[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25330]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am going to ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate go into morning business. The managers of the bill may come and 
see if they can process some amendments, but we are not going to do 
that right now.
  I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of 
morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 
minutes each.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the real.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Massachusetts is recognized.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I understand we are in a period for 
morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct, a 10-minute period 
during which to speak.

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