Carl Levin

Mr. LEVIN

Mr. LEVIN. The amendment has been cleared, Mr. President.

Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2947 (Purpose: To highlight the dangers posed by Russia's massive tactical nuclear stockpile, urge the President to call on Russia to proceed expeditiously with promised reductions, and to require a report)

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, the amendment has been cleared.

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

Mr. LEVIN. On behalf of Senators Kerry, McCain, and Smith of New Hampshire, I offer an amendment that would ensure that the Vietnamese commandos receive their rightful share of the funds authorized and appropriated by the Congress.

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

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Conrad, Kempthorne, Kennedy, Bingaman, and myself, I offer an amendment which would express the sense of the Senate that the Russian Federation should live up to its commitments to reduce its massive tactical nuclear stockpiles as it agreed to in 1991 and 1992. The amendment would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on Russia's tactical nuclear weapons stockpile.

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

Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2950

Mr. LEVIN. The amendment has been cleared on this side.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Inouye, I offer an amendment which would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report regarding the potential for development of Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2949 (Purpose: To require a report on options for the reduction of infrastructure costs at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas)

Mr. LEVIN. The amendment has been cleared, Mr. President.

Mr. LEVIN. I wonder if the Senator will yield for an inquiry.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I believe the amendment has been cleared by the other side.

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

Mr. LEVIN

Mr. LEVIN. Wednesday of this week?

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, how much time on our side?

Mr. LEVIN. I yield back the remainder of my time.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I did not hear whether there was a motion to reconsider. If not, I move to reconsider that vote.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, let me join the chairman of the committee in urging our colleagues to bring amendments to the floor tomorrow, as we anticipate, when we return to this bill at around noon. We now have removed a major roadblock to considering other amendments, so the floor will be open at that time for other amendments to be considered, and we hope our colleagues will bring those to the floor. I note the absence of a quorum.

Mr. LEVIN. I will not use it all. I just want to congratulate the Senators from California and Kansas for their energy, for their persistence, their efforts. It is a very significant statement for the Senate and, I believe, for the world. The concern that is reflected in this resolution--this amendment now--is very significant in terms of what our fears and concerns are. These tests have not brought security to India and Pakistan; they have brought insecurity to the region. They have made the world a lot less secure place. And now we must both state that and seek to try to put this genie back in the bottle to the extent that those tests have helped to release it. The modifications are important modifications to make sure this is an evenhanded resolution, which it is, following the tests by the two countries. And our staffs have worked very closely with your two staffs. We wish to thank you again for your efforts in pursuing this, and we hope that this resolution is promptly and totally adopted by this Senate.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the yeas and nays be vitiated.

Mr. LEVIN. Would the leader have objection to vitiating the yeas and nays on the Feinstein amendment at this time?

Mr. LEVIN

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the Village of Dimondale, located in Eaton County, Michigan, which will hold its Sesquicentennial celebration from June 26-28, 1998. Dimondale was established in 1848 by Isaac Dimond, a wealthy former New York resident who had purchased 4,000 acres of land in Michigan in 1837. Mr. Dimond and his wife, Sarah, left New York for his ``wild land'' in Michigan in 1840, after poor investments caused them to lose most of their possessions. In 1848, Mr. Dimond built his house on Jefferson Street, and the Dimondale School District was formed, signifying the establishment of the community. Isaac Dimond founded several businesses in Dimondale, including a saw mill, a general store and a grist mill. In 1860, Isaac Dimond returned to New York, where he died in 1862. Today's residents of Dimondale are proud to celebrate the history and heritage of Isaac Dimond and the village he created 150 years ago. During the Sesquicentennial festivities, Dimondale residents are encouraged to dress in period clothing while participating in a family picnic and watching a baseball game featuring the Kent Base Ball Club of Grand Rapids, Michigan, which has been in existence for 130 years and which plays by the rules the game followed in the 1800s. Mr. President, I know my colleagues will join me in congratulating the residents of Dimondale, Michigan, on this special occasion.