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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 107 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2001 No. 177 Senate (Legislative day of Tuesday, December 18, 2001) The Senate met at 11:30 a.m. on the APPOINTMENT OF ACTING to provide for farm credit, agricultural re- expiration of the recess and was called PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE search, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food and fiber, to order by the Honorable JOHN ED- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and for other purposes. WARDS, a Senator from the State of clerk will please read a communication North Carolina. to the Senate from the President pro Pending: tempore (Mr. BYRD). Daschle (for Harkin) amendment No. 2471, PRAYER The legislative clerk read the fol- in the nature of a substitute. The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John lowing letter: Wellstone amendment No. 2602 (to amend- ment No. 2471), to insert in the environ- U.S. SENATE, Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: mental quality incentives program provi- Dear God, bless the Senators with the PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, sions relating to confined livestock feeding assurance that You are closer than Washington, DC, December 19, 2001. operations and to a payment limitation. their hands and feet and as available To the Senate: Harkin modified amendment No. 2604 (to for inspiration as breathing. May this Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, amendment No. 2471), to apply the Packers of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby and Stockyards Act, 1921, to livestock pro- day be lived in companionship with appoint the Honorable JOHN EDWARDS, a Sen- duction contracts and to provide parties to You, so that they will enjoy the con- ator from the State of North Carolina, to the contract the right to discuss the con- fidence of the promise You gave perform the duties of the Chair. tract with certain individuals. through Isaiah: ‘‘It shall come to pass ROBERT C. BYRD, Burns amendment No. 2607 (to amendment that before they call, I will answer; and President pro tempore. No. 2471), to establish a per-farm limitation while they are still speaking, I will Mr. EDWARDS thereupon assumed on land enrolled in the conservation reserve hear.’’—Isaiah 65:24. the chair as Acting President pro tem- program. Burns amendment No. 2608 (to amendment Unite the parties in unity. When pore. No. 2471), to direct the Secretary of Agri- Your best for America is accomplished f culture to establish certain per-acre values by creative compromise and coopera- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME for payments for different categories of land tion, everybody wins, especially the enrolled in the conservation reserve pro- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- gram. American people. When this day closes, pore. Under the previous order, the our deepest joy will be that we have leadership time is reserved. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. The Senator from Nevada. worked together to achieve Your goals. f You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen. Mr. REID. Mr. President, for all AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION f Members of the Senate, we are very AND RURAL ENHANCEMENT ACT close to working out an arrangement PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OF 2001 this morning that should be good for The Honorable JOHN EDWARDS led the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- everyone. I spoke to a number of farm Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: pore. Under the previous order, the State Senators last night and they Senate will now resume consideration thought it was very important that I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the of S. 1731, which the clerk will report. United States of America, and to the Repub- Senator HUTCHINSON of Arkansas be al- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, The legislative clerk read as follows: lowed to offer an amendment. We have indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. A bill (S. 1731) to strengthen the safety net worked throughout the night and the for agricultural producers, to enhance re- morning with Senator HUTCHINSON and source conservation and rural development, worked out a time agreement on that, N O T I C E Effective January 1, 2002, the subscription price of the Congressional Record will be $422 per year or $211 for six months. Individual issues may be purchased for $5.00 per copy. The cost for the microfiche edition will remain $141 per year with single copies remaining $1.50 per issue. This price increase is necessary based upon the cost of printing and distribution. Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S13647 . S13648 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 19, 2001 so as soon as Senator LUGAR arrives we Again, it would be my understanding Mr. NICKLES. That wasn’t my un- will be ready to offer this unanimous that these amendments would be avail- derstanding. Regardless, I will vigor- consent agreement. able to us postcloture, with clarifica- ously oppose cloture if that is what the I suggest the absence of a quorum. tion of the Parliamentarian, and we majority leader’s intention is. I urge The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- will offer this at another time. him to ask consent to postpone the clo- pore. The clerk will call the roll. Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, if I ture vote until we determine what the The legislative clerk proceeded to might inquire, at a previous time I outcome of some of these amendments call the roll. asked the majority leader if this is. Some of us are going to continue to Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask amendment would be in order, or part oppose cloture until we have a chance unanimous consent the order for the of the unanimous consent that this to have our amendments heard, de- quorum call be dispensed with. amendment would be in order bated, and voted on in the Senate. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- postcloture, and we agreed to that. If you insist—and I am sure the ma- pore. Without objection, it is so or- Does that agreement still carry? There jority leader is correct most of the dered. were four or five amendments, if I re- time—cloture will expire after so many Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, it is member correctly, or one or two, and a hours. But I will just tell him that our intention to go to the Hutchinson couple of others. If they were agreed some of us are going to be opposing clo- amendment. As I think our colleagues to, there were two additional ones. If ture vigorously until the Senator from are aware, the Hutchinson amendment that still applies, that is fine with this Iowa and others have a chance to have is largely the Agriculture farm bill Senator. their amendments heard and voted on. passed by the House. It may not be ex- Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I in- Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I am actly the same bill, but that is the in- tended this as a new unanimous con- very sympathetic to the Senator from sent request. Therefore, the other tent. Certainly Senator HUTCHINSON Oklahoma. We have been on this bill can speak for himself, and will. ones—because of the old unanimous for an awfully long time. I think we are It is my intent after that, then, to go consent request—have already expired. almost at a point where we have bro- to the cloture motion. Technically, it would not carry. ken the record now for the length of I think the best thing to do would be So I ask unanimous consent the time we have been on a farm bill. Sen- to consult with the Parliamentarian in pending amendments also be laid aside; ators had many opportunities to offer terms of germaneness and make a deci- that Senator HUTCHINSON be recognized amendments at night and during the sion at a later time. to offer his amendment, No. 2678; that day. I am not really sympathetic to I wonder if we might proceed. The those who suggest that somehow we there be 1 hour 15 minutes for debate cloture vote, by rules of the Senate, with Senator HUTCHINSON in control of have not accorded enough time to some takes place within 1 hour after we of these amendments. 60 minutes, Senator HARKIN or his des- come in. We do not need the second ignee in control of 15 minutes prior to I also say we have come to the con- portion of the unanimous consent re- clusion that we are going to have to a vote in relation to the amendment, quest in order to proceed with cloture. with no second-degree amendments in make a decision about the farm bill. If But I would like to accommodate Sen- we are unable to invoke cloture, it is order prior to the vote; further, that ator HUTCHINSON. I would make that the vote in relation to the amendment my intention to put it back on the cal- request. endar, regrettably, and then move to occur at 12:50. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- other issues. We have conference re- Immediately following disposition of pore. Is there objection? the Hutchinson amendment, the Sen- Mr. NICKLES. Reserving the right to ports that have to be done before we ate will proceed to the previously or- object, I want to make sure what we leave. There are other pieces of busi- dered cloture vote on the substitute are doing. First, the leader said we ness that are required of us.
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