[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6003-6004]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            MORNING BUSINESS

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, in light of the objection, I ask 
unanimous consent that the Senate now be in a period for morning 
business until 12:30 p.m., with the first half of the time designated 
for the majority leader, or his designee, and the second half of the 
time controlled by the minority leader, or his designee.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, again reserving the right to object, at an 
appropriate time, I will withdraw my objection, but I again state to 
those assembled that it is absolutely wrong that we are going to spend 
all day today in morning business when we have waiting legislation that 
affects people in the State of Nevada. We could clean up lightly 
polluted areas starting this year if we simply move forward on this 
legislation.
  I repeat, we have 500,000 sites in America today that are awaiting 
action of this Congress. The President of the United States said he 
supports brownfields legislation. Let us test him to find out if he 
does. I think it is absolutely wrong that we are going to spend all day 
in morning business.
  Further, under the proposal my friend from Vermont has propounded, 
the first 90 minutes will be under the control of the Senator from 
Vermont or somebody on his side. My friend from North Dakota is here 
and wishes to speak this morning. Will the Senator allow the Senator 
from North Dakota to speak for 20 minutes? I do not see anyone here.
  Mr. JEFFORDS. I have no objection so long as it is coming out of your 
time.
  Mr. REID. Yes, of course. I ask unanimous consent, Mr. President, 
that I be allowed to speak for 5 minutes and that the Senator from 
North Dakota be allowed to speak for 20 minutes and that the time be 
taken out of the 90 minutes designated by the unanimous-consent request 
of the Senator from Vermont.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without 
objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that at 
2:15 p.m. the Senate resume morning business until 5:15 p.m., with 
Senators speaking for up to 10 minutes each and the time be equally 
divided in the usual form.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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