[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 21237-21238]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 3059

  Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent that the majority leader, in 
consultation with the Democratic leader, set a time and date for 
consideration of S. 3059, and that only relevant amendments to the bill 
be in order.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Thomas). Is there objection?
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I have been 
involved in other meetings this morning, and I have not heard the 
discussion. I have not had an opportunity to see the level of 
disagreement on this. Let me just say to Senator McCain --and we just 
talked about it--I don't have a personal problem with this. But give me 
a little time to make sure that all of our people know to what we are 
about to agree. Hopefully, within the next few minutes he can offer 
that

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again. I will object at this point, but if he will withhold, because I 
understand there may be more objections, I will check that out.
  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I withdraw my unanimous consent request. I 
also assure the majority leader that if it appears as if there is going 
to be an avalanche of relevant amendments to which we cannot get time 
agreements, then I am not interested in tying up the entire Senate on 
that legislation. But I do believe that it is important that we take it 
up, obviously. I am grateful the other side doesn't object to the 
unanimous consent agreement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee is recognized.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 
15 minutes as in morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, when the conference report arrives, I will 
terminate my comments.

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