[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S32]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, Senator Lott and I have been continuing 
in our discussions and negotiations throughout the day. We have reached 
an agreement, and we are now in a position to lay the resolution before 
the body. It is my intention to have a vote--as I understand it, there 
is no request for a rollcall vote--at 3:30 this afternoon. So I 
encourage those Senators who wish to participate in the debate, or to 
present their views, to come to the floor between now and 3:30. At that 
time, I will ask that the Senate vote on the organizing resolution.
  I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DASCHLE. 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for the quorum call be rescinded.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. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the vote 
occur at 3:30 and that it be a unanimous-consent request for a voice 
vote.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. LOTT. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, and I will 
not object.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask the request be vitiated.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The request is so vitiated.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, if I could be recognized at this point, I do 
want to say I was certainly willing to cooperate with that. I have 
asked if there is a Member who feels the necessity of a recorded vote. 
I have not been so notified. I want to make sure Members understand we 
anticipate there will be a voice vote. However, there will be 
opportunity for debate and a colloquy which Senator Daschle and I will 
have between now and 3:30.
  So Members can have some idea of what to expect, we do expect to have 
the vote around 3:30. In the debate or comments that will need to be 
put in the Record, they can still be made after that. But between now 
and that time, we still have an opportunity for Members to present 
their statements on the Record.
  Mr. DASCHLE. I now, again, suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Chair recognizes the majority leader.

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