[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24997]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF BUSINESS

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, informally, I have been advised that 
tomorrow morning, in all likelihood, there will be a period for morning 
business, and that this bill will be brought up somewhere in the area 
of around 11 o'clock in the morning. So again, I am joined by my 
colleague from Michigan in urging Senators to complete the remainder of 
the debate time, an hour being given to each amendment. There are 
several amendments which have been debated in part. We will provide for 
the Record tonight the list of those amendments and the time remaining. 
Quite frankly, I am of the opinion we will have been able to have had 
the full hour of debate on all of the 12 amendments each side has had 
by the close of business tomorrow.
  Now, ``close of business'' leaves a little bit to definition. We will 
certainly receive some recommendations from our joint leadership, but I 
would hope we could complete this bill tomorrow night.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.
  Mr. LEVIN. Well, Mr. President, if the chairman will yield, that may 
be optimistic, but I think we are making progress. I will work 
overnight--I know the chairman will--to try to line up speakers to 
complete the pending amendments so we can at least have, hopefully, one 
vote before the caucuses tomorrow, regardless of what hour we start. I 
am going to try to line up some speakers to complete at least one of 
these amendments before the caucuses.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I might suggest the Harkin amendment, 
which was debated very thoroughly today. The Senator from Oklahoma, Mr. 
Inhofe, desires to speak to that amendment and might possibly have an 
amendment in the second degree. So that one, in all likelihood, could 
be concluded. The Chambliss amendment is another amendment that I think 
will not require a great deal of further debate. It is a very strong 
amendment. It appears to me at this point to be one which I will 
recommend colleagues support.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I understand there may be a second-degree 
amendment to the Chambliss amendment.
  Mr. WARNER. Coming from your side?
  Mr. LEVIN. That is my understanding. There may be such an amendment, 
a second-degree amendment. But I would agree with you in identifying 
the Harkin amendment as a good prospect for completion tomorrow 
morning. We do have a speaker on our side--at least one--and I am going 
to try to line that speaker up for the morning.
  Mr. WARNER. Well, then, let's work together with a priority to try to 
have that done.
  Mr. President, at this time, my understanding is the parliamentary 
situation is the bill is no longer before the Senate, to be brought up 
again tomorrow morning, and that at this point we are in morning 
business; is that correct?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, seeing no one seeking recognition, 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.
  Mr. SESSIONS. 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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