[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20422]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            MORNING BUSINESS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, we intended to proceed to an agreement to 
take up the Interior appropriations conference report, but it looks as 
if it will be a few minutes before we can work through an agreement 
that will allow that.
  In the meantime, after Senator Harkin completes his remarks, I will 
enter into consent for a period for morning business so Senators can 
speak on issues they desire, but within an hour we hope to get an 
agreement on how to proceed to the Interior appropriations bill 
conference report. We need to do that.
  In view of the present situation, we will not have any more recorded 
votes tonight. We will try to get an agreement to kick in the Interior 
appropriations bill, and that would be considered tomorrow.
  I ask unanimous consent the Senate be in a period for morning 
business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Ohio.




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