[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13903]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 3694

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 381, H.R. 3694, 
and that the Jeffords-Reid-Smith-Inhofe amendment, which is at the 
desk, be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read three 
times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, 
without any intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  The Senator from Utah.
  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I am told that the amendment is still 
under review on this side of the aisle; therefore, I must again object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection has been heard.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Utah. He is 
absolutely correct. I, on an occasion or two, have represented Senators 
here, doing things that sometimes I did not personally agree with. But 
I do hope that we can move forward on both matters.
  I was serious about everything that I said on the terrorism insurance 
bill. On the matter dealing with highway funding, it is very important 
we get this done for a lot of different reasons. One reason is to 
prepare for the bill that is coming up next year, of which everyone has 
an interest. It is the bill we do every 5 or 6 years to fund highway 
projects around the country. It is money that collected during the 5-
year period from the gas taxes. We need to make sure we have the 
ability to meet as many of the demands of the country as we can.
  So I appreciate the Senator working on his side to get that cleared.
  I have another unanimous consent request.

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