John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. That is correct. Before the Senator leaves, perhaps to acquaint our colleagues about what we hope to achieve tomorrow morning, I hope we could include the Dayton amendment and address it in the morning. Could the Senator consider that?

Mr. WARNER. I thank my colleague. Madam President, our distinguished colleague from Arizona has waited a very long time. Consequently, I am going to yield the manager's slot here to my good friend who will do an able job.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I simply ask my colleague, Is there some thought that he is going to amend this amendment?

Mr. WARNER. I thank the Presiding Officer. Now, Mr. President, I understand Senator Levin will be recognized for the purpose of laying down his amendment. Shortly after his presentation, the distinguished Senator from Arizona will be recognized to present his proposal. The Senator from Virginia will reserve his comments on this very important amendment until tomorrow. Amendment No. 3338

Mr. WARNER. No objection.

Mr. WARNER. No objection. I further amend it.

Mr. WARNER. Now to the second part. I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate resumes consideration of the Defense authorization bill on Tuesday, there be an additional 60 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form in relation to the Levin missile defense amendment. I further ask consent that following the debate, the Senate proceed to a vote in relation to the Levin amendment, with no second degrees in order to the amendment prior to the vote; provided further that following the vote the Senate resume consideration of Brownback amendment No. 3235 and that the Burns second-degree amendment then be agreed to. I further ask that Senator Brownback or his designee be recognized in order to offer a further second degree and that the Senate then proceed immediately to a vote in relation to the Brownback amendment. I further ask consent that following that vote, Senator Dorgan or his designee be recognized to offer a further second-degree amendment on media ownership, and immediately on the reporting of the amendment, the amendment be agreed to, to be followed by Senator Hollings or his designee to offer a children's programming amendment, and then immediately upon the reporting of the amendment the amendment be agreed to. Finally, I ask consent that the Brownback underlying amendment be agreed to as amended.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, the managers of the bill, in consultation with the leaders on both sides, would now like to propose a unanimous consent request. I ask unanimous consent that all remaining amendments in order to the Defense authorization bill be offered no later than 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22; provided further that in the final 10 minutes prior to that time the chairman and ranking member be recognized in order to offer en bloc any further amendments from the filed list; further, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate resumes consideration of the Defense authorization bill on Tuesday, there be an additional 60 minutes of debate. Perhaps the Chair would like to rule on paragraph 1 now.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. WARNER. I thank the Senator. We shall address this amendment tomorrow. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I think the distinguished ranking member is about to bring up his amendment.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER. I thank the Chair.

Mr. WARNER. I thank the Chair. Mr. President, that is on the second- degree as well as the first-degree amendment?

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays, to inform our colleagues of the need for a record vote.

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

Mr. WARNER. I say to my good friend, it is exactly 1\1/2\ minutes before the votes are scheduled. I have to object at this time. This would be an amendment in the first degree. Under the rules, it is not permissible without unanimous consent.

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

Mr. WARNER. I thank the Senator. I am wondering, I will inquire whether or not we could go ahead and start the votes and use that time productively. Mr. President, I now understand that is not feasible because Members are travelling to the Senate from considerable distances.

Mr. WARNER. The Senator made that clear. So we begin debate right after that for such period of time as the Members involved debate--of course you, the presenter, I would be in opposition, and I am planning to have one or two others from my side in opposition--and that could consume, would the Senator estimate, maybe an hour, an hour and 20 minutes?

Mr. WARNER. I thank my colleague. Now, after the votes now scheduled to start momentarily, it would be our hope--I hope we share this--that you could bring up this very important amendment you have on missile defense and that it could be debated immediately following this vote. Debate might not be concluded tonight, but at least we can cover a significant portion of it. Am I correct?

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

Mr. WARNER. I ask unanimous consent that this package be laid side.

Mr. WARNER. I thank my colleague. I would be happy to consider that if he wishes to bring that forth to change the documents that are presently before the Senate; that is, the underlying and second-degree amendments. So perhaps at this time we could lay aside this package with the understanding that we will bring it up again today for further debate and in the interim we can consider the measures that the distinguished Senator wishes to address.

Mr. WARNER. Yes, I will yield.