Larry Pressler

Mr. PRESSLER

Mr. PRESSLER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 1343 (Purpose: To provide for Commission notification of the Attorney General of any approval of Bell Company entry into long distance)

Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, I urge the adoption of the amendment.

Mr. PRESSLER. We are prepared to accept this amendment by Senator Specter from Pennsylvania. I commend him for his efforts. I believe the Specter amendment has been cleared on both sides.

Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, is it possible the Senator from Pennsylvania could offer an amendment at this point? I ask unanimous consent whatever the pending business is it be set aside so the Senator from Pennsylvania can offer an amendment.

Mr. PRESSLER. If my colleague will yield, he is not trying to amend the Moseley-Braun amendment?

Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, if Senators will bring their amendments to the floor, we are eagerly awaiting. We want to do business here. We only have an hour and a half.

Mr. PRESSLER. 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.

Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, we are prepared to accept the amendment.

Mr. PRESSLER. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. PRESSLER. We have no objection, and we are in support of that amendment.

Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, perhaps my colleague will speak on the amendments, and then we will be sure we get an agreement here.

Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, I sincerely thank the Senators and their staffs who worked that out. That was truly a remarkable compromise. I thank them very much. I urge Senators to bring their amendments to the floor. We are marching forward, but we need everybody who has an amendment to get over here. Amendments Nos. 1317 and 1318, en bloc

Mr. PRESSLER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. DOLE addressed the Chair.

Mr. PRESSLER. I have no objection.

Mr. PRESSLER. I just want to be sure to protect the rights of Senators who may be in committee. They are having two or three markups. This subject is of great concern to our Nation and to a lot of Senators who may be in a markup at this moment who want to speak. I am sure the managers will work them in for 5 minutes and perhaps the Senator from Indiana could help allocate that time.

Mr. PRESSLER. The Senator will accommodate them.

Mr. PRESSLER. Fine. I do not intend to use it, but someone may feel an irrepressible urge to make a speech.

Mr. PRESSLER. I wonder if I should not try to reserve 10 minutes of time within that in case some Senator, from whom we have not heard, feels an irrepressible urge to make a speech.

Mr. PRESSLER. Reserving the right to object, and I shall not, perhaps I should----

Mr. PRESSLER. I have no objection.

Mr. PRESSLER. Reserving the right to object and I shall not object, this is the modification----

Mr. PRESSLER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. LEAHY addressed the Chair.

Mr. PRESSLER. I urge adoption of the amendment.

Mr. PRESSLER. Reserving the right to object, and I will not object, I just want to explain to the Members of the Senate that it is unusual to allow an amendment in this cloture situation, but we view this as duplicative; we already have cross-subsidization, but we do not think it changes the nature of the bill, and we are prepared to accept this amendment.