[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S11000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. It is my understanding that we now automatically go to the 
homeland security legislation. Is that true?
  Mrs. CLINTON. Will the Senator from Nevada yield?
  Mr. REID. Yes.
  Mrs. CLINTON. Did the Senator from Oklahoma actually propound an 
objection or reserve the right to object?
  Mr. NICKLES. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.
  The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. The two managers of this bill have been very patient and 
cooperative, but we have to ask their patience once again. We have a 
matter that the Senator from Minnesota, Mr. Barkley, wishes to bring 
forward in honor of Senator Wellstone. This will take a short period of 
time, and I ask that we be able to move to that at this time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.
  Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I ask for time before the Senators from 
Minnesota speak.
  Mr. REID. I ask that the Senator from Washington be recognized after 
the two Senators from Minnesota speak. Would that be appropriate?
  Mrs. MURRAY. How much time will the Senators from Minnesota require?
  Mr. REID. Could I ask of my two friends how much time they wish to 
take on this matter?
  Mr. BARKLEY. Madam President, I wish to take approximately 4 minutes.
  Mr. DAYTON. Madam President, I will be approximately the same.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the two Senators from 
Minnesota be recognized for 10 minutes equally divided between the two 
of them. Following their statements--I understand they want to move 
legislation--I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Washington 
be recognized.
  Senator Murray indicates she only wishes to speak for up to 5 
minutes. So I am sure my two friends would allow her to proceed for up 
to 5 minutes, and then following that the two Senators from Minnesota 
would be recognized for up to 10 minutes.
  Following that, we will definitely go to the homeland security bill. 
There are people waiting to offer amendments. So I make that in the 
form of a unanimous consent request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Washington.
  Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I thank my colleague from Nevada for 
his indulgence, and I thank my colleagues from Minnesota for allowing 
me a few minutes before they pay a very important tribute to Senator 
Paul Wellstone.

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