[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 18, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5652]
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            TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE ACT OF 2002--Continued

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that at 4:30 p.m. 
the bill now before the Senate be read the third time and the Senate 
vote on final passage, without intervening action or debate, with the 
30 minutes prior to that vote equally divided between Senators Dodd and 
Gramm, or their designees, and paragraph 4 of rule XII being waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, there are a number of Senators who have 
expressed a desire to offer amendments. We are anxious to have them 
come forward. For example, Senator Specter can come anytime he wants, 
except between 12:30 and 2:15, to offer his amendment. We look forward 
to that. If other Senators wish to do the same, the floor is open for 
those Senators.
  I say to my Republican colleagues, this is the efficient way to do 
business. We know it was a tightly contested vote to obtain cloture. 
Senator Gramm did the right thing in saying we will try to do things in 
conference or at some later time. This will expedite getting to the 
Defense authorization bill, which is so important for the country, 
something that the President and Secretary Rumsfeld have said time and 
time again we need to do. We will do that. The bill, the Defense 
authorization bill, should have adequate time to have a full and 
complete debate. It is always a bill that is controversial, just 
because of its nature and the size of it in dollars. It is something we 
will get to and complete before the July 4 recess.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. EDWARDS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. EDWARDS. Madam President, are we in morning business?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are not.
  Mr. EDWARDS. I ask unanimous consent I be allowed to speak for up to 
7 minutes as in morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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