[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 7, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3903-S3904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002--CONFERENCE REPORT

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the 
Senate will now proceed to consideration of the conference report 
accompanying H.R. 2646, which the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2646), to provide for the continuation of agricultural 
     programs through fiscal year 2011, having met, after full and 
     free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend 
     that the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment 
     of the Senate and the House agree to the same with an 
     amendment, and the Senate agree to the same; that the House 
     recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate 
     to the title of the bill and agree to the same with an 
     amendment and the Senate agree to the same, signed by a 
     majority of the conferees on the part of both Houses.

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the Senate will 
proceed to the consideration of the conference report.
  (The conference report is printed in the House proceedings of the 
Record of May 1, 2002, page H1795.)
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, there 
will now be 6 hours of debate on the conference report, to be equally 
divided between the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  The Senator from Indiana.

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  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I will not speak at length now because we 
are awaiting the presence of the distinguished chairman, Senator 
Harkin, who will make an opening statement, followed by my own.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the time run equally between both 
Senator Lugar and Senator Harkin during this quorum call.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. LUGAR. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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