[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3409]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that no votes 
occur prior to 3:45 today; and, further, the time until 3 o'clock be 
equally divided in the usual form.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, we have essentially accomplished this 
so far: The Senator from Wisconsin, the Senator from Minnesota. I 
understand the Senator from Vermont has a subject he needs to cover at 
this time. We encourage Senators with amendments to come forward. When 
we finish, Senator Landrieu will perhaps be here around 3 o'clock and 
we will facilitate that. We will try to give any amendment priority 
over any other business during this time.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I am going to take about 10 minutes, but I 
am wondering whether it may be appropriate to ask that my time not be 
charged to either side. It is not going to be on the bill itself.
  Mr. COVERDELL. What we are basically trying to do--I don't think it 
is necessary--is to divide this period of time between them, and it 
would be appropriate for your side to have time at this point.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, then I will take the floor, if I might. I 
assure my distinguished colleagues from Georgia and from Massachusetts, 
I will not be long.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Will the Senator yield for a question? As I understand 
from the Senator from Georgia, then, at 3:45 we intend to start voting 
on the subject matters which we have debated earlier, and dispose of 
those, and then, according to the leadership, try to continue to 
dispose of other amendments subsequent. Am I correct in that?
  Mr. COVERDELL. You are absolutely correct. It is a little unclear 
what will occur following the vote. We will potentially have up to five 
votes. Again, we are not absolutely certain when those coming from the 
funeral will arrive. It is a little unclear, but that is generally the 
plan.
  Mr. KENNEDY. I ask to be able to follow the Senator from Vermont for 
up to 15 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Vermont.

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