[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20906]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  UNANIMOUS-CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 1787

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 748, H.R. 1787, 
the Good Samaritan Volunteer Firefighter Assistance Act.
  Mr. DURBIN. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I might say 
to the Senator from Pennsylvania, it is a very good bill and one I may 
be anxious to support. I think one Senator has a problem, but I am told 
it is very close. I will object at this moment, but I encourage the 
Senator to work actively because I believe we can clear this bill 
quickly.
  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, we have been working for several weeks 
on this bill. I know both Senators Collins and Lieberman have been 
helpful. We are getting to the end of the bill. It is vitally important 
to be able to get this passed so we can get this help on the way. It 
only had three negative votes in the House of Representatives. This is 
something we should be able to do for our first responders.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There will now be a period under the 
control of the minority leader for 15 minutes.
  The Senator from Illinois is recognized.

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