[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17036]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           ORDER OF BUSINESS

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, as I think certainly everyone on the 
floor knows, but for those who may be viewing our proceedings and 
should know, our caucuses have been meeting for the last hour to review 
the work which has been done by colleagues on both sides of the aisle 
in concert with the administration and with the House of 
Representatives. This work has been ongoing now for several days. The 
Appropriations Committee, through the leadership of Senator Byrd and 
Senator Stevens, on the use of force resolution, through the leadership 
of many of our colleagues on both sides, again in concert with the 
White House, have given their reports to the caucuses.
  I am about to propound a unanimous consent request that would allow 
us to vote on both the use of force resolution and the appropriations 
supplemental. We would hold open the Record for purposes of additional 
comment. I will read the unanimous consent request. Let me say, before 
I do read the request, how much I appreciate, once again, the 
leadership of our Republican leader. As he has throughout the week, he 
has been remarkable. We could not be where we are today, this country 
or this institution, without the strong partnership and leadership he 
has shown. I commend him, and I thank all of our colleagues for their 
remarkable participation during this difficult week.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, if Senator Daschle will yield, I thank him 
for his remarks and I will respond in kind appropriately, but I will 
wait until after the unanimous consent is reached.

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