[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6880-S6881]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to 
speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, for debate only, until 3 p.m. 
this afternoon.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  The Senator from Oregon.
  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I would like 
to have a colloquy with my colleague.
  It is my understanding that Senator Carper was interested in 5 
minutes, Senator Merkley was interested in 5 minutes, I was interested 
in 5 minutes, and I think Senator Enzi was interested in 5 minutes.
  Could I ask my colleague if he would amend his UC so that each of 
those four Senators would have 5 minutes? I think that would take us to 
about 3:10, as opposed to 3 o'clock.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I would like to accommodate my friend from 
Washington, but the House message containing the continuing resolution 
is due here at 3 o'clock. There are a number of procedural matters that 
need to be attended to, so we will have Senators coming to the floor 
for that purpose. I am told that after that process occurs, which 
shouldn't take very long,

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the floor will be wide open for Senators to speak as long as they like.
  I object to the modification.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the original request?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Oregon.

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