Daniel Inouye

Mr. INOUYE

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

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, in behalf of Senators Bingaman, Domenici, and Santorum, I call for the immediate consideration of amendment No. 4490.

Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Privilege of the Floor

Mr. INOUYE. This amendment has been cleared and approved by both sides.

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

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, this amendment conforms to the Senate- passed authorization that places a ceiling on the Pentagon renovation fund. It has been cleared by both sides.

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

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 4489 and ask for its immediate consideration.

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

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, this amendment has been cleared by both sides.

Mr. INOUYE. Not personally. Mr. President, I want to advise my colleagues that the managers of this measure are prepared to not only debate but to pass this measure today. If we cooperate, we should be able to do so by a reasonable time this evening. That would mean tomorrow and the weekend would be free for our colleagues to do what they normally wish to do at this time of the year. So, Mr. President, I hope that the staff on both sides will send the message out to those who are interested in presenting amendments to come forth to the floor and do so expeditiously.

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

Mr. INOUYE

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

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I too am well aware of this issue. I am pleased to have been a cosponsor of the amendment to the fiscal year 1997 Defense authorization bill to which my colleague from Texas referred, as well as being an original cosponsor of his demonstration legislation, S. 1487. I strongly support the Senate's efforts to attempt to authorize a Medicare subvention demonstration program in fiscal year 1997 and look forward to reviewing the joint report when it is submitted on September 6. I assure my colleague from Texas that I will be pleased to work with him and the administration to try to expedite the reprogramming of fiscal year 1997 funds if the Congress is able to authorize the demonstration in fiscal year 1997.

Mr. INOUYE

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

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment proposed by Senators Dodd and Lieberman and ask for its immediate consideration.

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

Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 4493, As Modified (Purpose: To provide $1,000,000 to assist the education of certain dependents of Department of Defense personnel at Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina)

Mr. INOUYE. We have no objection.

Mr. INOUYE

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

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

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, last year, during the consideration of the fiscal year 1996 defense appropriations measure, the Congress approved the Center for Photonics Research at Boston University. I am pleased to share with my colleague an interim report that was just submitted by the president of Boston University, advising us of the progress being made in this technology. I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record.

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

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, both managers approve the amendment.

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