Senate Proceeding on Dec 21st, 2010 :: 11:18:35 to 11:20:20
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11:18:31 to 11:18:55( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: they're working on the defense authorization bill. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i this all of us an interest in the defense authorization bill. senator mccain and i have been working on this bill with members of committee for just about year. this is a bill that has a lot of provisions which are critically important to our troops just to

11:18:35 to 11:20:20( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Carl Levin

11:18:56 to 11:19:20( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: give you a few examples, it authorizes health care coverage for military children, it authorizing impact aid to local civilian schools. it authorizes so-called serpa authority which is the commanders emergency response program. it offers defense articles to the afghan army.

11:19:21 to 11:19:41( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: we have removed controversial items. we don't have the time to go through them, but it was our intent to do that. we missed one controversial item that came from the house having to do with guam funding. we have now reached an agreement that we would remove that provision from the bill. that's a removal.

11:19:42 to 11:20:02( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: but we can't add any controversial items to this bill. it will be objected to. the only way we can do this for the troops as we've done for 45 years is if we proceed to the unanimous consent agreement tonight. we haven't yet gotten there and i would please, with our colleagues, to let us get to this unanimous consent agreement tonight.

11:20:03 to 11:20:20( Edit History Discussion )

Carl Levin: it's the only time we can do it. the house will be they could take it up tomorrow if we pass it tonight. and so that's the status of it. senator mccain, i know, will speak his support for it. but it's a plea from the two of us that have worked so hard with