Floor Statements

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 506.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee- reported substitute amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements related to the matter be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 512.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 516.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee- reported substitute amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record, as if read.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 519.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Agriculture Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3509, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be discharged from further consideration of S. 1674, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 226, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the concurrent resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Agriculture Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 411, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 579.

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed en bloc to the consideration of the following Senate resolutions: S. 612, S. 613, and S. 614.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to H. Con. Res. 307, the adjournment resolution, which we received from the House and is now at the desk.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

Mr. President, I am told there are two bills at the desk and I ask unanimous consent for their first reading en bloc.

I now ask for a second reading en bloc and object to my own request for both of them.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 615.

Mr. President, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has received a request from a Federal law enforcement agency seeking access to records that the Subcommittee obtained during its 1999 investigation into private banking and money laundering.

This resolution would authorize the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, acting jointly, to provide records, obtained by the Subcommittee in the course of its investigation, in response to the request and to other government entities and officials with a legitimate need for the records.

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record.

I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. President, are we now in morning business?

I ask unanimous consent to proceed to Calendar No. 548.

I ask that the Rockefeller amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the bill as amended be read three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements be printed in the Record.

I now ask unanimous consent that we move to Calendar No. 509.

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered, that a Pryor amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time, passed, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record as if read.