William H. Frist: “very briefly, the Democratic leader and I have a unanimous consent request. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that…”

“very briefly, the Democratic leader and I have a unanimous consent request. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the list of amendments I send to the desk be the only remaining first-degree amendments in order, other than a managers' amendment to be cleared by both managers and both leaders; provided further, that they be subject to second- degree amendments that have been filed in accordance with rule XXII; I further ask consent that any amendment from the list must be offered by 4 p.m. on Monday, May 16; provided further, that when the Senate resumes consideration of the bill on Tuesday, May 17, all time be expired under rule XXII and the Senate proceed to votes in relation to the pending amendments in the order offered, and that following disposition of the above listed amendments, the Senate proceed to a vote on the Inhofe substitute amendment, as amended, that the cloture vote on the underlying bill be vitiated, and the Senate then proceed to a vote on passage of the bill, with no intervening action or debate.”