[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Republicans control the time until 4 p.m., the Democrats control the 
next 30 minutes, the Republicans control the following 30 minutes, and 
the Senate continue to alternate control of 30 minute blocks of time 
thereafter.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Now, Mr. President, I understand Senator Domenici 
wishes also to say a few words. As far as I am concerned----
  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I was hoping our leader would be here 
because he wanted some of this 15 minutes and I was thinking I could 
get in on part of it and I would not be here all afternoon. I do not 
have a long speech.
  I say to the Senator, I understand he might.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Yes. Mr. President, I intend to use the first 
Democratic block of 30 minutes.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Right.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. But if Senator Domenici wishes to speak in the first 
Republican 15 minutes, and if he goes over for a certain amount of 
time, I am perfectly happy to yield to him. He is a very distinguished 
Senator.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I say to the Senator, thank you so much. 
I am going to proceed on our time and see what happens with our leader. 
If he arrives, I will, obviously, yield to him. I will sit down and 
quickly get out of the way.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico is recognized.

                          ____________________