[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15196-15197]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. GREGG. I ask unanimous consent that at 10, I be recognized to 
speak on the prescription drug/Medicare reform bill for up to half an 
hour.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

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  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, reserving the right to object.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I was listening to someone else speak. What 
did my friend from New Hampshire say?
  Mr. GREGG. I am seeking the right of recognition at 10 to speak on 
the Medicare bill for half an hour.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. My only question would be, and I say to my friend, I do 
know that we have Senator Bond and Senator Mikulski who asked to be 
recognized as in morning business, and if we do not go on the--well, I 
really do not see any problem with having debate on that.
  Mr. GREGG. How long does Senator Mikulski wish to speak?
  Mr. REID. She is in the Chamber. I did not see her behind me.
  How long does the Senator wish to speak?
  Ms. MIKULSKI. Speaking to the Senator through the Chair, my remarks 
are about 5 or 7 minutes. I might add, there is a crisis in national 
service with volunteers. Senator Bond and I have a legislative 
solution. That is why we wanted to speak in morning business.
  The corporation is blaming Congress when they, my colleagues would be 
interested to know, oversubscribed by 20,000 volunteers. So Senator 
Bond wanted to share our fix with the people. I could do this in about 
5 or 6 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, I do not see any problem at 
all having the Senator from New Hampshire begin his statement when the 
hour of 10 arrives. It is indicated that the two Senators will complete 
their statements prior to that time. I ask that following his 
statement, a Democrat, if one wishes to speak, be recognized.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. FRIST. Reserving the right to object, my understanding is it 
would be for debate only until the managers come back to the Chamber. 
May we have a general understanding that this is for debate only until 
the managers come?
  Mr. REID. I understood from the Senator from New Hampshire that that 
was part of his request, that it would be for debate only.
  Mr. GREGG. That was not a part of the request, but if the leader 
wishes, I will make that part of the request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request of the 
Senator from New Hampshire? If not, it is so ordered.
  Who seeks time? The Senator from Maryland.
  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I wish to speak as in morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.
  Ms. MIKULSKI. I thank the Chair.

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