[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 20, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2095-S2096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. The Senate will resume consideration of the Campaign 
Finance Reform Act in a brief minute or two. The Senate will vote on 
cloture at 1 p.m. We have received word there may be an effort to move 
the vote up a little bit because of a meeting at the White House. We 
will be happy to take that under consideration. If cloture is invoked, 
there will be an additional 3 hours of debate prior to final passage of 
campaign finance reform.
  We have already had a number of requests for people to speak between 
12 and 1 p.m. We would like to reserve that time for the two leaders 
and those who have been so active in supporting this bill: Senators 
Feingold and McCain, and Senators McConnell and Gramm in opposition 
thereto. People desiring to speak on this legislation should get over 
here and do that now because the time between 12 and when we vote on 
this will be jammed with Members most directly involved on the bill.
  We will move this vote up if the minority wants us to do that, and we 
ask Members to move as quickly as possible.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Kentucky.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, we have ended up with a little more 
time on this debate than we earlier thought. As the principal opponent 
of the bill, I want to lock in a time for my final statement on the 
bill. Should cloture be invoked and we are in the 3-hour postcloture 
period, I ask unanimous consent I be allowed to give my final statement 
at 2 p.m.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The Republican leader.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I apologize to Senator Reid. I came in as he 
was wrapping up his remarks.
  With regard to the time on the vote at 1 p.m., there has been some 
indication maybe we could start that vote 10 minutes earlier. What is 
anticipated?
  Mr. REID. I indicated there has been some talk of that. I will 
discuss that with the majority leader. It probably would work to 
everyone's advantage to move that up. We will do that as soon as 
possible.
  If I could have the attention of the Senator from Kentucky, just so 
we could have some idea because other people wish to speak, do you have 
an idea how long you wish to speak at 2 p.m.? You can have as much time 
as you want.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I believe I control the time on this side, unless the 
leader wants to control the time. I could use up to an hour during that 
period, beginning at 2 p.m.
  I have one other request on this side for an extensive amount of 
time, and that is Senator Gramm of Texas, who was going to speak from 
12 to 1, but I gather others are requesting that same period.
  Mr. REID. In response to my friend from Kentucky, what we are going 
to try to do, even though it is not part of the consent, is work back 
and forth on the time. Senator Gramm certainly deserves extended time 
on this most important issue. I was thinking we would do it by process 
of elimination: majority leader, the minority leader wishes

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to speak, you wish to speak during that period, Senators McCain and 
Feingold don't wish to speak. Then we will get back to you right away 
and maybe you want to speak later or both times.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Since I will be controlling an hour and a half of the 
precloture time, I will try to work that out in such a way to 
accommodate Senator Gramm. Senator Hutchison of Texas is here to use 
some of our time. We will be happy to begin.

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