STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

The PRESIDENT (12:28): Senator Smith, I'm very reluctant to interrupt you for this for the second time— Senator Dean Smith: I know you know what pain it causes me! The PRESIDENT: but we do need to have a technician come on the floor of the Senate. He'll be stationed near the Deputy Clerk, and it will take him about 10 minutes to fix the clocks.

We think this is the best time because we've got this address-in-reply going on. So, with the concurrence of the Senate, I'll allow the technician to come in. Thank you, everyone, and thank you for your indulgence, Senator Smith.