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CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgD1333-2 2008-12-30 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCMEETINGS D1333 D1333     154 Cong. Rec. D1333 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgD1333-3 2008-12-30 110 2     Daily Digest/House of Representatives HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCHAMBER D1333 D1333   [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] 154 Cong. Rec. D1333 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440.
CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgD1333-4 2008-12-30 110 2     Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCMEETINGS D1333 D1333     154 Cong. Rec. D1333 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgD1333-5 2008-12-30 110 2     Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDENDMATTER D1333 D1334     154 Cong. Rec. D1333 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1333-D1334] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 page…
CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgD1333 2008-12-30 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCHAMBER D1333 D1333     154 Cong. Rec. D1333 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 30, 2008 [[Page D1333]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 10:30:03 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 10:30:12 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., on Friday, January 2, 2009.
CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter 2008-12-30 110 2     House of Representatives HOUSE HOUSE FRONTMATTER S10983 S10983     154 Cong. Rec. S10983 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [House] [Page S10983] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 154 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2008 No. 192
CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgS10983-2 2008-12-30 110 2     Senate SENATE SENATE CALLTOORDER S10983 S10983     154 Cong. Rec. S10983 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10983] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Senate Tuesday, December 30, 2008 (Legislative day of Wednesday, December 10, 2008) The Senate met at 10:30 and 3 seconds a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was called to order by the Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV, a Senator from the State of West Virginia. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgS10983-3 2008-12-30 110 2     RECESS UNTIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2009, AT 10 A.M. SENATE SENATE SRECESS S10983 S10983     154 Cong. Rec. S10983 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10983] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECESS UNTIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2009, AT 10 A.M. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until Friday, January 2, 2009, at 10 a.m. Thereupon, the Senate, at 10:30 and 12 seconds a.m., recessed until Friday, January 2, 2009, at 10 a.m.
CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgS10983 2008-12-30 110 2     House of Representatives SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10983 S10983     154 Cong. Rec. S10983 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10983] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S10983]] House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 11 a.m. _________________________________
CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331-2 2008-12-26 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCMEETINGS D1331 D1331     154 Cong. Rec. D1331 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331-3 2008-12-26 110 2     Daily Digest/House of Representatives HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCHAMBER D1331 D1331   [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] 154 Cong. Rec. D1331 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440.
CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331-4 2008-12-26 110 2     Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCMEETINGS D1331 D1331     154 Cong. Rec. D1331 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331-5 2008-12-26 110 2     Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDENDMATTER D1331 D1332     154 Cong. Rec. D1331 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1331-D1332] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,…
CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331 2008-12-26 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCHAMBER D1331 D1331     154 Cong. Rec. D1331 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 26, 2008 [[Page D1331]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 11:00:01 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 11:00:11 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, December 30, 2008.
CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter 2008-12-26 110 2     House of Representatives HOUSE HOUSE FRONTMATTER S10981 S10981     154 Cong. Rec. S10981 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [House] [Page S10981] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 154 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2008 No. 191
CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgS10981-2 2008-12-26 110 2     Senate SENATE SENATE CALLTOORDER S10981 S10981     154 Cong. Rec. S10981 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10981] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Senate Friday, December 26, 2008 (Legislative day of Wednesday, December 10, 2008) The Senate met at 11 and 01 seconds a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was called to order by the Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV, a Senator from the State of West Virginia. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgS10981-3 2008-12-26 110 2     RECESS UNTIL 10:30 A.M., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2008 SENATE SENATE SRECESS S10981 S10981     154 Cong. Rec. S10981 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10981] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECESS UNTIL 10:30 A.M., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2008 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. Thereupon, the Senate, at 11 and 11 seconds a.m., recessed until Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.
CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgS10981 2008-12-26 110 2     House of Representatives SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10981 S10981     154 Cong. Rec. S10981 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10981] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S10981]] House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 11 a.m. _________________________________
CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329-2 2008-12-23 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCMEETINGS D1329 D1329     154 Cong. Rec. D1329 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1329] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329-3 2008-12-23 110 2     Daily Digest/House of Representatives HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCHAMBER D1329 D1329   [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] 154 Cong. Rec. D1329 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1329] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440.
CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329-4 2008-12-23 110 2     Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCMEETINGS D1329 D1329     154 Cong. Rec. D1329 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1329] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329-5 2008-12-23 110 2     Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDENDMATTER D1329 D1330     154 Cong. Rec. D1329 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1329-D1330] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 page…
CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329 2008-12-23 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCHAMBER D1329 D1329     154 Cong. Rec. D1329 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1329] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 23, 2008 [[Page D1329]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 11:00:08 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 11:00:40 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., on Friday, December 26, 2008.
CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter 2008-12-23 110 2     House of Representatives HOUSE HOUSE FRONTMATTER S10979 S10979     154 Cong. Rec. S10979 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [House] [Page S10979] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 154 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2008 No. 190
CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgS10979-2 2008-12-23 110 2     Senate SENATE SENATE CALLTOORDER S10979 S10979     154 Cong. Rec. S10979 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10979] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Senate Tuesday, December 23, 2008 (Legislative day of Wednesday, December 10, 2008) The Senate met at 11 and 8 seconds a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was called to order by the Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV, a Senator from the State of West Virginia. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgS10979-3 2008-12-23 110 2     APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10979 S10979     154 Cong. Rec. S10979 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10979] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd). The legislative clerk read the following letter: U.S. Senate, President pro tempore, Washington, DC, December 23, 2008. To the Senate: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV, a Senator from the State of West Virginia, to perform the duties of the Chair. Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore. Mr. ROCKEFELLER thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President pro tempore. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgS10979-4 2008-12-23 110 2     RECESS UNTIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2008, AT 11 A.M. SENATE SENATE SRECESS S10979 S10979     154 Cong. Rec. S10979 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10979] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECESS UNTIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2008, AT 11 A.M. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until Friday, December 26, 2008, at 11 a.m. Thereupon, the Senate, at 11 and 40 seconds a.m., recessed until Friday, December 26, 2008, at 11 a.m.
CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgS10979 2008-12-23 110 2     House of Representatives SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10979 S10979     154 Cong. Rec. S10979 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10979] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S10979]] House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 11 a.m. _________________________________
CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgD1327-2 2008-12-19 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCMEETINGS D1327 D1327     154 Cong. Rec. D1327 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1327] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgD1327-3 2008-12-19 110 2     Daily Digest/House of Representatives HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCHAMBER D1327 D1327   [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] 154 Cong. Rec. D1327 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1327] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440.
CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgD1327-4 2008-12-19 110 2     Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCMEETINGS D1327 D1327     154 Cong. Rec. D1327 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1327] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgD1327-5 2008-12-19 110 2     Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDENDMATTER D1327 D1328     154 Cong. Rec. D1327 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1327-D1328] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,…
CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgD1327 2008-12-19 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCHAMBER D1327 D1327     154 Cong. Rec. D1327 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1327] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 19, 2008 [[Page D1327]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 10:00:37 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 10:01:04 a.m. until 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 23, 2008.
CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter 2008-12-19 110 2     House of Representatives HOUSE HOUSE FRONTMATTER S10977 S10977     154 Cong. Rec. S10977 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [House] [Page S10977] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 154 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2008 No. 189
CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgS10977-2 2008-12-19 110 2     Senate SENATE SENATE CALLTOORDER S10977 S10977     154 Cong. Rec. S10977 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10977] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Senate Friday, December 19, 2008 (Legislative day of Wednesday, December 10, 2008) The Senate met at 10 and 37 seconds a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was called to order by the Honorable Ron Wyden, a Senator from the State of Oregon. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgS10977-3 2008-12-19 110 2     APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10977 S10977     154 Cong. Rec. S10977 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10977] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd). The assistant legislative clerk read the following letter: U.S. Senate, President pro tempore, Washington, DC, December 19, 2008. To the Senate: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Ron Wyden, a Senator from the State of Oregon, to perform the duties of the Chair. Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore. Mr. WYDEN thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President pro tempore. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgS10977-4 2008-12-19 110 2     RECESS UNTIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2008, AT 11 A.M. SENATE SENATE SRECESS S10977 S10977     154 Cong. Rec. S10977 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10977] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECESS UNTIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2008, AT 11 A.M. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at 11 a.m. Thereupon, the Senate, at 10:01 and 4 seconds a.m., recessed until Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at 11 a.m.
CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgS10977 2008-12-19 110 2     House of Representatives SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10977 S10977     154 Cong. Rec. S10977 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10977] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S10977]] House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 11 a.m. _________________________________
CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgD1325-2 2008-12-16 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCMEETINGS D1325 D1325     154 Cong. Rec. D1325 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1325] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgD1325-3 2008-12-16 110 2     Daily Digest/House of Representatives HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCHAMBER D1325 D1325   [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] 154 Cong. Rec. D1325 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1325] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440.
CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgD1325-4 2008-12-16 110 2     Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCMEETINGS D1325 D1325     154 Cong. Rec. D1325 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1325] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgD1325-5 2008-12-16 110 2     Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDENDMATTER D1325 D1326     154 Cong. Rec. D1325 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1325-D1326] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 page…
CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgD1325 2008-12-16 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCHAMBER D1325 D1325     154 Cong. Rec. D1325 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1325] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 16, 2008 [[Page D1325]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 11:00:19 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 11:00:50 a.m. until 10 a.m., on Friday, December 19, 2008.
CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter 2008-12-16 110 2     House of Representatives HOUSE HOUSE FRONTMATTER S10975 S10975     154 Cong. Rec. S10975 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [House] [Page S10975] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 154 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2008 No. 188
CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgS10975-2 2008-12-16 110 2     Senate SENATE SENATE CALLTOORDER S10975 S10975     154 Cong. Rec. S10975 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10975] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Senate Tuesday, December 16, 2008 (Legislative day of Wednesday, December 10, 2008) The Senate met at 11 and 19 seconds a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was called to order by the Honorable John D. Rockefeller, a Senator from the State of West Virginia. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgS10975-3 2008-12-16 110 2     APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10975 S10975     154 Cong. Rec. S10975 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10975] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd). The assistant legislative clerk read the following letter: U.S. Senate, President pro tempore, Washington, DC, December 16, 2008. To the Senate: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable John D. Rockefeller, a Senator from the State of West Virginia, to perform the duties of the Chair. Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore. Mr. ROCKEFELLER thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President pro tempore. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgS10975-4 2008-12-16 110 2     RECESS UNTIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2008, AT 10 A.M. SENATE SENATE SRECESS S10975 S10975     154 Cong. Rec. S10975 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10975] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECESS UNTIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2008, AT 10 A.M. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until 10 a.m. on Friday, December 19, 2008. Thereupon, the Senate, at 11 and 50 seconds a.m., recessed until Friday, December 19, 2008, at 10 a.m.
CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgS10975 2008-12-16 110 2     House of Representatives SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10975 S10975     154 Cong. Rec. S10975 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10975] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S10975]] House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 11 a.m. _________________________________
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgD1323-2 2008-12-12 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCMEETINGS D1323 D1323     154 Cong. Rec. D1323 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1323] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgD1323-3 2008-12-12 110 2     Daily Digest/House of Representatives HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCHAMBER D1323 D1323   [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] 154 Cong. Rec. D1323 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1323] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440.
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgD1323-4 2008-12-12 110 2     Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCMEETINGS D1323 D1323     154 Cong. Rec. D1323 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1323] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held.
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgD1323-5 2008-12-12 110 2     Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDENDMATTER D1323 D1324     154 Cong. Rec. D1323 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1323-D1324] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,…
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgD1323 2008-12-12 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCHAMBER D1323 D1323     154 Cong. Rec. D1323 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1323] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 12, 2008 [[Page D1323]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 10:00:23 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 10:00:54 a.m. until 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 16, 2008.
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter 2008-12-12 110 2     House of Representatives HOUSE HOUSE FRONTMATTER S10959 S10959     154 Cong. Rec. S10959 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [House] [Page S10959] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 154 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008 No. 187
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgS10959-2 2008-12-12 110 2     Senate SENATE SENATE CALLTOORDER S10959 S10959     154 Cong. Rec. S10959 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10959] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Senate Friday, December 12, 2008 (Legislative day of Wednesday, December 10, 2008) The Senate met at 10 and 23 seconds a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was called to order by the Honorable Carl Levin, a Senator from the State of Michigan. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgS10959-3 2008-12-12 110 2     APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10959 S10959     154 Cong. Rec. S10959 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10959] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd). The legislative clerk read the following letter: U.S. Senate, President pro tempore, Washington, DC, December 12, 2008. To the Senate: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Carl Levin, a Senator from the State of Michigan, to perform the duties of the Chair. Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore. Mr. LEVIN thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President pro tempore. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgS10959-4 2008-12-12 110 2     TRIBUTES TO SENATORS SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10959 S10970 [{"name": "Mitch McConnell", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Michael B. Enzi", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Olympia J. Snowe", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Jeff Sessions", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Kay Bailey Hutchison", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Saxby Chambliss", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Susan M. Collins", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10959 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10959-S10970] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTES TO SENATORS Elizabeth Dole Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, one of the great privileges of my career has been the time I have spent working alongside Senator Bob Dole and his wife, Senator Elizabeth Dole. I feel a special kinship to the Doles. Not only are they both dear friends to Elaine and me, but in my position as Republican Leader I often think back on Bob's superb stewardship of the office. Bob Dole was in many ways a model and a mentor to me. I was humbled and honored to assume a role that he filled for so long with such dignity and skill. And today I am honored to submit for the Record a letter of tribute from my old friend to his remarkable wife at the conclusion of her Senate career. Elizabeth Dole has graced this chamber in the same way that she has graced every other institution of which she has been a part in a long and distinguished career of public service. We will miss Senator Dole's kindness, her warmth, and her unyielding belief in the greatness of her country. Senator Dole is one of the great public servants of our day. It is my great pleasure to ask that this letter from one dear friend to another be printed in the Record. The letter follows. December 12, 2008. Dear Mitch: I wish I could be a Senator again just long enough to speak of Senator Elizabeth Dole's accomplishments which have spanned a period of nearly a half century. Elizabeth correctly chose to focus her farewell remarks on those who helped and counseled her along the way. She spoke about those who were most important in her life's journey such as her mother, her father, her teachers, co-workers, and her dear …
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgS10959 2008-12-12 110 2     House of Representatives SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10959 S10959     154 Cong. Rec. S10959 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10959] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S10959]] House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 11 a.m. _________________________________
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgS10970 2008-12-12 110 2     AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY CRISIS SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10970 S10970 [{"name": "Ron Wyden", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "John F. Kerry", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10970 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10970] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY CRISIS Mr. WYDEN. Yesterday, when I heard the majority leader was going to call a cloture vote, I changed my schedule and hurriedly returned to Washington, DC, from Oregon, where I had been working on the Oregon Business Plan at the Oregon Business Summit in Portland. I was on an airplane, about an hour away from the Capitol, when the Senate Leader called the vote, and I missed the cloture vote on the $14 billion loan package for the U.S. automobile industry. It is my understanding that if my vote could have possibly made the difference, the Leader would have waited for my plane to arrive, but I want it to be noted that it was my intention to vote for cloture. While I continue to have concerns about ensuring that taxpayers are protected if this loan is to occur, I believe that if the President can unwisely provide $700 billion of taxpayer money for the investment banks that took horribly unacceptable risks and helped trigger an economic collapse, we certainly have a duty to attempt to preserve a cornerstone domestic industry and the jobs of hundreds of thousands of working people whose personal actions are in no way responsible for the current economic crisis. Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I am extremely disappointed that the Senate was not able to pass legislation to make bridge loan funding available to our country's automotive industry--not because I condone the behavior of these companies in recent years which brought them to the brink but because I believe allowing their failure at a time of great economic uncertainty could deal a serious blow to our national economy. The domestic automotive industry represents almost four percent of our Nation's gross domestic product and ten percent of our industrial produ…
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgS10971 2008-12-12 110 2     TARP SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10971 S10973 [{"name": "Claire McCaskill", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Patrick J. Leahy", "role": "speaking"}] [{"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3731"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3731"}] 154 Cong. Rec. S10971 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10971-S10973] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S10971]] TARP SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, this week, the Senate passed an important piece of legislation sponsored by Senator Grassley and myself, that was needed to assure the new Special Inspector General for the $700 billion financial rescue program could staff up quickly and have the ability to do his job. S. 3731's other cosponsors--Senators Collins, Lieberman, Snowe, Dodd, Bunning, Schumer, Levin, Carper, Coleman and Cantwell--were also key to securing unanimous support for this bill in the Senate. Finally, I want to give special thanks to Senators Baucus and Shelby for working closely with us to craft a strong bipartisan bill. This legislation, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, SIGTARP, would specifically grant the Special IG created under TARP earlier this fall to have full oversight over all activities under the TARP program. The bill would have also granted the IG the temporary hiring authority needed to quickly hire the dozens of auditors required to conduct this critical oversight. As the original Inspector General language is written under current law, Mr. Barofsky, who was confirmed as the Special Inspector General this week, must hire his entire staff using normal civil service channels. I am a big proponent of using the normal hiring process whenever possible. But that process is time consuming and can take weeks, sometimes months, to hire one person. Meanwhile, this money is flying out the door. TARP has given out nearly all of the first $350 billion, and they have already told us they want the second half soon. Yet, Mr. Barofsky has no staff, and he won't have staff for some time. We need to fix this--right now. Our bill would also …
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgS10973-2 2008-12-12 110 2     HONORING LAWRENCE MCHUGH SENATE SENATE HONORING S10973 S10974 [{"name": "Christopher J. Dodd", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10973 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10973-S10974] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING LAWRENCE MCHUGH Mr. DODD. Mr. President, in these times of financial uncertainty, today I would like to take the time to commend Mr. Lawrence McHugh of my State, and to recognize his 25 years of leadership at the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce. In Larry's quarter century as the president of the organization, membership has grown from 282 to a total of 2,400 members who employ over 50,000 individuals in central Connecticut. The Chamber itself now employs 22 people and increased its annual budget from $109,000 in 1983 to over $2 million in 2007. [[Page S10974]] Mr. McHugh has served as the president of the Connecticut Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives and vice chair of both the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission and the Connecticut Tourism Council, as well as on many other boards of organizations that seek to improve businesses and communities across the State. Impressive as these figures may be, the true measure of his contributions to his community cannot be measured by statistics or figures. Larry McHugh has shown remarkable leadership in protecting not only the local businesses of central Connecticut, but also the future of our State through his extensive work with our youth. Following an injury that ended his football career with the AFL's New York Titans, Larry took a position as the football coach for Xavier High School in Middletown, CT where he spent 20 years inspiring his athletes to great success both on and off the field. He would later combine his interest in achieving the best for his students and athletes with his business savvy in spending 8 years as the head of fund raising for Mercy and Xavier High Schools. Fortunately for the youth of Connecticut, Larr…
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgS10973 2008-12-12 110 2     ALAN NEWMAN: CONDUCTOR OF COSMIC SYMPHONIES SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10973 S10973 [{"name": "Patrick J. Leahy", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10973 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10973] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ALAN NEWMAN: CONDUCTOR OF COSMIC SYMPHONIES Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the Burlington Free Press recently published a profile of Alan Newman, a habitual entrepreneur who has be the genius and force behind a number of companies established in and around Burlington, VT. Anyone who has met Alan is immediately embraced by his creative exuberance. That creativity combined with his unique vision and style create a special brew that has resulted in an incredible run of establishing successful companies. I wish to recognize Alan for his accomplishments and I ask that a copy of the entire Burlington Free Press article be printed in the Record. [Burlington Free Press, Dec. 8, 2008] Alan Newman Opens Up (By Dan McLean) South Burlington.--Alan Newman, co-founder and president of Magic Hat Brewing Co., has helped create about a half- dozen Vermont-based companies. During his decades of building businesses, he has learned where he excels--and when he has reached his limit. ``My skill appears to be starting and growing businesses,'' including building a brand and a culture for the company, Newman said. When businesses hit about $7.5 million in annual revenue and reach about 50 employees, Newman says he has arrived at his ``level of incompetence.'' Newman said he reached that modified Peter Principle with Magic Hat about six years ago. Newman said if he remains at the helm after a company has hit that threshold, ``the organization starts to fall apart.'' ``We started having trouble shipping things that people had ordered. Communication within staff starts to falter. Planning doesn't happe…
CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgS10974 2008-12-12 110 2     RECESS UNTIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2008, AT 11 A.M. SENATE SENATE SRECESS S10974 S10974     154 Cong. Rec. S10974 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10974] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECESS UNTIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2008, AT 11 A.M. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. Thereupon, the Senate, at 10 and 54 seconds a.m., recessed until Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at 11 a.m.
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1320 2008-12-11 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCHAMBER D1320 D1321   [{"congress": "110", "type": "SCONRES", "number": "107"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "664"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "710"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "728"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3501"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3732"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3741"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "7005"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "7327"}] 154 Cong. Rec. D1320 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1320-D1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Thursday, December 11, 2008 [[Page D1320]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S10889-S10958 Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3732-3741, and S. Con. Res. 107. Page S10946 Measures Reported: Report to accompany S. 3501, to ensure that Congress is notified when the Department of Justice determines that the Executive Branch is not bound by a statute. (S. Rept. No. 110-528) Page S10946 Measures Passed: Technical Corrections: Senate passed H.R. 7327, to make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, clearing the measure for the President. Pages S10914-15 United States Capitol Complex Tours: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 107, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the rights of Members of Congress (or any employee of a Member of Congress authorized by that member) to lead tours of the United States Capitol complex. Page S10957 Union Station, Washington, D.C. Centennial: Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 664, celebrating the centennial of Union Station in Washington, District of Columbia, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S10957 National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 710, designating the week of February 2 through February 6, 2009, as ``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to. …
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321-2 2008-12-11 110 2     Daily Digest/House of Representatives HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCHAMBER D1321 D1321   [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] 154 Cong. Rec. D1321 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January, 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440.
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321-3 2008-12-11 110 2     Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings HOUSE DAILYDIGEST DDHCMEETINGS D1321 D1321     154 Cong. Rec. D1321 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES--IMPACT OF RECESSION Committee on Appropriations: Held a hearing on the Impact of Recession on States and Local Communities. Testimony was heard from the following Governors: Jon Corzine, New Jersey; Jim Doyle, Wisconsin; and Jim Douglas, Vermont; and public witnesses. OVERSIGHT--ADMINISTRATION'S LAST-MINUTE RULEMAKINGS Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a hearing entitled ``Approaching Midnight: Oversight of the Bush Administration's Last-Minute Rulemakings.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321-4 2008-12-11 110 2     Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-12-12   DAILYDIGEST DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS D1321 D1321     154 Cong. Rec. D1321 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No committee meetings are scheduled.
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321-5 2008-12-11 110 2     Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDENDMATTER D1321 D1322     154 Cong. Rec. D1321 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1321-D1322] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pa…
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321 2008-12-11 110 2     Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings SENATE DAILYDIGEST DDSCMEETINGS D1321 D1321     154 Cong. Rec. D1321 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION AND TERRORISM PREVENTION REPORT Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine a report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, after receiving testimony from former Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent, Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively, and former Representative Tim Roemer, and Robin Cleveland, each a Commissioner, all of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter 2008-12-11 110 2     House of Representatives HOUSE HOUSE FRONTMATTER H10977 H10977     154 Cong. Rec. H10977 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [House] [Page H10977] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 154 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008 No. 186
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgH10977-2 2008-12-11 110 2     OMISSION FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008, AT PAGE 10870 HOUSE HOUSE ALLOTHER H10977 H10977   [{"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "602"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1193"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "2040"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "5714"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "6867"}] 154 Cong. Rec. H10977 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [House] [Page H10977] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] OMISSION FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008, AT PAGE 10870 ______ ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 4 of rule I, the following enrolled bills were signed by the Speaker on Thursday, November 20, 2008: H.R. 5714, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the colonial period to today. H.R. 6867, to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation. S. 602, an act to develop the next generation of parental control technology. S. 1193, an act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust two parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. On Friday, November 21, 2008: H.R. 2040, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgH10977-3 2008-12-11 110 2     OMISSION FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008, AT PAGE H10957 HOUSE HOUSE ALLOTHER H10977 H10977   [{"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "2040"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "5714"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "6867"}] 154 Cong. Rec. H10977 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [House] [Page H10977] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] OMISSION FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008, AT PAGE H10957 ______ ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED Ms. Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House, reported and found truly enrolled bills of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker on Thursday, November 20, 2008: H.R. 5714. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the Colonial period to today. H.R. 6867. An act to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation. On Friday, November 21, 2008: H.R. 2040. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgH10977-4 2008-12-11 110 2     SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED HOUSE HOUSE ENROLLEDSIGNED H10977 H10977   [{"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "602"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1193"}] 154 Cong. Rec. H10977 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [House] [Page H10977] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED The Speaker announced her signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker on Thursday, November 20, 2008: S. 602. An act to develop the next generation of parental control technology. S. 1193. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgH10977 2008-12-11 110 2     House of Representatives HOUSE HOUSE ALLOTHER H10977 H10977     154 Cong. Rec. H10977 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [House] [Page H10977] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page H10977]] House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 11 a.m. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS-FrontMatter-5 2008-12-11 110 2     Senate SENATE SENATE FRONTMATTER S10889 S10889     154 Cong. Rec. S10889 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10889] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] S E N A T E Vol. 154 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008 No. 186
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10889-2 2008-12-11 110 2     prayer SENATE SENATE PRAYER S10889 S10889     154 Cong. Rec. S10889 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10889] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] prayer The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: Let us pray. Lord God, You open to us horizons of hope through faith's resources. Let Your grace undergird our Senators' lives, as You fill their days with a knowledge of Your will. Guide them to solutions that best honor You, as they find in You a resource for every need. Deepen their desire to please You, opening to them new opportunities to obey Your commands. Strengthen their worthy desires and be for them a shelter in the storm. May they grow in grace and in knowledge of You. We pray in Your strong Name. Amen. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10889-3 2008-12-11 110 2     PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SENATE SENATE PLEDGE S10889 S10889     154 Cong. Rec. S10889 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10889] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Honorable Mark L. Pryor led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10889-4 2008-12-11 110 2     APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10889 S10889     154 Cong. Rec. S10889 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10889] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd). The assistant legislative clerk read the following letter: U.S. Senate, President pro tempore, Washington, DC, December 11, 2008. To the Senate: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable Mark L. Pryor, a Senator from the State of Arkansas, to perform the duties of the Chair. Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore. Mr. PRYOR thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President pro tempore. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10889-5 2008-12-11 110 2     RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10889 S10889     154 Cong. Rec. S10889 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10889] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is recognized. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10889-6 2008-12-11 110 2     SCHEDULE SENATE SENATE SSCHEDULE S10889 S10890 [{"name": "Harry Reid", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Bob Corker", "role": "speaking"}] [{"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "7005"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "7005"}] 154 Cong. Rec. S10889 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10889-S10890] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SCHEDULE Mr. REID. Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 7005, the legislative vehicle for the auto industry's financing and restructuring. Rollcall votes are possible during today's session in the Senate. When we left here a few weeks ago, the decision was made that there would be 1 week for the automobile industry to make presentations to the two committees of jurisdiction, the House and the Senate Banking Committees, to determine what would take place during the following week. That was last week, and hearings were held in both committees, and evidence, in fact, was taken. There have been weeks and weeks of work put into coming up with a piece of legislation on which we can vote. That matter is before the Senate in H.R. 7005. I have had calls from a number of Senators today--frankly, mostly Republican Senators--telling me that they have the solution to all of the problems of the auto industry; they need a few amendments. A few amendments. We have done our very best to include everyone who wants any input into this legislation. The White House, President Bush and his people have been heavily involved in this legislation. This is, in effect, the White House's legislation. There was a decision made that the minority would not participate in the preparing of this legislation. But the White House was heavily involved. Negotiations took place over days between Chairman Frank and Chairman Dodd and the White House, and we now have a piece of legislation. Some have asked: Well, what we want is to s…
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10889 2008-12-11 110 2     Senate SENATE SENATE CALLTOORDER S10889 S10889     154 Cong. Rec. S10889 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10889] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page S10889]] Senate (Legislative day of Wednesday, December 10, 2008) The Senate met at 10 a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was called to order by the Honorable Mark L. Pryor, a Senator from the State of Arkansas. ______
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10890-2 2008-12-11 110 2     MORNING BUSINESS SENATE SENATE SMBUSINESS S10890 S10890     154 Cong. Rec. S10890 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10890] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] MORNING BUSINESS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business for 1 hour, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10890-3 2008-12-11 110 2     ORDER OF PROCEDURE SENATE SENATE SORDER S10890 S10890 [{"name": "Bob Corker", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "James M. Inhofe", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10890 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10890] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ORDER OF PROCEDURE Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, my understanding was that if possible--I made some calls earlier today that that may be waived and that I go up to 25 minutes. Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Tennessee be given the amount of time he wants, and immediately following that, that I would be recognized for such time as I shall consume. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does the Senator from Oklahoma have a sense for how much time that will be? Mr. INHOFE. About 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Tennessee is recognized. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10890-4 2008-12-11 110 2     AUTOMOBILE CRISIS SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10890 S10894 [{"name": "Bob Corker", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Johnny Isakson", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "James M. Inhofe", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "John Ensign", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Benjamin L. Cardin", "role": "speaking"}] [{"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3683"}] 154 Cong. Rec. S10890 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10890-S10894] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] AUTOMOBILE CRISIS Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, I rise today to talk about where we are in this auto bailout. In essence, it is show time here. A bill came over from the House last night. It is the end of the year. There is an impending crisis we are dealing with here in the country. So today we will be debating that and hopefully in the next few days take a vote. I spent a lot of time in the committee talking with certain and various parties involved. I spent a lot of time outside the committee doing the same thing. There is no doubt we are going through an economic time that is very difficult for the auto industry. It is also difficult for businesses and families all across this country as they try to make their budgets work out. As we have looked at this issue, I know there has been a lot of negotiation that has taken place between the White House and House Democrats. I really think the product that has been developed is a very poor product. I don't blame that on my Democratic colleagues who negotiated because the White House is actually at a point where they are looking for the next flight out of town on January 20. Basically, they want to kick the can down the road and let some other administration and some other Congress deal with this issue. All of us are going to be here next year. It is our responsibility to deal with this issue in a professional and a competent manner and actually solve the problem. I say to my colleagues on both the left and right, on the Democratic and Republican sides, we have a historic opportunity to actually solve this problem. The solution is very simple. I have looked at this legislation that has come over. It is similar to so many things we do around here. It is akin to a …
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10890 2008-12-11 110 2     RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10890 S10890     154 Cong. Rec. S10890 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10890] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10894 2008-12-11 110 2     EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10894 S10895 [{"name": "Benjamin L. Cardin", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "David Vitter", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10894 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10894-S10895] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the period for morning business be extended until 12 noon, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. [[Page S10895]] Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10895 2008-12-11 110 2     AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY CRISIS SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10895 S10901 [{"name": "David Vitter", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Mitch McConnell", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Barbara Boxer", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10895 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10895-S10901] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY CRISIS Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I stand to again address the key issue before us that affects so many Americans, American families, and indeed all of us, through our economy: the proposed U.S. auto industry bailout. Yesterday, I stood here and announced two conclusions I was driven to reach. First, I would have to strongly oppose the bailout package in its present form because I don't think it demands the fundamental restructuring it will take for those companies to survive. Second, because of that very point, I would use every procedural tool available to block, stop, and delay that package from passing into law. I, again, reached those conclusions. I restate that commitment for one very simple, very compelling reason--because so much is at stake; because we need to get it right; because millions of individual workers and families, and indeed all of us, through our economy, will suffer the consequences of our not taking appropriate action. Again, let me be clear, I am not trying to block this package in spite of job losses that would occur if these companies went down. I am trying to block this package because of that, in light of that, because this package doesn't demand the fundamental core restructuring that is absolutely necessary for these companies to survive. This package puts those companies down a road where I believe that is unlikely to ever happen. It would throw a lot of taxpayer dollars at the problem to buy time, but it doesn't change the endgame, in my opinion. Let me also make clear, having said all that, I am not for doing nothing. I am not for going home and forgetting about this and walking away. This is a serious crisis we must address. I am for doing something, but …
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10901-2 2008-12-11 110 2     ORDER OF PROCEDURE SENATE SENATE SORDER S10901 S10901 [{"name": "John Barrasso", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10901 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10901] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ORDER OF PROCEDURE Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, I also ask unanimous consent that Senator Nelson of Florida be allowed to speak after me. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. BARRASSO. Thank you very much, Madam President. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10901-3 2008-12-11 110 2     CLEANUP OF NUCLEAR MISSILE SITE IN CHEYENNE, WYOMING SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10901 S10901 [{"name": "John Barrasso", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10901 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10901] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CLEANUP OF NUCLEAR MISSILE SITE IN CHEYENNE, WYOMING Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, I stand here today holding a 500-page report, a report that was sent to my office yesterday by the Army Corps of Engineers. I will not read the whole report, I am happy to say, but I want to call attention to the Senate and to the country, as well as to the people of Wyoming, what is contained within this report. This report, at a cost of who knows how many taxpayer dollars, says something I have known and the people of Wyoming have known to be true. It says the Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for the contamination of the water wells of the city of Cheyenne. Now, let me clarify. The report does not actually say the words ``we are responsible.'' Washington could never admit its faults so directly. No. Instead, the report states that other potential sources of contamination, other potential sources of this trichloroethylene--the contaminant, the chemical that is in our city's wells--it says that other potential sources ``may be limited.'' I guess that is Washington's way of saying: It was us. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the city of Cheyenne found evidence of trichloroethylene in the water supply in 1998--10 years ago. The culprit is a dormant Cold War-era nuclear missile area. It is a missile site and has been there for a long time. The Army Corps of Engineers admits that over 1,800 gallons of this contaminant, TCE, was dumped at the Atlas 4 nuclear missile site each year--each year--of the operation of the missile site, beginning in the mid-1960s. Well, the discharge of TCE the Army Corps admits to is a mere 1 mile--1 mile--from the water wells of the city of Cheyenne. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality has c…
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10901-4 2008-12-11 110 2     TRIBUTE TO SENATORS SENATE SENATE TRIBUTETO S10901 S10902 [{"name": "Bill Nelson", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Sheldon Whitehouse", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10901 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10901-S10902] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO SENATORS John Warner Mr. NELSON of Florida. Madam President, I wish to take this opportunity to pay tribute to a true patriot and a dear friend, Senator John Warner of Virginia. It has been an extraordinary experience for me to serve with Senator Warner on the Armed Services Committee and the Intelligence Committee. In the capacity of his service on the Armed Services Committee, which has been upwards of three decades, serving as its chairman, the insight and guidance he has provided has been invaluable. Over and over, you will hear the [[Page S10902]] members of that committee speak as I, as if with one voice, how we appreciate his public service. He has great knowledge. He has great wisdom. It is tempered with a wonderful personality that is most studious and deliberative. Few have done as much to champion the cause of our men and women in the Armed Forces of the United States as John Warner. This Senator admires him for his sense of fairness, for his mutual respect of all the Members of the Senate. We know there has to be civility in the Senate for it to function. There has to be mutual respect. There has to be respect for the truth. There has to be respect for the dignity of individuals and those Senators' families. All of that is certainly apropos of the senior Senator from Virginia. Over and over, I have been in situations with him that could have been adversarial. Yet his calm judgment and reason have brought people together. Of course, that is the admonition of the Good Book: ``Come let us reason together.'' Over and over, as I have sought his counsel on matters of some of the Nation's highest secrets, John Warner has provided the leadership and the clarity…
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10901 2008-12-11 110 2     EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10901 S10901 [{"name": "Barbara Boxer", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "John Barrasso", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10901 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10901] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the period for morning business be extended until 2 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. McCaskill). Without objection, it is so ordered. Mrs. BOXER. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10902 2008-12-11 110 2     AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY CRISIS SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10902 S10904 [{"name": "Sheldon Whitehouse", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Carl Levin", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Claire McCaskill", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10902 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10902-S10904] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY CRISIS Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, I rise today to address what I feel is an unfortunate omission from our economic rescue strategy to date. This week, we are considering another bailout which would give $15 billion in so-called bridge loans to America's struggling automakers. Now, when we debated a bailout program to protect our Nation's financial system back in September, we created legislative branch roles and executive branch roles. We ultimately passed legislation that empowered the Department of the Treasury to invest up to $700 billion. Debate was rushed. The Treasury Secretary came to us on a Friday in September and told leaders of both parties in both Houses that our economy would collapse if we did not take immediate action. With the threat of immediate financial calamity and the apparent good faith of Secretary Paulson, Congress moved quickly to pass the best bill we could. Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut and my colleague from Rhode Island, Senator Jack Reed, worked heroically, almost around the clock, to negotiate for taxpayer protections and several levels of oversight. In the end, we created a program of congressional and executive roles but no judicial role. We ignored the role that courts can play here or, more correctly, that executive agencies can play when supported by judicial or even quasi-judicial due process. We are about to ignore that role again in the auto bailout. Why is this point important? This is important because under our American system of government, there are important powers of government that can only be exercised after due process opportunity for a hearing. The famous Supreme Court case of Fuentes v. Shevin is on point. I quote: The constitut…
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10904-2 2008-12-11 110 2     DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10904 S10909 [{"name": "Carl Levin", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "John Warner", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10904 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10904-S10909] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, the bill that has been filed by the chairman [[Page S10905]] of the Banking Committee would do for the U.S. domestic auto industry what governments around the world are doing: providing emergency assistance to their auto industries because their survival is jeopardized by a worldwide recession which has resulted in plunging auto sales. That global recession is not the making of the auto industries around the world, including our own domestic industry. Past mistakes of the big three are not the cause of the worldwide recession and resulting credit freeze. People who want to make large purchases, such as automobiles, are unable to get credit, and 90 percent of the people who buy automobiles buy on credit. Many people simply are afraid to make large-scale financial commitments in these scary economic times. So the U.S. domestic auto industry is not alone in needing loans to make it through the global economic calamity we are in. Look at the rest of the auto-producing world. Here are some headlines in the news recently: ``Facing a Slowdown, China's Auto Industry Presses for a Bailout From Beijing.'' Brazil. ``In Brazil, Whiplash on Assembly Lines.'' ``The Government stepped in with a $3.5 billion aid package for the auto industry by funding banks to boost the amount of credit available for car loans.'' ``European Carmakers Get $50 Billion in Aid.'' ``European governments poised to help their automakers.'' ``Automakers in other nations get more government help. Requests for aid made worldwide''--another headline. These are all headlines in papers across the country. Reuters, ``Spain to support car industry.'' ``France's stimulus plan includes carma…
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10904 2008-12-11 110 2     ORDER FOR RECESS SENATE SENATE SRECESS S10904 S10904 [{"name": "Carl Levin", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10904 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10904] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ORDER FOR RECESS Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of my remarks, the Senate stand in recess until 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10909-2 2008-12-11 110 2     EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10909 S10909 [{"name": "Barbara A. Mikulski", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10909 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10909] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the period for the transaction of morning business be extended until 5 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10909-3 2008-12-11 110 2     SILO TAX SHELTER SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10909 S10913 [{"name": "Max Baucus", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Chuck Grassley", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Jim Bunning", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10909 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10909-S10913] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SILO TAX SHELTER Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, the House bill before us contains a provision that causes me great concern. The provision would make the U.S. Government an active participant in an abusive tax shelter transaction. In the past, Congress has voted to shut that tax shelter down. And this week, I sought to offer an amendment to strike the provision from this bill. But I have been prevented from offering that amendment. That this provision will remain in the bill makes this bill a far less attractive measure. Section 18 of the bill requires the United States to serve as a guarantor of obligations incurred by domestic subway and other transportation systems. These obligations arise from the systems' participation in leasing arrangements called lease in/lease out, or LILOs, and sale in/lease out, or SILOs. LILOs and SILOs are sham transactions. The IRS has designated them as ``listed'' tax shelters. That means that these tax shelters are among the most egregious abuses of the tax law. LILOs and SILOs are very complicated deals, designed to look like legitimate leasing transactions. But in reality, they are shams. In a SILO, a tax-exempt entity nominally ``sells'' an asset, like a subway system. The other party to the deal is an investor who is subject to taxation and who needs a tax write-off. The investor nominally ``buys'' the asset. The investor then nominally ``leases'' the asset back to the tax-exempt entity. In truth, the benefits and burdens of ownership never shift. And the sale and the lease have no economic reality. These parties purport to make purchase payments and rent payments. But in reality, these payments are just paper entries, facilitated by a bank that is in on the deal. Th…
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10909 2008-12-11 110 2     RECESS SENATE SENATE SRECESS S10909 S10909 [{"name": "Barbara A. Mikulski", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10909 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10909] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECESS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until 3 o'clock. Thereupon, at 2:17 p.m., the Senate recessed until 3:03 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Ms. Klobuchar). The PRESIDING OFFICER. In my capacity as a Senator from the State of Minnesota, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10913 2008-12-11 110 2     HOLDER NOMINATION HEARING SCHEDULE SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10913 S10914 [{"name": "Chuck Grassley", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Harry Reid", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10913 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10913-S10914] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HOLDER NOMINATION HEARING SCHEDULE Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I would like to discuss Eric Holder's nomination to be the U.S. Attorney General. While Mr. Holder appears to have the appropriate credentials and work experience, it is important that the Judiciary Committee be able to fully and carefully vet the candidate for this important position because this is the Nation's top law enforcement officer. I was surprised to hear that the chairman of the Judiciary Committee noticed Mr. Holder's confirmation hearing for January 8, 2009. Mr. Holder was only formally announced as the prospective Attorney General nominee on December 1 of this year. I understand the Judiciary Committee has a large number of boxes of archived documents relating to his employment at the Justice Department, and those materials need to be reviewed. We have not even gotten Mr. Holder's questionnaire, nomination materials, or FBI background investigation yet. Judiciary Committee members just sent a letter to the Justice Department and the Clinton Library requesting documents relating to issues that Mr. Holder was involved in during his tenure in the Clinton Justice Department. Once we get these materials and once these documents come to us, it will take some time for committee members to review them. While it is not unprecedented for the Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing prior to the inauguration of a President, such as the one held for former Attorney General John Ashcroft, there are significant differences. First, the Ashcroft nomination hearing was held from January 16 to January 19, 2001, obviously giving committee members more breathing room to review his record. Moreover, Attorney General Ashcroft was a well-known quantity to us because h…
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10914-2 2008-12-11 110 2     MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATED TO THE PENSION PROTECTION ACT OF 2006 SENATE SENATE TECHNICALCORRECTIONS S10914 S10915 [{"name": "Max Baucus", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Jon Kyl", "role": "speaking"}] [{"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "7327"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "7327"}] 154 Cong. Rec. S10914 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Pages S10914-S10915] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATED TO THE PENSION PROTECTION ACT OF 2006 Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, in a moment I will ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to passage of H.R. 7327, the pension bill. Before I do that, I wish to say this is very important relief for seniors and for the country. The bill includes a provision that would allow seniors who are 70\1/2\ years of age not to have to make withdrawals from their IRA accounts that the current law requires. Under current law, if you are 70\1/2\ or older, you must begin to withdraw significant amounts from your 401(k) accounts or IRA accounts and if you don't, you pay a big penalty. At these times it is not wise to require that, because the accounts are lower in value and they should not have to make those withdrawals if they don't want to. In addition, this legislation would allow companies to postpone making increased contributions to their pension plans also required by the recent pension law. When we revised pension law a short while ago, we were pretty strict to protect employees by requiring companies to make contributions to the pension plans at a much faster rate. That made sense then, but given the economic downturn, with the market values down so much lower than they were back then, it makes sense, I believe--and I think most Senators agree--that those contributions should be postponed or later modified in order to keep companies viable. A lot of companies need this to meet payrolls in these difficult times, and this will prevent them having to freeze their benefits. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 7327, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk w…
CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgS10914 2008-12-11 110 2     EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS SENATE SENATE ALLOTHER S10914 S10914 [{"name": "Harry Reid", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Max Baucus", "role": "speaking"}]   154 Cong. Rec. S10914 Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Senate] [Page S10914] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the period of morning business be extended until 6:30 p.m. tonight with Senators allowed to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Of course, the Senators are always very cooperative. If, in fact, there is something that Senator McConnell and I have been able to work out, then we will ask that the person be interrupted and we will try to move forward with a unanimous consent agreement. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. REID. I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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