[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14492]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. REID. Before the distinguished majority leader leaves the Senate 
floor, I wanted to alert him and the two managers of the bill that 
after morning business, we have a number of Democratic Senators, both 
for and against the legislation, who wish to make opening statements on 
the bill. I have six Senators who have contacted me, and the time they 
will consume will probably take us until at least the noon hour on just 
opening statements on the bill. I have not heard from anyone else, but 
I wanted the managers to know that. I have heard--I am not sure this is 
the case--that the managers are going to first look to a Republican to 
offer an amendment, and then how we normally do things is to go back 
and forth. There is certainly no rule that that needs to be the case, 
but we do, after morning business, have a number of Senators who wish 
to make statements on this bill. Under what we have done in the past, 
that certainly is appropriate. No one has taken an inordinate amount of 
time.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I am sure the managers will shortly be 
aware of that. It is important that people are heard on a very 
important bill. We began the bill late yesterday, and we need to have a 
very productive day today and possibly into tonight to continue 
progress on the bill.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, when the distinguished Presiding Officer 
makes a statement as to our going into morning business, I would ask 
unanimous consent that Senator Lincoln be recognized on the Democratic 
side for 15 minutes and Senator Harkin for 10 minutes.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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