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Right or the privilege or the ability to ask for an extension and a raising of our debt when, in fact, we havent acted responsibly with our spending . Nobody else in the country gets their credit raised when you havent acted responsibly. They actually check your credit score. They know what kind of bills youre paying, whether youre getting further behind. So should we in fact tear up the credit card. Should we force some good old adult supervision on congress, to where well actually be forced to make difficult decisions about priorities on how we spend americas money, and when i mean americas ...

The federal governments job to determine what your mission may be. And certain if youre a private forprofit, were not here to dictate your organizations mission. But a forprofit institution has no special right to federal funding. And if youre going to receive billions of dollars in federal subsidies, we think its reasonable as we endeavor to reauthorize the Higher Education act that we tie some reasonable Public Policy strings to those dollars. And all we are saying is that we want institutions of Higher Learning, and especially their leadership, to wake up every morning and think not first a...

The presiding officer on this vote are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . On this vote, the yeas are 24, the nays are 75. The amendment is not agreed to. Under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on amendment number 2709, as modified, offered by the senator from oregon, mr. Merkley. The senate will be in order. Senators will remove their confirmations from the well, from the chamber. Mr. Merkley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from oregon. Mr. Merkley madam president , in a moment i wi...

Republican offer before midnight. However, hes told if reid rejects, they could offer something else. Angie is in chesapeake, virginia. Chesapeake, virginia, yes, republican line. Hi, angie. Hi, thank you for having me on. Mmhmm. Caller i have to say a statement first. This is the most partisan administration in my in my im almost 50 years old. This is the most partisan ive ever seen a president be. We have allowed that to happen here in the United States. We have in the last i would say last eight years, weve add aallowed so many things that are not patriotic, not the american way. And, you k...

Without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the question on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal which the chair will put de novo. The question is on agreeinging to the speakers approval of the mrs. Christensen of the Virgin Islands for today, september 30, and tomorrow, october 1, and mr. Rush of illinois for today, september 30, through october 3. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the requests are ranted. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the chair appoints the following conferees on...