I thank my colleagues. We had kind of an existential vote at the beginning which we didn't expect. It is always good to survive terminal action, and now we can proceed. We have 39 amendments pending. I hope we can proceed expeditiously. I…

Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of the act and budget resolutions for purposes of the…

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. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma. Amendment No. 2058, as Modified

I thank the Chair, particularly since the Chair will be occupied by the distinguished Senator from Montana between now and then. I wish to respond very briefly to the statement of my friend from Arizona, with a couple big points. The first…

Mr. President, knowing we are scheduled to go out at 12:50, I ask unanimous consent to stay in session for no longer than 10 minutes more, so we will break at 1 p.m., for Senator Collins and I to respond to Senator McCain--hopefully…

Mr. President, I want to note for the benefit of our colleagues that on the list of 39 amendments, the first amendment was Senator McCain's amendment No. 2001. He did not call it up, which is an expression of his intention not to go…

Mr. President, I rise to oppose this amendment. It deals with some issues that the committee and the bipartisan bill have dealt with in a fair and balanced way. It kind of breaks through that proposal we have made. It would permit the…

Mr. President, I urge adoption of the amendment and ask for a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. Amendment (No. 2056), as modified, was agreed to.

Mr. President, I move to reconsider the last vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2049

Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote and to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma. Amendment No. 2060

Mr. President, I also support the amendment, and I thank Senator Coburn for introducing it. This is disclosure and limitation of spending on conferences. Unfortunately, the excessive and outrageous spending by GSA on the conference in Las…

Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote, and to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2034 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Hawaii.

I just think we need to get the legislation right such that the bill does not unnecessarily sacrifice civil liberties.

I would also like to thank Senator Al Franken for working with me on the put-back risk provision of the discussion draft.

the two bills here in the Senate present very serious threats to our privacy and civil liberties.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 35, nays 64, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 57, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Bennet). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 29, nays 70, as follows…