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The legislative clerk read the following letter:

Let us pray.

The guest Chaplain, Rev. Campbell Gillon, offered the following prayer:

And yet, O God, we know that in Thy sight, human success is but a passing shadow and that righteousness alone exalts a nation. For goodness is not a kilt ...

Mr. President, today is the beginning of the Tartan Day weekend, a time to be celebrated nationwide in honor of the millions of Scottish-Americans and their contribution to our Nation. ...

Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved.

Mr. President, today the Senate will immediately resume consideration of the budget resolution. There will be 10 minutes of debate on the Stabenow and Collins amendments with back-to-back votes to ...

Mr. President, I understand there is a bill at the desk due for its second reading.

The Senator from Maine is recognized.

The bill will be placed on the calendar.

Reserving the right to object, the only reservation I have is I hope I have an opportunity at this time to speak for about 15 or 20 minutes on my ...

I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

The distinguished Senator from North Dakota.

I say to my friend, I am awaiting the arrival of the senior Senator from Oregon, Mr. Wyden, who will be here momentarily. If the Senator won't be long, why ...

The Senator from Michigan.

Mr. President, I yield myself 3 minutes off the resolution.

I understand we have an order entered as to how we proceed. I want to take 5 minutes off the resolution just to talk with the Senate a little bit ...

The Senator has 1 minute remaining.

The legislative clerk read as follows:

I inform my colleagues that the Bennett amendment takes the two tax accelerations that the Senator from Illinois has in his first 2 years. If I am correct, the Senator ...

Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Domenici, I ask unanimous consent that the Durbin amendment be laid aside and that Senator Bennett be recognized to offer an amendment.

I am asking that 30 minutes of the debate that will follow on the amendment be allocated 10 minutes to my colleague from Delaware, Senator Biden, and 5 minutes to ...

Mr. President, I had requested 5 minutes, so would you prefer that I go ahead and take it, or let the Senator from Oregon go ahead, and I will be ...

The Senator from Delaware.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I would like to see this written agreement. I may not have objection, but I would like to see what we are doing.

Mr. President, I have listened with interest to the statements of the Senator from Illinois, who says we need to kick-start the economy. He went on at great length quoting ...

The clerk will report the amendment.

The result was announced--yeas 99, nays 1, as follows:

The other side has 13 minutes 15 seconds.

The amendment is as follows:

The Senator's time has expired. The Senator from North Dakota.

Mr. President, I will take time off the leader time.

Under the regular order, the Senator from Oklahoma controls the time.

The result was announced--yeas 47, nays 53, as follows:

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

Pending:

Mr. President, will the Chair inform us of the time remaining on both sides?

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. President, I yield myself such leader time as I might need, although I will be brief.

The question is on agreeing to the Stabenow amendment No. 191.

Mr. President, I urge my colleagues, Democrats and Republicans, to reject the Durbin amendment. The Durbin amendment reduces the overall size of the tax bill. It stands at $1.6 trillion. ...

The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows:

The arrangement would be fine, but the time would be off the resolution, not off the amendment.

I thank the Chair.

The Chair will notify the Senator from Utah.

Reserving the right to object.

The clerk will call the roll.

Does the Senator from Oklahoma desire going now? The Senator from Connecticut has requested 5 minutes, 6 minutes. I would be prepared to yield 6 minutes to the Senator from ...

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

The Senator from Missouri is recognized for 40 seconds.

Mr. President, if I may just say, the Senator from North Dakota has asked to use all the time on the resolution. It is my understanding that the Senator from ...

The objection is heard.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a table that shows the tax reduction Senator Durbin offers in the first 2 years and the tax ...

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

The Senator from Utah has 28 minutes 48 seconds.

How much time is available on our side?

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Illinois.

passage of an Economic Stimulus Package in FY01 and to provide for

The Senator from New Mexico.

The Senator is recognized for 3 minutes.

And on the other side?

Is there a sufficient second?

I move to lay that motion on the table.

Mr. President, I would be happy to discuss that with the Senator, but the Senator from Oklahoma is asking for the regular order.

Mr. President, I commend the Senator from Florida, who is a very distinguished member of the Budget Committee, for his remarks and for the contribution he has made to the ...

I thank the Senator from Utah. I did not comment because, for me, the distinguishing factor in this amendment is the short-term economic stimulus and the particular method to achieve ...

I yield myself 3\1/2\ minutes and reserve the remainder of the time for the Senator from New Mexico.

I see there has been a modification to the amendment since it was given to us earlier. I thank the Senator from Oklahoma for clarifying that point.

The time of the Senator has expired.

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object--I must apologize to the Senator--would he please repeat the request.

The legislative clerk called the roll.

I request 5 minutes.

The Senate will now resume concurrent debate on the Collins amendment No. 190 and the Stabenow amendment No. 191 with the time to be equally divided. There will now be ...

Thank you, Mr. President. Good morning.

Mr. President, I withdraw my reservation.

The Senator from Utah has 7 minutes 56 seconds.

The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I compliment my friend and leader.

The Senator from Michigan. Who yields time to the Senator?

The distinguished Senator from Connecticut is recognized for 6 minutes and 15 seconds.

Mr. President, so long as it comes off the time of the amendment, there is no objection on this side.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, the only point I would like to add is that after Senator Bennett's second-degree or substitute amendment is laid down, I would like ...

Mr. President, this may be one of the most important debates we will have about this budget resolution because at issue in this debate, with the Durbin amendment and the ...

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now be a period for morning business, with Senators permitted to speak up to 10 minutes each.

Mr. President. Ralph Cossa, President of the Pacific Forum CSIS, which is based in Honolulu, recently published an insightful analysis in the International Herald Tribune entitled ``Spy Plane Poses Test ...

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

Mr. President, today I want to recognize and congratulate a special Coloradan, John A. Love, for his promotion to Major General of the Colorado Air National Guard.

Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute and restore honor to a Native American who contributed much to the expansion of our Nation and the development of what would ...

At 1:58 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which ...

The following concurrent resolution was read, and referred as indicated:

The following bill was read the first time:

(The nominations received today are printed at the end of the Senate proceedings.)

Messages from the President of the United States were communicated to the Senate by Ms. Evans, one of his secretaries.

The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 280, a bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing ...

At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Cleland) was added as a cosponsor of S. 283, a bill to amend the Public Health ...

At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 548, a bill to amend title XVIII of ...

At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 177, a bill to amend the provisions of ...

At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of Amendment No. 179 intended to be proposed to H. ...

At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 255, a bill to require that health ...

At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 237, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue ...

At the request of Mr. Chafee, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 572, a bill to amend title XIX of ...

At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 8, a concurrent resolution expressing the ...

At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a cosponsor of Amendment No. 190 proposed to H. Con. Res. 83, a concurrent resolution establishing the ...

At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of Amendment No. 183 intended to be proposed to H. ...

At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 127, a bill to give American companies, American ...

At the request of Mr. Campbell, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. ...

At the request of Mr. Hagel, the names of the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Torricelli), and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns) were ...

At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 258, a bill to amend title XVIII ...

S. 702. A bill for the relief of Gao Zhan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. President, I rise to introduce legislation on behalf of myself, Senators Warner, Helms, Specter, Brownback, Feinstein and Tim Hutchinson. This bill will grant citizenship to a Chinese woman, Gao ...

There being no objection, the additional material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

S. 710. A bill to require coverage for colorectal cancer screenings; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Biden, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Nelson ...

SA 192. Mr. DOMENICI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 170 proposed by Mr. Domenici to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) establishing the congressional ...

There being no objection, the Senate, at 10:49 p.m., adjourned until Friday, April 6, 2001, at 9:30 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until the hour of 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 6. I further ask consent that on ...

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Executive nominations received by the Senate April 5, 2001:

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 4:15 p.m. ...

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Frank Rodriguez, Traci Gleason, legislative fellows, and Todd Smith, a law clerk from the Democratic staff of the Senate Finance Committee, be granted ...

Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Frist, I ask unanimous consent that Dr. Ken Bernard, a fellow in Senator Frist's office on loan from the Public Health Service, be granted ...

Without objection, it is so ordered.

The legislative clerk read as follows:

Mr. President, I understand that H.R. 8, which was just received from the House, is at the desk, and I now ask for its first reading.

The Public Records office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the filing date to accept these filings. For further information, please contact the Public Records office ...

Mass mailing registrations, or negative reports, should be submitted to the Senate Office of Public Records, 232 Hart Building, Washington,

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

Mr. President, Monday night, April 2, I was one of the countless North Carolinians--along with students, alumni, and admirers from across the country--watching the Blue Devils of Duke University win ...

The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

The resolution (S. Res. 67) was agreed to.

The preamble was agreed to.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any ...

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 31, S. 700.

The amendment (No. 350) was agreed to.

Mr. President, Senator Hatch has an amendment at the desk for himself and others. I ask for its consideration.

The clerk will report.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar No. 36, William Taft, IV; Calendar No. 37, Argeo ...

Mr. Speaker, on April 3, 2001, I was unavoidably detained and missed Rollcall votes numbered 76 and 77. Rollcall vote 76 was on the motion to suspend the rules and ...

Mr. Speaker, this past Sunday was the first day of ``Back to Health Month,'' a national campaign created to increase awareness of back pain as well as possible causes and ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments of a great man, one who is truly a living legend. Transplant pioneer Thomas E. Starzl not only performed the world's ...

Mr. Speaker, Durham, North Carolina, is the center of the basketball universe these days as Duke University celebrates its NCAA national men's basketball championship. The Sixth District of North Carolina, ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Chief of Police Stephen W. Ott upon his retirement after forty-eight years of service with the Cheltenham Township Police Department of Montgomery County, ...

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join my friend from Michigan, Mr. Kildee, me, and 114 of our colleagues to support the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2001. ...

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to a constituent of mine, and a very special teacher, Debra Buswell. Debra Buswell was recently named Outstanding Environmental Educator of the ...

Mr. Speaker, on February 22 I sponsored a roundtable discussion in Missoula, Montana on forest health issues. This discussion included presentations from a wide array of interests.

Mr. Speaker, what's wrong with this picture? Females make up slightly more than 50 percent of this country's population, yet, less than 30 percent of America's scientists are women. Even ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding Naval Officer, Commander John C.P. Fristachi, who served with distinction and dedication for almost three years for the Secretary of the ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Structured Settlement Protection Act. This legislation protects the Congressional policy underlying structured settlements and brings a final resolution to the issue known ...

Mr. Speaker, on the day all of Washington serves tribute to my friend and mentor Congressman Joe Moakley for his exceptional contribution to our nation, I recognize the apt words ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the award-winning violinist Lin Cho-Liang--Jimmy Lin to his English-speaking friends.

Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing the Federal Inmate Work Act of 2001, a bill to help reduce crime by providing federal inmates real-world job skills while in prison. This ...

Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing the Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act, the WOMAN Act. This bill will ensure that every woman has direct access to her ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to announce the introduction of the ``American Wetland Restoration Act.''

Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing a bill that will reform the method by which fluid milk has been priced in our country for too long. The Federal Milk Marketing ...

Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join me today in paying tribute to a great man who will shortly celebrate his 80th birthday--Irving M. Rosenbaum. In addition to the ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the retirement, after many years of service, of a valuable staff member of our International Relations Committee, Shelly Livingston. Shelly's last day in the ...

Mr. Speaker, we rise in tribute to the outstanding employees of McClellan Air Base. On April 9 and 10, 2001, McClellan will host two events honoring the men and women ...

Mr. Speaker, on April 28, 2001, in Granville South Carolina, the Beech Island Historical Society will host the Fifteenth Annual Beech Island Heritage Day Celebration. As in the past, the ...

Mr. Speaker, due to a cancellation of an airline flight from my district yesterday, I was unavoidably detained and thus absent for three votes. Had I been present, I would ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Cub Scouts Pack 180 of Holden, Massachusetts. On this day, April 6, 2001, 6 young men completed one journey and are beginning another. ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Estate Tax Relief Act.

Mr. Speaker, as the past chair of the House Science Committee's Technology Subcommittee, I am well aware that technology is improving our lives in immeasurable ways--including health care. I rise ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join the community of Hopkinton, Massachusetts in celebrating the achievements and accomplishments of the Hopkinton High School Girl's Indoor Track Team. On Saturday, February ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Polish Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Bartoszewski for his contributions to the political and social freedoms enjoyed by the citizens of Poland today, after enduring ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in salute to the Butler Manufacturing Company and its 100 years of service and leadership to Greater Kansas City, the United States, and countries abroad. ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mrs. Annie Martin Gibson of Summerton, South Carolina, who died at the age of 90 on March 6. Mrs. Gibson and ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and remember the life of a great man, William J. ``Bill'' Hearin. Mr. Hearin passed away Monday, February 19, 2001 at the Mobile ...

Mr. Speaker, on April 21-23, 2001, more than 1,200 students from across the United States will be in Washington, D.C. to compete in the national finals of the We the ...

Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today as Delaware's lone member of Congress to honor and pay tribute to Carol Spiker, a dear friend and National ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer two resolutions under the Congressional Review Act to rescind two egregious regulations promulgated by the previous administration that affect consumers nationwide.

Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing along with Messrs. Rangel, Matsui, Coyne and Andrews, the Retirement Security Act of 2001. This legislation expands and improves pension coverage for low- and ...

Mr. Speaker, I commend the leadership of the government of Bulgaria for its ongoing interest in and support for modernization of the Maritza III East thermal plant. I urge the ...

Mr. Speaker, today, Representative Neal and I have introduced legislation which will update the existing depreciation schedules for high tech assets. Currently, businesses must depreciate much of their high tech ...

Mr. Speaker, Thursday, April 26, is National DO Day. We recognize the more than 47,000 osteopathic physicians (D.O.s) across the country for their contributions to the American healthcare system. On ...

Mr. Speaker, a few months ago, a Vietnam Veterans memorial in my district was vandalized, and the cost to repair the memorial is estimated to be $4,000. When I learned ...

Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing the Elementary and Secondary Counseling Improvement Act, legislation to provide for elementary and secondary school counseling programs. The epidemic of school shootings across the ...

Mr. Speaker, today, along with Represenative Frank, I will be introducing a bill I filed last Congress, the ``FHA Shutdown Prevention Act.''

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to four outstanding gentlemen who will be inducted into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame on April 12, 200 1. 1 would ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the ``Get Arsenic Out of Our Drinking Water Act.'' This legislation is necessary in order to prevent the Administration from irresponsibly weakening safe ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the work of the Honorable William H. Bradley of Ware, Massachusetts. In 1993, Mr. Bradley was appointed by President Clinton to be State ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a remarkable South Carolinian who was named ``MVP 2001'' by the South Carolina State Council of Senior Citizens. Richard Brewer has ...

Mr. Speaker, I am today introducing, with 17 of my colleagues, a bill to protect America's national parks from what is expected to be the next environmental rollback by the ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the largest gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender publication in the Rocky Mountain region, Out Front Colorado, for its tremendous success over the past ...

Mr. Speaker, I know my fellow Members of Congress join me in calling for the safe return home of the 24 American servicemen and women currently being detained in China ...

Mr. Speaker, the emergency landing of the Navy EP-3 aircraft in China demonstrates the nature of the risk that our service members endure each day. 24 hours a day, 7 ...

Mr. Speaker, well over 100 million Americans live in metropolitan, suburban, and even rural regions that are facing a serious environmental and economic problem--attainment of air quality standards of the ...

Mr. Speaker, I am utterly appalled by the Taliban regime's vicious campaign to stamp out freedom and religious tolerance in Afghanistan. But the Taliban's zeal to propagate a warped version ...