[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, as the 
Democratic whip has already stated, there will now be a period for the 
transaction of morning business not to extend beyond the hour of 12 
noon, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes 
each.
  Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, my understanding is that we are now in a 
period of morning business. I wanted to come to the floor to spend a 
couple of minutes speaking about those Senators who are leaving the 
Senate at the end of this session.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct. The Senate is in 
morning business, and the Senator is recognized for not to exceed 10 
minutes.

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