[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21896]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            MORNING BUSINESS

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be a 
period for the transaction of morning business not to extend beyond the 
hour of 2:30 p.m. with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 
minutes each and with the time to be equally divided and controlled by 
the two leaders or their designees.
  The Senator from Washington.
  Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I intend to speak as in morning 
business. I believe the Senator from Minnesota would like to propound a 
unanimous consent request.
  Mr. WELLSTONE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I follow 
the remarks of the Senator from Washington in morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Washington is recognized.
  Mrs. MURRAY. I thank the Chair.
  (The remarks of Mrs. Murray and Ms. Snowe pertaining to the 
introduction of S. 1643 are printed in today's Record under 
``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Minnesota.




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