August 4, 1976
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Mr. LONG. Mr. President, I would hope we can have some unanimous consent agreements now, so Senators will know when we will vote tomorrow on these matters.
Mr. KENNEDY. Will the Senator use his microphone?
Mr. CULVER. The Senate is not in order.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order .
Mr. LONG. I ask unanimous consent that there be a division of time of 10 minutes on each side on the Roth amendment, which is a tuition credit, 20 minutes to be equally divided between the Senator from Delaware (Mr. ROTH) and the opponents of the amendment. That will be one amendment, and I would ask that there be 10 minutes on both sides on the Roth amendment.
Mr. TOWER. Mr. President, I cannot hear the Senator.
Mr. LONG. There will be an amendment to the tuition credit amendment. I ask unanimous consent that there be 10 minutes on each side on the amendment to the amendment, and then 10 minutes on each side on the tuition credit amendment.
Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, and I shall not object—
Mr. LONG. I ask unanimous consent that there be 15 minutes on each side on the tuition credit amendment, and 10 minutes on the amendment to the amendment.
Mr. ALLEN. Will the Senator also make the request that the amendment to the amendment be germane?
Mr. LONG. Yes; I also ask unanimous consent that amendments to the amendment be germane.
Mr. CURTIS. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, and I shall not object, but I need clarification. Is this the title where we have the language in reference to the cooperatives for hospitals?
SEVERAL SENATORS. Yes.
Mr. LONG. That comes farther on down the list. The present unanimous consent request does not relate to that. It is in the title, yes.
Mr. CURTIS. But the present unanimous consent request does not relate to it?
Mr. LONG. Not at the moment, no.
Mr. CURTIS. The junior Senator from Nebraska will perhaps have an amendment related to the Roth amendment.
Mr. LONG. Does the Senator from Maine wish time?
Mr. MUSKIE. Yes. Reserving the right to object, I want to be sure that I have at least 2 minutes from whoever is in control of the time in opposition to the Roth amendment.
Mr. LONG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I might have 20 minutes on the bill to take care of requests of that sort.
Mr. MUSKIE. I appreciate it.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. LONG. Then, Mr. President, we will have an amendment with regard to bonds for hospital construction, and I ask unanimous consent that we have a limitation of 10 minutes on both sides on that amendment, 10 minutes to be controlled by the manager of the bill or Mr. BENTSEN, and the other 10 minutes to be controlled by those opposing the amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Mr. JAVITS. Mr. President, Will the Senator yield?
Mr. LONG. Yes.
Mr. JAVITS. I hope the Senator will allow something for amendments to amendments.
Mr. LONG. Yes; that there be 10 minutes on amendments to amendments, 10 minutes on each side, and that the amendments be germane.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. LONG. Then I ask unanimous consent, Mr. President, that there be the same amendment with regard to the group legal services amendment, with the time in favor of the amendment being controlled by the Senator from Oregon (Mr. PACKWOOD) and the time against to
be controlled by the opponents. They can decide among themselves, or the Chair can designate the one to control the time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Chair correctly understand the request is for 10 minutes to a side, and 10 minutes for amendments to the amendment, and that the amendments be germane?
Mr. LONG. Yes.
Mr. PACKWOOD. I object.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Mr. PACKWOOD. I object, Mr. President.
Mr. LONG. How much time does the Senator want?
Mr. PACKWOOD. I may want — I do not know where the votes lie on this; I may want one vote to find out, and some more time after that.
Mr. LONG. Well, we will play it by ear when we get to that. That will take care of that title.
I send to the desk two more titles, as amended, Mr. President, and ask unanimous consent that they be printed. That is title II, dealing with estate and gift taxes, and title XXVII dealing with capital gains.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are these committee amendments?
Mr. LONG. Yes, these are committee amendments.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Authorized by the committee?
Mr. KENNEDY. Is the Senator making a request on items 11 and 12, the estate and capital gains?
Mr. LONG. I am not asking for a time limit at this time.
Mr. KENNEDY. I would be glad to see a time limit, but I think it should be a good deal longer.
Mr. LONG. Yes. When we are able to take care of the first two, then we will undertake to obtain agreements on the remainder, and in the meantime we hope we can proceed with the amendment in chief tomorrow, and then we can go to amendments to it.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Were these amendments sent to the desk for printing, or for modification, or amendments authorized by the committee?
Mr. LONG. These are committee modifications to the bill offered as committee amendments.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Authorized by the committee?
Mr. LONG. Authorized by the committee, that is right.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. And these are new amendments which have not yet been agreed to?
Mr. LONG. They have not yet been agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendments will be so modified. The committee has the right to make those modifications.