[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 127 (Wednesday, October 2, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9813-S9814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF BUSINESS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have a couple of Senators who wish to 
speak. Senator Harkin has been on the floor. I do not know if there is 
anyone on the minority side who wishes to speak. I would like to get a 
routine set up here. Does the Senator from Missouri wish to speak 
today?
  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, to respond to my colleague from Nevada, I 
was preparing to speak. The Senator from New Mexico wants to bring up 
the health insurance bill. I just walked in to debate another matter.
  Mr. REID. We will wait until the Senator from New Mexico shows up and 
try to work something out. Is that OK?
  Mr. BOND. That works for me.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator 
from Iowa be recognized. I don't know if Senator Kennedy is still here. 
He had been waiting. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Harkin, 
Senator Hollings, and Senator Kennedy be recognized in that order. 
Following that, we would be happy to work out whatever we can with the 
Senator from Missouri. We had a number of speakers here today, most of 
whom have been for the Republicans.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. I was so promptly reminded that I forgot Senator Byrd. 
Senator Byrd would be happy to go following Senator Kennedy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. BOND. I didn't hear the request.
  Mr. REID. We have in order Senators Harkin, Hollings, Kennedy, and 
Byrd. As I indicated to the Senator from Missouri, following one of 
those statements from the Democrats, if Senator Domenici shows up, and 
you and he went into a colloquy, we would be happy to stick you in 
there.
  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, might I ask 
if Members on my side come, we could intersperse them in the makeup?
  Mr. REID. That is why I said if Senator Domenici, for example, shows 
up, we will be happy to have a Republican in between the Democrats I 
announced.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, the unanimous consent request, as modified, 
is objected to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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  The Senator from Iowa is recognized.

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