Senate Proceeding on Oct 8th, 2009 :: 5:20:30 to 5:23:15
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Richard Shelby: quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from alabama is recognized. mr. shelby: i ask the quorum call be dispensed the pres objection, so ordered. mr. shelby: i now call up amendment the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. the clerk will report.

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Speech By: Richard Shelby

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Richard Shelby: the clerk: the senator from alabama for himself mrs. feinstein proposes amendment number 2625. mr. shelby: mr. president, i along with senator feinstein, have introduced this amendment that would make the u.s. marshals and the a.t.f. agents who put their lives on the line in dangerous foreign countries

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Richard Shelby: to protect our nation and our citizens danger pay. the u.s. marshals and the a.t.f. agents are actively assisting mexican law enforcement and the mexican military in one of the bloodiest wars in the world today, the mexican drug there have been nearly 10,000 drug war murders and deaths,

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Richard Shelby: mr. president, in january of 2007. president calderon has deployed 45,000 troops and 5,000 police to 18, mr. president, mexican states to help comt these cartels. every week, mr. president, we

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Richard Shelby: read b-2 gruesome -- read about the gruesome murders of mexican law enforcement officers, many of whom have our own federal agents serving at their s currently, f.b.i. and d.e.a. agents receive danger pay in mexico, while u.s. a.t.f. agents do not. i believe it's outrageous,

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Richard Shelby: mr. president, that these agents, our agents serving their country and risking their lives on a daily basis do not receive this compensation like their department of justice counterparts. mr. president, this amement that i offer on behalf of myself an brings danger pay

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Richard Shelby: department of j law enforcement officers working in dangerous foreign countries. mr. president, this ame believe, has a lot of merit, and senator mikulski is not here right now, but i believe she would join with me in support of this amendment.

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Richard Shelby: i suggest the quorum. the presiding officer: the will call the roll.