[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 27571]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            MORNING BUSINESS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now be a 
period for the transaction of routine morning business, with Senators 
permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the exception of the 
Senator from Arkansas--I believe she wanted 5 minutes--Senator Durbin 
for 15 minutes, Senator Byrd for 20 minutes, and then the Senator from 
Alaska be recognized after that to discuss the nuclear waste 
legislation.
  Mr. REID. I say to the leader, then after the Senator from Alaska 
speaks, the two Senators from Nevada may have a couple words to say.
  Mr. LOTT. Under this request, they would have 10 minutes. If they 
need additional time, I don't think anybody is going to object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. BRYAN. Will the majority leader yield for a question?
  Mr. LOTT. I am glad to yield.
  Mr. BRYAN. May the Senator from Nevada inquire as to the majority 
leader's intent? In light of the objection, does the majority leader 
intend to file a motion to proceed?
  Mr. LOTT. Not at this time, although it is my intent, before we go 
out, to take whatever action is necessary to try to get on to the 
substance of this bill. But in view of the other things that are 
pending, Labor-HHS Appropriations conference report, the trade bill, 
and, hopefully, bankruptcy, I am not going to file that today.
  Mr. BRYAN. I thank the majority leader.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. DURBIN. Reserving the right to object, only to make this point, 
in the sequence here, if I could amend the unanimous-consent request so 
the Senator from Arkansas could go first, followed by the Senator from 
West Virginia. I am happy to be third in the sequence.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  The Senator from Arkansas is recognized.

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