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January 7, 2003 |
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Motion To Adjourn: By a vote of 51 yeas to 46 nays, (Vote No. 1), the Senate agreed to adjourn until Thursday, January 9, 2003. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [Congressional Record Debate] 6:16 PM
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January 16, 2003 |
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate began consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 45 yeas to 51 nays, (Vote No. 2), the Senate rejected the Byrd Amendment No. 2, to provide additional funds [$5 billion] for certain homeland security measures. 12:57 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate began consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 45 yeas to 51 nays, (Vote No. 3), the Senate rejected the Byrd Amendment No. 8, to provide additional funds [$3 billion] for certain homeland security measures. 2:38 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate began consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Adopted: ...By a vote of 52 yeas to 45 nays, (Vote No. 4), the Senate agreed to the Gregg Amendment No. 19, to provide additional funds for education [$5 billion in block grants with offsets]. 6:35 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate began consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 46 yeas to 51 nays, (Vote No. 5), the Senate rejected the Kennedy Amendment No. 13, to add $6 billion education funding for Title I. 7:04 PM
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January 17, 2003 |
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 52 yeas to 46 nays, (Vote No. 6), the Senate agreed to TABLE the Harkin Amendment No. 32, to restore funding for nondiscretionary Byrne grants to a level of $500,000,000. 10:18 AM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 46 yeas to 52 nays, (Vote No. 7), the Senate rejected the Byrd Amendment No. 36, to eliminate the 1.6% across-the-board cuts included in the bill. 11:56 AM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 62 yeas to 33 nays, (Vote No. 8), the Senate agreed to TABLE the McCain Amendment No. 44, to eliminate the provision allowing exemptions to a Norwegian Cruise Line. 2:20 PM
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January 21, 2003 |
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National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2003: By a vote of 92 yeas to 0 nays, (Vote No. 9), the Senate passed S. 121, to enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on highways of alerts and information on such children, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 121 Summary] [S. 121 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] 5:49 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Adopted: ...By a vote of 88 yeas to 4 nays, (Vote No. 10), the Senate agreed to the Reed Amendment No. 27, to increase funding for LIHEAP--heating assistance for low-income individuals. 6:18 PM
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January 22, 2003 |
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Adopted: ...By a vote of 51 yeas to 45 nays, (Vote No. 11), the Senate agreed to the Inhofe Amendment No. 86 to provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences of the NSR rules after the EPA has implemented changes in its pollution regulations. 10:02 AM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 46 yeas to 50 nays, (Vote No. 12), the Senate rejected the Edwards Amendment No. 67, to require a study of the final rule relating to prevention of significant deterioration and non-attainment new source review (NSR)to determine the effects of the final rule on air pollution and human health [to postpone changes the EPA has made in its pollution regulations for 6 months to allow time for an independent study of the affects of those changes]. 10:25 AM
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Executive Nominations: By a vote of 94 yeas to 0 nays, (Vote No. 13 EX), the Senate confirmed the nomination of Thomas J. Ridge, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of Homeland Security (New Position). [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [Congressional Record Debate] 12:35 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 45 yeas to 49 nays, (Vote No. 14), three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn NOT having voted in the affirmative, the Senate FAILED to agreed to the motion to waive the relative sections of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the Reed Amendment No. 40, to expand the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002. [Nickles had raised a Point of Order that the amendment violated section 207 of H.Con.Res. 68, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2000 as amended by S. Res. 304 (107th Congress)]. 2:50 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Adopted: ...By a vote of 59 yeas to 35 nays, (Vote No. 15), the Senate agreed to the Cochran Amendment No. 204, to provide additional $3.1 billion emergency Farm Aid with an across-the-board offset. 4:42 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 39 yeas to 56 nays, (Vote No. 16), the Senate rejected the Daschle Amendment No. 79, to provide additional $5.9 billion emergency Farm Aid (Drought assistance) without an offset. 5:14 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 48 yeas to 46 nays, (Vote No. 17), the Senate agreed to TABLE the Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 97, to make ($600 million) additional appropriations for (African) emergency relief activities. 5:46 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 64 yeas to 31 nays, (Vote No. 18), the Senate agreed to TABLE the Specter Amendment No. 68, to allow US Airways and its employees to change their pension plan. 6:47 PM
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January 23, 2003 |
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 36 yeas to 61 nays, (Vote No. 19), the Senate rejected the Feingold Amendment No. 200, to restrict funds made available for IMET assistance for Indonesian military personnel to "Expanded International Military Education and Training" assistance unless certain conditions are met. 11:32 AM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 51 yeas to 46 nays, (Vote No. 20), the Senate agreed to TABLE the Kennedy Amendment No. 123, to provide approximately $585 million for minority health services. 2:08 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 41 yeas to 56 nays, (Vote No. 21), three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn NOT having voted in the affirmative, the Senate FAILED to agreed to the motion to waive the relative sections of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the Clinton Amendment No. 89, to provide funding for the Health Care Improvement Act of 2003. [Nickles had raised a Point of Order that the amendment violated section 207 of H.Con.Res. 68, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2000 as amended by S. Res. 304 (107th Congress)]. 2:37 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 62 yeas to 34 nays, (Vote No. 22), the Senate agreed to TABLE the McCain Amendment No. 214, to eliminate construction of an outlet from Devil's Lake in North Dakota. 2:58 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 67 yeas to 30 nays, (Vote No. 23), the Senate agreed to TABLE the McCain Amendment No. 230, to reduce funds for the Yazoo Backwater Pumping Plant in Mississippi. ["Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, on rollcall vote No. 23, I voted yea. It was my intention to vote nay. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome of the vote. (The foregoing tally has been changed to reflect the above order.")][Congressional Record Page S1405] 3:21 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 50 yeas to 48 nays, (Vote No. 24), the Senate agreed to TABLE the Cantwell Amendment No. 108, to add approximately $679 million to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 6:08 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Adopted: ...By a vote of 50 yeas to 48 nays, (Vote No. 25), the Senate agreed to the Thomas Second Degree Amendment No. 246 to the Mikulski Amendment No. 61, to prohibit funds to be used to establish, apply, or enforce certain goals relating to Federal employees and public-private competitions or work force conversions. 6:55 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 47 yeas to 50 nays, (Vote No. 26), the Senate rejected the Mikulski Second Degree Amendment No. 247 to the Mikulski Amendment No. 61, to prohibit funds to be used to establish, apply, or enforce certain goals relating to Federal employees and public-private competitions or work force conversions. 7:40 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: The Senate continued consideration of H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] Rejected: ...By a vote of 53 yeas to 45 nays, (Vote No. 27), the Senate agreed to TABLE the Lautenberg Amendment No. 192, to increase funds by $100 million for environmental cleanup through Superfund. 8:25 PM
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Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, FY2003: By a vote of 69 yeas to 29 nays, (Vote No. 28), the Senate passed H.J.Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Appropriations for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, VA-HUD]. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 2 Summary] [H.J.Res. 2 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] [Newspaper Articles] 9:02 PM
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January 30, 2003 |
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Executive Nominations: By a vote of 99 yeas to 0 nays, (Vote No. 29 EX), the Senate confirmed the nomination of R. Gordon England, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [Congressional Record Debate] 3:20 PM
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