June 21, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 152, Pt. 9 12231 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The resolution, with its preamble, vided as follows: Senator WARNER in objection, it is so ordered. reads as follows: control of 30 minutes, Senator LEVIN in Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, first S. RES. 519 control of 15 minutes, Senator KERRY I ask unanimous consent that a mem- Whereas on Tuesday, June 20, 2006, the in control of 15 minutes. ber of my staff, Beth Sanford, be grant- Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks I further ask unanimous consent that ed floor privileges during the remain- by a score of 95 to 92, in Dallas, Texas; following the 60 minutes, the Demo- der of this bill. Whereas that victory marks the first Na- cratic leader be recognized for up to 15 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tional Basketball Association (NBA) Cham- minutes to close, to be followed by the objection, it is so ordered. pionship for the Miami Heat franchise; majority leader for up to 15 minutes to Whereas after losing the first 2 games of f the NBA Finals, the Heat came back to win close. Finally, I ask consent that fol- lowing that time, the Senate proceed CONGRATULATING THE MIAMI 4 games in a row, which earned the team an to the vote on the Levin amendment, HEAT overall record of 69-37 and the right to be named NBA champions; to be followed by a vote in relation to Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask Whereas Pat Riley, over his 11 seasons the Kerry amendment, with no amend- unanimous consent that the Senate with the Heat, has maintained a standard of ment in order to the Kerry amend- now proceed to the consideration of S. excellence within the franchise and has won ment, to be followed by the vote on in- Res. 519, which was submitted earlier his fifth championship as head coach of an voking cloture. Further, I ask consent today. NBA team; Whereas Dwyane Wade, who averaged 34.7 that the mandatory quorum under rule The PRESIDING OFFICER. The points in the series, was named the Most XXII be waived. clerk will report the resolution by Valuable Player of the NBA Finals following The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without title. the Heat victory; objection, it is so ordered. The legislative clerk read as follows: Whereas Shaquille O’Neal fulfilled his 2004 A resolution (S. Res. 519) congratulating promise to his teammates and the residents f the Miami Heat for winning the National of Miami by delivering the title to the Basketball Association Championship. Miami Heat; FILING OF SECOND-DEGREE Whereas each member of the Miami Heat AMENDMENTS There being no objection, the Senate roster, including Derek Anderson, Shandon proceeded to consider the resolution. Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask Anderson, Earl Barron, Michael Doleac, unanimous consent that second-degree Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. Presi- Udonis Haslem, Jason Kapono, Alonzo dent, it is a happy occasion for Florid- Mourning, Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Payton, amendments be filed no later than 10:30 ians that the Miami Heat won the NBA James Posey, Wayne Simien, Dwyane Wade, a.m. on Thursday. championship last night, having now Antoine Walker, Jason Williams, and Dorell The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without won four games in a row after having Wright, played a meaningful role in bringing objection, it is so ordered. lost the first two games in Dallas to the NBA Championship to Miami; Whereas owner Micky Arison has built a f the Dallas Mavericks. top-flight sports franchise and shown a con- Naturally, we Floridians have a great sistent commitment to bringing a winning PROGRAM deal of pride in this championship com- team to Miami; and Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, today, ing to our State of Florida. I can tell Whereas, the Miami Heat and its fans are we have had lengthy debate on the you that the city of Miami is abso- hot in the wake of its first NBA champion- Levin and Kerry amendments on Iraq. ship: Now, therefore, be it lutely going bonkers, they are so Tomorrow morning, we will have ap- happy. Resolved, That the Senate— (a) congratulates the Miami Heat for its proximately 90 minutes for closing re- I think it is also noteworthy that two victory in the 2006 National Basketball Asso- marks before a series of votes. We will national basketball championships ciation Championship; and be voting on the Levin language, the have now been won by teams in the (b) requests the Secretary of the Senate to Kerry language, and finally on cloture transmit for appropriate display an enrolled State of Florida within the same year. on the Defense bill. Under the provi- Earlier this year, in the playoffs of the copy of this resolution to— (1) the owner of the Miami Heat, Micky sions of rule XXII and the previous NCAA, the national champions are the consent, the filing deadline for second- Florida Gators. And then followed by a Arison; and (2) the general manager and coach of the degree amendments will be at 10:30 to- couple of months, now we have the na- Miami Heat, Pat Riley. morrow. We hope cloture will be in- tional NBA champions, the Miami f voked and that we can then work to- Heat. ward completing this vitally important ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 22, Congratulations to Miami, to the Defense authorization measure. Addi- 2006 University of Florida, congratulations tional votes are expected during Thurs- to the State of Florida, and congratu- Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask day’s session. lations to the sport of basketball. unanimous consent that when the Sen- Mr. TALENT. I am glad the Senators ate completes its business today, it f from Texas were not here, Mr. Presi- stand in adjournment until 9:30 a.m. on dent. Thursday, June 22. I further ask that ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. I ask unanimous consent that the following the prayer and the pledge, TOMORROW resolution be agreed to, the preamble the morning hour be deemed to have Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, if there be agreed to, and the motion to recon- expired, the Journal of the proceedings is no further business to come before sider be laid upon the table. be approved to date, the time for the the Senate, I ask unanimous consent The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without two leaders be reserved, and the Senate that the Senate stand in adjournment objection, it is so ordered. resume consideration of S. 2766, the De- under the previous order. The resolution (S. Res. 519) was fense authorization bill. There being no objection, the Senate, agreed to. I further ask unanimous consent that at 11:36 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, The preamble was agreed to. there then be 60 minutes of debate di- June 22, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:06 Mar 27, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00238 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\BR21JN06.DAT BR21JN06 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE.