Haley Stevens

Because we had a time agreement that gave each side time before a vote, the point of order I made is subject to that time agreement, as I understand it. But now we will be faced with two votes. Does the Senator wish to have two votes on…

If the Senator will permit me to do so, section 402 of the House Concurrent Resolution 95 of the 109th Congress, the fiscal year 2006 concurrent resolution budget, created a point of order against an emergency designation on nondefense…

May I ask the Senator from Arizona, would he allow us to adopt this by voice vote? Mr. McCAIN. I would be pleased.

I thought the Senator had. Mr. McCAIN. I do not object. I think we have already seen that. Thank you.

I was not on the floor, apparently, when that occurred. We had previously indicated the Senator from West Virginia would be recognized. May I inquire from the Senator from Illinois how much time he would like?

Would it be all right with the Senator if we ask for it to be scheduled according to the leadership in this process this evening?

I regret to do this, but as we have examined this amendment of the Senator, we find this requires this spending to become a part of the mandatory process of expenditures. It requires funds to come out of the Treasury to implement this…

What the procedure is doing is making sure that an amendment is offered by every Senator in the place. The two Senators who are not managers of the present bill are offering their package as managers of their bill in order to get support…

I still reserve the right to object because I don't understand what the Senator is doing. The Senator filed a portion of the Defense authorization bill as an amendment. He then filed a separate package of amendments--some 80 amendments--to…

This is similar to an amendment we have carried in the bill before. We appreciate the Senator's position. It is the position of the Senate. The President has decided otherwise, but we hope next year the regular Defense bill will include…

This is Senator Isakson's amendment for funds for environmental management. I ask for its consideration.

This is Senator Bennett's amendment for chemical biological defense. We have accepted it as modified.

This is Senator Salazar's fallen hero compensation amendment, which we have agreed to.

If the Senator will yield, has this matter been discussed in the Committee on Armed Services?

Will the Senator permit me to interrupt? The Parliamentarian has not ruled. The Parliamentarian has stated and advised that you have the defense of germaneness.

As modified, this is still the authorization bill being offered to an appropriations bill. It amounts to legislation on an appropriations bill--a substantial authorization, I might add. I feel it is a violation of rule XVI. Therefore, as…

That bill offered to this appropriations bill is a massive authorization bill offered as an amendment and, as such, it amounts to legislation on an appropriations bill.

I say to the Senator, I will be pleased to work with the Senator from Arizona to amend this so even though it might be legislation, it urge, at least, an investigation that the Senator has mentioned. Perhaps we can work it out before the…

If the Senator from Indiana would confer with us, I find that one of the amendments he has offered is not an amendment to the Armed Services Committee amendment but is, in fact, an amendment to the bill itself. We will be happy to discuss…

We have not been notified by any Senator that they wish to offer an amendment to the Defense bill today. It is my understanding later today there will be an agreement that all amendments in the first degree to this bill should be filed by…

Will you amend that question by saying we will provide in the bill that the States will be repaid for what they advance?

If the Senator wants the floor, I will be glad to yield the floor to him. But I hope the Senator from Pennsylvania is not going to support this amendment. If you do so, it means we will be in real trouble as far as our committee is…

Well, I say to the Senator, I know my State. My State is not going to let those people suffer because there is a temporary hiatus in Federal funding. The checks will go out from the State. The State provides the checks. I cannot imagine…

I have no objection if the Senator has 4 more minutes, but I would like the time until 10 o'clock.

I will not consent to that. Under the rules, he is entitled to offer an amendment. I have asked unanimous consent.