[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18463]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will now 
be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak 
for up to 10 minutes each, and the Senator from Colorado, Mr. Salazar, 
in control of the first 60 minutes.
  The Senator from Colorado is recognized.
  Mr. SALAZAR. Madam President, let me first say I join with the 
majority leader in sending our condolences to the Johnson family and in 
remembering the great life Lady Bird Johnson lived and the 
contributions she made to our Nation.
  During this period of morning business we will be speaking in the 
following order: First, Senator Collins, and then I will follow her; 
following my statement, Senator Alexander; following Senator 
Alexander's statement, Senator Pryor; and then following his statement, 
if he is able to get here from another commitment, we will have Senator 
Nelson from Florida also speak on this issue.
  With that, I yield the floor to my colleague from Maine, Senator 
Collins.

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