[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 88 (Tuesday, June 28, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S7485]
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     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                  APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005--Continued

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, we are setting the priority of amendments 
now and consulting. We will have that decision made in just a bit. We 
want to work on that. We have a lot of work to do this afternoon and on 
into the evening. There have been some changes as far as amendments 
that have been offered.
  In the meantime, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from 
Georgia, Mr. Isakson, be allowed to speak as in morning business for 10 
minutes, followed by Senator Murray--how much time will the Senator 
need?
  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, 15 minutes.
  Mr. BURNS. Fifteen minutes, and after that, Senator Kerry will be 
recognized, and Senator Akaka needs about 10 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair, as a Senator from Ohio, would like 
to know where I fit into that schedule.
  Mr. BURNS. Right after the chairman is done with his duties.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is that 3 o'clock?
  Mr. BURNS. Yes.
  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, if I might make a point, because of the 
way the order is established, it could be 5 minutes after 3, but the 
Senator from Ohio will be in line following the Senators who have just 
been described by Senator Burns as having time. It should turn out 10 
minutes, 15, 10, and 10, and it should turn out to be just about the 
time the Presiding Officer leaves the chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts.
  Mr. BURNS. First let me add something, if the Senator from 
Massachusetts will withhold?
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I wish to speak. It is a little longer than 
10 minutes. I do not know exactly how long.
  Mr. BURNS. Then the Senator will follow the Chair.
  Mr. KERRY. I appreciate that. I will follow the Senator from 
Washington.
  Mr. BURNS. And Senator Voinovich of Ohio, and Senator Akaka is after 
Mr. Isakson. Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Voinovich, and Senator Kerry--
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, the understanding was the Senator from 
Washington, the Senator from Hawaii, the Senator from Massachusetts, 
and then the Chair. It should be around 3 o'clock, and if the Senate 
proceeds now, we should be able to get there.
  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, let me see if we can clear this up without 
taking more substantial time. Senator Isakson wants to speak for 10 
minutes in morning business. We decided following that Senator Murray 
would be recognized. She sought 15 minutes to speak on her amendment. 
Following that, Senator Akaka was to have been recognized for 10 
minutes. At that point, before Senator Kerry came in, we had indicated 
the Senator from Ohio would be recognized, and then Senator Kerry from 
Massachusetts has asked to be recognized without a time limit.
  The one thing that is unclear to me is how much time the Senator from 
Ohio wishes. I know he wants to speak on his amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. No more than 10 minutes.
  Mr. DORGAN. I think we can lock all of that in understanding the 
Senator from Ohio could take the 10 minutes and then Senator Kerry from 
Massachusetts would be recognized. I think that actually works out to 
about 3 o'clock, in any event.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Georgia.
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I thank the chairman and ranking member 
for allowing me this time.

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