[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 80 (Wednesday, June 22, 1994)]
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 TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1995

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to 
table the Reid amendment No. 1832. The yeas and nays have been ordered. 
The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd] is 
absent because of illness in the family.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
who desire to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 44, nays 55, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 158 Leg.]

                                YEAS--44

     Akaka
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Bond
     Boren
     Bradley
     Bumpers
     Chafee
     Coats
     Cochran
     Cohen
     Conrad
     Coverdell
     D'Amato
     Danforth
     DeConcini
     Domenici
     Dorgan
     Durenberger
     Feingold
     Ford
     Gramm
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Hatfield
     Hutchison
     Jeffords
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Mathews
     McCain
     Mikulski
     Mitchell
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murkowski
     Murray
     Packwood
     Pryor
     Rockefeller
     Sarbanes
     Simon
     Wellstone

                                NAYS--55

     Baucus
     Bennett
     Boxer
     Breaux
     Brown
     Bryan
     Burns
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Craig
     Daschle
     Dole
     Exon
     Faircloth
     Feinstein
     Glenn
     Gorton
     Graham
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Heflin
     Helms
     Hollings
     Inouye
     Johnston
     Kassebaum
     Kempthorne
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Lautenberg
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     McConnell
     Metzenbaum
     Nickles
     Nunn
     Pell
     Pressler
     Reid
     Riegle
     Robb
     Roth
     Sasser
     Shelby
     Simpson
     Smith
     Specter
     Stevens
     Thurmond
     Wallop
     Warner
     Wofford

                             NOT VOTING--1

       
     Dodd
       
  So the motion to table the amendment (No. 1832) was rejected.
  Mr. DeCONCINI. I urge adoption of the amendment.
  I ask unanimous consent to vitiate the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, the yeas and nays are vitiated.
  The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
  The amendment (No. 1832) was agreed to.
  Mr. DeCONCINI. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. BOND. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  Mr. DeCONCINI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the three 
succeeding votes be limited to 10 minutes in duration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   vote on motion to waive budget act

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question occurs now on the motion to waive 
the Budget Act on the amendment of the Senator from Washington, No. 
1833.
  The yeas and nays have been ordered.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd] is 
absent because of illness in the family.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 79, nays 20, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 159 Leg.]

                                YEAS--79

     Akaka
     Bennett
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Bond
     Boxer
     Breaux
     Brown
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Burns
     Chafee
     Coats
     Cochran
     Cohen
     Conrad
     Coverdell
     Craig
     D'Amato
     Dole
     Domenici
     Dorgan
     Durenberger
     Exon
     Faircloth
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Gorton
     Graham
     Gramm
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hatch
     Heflin
     Helms
     Hollings
     Hutchison
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnston
     Kassebaum
     Kempthorne
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Lautenberg
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     Mathews
     McCain
     McConnell
     Mikulski
     Mitchell
     Murkowski
     Murray
     Nickles
     Nunn
     Packwood
     Pell
     Pressler
     Pryor
     Riegle
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Roth
     Sarbanes
     Sasser
     Shelby
     Simpson
     Smith
     Specter
     Stevens
     Thurmond
     Wallop
     Warner

                                NAYS--20

     Baucus
     Boren
     Bradley
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Danforth
     Daschle
     DeConcini
     Feingold
     Glenn
     Harkin
     Hatfield
     Leahy
     Metzenbaum
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Reid
     Simon
     Wellstone
     Wofford

                             NOT VOTING--1

       
     Dodd
       
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this vote, the yeas are 79, the nays are 
20. Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in 
the affirmative the motion is agreed to.
  More than 60 Senators having voted in favor of the motion to waive, 
the point of order falls.


                       Vote on Amendment No. 1833

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now is on agreeing to the 
amendment.
  The amendment (No. 1833) was agreed to.
  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. DeCONCINI. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York is recognized.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. I thank you, Mr. President.
  Just succinctly and briefly, I am required to say that the Senate has 
just voted in direct opposition to article 1, section 7 of the U.S. 
Constitution. This bill will be returned to us from the House of 
Representatives within 24 hours. We knew that in advance and we 
proceeded anyway.
  It seems to me to have been pointless. We do take an oath to uphold 
and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies 
foreign and domestic, and I do not see where it says excepting where 
diesel fuel is concerned.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington is recognized.
  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, the statement of the Senator from New York 
relating to the constitutionality of this amendment is in error and 
without merit.


               vote on motion to table amendment no. 1836

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question occurs on the motion to table the 
amendment of the Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCain], amendment No. 1836. 
On this question, the yeas and nays have been ordered, and the clerk 
will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd] is 
absent because of illness in the family.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 33, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 160 Leg.]

                                YEAS--66

     Akaka
     Baucus
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Bond
     Boren
     Boxer
     Bradley
     Breaux
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Burns
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Chafee
     Cochran
     D'Amato
     Danforth
     Daschle
     DeConcini
     Domenici
     Durenberger
     Exon
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Gorton
     Graham
     Gramm
     Harkin
     Hatfield
     Heflin
     Helms
     Hollings
     Hutchison
     Inouye
     Johnston
     Kassebaum
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Mack
     McConnell
     Metzenbaum
     Mikulski
     Mitchell
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murray
     Nunn
     Packwood
     Pell
     Pryor
     Riegle
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Sarbanes
     Sasser
     Simon
     Specter
     Stevens
     Wellstone
     Wofford

                                NAYS--33

     Bennett
     Brown
     Coats
     Cohen
     Conrad
     Coverdell
     Craig
     Dole
     Dorgan
     Faircloth
     Feingold
     Glenn
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hatch
     Jeffords
     Kempthorne
     Kohl
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mathews
     McCain
     Murkowski
     Nickles
     Pressler
     Reid
     Roth
     Shelby
     Simpson
     Smith
     Thurmond
     Wallop
     Warner

                             NOT VOTING--1

       
     Dodd
       
  So the motion to lay on the table the amendment (No. 1836) was agreed 
to.
  Mr. DeCONCINI. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. BOND. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the engrossment of the 
amendments and third reading of the bill.
  The amendments were ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read a third time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time, the 
question is, Shall the bill pass? On this question the yeas and nays 
have been ordered, and the clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd] is 
absent because of illness in the family.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lieberman). Are there any other Senators 
in the Chamber who desire to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 72, nays 27, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 161 Leg.]

                                YEAS--72

     Akaka
     Bennett
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Bond
     Boren
     Boxer
     Bradley
     Breaux
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Chafee
     Cochran
     Cohen
     Conrad
     Coverdell
     D'Amato
     Danforth
     Daschle
     DeConcini
     Domenici
     Dorgan
     Durenberger
     Exon
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Glenn
     Gorton
     Graham
     Gramm
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Hatfield
     Hollings
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnston
     Kassebaum
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Lugar
     Mathews
     McCain
     Metzenbaum
     Mikulski
     Mitchell
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murray
     Nunn
     Packwood
     Pell
     Pryor
     Reid
     Riegle
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Sarbanes
     Sasser
     Simon
     Simpson
     Specter
     Stevens
     Wellstone
     Wofford

                                NAYS--27

     Baucus
     Brown
     Burns
     Coats
     Craig
     Dole
     Faircloth
     Feingold
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Heflin
     Helms
     Hutchison
     Kempthorne
     Kohl
     Lott
     Mack
     McConnell
     Murkowski
     Nickles
     Pressler
     Roth
     Shelby
     Smith
     Thurmond
     Wallop
     Warner

                             NOT VOTING--1

       
     Dodd
       
  So the bill (H.R. 4539), as amended, was passed.
  Mr. DeCONCINI. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. BOND. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  Mr. DeCONCINI. Mr. President, I move that the Senate insist on its 
amendments to H.R. 4539 and request a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses and that the Chair be authorized to 
appoint conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The motion was agreed to, and the Presiding Officer (Mr. Lieberman) 
appointed Mr. DeConcini, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Bond, 
Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Hatfield conferees on the part of the Senate.
  Mr. DeCONCINI. Mr. President, I cannot express enough thanks and 
gratitude to my ranking member, Senator Bond, his staff and, of course, 
the staff on the Appropriations Committee, Patty Lynch and Cybele Cobb, 
and the others who have worked so hard to put this bill together. I 
guess it maybe used to be an easy bill, but it seems to be harder every 
year. With reductions in the 602 allocations, it is really difficult to 
fund these agencies in an adequate fashion, and it would not happen 
without the hard work of the staffs of both the minority and majority.
  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I join with the chairman in expressing my 
thanks to the staff, Patty Lynch and Cybele Cobb on the majority staff; 
Chuck Parkinson on my staff. We have worked well together; it is a 
difficult bill. But I wish to take a couple minutes to thank the 
chairman.
  This is the last regular appropriations bill that the Senator from 
Arizona [Mr. DeConcini] will bring to the Senate floor. He has been a 
vital and very influential member of this subcommittee for the last 18 
years, the last 9 of which he served as its chairman. I have had a real 
pleasure serving with him over the past 2 years, and I wish to express 
my personal thanks as well as thanks on behalf of all the other members 
who have served on the subcommittee, as well as the staff that worked 
with him.
  I think Senator DeConcini has been as fair as anyone I have seen in 
dealing with all the members. No one has worked harder to ensure that 
the agencies funded in this bill get what they need to operate and 
nothing is wasted.
  Quite frankly, Mr. President, as Senator DeConcini mentioned, that is 
not as easy as one would think. This bill funds all kinds of things--
operations of Government agencies, the Internal Revenue Service, Postal 
Service. There are not a lot of champions of this bill. When you come 
down and argue to put more money into the IRS, sometimes it is a bit 
difficult to get those juices of enthusiasm flowing among your 
compatriots. It is a very easy bill to challenge. But all through the 
years that Senator DeConcini has served on this subcommittee, he has 
worked hard to ensure the funds were provided when it would have been 
easy to make reductions for show rather than for substance.
  In closing, I wish to make a special comment on Senator DeConcini's 
legacies on Federal law enforcement. I have spoken here several times 
today about the importance of Federal law enforcement and why it plays 
a vital role in the overall public safety of this country. There are 
many things that local law enforcement and State law enforcement 
officials cannot do. They have told me time and time again, as I have 
repeated in the Chamber, that they must have that great leadership for 
Federal law enforcement.
  Senator DeConcini has been a tireless champion of Federal law 
enforcement, especially Treasury law enforcement. And as I have 
traveled around the country and visited the sites to see how law 
enforcement activities under the Treasury Department are proceeding, 
they know they are going forward at least in significant part because 
of the leadership of Dennis DeConcini. Dennis DeConcini was on the 
front line when the war on drugs began. Back in the 1980's, that was 
easy; drugs were nightly news. Unfortunately, the problem remains the 
same today, but the news does not seem to notice it. Yet, the 
importance of those Federal law enforcement agencies and their drug 
efforts is one of the reasons why we have been able to at least fight a 
good battle against drugs and the crime that they bring.
  Senator DeConcini's fervor for Federal law enforcement has not waned. 
When you take a strong position on a bill like this, you get criticized 
for your efforts sometimes, but he has persevered. That continued 
effort is reflected in the bill. We would not have achieved the good 
compromises that we did without his leadership. We intend to keep up 
the fight.
  Mr. President, when next year rolls around and Treasury/Postal comes 
back in the Chamber, we are definitely going to miss the Senator from 
Arizona. But I trust we can continue to count on his leadership, his 
commitment, and his good advice. We will miss his friendship, but we 
certainly will remember very fondly the heritage and the high standards 
that he leaves for those who expect to be here after.
  I thank the Chair, and I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who seeks recognition?
  Mr. NUNN addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia [Mr. Nunn].

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