In reply to my colleague, I refer to a letter from the Secretary of State a year ago: Dear Mr. Chairman--addressed to me--I am writing to express support for the President's 2004 budget request to fund the feasibility and cost study for…

Why not have the study so the Senate and the Congress can all be well informed? And it will either verify or there will be a denial of the assertions made by our three colleagues who are in opposition, and possibly a fourth. It is…

I am sorry, I did not hear the ruling of the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senators are advised to address their questions through the Chair, not directly from Senator to Senator.

My distinguished colleague on the Armed Services Committee is fully aware that we have worked on this matter for several years. There is an existing law that we passed on our bill. But the simple, basic, elementary thing here is we are…

may I commend my distinguished colleague from Maryland and Senator Mikulski and others. The two Virginians and the two Marylanders have joined together, and it is a very important step to be taken in connection with a national commitment…

I commend these two Senators for taking the initiative to add an incremental part of the cost of the Martin Luther King Memorial, and I would like to take a minute to go back and recite the history of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial…

I wind up the presentation by saying--and I regret to predict this--I see nothing but danger signs with regard to the worldwide energy consumption and the predicament the United States of America faces, particularly with the growing…

I believe under the unanimous consent it is in order for the Senator from Virginia to seek unanimous consent to have this amendment withdrawn. I will do that momentarily. I simply say to my colleagues, there is a way to fix this…

I regret to say to my colleagues I don't think we have a second. If the Senator would ask unanimous consent, I would strongly support it.

The opposition? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Nelson has 25 seconds, and Senator Martinez, 1 minute 14 seconds.

I yield 5 minutes to my distinguished colleague from Tennessee. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

Is that under the unanimous consent, or is it that I just got the floor? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the agreement.

All right. I further inquire, is it appropriate for the Senator from Virginia to ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside so that I can proceed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair notes that is not necessary at this…

I modified it in such a way as to comport with the UC, whereby after I present the amendment, it can be withdrawn. That is the essence of it.

I commend my good friend. I have for a long time stated, indeed, before the Committee on the Environment and Public Works, my concern about the wind situation. I am not against it, nor is my distinguished colleague from Tennessee. But we…

how much time does the Senator from Tennessee have? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has been yielded 3 minutes. The Senator has 7 minutes remaining.

I would also like 5 minutes for the distinguished Senator from Tennessee in favor of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. With respect to the Warner amendment, there will be 5 minutes for Senator Warner, 5 minutes for Senator Alexander, 5…

I thank the Chair. This is somewhat unusual. We will proceed as directed by the Chair. Mr. President, I first ask that the amendment at the desk be modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

would the Chair recite the request now as it relates to the section pertinent to the Senator from Virginia? I say to my colleagues, if you would be willing to each speak 5 minutes, I will take 5, 5 minutes each for the Senators from…

All right. That is sufficient. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the unanimous consent request?

I ask the Chair to advise the Chamber as to the pending business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending amendment is amendment No. 811, offered by the Senator from New York, Mr. Schumer.

If the distinguished manager would indicate, we could go tonight. I would be willing to wait all night.

I want to help the managers keep this bill moving. We would not require more than 30 minutes, equally divided.

If the Senator will yield, again, I go back on my own recollections, those three examples the Senator used. I don't know what interrogation took place. Perhaps if we go into the sinews of history there were some, but what the world…

the use of the words ``due process'' by the Senator from Virginia was restricted to due process that is taking place with regard to allegations in that report and others according to the actions of either uniformed or civilian personnel…