[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2968-2970]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      BIPARTISAN CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON IRAQ--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. REID. Madam President, first of all, I ask unanimous consent that 
the next cloture vote be vitiated.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, this next vote is not necessary. As a 
result of yesterday's breakthrough in negotiations, the base bill for 
the Iraq debate will be the Warner-Levin legislation and not S. Con. 
Res. 2. So I will vote against cloture and urge both sides of the aisle 
to do likewise.
  The most important question that I have been asked, by popular 
demand, is when are we going to have a vote on Monday. I have conferred 
with the Republican leader on more than one occasion. We can still vote 
at 4:30 and complete the 30 hours prior to Wednesday, which would be 
our goal. So we are going to vote at 4:30 on Monday on cloture on the 
Levin-Warner measure, unless we work something out beforehand. Again, 
that is 4:30 Monday.


                             CLOTURE MOTION

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order and pursuant to rule 
XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, 
which the clerk will state.

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  The bill clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion 
     to proceed to Calendar No. 12, S. Con. Res. 2, a bipartisan 
     concurrent resolution on Iraq.
         Harry Reid, Patty Murray, Herb Kohl, Jeff Bingaman, 
           Benjamin L. Cardin, Frank R. Lautenberg, Charles E. 
           Schumer, Dick Durbin, Christopher J. Dodd, Bernard 
           Sanders, Jack Reed, Joseph R. Biden, Chuck Hagel, 
           Robert Menendez, Olympia Snowe, Ron Wyden, Debbie 
           Stabenow.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be 4 
minutes of debate equally divided between the leaders or their 
designees.
  Who yields time?
  Mr. REID. Madam President, we yield back our time.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, we yield back our time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum 
call has been waived.
  The question is, is it the sense of the Senate that debate on the 
motion to proceed to S. Con. Res. 2, a concurrent resolution expressing 
a bipartisan resolution on Iraq, shall be brought to a close?
  The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call 
the roll.
  The bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. 
Johnson) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) are necessarily 
absent.
  Mr. LOTT. The following Senator was necessarily absent: the Senator 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe).
  Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Inhofe) would have voted ``nay.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Nelson of Florida). Are there any other 
Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote?
  The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 0, nays 97, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 43 Leg.]

                                NAYS--97

     Akaka
     Alexander
     Allard
     Baucus
     Bayh
     Bennett
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Bond
     Boxer
     Brown
     Brownback
     Bunning
     Burr
     Byrd
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Chambliss
     Clinton
     Coburn
     Cochran
     Coleman
     Collins
     Conrad
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Craig
     Crapo
     DeMint
     Dodd
     Dole
     Domenici
     Dorgan
     Durbin
     Ensign
     Enzi
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Graham
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hagel
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Hutchison
     Inouye
     Isakson
     Kennedy
     Kerry
     Klobuchar
     Kohl
     Kyl
     Landrieu
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Lincoln
     Lott
     Lugar
     Martinez
     McCain
     McCaskill
     McConnell
     Menendez
     Mikulski
     Murkowski
     Murray
     Nelson (FL)
     Nelson (NE)
     Obama
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Roberts
     Rockefeller
     Salazar
     Sanders
     Sessions
     Shelby
     Smith
     Snowe
     Specter
     Stabenow
     Stevens
     Sununu
     Tester
     Thomas
     Thune
     Vitter
     Voinovich
     Warner
     Webb
     Whitehouse
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--3

     Inhofe
     Johnson
     Schumer
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this vote, the yeas are 0, the nays are 97. 
Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in 
the affirmative, the motion is rejected.
  Mr. LEVIN. 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. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Sioux Falls Cougars

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I rise to recognize the University of 
Sioux Falls Cougars football team for winning the 2006 NAIA National 
Football Championship. I would also like to recognize their coach, 
Kalen DeBoer, for being named the NAIA Football Coach of the Year. The 
Cougars championship victory in December marked the second national 
football title for the school in the past 10 years.
  This group of young men had an extraordinary season capped by a 23-
to-19 victory over the previously unbeaten University of Saint Francis. 
That championship victory ensured the Cougars an undefeated season and 
the first football title since 1996. The University of Sioux Falls did 
not achieve a No. 1 ranking throughout the entirety of the 2006 season. 
Their championship was won on the field, not in the polls.
  Coach DeBoer was able to achieve this victory in just his second year 
as head coach of the Cougars. He succeeded legendary coach Bob Young. 
Under the tutelage of Coach Young, and continued now by Coach DeBoer, 
the University of Sioux Falls has emerged as one of the premier 
football institutions in the country. Over the past 10 seasons, the 
Cougars have amassed a 103 to 19 record while capturing eight 
conference titles. Faith, loyalty, commitment, and teamwork have served 
as the foundation to building this tradition of excellence.
  The 2006 Cougars were led to the title thanks to the work of an 
explosive offense and a powerful defense. They averaged nearly 39 
points per game while allowing only seven. Leading the way for the 
Cougars this season were Chad Cavender, Mike Dvoracek, Dusty Hovorka, 
and Trey Erickson. These four were selected to the first-team of the 
2006 NAIA All-American football team. This marks the first time in 
University of Sioux Falls history that four players have represented 
the school on the first-team. Also, five Cougars earned NAIA All-
American honorable mention honors. These players were Zach Campbell, 
Josiah Fenceroy, Jason Glasco, Letarius Lee, and Adam Paulson.
  Many of the players from this year's team have spent the last 4 years 
as teammates. The sixteen current University of Sioux Falls seniors 
have compiled a remarkable 48 to 4 record, including three Great Plains 
Athletic Conference championships, four NAIA Championship Series 
appearances, and the 2006 NAIA Football Championship. This group of 
student-athletes should be very proud of their impressive 
accomplishments over the past years.
  The coaching staff, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Jon 
Anderson, Adam Breske, Al Christensen, Kalen DeBoer, Jeff Fitzgerald, 
Nick Fulton, Tom Grogan, Al Hansen, Chuck Morrell, Nate Moser, and 
Kurtiss Riggs.
  The team, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Blake Andersen, Alex 
Anderson, Drew Anderson, Kyle Anderson, Jeremy Barnes, Bret Beachner, 
Nick Benedetto, Trevor Bowers, Curtis Brown, Tyson Brown, Zach 
Campbell, Doug Carlson, Luke Castle, Chad Cavender, Max Chapman, Erik 
Cimpl, Ross Cimpl, Kyle Cummings, Josh Daniels, Drew DeGroot, Dan 
DeJong, Glen Dirksen, Kyle Dreckman, Michael Dvoracek, Ernest Eaton, 
Brett Elgersma, Trey Erickson, Nate Everett, Josiah Fenceroy, Clint 
Fischer, Jason Glasco, Aaron Gunderson, Mike Hartley, Luke Hartman, 
Nick Haub, Adam Henglefelt, Trevor Holleman, Cameron Horton, Dusty 
Hovorka, Aaron Jensen, Gregg Jensen, James Johnikin, Matt Johnson, Joel 
Kelpe, Kyle Kidd, Blake Klinsing, Brandon Koolstra, Todd Kutter, Ty 
Larson, Letarius Lee, John Lentz, Matt Lindgren, Tyler Lodermeier, Ryan 
Lowmiller, Brad Maag, Lane Mellegaard, Matt Miller, Dan Moe, Joe Moen, 
Tyler Mousel, A.J. Munger, Scott Neu, Tyler Newman, Matt Norgaard, Jeff 
Nuzum, Chris Opitz, Cody O'Reilly, Aaron Parker, Adam Paulson, Adam 
Perry, Weston Peterson, Darren Quaile, Nick Ramstad, Jim Rawhouser, 
Kyle Robertson, Jon Ross, Jon Ryan, Dan Schmeichel, Shawn Schnabel, 
Andrew Schoenfelder, Brady Schwebach, Brandon Sexton, George Sperry, 
Alex Staebell, Dominic Studzinski, Robb Tiff, D.J. Tille, Chad Traver, 
Brent Tuxhorn, Brooks Underberg, Derek Varin, Josh Veurink, Michael 
Warren, Keegan Warwick, T.J. Wendt, Ben Westerfield, Brandon Williams, 
and Alex Woolbright.
  I congratulate the men who won this National Championship and the 
coaches who led the way. The University of Sioux Falls football team 
has proven

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that they are strong competitors and dedicated athletes. On behalf of 
the city of Sioux Falls and the state of South Dakota, I am pleased to 
say congratulations, Cougars. You have made us all very proud.
  I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Whitehouse). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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