John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, this amendment was debated yesterday. I see other Senators seeking recognition. From my perspective, the debate has been satisfied, unless there are other Senators. Has the Chair ruled on the vote at 12:30? I ask unanimous consent that the vote in relation to the Warner amendment No. 1314 regarding wheeled vehicle armor occur today at 12:30 with no second-degree amendments in order prior to the vote.

Mr. WARNER. I bring to the Senator's attention, we did have that discussion. I didn't, at the time, recognize the imminence of the vote. I see a colleague who does have an amendment in relation to the bill. Therefore, I am hesitant to grant UC to go off the bill. Could I inquire of the Senator from Oklahoma?

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, are there other colleagues who wish to address the Defense bill? Hopefully, we can accommodate our colleague from Oregon. Let's determine, procedurally, the order in which matters in relation to this bill should be brought up.

Mr. WARNER. I thank the Senator from Maine.

Mr. WARNER. I thank the distinguished Senator from Tennessee. I bring to his attention that that measure has been laid aside. It doesn't preclude his speaking to it, but we will see what we can do. I ask my colleagues on this side, the Senator from Oregon, do you want 10 minutes or 8 minutes?

Mr. WARNER. I wonder if the distinguished Senator from Oklahoma could proceed, followed by the Senator from Maine, and then prior to the vote, if you desire to do it before 12:30?

Mr. WARNER. I would like to ask my colleague, the Senator from Michigan, to concur in that UC, that following the vote, the Senator from Oregon be recognized for a period of not to exceed 10 minutes, and we will go off the bill for that purpose.

Mr. WARNER. I assure you that you will have 5 minutes in that period of time. If the Senator from Oklahoma could present his amendments, followed by the Senator from Maine, the Senator from Tennessee, and then Senator Kennedy.

Mr. WARNER. Not the pending. In other words, I desire not to go off the bill to accommodate our friend from Oregon. He has now been accommodated. We are looking at a period of roughly 40 minutes to be allocated among three Senators who wish to speak to matters in relation to this bill and reserving at 12:25 that Senator Kennedy be recognized for a period of 5 minutes.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, we will do our very best to at least introduce an amendment at that time.

Mr. WARNER. Might I inquire as to the amount of time the distinguished Senator from New Jersey might wish?

Mr. WARNER. Five minutes then.

Mr. WARNER. I have no objection.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, at this time I believe our colleague from Maine has an amendment.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senators Cantwell and Snowe be added as cosponsors to the amendment of the Senator from Virginia.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I want to make certain the Senator from Virginia is added as a cosponsor to the Frist amendment now pending at the desk.

Mr. WARNER. The distinguished Senator from Massachusetts, I believe, under the UC is about to address the Senate.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, can we have a clarification?

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, that is very clear. The Senator from New Jersey seeks up to how much time?

Mr. WARNER. Can we enter into a time agreement equally divided?

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I think we will have to enter into that agreement later, but I will work toward that goal.

Mr. WARNER. Is the amendment of the Senator from New Jersey now at the desk?

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I thank our distinguished leader. I, too, have had a very modest career in the Scouts. I was sort of attenuated when I left and joined the Navy in World War II. So I never attained any special recognition. But I must say that the training that was given to me helped me enormously in my early training in the military because first you learned discipline, then you learned regimentation. You learned the concept of sharing with others, the need to work with your fellow Scouts. It is a magnificent organization. I am so glad you have done this. I also must say I have attended the rally in Virginia to which you referred. I will never forget waiting, as one of the several speakers. I was a most inconsequential speaker because a world-famous baseball player attended. As far as the eye could see, there were clouds of dust. They looked like the Roman legions marching in. Tens of thousands of Scouts assembled at this rally, all carrying their banners, and the parents were all seated under the trees watching this rally. It was a spectacle to behold. It was a marvelous experience. So again, Mr. President, I encourage other Senators to join our distinguished leader in support of this legislation.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I wish to thank our distinguished colleague from Tennessee. I listened carefully to his remarks. It did evoke memories of this humble Senator when I had a rather inauspicious career in the Boy Scouts. Nevertheless, they did a lot more for me than I did for them. I remember the jamborees. I can remember very well on our first encampment filling a tick bag full of barn straw which we used for a mattress. I was greatly impressed with that.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. 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.