Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I am about to propose a unanimous-consent request that would recognize the distinguished chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee for the purposes of raising the continuing resolution.

At the conclusion of that discussion I will be prepared to ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Connecticut be recognized to continue his discussion on the matter before the Senate.

Mr. President, let me propound that unanimous-consent request: That, without losing his right to the floor, the Senator be recognized at the conclusion of the time that the Senator from Oregon is recognized, for the purpose of introducing the continuing resolution; at the conclusion of that introduction and discussion that the Senator from Connecticut be recognized once again and his remarks be uninterrupted.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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