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Byron Dorgan: I wonder if I might ask consent that I be recognized following the debate on the Coburn-Boxer amendment to offer my…

On the recordJuly 19, 2005
I wonder if I might ask consent that I be recognized following the debate on the Coburn-Boxer amendment to offer my amendment. I would say I only require 15 minutes for myself on my amendment. My guess is we would want to allocate 15 minutes to perhaps the Presiding Officer or others in the Chamber who would oppose the amendment, but that would be acceptable. I want to get it locked in so I could offer that amendment following the debate on the Coburn-Boxer amendment. Mr. McCONNELL. I suggest that there be 15 minutes under the control of the Senator from North Dakota; 15 minutes under the control of the occupant of the chair or myself; 15 minutes under the control of Senator Martinez, and that debate commence at the expiration of the time allocated that is about to start momentarily related to the Coburn amendment.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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