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[Page: S7175]  GPO's PDF
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   Mr. REID. Mr. President, I indicated last Thursday that I would return with a unanimous consent request dealing with appointing conferees to the terrorism insurance bill. We fought for weeks to get to the bill. We finally got to the bill, and we passed it. Now we have been working for weeks to try to get a conference.

   The President said this bill is important. He said: You have to do something on this bill. We finally passed something. Now we cannot get a conference. This all appears foolish.

   Some will remember that Senator Daschle said he wanted the ratio on the conference committee to be 3 to 2. The minority said make it 4 to 3. Senator Daschle said, OK, we will make it 4 to 3--so we could get it to conference. Still no conference. The last I heard, there were two people who wanted the third slot, so they are fighting over that. I don't know what the reason is. It is very important that we move on with this legislation.

   I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 252, H.R. 3210, the terrorism insurance bill; that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 2600, as passed in the Senate, be inserted in lieu thereof; the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; that the Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate, with a ratio of 4 to 3, all without intervening action or debate.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

   Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I object on behalf of the leadership.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

   Mr. REID. Mr. President, as I said, I will place this in my desk, and I will be back tomorrow to do it again.

   This legislation is not good for the country. I hope that we can have cooler heads prevail and that we can go ahead with the conference. I understand the House is going out for the summer recess this Friday. If the President wants this by the August recess, he had better get to it and ask those folks to allow us to proceed with a conference.

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