Patty Murray

Mrs. MURRAY

Mrs. MURRAY. I object at this time. I have a number of Senators who are asking us to call up amendments. We would like to work with all of you to do that in a regular fashion. Maybe we can do that after the Senator from Louisiana is speaking, but at this point we are going to allow the Senator from Louisiana to speak and then move back to regular order, which will then be the Grassley-Inhofe amendment, No. 2444.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, the next pending amendment is the Dole amendment No. 2449. I believe that is the pending amendment.

Mrs. MURRAY. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2391 to Amendment No. 2383

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, at this point we would like to move to regular order. The next amendment pending is the Grassley-Inhofe amendment. I understand the Senator from Louisiana would like 2 minutes just to discuss the amendment that just fell, so I ask unanimous consent that she have 2 minutes.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I thank all our colleagues for working with us to a point where I hope now we can start working through the amendments. I call for regular order at this point, and I would remind all of us that I have about 12 or 13 amendments that have been offered. I know several other Senators have asked to be recognized to offer amendments. We want to work our way through all of these in a timely manner in regular order. We will be doing that this afternoon. So I ask Senators to stay close by the floor so we can move them through as quickly as possible. Hopefully, we can get time agreements on them in short order and dispose of them in whatever way is appropriate. At this time, I call for regular order. Amendment No. 2468

Mrs. MURRAY. I believe I have the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President--while the majority leader is here, and the managers of the bill--the parliamentary position in which we now find ourselves is that the amendment that is now before the Senate under the regular order is the Dorgan amendment to the Landrieu amendment. Senator Dorgan was on the floor a few minutes ago and said he would be willing to agree to a 10-minute debate time and a vote. I know the majority leader has several issues that are going on. I would like to ask the managers of the amendment how they would like to proceed at this point.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I believe the amendment has been agreed to on both sides.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mrs. MURRAY. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mrs. MURRAY. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2497 to Amendment No. 2383

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I believe this amendment has been agreed to.

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

Mrs. MURRAY. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2502 to Amendment No. 2383 (Purpose: To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists, and for other purposes)

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2404, with a modification, and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I would object at this time and suggest the absence of a quorum.

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

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2502 and ask for its immediate consideration

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

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the adoption of amendment No. 2516, the amendment be further modified with the version I now send to the desk.

Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent that the Grassley amendment No. 2444 be temporarily set aside; that we proceed to the Alexander-Collins amendment No. 2405.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I move to table the amendment.

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

Mrs. MURRAY. I believe this amendment has been agreed to.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, the pending amendment, I believe, is the Dole amendment No. 2462; is that correct?