[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 23 (Monday, March 7, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: March 7, 1994]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, there will be a period for morning 
business which will extend until 1:30 p.m. today during which Senators 
will be able to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 1:30 the Senate 
will proceed to the consideration of S. 4, the competitiveness bill. 
The bill will be managed by Senator Hollings, the chairman of the 
Commerce Committee.
  It is my hope that we can complete action on this bill promptly this 
week. The legislation will promote economic growth and competitiveness 
and job creation by increasing and strengthening Federal support of 
civilian technology and manufacturing. It will expand Federal support 
for research and development on the application of high performance 
computing and high-speed networking. It will expand State-led efforts 
to help the 38 million Americans who work in jobs related to 
manufacturing. And it will assist the Nation's 350,000 small and 
medium-sized manufacturing firms.
  I hope very much the Senate will be able to complete action on this 
measure promptly because of its importance to continued economic growth 
and job creation.

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