[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4001]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent, under the 
previous consent request, that the Senate proceed to the consideration 
of the conference report on H.J. Res. 2 and that it be considered under 
the following limitation: 20 minutes of debate equally between myself 
and the distinguished Senator from West Virginia, the ranking member of 
the Appropriations Committee; 10 minutes under the control of Senator 
Dodd; 15 under the control of Senator Boxer; further, that following 
the use or yielding back of the time, the Senate proceed to a vote on 
adoption of the conference report, with no intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object.
  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, reserving right to object, I would like 3 
minutes before final passage of this bill.
  Mr. STEVENS. I am pleased to add that addition to my request. I am 
pleased to modify the request so the Senator's request is complied 
with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I was talking to someone here. The Senator 
wants 3 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota has 3 minutes. 
Is there objection?
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. 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. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I withdraw my unanimous consent request 
for the time being, and I ask unanimous consent that my right to be 
recognized to call up the report remain the same.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from North Dakota.

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