[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 169 (Friday, December 7, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S12586]
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        DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002--Resumed

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the pending business.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3338) making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and 
     for other purposes.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I want to make sure the Senator from Texas 
maintains the floor. The Senator from Delaware wishes the floor.
  Mr. CARPER. May I make a unanimous-consent request to address the 
Senate for 1 minute as in morning business.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, that will be fine, if the Senator from 
Delaware addresses the Senate for up to 2 minutes, with the Senator 
from Texas having the floor as soon as he completes his statement as in 
morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. GRAMM. Was the request that he speak and then it come back to me, 
or I finish and then it goes to him?
  Mr. REID. Let him do his 2 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.

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