[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15480-15481]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 RECESS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, the staff of Senator Inouye and Senator 
Stevens are working on amendments that have been submitted to them. We 
have nothing that is imminent on which the committee can work.
  I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 3:30 
p.m.
  There being no objection, the Senate, at 2:52 p.m., recessed until 
3:30 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer 
(Mrs. Murray).

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  Mr. INOUYE. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DODD. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DODD. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be 
permitted to speak as in morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  (The remarks of Mr. Dodd are printed in today's Record under 
``Morning Business.'')
  Mr. INOUYE. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. INOUYE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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