Ted Stevens

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I call up Senator Nickles' amendment No. 551. The amendment is acceptable to both sides. I ask for a voice vote.

Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent the underlying amendment itself, as amended, be agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. I offer an amendment on behalf of Senator Biden to that amendment and ask unanimous consent it be considered.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 547. Amendment No. 603 to Amendment No. 547

Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent the underlying amendment itself, as amended, be agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. These amendments pertain to the Pakistan issue that has been discussed. They have been cleared on both sides. I ask unanimous consent the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. I send an amendment to the desk for Senator Brownback and ask unanimous consent it be considered an amendment to this amendment.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 578, the Roberts amendment. Amendment No. 602 to Amendment No. 578 (Purpose: To provide for the suspension of certain sanctions against India and Pakistan)

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I want to state to the Senate what we are going to do here. We have resolved, I tell the Senate, all outstanding issues now. I will offer here a package for myself and the distinguished Senator from Hawaii and a series of colloquies, and then we will have final passage on the bill. All of the remaining amendments--some that we thought would be controversial--have now been resolved. I do thank the Senators for their cooperation. I am waiting for just one item. Amendment No. 578

Mr. STEVENS. I will be pleased to enter into that kind of agreement, following the remarks of the Senator from Hawaii.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have been told there is an objection to my suggestion, so I withdraw it.

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

Mr. STEVENS. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate amendments Nos. 588 and 591, and I ask they be considered en bloc.

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

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have authority to withdraw Byrd amendments Nos. 549 and 550. They were modified and accepted in the managers' package to which we previously agreed.

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

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

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this amendment be set aside and hopefully we will vote on it sometime between 3:30 and 4. I request there be 2 minutes equally divided so the Senator from Arizona can state to the Senate again the purpose of the amendment before the final vote on the amendment.

Mr. STEVENS. I yield to the Senator from Hawaii for 2 minutes.

Mr. STEVENS. I inquire from the Senator from Arizona if he wishes to address the Senate at this time. I yield the floor.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, it is my understanding that the time has now arrived when no more first degree amendments will be cleared to be offered.