[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 14 (Thursday, February 6, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1071]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Ms. SNOWE. I ask unanimous consent that at the hour of 2:30 p.m. 
today, the Senate turn to executive session to consider the nomination 
of Rodney Slater under a previous consent agreement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Ms. SNOWE. For the information of all Senators, a rollcall vote is 
now scheduled to occur at approximately 3 o'clock on the nomination of 
Rodney Slater.
  I yield the floor.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, could I just ask the distinguished Senator 
from Maine, and obviously I have no objection to this request, is it my 
understanding that the Senate will then go into a short recess for a 
caucus, or what is the plan? I just want to be advised.
  Ms. SNOWE. That is correct. We are going to recess from 3 to 4 for a 
Republican conference.
  Mr. LEAHY. The reason I asked that, Mr. President, we have been 
trying, Senator Hatch and I and those who filled in for us, to go back 
and forth on this debate, so I just alert people. Obviously, it is the 
proponents' of the amendment turn to go, and I yield the floor.

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