[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S6350]
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ORDER OF PROCEDURE
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to
proceed to S. 1392 be agreed to, that no amendments or motions be in
order relative to Syria or the use of military force during the
consideration of the legislation, and that the time until 6 p.m.
tonight be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees.
I think it would certainly be appropriate that we have at this time
statements from the chairman and the ranking member, that is, Senators
Wyden and Murkowski, and Senators Shaheen and Portman, the sponsors of
this legislation. Then I would hope at that time--how long does the
chairman need for his statement?
Mr. WYDEN. Twenty minutes.
Mr. REID. Twenty minutes. We will give Senator Murkowski the same
amount of time.
Mr. PORTMAN. Ten minutes for me.
Mr. REID. And 15 minutes for Senator Shaheen and 15 minutes for
Senator Portman. When that time is expired, we will see if we can have
some amendments. So that would be the case. Those four Senators will be
recognized for the next 70 minutes. As I have indicated, it is for
debate only.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Without objection, it is so ordered.
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