Mark Warner

This will be the last recorded vote of the day. There could be a voice vote subsequently, but this will be the last recorded vote for the record.

Wait a minute. I must get from my side a clarification on that. My understanding is there were two votes.

We will reserve that for the leadership, but as manager that would be my position. I must impress upon colleagues--they are all here, those able to remain for the votes--in order to accommodate a great many, let us hold rigidly to the time…

I will not object, but I wish to advise my colleague a number of my colleagues are on the tightest of schedules. I am proposing, on the conclusion of the debate on Flory, we immediately go to an up-or-down vote on Smith followed by a…

If cloture is obtained, will the Senator be willing to have a voice vote on Flory?

A further point of colloquy: Last time you and I joined with Senator Sarbanes and others, Senator Allen on my side of the aisle, and just in the nick of time, we were able to get through that extension. It received a modest amount of…

We earlier distributed material which referred to oil which was in an earlier draft. I have been in contact with the environmental community, and so forth. It is clear to me at this point in time that we have in this bill just gas. My…

I would suggest to my distinguished colleague from Arkansas, recognizing that Senator Byrd has an extenuating circumstance he has to take care of, I would be perfectly willing to step aside and regain into the queue following the Senator.

There had been an informal agreement among colleagues, subject to the Senator who is principally on the floor at this point in time--and I will let him speak for himself--that we were going to introduce a bill. It would take 4 or 5 minutes…

Before the Senator leaves, what amount of time would the senior Senator from West Virginia like?

Then I revise the request. The Senator from Arkansas and I can drop to, say, 10 minutes, and 5 minutes for the Senator from Vermont. Well, let's drop it down to 8 minutes----

First I commend my good friend, the good Senator from the State of New Jersey, for his remarks this morning on behalf of his colleague. I was privileged to attend what is known here as a reenactment in the Old Chamber just now and had the…

The confirmation that Roger Coleman's DNA was present reaffirms the verdict and the sanction.

Because it will either confirm the guilt. It may demonstrate, and there's a high probability that it will remain inconclusive. Or it may to some degree exonerate him.

I thank our respective leaders, the majority leader and the distinguished Senator from Nevada, and my good friend and partner, our dear Senator Levin, and all members of the Armed Services Committee, and particularly our staff that made…

I thank my good friend; again, a partnership effort to achieve that. ____________________

Now, Mr. President, the Chair was about to announce the conferees. The PRESIDING OFFICER appointed Mr. Warner, Mr. McCain, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Collins, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Talent, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Dole…

I presume, now that the quorum call has been withdrawn, that under the unanimous consent agreement, the Senate may now move to third reading of the bill.

Returning to the debate on the two amendments, I yield from my time 3 minutes to the distinguished Senator from Connecticut. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Connecticut is recognized.

At this juncture, the distinguished Senator from Michigan and I would like to offer our managers' package to this bill. I send a managers' package of some 64 amendments to the desk. They have been cleared by both sides.

I think the matter now is that the Senate should go off the bill and I will proceed to do morning business.

I was referring to now the statutory report language. There is no difference until you get to the last paragraph.

If the Senator will yield, for those following, we covered first the sense of the Senate. The Senator has now covered very carefully all the other provisions. It seems to me that there has been no disagreement whatsoever between the two…

As you carefully pointed out, but I would like to repeat, the entire section that you have referred to we have accepted--I accepted and recommended to my colleague--except for that one change of striking ``indefinitely'' and using ``any…

To help those following, you have now concluded that section entitled ``Sense of the Senate.'' Both amendments have it phrased such, not binding on the administration.