[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 19326]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, on behalf of the leader, I ask 
unanimous consent that Senator McCain, Senator Breaux, and Senator 
Murray be recognized to speak on the issue of pipeline safety for up to 
15 minutes, followed by Senator Reid for 9 minutes; Senator Murkowski 
to be recognized to speak for 20 minutes on energy policy; Senator 
Durbin for up to an hour on postcloture debate; and that all time be 
charged to the postcloture debate. Further, I ask unanimous consent 
that no action occur during the above described time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I say to my 
friend from Alaska we would like to proceed on the postcloture debate 
as rapidly as possible. We have a number of people who want to speak on 
that. I hope that this afternoon we can move along.
  I also ask that the unanimous consent agreement be changed to allow 
Senator Wellstone 5 minutes for purposes of introduction of a bill. He 
would follow Senator Murkowski.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. The ranking member and the chairman of the committee also 
asked that following Senator Wellstone, Senator Hatch be recognized for 
30 minutes and Senator Kennedy be recognized for 30 minutes.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. I have another request that Senator Thomas be 
recognized for 5 minutes in the order.
  Mr. REID. Democrat, Republican; Democrat, Republican.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. That is fair enough to me.
  Mr. REID. I ask, further, that Senator Biden be allowed 15 minutes. 
We would also say, if there is a Republican who wishes to stand in 
before that, or after Senator Biden, they be given 15 minutes.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. I wonder if I could ask the Presiding Officer--so we 
will have the clarification of the words--to indicate what the 
unanimous consent request is.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair would repeat the original unanimous 
consent request and add to that, Senator Wellstone for 5 minutes, 
Senator Hatch for 30 minutes, Senator Kennedy for 30 minutes, Senator 
Thomas for 5 minutes, Senator Biden for 15 minutes, and a Republican to 
be named later for 15 minutes, alternating from side to side.
  That is the amended unanimous consent request.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. I believe Senator Thomas wanted to follow Senator 
Wellstone with 5 minutes.
  Mr. REID. That is fine.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Louisiana.
  Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, thank you.

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