[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13409-13410]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 14

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I understand the ethanol sequencing of 
votes is acceptable, so I will propound the unanimous consent request.
  I ask unanimous consent that a vote occur in relation to the 
Feinstein amendment No. 843 at 4:30 today and that there be 10 minutes 
equally divided for debate prior to the vote. I further ask that 
following that vote, the Senate immediately proceed to a vote in 
relation to the Feinstein amendment No. 844, with 4 minutes equally 
divided for debate prior to that vote.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, that means that at 4:30 we will start 
the first vote on S. 14, the Energy Policy Act. There will be two 
votes. There is another matter already pending, but we will await the 
arrival of the chairman of the HELP Committee, Senator Gregg, to see 
what his pleasure is regarding further time to debate the

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LIHEAP amendment and an amendment I made on his behalf thereto.
  Hopefully that, too, can be disposed of today, although the Senator 
from New Mexico is in no way pushing that because Senator Gregg will 
use whatever time he needs in that regard.
  Once again, Mr. President, I say to my fellow Senators, I know some 
of them have other amendments regarding the ethanol amendment. We also 
know that the ethanol amendment is very popular. We think it is a fair 
assessment to say it is probably going to pass rather handsomely in the 
Senate. Nonetheless, Senators desire to make their case and make their 
points, and the Senate is disposed, obviously, to let them do that. It 
would be nice if we could get that much of the bill done today; that 
is, debate on those issues pertaining to ethanol.
  I note Senator Bingaman is standing. Perhaps he desires to speak at 
this point.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico.
  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I certainly have no objection to 
anything the chairman said, but I would like to clarify, the votes are 
to start at 4:30 p.m. today; is that what the unanimous-consent 
agreement provides?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.
  Mr. BINGAMAN. I appreciate that. I yield the floor.
  Mr. DOMENICI. I assume I said 4 o'clock. I was incorrect. It is 4:30 
p.m.
  I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. Mr. 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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