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mr. burris, aye. mr. byrd? mr byrd? aye ms. cantwell, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr carper, aye ,r casey? mr. cockburn, know. mr. cochran, ms. collins, no. mr. conrad, aye. mr. courter,no. mr. cornyn, no mr. crepo, no. mr dement, no,. \ mr dodd, aye. mr dorgan, aye, mr durbin, aye mr ensign, no mr enzee, no mr feingold, aye, mrs. feinstein, aye. mr franken, aye. mrs,geillearand, aye. mr graahm, no mr grassley, no. mrñgreg, no mrs, hagan, aye. mr harkin, aye. mr hatch, no. mrs. hutchison -- mr.inhosfe, no. mr noway, aye. mr isaacs said, nope. mr.johans, no. mr. johnson,aye. mr. kaufman,aye. mr. careyaye mr. kirk,aye. mr coles, aye mr. pyle,no. ms landreau, aye. mr lautenberg, aye. mr leahy, aye. mr levin ,aye. mr. lieberman,aye. mrs. lincoln,aye. mr. lugar,no. mr. mccabe,no. mrs. castle,aye. mr. mcconnell,no mr. menendez,aye. mr. merkley, aye. ms. mikulskiaye. mr merkowski, no. mrs. mary,aye. mr. nelson of nebraska,aye. mr. nelson of florida,aye. mr. pryor,aye. mr. reed of rhode island,aye. mr. reid of nevada, [laughter] mr. reid of nevada,aye. [laughter] mr rich, no. mr. roberts,no. mr. r
mr. burris, aye. mr. byrd? mr byrd? aye ms. cantwell, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr carper, aye ,r casey? mr. cockburn, know. mr. cochran, ms. collins, no. mr. conrad, aye. mr. courter,no. mr. cornyn, no mr. crepo, no. mr dement, no,. \ mr dodd, aye. mr dorgan, aye, mr durbin, aye mr ensign, no mr enzee, no mr feingold, aye, mrs. feinstein, aye. mr franken, aye. mrs,geillearand, aye. mr graahm, no mr grassley, no. mrñgreg, no mrs, hagan, aye. mr harkin, aye. mr hatch, no. mrs. hutchison --...
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mr. burris: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from i will tphoeufplt. mr. burris: thank you,. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. burris: thank you, madam president. how much time do i have? the presiding officer: the senator has six minutes. mr. burris: the united states senate has long been a forum for great debate. this institution is equipped to handle the most difficult questions our nation faces. and since we took up the issue of health care reform, the debate has been fierce and our differences of opinion have played out in dramatic fashion on the national scene. over the last several months i've said time and again that this health care reform bill must accomplish the three distinct goals of a public option in order to win my support. it must create real competition in a health care system. it must provide sufficient cost savings to the american people. and it must restore accountability to the insurance industry. madam president, for months i told my colleagues that i would not be able to support a bill that failed to meet these th
mr. burris: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from i will tphoeufplt. mr. burris: thank you,. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. burris: thank you, madam president. how much time do i have? the presiding officer: the senator has six minutes. mr. burris: the united states senate has long been a forum for great debate. this institution is equipped to handle the most difficult questions our nation faces. and since we took up the issue of health care reform, the...
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mr. burris: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois is recognized. mr. burris: thank you, mr. president. i also would like to make a few comments on this issue that's pending before this body and has been debated and debated and debated, discussed and discussed and discussed, and, mr. president, it's time to bring it to a meaningful and final conclusion. so, mr. president, as i address this chamber today, we stand at the cusp of history. for many years, we have known that the american health care system is badly broken. now after nearly a century of discussion and debate, after 100 years of delays and false starts, this body is on the verge of laying the issue of health reform to rest. this bill represents the culmination of decades of hard work. its course has been shaped by 11 presidents and countless members of the house and senate. it has taken a long and winding path to reach this point. this legislation is a product of compromise and consensus, of give and take on both sides. it is not perfect by no means. it is not perfect. but here we stand. we've
mr. burris: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois is recognized. mr. burris: thank you, mr. president. i also would like to make a few comments on this issue that's pending before this body and has been debated and debated and debated, discussed and discussed and discussed, and, mr. president, it's time to bring it to a meaningful and final conclusion. so, mr. president, as i address this chamber today, we stand at the cusp of history. for many years, we have known...
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mr. burris: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator illinois. mr. burris: thank you, mr. president. as a lifelong public servant, i've always believed in the fundamental greatness of this country. i'm sure this is a belief shared by every single one of my colleagues in this body. it's what drove us to serve in the first place. just as it has driven generations of americans to serve in many capacities throughout our history. democrat or republican, liberal or conservative, we're united by our underlying faith in the democratic process and our respect for the people who have come -- people who we've come here to represent. that is what makes this country great, the belief that together we can make progress. together we can shape our own destiny, mr. president, and that is why we gather here in this august chamber to bring the voices of the american people to washington, to the very center of our democracy. earl warren, the late chief justice of the supreme court, articulated this very well. and i quote: "legislators represent people, not trees or acres. legislators are elec
mr. burris: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator illinois. mr. burris: thank you, mr. president. as a lifelong public servant, i've always believed in the fundamental greatness of this country. i'm sure this is a belief shared by every single one of my colleagues in this body. it's what drove us to serve in the first place. just as it has driven generations of americans to serve in many capacities throughout our history. democrat or republican, liberal or conservative, we're united...
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mr. burris: thank you, mr. president. i rise, of course, to speak on our health care legislation. mr.resident, the united states senate is the greatest deliberative body that this world has ever known. and since the inception of this body, its members have practiced and perfected the art of compromise. it's been said that politics is the art of possible. and this chamber's teeming with experienced legislators who know how to work with members of both parties to forge a more perfect bill. this means individual senators must inevitably give ground in the interest of achieving legislation that is built on consensus. and as a body of lawmakers and, in particular, as a democratic party, we have compromised throughout our history to bring about the greatest legislative achievements this nation has known. and in the process this senate has made the country better. today we find ourselves debating a measure that could overhaul the entire american health care system. we stand at this point after nearly 100 years of discussion and deliberation stretching from teddy roosevelt to barack obama. wh
mr. burris: thank you, mr. president. i rise, of course, to speak on our health care legislation. mr.resident, the united states senate is the greatest deliberative body that this world has ever known. and since the inception of this body, its members have practiced and perfected the art of compromise. it's been said that politics is the art of possible. and this chamber's teeming with experienced legislators who know how to work with members of both parties to forge a more perfect bill. this...
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mr. burris: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from l i wil i will fro. mr. is: it is my privilege to stand with these senators and give recognition to those distinguished senators who have put so much heart into drafting this important legislation, to our leader reid and to senator baucus and to senator dodd and to all of the individuals. it is a pleasure for me to be a part of this freshmen colloquy on this major package. over the past several months, my freshmen colleagues and i have taken the floor many times to speak about the need for comprehensive health care reform. so i'm pleased to join them today as we discuss our cost-containment package. this set of provisions will hep reduce efficiency and reduce disparities in our health care system. our amendment will improve the principle of high value, low-cost care that is central to the patient protection and affordable care afnlgt madam president, our amendment will strengthen medicare's ability to act as a payment innovator, paying for value and not for volume. speeding this process, our amendment gives m
mr. burris: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from l i wil i will fro. mr. is: it is my privilege to stand with these senators and give recognition to those distinguished senators who have put so much heart into drafting this important legislation, to our leader reid and to senator baucus and to senator dodd and to all of the individuals. it is a pleasure for me to be a part of this freshmen colloquy on this major package. over the past several months, my freshmen colleagues...
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mr. burris: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois is recognized. mr. burris: thank you, mr. president. over the past several months, mr. president, i've come to the floor of this body many times to speak about the urgent need for comprehensive health care reform. i have said that our bill must accomplish three goals in order to be effective. it must bring competition to the insurance market. competition to the insurance market. it must provide significant cost savings to the ordinary americans. and it must restore accountability to the industry that has run roughshod over the american public for far too long. so, mr. president, i would like to focus this last point with my remarks today. we need real accountability in the insurance market. after almost 100 years of debate about health care reform, this senate stands on the verge of making history. there are many good elements in the legislation that is before us today, but without accountability, any reform measure would be toothless and inconsequential. if we don't give the american people a chance to
mr. burris: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois is recognized. mr. burris: thank you, mr. president. over the past several months, mr. president, i've come to the floor of this body many times to speak about the urgent need for comprehensive health care reform. i have said that our bill must accomplish three goals in order to be effective. it must bring competition to the insurance market. competition to the insurance market. it must provide significant cost savings...
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mr. burris? >> iowa. >> mr. bird. >> mr. bird? >> iowa. mr. casy, aye. mr. chambliss, no. mr. coburn. mrs. collins? no. mr. conrad, aye. mr. corker? no. mr. connin, no. >> mr. crapo, no. >> mr. dodd? >> aye. >> mr. dorgan. >> aye. >> if you want to continue to hear will roll call of votes, go to c-span ii. willmington, north carole. you are opposed to this bill? caller: absolutely. i do think we need to do some things and how much we can sue. but to push it through like they are without a lot of debate and making sweet heart deals is just wrong. they are still pushing the vote through to the point where they push the the vote down so they can go home. host: what kind of work do you do? caller: i'm a bread vendor. host: we heard your senator there vote against the bill. next call from houston, texas. supportive of the bill. caller: yes. just of the fact that more people can get healthcare coverage is a great thing. not only that, we have seen conditions now that get insured. my sister is in the healthcare field and she doesn't even have insurance because it's not affordable. when they
mr. burris? >> iowa. >> mr. bird. >> mr. bird? >> iowa. mr. casy, aye. mr. chambliss, no. mr. coburn. mrs. collins? no. mr. conrad, aye. mr. corker? no. mr. connin, no. >> mr. crapo, no. >> mr. dodd? >> aye. >> mr. dorgan. >> aye. >> if you want to continue to hear will roll call of votes, go to c-span ii. willmington, north carole. you are opposed to this bill? caller: absolutely. i do think we need to do some things and how much we...
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mr. burris? >> iowa. >> mr. bird. >> mr. bird? >> iowa. mr. casy, aye. mr. chambliss, no. mr. coburn.. collins? no. mr. conrad, aye. mr. corker? no. mr. connin, no. >> mr. crapo, no. >> mr. dodd? >> aye. >> mr. dorgan. >> aye. >> if you want to continue to hear will roll call of votes, go to c-span ii. willmington, north carole. you are opposed to this bill? caller: absolutely. i do think we need to do some things and how much we can sue. but to push it through like they are without a lot of debate and making sweet heart deals is just wrong. they are still pushing the vote through to the point where they push the the vote down so they can go home. host: what kind of work do you do? caller: i'm a bread vendor. host: we heard your senator there vote against the bill. next call from houston, texas. supportive of the bill. caller: yes. just of the fact that more people can get healthcare coverage is a great thing. not only that, we have seen conditions now that get insured. my sister is in the healthcare field and she doesn't even have insurance because it's not affordable. when they said
mr. burris? >> iowa. >> mr. bird. >> mr. bird? >> iowa. mr. casy, aye. mr. chambliss, no. mr. coburn.. collins? no. mr. conrad, aye. mr. corker? no. mr. connin, no. >> mr. crapo, no. >> mr. dodd? >> aye. >> mr. dorgan. >> aye. >> if you want to continue to hear will roll call of votes, go to c-span ii. willmington, north carole. you are opposed to this bill? caller: absolutely. i do think we need to do some things and how much we can...
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mr. burris: mr. president, thank you. i'd like to thank the senator from nevada for that courtesy. thank you, mr. president. as this debate draws to a close and my colleagues and i prepare to vote on a health care reform bill, i recognize the long hours and tense negotiation have left some nerves and tempers frayed. that's why i come to the floor today, although our work keeps us away from our family and friends for much of this holiday season, i see no reason why we can't share good cheers with one another right here in washington. so in the spirit of the season, mr. president, i would like to share my own version of a classic holiday story with my good friends on both sides of the aisle. and it goes something like this, mr. president: it was the night before christmas. it was the night before christmas, and all through the senate the right held up our health care bill, no matter what was in it. the people had voted a mandated reform but republicans blew off the gathering storm. we'll clog up the senate, they cried with a grin. and in the midterm elections, we'll get voted in. the
mr. burris: mr. president, thank you. i'd like to thank the senator from nevada for that courtesy. thank you, mr. president. as this debate draws to a close and my colleagues and i prepare to vote on a health care reform bill, i recognize the long hours and tense negotiation have left some nerves and tempers frayed. that's why i come to the floor today, although our work keeps us away from our family and friends for much of this holiday season, i see no reason why we can't share good cheers...
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hereby appoint the honorable roland burris, a senator from the state of illinois, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, following leader remarks the senate will resume consideration of the conference report to aaccompany h.r. 8288, with the time until 9:30 a.m. equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. at 9:30 a.m. the senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the conference report under an agreement last night the vote on adoption of the conference report will occur tomorrow, sunday, december 13. mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, does the clerk need to report the bill? the presiding officer: under the previous order the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order the senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany 3288, which the clerk will report. the clerk: conference report to accompany h.r. 3288, an act making appropriations for the departments of transportation and housi
hereby appoint the honorable roland burris, a senator from the state of illinois, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, following leader remarks the senate will resume consideration of the conference report to aaccompany h.r. 8288, with the time until 9:30 a.m. equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. at 9:30 a.m. the...
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burris, he's got to preside. he's asked for the opportunity to ask one question before he goes. ok. good. >> thank you, mr.airman. i will be very short. i'm asking for a bernl opinion these two distinguished american citizens. i'm just concerned about the commission that would be created and whether or not we should do something about campaign finance reform in reference to the political process? i don't see us being able to get any control of the financing of programs in the federal government unless individuals who have to run for these offices are not beholding to special interests. special groups which drives up the cost of government because they want their program to be in place. i just wondered if you have given any thought, the commission, whether or not campaign finance reform should be a part of this. >> i'll start. first, i think the fiscal future commission with everything on the table which would mean statutory budget controls, social security, medicare, medicaid, other spending, tax reform that's broad enough. i think campaign finance would be probably beyond the scope of this. i will say thi
burris, he's got to preside. he's asked for the opportunity to ask one question before he goes. ok. good. >> thank you, mr.airman. i will be very short. i'm asking for a bernl opinion these two distinguished american citizens. i'm just concerned about the commission that would be created and whether or not we should do something about campaign finance reform in reference to the political process? i don't see us being able to get any control of the financing of programs in the federal...
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burris, he's got to preside. he's asked for the opportunity to ask one question before he goes. ok. good. >> thank you, mr.airman. i will be very short. i'm asking for a bernl opinion these two distinguished american citizens. i'm just concerned about the commission that would be created and whether or not we should do something about campaign finance reform in reference to the political process? i don't see us being able to get any control of the financing of programs in the federal government unless individuals who have to run for these offices are not beholding to special interests. special groups which drives up the cost of government because they want their program to be in place. i just wondered if you have given any thought, the commission, whether or not campaign finance reform should be a part of this. >> i'll start. first, i think the fiscal future commission with everything on the table which would mean statutory budget controls, social security, medicare, medicaid, other spending, tax reform that's broad enough. i think campaign finance would be probably beyond the scope of this. i will say thi
burris, he's got to preside. he's asked for the opportunity to ask one question before he goes. ok. good. >> thank you, mr.airman. i will be very short. i'm asking for a bernl opinion these two distinguished american citizens. i'm just concerned about the commission that would be created and whether or not we should do something about campaign finance reform in reference to the political process? i don't see us being able to get any control of the financing of programs in the federal...
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hereby appoint the honorable roland burris , a senator from the state of illinois to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president, following remarks of the leaders the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 3590, the health care reform legislation. that will be until 11:30 and for debate only. republicans will control the first 30 minutes. the majority will control the next 30 minutes. any remaining time will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees with senators permitted to speak up to ten minutes each. at 11:30 the senate will turn to executive session to debate the nomination of jacqueline nguyen to be united states district judge for the central district of california. the vote will occur at 12:00 noon today. that will be the first vote today. the senate will recess from 12:30 to 2:15 to allow for our weekly caucus luncheons. following the recess the senate will resume consideration of the health care reform legislation. votes are expected this afternoon in relation to the health care legislation. mr. president, there are two truths about the histor
hereby appoint the honorable roland burris , a senator from the state of illinois to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president, following remarks of the leaders the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 3590, the health care reform legislation. that will be until 11:30 and for debate only. republicans will control the first 30 minutes. the majority will control the next 30 minutes. any remaining time will be equally divided and...
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hereby appoint the honorable roland burris, a senator from the state of illinois, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr reid: mr. president? promise the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks the senate bill resume consideration of the h.r. 35990. there will be time for debate. we can never determine for sure, mr. president, but it appears votes should start between 5:00 and 6:00. the senate will be in recess from 12:45 until 3:15 today for the the weekly caucus luncheons. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, with americans now really focusing in on the health care debate, it's important to take a step back and recall where we started, because somewhere -l along the way democratic leaders took their eyes off the ball. it's a good time to remember what this reform debate was all about. the goal of this legislation, by all accounts, everyone agreed the goal was to lower the cost of health care. this is what the president has to say. it's a direct quote. "the bill i sign," according to the preside
hereby appoint the honorable roland burris, a senator from the state of illinois, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr reid: mr. president? promise the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks the senate bill resume consideration of the h.r. 35990. there will be time for debate. we can never determine for sure, mr. president, but it appears votes should start between 5:00 and 6:00. the senate will be in recess from 12:45...
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burris, he's got to preside. he's asked for the opportunity to ask one question before he goes. ok. good. >> thank you, mr.ll be very short. i'm asking for a bernl opinion these two distinguished american citizens. i'm just concerned about the commission that would be created and whether or not we should do something about campaign finance reform in reference to the political process? i don't see us being able to get any control of the financing of programs in the federal government unless individuals who have to run for these offices are not beholding to special interests. special groups which drives up the cost of government because they want their program to be in place. i just wondered if you have given any thought, the commission, whether or not campaign finance reform should be a part of this. >> i'll start. first, i think the fiscal future commission with everything on the table which would mean statutory budget controls, social security, medicare, medicaid, other spending, tax reform that's broad enough. i think campaign finance would be probably beyond the scope of this. i will say this. we need c
burris, he's got to preside. he's asked for the opportunity to ask one question before he goes. ok. good. >> thank you, mr.ll be very short. i'm asking for a bernl opinion these two distinguished american citizens. i'm just concerned about the commission that would be created and whether or not we should do something about campaign finance reform in reference to the political process? i don't see us being able to get any control of the financing of programs in the federal government...