[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 175 (Monday, December 17, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S13349]
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 AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND RURAL ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2001--Resumed

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I call for the regular order with respect 
to S. 1731.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the title of the bill.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1731) to strengthen the safety net for 
     agriculture producers, to enhance resource conservation and 
     rural development, to provide for farm credit, agriculture 
     research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure 
     consumers abundant food and fiber, and for other purposes.


                             cloture motion

  Mr. KENNEDY. I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the Daschle for 
     Harkin substitute amendment No. 2471 to Calendar No. 237, S. 
     1731, the farm bill:
         Paul Wellstone, Tim Johnson, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, 
           Blanche L. Lincoln, Zell Miller, Barbara Boxer, Byron 
           L. Dorgan, Max Baucus, Tom Carper, Ben Nelson, Kent 
           Conrad, Tom Harkin, Patrick J. Leahy, Fritz Hollings, 
           Jean Carnahan.

  Mr. KENNEDY. I ask consent the mandatory quorum be waived with 
respect to the cloture motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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