following disposition of the pryor nomination, there will be a rowell chemical vote on henry j. aaron followed by three voice votes in relation to aaron, cohen and chen. following this, the senate will proceed to a roll call vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to the constitutional amendment o therefore, senators shall be prepared to accept up to three roll kale votes at 5:30. the presiding officer and i deserve served for a long time with the distinguished senator from south carolina, senator hollings, who retired, and this was his issue. this issue dealing with the constitutional amendment. and i can remember and see this dignified, handsome, very articulate senator talking about the importance of this before he left, and he spoke on this on many occasions. so it brings back memories, all very positive, about the good work that this man did before he left. by the way, he's still strong and vibrant, 90 years old or thereabouts, doing his -- still playing tennis and being as strong as we knew he was here. there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading, mr. president. th

the clerk: social security advisory board, henry j. aaron of the district of columbia to be a member of the social security advisory board for a term expiring september 30. the presiding officer: there are now two minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on confirmation. mr. wyden: mr. president? mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, at an important -- the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. senators please take their conversations out of the chamber. mr. wyden: mr. president, at an important time for the social security program, the senate now votes on three nominations to the social security advisory board which the congress established to provide critical input and perspective on the social security program. all three of these nominees are very well qualified and they are strong and independent thinkers. the first is dr. henry aaron. dr. aaron is one of america's foremost experts on social security. his many publications and contributions