[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 22253-22254]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            MORNING BUSINESS

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that for the next 
30 minutes we be in a period of morning business with the majority 
controlling 15 minutes and the minority controlling 15 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, reserving the right to object, I ask 
the assistant Democrat leader what the intention is at the conclusion 
of morning business.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, at this stage, there is discussion between 
Senators Daschle and Lott. They will decide within the next 30 minutes 
what is going out. I thought rather than bounce back and forth and 
asking permission to go to morning business that we should go off the 
bill for half an hour, go back to it, and maybe come back in the 
morning. The two leaders have been visiting. They will decide what is 
going to happen later tonight.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Michigan.
  Ms. STABENOW. Thank you, Madam President.

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