Pete Domenici

Mr. DOMENICI

Mr. DOMENICI. I move to reconsider the vote.

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

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, we have reached agreement on a budget- neutral amendment, a modification to amendment No. 283. I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to send a modification to amendment No. 283 to the desk. The principal sponsors are Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Crapo, and Mrs. Boxer.

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

Mr. DOMENICI. We have no objection to the amendment, as modified, on this side.

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, we have been working diligently to get a series of amendments we can accept. We are operating on the premise that any of the amendments that were offered either from our side or the other side--that they be budget neutral in the language that is used to formulate them. Amendment No. 214, as modified

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to modify amendment No. 214 offered by Senator Collins. I send the amendment, as modified, to the desk.

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I believe the other side will concur. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment, as modified, be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that amendment No. 182 be modified, and I send the modification to the desk. It is a Santorum amendment to amendment No. 170.

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment, as modified, be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Tim Hutchinson of Arkansas be added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 317.

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

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. DOMENICI. I repeat, this amendment does not increase spending. It is a neutral amendment.

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, we have a series of amendments that have been cleared. I repeat, none of these adds any spending money; they are budget neutral. First is amendment No. 297, which I send to the desk.

Mr. DOMENICI. This is Senator Bingaman's amendment on score- keeping. We have nothing further to add.

Mr. DOMENICI. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 197

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I have three amendments we want to voice vote. The first one is amendment No. 197 by Senator Dorgan.

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

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, we oppose this amendment, but we are willing to do this on a voice vote. I have nothing further to say. This adds money to function 470 of the budget. We are against it, but we will have a voice vote.

Mr. DOMENICI. I call up amendment No. 198 on behalf of Senator Dorgan.

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

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, we oppose this amendment but are willing to do it on a voice vote.

Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, we have a third amendment. We hope the same treatment befalls this amendment. This is Conrad amendment No. 261.