[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13473]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                            2001--Continued

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I thank my distinguished colleague, the 
chairman of the committee, for allowing me this time. I thank the 
ranking member, Senator Byrd, for having done an excellent job on this 
bill. There are many items in the bill before us that I, along with the 
Senator from Wyoming, believe are very important. We wish them 
Godspeed.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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