[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 192 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15619]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in 
morning business for 5 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. COLEMAN. Reserving the right to object, I ask I be permitted to 
follow for 10 minutes, also as in morning business.
  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object--it is 
Friday afternoon. As chairman of the Agriculture Committee, I am 
seeking to get the agriculture bill done, and Members want to get 
finished and go home. We only have 1 amendment left on the farm bill, 
which can be disposed of. We can, I hope, shortly go to final passage 
on that. If we don't get to the farm bill we could be here for a long 
time. I say to my friends who are here, we do want to wrap up this farm 
bill.
  Mr. STEVENS. I am happy to withdraw my request. I thought it would be 
a quorum call.
  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I am prepared to withdraw my request if 
we are prepared to vote on the farm bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request as made?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Alaska is recognized.

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