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VIETNAM TRADE ACT -- (Senate - October 03, 2001) Page: S10105 Page: S10106 Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I just spoke to my colleague, the distinguished... Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise to speak in opposition to the... Roll 335--To Promote Freedom and Democracy in Vietnam Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, this is a vote of 410-1, which noted... Page: S10107 Congress Should Demand Religious-Freedom Improvements As It Considers Vietnam... Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I quote from this letter. Mr. BAUCUS. I object. Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I yield... Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, may I ask the Senator a question? I temporarily... Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Certainly. Mr. BAUCUS. I think it is only proper that the Senator from New Hampshire... Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Absolutely. Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I do not object. Mr. BAUCUS. I thank my friend from New Hampshire. I deeply value his... Page: S10108 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, my colleague from Montana mentioned... Page: S10109 Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for a question before I... Page: S10110 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Certainly. Mr. BAUCUS. Has this resolution been referred to the Foreign Relations Committee? Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. The resolution passed the House 410-1. I don't know... Mr. BAUCUS. It has not. Mr. President, I object. Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. If it needs to be referred to the Foreign Relations... Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank the Senator from New Hampshire for his kind yielding of... Page: S10111 Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. President, I rise to speak in opposition to the resolution... Page: S10112 Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the time until 2 p.m. today be equally... Mr. REID. It is the intention of the majority leader, after the vote--this is... Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I rise to support the resolution, but I want to urge... Page: S10113 Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I will ask unanimous consent to speak in morning... Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I yield the floor and reserve the remainder of our... Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 20 minutes... Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I rise today to express my concerns with the... Page: S10114 Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, let me say to my colleague, I certainly have respect... Page: S10115 Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, will the Senator yield? Mr. KERRY. I will yield for a question. I need to move off the floor. Mr. SESSIONS. I appreciate the hard work of the Senator. Having served his... Mr. KERRY. I understand and respect that very much from the Senator, and I... Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the... Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, we are now debating the trade agreement with... Page: S10116 Page: S10117 Mrs. LINCOLN. Madam President, I yield time to the Senator from Nebraska. Mr. HAGEL. I thank the Chair. Page: S10118 Mrs. LINCOLN. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Page: S10119 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. How much time do we have? Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. I yield myself such time as I might consume. Page: S10120 Mrs. LINCOLN. Before I suggest the absence of a quorum, I might recommend to my... Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Madam President, if the Senator will agree that we... Mrs. LINCOLN. It is just a suggestion. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, Page: S10121 Mrs. LINCOLN. Madam President, I thank the Senator from Arizona for his wisdom... Mr. McCAIN. I thank the Senator. Mrs. LINCOLN. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. Mr. CARPER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum... Mr. CARPER. Madam President, I rise today in strong support of the resolution... Page: S10122 Mr. BINGAMAN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to... Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of H.J. Res. 51,... Page: S10123 Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I rise in support of the United States-Vietnam... Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, The bilateral trade agreement that the United States... Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I rise in support of H.J. Res 51, approving the... Page: S10124 Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, the catfish industry in the United States is being... Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today to express my support for the... Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the... Page: S10125 Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, today, the Senate takes a significant step toward... Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Vietnam... Page: S10126 Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, what is the parliamentary position? Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, is there an agreement when a vote will occur? Mr. BAUCUS. Seeing a vote is about to occur, I will be with you very briefly. FAST TRACK LEGISLATION Mr. BAUCUS. I am encouraged by the beginnings of bipartisan action from the... Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote. Mr. LOTT. I move to lay that motion on the table. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the... VIETNAM TRADE ACT -- (Senate - October 03, 2001) As for responding to a specific allegation, that's exactly the point, unless a specific allegation is made, there is nothing to respond to, so you just have to ask for something to respond to, rather than allow yourself to be baiting into responding to an attack that hasn't actually been made.
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