[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 23, 1994)]
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                    GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT

  Mr. MITCHELL. I now, Mr. President, ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the consideration of the conference report 
accompanying H.R. 1804, the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
  Mr. DOLE. I object.
  Mr. HELMS. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. MITCHELL. I want to make clear. I am now going to move to 
proceed. If the clerk is required to read this report, whenever that 
report is completed, there will be a rollcall vote on the motion to 
proceed. There may well be other votes.
  If we have to have a cloture vote on Saturday, I guarantee everybody 
there will be several votes, including procedural votes on motions to 
instruct the Sergeant at Arms.
  So there can be no misunderstanding, I hope it does not occur. If we 
have to stay over until Monday to complete this, we will stay until 
Monday. And there will be several votes on that day. I cannot guarantee 
a vote on the substance because our colleagues can prevent us from 
doing that. But I can, and I do, guarantee procedural votes. So 
Senators who are not here will miss those votes as well.

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