[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20962]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 2538

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 385, S. 2538, a 
bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; that the 
bill be read the third time and passed, and that the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  Mr. GREGG. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I do this following the statement of the 
Senator from Hawaii, who has certainly laid out a timetable and a 
reason for doing the minimum wage bill. Senator Kennedy was on the 
floor yesterday and did a magnificent job in explaining the need for 
it. I am sorry that my friends objected.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota is recognized.
  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, are we in morning business at the present 
time?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes.
  Mr. DORGAN. I ask unanimous consent to speak for as much time as I 
may consume.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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