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tv   Book TV  CSPAN  December 17, 2011 1:15pm-2:30pm EST

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know very clearly, today is saturday. but the senate had some very important work to do today. we stayed in session to present some issues to the american public that were extremely important. one was to make sure there would be no tax increase on millions
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of american families. in fact, 160 million. we had a duty to be here, the united states senators. but also other people -- other people had a duty to be here, and they're here. four very dedicated pages were here today. grace mason, of roanoke, virginia, christina bittle from hochison, delaware, mitchell bast yoa, fort worth, texas, and clark schroeder, clarksville, tennessee. they didn't have to be her. they could be home with their family during this holiday season as the other pages are. instead, they stayed to help keep the senate running smoothly. they didn't have to be asked, they volunteered. we really expect a lot of our pages. i so appreciate their work. i've had two granddaughters, mr. president, who were pages.
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my two oldest grandchildren. and it actually changed their lives. and i say that as serious as i can say anything. ryan and mattie were not interested very much in government. they had other things to do as juniors in high school. but they came back here in this environment where they saw us wandering around and making speeches and voting, they got interested in reading the newspapers, watching the news more intently. my two granddaughters now are both in -- i'm sorry in france on a study abroad, one is a junior at new york university, other is a senior at the new school in new york. i really mean that their lives were changed as a result of this. not only hearing it from these two young women, my granddaughters, but hearing it from their parents what a significant change it made. and as i said, we expect a loft our pages. they work long, hard hours, as
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do senators and their staffs. so i want them to know, speaking for every united states senator, the pages here are terrific. we appreciate their work. it's a tradition that's been here for a long, long time, and i'll do everything i can to protect the pages and the work they do. i thank them for their service. and wish them the very best of everything in their next endeavor. i'm confident as with maddie and ryan, their lives will have been changed as a result of their being here.
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mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: calendar number 67, 86, 108, 1 12, 2598, 259, 262, 26 3, 264, 338, 339, 340, 344, 345, 346, 403, 413, 43 1, 42 2, 450, 4 # 56, 494, 495, 496, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 525, 526, 527, 529, 5
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30rbgs 531, 53 2, 534, 535, 5636, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543. of course, mr. president, i'm asking these numbers i just read, all nominations be placed on the secretary's desks, tphoeplgs be confirmed -- nominations be confirmed en bloc, no further actions be in order to any of the nominations, any related statements be printed in the record and the president of the united states be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. mcconnell: reserving the right to object. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: we are ready to tphaouf forward by -- to move
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forward by consent with a package of nominations. just as soon as i receive confirmation from the administration that it will respect practice and precedent on recess appointments, we can get those people confirmed. i look forward to receiving this confirmation from the administration so we can go forward on this nominations package. not having received that yet, mr. president, i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. reid: mr. president, i'm disappointed my friend objected but i want the record to be spread with this. we've done a good job on nominations last few months. i'm kind of reminded of my days of being a younger man when i would run a foot race. those long races i wasn't fast enough. i ran long races. but unless i started fast it was
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really hard to catch up. that's my concern about these nominations. we've started so slowly, i'm not sure we can catch up. i hope we can. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, there will be some nominations we'll be able to work our way through. as i indicated, the particular package the majority leader just proffered as it's currently constituted we'll not be able to go forward because of our inability to receive from the administration the assurances that have been routinely given at this point with regard to recess appointments. mr. reid: i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:
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the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the nominations received by the senate during the 112th congress first session remain the status quo not withstanding the usual 31 paragraph 6, the
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standing raouflts senate with the following exceptions. calendar numbers 46, 67, 112, presidential nominee 2, presidential nominee 45, presidential nominee 96, presidential nominee 158 and presidential nominee 653. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that on monday, january 3, at 4 p.m. that's 2012 the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 438, there be 90 minutes for debate, 60 minutes divided in the usual form and 30 minutes under the control of senator sessions. that upon the use or yielding back of that time the senate proceed to vote with no
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intervening action or debate on calendar number 438, the motion to reconsider, be considered made and laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate, there be no further motions in order, any related statements be printed in the record, that president obama be notified of the senate's action and the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: for everyone's knowledge, mr. president, that's joseph gerard. i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consider the following nominations. calendar number 421, 50 3, 532, 533, 5 # 34, 535 with the exception of colonel bradley d. spacey, and then 536, 537, 538, 539, 540 and all nominations placed on the secretary's desk. that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be considered made
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and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate and no further motions be in order to any of the nominations, related statements be printed in the record, that president obama be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to h.j. res. 95. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.j. res. 95 joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012 and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: mr. president, this is a continuing resolution. the house is going to come back in monday and then papers have to come back to the president. it takes time. i ask unanimous consent any statements relate to the measure be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if read.
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the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask the chair lay before the body a message from the house. the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate a message from the house. the clerk: resolved that the bill from the senate, s. 278 entitled an act to provide for the exchange of certain land located in the arapaho roosevelt national forest in the state of colorado and for other purposes do pass with an amendment. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the motion to concur in the house -- i ask unanimous consent the motion to concur in the house amendment number 278 be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to this bill be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the banking committee be discharged from further consideration of s. 1874. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 1874, a bill to
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require the timely identification of qualified census tracks for purposes of the hubzone program and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to this bill be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the coforeign relations be discharged from further consideration of s. 1959. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 1959, a bill to require a report on the designation of the hockeny network of a foreign terrorist organization and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid reid:::: reid reid: mri express my appreciation for everyone for removing their
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holds and allowing this matter to go forward. this is a very important statement we make as americans regarding our foreign policy. i ask unanimous consent that the burr amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, any statements made be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the environment and public works committee be discharged from further consideration of s. 1710 and that the senate proceed to consideration of s. 1710 and h.r. is it 1264, which is at the desk, we proceed to both of them. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measures en bloc. mr. reid: i ask that the bills be read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table on both of these matters and that any statements related to these measures be printed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to
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calendar numbers 258, h.r. 789, and calendar number 259, h.r. 2422. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate will proceed to the measures en bloc. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the bills be read a third time, passed, both of them, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to these matters be printed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now i ask consent that we proceed to s. res. 351. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 3 351, recognizing the accomplishments and commemorating the numerous achievements and contributions of the alaska native people over the past 40 years. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the prebam he will be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i'm told there are two bills at the desk due for their first reading.
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the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bills for the first time. the clerk: h.r. 440, an act to provide for the establishment of the special envoy to promote religious freedom of religious minorities in the near east and south central asia. h.r. 3012, an act to amend the immigration and nationality act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation or employment-based immigrants and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: i now ask for a second reading and object to both of these measures at this time. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the bills will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the appointment at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the notwithstanding the
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senate's recess, the committees be authorized to report legislative and executive matters on friday, january 13, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the upcome recess or adjournment of the senate, the president of the senate, president pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferee conferees -- i'm sorry, interparliamentary conferences authorize bide law or by concurrent action of the two houses or by order of the senate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:
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mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: in the long list that i read with -- the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call, i would note. mr. reid: ask consent we terminate that. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid reid: thanks for recogg me, mr. president. the long list that i read into the record while the republican leader was here, i failed to note 544. if he were here, he would object to that. i want the record to reflect that. the presiding officer: without objection.
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mr. reid: mr. president, -- inaudible] mr. reid: s. 8968. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 70, s. 968, a bill to prevent on-line threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property and for other purposes. mr. reid: i have a cloture motion which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 70, s. 968, a bill to prevent on-line threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property and for other purposes. signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that we need not read the names of the
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people that signed the petition. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to s. 968 occur at 2:15 p.m. tuesday, january 24. mr. president, that's the day after we start the session. and that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, this is a bipartisan piece of legislation, extremely importa important. it's senator leahy and senator grassley have worked very hard to get this to the floor. it's, i repeat, it's bipartisan. i hope we can have a productive couple of days and pass this and move on to other matters. note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:
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