Judd Gregg

Mr. GREGG

Mr. GREGG. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. GREGG. What about voice votes?

Mr. GREGG. No. 788.

Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that they be agreed to.

Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to send a modification to the desk on behalf of Senator Brownback to his amendment No. 840.

Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent, on behalf of Senator Graham, to withdraw amendment No. 898.

Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, if the Senator would be willing to let us pass over this amendment for a minute, we have some questions on our side, and hopefully we can clear them up.

Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, the Senator has used her minute. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. GREGG. Reserving the right to object, and I will not, I want to point out that in New Hampshire we have no sales or income tax. If people want to escape these taxes, they should come to New Hampshire.

Mr. GREGG. Madam President, obviously, this is not the appropriate vehicle to legislate a national usury law. Even if a national usury law made sense, which it does not, because this is clearly a States rights issue, I am not sure what we would use here. Would we use the Koran or the Bible for setting this? Let's be honest, a national usury law is not a good idea. Its time has not come and this amendment should be defeated.

Mr. GREGG. Would the Senator take a voice vote?

Mr. GREGG. We will vote on both.

Mr. GREGG

Mr. GREGG. Is the germaneness well taken on this?

Mr. GREGG. I didn't even make the motion to waive, but I am happy to have the question be on the motion to waive.

Mr. GREGG. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, if the motion was agreed to, then we have to vote on the amendment.

Mr. GREGG. Yes. I ask unanimous consent.

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

Mr. GREGG. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendments Nos. 913, as Modified, and 875, as Modified

Mr. GREGG. No, Durbin.

Mr. GREGG. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. GREGG. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. GREGG. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. GREGG. I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion.

Mr. GREGG. I ask for the yeas and nays.