Arlen Specter: “I had announced earlier that in the management of the bill we would stack the five votes we have remaining on the…”

“I had announced earlier that in the management of the bill we would stack the five votes we have remaining on the immigration bill. I think that is the most efficient way to handle the matter because we know when we have a 15-minute vote, and 5 minutes more, they frequently extend far beyond that time, not wanting to cut off Senators. We had two Senators out last night. We went to about close to 30 minutes, and I did not want to call for regular order. Evenings are a little more difficult. But it is very difficult to cut off Senators when the Senator is on the way. The Senator can be on the way for a very long period of time. But I cannot control the stacking of votes because it requires unanimous consent to set aside the Cornyn amendment before going to the next amendment. Anybody can object. So we are going to have a vote after the Cornyn amendment. We will then try to see if we cannot get consent to stack the remainder of the votes. But the earlier announcement that the votes would be stacked will not take place because objections have been raised to that procedure. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Massachusetts.”