Senate Proceeding on Sep 27th, 2008 :: 4:05:56 to 4:07:41
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Speech By: Mary Landrieu

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Mary Landrieu: bailout package. all i can tell you is, it looks like the financiers are going to win and you're going to lose again. well, i just thought before i did that, that at least they could see that i was fighting

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Thad Cochran: for them and they could see an actual bill that we introduced that might be helpful. and i see my good friend, the senator from mississippi, here and i'd be happy to yield a minute if he wanted to speak on

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Speech By: Thad Cochran

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Thad Cochran: this. mr. cochran: mr. president? ms. landrieu: or two. mr. cochran: mr. president, i ask the distinguished senator to yield to me because i want to commend her for the strong argument she has made, the

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Thad Cochran: attention that she has brought to the issue of agriculture disaster in both her state and texas, in particular. but this also affects my state, mississippi. and listening to her a little while ago from

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Thad Cochran: my office over television made me think, we do need to address this issue and why not put language in this bill that would help insure that that consideration was given. so i would like to be listed,

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Thad Cochran: if the senator will permit me, as a cosponsor to your amendment. and i am pleased to support it and i hope it is helpful. i don't know we've got the votes. i don't know what would happen in conference.

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Thad Cochran: i don't know what would happen when the administration sees it. but i think you've made some excellent points and they need to be acknowledged by those in charge of our programs so that ways can

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Thad Cochran: be found to help these farmers. ms. landrieu: thank you. i thank the senator from mississippi. how much time do i have remaining? the presiding officer: six minutes remaining, senator. ms. landrieu:

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Thad Cochran: i'm going to wrap up now in one minute and yield back the rest of my time because i know the senators are anxious for a vote. i couldn't think of a better way to end than with an endorsement from the senior

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Mary Landrieu: senator from mississippi. he and i and his colleague before him, trent lott, have been through the mill, as they say at home, with these storms. and we fought shoulder to shoulder, side by side,

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Speech By: Mary Landrieu