[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S8195]
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 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                            2002--Continued


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     hereby move to bring to a close debate on amendment No. 1025, 
     the Murray-Shelby substitute amendment.
       Patty Murray, Ron Wyden, Patrick Leahy, Harry Reid, Hillary 
     Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Jack Reed, James Jeffords, 
     Daniel Akaka, Bob Graham, Paul Sarbanes, Carl Levin, Jay 
     Rockefeller, Thomas R. Carper, Barbara Mikulski, Tom Daschle, 
     and Richard Shelby.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I send a second cloture motion to the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     hereby move to bring to a close the debate on H.R. 2299, the 
     Transportation Appropriations Act.
       Patty Murray, Ron Wyden, Patrick Leahy, Harry Reid, Hillary 
     Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Jack Reed, Robert C. Byrd, 
     James Jeffords, Daniel Akaka, Bob Graham, Paul Sarbanes, Carl 
     Levin, Jay Rockefeller, Thomas R. Carper, Barbara Mikulski, 
     and Tom Daschle.

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, under the unanimous consent agreement we 
reached yesterday, the vote on cloture will occur tomorrow. We have 
been working with our colleagues on both sides of the aisle. I 
appreciate very much Senator McCain's cooperation in trying to reach a 
mutually convenient time for the vote. Unfortunately, there are other 
colleagues who are unable on the Republican side to agree to an earlier 
time for consideration of the bill, even though it was our hope that we 
could come to the bill at the normal time of convening tomorrow. But 
that is impossible.
  We will have the cloture vote at 1 o'clock. We will reconvene, as a 
result of the current circumstances, at 12 noon tomorrow. That will 
accommodate the need for additional discussion among all of those who 
are participating in the negotiations with regard to the Mexican 
trucking issue.
  I understand we have made some progress this afternoon. I am hopeful 
we can continue to talk through the night and tomorrow morning as well.
  This will facilitate additional discussion and hopefully perhaps 
reach some conclusion. If it does, we will vitiate the cloture motions. 
If it does not, of course, the cloture motion votes will then occur at 
1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
  I thank my colleagues. I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the 
quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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