[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 24780-24781]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, will the Senator yield? The Senator's 
words have kind of strayed a little bit from the Older Americans Act. 
Perhaps I could put in a unanimous consent request so that the Senator 
from Massachusetts is aware and so that we perhaps can do something 
else.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry. It is my 
understanding the Senator from Massachusetts is speaking under a 
unanimous consent agreement. He can speak for as long he wants.
  Mr. JEFFORDS. On the Older Americans Act, I believe.
  Mr. REID. No. There is no subject.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time is under the control of Senator 
Jeffords.
  Mr. REID. I thought that under the unanimous consent agreement he 
could speak for as long as he needs.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Parliamentary inquiry? I believe when I started to speak 
there was still time.
  Mr. JEFFORDS. I am just asking what happens at the end. I would like 
to put a unanimous consent request in to make sure that we have time 
available before we vote.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I yield for that purpose, if he wants to 
make that request at this time with the understanding that I be 
recognized.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. If the Senator from Vermont would state his 
unanimous consent request?
  Mr. JEFFORDS. Following the remarks of Senator Kennedy, I ask 
unanimous consent all time be yielded back on the bill and that there 
be 30 minutes equally divided for closing remarks prior to the vote on 
the bill with Senator Gregg to be recognized for the last 15 minutes.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I understand 
that at 4:30 we would go to general debate on this bill with Senator 
Gregg getting the last 15 minutes.

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  Mr. JEFFORDS. That is correct.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. KENNEDY. Reserving the right to object, as I understand it, if 
this is not objected to, then we are in a period of morning business 
without a time limitation.
  Mr. REID. The Senator from Massachusetts, I say to the Presiding 
Officer, has no time constraint on his speaking now.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the 24\1/2\ minutes that are now 
remaining in opposition to the Gregg amendment, time has been yielded 
for as much as he may consume to the Senator from Massachusetts after 
which the previous unanimous consent agreement will take effect.
  The Senator may complete his statement.
  Mr. KENNEDY. That is the order as stated by the Senator from Vermont. 
Am I correct?
  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate enter into a period of morning business until the hour of 3 p.m. 
with the time equally divided in the usual form.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, does the 
Senator from Vermont have any idea what we will do at 3 o'clock?
  Mr. JEFFORDS. I have no idea.
  Mr. REID. My point is, I say to my friend from Vermont, that until we 
have something more to do on the floor--we have had a number of 
requests on this side and probably on your side for people to speak in 
morning business--we will wait until 3 p.m. If there is no other 
business, we will go into morning business at 3 o'clock.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, would it 
be appropriate to inquire now if I could be placed on the list to speak 
as if in morning business for approximately 10 minutes?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. When does the Senator wish to speak?
  Ms. LANDRIEU. Following Senator Kennedy's time, which I understand 
would be about 20 more minutes, and then we go into morning business. I 
understand Senator Allard also wants to speak. I would be happy to 
follow Senator Allard.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  The Senator from Massachusetts.

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