Kent Conrad

Mr. CONRAD

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, how am I recorded?

Mr. CONRAD. I encourage Members to support the amendment. The Senator has made a very powerful case for it.

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, it would fatally affect it if it came back from conference committee.

Mr. CONRAD. I raise a point of order that the Cornyn amendment is not germane and therefore violates section 305 of the Budget Act.

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, this amendment is a concoction. It is a complete fabrication. Senator Obama is not the President of the United States. Senator Obama has not presented a budget to this body. This is make-believe. I think it is unfortunate the Senator has offered this amendment styled in this way. We have not done that. I think this is beneath the dignity of the Senate. I urge my colleagues to vote no against what is a complete fiction.

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, the next amendment is the Ensign amendment.

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, the next amendment is the amendment by Senator Biden, No. 4164.

Mr. CONRAD. I move to reconsider the vote and to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 4208

Mr. CONRAD. The next amendment is the amendment by Senator Dole, No. 4208.

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, that takes us to Allard amendment No. 4232.

Mr. CONRAD. I ask for the yeas and nays on the Kennedy amendment.

Mr. CONRAD

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we take a recess for 30 minutes.

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 President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, we are now going to go to a series of amendments involving sanctuary cities. Leader Reid will offer an amendment on this side, and then Senator Vitter will have an amendment on the minority side. Amendment No. 4373

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

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, the leader has indicated that he would be willing to take a voice vote on his amendment.

Mr. CONRAD. The leader's amendment.

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote and lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mr. CONRAD. I move to table the Vitter amendment.

Mr. CONRAD

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, the next amendment ready to go is an amendment by the Senator from South Carolina, Mr. DeMint.

Mr. CONRAD. This amendment is simply not in the jurisdiction of the Budget Committee. It is in the jurisdiction of the Energy Committee. I raise a point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. It is not germane.

Mr. CONRAD. We thank the leaders of both sides, and I especially thank our leader, Senator Reid, for pushing to get a final definitive list. With that, we go to Senator Kyl.

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I am having a hard time hearing. I think the Senator deserves to be heard. This is a serious amendment.

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, while that matter is being resolved, could we go to the next amendment? And the next amendment in order is Senator DeMint's. Amendment No. 4347