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Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2001 No. 37 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was The legislative clerk read the fol- day, and there would be debate on the called to order by the Honorable MIKE lowing letter: next amendment last night and we DEWINE, a Senator from the State of U.S. SENATE, would be ready for a vote now. That is Ohio. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, not the case because of the spectacle Washington, DC, March 20, 2001. that occurred at the end of the vote PRAYER To the Senate: yesterday. The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, I thought it did not go well, and I Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby thought the Senate looked very close Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on appoint the Honorable MIKE DEWINE, a Sen- ator from the State of Ohio, to perform the to being silly on our first amendment this Senate Chamber. Enter the mind duties of the Chair. on this very important issue. I was and heart of each Senator and reign as STROM THURMOND, stunned, quite frankly; on an amend- Sovereign over all that is said and done President pro tempore. ment as broadly supported as I know this day. We praise You for the dedica- Mr. DEWINE thereupon assumed the the amendment is, to give candidates tion of the Senators and for their ear- chair as Acting President pro tempore. that are running against superwealthy nestness to deal with the crucial issues f candidates some way to be able to com- before our Nation. May these days of pete, I can’t help but believe that when genuine exchange of concerns and con- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY we get a direct vote on that issue, it victions move the Senate forward to an LEADER will pass overwhelmingly. My assump- agreeable solution for the future of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tion was that it got tangled up just be- campaigning for office in America. pore. The majority leader is recog- cause it was the first vote and there Lord, we are here to serve You and nized. was a desire to show that one side or Your best for our Nation. Thank You f the other was going to win. I was very for all the people who contribute to the disappointed in that. Senate with such loyal and excellent SCHEDULE I am also concerned, with the agree- service. Today we praise you for the Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, today the ment that was reached, in all fairness, life of John Roberson who worked in Senate will immediately resume con- on both sides, that we would have the Disbursing Office for 20 years. Now sideration of the campaign finance re- amendments and regular votes every 3 as his family and friends grieve his form legislation. An amendment re- hours, we had already slipped 3 hours death, we ask You especially to care garding self-financed campaigns is ex- on that. And also I hope, once again, for his son Dave who has followed in pected to be offered, with up to 3 hours that objections to Senators amending his father’s footsteps with his own 20- of debate in order. It is also expected their own amendments will not be year period of loyal service. that some debate time will be yielded heard. The tradition around here is Today, we renew our commitment to back and that a vote will occur some- that we allow colleagues to amend do all we can to serve the best we can time around noon today—certainly be- their own amendments. I think that is and express Your care for whomever we fore the weekly party luncheons. We when the confusion began yesterday in can. Amen. will be in recess from approximately a very disappointing beginning. f 12:30 until 2:15 p.m. for the weekly con- But Senators on both sides worked PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ferences to meet. Amendments are ex- last night and worked this morning, pected to be offered throughout the day and I understand an agreement has The Honorable MIKE DEWINE led the and therefore votes on amendments are been reached as to the amendment that Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: expected to occur approximately every will be offered in a few minutes. After I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the 3 hours. United States of America, and to the Repub- that is offered, we will come back and lic for which it stands, one nation under God, I am concerned about the very inaus- have another amendment on this side indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. picious beginning that the Senate had of the aisle and Senator MCCONNELL f on this legislation yesterday. I had de- and others will have an opportunity. scribed it as a jump ball, where every- I yield to the Senator from Arizona. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING body would have a free and fair oppor- Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I tell the PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE tunity to offer amendments and have majority leader that we have an The PRESIDING OFFICER. The debate but there would be votes on amendment. I don’t believe it will take clerk will please read a communication those amendments after 3 hours. I ex- all 3 hours because it was debated last to the Senate from the President pro pected we would have a vote sometime night. We have an agreement which is tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. between 5:30 and 6:30, as we did yester- being written up now. So I believe that

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There are three Republican Senator from New Mexico and the Sen- didn’t start until 1. I don’t know whose amendments. There would be one ator from Ohio and to acknowledge decision that was. That is not impor- Democratic amendment, and we would their leadership on this issue. We are tant. We can catch up this morning. We go back to the Republican side. That is addressing probably one of the most met this morning and we are getting how we should do it. complicated problems we face, a Su- the final details, which we needed to Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I yield the preme Court decision in Buckley v. do. This is a very complex, extremely floor. Valeo which said that a person who de- complex issue. f cides to run for office and is personally The challenges of a millionaire de- wealthy cannot be limited in the RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME claring his or her candidacy in Wyo- amount of personal wealth they spend ming are significantly different from The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. in order to obtain this office. doing that in the State of California. CHAFEE). Under the previous order, the Meanwhile, other candidates who are We tried to accommodate it and, frank- leadership time is reserved. not personally wealthy face all sorts of ly, we have. Those issues were still un- f limitations on how much money they resolved last night when the vote was BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM can raise from individuals, how much attempted, and all of us were confident ACT OF 2001 they can raise in a given period of that we could work out the differences, time, how much they can raise from bring up an agreement, which will be The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under political action committees. brought up in the name of Senator the previous order, the Senate will now The effort in which I have joined Sen- DOMENICI and Senator DEWINE and Sen- resume consideration of S. 27, which ator DOMENICI and Senator DEWINE is a ator DURBIN, and we can have a rel- the clerk will report. response to that, I hope a reasonable atively brief period of debate and vote The legislative clerk read as follows: response to that, which says we know on it and then move to another amend- A bill (S. 27) to amend the Federal Election the day will come when wealthy people ment by Senator MCCONNELL, or who- Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan will run for office, but we also want to ever he designates. campaign reform. say if you are not wealthy, you should Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, let me say The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under have a chance to compete and to de- to Senator MCCAIN—and then I will the previous order, the Democratic liver your message to the voters and to yield to Senator REID—I appreciate the leader, or his designee, is recognized to appeal to them for support. fact that something has been worked offer an amendment. We have come up with a proposal out which appears to be fair to all Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a which Senator DOMENICI and Senator sides. And since we already debated it quorum. DEWINE will describe in detail. We were for a time yesterday, it won’t be nec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The having conversations on the floor, up essary to rehash all of that. Maybe we clerk will call the roll. to the beginning of this speech, about can make up for some of the lost time. The legislative clerk proceeded to aspects of this matter which we hope The clear understanding, when the call the roll. to address. If we cannot address it par- Senator from Arizona and I discussed Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- ticularly in the language of this this issue, was that we would try to imous consent that the order for the amendment, we will acknowledge what keep it on a steady schedule and get quorum call be rescinded. we consider to be some of the questions amendments offered and voted on every The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without that will be raised and try to address it 3 hours, or less if possible. objection, it is so ordered. The Senator later in debate. We have been in con- I yield to Senator REID. from Nevada. versation with Senator MCCAIN and Mr. REID. Mr. President, we are Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my un- Senator FEINGOLD. They are familiar hopeful that the first vote is not indic- derstanding that the amendment Sen- with what we are doing. I do not pur- ative of what the future is going to ator DOMENICI is going to offer is not port to suggest they support it. They hold. I hope that will be the downside yet ready, but we want to start talking can speak for themselves. We believe of the work on this important piece of about it, the procedure being at such this is a responsible way to address a legislation. I think yesterday was well time the amendment comes from legis- serious problem we face in political spent. There were relatively very few lative drafting, Senator DURBIN will be campaigns. quorum calls, maybe just for brief mo- recognized when the Chair feels that is If the Senator from New Mexico is ments, and I think we were able to ac- appropriate. He will yield at that time prepared, at this point I yield to him complish a lot last night and this to Senator DOMENICI, who will offer an with the understanding that when the morning. I also say that during this amendment on his behalf, and whoever amendment arrives, the Senator from next day or two, there are a number of else wants to be on the amendment. New Mexico, Mr. DOMENICI, and Sen- Members who wish to give statements The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ator DEWINE, and I will join as cospon- about the bill itself. They can do this ator from Kentucky. sors with others. during the time these amendments are Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I I yield to the Senator from New Mex- pending. Some of them want to take ask the Senator from Nevada if he ico. the full 3 hours. I have already told agrees that we ought to begin the 3- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Senator MCCAIN that I am not too cer- hour time limit. ator from New Mexico. tain that we need to alternate. We Mr. REID. I agree. Mr. DOMENICI. I say to the Senator don’t have many amendments over Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I from Illinois, I thank the Senator for here. So I publicly advise those on the ask unanimous consent, even though his cooperation and help. Obviously, other side of the aisle who want to the amendment has not yet been laid the Senator came on board with the offer amendments, they should get down, since we are going to be dis- idea encapsulated in the Domenici them ready because we are not going to cussing it, that the 3-hour time limit amendment yesterday, and as we pro- have a lot to offer. begin with this discussion. We under- gressed through it, it appeared that a Mr. LOTT. If I may respond to the stand most of that time may be yielded number of Senators wanted some last suggestion, that would be fine. back, but at least this will begin the changes. So we set about yesterday However, we want to make sure that, if time. evening—and well into the evening—to we don’t alternate, at the end we don’t The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without try to arrive at changes necessary to have amendments show up that would objection, it is so ordered. The Senator accommodate a wide variety of Sen- be offered, one behind the other, on the from Illinois. ators and still make it effective.

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