Carl Levin

Mr. LEVIN

Mr. LEVIN. Is it now pending first in line?

Mr. LEVIN. I don't know of an objection on this side. As far as I am concerned, if there is no further debate, the Presiding Officer can put the question.

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

Mr. LEVIN. You had two, I believe. You were the second, I think.

Mr. LEVIN. If we did not have somebody here, we were going to do it two at a time.

Mr. LEVIN. Which was the larger of the three; can the Senator describe it for us?

Mr. LEVIN. Which is the one currently being reviewed, if the Senator is able to share that with us.

Mr. LEVIN. I thank the Senator.

Mr. LEVIN. That helps. I thank the Senator.

Mr. LEVIN. There was nothing wrong with that. That was the choice of the executive branch. It worked here.

Mr. LEVIN. We make it flexible. This is something which I heard today from the supporters of this amendment. They want flexibility.

Mr. LEVIN. In addition to providing in this bill that the determination as to whether somebody is al-Qaida is to be made through procedures which the President will adopt, No. 1, which is flexibility.

Mr. LEVIN. Would the Senator yield for a question? I think I may be able to satisfy Senator Paul, I hope.

Mr. LEVIN. Would the leader make that unanimous consent effective after there is 5 more minutes of discussion between ourselves?

Mr. LEVIN. And after Senator Paul calls up an amendment and after Senator Merkley calls up an amendment and then lay them aside.

Mr. LEVIN. Would that be acceptable?

Mr. LEVIN. If I could just comment very quickly to my friend from Illinois.

Mr. LEVIN. I think the Chair ordered it.

Mr. LEVIN. I just wanted to ask the Senator a question.

Mr. LEVIN. No, I understand. But I am just asking the Senator, is the Senator aware it was the administration that asked us to strike that language, the exception for U.S. citizens?

Mr. LEVIN. I thank the Senator.

Mr. LEVIN

Mr. LEVIN. Would the Senator from Maine yield? I wanted to thank the Senator from Minnesota for his courtesy because he had no way of knowing that the Senator from Maine was here to offer her amendments. I just want to thank the Senator.

Mr. LEVIN

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Americans with Disabilities Act and Accessible Transportation Challenges and Opportunities'' on November 17, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Mr. LEVIN. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 17, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent tha the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on November 17, 2011, at 10 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business meeting.