of the world condemned, and theodore roosevelt wrote secretly to his son, i was there early well pleased with the japanese victory because the japs are playing our game. what game? what was roosevelt game here and what was the game that he was saying that japan was playing in cahoots with the america of? i wanted to know. theodore roosevelt was awarded the nobel peace prize for actions that he took in the summer of 1905 during this imperial cruise. he was awarded the peace prize for brokering the peace between japan and russia, but unknown to the russians at this point, theodore roosevelt was acting secretly as an agent of japan at the behest of japan, and he wrote about this the, that he was, that he was so excited about acting secretly on japan's behalf without the russians knowing. unknown to the nobel peace prize committee, and the known to congress, in july of 1905 on this imperial cruise, president theodore roosevelt agreed a secret treaty that allowed japan to expand into korea. why was this important? why is this significant? this is key. you know we pay attention to the dynamite

the first was against russia at port arthur during the administration of president theodore roosevelt. theodore roosevelt book that the japanese sneak attack against the russians, which the russians and much of the world condemned, and theodore roosevelt wrote secretly to his son, i was there early well pleased with the japanese victory because the japs are playing our game. what game? what was roosevelt game here and what was the game that he was saying that japan was playing in cahoots with the america of? i wanted to know. theodore roosevelt was awarded the nobel peace prize for actions that he took in the summer of 1905 during this imperial cruise. he was awarded the peace prize

theodore roosevelt is a son of wealth and privilege.the only native of new york city ever to be president. he's our youngest president by the way, too. kennedy was a little younger but he was elected. this is our youngest to -- you remember theodore roosevelt got the presidency when mckinley was assassinated. he grows up a son of privilege in new york city. he's fascinated by bugs, insects, the outdoors but he's told as a very young man he probably won't live to his 21st birthday. he's a sickly child. he's asthmatic. he has all manners of ailments and he's nearsighted. he wears spectacles. he's scrawny. he's almost anorexic. he's told if he does want to live to his 21st birthday he probably shouldn't go outdoors. and roosevelt wills his way to strength. he says in his autobiography, i will will myself stronger. he was afraid of the dark. he was afraid the trees. he was afraid of horses. this most robust and male of our presidents was basically this very scared child and he wills his way to strength. he goes to harvard. he falls in love

this was all the way from president theodore roosevelt to our good friend who is with us in spirit, assenator ted kennedy. we're standing with millions of american families who've been forced into bankruptcy to cover the cost of health care. we stayed here on behalf of 45 million americans who do not have health insurance part we stand with small-business owners who cannot afford health insurance for their employees. we stand with americans suffering from diseases like cancer, diabetes, and all those who have been discriminated against or deny health insurance coverage because of a pre- existing condition. we made history today for them and every american to fix our broken health care system. i want to thank leader harry reported requite he has managed to navigate these waters and get us here. this is a day we will look back upon as centers and will be very proud of what we have accomplished. more reported, it will be important to get health insurance for those who cannot get health insurance and we will get health insurance costs under control. this is why we hired out for these jobs,

congress has been trying to get this done since theodore roosevelt. so republican colleagues say "slow down, you're moving too fast." that's absurd and disingenuous. you have to ask yourself: are our republican friends going to be more constructive, more willing to act in good faith after the christmas or new year break? of course not because their aim, understand it, is not to improve the bill or to even understand it. it's to kill health reform, period. that's all it is. they just want to kill it. and now because they don't have enough votes to kill it outright, they've opted for, of course, delay and obstruction and filibuster. let's be clear, mr. president, they're not only delaying and obstructing the senate, they're delaying and obstructing the millions of americans who desperately need the reforms in this bill. they're delaying and obstructing the 31 million americans who will finally get health coverage. they're delaying and obstructing the underinsured, millions of americans who know they're one ep society a -- episode away from bankruptcy. t

eluded congresses and presidents going back to theodore roosevelt. my friends on the other side defend the status quo. they want us to vote our fears, fear, fear. everything you hear it seems on the other side is fear, be afraid. well, it's not going to work this time because what the american people want is not fear. they want hope. they want the hope that they will have the health care that they need when they have to have it at a price that is affordable. they want to have the peace of mind and security of knowing that their children, if they have a pre-existing condition, will be covered by health insurance. they want to have the peace of mind of knowing if they lose a job, they don't lose their health insurance. the american people want the hope and the security of knowing that if they get ill, they won't be dropped by their insurance company. they want the hope and the security to know that they aren't just one illness away from bankruptcy. we are the only country in the world, the only one where people can go bankrupt because they owe a medica

every summer from 1902-1908, theodore roosevelt moved the functions of the executive branch to his familystate at sagamore hill, new york. these were different times. what was it that these presidents were trying to get away from and how was it that they were able to leave for such an extended period of time. ? guest: in addition to the president's you mentioned, john adams, our second president, went to his home in quincy, mass. for eight months in 1799. that is lost and the president had been away. our presidents get criticized for goofing off for being away from washington for too long. president bush, the sun, the 43rd president, had that criticism money went to his ranch in texas john adams set the record. that is a long time ago he felt that when congress was not in session there was no reason for him to be in washington. during that time, he almost lost control of his foreign policy because there were people in his cabinet who disagree with his position and they were trying to push for war with france. he had to come back and pull that back. presidents have felt a strong need to ge

pointed out, in favor of this legislation, dating back to the early part of the last century of theodore rooseveltormer republican and first advocated the notion of a national health care system in our nation. franklin roosevelt picked up that challenge and harry truman of course was the one who articulated very specific terms. it was 69 years ago this very month, mr. president, that franklin roosevelt identified the four freedoms, freedom of religion, speech, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear. and it is that last freedom that franklin roosevelt talked about in december of 1941. that is deserving of our attention at these closing minutes. because whatever else one may argue about the specifics of this bill, it is that fear that some of our fellow citizens have of whether or not they will be confined with a health care crisis and have the resources to address it and the ability to have a doctor, a physician, a health care provider, hospital, to provide them with that kind of health when they need it. that there is not just for those who are without health care, even for those who hav

and every congress since this first challenge was posed by, well, going back to the days of theodore roosevelt. but more recently, since the time of harry truman. and every congress, republican and democrat, every president democrat and republican have at least thought about doing this. some actually tried. president nixon actually tried. president clinton actually tried to come forward. and as those who remember those days, for a variety of reasons some would seem more clear today than they did at the hour they were being debated, those efforts failed. we're now that third administration, that third effort that's come this far if you will. my hope is this evening and again in the ensuing few days here we'll complete our task in this body and continue the effort by working with the other body -- the house of representatives -- to fashion a final product for the signature of the president of the united states, to allow us to begin what will be a long journey to make sure that that right of health care is available to all of our citizens. many of us here may never see the benefits of that becaus

eluded congresses and presidents going back to theodore roosevelt. on the other side defend the status quo. they want us to vote our fears, fear, fear. everything you hear it seems on the other side is fear, be afraid. well, it's not going to work this time because what the american people want is not fear. they want hope. they want the hope that they will have the health care that they need when they have to have it at a price that is affordable. they want to have the peace of mind and security of knowing that their children, if they have a pre-existing condition, will be covered by health insurance. they want to have the peace of mind of knowing if they lose a job, they don't lose their health insurance. the american people want the hope and the security of knowing that if they get ill, they won't be dropped by their insurance company. they want the hope and the security to know that they aren't just one illness away from bankruptcy. we are the only country in the world, the only one where people can go bankrupt because they owe a medical bill. no

standing alone, we stand with those who blazed the trail ahead of us all the way from president theodore roosevelt to our good friend who is with us in spirit, ted kennedy. we are standing with millions of american families who have been forced to bankruptcy to cover the cost of health care. we stand on behalf of 45,000 americans who die each year simply because they don't have health insurance. we stand with small business owners who cannot afford health insurance for their employees. we stand with american suffering from diseases like cancer, debeets and all those who -- diabetes and those who have been discriminated against and denied coverage because of a preexisting condition. today we make history for them and every american that has fallen victim to our broken health care system. i want to thank leader reid for the terrific way he has managed to navigate the waters to get us here to final passage. this is going to be a day that we're going to look back on as senators and very proud of what we have accomplished, but more important, very happy to see people getting health care they now cannot

politician and an advisor on republican matters to several republican presidents, including theodore rooseveltry of the speech. how did it happen? and there was a fragment in the process before we get to the other line of speech which got our attention for some reason. build up to that. >> to was a good orator. but he really wanted to reach the white crowds with his message. so he was given an opportunity one time up in boston, and he got on the train, went back to alabama, and a speech that lasted two diplomats. he got on the next train back. he talks about how he traveled on thousand miles to give a two- minute speech. the speech itself, we do not have. we piece together his message from those newspaper accounts. his speech in atlantatlanta, toward her, was the speech that established him as a natural -- in atlanta, torture, was the speech that established him as a national figure. the speaking was opened in 1881, so he had been at that 14 years -- tuskegee, and he was building a reputation. he was frequently going to the north, raising money. he was on the road much of the time, raising mon

champions of away from president theodore roosevelt to our good friends who is with us in spirit, ted kennedy. we stand with millions of american families who were forced into bankruptcy over the cost of health care. we stand with 45,000 americans to die because they could not get health insurance. we stand with small business owners cannot afford health insurance for their employees. we stand with american suffering from cancer and diabetes and those who have been discriminated against or denied health coverage because of a pre-existing condition. today we made history. i especially want to thank leader harry reid for the terrific way he has managed to navigate the waters and get as here to final passage. this is going to be a day that we will look back upon as senators. i am very proud of what we have accomplished. we are happy to see people getting health care. we are happy to see health care costs of being much more under control. this is why we came here. this is why we were hired out for these jobs, to pass something very important and historic like this. >> let me also thank se

it was theodore roosevelt, as a matter of fact, who raised the question of whether or not america could accept the challenge of providing health care for every citizen. then, of course, harry truman in a more modern era issued the same challenge. he was confronted by his critics who said he's talking about socializing medicine. it must be socialism that harry truman is proposing. then the idea died. then again lyndon johnson raised it in the early 1960's. he was a master of the senate, as he's been characterized in a book that's written about him. and he believed that he had the power to make this happen to deal with the health care system across the board in america. it turned out that he made a significant contribution with the enact ph-ft medicare and -- with the enactment of medicare and medicaid but could not reach the goal of universal health care or comprehensive health care reform. this president, president obama, came to us and issued the same challenge. he said that we've reached a point of no return. current health care system in america is unsustainable. it's unaffordable. t

champions of away from president theodore roosevelt to our good friends who is with us in spirit, tednedy. we stand with millions of american families who were forced into bankruptcy over the cost of health care. we stand with 45,000 americans to die because they could not get health insurance. we stand with small business owners cannot afford health insurance for their employees. we stand with american suffering from cancer and diabetes and those who have been discriminated against or denied health coverage because of a pre-existing condition. today we made history. i especially want to thank leader harry reid for the terrific way he has managed to navigate the waters and get as here to final passage. this is going to be a day that we will look back upon as senators. i am very proud of what we have accomplished. we are happy to see people getting health care. we are happy to see health care costs of being much more under control. this is why we came here. this is why we were hired out for these jobs, to pass something very important and historic like this. >> let me also thank senato

and we have discussed this on this floor again and again and again what has happened since theodore roosevelt and f.d.r. and the efforts made to have coverage of all -- have coverage of health care for the uninsured. but if we stalemate on this issue, that could be the consequence. there is no reason to stalemate when there is such a clear-cut path. provides that no federal funds may be used for abortion, that any federal funds would be segregated. that is the precise precedent of medicaid. so i urge my colleagues to defeat the pending amendment so that we can proceed to move for final enactment of this important legislation. i thank the chair and yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. mr. franken: madam president, i rise today to speak in opposition to the nelson-hatch amendment which replaces the compromise language in the current bill with unprecedented restrictions on women's access to safe and legal abortion services. i think we can all agree that women's health is fundamental to our nation's health. we all know that when women are healthier, families, commun

theodore roosevelt recognized that sometimes you have to do things differently, you need dramatic andfundamental reforms, you need to engage in movement politics. i think that's where we are here today. roosevelt recognized that the necessities of time and challenges that we face sometimes require breaking out of normal party structures, normal legislative processes in order to leap forward. that's where we are today. at the party g. partyson foundation which i'm honored to head, we have been engaging in a variety of citizen education engagement efforts, and this represents the results of the latest statistically valid public opinion survey. 80% of americans believe the escalating deficits and debt should be be a top priority. number two only to the economy and jobs. way ahead of health care reform. way ahead of climate change. way ahead of tax cuts. way ahead of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. not that those aren't legitimate issues, but there are relevant priorities. secondly, 2/3 of americans believe that washington is not paying enough attention to this issue. and th

every summer from 1902-1908, theodore roosevelt moved the functions of the executive branch to his familyate at sagamore hill, new york. these were different times. what was it that these presidents were trying to get away from and how was it that they were able to leave for such an extended period of time. ? guest: in addition to the president's you mentioned, john adams, our second president, went to his home in quincy, mass. for eight months in 1799. that is lost and the president had been away. our presidents get criticized for goofing off for being away from washington for too long. president bush, the sun, the 43rd president, had that criticism money went to his ranch in texas john adams set the record. that is a long time ago he felt that when congress was not in session there was no reason for him to be in washington. during that time, he almost lost control of his foreign policy because there were people in his cabinet who disagree with his position and they were trying to push for war with france. he had to come back and pull that back. presidents have felt a strong need to get

president the president il campaign of 1912, theodore roosevelt's platformed said this. quote we pledge ourselves to work unceasingly with the protection of home, life against the hazards of sickness. through the adoption of a system of social insurance adapted to american use, end quote. today we are closer than ever to enacting health care reform. as in teddy roosevelt's time we seek protection against the hazards of sickness. of necessity we seek a system uniquely adapted to the american use. and recognizing the daunting task still ahead of us, we pledge ourselves to work unceasingly to get the job done. in the years since teddy roosevelt, some of our nation's greatest leaders signed up for this job. but at the same time we have never faced a greater need to get the job done then we do today. why is that? well, basically because health care costs are skyrocketing out of control. everyday american businesses are forced to cut benefits for their workers, cut benefits to remain competitive in the global marketplace. every 30 seconds, another american files for medical ba

and a man with a thirst for knowledge but with president theodore roosevelt he was one of the first headserstand the importance of large areas and species. this planet nobody imagined at the time it would be in danger. we weren't able to perceive the vulnerability on with this that empower but those had many maritime expeditions including to the arctic region but the first was the man whose message continues to vex stations buyer matches. who is also someone with a deep concern for his people and greatly contributed to reinforcing monaco prosperity and independence and making it a constitutional state with the month -- modern institutions. maybe it is the poor reality of my country. monaco is aa prada of its traditions, culture and shared values, although the population and is not exceeding 3,000 makes the next team 45,000 which made the labor market. they bring france and italy the economy is sound. revenue made up mainly of tax resources it reflects the economic activity. this economy is highly diversified with tourism and real estate as well as the banking sector would we primarily ded

other side say we are moving too fast part of the fact is, it was 1912 when former president theodore roosevelt first made national health insurance parts of the progressive party campaign platform. the fact is good will has been working on this for nearly a century. health care reform for america is now within reach. the fact is of serious effort to control health care costs is now within reach for the fact is that life-saving health care coverage is now within our reach. let us, at long last have the results and this time, not let this good things look through our hand and at long last have health care reform for all. >> mr. president in a little while i will make a constitutional point* of order against the amendment. i will make that because we're working on an agreement when we can have the votes but i want to start talking about the reason i believe this bill is unconstitutional and the mandate on the individual and i will speak for about 10 minutes then resume my remarks at 9:30 a.m. after one of the democrats comes down to use their 15 minutes. mr. president this constitutional point* o

theodore roosevelt, 1917, our 26th president, said, quote, this actual world, a churchless community, a community where men have abandoned and scoffed at or ignored their christian duties is a community on the rapid downgrade. warren g. harding, our 29th president, 1920, said, it is my conviction that the fundamental trouble with the people of the united states is that they have gotten too far away from the almighty god. calvin coolidge, our 30th president, 1923, said, the foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country. franklin d. roosevelt, october 6, 1935. he said, quote, we cannot read the history of our rise and development as a nation without reckoning with the place the bible has occupied in shaping the advances of the republic. where we have been the truest and most consistent in obeying its reseptember -- precepts we have obtained the greatest measure of contentment and prosperity. again, franklin roosevelt, 19

they said it about franklin roosevelt and the security exchange commission thism said it about theodore roosevelt and the antitrust. i urge people to go back and read the same arguments. the gentleman from texas, mr. neugebauer, said the federal reserve will decide you're too big to fail and you'll be ok. rock, wrong, wrong. we the idea that an a financial entity, we heard about dell and american airlines, they are not covered urn this bill. dell and american airlines are total red herrings. what we have here is the ability of a group of existing regulators, not the federal reserve, to decide a particular institution is so big and overleveraged it's a danger. they don't get designated and then carried around. coordinate with that is a restriction on what they do. they are not told, you're too big to fail, go out and make more money. they're told, you're too big to fail, you're is big if you fail -- cut your capital. stop selling credit default swaps. there's a real difference between the bills. their bill is small because it does nothing to retard the kind of activity that got us in trouble. it d

standing alone, we stand with those who blazed the trail ahead of us all the way from president theodore roosevelt to our good friend who is with us in spirit, ted kennedy. we are standing with millions of american families who have been forced to bankruptcy to cover the cost of health care. we stand on behalf of 45,000 americans who die each year simply because they don't have health insurance. we stand with small business owners who cannot afford health insurance for their employees. we stand with american suffering from diseases like cancer, debeets and all those who -- diabetes and those who have been discriminated against and denied coverage because of a preexisting condition. today we make history for them and every american that has fallen victim to our broken health care system. i want to thank leader reid for the terrific way he has managed to navigate the waters to get us here to final passage. this is going to be a day that we're going to look back on as senators and very proud of what we have accomplished, but more important, very happy to see people getting health care they now cannot

theodore roosevelt recognized that sometimes you have to do things differently, you need dramatic andfundamental reforms, you need to engage in movement politics. i think that's where we are here today. roosevelt recognized that the necessities of time and challenges that we face sometimes require breaking out of normal party structures, normal legislative processes in order to leap forward. that's where we are today. at the party g. partyson foundation which i'm honored to head, we have been engaging in a variety of citizen education engagement efforts, and this represents the results of the latest statistically valid public opinion survey. 80% of americans believe the escalating deficits and debt should be be a top priority. number two only to the economy and jobs. way ahead of health care reform. way ahead of climate change. way ahead of tax cuts. way ahead of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. not that those aren't legitimate issues, but there are relevant priorities. secondly, 2/3 of americans believe that washington is not paying enough attention to this issue. and th

the fact is it was 1912 when former president, theodore roosevelt, first made national health insurance of the progressive parties campaign platform. the fact is that people of goodwill have been working on this for nearly a century. the fact is health care reform for america is now within reach. the fact is the most serious effort to control health care costs is now within reach. the fact is life saving health care coverage with 31 million americans is now within our reach. let us at long last grasp that result. let us this time not let this good things slip through our hands and let us at long last night health care reform for all. >> mr. president, in a little while i will be making a constitutional point of order against the substitute amendment. and i will make that because we're working on an agreement on when we can have that vote, but i want to start talking about the reason i believe that this bill is unconstitutional, the individual mandates in this bill and i'm going to be speaking for about ten minutes now and then resume my remarks at 9:30 after one of the democrats comes d

it was the party of theodore roosevelt. and now this grand old party is out there doing the limbaugh limbo and causing mystified americans to look at their antics and wonder to the old limbo question, how low can you go? and i have my opinions, but let me share some opinions of others. the editor of the manchester journal acquire page devoted to gop which he called this once great and now mostly shameful party that it has gone crazy, that it is more and more dominated at the lunatic fringe and that it has poisoned itself with hate. he concluded they no longer want to govern. they want to emote. a very well regarded philadelphian columnist wrote at the republican right, if they can get the mileage that the mouse matters. and he went on to quote conservative paranoia and lunacy a foot in our national debate. the respected maureen of "the new york times" and her friend the late william safire lamented the profile and vitriol of today's howling pack of conservative pundits. a nobel prize-winning economist has said, and i quote,

comprehensive health reform, a great goal that has eluded congresses and presidents going back to theodore roosevelt. i make no bones about my enthusiasm for the great reforms in this bill. is it perfect? is it what i would write if i could dictate everything? no. there have been genuine compromises made, and that's the art of legislation. there is a lot of things that are not in this bill that i fought very hard for, like a public option, or getting medicare buy-in at age 55, but i understand the art of compromise. beyond that, this bill will be the biggest expansion of health coverage since the creation of medicare. it cracks down on abusive practices by health insurance companies, abuses that currently leave most americans just one serious illness away from bankruptcy. it includes a whole array of provisions promoting wellness and prevention and public health. our aim in this bill is to change our current sick care system to a true health care system, one that keeps people out of the hospital in the first place. madam president, i was struck y something the distinguished minority leader, senator

the first was theodore roosevelt in 19006 -- 1906 and jimmy carter in 2002. al gore, vice president in the clinton had ministration was awarded the prize in 2007. the laureate and mrs. obama are welcomed by the chairman of the nobel political -- the nobel committee. barack obama is going to receive -- there is the question diplomatic solutions in conflicts in afghanistan, iraq and iran and north korea. there is the situation in the middle east and the climate problems. all of this means that there is extra interest in the nobel lecture that president obama will deliver today. on this side of the hall are the president of the norwegian parliament, the prime minister and the chief judge of the supreme court. almost all of the other cabinet members are also present and so are more members of parliament than usual. for security reasons, the guests had to arrive much earlier than as usual and it were taken to the hall threw another entrance than the usual one. the laureate and diplomats will be using the main entrance today. from the city hall, the bills will come

eluded congresses and presidents going back to theodore roosevelt.on the other side defend the status quo. they want us to vote our fears, fear, fear. everything you hear it seems on the other side is fear, be afraid. well, it's not going to work this time because what the american people want is not fear. they want hope. they want the hope that they will have the health care that they need when they have to have it at a price that is affordable. they want to have the peace of mind and security of knowing that their children, if they have a pre-existing condition, will be covered by health insurance. they want to have the peace of mind of knowing if they lose a job, they don't lose their health insurance. the american people want the hope and the security of knowing that if they get ill, they won't be dropped by their insurance company. they want the hope and the security to know that they aren't just one illness away from bankruptcy. we are the only country in the world, the only one where people can go bankrupt because they owe a medical bill. no o

theodore roosevelt recognized that sometimes you have to do things differently, you need dramatic andreforms, you need to engage in movement politics. i think that's where we are here today. roosevelt recognized that the necessities of time and challenges that we face sometimes require breaking out of normal party structures, normal legislative processes in order to leap forward. that's where we are today. at the party g. partyson foundation which i'm honored to head, we have been engaging in a variety of citizen education engagement efforts, and this represents the results of the latest statistically valid public opinion survey. 80% of americans believe the escalating deficits and debt should be be a top priority. number two only to the economy and jobs. way ahead of health care reform. way ahead of climate change. way ahead of tax cuts. way ahead of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. not that those aren't legitimate issues, but there are relevant priorities. secondly, 2/3 of americans believe that washington is not paying enough attention to this issue. and thirdly, 70% o

democrats over many decades proposed national health insurance in america *fplt presidents theodore roosevelt franklin roefrlt, harry -- roosevelt, harry truman, bill clinton and richard nixon made health care reform a part of their agenda. now we stand on the threshold of history. never has this country been so close to bringing affordable quality health care to millions of american families. today under president obama's leadership, the goal is within our reach, and failure is not an option. all interested parties have been brought to the table. physicians, hospitals, insurance companies, small businesses, pharmaceutical companies, and many others have had an opportunity to present their suggestions and offer their input. dozens of hearings were held on all topics related to this issue. the house of representatives has acted. the senate "help" committee, through the diligence and dedication of senators kennedy, senator dodd, senator harkin, and the finance committee under the leadership of senator baucus held lengthy executive sessions and discussed all areas of reform and delivered and dev

the fact is it was 1912 when former president theodore roosevelt first made national health insurance part of the progressive party's campaign platform. the fact is that people of goodwill have been working on this for nearly a century. and the fact is health care reform for america is now within reach. the fact is the most serious effort to control health care costs is now within reach. the fact is life-saving health care coverage for 31 million americans is now within our reach. let us at long last grasp that result. let us this time not let this good thing slip through our hands and let us at long last enact health care reform for all. mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum and ask the time be charged equally against each side. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mrs. hutchison: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mrs. hutchison: mr. president, i'd like to ask now is -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mrs. hutchison: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. the pr