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



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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will now 
stand in recess until the hour of 2:15 p.m.
  Thereupon, the Senate, at 12:36 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m.; 
whereupon, the Senate reassembled when called to order by the Presiding 
Officer [Mr. Inhofe].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia.
  Mr. SESSIONS. 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. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  Mr. SESSIONS. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  The assistant legislative clerk continued the call of the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair, in his capacity as a Senator from 
Oklahoma, objects.
  Objection is heard.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk continued the call of the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The clerk will continue 
the call of the role.
  The assistant legislative clerk continued the call of the roll.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. 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for the quorum call be rescinded.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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