[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S2952]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: What is the status 
of time now under morning business?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader or his designee controls 
the next 19 minutes 40 seconds. The minority leader has 30 minutes 24 
seconds, and he would have the remainder of that time until 11 o'clock.
  Mr. STEVENS. Is the time equally divided between now and 11 o'clock?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is not now. The majority leader has used 
some time already. They have remaining 19 minutes.
  Mr. STEVENS. The minority used no time?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is what the clock reads.
  Mr. STEVENS. Very well.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The minority has used 30 seconds.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, if the Senator will yield, the time Senator 
Daschle used was under leader's time. We have some speakers on our 
side. We know you have speakers on your side. I think it is pretty 
clear, based on the conversation on the floor last evening and today 
between Senator McConnell and this Senator, that not much is going to 
happen on the bill today.
  I ask if the Senator from Alaska wishes to have morning business in 
addition to what is now left? We would be happy to agree to that. We 
have three Senators on our side who wish to speak in morning business.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask that the floor management check 
with the leader, to see if there is any objection to restoring the 
concept there be 1 hour equally divided.
  Mr. REID. I am confident that if there is some problem at a 
subsequent time we will be happy to take that time away, because I am 
confident it would not be. So I ask there be--let's make it 11:15, an 
extra 2 minutes, and the time be equally divided?
  Mr. STEVENS. I support that and ask unanimous consent that be the 
case.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. If the Senator would just yield for one other unanimous 
consent request, on our side we have three speakers. We have Senators 
Schumer, Dorgan, and Carper on our side--I am sorry, Senators Schumer, 
Wyden, Dorgan--and Senator Carper also wishes to speak. I ask the time 
be equally divided among those four Senators on our side, in the order 
I have just announced.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, it is my understanding the first half of 
this 1-hour period is under the control of the majority; is that 
correct?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.
  The Senator from Alaska.

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