Patty Murray

Mrs. MURRAY

Mrs. MURRAY. No.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the following be the only amendments, other than a managers' amendment that has been cleared by the managers and the leaders, remaining to H.R. 3074; that no second-degree amendment be in order prior to a vote in relation to the amendment: Coburn amendments 2812 and 2814 en bloc; DeMint amendment relating to Davis-Bacon; Menendez amendment No. 2826; Menendez amendment No. 2834; that there be 2 minutes for debate prior to each vote, with the time equally divided and controlled in the usual form; that after the first vote in the sequence, the remaining votes be limited to 10 minutes; that upon disposition of the listed amendments, the bill be read the third time, and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill; that the Coburn and Menendez amendments be debated during today's session; that when the Senate resumes consideration of the bill on Wednesday, September 12, there be 20 minutes of debate with respect to the DeMint amendment, with the time equally divided and controlled between Senators DeMint and Kennedy, or their designees; and that no points of order be considered waived by this agreement.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I move to table the amendment and ask for the yeas and nays.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I yield back.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, we are now going to move to a Coburn amendment. We will have 2 minutes equally divided and a vote. We are very close to finishing this bill. There are some amendments in a managers' package on which we are moving rapidly forward. We have a couple of Senators who may require a vote on an amendment and final passage. In the next vote, we are going to try to work out a final agreement on whether to have those votes tonight or the first thing in the morning. But if we can get a final list of amendments, we will let all Senators know, by the end of the next vote, what the path forward is, following this vote. I believe the Senator from Oklahoma wants to speak on this amendment.

Mrs. MURRAY. I move to reconsider the vote and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, let me let the Senator know that between votes we will have time for the Senators to discuss the amendments. Amendment No. 2797

Mrs. MURRAY. That is correct.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time just used be equally divided from both sides between now and the hour of 7 o'clock. I remind all of our colleagues that at 7 o'clock we will be having three votes on the amendments that are pending.

Mrs. MURRAY. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, these en bloc amendments have been cleared on both sides. I know of no other debate.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside, and that the following three amendments be considered en bloc: amendments Nos. 2832; 2800, as modified; and 2845.

Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be modified as presented to the desk.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2800.

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

Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I see the Senator from Montana is on the floor at this time and wishes to be recognized.

Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I move to reconsider.

Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I believe there is no further debate on the amendment.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, my understanding is that the Senator from Oklahoma is going to come back and debate his amendment that he combined. Can he let us know what time he will be back so we can make sure we are able to fit in that debate time so we can possibly add the votes on those amendments onto the end of the votes we now have starting at 7 as well? Before the Senator from Missouri speaks, let me say that when the Senator from Oklahoma comes back, then we will try to work with him to get a time agreement to vote as well at the 7 o'clock time so we can have four votes and move expeditiously to finish this bill tonight.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I know the Senator from Oklahoma is on the floor and will be offering an amendment in a minute. Prior to his offering that amendment, I ask that the Senator from Minnesota, Ms. Klobuchar, be given 2 minutes.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Cornyn be recognized to offer an amendment related to Mexican trucking at 6 p.m.; that there then be 60 minutes of debate with respect to the Cornyn amendment and the pending Dorgan amendment No. 2797 and that the amendments be debated concurrently, with the time equally divided and controlled between Senators Dorgan and Cornyn, or their designees; that upon the use or yielding back of time, without further intervening action or debate, the Senate proceed to vote in relation to the Dorgan amendment, to be followed by 2 minutes of debate, equally divided and controlled as noted above, prior to a vote in relation to the Cornyn amendment; that no amendments be in order to any amendments covered in this agreement prior to the vote; that after the vote with respect to the Dorgan amendment, the vote time be limited to 10 minutes for the remaining amendment in this agreement.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2816, as modified. There is no further debate and I ask for its adoption.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I have consulted with everyone. As much as I would like to comply with the Senator, if we make it four, it is going to be six, it is going to be eight. I think we need to keep to it a modicum that works for all Senators. At this point, I apologize, but I have to object.