and most importantly, that we can go ahead and pass this very, very important piece of f.a.a. reauthorization legislation monday afternoon. i look forward to that conversation. i look forward to that debate. my hope is that we can get to a final vote on passage of the bill on monday. and the good work that so many of our colleagues have done can actually be put into action. with that, i yield the floor, mr. president. mr. kyl: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona is recognized. mr. kyl: thank you, mr. president. let me echo the comments of all of my colleagues who have spoken to the issue. i think the comments that senator warner just made summarize the issue very well, and i won't repeat awful those things. the translation of all of this for our colleagues is -- although i'm not making the announcement, that i presume there will be no further former action in the senate on this matter tonight or tomorrow, but that we will be laying down a modification of the amendment that was filed that would include modifications to the perimeter rule and perhaps other matters, that we'll have an opportunity to discuss that

tomorrow, and that there will be some opportunity to discuss that monday for those who perhaps have already left. in particular, i know some of my colleagues won't return until around 4:30 in the afternoon, and i'm not going to propound a unanimous consent request, but i would hope that in consultation with the two leaders, that we can work out an arrangement whereby at least some of the time on monday can be reserved for a debate on the amendment that will be filed by presumably senator hutchison, myself, senator ensign and others, and that part of that time will also be in the 4:30 to 5:30 time frame. that is the time that the leader has ordinarily set for the first vote returning on monday and presumably there will be a unanimous consent agreement with the leaders that will reflect the precise understanding of what vote or votes will occur on monday night and when. but presumably, it would fall within that time frame that is customary. and just to conclude by saying

that i'm hoping that as a result of the conversations that we have had and will continue to have monday and tomorrow, that we can lay the foundation for the establishment of a senate position in the conference committee that would reflect the consensus and perhaps compromise that would satisfy the interests of all. we're never going to outdo the fierceness with which both senator warners, the senator john warner who preceded and now the senator mark warner fight for their constituents and for the interests of two really national airports, in a sense representing us all, and we certainly appreciate the -- the single mindedness with which now-senator mark warner has pursued those interests but also his recognition that obviously some times change, there are some needs for other parts of the country and that through comity and conversation perhaps

things can be worked out without having any detriment to anybody, and that's obviously the goal that we would seek to accomplish. in any event, we'll have an amendment on the floor that can discuss this. perhaps we'll vote on it. in any event, the object would be to vote on final passage of the bill on monday evening. mr. dorgan: mr. president, we don't yet have a script with respect to a unanimous consent on the monday 5:30 vote, but just all of us are understanding that we want to conclude this legislation monday beginning with the 5:30 vote. i think that's a good result. as senator hutchison indicated, this is a big bill with many important parts -- taste, modernization, so many issues. i am frustrated as is everybody at the pace of the senate. this is the fifth full day on this bill, but monday at 5:30 now we will understand we will finally resolve this issue, and it will be good for the country. we will have done some good things by passing this bill and get to conference with the

house. mr. presiden iield the floor and make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

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