Senate Proceeding 09-26-08 on Sep 26th, 2008 :: 0:20:44 to 0:23:05
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Speech By: Jeff Sessions

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Jeff Sessions: biodiesel, whether it be ethanol, whether it be nuclear, whether it be coal-to-liquid, it all to be them all. we are a great enough with enough natural resources to be independent. second, we have

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Daniel Akaka: to get a handle on our debt and this package being negotiated has the opportunity to do that. because part of it should ensure that the proceeds that we receive if return for the assets that we buy

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Speech By: Daniel Akaka

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Daniel Akaka: at a discount in the begiing go not to the general fund but go to pay the debt of the united states of america. in time, this exercise, over time, can, in fact, reduce our debt obligation rather than

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Daniel Akaka: increase it but we need to ensure that's part of the package. and then, finally, it's very important for us to understand it's not just your income in balancing your balance sheet, it's your out-go

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Daniel Akaka: and we have been spending too much as a congress. one of the more disappointing things i have experienced in the senate is our failure on many years to not do appropriations bills in an orderly fashion.

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Daniel Akaka: end up doing them as a combination of mini buses or omnibus where instead of debating the finer points of a particular appropriation we develop a gigantic package of legislation and none of us know

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Daniel Akaka: every facet of when it comes to spending. as we look after main street todaying by finding a solution to bring about stability to our financial markets, and we can do it, and do it in an accountable

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Daniel Akaka: way, let's will recognize that when we return and as our markets solidify, do the things the people of america elected us to do: hold the treasury accountable; find a solution to our energy dependence;

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Daniel Akaka: make sure we don't spend too much money; and restore the american people the confidence in our budgetary process that they have in their own at home around the kitchen table. mr. president, we are

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Daniel Akaka: a great country because we have always risen to the occasion. there may not have ever been domestically a more difficult financial occasion. in the hours ahead i hope we rise and come to a conclusion that

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Daniel Akaka: will benefit the taxpayers on wall street and ensure the financial stability and the confidence of american consumers in this great economy and our great country. i yield back. ms. klobuchar: mr.

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Daniel Akaka: president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i'm here to speak about 3999, which is the companion bill to a bill that senator durbin and i introduced

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Daniel Akaka: in the senate about bridges and bridge repair. senator boxer today asked this bill be called up. it successfully was passed through our committee, the environment and public works committee, and she

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Saxby Chambliss: asked the bill be called up because, obviously, we're in the waning days of the session here and we felt this was an incredibly important bill for this country. unfortunately, the other side blocked this

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Speech By: Saxby Chambliss