[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 4003-4004]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed, 
according to the previous order, to the consideration of conference 
report to accompany H.J. Res. 2, that it be considered under the 
following limitation: 15 minutes under the control of Senator Boxer, 20 
minutes between the chairman and ranking member of the Appropriations 
Committee; further, I ask that following the yielding back or use of 
the time, the Senate proceed to a vote on the adoption of the 
conference report with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object.

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  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I withdraw the request.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, will the Senator from Alaska yield for a 
question?
  Mr. STEVENS. Yes.
  Mr. REID. Would the Senator allow the Senator from California to 
proceed with her part of the evening's debate?
  Mr. STEVENS. Certainly.
  Mrs. BOXER. I will be ready in a moment.
  Mr. STEVENS. Is there some limitation?
  Mr. REID. She is going to speak as I have indicated to the Senator.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I 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the quorum call be rescinded.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.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to reiterate the 
request of the Senator from Alaska, absent the last paragraph, and 
Senator Boxer be recognized for up to 15 minutes.
  Mr. STEVENS. That is all?
  Mr. REID. Yes.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I am not ready to lay down the bill. I 
have no objection to the Senator having 15 minutes, as the rest of us 
have, in terms of morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair understands the Senator from 
California is to be recognized for 15 minutes and that is the only 
request.
  Mr. STEVENS. That's correct.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from California is recognized.

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