John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. I think the Senator is correct in his interpretation of the rules.

Mr. WARNER. The Senator is correct. Can we have a standing division?

Mr. WARNER. Will the Presiding Officer arrange for a division vote? May we have order in the Chamber.

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2516

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER. For clarification, does the Senator formally withdraw his amendment?

Mr. WARNER. Regular order. Has the Chair ruled on his request to withdraw the amendment?

Mr. WARNER. I thank the Chair for the clarification.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Yes.

Mr. WARNER. With time being given to the Senator from North Dakota if he wishes to rebut.

Mr. WARNER. Regular order. Have the yeas and nays been ordered?

Mr. WARNER. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. WARNER. I further request the yeas and nays on the Talent amendment which follows.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2477

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, if we could have order in the Senate, can the Senators with this amendment be recognized for, I think, 2 minutes each?

Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, we are making progress on this bill. It is the intention of the joint leadership, the majority leader, and the Democrat leader, that this bill be finished. Senator Levin and I are doing the best we can to accommodate all colleagues. The amendments we know of that remain--one by the distinguished Senator from South Carolina. At this time I would like to set the hour of 2:30 to consider that. Is that agreeable? We simply bring it up at 2:30 and we determine how it unfolds with regard to second degrees.

Mr. WARNER. There is no objection to that.

Mr. WARNER. What I am trying to get at the moment is the amendments, and then we will try to splice in periods of time for our colleagues to speak to other matters on the bill.

Mr. WARNER. Fine. Let's deal with the known quantities. The Senator from Massachusetts wishes to bring up an amendment which is within the 12 amendments of the Senator from Michigan. That is to be taken up now. We will proceed with that. There may well be an amendment in the second degree; I cannot anticipate that.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. I understand the leadership requests the yeas and nays.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I say to my colleague, we have some cleared amendments we can do. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the previously agreed-to amendment 2485 be modified with a technical correction. I send that modification to the desk. I understand it has been cleared on both sides.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask the previously agreed-to amendment 1550 be modified and I send the modification to the desk.

Mr. WARNER. That is correct. It was cleared on both sides. Has the vote been taken?