John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. I thank the distinguished minority leader very much for his words.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. I thank the Chair. Mr. President, I see the proponent of the first amendment on the floor, and we are prepared to engage. So at this time, I yield the floor.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a business meeting to consider legislation and committee resolutions. The meeting will take place in SD-406 (Hearing room).

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the session on June 23, 2004, to review and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-Australian Free Trade Agreement.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing on Nominations.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 3 p.m., to hold a briefing on Iraq.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 11:30 a.m., to consider the nomination of David M. Stone to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 10 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a business meeting on pending committee matters, to be followed immediately by an oversight hearing on Indian Tribal Detention Facilities.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 10 a.m. on ``The Law of Biologic Medicine'' in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226. Witness List Panel I: Dr. Lester Crawford, Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD; and Mr. Daniel Troy, Associate General Counsel, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD. Panel II: Mr. David Beier, Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs, Amgen, Washington, DC; Mr. William B. Schultz, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Washington, DC; Carole Ben-Maimon, M.D., President and Chief Operating Officer, Barr Laboratories, Bala Cynwyd, PA; and William Hancock, M.D., Bradstreet Chair of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 2 p.m. on Peer-to- Peer (P2P).

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Government Affairs' Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing entitled, ``International Smuggling Networks: Weapons of Mass Destruction Counterproliferation Initiatives.''

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 23, 2004. The purpose of this meeting will be to examine proposed legislation permitting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to register Canadian pesticides. Agenda: S. 1406.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Apparently my leader would like to address this issue. We want to be cooperative and supportive of the procedural aspects of it. Could we proceed at least through the first vote and then, in that interim period, be able to provide an answer?

Mr. WARNER. Except the Senator from Virginia would like about 3 minutes to wrap up at the conclusion.

Mr. WARNER. Yes.

Mr. WARNER. We are moving along quite well. All are in agreement with great cooperation on both sides. We are about to proceed to the amendment, the ``Buy America'' from our colleague on the committee. The Senator from Arizona on this side is ready.

Mr. WARNER. The Burns amendment, likewise.

Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I accept responsibility for increasing the time. I just feel that these are important issues, and some of my colleagues are very anxious to express their views. I want to make that possible.

Mr. WARNER. I understand. I have to look at it in the interest of my colleagues--no disrespect to the majority leader.

Mr. WARNER. That is acceptable.

Mr. WARNER. Yes. After the first vote, 10 minutes.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. WARNER. At which time the Senator will put in a quorum.

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