Pete Domenici: “I thank the Senator. I am sorry I did not make it clear enough. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…”

“I thank the Senator. I am sorry I did not make it clear enough. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The senior Senator from Ohio is recognized for 6 minutes. Amendment No. 788 Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I send to the desk amendment No. 788. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Ohio [Mr. DeWine], for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Specter, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Levin, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Dayton, proposes an amendment numbered 788. Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. NO OIL PRODUCING AND EXPORTING CARTELS. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2005'' or ``NOPEC''. (b) Sherman Act.--The Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 7 the following: ``SEC. 7A. OIL PRODUCING CARTELS.…”