Mississippi Republican Trent Lott said the measure is beneath the dignity of the Senate.
Lott's action gives him the option of calling for a later revote on the amendment.
"And I want you to know that the speaker says that too, " Lott noted.
Lott's position is a clear setback to the chances of securing a budget deal this year.
But some Democrats portrayed Lott's decision as a tactic to delay action on tobacco.
This month Daschle will try to help Lott and the Senate reach an even wiser decision.
"It doesn't have to be, you know, embryo stem-cell research or fetal or cloning, " Lott said.
CNN: Lott says he's opposed to federal funding of stem-cell research
"That's what people want us to work on, " Trent Lott said on Fox News Sunday.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, and Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, support the president's view.
Lott said reaching a balanced budget is much harder without the CPI on the table.
Over on the Senate side, Majority Leader Trent Lott reflected much the same thing.
So did former San Francisco 49ers tackle Harris Barton and defensive back Ronnie Lott.
Under a unanimous-consent agreement reached last October, Lott first offered his "paycheck protection" legislation Monday.
In any event, Lott said he would not allow a prolonged campaign finance debate.
It is also not clear that Lott will allow the amendment to be offered.
Daschle replaces longtime Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, who now becomes Senate minority leader.
Afterward, Senate Majority Trent Lott said there is a chance a presidential veto will not prevail.
And I think that Trent Lott was prepared to retire at the end of his term.
Look, Trent Lott, who I happen to know a little bit over the last year.
Both Daschle and Lott got standing ovations after their speeches, and the two leaders shook hands.
On June 29, three weeks after Eisner's meeting with Lott, Disney sent John F.
"He was very much interested in seeing the copyright bill, " Lott said of their brief conversation.
Lott said he's willing to let talks continue until Wednesday morning, at the request of Sen.
Whether the Senate gets anything done will depend on the relationship between Lott and Daschle.
As it happens, the poster child of this bait-and-switch may be former Senator-turned-lobbyist Trent Lott.
Lott's greater problem is steering China's entry into the World Trade Organization through the election-year Congress.
Their shared personal histories, however, suggest that Lott and Clinton are capable of missing the moment.
Neither Lott nor Clinton has worked longer than a couple of years in the private sector.
Both Lott and Clinton were unathletic in communities that prized prowess on the field.
Lott and Clinton are also five years apart, a gap that feels like a whole generation.
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