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[Page: S5652]  GPO's PDF
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   Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that at 4:30 p.m. the bill now before the Senate be read the third time and the Senate vote on final passage, without intervening action or debate, with the 30 minutes prior to that vote equally divided between Senators DODD and GRAMM, or their designees, and paragraph 4 of rule XII being waived.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

   Mr. REID. Madam President, there are a number of Senators who have expressed a desire to offer amendments. We are anxious to have them come forward. For example, Senator Specter can come anytime he wants, except between 12:30 and 2:15, to offer his amendment. We look forward to that. If other Senators wish to do the same, the floor is open for those Senators.

   I say to my Republican colleagues, this is the efficient way to do business. We know it was a tightly contested vote to obtain cloture. Senator Gramm did the right thing in saying we will try to do things in conference or at some later time. This will expedite getting to the Defense authorization bill, which is so important for the country, something that the President and Secretary Rumsfeld have said time and time again we need to do. We will do that. The bill, the Defense authorization bill, should have adequate time to have a full and complete debate. It is always a bill that is controversial, just because of its nature and the size of it in dollars. It is something we will get to and complete before the July 4 recess.

   I suggest the absence of a quorum.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.

   The assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

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 Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

   Mr. EDWARDS. Madam President, are we in morning business?

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are not.

   Mr. EDWARDS. I ask unanimous consent I be allowed to speak for up to 7 minutes as in morning business.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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