Max Baucus: “there are four votes remaining. It is my understanding they will all be voiced. However, other Senators have said they…”

“there are four votes remaining. It is my understanding they will all be voiced. However, other Senators have said they have amendments they want to offer, as well. It is appropriate we begin to cut off the number of amendments we consider tonight. Four Senators contacted me: Senator Boxer, Senator Dayton, Senator Kerry, and Senator Landrieu. The time has come to limit the number of amendments we have tonight. We have done a pretty good job accommodating Senators. I ask unanimous consent after the three remaining amendments-- Senators Bingaman, Durbin, and Nelson--are taken up, and I am told will all be voiced, that following those amendments only the amendments then be in order are amendments offered by Senator Boxer, Senator Dayton, Senator Kerry, and Senator Landrieu, and that those be the only amendments remaining to be considered to the bill tonight and to the bill at all. I amend that by saying it is my understanding that Senator Landrieu has two, but they will be voiced and not require a recorded vote, and there will be a managers' amendment that will be in order to the bill. Senator Harkin would like to be added to the list with one amendment. So, therefore, it will be: Boxer, Dayton, Kerry, Landrieu, Landrieu--again, Landrieu's will be voiced--and Harkin. I am hopeful some of these others will also be voiced when we get to them. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Minnesota.”