Ted Stevens

Mr. STEVENS

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

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Kerrey amendment on flood control and the Graham amendment on microherbicide be deleted from the list.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I may submit as one package: A substitute to amendment No. 103, which was an amendment offered by Senator Grams. This is a technical amendment that we wish to have adopted in lieu of the amendment that has already been adopted to the bill, No. 103; A second amendment by Senators Dorgan and Craig, which is a sense-of- the-Senate amendment regarding sales of grain to Iran; And, a third amendment, which is an amendment by Senator Gregg on limitations on fishing permits, or authorizations for fishing permits. I send these to the desk and ask unanimous consent that it be in order to consider them en bloc.

Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendments be dispensed with.

Mr. STEVENS. Parliamentary inquiry: Does that include the substitute replacement for the amendment already adopted, No. 103?

Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that these amendments be considered en bloc and agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent it be in order to reconsider the amendments en bloc, and that the motion be laid on the table.

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

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, the Kosovo amendment has been set aside temporarily. The meeting is going on in the leader's office. I wonder if the Senator knows that is going on and should participate in that.

Mr. STEVENS. Will the Senator yield?

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

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I am going to send to the desk a package of amendments. The first is an amendment by Senators Helms and McConnell directing the Office of Inspector General, Agency for International Development, to audit expenditures for emergency relief activities. The second is an amendment by Senator Reid to provide an additional $500,000 for technical assistance related to shoreline erosion at Lake Tahoe, NV. The next is an amendment by Senator Kyl to provide an additional $5 million for emergency repairs to Headgate Rock hydroelectric project in Arizona. Next is an amendment by Senators Domenici and Reid making a rescission of $5.5 million to funds available to the Corps of Engineers to offset additional funds provided in the previous two amendments. Next is an amendment by Senators Jeffords and Bingaman directing the Agency for International Development to undertake efforts to promote reforestation and other environmental activities. Last is an amendment by Senator Levin allowing the President to dispose of certain material in the National Defense Stockpile. These have all been cleared on both sides, and they are all fully offset. I send the package to the desk and ask unanimous consent that they be considered 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. We should have that list within about 20 or 30 minutes. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. STEVENS. I don't know about the voice votes, Mr. President, if the Senator will yield. I do know we will have a list here very soon. The leader will present it. That is what we are waiting for now. I do say we have a tentative list. We are trying to winnow that down, but if we can get agreement on that list, I think then we can proceed. I don't know whether we can get agreement on the list and that is what we are waiting for. But we will show you the list as soon as possible.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, we are prepared to go through any amendment that is going to be offered and give our advice as quickly as possible as to whether or not we will support that amendment. I urge Senators to bring the amendments to us. Senator Byrd and I will go over them immediately, and we can determine how many of these amendments we might have to vote on. As soon as the leader has made his request for a time agreement, we will go further into the operation here of the Senate before we finish this bill. Mr. CHAFEE addressed the Chair.

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. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management support of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 2:00 on Thursday, March 18, 1999, in open session, to review the readiness of the United States Air Force and Army Operating Forces.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that S. Res. 50 be discharged from the Judiciary Committee, and further, that the Senate now proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the resolution appear in the Record.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that S. Res. 47 be discharged from the Judiciary Committee, and further, that the Senate now proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be upon the table, and that any statements relating to S. Res. 47 appear in the Record.