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Senate Proceeding on Oct 7th, 2009 :: 2:10:05 to 2:12:15
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John McCain

2:10:01 to 2:10:21( Edit History Discussion )

John McCain: and finally, at long, long last, we'll give the american people what they deserve and that is fair drugs. mr. mccain: will the senator yield for a question? mr. dorgan: of course yield. mr. mccain: thank you. and i'd like to say i'm very grateful for the leadership that senator dorgan issue for many years. and it's been a pleasure and an

John McCain

2:10:05 to 2:12:15( Edit History Discussion )
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John McCain

2:10:22 to 2:10:42( Edit History Discussion )

John McCain: honor to work with them, along with that and many other issues. i ask my colleague, does the letter that was sent by the majority leader t you, and the senator from maine, senator snowe, i know you've read, does it concern you that the last paragraph of the letter says, "notwithstanding they'd

John McCain

2:10:43 to 2:11:03( Edit History Discussion )

John McCain: obstacles, i stand by my earlier commitment to make sure the senate quote -- "as soon as practicable." and then -- and this is the question i have for the senator from north dakota -- "if this issue is not addressed during the full senate's consideration of

John McCain

2:11:04 to 2:11:25( Edit History Discussion )

John McCain: health reform, i guarantee that i will move the bill to -- i will move to proceed to s. 1232 before the end of the year." now, my question to the -- to the senator from north dakota is, why would there be any question in the majority leader's mind that you or i and

John McCain

2:11:26 to 2:11:46( Edit History Discussion )

John McCain: senator snowe would let a health reform bill go to the floor and be voted on without it being passed? and it seems to me, and may i say, because i've been told twice by the majority leader that we would take it up and those commitments have been reversed, wouldn't it concern

John McCain

2:11:47 to 2:12:08( Edit History Discussion )

John McCain: you a lit "if this issue is not addressed during the full senate's consideratio health reform"? that's my question. that's what i' concerned about, that parliamentary procedures would be used. you and i have seen it before. the tree filled up, cloture invoked, et

John McCain

2:12:09 to 2:12:15( Edit History Discussion )

John McCain: where there have not been amendments that were clearly important to that legislation not allowed to be

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