We understand Senator Merkley is on his way and wishes to speak for a minute on his own amendment, so I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. The…

Mr. President, I wish now to call up a list of nine amendments, which have been cleared by myself and the ranking member, by Senator McCain: Webb amendment No. 2948, Sessions amendment No. 2962, Inhofe amendment No. 2971, Casey amendment…

The Senator, we expect now, will be calling up his amendment. And may I, though, correct what I said before. It is possible that there will be a need for a rollcall vote on the Whitehouse amendment. Amendment No. 3180

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider these amendments en bloc, the amendments be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection…

I think Senator Cornyn only needs about 5 minutes. We have cleared that amendment. There is support for it. Senator Hagan only needs, I believe, 5 minutes. That means that in about 10 minutes---- Mr. McCAIN. Ten minutes we will be ready to…

Between the first and second votes we are having now, we will have an announcement as to the next part of this roadmap. I hope all Senators who wish amendments to be considered will come between and during these votes to Senator McCain and…

That means we would be voting on the amendment of Senator Cornyn first, the amendment of Senator Hagan second. I yield the floor. Mr. McCAIN. That will take approximately 30 minutes? Before the vote?

Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote. Mr. McCAIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent to modify the consent agreement that the Senators from…

Madam President, I wonder if we could ask unanimous consent at this point to take up the Inhofe amendment. We know of no objection to it. Rather than setting any amendment aside, just simply send it to the desk. Is the amendment at the…

If the Senator would yield, we thank him for noting that. Senator Hagan did have an opportunity last night to go into her amendment, and she was willing to do that at that time. We understood that, of course, the Senator would like an…

Mr. President, I don't know of any further debate on this side on the Portman amendment. We support it, and we have no objection to it going to a voice vote at this time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the amendment? The…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the next amendment in order to be called up is the Cornyn amendment, No. 3158; that after the Cornyn amendment is reported it be in order for Senator Hagan or designee to call up her amendment…