Thad Cochran

Mr. COCHRAN

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, this amendment has been cleared on this side. It deals with a water issue in the State of New Hampshire. I understand it has been cleared on both sides.

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

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, in behalf of the Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. Smith], I send an amendment to the desk and ask that it be reported.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, this is an amendment that deals with a generic drug issue in the Food and Drug Administration jurisdiction. We support passage of the amendment and recommend its approval.

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

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, in behalf of Senator Hatch and Senator Harkin, I send an amendment to the desk and ask it be considered.

Mr. COCHRAN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 4998 (Purpose: To require that certain funds be used to comply with certain provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to approval deadlines)

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, the amendments have been cleared on this side of the aisle.

Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, I do not know of any other amendments we have cleared at this point. Senators, of course, who would like to offer their amendments tonight should do so. We are going to try to get as many amendments dealt with tonight as we can. But if Senators do not come and offer them, we cannot do anything.

Mr. COCHRAN. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, this deals with the dairy issue, and it has been cleared on this side of the aisle.

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

Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, on behalf of Senator Heflin I send an amendment to the desk and ask that it be reported.

Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be set aside so I may offer this amendment on behalf of Senator Heflin of Alabama.

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 Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

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

Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendments Nos. 4991 and 4992, En Bloc

Mr. COCHRAN. We have no objection to the amendment.

Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, on the authority of the majority leader, I can announce there will be no further rollcall votes this evening. That information is being hotlined to all Senators' offices, but for those who might be watching their television monitor, there will be no more votes this evening. The first vote will occur tomorrow no earlier than 11 o'clock a.m. Amendment No. 4990 (Purpose: To reauthorize the National Aquaculture Act of 1980)

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

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

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was agreed to.

Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, I know of no objection to this amendment, and I recommend its approval.