[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 158 (Thursday, November 15, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11915-S11916]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--CONFERENCE REPORT ACCOMPANYING S. 1447

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the majority 
leader, following consultation with the Republican leader, may proceed 
to the conference report to accompany S. 1447, the Aviation Security 
Act; that it be considered under the following limitations: 90 minutes 
for debate, with the time equally divided and controlled between the 
chairman and ranking member of the Commerce Committee or their 
designees; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the conference 
report be adopted, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, 
with no further intervening action or debate.
  Mr. BURNS. Reserving the right to object, and I will not object, is 
that S. 1447?
  Mr. DASCHLE. That is correct.
  Mr. BURNS. Reserving the right to object, and I will not object, 
there are some of us who did not and will not sign the conference 
report. I will make my statement this evening, but we have not seen the 
bill and will not see it until the morning. I think it is asking a 
little bit of those of us who have a responsibility to the aviation 
industry and the security of this country to not see that legislation 
before it passes. We understand there are some dogs and cats in there 
and some things to which we cannot agree.
  So I want to put myself on record that I will oppose this piece of 
legislation, but I will not hold it up.
  I thank the leader.
  Mr. DASCHLE. I thank the Senator from Montana.
  Mr. McCAIN. If the majority leader will yield to me for a second, I 
can inform the Senator from Montana that I understand his concerns. A 
copy of the bill is available at this time in room SD-512.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, with that understanding, I inform all 
Senators there will be no more rollcall votes tonight, nor do we 
anticipate now that there will be any rollcall votes tomorrow.
  We have a number of other matters we will take into account during 
wrap-

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up. I will begin with one, and there will be others that will be 
addressed. All the matters, of course, in wrap-up will be offered in 
consultation with the Republican leader and have his consent.

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