[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 122 (Thursday, July 24, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S7207]
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        WARM IN WINTER AND COOL IN SUMMER ACT--MOTION TO PROCEED

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the 
Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 3186 
which the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 835, S. 3186, a bill to 
     provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
     Program.

  Mr. DURBIN addressed the Chair.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the time 
until 10:30 a.m. shall be equally divided and controlled between the 
two leaders or their designees.
  The assistant majority leader is recognized.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I was going to ask unanimous consent to 
speak as in leader time on behalf of Senator Reid, who is not here, 
following Senator McConnell.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Mr. DOMENICI. Reserving the right to object, I understand the 
remaining time until 10:30 is already allocated, half of it to the 
Democrats and half to us. From our side, I intend to claim our half, 
and I will use it when the time arises.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The time until 10:30 is equally 
divided.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Does the Senator from Illinois desire to speak now? Is 
that what he is saying? I am glad to let that happen.
  Mr. DURBIN. Yes. I ask to be allocated the Democratic time, and I am 
going to yield to the Senator from Missouri to begin that.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct. The 
assistant majority leader.
  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, might I clarify? There was no objection to 
the assistant leader speaking as part of the Democratic time as it is 
now allocated; is that right?
  Mr. DURBIN. I would like to yield to the Senator from Missouri.
  Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, I would like to ask, if I could, the 
minority whip one brief question before he leaves the Chamber. I notice 
you all were trying to clarify the position of our colleague from 
Arizona on drilling, and this is simply a yes or no question. Does 
Senator McCain support drilling in ANWR?
  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I am happy to respond. I was not only 
clarifying his position but ensuring people understood what the 
majority leader said about his position was incorrect. Senator McCain 
does not support drilling in ANWR, but he does support drilling off our 
coastal shores and the Outer Continental Shelf.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The assistant majority leader is 
recognized.

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