John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. I will step down.

Mr. WARNER. I beg your pardon. I say to the Senator, you have the floor now?

Mr. WARNER. There is 14 minutes.

Mr. WARNER. That is correct.

Mr. WARNER. This issue has an intensity of its own. If an hour and a half is agreeable to the Senator from Virginia and the Senator from Michigan.

Mr. WARNER. Very well, I am agreeable if the----

Mr. WARNER. Well, we want to keep moving with this bill. It seems to me the subject is pretty well understood. I was hoping maybe an hour.

Mr. WARNER. Forth-five minutes to the side?

Mr. WARNER. I have to object. I fervently asked that the two managers work with our respective leadership and those desiring to bring up amendments. So I suggest that we continue with the Lott amendment and you be ever so kind to hold yours in abeyance.

Mr. WARNER. Correct.

Mr. WARNER. I thank the Senator.

Mr. WARNER. I ask my distinguished colleague.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I certainly will not object, but we should clarify that the vote will now go off at 11:30 a.m. Therefore, why don't we equally divide the time and the Senator from New Mexico take such time as he wishes, and our distinguished colleague from Arkansas wishes to speak. I do not think there is any rush. The Senator can take the time he wishes.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. I thank my colleague. We are off to a very good start.

Mr. WARNER. I ask unanimous consent that the hour for purposes of discussing these opening remarks be extended to 12:45.

Mr. WARNER. We could have some division between Senator Levin and myself. Perhaps if we could----

Mr. WARNER. You have 12:40. Why don't we reserve, say, 5 minutes within that period, or 6 minutes for the Senator from Michigan and myself and allocate the remainder of the time to our other two colleagues. With that, I yield the floor.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, we certainly could come back after the caucuses. I am trying to help to get a little bit of time.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a legislative fellow, Marie Lage, from Senator Snowe's office be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the debate on S. 2400, the fiscal year 2005 Department of Defense Authorization bill.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Kate Kaufer, a detailee with the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, be granted floor privileges during consideration of the fiscal year 2005 Defense Authorization and Defense Appropriations bills.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Mr. Rick Stroyan, a military fellow, and Mr. Shay Webster, both of Senator Cornyn's office, be granted floor privileges.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I repeat, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I say to the Senator, thank you very much. I thank my colleagues. I yield the floor.

Mr. WARNER. Anyway, I say to the Senator, you have my assurances I will endeavor tomorrow to have that amendment adopted.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I would like to say, with regard to our distinguished colleague from New Mexico, he had an amendment, and I would hope tomorrow in the course of the day, that amendment could be cleared. I do not believe it would require a rollcall vote. I wish to give that assurance to the Senator from New Mexico. Am I correct on that?