Richard Shelby

Mr. SHELBY

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send another amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mr. SHELBY. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. SHELBY. I urge adoption of the amendment.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, this amendment strikes section 632 of the bill. The President signed a freestanding bill, H.R. 782, which includes the provisions of section 632, on August 1 of this year. This amendment has been cleared on both sides of the aisle.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending committee amendments be temporarily laid aside.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send a group of amendments to the desk, en bloc, and ask for their immediate consideration.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.

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

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I urge its adoption.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, this, again, is a technical amendment. In printing the bill, the GPO failed to line type the figure in the House- passed bill. This amendment does this. It has been cleared on both sides of the aisle.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendments be dispensed with.

Mr. SHELBY. I ask unanimous consent that these amendments be considered and agreed to, en bloc, and that accompanying statements be placed at the appropriate place in the Record.

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

Mr. SHELBY. I would be happy to yield to the Senator from Colorado.

Mr. SHELBY. I look forward to working with the Senator on this matter. I know how important combating the drug trafficking problem is to the communities in the Rocky Mountain region.

Mr. SHELBY. I would be happy to yield to my friend, the Senator from Iowa.

Mr. SHELBY. I thank the Senator from Iowa for his support of this worthwhile program. It has proven to be very successful and very popular with State and local law enforcement authorities. The Senator is correct. The committee has provided funds for an expansion of the GREAT Program.

Mr. SHELBY. I can assure the Senator from Iowa that we will give Sioux City every consideration during the conference on this appropriations bill.

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I yield the floor.

Mr. SHELBY

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

Mr. SHELBY

Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now be a period for the transaction of morning business with speakers permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes each.