Ted Stevens

Mr. STEVENS

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

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

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, 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. STEVENS. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Louisiana. I am prepared to ask that amendment be agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. I have no objection to 2 minutes for the Senator.

Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Senator. We have one item we have to check. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. STEVENS. Except for 34?

Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. STEVENS. I ask for adoption of the amendment.

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

Mr. STEVENS. This is one item standing alone.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I send amendment No. 74 to the desk, which I introduce on behalf of the distinguished majority leader, to reinforce the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security in applying criteria to designate college- and university-based centers for homeland security research.

Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Chair. Amendment No. 74

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: Was amendment No. 161 included in the last group?

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

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I acknowledge my error. We have two of those in the next block. The amendments have been changed, as I requested, and they now have been adopted.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I want to make sure the clerk heard my modifications. I do not remember the clerk acknowledging the words were changed per my request.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that where the word ``shall'' appears in amendments Nos. 49, 128, 65, and 139, it be changed to ``may.''

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have another series of amendments. These are the amendments we stopped. Senator Wyden's amendment No. 59, Senator Bunning's amendment, with Senator Bingaman, amendment No. 37, Senator Bunning's amendment No. 38, Senator Domenici's amendment No. 42, Senator Sarbanes' amendment No. 49, Senator Reid's amendment No. 84, Senator Levin's, and others, amendment No. 128. I read them before. I am leaving out the second amendment. That is why I am reading them through again. Domenici and Bingaman amendment No. 161, and Senator Voinovich, No. 206. There are nine amendments. Does the clerk agree? Amendment No. 34 is set aside temporarily. It is not in the package. Amendments Nos. 49, 128, 65, and 139, As Modified

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

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

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I present another group of amendments to the desk. They are: Wyden amendment No. 59; Craig amendment No. 34; Bunning and Bingaman amendment No. 37; Bunning amendment No. 38; Domenici amendment No. 42; Sarbanes amendment No. 49; Reid amendment No. 84; Levin and others amendment No. 128; Domenici and Bingaman amendment No. 161; and Voinovich amendment No. 206. I ask unanimous consent that these amendments be considered and agreed to en bloc.

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

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

Mr. STEVENS. 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.