Kent Conrad: “perhaps this is a good time to remind colleagues of the lineup and encourage those who have remaining amendments to come…”

“perhaps this is a good time to remind colleagues of the lineup and encourage those who have remaining amendments to come to the floor. If there is anyone wishing to speak during the next 15 minutes, there is time available. Now that we have gone to the Byrd amendment, the next amendment up from 3 to 3:30 is the Lott-Lautenberg amendment, to be followed by the McCain amendment from 3:30 to 4:15, from 4:15 to 5 the Murray amendment on dual eligibles, to be followed by the Ensign amendment on DTV from 5 to 5:30, and then the Landrieu amendment or an amendment to be designated from 5:30 to 6. I hope very much that colleagues who have requested time watch the floor closely. We are down to the last 3\1/4\ hours on the reconciliation bill in terms of debate time. If there are those who have not had a chance to speak, if they watch the floor closely--a number of these amendments may not take the full amount of time--that would be their opportunity to talk. As I have indicated, we have a few minutes left before 3 p.m. If there are Senators listening or staff listening and their Senator would like a chance to speak, either on the Republican side or on this side, this is their opportunity. This is one of their opportunities. There may be a few more left, but it is a fleeting opportunity.”