[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4399-S4400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Virginia.
  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator will state his inquiry, 
please.
  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I ask, what is the parliamentary 
situation?
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. We are in morning business until 
11:30, at which time we will proceed out of morning business to resume 
consideration of S. Con. Res. 23.
  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, has morning business been allocated 
equally to each side?
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. By unanimous consent, we have the 
Senator from Virginia to speak next. And I believe the time will be 
equally divided after that.
  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be 
allowed to speak following the Senator from Virginia. As I understand 
it, the Senator from Virginia is now to be recognized to speak. I ask 
unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak following the Senator from 
Virginia.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I will certainly accede to that, but that 
then we should indicate the Senator from Utah would follow the Senator 
from Maryland, if that is agreeable.
  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I would 
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like to get in this queue. So we make sure, maybe we can specify the 
times as well so that we know that we have got enough time before 
11:30.
  How much time does the Senator from Virginia----
  Mr. WARNER. I say to my distinguished colleague, about 10 minutes.
  Mr. CONRAD. How much time does the Senator from Maryland seek?
  Mr. SARBANES. How much time would there be available?
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. We have until 11:30 in morning 
business.
  Mr. CONRAD. So there would be 25 minutes.
  Mr. SARBANES. Yes. Equally divided?
  Mr. CONRAD. Would that be fair for the Senator, if we equally divide 
the remaining time?
  Mr. BENNETT. Reserving the right to object, I want to accommodate my 
friend and more senior colleague, but I had understood that the time 
was equally divided between the two sides; the Republicans would have 
11 to 11:30, and the Democrats from 10:30 to 11. If that were not done, 
I would be more than happy to split the time available, after the 
Senator from Virginia is finished, with the Senator from Maryland.
  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there be 10 
minutes for the Senator from Virginia, followed by the Senator from 
Maryland for 8 minutes, the Senator from Utah for 8 minutes, and 8 
minutes for the Senator from North Dakota.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Mr. WARNER. Reserving the right to object, and then the time 
remaining would be accorded to someone on this side of the aisle, 
should that person appear to seek that recognition?
  Mr. CONRAD. I think that will actually use up all the time, I say to 
the Senator.
  Mr. WARNER. If there is time remaining, then it would return to this 
side.
  Mr. CONRAD. All right.
  Mr. WARNER. I do not object.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

  The Senator from Virginia.

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