[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12848]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION AND 
            RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 2001--Continued

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
pending motion to waive be laid aside and Senator Frist be recognized 
to offer his amendment regarding education and that no second-degree 
amendments be in order prior to the vote in relation to the amendment. 
I further ask unanimous consent that the Senate turn to the Frist 
amendment immediately following the debate on H.R. 4762, and the vote 
occur in a stacked sequence beginning at 9:40 a.m. under the same terms 
as outlined for H.R. 4762.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. HARKIN. Reserving the right to object, we have not seen a copy of 
the Frist amendment yet. I want to have it described or see a copy so 
we know to what we are agreeing. I do not think that is an unreasonable 
request.
  Mr. COVERDELL. I am sorry, I thought the conference on this side was 
over the Frist amendment.
  Mr. HARKIN. I heard conflicting things about it, and I want to see 
how it is written.
  Mr. COVERDELL. Do we have a copy at the desk?
  Mr. HARKIN. Just let us see it. I have no objection.
  Mr. COVERDELL. I propound the unanimous consent I just read.
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I ask the 
unanimous consent request be amended so that after the disposition of 
the Frist amendment, Senator Daschle be allowed to offer an amendment; 
following the disposition of that, the Republicans will offer an 
amendment; and following that, Senator Dorgan will offer an amendment.
  Mr. COVERDELL. I amend it so that the Republican amendment will be 
the Ashcroft amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. HARKIN. Inquiry: We are asking unanimous consent that following 
the Frist amendment, Senator Daschle be recognized for an amendment, 
Senator Ashcroft be recognized for an amendment, and then Senator 
Dorgan be recognized for an amendment?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Following disposition of the Frist amendment.
  Mr. HARKIN. Yes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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