Into account the negative impact on u. S. National security interests. Think we all recognize that the emotions associated with 9 11 are still quite comfortable. I was up at the ground zero this week and the victims families are still seeking justice but the 9 11 Commission Report are senior saudi officials are responsible for the 9 11 attacks. That said piercing the concept of sovereign immunity which is undergirded International Relations for centuries i think is a very dangerous slippery slope that we are going to get on and will start to pass similar legislation that is going to haul the United States into court overseas even for the most frivolous of charges and allegations in what u. S. Has done overseas so i think its much more than just going after an individual of the saudi government. It is what does this mean as far sitcom set is . I want to come back to the saudi issue which is extremely controversial issue. It was 971 harry reid was the only one who voted against this open
Is there objection . Without objection. The clerk will report the titles of the treaties. The clerk treaty doc 11019, treaty on plant Genetic Resources for food and agriculture. Treaty doc 1126, the convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary. Mr. Mcconnell i ask for a Division Vote on the resolutions of ratification en bloc. The presiding officer all those in favor stand to be counted. All those opposed, stand and be counted. Twothirds of the senators having voted in the affirmative, the resolution the resolutions of ratification are agreed to en bloc. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that at 5 00 p. M. On tuesday, november 15, the rules committee be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 4511 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. I further ask that there be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form and following the use or yielding back of time, the bill be read a third time and the s
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