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WHILE WE TAKE CARE OF OUR
EXPENSES WE ALSO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE THE REVENUES TO DO THE JOB
WITH.
AND WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT,
WITH THAT I NOTE THE ABSENCE OF
A QUORUM.
I YIELD THE FLOOR.
THE CLERK
WILL CALL THE ROLL.
QUORUM CALL:
MR. PRESIDENT.
THE
MAJORITY LEADER.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
BE TERMINATED.
CONSENT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I ASK CONSENT WE
PROCEED TO CALENDAR 360 AND
CALENDAR 501 AND SEND TWO TWO
CLOTURE MOTIONS TO THE DESK.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THE CLERK WILL
REPORT THE NOMINATIONS.
NOMINATION,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,THE NORMAN
L. EISEN OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA TO BE BE AMBASSADOR TO
THE CZECH REPUBLIC.
CLOTURE MOTION.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS
HEREBY MOVE TO BRING TO A CLOSE
THE DEBATE ON THE NOMINATION OF
NORMAN L. EISEN OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA TO BE AMBASSADOR TO
THE CZECH REPUBLIC, SIGNED BY
17 SENATORS.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE NAMES NOT BE READ.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
MR.
NOMINATION,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, MAURY
APONTE OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE
REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR.
CLOTURE MOTION, WE THE
UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF
RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES OF
THE SENATE HEREBY MOVE TO BRING
TO A VOTE THE NOMINATION OF
CARMEN APONTE TO BE AMBASSADOR
TO EL SALVADOR SIGNED BY 17
SENATORS.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT
NECESSARY.
READING OF THE NAMES NOT BE
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE
MANDATORY QUORUM CALL UNDER RULE
2 BE WAIVED.
AND THAT ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 12,
AT 4:30 P.M., SENATE PROCEED TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER
THE TWO NOMINATIONS.
THAT THERE BE ONE HOUR OF DEBATE
EQUALLY DIVIDED IN THE USUAL
FORM.
UPON THE USE OR YIELDING BACK OF
THAT TIME, THE SENATE PROCEED
WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION OR
DEBATE TO VOTE ON CALENDAR
NUMBER 360, THEN IF CLOTURE IS
INVOKED, THE SENATE IMMEDIATELY
VOTE ON CONFIRMATION OF THE
NOMINATION.
AND FOLLOWING DISPOSITION OF
CALENDAR 360, THE SENATE PROCEED
TO VOTE ON CLOTURE NUMBER --
CLOTURE ON CALENDAR NUMBER 501.
I'M SORRY.
FURTHER, THAT IT F CLOTURE IS
NOT INVOKED ON CALENDAR NUMBER
360, THE SENATE PROCEED TO VOTE
CLOTURE ON CALIFORNIA DER NUMBER
501.
ANY STATEMENTS BE PRINTED IN THE
RECORD AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES BE IMMEDIATELY
NOTIFIED OF THE SENATE'S ACTION
AND THE SENATE THEN RESUME
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I ASK THE CHAIR LAY
BEFORE THE HOUSE A MESSAGE FROM
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO
S.J. RES. 22.
THE CHAIR
LAYS BEFORE THE THE SENATE THE
FOLLOWING MESSAGE.
RESOLVED THAT THE
RESOLUTION FROM THE SENATE S.J.
RES. 22 ENTITLED JOINT
RESOLUTION TO GRANT THE CONSENT
OF CONGRESS TO AMENDMENT TO THE
COMPACT BETWEEN THE STATES OF
MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS, PROVIDING
THAT BONDS ISSUED BY THE
BY-STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY MAY
AT NOT TO EXCEED 40 YEARS
DO PASS WITH AN AMENDMENT.
I ASK CONSENT THE
SENATE CONCUR IN THE HOUSE
AMENDMENT, THE MOTION TO
RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE
THERE, BE NO INTERVENING ACTION
OR DEBATE, ANY STATEMENTS
RELATING TO THIS MATTER BE
PLACED IN THE REPORTED AT THE
APPROPRIATE PLACE AS IF GIVEN.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE HOMELAND SECURITY
COMMITTEE BE DISCHARGED FROM
FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R.
2061.
THE CLERK
WILL REPORT.
H.R. 2061, AN ACT TO
AUTHORIZE THE PRESENTATION OF A
UNITED STATES FLAG ON BEHALF OF
FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WHO
DIE OF INJURIES IN CONNECTION
WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
IS THERE
OBJECTION TO PROCEEDING TO THE
MEASURE?
IF NOT, THE COMMITTEE IS
DISCHARGED AND THE COMMITTEE --
AND THE SENATE WILL PROCEED.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE BILL BE READ THREE
TIMES, PASSED, THE MOTION TO
RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE
THERE, BE NO INTERVENING ACTION
OR DEBATE AND ANY VIOLATED
STATEMENTS BE PRINTED IN THE --
ANY RELATED STATEMENTS BE
PRINTED IN THE RECORD.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO
CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES.
86.
THE CLERK
WILL REPORT.
H. CON. RES. 86,
DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE
CORRECTIONS IN THE ENROLLMENT OF
H.R. 2061.
IS THERE
OBJECTION TO PROCEEDING TO THE
MEASURE?
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE CURRENT RESOLUTION
BE AGREED TO, THE MOTION TO
RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE
THERE, BE NO INTERVENING ACTION
OR DEBATE, ANY STATEMENTS
RELATED TO THIS MATTER BE
PRINTED IN THE RECORD AS IF
READ.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO S.
RES. 1974.
THE CLERK
WILL REPORT.
S. 1974, A BILL TO
AMEND THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930 TO
CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF
AIRCRAFT AND THE OFFENSES
PENALIZED UNDER THE AVIATION
SMUGGLING PROVISIONS UNDER THAT
ACT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
IS THERE
OBJECTION TO PROCEEDING TO THE
MEASURE?
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE BILL BE READ A THIRD
TIME, PASSED, THE MOTION TO
RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE,
THERE BE NO INTERVENING ACTION
OR DEBATE AND ANY STATEMENTS
RELATING TO THIS MATTER BE
PLACED IN THE RECORD AS IF READ.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I NOW ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THAT WHEN THE SENATE
COMPLETES ITS BUSINESS TODAY,
THE SENATE ADJOURN UNTIL 2:00
P.M. ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 12.
FOLLOWING THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE,
THE JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS BE
APPROVED TO DATE, THE MORNING
HOUR BE DEEMED EXPIRED, THE TIME
FOR TWO THE LEADERS BE RESERVED
FOR THEIR USE LATER IN THE DAY.
FOLLOWING ANY LEADER REMARKS,
THE SENATE BE IN A PERIOD OF
MORNING BUSINESS UNTIL 4:30 P.M.
WITH SENATORS PERMITTED TO SPEAK
FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES EACH.
AND THAT FOLLOWING MORNING
BUSINESS, THE SENATE PROCEED TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE
PREVIOUS ORDER.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
THERE WILL BE AT LEAST
TWO ROLL CALL VOTES AT 5:30 P.M.
IN RELATION TO EISEN AND APONTE
NOMINATIONS.
NEXT WEEK, MADAM PRESIDENT, WE
ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS.
WE HAVE TO DO EITHER A C.R. OR
AN OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL OR ONE
OF EACH, WHICH IS POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE THE BALANCED BUDGET
AMENDMENTS.
WE HAVE PAYROLL TAX.
WE HAVE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE,
MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT, TAX
EXTENDERS AND WE HAVE THE --
INCLUDING THE MEDICARE
REIMBURSEMENT, OF COURSE, IS
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE
S.G.R. OR THE DOCTORS FIX.
ALL OF THESE MATTERS ARE SET TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE SENATE, I ASK
THAT IT ADJOURN UNDER THE
THE
PREVIOUS ORDER.
SENATE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL