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and you have to go no further than this sunday s new york times, the sunday review, front page cover. it looks like a red cross tilted on its side with the headline sorry, we don t take obamacare . sorry, we don t 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 don t 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 patients. amy modas and her circle of self-employed small business owners were supporters, were supporters of president obama and the affordable care act. they bought policies on the newly created new york state exchange. we have two democratic senators from new york. where are they to respond to what s happened to the people of their home state as a result of this law? they ....
decades ago, and that s the prohibition of discrimination in housing based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability and family status. it s the fair housing act. the fair housing act was in many ways the culmination of the legislative fight for civil rights in the 1960 s. 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 consequences of residential segregation. we ve come a long way since the 1960 s, but we are by no means all of the way there. today discrimination is still a reality in housing markets all across the country. there are cases in every single state of landlords misrepresenting the availability of housing or outright refusing to sell or rent to certain protected individuals or groups of p ....
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 important issue of making sure that veterans and a number of our states are able to get the kind of care and quality care in a location that is convenient to them and appreciate his partnering with me and senator schumer and others on this issue. mr. president, i was going to rise a little earlier when my friend, the senator from missouri, spoke, and that was to talk about the questio ....
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 mustn ts of debate prior to resolution number in relation to a vote on amendment number 3897. ms. collins: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the votes follow the subsequent votes in the series be ten minutes in length. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: mr. president, unlike the collins amendment, which has just passed with broad support, my a ....
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 vote on the motion to waive. i further ask that the votes in the series be ten minutes in length. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. there are two minutes of debate prior to the cloture vote. who yields time? ms. collins: yield back the time on this side. the presiding officer: the presiding officer: is the time yielded back by the minority? tim ....