[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mrs. MURRAY. Will the Senator yield for a unanimous consent request?
  Mr. TORRICELLI. I am happy to yield.
  Mrs. MURRAY. I thank the Senator from New Jersey.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 6:40 p.m., we lay 
aside the pending Murray amendment, that the Senate vote in relation to 
the Fitzgerald-Bayh amendment regarding the Chicago airports, and that 
no second-degree amendments will be in order.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Wyoming is recognized.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would like to ask a question of the 
chairman. I didn't want to object. Will this be the last vote today?
  Mrs. MURRAY. I cannot answer that question at this time. Senator 
Daschle has indicated he would like a number of votes, but I don't know 
the answer to that. I will ask the leader.
  Mr. THOMAS. Would it be fair to ask--we have been in morning business 
almost all day--what kind of a management operation do we have going on 
here?
  Mrs. MURRAY. I would tell the Senator that we have been working 
diligently all day long to move the Transportation appropriations bill. 
There are a number of Members on his side who have some concerns about 
the underlying provisions regarding safety of Mexican trucks, and we 
have been unable to move forward on that issue at this time. We hope to 
continue to work to resolve that issue and to move this bill forward.
  Mr. THOMAS. We hear from the leader we will move forward. We have a 
lot of things to do. Yet we spend the whole day, frankly, accomplishing 
very little.
  Mrs. BOXER. Will Senator Murray yield for a question?
  Mrs. MURRAY. I am happy to yield.
  Mrs. BOXER. I am confused by that colloquy. It is my understanding 
that a Republican Senator, or, rather, two Republican Senators had 
asked the Democratic manager and, for that matter, I am sure the 
Republican manager, to discuss an underlying provision of the bill. 
That is what has been happening. As a matter of fact, that Republican 
Senator came out to thank Senator Murray for agreeing to sit and 
negotiate. Am I right on that point?
  Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator is correct.
  Mrs. BOXER. Isn't the reason for the delay to work out this problem?
  Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator is correct.
  Mrs. BOXER. And the request came from two Republican Senators?
  Mrs. MURRAY. The Senator is correct.
  Mrs. BOXER. I thank my friend for sharing that information.
  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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