Judd Gregg

I don't believe there is opposition. The Senator from Missouri is ready to go and then we go to the Senator from Washington for her amendment.

The next amendment in order, I believe, is the amendment of the Senator from Georgia. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Thune). The Senator from Georgia. Amendment No. 3018

My understanding was the Senator from New York wanted 2 minutes and the Senator from New Jersey wanted 2 minutes. Does the junior Senator from New Jersey desire more time?

I can help this situation. I am claiming the time in opposition and I will yield to the Senator from Iowa 8 minutes off of my 15 minutes.

I will amend the unanimous consent request so that the amendment on Specter-Harkin will be the last amendment to be voted on in the series.

That will be the first amendment voted on, beginning probably around 11, maybe a little earlier, tomorrow morning.

I would ask that the time between now and 3 o'clock be divided so that the senior Senator from New Mexico, Mr. Domenici, would have 15 minutes, the junior Senator from New Mexico, Mr. Bingaman, would have 5 minutes, and at 3 o'clock the…

I believe there was a unanimous consent agreement that the Bingaman amendment would run until 3 o'clock, and then we would start voting. I believe the time was to be equally divided between the proponents and the opponents. So my…

If the Senator will allow me, I suggest we go to the amendment of Senator Bingaman.

We do have a State corporate income tax but all of the school funding in the State essentially is generated by local property taxes--the vast majority of it. There is a sliver of it that comes from the State government but it is not a…

I understand Senator Feingold will speak to the amendment offered by himself and Senator Conrad and after Senator Feingold finishes speaking, I ask we go into a quorum call with the time equally divided as was ordered. The ACTING PRESIDENT…

That sounds good to me. Why don't we extend this for 15 minutes? Divide the time equally?