John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, first, I wish to say how pleased I am to recognize our guest Chaplain for the day, who is now preaching the gospel in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and with roots to Great Britain, a nation which has been our ally for over 200 years after we settled a mild difference in 1776. But I must say that his message was most appropriate for the day. The magnificent way in which he delivered that message, I felt as if it reverberated through the rafters because of the resonance of that powerful voice. We welcome him.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, last evening, owing to the great help of many persons, not the least of whom is the distinguished Democratic whip who is here on the floor with me this morning, the bill of the Armed Services Committee made remarkable progress. Through the night, the staff on both sides prepared another significant collection of amendments which will soon be brought to the Senate for clearance. When the Senate resumes consideration of the bill today, the Murray amendment will be laid aside, and Senator Daschle, or his designee, will be recognized to call up amendment No. 791 regarding the Department of the Air Force. For the information of all Senators, amendments are expected throughout the day, and therefore rollcall votes will occur as designated by the leadership. It is the managers' hope--and, indeed, I may say from the Chaplain's prayer--that this bill will be concluded, hopefully, by midday today. I know of several amendments on both sides which I believe we can work our way through. Some of them require the attention of the Senate, of course, with a rollcall vote. With that, I yield the floor.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.

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

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Cochran and others, I offer an amendment which makes available funds for the Arrow ballistic missile defense system.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, likewise, I ask unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor.

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

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 811

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I offer an amendment which would amend section 2611 of the United States Code title X to allow the Secretary of the Navy to accept guarantees as gifts for the construction of a United States Marine Corps Heritage Center, enabling the center to be completed in time for the 230th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps in November of 2005. It has been cleared on both sides.

Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there be a period throughout the remainder of the day for those who wish to be added as cosponsors of this amendment to so indicate to the Presiding Officer their desire.

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 737

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

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Chambliss, I offer an amendment to modify the program element of the Army's short range air defense radar research and development program.

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

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, it is cleared on both sides.

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 816

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I would so make that request. That was my understanding. I was going to do that after this amendment had been amended. So if the Chair would rule on the modification of the amendment.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, as is so often the case here in the Senate during the course of deliberations, colleagues find a mutual ground by which they can resolve such differences as exist. And in this instance, the distinguished Senator from California, myself, and the distinguished Senator from New Jersey have joined together. The amendment in the first degree of the Senator from Virginia remains in a document that I will shortly send to the desk. And the basic report language required in the amendment of the Senators from California and New Jersey is, likewise, in this document. They are coupled together. So I ask unanimous consent that the amendment by the Senator from Virginia be modified. And I send the modified amendment to the desk.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate return to the underlying bill.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I offer an amendment on behalf of Senator Domenici which expresses the sense of the Senate on the reconsideration of the decision to terminate the border and seaport inspection duties of the National Guard as part of its drug interdiction and counterdrug mission. It has been cleared on both sides.

Mr. WARNER

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

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

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate agree to the amendment of the House.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House of Representatives on the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 46) to correct the enrollment of H.R. 1298. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the resolution from the Senate (S. Con. Res. 46) entitled ``Concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 1298'', do pass with the following Amendment: On page 1, line 2, strike ``Secretary of the Senate'' and insert ``Clerk of the House of Representatives'',