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And you have to go no further than this sundays New York Times, the sunday review, front page cover. It looks like a red cross tilted on its side with the headline sorry, we dont take obamacare. Sorry, we dont take obamacare. I see the minority leader come to the floor, harry reid, and talking about how wonderful it is. The president says forcefully defend and be proud. Of what . Of something that, sorry, we dont take obamacare. Now, this is the New York Times, a newspaper whose Editorial Board has supported this Health Care Law. They talk about the pains of the Health Care Act frustrating pat...

The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote in if not the yeas are 68. The nays are 30. The amendment as modified and as amended is agreed to. Ms. Collins mr. President , may i have order please. Mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that following the cloture vote on the collins amendment numbered 3896, senator enzi or his designee be recognized to make a budget point of order against the mccain amendment numbered 4039. Further, that senator mccain be recognized to make a motion to waive the point of order and that the Senate Immediately ...

Decades ago, and thats the prohibition of discrimination in housing based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability and family status. Its the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act was in many ways the culmination of the legislative fight for civil rights in the 1960s. It was the first effective federal law guarding against discrimination in the sale and the rental of housing in the United States and for nearly 50 years, it has been employed to assure that every american can choose where to live free from discrimination and the immoral and unconstitutional consequ...

Time. The usual calm and quiet conversation has led to a conclusion that now i can ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment in order to call up amendment 4039. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. The clerk will report the amendment. The clerk the senator from arizona mr. Mccain proposes amendment number 4039 to amendment 3896. The presiding officer without objection. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from virginia. Mr. Warner mr. President , i thank my friend, the senator from arizona, for working with us on this very importan...

Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, then on the collins amendment, number 3970, 87 votes aye, 9 nay. The amendment is carried. Ms. Collins move to lay it on the table. The presiding officer without objection. There are now four minutes of debate ms. Collins . A senator mr. President , the senate is not in order. A senator the senator deserves to be the presiding officer the senate will be in order. There will now be four mustnts of debate prior to resolution number in relation to a vote on amendment number 38...