[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, what we would like to do is allocate 15 
minutes to the Republicans, 15 minutes to the Democrats, 15 minutes to 
the Republicans, and 15 minutes for the Democrats, for a total of 1 
hour as in morning business.
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, on our side we ask that the 
ranking member of the Finance Committee go first on our time, and the 
ranking member of the Budget Committee go second on our time.
  Mr. THOMAS. Following the hour, I will be recognized to lay down the 
bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I think when the hour is up, we will just 
revisit what we are going to do.
  Mr. THOMAS. I have no objection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. THOMAS. I yield to the Senator from Arizona.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona.

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