[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17046]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                            MORNING BUSINESS


                           Order of procedure

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Texas is recognized.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, a number of Senators wish to speak.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Texas will suspend until 
the Senate is ordered. The Chair, as President pro tempore, designates 
the senior Senator from Alaska, Mr. Stevens, to take the Chair and, 
after a period of time, designates in open session that Mr. Bayh will 
resume the chair.
  The Senator from Texas.
  (Mr. STEVENS assumed the chair.)
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I know a number of Members want to 
speak. I want to propose that we go back and forth across the aisle and 
set an order for those who are here and wish to speak. I ask unanimous 
consent that we be allowed to do that, and I would like to be on the 
list as soon as possible.
  Mr. INHOFE. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I ask 
unanimous consent that I be recognized for up to 10 minutes. I know 
that we are talking about 5-minute intervals. I will make that request 
now and then we will worry about in what order we go.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I just ask that if the Senator wants 
to speak for 10 minutes, could he then wait until others who are trying 
to go to the National Cathedral, let them have 5 minutes and then 
perhaps take his 10 minutes?
  Mr. INHOFE. I am glad to wait until approximately 11:30, if 
necessary.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be 
allowed to speak for up to 5 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has the floor. The Senator is 
recognized pursuant to a previous order.
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, is my understanding correct that we will go 
back and forth, side to side?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. That has not been ordered.
  Mr. KERRY. I ask unanimous consent that we speak alternatively, from 
side to side.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Texas is recognized.

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