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They are voting on the waiver now

Is there a .gov site that lets you read the amend. as they are announced on the floor?

This is why I think Igot mixed up last night and thought the waiver applied to Harkin's amend.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The hour of 5:40 having arrived, the question is now on Daschle amendment No. 1568.

   The Senator from Pennsylvania.

   Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I raise a point of order under section 504 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004 that the amendment exceeds discretionary spending limits specified in this section and, therefore, is not in order.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa.

   Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, pursuant to section 504(b)(2) of H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004, I move to waive section 504 of that concurrent resolution for purposes of the pending amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?

   There appears to be a sufficient second.

   The question is on agreeing to the motion.

The motion Failed