[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6861]
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               NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1999

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: What business are we 
in?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is on division I of amendment No. 
2137.
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that be laid aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. LEVIN. Reserving the right to object, I ask the Senator to 
withhold that, if he would, for another few minutes, to see if we can 
work out a unanimous-consent agreement, pursuant to which he would be 
able to proceed. Otherwise, I think we would have to object on this 
side, and perhaps on your side, without that unanimous-consent 
agreement. We are trying, however, very hard to work out a unanimous-
consent agreement to permit the Senator to proceed.
  So I ask the Senator to withhold just for a few more minutes to see 
if we can do that. In the absence of that, I would have to object.
  Mr. BURNS. I appreciate the suggestion of the manager of the bill. I 
will do that.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask consent to speak as in morning 
business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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