Senate Proceeding on Nov 6th, 2009 :: 3:01:35 to 3:04:35
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Byron Dorgan: senate now proceed to the consideration of s. res. 344, which was submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 344, expressing the sense of the senate regarding the tragic shooting atort hood, november 5, the presiding officer: without objection, the proceed to the measure.

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Speech By: Byron Dorgan

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Byron Dorgan: mr. dorgan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution b agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. dorgan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that lieutenant colonel joseph j. martin, a u.s. army special forces officer who is currently serving as senator reed's military legislative fellow this

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Byron Dorgan: year, be granted floor privileges for the duration of h.r. 3082, military construction and veterans affairs appropriations act for fiscal year 2010. objection. mr. dorgan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session to consider en bloc calendar numbers 480 and 522, that the nominations be confirmed and the motions to

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Byron Dorgan: reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, that no further motions be in order, that any statements relating to the nominations appear at an appropriate place in the record as if read, that the president be immediately notified of the

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Byron Dorgan: senate's mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the environment and public works committee be discharged of p.n. 931, the nomination of barbara bennett to be c.f.o. of the e.p.a. and that the senate then proceed to the nomination, that the nomination be confirmed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, that nourther motions

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Byron Dorgan: be in order, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and the senate return to legislative session and that any statements relating thereto appear at the appropriate place in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. both requests are agreed to. mr. dorgan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding an adjournment

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Byron Dorgan: of the senate, that the record remain open today until 1:30 p.m. for the submission of legislative -- or legislation, rather, statements, and cosponsorships. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. dorgan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it junior until 2:00 -- monday, november 9, that following the prayer and the pledge, the journal of the

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Byron Dorgan: proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and the senate proceed to a period of morning business until 3:00 p.m., with senators permitted to speak that following morning business, the senate resume consideration of h.r. 3082, military

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Byron Dorgan: construction and veterans affairs appropriations. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. dorgan: mr. president, under a previous order, on monday, the senate will debate the nomination davis to be the u.s. circuit judge for the 4th circuit. at 5:30 p.m., the senate will proceed to vote on confirmation of the nomination. we amendment to the military