000 THE BILL THAT SENATOR -- IN THE 1128 00:52:24,001 --> 00:52:29,000 AMENDMENT THAT SENATOR COBURN 1129 00:52:29,001 --> 00:52:31,000 HAS, IT IS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED 1130 00:52:31,001 --> 00:52:32,000 SOME 55 -- THEY ARE CALLED 1131 00:52:32,001 --> 00:52:33,000 EARMARKS, OF WHICH SIX 1132 00:52:33,001 --> 00:52:34,000 AUTHORIZED. 1133 00:52:34,001 --> 00:52:35,000 I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE 1134 00:52:35,001 --> 00:52:38,000 THOSE SIX OUT. 1135 00:52:38,001 --> 00:52:39,000 I DON'T THINK -- I DON'T KNOW 1136 00:52:39,001 --> 00:52:41,000 WHETHER WE CAN DO IT OR NOT. 1137 00:52:41,001 --> 00:52:42,000 IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DO 1138 00:52:42,001 --> 00:52:44,000 PRIOR TO THE VOTE. 1139 00:52:44,001 --> 00:52:45,000 NONETHELESS, I THINK FOR FUTURE 1140 00:52:45,001 --> 00:52:46,000 REFERENCES, IF WE'RE GOING TO 1141 00:52:46,001 --> 00:52:48,000 TALK ABOUT EARMARKS, WE NEED TO 1142 00:52:48,001 --> 00:52:49,000 DEFINE WHAT AN EARMARK IS. 1143 00:52:49,001 --> 00:52:50,000 AN EARMARK IS AN APPROPRIATION 1144 00:52:50,001 --> 00:52:52,000 THAT HAS NOT BEEN 1145 00:52:52,001 --> 00:52:54,000 THAT'S THE THING THAT WE NEED TO GET AFTER. 1146 00:52:54,001 --> 00:52:55,000 THAT WILL BE ONE OF MY NEW WARS 1147 00:52:55,001 --> 00:52:57,000 THAT I'M STARTING. 1148 00:52:57,001 --> 00:52:59,000 WITH THAT, I SEE THE GENTLEMAN 1149 00:52:59,001 --> 00:53:06,000 FROM THE OTHER 1150 00:53:06,001 --> 00:53:11,000 YIELD THE FLOOR. 1151 00:53:11,001 --> 00:53:12,000 MR. SANDERS: MADAM MR. PRESIDENT? 1152 00:53:12,001 --> 00:53:13,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 1153 00:53:13,001 --> 00:53:14,000 SENATOR FROM VERMONT. 1154 00:53:14,001 --> 00:53:17,000 MR. SANDERS: I WANT TO USE THIS 1155 00:53:17,001 --> 00:53:19,000 OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS 1156 00:53:19,001 --> 00:53:20,000 ABOUT AN AMENDMENT THAT 1157 00:53:20,001 --> 00:53:23,000 VOTED ON LATER THIS AFTERNOON. 1158 00:53:23,001 --> 00:53:24,000 IT IS THE OUTREACH AMENDMENT 1159 00:53:24,001 --> 00:53:27,000 NUMBER 2601. 1160 00:53:27,001 --> 00:53:30,000 EVERY MEMBER OF THE SENATE KNOWS 1161 00:53:30,001 --> 00:53:32,000 THAT WE 1162 00:53:32,001 --> 00:53:35,000 OF SOLDIERS COMING HOME FROM 1163 00:53:35,001 --> 00:53:38,000 IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, AND THEY 1164 00:53:38,001 --> 00:53:39,000 HAVE COME HOME WITH 1165 00:53:39,001 --> 00:53:41,000 POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN 1166 00:53:41,001 --> 00:53:43,000 VERY LARGE NUMBERS. 1167 00:53:43,001 --> 00:53:46,000 THEY HAVE COME HOME WITH 1168 00:53:46,001 --> 00:53:48,000 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, T.B.I., 1169 00:53:48,001 --> 00:53:49,000 ALSO IN FRIGHTENING NUMBERS. 1170 00:53:49,001 --> 00:53:51,000 AND THE GOVERNMENT IN A NUMBER 1171 00:53:51,001 --> 00:53:55,000 OF WAYS HAS DEVELOPED MANY, MANY 1172 00:53:55,001 --> 00:53:58,000 PROGRAMS TO TRY TO PROVIDE HELP 1173 00:53:58,001 --> 00:54:00,000 AND MEDICAL CARE FOR THESE BRAVE 1174 00:54:00,001 --> 00:54:05,000 SOLDIERS AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES. 1175 00:54:05,001 --> 00:54:07,000 AGO, WE HELPED ESTABLISH WHAT I 1176 00:54:07,001 --> 00:54:08,000 THINK IS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM 1177 00:54:08,001 --> 00:54:09,000 THAT MANY OTHER STATES AROUND 1178 00:54:09,001 --> 00:54:11,000 THE COUNTRY ARE BEGINNING TO 1179 00:54:11,001 --> 00:54:13,000 LOOK AT, AND T 1180 00:54:13,001 --> 00:54:15,000 OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE'VE 1181 00:54:15,001 --> 00:54:17,000 ESTABLISHED IN VERMONT IS THAT 1182 00:54:17,001 --> 00:54:19,000 WHILE IT IS ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT 1183 00:54:19,001 --> 00:54:23,000 TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO COME 1184 00:54:23,001 --> 00:54:26,000 HOME FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN 1185 00:54:26,001 --> 00:54:27,000 GET THE BEST SERVICES POSSIBLE, 1186 00:54:27,001 --> 00:54:30,000 THAT WE ESTABLISH THOSE HEALTH 1187 00:54:30,001 --> 00:54:33,000 CARE SERVICES, THOSE SERVICES 1188 00:54:33,001 --> 00:54:36,000 DON'T MEAN ANYTHING UNLESS THE 1189 00:54:36,001 --> 00:54:37,000 SOLDIERS 1190 00:54:37,001 --> 00:54:44,000 ADVANTAGE OF THE SERVICES. 1191 00:54:44,001 --> 00:54:45,000 AN GIVEN THE 1192 00:54:45,001 --> 00:54:46,000 T.B.I., THAT ESPECIALLY FOR 1193 00:54:46,001 --> 00:54:47,000 MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE AND 1194 00:54:47,001 --> 00:54:48,000 NATIONAL GUARD ARE VERY, VERY 1195 00:54:48,001 --> 00:54:49,000 DIFFICULT. 1196 00:54:49,001 --> 00:54:50,000 SO YOU WILL HAVE INSTANCES 1197 00:54:50,001 --> 00:54:52,000 ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AMERICA 1198 00:54:52,001 --> 00:54:53,000 WHERE PEOPLE W 1199 00:54:53,001 --> 00:54:54,000 IRAQ, THEY ARE GOING TO BE 1200 00:54:54,001 --> 00:54:55,000 EMOTIONAL TROUBLE. 1201 00:54:55,001 --> 00:54:58,000 THERE IS GOING TO BE STRAINS AND 1202 00:54:58,001 --> 00:54:59,000 STRESSES ON THEIR FAMILY, WITH 1203 00:54:59,001 --> 00:55:01,000 THEIR KIDS. 1204 00:55:01,001 --> 00:55:03,000 THEY MAY BE SUFFERING FROM PTSD, 1205 00:55:03,001 --> 00:55:05,000 BUT ONE OF THE 1206 00:55:05,001 --> 00:55:06,000 IS YOU DON'T STAND UP AND 1207 00:55:06,001 --> 00:55:08,000 YOU KNOW WHAT? 1208 00:55:08,001 --> 00:55:11,000 I HAVE TROUBLES AND I NEED HELP. 1209 00:55:11,001 --> 00:55:15,000 AND WHAT WE ESTABLISHED IN 1210 00:55:15,001 --> 00:55:18,000 VERMONT WAS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM 1211 00:55:18,001 --> 00:55:21,000 WHICH WAS 1212 00:55:21,001 --> 00:55:23,000 VETERANS 1213 00:55:23,001 --> 00:55:28,000 OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES AND DROP 1214 00:55:28,001 --> 00:55:32,000 IN 1215 00:55:32,001 --> 00:55:34,000 WITH SOLDIERS AND THEIR WIVES 1216 00:55:34,001 --> 00:55:35,000 AND JUST GET A SENSE OF HOW THEY 1217 00:55:35,001 --> 00:55:37,000 ARE DNG. 1218 00:55:37,001 --> 00:55:38,000 AND THROUGH THAT PERSONAL 1219 00:55:38,001 --> 00:55:39,000 VISITATION SUGGEST TO THEM THAT 1220 00:55:39,001 --> 00:55:41,000 IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY 1221 00:55:41,001 --> 00:55:43,000 MIGHT WANT TO 1222 00:55:43,001 --> 00:55:47,000 THE SERVICES THAT THE D.A. ARE 1223 00:55:47,001 --> 00:55:48,000 PROVIDING, WHICH IN MY STATE ARE 1224 00:55:48,001 --> 00:55:50,000 QUITE GOOD. 1225 00:55:50,001 --> 00:55:52,000 AND MAKE THEM AWARE THAT IT'S 1226 00:55:52,001 --> 00:55:55,000 NOT UNUSUAL, THAT THEY ARE NOT 1227 00:55:55,001 --> 00:55:57,000 THE ONLY PERSON DEALING WITH 1228 00:55:57,001 --> 00:55:59,000 PTSD OR T.B.I. 1229 00:55:59,001 --> 00:56:01,000 IN TRUTH, THIS OUTREACH PROGRAM 1230 00:56:01,001 --> 00:56:02,000 HAS BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL. 1231 00:56:02,001 --> 00:56:05,000 SOME YEARS AGO, THE CONGRESS 1232 00:56:05,001 --> 00:56:07,000 ESTABLISHED A YELLOW RIBBON 1233 00:56:07,001 --> 00:56:08,000 PROGRAM WHICH IS DOING A GOOD 1234 00:56:08,001 --> 00:56:10,000 JOB, AND THE GOAL OF THAT 1235 00:56:10,001 --> 00:56:12,000 PROGRAM IS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE WHO 1236 00:56:12,001 --> 00:56:14,000 COME HOME FROM IRAQ AND 1237 00:56:14,001 --> 00:56:17,000 AFGHANISTAN ABOUT 1238 00:56:17,001 --> 00:56:20,000 AVAILABLE TO 1239 00:56:20,001 --> 00:56:22,000 NOT YET FUNDED THE KIND OF 1240 00:56:22,001 --> 00:56:24,000 STRONG OUTREACH EFFORT THAT I 1241 00:56:24,001 --> 00:56:28,000 BELIEVE THAT WE NEED WHERE WE 1242 00:56:28,001 --> 00:56:29,000 ARE LITERALLY SENDING PEOPLE 1243 00:56:29,001 --> 00:56:31,000 TO NATIONAL GUARD FAMILIES, 1244 00:56:31,001 --> 00:56:34,000 ESPECIALLY MAYBE IN RURAL AREAS, 1245 00:56:34,001 --> 00:56:36,000 AND MAKING THEM UND 1246 00:56:36,001 --> 00:56:39,000 THEIR PROBLEMS ARE NOT THAT THERE ARE SERVICES 1247 00:56:39,001 --> 00:56:41,000 AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM. 1248 00:56:41,001 --> 00:56:42,000 SO OUTREACH IS THE WORD HERE TO 1249 00:56:42,001 --> 00:56:44,000 BE DONE. 1250 00:56:44,001 --> 00:56:46,000 WE DO IT IN VERMONT IN A 1251 00:56:46,001 --> 00:56:52,000 INFORMER WAY, JUST PERSON TO PERSON. 1252 00:56:52,001 --> 00:56:55,000 THIS AMENDMENT IS $20 MILLION, 1253 00:56:55,001 --> 00:56:58,000 AND THE OFFSET COMES FROM THE 1254 00:56:58,001 --> 00:57:03,000 THE $126 BILLION IN 1255 00:57:03,001 --> 00:57:04,000 TITLE 9 OF THE BILL. 1256 00:57:04,001 --> 00:57:08,000 THIS $20 MILLION REPRESENTS A 1257 00:57:08,001 --> 00:57:09,000 FRACTION OF 1%. 1258 00:57:09,001 --> 00:57:13,000 THE ISSUE HERE IS WE HAVE A 1259 00:57:13,001 --> 00:57:14,000 SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH PTSD AND T.B.I. 1260 00:57:14,001 --> 00:57:16,000 I THINK IT'S TERRIBLY IMPORTANT 1261 00:57:16,001 --> 00:57:18,000 THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN ON 1262 00:57:18,001 --> 00:57:19,000 A PERSONAL LEVEL TO REACH OUT TO 1263 00:57:19,001 --> 00:57:20,000 THE FAMILIES, TO GET THEM THE 1264 00:57:20,001 --> 00:57:21,000 SERVICES THEY NEED. 1265 00:57:21,001 --> 00:57:23,000 BUT ONCE AGAIN, YOU CAN HAVE THE 1266 00:57:23,001 --> 00:57:24,000 GREATEST SERVICES IN THE WORLD, 1267 00:57:24,001 --> 00:57:25,000 AND I KNOW WE ARE TRYING, THE 1268 00:57:25,001 --> 00:57:27,000 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS TRYING 1269 00:57:27,001 --> 00:57:29,000 ITS BEST, BUT THOSE SERVICES 1270 00:57:29,001 --> 00:57:31,000 DON'T MEAN ANYTHING IF VETERANS 1271 00:57:31,001 --> 00:57:33,000 DO NOT ACCESS THEM. 1272 00:57:33,001 --> 00:57:36,000 SO THE BOWL IS TO GET PEOPLE 1273 00:57:36,001 --> 00:57:37,000 INTO THE SERVICES, AND I WOULD 1274 00:57:37,001 --> 00:57:39,000 VERY MUCH APPRECIATE SUPPORT FOR 1275 00:57:39,001 --> 00:57:41,000 THE SANDERS-DORGAN AMENDMENT 1276 00:57:41,001 --> 00:57:43,000 WHICH WILL BE COMING UP IN A WHILE. 1277 00:57:43,001 --> 00:57:44,000 THANK YOU 1278 00:57:44,001 --> 00:57:48,000 MR. PRESIDENT. 1279 00:57:48,001 --> 00:57:51,000 I NOTE THE A 1280 00:57:51,001 --> 00:57:52,000 A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? 1281 00:57:52,001 --> 00:57:56,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 1282 00:57:56,001 --> 00:57:58,000 SENATOR FROM MONTANA. 1283 00:57:58,001 --> 00:57:59,000 MR. TESTER: LATER ATTEMPT THE 1284 00:57:59,001 --> 00:58:00,000 SNOT WILL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT 1285 00:58:00,001 --> 00:58:01,000 TO TERMINATE FUNDING FOR 1286 00:58:01,001 --> 00:58:04,000 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE 1287 00:58:04,001 --> 00:58:06,000 ARMY'S FULL-SCALE HYPERSONIC 1288 00:58:06,001 --> 00:58:08,000 TEST FACILITY KNOWN AS THE 1289 00:58:08,001 --> 00:58:10,000 MARIAH HYPERSONIC WIND TUNNEL. 1290 00:58:10,001 --> 00:58:11,000 THE MARIAH HYPERSONIC WIND 1291 00:58:11,001 --> 00:58:12,000 TUNNEL PROGRAM IS UNDER 1292 00:58:12,001 --> 00:58:14,000 DEVELOPMENT IN BUTTE, MONTANA. 1293 00:58:14,001 --> 00:58:15,000 IT IS THE NATION'S ONLY PROGRAM 1294 00:58:15,001 --> 00:58:17,000 TO DEVELOP THE WIND TUNNEL 1295 00:58:17,001 --> 00:58:20,000 TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED TO TEST AND 1296 00:58:20,001 --> 00:58:22,000 EVALUATE NEW HYPERSONIC 1297 00:58:22,001 --> 00:58:26,000 MISSILES, SPACE ACCESS VEHICLES, 1298 00:58:26,001 --> 00:58:27,000 AND OTHER ADVANCE PROPULSION 1299 00:58:27,001 --> 00:58:29,000 TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY THAT THE 1300 00:58:29,001 --> 00:58:31,000 AIR FORCE SAYS WE WILL NEED. 1301 00:58:31,001 --> 00:58:33,000 MARIAH WILL THE FIRST TRUE 1302 00:58:33,001 --> 00:58:35,000 AIR HYPERSONIC WIND TUNNEL. 1303 00:58:35,001 --> 00:58:38,000 THE PROGRAM HAS MET ITS 1304 00:58:38,001 --> 00:58:39,000 TECHNICAL MILESTONES AND HAS NOT ENCOUNTERED SIGNIFICANT 1305 00:58:39,001 --> 00:58:41,000 SETBACKS. 1306 00:58:41,001 --> 00:58:43,000 IN FACT, THE ARMY AVIATION AND 1307 00:58:43,001 --> 00:58:44,000 MISSILE COMMAND HAS GIVEN THIS 1308 00:58:44,001 --> 00:58:46,000 PROJECT HIGH MARKS. 1309 00:58:46,001 --> 00:58:49,000 HERE'S WHAT THE ARMY HAS SAID, 1310 00:58:49,001 --> 00:58:51,000 AND I QUOTE -- "THIS RESEARCH 1311 00:58:51,001 --> 00:58:52,000 HAS SHOWN GREAT POTENTIAL TO BE 1312 00:58:52,001 --> 00:58:53,000 USED IN A MISSILE TEST FACILITY 1313 00:58:53,001 --> 00:58:55,000 AND IS THE ONLY TECHNOLOGY SHOWN 1314 00:58:55,001 --> 00:58:57,000 TO HAVE ANY POSSIBILITY OF 1315 00:58:57,001 --> 00:59:00,000 MEETING THE REQUIREMENT FOR A 1316 00:59:00,001 --> 00:59:03,000 MISSILE SCALE HYPERSONIC WIND TUNNEL." 1317 00:59:03,001 --> 00:59:04,000 THE ARMY HAS ASKED THE MARIAH 1318 00:59:04,001 --> 00:59:06,000 PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TESTING 1319 00:59:06,001 --> 00:59:07,000 CAPABILITIES AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 1320 00:59:07,001 --> 00:59:09,000 MACH 12. 1321 00:59:09,001 --> 00:59:10,000 THIS IS THE NEXT GENERATION OF 1322 00:59:10,001 --> 00:59:12,000 HYPERSONIC FLIGHT, SOMETHING 1323 00:59:12,001 --> 00:59:15,000 THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. 1324 00:59:15,001 --> 00:59:17,000 TO GET TO THAT CAPABILITY, 1325 00:59:17,001 --> 00:59:18,000 CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND 1326 00:59:18,001 --> 00:59:19,000 TECHNOLOGIES ARE REQUIRED. 1327 00:59:19,001 --> 00:59:21,000 THE PROGRAM ALREADY HAS PROVIDED 1328 00:59:21,001 --> 00:59:23,000 VERY WELL AND DISCERNIBLE 1329 00:59:23,001 --> 00:59:25,000 BENEFITS TO BOTH THE SCIENTIFIC 1330 00:59:25,001 --> 00:59:26,000 COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR ARMED SERVICES. 1331 00:59:26,001 --> 00:59:29,000 THERE IS NO OTHER FACILITY IN 1332 00:59:29,001 --> 00:59:32,000 THE WORLD CAPABLE OF MEETING THE 1333 00:59:32,001 --> 00:59:33,000 PERFORMANCE OF REQUIREMENTS AT 1334 00:59:33,001 --> 00:59:35,000 MACH EIGHT AND ABOVE. 1335 00:59:35,001 --> 00:59:36,000 ACCORDING TO A 2000 AIR FORCE 1336 00:59:36,001 --> 00:59:38,000 SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD REPORT, 1337 00:59:38,001 --> 00:59:40,000 THIS TYPE OF TESTING WILL BE 1338 00:59:40,001 --> 00:59:41,000 NEED FOR SPACE ACCESS 1339 00:59:41,001 --> 00:59:45,000 VEHICLES, GLOBAL REACH AIRCRAFT, 1340 00:59:45,001 --> 00:59:47,000 AND MISSILES THAT REQUIRE 1341 00:59:47,001 --> 00:59:49,000 AIR-BREATHING PROPULSION TO 1342 00:59:49,001 --> 00:59:51,000 REACH SPEEDS ABOVE MACH 8. 1343 00:59:51,001 --> 00:59:52,000 THE MARIAH PROJECT HAS WORKED 1344 00:59:52,001 --> 00:59:54,000 WITH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, 1345 00:59:54,001 --> 00:59:57,000 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE AND SANDIA 1346 00:59:57,001 --> 00:59:59,000 NATIONAL LABORATORIES TO DEVELOP 1347 00:59:59,001 --> 01:00:01,000 TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER MODELING 1348 01:00:01,001 --> 01:00:02,000 THAT EXISTS NOWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. 1349 01:00:02,001 --> 01:00:03,000 THE TEAM HAS ACHIEVED WORLD 1350 01:00:03,001 --> 01:00:09,000 RECORDS BY REACHING TEST 1351 01:00:09,001 --> 01:00:11,000 PRESSURES OF OVER 200,000 P.S.I. 1352 01:00:11,001 --> 01:00:12,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: YOUR TIME 1353 01:00:12,001 --> 01:00:14,000 HAS EXPIRED. 1354 01:00:14,001 --> 01:00:15,000 MR. TESTER: I ASK FOR AN 1355 01:00:15,001 --> 01:00:16,000 TENSION. 1356 01:00:16,001 --> 01:00:18,000 THE PRESIDING 1357 01:00:18,001 --> 01:00:20,000 AN OBJECTION? 1358 01:00:20,001 --> 01:00:22,000 MR. TESTER: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 1359 01:00:22,001 --> 01:00:26,000 THE MARIAH PROJECT HAS WORKED 1360 01:00:26,001 --> 01:00:28,000 WITH LAURENCE LIVERMORE AND 1361 01:00:28,001 --> 01:00:29,000 SANDIA TO DEVELOP COMPUTER 1362 01:00:29,001 --> 01:00:32,000 MODELING THAT EXISTS NOWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. 1363 01:00:32,001 --> 01:00:37,000 THE TEAM ACHIEVED WORLD RECORDS 1364 01:00:37,001 --> 01:00:40,000 BY RECEIVING TEST PRESSURES 200,000P.S.I.'S. 1365 01:00:40,001 --> 01:00:43,000 WORKING WITH SANDIA, MIAH HAS 1366 01:00:43,001 --> 01:00:44,000 DEVELOPED A ONE MEGAWATT 1367 01:00:44,001 --> 01:00:47,000 ELECTRON BEAM TO BOOST THE 1368 01:00:47,001 --> 01:00:48,000 ENERGY SUPPLY NEEDED TO GENERATE 1369 01:00:48,001 --> 01:00:53,000 THE ENORMOUS PRESSURES REQUIRED 1370 01:00:53,001 --> 01:00:55,000 IN A WIND TUNNEL OF THISCALIBER. 1371 01:00:55,001 --> 01:00:57,000 ITS BENEFITS CAN BE APPLIED WELL 1372 01:00:57,001 --> 01:00:59,000 BEYOND THIS PROJECT TO INCLUDE 1373 01:00:59,001 --> 01:01:02,000 SHIP BOARD MISSILE DEFENSE, 1374 01:01:02,001 --> 01:01:03,000 LARGE-SCALE FOOD STERILIZATION, 1375 01:01:03,001 --> 01:01:07,000 MAIL, AND OTHER ITEMS THAT COULD 1376 01:01:07,001 --> 01:01:09,000 HAVE A BIOHAZARD OR BIOWEAPON 1377 01:01:09,001 --> 01:01:12,000 CON TAM MEANT. 1378 01:01:12,001 --> 01:01:13,000 IN -- CON TAM MEANT. 1379 01:01:13,001 --> 01:01:15,000 MARIAH HAS SUCCESSFULLY 1380 01:01:15,001 --> 01:01:18,000 DEVELOPED THREE DIMENSIONAL 1381 01:01:18,001 --> 01:01:21,000 COMPUTATIONAL DYNAMIC MODELS 1382 01:01:21,001 --> 01:01:24,000 CAPABLE OF SIMULATING THE 1383 01:01:24,001 --> 01:01:25,000 UNEXPLORED LIMITS OF MOCK 8 AND 1384 01:01:25,001 --> 01:01:27,000 ABOVE. 1385 01:01:27,001 --> 01:01:29,000 THIS MUST BE DONE BEFORE ANY 1386 01:01:29,001 --> 01:01:32,000 MISSILE OR AIRCRAFT CAN BE 1387 01:01:32,001 --> 01:01:33,000 TESTED AT HYPERSONIC. 1388 01:01:33,001 --> 01:01:34,000 WHY DOES THIS MATTER? 1389 01:01:34,001 --> 01:01:36,000 THE ANSWER IS FOREIGN 1390 01:01:36,001 --> 01:01:38,000 COMPETITION AND FOREIGN CAPABILITIES. 1391 01:01:38,001 --> 01:01:40,000 WE KNOW THAT RUSSIA, CHINA AND 1392 01:01:40,001 --> 01:01:41,000 OTHERS ARE AGGRESSIVELY 1393 01:01:41,001 --> 01:01:43,000 DEVELOPING A NEW TYPE OF MISSILE 1394 01:01:43,001 --> 01:01:45,000 TH IS BELIEVED TO BE TOO FAST 1395 01:01:45,001 --> 01:01:47,000 FOR U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 1396 01:01:47,001 --> 01:01:49,000 THAT ARE PLANNED OR ARE IN USE. 1397 01:01:49,001 --> 01:01:53,000 IN PARTICULAR THE INDIA-RUSSIA 1398 01:01:53,001 --> 01:01:58,000 JOINT VENTURE IS NOW 1399 01:01:58,001 --> 01:02:01,000 LABORATORY TESTING OF -- KORT 1400 01:02:01,001 --> 01:02:05,000 THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABS 1401 01:02:05,001 --> 01:02:06,000 REPORT OF APRIL 2009 ENTITLED 1402 01:02:06,001 --> 01:02:08,000 BALLISTIC AND CRUISE MISSILE 1403 01:02:08,001 --> 01:02:11,000 THREATS AND I QUOTE -- "RUSSIAN 1404 01:02:11,001 --> 01:02:12,000 OFFICIALS CLAIM A NEW CLASS OF 1405 01:02:12,001 --> 01:02:14,000 HYPERSONIC VEHICLE IS BEING 1406 01:02:14,001 --> 01:02:17,000 DEVELOPED TO ALL 1407 01:02:17,001 --> 01:02:18,000 STRATEGIC MISSILES TO PEN GREAT 1408 01:02:18,001 --> 01:02:20,000 MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS." 1409 01:02:20,001 --> 01:02:22,000 THAT IS FROM THE COMMANDER OF 1410 01:02:22,001 --> 01:02:25,000 THE RUSSIAN ROCKET FORCES WHO 1411 01:02:25,001 --> 01:02:27,000 SAID LAST DECEMBER BY 2015 TO 1412 01:02:27,001 --> 01:02:30,000 20, THE RUSSIAN STRATEGIC 1413 01:02:30,001 --> 01:02:31,000 ROCKET FORCES WILL HAVE NEW, 1414 01:02:31,001 --> 01:02:33,000 COMPLETE MISSILE SYSTEMS CAPABLE 1415 01:02:33,001 --> 01:02:37,000 OF CARRYING OUT ANY TASKS 1416 01:02:37,001 --> 01:02:40,000 INCLUDING IN CONDITIONS WHERE AN 1417 01:02:40,001 --> 01:02:42,000 ENEMY USES ANTI-DEFENSE MISSILE. 1418 01:02:42,001 --> 01:02:43,000 AND YET SOME HAVE SAID OUR 1419 01:02:43,001 --> 01:02:44,000 MILITARY DOES NOT NEED THIS 1420 01:02:44,001 --> 01:02:46,000 TECHNOLOGY. 1421 01:02:46,001 --> 01:02:48,000 WHEN IT COMES TO FIGURING OUT 1422 01:02:48,001 --> 01:02:50,000 HOW TO DEFEAT TS POTENTIAL 1423 01:02:50,001 --> 01:02:51,000 THREAT, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD LOOK 1424 01:02:51,001 --> 01:02:52,000 INTO FUTURE. 1425 01:02:52,001 --> 01:02:54,000 NOT LOOK BACK AT REPORTS THAT 1426 01:02:54,001 --> 01:02:56,000 ARE FIVE OR 10 YEARS OLD. 1427 01:02:56,001 --> 01:02:58,000 THIS IS A PROJECT ABOUT 1428 01:02:58,001 --> 01:03:00,000 POTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL 1429 01:03:00,001 --> 01:03:02,000 DEFENSE LOOMING ON THE HORIZON 1430 01:03:02,001 --> 01:03:03,000 AND FINDING A WAY TO DEFEAT IT. 1431 01:03:03,001 --> 01:03:04,000 IT IS VITAL TO OUR NATIONAL 1432 01:03:04,001 --> 01:03:07,000 SECURITY. 1433 01:03:07,001 --> 01:03:08,000 MR. PRESIDENT, I URGE MY 1434 01:03:08,001 --> 01:03:09,000 COLLEAGUES TO REJECT THE 1435 01:03:09,001 --> 01:03:10,000 McCAIN AMENDMENT. 1436 01:03:10,001 --> 01:03:12,000 THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 1437 01:03:12,001 --> 01:03:13,000 I YIELD THE FLOOR. 1438 01:03:13,001 --> 01:03:14,000 THE PRESIDING OF 1439 01:03:14,001 --> 01:03:15,000 BUSINESS IS CLOSED UNDER THE 1440 01:03:15,001 --> 01:03:17,000 PREVIOUS ORDER THE SEN 1441 01:03:17,001 --> 01:03:19,000 RESUME CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1442 01:03:19,001 --> 01:03:23,000 3326, WHICH THE CLERK WILL REPORT. 1443 01:03:23,001 --> 01:03:25,000 THE CLERK: 1444 01:03:25,001 --> 01:03:27,000 3326, AN 1445 01:03:27,001 --> 01:03:30,000 WI 1446 01:03:30,001 --> 01:03:32,000 FOR THE 1447 01:03:32,001 --> 01:03:33,000 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? 1448 01:03:33,001 --> 01:03:34,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 1449 01:03:34,001 --> 01:03:35,000 SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 1450 01:03:35,001 --> 01:03:38,000 MR. INOUYE: AM I CORRECT TO 1451 01:03:38,001 --> 01:03:39,000 ASSUME THAT THE FIRST 30 MINUTES 1452 01:03:39,001 --> 01:03:40,000 HAS BEEN EQUALLY DIVIDED? 1453 01:03:40,001 --> 01:03:43,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 1454 01:03:43,001 --> 01:03:45,000 SENATOR'S CORRECT. 1455 01:03:45,001 --> 01:03:47,000 MR. INOUYE: I MINUTES. 1456 01:03:47,001 --> 01:03:48,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 1457 01:03:48,001 --> 01:03:49,000 SENATOR'S RECOGNIZED. 1458 01:03:49,001 --> 01:03:50,000 MR. INOUYE: MR. PRESIDENT, AT 1459 01:03:50,001 --> 01:03:53,000 THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THE 1460 01:03:53,001 --> 01:03:54,000 CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE 1461 01:03:54,001 --> 01:03:56,000 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND 1462 01:03:56,001 --> 01:03:58,000 ANNOUNCED EARMARK REFORMS THAT 1463 01:03:58,001 --> 01:04:01,000 GO FAR BEYOND THE TRANSPARENCY 1464 01:04:01,001 --> 01:04:02,000 REQUIREM 1465 01:04:02,001 --> 01:04:05,000 2007. 1466 01:04:05,001 --> 01:04:08,000 THESE REFORMS INCLUDE A 1467 01:04:08,001 --> 01:04:10,000 REQUIREMENT FOR MEMBERS TO POST 1468 01:04:10,001 --> 01:04:12,000 THEIR EARMARK REQUESTS ON THEIR 1469 01:04:12,001 --> 01:04:13,000 WEBSITES. 1470 01:04:13,001 --> 01:04:15,000 MAKES SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN 1471 01:04:15,001 --> 01:04:18,000 THE NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF 1472 01:04:18,001 --> 01:04:20,000 EARMARKS COMPARED 1473 01:04:20,001 --> 01:04:22,000 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS AND EARLIER 1474 01:04:22,001 --> 01:04:23,000 AND PROMPT COMMI 1475 01:04:23,001 --> 01:04:26,000 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON WHICH PROJECTS 1476 01:04:26,001 --> 01:04:28,000 ARE FUNDED IN EACH OF THE ANNUAL 1477 01:04:28,001 --> 01:04:31,000 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS. 1478 01:04:31,001 --> 01:04:32,000 THERE HAS NEVER BEEN 1479 01:04:32,001 --> 01:04:34,000 TRANSPARENCY IN THE EARMARK 1480 01:04:34,001 --> 01:04:38,000 PROCESS AS THERE IS TODAY. 1481 01:04:38,001 --> 01:04:41,000 IN MOST CASES THE PUBLIC HAS HAD 1482 01:04:41,001 --> 01:04:42,000 SEVERAL MONTHS TO REVIEW THEIR 1483 01:04:42,001 --> 01:04:43,000 ELECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES REQUEST 1484 01:04:43,001 --> 01:04:46,000 FOR FUNDING. 1485 01:04:46,001 --> 01:04:51,000 THE BILL ON THE FLOOR TODAY HAS 1486 01:04:51,001 --> 01:04:54,000 200 FEWER EARMARKS AND 300 1487 01:04:54,001 --> 01:04:56,000 -- $300 MILLION LESS IN FUNDING 1488 01:04:56,001 --> 01:04:59,000 FOR MEMBER PROJECTS AS COMPA 1489 01:04:59,001 --> 01:05:00,000 TO LAST YEAR'S BILL. 1490 01:05:00,001 --> 01:05:02,000 MR. PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE THIS IS 1491 01:05:02,001 --> 01:05:04,000 A CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT TO 1492 01:05:04,001 --> 01:05:05,000 HOW CONGRESS DOES ITS BUSINESS. 1493 01:05:05,001 --> 01:05:06,000 AS CHAIRMAN OF THE 1494 01:05:06,001 --> 01:05:09,000 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, I 1495 01:05:09,001 --> 01:05:10,000 WELCOME ANY CONSTRUCTIVE 1496 01:05:10,001 --> 01:05:13,000 SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO 1497 01:05:13,001 --> 01:05:16,000 THE OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY OF 1498 01:05:16,001 --> 01:05:18,000 THE I WAS IN WHICH THE COMMITTEE 1499 01:05:18,001 --> 01:05:20,000 ACCOMPLISHES ITS VITAL WORK. 1500 01:05:20,001 --> 01:05:23,000 HOWEVER, THOSE SUGGESTIONS 1501 01:05:23,001 --> 01:05:24,000 SHOULD NOT COMPROMISE THE 1502 01:05:24,001 --> 01:05:27,000 CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE THAT 1503 01:05:27,001 --> 01:05:33,000 THE POWER OF THE PURSE IS 1504 01:05:33,001 --> 01:05:35,000 INVESTED IN THE CONGRESS. 1505 01:05:35,001 --> 01:05:36,000 WE MUST RETURN TO CHECKS AND 1506 01:05:36,001 --> 01:05:40,000 BALANCES AND KEEP THE 1507 01:05:40,001 --> 01:05:41,000 AND EXECUTIVE AS SEPARATE AND 1508 01:05:41,001 --> 01:05:42,000 CO-EQUAL BRANCHES OF THE 1509 01:05:42,001 --> 01:05:44,000 GOVERNMENT. 1510 01:05:44,001 --> 01:05:46,000 THAT IS WHY I MUST OPPOSE THE 1511 01:05:46,001 --> 01:05:48,000 AMENDMENT OFFERED BY THE S 1512 01:05:48,001 --> 01:05:50,000 FROM ARIZONA. 1513 01:05:50,001 --> 01:05:52,000 IT PURPORTS TO INCREASE 1514 01:05:52,001 --> 01:05:53,000 TRANSPARENCY OF CONGRESSIONAL 1515 01:05:53,001 --> 01:05:55,000 EARMARKS BY SUBJECTING ALL OF 1516 01:05:55,001 --> 01:05:56,000 THEM TO FULL AND OPEN 1517 01:05:56,001 --> 01:06:00,000 COMPETITION. 1518 01:06:00,001 --> 01:06:01,000 IN REALITY IT EXEMPTS 1519 01:06:01,001 --> 01:06:03,000 CONGRESSIONAL PRIORITIES FROM 1520 01:06:03,001 --> 01:06:07,000 THE NORMAL, LAWFUL PROCESS OF 1521 01:06:07,001 --> 01:06:12,000 HOW THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1522 01:06:12,001 --> 01:06:13,000 SERVICES AND DEVELOPS NEW TECHNOLOGIES. 1523 01:06:13,001 --> 01:06:15,000 FOR EXAMPLE, WITH WE HAVE 1524 01:06:15,001 --> 01:06:18,000 INCLUDED A NUMBER OF EARMARKS 1525 01:06:18,001 --> 01:06:19,000 FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS 1526 01:06:19,001 --> 01:06:21,000 NEGOTIATED C 1527 01:06:21,001 --> 01:06:23,000 PLACE. 1528 01:06:23,001 --> 01:06:26,000 THESE CONTRACTS WERE NEGOTIATED 1529 01:06:26,001 --> 01:06:28,000 IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. 1530 01:06:28,001 --> 01:06:31,000 SIMPLY BECAUSE CONGRESS ADDED 1531 01:06:31,001 --> 01:06:34,000 FUNDS TO ACCELERATE THIS 1532 01:06:34,001 --> 01:06:38,000 IMPORTANT PROGRAM, SUCH AS THE 1533 01:06:38,001 --> 01:06:40,000 TB-33 SOLAR, THE HANDHELD RADIOS 1534 01:06:40,001 --> 01:06:43,000 FOR 1535 01:06:43,001 --> 01:06:45,000 AND THE ADVANCED RADARS FOR THE 1536 01:06:45,001 --> 01:06:47,000 F-15 FIGHTER AND THE VIRTUAL 1537 01:06:47,001 --> 01:06:49,000 INTERACTIVE 1538 01:06:49,001 --> 01:06:50,000 FOR NATIONAL GUARD UNITS AROUND 1539 01:06:50,001 --> 01:06:52,000 THE COUNTRY, THIS AMENDMENT 1540 01:06:52,001 --> 01:06:53,000 WOULD REQUIRE A NEW COMPETION 1541 01:06:53,001 --> 01:06:56,000 TO TAKE PLACE. 1542 01:06:56,001 --> 01:06:59,000 AND, MR. PRESIDENT, THIS 1543 01:06:59,001 --> 01:07:02,000 DISRUPT IMPORTANT PROGRAMS, 1544 01:07:02,001 --> 01:07:03,000 DELAY PROCUREMENT OF VALUABLE 1545 01:07:03,001 --> 01:07:07,000 EQUIPMENT, AND ADD TO THE COST 1546 01:07:07,001 --> 01:07:10,000 OF TAXPAYERS. 1547 01:07:10,001 --> 01:07:11,000 THE 1548 01:07:11,001 --> 01:07:14,000 DISREGARDS FACT THAT SOMETIMES 1549 01:07:14,001 --> 01:07:16,000 THE PENTAGON GETS IT WRONG. 1550 01:07:16,001 --> 01:07:18,000 THERE ARE MANY PROGRAMS WHICH 1551 01:07:18,001 --> 01:07:20,000 ARE NOW IN USE ON THE 1552 01:07:20,001 --> 01:07:23,000 BATTLEFIELD THAT WOULD NOT BE 1553 01:07:23,001 --> 01:07:25,000 THERE IF THE DEPARTMENT OF 1554 01:07:25,001 --> 01:07:27,000 DEFENSE'S VIEWS HAD PREVEILED 1555 01:07:27,001 --> 01:07:30,000 YEARS AGO. 1556 01:07:30,001 --> 01:07:35,000 FOR EXAMPLE, CONGRESS 1557 01:07:35,001 --> 01:07:39,000 FUNDS TO THE PREDATOR UNMANNED 1558 01:07:39,001 --> 01:07:42,000 AERIAL VEHICLE, THE PREDATOR. 1559 01:07:42,001 --> 01:07:45,000 LIFESAVING -- AND THE V-22 1560 01:07:45,001 --> 01:07:47,000 PROGRAMS THAT WOULD NOT EXIST IF 1561 01:07:47,001 --> 01:07:51,000 CONGRESS HAD NOT DIR 1562 01:07:51,001 --> 01:07:54,000 TO THOSE SPECIFIC PURPOSES. 1563 01:07:54,001 --> 01:07:55,000 NOW THESE ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED 1564 01:07:55,001 --> 01:08:01,000 TREASURES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 1565 01:08:01,001 --> 01:08:03,000 DEFENS 1566 01:08:03,001 --> 01:08:05,000 SUPPOSE WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO 1567 01:08:05,001 --> 01:08:07,000 THOSE PROGRAMS IF THE PENTAGON'S 1568 01:08:07,001 --> 01:08:08,000 BUREAUCRACY HAD PUT THOSE 1569 01:08:08,001 --> 01:08:10,000 PROGRAMS THROUGH THE RED TAPE 1570 01:08:10,001 --> 01:08:11,000 REQUIRED BY THE McCAIN 1571 01:08:11,001 --> 01:08:13,000 AMENDMENT? 1572 01:08:13,001 --> 01:08:18,000 WOULD THE PREDATOR BE ATTACKING 1573 01:08:18,001 --> 01:08:22,000 OUR ENEMIES IN AFGANISTAN AND 1574 01:08:22,001 --> 01:08:24,000 IRAQ OR MIGHT IT STILL BE AN 1575 01:08:24,001 --> 01:08:25,000 EXQUISITE COM 1576 01:08:25,001 --> 01:08:28,000 REMAINS ON T DRAWING BOARDS? 1577 01:08:28,001 --> 01:08:30,000 MR. PRESIDENT, ULTIMATELY THE 1578 01:08:30,001 --> 01:08:34,000 McCAIN AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES 1579 01:08:34,001 --> 01:08:37,000 TWO SETS OF ACQUISITION LAWS. 1580 01:08:37,001 --> 01:08:39,000 ONE FOR ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE 1581 01:08:39,001 --> 01:08:42,000 PRESIDENT, WHICH MAY BE SUBJECT 1582 01:08:42,001 --> 01:08:46,000 TO FULL AND OPEN OR LIMITED OR 1583 01:08:46,001 --> 01:08:50,000 AND ANOTHER SET OF RULES -- 1584 01:08:50,001 --> 01:08:52,000 ITEMS ADDED BY THE CONGRESS. 1585 01:08:52,001 --> 01:08:54,000 THE AMENDMENT RESTS ON THE 1586 01:08:54,001 --> 01:08:56,000 FAULTY ASSUMPTION THAT 1587 01:08:56,001 --> 01:08:59,000 DEFENSE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO 1588 01:08:59,001 --> 01:09:00,000 COND 1589 01:09:00,001 --> 01:09:01,000 CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED 1590 01:09:01,001 --> 01:09:04,000 SPENDING. 1591 01:09:04,001 --> 01:09:06,000 AND THAT EARMARKS DO NOT SERVE A 1592 01:09:06,001 --> 01:09:12,000 VALID MILITARY PURPOSE 1593 01:09:12,001 --> 01:09:14,000 RESPONDING TO THAT, IN 2008, 1594 01:09:14,001 --> 01:09:18,000 LAST YEAR, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 1595 01:09:18,001 --> 01:09:23,000 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1596 01:09:23,001 --> 01:09:24,000 REVIEWED 1597 01:09:24,001 --> 01:09:25,000 FISCAL 2007 DEFENSE 1598 01:09:25,001 --> 01:09:26,000 APPROPRIATIONS ACT. 1599 01:09:26,001 --> 01:09:28,000 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 1600 01:09:28,001 --> 01:09:33,000 DETERMINED, AND I WISH TO -- 1601 01:09:33,001 --> 01:09:35,000 QUOTE -- "THE D.O.D. PERSONNEL 1602 01:09:35,001 --> 01:09:37,000 INTERVIEWED AND THE RESPONDENTS 1603 01:09:37,001 --> 01:09:39,000 SAID THAT D.O.D. PERFORMS 1604 01:09:39,001 --> 01:09:43,000 OVERSIGHT OF 1605 01:09:43,001 --> 01:09:47,000 TO THE OVERSIGHT OF OTHER 1606 01:09:47,001 --> 01:09:49,000 EXPENDITURES." FURTHERMORE OF 1607 01:09:49,001 --> 01:09:52,000 THE 219 EARMARKS REVIEWED BY THE 1608 01:09:52,001 --> 01:09:54,000 INSPECTOR GENERAL, ALL BUT FOUR 1609 01:09:54,001 --> 01:09:58,000 WERE FOUND TO ADVANCE THE 1610 01:09:58,001 --> 01:10:00,000 PRIMARY MISSION AND GOALS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 1611 01:10:00,001 --> 01:10:02,000 AND, MR. PRESIDENT, NONE OF 1612 01:10:02,001 --> 01:10:05,000 THESE FOUR EARMARKS IS CONTAINED 1613 01:10:05,001 --> 01:10:07,000 IN THIS YEAR'S BILL. 1614 01:10:07,001 --> 01:10:10,000 EVEN IF THERE WERE, NONE OF THEM 1615 01:10:10,001 --> 01:10:11,000 WOULD BE COMPETED UNDER THE 1616 01:10:11,001 --> 01:10:15,000 McCAIN AMENDMENT BECAUSE EACH 1617 01:10:15,001 --> 01:10:19,000 OF THOSE AMENDMENTS WERE AWARDED 1618 01:10:19,001 --> 01:10:22,000 TO A NONPROFIT 1619 01:10:22,001 --> 01:10:24,000 MR. PRESIDENT, DUE TO THE 1620 01:10:24,001 --> 01:10:27,000 SHOR 1621 01:10:27,001 --> 01:10:29,000 OFFERED, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE 1622 01:10:29,001 --> 01:10:32,000 AN ULTIMATE AMENDMENT. 1623 01:10:32,001 --> 01:10:34,000 MY AMENDMENT ENSURES THAT EACH 1624 01:10:34,001 --> 01:10:37,000 EARMARK ADDED BY CONGRESS TO 1625 01:10:37,001 --> 01:10:41,000 BENEFIT A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY 1626 01:10:41,001 --> 01:10:43,000 SHALL 1627 01:10:43,001 --> 01:10:44,000 SAME ACQSITION REGULATIONS 1628 01:10:44,001 --> 01:10:46,000 APPLIED TO ITEMS REQUESTED BY 1629 01:10:46,001 --> 01:10:48,000 THE PRESIDENT IN HIS ANNUAL 1630 01:10:48,001 --> 01:10:51,000 BUDGET REQUEST. 1631 01:10:51,001 --> 01:10:55,000 THIS PROPOSAL APPLIES THE RULE 1632 01:10:55,001 --> 01:10:57,000 OF -- THE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE 1633 01:10:57,001 --> 01:10:58,000 LAW TO THE PRESIDENT AND TO THE 1634 01:10:58,001 --> 01:11:01,000 CONGRESS. 1635 01:11:01,001 --> 01:11:03,000 THE AMENDMENT I 1636 01:11:03,001 --> 01:11:07,000 CONTAINS THE STANDARD EXCEPTIONS 1637 01:11:07,001 --> 01:11:11,000 TO COMPETION, WHICH IS BY LAW. 1638 01:11:11,001 --> 01:11:13,000 INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESS SETA SIDES. 1639 01:11:13,001 --> 01:11:16,000 THE McCAIN 1640 01:11:16,001 --> 01:11:17,000 OTHER HAND, WOULD ELIMINATE THE 1641 01:11:17,001 --> 01:11:19,000 STANDARD EXEMPTIONS TO COMPETE 1642 01:11:19,001 --> 01:11:22,000 FOR EARMARKS THAT SUPPORT SMALL 1643 01:11:22,001 --> 01:11:23,000 BUSINESSES, MINORITY-OWNED 1644 01:11:23,001 --> 01:11:27,000 BUSINESSES, WOMEN-OWNED 1645 01:11:27,001 --> 01:11:30,000 BUSINESSES, AND 1646 01:11:30,001 --> 01:11:31,000 SERVICE-CONNECTED 1647 01:11:31,001 --> 01:11:32,000 DISABLED VETERANS OWNED 1648 01:11:32,001 --> 01:11:34,000 BUSINESSES. 1649 01:11:34,001 --> 01:11:35,000 MR. PRESIDENT, MY AMENDMENT IS A 1650 01:11:35,001 --> 01:11:36,000 REASONABLE AND FAIR APPROACH TO 1651 01:11:36,001 --> 01:11:38,000 BALANCING THE ACQUISITION 1652 01:11:38,001 --> 01:11:40,000 AS THEY APPLY TO CONGRESSIONAL 1653 01:11:40,001 --> 01:11:43,000 SPENDING ITEMS AND ITEMS 1654 01:11:43,001 --> 01:11:45,000 REQUESTED BY THE PRESIDENT. 1655 01:11:45,001 --> 01:11:48,000 IT ENSURES THAT ALL SPENDING 1656 01:11:48,001 --> 01:11:52,000 ITEMS THAT ARE FUNDED IN THIS 1657 01:11:52,001 --> 01:11:55,000 BILL, REGARDLESS OF WHO PROPOSED 1658 01:11:55,001 --> 01:11:56,000 THEM WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME 1659 01:11:56,001 --> 01:11:58,000 RULES FOR COMPETION. 1660 01:11:58,001 --> 01:12:00,000 AND, THEREFORE, I URGE MY 1661 01:12:00,001 --> 01:12:01,000 COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT MY 1662 01:12:01,001 --> 01:12:02,000 AMENDMENT AND OPPOSE THE 1663 01:12:02,001 --> 01:12:05,000 McCAIN 1664 01:12:05,001 --> 01:12:06,000 I YIELD THE FLOOR, SIR. 1665 01:12:06,001 --> 01:12:07,000 A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 1666 01:12:07,001 --> 01:12:09,000 SENATOR FROM M 1667 01:12:09,001 --> 01:12:10,000 A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT 1668 01:12:10,001 --> 01:12:12,000 TO THANK THE DISTINGUISHED 1669 01:12:12,001 --> 01:12:14,000 CHAIRMAN OF OUR 1670 01:12:14,001 --> 01:12:15,000 SENATOR INOUYE, FOR HIS 1671 01:12:15,001 --> 01:12:19,000 LEADERSHIP AND THE BIPARTISAN 1672 01:12:19,001 --> 01:12:20,000 WAY HE'S GONE ABOUT MANAGING HIS 1673 01:12:20,001 --> 01:12:22,000 RESPONSIBILITIES AS CHAIRMAN OF 1674 01:12:22,001 --> 01:12:23,000 THE DEFENSE 1675 01:12:23,001 --> 01:12:30,000 SUBCOMMITTEE. 1676 01:12:30,001 --> 01:12:32,000 MR. CORKERMR. COCHRAN: IT HAS NOT ONLY HAD 1677 01:12:32,001 --> 01:12:34,000 PUBLIC HEARINGS, CALLING BEFORE 1678 01:12:34,001 --> 01:12:36,000 THE COMMITTEE THOSE OF THE 1679 01:12:36,001 --> 01:12:39,000 VARIOUS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. 1680 01:12:39,001 --> 01:12:41,000 AND ALSO OPENI THE OPPORTUNITY 1681 01:12:41,001 --> 01:12:44,000 FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE INTERESTS TO 1682 01:12:44,001 --> 01:12:47,000 COME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR 1683 01:12:47,001 --> 01:12:50,000 NEEDS 1684 01:12:50,001 --> 01:12:51,000 BEEN A VERY CAREFUL, PRUDENT AND 1685 01:12:51,001 --> 01:12:54,000 WORKMAN-LIKE WAY TO APPROACH 1686 01:12:54,001 --> 01:12:56,000 THIS VERY SOLEMN AND IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY. 1687 01:12:56,001 --> 01:12:57,000 SO HE'S BROUGHT US TO WHERE WE 1688 01:12:57,001 --> 01:12:59,000 ARE TODAY. 1689 01:12:59,001 --> 01:13:02,000 HE'S SCHEDULED A VOTE FINALLY ON 1690 01:13:02,001 --> 01:13:05,000 FINAL PASSAGE LAT 1691 01:13:05,001 --> 01:13:08,000 PROVIDING FUND -- FUNDING FOR 1692 01:13:08,001 --> 01:13:09,000 OUR NATIONAL SECURITY 1693 01:13:09,001 --> 01:13:11,000 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE 1694 01:13:11,001 --> 01:13:12,000 MEN AND WOMEN WHO 1695 01:13:12,001 --> 01:13:14,000 VOLUNTEERED TO PUT THEMSELVES IN 1696 01:13:14,001 --> 01:13:17,000 HARM'S WAY TO WHERE THE -- TO 1697 01:13:17,001 --> 01:13:19,000 WEAR THE UNIFORM OF OUR COUNTRY. 1698 01:13:19,001 --> 01:13:21,000 TO DEFEND OUR COUNTRY AGAINST 1699 01:13:21,001 --> 01:13:22,000 AGGRESSION HERE AND ABROAD. 1700 01:13:22,001 --> 01:13:25,000 THE DEPARTMENT IS 1701 01:13:25,001 --> 01:13:28,000 BEING FUNDED BY A CONTINUING 1702 01:13:28,001 --> 01:13:30,000 RESOLUTION 1703 01:13:30,001 --> 01:13:31,000 ALTHOUGH FORCING THE DEPARTMENT 1704 01:13:31,001 --> 01:13:32,000 OPERATE UNDER TEMPORARY 1705 01:13:32,001 --> 01:13:35,000 RESOLUTION IS NOT A VERY GOOD 1706 01:13:35,001 --> 01:13:36,000 WAY TO PROVIDE CERTAINTY OF 1707 01:13:36,001 --> 01:13:38,000 FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT 1708 01:13:38,001 --> 01:13:39,000 CHARGED WITH PROTECTING OUR 1709 01:13:39,001 --> 01:13:41,000 NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IS 1710 01:13:41,001 --> 01:13:44,000 THE BEST WE COULD DO. 1711 01:13:44,001 --> 01:13:46,000 AND I APPLAUD THE LEADERSHIP, 1712 01:13:46,001 --> 01:13:47,000 SPECIFICALLY THE LEADERSHIP OF 1713 01:13:47,001 --> 01:13:49,000 SENA 1714 01:13:49,001 --> 01:13:50,000 OUR COUNTERPARTS IN THE HOUSE TO 1715 01:13:50,001 --> 01:13:55,000 RESOLVE DIFFERENCES, BRINGING UP 1716 01:13:55,001 --> 01:13:58,000 A BILL BEFORE US THAT COVERS THE 1717 01:13:58,001 --> 01:13:59,000 ENTIRE ACTIVITY CHARGED BY OUR 1718 01:13:59,001 --> 01:14:02,000 GOVERNMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF 1719 01:14:02,001 --> 01:14:04,000 DEFENSE. 1720 01:14:04,001 --> 01:14:08,000 AND THIS BILL IS READY TO BE 1721 01:14:08,001 --> 01:14:09,000 APPROVAL BY THE SENATE. 1722 01:14:09,001 --> 01:14:10,000 THERE'S BEEN MUCH DISCUSSION 1723 01:14:10,001 --> 01:14:12,000 ABOUT EAR 1724 01:14:12,001 --> 01:14:13,000 THE CHAIRMAN RAISED THIS ISSUE. 1725 01:14:13,001 --> 01:14:16,000 LATER THIS AFTERNOON WE'RE GOING 1726 01:14:16,001 --> 01:14:17,000 TO VOTE ON AN EARMARK-RELATED 1727 01:14:17,001 --> 01:14:19,000 AMENDMENT OR TWO. 1728 01:14:19,001 --> 01:14:23,000 THERE'S NO 1729 01:14:23,001 --> 01:14:27,000 WHO HAVE BEEN STRIVING TO INJECT 1730 01:14:27,001 --> 01:14:30,000 REFORMS, OTHER WAYS OF DOING 1731 01:14:30,001 --> 01:14:31,000 BUSINESS, WE THINK WE HAVE 1732 01:14:31,001 --> 01:14:33,000 CAREFULLY REVIEWED ALL OF THE 1733 01:14:33,001 --> 01:14:36,000 REQUESTS FOR 1734 01:14:36,001 --> 01:14:38,000 THE PROVISIONS THAT PERMIT AND 1735 01:14:38,001 --> 01:14:39,000 AUTHORIZE SPENDING IN THIS BILL 1736 01:14:39,001 --> 01:14:41,000 TO BE SURE IT IS WARRANTED, IT 1737 01:14:41,001 --> 01:14:42,000 IS JUSTIFIED, IT IS IN THE 1738 01:14:42,001 --> 01:14:45,000 NATIONAL INTERESTS, IT'S NOT 1739 01:14:45,001 --> 01:14:46,000 THERE JUST TO SERVE SOME SPECIAL 1740 01:14:46,001 --> 01:14:49,000 INTEREST OR PRIVATE INTEREST OF 1741 01:14:49,001 --> 01:14:52,000 A MEMBER OF CONGRESS. 1742 01:14:52,001 --> 01:14:55,000 CONGRESS HAS WORKED -- THE HOUSE 1743 01:14:55,001 --> 01:14:56,000 AND SENATE, TOGETHER, TO IMPROVE 1744 01:14:56,001 --> 01:14:59,000 AND MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES I 1745 01:14:59,001 --> 01:15:02,000 THE PROCESS, THE 1746 01:15:02,001 --> 01:15:03,000 FACILITATE THE 1747 01:15:03,001 --> 01:15:05,000 SCRUTINY OF 1748 01:15:05,001 --> 01:15:07,000 DIRECTED SPENDING. 1749 01:15:07,001 --> 01:15:09,000 IN ADDITION THE APPROPRIATIONS 1750 01:15:09,001 --> 01:15:11,000 COMMITTEE HAS GONE BEYOND THOSE 1751 01:15:11,001 --> 01:15:13,000 REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN 1752 01:15:13,001 --> 01:15:16,000 SUGGESTED 1753 01:15:16,001 --> 01:15:17,000 PROCESS AND IMPOSED ADDITIONAL 1754 01:15:17,001 --> 01:15:21,000 DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND 1755 01:15:21,001 --> 01:15:24,000 LIMITATIONS ON EARMARKING. 1756 01:15:24,001 --> 01:15:26,000 BUT I AM NOT GOING TO SUPPORT 1757 01:15:26,001 --> 01:15:28,000 ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES THAT WILL 1758 01:15:28,001 --> 01:15:32,000 TAKE AWAY FROM THE CONGRESS OR 1759 01:15:32,001 --> 01:15:33,000 DIMINISH THE 1760 01:15:33,001 --> 01:15:36,000 CONGRESS TO SPECIFICALLY CARRY 1761 01:15:36,001 --> 01:15:38,000 OUT THE 1762 01:15:38,001 --> 01:15:41,000 ARE -- THAT ARE UNDER THE 1763 01:15:41,001 --> 01:15:42,000 CONSTITUTION TO DIRECT SPENDING. 1764 01:15:42,001 --> 01:15:44,000 AND THAT'S WHAT THIS COMMITTEE 1765 01:15:44,001 --> 01:15:48,000 HAS DONE. 1766 01:15:48,001 --> 01:15:51,000 WE'VE RECOMMENDED AND THE 1767 01:15:51,001 --> 01:15:53,000 CONG 1768 01:15:53,001 --> 01:15:54,000 TO APPROVE OR REJECT CERTAIN 1769 01:15:54,001 --> 01:15:56,000 PROVISIONS OF THE BILL. 1770 01:15:56,001 --> 01:15:57,000 WEEN'T TRAINED ALL AMENDMENTS. 1771 01:15:57,001 --> 01:16:00,000 THERE'S NO CLOSED RULE. 1772 01:16:00,001 --> 01:16:01,000 THERE'S NO SPECIFIED NUMBER OF 1773 01:16:01,001 --> 01:16:03,000 AMENDMENTS. 1774 01:16:03,001 --> 01:16:05,000 THERE'S NO PROHIBITION OF ANY 1775 01:16:05,001 --> 01:16:06,000 AMENDMENT OF ANY SATOR. 1776 01:16:06,001 --> 01:16:08,000 SO ANYONE WHO HAS 1777 01:16:08,001 --> 01:16:10,000 THIS BILL OR ANY PROVISION IN IT 1778 01:16:10,001 --> 01:16:12,000 HAS A RIGHT NOW TO SAY WHAT IT 1779 01:16:12,001 --> 01:16:14,000 IS, OFFER A CHANGE IN THE WAY OF 1780 01:16:14,001 --> 01:16:15,000 AN AMENDMENT, AND WE'LL 1781 01:16:15,001 --> 01:16:17,000 IT. 1782 01:16:17,001 --> 01:16:18,000 THAT'S THE WAY WE CONDUCT 1783 01:16:18,001 --> 01:16:19,000 BUSINESS IN THE SENATE ON 1784 01:16:19,001 --> 01:16:21,000 EARMARKS. 1785 01:16:21,001 --> 01:16:22,000 IT'S AN OPEN PROCESS, AND I 1786 01:16:22,001 --> 01:16:24,000 SUGGEST THAT THERE'S NOTHING IN 1787 01:16:24,001 --> 01:16:26,000 THE P 1788 01:16:26,001 --> 01:16:28,000 DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT 1789 01:16:28,001 --> 01:16:31,000 THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT BEEN 1790 01:16:31,001 --> 01:16:33,000 TRUE TO ITS WORD IN COST 1791 01:16:33,001 --> 01:16:35,000 EFFECTIVELY PROCURING SOLUTIONS 1792 01:16:35,001 --> 01:16:37,000 FOR OUR DEFENSE DEPARTMENT NEEDS 1793 01:16:37,001 --> 01:16:40,000 AND DOING IT IN A FAIR, OPEN, 1794 01:16:40,001 --> 01:16:43,000 EVENHANDED MANNER. 1795 01:16:43,001 --> 01:16:46,000 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND G.A.O. 1796 01:16:46,001 --> 01:16:48,000 REPORTS ARE REPLETE WITH 1797 01:16:48,001 --> 01:16:50,000 EXAMPLES OF POOR JUDGMENT OF 1798 01:16:50,001 --> 01:16:53,000 DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES 1799 01:16:53,001 --> 01:16:55,000 HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH 1800 01:16:55,001 --> 01:16:57,000 CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTING -- 1801 01:16:57,001 --> 01:16:59,000 DIRECTED SPENDING. 1802 01:16:59,001 --> 01:17:00,000 THE G.A.O. HAS UPHELD PROTESTS 1803 01:17:00,001 --> 01:17:03,000 IN RECENT YEARS. 1804 01:17:03,001 --> 01:17:04,000 IF THE DEPAR 1805 01:17:04,001 --> 01:17:09,000 ITS ACQUISITION RESPONSIBILITIES 1806 01:17:09,001 --> 01:17:10,000 IN A LAWFUL AND APPROPRIATE MANNER. 1807 01:17:10,001 --> 01:17:12,000 SO THERE ARE A LOT OF CHECKS AND 1808 01:17:12,001 --> 01:17:15,000 BALANCES AT WORK IN THIS PROCESS, AND I THINK THAT WE 1809 01:17:15,001 --> 01:17:17,000 THOROUGH AND DILIGENT MANY 1810 01:17:17,001 --> 01:17:19,000 PEOPLE ARE IN ASSURING THAT THE 1811 01:17:19,001 --> 01:17:21,000 THINGS THAT ARE APPROVED IN THIS 1812 01:17:21,001 --> 01:17:23,000 BILL SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST, 1813 01:17:23,001 --> 01:17:29,000 NOT JUST THE PRIVATE INTERESTS 1814 01:17:29,001 --> 01:17:30,000 OR 1815 01:17:30,001 --> 01:17:31,000 WE'VE INCREASED THE REQUIREMENT 1816 01:17:31,001 --> 01:17:32,000 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1817 01:17:32,001 --> 01:17:34,000 IDENTIFIED OVER THE SUMMER FOR 1818 01:17:34,001 --> 01:17:35,000 THE MINE-RESISTANT 1819 01:17:35,001 --> 01:17:36,000 AMBUSH-PROTECTED VEHICLES FOR 1820 01:17:36,001 --> 01:17:40,000 OUR MEN AND WOMEN SERVING IN 1821 01:17:40,001 --> 01:17:41,000 AFGHANISTAN 1822 01:17:41,001 --> 01:17:43,000 WE'VE IMPOSED 1823 01:17:43,001 --> 01:17:45,000 TO HELP PROTECT OUR SOLDIERS IN 1824 01:17:45,001 --> 01:17:47,000 UNIFORM AND ON THE BATTLEFIELD. 1825 01:17:47,001 --> 01:17:51,000 WE'VE INCLUDED AN ADDITIONAL 1826 01:17:51,001 --> 01:17:53,000 $1.2 BILLION 1827 01:17:53,001 --> 01:17:55,000 AND IT'S ABOVE WHAT THE 1828 01:17:55,001 --> 01:17:57,000 ADMINISTRATI HAS REQUESTED. 1829 01:17:57,001 --> 01:18:00,000 I THINK WE'VE ACTED RESPONSIBLY, 1830 01:18:00,001 --> 01:18:01,000 AND I -- I STRONGLY DEFEND THE 1831 01:18:01,001 --> 01:18:02,000 DECISION THE COMMITTEE HAS MADE 1832 01:18:02,001 --> 01:18:04,000 ON 1833 01:18:04,001 --> 01:18:05,000 I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT INCLUDING 1834 01:18:05,001 --> 01:18:07,000 FUNDING FOR THE 1835 01:18:07,001 --> 01:18:12,000 THESE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES WILL 1836 01:18:12,001 --> 01:18:14,000 SAVE AMERICAN LIVES. 1837 01:18:14,001 --> 01:18:15,000 CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED DEFENSE 1838 01:18:15,001 --> 01:18:17,000 INITIATIVES SHOULD B 1839 01:18:17,001 --> 01:18:20,000 THE CLOSEST SCRUTINY OF T 1840 01:18:20,001 --> 01:18:22,000 COMMITTEE AND IT IS. 1841 01:18:22,001 --> 01:18:26,000 IT HAS BEEN 1842 01:18:26,001 --> 01:18:28,000 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AS A WHOLE 1843 01:18:28,001 --> 01:18:30,000 IN THE AUTHORIZING PROCEDURE 1844 01:18:30,001 --> 01:18:31,000 WHICH PRECEDES THE APPROPATIONS PROCE 1845 01:18:31,001 --> 01:18:33,000 A REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 1846 01:18:33,001 --> 01:18:34,000 DEFENSE'S ACTIVITIES WERE 1847 01:18:34,001 --> 01:18:36,000 CAREFULLY SCRUTINIZED BY THE 1848 01:18:36,001 --> 01:18:37,000 ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, WHICH 1849 01:18:37,001 --> 01:18:40,000 SHARES RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 1850 01:18:40,001 --> 01:18:43,000 MAKING THESE DECIS BUT I DON'T THINK MEMBERS OF 1851 01:18:43,001 --> 01:18:45,000 THIS BODY SHOULD FEEL ASHAMED OR 1852 01:18:45,001 --> 01:18:47,000 EMBARRASSED TO PROMOTE 1853 01:18:47,001 --> 01:18:48,000 PASSAGE OF THIS BILL. 1854 01:18:48,001 --> 01:18:50,000 IT'S A GOOD BILL. 1855 01:18:50,001 --> 01:18:52,000 IT ENHANCES OUR NATIONAL 1856 01:18:52,001 --> 01:18:54,000 SECURITY, AND IT SUPPORTS THE 1857 01:18:54,001 --> 01:18:59,000 EFFORTS THAT WE'RE 1858 01:18:59,001 --> 01:19:00,000 OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY. 1859 01:19:00,001 --> 01:19:03,000 I THANK THE SENATE FOR ALLOWING 1860 01:19:03,001 --> 01:19:06,000 ME TO MAKE THESE COMMENTS AND 1861 01:19:06,001 --> 01:19:09,000 THE DISTINGUI 1862 01:19:09,001 --> 01:19:13,000 HAWAII FROM BEING AN ACTIVE, RESPONSIBLE PARTNER IN THE 1863 01:19:13,001 --> 01:19:14,000 DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LEGISLATION. 1864 01:19:14,001 --> 01:19:15,000 MR. INOUYE: MR. PRESIDENT? 1865 01:19:15,001 --> 01:19:16,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 1866 01:19:16,001 --> 01:19:17,000 SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 1867 01:19:17,001 --> 01:19:18,000 MR. INOUYE: I WISH TO THANK MY 1868 01:19:18,001 --> 01:19:19,000 DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE FROM 1869 01:19:19,001 --> 01:19:21,000 MISSISSIPPI, THE VICE CHAIRMAN 1870 01:19:21,001 --> 01:19:24,000 OF THIS COMMITTEE, FOR HIS 1871 01:19:24,001 --> 01:19:26,000 GENEROUS REMARKS. 1872 01:19:26,001 --> 01:19:29,000 I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT TO THE 1873 01:19:29,001 --> 01:19:33,000 SENATE THAT THIS BILL REPRESENTS 1874 01:19:33,001 --> 01:19:36,000 THOUSANDS OF HRS, MANHOURS, OF 1875 01:19:36,001 --> 01:19:39,000 STUDY, OF RESEARCH, OF 1876 01:19:39,001 --> 01:19:45,000 DISCUSSION, OF DEBATE. 1877 01:19:45,001 --> 01:19:47,000 IT CONTAIN SPENDING OF 1878 01:19:47,001 --> 01:19:50,000 $636.6 BILLION. 1879 01:19:50,001 --> 01:19:51,000 IT'S A HUGE AMOUNT, AND WE TAKE 1880 01:19:51,001 --> 01:19:54,000 OUR VOWS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1881 01:19:54,001 --> 01:19:56,000 VERY SERIOUSLY. 1882 01:19:56,001 --> 01:19:59,000 IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO NOTE 1883 01:19:59,001 --> 01:20:00,000 TH 1884 01:20:00,001 --> 01:20:01,000 MEASURE, WAS PASSED BY THE 1885 01:20:01,001 --> 01:20:07,000 COMMITTEE, THE APPROPRIATIONS 1886 01:20:07,001 --> 01:20:10,000 COMMITTEE, BY A VOTE OF 30-0. 1887 01:20:10,001 --> 01:20:13,000 IT'S A BIPARTISAN BILL. 1888 01:20:13,001 --> 01:20:15,000 IT WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 1889 01:20:15,001 --> 01:20:18,000 THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN EVERY 1890 01:20:18,001 --> 01:20:22,000 DAY, MR. PRESIDENT. 1891 01:20:22,001 --> 01:20:23,000 IT 1892 01:20:23,001 --> 01:20:27,000 ILLUSTRATES WHAT BIPARTISANSHIP 1893 01:20:27,001 --> 01:20:29,000 CAN DO, WHAT WORK CAN DO, AND 1894 01:20:29,001 --> 01:20:31,000 WHAT INVESTIGATION CAN DO. 1895 01:20:31,001 --> 01:20:33,000 SENATOR COCHRAN AND I ARE PROUD 1896 01:20:33,001 --> 01:20:36,000 TO PRESENT THIS MEASURE 1897 01:20:36,001 --> 01:20:38,000 SENATE, TO OUR COLLEAGUES, AND 1898 01:20:38,001 --> 01:20:39,000 WE JUST HOPE 1899 01:20:39,001 --> 01:20:50,000 PASSED ACCORDINGLY. 1900 01:20:50,001 --> 01:20:51,000 I YIELD THE FLOOR, SIR. 1901 01:20:51,001 --> 01:20:52,000 I SUGGEST THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. 1902 01:20:52,001 --> 01:21:00,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK 1903 01:21:00,001 --> 01:21:01,000 WILL CALL THE ROLL. 1904 01:21:01,001 --> 01:21:02,000 MR. INOUYE: I ASK TIME BE 1905 01:21:02,001 --> 01:21:03,000 CHARGED EQUALLY. 1906 01:21:03,001 --> 01:21:08,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. 1907 01:21:08,001 --> 01:23:23,000 THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. 1908 01:23:23,001 --> 01:23:24,000 QUORUM CALL: 1909 01:23:24,001 --> 01:23:25,000 MR. SESSIONS: MR. PRESIDENT? OFFICER THE SENATOR FROM 1910 01:23:25,001 --> 01:23:26,000 ALABAMA. MR. SESSIONS: MR. PRESIDENT, I'D 1911 01:23:26,001 --> 01:23:27,000 ASK 1912 01:23:27,001 --> 01:23:28,000 DISPENSED WITH. 1913 01:23:28,001 --> 01:23:29,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 1914 01:23:29,001 --> 01:23:30,000 OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. 1915 01:23:30,001 --> 01:23:32,000 MR. SESSIONS: MR. PRESIDENT, I 1916 01:23:32,001 --> 01:23:35,000 WOULD JUST LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE FRANKEN AMENDMENT, IF IT'S 1917 01:23:35,001 --> 01:23:39,000 OKAY WITH THE BILL MANAGERS 1918 01:23:39,001 --> 01:23:41,000 THE AMENDMENT WOULD IMPOSE THE 1919 01:23:41,001 --> 01:23:43,000 WILL OF CONGRESS ON PRIVATE 1920 01:23:43,001 --> 01:23:48,000 INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES IN A 1921 01:23:48,001 --> 01:23:49,000 RETROACTIVE INVALIDATING EMPLOYMENT 1922 01:23:49,001 --> 01:23:50,000 CONTRACTS WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF 1923 01:23:50,001 --> 01:23:54,000 LAW. 1924 01:23:54,001 --> 01:23:55,000 IT'S A POLITICAL AMENDME 1925 01:23:55,001 --> 01:23:58,000 REALLY AT BOTTOM, REPRESENTING 1926 01:23:58,001 --> 01:23:59,000 A -- SORT OF A POLITICAL ATTACK 1927 01:23:59,001 --> 01:24:05,000 DIRECTED AT HALLIBURTON, WHICH 1928 01:24:05,001 --> 01:24:06,000 IS A POLITICALLY -- A MATTER OF 1929 01:24:06,001 --> 01:24:09,000 SENSITIVITY. 1930 01:24:09,001 --> 01:24:10,000 NOTWITHSTANDING THE CONGRESS 1931 01:24:10,001 --> 01:24:13,000 SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN 1932 01:24:13,001 --> 01:24:14,000 WRITING OR REWRITING PRIVATE 1933 01:24:14,001 --> 01:24:17,000 CONTRACTS. 1934 01:24:17,001 --> 01:24:18,000 THAT'S JUST NOT HOW WE SHOULD 1935 01:24:18,001 --> 01:24:19,000 HANDLE MATTERS IN THE UNITED 1936 01:24:19,001 --> 01:24:20,000 STATES SENATE. 1937 01:24:20,001 --> 01:24:24,000 CERTAINLY WITHOUT A LOT OF 1938 01:24:24,001 --> 01:24:27,000 SUPPORT OR AT LEAST THE OPINION 1939 01:24:27,001 --> 01:24:28,000 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 1940 01:24:28,001 --> 01:24:30,000 SENATOR FRANKEN INTRODUCED THE 1941 01:24:30,001 --> 01:24:32,000 AMENDMENT BECAUSE HE 1942 01:24:32,001 --> 01:24:34,000 DOES NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT 1943 01:24:34,001 --> 01:24:35,000 THERE ARE ARBITRATION 1944 01:24:35,001 --> 01:24:37,000 IN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. 1945 01:24:37,001 --> 01:24:39,000 I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IS COMMON 1946 01:24:39,001 --> 01:24:40,000 ALL OVER AMERICA TODAY. 1947 01:24:40,001 --> 01:24:43,000 THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED 1948 01:24:43,001 --> 01:24:44,000 STATES HAS ALREADY RESOLVED THAT 1949 01:24:44,001 --> 01:24:46,000 ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS CONTAINED 1950 01:24:46,001 --> 01:24:49,000 IN EMPLOYMENT 1951 01:24:49,001 --> 01:24:51,000 ONLY VEILED -- ONLY VALID BUT IN 1952 01:24:51,001 --> 01:24:52,000 MOST INSTANCES BENEFICIAL. 1953 01:24:52,001 --> 01:24:54,000 IN MOST INSTANCES, ARBITRATION 1954 01:24:54,001 --> 01:24:56,000 IS CONSIDERED TO BE BENEFIC 1955 01:24:56,001 --> 01:24:58,000 IN FACT, EMPLOYEES TEND TO WIN 1956 01:24:58,001 --> 01:25:07,000 MORE 1957 01:25:07,001 --> 01:25:09,000 THEY DO IN LAWSUITS IN COURT. 1958 01:25:09,001 --> 01:25:11,000 SOIC THAT'S A MATTER WE SHOULD CONSIDER. 1959 01:25:11,001 --> 01:25:13,000 THIS IS WHAT JUSTICE KENNEDY ON 1960 01:25:13,001 --> 01:25:15,000 THE SUPREME COURT WROTE IN 1961 01:25:15,001 --> 01:25:17,000 ADAMS v. CIRCUIT CITY -- 1962 01:25:17,001 --> 01:25:18,000 QUOTE -- "ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS 1963 01:25:18,001 --> 01:25:21,000 ALLOW PARTIES TO AVOID THE COST 1964 01:25:21,001 --> 01:25:23,000 OF LITIGATION, A BENEFIT THAT 1965 01:25:23,001 --> 01:25:25,000 MAY 1966 01:25:25,001 --> 01:25:26,000 IN EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION WHICH 1967 01:25:26,001 --> 01:25:29,000 OFTEN INVOLVES SMALLER SUMS OF 1968 01:25:29,001 --> 01:25:32,000 MONEY THAN DISPUTES CONCERNING 1969 01:25:32,001 --> 01:25:34,000 COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS." 1970 01:25:34,001 --> 01:25:35,000 SO I BELIEVE INSTEAD OF 1971 01:25:35,001 --> 01:25:37,000 ELIMING 1972 01:25:37,001 --> 01:25:40,000 SHOULD PROBABLY BE LOOKING FOR 1973 01:25:40,001 --> 01:25:42,000 WAYS TO UTILIZE MEDIATION AND 1974 01:25:42,001 --> 01:25:43,000 ARBITRATION MORE IN THESE KIND 1975 01:25:43,001 --> 01:25:47,000 OF DISPUTES. 1976 01:25:47,001 --> 01:25:49,000 INDEED, A RECENT ARTICLE 1977 01:25:49,001 --> 01:25:52,000 PUBLISHED IN JUNE OF 2009 1978 01:25:52,001 --> 01:25:55,000 ENTITLED, "ARBITRATORS LESS 1979 01:25:55,001 --> 01:25:57,000 PRONE TO GRANT DISPOSITIVE 1980 01:25:57,001 --> 01:26:00,000 MOTIONS THAN COURTS," THE AUTHOR 1981 01:26:00,001 --> 01:26:01,000 MADE THE FOLLOWING POINTS. 1982 01:26:01,001 --> 01:26:02,000 QUOTE -- "ARBITRATORS ARE 1983 01:26:02,001 --> 01:26:06,000 GENERALLY MUCH MORE RELUCTANT 1984 01:26:06,001 --> 01:26:08,000 THAN COURT MOTIONS." 1985 01:26:08,001 --> 01:26:09,000 THAT IS, TO WIPE OUT A LAWSUIT 1986 01:26:09,001 --> 01:26:10,000 ALTOGETHER. 1987 01:26:10,001 --> 01:26:12,000 "WHETHER THEY ARE MOTIONS TO 1988 01:26:12,001 --> 01:26:13,000 DISMISS A COMPLAINT OR 1989 01:26:13,001 --> 01:26:15,000 ARTRATION DEMAND OR MOTIONS 1990 01:26:15,001 --> 01:26:17,000 FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. 1991 01:26:17,001 --> 01:26:20,000 INDEED, THE RULES O MOST MAJOR 1992 01:26:20,001 --> 01:26:22,000 ARBITRATION PROVIDERS ARE SILENT 1993 01:26:22,001 --> 01:26:25,000 ABOUT WHETHER AN ARBITRATOR MAY 1994 01:26:25,001 --> 01:26:27,000 ENTERTAIN 1995 01:26:27,001 --> 01:26:28,000 IT GOES ON TO SAY -- QUOTE -- 1996 01:26:28,001 --> 01:26:30,000 "WHILE COURTS HAVE HELD THAT 1997 01:26:30,001 --> 01:26:31,000 ARBITRATORS HAVE THE INHERENT 1998 01:26:31,001 --> 01:26:33,000 POWER TO GRANT DISPOSITIVE 1999 01:26:33,001 --> 01:26:36,000 MOTIONS, THE LACK OF EXPLICIT 2000 01:26:36,001 --> 01:26:37,000 RULES ON THE ISSUES REFLECTS THE 2001 01:26:37,001 --> 01:26:39,000 HESITANCE THAT MOST ARBITRATORS 2002 01:26:39,001 --> 01:26:42,000 FEEL IN GRANTING D 2003 01:26:42,001 --> 01:26:44,000 MOTIONS WITHOUT A FACT HEARING." 2004 01:26:44,001 --> 01:26:46,000 IT GOES ON TO SAY -- QUOTE -- 2005 01:26:46,001 --> 01:26:47,000 "THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE 2006 01:26:47,001 --> 01:26:48,000 INSTITUTIONAL REASONS WHICH 2007 01:26:48,001 --> 01:26:52,000 HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES 2008 01:26:52,001 --> 01:26:53,000 OF ARBITRATION. 2009 01:26:53,001 --> 01:26:55,000 ONE" -- THE ARTICLE SAYS -- 2010 01:26:55,001 --> 01:26:56,000 QUOTE -- "FIRST, WHILE EVERY 2011 01:26:56,001 --> 01:26:58,000 LITIGANT IS ENTITLED TO APPEAL 2012 01:26:58,001 --> 01:27:00,000 THE GRANT OF A DISPOSITIVE 2013 01:27:00,001 --> 01:27:02,000 MOTION IN A FEDERAL OR STATE 2014 01:27:02,001 --> 01:27:03,000 COURT, A FINAL DECISION IN 2015 01:27:03,001 --> 01:27:06,000 ARBITRATION IS SUBJECT TO FAR 2016 01:27:06,001 --> 01:27:07,000 LESS REVIEW. 2017 01:27:07,001 --> 01:27:10,000 MOWFER, APELL -- M 2018 01:27:10,001 --> 01:27:14,000 APPELLATE COURT REVIEW OF SUCH A 2019 01:27:14,001 --> 01:27:15,000 GRANT IS DE NOVO WITH THE 2020 01:27:15,001 --> 01:27:16,000 ALLEGATIONS OR EVIDENCE, AS THE 2021 01:27:16,001 --> 01:27:17,000 CASE MAY BE, READ IN THE LIGHT 2022 01:27:17,001 --> 01:27:19,000 MOST FAVORABLE TO THE PLAINTIFF. 2023 01:27:19,001 --> 01:27:21,000 IN A 2024 01:27:21,001 --> 01:27:24,000 TRIAL COURT HAS INTERPRETED THE 2025 01:27:24,001 --> 01:27:26,000 LAW, THE REVIEWING COURT IS FREE 2026 01:27:26,001 --> 01:27:27,000 TO INTERPRET AND APPLY THE LAW 2027 01:27:27,001 --> 01:27:32,000 DIFFERENTLY." 2028 01:27:32,001 --> 01:27:33,000 BASICALLY THEY'RE 2029 01:27:33,001 --> 01:27:36,000 ARBITRATORS LET A PERSON WHO'S 2030 01:27:36,001 --> 01:27:37,000 FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THEIR 2031 01:27:37,001 --> 01:27:39,000 EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION OR 2032 01:27:39,001 --> 01:27:40,000 AGREEMENT HAVE A BETTER SHAKE OF 2033 01:27:40,001 --> 01:27:42,000 GETTING TO COURT AND HAVING 2034 01:27:42,001 --> 01:27:45,000 THEIR MATTER HEARD THAN IF YOU 2035 01:27:45,001 --> 01:27:47,000 FILE A LAWSUIT, BECAUSE STRICT 2036 01:27:47,001 --> 01:27:51,000 RULES OF SUMMARY JUDGMEN 2037 01:27:51,001 --> 01:27:55,000 TOSS A LOT OF THESE LAWSUITS IN AN EARLY STAGE. 2038 01:27:55,001 --> 01:27:56,000 IT GOES ON TO SAY, "SECOND, THE 2039 01:27:56,001 --> 01:27:58,000 SECOND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COURTS 2040 01:27:58,001 --> 01:28:00,000 AND ARBITRATORS THAT EXPLAINS 2041 01:28:00,001 --> 01:28:03,000 WH 2042 01:28:03,001 --> 01:28:06,000 GRANT MOTIONS TO DISMISS AN 2043 01:28:06,001 --> 01:28:09,000 EMPLOYEE'S LAWSUIT IS A 2044 01:28:09,001 --> 01:28:10,000 DIFFERING LEVEL OF CONCERN ABOUT DISCOVERY. 2045 01:28:10,001 --> 01:28:13,000 IN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT'S 2046 01:28:13,001 --> 01:28:15,000 DIVISION IN TUOMBI, FOR EXAMPLE, 2047 01:28:15,001 --> 01:28:16,000 THE SUPREME C 2048 01:28:16,001 --> 01:28:21,000 EMPHASIS ON THE SPRAWLING, 2049 01:28:21,001 --> 01:28:23,000 COSTLY AND HUGELY TIME TIME-CONSUMING 2050 01:28:23,001 --> 01:28:24,000 DISCOVERY THAT WOULD ENSUE IN 2051 01:28:24,001 --> 01:28:25,000 PERMITTING A BARE ALLEGATION OF 2052 01:28:25,001 --> 01:28:28,000 AN ANTITRUST CONSPIRACY TO 2053 01:28:28,001 --> 01:28:30,000 SURVIVE A MOTION TO DISMISS AND 2054 01:28:30,001 --> 01:28:32,000 EXPRESSED CONCERNS THAT SUCH 2055 01:28:32,001 --> 01:28:33,000 DISCOVERY WILL PUSH 2056 01:28:33,001 --> 01:28:36,000 COST-CONSCIOUS 2057 01:28:36,001 --> 01:28:37,000 SETTLE EVEN ANEMI ANEMIC CASES. 2058 01:28:37,001 --> 01:28:39,000 DISCOVERY IS MUCH MORE LIMITED 2059 01:28:39,001 --> 01:28:42,000 IN ARBITRATIONS AND THUS A 2060 01:28:42,001 --> 01:28:43,000 DENIAL OF A MOTION TO DISMISS IS 2061 01:28:43,001 --> 01:28:46,000 LESS LIKELY TO RESULT." 2062 01:28:46,001 --> 01:28:47,000 AND FINAL, "SOME COMMENTATORS 2063 01:28:47,001 --> 01:28:49,000 AND JUDGES HAVE NOTED THAT THE 2064 01:28:49,001 --> 01:28:50,000 PRESSURE OF INCREASING CASELOAD 2065 01:28:50,001 --> 01:28:51,000 AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE -- THAT 2066 01:28:51,001 --> 01:28:52,000 THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS 2067 01:28:52,001 --> 01:28:55,000 HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST TWO 2068 01:28:55,001 --> 01:28:56,000 DECADES MAKE THE COURTS MORE 2069 01:28:56,001 --> 01:28:58,000 TEMPTED TO DISPOSE OF CASES BY 2070 01:28:58,001 --> 01:29:01,000 MOTION INSTEAD 2071 01:29:01,001 --> 01:29:02,000 ON THE MERITS. 2072 01:29:02,001 --> 01:29:05,000 ARBITRATOR 2073 01:29:05,001 --> 01:29:08,000 OPPOSITE WAY, BY CONSTRICTING, 2074 01:29:08,001 --> 01:29:09,000 NOT EXPANDING, THE USE OF 2075 01:29:09,001 --> 01:29:10,000 DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS AND, IN 2076 01:29:10,001 --> 01:29:14,000 EFFECT, ALLOWING MORE CASES TO 2077 01:29:14,001 --> 01:29:19,000 BE FULLY HEARD." 2078 01:29:19,001 --> 01:29:22,000 NOW, 2079 01:29:22,001 --> 01:29:25,000 CONTRACTS ARE A PROPERTY RIGHT. 2080 01:29:25,001 --> 01:29:26,000 WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ALLEGATIONS 2081 01:29:26,001 --> 01:29:31,000 THAT THE CONTRACT 2082 01:29:31,001 --> 01:29:33,000 FRANKEN IS TRYIN 2083 01:29:33,001 --> 01:29:35,000 WERE IMPOSED UPON EMPLOYEES OR 2084 01:29:35,001 --> 01:29:37,000 THAT FRAUD OR COERCION WAS 2085 01:29:37,001 --> 01:29:39,000 INVOLVED IN CREATING THEM. TO INVALIDATE THESE CONTRACTS 2086 01:29:39,001 --> 01:29:42,000 WOULD 2087 01:29:42,001 --> 01:29:45,000 PROCESS RIGHTS OF EMPLOYERS BUT 2088 01:29:45,001 --> 01:29:47,000 THE EMPLOYEES AS WELL. 2089 01:29:47,001 --> 01:29:48,000 EMPLOYEES COULD, 2090 01:29:48,001 --> 01:29:52,000 FROM ARBITRATION RATHER THAN 2091 01:29:52,001 --> 01:29:54,000 HAVING TO GO TO FEDERAL COURT. 2092 01:29:54,001 --> 01:29:56,000 THE CONGRESS IS IN NO POSITION 2093 01:29:56,001 --> 01:29:59,000 TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN EMPLOYEE 2094 01:29:59,001 --> 01:30:01,000 WHO NEGOTIATED FOR ADDITIONAL 2095 01:30:01,001 --> 01:30:06,000 COMPENSATION IN EXCHANGE FOR -- 2096 01:30:06,001 --> 01:30:07,000 MINORITY TIME HAS EXPIRED. MR. SESSIONS: MR. PRESIDENT, I 2097 01:30:07,001 --> 01:30:09,000 ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO HAVE 2098 01:30:09,001 --> 01:30:10,000 ONE ADDITIONAL MOMENT. 2099 01:30:10,001 --> 01:30:13,000 E PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? 2100 01:30:13,001 --> 01:30:15,000 WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MR. SESSIONS: MR. PRESIDENT, I 2101 01:30:15,001 --> 01:30:17,000 WOULD JUST 2102 01:30:17,001 --> 01:30:22,000 THAT I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS 2103 01:30:22,001 --> 01:30:25,000 AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, THAT THE 2104 01:30:25,001 --> 01:30:26,000 FOR 2105 01:30:26,001 --> 01:30:28,000 THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 2106 01:30:28,001 --> 01:30:29,000 IS NOT ASKING FOR THIS. 2107 01:30:29,001 --> 01:30:31,000 THAT IT'S A REACTION TO SOME 2108 01:30:31,001 --> 01:30:33,000 SPECIFIC EVENT, I ASSUME, THAT 2109 01:30:33,001 --> 01:30:34,000 DOES NOT JUSTIFY CHANGING 2110 01:30:34,001 --> 01:30:36,000 FEDERAL LAW. 2111 01:30:36,001 --> 01:30:39,000 ARBITRATION IN ITSELF CAN BE 2112 01:30:39,001 --> 01:30:41,000 BETTER FOR EMPLOYEES THAN FILING 2113 01:30:41,001 --> 01:30:43,000 A COURT -- A LAWSU 2114 01:30:43,001 --> 01:30:45,000 EXPENSIVE FEDERAL COURT, AND I 2115 01:30:45,001 --> 01:30:47,000 BELIEVE THAT WE OUGHT TO AT 2116 01:30:47,001 --> 01:30:50,000 LEAST DIG INTO THIS ISSUE FAR 2117 01:30:50,001 --> 01:30:53,000 MORE IN DEPTH THAN WEAVE 2118 01:30:53,001 --> 01:30:56,000 BEFORE WE UP AND PASS SUCH 2119 01:30:56,001 --> 01:30:59,000 I 2120 01:30:59,001 --> 01:31:02,000 FLOOR. 2121 01:31:02,001 --> 01:31:03,000 A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? 2122 01:31:03,001 --> 01:31:05,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2123 01:31:05,001 --> 01:31:07,000 SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA. 2124 01:31:07,001 --> 01:31:09,000 THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII CONTROLS 2125 01:31:09,001 --> 01:31:10,000 THE TIME. 2126 01:31:10,001 --> 01:31:11,000 THE THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA 2127 01:31:11,001 --> 01:31:13,000 IS RECOGNIZED. 2128 01:31:13,001 --> 01:31:15,000 MR. FRANKEN: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN. 2129 01:31:15,001 --> 01:31:16,000 ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8 OF OUR 2130 01:31:16,001 --> 01:31:17,000 CONSTITUTION GIVES CONGRESS THE 2131 01:31:17,001 --> 01:31:19,000 POWER TO SPEND MONEY FOR THE 2132 01:31:19,001 --> 01:31:22,000 WELFARE OF OUR CITIZENS. 2133 01:31:22,001 --> 01:31:24,000 BECAUSE OF THIS, CHIEF JUSTICE 2134 01:31:24,001 --> 01:31:25,000 REHNQUIST WROTE, "CONGRESS MAY 2135 01:31:25,001 --> 01:31:27,000 ATTACH CONDITIONS ON THE RECEIPT 2136 01:31:27,001 --> 01:31:29,000 OF FEDERAL FUNDS AND HAS 2137 01:31:29,001 --> 01:31:32,000 REPEATEDLY EMPLOYED THAT POWER 2138 01:31:32,001 --> 01:31:33,000 TO FURTHER BROAD POLICY 2139 01:31:33,001 --> 01:31:35,000 OBJECTIVES." 2140 01:31:35,001 --> 01:31:36,000 THAT'S WHY 2141 01:31:36,001 --> 01:31:38,000 LAWS 2142 01:31:38,001 --> 01:31:40,000 TO STATES WHICH DIDN'T RAISE 2143 01:31:40,001 --> 01:31:41,000 THEIR DRINKING AGE TO 21. 2144 01:31:41,001 --> 01:31:44,000 THAT'S WHY THIS WHOLE BILL IS 2145 01:31:44,001 --> 01:31:45,000 FULL OF LIMITATIONS ON 2146 01:31:45,001 --> 01:31:46,000 CONTRACTORS, WHAT BONUSES THEY 2147 01:31:46,001 --> 01:31:48,000 CAN GIVE AND WHAT KINDS OF 2148 01:31:48,001 --> 01:31:50,000 HEALTH CARE THEY CAN OFFER. 2149 01:31:50,001 --> 01:31:52,000 THE SPENDINGOWER IS A BROAD 2150 01:31:52,001 --> 01:31:53,000 POWER, AND MY AMENDMENT IS WELL 2151 01:31:53,001 --> 01:31:54,000 WITHIN. 2152 01:31:54,001 --> 01:31:57,000 BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. 2153 01:31:57,001 --> 01:31:59,000 I ASKED THREE OF OUR NATION'S 2154 01:31:59,001 --> 01:32:02,000 TO 2155 01:32:02,001 --> 01:32:05,000 AKIL 2156 01:32:05,001 --> 01:32:07,000 ERWIN CHEWINSKI, AUTHORITIES 2157 01:32:07,001 --> 01:32:08,000 REGULARLY CITED BY EVERYONE FROM 2158 01:32:08,001 --> 01:32:09,000 JUSTICE SCALIA TO JUSTICE 2159 01:32:09,001 --> 01:32:10,000 STEVENS WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT 2160 01:32:10,001 --> 01:32:12,000 THIS AMENDMENT. 2161 01:32:12,001 --> 01:32:14,000 LE CONCLUSION FROM THIS LETTER 2162 01:32:14,001 --> 01:32:16,000 WHICH I ASK TO BE INCLUDED IN 2163 01:32:16,001 --> 01:32:19,000 THE RECORD. 2164 01:32:19,001 --> 01:32:23,000 I QUOTE -- "CONGRESS' POWER OF 2165 01:32:23,001 --> 01:32:26,000 THE PURSE IS EXPANSIVE. 2166 01:32:26,001 --> 01:32:27,000 S.A. 2588 FALLS SQUARELY, 2167 01:32:27,001 --> 01:32:30,000 SQUARELY WIT 2168 01:32:30,001 --> 01:32:32,000 CLEARLY DOES NOT INFRINGE ANY 2169 01:32:32,001 --> 01:32:35,000 CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION." 2170 01:32:35,001 --> 01:32:37,000 I ALSO ASK THE -- ASKED THE 2171 01:32:37,001 --> 01:32:39,000 CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, 2172 01:32:39,001 --> 01:32:40,000 CONGRESS' NONPARTISAN RESEARC 2173 01:32:40,001 --> 01:32:41,000 ARM, TO TAKE A LOOK. 2174 01:32:41,001 --> 01:32:44,000 THEY ALSO DID NOT FIND ANY CAUSE 2175 01:32:44,001 --> 01:32:45,000 FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CCERN. 2176 01:32:45,001 --> 01:32:46,000 NOW,ENATOR SESSIONS HAS SAID 2177 01:32:46,001 --> 01:32:51,000 THAT MY AMENDMENT VIOLATES THE 2178 01:32:51,001 --> 01:32:52,000 DUE PROCESS CLAUSE, BUT AS THE 2179 01:32:52,001 --> 01:32:54,000 PROFESSORS EXPLAIN IN THEIR 2180 01:32:54,001 --> 01:32:55,000 LETTER, THE SUPREME COURT HASN'T 2181 01:32:55,001 --> 01:33:01,000 STRUCK DOWN ECONOMIC LAWS ON 2182 01:33:01,001 --> 01:33:05,000 THESE GROUNDS SINCE 2183 01:33:05,001 --> 01:33:08,000 IF THE LEGISLATION IS, 2184 01:33:08,001 --> 01:33:09,000 ARBITRARY AND IRRATIONAL." 2185 01:33:09,001 --> 01:33:11,000 THEIR CONCLUSION? 2186 01:33:11,001 --> 01:33:13,000 THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT EVEN 2187 01:33:13,001 --> 01:33:15,000 REMOTELY FALL WITHIN THAT NARROW PROHIBITION. 2188 01:33:15,001 --> 01:33:17,000 LET ME BE CLEAR. 2189 01:33:17,001 --> 01:33:20,000 THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT 2190 01:33:20,001 --> 01:33:21,000 OUT ANY CONTRACTOR. 2191 01:33:21,001 --> 01:33:24,000 THE TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT DOES 2192 01:33:24,001 --> 01:33:27,000 NOT SINGLE OUT AONTRACTOR BY 2193 01:33:27,001 --> 01:33:28,000 NAME, AND IF YOU READ THE 2194 01:33:28,001 --> 01:33:30,000 AMENDMENT, YOU 2195 01:33:30,001 --> 01:33:31,000 THIS AMENDMENT WOULD DEFUND ANY 2196 01:33:31,001 --> 01:33:33,000 CONTRACTOR WHO REFUSED TO GIVE 2197 01:33:33,001 --> 01:33:35,000 THE VICTIMS OF RAPE AND 2198 01:33:35,001 --> 01:33:36,000 COURT. 2199 01:33:36,001 --> 01:33:39,000 LET ME TELL YOU HOW I THINK THIS 2200 01:33:39,001 --> 01:33:40,000 AMENDMENT DOES SPEAK TO THE 2201 01:33:40,001 --> 01:33:42,000 CONSTITUTION. 2202 01:33:42,001 --> 01:33:45,000 THE CONSTITUTION GIVES EVERYBODY 2203 01:33:45,001 --> 01:33:46,000 THE RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS OF LAW, 2204 01:33:46,001 --> 01:33:48,000 AND TODAY DEFENSE CONTRACTORS 2205 01:33:48,001 --> 01:33:50,000 ARE USING FINE PRINT IN THEIR 2206 01:33:50,001 --> 01:33:52,000 CONTRACTS TO DENY WOMEN LIKE 2207 01:33:52,001 --> 01:33:53,000 JAMIE LEE JONES THEIR DAY IN 2208 01:33:53,001 --> 01:33:55,000 COURT. 2209 01:33:55,001 --> 01:33:58,000 BUT IT'S NOT JUST JAMIE LEE JONES. 2210 01:33:58,001 --> 01:34:00,000 NOT JUST -- THIS ISN'T ABOUT ONE 2211 01:34:00,001 --> 01:34:01,000 INSTANCE, AS SENATOR SESSIONS 2212 01:34:01,001 --> 01:34:04,000 SAID. 2213 01:34:04,001 --> 01:34:05,000 THIS IS ABOUT MANY WOMEN ACROSS 2214 01:34:05,001 --> 01:34:07,000 THIS COUNTRY WHO HAVE BEEN 2215 01:34:07,001 --> 01:34:09,000 VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 2216 01:34:09,001 --> 01:34:12,000 RAPE IN IRAQ. 2217 01:34:12,001 --> 01:34:13,000 AND WHO HAVE BEEN 2218 01:34:13,001 --> 01:34:16,000 CONTRACTS AND HAVE BEEN FORCED 2219 01:34:16,001 --> 01:34:17,000 TO ARBITRATE BY CONTRACTORS. 2220 01:34:17,001 --> 01:34:18,000 SO WOMEN ARE NOT GIVEN THEIR DAY 2221 01:34:18,001 --> 01:34:20,000 IN COURT. 2222 01:34:20,001 --> 01:34:21,000 INSTEAD, THEY ARE FORCING THEM 2223 01:34:21,001 --> 01:34:22,000 BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS OF 2224 01:34:22,001 --> 01:34:24,000 ARBITRATION WHERE THE FEDERAL 2225 01:34:24,001 --> 01:34:27,000 RULES OF EVINCE DON'T APPLY, 2226 01:34:27,001 --> 01:34:28,000 WHERE DECISIONS ARE BINDING AND 2227 01:34:28,001 --> 01:34:31,000 SECRET, AND WHERE DECISIONS ARE 2228 01:34:31,001 --> 01:34:32,000 SUED BY A PRIVATE ARBITRATOR, 2229 01:34:32,001 --> 01:34:33,000 OFTEN PAID BY THE COMPANY 2230 01:34:33,001 --> 01:34:36,000 ITSELF. 2231 01:34:36,001 --> 01:34:38,000 THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT SEEK TO 2232 01:34:38,001 --> 01:34:40,000 ELIMINATE ARBITRATION. 2233 01:34:40,001 --> 01:34:42,000 IT SEEKS TO ELIMINATE 2234 01:34:42,001 --> 01:34:44,000 ARBITRATION IN CASES OF RAPE AND 2235 01:34:44,001 --> 01:34:45,000 SEXUAL 2236 01:34:45,001 --> 01:34:46,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2237 01:34:46,001 --> 01:34:48,000 MAJORITY TIME IS EXPIRED. 2238 01:34:48,001 --> 01:34:49,000 MR. FRANKEN: I ASK FOR ANOTHER 20 SECONDS. 2239 01:34:49,001 --> 01:34:50,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 2240 01:34:50,001 --> 01:34:51,000 OBJECTION? 2241 01:34:51,001 --> 01:34:53,000 WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. 2242 01:34:53,001 --> 01:34:54,000 MR. FRANKEN: THE VICTIMS OF RAPE 2243 01:34:54,001 --> 01:34:55,000 AND DISCRIMINATION DESERVE THEIR 2244 01:34:55,001 --> 01:34:56,000 DAY IN COURT 2245 01:34:56,001 --> 01:34:57,000 CONGRESS PLAINLY HAS THE 2246 01:34:57,001 --> 01:34:58,000 CONSTITUTIONAL POWER TO MAKE 2247 01:34:58,001 --> 01:35:00,000 THAT HAPPEN. 2248 01:35:00,001 --> 01:35:07,000 I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE 2249 01:35:07,001 --> 01:35:08,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER 2250 01:35:08,001 --> 01:35:10,000 PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE WL NOW 2251 01:35:10,001 --> 01:35:12,000 BE TWO MINUTES OF DEBATE EQUALLY 2252 01:35:12,001 --> 01:35:14,000 DIVIDED PRIOR TO A VOTE IN 2253 01:35:14,001 --> 01:35:21,000 RELATION TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 2254 01:35:21,001 --> 01:35:24,000 FROM WYOMING, 2255 01:35:24,001 --> 01:35:32,000 THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 2256 01:35:32,001 --> 01:35:42,000 THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. 2257 01:35:42,001 --> 01:36:45,000 VOTE: 2258 01:36:45,001 --> 01:36:46,000 QUORUM CALL: 2259 01:36:46,001 --> 01:36:47,000 A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? 2260 01:36:47,001 --> 01:36:48,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2261 01:36:48,001 --> 01:36:49,000 SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. 2262 01:36:49,001 --> 01:36:51,000 MR. COBURN: I ASK THAT THE 2263 01:36:51,001 --> 01:36:52,000 QUORUM CALL BE DISPENSED WITH. 2264 01:36:52,001 --> 01:36:53,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? 2265 01:36:53,001 --> 01:36:54,000 WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. 2266 01:36:54,001 --> 01:36:55,000 MR. COBURN: THANK YOU. 2267 01:36:55,001 --> 01:36:57,000 MR. PRESIDENT, LATER WE'RE GOING 2268 01:36:57,001 --> 01:37:00,000 TO VOTE ON AN AMENDMENT THAT I 2269 01:37:00,001 --> 01:37:03,000 HAVE THAT IS A PROHIBITION ON 2270 01:37:03,001 --> 01:37:08,000 TAKING EARMARKED MONEY FROM THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 2271 01:37:08,001 --> 01:37:11,000 ACCOUNT OF OUR ARMED 2272 01:37:11,001 --> 01:37:12,000 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NOT 2273 01:37:12,001 --> 01:37:14,000 PROCUREMENT, NOT RESEARCH, BUT 2274 01:37:14,001 --> 01:37:16,000 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, THE 2275 01:37:16,001 --> 01:37:18,000 VERY KEY THINGS THAT FUND THE 2276 01:37:18,001 --> 01:37:19,000 ABILITY OF OUR WAR FIGHTERS AND 2277 01:37:19,001 --> 01:37:23,000 OUR DEFENSE DEPARTMENT TO DO 2278 01:37:23,001 --> 01:37:25,000 WHAT THEY DO IS BEING USED TO 2279 01:37:25,001 --> 01:37:27,000 PAY FOR SOME VERY GOOD PROJECTS, 2280 01:37:27,001 --> 01:37:29,000 SOME NOT VERY GOOD PROJECTS, 2281 01:37:29,001 --> 01:37:31,000 MOST OF WHICH ALL ARE 2282 01:37:31,001 --> 01:37:33,000 PAROCHIAL -- IN OTHER WORDS, 2283 01:37:33,001 --> 01:37:34,000 DIRECTED TOWARD STATE BENEFIT -- 2284 01:37:34,001 --> 01:37:36,000 THROUGH THE OPERATIONS AND 2285 01:37:36,001 --> 01:37:37,000 MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. 2286 01:37:37,001 --> 01:37:39,000 LAST YEAR, I WOULD REMIND MY 2287 01:37:39,001 --> 01:37:40,000 COLLEAES THAT THE NAVY RAN OUT 2288 01:37:40,001 --> 01:37:42,000 OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MONEY. 2289 01:37:42,001 --> 01:37:44,000 WE HAD TO SUPPLEMENT 2290 01:37:44,001 --> 01:37:45,000 WHY DID WE SUPPLEMENT IT? 2291 01:37:45,001 --> 01:37:47,000 BECAUSE WE TOOK THEIR 2292 01:37:47,001 --> 01:37:48,000 YEAR AND PUT IT INTO EARMARKS 2293 01:37:48,001 --> 01:37:49,000 INSTEAD OF GIVING THE NAVY WHAT 2294 01:37:49,001 --> 01:37:51,000 IT NEEDED. 2295 01:37:51,001 --> 01:37:52,000 I WOULD REMIND THE PEOPLE 2296 01:37:52,001 --> 01:37:53,000 LISTENING TO THESE WORDS THAT 2297 01:37:53,001 --> 01:37:55,000 WHEN WE 2298 01:37:55,001 --> 01:37:56,000 JUST CHARGE THE MONEY TO OUR 2299 01:37:56,001 --> 01:37:58,000 KIDS AND OUR GRANDKIDS. 2300 01:37:58,001 --> 01:37:59,000 WE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN THE 2301 01:37:59,001 --> 01:38:03,000 BUDGET PARAMETERS. 2302 01:38:03,001 --> 01:38:05,000 SO AS WE VOTE FOR THIS, -- 2303 01:38:05,001 --> 01:38:06,000 EARMARK IS ANOTHER QUESTION. 2304 01:38:06,001 --> 01:38:08,000 THE QUESTION IS WHERE DO YOU 2305 01:38:08,001 --> 01:38:10,000 TAKE THE MONEY WHEN YOU GO TO EARMARK? 2306 01:38:10,001 --> 01:38:13,000 WHEN WE TAKE IT FROM THE VERY 2307 01:38:13,001 --> 01:38:16,000 THINGS THAT SUPPORT, EQUIP, 2308 01:38:16,001 --> 01:38:18,000 PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE 2309 01:38:18,001 --> 01:38:20,000 WHO ARE DEFENDING THIS COUNTRY 2310 01:38:20,001 --> 01:38:21,000 AND WE PUT THEM AT RISK BY NOT 2311 01:38:21,001 --> 01:38:23,000 HAVING THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS 2312 01:38:23,001 --> 01:38:26,000 THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THAT, I 2313 01:38:26,001 --> 01:38:27,000 THINK WE'RE SENDING A TERRIBLE 2314 01:38:27,001 --> 01:38:30,000 SIGNAL NOT JUST TO THE AMERICAN 2315 01:38:30,001 --> 01:38:32,000 PEOPLE BUT TO OUR TROOPS, THAT 2316 01:38:32,001 --> 01:38:35,000 OUR PAROCHIAL DESIRES ARE MORE 2317 01:38:35,001 --> 01:38:37,000 IMPORTANT THAN 2318 01:38:37,001 --> 01:38:39,000 AND SO I WILL DEFER WHEN THE 2319 01:38:39,001 --> 01:38:41,000 AMENDMENT COMES UP TO SAY 2320 01:38:41,001 --> 01:38:43,000 ANYTHING ELSE AND THE FACT SO WE 2321 01:38:43,001 --> 01:38:44,000 CAN MOVE THIS ON, BUT I -- THE 2322 01:38:44,001 --> 01:38:47,000 AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW. 2323 01:38:47,001 --> 01:38:48,000 YOU KNOW, THIS IS A COUPLE 2324 01:38:48,001 --> 01:38:50,000 HUNDRED MILLION BUCKS THAT'S 2325 01:38:50,001 --> 01:38:53,000 GOING TO BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE 2326 01:38:53,001 --> 01:38:54,000 VERY NECESSARY THINGS THAT THEY 2327 01:38:54,001 --> 01:38:56,000 NEED. 2328 01:38:56,001 --> 01:38:58,000 THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER 2329 01:38:58,001 --> 01:38:59,000 GIMMICKS IN HERE THAT ACTUALLY 2330 01:38:59,001 --> 01:39:00,000 LESSEN THAT ACCOUNT THAT ALLOW 2331 01:39:00,001 --> 01:39:02,000 FOR OTHER THINGS TO BE DONE 2332 01:39:02,001 --> 01:39:04,000 TERMS OF NOT LOOKING AT 2333 01:39:04,001 --> 01:39:06,000 INFLATION CORRECTLY, BUT WE'LL 2334 01:39:06,001 --> 01:39:11,000 PASS ON THOSE AMENDMENTS, BUT 2335 01:39:11,001 --> 01:39:12,000 THE FACT IS IS WE OUGHT NOT BE 2336 01:39:12,001 --> 01:39:13,000 PLAYING GAMES WITH THE MONEY 2337 01:39:13,001 --> 01:39:14,000 THAT GOES TO PROTECT OUR TROOPS. 2338 01:39:14,001 --> 01:39:16,000 WITH THAT I YIELD THE FLOOR AND 2339 01:39:16,001 --> 01:39:17,000 NOTE T ABSENCE OF A 2340 01:39:17,001 --> 01:39:21,000 THE 2341 01:39:21,001 --> 01:44:01,000 WILL CALL THE 2342 01:44:01,001 --> 01:50:29,000 QUORUM 2343 01:50:29,001 --> 01:50:30,000 QUORUM CALL: 2344 01:50:30,001 --> 01:50:31,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2345 01:50:31,001 --> 01:50:34,000 SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 2346 01:50:34,001 --> 01:50:39,000 QUORUM CALL BE RESCINDED. 2347 01:50:39,001 --> 01:50:41,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICERTHE 2348 01:50:41,001 --> 01:50:42,000 CHAIR RECOGNIZES SENATOR BARRASSO. 2349 01:50:42,001 --> 01:50:44,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THERE 2350 01:50:44,001 --> 01:50:47,000 WILL BE TWO MINUTES OF DEBATE ON 2351 01:50:47,001 --> 01:50:48,000 THE BARRASSO AMENDMENT 256. 2352 01:50:48,001 --> 01:50:50,000 THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING. MR. BARRASSO: MR. PRESIDENT, MY 2353 01:50:50,001 --> 01:50:51,000 AMENDMENT IS SIMPLE. 2354 01:50:51,001 --> 01:50:53,000 IT PREVENTS THE CENTRAL 2355 01:50:53,001 --> 01:50:56,000 INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FR USING 2356 01:50:56,001 --> 01:50:57,000 ANY FUNDS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2357 01:50:57,001 --> 01:50:59,000 2010 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL 2358 01:50:59,001 --> 01:51:00,000 TO CREATE OR OPERATE A CENTER ON 2359 01:51:00,001 --> 01:51:02,000 CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL 2360 01:51:02,001 --> 01:51:05,000 SECURITY. 2361 01:51:05,001 --> 01:51:07,000 TO ME THIS CENTER IS REDUNDANT. 2362 01:51:07,001 --> 01:51:08,000 IT'S REDUNDANT TO ACTIVITY 2363 01:51:08,001 --> 01:51:10,000 ALREADY CONDUCTED BY THE C.I.A. 2364 01:51:10,001 --> 01:51:12,000 AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. 2365 01:51:12,001 --> 01:51:14,000 THERE IS NO REASON TO CREATE AN 2366 01:51:14,001 --> 01:51:15,000 ADDITIONAL CENTER TO DO WORK 2367 01:51:15,001 --> 01:51:17,000 THAT IS ALREADY BEING DONE. 2368 01:51:17,001 --> 01:51:18,000 WE DO NOT NEED TO DUPLICATE THE 2369 01:51:18,001 --> 01:51:21,000 WORK OF OTHERS. 2370 01:51:21,001 --> 01:51:22,000 LEAVE THE TASK OF GATHERING AND 2371 01:51:22,001 --> 01:51:23,000 ANALYZING CLIMATE CHANGE 2372 01:51:23,001 --> 01:51:25,000 INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE IN THE 2373 01:51:25,001 --> 01:51:26,000 AGENCIES THAT DO THAT WORK. 2374 01:51:26,001 --> 01:51:28,000 LET THEM PASS THAT INFORMATION 2375 01:51:28,001 --> 01:51:31,000 ON TO THE ANALYSTS AT THE C.I.A. 2376 01:51:31,001 --> 01:51:33,000 TO INCORPORATE IT INTO THE ASSESSMENTS. 2377 01:51:33,001 --> 01:51:37,000 THE EERT OF THE C.I.A. SHOULD 2378 01:51:37,001 --> 01:51:38,000 FOCUS ON FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE 2379 01:51:38,001 --> 01:51:39,000 GATHERING TO PREVENT THE NEXT 2380 01:51:39,001 --> 01:51:41,000 TERRORIST ATTACK. 2381 01:51:41,001 --> 01:51:42,000 THAT'S WHATHEY'RE TRAINED TO 2382 01:51:42,001 --> 01:51:43,000 DO. 2383 01:51:43,001 --> 01:51:44,000 I ASK FOR THE ADOPTION OF THIS 2384 01:51:44,001 --> 01:51:45,000 AMENDMENT AND ASK FOR THE YEA 2385 01:51:45,001 --> 01:51:46,000 AND NAYS. 2386 01:51:46,001 --> 01:51:47,000 MR. INOUYE: MR. PRESIDENT? 2387 01:51:47,001 --> 01:51:48,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 2388 01:51:48,001 --> 01:51:50,000 A SUFFICIENT SECOND? 2389 01:51:50,001 --> 01:51:52,000 MR. INOUYE: MR. PRESIDENT? 2390 01:51:52,001 --> 01:51:53,000 I RISE IN OPPOSITIO TO THE 2391 01:51:53,001 --> 01:51:57,000 BARRASSO AMENDMENT. 2392 01:51:57,001 --> 01:51:59,000 THE MISSION OF THE 2393 01:51:59,001 --> 01:52:01,000 FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL 2394 01:52:01,001 --> 01:52:03,000 SECURITY IS FULLY CONSISTENT 2395 01:52:03,001 --> 01:52:05,000 WITH THAT OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 2396 01:52:05,001 --> 01:52:07,000 CREATING THIS CENTER DOES NOT 2397 01:52:07,001 --> 01:52:08,000 REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL C.I.A. 2398 01:52:08,001 --> 01:52:10,000 RESOURCES. 2399 01:52:10,001 --> 01:52:13,000 IT REARRANGES ONGOING PROGRAMS 2400 01:52:13,001 --> 01:52:15,000 WITHIN THE C.I.A. SO THAT 2401 01:52:15,001 --> 01:52:16,000 EXISTING FUNDING CAN BE MORE 2402 01:52:16,001 --> 01:52:18,000 PRUDENTLY SPENT. 2403 01:52:18,001 --> 01:52:19,000 THE WORK OF THIS CENTER WILL NOT 2404 01:52:19,001 --> 01:52:20,000 DIVERT RESOURCES FROM OTHER 2405 01:52:20,001 --> 01:52:24,000 MISSIONS. 2406 01:52:24,001 --> 01:52:26,000 IT WILL NOT DIVERT OFFICES FOR 2407 01:52:26,001 --> 01:52:28,000 TASKING OF SATELLITES. 2408 01:52:28,001 --> 01:52:29,000 THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE IN THE 2409 01:52:29,001 --> 01:52:31,000 TRADITIONAL ROLE OF THE 2410 01:52:31,001 --> 01:52:34,000 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO 2411 01:52:34,001 --> 01:52:35,000 SUPPORT POLYMAKERS ON NATIONAL 2412 01:52:35,001 --> 01:52:36,000 SECURITY ISSUES RELATED TO 2413 01:52:36,001 --> 01:52:38,000 CLIMATE CHANGE. 2414 01:52:38,001 --> 01:52:39,000 THEREFORE, MR. PRESIDENT, I URGE 2415 01:52:39,001 --> 01:52:45,000 MY COLLEAGUES TO OPPOSE THIS 2416 01:52:45,001 --> 01:52:46,000 AM NAYS. 2417 01:52:46,001 --> 01:52:48,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 2418 01:52:48,001 --> 01:52:49,000 A SUFFICIENT SECOND? 2419 01:52:49,001 --> 01:52:55,000 THERE APPEARS TO BE. 2420 01:52:55,001 --> 02:17:02,000 THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. 2421 02:17:02,001 --> 02:17:03,000 VOTE: 2422 02:17:03,001 --> 02:17:06,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: DOES ANY 2423 02:17:06,001 --> 02:17:08,000 MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE HIS OR HER VOTE? 2424 02:17:08,001 --> 02:17:15,000 AMENDMENT NUMBER 2567 IS NOT 2425 02:17:15,001 --> 02:17:19,000 AGREED TO. 2426 02:17:19,001 --> 02:17:21,000 THE SENATOR FROM MISSISSIPPI. 2427 02:17:21,001 --> 02:17:23,000 MR. COCHRAN: I MOVE TO TABLE THE 2428 02:17:23,001 --> 02:17:24,000 MOTION 2429 02:17:24,001 --> 02:17:53,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT 2430 02:17:53,001 --> 02:17:56,000 OBJECTION. 2431 02:17:56,001 --> 02:17:57,000 MR. INHOFE: MR. PRESIDENT? 2432 02:17:57,001 --> 02:17:59,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2433 02:17:59,001 --> 02:18:01,000 SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. 2434 02:18:01,001 --> 02:18:03,000 MR. INHOFE: I SEND THE 2435 02:18:03,001 --> 02:18:04,000 MODIFICATION TO THE DESK FOR ITS CONSIDERATION. 2436 02:18:04,001 --> 02:18:06,000 THE AMENDMENT WILL NOT REQ 2437 02:18:06,001 --> 02:18:07,000 ROLL CALL VOTE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT 2438 02:18:07,001 --> 02:18:08,000 OBJECTION. 2439 02:18:08,001 --> 02:18:09,000 COULD WE GET ORDER IN THE 2440 02:18:09,001 --> 02:18:10,000 CHAMBER, PLEASE? 2441 02:18:10,001 --> 02:18:11,000 COULD WE GET ORDER IN THE 2442 02:18:11,001 --> 02:18:13,000 CHAMBER, PLEASE? 2443 02:18:13,001 --> 02:18:14,000 THE CLERK 2444 02:18:14,001 --> 02:18:16,000 AMENDMENT. THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM 2445 02:18:16,001 --> 02:18:18,000 OKLAHOMA, MR. INHOFE, PROPOSES 2446 02:18:18,001 --> 02:18:19,000 AMENDMENT NUMBER 2618, AS 2447 02:18:19,001 --> 02:18:20,000 MODIFIED. 2448 02:18:20,001 --> 02:18:22,000 MR. INHOFE: MR. PRESIDENT, BACK 2449 02:18:22,001 --> 02:18:29,000 IN AUGUST OF 2008, THERE WAS A 2450 02:18:29,001 --> 02:18:31,000 DIREIVE THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO 2451 02:18:31,001 --> 02:18:33,000 CORPSES AS POSSIBLE, AND ALL 2452 02:18:33,001 --> 02:18:34,000 THIS DOES IS SAY THAT BEFORE ANY 2453 02:18:34,001 --> 02:18:36,000 MORE ARE 2454 02:18:36,001 --> 02:18:37,000 SHOULD HAVE TO CERTIFY TWO 2455 02:18:37,001 --> 02:18:39,000 THINGS -- IT WILL NOT INCREASE 2456 02:18:39,001 --> 02:18:40,000 THE COST OR NEGATIVELY IMPACT 2457 02:18:40,001 --> 02:18:41,000 NATIONAL SECURITY. 2458 02:18:41,001 --> 02:18:44,000 IT HAS BEEN CLEARED ON BOTH SIDES. 2459 02:18:44,001 --> 02:18:45,000 I MOVE THE 2460 02:18:45,001 --> 02:18:47,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 2461 02:18:47,001 --> 02:18:49,000 ANY FURTHER DEBATE? 2462 02:18:49,001 --> 02:18:52,000 IF NOT, THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT. 2463 02:18:52,001 --> 02:18:54,000 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 2464 02:18:54,001 --> 02:18:55,000 THOSE OPPOSED, NAY. 2465 02:18:55,001 --> 02:18:57,000 THE AYES APPEAR TO HAVE IT. 2466 02:18:57,001 --> 02:19:02,000 THE AYES HAVE IT. 2467 02:19:02,001 --> 02:19:04,000 THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED 2468 02:19:04,001 --> 02:19:08,000 MR. COCHRAN: I MOVE TO TABLE THE 2469 02:19:08,001 --> 02:19:09,000 MOTION TO 2470 02:19:09,001 --> 02:19:10,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT 2471 02:19:10,001 --> 02:19:11,000 OBJECTION. 2472 02:19:11,001 --> 02:19:13,000 UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE 2473 02:19:13,001 --> 02:19:14,000 WILL NOW BE TWO MINUTES OF 2474 02:19:14,001 --> 02:19:17,000 DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED PRIOR TO 2475 02:19:17,001 --> 02:19:18,000 A VOTE IN RELATION TO AMENDMENT 2476 02:19:18,001 --> 02:19:20,000 2567, OFFERED BY THE SENATOR 2477 02:19:20,001 --> 02:19:24,000 FROM MINNESOTA, MR. FRANKEN. 2478 02:19:24,001 --> 02:19:25,000 THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA. 2479 02:19:25,001 --> 02:19:26,000 ORDER IN THE CHAMBER, PLEASE. 2480 02:19:26,001 --> 02:19:29,000 COULD WE GET ORDER IN THE 2481 02:19:29,001 --> 02:19:31,000 CHAMBER, PLEASE. 2482 02:19:31,001 --> 02:19:33,000 THE SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA. 2483 02:19:33,001 --> 02:19:35,000 MR. FRANKEN: WHEN SHE WAS 19, 2484 02:19:35,001 --> 02:19:37,000 JAMIE LEE JONES WAS DRUGGED, 2485 02:19:37,001 --> 02:19:38,000 GANG RAPED, AND LOCKED IN A 2486 02:19:38,001 --> 02:19:40,000 SHIPPING CONTAINER WHILE WORKING 2487 02:19:40,001 --> 02:19:43,000 FOR K.B.R. IN IRAQ. 2488 02:19:43,001 --> 02:19:44,000 SHE TRIED TO SUE, BUT K.B.R. 2489 02:19:44,001 --> 02:19:47,000 POINTED TO THE FINE PRINT IN HER 2490 02:19:47,001 --> 02:19:48,000 CONTRACT AND FORCED HER INTO 2491 02:19:48,001 --> 02:19:49,000 ARBITRATION. 2492 02:19:49,001 --> 02:19:50,000 JAMIE LEE, WHO CAME TO 2493 02:19:50,001 --> 02:19:52,000 WASHINGTON FOR THIS VOTE, HAS 2494 02:19:52,001 --> 02:19:55,000 SPENT THREE YEARS FIGHTING JUST 2495 02:19:55,001 --> 02:19:57,000 TO GET HER DAY IN COURT. 2496 02:19:57,001 --> 02:20:00,000 THIS ISN'T JUST JAMIE LEE'S STORY. 2497 02:20:00,001 --> 02:20:02,000 IT'S THE STORY OF MARY KINNISTON 2498 02:20:02,001 --> 02:20:03,000 OF OHIO, OF PAMELA JONES OF 2499 02:20:03,001 --> 02:20:04,000 TEXAS, AND OF WOMEN AROUND THIS 2500 02:20:04,001 --> 02:20:05,000 COUNTRY. 2501 02:20:05,001 --> 02:20:07,000 58 GROUPS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY 2502 02:20:07,001 --> 02:20:09,000 HAVE TAKEN A STAND BY SUPPORTING 2503 02:20:09,001 --> 02:20:11,000 MY AMENDMENT. 2504 02:20:11,001 --> 02:20:14,000 AS THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END 2505 02:20:14,001 --> 02:20:15,000 SEXUAL VIOLENCE SAID, "ASKING A 2506 02:20:15,001 --> 02:20:17,000 VICTIM TO ENTER ARBITRATION WITH 2507 02:20:17,001 --> 02:20:18,000 SOMEONE WHO RAPED HER OR WITH A 2508 02:20:18,001 --> 02:20:19,000 COMPANY WHO WOULDN'PROTECT HER 2509 02:20:19,001 --> 02:20:20,000 IS OUTRAGEOUS." 2510 02:20:20,001 --> 02:20:23,000 I AGREE. 2511 02:20:23,001 --> 02:20:24,000 DISCRIMINATION AT LEAST DESERVE 2512 02:20:24,001 --> 02:20:25,000 THEIR DAY IN COURT. 2513 02:20:25,001 --> 02:20:28,000 MY AMENDMENT WOULD MAKE SURE 2514 02:20:28,001 --> 02:20:30,000 THAT ALL 2515 02:20:30,001 --> 02:20:31,000 NOT JUST K.B.R., GIVE VICTIMS 2516 02:20:31,001 --> 02:20:34,000 THAT BASIC RIGHT. 2517 02:20:34,001 --> 02:20:35,000 I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS 2518 02:20:35,001 --> 02:20:37,000 AMENDMENT. 2519 02:20:37,001 --> 02:20:41,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: TIME IS EXPIRED. 2520 02:20:41,001 --> 02:20:44,000 WHO YIELDS TIME IN OPPOSITION? 2521 02:20:44,001 --> 02:20:46,000 THE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA. MR. SESSIONS: MR. PRESIDENT, 2522 02:20:46,001 --> 02:20:47,000 FIRST OF ALL, WITH REGARD TO 2523 02:20:47,001 --> 02:20:50,000 THIS LAWSUIT, ALTHOUGH IT TOOK 2524 02:20:50,001 --> 02:20:51,000 SOME TIME, THE COURT -- THE 2525 02:20:51,001 --> 02:20:55,000 FIFTH CIRCUIT HAS RULED THAT 2526 02:20:55,001 --> 02:20:57,000 THIS MATTER I 2527 02:20:57,001 --> 02:20:58,000 ARBITRATEABLE, AND THIS LADY IS 2528 02:20:58,001 --> 02:21:00,000 ENTITLED TO A COURT TRIAL 2529 02:21:00,001 --> 02:21:02,000 BECAUSE IT GOES OUTSIDE NORMAL 2530 02:21:02,001 --> 02:21:04,000 EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. 2531 02:21:04,001 --> 02:21:07,000 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LET ME 2532 02:21:07,001 --> 02:21:10,000 KNOW IT OPPOSES THIS AMENDMENT, 2533 02:21:10,001 --> 02:21:12,000 AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 2534 02:21:12,001 --> 02:21:14,000 REASONS. 2535 02:21:14,001 --> 02:21:16,000 BECAUSE IT GOES FAR BEYOND THE 2536 02:21:16,001 --> 02:21:17,000 ISSUE RAISEDY MY COLLEAGUE 2537 02:21:17,001 --> 02:21:19,000 FROM MINNESOTA. 2538 02:21:19,001 --> 02:21:23,000 IT ELIMINATES ARBITRATION FOR 2539 02:21:23,001 --> 02:21:26,000 ANY CLAIM UNDER TITLE 7 OF THE 2540 02:21:26,001 --> 02:21:28,000 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, ANY CLAIM 2541 02:21:28,001 --> 02:21:29,000 RESULTING FROM NEGLIGENT HIRING, 2542 02:21:29,001 --> 02:21:31,000 NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION OR 2543 02:21:31,001 --> 02:21:34,000 RETENTION OF AN 2544 02:21:34,001 --> 02:21:38,000 VIRTUALLY ANY EMPLOYMENT DISPUTE 2545 02:21:38,001 --> 02:21:39,000 THAT 2546 02:21:39,001 --> 02:21:41,000 ARTRATION, WHICH THE UNITED 2547 02:21:41,001 --> 02:21:43,000 STATES SUPREME COURT HAS SAID IS 2548 02:21:43,001 --> 02:21:45,000 GOOD AND STATISTICS SHOW THAT 2549 02:21:45,001 --> 02:21:48,000 EMPLOYEES GET FINAL JUDGMENT AND 2550 02:21:48,001 --> 02:21:50,000 ACTUALLY WIN MORE CASES UNDER 2551 02:21:50,001 --> 02:21:51,000 ARBITRATION THAN THEY DO GOING 2552 02:21:51,001 --> 02:21:53,000 TO THE EXPENSE OF A FEDERAL 2553 02:21:53,001 --> 02:21:55,000 COURT TRIAL. 2554 02:21:55,001 --> 02:21:56,000 THE PRES 2555 02:21:56,001 --> 02:21:58,000 MR. SESSIONS: I THINK WE SHOULD LISTEN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 2556 02:21:58,001 --> 02:21:59,000 DEFENSE AND VOTE NO ON THIS AMENDMENT. 2557 02:21:59,001 --> 02:22:05,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: 2558 02:22:05,001 --> 02:22:07,000 QUESTI IS ON THE AMENDMENT. 2559 02:22:07,001 --> 02:22:08,000 A SENATOR: YEAS AND 2560 02:22:08,001 --> 02:22:16,000 E PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 2561 02:22:16,001 --> 02:22:49,000 THERE APPEARS TO BE. 2562 02:22:49,001 --> 02:23:41,000 VOTE: 2563 02:23:41,001 --> 02:36:37,000 VOTE 2564 02:36:37,001 --> 02:36:38,000 VOTE: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE 2565 02:36:38,001 --> 02:36:39,000 THERE ANY SENATORS IN THE CHAMBER WISHING TO VOTE OR 2566 02:36:39,001 --> 02:36:40,000 CHANGE THEIR VOTE? 2567 02:36:40,001 --> 02:36:43,000 WITH 68 VOTING IN THE 2568 02:36:43,001 --> 02:36:44,000 AFFIRMATIVE AND 30 VOTING IN THE 2569 02:36:44,001 --> 02:36:46,000 NEGATIVE, AMENDMENT AUTUMN 2588 2570 02:36:46,001 --> 02:36:49,000 IS AGREED TO. UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER UKES 2571 02:36:49,001 --> 02:36:50,000 THERE WILL 2572 02:36:50,001 --> 02:36:52,000 DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED PRIOR TO 2573 02:36:52,001 --> 02:36:54,000 A VOTE IN RELATION TO AMENDMENT 2574 02:36:54,001 --> 02:36:56,000 NUMBER 2575 02:36:56,001 --> 02:36:58,000 SENATOR FROM MISSOURI, MR. BOND. 2576 02:36:58,001 --> 02:36:59,000 MR. BOND: MR. PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OF 2577 02:36:59,001 --> 02:37:00,000 SENATOR FROM MISSOURI. 2578 02:37:00,001 --> 02:37:03,000 MR. COCHRAN: BEFORE HE 2579 02:37:03,001 --> 02:37:05,000 PRECEDES ME, I MOVE 2580 02:37:05,001 --> 02:37:06,000 RECONSIDER THE VOTE 2581 02:37:06,001 --> 02:37:07,000 AMENDMENT WAS AGREED TO. 2582 02:37:07,001 --> 02:37:09,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. 2583 02:37:09,001 --> 02:37:11,000 CAN WE GET PLEASE? 2584 02:37:11,001 --> 02:37:13,000 CAN WE GET ORDER IN THE 2585 02:37:13,001 --> 02:37:15,000 CHAMBER, PLEASE. 2586 02:37:15,001 --> 02:37:17,000 THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI. 2587 02:37:17,001 --> 02:37:18,000 MR. BOND: MR. PRESIDENT, THE 2588 02:37:18,001 --> 02:37:19,000 JANUARY REPORT OF THE 2589 02:37:19,001 --> 02:37:21,000 GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY 2590 02:37:21,001 --> 02:37:24,000 OFFICE SAID THAT THE AIR FORCE 2591 02:37:24,001 --> 02:37:25,000 HAS A COUPLE MAJOR CHALLENGES 2592 02:37:25,001 --> 02:37:27,000 SUSTAINING THE AIR SOVEREIGNTY 2593 02:37:27,001 --> 02:37:29,000 ALERT CAPABILITIES. 2594 02:37:29,001 --> 02:37:31,000 THAT IS THE AIR STRUCTURE THAT 2595 02:37:31,001 --> 02:37:33,000 KEEPS OUR HOMELAND 2596 02:37:33,001 --> 02:37:35,000 THEY SAY THE AIR FORCE HASN'T 2597 02:37:35,001 --> 02:37:37,000 DEVELOPED PLANS BECAUSE IT'S 2598 02:37:37,001 --> 02:37:40,000 FOCUSED ON OTHER PRIORITIES. 2599 02:37:40,001 --> 02:37:43,000 RETIRING THESE PLANS WOULD 2600 02:37:43,001 --> 02:37:47,000 RESULT IN A LACK OF AIRCRAFT TO 2601 02:37:47,001 --> 02:37:49,000 MEET THE 2602 02:37:49,001 --> 02:37:51,000 AND 16 OF THE 18 SITES ACROSS 2603 02:37:51,001 --> 02:37:52,000 THE NATION ARE MANNED BY AIR 2604 02:37:52,001 --> 02:37:54,000 NATION GUARD. 2605 02:37:54,001 --> 02:37:56,000 SENATOR LEAHY AND I, AS 2606 02:37:56,001 --> 02:37:57,000 COCHAIRS, HAVE INTRODUCED THE 2607 02:37:57,001 --> 02:37:58,000 AMENDMENT, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY 2608 02:37:58,001 --> 02:38:01,000 THE GUARD. 2609 02:38:01,001 --> 02:38:03,000 IT SAYS THAT WE DO NOT RETIRE 2610 02:38:03,001 --> 02:38:05,000 ANYMORE FOURTH-GENERATION 2611 02:38:05,001 --> 02:38:06,000 AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE SECRETARY 2612 02:38:06,001 --> 02:38:08,000 TELLS THE CONGRESS HOW IT'S 2613 02:38:08,001 --> 02:38:12,000 GOING TO 2614 02:38:12,001 --> 02:38:13,000 OF THE A.S.A. MISSI 2615 02:38:13,001 --> 02:38:17,000 THE PRESIDING O 2616 02:38:17,001 --> 02:38:21,000 SENATOR'S TIME HAS SPYDER. 2617 02:38:21,001 --> 02:38:23,000 -- THE SENATOR'S TIME HAS EXSPYDER. 2618 02:38:23,001 --> 02:38:24,000 THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 2619 02:38:24,001 --> 02:38:25,000 MR. INOUYE: I AM NOT IN 2620 02:38:25,001 --> 02:38:28,000 OPPOSITION TO THIS AME 2621 02:38:28,001 --> 02:38:29,000 I AM PREPARED FOR A VOICE VOTE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS 2622 02:38:29,001 --> 02:38:31,000 THERE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE 2623 02:38:31,001 --> 02:38:35,000 AMENDMENT? 2624 02:38:35,001 --> 02:38:37,000 IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 2625 02:38:37,001 --> 02:38:39,000 ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NO. 2626 02:38:39,001 --> 02:38:46,000 THE AYES APPEAR TO HAVE IT. 2627 02:38:46,001 --> 02:38:47,000 THE AYES DO HAVE 2628 02:38:47,001 --> 02:38:52,000 MR. BOND: I'M CHECKING 2629 02:38:52,001 --> 02:39:14,000 IF THERE IS 2630 02:39:14,001 --> 02:39:18,000 ON THIS SIDE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS 2631 02:39:18,001 --> 02:39:20,000 THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? 2632 02:39:20,001 --> 02:39:25,000 THERE IS A SUFFICIENT 2633 02:39:25,001 --> 02:44:50,000 THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. 2634 02:44:50,001 --> 02:54:35,000 VOTE: 2635 02:54:35,001 --> 02:54:36,000 VOTE: 2636 02:54:36,001 --> 02:54:37,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS 2637 02:54:37,001 --> 02:54:39,000 THERE ANY SENATOR IN THE CHAMBER 2638 02:54:39,001 --> 02:54:40,000 WHO WISHES TO VOTE OR CHANGE 2639 02:54:40,001 --> 02:54:43,000 THEIR VOTE? 2640 02:54:43,001 --> 02:54:45,000 IF NOT, THE AYES ARE 91. 2641 02:54:45,001 --> 02:54:51,000 THE NAYS ARE 7. 2642 02:54:51,001 --> 02:54:53,000 THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. 2643 02:54:53,001 --> 02:54:54,000 A SENATOR: MOVE TO RECONSIDER. 2644 02:54:54,001 --> 02:54:55,000 OBJECTION. 2645 02:54:55,001 --> 02:54:57,000 UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE 2646 02:54:57,001 --> 02:54:58,000 WILL BE 2647 02:54:58,001 --> 02:55:01,000 EQUALLY 2648 02:55:01,001 --> 02:55:04,000 IN RELATION TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 2649 02:55:04,001 --> 02:55:06,000 2565 OFFERED BY THE SENATOR FROM 2650 02:55:06,001 --> 02:55:08,000 OKLAHOMA, MR. COBURN. 2651 02:55:08,001 --> 02:55:09,000 MR. COBURN: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2652 02:55:09,001 --> 02:55:11,000 SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. 2653 02:55:11,001 --> 02:55:12,000 MR. COBURN: THIS IS A REAL 2654 02:55:12,001 --> 02:55:14,000 SIMPLE AMENDNT. 2655 02:55:14,001 --> 02:55:15,000 I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT 2656 02:55:15,001 --> 02:55:16,000 THAT THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY 2657 02:55:16,001 --> 02:55:17,000 RESERVE ARE GOING TO GET 2658 02:55:17,001 --> 02:55:20,000 ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 2659 02:55:20,001 --> 02:55:21,000 ALL IT SAYS IS RUN THAT BY THE 2660 02:55:21,001 --> 02:55:23,000 DEFENSE DEPARTMENT. 2661 02:55:23,001 --> 02:55:24,000 THEY DON'T GET TO APPROVE IT OR 2662 02:55:24,001 --> 02:55:27,000 DISAPPROVE IT, BUT THEY OUGHT TO 2663 02:55:27,001 --> 02:55:28,000 BE ABLE TO SEE IT, AND SO SHOULD WE. 2664 02:55:28,001 --> 02:55:29,000 MR. PRESIDENT, THERE IS NOT 2665 02:55:29,001 --> 02:55:30,000 ORDER IN THE STPHAFPLT. 2666 02:55:30,001 --> 02:55:31,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ORDER 2667 02:55:31,001 --> 02:55:33,000 IN THE SENATE. 2668 02:55:33,001 --> 02:55:36,000 MR. COBURN: EVERY ONE OF US 2669 02:55:36,001 --> 02:55:39,000 HAVE NATIONAL GRD UNITS. 2670 02:55:39,001 --> 02:55:41,000 WHY SHOULD WE NOT M 2671 02:55:41,001 --> 02:55:42,000 THE INFORMATION AS TO HOW 2672 02:55:42,001 --> 02:55:44,000 THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY? 2673 02:55:44,001 --> 02:55:45,000 IT IS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. 2674 02:55:45,001 --> 02:55:49,000 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT TO 2675 02:55:49,001 --> 02:55:50,000 STAOE -- TO SEE HOW THEY'RE 2676 02:55:50,001 --> 02:55:52,000 GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY. 2677 02:55:52,001 --> 02:55:53,000 IT DOESN'T KEEP THE SECRETARY -- 2678 02:55:53,001 --> 02:55:54,000 THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILL 2679 02:55:54,001 --> 02:55:57,000 NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IT. 2680 02:55:57,001 --> 02:55:58,000 IT JUST SAYS HE'S KNOWLEDGEABLE. 2681 02:55:58,001 --> 02:56:00,000 AND HE IS RESPONSIBLE WHEN 2682 02:56:00,001 --> 02:56:01,000 THEY'RE UTILIZING THOSE FORCES 2683 02:56:01,001 --> 02:56:05,000 OVERSEAS FOR THEIR DEPLOYMENT 2684 02:56:05,001 --> 02:56:06,000 AND THEIR EQUIPPING. 2685 02:56:06,001 --> 02:56:07,000 MR. LEAHY: MR. PRESIDENT? 2686 02:56:07,001 --> 02:56:08,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2687 02:56:08,001 --> 02:56:09,000 SENATOR FROM VMONT. 2688 02:56:09,001 --> 02:56:11,000 MR. LEAHY: MR. PRESIDENT, I'M 2689 02:56:11,001 --> 02:56:13,000 THE VICE CHAIR OF THE NATIONAL GUARD CAUCUS. 2690 02:56:13,001 --> 02:56:15,000 I WOULD OPPOSE THIS. 2691 02:56:15,001 --> 02:56:17,000 IT MEANS THE TAXPAYERS ARE GOING 2692 02:56:17,001 --> 02:56:19,000 TO PAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL LAYER 2693 02:56:19,001 --> 02:56:21,000 OF 2694 02:56:21,001 --> 02:56:23,000 THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES' 2695 02:56:23,001 --> 02:56:24,000 SPENDING DECISIONS. 2696 02:56:24,001 --> 02:56:26,000 GOING TO SPEND A WHOLE LOT MORE 2697 02:56:26,001 --> 02:56:27,000 MONEY AND A WHOLE LOT MORE TIME 2698 02:56:27,001 --> 02:56:30,000 -FLT WE'RE ALREADY REQUIRED BY 2699 02:56:30,001 --> 02:56:32,000 LAW FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 2700 02:56:32,001 --> 02:56:36,000 OF DEFENSE TO SEND REPORTS TO 2701 02:56:36,001 --> 02:56:39,000 THE CONGRESS, 2702 02:56:39,001 --> 02:56:41,000 COMMITTEES WHICH OVERSEE THIS. 2703 02:56:41,001 --> 02:56:42,000 THESE REPORTS DETAIL TO ANY 2704 02:56:42,001 --> 02:56:45,000 MEMBER, IF THEY WANT TO TAKE THE 2705 02:56:45,001 --> 02:56:46,000 TIME TO DO IT WITHOUT SPENDING 2706 02:56:46,001 --> 02:56:48,000 MORE TAXPAYER 2707 02:56:48,001 --> 02:56:49,000 I THINK AN ADDITIONAL REVIEW IS 2708 02:56:49,001 --> 02:56:52,000 SIMPLY GOING TO DELAY THE FUNDS. 2709 02:56:52,001 --> 02:56:54,000 IT'S GOING TO COST US MONEY. 2710 02:56:54,001 --> 02:57:03,000 IT'S ALSO GOING TO DELAY THE 2711 02:57:03,001 --> 02:57:05,000 FUNDS THAT THE GUARD REQUIRES. 2712 02:57:05,001 --> 02:57:07,000 NOW IS NOT 2713 02:57:07,001 --> 02:57:10,000 THAT ARE GOING TO 2714 02:57:10,001 --> 02:57:14,000 I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD OPPOSE THIS AMENDMENT. 2715 02:57:14,001 --> 02:57:15,000 I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS. 2716 02:57:15,001 --> 02:57:16,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS 2717 02:57:16,001 --> 02:57:17,000 THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? 2718 02:57:17,001 --> 02:57:24,000 THERE IS A SUFFICIENT 2719 02:57:24,001 --> 03:12:17,000 TH 2720 03:12:17,001 --> 03:12:18,000 VOTE: 2721 03:12:18,001 --> 03:12:19,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ANY 2722 03:12:19,001 --> 03:12:22,000 SENATORS WISHING TO VOTE OR TO 2723 03:12:22,001 --> 03:12:27,000 CHANGE THEIR VOTE? 2724 03:12:27,001 --> 03:12:29,000 IF NOT, THE AYES ARE 28, THE 2725 03:12:29,001 --> 03:12:42,000 NAYS ARE 70. 2726 03:12:42,001 --> 03:12:44,000 THE AMENDMENT FAILS. 2727 03:12:44,001 --> 03:12:45,000 WITHOUT OBJECTION. 2728 03:12:45,001 --> 03:12:48,000 UNDER 2729 03:12:48,001 --> 03:12:49,000 WILL NOW BE 2730 03:12:49,001 --> 03:12:52,000 DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED PRIOR TO 2731 03:12:52,001 --> 03:12:53,000 A VOTE 2732 03:12:53,001 --> 03:12:56,000 NUMBER 2566, OFFERED BY THE 2733 03:12:56,001 --> 03:12:57,000 SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA, 2734 03:12:57,001 --> 03:13:00,000 MR. COBURN. 2735 03:13:00,001 --> 03:13:01,000 MR. COBURN: MR. PRESIDENT? 2736 03:13:01,001 --> 03:13:02,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: LET'S 2737 03:13:02,001 --> 03:13:03,000 HAVE ORDER. 2738 03:13:03,001 --> 03:13:05,000 MR. COBURN: MR. PRESIDENT, I 2739 03:13:05,001 --> 03:13:06,000 SPOKE EARLIER ON 2740 03:13:06,001 --> 03:13:07,000 w'THRAOEUBG YIELD MY TIME TO THE 2741 03:13:07,001 --> 03:13:08,000 SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. 2742 03:13:08,001 --> 03:13:09,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2743 03:13:09,001 --> 03:13:10,000 SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. 2744 03:13:10,001 --> 03:13:13,000 MR.cCAIN: MR. PRESIDENT, 2745 03:13:13,001 --> 03:13:14,000 THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE 2746 03:13:14,001 --> 03:13:16,000 ENDMENT. 2747 03:13:16,001 --> 03:13:18,000 IT PROHIBITS SPENDING 2748 03:13:18,001 --> 03:13:21,000 MILLION IN EARMARKS THAT WOULD 2749 03:13:21,001 --> 03:13:22,000 BE -- WE WOULD FREE UP $165 2750 03:13:22,001 --> 03:13:25,000 MILLION AND RETURN IT TO THE 2751 03:13:25,001 --> 03:13:26,000 GENERAL POOL OF OPERATIONS AND 2752 03:13:26,001 --> 03:13:31,000 INTENANCE FUNDING. 2753 03:13:31,001 --> 03:13:33,000 SO, IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THE 2754 03:13:33,001 --> 03:13:35,000 ADMINISTRATION ON THE OPERATION 2755 03:13:35,001 --> 03:13:38,000 AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT SAYS 2756 03:13:38,001 --> 03:13:40,000 THAT THE BILLS CUTS TO THE O&M 2757 03:13:40,001 --> 03:13:42,000 ACCOUNTS, AND THIS RESTORES SOME OF IT. 2758 03:13:42,001 --> 03:13:44,000 I AGAIN WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT 2759 03:13:44,001 --> 03:13:46,000 THAT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 2760 03:13:46,001 --> 03:13:48,000 IS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL 2761 03:13:48,001 --> 03:13:49,000 ASPE 2762 03:13:49,001 --> 03:13:50,000 NATION. 2763 03:13:50,001 --> 03:13:53,000 IT SIMPLY PROHIBITS EXPENDITURES 2764 03:13:53,001 --> 03:13:57,000 ON ANY EARMARKS IN THE 2765 03:13:57,001 --> 03:13:59,000 OPERATIONS AND 2766 03:13:59,001 --> 03:14:00,000 ACCOUNT. 2767 03:14:00,001 --> 03:14:01,000 MR INOUYE: 2768 03:14:01,001 --> 03:14:02,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2769 03:14:02,001 --> 03:14:04,000 SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 2770 03:14:04,001 --> 03:14:05,000 MR. INOUYE: THE SENATOR FROM 2771 03:14:05,001 --> 03:14:07,000 OKLAHOMA HAS PROPOSED AN 2772 03:14:07,001 --> 03:14:11,000 AMENDMENT TO STRIP THE DEFENSE 2773 03:14:11,001 --> 03:14:12,000 BILL OF EARMARKS FROM THE 2774 03:14:12,001 --> 03:14:15,000 APPROPRIATIONS. 2775 03:14:15,001 --> 03:14:16,000 PREVIOUSLY, THE DEFENSE 2776 03:14:16,001 --> 03:14:19,000 SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWS THE ENTIRE 2777 03:14:19,001 --> 03:14:20,000 BUDGET AND AUSTS FUNDS BASED 2778 03:14:20,001 --> 03:14:23,000 ON REVIEW. 2779 03:14:23,001 --> 03:14:26,000 FUNDS IN THE&M BUDGET ARE NOT 2780 03:14:26,001 --> 03:14:27,000 REDUCED WITH THE INTENT TO FUND 2781 03:14:27,001 --> 03:14:30,000 EARMARKS. 2782 03:14:30,001 --> 03:14:32,000 EARMARKS IN THE O&M PROVIDE 2783 03:14:32,001 --> 03:14:33,000 ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO REPAIR 2784 03:14:33,001 --> 03:14:36,000 FACILITIES AND ENHANCE SECURITY 2785 03:14:36,001 --> 03:14:37,000 ON OUR MILITARY BASES OR MAKE 2786 03:14:37,001 --> 03:14:40,000 MAINTENANCE EFFORTS AND EQUIP 2787 03:14:40,001 --> 03:14:41,000 OUR MILITARY MEMBERS WITH 2788 03:14:41,001 --> 03:14:43,000 PERSONAL PROTECTION DEVICES. 2789 03:14:43,001 --> 03:14:45,000 DURING THIS 2790 03:14:45,001 --> 03:14:48,000 FROM OKLAHOMA HAS SPOKEN ABOUT 2791 03:14:48,001 --> 03:14:51,000 HIS CONCERNS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE 2792 03:14:51,001 --> 03:14:52,000 FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL 2793 03:14:52,001 --> 03:14:55,000 I SHARE THAT CONCERN. 2794 03:14:55,001 --> 03:14:58,000 BUT I WOULD POINT 2795 03:14:58,001 --> 03:15:01,000 AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED, IT WOULD 2796 03:15:01,001 --> 03:15:02,000 DECREASE FUNDING IN EXCESS O 2797 03:15:02,001 --> 03:15:03,000 OF $75 MILLION PROVIDED BY THE 2798 03:15:03,001 --> 03:15:06,000 SUBSIDY. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2799 03:15:06,001 --> 03:15:07,000 SENATOR'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. 2800 03:15:07,001 --> 03:15:09,000 MR. INOUYE: TO THEATIONAL GUARD. 2801 03:15:09,001 --> 03:15:17,000 I HOPE THAT THEY'LL VOTE AGAINST 2802 03:15:17,001 --> 03:15:18,000 IT. 2803 03:15:18,001 --> 03:15:20,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 2804 03:15:20,001 --> 03:15:21,000 A SUFFICIENT SECOND? 2805 03:15:21,001 --> 03:15:27,000 THERE APPEARS TO BE. 2806 03:15:27,001 --> 03:31:18,000 THE CLERK W 2807 03:31:18,001 --> 03:31:19,000 VOTE: 2808 03:31:19,001 --> 03:31:20,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ANY 2809 03:31:20,001 --> 03:31:21,000 SENATORS WANTING TO VOTE OR 2810 03:31:21,001 --> 03:31:24,000 CHANGE THEIR VOTE? 2811 03:31:24,001 --> 03:31:25,000 IF NOT, THE AYES ARE 25, THE 2812 03:31:25,001 --> 03:31:40,000 NAYS ARE 73. 2813 03:31:40,001 --> 03:31:43,000 THE AMENDMENT FAILS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2814 03:31:43,001 --> 03:31:44,000 SENATOR FROM VERMONT. 2815 03:31:44,001 --> 03:31:45,000 MR. SANDERS: MR. PRESIDENT, THE 2816 03:31:45,001 --> 03:31:50,000 AMENDMENT I'M OFFERING IS 2817 03:31:50,001 --> 03:31:53,000 SUPPORTED BY SENATOR DORGANo? AND 2818 03:31:53,001 --> 03:31:54,000 SENATOR LEAHY AND THE THE 2819 03:31:54,001 --> 03:31:57,000 ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES 2820 03:31:57,001 --> 03:31:59,000 ARMY AND THE RESERVED OFFICES ASSOCIATION. 2821 03:31:59,001 --> 03:32:01,000 THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE AMENDMENT. 2822 03:32:01,001 --> 03:32:03,000 MANY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN ARE 2823 03:32:03,001 --> 03:32:07,000 COMING HOME FROM IRAQ AND 2824 03:32:07,001 --> 03:32:08,000 AFGANISTAN, 2825 03:32:08,001 --> 03:32:12,000 PTSD AND T.B.I. 2826 03:32:12,001 --> 03:32:13,000 WHILE THE 2827 03:32:13,001 --> 03:32:15,000 ADMINISTRATION HAVE DONE A GOOD 2828 03:32:15,001 --> 03:32:17,000 JOB OF PROVIDING SERVICES, NOT 2829 03:32:17,001 --> 03:32:19,000 EVERYONE IS ACCESSING THESE 2830 03:32:19,001 --> 03:32:20,000 SERVICES. 2831 03:32:20,001 --> 03:32:21,000 PARDON ME? 2832 03:32:21,001 --> 03:32:23,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ORDER IN 2833 03:32:23,001 --> 03:32:25,000 THE SENATE. 2834 03:32:25,001 --> 03:32:27,000 MR. SANDERS: THIS AMENDMENT 2835 03:32:27,001 --> 03:32:29,000 PROVIDES $20 MILLION FOR 2836 03:32:29,001 --> 03:32:31,000 OUTREACH EFFORTS SO THAT STATE 2837 03:32:31,001 --> 03:32:33,000 BY STATE WE CAN SEND PEOPLE OUT, 2838 03:32:33,001 --> 03:32:35,000 TALK TO OUR VETERANS AND MAKE 2839 03:32:35,001 --> 03:32:36,000 SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE 2840 03:32:36,001 --> 03:32:40,000 FACILITIES THAT ARE THERE THAT 2841 03:32:40,001 --> 03:32:45,000 ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM WITH 2842 03:32:45,001 --> 03:32:47,000 THEIR PTST AND T.B.I. 2843 03:32:47,001 --> 03:32:50,000 I UNDERSTRAND THIS AMENDMENT HAS 2844 03:32:50,001 --> 03:32:52,000 BEEN ACCEPTED AND 2845 03:32:52,001 --> 03:32:54,000 SENATOR INOUYE AND 2846 03:32:54,001 --> 03:32:55,000 MEMBER 2847 03:32:55,001 --> 03:32:57,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2848 03:32:57,001 --> 03:32:58,000 SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 2849 03:32:58,001 --> 03:33:00,000 MR. INOUYE: THERE'S NO 2850 03:33:00,001 --> 03:33:02,000 OPPOSI THE PRESIDING OFFICER: NO 2851 03:33:02,001 --> 03:33:04,000 FURTHER DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT. 2852 03:33:04,001 --> 03:33:06,000 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 2853 03:33:06,001 --> 03:33:07,000 ALL OPPOSED SAY NO. 2854 03:33:07,001 --> 03:33:09,000 THE AYES APPEAR TO HAVE IT. 2855 03:33:09,001 --> 03:33:12,000 THE AYES DO HE I 2856 03:33:12,001 --> 03:33:13,000 THE AMENDMENT'S AGREED TO. 2857 03:33:13,001 --> 03:33:15,000 THE MAJORITY LEADER. 2858 03:33:15,001 --> 03:33:17,000 MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, IF I 2859 03:33:17,001 --> 03:33:18,000 COULD HAVE THE ATTENTION OF THE 2860 03:33:18,001 --> 03:33:21,000 SENATE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ORDER IN 2861 03:33:21,001 --> 03:33:24,000 THE SENATE. 2862 03:33:24,001 --> 03:33:28,000 MR. REID: MR. PRESIDENT, I WAS 2863 03:33:28,001 --> 03:33:30,000 ASKED TO GO TO MONTANA WITH 2864 03:33:30,001 --> 03:33:33,000 SENATOR BAUCUS, AND I DID THAT. 2865 03:33:33,001 --> 03:33:37,000 I'VE NEVER BEEN TO 2866 03:33:37,001 --> 03:33:39,000 NEVADA IS A HUGE STATE AREAWISE. 2867 03:33:39,001 --> 03:33:40,000 BUT MONTANA'S TWICE AS BIG AS 2868 03:33:40,001 --> 03:33:42,000 NEVADA. 2869 03:33:42,001 --> 03:33:45,000 WE'RE THE 2870 03:33:45,001 --> 03:33:48,000 IN THE UNION, HIS IS THE FOURTH LARGEST. 2871 03:33:48,001 --> 03:33:49,000 I CAN REMBER 2872 03:33:49,001 --> 03:33:50,000 AIRPLANE, LOOKING OVER AT HIM, 2873 03:33:50,001 --> 03:33:52,000 AND THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW BIG 2874 03:33:52,001 --> 03:33:55,000 THE STATE IS. 2875 03:33:55,001 --> 03:33:57,000 WE SEEM TO NEVER GO FROM ONE END 2876 03:33:57,001 --> 03:33:59,000 AND TO END UP AT THE OTHER. 2877 03:33:59,001 --> 03:34:01,000 WELL, THAT'S KIND OF MAX BAUCUS. 2878 03:34:01,001 --> 03:34:03,000 HE ALWAYS DOES THINGS IN THE 2879 03:34:03,001 --> 03:34:05,000 FORM OF 2880 03:34:05,001 --> 03:34:07,000 AS I'VE INDICATED MONTANA'S THE 2881 03:34:07,001 --> 03:34:10,000 FOURTH LARGEST STATE IN THE UNION. 2882 03:34:10,001 --> 03:34:12,000 IT'S CALLED BIG SKY C 2883 03:34:12,001 --> 03:34:14,000 OH, IT'S -- IT'S BIG SKY. 2884 03:34:14,001 --> 03:34:15,000 IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL 2885 03:34:15,001 --> 03:34:21,000 STATE. 2886 03:34:21,001 --> 03:34:24,000 STATEWIDE, HE WALKED THE STATE 2887 03:34:24,001 --> 03:34:27,000 OF MONTANA. 2888 03:34:27,001 --> 03:34:29,000 20 MILES HE -- 820 MILES HE WALKED. 2889 03:34:29,001 --> 03:34:31,000 I ALWAYS WAS VERY SATISFIED THAT 2890 03:34:31,001 --> 03:34:35,000 I WAS A MARATHONER. 2891 03:34:35,001 --> 03:34:36,000 BUT I TALKED TO 2892 03:34:36,001 --> 03:34:38,000 COURSE, HE'S RUN MORE OF THEM 2893 03:34:38,001 --> 03:34:39,000 THAN I HAVE AND FASTER TH I 2894 03:34:39,001 --> 03:34:41,000 HAVE. 2895 03:34:41,001 --> 03:34:42,000 I DROPPED THE SUBJECT VERY 2896 03:34:42,001 --> 03:34:44,000 QUICKLY WHEN I LEARNED THAT HE 2897 03:34:44,001 --> 03:34:47,000 -- HE WASN'T SATISFIED WITH A 2898 03:34:47,001 --> 03:34:50,000 MARATHON, WHICH IS 2899 03:34:50,001 --> 03:34:54,000 HE RUNS 50 MILES. 2900 03:34:54,001 --> 03:34:57,000 AND TO SHOW THE GRIP THAT -- 2901 03:34:57,001 --> 03:34:59,000 GRIT THAT THIS MAN HAS, ONE OF 2902 03:34:59,001 --> 03:35:00,000 HIS 50-MILERS, HE FELL AND HE 2903 03:35:00,001 --> 03:35:02,000 FELL VERY HARD. 2904 03:35:02,001 --> 03:35:03,000 HE HIT HIS 2905 03:35:03,001 --> 03:35:06,000 THERE WAS BLOOD ALL OVER. 2906 03:35:06,001 --> 03:35:09,000 HE GOT UP AND RAN ANOTHER 2907 03:35:09,001 --> 03:35:12,000 42 MILES TO FINISH THAT RACE. 2908 03:35:12,001 --> 03:35:14,000 HE HAD -- HE HAD HURT HIMSELF. 2909 03:35:14,001 --> 03:35:16,000 A FEW WEEKS LATER HE HAD TO BE 2910 03:35:16,001 --> 03:35:18,000 HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF THAT 2911 03:35:18,001 --> 03:35:19,000 INJURY THAT HE SUFFERED FALLING 2912 03:35:19,001 --> 03:35:21,000 DOWN. 2913 03:35:21,001 --> 03:35:22,000 SO IT'S PRETTY EASY TO 2914 03:35:22,001 --> 03:35:25,000 UNDERSTAND WHY THIS MARATHON 2915 03:35:25,001 --> 03:35:27,000 THAT HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN WITH 2916 03:35:27,001 --> 03:35:30,000 HEALTH CARE HAS BEEN FAIRLY 2917 03:35:30,001 --> 03:35:31,000 SIMPLE COMPARED TO 2918 03:35:31,001 --> 03:35:34,000 MARATHONS THAT HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN. 2919 03:35:34,001 --> 03:35:37,000 I'M HERE TODAY TO 2920 03:35:37,001 --> 03:35:39,000 OUR COLLEAGUE, MAX BAUCUS. 2921 03:35:39,001 --> 03:35:41,000 THE NEXT VOTE WILL BE HIS 2922 03:35:41,001 --> 03:35:42,000 11,000th VOTE THAT HE WILL 2923 03:35:42,001 --> 03:35:43,000 CAST IN THE SENATE. 2924 03:35:43,001 --> 03:35:44,000 HE HAS HAD A DISTINGUISHED 2925 03:35:44,001 --> 03:35:45,000 CAREER IN THE HOUSE OF 2926 03:35:45,001 --> 03:35:46,000 REPRESENTATIVES AND IN THE 2927 03:35:46,001 --> 03:35:48,000 SENATE. 2928 03:35:48,001 --> 03:35:49,000 HEAS BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THE 2929 03:35:49,001 --> 03:35:51,000 PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT WORKS AN IS 2930 03:35:51,001 --> 03:35:52,000 NOW CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE 2931 03:35:52,001 --> 03:35:55,000 COMMITTEE. 2932 03:35:55,001 --> 03:35:56,000 I HAVE SUCH GREAT RESPECT FOR 2933 03:35:56,001 --> 03:35:59,000 SENATOR BAUCUS. 2934 03:35:59,001 --> 03:36:02,000 THERE ARE A LOT OF CAREER HIGHLIGHTS. 2935 03:36:02,001 --> 03:36:05,000 AND WE COULD LIST LOTS OF THEM. 2936 03:36:05,001 --> 03:36:08,000 BUT 2937 03:36:08,001 --> 03:36:12,000 THING THAT HE DID IS NOT A BILL 2938 03:36:12,001 --> 03:36:13,000 THAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE 2939 03:36:13,001 --> 03:36:14,000 ARCHIVES. 2940 03:36:14,001 --> 03:36:17,000 IT'S HIS HAVING STEPPED FORWARD 2941 03:36:17,001 --> 03:36:19,000 IN A TIME WHEN NO ONE THOUGHT IT 2942 03:36:19,001 --> 03:36:20,000 COULD BE DONE AND WAS THE FACE 2943 03:36:20,001 --> 03:36:21,000 OF OUR STOPPING THE 2944 03:36:21,001 --> 03:36:22,000 PRIVATIZATION OF SOCIAL 2945 03:36:22,001 --> 03:36:23,000 SECURITY. 2946 03:36:23,001 --> 03:36:24,000 THAT WAS DONE BY A LOT OF PEOPLE 2947 03:36:24,001 --> 03:36:26,000 INVOLVED IN IT. 2948 03:36:26,001 --> 03:36:28,000 BUT IT COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN 2949 03:36:28,001 --> 03:36:30,000 DONE WITHOUT MAX BAUCUS. 2950 03:36:30,001 --> 03:36:31,000 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF 2951 03:36:31,001 --> 03:36:32,000 MONTANA LOVE MAX BAUCUS. 2952 03:36:32,001 --> 03:36:34,000 THEY LOVE HIM BECAUSE THEY KNOW 2953 03:36:34,001 --> 03:36:38,000 HE'S A MARATHONER. 2954 03:36:38,001 --> 03:36:39,000 HE'S A MAN OF STRENGTH AND 2955 03:36:39,001 --> 03:36:45,000 COURAGE AND HE UNDERSTANDS THE 2956 03:36:45,001 --> 03:36:50,000 STATE OF MONTANA. 2957 03:36:50,001 --> 03:36:51,000 I -- IT'S HARD FOR ME TO 2958 03:36:51,001 --> 03:36:53,000 ARTICULATE THE RELATIONSHIP THAT 2959 03:36:53,001 --> 03:36:56,000 I HAVE WITH SENATOR BAUCUS. 2960 03:36:56,001 --> 03:36:58,000 IT'S A RELATIONSHIP THAT I PRIZE. 2961 03:36:58,001 --> 03:37:01,000 HE'S MY FRIEND. 2962 03:37:01,001 --> 03:37:06,000 HE'S MY CONFIDANTE, AND HE HAS 2963 03:37:06,001 --> 03:37:08,000 VERY TOUGH JOB. 2964 03:37:08,001 --> 03:37:10,000 -- TOUGH JOB RUNNING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. 2965 03:37:10,001 --> 03:37:12,000 EVERY BIG ISSUE 2966 03:37:12,001 --> 03:37:14,000 BEFORE THE SENATE WINDS 2967 03:37:14,001 --> 03:37:15,000 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE 2968 03:37:15,001 --> 03:37:16,000 HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PAY 2969 03:37:16,001 --> 03:37:18,000 FOR THINGS. 2970 03:37:18,001 --> 03:37:21,000 HE RUNS THAT WITH AN IRON HAND. 2971 03:37:21,001 --> 03:37:23,000 WE ALL KNOW HOW TOUGH HE CAN BE 2972 03:37:23,001 --> 03:37:25,000 IN THA 2973 03:37:25,001 --> 03:37:27,000 FAIR HE CAN BE IN THAT COMMITTEE. 2974 03:37:27,001 --> 03:37:29,000 I LEARNED THAT ON WORKING WITH 2975 03:37:29,001 --> 03:37:30,000 THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. 2976 03:37:30,001 --> 03:37:31,000 THAT WAS A BIPARTISAN PIECE OF 2977 03:37:31,001 --> 03:37:32,000 LEGISLATION. 2978 03:37:32,001 --> 03:37:34,000 BUT AS A RESULT OF THE WORK THAT 2979 03:37:34,001 --> 03:37:36,000 HE DID IN THAT COMMITTEE, WE 2980 03:37:36,001 --> 03:37:39,000 HAVE MORE THAN 14 MILLION 2981 03:37:39,001 --> 03:37:41,000 CHILDREN NOW WHO ARE ABLE PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM THAT 2982 03:37:41,001 --> 03:37:42,000 WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO 2983 03:37:42,001 --> 03:37:44,000 SO OTHERWISE. 2984 03:37:44,001 --> 03:37:45,000 IT WAS DONE AND A BIPARTISAN 2985 03:37:45,001 --> 03:37:48,000 BASIS. 2986 03:37:48,001 --> 03:37:51,000 SO I JOINED WITH EVERYONE HERE 2987 03:37:51,001 --> 03:37:52,000 IN CONGRATULATING MAX BAUCUS WHO 2988 03:37:52,001 --> 03:37:53,000 IS, TO ME, WHAT A UNITED STATES 2989 03:37:53,001 --> 03:37:56,000 SENATOR SHOULD BE. 2990 03:37:56,001 --> 03:37:57,000 HE UNDERSTANDS THE SIGNIFICANCE 2991 03:37:57,001 --> 03:37:58,000 OF BEING A SENATOR, HE 2992 03:37:58,001 --> 03:38:00,000 UNDERSTANDS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF 2993 03:38:00,001 --> 03:38:03,000 RUNNING A STATE AND THE PROCESS 2994 03:38:03,001 --> 03:38:05,000 -- AND IN THE PROCESS HAS BECOME 2995 03:38:05,001 --> 03:38:06,000 A GREAT UNITED STATES SENATOR. 2996 03:38:06,001 --> 03:38:07,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 2997 03:38:07,001 --> 03:38:10,000 REPUBLICAN LEADER. 2998 03:38:10,001 --> 03:38:11,000 MR. MCCONNELL: IF I COULD 2999 03:38:11,001 --> 03:38:13,000 THE CONGRATULATION FROM THIS 3000 03:38:13,001 --> 03:38:16,000 SIDE OF THE AISLE AS WELL TO THE 3001 03:38:16,001 --> 03:38:20,000 SENIOR SENATOR FROM MONTANA HIS 3002 03:38:20,001 --> 03:38:23,000 11,000th VOTE, 3003 03:38:23,001 --> 03:38:25,000 ABOUT TO. 3004 03:38:25,001 --> 03:38:28,000 THE MAJORITY LEADER HAS 3005 03:38:28,001 --> 03:38:31,000 INDICATED HIS GREAT ATHLETIC 3006 03:38:31,001 --> 03:38:34,000 PROWESS AND HE HAS BEEN 3007 03:38:34,001 --> 03:38:35,000 QUALIFIED FOR ANOTHER LONG RUN. 3008 03:38:35,001 --> 03:38:37,000 SENATOR BAUCUS HAS HAD OVER 30 3009 03:38:37,001 --> 03:38:40,000 YEARS IN THE SENATE REPRESENTING 3010 03:38:40,001 --> 03:38:43,000 MONTANA IN THE LEGISLATURE AND 3011 03:38:43,001 --> 03:38:45,000 IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF 3012 03:38:45,001 --> 03:38:47,000 REPRESENTATIVES, GREW UP ON HIS 3013 03:38:47,001 --> 03:38:50,000 GREAT GRANDFATHER'S RANCH, 3014 03:38:50,001 --> 03:38:52,000 PEOPLE OF THE BIG SKY STATE. 3015 03:38:52,001 --> 03:38:55,000 HE HAD A SIMPLE MESSAGE. 3016 03:38:55,001 --> 03:38:57,000 IT WAS ALWAYS 3017 03:38:57,001 --> 03:39:02,000 FOFIRST. 3018 03:39:02,001 --> 03:39:05,000 HE FOUGHT FOR THE NATION'S 3019 03:39:05,001 --> 03:39:08,000 TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 3020 03:39:08,001 --> 03:39:11,000 IT SHOULDN'T SURPRISE ANY OF US 3021 03:39:11,001 --> 03:39:12,000 WHO FOR A GUY AS THE MAJORITY 3022 03:39:12,001 --> 03:39:15,000 LEADER POINTED OUT WALKED THE 3023 03:39:15,001 --> 03:39:16,000 ENTIRE LENGTH OF MONTANA. 3024 03:39:16,001 --> 03:39:18,000 SENATOR BAUCUS HAS GIVEN THE 3025 03:39:18,001 --> 03:39:20,000 PEOPLE OF MONTANA MORE THAN 3026 03:39:20,001 --> 03:39:21,000 THREE DECADES OF DEDICATED SERVICE. 3027 03:39:21,001 --> 03:39:23,000 HE KEPT HIS PLEDGE TO PUT 3028 03:39:23,001 --> 03:39:25,000 MONTANA FIRST AND I WANT TO JOIN 3029 03:39:25,001 --> 03:39:28,000 THE MAJORITY LEADER ON 3030 03:39:28,001 --> 03:39:38,000 CONGRATULATING HIM ON HIS 3031 03:39:38,001 --> 03:39:40,000 11,000th VOTE. 3032 03:39:40,001 --> 03:39:42,000 A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? 3033 03:39:42,001 --> 03:39:43,000 MR. PRESIDENT? 3034 03:39:43,001 --> 03:39:44,000 IF I MIGHT. 3035 03:39:44,001 --> 03:39:49,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3036 03:39:49,001 --> 03:39:50,000 SENATOR FROM MONTANA. 3037 03:39:50,001 --> 03:39:51,000 MR. TESTER: THANK YOU. 3038 03:39:51,001 --> 03:39:53,000 THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT. 3039 03:39:53,001 --> 03:39:54,000 I JUST WANT TO ADD A FEW 3040 03:39:54,001 --> 03:39:58,000 COMMENTS TO THE MAJORITY LEADER 3041 03:39:58,001 --> 03:40:02,000 AND THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. 3042 03:40:02,001 --> 03:40:05,000 MAX BAUCUS IS -- CONGRATULATIONS 3043 03:40:05,001 --> 03:40:06,000 ON YOUR 11,000th VOTE. 3044 03:40:06,001 --> 03:40:08,000 YOU'VE DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB 3045 03:40:08,001 --> 03:40:12,000 OVER THE MANY YEARS YOU SERVED 3046 03:40:12,001 --> 03:40:13,000 THE PEOPLE OF THE GREAT STATE OF MONTANA. 3047 03:40:13,001 --> 03:40:16,000 ME BEING ONE OF THOSE. 3048 03:40:16,001 --> 03:40:18,000 I APPRECIE THAT. 3049 03:40:18,001 --> 03:40:21,000 GIVE MAX A BAD TIME THAT WHEN I 3050 03:40:21,001 --> 03:40:24,000 CAME TO THE U.S. SENATE, I WAS 3051 03:40:24,001 --> 03:40:26,000 JUST A 3052 03:40:26,001 --> 03:40:28,000 MAX KIDS ME THAT WHEN HE CAME TO 3053 03:40:28,001 --> 03:40:31,000 THE SENATE HE WAS JUST A CHILD TOO. 3054 03:40:31,001 --> 03:40:33,000 I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THIS MAN. 3055 03:40:33,001 --> 03:40:35,000 A LOT OF FOLKS SAY THAT LAX 3056 03:40:35,001 --> 03:40:37,000 BAUCUS IS A LUCK -- MAX BAUCUS 3057 03:40:37,001 --> 03:40:38,000 IS A LUCKY GUY. 3058 03:40:38,001 --> 03:40:40,000 HE IS A LUCKY GUY. 3059 03:40:40,001 --> 03:40:41,000 BUT HE CREATES LUCK WITH A LOT 3060 03:40:41,001 --> 03:40:44,000 OF HARD WORK. 3061 03:40:44,001 --> 03:40:46,000 HE WORKS VERY HARD NOT ONLY FOR 3062 03:40:46,001 --> 03:40:47,000 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 3063 03:40:47,001 --> 03:40:50,000 AND FOR THIS COUNTRY. 3064 03:40:50,001 --> 03:40:51,000 I WANT TO THANK YOU MAX 3065 03:40:51,001 --> 03:40:52,000 CONGRATULATIONS. 3066 03:40:52,001 --> 03:40:55,000 ALL THE BEST. 3067 03:40:55,001 --> 03:40:57,000 A SENATOR: MR. PRESIDENT? 3068 03:40:57,001 --> 03:40:59,000 AS A 3069 03:40:59,001 --> 03:41:00,000 MR. GRASSLEY: AS A MEMBER OF THE 3070 03:41:00,001 --> 03:41:01,000 SENATE THAT'S WORKED CLOSELY 3071 03:41:01,001 --> 03:41:03,000 WITH SENATOR BAUCUS OVER THE 3072 03:41:03,001 --> 03:41:05,000 LAST 10 YEARS, EITHER HE'S BEEN 3073 03:41:05,001 --> 03:41:06,000 CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OR 3074 03:41:06,001 --> 03:41:09,000 I'VE BEEN CHAIRMAN OF T 3075 03:41:09,001 --> 03:41:10,000 COMMITTEE, I WANT TO 3076 03:41:10,001 --> 03:41:11,000 CONGRATULATE HIM ON THIS 3077 03:41:11,001 --> 03:41:13,000 11,000th VOTE. 3078 03:41:13,001 --> 03:41:14,000 BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I WANT TO 3079 03:41:14,001 --> 03:41:16,000 THANK HIM FOR THE CLOSE WORKING 3080 03:41:16,001 --> 03:41:17,000 RELATIONSHIP WE'VE HAD THAT I 3081 03:41:17,001 --> 03:41:19,000 THINK PEOPLE BACK HOME IN OUR 3082 03:41:19,001 --> 03:41:20,000 RESPECTIVE STATES PROBABLY DON'T 3083 03:41:20,001 --> 03:41:22,000 OBSERVE TH 3084 03:41:22,001 --> 03:41:24,000 DEAL OF BIPARTISANSHIP THAT GOES 3085 03:41:24,001 --> 03:41:25,000 ON IN CONGRESS WHERE PEOPLE 3086 03:41:25,001 --> 03:41:27,000 GENERALLY FEEL THAT THERE'S 3087 03:41:27,001 --> 03:41:30,000 ALWAYS DISSENSION. 3088 03:41:30,001 --> 03:41:32,000 AND I THINK SENATOR BAUCUS AND I 3089 03:41:32,001 --> 03:41:33,000 HAVE ESTABLISHED A CLOSE WORKING 3090 03:41:33,001 --> 03:41:36,000 RELATIONSHIP THAT REFUTES THAT 3091 03:41:36,001 --> 03:41:37,000 EVERYTHING IN WASHINGTON IS 3092 03:41:37,001 --> 03:41:38,000 POLITICAL. 3093 03:41:38,001 --> 03:41:40,000 AND I THANK HIM FOR THAT CLOSE 3094 03:41:40,001 --> 03:41:41,000 WORKING RELATIONSHIP. 3095 03:41:41,001 --> 03:41:44,000 AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, I THANK 3096 03:41:44,001 --> 03:41:46,000 HIM FOR PUTTING U 3097 03:41:46,001 --> 03:41:47,000 PROBLEMS THAT I CREATED FOR HIM. 3098 03:41:47,001 --> 03:41:48,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3099 03:41:48,001 --> 03:41:50,000 SENATOR FROM MONTANA. 3100 03:41:50,001 --> 03:41:51,000 MR. BAUCUS: MR. PRESIDENT, I'M 3101 03:41:51,001 --> 03:41:52,000 VERY TOUCHED. 3102 03:41:52,001 --> 03:41:56,000 VERY HONORED. 3103 03:41:56,001 --> 03:41:57,000 BOTH BY ALL THE COMMENTS FROM MY 3104 03:41:57,001 --> 03:41:58,000 VERY GOOD FRIENDS, BEGINNING 3105 03:41:58,001 --> 03:42:01,000 WITH THE MAJORITY LEADE WHO IS 3106 03:42:01,001 --> 03:42:03,000 A VERY GOOD SENATOR AND SENATOR 3107 03:42:03,001 --> 03:42:06,000 McCONNELL AND MY VERY, VERY 3108 03:42:06,001 --> 03:42:08,000 GOOD FRIEND, SENATOR TESTER FROM 3109 03:42:08,001 --> 03:42:09,000 NTANA, AS WELL AS SENATOR 3110 03:42:09,001 --> 03:42:10,000 GRASSLEY. 3111 03:42:10,001 --> 03:42:11,000 I'M ALSO VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE 3112 03:42:11,001 --> 03:42:14,000 TO SERVE IN THIS BODY. 3113 03:42:14,001 --> 03:42:16,000 YOU ALL CARE A LOT ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE. 3114 03:42:16,001 --> 03:42:17,000 YOU CARE ABOUT PEOPLE. 3115 03:42:17,001 --> 03:42:19,000 WE'RE ALL HERE BECAUSE WE CARE. 3116 03:42:19,001 --> 03:42:20,000 I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I 3117 03:42:20,001 --> 03:42:21,000 VERY MUCH APPRECIATE WORKING 3118 03:42:21,001 --> 03:42:23,000 WITH ALL OF YOU. 3119 03:42:23,001 --> 03:42:26,000 THERE ARE A L OF CHARACTERS HERE. 3120 03:42:26,001 --> 03:42:29,000 LOTS OF DIFFERENT PERSONALTIES. 3121 03:42:29,001 --> 03:42:31,000 BUT THE BOTTOM LINE, EVERYONE IS 3122 03:42:31,001 --> 03:42:32,000 CARING TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR 3123 03:42:32,001 --> 03:42:35,000 HIS STATE AND THE NATION. 3124 03:42:35,001 --> 03:42:37,000 I FEEL LIKE I'M THE LUCKIEST GUY IN THE WORLD. 3125 03:42:37,001 --> 03:42:39,000 I THINK THIS IS THE BEST JOB 3126 03:42:39,001 --> 03:42:42,000 THAT ONE COULD HAVE. 3127 03:42:42,001 --> 03:42:44,000 I HAVE 900,000 OF THE WORLD'S 3128 03:42:44,001 --> 03:42:45,000 GREATEST BOSSES, THE PEOPLE OF MONTANA. 3129 03:42:45,001 --> 03:42:46,000 THEY'RE TRIFIC. 3130 03:42:46,001 --> 03:42:47,000 THEY'RE WONDERFUL. 3131 03:42:47,001 --> 03:42:48,000 I'M JUST THE HIRED HAND WORKING 3132 03:42:48,001 --> 03:42:50,000 FOR T 3133 03:42:50,001 --> 03:42:51,000 BUT IT'S COMBINED WITH ALL OF 3134 03:42:51,001 --> 03:42:53,000 YOU AND ALL OF THE STAFF HERE 3135 03:42:53,001 --> 03:42:55,000 AND THE PEOPLE HERE WHO REALLY 3136 03:42:55,001 --> 03:42:57,000 CARE ABOUT OUR GREAT COUNTRY, I 3137 03:42:57,001 --> 03:43:00,000 WANT TO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. 3138 03:43:00,001 --> 03:43:01,000 I COULDN'T BE MORE 3139 03:43:01,001 --> 03:43:44,000 MORE 3140 03:43:44,001 --> 03:43:45,000 THANK YOU. 3141 03:43:45,001 --> 03:43:46,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ORD IN 3142 03:43:46,001 --> 03:43:47,000 THE SENATE. 3143 03:43:47,001 --> 03:43:48,000 UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER 3144 03:43:48,001 --> 03:43:50,000 WILL NOW BE TWO MINUTES OF 3145 03:43:50,001 --> 03:43:53,000 DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED PRIOR TO 3146 03:43:53,001 --> 03:43:55,000 A VOTE IN RELATION TO AMENDMENT 3147 03:43:55,001 --> 03:43:57,000 NUMBER 2580 OFFERED BY THE 3148 03:43:57,001 --> 03:43:58,000 SENATOR FROM ARIZONA, 3149 03:43:58,001 --> 03:44:00,000 MR. McCAIN. 3150 03:44:00,001 --> 03:44:02,000 MR. McCAIN: MR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3151 03:44:02,001 --> 03:44:03,000 SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. 3152 03:44:03,001 --> 03:44:06,000 MR. McCAIN: YOU KNOW, 3153 03:44:06,001 --> 03:44:08,000 PRESIDENT EISENHOWER WARNED US 3154 03:44:08,001 --> 03:44:10,000 ABOUT THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. 3155 03:44:10,001 --> 03:44:16,000 WE DON'T HAVE T THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IF THE 3156 03:44:16,001 --> 03:44:17,000 SENATOR WILL SUSPEND -- THE 3157 03:44:17,001 --> 03:44:18,000 SENATOR HAS TO CALL UP HIS 3158 03:44:18,001 --> 03:44:22,000 AMENDMENT. MR. McCAIN: I ASK UNANIMOUS 3159 03:44:22,001 --> 03:44:23,000 CONSENT TO -- I ASK TO CALL UP 3160 03:44:23,001 --> 03:44:24,000 AMENDMENT 2580. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK 3161 03:44:24,001 --> 03:44:25,000 WILL REPORT. 3162 03:44:25,001 --> 03:44:27,000 THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM 3163 03:44:27,001 --> 03:44:29,000 ARIZONA 3164 03:44:29,001 --> 03:44:31,000 MR. McCAIN: I ASK TO D 3165 03:44:31,001 --> 03:44:32,000 WITH THE READING OF THE AMENDMENT. 3166 03:44:32,001 --> 03:44:34,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. 3167 03:44:34,001 --> 03:44:38,000 MR. McCAIN: THIS AMENDMENT 3168 03:44:38,001 --> 03:44:41,000 STRIKES $2.5 BILLION FOR 10 C-17 AIRCRAFT. 3169 03:44:41,001 --> 03:44:43,000 IT USED TO BE THE 3170 03:44:43,001 --> 03:44:44,000 INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, NOW IT'S THE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. 3171 03:44:44,001 --> 03:44:46,000 THE PRESIDENT, THE SECRETARY OF 3172 03:44:46,001 --> 03:44:47,000 DEFENSE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 3173 03:44:47,001 --> 03:44:50,000 JOINT CHIEFS, THE SECRETARY OF 3174 03:44:50,001 --> 03:44:52,000 THE AIR FORCE, COMMANDER OF THE 3175 03:44:52,001 --> 03:44:55,000 U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND, 3176 03:44:55,001 --> 03:44:56,000 CHAIRMAN AND RANKING 3177 03:44:56,001 --> 03:44:57,000 THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES 3178 03:44:57,001 --> 03:45:00,000 COMMITTEE AGREE WITH THE 3179 03:45:00,001 --> 03:45:03,000 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THAT SAYS 3180 03:45:03,001 --> 03:45:06,000 205 C-17'S ON THE FORCE TWOGHT 3181 03:45:06,001 --> 03:45:08,000 WITH THE EXISTING C-5ERS IS 3182 03:45:08,001 --> 03:45:10,000 SUFFICIENT TO NEED THE AIRLIFT 3183 03:45:10,001 --> 03:45:11,000 NEEDS UNDER THE MOST STRESSING 3184 03:45:11,001 --> 03:45:14,000 SITUATIONS. 3185 03:45:14,001 --> 03:45:16,000 SO THE 3186 03:45:16,001 --> 03:45:18,000 SPENDING GOES ON, THE BEAT GOES 3187 03:45:18,001 --> 03:45:25,000 ON, AND SOMETIME THE 3188 03:45:25,001 --> 03:45:26,000 PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY 3189 03:45:26,001 --> 03:45:27,000 MR. INOUYE: MR. PRESIDENT? 3190 03:45:27,001 --> 03:45:28,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3191 03:45:28,001 --> 03:45:30,000 SENATOR FROM 3192 03:45:30,001 --> 03:45:32,000 MR. INOUYE: I RISE TO OPPOSE 3193 03:45:32,001 --> 03:45:34,000 THIS AMENDMENT WHICH SEEKS TO 3194 03:45:34,001 --> 03:45:35,000 ELIMINATE FUNDING ON THE C-17. 3195 03:45:35,001 --> 03:45:38,000 I'M SURE THE SENATE IS AWARE 3196 03:45:38,001 --> 03:45:39,000 THAT THE VICE CHAIRMAN AND I 3197 03:45:39,001 --> 03:45:41,000 PROPOSED AND THE COMMITTEE 3198 03:45:41,001 --> 03:45:45,000 UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED OUR 3199 03:45:45,001 --> 03:45:46,000 RECOMMENDATION TO RE-ALLOCATE 3200 03:45:46,001 --> 03:45:47,000 $2.5 MILLION TO PROCURE 10 3201 03:45:47,001 --> 03:45:50,000 ADDITIONAL C-17'S. 3202 03:45:50,001 --> 03:45:53,000 LAST WEEK, THE SENATE VOTED 3203 03:45:53,001 --> 03:45:55,000 OVERWHELMINGLY TO DEFEAT THE 3204 03:45:55,001 --> 03:45:57,000 SENATE'S AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD 3205 03:45:57,001 --> 03:45:58,000 HAVE DELETED FUNDING FOR THE 3206 03:45:58,001 --> 03:46:00,000 C-17 PROGRAM. 3207 03:46:00,001 --> 03:46:04,000 I BELIEVE, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT 3208 03:46:04,001 --> 03:46:07,000 THE SENSE OF THE SENATE IS VERY CLEAR. 3209 03:46:07,001 --> 03:46:09,000 CONTINUING THE C-17 PROGRAM IS A 3210 03:46:09,001 --> 03:46:12,000 HIGH PRIORITY, IT IS A CRITICAL 3211 03:46:12,001 --> 03:46:14,000 NATIONAL SECURITY 3212 03:46:14,001 --> 03:46:16,000 PROVIDING THE AIRLIFT OUR FORCES 3213 03:46:16,001 --> 03:46:17,000 NEED FOR TODAY'S FIGHT AND FOR 3214 03:46:17,001 --> 03:46:22,000 YEARS TO COME. 3215 03:46:22,001 --> 03:46:26,000 I O THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3216 03:46:26,001 --> 03:46:28,000 QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT. 3217 03:46:28,001 --> 03:46:30,000 IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? 3218 03:46:30,001 --> 03:46:36,000 THERE APPEARS TO 3219 03:46:36,001 --> 04:01:47,000 THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. 3220 04:01:47,001 --> 04:01:48,000 VOTE: 3221 04:01:48,001 --> 04:01:50,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ANY 3222 04:01:50,001 --> 04:01:51,000 SENATORS THAT WANT TO VOTE OR 3223 04:01:51,001 --> 04:01:54,000 CHAIRNG THEIR VOTE? 3224 04:01:54,001 --> 04:01:55,000 IF NOT, THE VOTES ARE AYE 30, 3225 04:01:55,001 --> 04:02:17,000 NAYS 68. 3226 04:02:17,001 --> 04:02:18,000 TH AGREEMENT IS N 3227 04:02:18,001 --> 04:02:19,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ORDER IN 3228 04:02:19,001 --> 04:02:21,000 THE SENATE. 3229 04:02:21,001 --> 04:02:23,000 UNDER A PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE 3230 04:02:23,001 --> 04:02:25,000 WILL NOW BE TWO MINUTES OF 3231 04:02:25,001 --> 04:02:27,000 DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED PRIOR TO 3232 04:02:27,001 --> 04:02:29,000 A VOTE IN RELATION TO AMENDMENT 3233 04:02:29,001 --> 04:02:31,000 NUMBER 2623, TO BE OFFERED BY 3234 04:02:31,001 --> 04:02:34,000 THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII, 3235 04:02:34,001 --> 04:02:37,000 MR. INOUYE. 3236 04:02:37,001 --> 04:02:38,000 THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 3237 04:02:38,001 --> 04:02:42,000 LET'S HAVE ORDER. 3238 04:02:42,001 --> 04:02:43,000 THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 3239 04:02:43,001 --> 04:02:45,000 MR. INOUYE: THE McCAIN 3240 04:02:45,001 --> 04:02:47,000 AMENDMENT RESTS ON THE 3241 04:02:47,001 --> 04:02:50,000 ASSUMPTION THAT CONGRESSIONAL 3242 04:02:50,001 --> 04:02:53,000 EARMARKS A 3243 04:02:53,001 --> 04:02:55,000 TREATMENT IN AWARDING THESE 3244 04:02:55,001 --> 04:02:57,000 CONTRACTS, BUT D.O.D.'S ONLY 3245 04:02:57,001 --> 04:02:58,000 INSPECTOR GENERAL CONCL 3246 04:02:58,001 --> 04:03:02,000 THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS 3247 04:03:02,001 --> 04:03:03,000 IDENTICAL 3248 04:03:03,001 --> 04:03:04,000 AND ITEMS FUNDED IN THE 3249 04:03:04,001 --> 04:03:05,000 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET. 3250 04:03:05,001 --> 04:03:07,000 THE McCAIN AMENDMENT ALSO 3251 04:03:07,001 --> 04:03:08,000 ELIMINATES SMALL BUSINESS 3252 04:03:08,001 --> 04:03:11,000 SETASIDES FOR EARMARKS. 3253 04:03:11,001 --> 04:03:13,000 THESE 3254 04:03:13,001 --> 04:03:15,000 MINORITY-OWNED, WOMEN-OWNED, 3255 04:03:15,001 --> 04:03:16,000 DISABLE VETERAN-OWNED 3256 04:03:16,001 --> 04:03:18,000 BUSINESSES. 3257 04:03:18,001 --> 04:03:21,000 MY AMENDMENT APPLIES COMPETITIVE 3258 04:03:21,001 --> 04:03:23,000 CONTRACTING TO EARMARKS 3259 04:03:23,001 --> 04:03:24,000 FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES ON THE SAME 3260 04:03:24,001 --> 04:03:26,000 BASIS AS ITEMS ON THE 3261 04:03:26,001 --> 04:03:28,000 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET AND PROTECTS 3262 04:03:28,001 --> 04:03:30,000 FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 3263 04:03:30,001 --> 04:03:33,000 THE ITEMS FUNDED BY CONGRESS OR 3264 04:03:33,001 --> 04:03:36,000 THE PRESIDENT OUGHT TO BE 3265 04:03:36,001 --> 04:03:37,000 AWARDED USING THE 3266 04:03:37,001 --> 04:03:40,000 THE ROAD. 3267 04:03:40,001 --> 04:03:43,000 I URGE SENATORS TO SUPPORT MY 3268 04:03:43,001 --> 04:03:45,000 AMENDMENT. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3269 04:03:45,001 --> 04:03:48,000 SENATOR IS REMINDED THAT HE HAS 3270 04:03:48,001 --> 04:03:49,000 TO CALL UP HIS AMENDMENT. 3271 04:03:49,001 --> 04:03:50,000 INOUYE: 2623. 3272 04:03:50,001 --> 04:03:53,000 I CALLED IT UP. 3273 04:03:53,001 --> 04:03:55,000 THE PRESIDIN THE CLERK: THE SENATOR FROM 3274 04:03:55,001 --> 04:03:58,000 HAWAII, 3275 04:03:58,001 --> 04:04:01,000 AMENDMENT NUMBER 2623. 3276 04:04:01,001 --> 04:04:06,000 AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE, 3277 04:04:06,001 --> 04:04:07,000 THE 3278 04:04:07,001 --> 04:04:08,000 NATURE OF FULL AND OPEN 3279 04:04:08,001 --> 04:04:10,000 COMPETITION FOR CONGRESSIONALLY 3280 04:04:10,001 --> 04:04:11,000 DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS. 3281 04:04:11,001 --> 04:04:13,000 MR. INOUYE: I ASK THAT FURTHER 3282 04:04:13,001 --> 04:04:14,000 READING BE DISPENSED WITH. 3283 04:04:14,001 --> 04:04:22,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. 3284 04:04:22,001 --> 04:04:24,000 WHO YIELDS TIME IN OPPOSITION? 3285 04:04:24,001 --> 04:04:27,000 THSENATOR FROM ARIZONA. 3286 04:04:27,001 --> 04:04:28,000 MR. McCAIN: MR. PRESIDENT, THE 3287 04:04:28,001 --> 04:04:30,000 SIDE BY SIDE 3288 04:04:30,001 --> 04:04:32,000 BASICALLY NEUTER THE INTENT OF 3289 04:04:32,001 --> 04:04:33,000 MY AMENDMENT WHICH CALLS FOR 3290 04:04:33,001 --> 04:04:36,000 COMPETITION FOR EARMARKS THAT 3291 04:04:36,001 --> 04:04:39,000 ARE INTENDED FOR COMPANIES. 3292 04:04:39,001 --> 04:04:40,000 THAT'S ALL IT IS, PURE AND 3293 04:04:40,001 --> 04:04:42,000 SIMPLE. 3294 04:04:42,001 --> 04:04:45,000 IT'S VERY WELL KNOWN HOW 3295 04:04:45,001 --> 04:04:49,000 JEALOUSLY THE APPROPRIATORS 3296 04:04:49,001 --> 04:04:51,000 GUARD THEIR EARMARKING, 3297 04:04:51,001 --> 04:04:52,000 PORK-BARRELING PROJECTS. 3298 04:04:52,001 --> 04:04:54,000 MY AMENDMENT WHICH IS THE SE 3299 04:04:54,001 --> 04:04:57,000 BY SIDE WOULD SAY IT WOULD JUST 3300 04:04:57,001 --> 04:05:02,000 PUT EARMARKS UP 3301 04:05:02,001 --> 04:05:03,000 GUT THAT 3302 04:05:03,001 --> 04:05:06,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3303 04:05:06,001 --> 04:05:08,000 QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT. 3304 04:05:08,001 --> 04:05:10,000 MR. INOUYE: YEAS AND NAYS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 3305 04:05:10,001 --> 04:05:11,000 A SUFFICIENT SECOND? 3306 04:05:11,001 --> 04:05:17,000 THERE APPEARS TO BE. 3307 04:05:17,001 --> 04:17:39,000 THE CLERK WILL 3308 04:17:39,001 --> 04:20:30,000 VOTE: 3309 04:20:30,001 --> 04:20:31,000 VOTE: 3310 04:20:31,001 --> 04:20:32,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE THERE ANY SENATORS IN THE 3311 04:20:32,001 --> 04:20:34,000 CHAMBER WISHING TO VOTE CHANGE THEIR VOTE? 3312 04:20:34,001 --> 04:20:35,000 IF NOT, THE AYES ARE 77, THE 3313 04:20:35,001 --> 04:20:38,000 NAYS ARE 21. 3314 04:20:38,001 --> 04:20:39,000 THE AMENDMENT CARRIES. 3315 04:20:39,001 --> 04:20:41,000 UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THERE 3316 04:20:41,001 --> 04:20:43,000 WILL NOW BE TWO MINUTES OF 3317 04:20:43,001 --> 04:20:45,000 DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED PRIOR TO 3318 04:20:45,001 --> 04:20:47,000 A VOTE IN RELATION 3319 04:20:47,001 --> 04:20:49,000 NUMBER 2560, TO 3320 04:20:49,001 --> 04:20:50,000 THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA, 3321 04:20:50,001 --> 04:20:51,000 MR. McCAIN. 3322 04:20:51,001 --> 04:20:53,000 MR. McCAIN: I'LL VITIATE 3323 04:20:53,001 --> 04:20:55,000 YEAS AND NAYS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3324 04:20:55,001 --> 04:20:56,000 CLERK WILL REPORT THE AMENDMENT. 3325 04:20:56,001 --> 04:20:58,000 THE CLERK: MR. McCAIN 3326 04:20:58,001 --> 04:21:03,000 PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 3327 04:21:03,001 --> 04:21:05,000 2560. 3328 04:21:05,001 --> 04:21:06,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3329 04:21:06,001 --> 04:21:07,000 SENATOR FROM MISSISSIPPI. 3330 04:21:07,001 --> 04:21:08,000 MR. COCHRAN: MR. PSIDENT, I 3331 04:21:08,001 --> 04:21:09,000 ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MY 3332 04:21:09,001 --> 04:21:10,000 STATEMEN IN OPPOSITION TO THE 3333 04:21:10,001 --> 04:21:11,000 AMENDMENT BE PRINTED IN THE 3334 04:21:11,001 --> 04:21:12,000 RECORD. 3335 04:21:12,001 --> 04:21:19,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT 3336 04:21:19,001 --> 04:21:21,000 OBJECTION. 3337 04:21:21,001 --> 04:21:26,000 THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. 3338 04:21:26,001 --> 04:21:28,000 MR 3339 04:21:28,001 --> 04:21:30,000 MR. INOUYE: MAY I BE RECOGNIZED? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3340 04:21:30,001 --> 04:21:34,000 SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 3341 04:21:34,001 --> 04:21:36,000 MR. INOUYE: MR. PRESIDENT, 3342 04:21:36,001 --> 04:21:38,000 SAVE TAX DOLLARS BY REQUIRING 3343 04:21:38,001 --> 04:21:40,000 EARMARKS FOR ALL BUSINESSES. 3344 04:21:40,001 --> 04:21:44,000 HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT 3345 04:21:44,001 --> 04:21:46,000 IF THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, SMALL 3346 04:21:46,001 --> 04:21:48,000 BUSINESSES WILL HAVE TO BE 3347 04:21:48,001 --> 04:21:53,000 COMPETING AGAINST THE BIG COMPANIES. 3348 04:21:53,001 --> 04:21:55,000 WOMEN BUSINESSES WILL HAVE TO BE COMPETED. 3349 04:21:55,001 --> 04:21:57,000 BUSINESS BY SMALL INDIAN 3350 04:21:57,001 --> 04:22:00,000 COMPANIES, NATIVE AMERICANS, 3351 04:22:00,001 --> 04:22:04,000 WILL HAVE TO BE DISABLED VETERANS. 3352 04:22:04,001 --> 04:22:05,000 WE HAVE A CHIA CHOICE HERE. 3353 04:22:05,001 --> 04:22:07,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICE IF ALL 3354 04:22:07,001 --> 04:22:08,000 TIME IS YIELDED BACK, QUESTION 3355 04:22:08,001 --> 04:22:13,000 IS ON THE AMENDMENT. 3356 04:22:13,001 --> 04:22:15,000 ALL THOSE IN THIS FAVOR SAY AYE. 3357 04:22:15,001 --> 04:22:17,000 OPPOSED SAY NAY. 3358 04:22:17,001 --> 04:22:18,000 THE NOES APPEAR TO HAVE IT. 3359 04:22:18,001 --> 04:22:28,000 THE NOES DO HAVE IT. 3360 04:22:28,001 --> 04:22:32,000 THE AMENDMENT IS NOT AGREED TO. 3361 04:22:32,001 --> 04:22:33,000 THE NEXT AMENDMENT IS AMENDMENT 3362 04:22:33,001 --> 04:22:38,000 2583. 3363 04:22:38,001 --> 04:22:39,000 MR. McCAIN. 3364 04:22:39,001 --> 04:22:40,000 THE CLERK WILL REPORT. 3365 04:22:40,001 --> 04:22:41,000 THE CLERK: MR. McCAIN 3366 04:22:41,001 --> 04:22:53,000 PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT NUMBERED 3367 04:22:53,001 --> 04:22:54,000 2583. 3368 04:22:54,001 --> 04:22:55,000 MR. McCAIN: 3369 04:22:55,001 --> 04:22:56,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. 3370 04:22:56,001 --> 04:22:58,000 MR. McCAIN: THIS WOULD STRIKE 3371 04:22:58,001 --> 04:23:01,000 AN 3372 04:23:01,001 --> 04:23:02,000 EARMARK FOR HYPEERSONIC WIND 3373 04:23:02,001 --> 04:23:05,000 TUNNEL RESEARCH CALLED MARIAH. 3374 04:23:05,001 --> 04:23:06,000 IT'S UP TO NOW SOME $90 MILLION 3375 04:23:06,001 --> 04:23:08,000 HAVE BEEN SPENT. 3376 04:23:08,001 --> 04:23:09,000 NOTHING FOR T IT IS AN ARMY 3377 04:23:09,001 --> 04:23:11,000 PROGRAM. 3378 04:23:11,001 --> 04:23:12,000 AND HERE'S WHAT THE ARMY SAYS. 3379 04:23:12,001 --> 04:23:14,000 QUOTE -- "THERE ARE NO CURRENT 3380 04:23:14,001 --> 04:23:15,000 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A 3381 04:23:15,001 --> 04:23:16,000 HYPEERSONIC MISSILE PROGRAM 3382 04:23:16,001 --> 04:23:18,000 WITHIN THE ARMY. 3383 04:23:18,001 --> 04:23:19,000 NO ARMY MISSIONS CURRENTLY 3384 04:23:19,001 --> 04:23:20,000 REQUIRE 3385 04:23:20,001 --> 04:23:21,000 TECHNOLOGIES. 3386 04:23:21,001 --> 04:23:23,000 THERMY DOES NOT HAVE THE NEED 3387 04:23:23,001 --> 04:23:25,000 FOR A HYPEERSONIC WIND TUNNEL. 3388 04:23:25,001 --> 04:23:27,000 REQUESTS "IT IS HARD TO BE MORE CLEAR THAN THAT. 3389 04:23:27,001 --> 04:23:29,000 SO LET'S HAVE THE PORK BAILERS 3390 04:23:29,001 --> 04:23:35,000 VOTE FOR IT 3391 04:23:35,001 --> 04:23:38,000 -- SO LET'S HAV 3392 04:23:38,001 --> 04:23:39,000 BAILERS VOTE FOR IT AGAIN. 3393 04:23:39,001 --> 04:23:40,000 MR. TESTER: MR. PRESIDENT, THE 3394 04:23:40,001 --> 04:23:42,000 AIR FORCE MATERIAL COMMAND SAID 3395 04:23:42,001 --> 04:23:44,000 LAST YEAR THAT HYPEERSONIC 3396 04:23:44,001 --> 04:23:45,000 FLIGHT VEHICLES INCLUDING SPACE 3397 04:23:45,001 --> 04:23:47,000 ASSET VEHICLES, GLOBAL RESEARCH 3398 04:23:47,001 --> 04:23:49,000 AND MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS ARE 3399 04:23:49,001 --> 04:23:50,000 ENVISIONED FUTURE NEEDS. 3400 04:23:50,001 --> 04:23:51,000 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE, 3401 04:23:51,001 --> 04:23:52,000 NOT THE PAS 3402 04:23:52,001 --> 04:23:54,000 THE U.S. LACKS CAPABILITY TO 3403 04:23:54,001 --> 04:23:55,000 QUOTEDLY TEST HYPEERSONIC 3404 04:23:55,001 --> 04:23:57,000 PROPULSION. 3405 04:23:57,001 --> 04:23:58,000 THE MARIAH PROJECT WILL FIX THAT 3406 04:23:58,001 --> 04:24:00,000 GAP IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 3407 04:24:00,001 --> 04:24:01,000 RUSSIA, CHINA, AND OTHERS ARE 3408 04:24:01,001 --> 04:24:03,000 AGGRESSIVELY DEVELOPING A NEW 3409 04:24:03,001 --> 04:24:05,000 TYPE OF MISSILE THAT IS BELIEVED 3410 04:24:05,001 --> 04:24:07,000 TO BE TOO FAST FOR THE U.S. 3411 04:24:07,001 --> 04:24:10,000 MISSILE DEFENSE. 3412 04:24:10,001 --> 04:24:12,000 INDIA AND RUSSIA HAVE A JOINT 3413 04:24:12,001 --> 04:24:15,000 VENTURE ENGAGED IN LABORATORY 3414 04:24:15,001 --> 04:24:17,000 TESTING OF SOUPERSONIC VESSELS. 3415 04:24:17,001 --> 04:24:18,000 THE FACT IS WE NEED TO LOOK TO 3416 04:24:18,001 --> 04:24:20,000 THE FUTURE SHALLOOK AT WHAT'S 3417 04:24:20,001 --> 04:24:21,000 GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT FIVE 3418 04:24:21,001 --> 04:24:22,000 TO TEN YEARS. 3419 04:24:22,001 --> 04:24:24,000 MARIAH IS ABOUT SEEING A 3420 04:24:24,001 --> 04:24:26,000 POTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL 3421 04:24:26,001 --> 04:24:28,000 DEFENSE THAT'S ON THE RISING AND 3422 04:24:28,001 --> 04:24:29,000 FINDING A WHICH TO DEFEAT I 3423 04:24:29,001 --> 04:24:30,000 WOULD ENCOURAGE TO YOU VOTE 3424 04:24:30,001 --> 04:24:32,000 AGAINST THE McCAIN AMENDMENT OF. 3425 04:24:32,001 --> 04:24:41,000 IT IS VITAL TO OUR NATIO SECURITY TO DEFEAT THIS 3426 04:24:41,001 --> 04:24:42,000 AMENDMENT O 3427 04:24:42,001 --> 04:24:44,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IF ALL 3428 04:24:44,001 --> 04:24:49,000 TIME IS Y 3429 04:24:49,001 --> 04:24:54,000 QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT. 3430 04:24:54,001 --> 04:24:59,000 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 3431 04:24:59,001 --> 04:25:01,000 ALL OPPOSED SAY NO. 3432 04:25:01,001 --> 04:25:06,000 THE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA. 3433 04:25:06,001 --> 04:25:08,000 IS THERE A SUFFICIENT SECOND? 3434 04:25:08,001 --> 04:25:09,000 THERE APPEAR 3435 04:25:09,001 --> 04:25:10,000 THE QUESTION IS ON THE 3436 04:25:10,001 --> 04:25:18,000 AMENDMEN 3437 04:25:18,001 --> 04:43:17,000 THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. 3438 04:43:17,001 --> 04:43:18,000 VOTE: THE PRESIDING OFFICER: ARE 3439 04:43:18,001 --> 04:43:19,000 THERE ANY SENATORS IN THE 3440 04:43:19,001 --> 04:43:20,000 CHAMBER WISHING TO VOTE OR CHANGE THEIR VOTE? 3441 04:43:20,001 --> 04:43:27,000 IF NOT, THE AYES ARE 43, THE NAYS ARE 5. 3442 04:43:27,001 --> 04:43:28,000 THE AMENDMENT FAILS. 3443 04:43:28,001 --> 04:43:29,000 MR. COCHRAN: MOVE TO 3444 04:43:29,001 --> 04:43:32,000 RECONSIDER THE VOTE. 3445 04:43:32,001 --> 04:43:35,000 OBJECTION. 3446 04:43:35,001 --> 04:43:37,000 WE NOW?jROCEED -- PROCEED TO TWO 3447 04:43:37,001 --> 04:43:38,000 MINUTES EQUALLY DIVIDED ON THE 3448 04:43:38,001 --> 04:43:39,000 LIEBERMAN AMENDMENT 2516 AS 3449 04:43:39,001 --> 04:43:40,000 MODIFIED. 3450 04:43:40,001 --> 04:43:41,000 MR. LIEBERMAN: MR. PRESIDENT? 3451 04:43:41,001 --> 04:43:42,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT. 3452 04:43:42,001 --> 04:43:45,000 MR. LIEBERMAN: MR. PRESIDENT, 3453 04:43:45,001 --> 04:43:50,000 I THANK THE 3454 04:43:50,001 --> 04:43:52,000 ON BEHALF OF MY 3455 04:43:52,001 --> 04:43:54,000 SENATOR SESSIONS, I WANT TO SPEAK VERY BRIEFLY ON THE 3456 04:43:54,001 --> 04:43:55,000 AMENDMENT AND THEN SAY THAT WE 3457 04:43:55,001 --> 04:43:56,000 ARE -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THERE 3458 04:43:56,001 --> 04:43:57,000 WILL BE ORDER IN THE SENATE, 3459 04:43:57,001 --> 04:43:58,000 PLEASE. 3460 04:43:58,001 --> 04:44:00,000 MR. LIEBERMAN: THANK THE 3461 04:44:00,001 --> 04:44:02,000 CHAIMPLET THEN WE'RE GOING TO 3462 04:44:02,001 --> 04:44:03,000 WITHDRAW OUR REQUEST FOR A ROLL 3463 04:44:03,001 --> 04:44:04,000 CALL AND I'M VERY PLEASED THAT 3464 04:44:04,001 --> 04:44:07,000 THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING 3465 04:44:07,001 --> 04:44:08,000 MEMBER HAVE AGREED TO A -- TO 3466 04:44:08,001 --> 04:44:09,000 ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT ON A VOICE 3467 04:44:09,001 --> 04:44:11,000 VOTE. 3468 04:44:11,001 --> 04:44:13,000 NOW, TO PUT THIS AS 3469 04:44:13,001 --> 04:44:16,000 SIMPLISTICALLY AND 3470 04:44:16,001 --> 04:44:18,000 CAN, 3471 04:44:18,001 --> 04:44:21,000 ADMINISTRATION HAS DECIDED TO 3472 04:44:21,001 --> 04:44:22,000 TERMINATE THE GROUND-BASED 3473 04:44:22,001 --> 04:44:25,000 MIDCOURSE BALLISTIC MISSILE 3474 04:44:25,001 --> 04:44:28,000 DEFENSE SYSTEM THAT WAS TO 3475 04:44:28,001 --> 04:44:29,000 POLAND AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC 3476 04:44:29,001 --> 04:44:32,000 AND SUBSTITUTE FOR IT A 3477 04:44:32,001 --> 04:44:34,000 SO-CALLED SM-3 SYSTEM, AN 3478 04:44:34,001 --> 04:44:35,000 ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE 3479 04:44:35,001 --> 04:44:39,000 DEFENSE FROM MISSILES THAT ARE 3480 04:44:39,001 --> 04:44:40,000 OF SHORT- AND MEDIUM 3481 04:44:40,001 --> 04:44:42,000 PRESUMABLY FIRED FROM IRAN, TO 3482 04:44:42,001 --> 04:44:43,000 PROTECT OUR ALLIES IN EUROPE AND 3483 04:44:43,001 --> 04:44:46,000 THE MIDDLE EAST. 3484 04:44:46,001 --> 04:44:49,000 SENATOR SESSIONS 3485 04:44:49,001 --> 04:44:51,000 CONCERNED THAT IN DOING SO, WE 3486 04:44:51,001 --> 04:44:54,000 HAVE PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION 3487 04:44:54,001 --> 04:44:56,000 WHERE WE DO 3488 04:44:56,001 --> 04:44:59,000 GUARANTEE OF AN ADEQUATE DEFENSE 3489 04:44:59,001 --> 04:45:01,000 THOR THAT DAY AND THE NEXT DECK 3490 04:45:01,001 --> 04:45:02,000 FOR THAT DAY AND THE NEXT DECADE 3491 04:45:02,001 --> 04:45:06,000 WHEN IRAN WILL HAVE COMPLETED 3492 04:45:06,001 --> 04:45:09,000 ITS DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-RANGE 3493 04:45:09,001 --> 04:45:11,000 MISSILE, AN ICBM FIRE AT THE -- 3494 04:45:11,001 --> 04:45:13,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3495 04:45:13,001 --> 04:45:14,000 SENATORS'S ONE MINUTE HAS EXPIRED. 3496 04:45:14,001 --> 04:45:15,000 MR. LIEBERMAN: I'D ASK 3497 04:45:15,001 --> 04:45:16,000 UNANIMOUS CONSENT --, YOU KNOW, 3498 04:45:16,001 --> 04:45:20,000 MR. PRESIDENT, YOU WERE TOO 3499 04:45:20,001 --> 04:45:21,000 HA 3500 04:45:21,001 --> 04:45:22,000 MR. PRESIDENT, I'D ASK FOR AN 3501 04:45:22,001 --> 04:45:23,000 ADDITIONAL 30 SECOND. 3502 04:45:23,001 --> 04:45:24,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION? 3503 04:45:24,001 --> 04:45:25,000 WITHOUT OBJECTION. 3504 04:45:25,001 --> 04:45:26,000 MR. LIEBERMAN: I THANK THE 3505 04:45:26,001 --> 04:45:28,000 CHAIR. 3506 04:45:28,001 --> 04:45:30,000 TTOM LINE, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A GROUND-BASED INTERCEPTOR THAT 3507 04:45:30,001 --> 04:45:31,000 WAS TO GO IN POLAND. 3508 04:45:31,001 --> 04:45:33,000 WE HAVE IT. 3509 04:45:33,001 --> 04:45:34,000 IT'S READY TO BE TESTED. 3510 04:45:34,001 --> 04:45:36,000 THE ALTERNATIVE THAT THE 3511 04:45:36,001 --> 04:45:38,000 ADMINISTRATION IS PROPOSING TO 3512 04:45:38,001 --> 04:45:40,000 GIVE THE UNITED STATES OF 3513 04:45:40,001 --> 04:45:41,000 AMERICA, OUR HOMELAND, 3514 04:45:41,001 --> 04:45:45,000 PROTECTION FROM A MISSILE FIRED 3515 04:45:45,001 --> 04:45:47,000 FROM IRAN IS BASICALLY ON PAPER. 3516 04:45:47,001 --> 04:45:49,000 IF IT'S FULLY DEVELOPED, IT WILL -- 3517 04:45:49,001 --> 04:45:50,000 IF IT'S FULLY DEVELOPED, IT WILL 3518 04:45:50,001 --> 04:45:51,000 GIVE US PROTECTION. 3519 04:45:51,001 --> 04:45:53,000 BUT SENATOR SENATORS AND I OFFER 3520 04:45:53,001 --> 04:45:55,000 THIS AMENDMENT TO MAKE SURE WE 3521 04:45:55,001 --> 04:45:59,000 SET MONEY ASIDE SO THAT WE 3522 04:45:59,001 --> 04:46:00,000 CONTINUE TO TEST THE 3523 04:46:00,001 --> 04:46:01,000 GROUND-BASED INTERCEPTOR AS A 3524 04:46:01,001 --> 04:46:02,000 HEDGE AGAINST THE FAILURE OF 3525 04:46:02,001 --> 04:46:04,000 THIS ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM TO BE 3526 04:46:04,001 --> 04:46:07,000 READY TO PROTECT 3527 04:46:07,001 --> 04:46:09,000 OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 3528 04:46:09,001 --> 04:46:11,000 AND THAT IS WHY WE OFFER THIS 3529 04:46:11,001 --> 04:46:12,000 AMENDMENT, WHY I THANK THE 3530 04:46:12,001 --> 04:46:14,000 LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 3531 04:46:14,001 --> 04:46:17,000 BEING WILLING TO ACCEPT IT AND 3532 04:46:17,001 --> 04:46:18,000 WHY I HOPE IT WILL REMAIN IN 3533 04:46:18,001 --> 04:46:19,000 CONFERENCE WHEN THE BILL RETURNS 3534 04:46:19,001 --> 04:46:21,000 TO THE SENATE. 3535 04:46:21,001 --> 04:46:22,000 I THANK THE CHAIR. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WHO 3536 04:46:22,001 --> 04:46:25,000 YIELDS TIME? 3537 04:46:25,001 --> 04:46:28,000 OPPOSITION? -- 3538 04:46:28,001 --> 04:46:29,000 WHO YIELDS TIME IN OPPOSITION? 3539 04:46:29,001 --> 04:46:31,000 ALL TIME IS YIELDED BACK. 3540 04:46:31,001 --> 04:46:33,000 THE QUESTION'S ON THE AMENDMENT. 3541 04:46:33,001 --> 04:46:35,000 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 3542 04:46:35,001 --> 04:46:38,000 ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NO. 3543 04:46:38,001 --> 04:46:39,000 THE AYES APPEAR TO HAVE IT. 3544 04:46:39,001 --> 04:46:44,000 THE AYES DO HAVE IT. 3545 04:46:44,001 --> 04:46:45,000 THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. 3546 04:46:45,001 --> 04:46:47,000 MR. COCHRAN: I MOVE TO 3547 04:46:47,001 --> 04:46:48,000 RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE 3548 04:46:48,001 --> 04:46:49,000 AMENDMENT WAS AGREED TO. 3549 04:46:49,001 --> 04:46:50,000 MR. INOUYE: MOVE TO TABLE. 3550 04:46:50,001 --> 04:46:52,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. 3551 04:46:52,001 --> 04:46:53,000 UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE 3552 04:46:53,001 --> 04:46:54,000 COMMITTEE-REPORTED AMENDMENT IS 3553 04:46:54,001 --> 04:46:55,000 AGREED TO AND THE MOTION TO 3554 04:46:55,001 --> 04:46:57,000 RECONSIDER IS CONSIDERED MADE 3555 04:46:57,001 --> 04:46:58,000 AND LAID UPON THE TABLE. 3556 04:46:58,001 --> 04:46:59,000 THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLE OF 3557 04:46:59,001 --> 04:47:03,000 THE BILL FOR THE THIRD TIME. 3558 04:47:03,001 --> 04:47:06,000 H.R. 3226, AN ACT MAKE 3559 04:47:06,001 --> 04:47:08,000 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3560 04:47:08,001 --> 04:47:11,000 SENATOR FROM HAWAII. MR. INOUYE: I ASK UNANIMOUS 3561 04:47:11,001 --> 04:47:12,000 CONSENT THAT AMENDMENT -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3562 04:47:12,001 --> 04:47:13,000 SENATE 3563 04:47:13,001 --> 04:47:15,000 THE SENATOR WILL SUSPEND. 3564 04:47:15,001 --> 04:47:16,000 THE SENATOR FROM HAWAII. 3565 04:47:16,001 --> 04:47:17,000 MR. INOUYE INOUYE: I ASK UNANIMOUS 3566 04:47:17,001 --> 04:47:35,000 CONSENT THAT AMENDMENT NUMBER 3567 04:47:35,001 --> 04:47:36,000 2605 BE CALLED UP. 3568 04:47:36,001 --> 04:47:37,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERK WILL 3569 04:47:37,001 --> 04:47:39,000 REPORT. 3570 04:47:39,001 --> 04:47:40,000 HAWAII,MR. INOUYE, FOR 3571 04:47:40,001 --> 04:47:43,000 MR. BINGAMAN, PROPOSES AN 3572 04:47:43,001 --> 04:47:44,000 AMENDMENT NUMBERED 2605 3573 04:47:44,001 --> 04:47:48,000 MR. INOUYE: I ASK THAT 3574 04:47:48,001 --> 04:47:49,000 READING BE DISPEN DISPENSED WITH. 3575 04:47:49,001 --> 04:47:50,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. 3576 04:47:50,001 --> 04:47:51,000 MR. INOUYE: MR. PRESIDENT, THIS 3577 04:47:51,001 --> 04:47:52,000 AMENDMENT HAS BEEN CLEARED BY 3578 04:47:52,001 --> 04:47:55,000 BOTH SIDES, AND I ASK UNANIMOUS 3579 04:47:55,001 --> 04:47:56,000 CONSENT THAT IT BE AGREED 3580 04:47:56,001 --> 04:47:57,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT 3581 04:47:57,001 --> 04:48:06,000 OBJECTION, THE AMENDMENT IS 3582 04:48:06,001 --> 04:48:07,000 AGREED TO. 3583 04:48:07,001 --> 04:48:10,000 WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE COMMITTEE 3584 04:48:10,001 --> 04:48:11,000 SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO AND THE 3585 04:48:11,001 --> 04:48:13,000 BILL -- THE CLERK WILL READ THE 3586 04:48:13,001 --> 04:48:15,000 BILL FOR THE THIRD TIME 3587 04:48:15,001 --> 04:48:17,000 THE CLERK: CALENDAR NUMBER 159, 3588 04:48:17,001 --> 04:48:18,000 H.R. 3226, AN ACT MAKING 3589 04:48:18,001 --> 04:48:19,000 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 3590 04:48:19,001 --> 04:48:21,000 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE 3591 04:48:21,001 --> 04:48:22,000 FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 3592 04:48:22,001 --> 04:48:23,000 2010, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 3593 04:48:23,001 --> 04:48:24,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3594 04:48:24,001 --> 04:48:26,000 MOTION'S ON THE PASSAGE O THE 3595 04:48:26,001 --> 04:48:27,000 BILL AS AMENDED. 3596 04:48:27,001 --> 04:48:28,000 MR. COCHRAN: I ASK FOR THE YEAS 3597 04:48:28,001 --> 04:48:29,000 AND NAYS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 3598 04:48:29,001 --> 04:48:31,000 A SUFFICIENT SECOND? 3599 04:48:31,001 --> 04:48:41,000 THERE APPEARS TO BE A SUFFICIENT SECOND. 3600 04:48:41,001 --> 04:51:50,000 THE CLER 3601 04:51:50,001 --> 04:52:49,000 VOTE: 3602 04:52:49,001 --> 05:02:46,000 ARE ARE ARE ARVOTE 3603 05:02:46,001 --> 05:02:47,000 VOTE: 3604 05:02:47,001 --> 05:02:48,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: UNDER THE 3605 05:02:48,001 --> 05:02:50,000 PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE 3606 05:02:50,001 --> 05:02:52,000 INSISTS ON ITS AMENDMENTS, 3607 05:02:52,001 --> 05:02:53,000 REQUESTS A CONFERENCE, AND THE 3608 05:02:53,001 --> 05:02:54,000 CHAIR IS AUTHORIZED TO APPOINT 3609 05:02:54,001 --> 05:02:55,000 THE FOLLOWING 3610 05:02:55,001 --> 05:02:58,000 THE CLERK: SENATORS INOUYE, 3611 05:02:58,001 --> 05:03:01,000 BYRD, 3612 05:03:01,001 --> 05:03:03,000 DURBIN, FEINSTEIN, MIKULSKI, 3613 05:03:03,001 --> 05:03:05,000 KOHL, MURRAY, SPECTER, COCHRAN, 3614 05:03:05,001 --> 05:03:07,000 BOND, McCONNELL, SHELBY, 3615 05:03:07,001 --> 05:03:27,000 GREGG, HUTCHISON, BENNETT OF 3616 05:03:27,001 --> 05:03:28,000 UTAH 3617 05:03:28,001 --> 05:03:29,000 UNANIMEN 3618 05:03:29,001 --> 05:03:31,000 PROCEED TO A PERIOD OF MORNING 3619 05:03:31,001 --> 05:03:33,000 BUSINESS WITH SENATORS PERMITTED 3620 05:03:33,001 --> 05:03:35,000 TO SPEAK UP TO TEN MINES 3621 05:03:35,001 --> 05:03:36,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE 3622 05:03:36,001 --> 05:03:38,000 OBJECTION? 3623 05:03:38,001 --> 05:03:41,000 WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. 3624 05:03:41,001 --> 05:03:43,000 THE SENATOR FROM DELAWARE. 3625 05:03:43,001 --> 05:03:44,000 MR. KAUFMAN: I RISE TODAY TO 3626 05:03:44,001 --> 05:03:47,000 WELCOME HOME THE DELAWARE ARMY 3627 05:03:47,001 --> 05:03:48,000 NATIONAL GUARD'S 261st 3628 05:03:48,001 --> 05:03:49,000 TACTICAL SIGNAL BRIGADE FROM 3629 05:03:49,001 --> 05:03:52,000 IRAQ. 3630 05:03:52,001 --> 05:03:56,000 JUST OVER ONE YEAR AGO, ON 3631 05:03:56,001 --> 05:03:57,000 OCTOBER 2, 2008, 110 BRAVE 3632 05:03:57,001 --> 05:04:00,000 CITIZEN SOLDIERS LEFT BEHIND 3633 05:04:00,001 --> 05:04:01,000 THEIR FAMILIES AND THE GREAT 3634 05:04:01,001 --> 05:04:04,000 STATE OF DELAWARE TO SERVE THEIR 3635 05:04:04,001 --> 05:04:06,000 COUNTRY WITH HONOR IN IRAQ. 3636 05:04:06,001 --> 05:04:09,000 NEARLY ONE YEAR LATER, ON 3637 05:04:09,001 --> 05:04:11,000 SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, ALL 110 3638 05:04:11,001 --> 05:04:16,000 MEMBERS OF THE 261st RETURNED 3639 05:04:16,001 --> 05:04:18,000 TO DOVER AIR FORCE BASE TO BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES. 3640 05:04:18,001 --> 05:04:20,000 I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO EACH 3641 05:04:20,001 --> 05:04:21,000 MEMBER OF THE 261st HAS 3642 05:04:21,001 --> 05:04:26,000 RETURNED SAFELY TO DELAWARE AND 3643 05:04:26,001 --> 05:04:28,000 I OFFER THEM MY DEEP GRATITUDE, 3644 05:04:28,001 --> 05:04:29,000 RESPECT, AND ADMIRATION FOR THEIR SERVICE. 3645 05:04:29,001 --> 05:04:31,000 I KNOW I SPEAK FOR ALL 3646 05:04:31,001 --> 05:04:32,000 DELAWAREANS WHEN I SAY JUST HOW 3647 05:04:32,001 --> 05:04:36,000 PROUD I AM OF THEIR 3648 05:04:36,001 --> 05:04:39,000 CONTRIBUTIONS IN IRAQ. 3649 05:04:39,001 --> 05:04:40,000 AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE 3650 05:04:40,001 --> 05:04:42,000 DELAWARE NATIONAL GUARD ADJUTANT 3651 05:04:42,001 --> 05:04:45,000 GENERAL, THE 261st TRAINED FOR 3652 05:04:45,001 --> 05:04:46,000 DEPLOYMENT. 3653 05:04:46,001 --> 05:04:48,000 AND UNDER COMMAND OF BRIGADIER 3654 05:04:48,001 --> 05:04:49,000 GENERAL SCOTT CHAMBERS, THEY 3655 05:04:49,001 --> 05:04:51,000 SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AT CAMP 3656 05:04:51,001 --> 05:04:53,000 VICTORY IN BAGHDAD. 3657 05:04:53,001 --> 05:04:55,000 I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF VISITING 3658 05:04:55,001 --> 05:04:56,000 THE 261st IN APRIL AND THEN 3659 05:04:56,001 --> 05:04:58,000 AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER DURING MY TWO 3660 05:04:58,001 --> 05:04:59,000 VISITS TO IRAQ. 3661 05:04:59,001 --> 05:05:03,000 I WAS ENORMOUSLY PROUD TO SEE 3662 05:05:03,001 --> 05:05:04,000 THEREMENDOUS WORK THEY WERE 3663 05:05:04,001 --> 05:05:05,000 DOING SERVICE AND HONORED TO 3664 05:05:05,001 --> 05:05:07,000 SPEND TIME WITH THESE INSPIRING 3665 05:05:07,001 --> 05:05:11,000 MEN AND WOMEN FROM DELAWARE 3666 05:05:11,001 --> 05:05:12,000 DURING MY TRIP. 3667 05:05:12,001 --> 05:05:14,000 WHILE IN IRAQ, THE 261st 3668 05:05:14,001 --> 05:05:15,000 PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE AS THE 3669 05:05:15,001 --> 05:05:16,000 FIRST NATIONAL GUARD UNIT TO 3670 05:05:16,001 --> 05:05:20,000 MAINTAIN AND ADMINISTER THE 3671 05:05:20,001 --> 05:05:21,000 COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.THEY ALSO 3672 05:05:21,001 --> 05:05:23,000 RAN THE BAGHDAD SIGNAL 3673 05:05:23,001 --> 05:05:26,000 UNIVERSITY WHICH TRAINED IRAQI 3674 05:05:26,001 --> 05:05:28,000 NATIONALS IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS. 3675 05:05:28,001 --> 05:05:30,000 DURING EACH VISIT, I WAS 3676 05:05:30,001 --> 05:05:31,000 IMPRESSED BY THE PROFESSIONALISM 3677 05:05:31,001 --> 05:05:33,000 AND COMMITMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF 3678 05:05:33,001 --> 05:05:45,000 THE 261st. 3679 05:05:45,001 --> 05:05:46,000 THERE IS BE 3680 05:05:46,001 --> 05:05:48,000 NO QUESTION. 3681 05:05:48,001 --> 05:05:51,000 AS WE SEE PROGRESS IT IS DUE IN 3682 05:05:51,001 --> 05:05:52,000 NO SMALL PART TO THE NATIONAL 3683 05:05:52,001 --> 05:05:56,000 GUARD. 3684 05:05:56,001 --> 05:05:57,000 THE 261st WORKED TIRELESSLY TO 3685 05:05:57,001 --> 05:06:02,000 SHARE EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE 3686 05:06:02,001 --> 05:06:05,000 WITH THE IRAQI COUNTERPARTS, THE 3687 05:06:05,001 --> 05:06:07,000 FAMILIES OF THE GUARDS CAN REST 3688 05:06:07,001 --> 05:06:08,000 ASSURED KNOWING THAT DESPITE 3689 05:06:08,001 --> 05:06:09,000 THEIR GREAT SACRIFICE OVER THE 3690 05:06:09,001 --> 05:06:11,000 PAST YEAR AND THE DIFFICULTIES 3691 05:06:11,001 --> 05:06:15,000 THEY FACED IN BEING SEPARATED 3692 05:06:15,001 --> 05:06:16,000 FROM THEIR LOVED ONES, THE 3693 05:06:16,001 --> 05:06:18,000 261st LEFT IRAQ A BETTER PLACE 3694 05:06:18,001 --> 05:06:22,000 BECAUSE OF THEIR SERVICE. 3695 05:06:22,001 --> 05:06:25,000 THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE 261st 3696 05:06:25,001 --> 05:06:28,000 ARE PROUD OF A PROUD DELAWARE TRADITION. 3697 05:06:28,001 --> 05:06:31,000 FOR DECADES THE 261st SERVED 3698 05:06:31,001 --> 05:06:33,000 ITS COUNTRY WITH GREAT HONOR AND DIINCTION. 3699 05:06:33,001 --> 05:06:35,000 SINCE 1924, IT HAS DEPLOYED AT 3700 05:06:35,001 --> 05:06:37,000 TIMES IN NEED FIRST AS A PART OF 3701 05:06:37,001 --> 05:06:39,000 THE DELAWARE NATIONAL GUARD 3702 05:06:39,001 --> 05:06:43,000 261st COASTAL ARTILLERY BRIGADE. 3703 05:06:43,001 --> 05:06:46,000 THE 261st WAS ACTIVATED AGAIN 3704 05:06:46,001 --> 05:06:48,000 ON JANUARY 27, 1941 TO 3705 05:06:48,001 --> 05:06:50,000 PARTICIPATE IN COASTAL DEFENSE 3706 05:06:50,001 --> 05:06:51,000 OPERATIONS DURING WORLD WAR II. 3707 05:06:51,001 --> 05:06:53,000 SINCE THEN THE MISSION OF THE 3708 05:06:53,001 --> 05:06:56,000 261st EVOLVED FROM DEFENDING 3709 05:06:56,001 --> 05:06:57,000 THE HOMELAND TO A BROADER GLOBAL 3710 05:06:57,001 --> 05:07:00,000 MISSION SUCH AS THAT IN IRAQ 3711 05:07:00,001 --> 05:07:01,000 WHERE IT PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN 3712 05:07:01,001 --> 05:07:04,000 BUILDING COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 3713 05:07:04,001 --> 05:07:05,000 AND ENGAGING IN INFORMATION 3714 05:07:05,001 --> 05:07:07,000 OPERATIONS. 3715 05:07:07,001 --> 05:07:09,000 WE ARE TRULY FORTUNATE AS A 3716 05:07:09,001 --> 05:07:11,000 NATION TO HAVE SO MANY DEDICATED 3717 05:07:11,001 --> 05:07:14,000 VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO SERVE ON 3718 05:07:14,001 --> 05:07:17,000 THE FRONT LINES DEFENDING OUR 3719 05:07:17,001 --> 05:07:19,000 INTEREST AT HOME AND ABROAD. 3720 05:07:19,001 --> 05:07:21,000 I'M ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO THE 3721 05:07:21,001 --> 05:07:23,000 261st FOR THEIR COURAGEOUS SERVICE. 3722 05:07:23,001 --> 05:07:26,000 AS WE WELCOME THIS UNIT HOME 3723 05:07:26,001 --> 05:07:28,000 FROM DELAWARE, WE ARE ALSO SENT 3724 05:07:28,001 --> 05:07:30,000 OUR PRAYERS FOR THE SAFE RETURN 3725 05:07:30,001 --> 05:07:35,000 FOR ALL THOSE SERVING OUR NATION 3726 05:07:35,001 --> 05:07:41,000 IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ. 3727 05:07:41,001 --> 05:07:42,000 I YIELD THE FLOOR AND SUGGEST 3728 05:07:42,001 --> 05:07:46,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3729 05:07:46,001 --> 05:15:30,000 CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. 3730 05:15:30,001 --> 05:15:32,000 QUORUM CALL: 3731 05:15:32,001 --> 05:15:34,000 MR. KAUFMAN: I ASK TO VITIATE 3732 05:15:34,001 --> 05:15:35,000 THE QUORUM CALL. 3733 05:15:35,001 --> 05:15:37,000 THE PRESIDING 3734 05:15:37,001 --> 05:15:38,000 OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. 3735 05:15:38,001 --> 05:15:41,000 MR. KAUFMAN: I ASK THAT THE 3736 05:15:41,001 --> 05:15:42,000 SENATE PROCEED TO S. 306H.4 3737 05:15:42,001 --> 05:15:46,000 SUBMITTED EARLIER 3738 05:15:46,001 --> 05:15:47,000 RESOLUTION 304 3739 05:15:47,001 --> 05:15:52,000 CONUNANIMOUSIZATION OF FATHER 3740 05:15:52,001 --> 05:15:53,000 DAME ONDIVESTMENT RSTER TO SAINTHOOD. 3741 05:15:53,001 --> 05:15:54,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATE PROCEEDS TO THE MEASURE. 3742 05:15:54,001 --> 05:15:55,000 MR. KAUFMAN: I ASK THAT THE 3743 05:15:55,001 --> 05:15:57,000 RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO, THE 3744 05:15:57,001 --> 05:15:58,000 PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON 3745 05:15:58,001 --> 05:15:59,000 THE TABLE, BE LAID UPON THE 3746 05:15:59,001 --> 05:16:01,000 TABLE, WITH N INTERVENING 3747 05:16:01,001 --> 05:16:03,000 ACTION OR DEBATE, AND SNAIMENTZ 3748 05:16:03,001 --> 05:16:05,000 REELGT TO THE RESOLUTION BE 3749 05:16:05,001 --> 05:16:06,000 PLACED IN THE RECORD AT THE 3750 05:16:06,001 --> 05:16:07,000 APROPOSE PLACE IT IS A IF READ. 3751 05:16:07,001 --> 05:16:08,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS 3752 05:16:08,001 --> 05:16:10,000 THERE OBJECTION? 3753 05:16:10,001 --> 05:16:11,000 WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED MR. KAUFMAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I 3754 05:16:11,001 --> 05:16:13,000 ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE 3755 05:16:13,001 --> 05:16:15,000 SENATE PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE 3756 05:16:15,001 --> 05:16:17,000 CONSIDERATION OF S. RES. 305, 3757 05:16:17,001 --> 05:16:18,000 WHICH IS INTRODUCED EARLIER 3758 05:16:18,001 --> 05:16:19,000 TODAY. THE PRESIDING OFFICE 3759 05:16:19,001 --> 05:16:20,000 CLERK WILL REPORT. 3760 05:16:20,001 --> 05:16:22,000 THE CLERK: SENATE R 3761 05:16:22,001 --> 05:16:24,000 305, E 3762 05:16:24,001 --> 05:16:28,000 VICTIMS OF THE NATURAL DISASTERS 3763 05:16:28,001 --> 05:16:32,000 IN 3764 05:16:32,001 --> 05:16:33,000 AMERICAN IS SAMOA, CAMBODIA AND THE PHILIPPINES. 3765 05:16:33,001 --> 05:16:34,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3766 05:16:34,001 --> 05:16:35,000 SENATE PROCEEDS TO THE MEASURE. 3767 05:16:35,001 --> 05:16:36,000 MR. KAUFMAN: I FURTHER ASK 3768 05:16:36,001 --> 05:16:39,000 THAT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED 3769 05:16:39,001 --> 05:16:41,000 TO, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID 3770 05:16:41,001 --> 05:16:42,000 ON THE TABLE, WITH NO 3771 05:16:42,001 --> 05:16:44,000 INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE, 3772 05:16:44,001 --> 05:16:45,000 ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS 3773 05:16:45,001 --> 05:16:47,000 MEASURE BE PRINTED IN THE RECORD 3774 05:16:47,001 --> 05:16:48,000 AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE READ. 3775 05:16:48,001 --> 05:16:50,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT 3776 05:16:50,001 --> 05:16:51,000 OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. 3777 05:16:51,001 --> 05:16:52,000 MR. KAUFMAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I 3778 05:16:52,001 --> 05:16:53,000 ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE SENATE 3779 05:16:53,001 --> 05:16:55,000 PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE 3780 05:16:55,001 --> 05:16:57,000 CONSIDERATION OF S. RES. 306, 3781 05:16:57,001 --> 05:16:58,000 SUBMITTED EARLIER TODAY. THE PRESIDING OFFICE 3782 05:16:58,001 --> 05:16:59,000 CLERK WI 3783 05:16:59,001 --> 05:17:01,000 THE CLERK: SENATE RESOLUTION 3784 05:17:01,001 --> 05:17:04,000 306, DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF 3785 05:17:04,001 --> 05:17:06,000 OCTOBER 18 THROUGH OCTOBER 24, 3786 05:17:06,001 --> 05:17:07,000 2009, AS NATIONAL CHILDHOOD LEAD 3787 05:17:07,001 --> 05:17:08,000 PISS DOES ONING PREVENTION WEEK. 3788 05:17:08,001 --> 05:17:09,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT 3789 05:17:09,001 --> 05:17:10,000 OBJECTION, THE SENATE 3790 05:17:10,001 --> 05:17:11,000 MR. PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. 3791 05:17:11,001 --> 05:17:13,000 MR. KAUFMAN: I ASK UNANIMOUS 3792 05:17:13,001 --> 05:17:15,000 CONSENT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED 3793 05:17:15,001 --> 05:17:17,000 TO, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO, THE MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER BE 3794 05:17:17,001 --> 05:17:19,000 LAID ON THE TABLE, WITH NO 3795 05:17:19,001 --> 05:17:20,000 INTERVENING BEING A OR DEBATE, 3796 05:17:20,001 --> 05:17:21,000 AND ANY STATEMENT RELATED TO THE 3797 05:17:21,001 --> 05:17:22,000 RESOLUTION BE PLACED IN THE 3798 05:17:22,001 --> 05:17:23,000 RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE 3799 05:17:23,001 --> 05:17:24,000 AS IF READ. 3800 05:17:24,001 --> 05:17:26,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT 3801 05:17:26,001 --> 05:17:27,000 OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. 3802 05:17:27,001 --> 05:17:28,000 MR. KAUFMAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I 3803 05:17:28,001 --> 05:17:29,000 ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THATHE 3804 05:17:29,001 --> 05:17:32,000 SENATE PROCEED TO THE IMMEDIATE 3805 05:17:32,001 --> 05:17:33,000 CONSIDERATION OF S. CON. RES. 3806 05:17:33,001 --> 05:17:34,000 45, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED EARLIER TODAY. 3807 05:17:34,001 --> 05:17:35,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3808 05:17:35,001 --> 05:17:37,000 CLERK WILL REPORT. 3809 05:17:37,001 --> 05:17:38,000 THE CLERK: SENATE CONCURRENT 3810 05:17:38,001 --> 05:17:40,000 RESOLUTION 45 ENCOURAGING THE 3811 05:17:40,001 --> 05:17:44,000 GOVERNMENT OF IR 3812 05:17:44,001 --> 05:17:45,000 JOSHUA FATTEL, AND IS A AHORD 3813 05:17:45,001 --> 05:17:47,000 TO REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES 3814 05:17:47,001 --> 05:17:48,000 IN POSSIBLE. 3815 05:17:48,001 --> 05:17:49,000 THE PRESIDING OFFI 3816 05:17:49,001 --> 05:17:50,000 OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL 3817 05:17:50,001 --> 05:17:51,000 PROCEED TO THE MEASURE. 3818 05:17:51,001 --> 05:17:52,000 MR. KAUFMAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I 3819 05:17:52,001 --> 05:17:53,000 ASK THAT THE RESOLUTION BE 3820 05:17:53,001 --> 05:17:55,000 AGREED TO, THE PREAMBLE BE 3821 05:17:55,001 --> 05:17:56,000 AGREED 3822 05:17:56,001 --> 05:17:58,000 RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE 3823 05:17:58,001 --> 05:17:59,000 WITH NO INTERVENING BEING A OR 3824 05:17:59,001 --> 05:18:01,000 DEBATE, THAT ANY STATEMENTS 3825 05:18:01,001 --> 05:18:02,000 RELATING TO THIS MEASURE BE 3826 05:18:02,001 --> 05:18:03,000 PRINTED IN THE RECORD AT T APPROPRIATE PLACE. 3827 05:18:03,001 --> 05:18:04,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT 3828 05:18:04,001 --> 05:18:05,000 OBJECTION, SO ORDERED SMED. 3829 05:18:05,001 --> 05:18:06,000 MR. KAUFMAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I 3830 05:18:06,001 --> 05:18:07,000 ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN 3831 05:18:07,001 --> 05:18:09,000 THE SENATE COMPLETES ITS 3832 05:18:09,001 --> 05:18:12,000 BUSINESS TODAY, THE SNAD ADJOURN 3833 05:18:12,001 --> 05:18:14,000 UNTIL 9:30 A.M. TOMORROW, 3834 05:18:14,001 --> 05:18:16,000 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, THAT 3835 05:18:16,001 --> 05:18:18,000 FOLLOWING THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE, THE JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS BE 3836 05:18:18,001 --> 05:18:20,000 APPROVED TO DATE, THE 3837 05:18:20,001 --> 05:18:21,000 MILE-AN-HOUR BE DEEMED EXPIRED, 3838 05:18:21,001 --> 05:18:22,000 THE TIME FOR THE TWO LEADERS BE 3839 05:18:22,001 --> 05:18:24,000 RESERVED FOR THEIR USE LATER IN 3840 05:18:24,001 --> 05:18:26,000 THE DAY, AND THE SENATE PROCEED 3841 05:18:26,001 --> 05:18:28,000 TO A PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS 3842 05:18:28,001 --> 05:18:29,000 FOR UP TO ONE HOUR WITH SENATORS 3843 05:18:29,001 --> 05:18:31,000 PERMITTED TO SPEAK THEREIN FOR 3844 05:18:31,001 --> 05:18:35,000 UP TO 2E7B MINUTES EACH, WITH 3845 05:18:35,001 --> 05:18:37,000 THE TIME EQUALLY DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED BETWEEN THE TWO 3846 05:18:37,001 --> 05:18:38,000 LEADERS OR THEIR DESIGNEES, WITH 3847 05:18:38,001 --> 05:18:39,000 THE MAJORITY CONTROLLING THE 3848 05:18:39,001 --> 05:18:42,000 FIRST HALF, THE REPUBLICANS 3849 05:18:42,001 --> 05:18:43,000 CONTROLLING THE FINAL HALF, THAT 3850 05:18:43,001 --> 05:18:44,000 FOLLOWING MORNING BUSINESS, THE 3851 05:18:44,001 --> 05:18:46,000 SENATE RESUME CONSIDERATION OF 3852 05:18:46,001 --> 05:18:47,000 H.R. 2487, THE COMMERCE-JUSTICE-SCIENCE 3853 05:18:47,001 --> 05:18:48,000 APPROPRIATIONS. 3854 05:18:48,001 --> 05:18:49,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. 3855 05:18:49,001 --> 05:18:51,000 MR. KAUFMAN: MR. PRESIDENT, 3856 05:18:51,001 --> 05:18:53,000 ROLL CALL VOTES ARE EXPECTED TO 3857 05:18:53,001 --> 05:18:56,000 OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN 3858 05:18:56,001 --> 05:18:58,000 RELATION TO AMENDMENTS, THE 3859 05:18:58,001 --> 05:18:59,000 C.J.S. APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND 3860 05:18:59,001 --> 05:19:01,000 ANY AVAILABLE CONFERENCE REPORT 3861 05:19:01,001 --> 05:19:02,000 IF WE'RE ABLE TO PREACH AN 3862 05:19:02,001 --> 05:19:03,000 AGREEMENT ON ANY CONFERENCE REPORTS. 3863 05:19:03,001 --> 05:19:04,000 IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS 3864 05:19:04,001 --> 05:19:05,000 TO COME BEFORE THE SENATE, I ASK 3865 05:19:05,001 --> 05:19:06,000 THAT IF ADJOURN UNDER THE 3866 05:19:06,001 --> 05:19:07,000 PREVIOUS ORDER. 3867 05:19:07,001 --> 05:19:09,000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE 3868 05:19:09,001 --> 05:19:09,000 SENATE STANDS IN