ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: mr. president -- mr. president, let me indicate that we're talking about a motion to waive less than 1% of this bill. it's an emergency bill. it's a supplemental. it's less than 1%. in terms of the overall scope of what's before us, it's small. but i can tell you in small towns and in cities all across america, this is a big deal. we have up to three million people that in some way work with our automobile industry. we have small businesses all across this country that are looking at this vote. we have had colleagues come to the floor. we have had hearings held, letters and press releases about helping dealers at this time. this is the moment. this is the moment and the vote

ms. stabenow: mr. president, are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. ms. stabenow: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be suspended. i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. ms. stabenow: i ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. ms. stabenow: i come to the floor to respond to my friend the distinguished ranking member well. rick, yesterday the news broke obviously that sammy sosa's name is reportedly one of the 104 that tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. that was in '03. you are a beloved or you are beloved by cubs' fans for what you did. there you know sosa, as well. how much does this affect his legacy? >> >> wow. reich, yeah i don't even know where to start. the first thought they had was of being disappointed, how sad i thought this was. i remember a few years ago when he got caught with a corked bat, i went into the trainer's room at wrigley and said, "what happened?" with tears in his eye