John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. I believe we will propound that UC in a moment. In the meantime I will attend to some other housekeeping matters.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 147 which was submitted earlier today and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to this matter be printed in the Record.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. In that order.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I am in agreement with that. I want to consult my distinguished ranking member. The Senator from Michigan and I had worked out a schedule.

Mr. WARNER. Because he brings to this debate a very important aspect of many years in the Senate dealing with this subject.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the Senator can take such time as he feels necessary.

Mr. WARNER. In terms of alternating now, I think we should have the Senator from New Mexico address the Senate on this issue. I yield the floor.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding passage of H.R. 2, the following Senate amendments be modified with the changes that are at the desk: Landrieu No. 580; Schumer No. 651; Grassley-Baucus No. 680; Baucus-Grassley No. 644.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 20 at 2 p.m. to conduct a hearing to review the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003, the Administration's proposal to reauthorize TEA21. The hearing will take place in Senate Dirksen 410.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 2 p.m. for a hearing regarding ``Drugs, Counterfeiting, and Arms Trade: North Korea's Crime Syndicate''.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet today, May 20, 2003 at 2 p.m. in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct an oversight hearing on the operations of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Smithsonian Institution.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Narcco-Terrorism: International Drug Trafficking and Terrorism--A Dangerous Mix'' on Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 10 a.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226. Panel 1: Mr. Steven W. Casteel, Assistant Administrator for Intelligence, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC; Mr. Steve McCraw, Assistant Director for Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC; and Ms. Deborah A. McCarthy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC. Panel 2: Mr. Raphael Perl, Specialist in International Affairs, Congressional Research Service, Library, of Congress, Washington, DC; Mr. Rensselaer W. Lee III, President, Global Advisory Service, McLean, VA; and Mr. Larry Johnson, Managing Director, Berg Associates, Washington, DC.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on the Future of U.S. Economic Relations in the Western Hemisphere

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 2:30 pm on the North Pacific Crab, in SR-253.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 9:30 am on the CEO Compensation in the Post- Enron Era, in Room SR-253.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 20, 2003, at 2:00 P.M. to conduct an oversight hearing on ``overview of the fair credit reporting act and issues presented by the re-authorization of the expiring preemption provisions.'' The committee will also vote on the nominations of Dr. Nicholas Gregory Mankiw, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the council of economic advisors, executive office of the president; Mr. Steven B. Nesmith, of Pennsylvania, to be assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental relations, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Mr. Jose Teran, of Florida, Mr. James Broaddus, of Texas, Mr. Lane Carson, of Louisiana, and Mr. Morgan Edwards, of North Carolina, to be members of the Board of Directors, National Institute of Building Sciences.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 148 which was submitted earlier today and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to this matter be printed in the Record.

Mr. WARNER

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

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Graham amendment No. 696 be modified with the changes that are at the desk.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 2:15 p.m. today, there be a period of 5 minutes prior to a vote in relation to the modified Graham amendment No. 696; provided further, that if the amendment is agreed to, the underlying amendment No. 689 then be agreed to, as amended.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, for clarification, the 5 minutes will be equally divided between the two sides.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the distinguished leader is correct. Efforts are being made to see if that can be worked out. If those good- faith efforts do not materialize, then, of course, the Senator is entitled to a recorded vote or a voice vote, whatever is his preference.