[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 26, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S9937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002--Continued


                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I send to the desk a cloture motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The 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 Calendar No. 
     163, S. 1438, the Department of Defense authorization bill:
         John Kerry, Jon Corzine, Debbie Stabenow, Byron Dorgan, 
           Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Zell Miller, 
           Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Richard Durbin, Kent 
           Conrad, Jack Reed, Charles Schumer, Joseph Lieberman, 
           John Edwards, Tom Daschle, Carl Levin.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding 
rule XXII, the cloture vote on S. 1438 occur at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 
October 2, with the mandatory quorum being waived; further, that 
Senators be permitted to file first-degree amendments until 1 p.m. 
Monday, October 1, and second-degree amendments until 9:45 a.m. 
Tuesday, October 2.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, the majority leader has been extremely 
patient on this Defense bill. We tried for days to get a finite list of 
amendments. Two Senators held us up from doing this and held us up from 
moving forward on a bill that deals with what this country is all about 
today, problems that our military can only solve.
  In Nevada and all over the country, Guard and Reserve units are being 
called up. This bill has many provisions for them. It has funds for 
active duty forces, pay raises for those who are on active duty, and 
many other provisions. It is a very important bill.
  I am glad the majority leader has made the decision to move forward 
with invoking cloture, and we will do that. This bill is far too 
important. Ninety-eight Senators are ready to move forward on the 
legislation and two are not. It is just too bad we are not today 
celebrating the completion of this bill, rather than having to wait now 
until next Tuesday to invoke cloture and then, as you know, the rule 
allows several more days if people decide to use the time.
  It is too bad this has had to occur. This country is going to do 
everything it can to support the service men and women of this country. 
Invoking cloture is one way we can show our support for this 
legislation. As soon as we do that, we need to move forward and 
complete the legislation as quickly as possible.

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