That was my amendment No. 128. I am very disappointed, because what the Senator is talking about, making sure the pipelines are safe, and what I am talking about, a health study, are quite related. I know my friend from Michigan wanted me…

My time has expired. I thank the Chair very much for his patience. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.

Reclaiming my time, we have already wasted 4 minutes of the 15. The Senator can object if she does not want to allow us to have an amendment pending, but I am going to start off here. Is the Senator still objecting? Instead of Senator…

Well, if I might say this: Every Senator has a right to ask unanimous consent on anything. If the Senator does not like it, she can say, ``I object.'' I do intend to--I cannot speak for anybody else. I want to make my amendment pending…

we are trying to figure out how to do a fair division of the time that remains. I ask unanimous consent that Senators Stabenow and Peters have 5 minutes between them to discuss an amendment they have been working on, followed by Senator…

Well, some will ask for amendments to be pending. I know I will. Some will not ask that; they just want to be heard. But there is 30 minutes left in the debate. Your side just finished. Obviously, if we do not want to be fair, somebody…

Thank you so much. I know what a hard job it is to get this bill moving, and I am trying to be very helpful. I am offering an amendment I didn't expect to offer because basically my amendment says that we should acknowledge the benefit…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The bill clerk called the roll.

Thank you. I have a minute. I actually asked for three, but as I understand, I have a minute. Is that where we are? I ask unanimous consent for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Excuse me for interrupting. I assume we have at least a minute to talk about our amendment.

I thank the Presiding Officer. I heard the words of my friend, and he was eloquent in his remarks, but I don't think he would be surprised to know that I see this issue very differently. Before Roe v. Wade was decided in the 1970s, women…

I call up amendment No. 113. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from California [Mrs. Boxer] proposes an amendment numbered 113 to amendment No. 2.