[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S9469]
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                   UNANIMOUS-CONSENT REQUEST--S. 3325

  Mr. KOHL. Madam President, I am going to yield the floor, but before 
I do, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate 
consideration of Calendar No. 964, S. 3325; that the committee 
amendments be withdrawn, a Leahy substitute amendment which is at the 
desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and 
passed, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. COBURN. Madam President, reserving the right to object, I would 
tell the Senator from Wisconsin I agree with the purposes of this bill. 
At the beginning of the 109th Congress, I held two hearings on the west 
coast on the policy associated with our IPs. I am strongly supportive 
of what you are doing. However, there is a conflict presently in 
negotiations on this bill about metrics and oversight which has not 
been worked out.
  My consternation is we are going to put $300 million plus into this 
program, but we are not going to force the Justice Department to tell 
us what they are doing with it. Until such time as there are some teeth 
to make the Justice Department do what we tell them to do and report to 
us what they are doing, I am going to have to regretfully object. So I 
therefore offer an objection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

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