Alfonse D’Amato

Mr. D'AMATO

Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I move to table the amendment and I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I would propound a unanimous-consent request which I believe will deal with all of the outstanding amendments. I believe there are six amendments, three on each side, and it would be my intent to ask that we stack those votes so we could give our colleagues the opportunity to arrange their evening schedule. Possibly, with the concurrence of the two leaders, we can agree to time limits on all of those amendments, so we can take them up tomorrow morning and then proceed to final passage. That is my intent, to see if we can reach that agreement. I bring this up because some of my colleagues have asked what the schedule will be. If we can work out that agreement, it would be my hope that we would dispose of all of the amendments this evening and then start voting at a certain time tomorrow morning. I yield the floor. Mr. COVERDELL addressed the Chair.

Mr. D'AMATO

Mr. D'AMATO. Fine.

Mr. D'AMATO. On page 114, line 7, we delete the word ``expectation'' as well. This was not done in the first. I ask that the amendment be modified.

Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. D'AMATO

Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, there will be no further rollcall votes this evening, and the first vote tomorrow is at 8:45 a.m. The first amendment to be in order will be the Biden amendment, which will be kept under 5 minutes. Thereafter, the Bingaman amendment will follow, which will also be limited to 5 minutes, to be followed by Senator Specter's three amendments.

Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that all of the votes after the first vote in the voting sequence be limited to 10 minutes each, except for final passage.

Mr. D'AMATO. I further ask unanimous consent that at that point there be 30 minutes for closing remarks, to be equally divided in the usual form, to be followed by a vote on H.R. 1058.

Mr. D'AMATO. I further ask that following the disposition of the Boxer amendment, the committee substitute, as amended, be agreed to and S. 240 be advanced to third reading, and the Banking Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1058, the House companion bill, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 240, as amended, be inserted in lieu thereof, and H.R. 1058 be considered read the third time.

Mr. D'AMATO. I further ask that following the vote on the third Specter amendment, there be 7 minutes for debate, to be divided under the previous order, to be followed by a vote on or in relation to the Boxer amendment.

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

Mr. D'AMATO. I thank my colleagues.

Mr. D'AMATO. Possibly before, or after. Certainly.

Mr. D'AMATO. Senator Dodd is speaking on the time of the Senator from New York.

Mr. D'AMATO. That is correct, either two or three. Mr. GRAHAM addressed the Chair.

Mr. D'AMATO. This evening.

Mr. D'AMATO. Well, I would like to possibly stack them for the convenience of our Members so they do not have to keep coming back and forth this evening.

Mr. D'AMATO. That is correct.

Mr. D'AMATO. That is correct.

Mr. D'AMATO. It is my hope we would take the three Specter amendments, at least two of those amendments, and dispose of them this evening, as well.

Mr. D'AMATO. Not more than 15 minutes.

Mr. D'AMATO. That is correct. Possibly Senator Specter, as well.

Mr. D'AMATO. That was my purpose, so you would have an opportunity.

Mr. D'AMATO. We will vote on Senator Graham's amendment this evening.