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mr. lugar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. lugar: mr. president, the chairman of our committee, the distinguished senator from massachusetts, has expressed the case well and strongly. let me just say in simplicity that as we enjoyed hearings on the rights of persons with disabilities, we learned that essentially the united states has an opportunity for leadership, for an expression of our idealism with regard to the care and treatment and concern for disabled persons in our country and the world. if we ratify this treaty, we will join with other nations who meet annually, they receive every four years reports from the various countries that are involved, as to progress that they have made. they compare notes. they learn, really, how the disabled are treated. our belief is that we are the gold standard, and that there are many countries that would like to know technically how people are treated in the united states and what sort of investment would be required
mr. lugar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. lugar: mr. president, the chairman of our committee, the distinguished senator from massachusetts, has expressed the case well and strongly. let me just say in simplicity that as we enjoyed hearings on the rights of persons with disabilities, we learned that essentially the united states has an opportunity for leadership, for an expression of our idealism with regard to the care and treatment and concern for disabled...
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mr. lugar: i join the chairman in thanking john mccain for his testimony, his courage, his eloquence, his mention of those on our side of the aisle historically who have fought for the disabled. that's a very important fact today, and his presence, his strength, and determination were very inspiring. we appreciate so much his testimony. mr. kerry: mr. president, i suggest -- the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. kerry: i suggest the absence of a quorum and ask that time be charge against both sides. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: senator from illinois, the assistant leader. mr. durbin: i ask that the quorum call be suspended. officer without objection. mr. durbin: we are in the process of considering the ratification of the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. the united states has led the world in creating the legal framework building an infrastructure and designing facil
mr. lugar: i join the chairman in thanking john mccain for his testimony, his courage, his eloquence, his mention of those on our side of the aisle historically who have fought for the disabled. that's a very important fact today, and his presence, his strength, and determination were very inspiring. we appreciate so much his testimony. mr. kerry: mr. president, i suggest -- the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. kerry: i suggest the absence of a quorum and ask that time be...
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borkenstein's pantheon of heroes none of them are still in congress today where mr. lugar will be in a few months. it seems to me that once they are on their way out the door and alan simpson is a great example they say all the right things when they are in or continuing to run olympia snowe is another great example what would you suggest that we do as a public or others do to encourage politicians who are in office to do the right thing because it is the right thing to do? >> i'm curious because you have done so much work on that question and then what ever you want to say before. and i guess we are supposed to -- are we close or past the time? good. >> we have lots of time. we have many fascinating questions pending that haven't been answered. let me try to run through a couple of them. eliza, the conservative wing is now the party. it's been embraced by the party. its agenda has been embraced by the leadership. the chairman of the budget committee paul ryan is the architect of that agenda which would make every tea party very happy so that it's an distinguishable, and t
borkenstein's pantheon of heroes none of them are still in congress today where mr. lugar will be in a few months. it seems to me that once they are on their way out the door and alan simpson is a great example they say all the right things when they are in or continuing to run olympia snowe is another great example what would you suggest that we do as a public or others do to encourage politicians who are in office to do the right thing because it is the right thing to do? >> i'm curious...
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joe donnelly won richard lugar's seat. mr. donnelly, congressman, i am so impressed.seat in the house, you risked it all, put it all -- i guess you put it on blue, the democratic ticket, and you bet -- were you better off running against mourdock who ended up being little loosey goosy or would you have been better up against lugar? >> well, what i bet on was the people of undindiana. we have commonsense and we're conservative but believe in getting things done and we are not extreme. what happened was this campaign came down to someone with very extreme positions and what i do the middle, the same place where senator lugar has been for the longest time, just trying to do commonsense things,d, you know, that made a lot of sense, that's that's where hoosiers were and we were very fortunate last night. >> you've been on the frontlines and there's nothing smarter than a candidate coming back from winning or losing an election. now, what do you know about the appeal of the other side? what is the main republican appeal to middle of the road voters? why would a person of so
joe donnelly won richard lugar's seat. mr. donnelly, congressman, i am so impressed.seat in the house, you risked it all, put it all -- i guess you put it on blue, the democratic ticket, and you bet -- were you better off running against mourdock who ended up being little loosey goosy or would you have been better up against lugar? >> well, what i bet on was the people of undindiana. we have commonsense and we're conservative but believe in getting things done and we are not extreme. what...
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congressman, now senator-elect, joe donnelly, won richard lugar's seat in indiana last night, defeating state treasurer, richard mourdock. he joins me now. well, mrnnelly, congressman, i am so impressed, you gave up a safe seat in the house, you risked it all, you put it all on -- i guess you put it on blue, the democratic ticket. and you bet -- were you better off running against mourdock, who ended up being a bit loosy goosy, or better off going against dick lugar? >> chris, thank you very much. what i bet on were the people of indiana, that we're a common sense -- we have a common sense attitude, we're conservative, but we believe in the basics, getting things done. and we're not extreme. and what happened was this campaign came down to someone with very extreme positions and what i tried to do was just focus on the middle. the same place where senator lugar has been for the longest time, is just trying to do common sense things. moving our country forward. and, you know, i thought that that made a lot of sense, that that's where hoosiers were, and we were very fortunate last night. >> you've been on the front lines, and there's nothing smarte
congressman, now senator-elect, joe donnelly, won richard lugar's seat in indiana last night, defeating state treasurer, richard mourdock. he joins me now. well, mrnnelly, congressman, i am so impressed, you gave up a safe seat in the house, you risked it all, you put it all on -- i guess you put it on blue, the democratic ticket. and you bet -- were you better off running against mourdock, who ended up being a bit loosy goosy, or better off going against dick lugar? >> chris, thank you...
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lugar would have beaten our candidate in indiana. he lost to a tea party candidate. look, it's not moderate versus conservative. it's sensible and rational. the tea party, no offense to mrkibbe who i have seen on tv and is a pretty decent guy, but they're running often a bunch of wackos whose view on key issues, not just economic issues, is so far afield from ordinary americans that they're destined to lose. >> well, what about -- >> no offense. >> no offense, of course. that's how you speak with no offense in philly. let me ask you, matt, with no offense here, what about this guy mourdock who talked about rape in the strangest way or the other guy, akin, who talked about legitimate rape, and what about that woman out in -- i forget her name, unfortunately, out in nevada who was really tough on -- sharron angle who was so tough on issues she was talking about. do you think they're saying it the wrong way when they're speaking conservative language or they're saying something wrong? >> well, you know, todd akin -- >> which is it? >> todd akin was never a tea party candidate. that's important. there were two other primary challengers who were the favorite of the tea party
lugar would have beaten our candidate in indiana. he lost to a tea party candidate. look, it's not moderate versus conservative. it's sensible and rational. the tea party, no offense to mrkibbe who i have seen on tv and is a pretty decent guy, but they're running often a bunch of wackos whose view on key issues, not just economic issues, is so far afield from ordinary americans that they're destined to lose. >> well, what about -- >> no offense. >> no offense, of course....
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mr. kyl: yes. this amendment is also offered by senators lieberman, inhofe, risch, lugar, wicker, ayotte, collins, and vitter. i do understand it has been cleared by both sides. i do appreciate the cooperation with senator kerry. the amendment provides that the administration shall brief the appropriate committees on the dialogue between the united states and russia on issues related to or limits on or controls on nuclear arms, missile defense systems or long-range conventional strike systems. i think it's the administration's interest to consult with the congress and keep us adequately briefed on these discussions because they could, of course, eventually lead to an agreement which might then require the advice and consent of the senate. i note former senator arthur vandenberg once said if i'm going to be on the crash landing, i want to be on the takeoff. meaning it's much easier for the administration to obtain our consent if they seek our advice during the consultation process. i will confess this amendment was prompted by recent press stories, including one on november 8 which reported that ou
mr. kyl: yes. this amendment is also offered by senators lieberman, inhofe, risch, lugar, wicker, ayotte, collins, and vitter. i do understand it has been cleared by both sides. i do appreciate the cooperation with senator kerry. the amendment provides that the administration shall brief the appropriate committees on the dialogue between the united states and russia on issues related to or limits on or controls on nuclear arms, missile defense systems or long-range conventional strike systems....