[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11359-11360]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, we will speak as in morning business for 
10 minutes and if the Chair would let me know when I have a minute 
left.
  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, and I 
certainly would not object, but I want to understand the time. We have 
a vote at 4 o'clock, I believe, which is already ordered. Would the 
President tell me what the time is between the two parties, how it is 
divided and who controls time at this point?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time for morning business has been equally 
divided until 4 o'clock. The Republicans have no time remaining, and 
the majority has 33 minutes.
  Mr. DORGAN. Senator Kennedy is asking for 10 minutes in morning 
business?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senators are permitted to speak for 10 
minutes.

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  Mr. DORGAN. Might I ask to follow Senator Kennedy in morning business 
for 10 minutes?
  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, if that is 
where we are.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, could I have the attention of Members. I 
understand the good Senator from Kansas wanted to make a brief 
statement about the terrible tragedies that have affected his State, 
and I see my friend from Vermont is here, so if he were to take 10 
minutes, we would still have 10 minutes.
  Mr. SANDERS. Ten minutes would be fine.
  Mr. KENNEDY. I am wondering if Senator Sanders would be willing to 
take 6 minutes and let Senator Roberts have 4 to talk about the 
tragedies in his State. He mentioned this earlier to me, and I didn't 
think we would have this time dilemma. Would that be acceptable?
  Mr. SANDERS. Yes.
  Mr. ROBERTS. I could not hear the amount of time I might be 
permitted.
  Mr. KENNEDY. We have the whole 30 minutes, but the Senator from 
Vermont has said that, of his 10 minutes, he would be glad to yield to 
you 4 minutes, and then he will take 6 minutes. Would that be 
agreeable?
  Mr. ROBERTS. If I could plead with the Senator for 5 minutes?
  Mr. SANDERS. Yes.
  Mr. ROBERTS. I thank the Senator from Vermont.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I will yield 1 minute of my time to 
Senator Sanders.
  Mr. SANDERS. I thank the Senator.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts is recognized.

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