[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 9 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S441]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, today the Senate is going to continue work 
on the farm bill.


                           Order of Procedure

  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the vote on the Durbin 
amendment occur at 10:15 a.m. today and that the time be equally 
divided between Senator Durbin and the manager of the bill for the 
Republicans.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  The Chair hears none, and it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Following that vote, Senator Dorgan will be recognized to 
offer the Dorgan-Grassley amendment regarding payment limitation. We 
already have an agreement in effect that the debate will take 1 hour 45 
minutes. Following the vote in relation to the Dorgan amendment, 
Senator Lugar will offer his payment mechanism amendment under a 2-hour 
time agreement. We also expect to get agreement on a finite list of 
amendments.
  I say to all Senators, the Dorgan-Grassley amendment and the Lugar 
amendment are very important amendments. That is the reason we have the 
extended debate time on both of them. Disposing of these two amendments 
will move us a long way toward finishing this legislation.
  Last night the majority had 12 amendments and the Republicans had 
just a few more. Staff has been working on these through the night, and 
we are going to try to come up with a finite list very quickly.

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