Senate Proceeding 03-10-09 on Mar 10th, 2009 :: 0:29:50 to 0:31:05
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John Thune: it is simply undemocratic to tuck them in the middle of a large, unrelated, but must-pass spending bill. so i want to thank secretary geithner for his understanding of the sensitivity of these issues and working with senator nelson and myself to ensure that the spirit of the legislation is carried out in a responsible manner. i want to thank myolleagues in the senate who worked and others who have understood and majority leader reid who

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Speech By: John Thune

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John Thune: worked with me on getting clarification on the implementation of these provisions. it 's disappointing that the process unfolded this way. attempts to make foreign policy decisions in this type of secretive and manner. instead, i want to work with my colleagues in an open and

0:30:29 to 0:30:49( Edit History Discussion )

John Thune: transpar the substance before we get to this point, even though at the end of the day we may still not find common ground. i would,, prefer that the provisions not be -- i would, of course, prefer that th in this bill at all but the assurances i he received from secretary geithner have allayed my most significant concerns and

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John Thune: i will vote in omnibus appropriations bill. with that, i want to yield to the distinguished senator from florida, who has been an ally in this effort to ensure that the clarifications that were needed