Senate Proceeding 07-15-08 on Jul 15th, 2008 :: 3:36:02 to 3:37:45
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Harry Reid: president,: it's my under standing there's two minutes left on our side. the presiding officee r: the majority leader is correct. mr. reid: thank you, mr. president. pr i'm going to yield tghat time

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Max Baucus: to senator schumer. i have a short statement. i'll use leader time, maybe two and a half minutes, after that. i yield two minutes to senator baucus. the presiding officer: the senator from montana.

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Speech By: Max Baucus

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Max Baucus: mr. baucus: mr. president, m sometimes when the senators vote v in this chamber, c the real-world results or actions are unclear, , but tonight is not the case. tonight we can make a real-world

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Max Baucus: difference for 44 million american seniors and for 9 million tricare users in america's military families. in less than an hour, the senate will vote -- in fact very shortly -- to override the president's

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Max Baucus: veto on the medicare bill. here is the difference that our votes will make. doctors' doors stay open to older americans and to the children of fighting american men and women? will seniors living

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Max Baucus: on a shoestring be able to get decent health care when hospitals are few and far between? our votes will make that difference. will the ambulances keep running? will benefits keep coverage with medicare

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Max Baucus: prescription drugsc plans? the president made his decision, his vetoed medicare bill would shut the doctor's doors to seniors, military families on all ideological grounds. my bill does good things for

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Max Baucus: seniors. it makes medicare for every beneficiary. the house has already voted to overvied the veto whoefrplgly: 383-41. folks, in my home state i'm going to do what's right and vote to make the

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Harry Reid: medicare bill law for the montana seniors. today a large rally of folks supporting this bill to kao ep and this will be our finest hour. i hope and expect the senators will stand together. senators

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Speech By: Harry Reid