Conrad Burns

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be agreed to, the committee amendment be agreed to, the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 661, S. 2102.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 541, H.R. 2392.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendments be agreed to, that the resolution be agreed to, as amended, the preamble be agreed to, as amended, the title, as amended, be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and the statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 649, H.R. 4249.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble, as amended, be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to this resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment to the preamble be agreed to.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 647, S. Con. Res. 57.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to consideration of Calendar No. 672, S. 2712.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I enjoyed the speech of my good friend from Illinois. But I also want to footnote it by saying it is pretty tough to give tax cuts to folks who don't pay taxes. So it is a little on the rough side to do that.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to this resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 645, S. Res. 239.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the preamble, as amended, be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that an amendment to the preamble which is at the desk be agreed to.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that an amendment at the desk to the resolution be agreed to.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 644, S. Res. 329.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, seeing no one else seeking recognition, I assume we are ready to wrap up.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 646, S. Res. 309.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I rise this evening, along with my colleagues, as we talk about and remember and celebrate the life of Paul Coverdell. He was born in Des Moines, IA. He was a graduate of the University of Missouri. That is where I went to school. Paul Coverdell was a person who came to the Senate with a history of being a doer. He was a workhorse in this Senate. Early on, he demonstrated that he could be relied upon to take on the essential but unspectacular tasks for the good of the Senate and this Nation. He was rewarded for that when he was elected by his fellow Senators to be the Secretary of the Senate Republican Conference. I know something about that because he beat me. I could not have lost to a better man. He had his little mannerisms. He could put you in a box, put a cap on you, do a lot of things. But his quiet demeanor and lack of fuss in tackling whatever tasks were assigned to him belied his effectiveness. He served President Bush as Director of the Peace Corps. He was a man of peace. He served as leader of the Republican Party in the Georgia Senate for 15 years, from 1974 to 1989, skillfully guiding that body through some difficult but rewarding years. His leadership really surfaced when he came to the Senate. We have talked about him being a stalwart on national defense and on taxes, but I think he had his best vision and his best grasp of this business in reforming public education because he always referred back to his vision for the next generation. The next generation was always on his mind. As a proponent of equal educational opportunities, he introduced sweeping education and tax reform bills. The list of his achievements in the Senate is substantial, indeed. Paul Coverdell holds a special place in our hearts as we say goodbye to a brother, a Member of this body, who has shown us the way in the tradition of the Senate. We are all better just for having known him.

Mr. BURNS

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to a period of morning business.