[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S579-S580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be a 
period for the transaction of morning business not to extend beyond 12 
noon with Senators permitted to speak therein for not to exceed 5 
minutes. Again, under the previous order, the Senator from Iowa [Mr. 
Grassley] is recognized to speak for up to 60 minutes.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield from my time the Senator from 
Texas 5 minutes for her to use any way she wants. I thank her for being 
one of the 54 cosponsors of the legislation I am going to speak on and 
introducing this morning.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas is recognized.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. I thank the Chair. I thank the Senator from Iowa for 
allowing me to introduce two more bills and also thank him for his 
leadership on the bill that he will talk about later to give some much 
needed and appropriate relief for the farm families of our country.
  Mr. President, I send a bill to the desk and ask that it be referred 
to the appropriate committee.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will be referred to the appropriate 
committee.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. I thank the Chair.
  (The remarks of Mrs. Hutchison pertaining to the introduction of S. 
179 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced 
Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')
  (The remarks of Mrs. Hutchison pertaining to the introduction of S. 
180 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced 
Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa is recognized.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank the Chair.
  (The remarks of Mr. Grassley, Mr. Grams, Mr. Abraham, and Mr. 
Campbell pertaining to the introduction of S. 181 are located in 
today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint 
Resolutions.'')
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LEAHY addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I might be 
able to speak for 5 minutes, not on the time of the Senator from Iowa.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 5 minutes would have to come out of the 
time from the Senator from Iowa.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, if nobody else on his list is seeking 
recognition, I wonder if I might continue.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Can we extend my time for 5 minutes to 11:05?
  I will yield to the Senator from Vermont 5 minutes out of my time.
  Mr. LEAHY. I thank the Senator from Iowa for his normal courtesy. 
Obviously, if someone from his group comes to the floor seeking 
recognition, I will yield the floor.

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