Ben Campbell

Mr. CAMPBELL

Mr. CAMPBELL. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. CAMPBELL. Madam President, this amendment has been cleared by both sides. I urge its immediate adoption.

Mr. CAMPBELL. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, before the Senator from Ohio came to the floor, we were in the process of trying to get a time agreement on the Daschle amendment. I ask the Senator if he would mind laying his amendment aside so we might finish the Daschle amendment as soon as we hear from the majority leader.

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I concur with that, but we have not checked with the majority leader yet. So if I could perhaps ask for a quorum call until we confer with him? I appreciate the Senator's offer to limit that time to 30 minutes equally divided.

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, we spent almost 2 hours on the Ashcroft amendment. I assume that much of the debate that we have already gone through will be repeated. I don't think there is anyone on this floor who doesn't want to do something about the marriage penalty. We are all very comfortable with the fact that it is punitive, and I think all of us want to get rid of it, if we can. The question really has been, What is the vehicle to be able to do that? I ask the minority leader, since we have spent so much time on this already in the previous debate, if he would be interested in trying to work out some kind of a time agreement, because we have about 56 amendments that we haven't cleared yet. It looks like it is going to be a long night, and a long day tomorrow, if we don't get some withdrawn, or some agreement on some of them. I ask the minority leader if he would be interested in a time agreement.

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

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

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, this amendment encourages GSA to convey property in Miami, should the Secretary of the Navy choose to access it. It is my understanding it has been accepted on both sides.

Mr. CAMPBELL

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, we are only going to be another 10 minutes or so, and there are several Senators who want to make unanimous consent requests. Since we only have a few minutes, and I hate to burden the two Senators who are waiting, I will wait and send the remainder of the amendments to the desk after the break. I yield the floor. Mr. ABRAHAM addressed the Chair.

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the motion was rejected.

Mr. CAMPBELL

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

Mr. CAMPBELL. I yield the floor. Mr. ASHCROFT addressed the Chair.

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask that my name be added as a cosponsor to the Ashcroft-Brownback amendment to S. 2312.

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

Mr. CAMPBELL. I yield the floor and I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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

Mr. CAMPBELL

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, this morning the Senate will resume consideration of the Treasury-Postal appropriations bill. Senator Ashcroft will be immediately recognized to offer his marriage penalty amendment. It is expected a motion to table the Ashcroft amendment will be offered after a reasonable amount of debate time. Following that vote, it is hoped that Members will come to the floor to offer and debate remaining amendments on the Treasury bill. Upon disposition of the Treasury appropriations bill, the Senate may begin consideration of the foreign operations appropriations bill, health care reform, any other appropriations bills or conference reports as available, and any other legislative or executive items cleared for action. Therefore, Members should expect a late night session, with votes throughout the day, as the Senate attempts to complete its work prior to the August recess. Finally, the leader would like to remind Members that the Senate will recess today from 12:30 until 2:15 to allow the weekly party caucuses to meet. I thank the President and yield the floor.

Mr. CAMPBELL

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to send an amendment to the desk on behalf of Senator Grassley and that it be considered as being the Lott relevant amendment.

Mr. CAMPBELL. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. CAMPBELL. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mr. CAMPBELL. I am happy to yield to the Senator from New Mexico. Amendment No. 3383 (Purpose: To provide additional funding for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center)

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, this amendment is acceptable to both sides of the aisle, and I urge its adoption.

Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.