[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2000--MOTION TO PROCEED

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       Motion to proceed to the consideration of S. 2557, a bill 
     to protect the energy security of the United States and 
     decrease America's dependency on foreign oil sources to 50 
     percent by the Year 2010 by enhancing the use of renewable 
     energy resources, conserving energy resources, improving 
     energy efficiencies, and increasing domestic energy supplies, 
     mitigating the effect of increases in energy prices on the 
     American consumer, including the poor and the elderly, and 
     for other purposes.
  Mr. STEVENS. 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. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Arizona.

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