John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Unless there are further matters that the Senators wish to address with regard to the underlying bill, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the distinguished ranking member and I will now proceed to continue with amendments that have been agreed to on both sides. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent amendment No. 806 be modified with the changes at the desk.

Mr. WARNER. The amendment has been agreed to on both sides.

Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, my colleague Senator Levin and I, at the concurrence of the distinguished leadership on both sides, are prepared to proceed to a third reading and final passage. Unanimous Consent Agreement--Executive Calendar

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, our distinguished colleague, former majority leader of the Senate, has been on the Armed Services Committee for 25 years, the quarter of a century Mr. Levin and I have been on there. The Senator invoked the name of Richard Russell. When I was Secretary of the Navy, I used to come up and testify before him. I don't think anybody--maybe Senator Stennis--could match his skill. It was remarkable. Senator Tower, Senator Goldwater idolized him as we all did. But I thank the Senator for his remarks about this Senator. I do respectfully disagree with some of his conclusions, but that is the nature of the magnificence of the Senate. We have argued and expressed to the people of this country our own views.

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 829

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Voinovich, I offer an amendment which ensures that personnel who attend the Air Force Institute of Technology from the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, have the costs of their education paid for similarly to the naval postgraduate school. It has been cleared on both sides.

Mr. WARNER. This 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. 830

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Hutchison, I offer an amendment which ensures that Impact Aid continues for military dependents at installations that have been conveyed to local communities such as Brooks Air Force Base but the military continues to reside in the base housing.

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

Mr. WARNER. I have not seen the provision but it sounds like it might be a concern.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following passage of S. 1050, the Senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of calendar No. 171, the nomination of Consuelo Maria Callahan to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; further, there then be 10 minutes equally divided for debate on the nomination prior to the vote on the confirmation of the nomination, without intervening action or debate; further, I ask unanimous consent that following that vote, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, as we are proceeding, I first want to acknowledge my profound gratitude to my colleague and almost lifetime friend of 25 years in this Chamber, Senator Levin, for his support and that of his staff and indeed to my staff who, under the tutelage of Judy Ansley, have done a magnificent job, and for the support of our respective leaderships in making this bill pass, particularly the two whips, the Senator from Nevada and the Senator from Kentucky.

Mr. WARNER. Take such time as you need.

Mr. WARNER

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

Mr. WARNER. We are about to get an answer, I advise the Senate.

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

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I will propound a unanimous consent request. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Boxer be recognized in order to offer her amendment regarding contracting. I further ask that immediately following the reporting by the clerk, the Senator from Virginia, Mr. Warner, be recognized to offer a first-degree amendment regarding the same subject; provided further that there be 30 minutes under the control of Senator Boxer and 15 minutes under the control of Senator Warner. Finally, I ask unanimous consent that following the debate time, the Senate proceed to a vote in relation to the Warner amendment, to be immediately followed by a vote in relation to the Boxer amendment, with no amendments in order to either amendment prior to the votes. Before the Chair rules, I think we can make the second vote a 10- minute vote.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, if I might ask the distinguished leader and ranking member, we are prepared to accept the offer made last night with regard to time on the Boxer amendment.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, we are prepared to accept that.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, will the Senator enter into an agreement with the chairman for a one-hour time agreement on the Boxer amendment which does not preclude an amendment in the second degree?

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a mark up on Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in Dirksen Room 226. I. Nominations: Michael Chertoff to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit; David G. Campbell to the U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona; Robert D. McCallum to be Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Peter D. Keisler to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice; R. Hewitt Pate to be Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice; and David B. Rivkin to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. II. Bills: S. 554, A bill to allow media coverage of court proceedings [Grassley/Cornyn/Craig/DeWine/Graham/Schumer]; S. 1023, A bill to increase the annual salaries of justices and judges of the United States [Hatch/Chambliss/Cornyn/Durbin/Feinstein/Kennedy/Leahy]; S. 858, A bill to extend the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and for other purposes [Durbin/Bunning]; S. Res. 136, A resolution recognizing the 140th anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and congratulating members and officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for the union's many achievements [Kennedy/DeWine]; S. Res. 92, A resolution designating September 17, 2003 as ``Constitution Day'' [DeWine/Hatch]; S. Res. 145, Designating June 2003 as ``National Safety Month'' [Fitzgerald/Feinstein]; and S. Res. 133, A resolution condemning bigotry and violence against Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans [Durbin/Biden/Chambliss/DeWine/Feingold].