[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 19 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1366]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  The PRESIDING OFFICER [Mr. Coats]. The Senator from South Carolina 
will be advised that the time for morning business has expired.
  Mr. HOLLINGS. No; I was told otherwise. When he took the 8 minutes, I 
was told that the Chair had given me past 3. It was from 2:30 to 3:15, 
45 minutes.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, will the Senator from South Carolina yield 
to allow me to address it? If I could get him to allow me to get 
consent with regard to the milk resolution, I would like to ask 
unanimous consent that following the resolution of this issue, the 
Senator from South Carolina resume his discussion at that time.
  Mr. HOLLINGS. Right.
  Mr. LOTT. So I propound that unanimous-consent request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
  Mr. LOTT. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the 
consideration of a Senate resolution submitted by Senator Specter 
regarding milk prices. I further ask consent there be 15 minutes for 
debate divided as follows, Senator Specter allocated 5 minutes, Senator 
Kohl allotted 5 minutes, and Senator Feingold 5 minutes. I ask that 
following the expiration or yielding back of that time the Senate 
proceed to vote on adoption of the resolution all without further 
action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, reserving the right to object----
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SPECTER. Pro forma, and I shall not, we have colleagues about to 
catch the plane so I would ask, if the distinguished majority leader 
considers it appropriate, to vote and argue immediately after the vote 
or immediately following Senator Hollings' reserved time.
  Mr. LOTT. I think in order to do that we need to get Senator Kohl to 
agree and he is literally on his way, so we cannot actually reach him. 
If we go ahead and get started, we can have debate time and have a vote 
and accommodate Members who have commitments, if the Senator would 
allow us.
  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I would be glad to follow the suggestion 
of the distinguished majority leader, and I shall begin to speak to the 
issue for 5 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. SPECTER. I would ask for that expedited schedule, if our 
colleague will yield.
  Mr. HOLLINGS. All right.
  Mr. LOTT. I yield the floor.

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