[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 731]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, are we in morning business?
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. We are in morning business, with 30 
minutes under the control of the Senator from Florida, Mr. Graham.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I would be glad to yield to the Senator 
from Florida.
  Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. I say to the Senator, when I take the floor, I 
am going to be here for about 30 minutes. If the Senator has something 
he would like to say prior to that, I will yield.
  Mr. DURBIN. I thank the Senator from Florida for the forewarning.
  I ask the Chair, the Senator from Florida is going to speak for 30 
minutes. How much time would I be allocated in morning business?
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. One minute.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, if the Senator from Illinois will yield, I 
ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Illinois be recognized for 
up to 10 minutes, and that there be equal time on the other side to 
match that, if that is necessary.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator is recognized for 10 minutes.
  May the Chair inform the Senator from Nevada, under the previous 
order the remaining time will be under the control of the majority 
leader. The time for Senator Graham has expired. The Chair suggests the 
Senate might consider its time.
  Mr. REID. I appreciate the counsel of the Presiding Officer. Because 
of the events of last night, Senator Graham's time was taken.
  Mr. President, I think the time of the Senator from Florida starts at 
10 o'clock.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Parliamentarian informs me Senator 
Graham will have to use his time now.
  Mr. REID. He would have to use his time now?
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the order now before the 
Senate be modified to allow the Senator from Illinois to speak for up 
to 10 minutes in morning business, and that like time be extended to 
the Republicans.
  Mr. DURBIN. Reserving the right to object, I would be happy to yield 
to the Senator from Florida to go first, and I will follow him. That 
would be fine with me, 10 minutes after Senator Graham.
  Mr. REID. And that Senator Graham be given his 30 minutes. I ask that 
my consent be modified.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Smith). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The Senator from Florida.

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