John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I first express to colleagues in the Senate our appreciation for their patience. We have achieved remarkable results, in my judgment, under the guidance of the distinguished Democratic whip and the Republican whip on this side, helping the two managers. Mr. President, my colleague Senator Levin and I wish to turn to a package of some 30 agreed-upon amendments. At the conclusion of that, we will entertain a unanimous consent request which should pretty well keep us in motion here. Amendment No. 804

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: At this point the bill is open to further amendment, is that correct?

Mr. WARNER. Would the Presiding Officer advise the Senate with regard to the order that currently controls the next amendment?

Mr. WARNER. Could the Presiding Officer recite those amendments in their standing order?

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, therefore, it would be in order at this time for any of those amendments to be taken up by the Senate.

Mr. WARNER. Yes.

Mr. WARNER. We have no objection.

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 707, as Modified

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I offer an amendment on behalf of Senator Smith which will authorize land exchange at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Portland, OR.

Mr. WARNER. On behalf of Senator Inhofe, I offer an amendment that supports Army research and development funding for human tissue engineering. It has been cleared on both sides.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator McCain, I offer an amendment to provide emergency and morale communications programs. The amendment has been cleared on both sides.

Mr. WARNER. I ask for the yeas and nays on the two votes, both the Warner amendment and the Boxer amendment.

Mr. WARNER. Will the Chair repeat that?

Mr. WARNER. I request the yeas and nays on the Warner amendment and the Boxer amendment.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the amendment has been 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. 812

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I have been working with the distinguished Democratic whip. There is a small matter that we wish to wrap up with a UC request.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. I appreciate the Senator's concerns and support his efforts in this area.

Mr. WARNER. I am unable to give an answer to that, I say to my distinguished colleague. I am sure in the course of the colloquy preceding the vote on that jurist, that could be answered.

Mr. WARNER. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed immediately to the consideration, en bloc, of S. 1047 through S. 1049, Calendar Order Nos. 93, 94, 95; that all after the enacting clause of those bills be stricken and that the appropriate portion of S. 1050, as amended, be inserted in lieu thereof according to the schedule which I am sending to the desk; that these bills be advanced to third reading and passed, the motions to reconsider en bloc be laid upon the table, and that the above actions occur without intervening action or debate.

Mr. WARNER. I wish to thank all of our colleagues for their patience. I ask unanimous consent that S. 1050, as amended, be printed as passed.

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.

Mr. WARNER. My distinguished ranking member, working in conjunction with our leadership, is of the view that we are rapidly approaching the point at which we can seek third reading and have final passage. I hope that within a matter of a few minutes we can determine that option and its availability.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Judicial Nominations'' on Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 2 p.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226. Panel I: [senators]. Panel II: Richard C. Wesley to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. Panel III: J. Ronnie Greer to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee; Thomas M. Hardiman to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Mark R. Kravitz to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut; and John A. Woodcock, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maine.