Conrad Burns

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I urge the body to not support the amendment offered by my good friend from Oklahoma. Everything is listed in earmarks either in the House bill or the Senate bill. The conference report misses some of them because they overlap. I ask the body not to support this amendment and support the committee.

Mr. BURNS. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, we decided to call up amendment numbered 1026, the Sununu-Bingaman amendment regarding the Tongass National Forest.

Mr. BURNS. There is no time agreement on this amendment.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I call up the following amendments en bloc: amendment 1049, offered by Senator Kyl, as modified; amendment numbered 1060, offered by Senator Landrieu, as modified; amendment 1055, offered by Mr. Bingaman, as modified; amendment numbered 1061, offered by Senator Obama; amendment numbered 1030, offered by Mr. Bingaman, as modified; amendment 1020, offered by Senator Coburn, as modified; amendment numbered 1031, offered by Mr. Bingaman; and amendment 1058, offered by Mr. Bingaman. I ask unanimous consent these amendments be agreed to en bloc.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now be a period for morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

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Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, in SR-328A, the Russell Senate Office Building. The purpose of this hearing will be to review the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 and related crop insurance issues.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the session on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at 9 a.m. to consider favorably reporting S. 1307, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, and S.J. Res. 18, a joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Medicaid Waste, Fraud and Abuse: Threatening the Health Care Safety Net.''

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Commission on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at 10 a.m. in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct an oversight hearing on the Regulation of Indian Gaming.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, for a committee hearing titled ``Emergency Hearing to Examine the Shortfall in VA's Medical Care Budget.''. The hearing will take place in Room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building at 10:30 a.m.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet, Tuesday, June 28, 2005, from 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. in Dirksen G50 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on National Parks be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 28th, 2005, at 10 a.m. The purpose of the hearings is to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 206, a bill to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes; S. 556, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona; S. 588, a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Arizona trail as a national scenic trail or a national historic trail; and S. 955, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including in the national park system certain sites in Williamson County, Tennessee, relating to the battle of Franklin.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled, ``Access Delayed: Fixing the Security Clearance Process.''

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Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 183, which was submitted earlier today.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

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Mr. BURNS. Tomorrow, following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the Interior appropriations bill. Under a previous order, we will be debating the amendments and voting throughout the day until final passage. I hope that all the debate time provided under the agreement will not be necessary. We have a lot of additional business ahead of us before we close this week, and every hour counts. Senators should anticipate these scheduled votes throughout the day until we complete the Interior appropriations bill.

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Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged en bloc from further consideration of S. Res. 154 and S. Res. 155 and that the Senate proceed en bloc to their consideration.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions and preambles be agreed to en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, and that any statements relating thereto be printed in the Record with no intervening action or debate.

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Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in adjournment under the previous order.

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Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, we are trying to work this out. The Senator's amendment is a very good amendment. I would like to visit with him a little bit about it. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. BURNS. I have no objection.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, we have some modifications to make, and we have a list of those amendments that have been cleared on both sides. Amendment No. 1040, As Modified Mr. President, I send to the desk a modification for Senator Bond on amendment No. 1040 and ask unanimous consent that the amendment be so modified.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I send to the desk Senator Byrd's modification to amendment No. 1044 and ask unanimous consent that the amendment be so modified.