Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote and lay that motion upon the table. The motion to lay upon the table was agreed to.

Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2039

Mr. President, I support the amendment on executive compensation. I believe it addresses this matter in a manner that President Bush 41 might have called prudent. I urge it be adopted by a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no…

Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2066

Mr. President, I support the amendment. The underlying bill requires the Postal Service to send us a detailed plan for attaining long-term financial solvency. This amendment would add several factors to the list of items that should be…

Mr. President, I thank my friend from Maryland for moving expeditiously. I hope it will continue. Next is Senator Paul's amendment No. 2028. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky. Amendment No. 2028

Mr. President, next on the list is Senator Cardin's amendment No. 2040, which I understand he will withdraw. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland.

Mr. President, next on the list is Senator Paul's amendment No. 2026. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky.

Mr. President, respectfully to my dear friend from West Virginia, I am going to oppose this amendment, and let me put it in this context. The U.S. Postal Service is in trouble. It is losing about $23 million or $24 million on the average…

Mr. President, I thank all our colleagues. We have made good bipartisan progress on a bipartisan bill that I think will go a long way toward solving the current crisis situation in our U.S. Postal Service. We have several amendments…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Warner, I ask unanimous consent to call up the Warner amendment No. 2071, with a modification that is at the desk, and I ask that it to be considered in the original order of the previous agreement. The…

I object on the same grounds we discussed earlier in this debate. It is irrelevant to the subject matter of the Postal Service.

Madam President, colleagues, we have completed all the amendments on the bill and we are ready to vote on final passage. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.

Madam President, I move for reconsideration and ask that motion be laid on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Madam President, I thank my friend from Montana for his amendment. He explained it well and I urge its adoption by voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 2032) was agreed to.

Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote and to lay that motion on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2036

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