Judd Gregg

We will do Senator Cornyn and then Senator Vitter, and then I presume we will go to Senator Stabenow and then Senator Akaka, then Senator Collins, then Senator Lincoln; right?

I see the Democratic leader, and I will yield back my time and let the Democratic leader take leader time.

Although I don't agree with him, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the Senator from Montana.

We are going to be here a long time if we keep doing 10- minute votes for 16 minutes. I have spoken with Senator Conrad. It is my sense that we should start cutting these votes off. We have a whole series of votes. The next one will take…

This is a classic liberal amendment that increases the size of Government, increases taxes on the American people. A much more appropriate way to do this, if we believe CDBG is important, is vote for the Santorum amendment which makes that…

I am not yielding the floor. I am asking the Senator from North Dakota if he would like to get on with the amendment process. I have not yielded the floor.

I understand Senator Grassley wishes to respond to Senator Wyden. That may be the appropriate time. Let Senator Wyden make his presentation.

For the sake of figuring out where we are going, I can never remember who is the junior or senior Senator any longer because the Senator from North Dakota came, went, and came back. How much time do you think Senator Dorgan would like?

I would suggest, then, that we spend another 6 minutes on this. You take 3; I take 3. Then we move on to your amendment.

I thank the Chair. This discussion which recently occurred between the Senator from Washington and the Senator from North Dakota----

Actually there will be another amendment dealing with the avian flu by Senator Burr, and then we would to go to the Wyden-Snowe amendment.

I ask after we complete the Santorum debate we move to your amendment on avian flu and then that be followed by-- you have another amendment?