Angie Craig

we have one amendment remaining, the amendment of Senator Reed. There is a time agreement on that amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island is recognized.

That is true, they are not taking a position this year, but I did get permission from Tim Richardson, if there is any question of verifying what I said, that as the executive he would be happy to accept a call. The point is quite simple…

I send a relevant first-degree amendment to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Idaho [Mr. Craig] proposes an amendment numbered 1645.

I would be so inclined to with this simple statement. There are 62 Senators who are cosponsors in a bipartisan way of the underlying bill. The Reed substitute, as the Senator from Texas has said, simply guts it, changes the whole intent of…

no one questions Senator Corzine's intention or his sincerity as we are all sincere and concerned about making sure that the law enforcement community of this country has the best tools available, has the greatest protection available. We…

If it is spelled out within the context of the Federal law today, it would. Under this bill, it would not unless it could be established as a violation of the current laws of our country and under the current standards. We are not creating…

the next vote is on the Lautenberg amendment. I ask unanimous consent that the time for voting be reduced to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I believe all that can be said about these two amendments has been said. I hope my colleagues join in voting for the first-degree relevant amendment I have offered that toughens up penalties and recognizes the reality that the law we have…

In the broadest sense, he did. Reclaiming my time, I yield to the Senator from South Dakota. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota is recognized for 10 minutes.

last year, we promised the cosponsors of this legislation that we would return to this issue and seek a fair opportunity to consider a bill free of any poison pill amendments. Thanks to the leadership of Senator Frist and the cooperation…

last year, I promised the cosponsors of this important legislation that we would return with a fair opportunity to work our will against the wrong kind of amendments and attempt to establish a clear record on what I think is a very…

I will close out our side and then the Senator from New Jersey can close. From 1992 to the year 2003--and this is only in the area of accidental deaths by firearms--dramatically down, 54 percent. From 2001 to 2003, down 13 percent. That…

again, I don't question the sincerity or how the Senator from Virginia feels about this issue and the amendment he has offered. But I think it is important to recognize how the current law works. It does not mean it is perfect, and it does…

a trigger lock does not a safe weapon make. A trigger lock can lay right beside a firearm. Unless it is inserted and locked, the firearm is still accessible. You can sell a firearm. You can demand that there be a trigger lock. Yet still…

I ask that the time be charged equally on both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

for my fellow Senators, let me try to bring us up to speed on where we are. We now have all of the amendments filed and are looking at them and have studied a good number of them over the last hour and a half to determine how we might…

over the last good number of years, law- abiding gun manufacturers in this country producing a legal product to the market, law-abiding gun dealers performing within the confines of the Federal firearms licensing process, have spent over…

I think all of us stand here tonight happy that a work product is before us, and it would be remiss of me not to congratulate both of the Senators from New Mexico but clearly to recognize Senator Domenici for his chairing of the Energy…

I don't dispute that. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia is recognized.

we have heard some of the most fascinating arguments in relation to the Levin amendment on both sides. I think it is clear if the Levin amendment were to become part of this legislation and this legislation were to become law, it would be…

I think the floor leader has seen the UC, has he not? Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 2 o'clock today, the pending amendments be temporarily set aside and Senator Levin be recognized in order to offer amendment No. 1623…

I thank Senator Reed. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

The Senator from Idaho has how much time remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Idaho has 18\1/2\ minutes.

we are back on this very important piece of legislation, S. 397, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Under a unanimous consent agreement entered into last evening, we are on the Kohl trigger lock amendment. I understand there is…

I yield the next 5 minutes to the Senator from Utah. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coleman). The Senator from Utah.